Your local Chamber of Commerce had another busy Small Business Week!

As some of you may recall, in 2019 Chamber staff Heather and I visited our members with Ronald McDonald House cookies, got informed and shared our own updates. Because that went so well, this year we repeated our visits (with pre-packaged candy instead of cookies) and managed to visit 74 businesses and nonprofits over the course of 4 days. Once again, we learned a lot as we toured new buildings and offices, met employees, answered questions on COVID-19 programs, heard about inventory issues and staffing shortages, and more. If we didn’t get to your business or if you do not have a storefront and would like to catch up with us (and get a candy bag) please contact us! We would love to hear from you.

Additionally, we held two virtual events on Thursday, October 22. First up was a Zoom meeting for local businesses with the Drumheller Resiliency & Flood Mitigation Office, to discuss the draft Municipal Development Plan & Land Use Bylaw. You can view the recording of that meeting here.

Then, at 5:00pm we held our 9th annual Women in Business Mixer via Zoom. 27 ladies joined us for virtual breakout rooms, contests, prizes and wonderful conversations. We have also been collecting donations of new or gently-used women’s office wear to donate to local ladies in need via the Salvation Army. To date we’ve received 10 large bags of clothing! See the Women in Business Mixer event page for more details.

On September 14, Drumheller Town Council gave first reading to a new Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Land Use Bylaw. The public hearing is scheduled for October 26th. On October 22 at 12:00pm, local businesses were invited to join the Drumheller Chamber and the Drumheller Resiliency and Flood Mitigation Office for an overview on the MDP and LUB.

The meeting was held via Zoom; you can view the recording here.

Our Women in Business mixer happens once per year during Small Business Week (third full week of October) and provides a fun, laid-back evening of networking for women in the area. 

The 9th annual Women in Business Mixer is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2020, from 5:00-6:30pm. Find out more

On Tuesday, October 13, 2020 the Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce will be celebrating a significant milestone. This day will mark the 20th Anniversary of the World’s Largest Dinosaur.

To celebrate, we will have a brief program starting at 1:30pm in front of the Dinosaur, followed by cake and refreshments. Seats are limited so we do require attendees to RSVP. Please call the Chamber at 403-823-8100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to attend. 

COVID-19 Protocols:

• Physical distancing will be in effect
• Hand sanitizer will be provided
• Maximum attendance of 100
• Cake and coffee served by Chamber staff

Additionally, the Chamber Board of Directors and staff invite you to help us select a name for the World's Largest Dinosaur! Board and staff members have come up with 6 name options for the public to vote on. Click here to vote. Voting closes at 11:45pm October 9.

 Learn more about the history of the World's Largest Dinosaur at worldslargestdinosaur.com.

Our Business Advocacy Committee would like to hear from you, our local businesses, on the selling of consumer fireworks in Drumheller.

Please read the letter from the Canadian National Fireworks Association and let us know your questions and comments via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 403-823-8100 by September 30.