Category Archives: Local News
Record Breaking Pie Social And Auction At Sunshine Lodge
On Friday, October 11, Sunshine Lodge was the place to be for their annual Pie Social and Pie Auction. Over one hundred people were on hand to enjoy pie and bid on a number of pies up for auction. Kel...
Oct 18, 2024 Starland County Reeve Steve Wannstrom didn't hold back when he pied Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg at the Sunshine Lodge Pie Social on Friday, October 11th.
Good Fuel Day Great For Peggie's Feline Rescue
Last month Westview Co-op, along with Co-op gas stations across the country, participated in Good Fuel Day. This is where 10 cents per litre was donated to a non-profit organization or organizations i...
Oct 17, 2024 Deborah Guilbeault, Marketing Coordinator for Westview Co-op presenting the cheque from Fuel Good Day to Peggie Ginger of Peggie's Feline Rescue Society; Image courtesy of Westview Co-op.
Midland ODR And Community Hall Continue To Garner Support
On Thursday, October 10th, a presentation was held at the Midland Outdoor Rink where Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. presented the Midlandvale Community Hall a cheque for $10,000 to go towards the new...
Oct 16, 2024 Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. presenting a cheque to the Midlandvale Community Hall for $10,000 for the new accessible outdoor ice rink, which is nearing completion
Oyen RCMP Looking For Information On Vandalism Of A Bridge
Oyen RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for damaging a bridge. This mischief occurred between Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024 at 6 a...
Oct 16, 2024 Bindloss Bridge is closed due to mischief by vandals; Image courtesy of MD of Acadia
Operation Street Sweep Successful For Drumheller RCMP
On October 10, 2024, RCMP officers from Drumheller General Duty, Drumheller General Investigation Section, Strathmore General Investigation Section, along with partner agencies including Alberta Sheri...
Oct 15, 2024
Over $6,000 Results In Pieing Of Teachers
The students of DVSS have done exceptional in fundraising for the Terry Fox Foundation. Earlier this month, we shared that the school had raised over $5,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Well they hav...
Oct 11, 2024 Associate Principal Dana Levesque, Principal Dana Yemen, and Associate Principal Brad Teske, received pie the unconventional way on Thursday afternoon
Time To Clean The Streets
With the seasons changing and the leaves falling from the trees in the Drumheller Valley, it is time again for community street sweeping. The Town of Drumheller is anticipating starting their fall str...
Oct 10, 2024 Although our street near the boom 99.5/New Country 92.5 station is pretty clean, Town of Drumheller crews will be working on cleaning the community streets starting next week
New Compensation Agreement Between Physicians And Province
A new compensation agreement for resident physicians has been reached, which will help to retain and recruit more physicians throughout Alberta. Alberta's government, in partnership with Alberta Healt...
Oct 09, 2024
Two Locals Take Home Purse In First Annual Great Canadian Badlands Toss-Off
The bean bags were flying at Barney's Adventure Park this past weekend with the first annual Great Canadian Badlands Toss-Off Cornhole Tournament. They had a number of teams register for the event on ...
Oct 08, 2024 Competitors playing cornhole at the Great Canadian Badlands Toss-off Cornhole Tournament; Image courtesy of Ryan Semchuk
Bridge 11 In Wayne To Be Replaced
During the August 26 Regular Council Meeting, a Request for Decision was presented to Council, outlining five submissions for the Request for Proposal for the Bridge 11 Replacement Project. The design...
Oct 07, 2024 Bridge 11 on the south side of Wayne is to be replaced with a single lane bridge in the Spring of 2025; Image courtesy of the Town of Drumheller