Still, despite the challenges, many students rose to the occasion and graduated with honours. Two of those students were also gifted with the honour of being a valedictorian for their graduating class.
A staffing shortage is being blamed for the temporary closure of the endoscopy program at the Drayton Valley Hospital. Heather Barrett, the operations manager at the Malone Clinic, says she’s been told the program will be operational for three days in July, but then will remain closed.
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.
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.”
The Lamplighters have outdone themselves yet again. Harvey Giesbrecht, one of the members of the team, says the Raising the Roof fundraiser held on April 9 and 10 saw donations that met or exceeded their goal for helping the Legion.
Investigation into the discovery of an improvised explosive device (IED) found in Entwistle is now being investigated by the RCMP’s Serious Crimes Branch.
Get ready to swim, cycle and run. The Drayton Valley Triathlon is coming up in not much more than a month. After a two-year hiatus brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, the triathlon is set to go Saturday May 7.
Drayton Valley hospital’s cancer clinic is closed, but the move is not permanent, according to Heather Kipling, the Communications Officer for the Central Zone of AHS.
It’s time for a change in Alberta politics. That was the message brought to a meeting held at the MacKenzie Conference Centre on Tuesday evening.
Lola Strand, the program manager with FCSS, says the Town sets aside $5,000 for each quarter. The deadline for the applications for the next grant is April 1.