Crowsnest Pass Herald

- Your Only Locally Owned Newspaper • Serving the CNP since 1930 • January 31, 2018 ~ Vol. 89 No. 5 -

Australia Day

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Peter Murray of Riversdale Resources, left, and Luke Fokkens of Tri-Form Concrete Ltd. whose bid won an original Aboriginal artwork piece that went for $850 at the Australia Day gala fundraiser for Jake Burgman. The event was held on January 27 at MDM Community Centre and the packed crowd was treated to a dinner, silent auction and music by the Chevelles.

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2 – crowSNeSt PASS HerALD – Wednesday, January 31, 2018

New year, new look!

The Pass Herald goes digital, offers subscriptions online AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

The Pass Herald has gone digital, offering you the convenience of accessing local news on any smartphone device (cell phone, tablet) or computer.

Visit passherald@shaw.ca to purchase a yearly or single copy of the weekly paper. The digital version of paper will be uploaded weekly on Wednesdays.

If you currently have a hardcopy subscription of the paper and would like to switch over to a solely digital subscription, please let us know by emailing passherald@shaw.ca or stopping by the office so that we can switch over your account.

Also, please note that the Pass Herald no longer provides the service of passport photos.

New, revamped website coming soon!

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So long, Spokes AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

After approximately five years in business, Spokes & Motors Ltd. has announced that they closed their doors as of January 26, 2018.

The Blairmore-based business opened in July 2012 and became a popular and busy automotive repair and servicing shop in Crowsnest Pass.

“We have had an excellent, busy, 5 years but other opportunities have arisen and we feel it is time to move on,” the company wrote in a public Facebook post on January 24. “It was a difficult decision as we have been doing very well, but sometimes opportunities present themselves that are difficult to pass up. We greatly appreciate our customer’s loyalty and support over the years and wish all of you well in the future.”

The company was not open to be interviewed when contacted by the Pass Herald.

Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 8502 - 19 Avenue, Coleman Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, AB, T0K 0E0 ph: 403-562-8833 e: reception@crowsnestpass.com www.crowsnestpass.com

PASS C COMMUNITY POOL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ARY Y WEED INSPECT OR - TEMPORAR

The Pass Community Pool requires the following staff for The Weed Weed Inspector Inspector will will assist assist the the Agricultural Agricultural Fieldman with with the 2018 Season: weed weed inspections on public public and private private land, identifying prohibited noxious weeds weeds listed listed in the the Alberta Alberta • POOL MANAGER 18 years of age. Awards in NLS, LSI, noxious and prohibited Weed Control Control Act. Responsible Responsible for for education, enforcement, enforcement, WSI, CPR Basic Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid Weed entering weed weed inspection information, information, mapping and Pool Operator course. Managerial skills, general issuing & entering weed infestations, infestations, entering entering data data onto onto spread spread sheets, report report knowledge of facility maintenance, pool operations weed writing, and working w or king with wit h volunteers v o lunt eers at related r elat ed events. ev ents. and aquatic programming are a definite asset.

There is is an aneducational educationalcomponent componentofofthe the t job job that that involves involves ASSISTANT ANT MANAGER 18 years of age. Awards in NLS, There • ASSIST orking wit h lando wners. Conduct rremoval emoval of noxious and working with landowners.

LSI, WSI, CPR Basic Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. w ohibited noxious w eeds list ed in tthe he Albert aW eed Contr ol prohibited weeds listed Alberta Weed Control • SENIOR GUARDS 18 years of age. Awards in NLS, LSI, pr Act, on Pub lic Land inc luding bed and shor e of open bodies Public including shore WSI, CPR Basic Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. ater. R esponsible ffor or selecting, p lanting or seeding water.

Responsible planting • JUNIOR GUARDS 16 years of age. Awards in NLS, LSI, of w nati v e species t o furt her pr ev ent er osion.

R esponsible ffor or native to further prevent erosion.

Responsible WSI, CPR Basic Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. monit oring mapping r ec laimed ar eas. w or k wit h monitoring and reclaimed areas.

Will work with • CASUAL GUARDS 16 years of age. Awards in NLS, CPR tthe he Agricultural Agricultural Fieldman tto o control control agricultural agricultural pests listed listed Basic Rescuer Level B, St andard First Aid. the Alberta Alberta Agricultural Agricultural P Pest municipal est Act on municip al lands and • CASHIER 16 years or older. Previous cash register in the monitor for for Aquatic Invasive Invasive Species.

Species. experience. Standard First Aid and CPR and aquatic monitor skills are a definite asset.

How to to Apply How Apply

2018 BUSINESS LICENSES 2018 Business License invoices are due February 5. All late payments will be subject to a 2% late penalty.

Please note the Municipality does not mail business licenses. If you would like your business license emailed to you, please contact the office at 403-562-8833 or eception@crowsnestpass.com. rreception@crowsnestpass.com If you no longer require your business license, please advise us in writing. If you do not provide us with this information, you may be responsible for the 2018 Business License fee and associated penalties.

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PLEASE NOTE: Copies of all awards must be enclosed with For For more more information information and a full jo job please b description p lease visit: Have you been thinking about trying Skiing/Snowboarding, your resume and must be valid until September 1, 2018. A http://www .crowsnestpass.com/living-here/employment- but don’t know where to start. Let us help you with this http://www.crowsnestpass.com/living-here/employmentcover letter must be included with your resume.

Lesson/Lift/Rental package all for $59. Come discover Skiing opportunities-p age/employment opportunities-page/employment or Snowboarding CLOSING DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018 cover letter and later Please submit co ver lett er a nd rresume esume no lat er tthan han CROWSNEST WEDDINGS AND EVENTS Friday, 9,, 2 2018 4:30pm Frida y, FFebruary ebruary 9 018 tto: o: (Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted) Please submit resume to: Leone Stacheruk (Chairman Pool Society) Box 868, Coleman, AB T0K 0M0 or mlst ach@shaw.ca mlstach@shaw.ca

UTILITY RATE & BILLING CYCLE CHANGES As part of the annual budgeting process, there will be some changes to your utility rates and billing cycle beginning this summer. These changes will be communicated on our website, social media, newspaper, radio, and in the newsletters that are included with your utility bill bill as as tthey are finalized.

