Growing Red Deer, Together: Community Conversation

How should Red Deer welcome more homes and people, while also keeping our neighbourhoods are safe and livable for everyone?

Join the conversation - in person:

📅 June 17

📍 Westerner Park, Heartland Room

🕔 5:00–7:00 p.m. (Please attend for the full session. Doors open at 5 p.m.; presentation starts at 5:15, followed by discussion.)


Why is this conversation happening?

The Government of Canada recently awarded The City of Red Deer $12 million through the Housing Accelerator Fund. This money is intended to help us build homes faster. But there’s one important condition: we must change our zoning regulations to allow up to four housing units on most lots. That means, instead of one big house on a lot, a landowner could choose to build additional suites (such as a basement suite) or smaller units of housing such a duplex, triplex or fourplex.

If adopted, this change won’t happen fast or everywhere. We expect it to be slow and small, a type of change called gentle density. Homeowners would choose if they want to build additional units. All additional units must still follow safety and building rules.

This is one approach to increase housing types in Red Deer, and we want to explore other options with our community.

🔗 RSVP: https://engage.reddeer.ca/growing-red-deer-together