Drumheller trio survive boat sinking off west coast
Three Drumheller men are safe at home after a harrowing adventure off the coast of Vancouver Island last week. Ralph Veenhuis, Jeff Finley, and Darren Walker were fishing near Tofino on...
View ArticleNew playground now open
Everyone is welcome to use the playground. A new playground in Drumheller officially opened on Monday, September 9, on the grounds of the old Central School, much to the enjoyment of kids in...
View ArticleKalon Sykes announces intention to run for Town Council
Another Drumheller resident is announcing plans to run for election in October. Kalon Sykes will be seeking a spot as a Town Councillor next election. There are a few projects Sykes feels need...
View ArticleClaude Lemieux added to Evening of the Stars
The Drumheller Dragons have invited some of the brightest and toughest names in hockey for its second annual Evening of the Stars. The team has invited Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier and...
View ArticleKloot continues undefeated streak
It was the toughest match of his career, but mixed martial artists Andrew Kloot, a native of Drumheller, came away with his fourth straight win on Friday night. Kloot remains undefeated, with...
View ArticleTitans crush Strathmore Spartans 68-0
Titans fans had plenty to cheer about last Friday when the senior team took to the field and utterly demolished the competition. The Titans defeated the Strathmore Spartans by a colossal 68-0....
View ArticleDragons defend den in home opener
Hockey fans have cause to celebrate this weekend. On Saturday, September 14, the Drumheller Dragons will make their first regular season appearance at home. The puck drops at 7 p.m. at the...
View ArticleNew race course popular with runners at Dino-half
For the fourth year running the Community Futures Drumheller Valley Dinosaur Half Marathon brought out runners, walkers and well wishers for a Sunday morning of camaraderie, fun and...
View ArticleDrumheller region unemployment second lowest in province
The Drumheller area is once again leading the province in employment according to the most recent statistics from the Government of Canada. In the month of July, the Drumheller-Camrose...
View ArticleWildrose request Elections Alberta investigations
The Wildrose Party has taken aim at employees of Stettler County in its most recent salvo of Freedom of Information requests. In a press release, Wildrose MLA Shayne Saskiw asked for an...
View ArticleResidents call for highway intersection overpasses
Many area residents are speaking up expressing their hopes that substantial changes can be made to dangerous intersections in the area. The Mail reported in the September 11 edition that...
View ArticleJeff Collins resigns from Delia Council
With municipal elections just around the corner, the Delia Village Council is left one councillor short. Earlier this month, Councillor Jeff Collins resigned from council after having...
View ArticleWill four-way stops make intersections safer?
Province surveys residents on Morrin Corner and Highway 9 and 21 intersections. The scene of an accident July of this year at Morrin Corner. In the foreground is a memorial to three children and an...
View ArticleLate summer heat helps harvest
There are few things in life that can be predicted, but a number of area agriculturalists don’t feel like they are going too far out on a limb to say this could be a pretty good harvest....
View ArticleHundreds flock to Tour of Alberta
Drumheller shines at inaugural bike race The excitement throughout Drumheller was palpable on Friday afternoon as some of the world’s top cyclists raced through town. Hundreds of residents and...
View ArticleAtlas coal mine family visits stomping ground
A living link to the Atlas Coal Mine’s history toured the National Historic Site recently. The Atlas Coal Mine #4 shipped its last load of coal in 1979, signaling the end of the coal mining...
View ArticleNew Youth Centre safe, fun place for Drumheller area teens
There’s a new resource soon to be available for youth in Drumheller. On September 27, the Drumheller Youth Centre will open its doors to youth between the ages of 12 and 18. The centre will be...
View ArticleBCF unveils new program options to help keep kids active
Parents looking to keep their kids active throughout the school year have a bevy of new options being offered by the Badlands Community Facility (BCF). The BCF just launched three new programs...
View ArticleDrumheller trio survive boat sinking off west coast
Three Drumheller men are safe at home after a harrowing adventure off the coast of Vancouver Island last week. Ralph Veenhuis, Jeff Finley, and Darren Walker were fishing near Tofino on...
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