Please visit www.crowsnestpass.com www.crowsnestpass.com to w atch for updates.

Deb Welsh, Manager Corporate Services D eb W elsh, Mana ger Cor porate S ervices Municipality Crowsnest Pass M unicipality of Cr owsnest P ass 600 PO Box 6 00 Blairmore, Alberta Blair more, Albert a T0K 0E0 deb.welsh@crowsnestpass.com or via e-mail tto o deb .welsh@crowsnestpass.com If you additionall inf information, contact: you require require additiona ormation, cont act: Bill Hnatiuk, Agricultural Agricultural Fieldman Municipality Crowsnest Pass Municipality of Cr owsnest P ass 600 PO Box 6 00 Blairmore, Alberta Blairmore, Albert a T0K 0E0 bill.hnatiuk@crowsnestpass.com bill.hnatiuk@crowsnestpass.com

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - CRowSNeST PASS HeRAlD - 3

IN THe lINe of fIRe Between January 22 and 29, the RCMP responded to 40 calls for service, including the following reported incidents.

Three (3) threats/harassment, one (1) mischief (vandalism), two (2) thefts, one (1) other criminal code, five (5) other provincial statues, two (2) driving complaints, five (5) motor vehicle collisions, four (4) suspicious occurrences, one (1) lost & found, two (2) assistance to other agencies, two (2) 911 calls (invalid), two (2) animal calls and five (5) municipal bylaws.

Lost wallet On January 25, a wallet was lost at Crowsnest Mall. Anyone finding the wallet can turn it into the detachment.

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while the owner was away.

Mistaken vehicle theft On January 25, RCMP received a complaint of a stolen vehicle in Coleman, but it turns out a friend of the complainant had taken the vehicle, as arranged previously.

Blairmore vandalism On January 28, RCMP received a complaint of vandalism to the glass door of a commercial business on Main Street in Blairmore. A 19-year-old male suspect was identified, charged with mischief and released on documents to appear in Pincher Creek court.

Stolen Ford On January 27, a 1990 Ford truck was stolen from the Burmis area. The incident occurred within the last couple of months

Found property Duffle bag in Blairmore.

Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact

the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS. Reminder to residents of computer scams, credit cards scams, Grandparent scams, Revenue Canada scams asking for money or cash cards and saying warrants out for arrest, do not give out personal information to persons you don't know.

DO NOT OPEN EMAILS if you are suspicious of its origin. do NOT purchase gift cards for payment to Revenue Canada.

CNP Thunder Hockey update Herald Contributor

Pre-Novice It was an action packed day of hockey when the Thunder Pre-Novice team won their first game against Fernie.

In the first period, Nicolas Gillespie scored three goals. These goals were followed by a forth in the second period scored by Aidan Bishop. The next three goals were scored by Owen Kirkmas giving us a winning score of 7 to 5.

Next game will be on February 03rd in Sparwood against the Sparwood. The start time for this game is 8am.

Pee Wee The CNP Pee Wee Thunder Hockey team had one game this past weekend. They played against

the Foremost Flyers Pee Wee team on Saturday January 27, 2018 at the Coleman Sports Complex. It was a fast and exciting game ending with the Foremost Flyers winning the game 4-2.

Adam Farraj scored both of the CNP Thunder goals. Brayden Anctil assisted with the first goal.

The second goal was unassisted.

The Hockey Alberta Provincial Playdowns start this week. The CNP Pee Wee Thunder plays their second against Pincher Creek on Thursday February 1, 2018 at the Crowsnest Sports Complex. Game time is 6:45 pm.

They also have a league game against the Foremost Flyers Pee Wee team on Sunday February 4, 2018. This game is at the Foremost Arena starting at 1:00 pm.

Snowshoe Rentals Library manager Diane deLauw holds up some of the sets of snowshoes that Travel Alberta provided to the Crowsnest Pass Municipal Library. The library received three adult, three youth and two child sets of snowshoes that can be rented out for free with a library card.

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Tony McCue, Nature Conservancy natural area land manager Jocelyn Thomas

When wildlife biologist Tony McCue moved with his young family to Crowsnest Pass last spring to take up duties as a natural area land manager for The Nature Conservancy of Canada, he anticipated a job of mending fences, literally on the landscape and figuratively with landowners and local governments.

Some landowners felt NCC oversight was bureaucratic and remote; local politicians saw potential tax dollars disappear as NCC acquisitions permanently removed land from industrial or residential development.

(NCC is the biggest landowner in Crowsnest Pass and duly pays taxes based on its property zoning as farmland or forest.)

Waterton Recovery Priorities took a sudden turn late last summer when NCC's largest swathe of conservation properties in the rolling ranch lands bordering Waterton Lakes National Park were swept by wildfire. Suddenly, with grass blackened and barbed wire fences deprived of their posts, the urgency was to restore fencing and manage the return of cattle and wildlife.

“We have an opportunity to install better fencing in better places,” says McCue. New fencing will still be traditional barbed wire on posts, but with fewer strands and vertical spacing more permeable to wildlife than the lost legacy fences.

Fence lines will also be redrawn for better grazing rotation. McCue says the deep-rooted grasses should recover on their own, while invasive weeds will hopefully have been knocked back by the fire.

“Some wild animals inevitably perished,” he says, “but I have no concern for the return of the native species which are well-adapted to fire events.”

Early Days Growing up in Maine just east of the Canadian border, McCue's father and grandfather educated him to care intensely about the wild backwoods.

From age 5, Tony was schooled in the ways of the wild, fishing, hiking, canoeing and snowshoeing according to the seasons. Young adult ambitions to become an engineer could not overcome his deep attachment to wild places, so Tony refocused on wildlife ecology, eventually earning a bachelor of science degree, and then a master's degree, from Memorial University in St. John's, Newfoundland. “I realized how much I needed wild space in everyday life.”

