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Ice sculpture celebrates Year of the Rat

The owner of Valley Plaza has a unique way to celebrate the Chinese New Year and bring prosperity to the community.
Freeman Yam commissioned local artist Vicki Myers to create an ice sculpture of a rat at Valley Plaza. Outside Yavis Restaurant on the patio the large carving is on display, complete with lights to illuminate it at night. This is to celebrate the year of the rat.

“We tried to create some fun and say thanks to all the local people, and we worked together to make it happen,” he said. “We really appreciate her (Myers’) participation making the ice sculpture.”
   He said they began working on the sculpture in December, working with 4 Elements Environment Control to build the frame and prepare the ice.
   Yam believes Drumheller would be a great place, with the dinosaur heritage, to have more ice statues throughout the winter. It could serve as an attraction.
   “If we could learn from other countries. Drumheller is the best location in the world, we could do the whole town in the wintertime, we could have ice sculptures and snow sculptures with the dinosaur theme,” he said.
   “We want to encourage the people and then if the whole downtown can do it with that theme and it can attract people to stay longer.”
   “It will bring the town prosperity, wealth, and health for everyone.”

Brownies try out snowshoeing

Last week the1st Drumheller Brownies enjoyed their time off school and held its winter camp at the Knox United Church. On Friday, February 21, the troop headed to the park near the Badlands Community Facility to enjoy some snowshoeing (l-r) Bentley, Ella, Quinn, Brooklyn, Chloe, and Mya gave the sport a try.

Big Country Victim Services disbands

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Drumheller and area is now without the service of Big Country Victim Services Association (BCVSA) after the board disbanded late last year.
   According to Ina Lucila, Communications advisor for Justice and Solicitor General, “The Big Country Victim Services Association informed the department of their decision to discontinue the victim service unit and dissolve their society in December 2019.”
   Big Country Victim Services served residents in the Drumheller Detachment as well as the areas served by the Hanna Detachment and the Oyen Detachment.
   According to its website, BCVSA has been in operation since 1994.
   Its goal is to promote and advocate the rights and entitlements of victims of crime and trauma through information, referral, support, assistance, community liaison, and education.
   Its area covered over 20,000 square kilometres and a population of over 45,000.
   Lucila said the board has returned the grant funding it has received to the department. This funding comes from the Victims of Crime Fund, which is primarily financed by a 15 per cent surcharge collected from all provincial statute fines and selected federal statute convictions as identified in the Victims of Crime Act.
   BCVSA was a registered society with a board of directors, a full-time coordinator, RCMP Liaisons and volunteers. It is not known the status of its employee at the time of dissolution.
   Lucila said the role of victim services would be carried out by the RCMP. As to whether a victim services organization could again operate in the areas, she said the government is conducting a review.
   The board of BCVSA at the time of dissolution could not be reached for comment.

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