Drayton Valley's premier theatre troupe, River Valley Players, has survived the pandemic and are now in the audition phase for their first production since Covid arrived in Canada.
This booth will be accessible to anyone who needs to make a call anywhere in Canada and is the first of its kind in Alberta.
The Red Bull Hare Scramble is the largest race held in the world.
Warren has had an interest in energy-efficient buildings since he apprenticed for his carpentry ticket from 1979-1981. He later became concerned about the greenhouse gas emissions involved in the manufacture and transportation of traditional insulating materials.
In the past few years, the Drayton Valley area RCMP have seen an increase of 358 percent in mental health calls.
In the past, the midway was held in early June, but this year it will be held on the last weekend of the month, from June 23-26. Dylan Fulks, the president of the Lions Club, says that while the date is different, there are a lot of other activities going on that it can tie into. With school letting out on the 24th and the Community Foundation’s street party taking place on that same Friday, Fulks feels like there will be a good turn out at the midway.
The Pembina Physicians Recruitment and Retention Committee (PPRRC), Drayton Valley says they are becoming “gravely concerned” about the number of family physicians in the community.
Five rugby teams form across Alberta came to Drayton Valley for a high school rugby tournament. The teams came from Grande Prairie, Cold Lake, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Stettler, Salisbury
Dufault says there were 48 performers in total at the festival this year, though many performed in more than one category. Those participating in the event ranged from age six to adult, and all were from the Drayton Valley area.
Over the past year, Thurston says the players have learned to trust each other. He says he was happy with their structure and the systems. “They came into this season as boys and they left men,” says Thurston. “They grew as a group, they grew as players, but they also grew as individuals.”