Crowsnest Pass Herald

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The Lion King on ice

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The Crowsnest Pass and Fernie Skating Clubs joined together to give one “roaring” ice show performance of Disney’s The Lion King to a packed Crowsnest Pass Sports Complex on Friday, February 16. Pictured above in the centre is Mufasa, portrayed by Ashlynn Saluk from the Fernie Club, holding up CNP’s Zoe Miklos who played baby Simba during the Cirlce of Life Opening dance. Approximately 35 skaters dressed as various animals from the film danced to classic Lion King tunes, like Simba’s “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” and the fun “Hakuna Matata.” The theme for the carnival was an idea thought up by the coaches and the girls have been practicing hard since mid-January.

“Normally, our carnival is held in March, but as we have offered to share some of our ice with the Fernie Skating Club, it was decided to join the clubs for the carnival this year,” says executive member of the CNP Skating Club Lydia Petrich.

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2 – crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Municipality fills new deputy fire chief position AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

The municipality has hired Vance Maclean as deputy fire chief of Crowsnest Pass.

A large part of Maclean’s professional experience was spent working in the Canadian military, where he started out as an air traffic controller in the Navy in 1996.

His wife Joni, now retired, also spent the majority of her career in the military as a naval electronics sensors operator.

In 2005, Maclean acted on a childhood dream and switched occupations to work as a firefighter.

“[The reason I wanted to go into firefighting] was probably the same as for most other little boys,” says Maclean. “Back when I was younger, the firefighters used to ride on the back of the fire trucks and at the time, I thought it was cool. For me, the bug stuck. It was something that I always set my sights on since I was a young kid.”

He completed firefighting courses in Borden, Ontario at the Canadian Forces Fire Academy and was later posted to an air base in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, where he worked

his way up to deputy platoon chief and worked until his retirement from the military in 2011.

Maclean moved to St. Albert, Alberta – his wife’s home province - where he trained as a primary care paramedic and got a job as an airport firefighter with Shell at Albian Sands. He worked his way up to training chief, his last held position before starting on February 5 as deputy fire chief of Crowsnest Pass.

“Vance demonstrated many of the qualities that our department values such as a commitment to professionalism, training,

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Vance Maclean, pictured above, is the municipality’s new deputy fire chief. Maclean has years of firefighting experience in various roles from his career in the military and with Shell Canada. public safety, and the de- Scotia, will be moving to nity’s infamous Sinister 7 sire to provide high quality Crowsnest Pass with his race may not be a chalservices to our public,” wife and two children, his lenge he’s willing to take says Fire Chief/Manager 9-year-old son Mitchell on this year just yet, it’s of Protective Services Jesse and 3-year-old daughter certainly on his radar.

The Pass’ small-town Fox. “He is very well qual- Nora.

The family “fell in charm was another reason ified for the scope of the position and is eager to get love” with Crowsnest Pass the Macleans were eager to call Crowsnest Pass their on a road trip last year. to work.

“We passed through next home.

Some of the basic re“It’s a bit of a slower sponsibilities would be here last year on the way acting as on-call duty offi- to California. On the way pace than the St. Albert cer, overseeing all training, back, we decided to stop and Edmonton area, mentoring the training of- over at Lost Lemon and which is okay because my ficer and a lot of adminis- we fell in love. It’s ab- wife and I are both smalltration work like handling solutely beautiful here,” town people,” he says. permits and ensuring that says Maclean. “When the “We have the ski hill right incident reports are up to position came up, my wife here and with the whole and I talked about it and it environment and being in date and complete.

“His primary respon- was a very good opportu- the outdoors, we thought sibilities are to provide nity for me career-wise. It it would be a great place support to the organiza- offered a great work life for our children to grow tion through administra- balance and it was in a up.” tion, emergency planning place where we already As the weather warms and response, assisting in fell in love with anyways. up and outdoor activities managing a paid on-call It was kind of a no really start taking off in the department, and many brainer.”

Pass, Maclean says he Maclean, an avid runother tasks that may arise,” looks forward to meeting ner, discovered the appeal says Fox. the community and being As deputy fire chief, of Crowsnest Pass on his involved as much as possiMaclean would also be re- early morning runs.