It was while studying at Memorial nine years ago that Tony met Jasmine, a drug company research scientist turned pharmacist. Married in 2011, the McCues now have two young children, Jolie, age 3, and ninemonth-old baby brother Orson, contributing to the resurgence of Crowsnest Pass as a

MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT LAND USE BYLAW No. 868-2013 The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following development application(s):

Tony McCue

home for young families.

Time to settle After university, Tony began a near-nomadic career in wildlife conservation, notably including elusive wolverines in the mountains around Yellowstone National Park.

“My career has focused on carnivores, waterfowl and shorebird research and conservation, which has taken me all over North America's coastal beaches, prairies, forests, bogs, and alpine regions. You name it, and I’ve probably worked there!”

Approaching midlife, and seeking geographic stability for his family, Tony intends to make his heritage home in Coleman a permanent base. He says the Nature Conservancy of Canada provides great opportunities for getting his boots dirty while making significant conservation impacts.

In advance of his Waterton assignment, Tony organized NCC volunteer work parties to remove decrepit fencing from the Frayn property in the Coleman wetlands, the Fleming Ranch property east of the former

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McCue, through the Nature Conservancy of Canada programs he manages, is helping to preserving southwestern Alberta landscapes for wildlife and traditional human uses including cattle grazing, fishing and hunting.

Contact him at Tony.McCue@natureconservancy.ca Jocelyn Thomas is an artist and writer who lives in Blairmore.

DP2017-086; Lot 4, Block 5, Plan 9910053, 2518 Tecumseh Road, Coleman. Discretionary Use: Oversize Accessory Building with Setback Variance DP2017-107; Lot 8, Block 1, Plan 0714739, 330 – 227 Street, Bellevue. Discretionary Use: Oversize Detached Garage; Height Variance DP2018-003; Lot 1, Block 16, Plan 6808CU, 12537 – 21 Avenue, Coleman. Discretionary Use: Rear Deck with Side-yard Setback Variance DP2018-004; Lot 38, Block 17, Plan 2347BS, 11930 – 22 Avenue, Blairmore. Discretionary Use: New Auto Repair Shop; Side-yard Setback Variance Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above development may file an appeal in writing by February 14, 2018, to the MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS, SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD, 600, CROWSNEST PASS, ALBERTA T0K 0E0. A fee of $400.00 must be included with the appeal.

Lisa Kinnear Development Officer 403-563-2218 lisa.kinnear@crowsnestpass.com

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - crowsnest PAss HerALD - 5

Australia Day Riversdale would like to extend a huge thank you to all 250 attendees, vendors, entertainers and volunteers who supported our Claire Rogers 5th annual Australia Day event in support of Jake Burgman.

The night was an outstanding success thanks to all of you and we are excited to report that this has been our biggest fundraiser yet. As for the total amount raised we’re still finalizing our numbers at the time of this publication so we’ll be announcing the grand total soon!

We’d also like to acknowledge the following sponsors for their generous contributions:

Bird Construction CNP Art Gallery CNP Golf & Country Club CNP Quad Squad Copy Magic Country Encounters Doreen Glavin Ducks Unlimited Ewen Drilling Kanata Inn Logomotives Group Mammoet North & Company Pure Country SpringBreak Flower Farm Stacy & Michelle Ewen Summit Home Center Top Gunn Mechanical Trotz Bros. Holdings Trudy Curran Water Magic We hope to see you again next year!

Claire will be writing a bi-weekly column talking about what’s ‘on the go’ with Riversdale and answering FAQs. Have a question?

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Nicely updated 2-bedroom mobile home on its own lot in a very good area near the Crowsnest River. Among the improvements is a new kitchen. Close to great fishing and the famous York Creek staging area. Nice fenced back yard. Room to park an RV or build a garage. Back lane access. $76,500 CALL JOHN MLS

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This commercial/residential property offers an opportunity to escape from modern life.

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Clean and straight 3,000 sq.ft. commercial building on the main street. Good roof and mechanical systems. A 25’x100’ vacant lot next to the building is included in the sale.

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6 – crowsnest PAss HerALD – wednesday, January 31, 2018

Editorial and Opinions BIG ChANGEs hERE! As you can see from page 2 of this week’s newspaper we are truly entering the digital age of news media.

When I was a little girl I delivered the Pass Herald door to door while sitting in the truck box of one of my dad’s Fords. Unfortunately, if you tried that today....

I remember being a little girl sitting under my mom’s desk pretending to answer the phone. It’s been a lifetime of saying, “Pass Herald, Lisa speaking”, both real and pretend.

I love the smell and feel of the newspaper.

I love the feel of the ink on my fingers. There is a familiarity to it all that brings back memories of times where we were all together here at the Pass Herald.

Time, however, waits for no one and the Pass Herald, like all weekly newspapers, has taken a hit by the digital age. So in keeping with times we are now offering our customers the opportunity to purchase an e-subscription. This is how it works. You go onto passherald.ca click the “issuu” link and follow the instructions from there. You can purchase a yearly subscription available every Wednesday or you can purchase an individual paper for that week.

Our website is one of the most hit here in the Crowsnest Pass with around 13,000 15,000 unique hits a month. Now that we are digital this site will also change. No longer will five stories be uploaded. We will have just the first few lines of the story and a list of story content.

We are excited about serving more readers throughout the Crowsnest Pass. Right now 3000 people read our paper per week, and here’s hoping for another 3000 with the ability to go digital.

On a sad note our office was also offering Passport Photos, however, we have decided to discontinue the service. We had too many sent back with flaws. If it wasn’t a small shadow that I couldn’t see or a slightly parted lip or an eye not quite open enough, it was just a, do it again, process that I, as well as the customers, found incredibly frustrating.

