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Army reserve to train in Drumheller

 

 

Drumheller and area residents are advised that military training will be conducted within the Town of Drumheller and the MD of Starland during the weekend of March 19-21st 2010. Army Reservists from Calgary and Edmonton will arrive in Drumheller at approximately 12:00pm on Friday March 19, 2010 and participate in the exercise until noon on Sunday March 21st.
The training will be based at the Drumheller Airport and will take place in various areas around the town. This training is being conducte...

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Minor Hockey latest community facility contributor

 

    The Drumheller Minor Hockey Association has generously committed $75,000 over the next five years to the Badlands Community Facility.
    The announcement was made on Wednesday, March 3 in the Town of Drumheller Council Chambers. As Minor Hockey is a major user of the facility, president Linda Lacher said it’s fitting they are contributors. There are about 180 participants in Drumheller Minor Hockey.
    “Drumheller has a very high demand for ice time,” said Lacher. “T...

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The gloves are off, let bidding commence

 

   The gloves are off, and now there may be some friendly fisticuffs as to who will claim ownership of the gargantuan gloves.
    Sliding a bright red pair of mittens onto the claws of the World’s Largest Dinosaur put Drumheller on the map as part of its Olympic Torch Celebrations. On Tuesday night, the Drumheller Fire Department removed the mittens.
    Now the gloves will be on the auction block in support of the Badlands Community Facility.
    Tara Semchuk, of Bit’s and Pieces, con...

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WPCA drivers roll through town, drumming up support for tarp auction

    The Badlands Dinosaur Derby is coming up sooner than expected, and two WPCA Dodge Pro Tour drivers were in Drumheller last week drumming up support for the upcoming tarp auction.
    The tarp auction is coming up on April 6. This is a chance for local residents and businesses to bid on a chuckwagon tarp for their favourite driver at this year’s event scheduled in Drumheller for the Father’s Day Weekend.
    Chuckwagon drivers Jerry Bremner and Rick Fraser met with local businesses ... Read more...

Speaker Series continues with Dr. Scott Sampson

    The Royal Tyrrell Museum 25th anniversary Speakers Series continues Friday, March 12 with Dr. Scott B. Sampson.
    Dr. Sampson is a Canadian-born dinosaur palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, and educator who presently serves as Research Curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History, University of Utah.
    He is also pursuing a range of new projects focused on education. Appearing as “Dr. Scott the Palaeontologist,” he is presently appearing on the PBS children’s series... Read more...

Facility design to be unveiled

    After more than a year of planning and anticipation, Drumheller residents will be able to get a look at what the Badlands Community Facility will look like.   
    An open house has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 at the Civic Centre. This is a chance for the public to get a glimpse of what the new facility will entail. Chair of the design committee Brooke Christianson said they have been busy consulting the community and identifying how to accommodate all the needs of the community. L... Read more...

Special exhibition prepared for Tyrrell anniversary

    For 25 years, the Royal Tyrrell Museum has been piecing together stories of the plant and animal life that existed on earth thousands of years ago.
    While collecting bones, along the way they collected quite a few stories of their own.
    On the occasion of the Tyrrell's 25th anniversary, they are getting ready to share those stories with the world.
    Right now, the museum is dedicating the resources of designers, researchers, technicians and virtually every other aspect of its organizati... Read more...

Hockey experience of lifetime

 

 

 

In a not so far away future, the question, “where were you when Canada won the 2010 Olympic hockey gold medal?” will define a generation. Bob Boyd of Boyd’s Financial Services certainly will have a better answer than most. He was able to take in last Sunday’s gold medal game, one that could go down in history as one of the all time great match-ups. He earned his tickets through Empire Life, one of the companies he uses in his line of business, and along with other agen...

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Tyrrell breaks Family Day record, expecting 10 millionth visitor

    The Royal Tyrrell Museum enjoyed one of its best seasons ever, and it looks like the momentum has continued, judging by the incredible Family Day turn out.
    The museum offered free admission on Family Day, and literally thousands took advantage of the opportunity to discover and rediscover the museum.
    Leanna Mohan, marketing coordinator for the Tyrrell, tells The Mail there were more than 3,200 visitors on Family Day.
    “It was the highest attended Family Day in the last 10 years... Read more...

Chamber commits $250,000 to community facility

    The Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce is the latest community group to step forward to support the creation of the Badlands Community Facility.
    The chamber, with a membership of over 200 businesses in the community, has pledged $250,000 over five years to the construction of the community facility. They made the announcement public on Monday, March 1, in the shadow of the World’s Largest Dinosaur.
    “Our board realizes the importance of this facility,” said ch... Read more...

Drumheller artist scores high with North America Body Painting Competition judges

 

  While most people were thinking of ways to impress their significant other during the Valentine’s Day weekend, Drumheller resident, Lucie Brouillard, was busy painting (near) naked bodies in Vegas.
    Using sponge and brush techniques, she spent 6 hours on both Saturday and Sunday painting her visions on two themes, first on “Around the World" and then “Evolution” on models at the first ever North America Body Painting Championship, where body painters from all over th...

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Town’s toilet rebate program in place

 

    If you weren’t able to take advantage of the Town of Drumheller’s toilet rebate program last year, it has returned.
    Last summer, the Town of Drumheller introduced the program where residents who purchase a new, higher efficiency toilet for their home, can apply for a rebate from the Town of Drumheller towards the purchase.
    There was a modest uptake of the program in 2009 with 44 residents getting a rebate. They have reintroduced the program for this year.
    The Town is of...

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