It appears Drumheller residents and visitors are going to be a little more connected in the very near future with wifi in the downtown core and major facilities.
According to Corporate Services director for the Town of Drumheller, Byron Nagazina, the town has inked a deal with Shaw to install free wireless Internet at the Badlands Community Facility, the Drumheller Memorial Arena and other locations in downtown Drumheller.
Byron Nagazina, Director of Corporate Services
Town of Drumheller
With this, people with laptops, tablets or smart phones can connect to the Internet free of charge.
“There were 10 communities they singled out for launching the services and we were one of them,” said Nagazina. “It is free of charge to the Town.”
“They are even talking about having it out on the streets. The whole idea is so people can get connection to wifi wherever they are.”
He says the agreement is for 10 years. Shaw is in the process of finalizing the plan including where it will be installed.
Mayor Terry Yemen is excited for the step forward. When a person connects to the wifi network, it will take them to the Shaw website and then to the Town of Drumheller’s home page.
“That way we can put in all of our events on the page. It will be good next year with all the tourists coming here and they can see what we have to offer,” said Mayor Yemen.
