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Visitors share impressions of Drumheller valley

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   As the last of the sunny summer days dwindle, The Weekender awards the prize for its annual find-the-dinosaur contest, and once again, the response was tremendous.
    This year the contest garnered well over 100 entries from points all across Canada and beyond. This year’s winner was Jack Rookes of Strathroy, Ontario, and he selected a gift certificate from Boston Pizza.
    This year, Saskatchewan and Ontario, as well as British Columbia, were well represented in...


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Fishing in the Badlands

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   According to long time anglers, there is a big difference between ‘fishing’ and ‘catching’. Fishing refers to the attempt to have one of our Piscean friends grab on to your bait; catching is the act of having said fish available for photo opportunities or as the evening entree.


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Savary fishing derby casting off next weekend

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    The 16th annual Ryan Savary Memorial Fishing Derby will be casting off at Michichi Reservoir next weekend.
    On Saturday, September 11, anglers will meet as early as 6:00 a.m. to see who can snag the biggest bite, in honour of avid angler Ryan Savary.


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Last Updated on Friday, 03 September 2010 08:39 Read more...

Tyrrell to receive fossils retrieved from Edmonton sewage tunnel

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Albertosaurus and Edmontosaurus discovered in province’s capital

    A sharp eyed City of Edmonton worker halted the construction of a sewage tunnel earlier this week when he spotted what he thought might be a dinosaur bone.
    The city contacted Jack Brink, Curator of Archaeology at the Royal Alberta Museum, who brought Mike Burns, a Ph.D. student in palaeontology from the University of Alberta, to investigate the find.


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Tyrrell could see boost of Chinese travellers

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    Recent actions by the Chinese government may have benefits to the valley in attracting more visitors in the future.
    The Chinese Government has given Canada an Approved Destination Status. This allows for the first time for Chinese citizens to travel to Canada with tourist Visas. Previously any visitation to Canada had to be done through special visas for business or student visas, for example. This week the first group of tourist from China arrived in Canada.


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