So we tried to offer a service, but unfortunately it became apparent why every store in Southern Alberta west of Lethbridge no longer offers the service. I am sure they had as many frustrating issues as we did.

So as we head into our 90th year of producing your locally owned newspaper, we are doing so on a digital and paper platform.

We are trying to make ‘real’ news available to everyone, not just the stuff you read on the internet and social media.

So thank you for your continued patronage, while several long standing newspapers in Alberta are shutting down, we are still here every week keeping you up to date with the happenings of the Crowsnest Pass.

I won’t go digital myself. Every week I wait for the paper to arrive after it’s been printed by the press in Cranbrook and on those really special days the paper is still slightly damp from the process of printing.

Those are my favourite days, a slightly damp paper with the ink transferring onto my fingers. Brings a smile to my face every time.

Just the way I see it.

Ls

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Industry at last Dear Editor; I have been coming here, to the Pass, for 24 years and living here fulltime for about half of that time. This is my favorite place on Earth. The same story is told now which was told then. “We need industry” to provide jobs, pay taxes and revive the economy. This is a wonderful community, nestled in beautiful scenery but what does it have to offer to an industry which is not also available all over the place. Every town in Western Canada wants the same. The chances of some big industry choosing to move here are less than great.

Actually, the manufacturing of most products that we consume is now done in China and other places that offer labor for a fraction of what people here can live on. Tourism works, but we are doing lots towards it already.

Banff and Waterton are near by and our scenery is not as striking. With the push towards beautifying our downtowns, we will probably increase tourism. The Pass may get some new traffic to the new Provincial parks while retaining most of the off-road enthusiasts.

All is well but possibly

not enough.

I was so delighted to read in the Pass Herald that Green Cat Renewables Canada Corporation is willing to invest here in a new Energy project. Can you imagine us producing electricity without coal dust, smoke or other pollutants and perhaps even getting free positive publicity if we do a really good job. Alberta specializes in Energy but is not yet known for Clean Energy production.

Many of us opted to believe that Global Warming is fake news or a Chinese hoax. The rest of the civilized world, which believes in science, doesn’t understand. We say, weather always changed, and they say, technology always improved.

Of course weather changes, such as we are witnessing now, took millions of years to happen but, we claim that Global warming is not responsible. We want to sell fossil fuels and pretend that polution is unimportant. Instead of developing alternative energy we invest in our own fake news. Oil companies pay people to write that air polution is not solely responsible for climate change and we use it as

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scientific proof saying that the debate is still open.

Try to google the name Wildpoldsried, which is a village in Germany. A few years ago they decided that producing clean energy would be their industry. They approached the government as well as energy companies for help. Their contribution was their participation. Soon windmills and solar farms were developed. Now they wanted energy for cloudy calm days. Being in a farming area they began using new technologies to produce power from, Bio Mass, consisting of cow manure, onions and corn silage. A group of young people developed a factory to produce batteries and presently the village produce five times the energy that they use, constant around the clock. Energy is their export and the village is featured on news programs around the world, including Canada.

The story of Wildpoldsried has by now repeated itself in Germany many times over and the country as a whole produces more clean energy than it needs, a lot of the time. Germany shut

down their (dangerous) nuclear power stations, and is reducing the use of Brown Coal which they have in abundance. They no longer find themselves prisoners to imported Natural gas from Russia either. The trick is to get with the program in the early stages. That is how business works. Something changes in the world and some people begin to capitalize on a solution.

Not long ago we had a Council that was motivated by austerity. We were shutting things down and in the process losing a lot of what made us unique. A new Council came in, with a progressive view and here we are. Effort is being made to beautify the place, we got national attention for our efforts to protect the surrounding wilderness and we are researching the possibility of being a leader in developing a new way to provide most needed clean energy and jobs. The latest technology used in wind, solar and batteries is much more efficient then what was available just a few years ago. It is possible to abandon desperation and build new hope.

Avner Perl

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - crowsnest PAss HerALD -11 apy at the hospital two days per week is not possible. But most important, not a matter of convenience, but a matter of Life and Death. There are some who need dialysis, Mon. Wed. Fri. and others who are needing to go to the hospital that in wheelchairs, and have no other way to get there.

What are they supposed to do? Their "Freedom" to ride the bus, on whatever day they want is Priceless! To limit this freedom just seems wrong, no matter what the cost, it is the Municipality’s responsibility to take care of the

people of these communities, since you created this service for the people, how can you now, just throw them under the bus! (no pun intended).

Third, talking about costs, why spend a pile of money on a brand new bus and the pretty pictures on it. What a big disappointment after all the advertising come Ride Crowsnest "OPEN" to everyone now. Just to restrict the days people could ride. Now you want to cut it back to two days a week. People are getting so fed up with these ever changing

schedules, that is what is causing the low ridership. Stop messing with the schedule! Open it up to everyone and all towns, it is just as simpleas that!

Seriously, you are going to cut the bus, because of costs, but on the other hand, spend an unknown, wasted amount of money on trees, shrubs and flowers for the main street of the (Ghost Town of Coleman)! I suppose you will need to hire yet another (Manager) to tend this beautiful garden!

Peggy Johnston

other appointments. It would be difficult if the bus would only be available for 2 days a week.

Two day cares are using the bus service which is very pleasant to see and to ride with children. Un-

fortunately, the schedule does not allow everyone to do this. Two days a week will not meet everyone's needs, there will not be enough time to do several visits per ride. I personally feel that the bus

was used more on the original schedule.

Please reconsider this new plan and cuts as many peoples' independence depends on this service.

Marian Amell

the bus for everything the Pass has to offer - even the dentist. With the days as suggested I would be very limited as to when I could go out. That is a

hardship for me and other seniors who use the bus.

A community the size of the Pass should have Public Transit, not only for public convenience

and needs, but also to support local businesses.

You are trying to save money on the backs of seniors.

Clara Haslett

dents and/or tourists - so convenient to explore all the"Pass" has to offer. But mainly I feel all residents

deserve the choices a bus service can offer.

