Passion Play Nicaragua Mission approaching
Vance Neudorf is a team leader on a Canadian Badlands Passion Play Mission trip to Nicaragua to build a classroom at the Verbo School in Bluefields on the east coast of Nicaragua at the end of...
View ArticleStandard Cenotaph slated for relocation
With construction of the new Standard Community Hall proceeding full steam ahead, residents of the village are using the opportunity to embark on a project to revive one of the community’s...
View ArticleTyrrell crew collects pristine plesiosaur from frigid north
Christmas came early for researchers at the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Staff recently collected the remains of a large marine reptile estimated to be 110 to 114 million years old. The specimen was...
View ArticleTown introduces Christmas tree recycling
Your Christmas tree may be the gift that keeps on giving this season. The Green Team at the Town of Drumheller has identified one of its goals in the new year, and that is not to landfill...
View ArticleTown conducting periodic cat trapping in core
The Town of Drumheller this month began periodic trapping of cats in the downtown core in response to complaints. The Town of Drumheller made mention to the program on its Facebook page on...
View ArticleDrumheller Family Fund give to East Coulee School Museum
The East Coulee School Museum received a gift from the Drumheller Family Fund to warm their heart and warm their building. The East Coulee School Museum has been without heat since January...
View ArticleKinsmen raise funds for new Greentree playground
If all goes well, a new playground will be springing up in the Kinsmen Park in Greentree next year. The Drumheller Kinsmen Club has begun the process after residents of the area contacted them...
View ArticleAmbulance transition said to be smooth sailing
The transition of operations from the Badlands Ambulance Society to Alberta Health Services is going smoothly and they are looking at it being complete this coming March. inSide Drumheller...
View ArticleNew Standard community hall slated to open in early 2013
Great progress is being made on the Standard Hall and they are aiming to be able to cut the ribbon early in the new year. The community has been working hard to make the hall a reality and...
View ArticleDrumheller magazine publisher awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medal
Another Drumheller resident has been honoured to receive the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, and this time it was from the Health Minister. For about 22 years, Lyle Blumhagen has been the...
View ArticleBig Valley Legion to honour Dieppe raid tank regiment
Even though Remembrance Day has come and gone, the Royal Canadian Legion in Big Valley is showing that honouring our fallen is not limited to a single day of the year. The Big Valley Legion is...
View ArticleStrankman and Wildrose hold government ”feet to the fire”
Alberta got their first glimpse at what the Alberta Legislature may look like for the next four years and it appeared to be pretty colourful. While the legislature sat for a short time in the...
View ArticleHey Romeo lands national TV gig for New Year’s
If curling up on the couch and watching the national celebrations ring in the New Year is more your speed, you are in for a treat. Hey Romeo will be on stage in Edmonton and across Canada as...
View ArticleCouncil considers new utility rates
Drumheller Town Council is aiming to have the Town’s water and sewer utility rates finalized early in the new year. Before settling on what the new rates will be, Council was presented with...
View ArticleSalvation Army Christmas campaign calls out for hampers
The Christmas season is in full swing for The Salvation Army as they continue to work for those in the community in need during the holiday season and beyond. The Salvation Army is coming off...
View ArticleStaff Sergeant requests more officers for Drumheller
A request has been made that would see more RCMP officers on the streets of Drumheller. At the November 19 meeting of Town Council, Drumheller RCMP Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins requested...
View ArticleHoliday birthdays can be tricky to navigate
Christmas can be a time for celebration, presents and good cheer. Children rush into the living room searching under the tree, shaking parcels ripping paper, to squeals of joy. It’s like it is...
View ArticleFormer Drumheller swimmer on world stage
Submitted Former Drumehller resident and member of the Aquadinnies, Andrew Poznikoff is turning heads on the international stage, posting a top-10 time in the 200-metre breaststroke at the World Short...
View ArticleCycling race rolls through Drumheller next September
Rural Alberta communities will be the stage for multi-day international cycling race and festival to be held from September 3 to 8, 2013. One of the communities to be featured will be Drumheller....
View ArticleCouncil considers extra surcharge on water bills
After considering a multitude of options to help raise money for the Town of Drumheller’s utilities, Council passed the first reading of Bylaw 15.12, the 2013 utility rates. Councillor Jay...
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