The Town of Drumheller has closed the Memorial Arena with immediate effect. A service technician is aware of the situation and working on a solution.
“The sensor panel on the ammonia detector is not working. The building cannot be operated safely without this sensor panel and therefore no occupants will be allowed inside until the issue is fixed,” explained Darryl Drohomerski CAO of the town of Drumheller. “The technician has gone to Calgary to collect a replacement panel and we are hopeful to get the issue fixed tomorrow.”
“All the user groups have been informed of the situation and we will keep people informed of any updates,” added Julia Fielding Communications Officer for the Town of Drumheller. “We apologize for the inconvenience but the health and safety of staff and users is paramount in this situation.”

Men and women are off to the races in the 2019 edition of the Battle of the Sexes Challenge.

  A winter tradition in the valley, men and women compete for bragging rights in the pool at the Aquaplex and on the track at the Badlands Community Facility. Participants log their swimming and walk/running distances and add it to the total for their sexes.

Aquatic supervisor at the Aquaplex, Andrea Leavitt, says they are tracking this year’s competition by measuring the distances compared to a cross-country journey, with the progress being marked on a map.

Until February 14, the battle takes place at the Aquaplex. Participants must swim a minimum of two laps to qualify. New this year is there are no maximum number of laps.

  After that, it crosses over to the Badlands Community Facility where seven laps of the track or one kilometre on the cardio equipment of your choice gets you into the race. There is also no maximum distance for this part of the challenge. The BCF portion goes from February 14 to 28.

Participants who achieve and track the minimum distance in either the Aquaplex or BCF will be entered into a draw for a multi-facility pass. The winner from the winning sex will win a three-month membership and the winner from the losing sex will receive a one-month pass.

  While it is early in the competition, the men had the lead as of press time up by about 48 lengths.