Space and robotics teams from post-secondary institutions, and their rovers, came to the Drumheller Valley to participate in the Canadian International Rover Challenge (CIRC) between Friday, August
A Request for Proposal to provide much needed renovations and construct a new assisted living facility to provide a higher level of care to keep seniors in the Drumheller Valley is now open for bids.
The new facility will be funded by a $7 million grant by the provincial government to construct a 26 bed Enhanced Assisted Living facility, which will be attached to Hillview Lodge, while renovations to the 500 wing of Sunshine Lodge will be funded by the Drumheller and District Seniors Foundation (DDSF).
DDSF board chair and Town of Drumheller Councillor Tom Zariski told the Mail, “By combining the two projects into one (Request for Proposal) and one project, it should save both projects money.”
Dickson Dam, located approximately 180 kilometres northwest of Drumheller on the Red Deer River, plays a key role in the ongoing flood mitigation efforts in the Drumheller Valley through flow regula
Being prepared in the event of an emergency is important, especially when living in a flood community like the Town of Drumheller, but preparing your family and home for the unexpected can seem like a daunting task.
Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg, Drumheller Fire Chief Bruce Wade, along with home inspector Steve Pittman, joined Justin Lamoureaux at Drumheller Canadian Tire on Thursday, April 29 to discuss the importance of having a 72-hour emergency kit on hand, and what steps to take to protect your home in the event of flooding.
“Especially around here with bentonite in some of the areas, if you don’t have a good grade away from the home, water will sit between the wall of dirt and the wall of the home,” Pittman told the Mail. “We get that cold weather and it’s going to freeze and the water’s going to expand and push on the foundation and cause cracks and cause damage.”
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Locally, following a surge in cases mid-March which saw active cases in the Drumheller Valley rise to a record high of 75 on March 16, cases continue to fluctuate.
“We have now administered more than one million doses of vaccine in the province,” Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said during the Thursday, April 15 COVID update.
It was also announced the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was previously paused due to a rare increased risk of blood clots, was made available to eligible Albertans aged 40 and older starting on Tuesday, April 20; previously the vaccine was not recommended for anyone under 55.