Liam McDougald shares 4-H passion
Next week, Drumheller and District 4-H members will be showing off their prized steers, cows, and calves in the annual show and sale on Monday, June 3. The animals are lovingly raised by the...
View ArticleIs your municipal tax bill too high?
Over the past two weeks, Drumheller residents have received their annual tax assessments in the mail. Bill Wulff, Acting Director of Corporate Services for the Town of Drumheller, took some...
View ArticleWater main replacement schedule for Legion alley
At the May 21 meeting of the Drumheller Town Council, approval was given to award Knibb Developments Ltd. the contract for the 2013 cast iron water line replacement program in downtown Drumheller....
View ArticleTyrrell Science Camp falls victim to vandals
The Royal Tyrrell Museum is concerned about damage from off road vehicles operating in Midland Provincial Park illegally. This comes after intentional damage to the Encana Badlands Science...
View ArticleFacebook comments show need for year round service
Tourism season is Drumheller is picking up steam, but area businesses and attractions are learning there is really no offseason. The Royal Tyrrell Museum shared with inSide Drumheller the...
View ArticleTyrrell commercial wins Alberta award
The Royal Tyrrell Museum’s most recent commercial won a provincial award last weekend in Calgary. White Iron Productions of Calgary produced the commercial, entitled They Never Left. It...
View Article100 years and counting: More centennial events planned for Canada Day
The Badlands Community Facility was packed Wednesday afternoon as Drumheller celebrated the official day it was incorporated 100 years ago. “It went awesome. I’m so thrilled. People came and...
View ArticleTown outlines summer street improvements
Drumheller residents will be getting a smoother ride through parts of town this summer. The Town of Drumheller is close to finalizing their plans for the annual street improvement program. If...
View ArticleEncana unveils CNG filling station
Encana officially unveiled its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station on Wednesday afternoon. Encana’s vice president –demand development and policy, Matt Most, was in from Denver for...
View ArticleDrumheller firefighters volunteer to assist battling wildfire
Clearwater County called for help and the Drumheller Fire Department has responded. The county near the Hamlet of Nordegg has been fighting a wildfire all week threatening the community. There...
View ArticleSt. Anthony’s plans entrepreneurship program
It is not by accident that many community leaders the world over, are entrepreneurs. They have carved their own niche in the world. St. Anthony’s School is taking steps to offer students a...
View ArticleSurveyors leave mark on Homestead Museum
As Alberta was settled, part and parcel with the adventurous pioneers were the surveyors, charting the territory. The Alberta Land Surveyors Association celebrated its centennial in 2009, and...
View ArticleLocal teacher speaks about Lyme related illness battle
For years, DVSS teacher Jillian Augey has been battling a medical mystery. Last October she was diagnosed at an American clinic with co-infections of Lyme disease. She hopes that by telling her...
View ArticleCalgary Zoo dinosaurs migrating to valley
Not only are we digging up dinosaurs in the valley, we might be trucking in a whole herd in the next few years. John Shoff of the Dino Arts Committee confirmed with The Drumheller Mail that the...
View ArticlePharmacists say new drug plan could cost patients more
Thousands have signed a petition to support local pharmacies in the face of cuts. The Drumheller Mail reported local pharmacists’ reactions to the announcement that the Alberta Government...
View ArticleBoogieing downtown
If anything the centennial car show proved that Drumheller gear heads have some hidden treasures, and this weekend they have another chance to let them out. Boogie in the Badlands is...
View ArticlePrincipal requests North Dinosaur Trail school zone
The principal of St. Anthony’s School is hoping to get motorists to slow down when driving by the school. Discussion is resuming over whether or not to make a section of North Dinosaur Trail a...
View ArticlePolice warn of dangers of Airsoft guns
On May 16, shortly after 4 p.m., three young male adults 17-19 years of age caused a ruckus in downtown Drumheller staging a mock shooting with an Airsoft gun. One male went and stood outside...
View ArticleHussar, Standard, Gleichen and Cluny 4-H show and Sale Sunday
It’s that time of year again where some of the best beef in the countryside will be on the auction block. The Hussar, Standard Gleichen and Cluny 4-H Show and Sale is this Sunday at the Hussar...
View ArticleDrumheller firefighters stand down from Nordegg wildfire
They were willing and able, but conditions were favourable and members of the Drumheller Fire Department ready to battle wildfires were stood down. inSide Drumheller reported in its May 17...
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