Author Archives: Ashley Lavallee-Koenig
Drayton Valley RCMP arrest Lac Ste. Anne County resident with aid of helicopter services
A Lac St. Anne County resident has been arrested and faces 18 charges. On Nov. 19, Drayton Valley RCMP were conducting rural crime prevention patrols in Tomahawk when they attempted to stop a suspicio...
Nov 28, 2025 Captured from Air Services helicopter footage. (RCMP/Supplied)
Mayor's Task Force on the Unhoused Committee sets record straight on the current situation
As the Mayor's Task Force on the Unhoused Committee begins its work in Drayton Valley, it has collected some important facts about the situation to share with the community. According to RCMP estimate...
Nov 27, 2025 (ID 1387780 ©
Arman Zhenikeyev | Dreamstime.com)
Parkland RCMP respond to three-vehicle collision on Highway 16A
Just after 7 a.m. on Nov. 27, Parkland RCMP responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 16A near 231 Street in Parkland County. Police say an allegedly impaired driver was travelling eastbound i...
Nov 27, 2025 The scene of the collision. (Parkland RCMP/Supplied)
Drayton Valley Thunder defenceman Taynton Lavender drafted to Canada West roster for World Junior A Challenge
Drayton Valley Thunder defenceman Taynton Lavender has been named to the Team Canada West roster for the upcoming Junior A World Challenge. Born in 2006, the Thunder organization says Lavender leads a...
Nov 26, 2025 Taynton Lavender. (Denise Habetler/Supplied)
Railway crossing maintenance to impact Yellowhead County travel this Friday
Yellowhead County residents who pass the railway crossing on Range Road 102A, north of Highway 16, may need to arrange an alternate route this Friday. On Nov. 28, Canadian National Railway Company (CN...
Nov 26, 2025 (ID 26082549 ©
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Local organizations partner to launch Drayton Valley and Area Hall of Fame: Nominations open
The Drayton Valley Thunder Junior Hockey Club and Drayton Valley Community Hockey Association, in close partnership with the Town of Drayton Valley, are establishing a Drayton Valley and Area Hall of ...
Nov 26, 2025 (Pattison Media/Jordan Rein)
UPDATE: Suspect vehicles photos, Parkland RCMP seek public assistance in locating stolen trailer filled with sport wheelchairs
UPDATE: Nov. 26, 2025, 2:10 p.m. Parkland RCMP are releasing photos of two suspect vehicles believed to be linked to the Nov. 25, 2025, theft of a trailer and wheelchairs belonging to the Northern lig...
Nov 26, 2025 L-R: The missing trailer and the club decal visible on its side. (RCMP/Supplied)
Drayton Valley town council seeks provincial grant funding, approves community event grants
The Town of Drayton Valley is applying for grant funding for infrastructure repairs and recently approved a handful of community grant applications. On Nov. 19, town council approved an application to...
Nov 25, 2025 (ID 37249608 ©
Zerbor | Dreamstime.com)
Drayton Valley recognized for AI water treatment solution at ABmunis conference
The largest Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) Convention and Trade Show wrapped up earlier this month, and Drayton Valley received special recognition for its proactive adoption of AI and the savings i...
Nov 24, 2025 (ID 11981519 ©
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Mixed success for Drayton Valley Thunder in weekend home games
On Saturday night, the Drayton Valley Thunder toppled the Calgary Canucks 5-1 in the first of back-to-back weekend home games. With assistance from the Thunder's Dryden Tomkow, Loughlan McMullan opene...
Nov 24, 2025 (File photo)
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