Drumheller’s Mayor Terry Yemen will be a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
    Yemen learned last week that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has selected Mayor Yemen to receive the award.
    According to a letter from FCM Preisident Karen Leibovici, the award is in honour of the contributions he has made to the community and to all of Canada. The medal is being sent directly from the Governor General of Canada.
    “Your peers in local government across the country admire your accomplishments as a community leader and congratulate you on earning this prestigious award,” said Leibovici in her correspondence. “FCM chose you to receive this distinction for your exemplary efforts to make your community a great place to live. It recognizes the important role municipalities – and their elected leaders – play in ensuring our prosperity and high quality of life.”
    The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal honours significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. During the year of celebrations, 60,000 deserving Canadians will be recognized. The medal was created by the Government of Canada to mark Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years of service to this country.

    So far, the coyote trapping program in Drumheller has relocated five animals, however complaints keep coming.
    The Drumheller Mail reported in its December 5, 2012 issue, the Town of Drumheller Community Enforcement Department was launching a trapping program to curb the number of coyotes in the town. Community Enforcement Supervisor Greg Peters told The Mail they have relocated five animals in approximately the last two months.
    “If anything, we hope it disrupts them a bit and keeps them from getting too comfortable and becoming more of a problem,” said Peters.
    He says it is hard to tell how significant that number is because they continue to receive complaints at the Community Enforcement office and the chorus of howling in the evening seems to be strong.
    It has been about three weeks since the last capture. He is hoping the warm weather will see more taking the bait.
    Residents are encouraged to continue to make their yards less appealing to critters by not leaving comfortable places for them to den, to keep garage and compost secured and to supervise their pets when outdoors. Also, if a person sees a trap to please leave it alone.
    To report a sighting or damage from a coyote, call Community Enforcement at 403-823-1363.