In the spirit of community, residents will be scouring their neighbourhoods on November 29 to help other neighbours at the annual food driver.
    This one night blitz is The Salvation Army’s major food drive and the donations that come in help supply the food bank for a good portion of the coming year.
    This week, The Salvation Army dropped hundreds of red grocery bags into the mail. These bags are for residents to pack and leave on their doorstep. This way volunteers are able to easily identify donations for the food drive, making collection that much easier.
    The blitz starts at 6 p.m. and volunteers will be combing Drumheller neighbourhoods from Nacmine to Rosedale. There will also be volunteers canvassing Morrin, Munson and Carbon.
    To volunteer, simply head to one of the predetermined muster points  and head out to help.
    Organizer Heather Colberg is grateful for the support of volunteers.  It is not uncommon to see clubs, teams and organizations in the mix as they go door-to-door. Volunteers are also needed to help sort and pack the donations.
    Once again, Drumheller Co-op has allowed volunteers to use the former Liquidation World in Greentree Mall as a drop-off and sorting area. Colberg said they are still in great need of more volunteers on the evening of the food drive. Crews will muster at various locales throughout the valley before they head out.
    To learn more or to sign up as a volunteer, contact Heather Colberg at 403-823-0811, 403-823-4242 or 403-823-2369.

    Village Officials in Carbon are hoping when the pool refills in the spring a new, improved outdoor pool will be in the pipe.
    The Carbon pool task force was created two years ago to investigate the possibility of replacing the current pool. With the recent focus on making the Carbon Centennial celebrations as big as possible, those plans were put on hold.
    However, now that things have calmed down, a new pool is back on the agenda.
    “We’ll be starting to fundraise here soon once we have the design done,” said Carbon CAO Debra Grosfield. “We have a couple designs we’re trying to move forward with it.”
    At the moment the plans for a new pool are in an early stage. The task force is working with the Curling Club and Ag Society to create a new facility that could be utilized by more than one group.
    “We just need all the community organizations in the area in agreement. We want to make sure we’re all on the same page. We want to build a facility that can serve all the different organizations and needs. It’ll be a building everybody can use. You could have outdoor swimming in the summer and curling in the winter,” said Grosfield.
    The groups met earlier in November to discuss the project. A basic design has been settled upon. The pool will remain outdoors, but will be attached to a multi-use facility with a common area, change rooms, and lounge.
    There are no concerns with the current pool, but there are a few areas where the aging pool is lacking.
    “The biggest things is it’s not too kid friendly. All the new pools have zero entry [beach style entry], splashers, and more. Right now, the shallow end is a meter deep. We want to make it more accessible for all ages. There’s a little bit of a slide, but it would be nice to have a diving board,” said Grosfield.
    In addition to the current pool being antiquated in its design, the hope is a new pool will be able to accommodate more users, especially from the Village’s campground.
    “We have been to capacity quite a bit this summer, which is great, but it could be a bit bigger. It would be nice, because our campgrounds are always busy,” said Grosfield.
    For the time being, those involved in the project will be looking for grants to help pay for the project. There is no definite timeline for construction to begin. The Village is hoping to address infrastructure concerns first.