Drumheller Mail

For greater client convenience, the following types of collisions can be accepted by the online reporting portal, located at https://report-my-collision.alberta.ca/ so long as it meets the following eligibility criteria: • Your collision involves only your vehicle and no pedestrians or other third parties. For example, your vehicle hit an animal, a non-vehicle object, or it went off the road.

A Drumheller vocalist will soon be on the biggest stage of her life, as she prepares to perform at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR). Rachel St Amour, nee Graf, has been working on her singing for years. She trained with Becky Newman as a teen and competed in the Drumheller Music Festival for years. She was made aware by her mother-in-law that the CFR annual holds a National Anthem Contest. She signed up.

The Drumheller RCMP assisted other agencies as they tracked down a pair of prolific offenders through a number of jurisdictions. The two men were eventually arrested near Strathmore. According to a police release, on Sept. 9, at 3:43 a.m., Airdrie RCMP encountered a suspicious vehicle at a gas station in Crossfield. The driver noticed the police and quickly drove away.

Kneehill County council approved a payment plan for a gas company but not without some debate. The resolution to approve a tax payment plan was passed at the Sept. 22 regular meeting of council. Financial Supervisor Rajeana Nyman presented councillors with a proposed six-month property tax payment plan for Pine Cliff Energy, which was described several times as a natural gas company.

The Village of Carbon council decided it will gather more quotes for a damaged church roof after debating an insurance company’s offer. The resolution was passed at the Sept. 21 regular meeting of council.

On Wednesday, the community will mark Truth and Reconciliation Day, and the Mamawi Tapwewin Fellowship will host a ceremony to observe the occasion. Truth and Reconciliation Day, also known as Orange Shirt Day, has roots going back to 2013 in Williams Lake, BC. It was established to honour the survivors and families of the residential school system in Canada.

The Dragons hosted their first home stand of the season and came away with their first win of the 2026-2027 campaign. The Dragons hosted their home opener on Friday, September 25, in front of 811 fans at the Drumheller Memorial Arena. The Canmore Eagles came prepared to play. The Eagles led by one after the first period, and then went on a rampage in the second, scoring four unanswered goals. In the third, they added one more to go up 6-0.

The Drumheller Peewee Terrapins are continuing their 2026 campaign with another big win; this time, Red Deer fell to the Terps. The Terrapins hosted the Red Deer Buckaroos on Saturday, September 26, under the lights at Don Robertson Field. It didn't take long for the Terrapins to jump out in the lead. By halftime, they led by 50 and went on to a 60-0 win. Coach of the Terrapins, Brad Iverson, said the team has been playing great, especially on the defensive end.

A team of three duffers from St. Anthony’s competed at the 1A/2A Golf Zone Championship. The tournament was played out at the Highwood Golf & Country Club in High River and was hosted by Oilfields High School on Monday, September 21. Dozens of school teams from schools throughout the area were on course for the 10 a.m. shotgun. The St. Anthony’s school senior team, comprised of Eli LeDrew, Joseph Makse and Abram Quiambao, played well.

A representative of Drumheller’s official auditor Metrix Group LLP, Jeff Alliston, presented the audited financial statements which he noted were examined under generally accepted accounting practices. Alliston stated in the audit’s summary that significant control deficiencies were identified, accounting policy matters identified, accounting estimate matters identified and a restatement was included; Drumheller’s net financial assets were $6,847,689 and its annual surplus was $18,270,610.