A local rider had his first big win at the professional level during the Taber's Spring Classic Pro Rodeo on Tuesday, April 25 and 26. Drayton Valley steer wrestler, Jordan Ness, bulldogged his steer in just 4.1 seconds to take home first place in the steer wrestling competition and the $2,497.11 purse. Ness also had ...

With warm, windy and dry conditions in the forecast, officials with Environment and Climate Change Canada have issued a Fire Restriction for Brazeau County, including the Town of Drayton Valley and the Village of Breton. Fire Restrictions are put in place when the fire hazard in the area is high to very high, meaning w...

According to officials with the Town of Drayton Valley, street sweeping is set to resume on Wednesday, April 30. Crews say they were able to finish roads in the area of 55 Street and Industrial Road on Tuesday and will be focusing on areas near 54 Street and Madsen Avenue on Wednesday. Residents who live or work in the...

According to officials with the Town of Drayton Valley, street sweeping work will resume on Tuesday, April 29. Crews say they completed most of 50 Street and 50 Avenue the previous week and will focus on completing those roads before moving on to the area of 55 Street and Industrial Road. Residents who live or work in ...

A new piece of public artwork was unveiled in Drayton Valley on Monday, April 28. The Canada Connects Fun & Family mural is displayed on an exterior wall of the Drayton Valley Omniplex and is made up of thousands of tiles, painted by local artists and artists worldwide, that depict a large leafy tree on a rocky cli...

William Stevenson has been declared the unofficial winner in the Yellowhead riding. Here are the results from elections.ca: Last updated at 11:32 p.m. Elections Canada has declared William Stevenson of the Conservatives as the unofficial winner with 72.7 per cent of the vote. YELLOWHEAD William Stevenson-Conservative P...

Michael Cooper of the Conservative Party of Canada has been declared the unofficial winner of the St. Albert-Sturgeon River riding. These are the results according to elections.ca, as of 11:34 p.m. on Monday: Michael Cooper-Conservative Party of Canada, 42,442 votes, (63.2%) Lucia Stachurski-Liberal Party of Canada, 20...

Conservative MP Arnold Viersen appears to have been re-elected for the Peace River - Westlock riding in the 2025 Federal Election. According to polling numbers on elections.ca, as of 11:10 p.m., Viersen secured 25,514 votes for 77.6 per cent of the votes. Liberal candidate Luke Markowski was the second closest with 3,8...

Conservative MP Dane Lloyd appears to have been re-elected for the Parkland riding in the 2025 federal election. According to elections.ca, as of 11:20 p.m., Lloyd secured 42,789 votes for 74.9 per cent of the votes. Liberal candidate Ashley Fearnall came the closest with 10,018 votes for 17.5 per cent of the votes, fo...

It's election night across Canada, and 92.9 Big West Country is bringing you the latest for Leduc-Wetaskiwin. Here, find all your results and reaction for the federal riding of Leduc-Wetaskiwin. Polling station numbers will be updated throughout the night, and may not be current to the latest posted by Elections Canada...