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Town Sets Mill Rate for 2020
During the regular town council meeting on May 11, the Town of Drumheller set the mill rate for the 2020 tax year. The 2020 operating budget for the town detailed a 1.9% increase to municipal property...
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New COVID-19 Cases Continue to be Minimal in the Province
As we prepare for the Victoria Day long weekend, some positive news from the daily update by Dr. Deena Hinshaw Chief Medical Officer of Health. Out of the 4,505 tests that have been completed in the...
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4-H Clubs Using Different Means to Sell Animals During COVID-19
This time of year is usually quite busy with many 4-H kids preparing to show and sell their animals at their annual events around our area. With COVID-19, things are quite a bit different for most of...
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FCSS Volunteer Tax Program Deadline Looms
An important program that has been offered for many years in Drumheller, is preparing to wrap up for another year. Each year at tax time, FCSS Drumheller offers at tax preparation program for...
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Just Over 1000 Active Cases of COVID-19 in Alberta
Some positive news coming out of the long weekend for the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta. With her daily update about the pandemic in the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that there are 5,584...
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More Options to Help Farmers Through COVID-19
The Federal Ag Minister made an announcement on Tuesday that should help farmers and ranchers through the COVID-19 pandemic. Marie Claude Bibeau says farmers can now directly benefit from changes to...
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Royal Tyrrell Museum Prepares to Open to the Public
As many of you may know, museums were part of 'Phase One' of the relaunch in Alberta which began on May 14. There were some tourists that visited Drumheller over the Victoria Day long weekend...
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Active COVID-19 Cases Now Below 1000
This afternoon, there was not a press conference providing the daily update from the Province on the coronavirus pandemic but they did update the daily information. There are now only 970 active...
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Carbon Tax Continues to be an Issue for Farmers in Canada
Canada's top Ag minister's been facing a lot of heat on the hill recently, mostly about the government's aid package announced a couple of weeks ago but also about another issue that's been ongoing for...
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Active COVID-19 Cases in Alberta at 926
In today's update by Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw shared the positive news that there are only 926 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. There have now been 5,710...
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Connect First Credit Union Announces new Chief Operating Officer
Connect First Credit Union, which includes Chinook Financial and Mountain View Financial in our area, announced on Wednesday they have a new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Wellington Holbrook has been...
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Two Charged With Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking
On May 13th, the Drumheller RCMP conducted a traffic stop which led to charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. At 1:30 a.m., a vehicle was pulled over for a regulation infraction. Drug...
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Suspension Bridge Closed but not Due to COVID-19
As people begin to travel to Drumheller to see the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Horseshoe Canyon, and our other tourist attractions, one they will not be able to visit is the Star Mine Suspension Bridge in...
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Difficult Season Ahead for Alberta Beekeepers
Alberta's beekeeping industry is facing some very difficult times. Many beekeepers suffered major hive losses over the winter and into this spring. The COVID-19 lock down meant flights that would...
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Promising Data About COVID-19 in Alberta
The Province of Alberta has updated their daily information and it continues to look promising. There were 3,205 tests completed by the provincial lab in the past 24 hours and only 32 new cases of the...
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Drumheller State of Local Emergency Continues Into Summer
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, the Town of Drumheller put in place a State of Local Emergency (SOLE). The Town has been under said state of local emergency since March 20. At the special...
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Royal Tyrrell Museum has Great Opening Weekend
With the Province of Alberta in stage one of the relaunch, museums were permitted to reopen. The Royal Tyrrell Museum (Museum) prepared and reopened on Friday, May 22. There was much preparation that...
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Nearly 6000 Albertans Have Recovered from COVID-19
The numbers have been updated by the Province of Alberta and things are looking promising with 5,979 people recovered from the novel coronavirus. There remains 762 active cases in Alberta as of this...
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Playgrounds to Reopen Saturday in Drumheller
On Monday, at the regular Town Council meeting, it was discussed whether to reopen playgrounds and other outdoor recreation facilities in Drumheller. Council has decided to reopen all playground and...
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Seeding Progressing Well in Central Alberta
Just before we got that large amount of rain at the end of last week, many farmers around the Drumheller area wrapped up seeding for this year. Timing for those that finished couldn't have been better....
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Stolen Copper Wire Seized by RCMP
The Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit (SAD CRU) of the RCMP have recovered a substantial amount of stolen copper wire as well as an oil site breathing apparatus. A two month investigation into...
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New COVID-19 Cases Continue to be Minimal
The Province of Alberta has updated the statistics for COVID-19 for today (May 26) and like yesterday only a small number of people have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. Out of the 2,982 tests that...
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Farmers Need to do More to Prevent Serious Farm Accidents
A new survey suggests farmers need to do more to prevent serious farm accidents. The executive director of the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association says a new farm survey shows 72 percent of...
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Town Provides Help to the Dragons
On May 25th Drumheller Town Council approved a change in fee structure for facility rental for the Drumheller Dragons AJHL Hockey Team for the next four years. “The Dragons produce significant economic...
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Improvement Continues Province Wide with the COVID-19 Pandemic
The number of active cases continues to shrink in the Province of Alberta, according to Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw. At the press conference today, Dr. Hinshaw reported that...
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A Refresh for the Worlds Largest Dinosaur
As many know, the World's Largest Dinosaur has been in the Drumheller Valley for nearly 20 years and needs to be freshened up every once in a while. To prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary, the...
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COVID-19 Cases Continue to Shrink
The daily update from the Province of Alberta shows the continued good news about active COVID-19 cases in Alberta. There are now only 652 active cases in the province, a reduction of 27 from...
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Local Doctor Hoping to Increase Minor Surgeries at the Drumheller Health Centre
The Drumheller Health Centre normally has a steady operating room, except during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one doctor is hoping that it will be busier. Dr. David Liknes who practices medicine at the...
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Canadian Companies Await Retaliation from China
Canadian companies and industries that do business with China, are waiting for the latest retaliation from Beijing. Many are worried the government of China will impose new measures on Canadian...
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Anyone In Alberta Can Now Be Tested for COVID-19
With today's media conference, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that anyone that would like to be tested for COVID-19, can be. The reasoning for this is to further understand the impacts of moving forward...
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