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Are you new to Red Deer and/or your neighbourhood? We want you to know that you belong here.

The City of Red Deer’s Great Neighbourhoods Program invites you to journey through this Adventure Guide, developed with the assistance of Arts à la Carte, to experience “4 Adventures in Belonging.” The Great Neighbourhoods Program works to improve neighbourliness and the quality of life at a neighbourhood level by providing opportunities to connect and get involved in your community.

Use this fun guide to help you explore your community and become familiar with many of the great things it has to offer.

As an added challenge, we encourage you to use Green Transportation such as walking, biking and transit as you discover your community.

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Sports & Recreation

Local Services

Information

Moving into a new place can be exciti ng, and a litt le overwhelming...

This Adventure Guide has been designed to help you explore the

Red Deer community so that you can soon feel at home.

Inside these pages, you will fi nd four sets of adventures including arts, culture,

heritage, sports, recreati on, local services and informati on. The locati ons of these

faciliti es and acti viti es are listed at the back of the Guide.

Here is your challenge:

Whether you’re in the fi rst year of living in your new home or simply wanti ng to get

to know your community bett er, try to fi ll in the blanks under each adventure with

the informati on you fi nd.

Once you have completed TWO acti viti es under EACH adventure category, bring

your book in and show us what you discovered!

Would you like a prize for your eff orts?

Take this guide to one of these City faciliti es to get your “You Belong Here Stamp

of Approval” and your name will be entered into a draw for a prize pack: Red

Deer Public Library, Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, Recreati on Centre, Collicutt

Centre, Culture Services Centre, and GH Dawe Centre.

Addresses, phone numbers, and web addresses are listed at the back of this guide.

Be sure to keep your Adventure Guide for future reference. It’s full of

great informati on!

“One way to get the most out of life

is to look upon it as an adventure.”

– William Feather

Stamp Here!

Possible Activities

Visit the Culture Services Centre to ask about their classes and check out their

gallery. What did you find that was of interest?

Visit one of the galleries listed in the Red Deer Gallery Guide. Which did

you visit?

Visit a museum or heritage site. Which did you visit?

Pick up a Historic Walking Tour brochure at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery

and check out our history. Which tour did you take?

Visit Red Deer and District Archives to pick up a post card and ask for resources

about the history of Red Deer or your neighbourhood. What’s on the post card?

Pick up the season brochure for one of the many theatre or performing arts

groups in town (Central Alberta Theatre, Red Deer College Performing Arts,

Tree House Youth Theatre, Ignition Theatre, etc.) What show do you think you

might like to attend?

Find an opportunity to appreciate local musicians. (Red Deer Symphony

Orchestra, The Hub on Ross, Red Deer College Performing Arts Centre, local

pubs). Where did you go and what did you hear?

Pick up a brochure about public art at the Culture Services Centre (or view it

on-line). Find at least two or three pieces of art including our “Ghosts”

(statues of famous people and animals from our past).

Which public art piece did you like best?

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Possible Activities

Attend a class or use the sport and recreation facilities at Collicutt Centre, GH

Dawe Community Centre, Recreation Centre, Michener Pool, Kinex Arena,

Kinsmen Arenas, or Red Deer Arena. Which class did you attend or which

facility did you use?

Check out what’s available at Heritage Ranch and/or Red Deer Tourism and/or

the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Where did you go? What did you find?

Pick up a trail map and go for a walk or ride in our amazing park system.

(There are lots to choose from including Gaetz Lake Sanctuary behind Kerry

Wood Nature Centre, the McKenzie Trail Recreation Area, Bower Ponds,

Heritage Ranch, and more.) Where did you go? What did you find?

Look up the locations of outdoor gyms on The City’s or the Primary Care Network's

website and find the one nearest to you. Where is the one nearest to you?

Go to the webmap on The City’s website to find an outdoor skating rink or

playground near you. Where is it?

Find a park or green space or walking trail near you. (You can do this by walking

around the neighbourhood, or you can find information on The City’s website.)

What did you find?

Take your dog for a walk in the off-leash park at Three Mile Bend or at

The Oxbows Dog Park. Did you meet other dog owners?

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Take a walk or a drive to find a shopping area (large or small) close to you.

Where is it?

Take a walk or a drive to find a drug store or convenience store nearby.

What’s the store?

Ask around. Find a place where people in your neighbourhood gather. This

might be an activity centre, a church, a park, or somewhere surprising!

What’s the gathering place?

Take a walk or a drive and find a restaurant or coffee shop near you.

What is it?

Discover what centres exist in your neighbourhood such as schools, extended

care facilities, places of worship, law enforcement and emergency services.

What are they?

Pick up a Transit Guide and ride your local transit to learn where the routes go.

Where’s your closest bus stop location?

Indoor shopping centres offer much more than shopping. What other activities

and/or services are found at the mall?

Look up Physicians & Surgeons in the Yellow Pages of your phone book to

find a list of medical clinics. Where is the closest walk-in clinic and what

are their hours?

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Go to Red Deer Public Library (Downtown or Dawe branches). Ask for their

monthly Link newsletter or take out a membership. What did you find of

interest at the Library?

Look up Volunteer Red Deer through the CiRS website to find out about

volunteering opportunities in the community. Which volunteer opportunity

might you consider this year?

Visit City Hall and get information about transit options, pet licenses, or other

city programs and services. What did you find?

