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MDP tackles recreation, annexation and servicing needs

MDP tackles recreation, annexation and servicing needs

There is no crystal ball when planning for the future but for town planners an educated guess is perhaps the next best thing.
Knife wielding man arrested after fleeing police

Knife wielding man arrested after fleeing police

Ponoka RCMP received a 911 call of a man holding a knife to his 20-year-old girlfriend June 30 at 9:50 p.m.

New MDP in first stages of consultation

An overarching development plan for the Town of Ponoka is in its first stages of public consultation.

Ponoka emergency changing

Emergency calls made to the Ponoka Fire Department will soon go to the City of Red Deer Emergency Service dispatch centre.

Town drops land price to speed up sale at industrial park

The Town of Ponoka has land for sale and the price just dropped.
Ponoka RCMP and sheriffs sent to assist in High River

Ponoka RCMP and sheriffs sent to assist in High River

Floods in southern Alberta have caused such devastation that hundreds of provincial and federal personnel have potential in to help.

No maintenance on spur line sees $145,000 repair bill

A railway spur line in the Northeast Industrial Park needs $145,000 in repairs after receiving no maintenance for more than 30 years.

Council considers alternatives to new RCMP building

Building a new RCMP detachment is not unlike constructing a fort but the costs are high.

Ponoka RCMP work with OnStar to nab car thieves

Police investigated an incident at McDonald’s June 21 at 8:30 a.m. where a man and a woman had slept the night in the café

Promise of no service cuts haunts Rimoka

“We as a board need to provide you with more information.” - Rimoka chair Paul McLauchlin