Junior 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 ArticleWeekend winter storm buries Drumheller
It was yet another wild weekend for winter weather. The Drumheller area was buried in a thick blanket of snow. Starting Friday afternoon, a snowstorm blew in and continued for most of the...
View ArticleStarland County hosts solar open houses
The sun shines bright around Drumheller, creating one of the best sources for solar power in the world. Starland County is continuing to tap the solar potential of southern Alberta and has...
View ArticleBig Country Anti Violence Association marks Prevention of Domestic Violence...
On November 18 until November 22 the Big Country Anti Violence Association (BCAVA) will be holding the Annual Red Silhouette Campaign at the Badlands Community Facility. On display at the...
View ArticleTown announces multipass compensation
Relief is in store for multipass holders of the Drumheller Aquaplex and Badlands Community Facility (BCF). As of Wednesday, November 20, Aquaplex and multipass holders will have “at least...
View ArticleDragons break three game losing streak
The Drumheller Dragons are regaining some momentum, breaking a three game losing streak on Tuesday against the Olds Grizzlys. Though the Dragons appeared to be in control of the game, the...
View Article3- Peat
Like a well-oiled machine the Drumheller Titans rolled their way on to the field, over Holy Rosary and back into the provincial spotlight winning its third championship in as many years. Or,...
View ArticleLocal cowboy pens autobiography
One of the Drumheller area’s true cowboys is inviting readers to take a journey into the life of a prairie cowboy. Local rancher and farmer Don Howard just finished his autobiography, Under...
View ArticleFree basketball refereeing clinic this Saturday
As hard as players practice and coaches work to develop skills, there would be no basketball season of it weren’t for referees. There will be a beginner referees clinic coming up this...
View ArticleBixby returns to stomping grounds
One of Drumheller’s most famous homegrown musicians is coming back to play in front of a hometown crowd. On Friday, November 29, Jaydee Bixby will rock the Stampede Barn. “Absolutely I’m...
View ArticlePassion Play honours founders
The annual Passion Play Founders Banquet, held to honour Founders, and to thank donors who supported the Passion Play over the past year, faced a challenge on Saturday, November 16. Saturday...
View ArticleBolt receives provincial award for work against family violence
Cora Bolt’s dedication to raising awareness to the scourge of violence has been awarded provincially with an Inspiration Award. Bolt received the award for her work with the Big Country Anti...
View Article"Significant" changes coming at Encana
There were some big changes announced by Encana last week, which may trickle down to Drumheller's economy. On November 5, Encana announced it was beginning to make “significant and bold”...
View ArticleFuture looks bright for Carbon curler
Carbon-born curler Rebecca Pattison is a name to watch for in national curling circles. Last week, Pattison, 23, and her curling team were in Kitchener, Ontario, to compete in the 2013 Capital...
View ArticleAtlas 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...
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