Category Archives: Local News
Seven Recognized With King Charles Coronation Medals
On Thursday, June 5, a small ceremony was held at Royal Canadian Legion Branch in Drumheller recognizing seven people of our area who have been instrumental within their community, and have been prese...
Jun 06, 2025 King Charles III Coronation Medal recipients; from left to right, Mark Maxwell, Heather Colberg, MP Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek, Barbara Campbell, Linda Fisher, Jamie Collins, Larry Coney, Jim Fisher
Opportunity To Learn More About Sunshine Lodge
This week is Seniors' Week in Alberta and the Drumheller Valley. In conjunction, the Drumheller and District Seniors Foundation is hosting an open house at Sunshine Lodge on Friday, June 6th. People w...
Jun 06, 2025
Registration To Vote In Municipal Election
The Province of Alberta has updated its legislation when it comes to voter registration in municipal elections. In a release by the Town of Drumheller they share that all residents of Drumheller must ...
Jun 05, 2025 Courtesy of the Town of Drumheller
Pride Month And Week Highlighted By Flag Raising Event
The month of June is Pride Month and the first week of June in the Drumheller Valley is Pride Week. To signify Pride Week, nearly 50 people were on hand at Rotary Park for a flag raising ceremony. The...
Jun 04, 2025 A number of supporters were on hand on Monday evening for the raising of the Pride Flag in Drumheller
DVSS Grad Went Off Without A Hitch
This past Saturday, the graduating class of Drumheller Valley Secondary School (DVSS) gathered at the Badlands Amphitheatre to celebrate their graduation. It was another beautiful day and according to...
Jun 04, 2025 The DVSS Grad class of 2025 at the Badlands Amphitheatre on Saturday, May 31st; image courtesy of DVSS
Tragic Rollover Near Beiseker
On June 3, 2025, at 4:53 a.m., Airdrie Rural RCMP were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle rollover on Highway 9, north east of Airdrie. Upon arrival, the driver of the vehicle, a 25-year-old f...
Jun 04, 2025
Wild Rose Women's Triathlon Continues To Grow
This past weekend, a number of local athletes and visitors came to the Drumheller Valley to challenge themselves with the Wild Rose Women's 5K Run and the Wild Rose Women's Triathlon. The Women's 5K w...
Jun 03, 2025 Bikes everywhere in the staging area of the Wild Rose Women's Triathlon this past weekend; Image courtesy of Wild Rose Women's Events.
Seniors Week Underway
An annual week to recognize and appreciate seniors in our community and province is once again upon us. Seniors Week is June 2nd to June 8th. To start off the week, a complimentary pancake breakfast w...
Jun 02, 2025 The tables were full on Monday morning for the complimentary pancake breakfast to kick off Seniors Week in Drumheller, June 2 - 8.
What A Wind Saturday Night
If you were in and around Drumheller on Saturday we saw quite a change in weather, accompanied by a significant wind. According to Stingray Weather Specialist, Brandon Houck, the wind was part of a co...
Jun 02, 2025 A tree in the parking lot of the Long Branch Saloon in Midland was one of the casualties of the wind storm on Saturday night.
Exterior Update For St. Anthony's Church
For those that travel in the downtown area of Drumheller, you may have noticed that St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church is wrapped in tarps and scaffolding. It is a major project according to Father L...
May 30, 2025 The bell tower is currently covered in tarps and scaffolding as crews remove the stucco surface to replace it.