STARS is responding to an apparent to vehicle collision on  Highway 9  East, west of Craigmyle.

Emergency Services were dispatched  from Drumheller and surroundings communities at about 4 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Initial reports indicate that one vehicle was on fire and an occupant was thrown from one of the vehicles.

STARS were dispatched shortly after Emergency Services arrived on scene.

Further to a meeting held between the Province and the Town of Drumheller on September 9, the following summarizes the main points of the discussion;

• The Province is committed to working with the Town of Drumheller on a

flood mitigation plan which will consider all options eligible for funding

under the Alberta Community Resilience Program, including buyout

provisions.

• The Province and the Town of Drumheller agreed that the design level for

flood mitigation will be to 1890 cubic meters per second, which is a 1:100

regulated flow.

• The Province recognizes that Drumheller's emergency response plan is

key to overall flood hazard area management and fits into the layered

approach identified in the province's Respecting Our Rivers guiding

document.

• The Province will consider all options eligible for funding under the Alberta

Community Resilience Program when finalizing the overall mitigation plan.

Mayor Yemen states "the meeting with the Province is a step in the right direction

and the Province has agreed to support the Town of Drumheller with public and

landowner engagement". The Province commended the Town of Drumheller for

all the work the Town has put into the development of a plan.