One of the very first settlers in the Red Deer area and one of the most colorful, was the man who ran the first ferry across the Red Deer River at the original Red Deer Crossing settlement, Sage Bannerman.
Although we drive down the major roadways in Red Deer on a regular basis, we rarely ask how it was that these thoroughfares got their names. In our city, most are named after prominent residents and/or long time families.