One of the biggest concerns of parents, teachers, and the RCMP was that North Dinosaur would pose a risk to the students of the new St. Anthony’s School when it opened its doors. Those concerns have largely been alleviated thanks to motorists heeding students and the traffic light in front of the school.
    The school has been opened for a month without the volume of issues that residents had feared.
    “There was a lot of extra patrols and visibility by the detachment for two and a half to three week period. Right now, things are going well,” said Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins. “There haven’t been any big issues and people are learning the traffic patterns.”
    “Things are going well,” said Tim Gregorash, principal of St. Anthony’s School. “The RCMP has done a marvelous job of making people aware that we have our school here. Their presence has helped and changed a lot of habits that needed changing.”
    There has been a concern that the traffic lights, when activated, actually last too long. The RCMP is investigating whether the red light could be shortened slightly.
    One of the biggest issues has actually been congestion in front of the school. Initially, there had been a great deal of congestion and confusion when it came time for the kids to hop on the bus or in their parents car. St. Anthony’s has put in place some solutions and is continuing to look for more.
    “We’ve done some changes at the school as well. We’re dismissing kids who need the bus five minutes earlier so that the buses leave earlier. This alleviates congestion when parents come to pick up their kids,” said Gregorash.
    Spring is in the process of springing and there is some concern over an increase in pedestrian traffic as kids decide to walk or use their bikes.
    Students are using the crosswalk safely and will be getting a refresher course soon. Bikers will also be educated on walking bikes across a crosswalk.
    The RCMP will also keep an eye on St. Anthony’s School.
    “We’re going to continue to monitor it, now that we’re getting into spring and summer,” said Staff Sergeant Hopkins. “There may be a little more pedestrian traffic and we’ll make changes when necessary.”

A claim put on the land that made up part of the ski hill by the former manager is still alive.
    Drumheller Town Council received a letter from the counsel of Zrinko Amerl, former manager of the Drumheller Ski Hill. It was a service of a Statement of Claim. It was noted the services was made to comply with requirement of the Alberta Rules of Court.
    Mayor Terry Yemen said this Statement of Claim is not new. He explains a couple years ago when the town, Ski the Badlands and the Drumheller Ski Club were wrangling to open, Amerl put a claim on the land owned by The Town of Drumheller. This area is roughly from the first tower of the lift, up.
    “He put the claim on the land about two years ago,” said Yemen.
    He said the correspondence keeps Amerl’s claim alive.
    “Because he put that lien on the property, the statute of limitations was about to run out… this copy of the letter rekindled the claim,” said Yemen.
    He said the town has no plans to take  any immediate action in dealing with the claim.