Category Archives: Local News
Candidates Host BBQ
On Sunday afternoon, all of the candidates that are running in the upcoming municipal election were on hand at a BBQ to allow locals to chat with them about their perspectives on the issues facing Dru...
Oct 08, 2025 Image courtesy of Dale Goulder of Freson Bros.
Indoor Pool Reopens At Aquaplex
The work has been extensive in the indoor pool at the Drumheller Aquaplex in the repair of the hot tub, which affected the use of the indoor pool. Although there is some finishing work yet to do on th...
Oct 07, 2025
All Is Quiet
If you drive by any of our local schools, all seems to be pretty quiet. With the teachers on job action as of Monday (October 6th) morning, no kids are around the schools and the parking lots are near...
Oct 06, 2025 Only a few vehicles of support staff are on hand at St. Anthony's School on Monday morning as the Alberta Teachers' Association have went on strike.
Town Providing Options For Kids During Pending Teacher Strike
As many know the teachers in our province are looking like they will be going on strike at the start of next week. This creates many issues for parents on what to do with the kids to keep them busy wh...
Oct 03, 2025
Minor Collision At Highway 9 And 10 Intersection
On Thursday morning, local emergency crews were dispatched to a minor collision at the traffic lights at Highway 9 and Highway 10, near Boston Pizza in Drumheller. Two vehicles were involved in a coll...
Oct 02, 2025 Emergency crews were on hand at the scene of a minor collision at the intersection of Highway 9 and 10 on Thursday morning.
Great Numbers For Truth And Reconciliation Event In Drumheller
On Tuesday, September 30th, as part of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, an event took place behind the Badlands Community Facility in Drumheller. A number of local residents along with r...
Oct 02, 2025 The chairs were full at the ceremony for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday behind the BCF
Documentary "Sideways" Presented In Drumheller
On Monday, September 29th, the Drumheller Dragons along with Drumheller Minor Hockey Association worked together to bring in former NHL player Bob Wilkie for a presentation at the Badlands Community F...
Oct 02, 2025 The Drumheller Dragons with Bob Wilkie (centre) at the presentation of "Sideways" on Monday night at the BCF; image courtesy of K4 Kreative Beauty and Photography.
Tragic Collision Near Kirkpatrick
Drumheller RCMP along with Drumheller Fire and EMS responded to a single vehicle collision on the morning of Tuesday, September 30th around 6:00 AM. According to Drumheller RCMP, the vehicle was trave...
Sep 30, 2025 Image courtesy of Drumheller RCMP
Drumheller Schools Participate In Terry Fox Run
Last week, all of the schools in Drumheller held their annual Terry Fox Run. St. Anthony's School held an assembly on Thursday, September 25th before heading out for their run just after 10 AM. In the...
Sep 29, 2025 Taylor Unland, Emma Olson, and Lylah Hoff show off the cakes for the annual Terry Fox Cake Auction at DVSS on Thursday, September 25th.
Local Postal Workers On Strike
If you are driving in Downtown Drumheller today by the post office, you may notice people with picket signs. The local workers with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are on strike with 55,000 other...
Sep 26, 2025 Drumheller's unionized postal workers were on the picket line on Friday morning as their union went on strike as of Friday morning.