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Drumheller Senior Titans advance to Provincial semi-final

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The Drumheller Senior Titans are on their way to the Tier IV Provincial Semi-finals, after a come from behind defeat of the Willow Creek Cobras, last Saturday.
The Titans hosted the Cobras on November 13 in front of an appreciative hometown crowd. The Cobras are a strong program and are no stranger to the provincial playoffs. The Cobras also had the jump last Saturday, taking a 12-0 lead by halftime. The Titans came out in the third quarter and scored twice to go up 13-12. They held strong, and punched another one in to go up 19-12. The Cobras kept the pressure up in the last three minutes, but the Titans held their composure, to take the win.
“The bye-week didn’t help us, we came out pretty sluggish in the first half,” said Coach Ken Fournier. “It was good for those guys in Grade12 to get that provincial win back. It was a competitive environment. Claresholm put together a pretty good game plan for us. They took a lot of the things we do away and kind of forced us to do things we wouldn’t normally do, and we ended up in a pretty close game.”
While the Cobras were holding strong through the first half, the pace wore on them, and the game began to turn for the Titans.
“Part of our game plan going in was to go back and forth and run the ball. Keep it on the ground and keep it in control,” he said. “They wanted to pass the ball, so we wanted to eliminate that. In the first half unfortunately our offense couldn’t get first downs and continue drives. Defense and special teams held us in there. That is a sign of a good team when you can find different ways to win every week.”
This win puts the Titans up against Taber in the Provincial Semi-final. Taber defeated Canmore in their quarter-final handily.
“What we do know is they run a six-pack, they like throwing the ball, they like running to the perimeter. Their defense is quick, they can move and they put up a lot of pressure. So we’ll have to prepare,” said Fournier.
The Titans host Taber at 1 p.m. this Saturday, November 20. If successful, they play the winner of Sexsmith and Ardrossan in the provincial final.

Red Rose Campaign raise family violence awareness

November is Family Violence Prevention Month in Alberta, and the Big Country Anti-Violence Association (BCAVA) and volunteers marked the occasion with the annual Red Rose Campaign. On Tuesday afternoon, November 9, they hit the street with memes of Grace House delivering roses to businesses in the area to raise awareness of domestic violence. Once again, the campaign was supported by sponsor Home-Town Realty, which provided a donation to purchase the flowers.

Drumheller solar project faces delays

Ongoing supply chain issues and delays have put the Drumheller solar project on hold and work has been pushed back, with an anticipated start in summer 2022.
In July 2021, the Mail reported the solar project changed hands from Longspur Developments and was acquired by Concorde Green Energy; at the time of the acquisition, Concorde estimated construction would begin later this year, with operations anticipated to begin in late 2022.
“There are a number of supply-chain related delays on key components. The most significant one is solar modules,” says Ian Sanchez, managing director for BowMont Capital and Advisory Ltd.
Sanchez notes most solar module panels are manufactured in Asia and several factories were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is having huge impacts on the industry as a whole.
Another challenge the industry is facing, which is posing “a major bottleneck,” is the availability of ships and shipping containers.
Due to these delays, construction on the 13.5-megawatt installation-which will be located on municipal land near the Drumheller Water Treatment Plant ponds-is estimated to begin in early summer 2022, with operations anticipated to begin January 2023.

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