Drumheller administration and Town council officially welcomed Victoria Chan as the Town’s new Corporate Services director during the regular Monday, October 16 council meeting.
While Ms. Chan will be responsible for the Town’s finances and budget preparations, the role also encompasses other responsibilities, including recreation and community services.
“I’m so delighted and feel very privileged. The team and staff at the Town office are professionals and dedicated,” she tells the Mail.
Ms. Chan is a Chartered Professional Accountant and also holds a Master of Law degree, and has extensive experience at multiple government levels, from federal and provincial, to territorial, First Nations, and municipal. Prior to accepting the position in Drumheller, Ms. Chan served as the Corporate Services director of Woodlands County, located northwest of Edmonton in north-central Alberta.
“It is a challenge to work in a relatively medium-sized municipality that serves half a million tourists a year,” she says. “It is similar to all those other resort and tourist towns across Canada--how you can maintain the service level, how you can continue to attract tourists, but then in the meantime also address the infrastructure deficit. It is a challenge, and I’m definitely looking forward to that challenge.”
She adds that with the position focusing also on Community Services and Recreation, she will not only be focused on the numbers-driven side of the municipal landscape, but will also focus on the “soft, human side of it.”
While her career has been focused on finances and accounting, Ms. Chan says the move to Drumheller will fulfill another, personal niche with her love of dinosaurs, and she is looking forward to being closer to family and friends in Calgary.

Drumheller RCMP have issued a winter travel advisory on Monday, October 23 with snow flurries in the forecast.
With the cold and extreme weather season approaching, Drumheller RCMP remind the public to take proper precautions for winter travel.
Staff Sergeant Rob Harms shares motorists should plan, exercise caution, be diligent and consider the following:
Always check and monitor weather and road conditions before embarking – ensure it is safe and appropriate to travel;
Ensure that your vehicle is in good running condition and that tires are appropriate for the conditions;
Ensure your vehicle has plenty of fuel and is kept as full as possible during long journeys;
Always carry a cell phone and charger in your vehicle;
Dress for the current and expected weather conditions;
Keep a first aid kit, shovel, and booster cables in your vehicle;
Carry a winter kit in your vehicle including extra clothing, blankets, food, and water, and
Drive to the road conditions and exercise caution in winter conditions.
For current information on road and travel conditions, log onto 511 Alberta, for road safety and precautions, log onto ama.ab.ca.