Join us for an informative and empowering session designed to equip parents and caregivers with essential trauma-informed care strategies. This webinar specifically addresses the unique challenges faced by children in the foster care system while providing valuable insights for all caregivers supporting children who have experienced trauma.

What You’ll Learn

Our experienced specialists will guide you through:

• Understanding trauma’s impact on child development and behavior
• Creating a safe and predictable environment that promotes healing
• Recognizing and responding to trauma triggers
• Developing effective de-escalation techniques for challenging behaviors

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for:

• Any caregiver supporting children who have experienced trauma
• Current and prospective foster parents
• Adoptive parents
• Kinship caregivers

About This Webinar

Join us for an informative and empowering session designed to equip parents and caregivers with essential trauma-informed care strategies. This webinar specifically addresses the unique challenges faced by children in the foster care system while providing valuable insights for all caregivers supporting children who have experienced trauma.

What You’ll Learn

Our experienced specialists will guide you through:

• Understanding trauma’s impact on child development and behavior
• Creating a safe and predictable environment that promotes healing
• Recognizing and responding to trauma triggers
• Developing effective de-escalation techniques for challenging behaviors

Who Should Attend

This webinar is ideal for:

• Any caregiver supporting children who have experienced trauma
• Current and prospective foster parents
• Adoptive parents
• Kinship caregivers

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

For anyone wanting a background with common injuries - from team managers, parents & coaches, to those interested in sports therapy.

This course will provide a practical setting to learn basic anatomy, injury assessment and taping techniques for common sports injuries of the ankle, wrist and thumb. You will also cover concussion management and med kit stocking.

This course is a great addition to your tool box or as a refresher for more advanced trainers. 

For children ages 7 to 12 years. Children younger than 10 must have an adult​ remain in the program with them.

In this kid-friendly session, Bhante Suseela, meditation teacher at Alberta Insight Meditation Centre, will​ share simple mind observation methods such as breathing, walking, loving-kindness, and stories.​ Register at rdpl.org/events or by phone at 403-346-4576.

Also check out Mindfulness for Adults!

Join Ellis Nature Centre on Saturday April 5 from 12-1:30pm as we host Beaverhills Bird Observatory on our site! They will give a brief presentation of Beaverhills history, what they do, and bird diversity in Alberta. They’ll also be bringing one of their educational birds, who will interact with attendees. This session is limited to 40 people and cannot be exceeded due to the health and safety of the educational bird.

Adult tickets are $10 each. Family Tickets are $15 each and include admission for 2 adults and 2 children. Please email us at info@ellisnaturecentre.ca if you require additional children tickets.

Learn simple mindfulness exercises such as breathing, walking, loving-kindness, and
more at this FREE program with Bhante from Alberta Insight Meditation Centre. Register online at rdpl.org/events or by phone at 403-346-4576.

Learn simple mindfulness exercises such as breathing, walking, loving-kindness, and
more at this FREE program with Bhante from Alberta Insight Meditation Centre. Register online at rdpl.org/events or by phone at 403-346-4576.

Also check out Mindfulness for Kids!

Join Ellis Nature Centre on Saturday April 5 from 3-4:30pm as we host Beaverhills Bird Observatory on our site! They will give a brief presentation of Beaverhills history, what they do, and bird diversity in Alberta. They’ll also be bringing one of their educational birds, who will interact with attendees. This session is limited to 40 people and cannot be exceeded due to the health and safety of the educational bird.

Adult tickets are $10 each. Family Tickets are $15 each and include admission for 2 adults and 2 children. Please email us at info@ellisnaturecentre.ca if you require additional children tickets.

For anyone wanting a background with common injuries - from team managers, parents & coaches, to those interested in sports therapy.

This course will provide a practical setting to learn basic anatomy, injury assessment and taping techniques for common sports injuries of the ankle, wrist and thumb. You will also cover concussion management and med kit stocking.

This course is a great addition to your tool box or as a refresher for more advanced trainers. 

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Come make art together! Bring the project you are working on or a sketchpad and pen/pencil and do some art with us. Techniques can be taught based on individual interests. First and fourth Thursdays at the GH Dawe Public Library in Red Deer - near the back windows.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Meet other Red Deer and Central Alberta writers to socialize and talk about writing. Registration encouraged but not necessary. Group meets at the Downtown Branch on Level 2.
Register at rdpl.org/events or phone 403-346-4576.

Come make art together! Bring the project you are working on or a sketchpad and pen/pencil and do some art with us. Techniques can be taught based on individual interests. First and fourth Thursdays at the GH Dawe Public Library in Red Deer - near the back windows.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Come make art together! Bring the project you are working on or a sketchpad and pen/pencil and do some art with us. Techniques can be taught based on individual interests. First and fourth Thursdays at the GH Dawe Public Library in Red Deer - near the back windows.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.

Starting March 5, Join us in the 'Green Room' of the Downtown Public Library every Wednesday night! Crafts, movies, board games, light snacks, and chats. We have a button maker! This group is meant for youth ages 13-20 and is FREE.