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Salvage fishery opens at Berry Creek Reservoir
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development has opened a salvage fishery at the Berry Creek Reservoir in hopes of harvesting the fish before winter. A floodgate on the dam of the reservoir has...
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CT scans now interpreted in Red Deer following investigation
CT Scans will continue to be performed in Drumheller following an almost year–long review. However, they will now be interpreted by doctors in Red Deer. A review into diagnostic imaging...
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GuZoo issued permit to operate
After more than a year of living in limbo, The GuZoo in Three Hills is now able to operate without encumbrances. Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) issued a short...
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Starland grain bag recycling program halted, awaiting resolution
One man’s trash is another’s treasure they say. However, farmers in Starland County may have a little trouble finding someone to treasure their used grain bags for the foreseeable future....
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Four Blooms leaves room for improvement
The Valley received four out of five blooms from the Communities in Bloom judges when they rolled through the valley last summer. For some it is a victory, for some it is not as sweet. The...
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Caring with cuddles - Woman helps children in need with hugs
Volunteerism is one of the cornerstones of the Drumheller community. Resident Eileen Gallagher is no exception. Each Tuesday, Gallagher, a semi-retired cashier at Riverside Value Drug Mart,...
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Tyrrell Museum hosts hit kids’ show shoot
Visitors to the Royal Tyrrell Museum got a bonus two weekends ago. In the galleries was a film crew from the hit Nickolodeon show, Dino Dan. The show was filming in and around the museum from...
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Council idles bus parking issue for three months
Earlier this fall The Drumheller Mail reported on the issue of school buses parking in residential areas. The Drumheller Town Council has given three months for evaluation of the current policies...
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Students post high marks in achievement tests
The marks are in for the 2011/2012 year and it looks like divisions in the area are ahead of the curve. In Prairie Land Regional Division (PLRD), students met or exceeded the provincial...
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Town gets ball rolling on destination marketing
The Town of Drumheller is spearheading an initiative to help bring more tourists to the area and have them stay longer. The Town is aiming to set up a meeting with tourism stakeholders in the...
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Rotary and local nurse deliver needed medicine to India’s lowest class
The Rotary and Prairie Bible Institute teamed up to give those struggling for basic medical care the resources they desperately need this past summer. Becky Berdahl, an area resident,...
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Cenovus steps up support for Dalum firefighters
The Dalum Fire Department received a great boost when Cenovus contributed $60,000 to the department. Representatives of Cenovus met with the department on Monday afternoon to make the...
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Erickson joins ranks of 100 Outstanding Albertans
LaVerne Erickson, the visionary behind the Rosebud Theatre, the Canadian Badlands Passion Play and most recently Canadian Badlands Ltd. has been honoured as one of 100 Outstanding Albertans....
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SpringFest 2013 rocks East Coulee May 11
Winter still stands between us and spring, but organizers for the East Coulee SpringFest are wasting no time planning for one of the Valley’s biggest musical events of the year. Organizers...
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Researchers unearth first North American feathered dinosaur
Faint striations in the fossils of two small recent dinosaur discoveries in the Drumheller valley is making the science community buzz this week. On October 26, the American Association for...
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Three charged in RCMP Drug busts
On October 25, at approximately 3:10 p.m., two residences in Drumheller were searched as a result of a drug related search warrant. These searches were a result of an ongoing joint investigation...
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Business Excellence Awards close Small Business Week
For the finale of Small Business Week, Drumheller’s top businesses and professionals were honoured by the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce. On Friday, October 19, the Business...
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Prairie Land Regional Division faces revenue shortfall
Prairie Land Regional Division (PLRD) is tightening its belt a little more after finalizing its enrollment numbers at the end of September. Enrollment was finalized at 1415 students in PLRD, a...
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Hey Romeo finds success through hard work
Hey Romeo, it seems you have been busy. The trio, which includes Stacie Roper Darren Gusnowski and Rob Shapiro of Drumheller, dropped by The Drumheller Mail/inSide Drumheller office Thursday...
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Humane Society shelter quarantine nears end
The end is in sight for the quarantine that has shut down the Drumheller and District Humane Society shelter. It is estimated the building will reopen to the public in one to two weeks....
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