The editorial on budget concerns was very informative. More information from the town council, especially "be-

fore" decisions are made would be appreciated.

Could "Town updates" be available in the local newspapers?

With so many businesses already leaving the

area, surely cutting reliable transportation will only hurt the income of those left.

and FCSS have been keeping tabs on what this service was costing, long before 2015. So, the citizens of these Communities need to ask themselves, and if inspired to do so, the individual Councillors and Mayor/FCSS: “If ridership numbers simply did not make it worthwhile to maintain the services – what, on Earth, made it worthwhile to buy a New Bus and wrap it with expensive decoration.” If ridership was such a dismal reality why participate in the Canada 150 Project by providing six months of FREE Bus Service/Five Days a Week when the people who use the Service would’ve been happy, appreciative and just as impressed with two weeks of FREE Bus Service/Five Days a Week. I really don’t know how the citizens of Crowsnest Pass can be expected to believe this restriction of Bus Service is a result of costs. Before we leave the direct cost issues let me point out the largest single cost of this Service is the salary of the driver. As a union member this driver is protected from cuts in hours and rate of pay. What this means is; this largest single cost will not, can not be reduced.

People of Crowsnest are you beginning to wonder what would be accomplished by restricting the Bus Service to two days per week? What will the Bus driver do those other three days? Right now we enjoy the benefits of having a driver who wants to drive the Bus. She’s willing to help those who require it in: walking from the Bus to the store, carrying their groceries onto the Bus and to their doors and there are many other things another driver may not be so willing to do. Especially if that driver is assigned the job opposed to seeking it.

It strikes me there are inconsistencies between what is being said and what has and is being done.

For example: and I’ll remind you FCSS is the Family and Community Support Services.

1. “The FCSS board and Council say they worked very hard to expand the service and get more people using it… I’m always a bit wary of people who feel the need to tell me they are working hard. So, let’s look at what they did: they made a DONE DEAL DECISION to operate one single, solitary bus as a public transit

system beginning in January 2016. The first and possibly most significant impact was the loss of a major customer – Mountain View Industries. So much for working hard to expand the service and get more people using it. I and many others predicted this action was doomed to failure, and it should’ve been just as obvious to FCSS and the Council. I’m not that smart.

2. As I said they did this with one single solitary bus which meant potential long waits for the bus. Did I mention this was done in January? They provided pre-set stops, but no shelters. Now, If a westbound rider, in Blairmore just missed the bus he/she would be forced to wait while that bus went to the end of the line in Coleman, turned around driven all the way through: Coleman, Blairmore, Frank, Hillcrest on to the end of the line in Bellevue then back through all of it to get to where that westbound rider was but by then he’d be a popsicle or long gone by taxi. My assumption that Bellevue was the end of the line may be wrong.

Was the Mayor, FCSS and Council really surprised by the reduction in rider-

ship? Then there’s the distance a person was required to walk to find a designated stop. How many seniors can walk half a kilometer to bus stop especially when you lack reliable schedule info.

I’m not condemning them for the lack of reliable schedules as much as I am their expectation people would actually use this service.

3.

They went back to the door-to-door pickup and delivery of seniors and those with disabilities, but now it was five days per week. Finally a move in the right direction.

4.

Involvement in the “Canada 150 Project” and whether it was a requirement or suggestion they agreed to give FREE Bus Service Five Days a Week from March until August and as I said nobody asked for this or expected it.

Everyone would’ve been ecstatic if it had been two weeks. The two weeks that included July 1st would’ve been perfect.

5. Sometime after the end of August another DONE DEAL DECISION assigned specific communities specific days. This meant people from Coleman Con’t on page 15

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR We need RIDECrowsnest full time Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the council’s decision to cut the Ride Crowsnest Bus down to two days a week. The reasons being, not enough riders and cost, this well used service has been in place for over twenty five years.

It was never designed to make money! It is a SERVICE! The ridership has declined due to previous decisions. First, the "transit

system" which did not work well for anyone.

This system forced your biggest client Mtn. View Industries, to find alternate transportation.

Most people, let alone disabled & special needs in wheelchairs, are not able or willing , to wait at uncovered bus stops, with no benches, in our kind of ever changing weather (wind)! The stops were neither convenient in

placement or timing.

Loss of ridership big time! Complete waste of time money and fuel, running around and around on a crazy afternoon/ evening schedule that suited no one!

The current schedule does not meet the needs of most people who ride or would like to ride. The days are not convenient for them to book appointments.

Even to go for ther-

We are dependent on our bussing Dear Editor, I am writing in regard to the recent news of the Crowsnest Ride Bus cuts. I am 87yrs old and have been

using this service for the past 9yrs, when it was called the Town Rounder. This service is essential to me. I am a widow and do not

have any family in the area.

It has been very helpful and convenient for me, not just for shopping but also for medical and

Hurting seniors to save money Dear Editor, I am 87 years old and I depend on the bus for all

my needs. As of now I can pick and choose the days I use the bus, but

what you are suggesting for times and days would limit my mobility. I use

Hurting seniors to save money Dear Editor, Although fairly new to the "Pass" I would like to add a comment about

bus service cuts.

I think a credible bus service is useful (or necessary) to attract new resi-

Done deal democracy Dear Editor, As I indicated in my previous “Letter to the Editor” I like to respond to what others say and boy do I need to respond to this article published by The Crowsnest Pass Herald Vol 89 No. 4 on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 as written

by Anna Kroupina PASS HERALD REPORTER. I certainly get the impression (after reading this article) that the Mayor, Councillors and the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) consider this a “DONE DEAL”. They are going to restrict the Community Bus Service to two days per week and there’s nothing we can do about it; so don’t even try. For some reason this “DONE DEAL DECISION” made me think about a rather famous; or should I say “INFAMOUS” slogan that went: “No taxation without representation!” This slogan was motivated by a King who made a “DONE DEAL DECISION” without consulting the people directly impacted and he paid a huge price. Maybe I’m making an inappropriate connection, but if the

Mayor or any Councillor had consulted anyone who may be impacted by this Service or the absence of it – like businesses already struggling to keep customers coming in the door; I’d sure like to know about it.

