Council gave first and second reading of Bylaw 29.0 - Nacmine Public Utility Lots (PULs).
This was a housekeeping item in which the lands have already been acquired by the Town of Drumheller to facilitate berm construction in the area. However, these lands required council approval to convert the parcels to either Environmental Reserve or PULs.
Following first and second reading, council gave unanious consent to hold third reading and then gave third reading to the bylaw.
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Council also gave first and second reading of Bylaw 30.24 - Nacmine Environmental Reserve.
Similar to the Nacmine PULs Bylaw, this was a housekeeping item. However, unlike the PULs, these parcels will be converted to Environmental Reserve. It was explained by converting these lands to Environmental Reserve no development or improvements such as trails can be placed on the land, and the lands can never be converted from Environmental Reserve.
Following first and second reading, council gave unanimous consent to hold third reading and then gave third reading to the bylaw.
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Council gave first and second reading of Bylaw 32.24, which is a revision of Bylaw 09.24 and Bylaw 04.24 which were road closure bylaws previously approved by council. When these were submitted to Alberta Transportation there were errors on the plan numbers, and this will allow administration to resubmit to the appropriate authorities.
Council gave unanimous consent to hold third reading and then gave third reading.
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Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw 24.24 - Advertising Bylaw; Councillor Pat Kolafa recused himself from this portion of the meeting.
A public hearing was previously held during the last regular council meeting and, following this public hearing concerns regarding the bylaw and policy were discussed with Palliser and legal teams which have prompted some small changes which were outlined in the Request for Decision. This includes changes from a council policy to an administrative policy and reduction of circulation distances within the policy.
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Council approved the appointment of Lynn Fabrick to the Drumheller Public Library Board for a three-year term ending October 7, 2027.
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Council approved waiving the municipal portion of the tax roll for 934 Newcastle Trail from the period of September 1, 2024 until December 31, 2024 in the amount of $290.36, due to significant fire damage which has rendered the property uninhabitable. Administration will also inform the assessor of the condition of the property to ensure the property is appropriately assessed for the 2025 Property Tax year.
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Council approved the repeal of Policy C-0390 - City Promotional Pin Policy, which was originally passed in 1990 and has since become outdated.
Following review of various policies, the Town’s Legislative Services department has recognized a number of policies which have become outdated. It was recommended to replace this policy with a new Comms A01 - Promotional Items Policy which would move this from a council policy to an administrative policy and covers all promotional items, not just pins.
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Council gave first and second reading of Bylaw 31.24 - Community Standards Appeal Board. This policy has been in place for many years and this bylaw would align current and ongoing processes, including the addition of the definition of a “panel” which would allow only three members of council rather than all seven members of council to be present during appeal hearings. It would also provide clear and consistent timelines regarding appeals and how to apply.
Council gave unanimous consent to hold third reading of the bylaw; they then gave third and final reading of Bylaw 31.24 - Community Standards Appeal Board.
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Council endorsed the funding initiative with Travel Drumheller for the promotion of Sports Tourism and appointed the Travel Drumheller Executive Director Julia Fielding to the Sports and Council Task Force.
The Recreation, Arts and Culture department has already received approval from the Travel Drumheller Executive to help support sports tournaments in the shoulder seasons to help promote sports tourism in the community during the slower winter season.
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Council approved the sole-source purchase of two new Trojan UV Reactors for the Water Treatment Plant for the Capital cost of $570,000. It was noted this item is coming forward now as it will take approximately 29-weeks for this to be received. These are part of the final disinfection process at the water treatment plant, prior to chlorinization. There will be an additional cost of $270,000 in 2025 to install; these reactors were last purchased in 2009 and sourcing replacement parts for these units have become difficult. These units have a life expectancy of about 20 years.
Council also committed to the funding of $270,000 from the Water Capital budget in 2025; this item will be brought back to council during 2025 Budget deliberations.

Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg opened Monday night’s regular council meeting by noting September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A ceremony will be held at the Downtown Plaza from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Council gave second and third reading for the Nacmine East Road Closure Bylaw #02.24. This Bylaw deals with closing a portion of the right of way at the northwest corner of the intersection of 1st Street and 3rd Avenue in Nacmine to facilitate berm construction.
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Council gave second and third reading for the Nacmine 4th Street East Road Closure Bylaw #03.24. This Bylaw deals with closing the entire right of way immediately adjacent to the Red Deer River between 3rd Street and 5th Street to facilitate berm placement.
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Council gave second and third readings for the Rosedale Mabbott Road, Road Closure Bylaw #06.24. This Bylaw deals with closing a portion of the right of way of Mabbott Road between the Red Deer River and the southern edge of the Star Mine Suspension Bridge parking lot to allow the berm to be constructed parallel to the river.
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Council gave second and third reading for the Rosedale Pinter Drive, Road Closure Bylaw #07.24. This Bylaw deals with closing a portion of the right of way of Pinter Drive north of Lot 1, Block 11, Plan 171 2180 and the Red Deer River to allow the berm to be constructed parallel to the river. A portion of this Road Closure Bylaw is proposing to close the right of way north of the Red Deer River to the edge of the Undeveloped Road Allowance and crosses lands recently acquired by the Town of Drumheller for the Star Mine Suspension Bridge repairs.
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Council gave three readings to Bylaw #27 East Coulee Public Utility Lots (PUL). The East Coulee River Drive West Road Closure Bylaw #20.22 passed on July 22, 2024, for the purpose of closing undeveloped portions of a municipal right-of-way for the construction of a flood mitigation berm in East Coulee. This Road Closure is now in the process of being registered with Alberta Land Titles. As part of the funding agreement with the Province of Alberta and the Government of Canada, land acquired for the flood mitigation project must be dedicated as either Environmental Reserves (ERs), Public Utility Lots (PULs) or another designation satisfactory to the Province. Therefore, Bylaw 27.24 enacts the conversion of the undeveloped right-of-way closed into a PUL.
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Council gave three readings to Bylaw #28.24 – Revision of Bylaw #17.19. This bylaw was passed to close a portion of a public street and sell the land to an encroaching landowner. This bylaw was brought to Land Titles for registration. However, when this bylaw was submitted to Land Titles, it was rejected due to a clerical mistake. The amendment fixes the clerical error.
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Council approved the Certificate of Approval and Resolution for Expropriation pertaining to a portion of the parcel of land described as Lot 7, Plan 9911430; Title Number 171 233 365. This is to construct the berm in Rosedale. The costs of the land purchase and associated legal fees for the proceedings are eligible for 100% funding under the Alberta Government Grant. The Federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) grant program can be used to cover up to 40% of the land-only costs for berm construction.
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Council held a Public Hearing for proposed Bylaw #24-24, the Advertising Bylaw. This is to give the town more flexibility when advertising. Devin Diano of Palliser Regional Municipal Services spoke in opposition to portions of the policy that may affect Palliser’s processes and made some recommendations on how to proceed.