The Drumheller and District Seniors Association held its Annual Pie Social Auction Fundraiser on Friday, October 7, at Sunshine Lodge. Dozens of delicious pies were on the auction block just in time for Thanksgiving, fetching great donations for the recreation department. They raised over $5,000, and top dollar was shelled out to have Mayor Heather Colberg get a pie in the face.
Things at the Drumheller Municipal Airport will look a lot brighter after Drumheller council approved a partial award for the lighting portion of the airport rehabilitation project to Border Paving Ltd at the regular Monday, October 3 council meeting.
Although the paving portion of the project was awarded in April 2022, council had decided to postpone awarding the lighting portion as the cost was over $200,000 above the approved budget.
In May, Drumheller Mayor Heather Colberg and Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Darryl Drohomerski lobbied the provincial government for additional funding for multiple projects due to escalating project costs, including the airport rehabilitation project which is funded by the Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Program - Community Airport Program (STIP - CAP).
Under the STIP - CAP program, the provincial government will pay 75 per cent of the cost of the project, with the municipality responsible for the remaining 25 per cent.
Shortly after their lobbying efforts, a letter from Alberta Minister of Transportation Prasad Panda was received informing the Town it had been granted an additional $152,051 to complete the lighting project.
Based on the additional funding received, the budget for the lighting project was increased from $142,000 to $344,734.67. Border Paving identified the lighting project will cost some $336,650 to complete, which is $8,084.67 under the newly budgeted amount.
Council unanimously awarded the revised project to Border Paving.
Madison MacKinnon from Hanna was awarded the 2022 Gaye Ross Memorial Nursing Scholarship on Friday, October 7. The scholarship was established in 1998 in memory of Gaye Ross, an active member of the community and a respected Registered Nurse at the Drumheller Health Centre. Madison’s dedication to a career in nursing is demonstrated by completing her Health Care Aide certification before pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing as well as her work in Long Term Care. At the presentation were Drumheller and Area Health Foundation (DAHF) Treasurer Mary Marshman (left) and Madison MacKinnon.
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