The Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office will hold three community engagement events, with both in-person and online events available, starting in mid-November.
In-person engagements will take place based on Alberta Health Services (AHS) COVID-19 guidelines and will require proof of double vaccination or a private negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours, plus mandatory masking.
“Part of our municipal plan is a public education campaign to ensure our residents are informed,” says Flood Resiliency Project Director Deighen Blakely. “The Town Hall events encourage communication between the community and the Flood Mitigation Office, so residents have the chance to learn more about the upcoming projects and provide input to the design teams. It is also a great opportunity for residents to inquire about any questions or concerns they may have.”
The purpose of the Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office is to protect the people and property in Drumheller from loss due to flooding through a sensible model for a small community to adapt to the perils of changing climate. The project is a multi-hazard solution covering 100 kilometres of riverbank to reduce flooding and protect Drumheller into the 22nd Century.
Register for one of the community engagement events at https://floodreadiness.drumheller.ca/be-informed/community-events/, or watch the event recordings here: https://floodreadiness.drumheller.ca/be-informed/community-events/.

Midland Community Engagement Town Hall
Thursday, November 18
Zoom (online) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
In-person 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Badlands Community Facility
Registration is open now!

Newcastle Community Engagement Town Hall
Wednesday, December 1
Zoom (online) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
In-person 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Badlands Community Facility
Registration opening early November

Dike D Community Engagement Town Hall
Thursday, December 9
Zoom (online) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
In-person 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the
Badlands Community Facility
Registration opening mid-November

Less than two weeks after the municipal election, the Village of Morrin has no council.
Residents of the village will be going back to the polls after two of the three elected candidates have resigned.
Returning Officer Annette Plachner explains on Monday, October 25, she received a resignation letter from councillor-elect Lynn Helton. And on the day of the Organizational Meeting, Ken Balacko emailed informing her he too has resigned.
This leaves M’liss Edwards the sole elected member of the council.
Morrin has been plagued by untimely resignations over the last term and the province so far had to appoint Harold Johnsrude as an administrator in December of last year.
Because Johnsrude was appointed to serve until the end of December, the village is wasting no time in holding a by-election which has been slated for December 13. Nominations are open.
Plachner said Balacko indicated he resigned due to health concerns.
Helton, who ran alongside her husband Howard in the election, was more pointed in her resignation email stating, “you can shove your whole village ‘where the sun don’t shine.’”
Plachner adds, following nomination day, Howard and Lynn Helton attempted to withdraw their names, but missed the deadline.
Edwards was sworn in at the Organizational Meeting last Wednesday and took her oath of office, but she is frozen as there is no quorum due to the resignations.
Plachner said residents are not impressed with the resignations.
“Last night (Wednesday) we had a few people at our meeting, and they were just livid, good people from the village,” she said.