Paul D. Cowley

3 weeks ago | reddeeradvocate.com | Paul D. Cowley

The folk festival vibe is returning to Red Deer. Capstone will be the site of Red Deer Folk Fest, a free two-day musical festival running Aug. 30-31 that will feature some of the most talented musicians from the area and around the province.

3 weeks ago | reddeeradvocate.com | Paul D. Cowley

Organizers in a Red Deer Public Schools student exchange program allegedly destroyed evidence of a sexual assault and helped a teen implicated return to Czechia, a lawsuit claims. A statement of claim filed May 5 alleges that on Oct. 18, 2022 a 17-year-old Red Deer girl was assaulted by a foreign exchange student, referred to only as F.D. following a judge's order, who had been staying at the alleged victim's family home. The alleged victim's name is also covered by a publication ban.

4 weeks ago | reddeeradvocate.com | Paul D. Cowley

Alberta's oil companies are not being charged near enough to cover the cost of cleaning up orphan oil and gas wells, says a new report. Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE) commissioned a report by liabilities regulation expert Drew Yewchuk that says this year's $144.5 million levy to oil and gas companies for the orphan well fund will cover less than a quarter of actual cleanup costs.

4 weeks ago | rimbeyreview.com | Paul D. Cowley

Alberta's oil companies are not being charged near enough to cover the cost of cleaning up orphan oil and gas wells, says a new report. Coalition for Responsible Energy (C4RE) commissioned a report by liabilities regulation expert Drew Yewchuk that says this year's $144.5 million levy to oil and gas companies for the orphan well fund will cover less than a quarter of actual cleanup costs.

1 month ago | reddeeradvocate.com | Paul D. Cowley

Torrington's World Famous Gopher Hole Museum has been inundated by curiousity-seeking visitors. "The attendance at the museum has been a little overwhelming actually," said museum director Laural Kurta, whose parents started the unique volunteer-run attraction 30 years ago. "We're getting July crowds in May, which were not quite accustomed to. Normally, we have that slow build-up so we're prepared somewhat.