On Jan. 5, 2024, at around 8 a.m., a male came into the Beiseker detachment advising that he was just involved in a physical altercation with another male at the Centex gas station and he may have injured him. Officers attended the Centex gas station and located a 80-year-old victim with serious injuries. EMS was called and STARS was utilized to transport the male to hospital where he remains in stable condition. Investigation indicates that the assault was as the result of a road rage incident that occurred on the Highway. After the assault, the suspect broke the victims vehicle window and stole his vehicle keys.

RCMP have charged 56-year-old Drumheller resident Chris Shearer with:
Aggravated assault
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
Robbery
Mischief

Shearer was taken before a justice of the peace and remanded into custody with his next court date set for Feb. 1 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Airdrie.

Special Areas Board Councillor Graham Schetzsle has stepped down from his role on the Special Areas Advisory Council.
Graham represented Special Area No. 4 – Subdivision 1 on the Advisory Council since 2017 and has been an integral part of the Special Areas team. Besides his work on Advisory Council, Graham was active on many different boards and committees in the region.
He was passionate about ensuring communities had access high quality health services and served on both the Consort and District Medical Centre Board and the East Central Ambulance Association. He also represented Special Area No. 4 on regional boards including the Acadia Foundation and Big Country Waste Management Commission. Graham was known for his focus on efficient and responsive services that met ratepayer needs.
“I would like to thank Graham for his service over the past six years with the Special Areas,” said Special Areas Chair Jordon Christianson.”Not only as a member of the Advisory Council, but also for his service on numerous other committees and boards where he represented the Special Areas professionally and effectively. We will certainly miss Graham’s strong leadership and his thoughtful nature, and we wish him success as he focuses on his many other projects”
As a result of this vacancy, Special Areas will be holding a byelection for the office of Advisory Council for Special Area No. 4 – Subdivision 1. More information on the nomination process and important dates will be shared later this month on www.specialareas.ab.ca.