Red Deer is a city in

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, Canada, located midway on the

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. Red Deer serves

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, and key industries include health care, retail trade, construction, oil and gas, hospitality, manufacturing and education. It is surrounded by

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and borders on

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. The city is located in

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, a region of rolling hills, alongside the

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History

The area was inhabited by

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including the Blackfoot, Plains Cree and Stoney before the arrival of European

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in the late eighteenth century. A First Nations trail ran from the

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across the

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near present-day

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and on to

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, later known as the

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. The trail crossed the Red Deer River at a wide, stony shallows. The "Old Red Deer Crossing" is upstream from the present-day city. Cree people called the river , which means "

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River." European arrivals sometimes called North American elk "red deer," after the related Eurasian species, and later named the community after the river. The name for the modern city in Plains Cree is a

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of the English name (, literally "red type of deer"), while the name of the river itself is still or "elk river." Jasper

First Nations on the north side of the river entered into

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in 1876 and on the south side

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in 1877. Farmers and ranchers began to settle on the fertile lands. A

trading post A trading post, trading station, or trading house, also known as a factory, is an establishment or settlement where goods and services could be traded. Typically the location of the trading post would allow people from one geographic area to tr ...

and stopping house were built at the Crossing in 1882. This became Fort Normandeau during the 1885 North-West Rebellion. ;Leonard Gaetz One early settler Leonard Gaetz gave a half-share of he had acquired to the

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to develop a bridge over the river and a townsite. As a result, the Crossing was gradually abandoned The first trains arrived in 1891. Gaetz founded the Westerner showgrounds and annual "Westerner Days," akin to the Calgary Stampede. ;1900 to 1929 Following

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, Red Deer emerged as a small, quiet, but prosperous, prairie city. Bird watcher and citizen scientist Elsie Cassels helped to establish the Gaetz Lakes bird sanctuary. ;1930 to 1945 During

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of the 1930s, Central Alberta was not hit by severe drought. The city was virtually debt-free and profited from its ownership of the local public utilities. In

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, a large army training camp was located where Cormack Armoury, the Memorial Centre and Lindsay Thurber High School are now. Two training airfields were built south of the city at

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and

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. ;Post–Second World War Red Deer expanded rapidly following the major discovery of hydrocarbons in Alberta in the late 1940s. Red Deer became a centre for oil and gas and related industries, such as the Joffre Cogeneration Plant. Government and administrative services include a hospital, a courthouse and a provincial building. The railway moved to the outskirts and passenger train service ceased. The CPR bridge is now a walking trail. Red Deer was Alberta's third largest city between 1981 and 2019, when

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regained this status.

Geography

Climate

Red Deer has a

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(

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''Dfb''), with something of a

semi-arid A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

influence due to city's location within

Palliser's Triangle Palliser's Triangle, or the Palliser Triangle, is a semi-arid steppe occupying a substantial portion of the Western Canadian Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, within the Great Plains region. While initially determined to be un ...

. The highest temperature ever recorded in Red Deer was on 8 July 1906, 2 July 1924, and 28 & 29 June 1937. The lowest recorded temperature was on 17 December 1924. The city lies in the 4a

plant hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...

. Summers are typically warm and rainy with cool nights. Winters are typically long, cold, and very dry.

