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Drumheller and District 4-H members take in Bamford concert

    After a close finish in the “Why is 4-H Great” contest last summer, Members of the Drumheller and Disitrict 4-H travelled to Lakedell Alberta to hear Gordon Bamford in concert.
   “We had a great time at the Gord Bamford Concert November 15 in Lakedell, Alberta,” said Drumheller and District 4-H Key member Michelle Hoover.
   In a close completion, Drumheller District 4-H lost the “Why 4-H is Great Contest” by one vote to the Lakedell Lighthorse 4-H Club.
   “But they didn’t forget us, instead they invited us to the concert and a few of us were able to attend,” she said. “When Gord Bamford and his talented band took to the stage, we knew it was worth the drive.”
   Tim Belec, Assistant Leader of the Lakedell Club said “The Drumheller 4-H Video entry was great and the competition made the contest fun for everyone. Right away the kids wanted to invite some 4-Hers from Drumheller to come to the concert.”
   The Lakedell 4-H members working with their local ATB hosted the Gord Bamford 4-H Benefit Concert. The concert raised $17,500 for the Lakedell 4-H Club, Wetaskiwin District 4-H, and charities such as the Stollery Children’s Hospital and the CNIB –helping people with vision loss.
   To top off the evening, the 4-H Foundation of Alberta invited Drumheller District 4-Hers to overnight at the 4-H Centre. Put it all together and that is what makes 4-H Great. Thanks to Gord Bamford, the Lakedell Lighthorse 4-H Club and the 4-H Foundation of Alberta.

Members of the Drumheller and District 4-H Club (back; l-r) William Hoover, Liam McDougald, Michelle Hoover and Raine McDougald visit with Gord Bamford, front. The members were invited to the concert by the Lakedell 4-H, who won the Why is 4-H Great contest. They beat out Drumheller by a single vote.

Marijuana seized from driver on Highway 9

    Drumheller RCMP have intercepted another sizable amount of drugs on Highway 9.
   On November 19 at about 6:30 p.m., Drumheller RCMP stopped an eastbound motor vehicle on Highway 9 for reported traffic violations.
   During the stop the officer noted indicators associated with the transportation of drugs. The driver of the car was arrested and his vehicle was searched. It revealed five pounds of marijuana.
   Paul Ngai, 28, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been charged for possession of drugs for the purposes of trafficking. Ngai has no prior criminal record and was released on $2,500 bail.
   He is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Drumheller on December 14 to speak to his charges.

New fire hall in the works for Carbon

    As the equipment needed by the modern firefighter grows, so too does the hall in which it is housed. Firefighters in Carbon are hoping that will soon be true of their community.
   Plans are in the works to build a new fire hall in Carbon in the near future.
   “The trucks keep getting bigger, so we need bigger doors as well. We can barely get the trucks out of the hall. There isn’t a whole lot of room to turn,” said Carbon CAO Debra Grosfield. “We’ve outgrown it. We need something better.”
   The current fire hall in Carbon has only two bays, but the Fire Department has three trucks. The public works shop is immediately adjacent to the hall and the third fire truck occupies that space. The village tractor is left outside, even during the winter months, because the fire trucks need to be inside.
   “We’re not going for a huge Fire Hall, we just need something that the trucks will fit in,” said Grosfield.
   The challenge at the moment is to find space for a new hall.
   “We need a Fire Hall, but the biggest thing is we need a place for it, because we’re in the valley, there isn’t a lot of room to build,” said Grosfield. “We’re looking at a couple options in town, but we’re struggling to find a big enough parcel for what we want.”

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