The city takes its name from Red Deer River, a translation of was-ka-soo which means "elk river" in the Cree aboriginal language. Waskasoo is also a neighborhood overlooking the Red Deer River.
Red Deer is the hometown of several famous people, including former NHLer Ron Anderson, current NHLer Glen Wesley and Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale
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