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Soccer and Running teams compete in national championships this week – RDP Athletics update

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Queens Soccer (CCAA National Championship Week)

Queens vs Saint-Lambert Cavaliers
• Wednesday, November 9 | 10:30 am MST at Saint-Lambert, QC

It is off to Quebec and the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (CCAA) National Soccer Championships for the Queens soccer program this week. The Queens will practice at Seaway Park before the CCAA Award Ceremony and Championship Banquet Tuesday, November 8.

On Wednesday, the Queens will play in the second quarter-final match of the day where wil they take on the Saint-Lambert Cavaliers who are the host team of the championships.

The Queens will be guaranteed three matches with a possibility of a fourth if they continue their winning ways. Stay tuned for updates on the matches and when they will play throughout the week. People interested in watching the matches can livestream it online for free.

Kings and Queens Cross-Country (CCAA National Championship Weekend)

• November 11-12 hosted by Medicine Hat College

It is also National Championship weekend for the Kings and Queens Cross-Country teams. They will travel out to Medicine Hat to take part in the six- and eight-kilometre races on the Medicine Hat College campus course.

The Kings and Queens will arrive in the city on Thursday where they will have a chance to run the course and practice. On Remembrance Day they will have the chance for more practice session and will take part in the opening ceremonies inside the gymnasium at the college.

Head Coach Douglas Spicer says the team is coping with the rapid transition to winter as best as they can. “There is no such thing as bad weather, just a poor choice of clothing, as we always say. We have one more workout prior to departing on Thursday morning and then a couple of light workouts in Medicine Hat. Saturday’s forecast looks promising. Whatever the case is we are ready for it.”

The women will be the first to run at 12 pm and the men will finish it off at 1 pm on Saturday, November 12.

Official results will be posted about 3:30.

Red Deer Polytechnic Athletes of the Week

Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics is proud to announce the Fas Gas RDP Athletes of the Week:


1. Jaiden Ferguson
Hometown – Red Deer, Alberta
Business Administration General (3rd year)
In the lone match for Queens Volleyball, it was third-year Jaiden Ferguson that shined on the outside position of the court against the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings. She was a huge presence at the net picking up 15 kills and two blocks. But her defence and back-row presence did not go unnoticed as she
picked up 11 digs of her own. Adding two aces to these single game statistics, she was awarded the player of the match for the Queens. She currently sits in third place in the ACAC with 3.23 kills per set and is in second place with 71 total kills on the season so far. But her service game is also outstanding throughout the first five games of the season as she sits in fourth with 0.73 service aces per set. The Queens will have this weekend off before heading out on a massive road
trip up north.
Congratulations!

2. Jacob Kendall
Hometown – Camrose, Alberta
Bachelor of Education Elementary (2nd year)
It was quite an outstanding weekend from forward Jacob Kendall that saw the Kings get some payback against the Briercrest College Clippers, who knocked them out of last years playoffs in the first round. On Friday night, November 4, Kendall picked up the sixth goal for the Kings enroute to a 6-3 victory over the
Clippers.

But it was his next day performance that stood out and helped Red Deer sweep Briercrest College with a 5-3 victory. The second year forward picked up three points on Saturday with one goal and two assists which gave him the honour of being announced as the player of the game. He was a huge presence on the powerplay with goal and an assist. Kendall currently sits in first place in goals in the ACAC with six, just ahead of his teammate Hayden Clayton with five. The Camrose-native is also in third place in points with nine.

He is certainly off to a great start and is continuing last years offensive performance, where he finished first in the league with 21 points and is on pace to break his goal total from last year, which was nine. The Kings will have this weekend off before a tough two-game series against a tough NAIT Ooks team the following
week.
Congratulations!

This Week in Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics (November 7, 2022)

With most schools throughout the ACAC on fall reading week, it is a very quiet weekend in Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics. There are only four games so far on the schedule for this week, one of which is at home. There will be more games announced later this week with the Queens soccer team in Quebec for the
Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships. As the results come in from the championships, more details will be passed on when the other games will take place.

The Queens hockey team will be battling it out with the Olds College Broncos at home on Saturday, November 12 in what will be a great match with it being a rematch of last year’s championship series. Both basketball teams will be on the road this weekend taking on another North Division team, The Kings
University Eagles on Friday, November 11.

Hockey
Olds College Broncos (0-2-1) vs Queens (2-1-0)
• Saturday, November 12 | 7 pm at Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre

This past weekend, the Queens hockey team was cut short after some poor travel conditions stranded the NAIT Ooks in Edmonton, forcing to postpone their second game of the weekend against each other. The first game saw the Queens drop their first of the season with a 4-1 loss to the Ooks in Edmonton. It will be a battle of last season’s championship series when the Queens take on the Olds College Broncos on November 12 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. Puck drop is just after 7 pm. Tickets can be purchased online or in-person on gameday.

Basketball
Queens (2-3) at The Kings University Eagles (2-2)
• Friday, November 11 | 6 pm at Edmonton

This past weekend saw the Queens only play in one game. They went up to Camrose to take on the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings and would lead in the first three quarters but could not finish it off. Red Deer would lose 71-68.

