Category Archives: Local News
Stettler Trade Show Set For This Weekend
Signs of spring are crocuses in bloom, snow melting, and the annual Stettler Trade Show. This weekend, the Stettler Recreation Centre will be filled with vendors from all across the province. The thre...
Apr 10, 2025 Image courtesy of the Stettler Board of Trade and Development
Bassano Grocery Store Robbed
Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit (SADCRU) with Alberta RCMP is investigating a string of break and enters to various businesses across southern Alberta, which occurred between April 6 an...
Apr 10, 2025 Image of the thieves that broke into Bassano Family Foods; Image courtesy of Bassano RCMP
Candidates Finalized For 2025 Federal Election
Time is ticking away on the upcoming Federal Election which is scheduled for Monday, April 28th. The Drumheller area consists of two electoral districts, Battle River-Crowfoot and Bow River. Candidate...
Apr 09, 2025 Studioclover / Depositphotos.com
Town Awards Tender For 6th Avenue Connector
The Town of Drumheller has been working to connect 6th Avenue by Canadian Tire to the downtown core by creating a street between the traffic lights and Railway Avenue. Back in January the Town of Drum...
Apr 08, 2025 The new street will be located between Highway 9 and Railway Avenue and is to be completed by the fall of 2025.
Unrest As Markets See Their Third Day Of Volatility
There is so much uncertainty with the new tariffs introduced by the US government and the international stock markets are reflecting said uncertainty. When the markets opened on Monday morning, the TS...
Apr 07, 2025 dambuster / Depositphotos.com
Three Area Residents Charged In Year Long Drug Investigation
After an extensive year-long investigation, Drumheller RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS), in collaboration with multiple RCMP units, has successful concluded a drug trafficking investigation, r...
Apr 07, 2025 Image courtesy of Drumheller RCMP
Drumheller RCMP Reminds Drivers To Watch For Motorcycles
We have had some amazing temperatures over the past few days, which has made it perfect weather for motorcyclists to get there ride back on the road for the season. Drumheller RCMP is reminding driver...
Apr 07, 2025 magicinfoto / Depositphotos.com
Sunterra Asks For Creditor Protection
Sunterra, which operates a number of hog barns in the Drumheller area, along with a large facility in Acme, a greenhouse in Acme, Trochu Meats in Trochu, and a number of grocery stores in Alberta, has...
Apr 03, 2025 VadimVasenin / Depositphotos.com
Welcome Back To Winter
We all know that the snow is possible anytime before the May Long Weekend and did we ever get it on Tuesday night (April 1). Environment and Climate Change Canada did expect a significant amount of sn...
Apr 02, 2025 Much has melted already today but the Drumheller Valley and areas surrounding got walloped with significant snowfall on April 1st.
Gas Prices Drop Substantially In Drumheller
A few weeks ago, it was announced by the Prime Minister that the Government of Canada would be zeroing out the consumer carbon tax as of April 1st. There was hope that this would mean instant savings ...
Apr 01, 2025 Westview Co-op dropped their price on fuel as of Tuesday morning, reflective of the zeroing of the consumer carbon price effective April 1st.