According to Anna Kroupina: “Council says that ridership numbers simply did not make it worthwhile to maintain the level of service.” She goes on to provide numbers, sourced I assume, from someone on, or connected to the Council/FCSS. I can only assume these numbers are accurate for 2015, 2016 and 2017. I have no information on 2014 or prior to that date, but these three years tell us plenty. If I’m reading this article correctly this Bus Service cost the municipality $111,216 in 2015, $106,042 in 2016 and $106,795 in 2017. It looks like the costs are heading in the right direction. Even that little jump in 2017 is nothing if the purchase and expensive decoration of the New Bus is included and more so if those costs were incurred in 2016. I have no doubt Council

Shirley Bridgeman

12 – CrowsnesT Pass HeraLD – Wednesday, January 31, 2018 So I left off last week stating that Frank and Karolina’s 8th child Lillian was born in April of 1912 and that four months later he can face to face with the loss with his beloved Karla. It was to say, at the very least, an unusual death. Frank’s recount of what happened is that on Saturday evening August 3rd she became

By John Kinnear seriously ill: “after eating a few berries, called saskatoons”. It was Antonin (Tony) Slapak who sought him out on afternoon shift and told him what was happening. When he arrived home she was so sick she didn’t even recognize him. Dr. McKay had worked on her for two hours, pumping her stomach and felt that the saskatoons had poisoned her. Her condition continued to worsen and by Wednesday McKay hospitalized her.

On the following Saturday after working night shift Frank arrived at the hospital where he was told that Karla was unconscious, had a severe brain inflammation and that her death was imminent. Frank immediately went home to gather the children to say good bye to their mother. Of this Frank said: “I don’t have to say how sad that parting was but I must say that even Doctor McKay was in tears”.

Now I grew up on saskatoons (Amelanchier alnifolia) which are also called service berries or June berries. Whatever you call them, this berry is loaded with dietary fibre, riboflavin, biotin, manganese and iron and also full of antioxidants. It rivals the blueberry for goodness. The only reference I can find to toxicity is in its seeds which like apples contains the cyanogenic glycoside prunasin. The federal government’s Biodiversity Information Facility indicates that this chemical can release hydrogen cyanide. Her symptoms sort of fit cyanide poisoning but as I said this was highly unusual. Perhaps more in-depth research is in order here. Not trying to terrify you Saskatoon lovers!

Karolina was only thirty seven. So there was Frank with, as he called them: “eight little orphans”. It was Anna, then fourteen and well taught by Karolina, who took the reins for the next four years. Lillian the newborn was put in the care of Mrs. Beranek for a year until she was returned. She of course bonded with the Beraneks and after she was returned to the family kept running away from home back to her.

Just two months after Karla passed both Frank mines were shut down for what turned out to be about a 16 month cessation of operations. It all had to do with our friend Muller again, who was the mine’s general manager. He along with the H. Murphy, Mayor of Frank, and other prominent businessman decided that a delegation should go to Ottawa to ask for an expert investigation into the safety of being under Turtle Mountain. This happened in the spring and the next thing Frank says happened is that: “a telegram arrived from Ottawa declaring the mountain dangerous for the community of Frank”.

Apparently some families left town the same evening for Blairmore but moved back days later when the mountain was still standing! Insurance companies began cancelling contracts and that’s when the mines closed. Store merchants sold out their wares and moved their stores to a safe location and according to Wejr about 100 company houses were also moved. But the privately homes (owned mostly by Czech’s like Frank) also numbered about 100. They opted to stay put as: “moving was not enforced.” There is a more detailed and accurate explanation of how all this went down that was written by Ian McKenzie in March 2012 for the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative Heritage Newsletter. It has photographs of how the south side of Frank changed before and after 1912. (See http://www.crowsnestheritage.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/March20121.pdf)

Looking Back

Frank from Frank – Life’s Twist and Turns- Part Three

Some citizens, mostly Czech’s, formed a cooperative association then and bought one of the stores and opened it as a grocery with Frank as its first chairman. Miners found work at the other Pass mines until the spring of 1914 when both Frank mines were reopened. (The mountain still didn’t come down.) World War One broke out and some Czech’s signed up including the son of Frank’s friend Emil Dypolt. Otto Dypolt enlisted in March 1916 and was killed somewhere in France in August of 1917. Frank mentions him and always wrote in his memoirs: “let his memory be honored” after writing of someone’s passing. He wrote that saying a lot!

At the beginning of the war the Czech’s were looked down upon by “English speaking citizens” and not trusted despite their explanations. Eventually they brought in Jaroslav F. Smetanka, a renowned Czech from Chicago, to explain to the Frank citizens the situation which seemed to smooth the waters. It also helped that they established the Czech National Council in Frank to show their loyalty to the Allied cause. Naturally Frank was its first president.

In the summer of 1916 Antonin Slapak Jr. married Frank’s oldest daughter and so he lost Anna, who had been his housekeeper for four years. Second daughter Julie was now sixteen and took over but not for long. As Frank put it: “a rascal by the name of Frank Novotny came along and asked for her.” Despite his repeated suggestions that there was lots of time Frantik kept asking for her hand and Frank relented. They married in the spring of 1917 putting Frank in his words: “in a jam”. Now what. You see, his next four children were all boys and the last two girls (Caroline and Lillian) were only eight and five.

So two months after Anna’s marriage Frank, now 44 took a second wife. She was Antonin Jr’s mother, Anna Slapak, who had been a widow for almost two years and was fifty one years old. She had come to Frank in 1913 with her husband Antonin Sr. who passed at the age of 56. According to Frank, Anna had had twelve children (eight boys and four girls) from her first marriage, four of which had died in Bohemia. There is no further mention of these children as they were all elsewhere in Canada and the United States. So let me see if I’ve got this straight.