Neighbourhoods

Red Deer includes the following neighbourhoods: *Anders Park *Anders Park East *Anders South *Aspen Ridge *Bower *Bower Ponds Recreation Area *Central Park *Chiles Industrial Park *Clearview Extension *Clearview Meadows *Clearview Ridge *College Park *Davenport *Deer Park Estates *Deer Park Village *Devonshire *Downtown *East Burnt Lake *Eastview *Eastview Estates *Edgar Industrial Park *Evergreen *Fairview *Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary *Garden Heights *Glendale *Glendale Park Estates *Golden West *Grandview *Heritage Ranch *Highland Green *Highland Green Estates *Inglewood *Ironstone *Johnstone Crossing *Johnstone Park *Kentwood East *Kentwood West *Kingsgate *Lancaster Green *Lancaster Meadows *Laredo *Lonsdale *Maskepetoon Park *McKenzie Trail Recreation Area *Michener Hill *Morrisroe *Morrisroe Extension *Mountview *Normandeau *Northlands Industrial Park *Oriole Park *Oriole Park West *Parkvale *Pines *Queens Business Park *Red Deer College *Red Deer Golf and Country Club *Riverlands *Riverside Heavy Industrial Park *Riverside Light Industrial Park *Riverside Meadows *Rosedale Estates *Rosedale Meadows *South Hill *Southbrook *Southpointe Junction *Sunnybrook *Sunnybrook Extension *Three Mile Bend Recreation Area *Timber Ridge *Timberlands *Timberstone *Vanier Woods *Vanier Woods East *Waskasoo *Waste Management Facility *West Burnt Lake *West Park *West QE2 *Westerner Park *Westlake *Woodlea Red Deer's corporate limits also includes the localities of College Park, Forth, Labuma, and North Red Deer.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the City of Red Deer had a population of 100,844 living in 40,512 of its 43,404 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 100,418. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. At the

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(CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Red Deer CMA similarly had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the City of Red Deer according to its 2019 municipal census is 101,002, a change of from its 2016 municipal census population of 99,832. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the City of Red Deer had a population of 100,418 living in 39,982 of its 42,285 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 90,564. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Also in the 2016 census, 15.2% of the general population identified as visible minority (non-aboriginal), an increase of 55.9% over the previous five years. A separate 7.1% reported North American Aboriginal Origins (4.2% First Nations and 3.1% Métis).

Arts and culture

Red Deer hosts many arts and cultural groups, including: Central Alberta Theatre, Ignition Theatre, Red Deer Players Society, Bull Skit Comedy troupe, Central Music Festival, the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra, the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, the Red Deer Royals and other performing arts and fine arts organizations. The Red Deer Arts Council is a member-based Multi-disciplinary Arts Service Organization and registered charity that serves the local and area community of visual, literary and performing artists.

Attractions

;

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, dedicated to the preservation and history of sports within the province. It was created in 1957 by the Alberta Amateur Athletic Union (AAAU). The museum ...

The Alberta Sports Hall of Fame is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and the Greater Red Deer Visitor Centre. ; Canyon Ski Resort The Canyon Ski Resort is located east of Red Deer. ;

Peavey Mart Centrium The Peavey Mart Centrium (formerly ENMAX Centrium) is a two-tier 7,111-seat multi-purpose arena in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The arena is a multi-use facility accommodating national events, concerts, hockey, rodeo, trade shows, and even graduat ...

The Centrium hosts sports events, concerts, trade shows and conventions. It is the home of the WHL’s

Red Deer Rebels The Red Deer Rebels are a Western Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The Rebels play at the Peavey Mart Centrium. History A "Name the Team" contest ran in Red Deer from October 7 to 17, 1991. The top t ...

.
G.H. Dawe Community Centre
The G.H. Dawe Community Centre is shared by G.H. Dawe Community School, the G.H. Dawe Branch of the Red Deer Public Library, G.H. Dawe Centre Recreation Facility and St. Patrick's School.
Greater Red Deer Visitor Centre
The Greater Red Deer Visitor Centre is adjacent to the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
Recreation Centre
The Recreation Centre, located downtown, has indoor and outdoor pools, steam rooms and hot tubs among other features.
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
The Red Deer Museum has a permanent exhibit detailing the history of the region, and temporary exhibits that change every few months. It is also the venue of multiple educational programs for both adults and children.
Waskasoo Park
Waskasoo Park meanders through Red Deer from its outskirts in the southwest, through the heart of the city, to its outskirts in the northeast along the Red Deer River. It includes over of multi-use trails for biking, rollerblading, horseback riding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and walking. The park is one of the reasons Red Deer is known as "Park City."
Westerner Exposition Grounds
The Westerner Exposition Grounds hosts events such as Agricon and Westerner Days. Held in early July, Westerner Days includes a rodeo, pony chuck-wagon racing, a fair, exhibitions and other events.

