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A-20 Army Camp was a training ground for 1,500 to 1,800 soldiers that were stationed in Red Deer during World War II. The original army barrack [building] was moved to Knee Hill, Albert in 1948 when locals wanted to create a community hall and curling rink. During a much needed renovation of the 60-year-old roof, these records were found in the attic amongst the wood-chip insulation.

Our modern system of property taxation has roots which began in England in the Middle Ages. William the Conqueror completed an inventory of the nation's wealth, right down to farm animals. This was used to provide a basis for a tax and wealth, and was England's first complete assessment roll. The first local government in Red Deer goes back to May 31, 1894 with the government of North West Territories declaring Red Deer as an unincorporated town. Although there was no council, an overseer was appointed and the tax rate was fixed at 2 mills. In 1904 with an appointment of a Finance Committee to report on matters connected with leasing and selling town property and to generally manage the financial affairs of the Town. L.G. Fulmer was appointed the Assessor of the Municipality (by-law # 95) in 1906 and stayed in this position until 1908. In 1907 the Commissioner(s) were to provide for the assessment and collection of the town taxes, licenses, water rates, sewer rates and to have care, management, control and direction of all Town owned property, including, improvements, roads, parks. In 1909, A.T. Stephenson was appointed the Assessor for the Municipality (by-law # 193) and was in this position until 1913. Mr. John Malcolm was appointed assessor in 1914 (by-law # 352), but held the position for only one year and then Mr. A.T. Stephenson was again appointed Assessor of the Municipality from 1915 until 1921. By 1916 the City Council appointed a tax collector who was responsible for the assessment of all properties and the collection of monies, of which he received one percent of monthly collections. Beginning in 1917, the City of Red Deer changed the tax collecting system. By changing the Charter, it allowed City staff to make the assessment in the fall for the following year, allowing estimates, the passing of the rate by-law and the printing and sending out of tax notices to occur in late January to early February of the New Year. By doing this, the taxes collected earlier in the year allowed the City to pay its own expenditures without having to borrow from the bank. In 1945 Mr. C. Embury "Em" Ross joined The City as a combined building inspector and assessor. In 1955 this position was split when the building assessment departments were split and Mr. Ross became a full time assessor. In 1960 the Finance Committee consisted of several positions, including C.E. Ross as the City Assessor, and D.J. Wilson as the Tax Collector. By 1964, there was a separate Tax Department and Treasurer's Department. Prior to 1985, the department, called "Land, Taxes and Assessment" reported directly to the City Commissioner. In 1985, the department (still called Land, Taxes and Assessment), reported to the Treasury Department, who reported to the City Commissioner. Today (2008) the Assessment & Taxation Services Department is responsible for assigning civic addresses to property within the city of Red Deer, placing value on properties taxation purposes, and collecting property and business revitalization zone tax on behalf of The City, Alberta Education, Public Library, and the Business Revitalization Zone. Assessment and Taxation are broken down into two sections. The Assessment section is responsible for property assessment; conducting market based assessments annually, sending out assessment notices within legislated deadlines, and calculating an assessment for businesses located within the boundaries of the downtown Business Revitalization Zone. The Taxation section is responsible for the collection of taxes and the administration of the civic address system and the Tax Installment Plan.

Red Deer became an unincorporated town in 1894, and a village in 1898, under the ordinances of the then Northwest Territories. It was incorporated as a town in 1901; and incorporated as a city in 1913. In 1907, the town adopted the commission form of municipal government. Council was advised by a Commission, which consisted of the current Mayor and the Secretary-Treasurer (appointed by by-law.) The Commissioners were responsible for the day-to-day administration of all aspects of the town's operations. The Commission system remained in place even after the town became a city. In 1995, influenced by the Carver policy model of governance, Commissioner system was replaced by the Office of City Manager. The following persons have served as the City Commissioners: L.C. Fulmer (1907-1908), A.T. Stephenson (1908-1935), R.S. Gillespie (1935-1953), J.A. Beveridge (1953-1956), E. Newman (1957-1960), J.G. Gamble (1960-1962), F.A. Amy (1963, acting), Denis Cole (1963-1971), M.H. Rogers (1971-1974), Thomas Suchy (1974-1975), and Michael Day (1976-1995).

