News Flash

Electric Fencing: Why ALUS likes it

The ALUS Program in Red Deer County provides funding (up to 85% of costs) to our farmers and ranchers, for managing areas like wetlands, creeks and rivers.

The way we’ve set things up, we are encouraging people to use electric fencing for their A...

Public Ag Literacy Project: Summer 2019 Update

Thanks to funding from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, we have a new Public Ag Literacy (PAL) Project in Red Deer County. 

Our goal with this project is to help create more opportunities for the residents of the City of Red Deer to build re...

Fall Weed Control

There is still time left to control those problem weeds you’ve been struggling with all summer. Fall presents an excellent time of year to get effective progress on removing stubborn perennial weeds. 

With the cooler fall season temperat...

Council Updates Addressing Policy

At the August 6 Council meeting, Red Deer County Council approved revisions to the Municipal Addressing Policy to include information regarding the two types of municipal addressing used within the County. The Council also initiated a program to subsidize...

Junction 42 & Gasoline Alley West Updates

JUNCTION 42 PARTERNSHIP REST AREA UPDATE

What is all the action going on down at highway 42 and QEII?  

June 23rd brought the much anticipated announcement that PetroCanada is building a full service truck stop that will provide fuel, electric char...

County Agricultural Tour Educates and Entertains

On August 7, Red Deer County loaded up two buses full of guests for the 2019 Agricultural Tour. There were four unique stops on this year’s tour, including the Rainbow Hutterite Colony, Willow Butte Farm, the Lawrence beef cattle operation, and ...

Springbrook Recreation Board Volunteer Positions Available

Throughout Red Deer County, dedicated members of the community actively participate on Division Recreation and Culture Boards to ensure youth, families and seniors have access to recreation and culture opportunities within their community. Red Deer County...