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Drumheller is a town in the Badlands of east-central Alberta, on the Red Deer River. It is located 110 kilometres northeast of Calgary.
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. At 111 square kilometres. Drumheller is the largest town in Alberta in area. The valley ranges from 2 km across to 22 km in length.
Drumheller can as well be defined as a "Little Hollywood" for its role and choice Hollywood 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 90 foot high Tyrannosaurus rex that you can climb up inside of and view the Badlands including the adjacent 75 ft water fountain that lights up at night, again one of the largest in Canada.
Tourist attractions also include The Suspension Bridge, Altas Coal Mine (the last free standing tipple in Canada), Drumheller Valley Ski Hill, Canadian Badlands Passion Play, Horseshoe Canyon, Water Spray Park, Aquaplex with indoor and two outdoor pools, Horse Thief Canyon, hoodoos, Midland Provincial Park, Rosedeer Hotel in Wayne, 27 km of constructed pathways, Bleriot Ferry, East Coulee School Museum, Homestead Museum, Reptile World (largest display of reptiles in Western Canada), Little Church that seats thousands (ten at a time) and all this with an impressive supply of parkland to start.
Royal Tyrrell Museum
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a world renowned museum that hosts the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils under one roof. It also boasts 500 000 visitors a year, the largest of all provincial museum attractions. The Royal Tyrell Museum is located in the northwest quadrant of the Town of Drumheller, and can be acessed from the North Dinosaur Trail.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 two radio stations of its own, as well as rebroadcast transmitters:
Radio
Television
- CICT-TV-1 8, (with 0.009 kW (9 W)effective radiated power)
External links
| North: Stettler | ||
| West: Airdrie | '''Drumheller | East: Hanna |
| South: Bassano |
"Drumheller, Alberta"