Announcements

Recreation Classes Cancelled Effective Immediately

November 23, 2020

As our community sees an increase in COVID-19 cases, the Town of Drumheller has made the decision to cancel all registered and drop-in recreation programs until further notice effective immediately. This includes all yoga, boot camps, spin and Aquafit classes. Additionally, family/cohort bookings for volleyball or public skating are also cancelled. Current participants will be receiving a phone call from our teams to confirm refund details.

It is never an easy decision to cancel programs to our community but it is important to be safe in these challenging times.

For more information, please contact

Badlands Community Facility: 403-823-1370
Drumheller Aquaplex: 403-823-1322

Information on Outdoor Rinks During COVID-19

November 20, 2020

At this time, the Province of Alberta does not have a Guidance for Outdoor Rinks supporting document. In the meantime, the Town of Drumheller asks those responsible for maintaining the outdoor rinks around the community, as well as anticipated users, review the following guideline documents from Alberta Health Services prior to use

The Town of Drumheller's Recreation team has compiled information for the Drumheller Memorial Arena that can also be used as a reference document (below).

For clarification or support please contact 403-823-1370 or arena@drumheller.ca

Download PDF File Here

Change to Utility Bill Due Date

November 2, 2020

The Town of Drumheller utility invoice due date will soon be simplified, effective January 1, 2021. The current utility invoice is due on the 5th of every month and will soon be on the last day of the month. Below is how residents can expect their utility invoicing moving forward in 2021.

November 2020 invoice - sent on or about December 7th, due January 5th, 2021
December 2020 invoice - sent on or about January 6th 2021, due January 31, 2021
January 2021 invoices - sent on or about February 1st 2021, due February 28, 2021

For any questions please contact utilities@drumheller.ca or 403-823-1302.

2020 Property Tax

October 30, 2020

It's just about that time! To help residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, property taxes this year are due by November 30, 2020 at 4:30pm. The Town of Drumheller accepts debit, cash or cheques. Post-dated cheques are acceptable. Another way to pay your property taxes is to enroll in our monthly installment plan. This allows the Town to automatically withdraw the payment from your bank account each month. Please keep in mind, to enroll in the monthly installment plan, any months that have elapsed must be paid prior to enrollment, for example, if your property taxes are $1,200.00 for the year your monthly installment payment would be $100.00 ($1200.00/12= $100.00). If the enrollment is to begin in August, a payment of $700.00 is required to cover the months of January to July. Enrollment must be completed no later that the 20th of each month.

If your preferred method of payment is via online or telephone banking, please keep in mind that process turn around times for such payments can take up to four business days.

NEW! This year we are accepting credit card payments online using OptionPay, as well as e-transfer payments: etransfer@drumheller.ca

If property taxes aren't paid by November 30, a 5% penalty will be levied on December 1st. All arrears are subject to a monthly penalty of 0.75% or 9.00% per annum, calculated on the first day of each month.

For more information please call 403-823-6300 or email info@drumheller.ca

Online Recreation Reservation Portal

September, 3 2020

Reservation times will be allotted in 1 hr increments. We ask that individuals book up to a maximum of 2 reservation times (back to back) in a single day to give the opportunity for multiple people to use the facility in accordance to the new capacities. In order to avoid duplicate accounts, we ask that all past and current members contact 403-823-1370 to obtain their login information. To start reserving your time, click the button below "Reserve my Recreation Time" and it will take you straight to our online portal. Below are step by step instructions for your online experiene:

Step 1: Go to "Reserve my Recreation Time" Button below

Step 2: Sign In – if you don't know what your login is, or if you do not have a login ID, contact us and we will be happy to set you up with a login ID and password. You can contact us at 403-823-1370 for your details.

Step 3: Hover your cursor over "Activities" to display the drop down menu

Step 4: Select the area of the facility in which you wish to reserve. Example: Reserve BCF -> Lower Fitness

Step 5: Select the time of day to reserve in our facilities. You can reserve up to 60min for your recreation reservation at the Badlands Community Facility and 45min at the Drumheller Aquaplex

Step 6: Click "Enroll Now"

Step 7: Select Participant

Step 8: Select dates you wish to attend our facilities

Step 9: Select "Add to Cart"

Step 10: Click "Finish"

You have now completed reserving your recreation time at our facilities. We ask users that if they cannot attend their reservation to cancel 24hrs prior to their reservation by calling 403-823-1370.

Prior to arrival, we ask that users familiarize themselves with our Return to Recreation Handbook. All of the details of what to expect at each facility are listed in this document. For any questions, please contact email bcfinfo@drumheller.ca.

Download PDF File Here

Reserve my Recreation Time