This week the Queens will battle it out in another North Division match-up. This time it’s up in Edmonton when they take on The Kings University Eagles. The Eagles are coming off a weekend where they saw the Medicine Hat College Rattlers and the Briercrest College Clippers. Kings came away with a 77-48 victory
against the Rattlers but would lose 74-60 against the Clippers the following day. The match will start just after 6 pm.

RDP Kings (1-4) at The Kings University Eagles (0-4)
• Friday, November 11 | 8 pm at Edmonton

It was a successful weekend against a very tough North Division team for the RDP Kings when they would secure their first victory with an 83-72 win over the University of Alberta-Augustana Vikings. Now, they look to continue their winning ways when they travel up to Edmonton to take on The Kings University Eagles. The Eagles currently sit winless in four games with their most recent loss coming against the Briercrest College Clippers with an 85-83 overtime loss. The match will start following the end of the Queens game.

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Council ends reduced fine option for early ticket payment, school and playground zones start at 7 AM

Published on January 15, 2025

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City Council approves first reading of updated Traffic Bylaw and General Penalty Bylaw

Red Deer City Council completed first reading of updated Traffic Bylaw (3707/2025) and General Penalties Bylaw (3036/A-2025) that will provide clarity and consistency in application of the bylaws as well as eliminate challenges in enforcement.

Key updates to the bylaws include:

  1. Ticket Pre-Payment:
    • Removing the option to pay a parking ticket early to receive a reduced fee from the General Penalty Bylaw and adding it to the Traffic Bylaw.
  1. School and Playground Zone Start Times:
    • Through investigating requests from schools to have school and playground zones start at 7 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., Administration determined that almost all school and playground zones in the city have students on the street prior to 7:30 a.m. To be consistent across the city, the start time is being moved to 7 a.m. providing an added measure of safety for all students.
  1. Salt on Sidewalks:
    • Removing the provision prohibiting the use of salt on sidewalks as this provision was rarely reported and it is difficult and costly to enforce.
  1. Permits:
    • More structure was added to the bylaw to clearly articulate conditions and requirements of Use of Streets Permits, as well as Excavation Permits and Alignment Permits.
    • Lastly, fees for closures impacting on-street and off-street stalls have been adjusted to reflect the actual revenue in each parking zone rather than the flat fee.
  1. Penalties:
    • Penalties have been reviewed and updated.
    • During the last bylaw adoption, the penalty associated with vehicles being towed due to snow or street sweeping operations was inadvertently missed. This penalty has been added back in at a slightly higher amount due to an increase in the cost to tow a vehicle through The City’s contractor. This prevents the costs associated with towing vehicles during these operations from being subsidized by the tax base.

“These updates streamline the bylaws to create clarity for residents and administration,” said Erin Stuart, Inspections and Licensing Manager with The City. “They also help to eliminate regulations that are challenging to enforce and bring penalties in line with other City Bylaws.”

Second reading of both bylaws is anticipated for January 27, 2025.

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City Council suspends payments on Westerner’s $19 million loan

Published on January 15, 2025

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Westerner Exhibition Association (WEA) loan agreement adjusted

City Council passed second and third reading of a loan amendment bylaw to suspend interest and principal payments related to a $19 million WEA loan with the goal to further support WEA’s financial sustainability.

The item was back in front of Council today after first reading occurred in December 2024, at which time Council expressed the need for a more detailed report on the impacts of WEA’s loan on the City’s financial position.

“Today’s decision is all about providing WEA additional time to achieve financial stability while recognizing its role in generating significant economic activity in the region. WEA hosts 1,500 events annually and welcomes 1.5 million visitors each year,” said Mike Olesen, Growth and Finance General Manager.

Between September 2021 and today, City Council has continued to adjust and respond to the evolving needs related to the loan agreement.

Recently, The City of Red Deer, Red Deer County, the Westerner Park Foundation and the Donald family each contributed $500,000 to the sustainability of WEA. Normally under the existing terms of the loan agreement and loan bylaw, this injection of cash would trigger a loan payment back to The City. However, the intention is to give WEA the time and funds to recover and reach sustainability and today’s decision to suspend interest and principal payments on the $19 million loan responds to this need.

With these adjustments to the conditions of the loan, WEA must still pay the loan in its entirety by the end of the loan’s term. This decision has an impact on the City’s financial position in the short term, but as WEA ‘s financial performance stabilizes, payments on the loan are anticipated to return. This is some of the additional information provided to City Council today.

“To reiterate, this does not mean that the $18.7 million remaining debt is forgiven, but rather that The City must temporarily report a change to our financial statements to better reflect the real value of the loan at a point in time,” said Mike Olesen, Growth and Finance General Manager.

“Westerner has a three-year business plan, and its success is contingent on the changes made today, and the involvement and contributions of partners, including the Province. We still need to continue to recognize the realities and time it takes to recover being a major agriculture society and event centre in our Province and region,” said Tara Lodewyk, City Manager. “The Westerner is working hard to make positive changes that improve its financial situation and the experience for our community. We can all help. It is as easy as choosing to attend one of the many events at the park, and we encourage our citizens to do just that.”

With today’s decision, loan payments will be paused until April 1, 2027, enabling WEA to focus on its recovery plan. This suspension aligns with ongoing financial contributions and recovery planning efforts by The City, Red Deer County, the Province of Alberta, and other stakeholders.

During this period, Westerner Exhibition Association will present annual financial updates to City Council.

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