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Rockyford Ringers to host try Ringette event

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The Rockyford Hockey and Ringette Association (RHRA) is having their annual “Come Try Ringette” day on Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Rockyford.
It is a completely free event and no experience is necessary to participate. Any child over the age of four is welcome and encouraged to register.
Julie Wallace, the Ringette Vice-President for the RHRA, tells the Mail, “We are looking for anyone aged 4+. Next season we are hoping to offer teams at the U10 (4-9), U12 (10-11), U14 (11-12) and U19 (17-19) levels. Currently we have no limit on participants. If we get a lot of interest, we will add another ice time another day. No one interested will be turned away! All players are welcome to join our teams. We accept all abilities and learn and grow together.”
Teams in the Zone 2 League for U10 play in Rockyford, Strathmore, Indus, Airdrie, Cochrane and Foothills. Teams in the Chinook League play in the same mentioned places as well as Calgary.
Extra sticks are available for the event and the only equipment needed to participate is skates, gloves and a helmet. There are equipment swaps commonly available for those families who have players that have outgrown their equipment or may have extra they’re not using.
“Rockyford has a long standing tradition with ringette and we are proud to continue to offer the sport in our area and give opportunities to our young girls. Many of our players have moved on to play elite ringette or have continued to play as adults. We also have two competitive adult teams. Our association received a Ringette Excellence Award in 2023 and we have had ringette in our community since 1991!” says Wallace. “If people are interested but unable to attend on the 17th, they can reach out to me and we can have anyone interested come out and join us for a practice or come and watch a game and meet our teams!”
Wallace can be reached by email which can be found on the RHRA website. The link to register for the event is cometryringette.ca - search 'Events Near Me' - Alberta - and then Rockyford.
The season runs from October 2024 through to March 2025.

Major crimes investigates fatality at Drumheller Institution

An inmate was declared deceased in hospital after an altercation at the Drumheller Institution on Monday.
Drumheller RCMP received a call of a medical emergency at the Drumheller Institution on February 26 at approximately 5 p.m. Investigation revealed that there was an altercation, and one inmate, a 34-year-old male, suffered serious injuries.
STARS Air Ambulance was dispatched to the Drumheller area.
The inmate was transported to hospital where he was declared deceased. Abdirahman Mahamed, an inmate from Drumheller Institution. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of three years and four months since May 5, 2023, for possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm with ammunition.
The inmate’s next of kin have been notified.
According to a release, in cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes has taken carriage of the criminal investigation.
If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact the Drumheller RCMP Detachment at 403-823-2630. If you want to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

Drumheller RCMP ask for help

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The ‘Capture Program’ is a new way for people with Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) set up on their properties and/or businesses to register them with the RCMP. During an investigation, police will canvas neighborhoods for witnesses and CCTV footage.

“All we are doing is asking you to register your cameras and provide some information (name and phone number) so we know where your cameras are at. The idea being that if we have a crime happen near your video cameras we can look at the system and can show us who has video cameras so we can phone you to see if you can check your cameras for us,” explains Staff Sgt. Robert Harms. “This does not give us the ability to tap into your cameras and look at your footage. There’s no privacy issues or invasion issues or anything like that.”

The Capture Program is completely voluntary and one hundred percent confidential. The RCMP will not be able to access or use any CCTV footage without the permission of the owner.

To register your cameras go to ruralalbertacapture.ca and create an account.

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