The Danish Heritage Society of Dickson was formed in 1985 and incorporated in 1989 at Dickson, Alberta, in a district that had been heavily settled by Danish immigrant farmers. Its objective was to restore and operate the Christiansen General Store there as a museum. The museum opened in 1991, and was visited in that year by Queen Margarethe of Denmark

William Piper, 1841-1919, with his sons Frank E. Piper, 1873-1963 and William M. Piper, 1876-1901, settled in the Red Deer, N.W.T. district in 1891 and established a brick making business there in 1892. The firm's name changed as partners were brought in to capitalize the business: William Piper & Sons (1891-1898), Piper & Co. (1898-1904), and The Piper Brick and Tile Co. (1904-1908). The latter business went bankrupt, but William and Frank started it up again as a partnership, Piper and Son. William retired in 1911, and Frank went into partnership with E. R. Hill as Piper and Co. During this time the business was also known as the Piper Brick Co. Around 1920 Joseph Ardell replaced Hill in the partnership. The firm ceased manufacturing bricks in the early 1920s

The United Farmers of Alberta was established by the merger of the Society of Equity and the Alberta Farmers Association at a joint conference in Edmonton, Alberta, in January 1909. It acted as a lobby group to press for improvements in government services offered to the farmers of Alberta. The organization became a political movement in 1919 and became the provincial government for the period 1921-1935. It ceased to be a political party in 1939; and in 1949 merged with the Alberta Farmers' Union to create the Farmers' Union of Alberta. The United Farmers of Alberta, Penhold Local No. 13 developed from the Penhold Branch of the Alberta Farmers Association, which had been established in 1907. In 1912 the name of the local organization was changed to United Farmers of Alberta, Penhold Local No. 13. Known presidents of the local were: Arthur Hives (1907-1908), E. Carswell (1909), J. P. Parcels (1910, 1912), S. Pye (1911), Mr. Smith (1918), J. E. C. Oldford (1919-1920), Ronald Pye (1921-1924)

In 1901 the Red Deer Echo, a weekly newspaper, was established in Red Deer, N.W.T. In 1903 its name was changed to Alberta Advocate. In 1907 it became the Red Deer Advocate. In 1926 it acquired and amalgamated with the Red Deer News, a weekly which had started in 1905. In 1958 it was purchased from the Galbraith family which had owned it since 1906 by the Liverpool Post and Echo, a British publishing firm. In 1960 it became a daily newspaper. In 1996 it was sold by the Liverpool Post and Echo subsidiary Trinity International Holdings

On April 19, 1910, several of Red Deer's leading citizens met to discuss the idea of forming a scout troop in the town. Boy Scout Troop No. 2, which met in the Red Deer Public School, was formed shortly after these preliminary meetings. In 1923, the Red Deer Boy Scout Association was formed. The mandate of this committee was to oversee all matters pertaining to scouting in Red Deer and district. In the early 1920s (possibly 1922), the 1st Red Deer Wolf Cub Pack was formed, with H.E Callender being the Cubmaster. By 1949, the 1st Red Deer Wolf Cub Pack consisted of eleven groups of roughly six cubs each. In July 1967, the 4th Alberta Jamboree was held at Camp Woods, on Sylvan Lake just west of Red Deer.

The Red Deer Concert Society grew out of the attempt to allow Red Deer to participate in a series of annual concerts given throughout Alberta and British Columbia by the Celebrity Concerts promotional company, part of the British Columbia Overture Concert Society. In 1975, the Red Deer and District Allied Arts Council set up the Overture Concerts Committee to examine the development of a volunteer-run non-profit society to help bring touring classical musicians and groups to the City of Red Deer, Alberta. In 1976, the Red Deer Overture Concert Society was founded. The name of the organization has varied: Red Deer Overture Concerts Association [1976-1980], Red Deer Overture Concert Society [1980-1982], and Red Deer Concert Society [1984-2004]. The society ceased to exist in 2004. The known presidents of the Society were: Margaret Seelye (1976-1979), Sheila Spence (1979-1980), Peggy Evans (1983-1985), Elaine Ward (1988-1990), Charles Meggison (1991-1992), Gary Fabris (1992-1996), Margaret Hallet (1996-1997), and Gordon Anderson (1998-2004).