Atlas explore tragic machinery history
There is a duality in mining and with miners. Mining is a dirty, ugly, dangerous profession full of darkness and tragedy. However ask many old timers and they will tell without batting an eye, they...
View ArticleMorrin girls bring home gold
The Morrin Junior High Girls Volleyball team have served up an exciting season this year. To cap it all off, they stepped off the court as two-time champions. Over the weekend, the team was in...
View ArticleDrumheller Filipino community rallies for typhoon aid
Residents of Drumheller are showing support for the thousands in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The storm hit the island nation last Friday devastating communities and killing...
View ArticlePolice investigate break-ins
This week on top of armed robberies, a number of local businesses have been broken into. Early Monday morning the Dinosaur RV Park was broken into and a safe was taken. On early Tuesday...
View ArticleTown releases East Coulee fill station concept plans
To help visualize what the new East Coulee water fill station will look like, the Town of Drumheller has released concept drawings of the final product. At the entrance to East Coulee the...
View ArticleHaunted Coal Mine receives spooktacular attendance
Despite a wintery Sunday, the Atlas Coal Mine is ecstatic with the turnout at this year’s Haunted Coal Mine. Over the past two weekends, over 1,200 visitors braved the Big and Little Boos....
View ArticleDVSS Students take lead in bullying battle
Students at Drumheller Valley Secondary School (DVSS) are aiming to ensure their school remains the place to be. Since the opening of school this year, the Friends of Rachel Club FOR, has been...
View ArticleRaptors rack up big wins over weekend
The Raptors were back in action last weekend. Some big wins ensured the various teams remained at or near the top of their respective divisions. This weekend was a tough one for the Bertram...
View ArticleSaints Junior B’s excel in rookie season
The St. Anthony’s Saints Junior B-Team were young and strong as they cruised to the end of their season. The only other league team that had a junior B squad this season was Hanna, and they...
View ArticleTitans victory advances team to southern final
The Titans are one step closer on the road to the provincial championship after putting Canmore away in convincing fashion. It has been almost exactly a year since the Titans and Canmore have...
View ArticleJunior A Saints end season on high
The St. Anthony’s Saints junior A girls volleyball team have wrapped up a strong season. The team competed in Championship night on November 5 and finished third in their league. This...
View ArticleArmed robbery suspects nabbed
Drumheller RCMP have apprehended two of the three persons responsible for the shocking gunpoint armed robbery at Mac’s Convenience Store on November 6. Cruise Donovan, 23 years of age, and...
View ArticleCourt orders Boot and Jean demolition
After months of waiting, progress has been made in resolving the state of the old Boot and Jean building in downtown Drumheller. The result will irrevocably change the face of downtown Drumheller....
View ArticleProvince installs four-way stops at two Drumheller area intersections
After consulting area residents through an online survey, Alberta Transportation is moving forward with plans to create four-way stops at two of the Drumheller area’s major, and most deadly,...
View ArticleDragons roar over weekend
The Drumheller Dragons are continuing to build momentum after racking up two wins over the weekend, despite a hectic road schedule. On Friday, November 1, the Dragons made the trek to face the...
View ArticleDino Half making jump to full marathon
The Dinosaur Half Marathon is looking forward to growing up and becoming a full marathon. Organizers of the annual event presented the Badlands Community Facility with $20,000, its largest...
View ArticleAdele Dyck Award honours memory of former student
For 39 years, the community of Drumheller and St. Anthony’s School has remembered a former student who was lost one night after being hit by a car in Rosedale. Adele Dyck was the daughter of...
View ArticleLocal deer heads required for CWD testing
Hunters in the Drumheller area are once again being asked to keep their heads. For the second year in a row, Alberta Fish and Wildlife is asking hunters to submit the heads of any deer or elk...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Dinosaur Legacy grant supports Atlas, Badlands SAR
The Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce has disbursed two more substantial donations to help community grow, and it is coming from the World’s Largest Dinosaur Legacy Fund. Last week...
View ArticleWheatland regional water funding delayed
Wheatland County and its partners, Gleichen, Hussar, Rockyford, and Standard, continue to push for regional water throughout the eastern portion of the county. The wait may take longer than...
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