Category Archives: Drayton Valley
Temporary road closure in effect Tuesday morning as derricks come down
Access to the Ring Road via 50th Street will be temporarily closed this morning for the removal of the three derricks at the south entrance of Drayton Valley. Motorists should expect to see barricades...
Jul 10, 2018
Drayton Valley RCMP weekly brief June 28- July 5
FRAUD RESULTS IN A LOSS OF $20,000, $6,000 STOLEN WITH USE OF STOLEN UFA CARD Drayton Valley RCMP say on June 28 at 12:43 p.m. a complainant reported providing credit card information over the phone a...
Jul 06, 2018
Drayton Valley gas prices balloon to as high as $1.36 per litre
A jump at the pump has hit Drayton Valley after surging in areas around Edmonton earlier in the week. As of Thursday stations around Drayton Valley were selling a litre of gas for nearly $1.37 per lit...
Jul 05, 2018
UPDATE: Phone lines down for Drayton Valley, Brazeau County residents
UPDATE: The Alberta Emergency Alert for Drayton Valley and Brazeau County has ended. The service provider has restored all phone and internet services in the area. --------------------- A cut telephon...
Jul 05, 2018
Brazeau and Yellowhead County hope to be exempt of ICF's, IDP's
Brazeau County Council has sent a letter to neighboring Yellowhead County Council in support of exempting the two from an intermunicipal collaboration framework and development plans. The province of ...
Jul 05, 2018
Nearly 700 pot shop applications so far in Alberta, four in Drayton Valley
The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) has received nearly 700 applications from companies interested in opening up a pot shop in the province since it started accepting applicants on March 6...
Jul 04, 2018
Going blue: Iconic Drayton Valley sign being repainted
The iconic red oil derricks entrance sign situated off of Highway 22 welcoming motorists to Drayton Valley is coming down for a makeover. The three derricks will be removed on July 10 and will be pain...
Jul 03, 2018
Drayton Valley homeless shelter in need of a home
After three years of operating in the United Church, Drayton Valley’s sole homeless shelter is without a home. The church dissolved in May and is up for sale, forcing the Community Mat Program t...
Jul 03, 2018
Drop in Drayton Valley home sales blamed on mortgage stress test
A decline in residential sales in Drayton Valley is being seen by some as a result of mortgage rules brought in this past January. The newest numbers show there were 28 sales during the first six mont...
Jul 02, 2018
UPDATE: Suspect in murder of woman near Buck Lake found deceased
The man wanted in connection with the death of a woman near Buck Lake on Friday has been found deceased. Breton RCMP say an arrest warrant was issued Saturday evening for 54-year-old Paul Bosek of Bra...
Jun 30, 2018