Red Deer , Alberta, Canada


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FLAG OF RED DEER

ALBERTA FLAG The flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted on 1 June 1968. The flag has the proportions 2:1, with the provincial shield of arms in the centre. The shield's height is 7/11 that of the flag's height.
The flag of Alberta, Canada was adopted on 1 June 1968.
The flag has the proportions 2:1, with the provincial shield of arms in the centre. The shield's height is 7/11 that of the flag's height.

Red Deer
Current Events:

New garbage and blue box collection days to start next weekBeginning Monday, March 6, The City of Red Deer will be implementing new garbage and blue box collection routes to provide all households with timely, efficient garbage and blue box pick-up service. FULL DETAILS

Emergency Services responds to reported gas leak in the PinesFire crews were dispatched to the corner of Phelan Street and Parke Avenue shortly after 6:30 a.m. when Red Deer Emergency Services' 911 centre began receiving reports of a loud noise and a gas smell in the area. FULL DETAILS

Red Deer , Alberta

Located in central Alberta, Canada, almost exactly midway between Calgary and Edmonton within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. It is Alberta's third largest city by population after Calgary and Edmonton. Red Deer is located in the Parkland, a region of rolling hills focused on oil, grain and cattle production. The population of Red Deer in 2006 was close to 82,971 people, a 5% growth over a one-year period.

The city's economy is largely reliant on servicing the oil and agricultural industries. The city is a centre for oil and agriculture distribution, and the surrounding region is a major centre for petrochemical production.

"Businesses and individuals have flocked to the region in recent years to take advantage of the considerable market opportunities, low taxes and business costs and vast wealth of natural resources that the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor has to offer." – TD Economics

Nearby communities include:
Lacombe (north); Sylvan Lake (west); Stettler (east); Penhold (south)

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