A new term of Mayor and Council for the Town of Drumheller and other municipalities across the province will be elected in October 2025, and nominations are open for those residents who are interested in putting their name forward as a prospective candidate.
The nomination period opened at the beginning of the year on January 1, and nominations will be accepted in person at Drumheller Town Hall up until 12 noon on the Nomination Day of September 22, 2025.
“The Town of Drumheller has created the 2025 Municipal Election Handbook to help guide prospective candidates,” shares Town of Drumheller Returning Officer Mitchell Visser. “It contains important information about the Town of Drumheller, such as how a municipality operates, how decisions are made, the responsibility and time commitment of an elected official, remuneration, and important bylaws and policies of the Town.”
Copies of the handbook, along with nomination papers, can be picked up in person from Town Hall at 224 Centre Street, or can be viewed online on the Town of Drumheller’s website.
Mr. Visser explains potential candidates are responsible to ensure they are eligible to run in the municipal election prior to submitting their nomination papers; eligibility requirements can be found in the Local Authorities Election Act Section 21 to Section 23.
While nominations are accepted up until noon on Nomination Day, Mr. Visser recommends anyone interested in putting their name forward as a candidate to submit their nomination papers “sooner than later.” Appointments to submit nomination papers can be made by contacting the Town’s Legislative Services department. There is no cost to submit nomination papers.
Election signage cannot be erected until after Nomination Day as per the Local Authorities Election Act. Additional information regarding campaign advertising and election signage can be found in the 2025 Municipal Election Handbook and the Town of Drumheller Election Signage Bylaw 13.21.
A registry of candidates, for both Mayor and Council, is currently available on the Town of Drumheller website at drumheller.ca/your-municipality/municipal-elections; as of press time, a single nomination for Council had been received.
