On December 10, 2015 the annual general meeting was held for the Drumheller Stampede and Agriculture Society.
The new President is Mike Hansen, Merle Fitzpatrick as first Vice President and Brian Telford sitting as second Vice President. Howard McKee is still the treasurer along with Wendy Fitzpatrick as secretary.
The board is switching focus this year towards supporting or holding more agriculture events. Committees were formed to ensure this succeeds. The ideas from horsemanship clinics to Barrel Racing competitions are possibly in the works.
The IMCA Stock Car racing is scheduled for May 21-22, June 4-5, August 13-14 and September 10-11, 2016.
There is a possibility that a Rock & Race Weekend will also happen on July 1 & 2, 2016. The society is actively looking at partnering with The Kindersley Track to bring more of these events to the valley. IMCA produced a racing calendar with Drumheller being the very first track pictured.
Loud as Hell is scheduled for July 28 to August 1, 2016, and the Tough Mudder event on August 6 & 7.
The Society also rents the Stampede Barn to the Badlands Hell Raisers roller derby team for practice twice per week. There have also been dog clinics.
There are lots of dates still open to allow the society to move towards the focus of agricultural events.
The board has been repairing the structure substantially. The roof repairs were finished last year along with some painting. In 2016, the ceiling in the main barn and ceiling tiles in the boardroom need to be fixed. There are eventual plans to have a grandstand erected on site to facilitate ease of viewing events.
Town Councillor Lisa Hansen-Zacharuk said, “ Financially, the Ag Society is presently sitting in the black and are holding their own.” She further stated, “We want to acknowledge all of our donors past and present which includes the Town as they have been generous in their help.”
