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All About Red Deer

The City of Red Deer is centrally located between Calgary and Edmonton, acting as a transportation hub serving the Rocky Mountains to the Saskatchewan border. The city has a diversified economy of agriculture, tourism, oil and petrochemical industries complemented by a strong retail sector. The many beautiful parks and natural green spaces are unsurpassed providing leisure activities for every season. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton.


The population of Red Deer is 100,844 (2021 census).


Weather

Red Deer enjoys a moderate climate with warm summers and blue-sky winters.

Warmest Month: July (average high of 23°C and an average low of 9°C)

Coldest Month: January (average high of -7°C and an average low of -18°C)

Visit The Weather Network for Red Deer's current weather.


Government

Red Deer City Council is made up of 9 elected representatives including one Mayor and 8 City Councilors.



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Emergency Services

Call 911 if you require fire, police, or an ambulance!

Health Link Alberta

Phone: 811 or visit: Website

  Health Link is a free, confidential, 24 hour a day, 7 day a week nurse telephone advice and health information service. You can call from anywhere in Alberta and speak with a highly trained registered nurse who will provide you with advice and information about health symptoms and concerns.  Health Link can help you decide whether to care for yourself, make an appointment with your doctor, go to a clinic, contact a community service or go to a hospital emergency room.

In a medical emergency, always call 911 or go directly to your nearest Emergency Room (ER). 

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Education


Elementary and Secondary Education Overview

District school boards administer publicly funded elementary and secondary schools. Working within the framework of Alberta’s Education Act and its regulations, district school boards adapt provincial education policy to local situations. Trustees, as elected members of the board, represent the local community and provide a link between electors and the education system.

 

Alberta Learning governs both the Public-School Board and the Separate (Catholic) School Board, which are run as separate entities.

 

Children aged 6 to 16 must attend school. Most opt to remain in school to earn their grade 12 diploma. The high school program is based on the credit system; students earn 1 credit for every 25 hours of instruction. To graduate with a diploma, each student must have 100 credits in Compulsory and Optional courses. Most courses are worth between 3 and 5 credits. To broaden their high school program, students are required to have 10 credits from either Career and Technical studies, Physical Education, Fine Arts, or a second language. Also, they are required to have 10 credits from more in-depth studies (i.e. English, Biology, Physics, etc.).

 

Alberta is a part of the Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education Kindergarten to Grade 12. This is a project that involves The Northwest Territories, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nunavut. They are working on developing common curriculum formats for math, computer guided learning, languages, and cultures.


 

Public Schools 

The Red Deer Public School District serves close to 10,000 students from kindergarten to grade 12. It has 14 elementary schools, five middle schools, two high schools, 12 alternative schools, and a Christian Alternative Program.  The Red Deer Public School District is the eighth largest school jurisdiction in the province.

Red Deer Public School District No.104
4747 53 Street 

Website: www.rdpsd.ab.ca
Red Deer, AB T4N2E6 
Phone: 403-343-1405

Catholic School Board

Approximately 350 teachers are serving more than 7,500 students in 18 schools throughout the Red Deer area. French Immersion, year-round schooling and "virtual" school are just a few of the many choices that the Red Deer Regional Catholic Board offers.

Red Deer Regional Catholic Board

5210 - 61 Street 

Website: www.rdcrd.ab.ca
Red Deer, AB T4N6N8 

Phone: 403-343-1055


   

Lifestyle

Recreation

The City of Red Deer offers a number of facilities, trails, green spaces and cultural facilities.  Details on the programs and facilities can be found in the Activity Guide.


For a listing of the Recreation facilities and their amenities please visit: Recreation Facilities.

 

Museums/Historical

Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery
4525 47 A Avenue 

Red Deer, AB 

Phone: 403-309-8405
Website: www.reddeermuseum.com


Historic Fort Normandeau
Website

Located west of Red Deer on the banks of the Red Deer River, Fort Normandeau sits at the site of the original Red Deer Crossing community. Red Deer began on and around this site in the 1880s. The Crossing was the best place to ford the river for miles around and was only abandoned when the railway came to town.


Through programs, hands-on activities, theatre and special events, the staff at the Fort Normandeau Interpretive Centre, under the management of the Waskasoo Environmental Education Society, tell the stories of Red Deer’s three founding cultures: the Cree and Blackfoot people, the Metis buffalo hunters and the Europeans who settled in the area.

 

Camping

Alberta Parks
Website: http://www.albertaparks.ca/


Special Events

To find out what’s going on in Red Deer visit the following website:

Red Deer Community Events Calendar
Website: http://www.visitreddeer.com/events/


Libraries

Red Deer is home to three libraries


Parks and Trails

From neighbourhood green spaces and pathways to the exceptional Waskasoo Park system, the space to stretch your legs, walk the dog or fly a kite is never far away. More information about neighbourhood parks and locations can be found on The City website Parks and Trails.


Shopping

Downtown Red Deer

Downtown Red Deer is a pedestrian-friend people place that is alive with culture, entertainment, unique shopping and eateries.


Bower Place Mall
1000 4900 Molly Banister Drive
Red Deer, AB T4R1N9

With 110 diverse stores and services, Bower Place Shopping Centre is Central Alberta's largest fashion destination.


Parkland Mall
Website: www.parklandmall.ca

Parkland Mall offers 100 shops and services. Their anchor stores are Wal-mart and Staples.


Southpointe Common
Gaetz and Delburned Road

Southpointe Common is Red Deer's premier retail destination - a 700,000 sq.ft. power centre featuring national, regional and local merchants catering to both rural and urban customers.


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