Drumheller town Council will be discussing the future of Schedule B of the business license bylaw.
This comes after passed first reading of a bylaw to removed Schedule B from the Bylaw. This is the mechanism created to provide stable funding for marketing the valley.
In late 2015, Travel Drumheller made a presentation to council requesting changes to Schedule B. During the regular council meeting of January 11, two options to amend Schedule B of the business license bylaw were presented for discussion.
Schedule B regulates the business license fees applicable to the accommodations sector of Drumheller, such as hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast establishments. Its purpose is to provide a stable funding mechanism for Travel Drumheller by shifting the cost of marketing the valley from taxpayers to businesses, which profit directly from tourism.
The first option presented to council for consideration, as proposed by Travel Drumheller, was an amendment to simplify the formula used to calculate business license fees to a flat rate of 2% of sales.
A second option presented for consideration was an amendment to remove Schedule B from the bylaw, thus making contributions to Travel Drumheller a voluntary system.
Subsequent to the discussion, Council gave first reading of Bylaw 04.16 for the purpose of removing Schedule B from the Business License Bylaw.
First reading passed unanimously. All bylaws require three readings before they are adopted.
Further discussion around Schedule B of the Business License Bylaw will be held during the next Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, January 18 in council chambers.

Boston Pizza’s Future Prospects biggest fundraiser for the year is happening now until February 14, 2016.  
Future Prospects is supporting Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Canada Division, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kids Help Phone, Live Different and the Rick Hansen Foundation.  
Drumheller Boston Pizza Office manager Kadena Pierce said, “For every heart shaped pizza sold, $1 is donated by Boston Pizza."  This is their main  focus  for this charity. Also for a minimum donation of $1 you will received a pink paper heart, and for a $2 donation for a peal back hearts and you will  also win one  of four prizes which are: a free panookie, pizzatizer, starter or $2 off any dessert."  Pierce also encouraged, "Reservations will be a good idea  to make for Valentines Day."Boston Pizzas Future Prospects has committed to support and enhance the mission of finding mentors and role models for kids through Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Boston Pizza Foundation has been a corporate partner of Kids Help Phone and its counseling support program since 1995. This program provides kids and families with mentorship support in difficult situations. It also offers adult role models armed with leading-edge information.
JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) is the leading charitable funder and advocate focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. The goal of JDRF is to improve the lives of all people affected by T1D by accelerating progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, treating and preventing this disease.
Over three million Canadians have some form of diabetes, and JDRF strives to help people of all ages and at all stages of the disease to live better, longer, healthier lives.
Boston Pizza Foundation has helped support Live Different motivational presentations in high schools across Canada. As one of the largest organizations that speaks to youth in Canada face to face, Live Different offers programs that empower hundreds of thousands of young people every year with the idea that each life has value and that they can make a difference in the world.
The Rick Hansen School Program provides free curriculum-specific resources to elementary and secondary schools across the country. Through engaging activities, lesson plans, videos and speakers, students learn to respect differences and to discover that they can make the world a better place for everyone.