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Battle River-Crowfoot, Bow River MPs sworn in

Shields Swearing In 2021

MPs Martin Shields and Damien Kurek, were both re-elected on September 20 in the Federal election as the representatives of their respective ridings of Bow River and Battle River-Crowfoot, which both border the Town of Drumheller, were sworn in as Members of Parliament last month.
MP Shields was sworn in on Tuesday, October 19 to serve in a third term as the Bow River representative, while MP Kurek was sworn in to serve his second term on Thursday, October 28.
“I pledge to work for the constituents of Bow River to the best of my abilities and I am honoured to be re-elected to represent this great riding for a third term,” said MP Shields at his swearing in.
The Bow River riding stretches from the western limits of the Town of Drumheller and encompasses Kneehill County south of Highway 27, Wheatland County, and south to the eastern limits of the Municipal District of Taber, and includes the Town of Strathmore and City of Brooks.

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“It is certainly an honour to once again be sworn in as the Member of Parliament for Battle River-Crowfoot. Although there is one name on the ballot, although there is one name on the election sign, it is truly about so many more than one person,” MP Kurek said on Thursday, October 28 during his swearing in.
Battle-River Crowfoot riding borders the Bow River riding from the Town of Drumheller’s western edge to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, stretching north to the Battle River, and includes a portion of Kneehill County from north of Highway 27.


Drumheller RCMP searching for suspect in B&E

BE suspect

Drumheller RCMP are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an early morning break and entry at Neighbours’ Corner Pub, at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, October 17.
The suspect was seen on surveillance footage approaching Neighbours’ on foot, crossing Highway 9/56 from Valley Plaza at 4:58 a.m. Sunday morning.
“No arrest has been made at this time,” Drumheller RCMP Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Ed Bourque tells the Mail.
S/Sgt Bourque adds a suspect was interviewed in relation to this incident, however, due to insufficient evidence the investigation is continuing.
The suspect appears to be dressed in a dark or black jacket and baseball cap, with a Halloween mask covering their face, and carrying a dark backpack.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the local RCMP detachment at 403-823-7590. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com, or by using the P3 Tips app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.

Terps season ends in semifinals

Terrapin turtle logo for helmets

The Drumheller Peewee Terrapins wrapped up their season on their home field last Saturday, October 23, in semi-final play.
The Terps were sporting a 4-1 league record going into playoffs versus the Red Deer Beavers. They had faced the team once during the regular season and were victorious. On this day, however, the Beavers were too strong and won 43-32.
“They were tackling really well on defence and had some of our running backs a little more in check, and they had a few plays they threw at us that we had trouble stopping,” said coach Brad Iverson.
He is proud of his team’s effort on the field, even though the outcome was not what they hoped for.
“We played really strong right through to the end. We were down quite a bit at the half, but we kept fighting,” he said.
“We came back a little bit in the end, but there just wasn’t enough time to come back for the win.”
He is very happy with the season and how the team progressed. They turned out to have the best season they have ever had.
“It was a very successful season for the team. They had a lot of fun and have a lot of football ahead of them,” he said.
He said he will have a solid core for the coming season, with about half the players moving up to the next level.
“This really bodes well for the program overall. We have had success at the peewee level and the kids are enjoying it and that will feed into the next teams.”
While the peewees are finished their season, this coming weekend the Bantam Titans are playing against Ponoka in the semifinals at home.
“They have really turned a corner after losing their first two games. We have won three in a row, so we are on a good roll here or the nine-man playoffs.”


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