Drumheller has been experiencing one of the mildest winters in recent memories, but it could be very different.
Above and to the right is the front page of The Drumheller Mail, exactly 28 years ago to the day. On Sunday, March 27, 1988, a blizzard brought two to three feet of snow, with drifting up to eight feet in some areas. Schools in the district, as well as many businesses, shut the doors while every piece of heavy equipment available in the city was deployed.
The storm was so severe that CFCN Television came out to interview City Engineering Assistant Darwin Durnie.
The Mail concluded its report, “By Tuesday morning, it was business as usual under bright, sunny skies. The blizzard of ’88 will soon become a memory as we head into a warmer Easter weekend.”