Sports

The

of the

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play at the

. Red Deer hosted the

2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup The 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (branded as the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup presented by Ram for sponsorship reasons) is an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from July 31, 2022 – August 6, 2022 at Peavey Ma ...

and co-hosted the

2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup The 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (branded as the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup presented by Ram for sponsorship reasons) was an under-18 international ice hockey tournament held in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Canada from August 6–11, 2018 at Rogers Pl ...

. Red Deer co-hosted the COVID-interrupted

2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships were the 46th edition of the IIHF World Junior Championship, played from August 9–20, 2022 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from Dece ...

, later completed in Edmonton, and the

1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 1995 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (''1995 WJHC'') was the 19th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was hosted in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada with games held throughout central Alberta. The host Canadians won their ...

. In 2018, Red Deer replaced Edmonton as host of the

Canadian Finals Rodeo The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) is the national championship professional rodeo in Canada, held in Red Deer, Alberta, and previously in Edmonton. The CFR takes place in early November and is the final event of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Assoc ...

. The Rebels hosted the

2016 Memorial Cup The 2016 Memorial Cup (branded as the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup for sponsorship reasons) was a four-team, round-robin format tournament that took place at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, from May 20–29, 2016. It was the 98th Memorial Cup cham ...

. Red Deer hosted the 2019 Canada Winter Games, leaving the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre at Red Deer Polytechnic and the Downtown Servus Arena as legacy facilities. The city is the hometown to well-known sporting personalities.

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gold medal pairs figure skater

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and silver medal swimmer Rebecca Smith are from Red Deer. Olympic silver medalist speed skater

Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon (born October 26, 1976) is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time. In December 2003, Wotherspoon became the most successful male skater in World Cup history whe ...

also spent most of his childhood in Red Deer after being born in Saskatchewan. Olympic bronze medal aerialist

Deidra Dionne Deidra Dionne (born February 5, 1982) is a Canadian freestyle skier. She was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She won bronze in the 2002 Winter Olympics in freestyle aerial ski

grew up in Red Deer. Olympic bronze medal alpine skier

Jan Hudec Jan Hudec Jr. (born August 19, 1981) is a Czech-Canadian alpine ski racer who previously represented Canada until 2016 and specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. Beset by injuries for several seasons, he returned to World Cup f ...

first immigrated to Red Deer for his father to ski coach. NHL players include Ron Anderson,

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* Wesley Blake, American professional wrestler {{Human name disambiguation, name=Wesley, Blake ...

Glen Wesley Glen Edwin Wesley (born October 2, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. Wesley played 13 seasons for the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He began his career with the Boston Bruins, and briefly playe ...

Trent Hunter Trent Hunter (born June 5, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Islanders and Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Originally drafted in the sixth round, 150 ...

, Chris Mason,

Randy Moller Randall W. Moller (born August 23, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted in the first round, eleventh overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1981 National Hockey League (NHL) entry draft. The majority of his ca ...

Brandon Sutter Brandon Sutter (born February 14, 1989) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Junior ...

Paul Postma Paul Edward Postma (born February 22, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was drafted 205th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers ...

Kris Russell Kris Russell (born May 2, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted in the third roun ...

Colton Sceviour Colton Sceviour (born April 20, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for SC Bern of the National League (NL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round, 112th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Early life Sce ...

Matt Fraser Matthew John Fraser (born May 20, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He is currently under contract with EC KAC of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Dallas Stars ...

and

Mark Tinordi Mark Douglas Tinordi (born May 9, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 12 seasons between 1987–88 and 1998–99. Tinordi became the coach of the Washington Junior Na ...

. ''

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'' personality and Olympic host Ron MacLean calls Red Deer home.

Infrastructure

;Transportation The Queen Elizabeth II Highway, Alberta's busiest and most economically important, links the North-South Calgary-Edmonton Corridor, including

Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word ''wītaskiwinihk'', meaning "the hills where peace was made". Wetaskiwin is ...

and Camrose, with Red Deer. The

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links

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David Th ...

in the West Country with Stettler in East-Central Alberta.

