Category Archives: Drayton Valley
RCMP renew search for wildfire spotter Stephanie Stewart who vanished near Hinton
A search is underway north of Hinton in connection with a nearly 12-year-old missing persons case. Stephanie Stewart, 70, was working at the Athabasca Fire Lookout Tower near Hinton when she was last ...
Aug 23, 2018
Brazeau County Council passes first reading of cannabis-related bylaw changes
Brazeau County has passed the first reading to amend the current land use bylaw to incorporate rules around cannabis. The amendments outline that retail sales will be allowed in commercial and light i...
Aug 23, 2018
Drayton Valley air quality to deteriorate again
After a few days of reprieve from thick smoke pouring into Alberta from wildfires burning across British Columbia, smoke is once again expected to settle into the Drayton Valley area. Environment Cana...
Aug 22, 2018
Drayton Valley Thunder acquire two new players
The Drayton Valley Thunder have acquired two forwards as preseason play draws closer. The team has snagged Braydon Iwashuk from the Northern Alberta X-Treme Prep. The 16-year-old Spruce Grove native p...
Aug 22, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief August 9-16
THEFTS, IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED Drayton Valley RCMP say on August 9 at 8:10 a.m. in Brazeau County a report came in of a theft from locked field office. Several items were stolen including a laptop. ...
Aug 17, 2018
RCMP investigate after plane wreckage and body found
The wreckage of a plane has been found in rural Lac Ste. Anne County. Mayerthorpe RCMP said on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 p.m. a call came in of search and resuce crews discovering the wreckage of...
Aug 16, 2018
RCMP searching for two attempted break and enter suspects
Breton RCMP are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in an attempted break and enter to a store in Breton. Mounties said on August 13 they received a call of an attempt...
Aug 16, 2018
Woman's death on Paul Band First Nation deemed homicide
The shooting death of a 31-year-old woman on the Paul Band First Nation Tuesday morning has been deemed a homicide. An autopsy completed Wednesday confirmed the woman died as the result of a gunshot w...
Aug 16, 2018
Drayton Valley Museum hopes to identify early residents
They are photographs of men standing amongst timber, high school graduates smiling, school children lined up in a neat row for a class photo — and all of them are unidentified Drayton Valley res...
Aug 15, 2018
RCMP investigating death of woman on Paul Band First Nation
Stony Plain RCMP are investigating the death of a woman on the Paul Band First Nation. Mounties said on August 14 just after 7:30 a.m. members were called out for assistance on the Alberta First Natio...
Aug 14, 2018