Unfortunately, the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) at St. Anthony’s could not host their annual Bring and Buy this year to raise funds for local charitable organizations. Instead, the CWL held a “ticketless” ticket sale and was able to raise $2,620 for the local Salvation Army. Salvation Army Captain Isobel Lippers, left, accepts the donation from Debbie Grande.
Badlands Search and Rescue (SAR), on Thursday, December 24, is assisting in the search for missing Drumheller man David Lesoway.
Lesoway, 53, was last seen on Thursday, December 17, in Drumheller. He would often travel on foot around the town of Drumheller and routinely frequents local businesses. Police are concerned for Losoway's well being as he has cognitive limitations and has known medical conditions requiring treatment.
Malen Vidler, search manager Badlands SAR tells the Mail the RCMP has asked them to assist in the search. There were two teams of two searchers, along with the RCMP and a police dog unit on Christmas Eve conducting the search, starting near Westergard Ford.
He explains the search begins with a small radius search surrounding the home of the missing person, and throughout the day the search area expands.
Police say it is out of character for David to not have had any contact with friends or family for this long of a period.
David is described as 6’1” tall, 266 lbs, with brown eyes and brown/ grey hair.
Drumheller RCMP is asking the public's assistance for any information about the whereabouts of David Lesoway. Please contact Drumheller RCMP at 403-823-2630 or your local police. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can 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.
The name for Delia’s new K-12 school was discussed during the regular Prairie Land School Division (PLSD) board meeting on Tuesday, December 15, with the decision made to keep the original name--Delia School.
A week prior to the board meeting, PLSD held a virtual town hall meeting following community dissatisfaction at one of the proposed names for the new school.
“With a combination of information we gathered from the town hall meeting on Tuesday, December 8 and the survey we conducted online, the consensus at the Tuesday, December 15 board meeting was to keep the name as Delia School,” Shandele Battle, PLSD Ward 4 Subdivision 2 Delia Trustee, told the Mail.
Ray Martin, or R.J. Martin was suggested in honour of former Alberta NDP leader Ray Martin, who was born and raised in the village. Despite Martin’s connection to the community, his career in education, and his advocacy for a new school for the community, many were displeased with the name suggestion.
The outcry from the community prompted Battle to issue an apology letter, acknowledging there was no “nefarious, corrupt, or condescending” intent behind the name suggestion. Battle also noted, “the mistake was not having consultation with the community.”
Following Battle’s apology, a virtual town hall meeting was announced and PLSD heard several name suggestions from community members, including Delia Community School and Violet Barss School.
Battle moved to keep the name Delia School during the regular PLSD board meeting.
The motion was carried.
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