Check out the online events calendars on either the Red Deer Community

Events website, through Red Deer Tourism and/or the Westerner Park events

page and find something you might like to attend in the next month. What’s the

event that you might like to attend?

Go to The City’s website for a listing of community groups (community

associations, arts and culture, music, service, sports, and other not-for-profit

agencies). Find one you might like to join. The group(s) that most interests

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Against the Wall Theatre www.againstthewalltheatre.com

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame #102 4200, Highway 2 403-341-8614 www.albertasportshalloffame.com

Bower Ponds 4707 Fountain Drive 403-309-8411

Central Alberta Theatre 4214 58 Street 403-347-8111 www.centralalbertatheatre.ca

CiRS Information + Volunteer Services 4728 Ross Street 403-346-4636 www.cirsonline.ca

City Hall 4914 48 Avenue 403-342-8111

Collicutt Centre 3031 30 Avenue 403-358-7529

Cronquist House Off Kerry Wood Drive into Great Chief Park and Bower Ponds 403-346-0055

Culture Services Centre 3827 39 Street 403-309-4091

Gaetz Lakes Sanctuary Access through Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45 Avenue 403-346-2010

GH Dawe Community Centre 56 Holt Street 403-342-8329

Heritage Ranch West end of 43 St/Cronquist Drive, or from Hwy 2, enter park adjacent to Alberta Sports Hall of Fame 403-347-4977 www.heritageranch.ca

Heritage Site: Fort Normandeau West on 32 St. for 5 km past Hwy 2 403-347-7550

Heritage Site: Heritage Square 4402 47 Avenue 403-309-8411

The Hub 4936 Ross Street 403-340-4869 www.hubpdd.com

Ignition Theatre 403-341-6500 www.ignitiontheatre.ca

Kerry Wood Nature Centre 6300 45 Avenue 403-346-201 www.waskasooenvironmental.homestead.com

Kinex Arena 4725 43 Street 403-342-8257

Kinsmen Arenas 5 McIntosh Avenue 403-342-8256

McKenzie Trails From 55 Street travel north 403-309-8411

Museum: Norwegian Laft Hus Heritage Square, 4402 47 Avenue 403-347-2055

Museum: Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery 4525 47A Avenue 403-309-8405 www.reddeermuseum.com

Museum: Sunnybrook Farm 4701 30 Street 403-340-3511 www.sunnybrookfarmmuseum.ca

Michener Centre Pool 51A Street & 38 Avenue 403-342-2853

The Oxbows Dog Park 19 Street & 40 Avenue

Prime Stock Theature www.primestocktheatre.com

Recreation Centre 4501 47A Avenue 403-309-8411

Red Deer Arena D - 4725 43 Street 403-342-8254

RDC Performing Arts 100 College Boulevard 403-342-3516 www.rdc.ab.ca

Red Deer + District Archives 4525 47A Avenue 403-309-8403

Red Deer Public Library (Downtown Branch) 4818 49 Street 403-346-4576 www.rdpl.org

Red Deer Public Library (Dawe Branch) 56 Holt Street 403-341-3822

Red Deer Symphony Orchestra 403-340-2948 www.rdso.ca

Tourism Red Deer 30A Riverview Park 403-346-0180 www.tourismreddeer.net

River Bend Recreation Area East on Ross Street or 67 Street, then north on 30 Avenue 403-343-8311 www.riverbendgolfcourse.ca

Three Mile Bend Off-Leash Park Riverside Drive north

Tree House Youth Theatre 403-346-9399 www.treehouseyouththeatre.com

Westerner Park 4847A 19 Street 403-343-7800 www.westernerpark.ca

Other Local Websites:

Red Deer Community Events Calendar

» www.reddeerevents.ca

Downtown Red Deer Business Association

» www.downtownreddeer.com

Red Deer & Area Information

» www.reddeerregion.com, www.reddeerdirectory.com, www.movingtoreddeer.ca

Red Deer Chamber of Commerce

» www.reddeerchamber.com

Red Deer Arts & Entertainment Guide

» www.reddeerscene.com

Health Promotion - Primary Care Network

» www.reddeerpcn.com

Red Deer Arts Council

» www.reddeerartscouncil.wordpress.com

Sport Council of Red Deer

» www.scord.ca

Red Deer Great Neighbourhoods Program » www.reddeer.ca/great

City of Red Deer » www.reddeer.ca

You can search the many of the topics found in this Guide on The City website such as:

• Community Associations

• Red Deer Gallery Guide

• Outdoor Gyms

• Outdoor Skating Rinks

• Red Deer Transit

• Walking Trails

• Parks and Picnic Areas

• Public Art & “Ghost Statues”

• Local Media

• Sport Groups

• Activity & Program Guide

• Links to Non-profit Organizations

Many thanks to our fine partners

www.reddeer.ca

Local ServicesWhatever you need, there’s bound to be a store or service nearby to help you out. Find out what’s close to you or catch a ride on The City of Red Deer Transit System to explore all that Red Deer has to off er.

Arts, Culture & HeritageExplore the wide range of entertainment Red Deer has to off er through its collecti on of art, music, theatre and history. Across the city you will fi nd public art works, historical sites and galleries that showcase Red Deer’s unique history and culture.

Informati onInformati on is everywhere, but this secti on will help you narrow down where to fi nd exactly what your seeking. From city services to local events we want to help you get connected.

Sports & Recreati onRed Deer off ers numerous ways for you to be acti ve. From recreati on faciliti es and programs located across the city to the extensive trails and parks system, discover your new favourite acti vity.