Town Council held its organizational meeting, November 2, 2015 and the appointments are as follows:
    Mayor Terry Yemen was appointed to Drumheller Chamber of Commerce, Disaster Service Committee, Community Standard Appeal Commission, Economic Development Task Force, Red Deer Municipal Users Group, Aqua 7 Steering Committee, Revitalization Corporation and a Provincial appointment to the Canadian Badlands Ltd.
    Councillor Patrick Kolafa was appointed to Airport Commission, Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association, Drumheller Public Library Board, Disaster Services Committee, Taxi Commission and a Provincial appointment to the Canadian Badlands Ltd.
    Councillor Tom Zariski was appointed to Municipal Planning Commission, Community Advisory Committee, Police Committee, Crime Stoppers, Citizens on Patrol, Drumheller and District Seniors Foundation and Heritage Steering Committee.
    Councillor Sharel Shoff was appointed to Municipal Planning Commission, Palliser Regional Municipal Services, Community Futures, Assessment Review Board, Revitalization Corporation and Badlands Facility Fundraising Committee.
    Chief Administrative Officer Ray Romanetz was appointed to Drumheller & District Solid Waste Management Association and Aqua 7 Steering Committee.
    Councillor Tara McMillan was appointed to Valley Bus Society, Communities in Bloom, Economic Development Task Force and Drumheller and District Humane Society.
    Director of Infrastructure Services Alan Kendrick was appointed to Valley Bus Society.
    Councillor Lisa Hansen-Zacharuk was appointed to Drumheller Agriculture and Stampede Board, Sub-division and Development Appeal Board, Communities in Bloom, Community Standards Appeal Committee, Assessment Review Board and Badlands Facility Fundraising Committee.
    Councillor Jay Garbutt was appointed to Drumheller Housing Administration, Sub-division and Development Appeal Board, Disaster Service Committee, Community Standards Appeal Committee, Taxi Commission and Provincial Appointment to Canadian Badlands Ltd.
    Rod Viske was appointed to Assessor.
    Karen Ann Bertamini, Don Guidolin and Keith Hodgson were all appointed to Sub-division and Development Appeal Board expiring at the 2016 Annual Organizational meeting.
    Scott Kuntz was appointed to Municipal Planning Commission, for a three year term, expiring at the 2018 Annual Organizational meeting.
    Adrian Hartman, Andy Neuman and Summer Manca were appointed to Economic and Development Task Force, for a three year term, expiring at the 2018 Annual Organizational meeting.
    Peter Cardamone was appointed to Municipal Airport Commission, for a three year term, expiring at the 2018 Annual Organization meeting.

    Town Council is moving forward with repairs to the fountain at Rotary Park, for people to enjoy for years to come.
    Council awarded a contract to Pinnacle Aquatic Group in the amount of $145,149.95 at the November 2 regular Council meeting. This is

for repairs and the addition of a filtration system to bring the fountain up to requirements specified by Alberta Health Services.
    “This is more of a band-aid, not a complete fix, but it is a fix that will keep it going five years,” said Mayor Terry Yemen.
    Preliminary work will be done before freeze up and the work finished before the opening of the 2016 tourist season.
    During the past season, town crews were draining, refilling, chlorinating daily, as per Alberta Health Services recommendations, at a cost of $30,000 per year.   This daily work will be reduced as the new filtration system requires changing only twice per month giving a potential savings of $20,000.00 per year.
    The existing budget available is $75,000 from the Capital Budget, $65,000 from MSI funding and $40,000 from Capital Reserves. Future phases for the remaining upgrades will be carried out as required.  Total estimate for the completed project is $300,000.