On July 25, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Drumheller officers on patrol encountered a gold Ford F350 pickup truck on Highway 10 near East Coulee driving at inconsistent speeds. A traffic stop was initiated to check on the driver’s sobriety and to investigate.
The driver, a 46-year-old resident of Strathmore, was found to be sober but was arrested for an outstanding traffic warrant. A second passenger, a 30-year-old female resident of Drumheller, was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine and was also arrested. A third passenger, a 44-year-old female of Strathmore, was found to be in possession of multiple forged documents including identification cards, social insurance cards, and driver’s licenses; she too was arrested.
The 30-year-old female from Drumheller was charged with possession of a controlled substance and released from custody; she is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller on Sept 27, 2024, to answer to the charges.
The 44-year-old female from Strathmore, was charged with possession of forged documents and released from custody; she is scheduled to appear in the Alberta Court of Justice in Drumheller on Sept 13, 2024, to answer to the charges.
The 46-year-old driver from Strathmore remains in custody in relation to the warrant.
Staff Sergeant Robert HARMS of Drumheller RCMP stated “This is one of many examples of Drumheller RCMP officers intercepting and holding offenders accountable through proactive and vigilant patrols in and near the Drumheller Valley.”
If you have any information regarding this matter or any criminal activity, please contact Drumheller RCMP at 403.823.7590, call 911, or contact your local Police Service. 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.

Major construction projects in the Drumheller Valley including replacement of critical underground infrastructure servicing the northern neighbourhoods of Drumheller and the surrounding area.
The North Drumheller River Crossing project, awarded to Wilco Contractors earlier this year, significantly upgrades the sanitary and water lines that go under the bed of the Red Deer River and realigns the force main connection to improve sanitary flow. This Capital Project, with a budget of $4.22M, is part of the Town of Drumheller’s asset management plan.
Contractors are replacing 165 metres of sanitary force main and water line installed in the 1970s, which are approaching the end of the expected service life. Rather than an ‘open cut’ operation, where a trench would be exposed to replace the pipe, this project is installed through horizontal drilling, crossing the Red Deer River approximately 15 meters below the riverbed.
The drill entry location is 4 Street West and is pulled through the system adjacent to the North Drumheller lift station, where a force main connection will be simultaneously repaired.
A force main is part of a municipal underground water/wastewater system. It provides the necessary power to move wastewater through sewer lines where working with gravity may not be possible. Improvements to this project also include new pump installation work at the North Drumheller Lift station to help support the force main construction. The new force main will also divert sewage that currently goes through the downtown pipes, alleviating the potential for sewer backups to those properties.
This project is expected to be completed in the fall.