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City in Alberta, Canada
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Red Deer, Alberta's third-largest city, is in the Central Corridor between Calgary and Edmonton.
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Over 6,000 square feet with more than 7,000 artefacts of Alberta sports history. Interactive hockey rink, baseball pitching field and alpine skiing machine.
Nearly 300 acres of federally-protected migratory bird sanctuary with 5 km of trails, a bird blind and viewing decks. No skiing, jogging, pets or cycling are permitted in the sanctuary.
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At the north end of Red Deer, east of Gaetz Avenue and west of Riverside Drive between 77 Street and Chiles Industrial Park. Features many cross-country trails, and trails designed for stunts.
Part of the Waskasoo Park system, Heritage Ranch's equestrian centre is open year round, offering horse drawn wagon rides, trail rides, and pony rides. Coffee shop on site.
Cross-country trails throughout the town, including around Heritage Ranch, Great Chief Park and Red Deer College. Riverbend also has a large set of trails, but a ski pass is required - call +1 403-343-8311 to obtain a daily or season pass.
Hidden away in an industrial area, but well worth the hunt. Authentic Cambodian cuisine. Many dishes are spicy, so ask to make them mild.
Chinese food, good buffet, fast delivery, always a coupon on the menu.
Chinese.
Very good sushi, inexpensive combination specials.
Mongolian restaurant.
The Vietnamese Restaurant
Popular Vietnamese dishes like pho (large bowls of soup) and bowls of cold vermicelli noodles topped with meats and vegetables. Friendly and professional, food appears quickly (even at lunch) and prices are pretty good.
Lunch and dinner buffet, good selection of Chinese and Western food.
Decent sushi. Good lunch buffet on weekends with long line-ups after 12:30 or so. If you can't wait, a restaurant next door serves fairly authentic Chinese dim-sung with a lounge offering Western food.
OK sushi. OK price. Better places out there.
Awesome pizza and pasta, 2 for 1.
Mexican.
Breakfast and brunch in the downtown core.
Mexican with completely gluten free menu.
Also pretty fun to drink at, kind of a banger/old timer atmosphere. $1 draft and free pool on Sundays.
Patio, dinner and drinks.
Tiny venue for misc artists as well.
Brewery and distillery, with homemade non-alcoholic pop in nicely appointed taproom.
Boutique brewery with sizeable patio.
Quality Inn, Lion's Den Pub, Wild Bill's Sports Bar.
Bower Place Shopping Centre
More than 120 stores and services including H&M, Toys "R" Us and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Tourist services on both sides of Hwy 2; big box retail on the west side of Hwy 2 (accessed from Mackenzie Rd)
More than 75 stores.
Powercentre, across from Parkland Mall.
By taxi
A couple of taxi companies (Alberta Gold and Associated Cab) operate in the city. They can get busy during rush hours or Friday nights, but are usually fast.
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