Antonin Slapak Jr., who was Frank’s son-in-law, is now his step son?

Just before New Year’s 1917 there was yet another painful blow to Frank when his oldest boy Rudolf passed of diabetes and was buried next to his wife in Blairmore. It would be six more years before Banting and Best perfected that miraculous discovery of insulin for general use. It probably could have saved Rudolf. In April of 1918 an explosion at the old Frank mine slightly burned two of his Czech friends Vaclav Blecha and Frank Pokorny and after an inspection by three mine’s inspectors the old Frank mine was closed forever. Frank was working at the other shaft mine that spring when he was overwhelmed with a crippling attack of rheumatism. He eventually went to the milder climate of Enderby, B.C. where his brother Alois lived. Alois spent three months trying different types of baths, ointment and various medicines on him and there were times it was so bad they had to feed him because he could not move.

Frank eventually thought he had recovered and came home hoping to start work again but was immediately immobilized, this time by what he claimed was a severe sciatica attack. No medicines helped and a crippled Frank, needing to work and support his family, grew desperate. It was then that he bought a bottle of Harris Wonder Health Restorer from Frank Graham in Coleman and his recovery was in his words “miraculous”. The medicine he said was prepared by a herbalist in Calgary. I managed to track down the record of an interview in the Glenbow Archives that talks about this concoction. I have my suspicions about its content. I’m working on finding out what was in that brew! As an aside I misread some of Frank’s story and suggested last week this was a death bed recovery which it was not. Sorry about misleading you the reader.

In June of 1918 the Frank shaft was closed for good and Frank tried working in Nordegg with his son-in-law but once again he got caught in a cross Canada miner’s strike which lasted four months so he bounced around trying first at Blairmore mine then the Corbin mine in B.C. and finally settled back working at Blairmore Greenhills.

Once again I have run out of space on Frank’s story but it will wrap it (I promise) next week. Hopefully I will be able to tell you what was in that “special medicine” that fixed Frank! There are also a lot of name discrepancies I will clear up. The anglicizing of Slovak names is a real headache.

From top: Frank and all 8 children circa 1912- Anna is holding a bouquet so it might be the occasion of her wedding" - credit Moira Mackenzie Frank Wejr and brother Alois in the Trinity Valley near Enderby, BC, in better times" - credit Moira Mackenzie

1911 photo showing private homes north of mine workings,prior to the big move - credit Ian McKenzie

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The outdoors, a place for fun and for learning AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

The outdoors are a fun place to play, but Horace Allen School (HAS) is hoping to expand the outdoors to be a fun place to learn, too.

Inspired by last year’s Earth Play event in April 2017 that took place to celebrate Earth Day, HAS is starting an initiative to raise funds to create an “outdoor classroom.� “This ‘green’ space will be barrier-free and low maintenance, accessible to all community members inviting learning and promoting nature connections, respecting the natural wildlife corridor while supporting the school’s initiative of ‘taking care of our school environment’,� writes the HAS Outdoor Classroom Committee in a public release.

The area proposed for the outdoor learning environment is a piece of unused Livingstone Range School Division land south of the school and fence along Highway 3.

The committee cites many cognitive benefits to nature-based play and outdoor learning, like happier students, an enhanced appreciation for the environment, improved information retention and a decrease in school bullying and violence. There is also the opportunity for physical activity, getting out of the confines of the four walls of a classroom and an increased understanding of ecology and the world around us. “We are very aware of how fortunate we are to have the backyard we do with mountains, a creek and wildlife a few steps

Done deal democracy cont’d could only get access to the Bus on Coleman’s day as it was for Blairmore, Frank, Hillcrest and Bellevue.

Maybe they thought: if the people in Coleman (and each of the other communities in turn) knew they only had one day to use the Bus they would flock to that service like a herd of Lemmings. The trouble is, if that person in Coleman (or whatever) needed food on Monday but Monday is Blairmore’s day; his/her need for food doesn’t go away, so they make other arrangements. This person (who wants to ride the Bus) can’t ride it on Monday and thanks to being forced into other arrangements has no need to ride when it is his/her community’s day, but don’t worry I’m sure there’s only one person in all the five communities that ever had this happen to them. Did someone say they worked hard to expand the number of riders using this bus? Am I the only person upset with this behaviour? If you’re a young person even a teenager can you really ignore these actions? You won’t be young forever.

Speak now, or forever hold your peace doesn’t just apply to weddings.

This article seems to be implying these actions “DONE DEAL DECISIONS� are simply returning the Bus to the way it used to be. Two days per week. Well, that’s not how I remember it. When I discovered the Town Rounder it was available to me (in Hillcrest) three days per week: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. By my count that’s three not two days per week. However this doesn’t mean the Town Rounder only ran three

days per week, because Mondays and Wednesdays were reserved for specific groups for explicit purposes. So, the Town Rounder in 2011 and for some time before that ran five days per week. If it ever did run only two days per week I’d like to know how long ago that was, and I’m pretty sure that the people who decided to create the Bus Service knew going in it was going to cost more than it made; yet they went ahead with its creation and implementation. So, my fellow citizens – don’t be fooled this is not a simple case of returning to the way it used to be.

I spoke to someone in the Administrative Offices of Calgary Transit and she confirmed my belief that Bus Services rarely, if ever, make money; and communities – large and small – provide the service for the benefit of the people who need it and the businesses who need a way to get those people to their locations. If the FCSS/Mayor and Council really want to expand the number of people who ride this Bus why not do something to that end. Go to the Ski Hill make it known the Bus will pick skiers up and take them home, and the reverse.

There are Boys and Girls Clubs who apparently want to ride the Bus but not if it’s only two days per week.

What about the Nippon students? You almost never seen them around town maybe some of them would ride the Bus. Maybe there are people in the Pass who would be willing to buy Bus Cards and donate them to the Food Bank for people who would use them.

