Town of Drumheller
The view out of "World's Largest Dinosaur" across Drumheller
Coat of arms
Location of Drumheller in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°27′49″N 112°43′10″W / 51.46361, -112.71944
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
County	Starland
Incorporated	1930 (city)
Re-Incorporated	1997 (town)
Government
- Mayor	Bryce Nimmo
- Governing body	Drumheller Town Council
- MP	Kevin Sorenson (Crowfoot)
- MLA	Jack Hayden (Drumheller-Stettler)
Area [1]
- Total	110.93 km² (42.8 sq mi)
Elevation	670 m (2,198 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	7,932
- Density	73.5/km² (190.4/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Postal code span	T0J
Area code(s)	+1-403
Website: Official municipal site

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History

During the peak of the coal era (1930s) Drumheller's population exploded to more than 30,000 and it became a city in 1934. 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 amalgamated with the Municipal District of Badlands.^[2] At 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi), Drumheller is the largest town in Alberta in area and since the 1997 amalgamation with Badlands the town also includes the formerly separate communities of Nacmine, Wayne, Rosedale, Cambria, East Coulee, Lehigh and Aerial where Midland, Newcastle and North Drumheller were previously annexed by the City of Drumheller. In short, 14 old residential mining communities (now suburbs or districts) make up the current Town of Drumheller. The valley ranges from 2 kilometres (1 mi) across to 28 kilometres (17 mi) 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. Shanghai Noon is a 2000 martial arts western comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. ... This article is about the 1992 film. ... Knockaround Guys is a 2001 gangster movie starring Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich and Dennis Hopper The movie is about the son of a mob boss. ... Rat Race is a 2001 comedy film (not to be confused with The Rat Race of 1960) directed by Jerry Zucker. ...

Attractions

South of the traffic bridge over the Red Deer river on Highway 9 is the World's Largest Dinosaur, a 26.2 metres (86 ft) high fiberglass 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, 27 kilometres (17 mi) of constructed pathways, Bleriot Ferry, East Coulee School Museum, Homestead Museum, Reptile World (the largest display of reptiles in Western Canada) and Little Church which is capable of seating only six patrons. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Alberta provincial highway 9. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Synonyms Manospondylus gigas Dynamosaurus imperiosus Dinotyrannus megagracilis Nanotyrannus lancensis? Tyrannosaurus (IPA pronunciation or ; from the Greek τυραννόσαυρος, meaning tyrant lizard) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur. ... A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the suffering and death of Jesus. ... For other uses, see Horseshoe Canyon. ... Hoodoos East of Drumheller, Alberta Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. ... Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. ...

Royal Tyrrell Museum

Albertosaurus at Royal Tyrrell Museum

The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is a museum that hosts Canada'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. Species A. sarcophagus Osborn, 1905 Albertosaurus (pronounced ; meaning Alberta lizard) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period, more than 70 million years ago. ... The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, 90 minutes drive east of Calgary, is known the world over as an outstanding paleontology museum and research facility. ...

Canadian Badlands Passion Play

Next to Drumheller ski hill is the Passion Play site, where, for two weeks each July, performances are held. Companies are composed of actors from all over Alberta. The site also offers small plays throughout the summer and an interpreter centre.

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: A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... This article is about a television transmitting location or company. ... This article is about the Canadian city. ... Medicine Hat is a city of about 50,000 people located in the southeastern part of the province of Alberta, Canada on the Trans-Canada Highway Number 1 and on the South Saskatchewan River. ...

• AM 910 - CKDQ "Q91" (country) (Transmitter in Strathmore)
• FM 91.3: CKUA (public broadcasting)
• FM 94.5: CHTR (tourism/community)

Newspaper covering Drumheller include the free weekly newspaper Drumheller Valley Times^[3] and the weekly Drumheller Mail.^[4] Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the viewing or listening public. ... FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ...

Demographics

According to the Canada 2006 Census:^[1] The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

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References

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Drumheller

• Official municipal site
• Official Drumheller Tourism Website
• Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
• Drumheller Public Library
• Drumheller & District Humane Society
• Virtually Drumheller Guide for Drumheller

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