Category Archives: Drayton Valley

Drayton Valley RCMP warning residents of phone scams
Drayton Valley RCMP are warning the public about several different telephone scams that have recently been reported. The first scam involves individuals receiving phone calls from someone impersonatin...
Aug 30, 2018

Mark Smith wins UCP nomination in Drayton Valley-Devon
UCP MLA Mark Smith has won his bid to represent the Drayton Valley-Devon constituency in the next provincial election following two days of voting by party memebers. United Conservative Leader Jason K...
Aug 30, 2018

Demolition starts at Evergreen Elementary School
After standing in Drayton Valley for over half a century, demolition work at Evergreen Elementary School got underway Wednesday morning. In July the inside of the building was gutted to remove hazardo...
Aug 29, 2018

Drayton Valley RCMP provide updated statistics to council
Over 1,000 criminal code reports have been filed to the Drayton Valley RCMP as the crime rate for the area continues to creep up, according to newly released statistics. From January until July 1,107 ...
Aug 29, 2018

UCP nomination voting for Drayton Valley-Devon occurring this week
United Conservative Party members for the Drayton Valley-Devon constituency vote this week to choose who they want to represent the riding come the 2019 provincial election. Incumbent MLA Mark Smith i...
Aug 28, 2018

Drayton Valley man charged with investment fraud
A Drayton Valley man faces criminal charges after allegedly fraudulently raising $200,000 from six investors. Shaun Wayne Howell has been charged with three counts of fraud and three counts of theft o...
Aug 27, 2018

Breton RCMP seeking witnesses to near head on collision
Breton RCMP are hoping to speak with witnesses of a near head on collision on Highway 39 over the weekend. Mounties said on August 25 around 12:45 p.m. a report came in of an oversize load rig travell...
Aug 27, 2018

Nearly a dozen unauthorized products seized from Drayton Valley store
Health Canada has seized nearly a dozen unauthorized products from a Drayton Valley health food store that may pose serious health risks. The 11 products sold from Health Vitality Foods include vitami...
Aug 27, 2018

Two more charged with homicide in Paul Band First Nation death
The RCMP have laid charges against two more people in connection with the death of a woman on Paul Band First Nation, north east of Drayton Valley. On Thursday, Edmonton Police Services responded to a...
Aug 25, 2018

Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief August 16-23
Drayton Valley RCMP say on August 17 at 12:00 p.m. at Scotty's ESSO a report came in of a female stealing sandwiches from the store. She was told to leave and went behind the building where she pulled...
Aug 24, 2018