According to officials with the Town of Drayton Valley, several town-owned facilities will be closed or have alternate hours of operation for the Easter long weekend. Staff with the Civic Centre and the Clean Energy Technology Centre say they will be closed Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21, while staff with the Ea...

Officials with the Town of Drayton Valley have issued another Request for Quotations (RFQ). READ MORE: Town of Drayton Valley issues Requests for Quotations Town officials say they are now looking for a quotation from qualified individuals for sidewalk repair and replacement. Interested residents are being asked to rea...

Parkland RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in identifying a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in early April. Mounties say they are investigating a collision that occurred in the area of Brookwood Drive in Sherwood Park on Saturday, April 5. They say one of the three vehicles involved in the collision fled be...

Officials with the Town of Drayton Valley are now accepting applications for the 2025 Dust Suppression Program. In Drayton Valley, dust suppression is offered to residential and business property owners, within town limits, on a 50 per cent cost-sharing basis with the town, up to 150 metres. The dust suppression season...

With the 2025 wildfire season already underway, Alberta's government is taking steps to improve wildfire prevention, mitigation and readiness by investing in improvements to the province's fire weather network. The fire weather network plays a significant role in predicting fire conditions and detecting fires earlier, ...

The Government of Alberta has announced nearly $10 million in funding for 81 projects across the province, through the Northern and Regional Economic Development (NRED) program. Part of that funding includes $75,000.00 for Brazeau County and $60,100.00 for the Village of Breton. Provincial officials say the funding for...

April 3 8:08 a.m. - Drayton Valley - Members responded to a hangup 911 call, and spoke to the caller who stated he was fighting with his ex. Members attended; investigation lead to the female ex being charged, she was held for a telephone bail hearing and released by a Justice of the Peace with conditions. April 4 1:51...

Trial dates have now been set for a member of Parkland County Fire Services charged with child sexual exploitation offences. Matthew Brian Shaw, 27, is scheduled for trial in Edmonton Court of King's Bench from Sept. 3-5, 2025. Following an investigation by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit, Shaw was ar...

Mayor Nancy Dodds has proclaimed April 22, 2025, as Earth Day in the Town of Drayton Valley. Earth Day started in April of 1970 and will be celebrating its 55th anniversary in 2025 with 192 participating countries and more than one billion people. In the proclamation, Mayor Dodds says, "now more than ever, it is i...

With just over two-and-a-half weeks to go before Election Day, April 28, Elections Canada has finalized the list of candidates in ridings across the country. Six confirmed candidates are running in the Leduc - Wetaskiwin riding: Ronald Brochu - Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) Kirk Cayer - United Party of Canada (UP) Chri...