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Drumheller RCMP invite communities to engage in consultation

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Staff Sergeant Edmond Bourque of the Drumheller RCMP detachment would like to hear from local community members in the Drumheller RCMP detachment area who may have any comments and/or concerns about policing issues in the following geographic areas:
Town of Drumheller, communities of Aerial, Beynon, Cambria, Carbon, Dalum, Delia, Dorothy, Dunphy, East Coulee, Hesketh, Kirkpatrick, Little Fish Lake, Michichi, Morrin, Munson, Nacmine, Redland, Rosebud, Rosedale, Rowley, Rumsey, Scollard, Sharples, Taylor Siding, Trefoil, Verdant Valley and Wayne, and Counties of Kneehill, Starland, Wheatland, and Stettler.
Normally, a series of town hall meetings would have been held in local community halls; however, due to the current state of the pandemic, public gatherings are not an option.
As a result, for a two week period from Monday, November 2, 2020, until Friday, November 13, 2020, SSgt. Bourque will be accepting input from community members through either regular mail or email. If you are interested in participating, please reach out to SSgt. Bourque at:
Drumheller RCMP, P.O. Box 1030, Drumheller, AB T0J 0Y0
or
email: KDrumhellerservices@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Once the date closes, SSgt. Bourque will review all correspondence received.
Later in November, SSgt. Bourque will respond to the top 10 issues and concerns as presented and publish his responses in the aforementioned communities’ web pages and mail outs.
SSgt. Bourque would like to, “Thank everyone in advance for taking the time to work together during this challenging time to identify your concerns.”


PLSD appoints prime consultant for Morrin School build

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Prairie Land Public School Division (PLSD) has announced the appointment of Group2 Architecture and Interior Design as the Prime Consultant in moving forward with the construction of the new K-12 School in the Village of Morrin.
Group2 Architecture and Interior Design is a Red Deer based company that has delivered over 500 education-based projects and designed over 150 new schools. Group2 inspires to create education environments that translate 21st-century learning objectives while respecting the diverse needs of learners, teachers, and the desires of the community.
Furthermore, Group2 prioritizes client values and their vision of success. With that, both (PLSD) and the Friends of Morrin School Council will work collaboratively with Group2 in creating a school that truly speaks to the beliefs of both entities.
The combination of Group2’s educational architecture experience, collaborative client focused processes and the knowledge of the shifting educational pedagogy resonates with the Prairie Land Trustees in creating an educational and community rich environment for the students, staff, the Village of Morrin, and surrounding area.
(PLSD) would like to thank all companies who submitted bids for the highly contested competition.

MLA Horner addresses constituent questions, concerns

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Drumheller-Stettler MLA Nate Horner answered constituent questions during a Facebook Live session on Wednesday, October 21 at the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton.
In the nearly hour-long livestream, MLA Horner answered questions ranging from the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and the government’s response, to concerns about rural crime, cuts to healthcare funding, the oil and gas industry, and more.
He discussed how rural municipalities face different concerns than their urban counterparts for both crime and healthcare though, regarding crime, noted the province’s drug problem is “driving a lot of the problem” and is not isolated to rural areas. MLA Horner also emphasized his ongoing advocacy for rural physicians.
He also tackled the topic of oil and gas, and the Monday, October 19 announcement from Minister of Municipal Affairs Tracy Allard. “I think Minister Allard came to a very fair compromise for the time being,” he said. The Keystone XL pipeline is currently being built in the Drumheller-Stettler riding and MLA Horner noted the impact to the area.
Other topics included student bus transportation, funding of irrigation projects across Southern Alberta, struggles with booking road tests, and the topic of Alberta Parks.


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