Red Deer Regional Airport Red Deer Regional Airport is located south southwest of Red Deer, Alberta, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The airport serves Charter and General Aviation. In October 2015, Red Deer Regional announced it was to undergo a $9.5 million expansion, inc ...

, in

, serves mostly general aviation. It is undergoing a significant expansion. Red Deer Transit provides local bus service throughout the city. ;Health care Health care is provided at the

Red Deer Regional Hospital Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre is a district general hospital is located in Red Deer, Alberta. Alberta Health Services is responsible for the operations of the hospital. Services *Cardiac rehab *Diabetes clinic *Diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI an ...

. ;Water Red Deer receives its drinking water supply from the Red Deer River which is treated and distributed throughout the city. One distinct feature of the water distribution system is the Horton Water Spheroid which, at the time of its construction in 1957, was the world's largest spheroid shaped reservoir. Water from the Red Deer water treatment plant is distributed to neighbouring communities including Red Deer County, Lacombe, Blackfalds and Ponoka as managed by the North Red Deer Regional Water Services Commission. Wastewater is collected and sent to the City of Red Deer wastewater treatment plant which treats the sewage with a combination of grit traps, a primary clarifier, biological nutrient removal bioreactors, secondary clarifiers, and

UV disinfection Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (ultraviolet C or UV-C) light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them unabl ...

. Solids generated from the treatment process are treated using

dissolved air flotation Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a water treatment process that clarifies wastewaters (or other waters) by the removal of suspended matter such as oil or solids. The removal is achieved by dissolving air in the water or wastewater under pressure an ...

anaerobic digestion Anaerobic digestion is a sequence of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels. Much of the ferm ...

, and biosolids lagoons. Treated effluent is then discharged back into the Red Deer River downstream of the water treatment plant.

Education

Post-secondary

Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP), formerly Red Deer College, was founded in 1964 as Red Deer Junior College. RDP offers certificates, diplomas, advanced certificates, applied degrees, bachelor's degrees, academic upgrading and apprenticeship in over 75 different career and academic programs, including the creative and liberal arts, engineering, and trades.

Secondary

Three school authorities operate in Red Deer. Founded in 1887, the

Red Deer Public School District Red Deer Public Schools, also known as Public School District No. 104 or the Red Deer Public School District is responsible for public education in the city of Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Alberta, Canada, located midway on the Ca ...

serves 10,000 students in thirty schools. Offering a wide range of programming, including French Immersion from K-12, the district not only meets the needs of children and youth from the City of Red Deer and welcomes international students from around the world. Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School and Hunting Hills High School provide a large number of program options for students of high school age. Founded in 1909, when the Daughters of Wisdom, a religious order from France, accepted the challenge of the Tinchebray Fathers, also from France, to offer Catholic schooling in Red Deer, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) welcomes almost 7,000 students in five Central Alberta communities, including Red Deer. They operate École Secondaire Notre Dame High School and St. Joseph's High School.

Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2, known in French as the Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord (CSCN), is one of Alberta's four French language school boards. French language education is intended for children who are eligible un ...

's school École La Prairie is a French school located near downtown Red Deer that offers pre-kindergarten through grade 9 programs. It offers all courses in French to a population of 119 students whose first language is French. ;Public schools ;Catholic schools ;Private schools * Destiny Christian School Society (ECS, K–9) * Koinonia Christian School – Red Deer (ECS, K–12) * Parkland School Special Education (1–12) * South Side Christian School (ECS, K–12)

Media

You can get the local news from ''

Red Deer Advocate The ''Red Deer Advocate'' is a daily newspaper in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Published by Black Press, the newspaper was first established in 1901 as the ''Red Deer Echo'', changing its name to ''Alberta Advocate'' in 1903 and ''Red Deer Advoca ...

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Edmonton CTV
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Global News
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City of Red Deer
also releases regular updates.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1894 establishments in the Northwest Territories Cities in Alberta Populated places established in 1882