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The Town of Drayton Valley was the proud recipient of a $5,000 grant from FORTIS to upgrade the lighting on the top level of Total Works gym as well as the two courts! The new LED lights were installed last week!
Mayor Doerksen and members of Town Council and Administration were on hand to receive a commemorative plaque from FORTIS in recognition of this project!
What about up grading the lights in the Mackenzie Centre it a least replacing burned out light bulbs so dark in there.
On October 19th, 2020, Mayor Michael Doerksen proclaimed October 2020 as Alberta Foster and Kinship Caregiver month in the Town of Drayton Valley!
We are proud to recognize the importance of foster homes and kinship care homes who serve children and youth and help build stronger communities!
Drayton Valley celebrates Waste Reduction Week!
See if you can solve the puzzles to save our town from becoming mountains of trash. This online escape room is available for one week only at platform.breakoutedu.com/game/play/drayton-valley-celebrates-waste-reduction-week-635121-DBZHRGKHWX
Keep an eye out for our LIVE escape room this fall!
This program is sponsored by Drayton Valley Community Foundation (@DraytonValleyCF). The online escape room was designed by the Town of Drayton Valley in collaboration with the Drayton Valley Municipal Libraries (@dvlibrary) and the Eagle Point - Blue Rapids Parks Council (@epbrparkscouncil).
Jen Boxall
🙌🏻 Thoroughly impressed with your puzzles, looking forward to the LIVE puzzle room
Nice! I'll be doing this with my class tomorrow 🙂
EDUCATION & TRAINING OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW!
Don't forget about the upcoming Education & Training Open House tomorrow from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm! The Town of Drayton Valley is committed to bringing learning opportunities to our community, and we’re thrilled to be able to bring these education institutions to the CETC for an Open House!
University of Alberta
Delmar College
Health Care Aide Academy
Drayton Valley & District Community Learning Association
Citi College
This will be a great opportunity for both residents and businesses in Drayton Valley and area to connect with post-secondary institutions and provide feedback on programming you’d like to see us bring to the CETC or sign up for a new career!
For more information, contact Tanya Harding at 780-514-2246 or tharding@draytonvalley.ca!
During the Regular Meeting of Council on October 7th, 2020, Deputy Mayor Nancy Dodds proclaimed October 19-25th, 2020 as Waste Reduction Week in the Town of Drayton Valley!
Drayton Valley is committed to reducing our waste, conserving resources and taking the lead in moving our community towards environmental sustainability!
EDUCATION & TRAINING OPEN HOUSE
Don't forget about the upcoming Education & Training Open House this Tuesday!
The Town of Drayton Valley is committed to bringing learning opportunities to our community, and we’re thrilled to be able to bring these education institutions to the CETC for an Open House! This will be a great opportunity for both residents and businesses in Drayton Valley and area to connect with post-secondary institutions and provide feedback on programming you’d like to see us bring to the CETC or sign up for a new career!
Be sure to check out the virtual open houses hosted by our partner institutions before coming to our in-person event at the CETC on October 20th:
The University of Alberta's home for Continuing and Professional Education - the Faculty of Extension ext.ualberta.ca/ is pleased to invite you to join us at the University's first Virtual Open House October 15-17 www.ualberta.ca/.../tours.../open-house/index.html?. Learn about our 40+ programs and 300+ courses meant to help you enhance an existing career or embark on a new one. Our part-time, online courses are open to everyone and can be taken at any time. Explore a new hobby, or tackle a new professional pursuit and get live advice from our program experts.
Online pre-registration is required to access the virtual open house. Once you enter the virtual auditorium, please make your way to the Faculty of Extension booth to speak with Extension program advisors. Access the pre-registration here: apply.ualberta.ca/register/...
In addition, NAIT Continuing Education invites you join their virtual open house: www.nait.ca/.../tours-events-and-info.../open-house. Pre-registration is required : nait.vfairs.com/en/.
For more information, contact Tanya Harding at 780-514-2246 or tharding@draytonvalley.ca!
SNOW REMOVAL & SANDING
It’s that time of year! Snow has started falling, but due to mild air and ground temperatures it doesn’t seem to be sticking around. Public Works crews will be assessing the need for sidewalk and road sanding over the weekend and will deploy crews as necessary!
We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable weekend!
COVID-19 UPDATE | OCTOBER 16th, 2020
Today, Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided an update on COVID-19 in Alberta stating that to date 18,651 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19. 117 people are hospitalized with the virus, with 11 in the ICU. 332 new cases were identified in the last 24 hours, out of more that 14,000 tests, showing a provincial positivity rate of 2.24% of all tests. At this time, there are more than 2,800 active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta.
There are 200 schools with active alerts at this time, with 489 cases in these schools. 22 schools are on the ‘watch’ list with 5 or more cases. In addition, Dr. Hinshaw spoke to two new outbreaks; one outbreak at the cardiology unit at the Mazankowski Heart Institute in Edmonton, where three patients have tested positive, and another outbreak at the Leduc Community Hospital with two patients testing positive. Aggressive contact tracing is underway at these locations, and outbreak protocols are in place.
D. Hinshaw also added that the City of Calgary will be shifting to the ‘watch’ list, with several outbreaks linked to social gatherings. The Edmonton zone is still concerning, making up 54% of active cases in the province, and Dr. Hinshaw encouraged everyone in the Edmonton zone to keep following measures to the best of their abilities, including a maximum of 15 people in gatherings, wearing a mask in all indoor work settings, except individual work settings like cubicles, and limiting close contacts with others and between networks. Limit cohorts to no more than three. For more information on cohorts, visit www.alberta.ca/restrictions-on-gatherings.aspx#Cohort_groups.
Finally, Dr. Hinshaw put out a request for all Albertans, and encouraged everyone to get their flu shot. Starting on Monday, October 19th, the flu shot will be readily available across the province. Together we can stop the flu from taxing our health system, and Dr. Hinshaw reminded Albertans that it is vital that we all protect ourselves from influenza.
As of the end of the day October 15th, 2020, there are THREE active cases of COVID-19 in the Drayton Valley/Brazeau County area.
Watch the full update here: youtu.be/essz_ZD8ivY
Cindy Bierkos Toni Nelson
SNOW HAULERS
The Town’s Public Works department is looking for snow haulers for the 2020/2021 season!
If you would like to be in the rotation to haul snow following Town clean-up activities, pick up an application at the Civic Centre front desk, or call 780-514-2240!
That picture makes me sad....
Are you not prepared for winter snow hauling yet? The snow is upon us!
Missed last week's Council meeting? Catch up on decision items in our Council Review newsletter, available on our website!
www.draytonvalley.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Council-Review-Newsletter-October-7-2020.pdf
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