Funding for “DVCF Dome”
An initiative to bring a sports dome to Drayton Valley took a step forward last week with a funding announcement from the province.
An initiative to bring a sports dome to Drayton Valley took a step forward last week with a funding announcement from the province.
Last Friday, the community celebrated the grand opening of the Northern Lakes College mobile trade unit, a milestone that has been in the works for a decade.
The Drayton Valley and District Agriculture Society is raising funds for a local family whose child is fighting a rare form of cancer.
A news release issued by the County last Friday afternoon said Guyon had submitted his resignation effective immediately citing health reasons. That came on the heels of a pair of closed door council meetings. The first of those was held July 21.
Last Monday, the new Drayton Valley Medical Clinic held its grand opening, welcoming two new doctors and staff to the facility.
With Phase II of the development of the Eleanor Pickup Arts Centre underway, the board’s fundraising committee is seeking permission from the Town and County to have a sponsor for the naming rights of the building.
The Drayton Valley Museum is also operating as a Visitor Centre this year thanks to funding from the Drayton Valley Hospitality and Tourism Authority (DVHTA).
Local baseball player, Caedyn Colford, has recently started his summer baseball season playing in front of thousands of Edmonton Riverhawks fans.
The Awaso Canadian Academy Foundation had another successful fundraiser to support a school in Ghana last weekend.
Angela Patty and her family have lived in the Berrymoor area all her life, and she would like to see the Berrymoor Centre as busy as it was when she was younger.