DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA

'Drumheller' is a town (formerly a city) in the Badlands of east-central Alberta, on the Red Deer River. It is located northeast of Calgary.

Contents

Demographics

History

Attractions

Royal Tyrrell Museum

Media

Notes and references

External links

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census and Canada 2006 Census:

Population:	7,932 (2006)
Land area:	(2001 and 2006)
Population density:	73.5 people/km² (190.4/sq mi) (2006)
Median age:	39.7 (males: 37.0, females: 43.1) (2006)
Total private dwellings:	3,244 (2006)
Mean household income:	$43,885 (2001) 2001 Community Profiles: Drumheller, Alberta Last modified November 30, 2005. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 93F0053XIE[2]

History

During the peak of the coal era (1930s) Drumheller's population exploded to more than 30,000 and it became a city in 1930. Drumheller was Western Canada's largest coal producer; now it contributes to a vibrant energy sector and can boast Alberta's second largest natural gas deposit, the West Drumheller Field. To benefit from Provincial and Federal grants the city dropped its city charter and once again became a town in 1997, when it was ammalgamated with the Municipal District of Badlands.^[3] At , Drumheller is the largest town in Alberta in area and since the 1997 amalgamation with Badlands the town also includes the formerly separate towns of Nacmine, Wayne, and Rosedale, although the official provincial road map only began recognizing this fact with its 2006 edition. The valley ranges from across to in length.
Drumheller has been the filming location for more than 50 commercials, music videos and cinematic productions including ''Shanghai Noon'', ''Unforgiven'', ''Knockaround Guys'' and ''Rat Race''.

Attractions

South of the traffic bridge on Highway 9 north and south one can find the ''World's Largest Dinosaur'', a 26.2 metres (86 ft) high ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' that can be entered for a view of the Badlands, including the adjacent 23 metre (75 ft) water fountain, again one of the largest in Canada.
Tourist attractions also include the Star Mine Suspension Bridge, Atlas Coal Mine (the last free standing coal tipple in Canada), Drumheller Valley Ski Hill, Canadian Badlands Passion Play, Horseshoe Canyon, Water Spray Park, Aquaplex with indoor and outdoor pools, Horse Thief Canyon, hoodoos, Midland Provincial Park, Rosedeer Hotel in Wayne, of constructed pathways, Bleriot Ferry, East Coulee School Museum, Homestead Museum, Reptile World ( thelargest display of reptiles in Western Canada)and Little Church which is capable of seating six.

Royal Tyrrell Museum

The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a museum that hosts the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils. It boasts 350,000 visitors a year, the largest of all provincial museum attractions. The Royal Tyrrell Museum is located in the northwest quadrant of the Town of Drumheller, in Midland Provincial Park.

Media

Drumheller is within range of the radio and television stations in Calgary and Medicine Hat. It has no television stations of its own, but it does have a radio station of its own, as well as rebroadcast transmitters:
'Radio'

★ AM 910 - CKDQ "Q91" (country) (Transmitter in Strathmore)
'Television'

★ CICT-TV-1 8 - (with 0.009 kW (9 W) effective radiated power)
'Newspaper'

★ 'Weekly Newspaper' The Drumheller Mail Ltd. [1]

★ 'Free Weekly Newspaper' The Drumheller Valley Times. [2]

Notes and references

1. 2006 Community Profiles: Drumheller, Alberta
2. Statistics Canada will not release household income data from the 2006 Census until September 12, 2007. See this page.
3. Alberta Municipal Affairs - Detailed town profiles

External links

★ Official Tourism Website for Drumheller

★ Official municipal site

★ Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

★ East Coulee School Museum

★ Drumheller Public Library

★ Virtually Drumheller Guide for Drumheller