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- RED DEER BECAME ALBERTA'S SEVENTH CITY: 1913
During the early part of the last century, Red Deer enjoyed one of the greatest booms in its history. The population of the community increased ten¬fold from a mere 323 in 1901, when Red Deer was incorpo¬rated as a town, to nearly 3,000 a dozen years later in 1913. - RED DEER BECOMES A DIVISIONAL POINT FOR CPR: 1907
Sometimes major news stories do not get a lot of attention, at least not at first. - RED DEER BECOMES ALBERTA'S FOURTH-LARGEST CITY: 1966
On Feb. 1, 1966, Red Deer was officially declared the fourth-largest city in Alberta. The 1966 civic census put Red Deer's population at 25,752, while Medicine Hat was officially recorded as having a population of 25,376. - RED DEER GETS ITS VERY OWN JUNIOR COLLEGE: 1964
On Friday, Nov. 27, 1964, an important milestone occurred in the history of education in Central Alberta. - RED DEER GREW QUICKLY DURING EARLY BOOM: 1912
Red Deer has enjoyed a number of remarkable boom years over the past century. Still, it is hard to equal the won¬derful growth and heady sense of op¬timism that the community enjoyed in 1912. - RED DEER HOME TO FIRST SENIOR CITIZENS' LODGE: 1956
Given the priority that is now often given to the provision of services and housing for seniors, it is hard to realize that it was only 50 years ago, here in Red Deer, that the first seniors lodge in Alberta and possibly in Canada, was built. - RED DEER HOUSING SHORTAGE
One of the worst shortages in Red Deer's history occurred during the Second World War and immediately afterwards. - RED DEER PLUNGES INTO DEPTHS OF DEPRESSION: 1933
In October 1929, the stock markets crashed and an incredible world-wide economic depression set in. - RED DEER SELECTED FOR MILITIA TRAINING CAMP: 1940
On Aug. 7, 1940, the federal gov¬ernment announced the construction of a militia training centre in Red Deer as part of the efforts to mobilize for the war. For the 2,800 residents of the city, the scope of the facility was staggering. - RED DEER WELCOMES OPENING OF COLLICUTT CENTRE: 2001
On June 15, 2001, the Collicutt Centre officially opened. More than 6,000 people turned out for the festivities and to tour the new facilities, which the official publicity described as "world class."