http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=960&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com The latest local news in Alberta. en-us Black Press Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:27:05 GMT Black Press 2010-03-19T15:27:05Z en-us Black Press http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88555602&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FAccused_acquitted_88555602.html The credibility of the alleged victim in a Red Deer confinement, extortion and robbery trial was a “troubling” factor as a judge acquitted a man of several charges Thursday. Ton Thor Bul, 29, of Calgary had seven charges against him dismissed in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench following a three-day trial. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:27:05 GMT 34827a69e84fe240f6008413ed0bbb14 Leo Paré 2010-03-19T15:27:05Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88554492&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FStudents_may_get_every_second_Friday_off_88554492.html Wolf Creek Public Schools students may get every second Friday off beginning in September. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:55:41 GMT 24e62dc44df91d11d836172c0d219505 Leo Paré 2010-03-19T14:55:41Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88555572&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FGetting_the_vibe_88555572.html Jaclyn Bell, front, Devon Bellavance, Stephanie Taralson, Duane CLark and Rachel Yaworski play vibes and marimbas as they and the rest of the Red Deer College Percussion ensemble perform Dave Brubeck’s Blue Rondo A La Turk Thursday. The group kicked off the Mostly Acoustic Recital, which also featured piano, guitar, vocal and choral performances by first- and second-year students. The last Mostly Acoustic Recital goes April 1 in the Arts Centre’s Studio C and is open to the public and free of charge. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:10:37 GMT bb82bcc25e397dcf163e9eaa3304a611 Leo Paré 2010-03-19T14:10:37Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88555032&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FLocal_briefs_-_March_19_2010_88555032.html A 33-year-old Plamondon man was charged with suspected drunk driving after causing a multi-vehicle collision in Red Deer involving an unmarked police vehicle. At 10 p.m. Wednesday, an unmarked RCMP car was stopped at a red light in the northbound lanes of Gaetz Avenue at 32nd Street, directly in front of a stopped Toyota Corolla. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:05:11 GMT 4aed05bd8f869593b01a035c204e914d Leo Paré 2010-03-19T14:05:11Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88553682&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FDestinations_decorating_88553682.html Volunteer Trish Rasmussen sets out flower arrangements to finish off the 40 tables for the Central Alberta Women’s Emergency Shelter 2010 Destinations Dinner and Auction Thursday. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:50:59 GMT 6b23ee865a7bf167e59e0fb621b8a8de Leo Paré 2010-03-19T13:50:59Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88553457&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FAvalanche_scale_mostly_old_news_88553457.html The Central Alberta director of the Alberta Snowmobile Association says an avalanche scale unveiled in Calgary on Wednesday was pretty much old news. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:48:25 GMT 8663a1d305a0719ab41e63df0d20d537 Leo Paré 2010-03-19T13:48:25Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88553152&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FGlad_to_be_in_Red_Deer_88553152.html A Penhold woman with heart problems praised Red Deer Regional Hospital staff for her quick treatment after leaving Calgary’s Foothills Hospital where she said they ignored her symptoms. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:44:42 GMT 2667c7f3582c9fc6bcaec537212ae7ef Leo Paré 2010-03-19T13:44:42Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88413507&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FRimbey_crews_practice_cold-water_rescue_88413507.html Rimbey Fire and Rescue had a chilly practice in cold-water rescue techniques over the weekend. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:54:47 GMT a2a3ecf900dbffb6fbf62afeb95d1ad5 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T15:54:47Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88173202&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FClosing_bell_rings_for_Mirror_School_88173202.html Time has run out for Mirror School. Wolf Creek Public Schools trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to close the school because of dwindling enrolment and high operating costs. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:05:18 GMT 50bb0efd870b54cfbcefef67b40fb8f3 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T15:05:18Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88395857&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FVerdict_expected_in_assault_confinement_case_88395857.html A Court of Queen’s Bench Justice will decide today the fate of a man charged in the beating, confinement and extortion of a Red Deer man last summer. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:04:45 GMT e82bc3c9596d3030157fee719522ca02 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T14:04:45Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88395657&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FLocal_briefs_-_March_18_2010_88395657.html A man serving a federal jail term will be sentenced to more jail time in September after pleading guilty to punching another inmate in front of law officers and in view of a closed circuit TV monitor. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:03:46 GMT 900c941e1c0d2043ebc602d264af3122 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T14:03:46Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88393697&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FFreed_after_collision_88393697.html Red Deer firemedics help the injured driver out of his pickup truck following a collision at Township. Rd. 372 and Rg. Rd. 264 Wednesday afternoon. The man was trapped about 20 minutes after his truck collided with a four-door sedan then skidded into the ditch and sheared a power pole. The live line fell onto the truck. Both he and the car’s male driver suffered non-life threatening injuries. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:55:16 GMT 99ec84ef59d63515e50563ac33a82ea7 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T13:55:16Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88393532&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FPilfered_porcupine_prank_probed_88393532.html City administration is investigating the alleged abuse of a porcupine by a city employee. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:52:55 GMT 3cc6274fb2b14bdcbd8875aa4ebe9115 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T13:52:55Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88393052&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FIrish_curls_88393052.html Central Middle School Student Kristen Demale, left, gets a close up look at the abundance of curls on Joise Chriton’s head as Chriton gets ready to perform at the school on Wednesday. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:50:01 GMT 288d066d5047a9bc5b3cbf26760ac560 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T13:50:01Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88392752&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FNatives_matter_a_great_deal_88392752.html Even in a place not particularly known for a large aboriginal population, the future of First Nations is of the utmost importance. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:47:18 GMT aee96c759c86ab576cfb85eb9c298ea4 Leo Paré 2010-03-18T13:47:18Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88391547&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FCounties_agree_dispatch_plan_needed_to_be_halted__88391547.html Alberta’s new health minister made the right move by taking a step back to review whether the province’s centralization of ambulance services was meeting its goals, said the reeve for Mountain View County. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:38:46 GMT 563c23f917a452d08c8ccff2144ed84f Leo Paré 2010-03-18T13:38:46Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88234052&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FATCO_replacing_pipeline_88234052.html ATCO Pipelines is putting the finishing touches on a natural gas transmission pipeline replacement that will eventually work its way from Red Deer to Viking. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:02:21 GMT f7326a83fcffa7b300e0eddc4e7677c3 Leo Paré 2010-03-17T19:02:21Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88233027&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FRemand_Centre_busy_88233027.html Red Deer City RCMP and the Solicitor General’s office are in some disagreement over whether RCMP prisoners are being increasingly shut out of Red Deer Remand Centre. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:58:50 GMT 2dedc98b96f0b4432db458389828a373 Leo Paré 2010-03-17T18:58:50Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88232907&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FPolice_seize_drugs_in_Grandview_area_88232907.html Two people face several drug-related charges following a bust in the Grandview area of Red Deer on Monday. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:57:20 GMT a185420ee1041bbf5f2d8ee5836c1aee Leo Paré 2010-03-17T18:57:20Z http://www.albertalocalnews.com/r?19=961&43=277046&44=88232747&32=4766&7=298661&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertalocalnews.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FTools_for_Schools_project_reaching_out_to_Africa_88232747.html Red Deer’s Tools for Schools Africa Foundation is about to set off on its third major project. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:55:59 GMT 45b81ca62ff99a6b37066337af38f387 Leo Paré 2010-03-17T18:55:59Z