Drumheller has an incredible opportunity this September to be a part of an international sporting event which needs the help of a few more volunteers to make it seamless.

The Tour of Alberta will be heading through Drumheller on September 6 and volunteers are needed to make sure the day runs smoothly.

    Excitement across the province is building for the Tour of Alberta, a professional, six-stage race that will crisscross the province with some of the top teams worldwide in the saddle. Drumheller is blessed to see the riders come through the valley twice.
    Stage 3 on Friday, September 6, will see riders head from Strathmore north through Rosebud and Drumheller. From there, they will head north on a loop and then finish at the World’s Largest Dinosaur.
    Community Enforcement supervisor, Greg Peters, says there are all kinds of volunteer opportunities for those wanting to help out with the prestigious event.
    He adds there are opportunities quite literally at every corner.
    “We need people to man every corner that intersects with the course, we need to have a course marshal there,” said Peters.
    He says he will also need volunteers for security as well as people to work at the finish line area and other venues to support the race and festival.
    According to the website, there will be a series of festivals complementing the event organized at the local level. This could include food, entertainment, or other celebrations highlighting the community.
    He said the way to sign up is to head to www.tourofalberta.ca and click on the volunteer link to register.
    Peters says there is a short form to fill out and he will receive a list from the organizers of who has qualified to volunteer for the race.
    “We need at least 50 more, and I may be being conservative,” said Peters.
    Mayor Yemen has offered one-month passes to the Badlands Community Facility for those who sign on as volunteers.
    For more information, go to www.tourofalberta.ca or contact Peters at 403-823-1363.

Broadcaster and author Jay Ingram and the Discovery Channel were at the Aquaplex  with the staff testing math skills to verify a study that suggested people do worse with math in their swim suits.

    How comfortable are you in your bathing suit?
    Are you one of those that jumps out of the water and covers up with a towel? Or do you stroll down the beach?  Do you bask in the sun? Or do you head for a private spot in the shade?
    Most importantly how good at math are you in your trunks?
    That is what broadcaster and writer Jay Ingram and the Discovery Channel came to Drumheller on Wednesday to find out. The staff at the Drumheller Aquaplex was put to the test as the Discovery Channel crew filmed a new segment for Daily Planet.
    “There is a study that was published in the U.S. that showed people don’t do math as well when they have a swimsuit on compared to when they are fully clothed,” Ingram told inSide Drumheller.
    To test out this theory, they asked the lifeguard crew to put their math skills to the test. According to Ingram, part of the reasoning behind the theory is that people are self conscious about themselves when they are not fully dressed and not able to concentrate as well.
    “We’re doing it with the lifeguard crew here, and we’re not sure if it is going to work because they are so used to having swimsuits on, but then we are gong to run over to Chestermere and get random people who may be in a swimsuit for the first time ever,” said Ingram.
    In fact, Aquaplex staff produced six, 100 per cent results in their bathing suits and only one perfect score clothed.
    The column for the Daily Planet is tentatively named Seriously.
    He explains the name came from the Lethbridge City Police spokesperson when they were attempting to debunk the myth as to whether it was possible to light a candle with a Taser.
    The segment Seriously is slated to air every second Thursday on Daily Planet. No word on when the Drumheller clip will be running.