Apparently there are over 2,000 Seniors in the

out our doors, something most schools would have to travel to experience,� writes the committee in a release.

Grumpy’s Landscaping has developed a plan entitled “Peak to Prairie Outdoor Learning Environment� that outlines a variety of landforms and ecosystems featuring a meeting space, raised garden beds, musical and sensory pathways, native trees and shrubs, historical connections, a rain exchange system and solar lighting. “Our project may fit with a community ‘beautification’ project but its foundation is based on pedagogy and educational research showing the value of nature-child community connections,� writes the committee, which hopes to connect with local groups and

partners to build a “responsibility model� with benefits shared by the entire community. “We welcome your input, questions, and ideas and would appreciate your help by means of a letter of support. If you are interested in joining our meetings and contributing to goal-setting, decision-making, and evaluating progress please let us know,� indicates the committee.

The project is currently in the preliminary stages. HAS is holding a fundraiser “hike-a-thon� on February 7 to raise funds to begin construction of the outdoor learning environment. You can sponsor a student for their walk through Miner’s Path. Receipts can be issued for donations of $20 or more.

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Crowsnest Pass and they have concluded many of them have found other more convenient means to get around, but what if that’s not true? What if they’ve merely given up to the point of becoming “shut-ins�? What happens to all those seniors who choose to drive their own cars (because it costs them less for gas than what the Bus charges) when they are no longer able to drive?

What happens to people who have life threatening health conditions for whom the Bus is literally a lifeline to the hospital for regular dialysis or other treatments? Where does any of this fit into your cost/return

analysis? Of that 2,000, or more, Seniors how many are on the verge of needing this Bus? Of course you’d only know by talking to them. I’m sorry, but I really hope I’m embarrassing you.

The thing is; if the Municipality had, over these last three years or longer set up and invited citizens to Town Hall meetings to discuss the Bus Service and what they’d like to see done with it – I wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. If these meeting weren’t attended or responded to, then you’d have a solid foundation for making DEMOCRATIC DECISIONS.

contact Horace Allen School at 403-563-3998 or Lesley Margetak, who is

on the HAS Outdoor Classroom Committee, at margetakl@lrsd.ab.ca.

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Crowsnest Choir Crowsnest Community Choir members met on January 23 for the club's second rehearsal since the new year.

At this time, the choir is experimenting with new music and determining which pieces they all enjoy performing the best, says Penny Warris, a member of the choir.

"We are working on everything from a classical Anton Bruckner piece from the 1800s to Cat Stevens' Peace Train and Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked, as well as several other musical genres," she says.

Eight new members have joined the choir since December 2017, bringing the total number of participants to 33, with director Debbie Goldstein at the helm.

The choir will be performing at the CNP Music Festival on March 13 and a couple of spring concerts in late May. "We are discussing different venues and formats for the spring concert, perhaps a dinner/theatre or cabaret format," says Warris. "Currently, we are working on grant applications and securing funds for the venues and marketing."

The choir meets on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore. New members are always welcome.

CNP library reduces hours amid funding cuts AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

The Crowsnest Pass Municipal Library has cut four hours of their times of operation at the beginning of January 2018, and the Board is looking at ways to cut another five.

The cuts, says library manager and board member Diane deLauw, are necessary amid funding cuts for the 2018 budget year, especially with the changes to labour laws and the increase to utilities At end of 2015, the library ended the tax year with nearly $100,000 in surplus. By the end of 2016, they ended with $60,000 and, now, at end of 2017, they have $3,000.

“That banked money has gone into supporting our budget each year,” explains deLauw. The library was able to run a surplus due to a situation in 2013 where the municipality enacted a policy change where they would be providing funding for their facilities in January, rather than June.

This means that the library received their funding in June 2012 for the year and again in January 2013 for the following year, essentially getting six months of “extra” funding.

Over the years, this extra cushion of cash has been doled out to supplement the annual library budget, but now that it has been depleted, the board re-

quested additional funding from council to continue library operations where they are.

The board requested an extra $50,000 from Council for their annual municipal funding, for a total of $141,000.

Council was able to allocate only $125,000. During budget deliberations, Council indicated that they had a difficult time providing funding to groups and already, were not able to give groups the amount of funding they had originally requested.

In 2016 and 2017, the library received $77,000 from the municipality. In 2014 and 2015, they received $97,000 and in 2013, $112,000.

As of January 2018, the library has changed their operating hours to be closed on Saturdays and is looking to cut five more hours. Before this change, the library used to be open six days a week, including noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. In 2017, library staff worked a cumulative 90 hours per week. For 2018, their goal is to cut the weekly hours by 10, bringing the total paid staff time to 80 hours.

Their goal is to find at least $5,000 in savings. By closing on Saturdays, the library was able to save $1,500. The board is looking at other areas to cut costs and other ways to save money, like charging for meeting room rentals and reducing their weekly operating times by 5 hours.

The public is invited to complete a survey as to what their preferred open-

ing hours for the library are.

The survey, available in hardcopy at the library and digitally through the library website, presents options for opening hours. There are 3 options, and patrons are asked to pick the one that works best for them. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CMHM3W8.

These options along with an hourly head count by library staff will give the Board the data they need to determine the best hours to cut back.

The Board is appealing to the public and patrons of the library for financial assistance. The library accepts donations and is able to provide a receipt for tax purposes through the municipality.

There are currently 2.5 full time equivalent (FTE) staff working at the library.

In 2017, the library circu-

lated approximately 40,000 items to library users. They had approximately 1,803 registered cardholders as of December 31, 2017, an increase of about 150 since December 2016. They have approximately 20,000 walk in visits per year.

The library provides a number of free programs and services to the public, such as a Storytime sessions

for children, the BRAT Pack program and adult colouring, to name a few.

They provide outreach programs to Kids Kollege and the York Creek Lodge.

The staff are also very involved with several community partnerships helping to deliver programs with Early Childhood Coalition, Brighter Futures, Parent Link, Adult Education, and the local schools.

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