“I’m an outdoor per- ble. sponsible for acting in the Maclean takes over position of fire chief son, so that definitely should Fox be unavailable. sparked an interest for the post of Mark Calvert, Maclean, originally me,” says Maclean, adding who left the department in from Cape Breton, Nova that although the commu- October 2017.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - CrowsnesT PAss HerAlD - 3

In THe lIne of fIre Between February 12 and 16, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 38 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

One (1) non-residential break and enter, one (1) fraud/forgery, one (1) threat/harassment, one (1) theft, one (1) impaired driving, two (2) disturbing the peace, two (2) driving complaints, 10 motor vehicle collisions, seven (7) assistance to general public, three (3) suspicious occurrences, one (1) assistance to other agencies, three (3) false alarms and five (5) municipal bylaws.

B&E damage On February

12,

RCMP received a complaint of a break and enter and damage to a commercial business in Coleman. A male suspect was arrested, charged and released on documents to appear in Pincher Creek Court.

Equipment theft On February 14, construction equipment was stolen from a van parked in Coleman.

Impaired driver On February 15, a 25-year-old male was arrested and charged with impaired driving in Coleman. His vehicle was towed and he was released on documents to appear in Pincher Creek Court.

~ rCMP news ~

Scam call On February 15, RCMP was informed of a suspicious voicemail message from a male with a foreign accent.

The recipient called and spoke with the male, but hung up once they realized it was of suspicious nature. Reminder: do not return phone calls of numbers or people you do not know.

Court news On February 15 in Calgary Court, a 54year-old male from Calgary was fined $2,000 for operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over .08. The incident occurred November 21, 2017 in Coleman.

Found items A duffel bag was found in Blairmore.

Scams 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 their origin.

Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at or 403-562-2867, Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS.

Crowsnest Thunder Hockey results Herald Contributor

Pre-Novice Thunder Pre-Novice team played in Elkford on Saturday, February 17 with a winning score of 6 to 5. It was a great team effort with three goals scored

by Rylan Foster followed by a goal each for Luke Rypien, Nicolas Gillespie and Rowan Dawson.

Pee Wee The Pee Wee Thunder Hockey team were able to sneak in their game against the Pincher Creek Chinooks on Friday, February 16 despite the looming winter storm that was slowly closing in on Southern Alberta.

The team worked hard, passed well, and set up plays in a great display of teamwork.

It was an even game until the Pincher Creek Chinooks were able to squeak in a goal within the final seconds of the game.

The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Pincher Creek Chinooks.

Brayden Anctil scored three goals and assisted with the other goal that was scored by Adam Farraj.

Matthew Bohmer and Logan Jones also got assists.

There was a game scheduled on Saturday February 17, 2018 against the Cardston Thunder Hockey Team. This game was cancelled due to the poor road conditions from the snow storm that came through this past weekend. The game can not be re-scheduled signifying the end of the Pee Wee team’s hockey season.

Good job, Thunder!

friends and neighbours

by Joceyln Thomas Jocelyn Thomas is an artist and writer who lives in Blairmore

Jody and Ben Wong Jody and Ben Wong left Hong Kong and came to Calgary in 1992 where they opened and operated a restaurant called the “Yangtze”, like the river, for a decade.

Their local restaurant in Blairmore “Ben Wong’s” has been open for 11.5 years. Jody is proud to say she goes out of her way to always provide the freshest, highest quality food. As a result, the many regulars deem it to be the best Chinese they have ever tasted.

The staff has to be at-the-ready any time a bus arrives from Edmonton or Lethbridge with passengers hungry for lunch. Ben has two cooks to assist him and he had, in the past, gained invaluable experience working in a hotel.

Ben Wong's is the scene of many festive family celebrations, as well.

Uppermost in Jody's mind, at every moment, is that the customers must be comfortable and happy at all times. Jody is naturally incredibly hospitable and her mantra is: “Always be the first to say, 'thankyou!'” It is no wonder her customers immediately feel more like friends.

The Wongs have a daughter who is in her first year of Science at the U of Calgary. She hopes to eventually become a doctor. Their younger son is currently in grade 10 in town. His ambition is to become some type of engineer. Both parents have strongly emphasized to their children the importance of finishing a college degree in order to have a decent chance at success in life.

Jody finds Pass people “incredibly nice to be around, polite and calm.” When it comes to what she loves most about Canada, she blushes slightly, saying that there is simply just too much she loves about our country to list on the spot.

Whenever they get some rare, spare time, this couple, who live in Coleman, enjoy watching the news faithfully as it is a surefire way of improving their spoken English. Ben really enjoys any movie that stars Tom Cruise. He also manages to get on a treadmill fairly often. The kids love outdoor sports like all Pass youth - skiing, hiking, camping, etc. And it is not impossible that, some day, you might spy Jody pedaling a town bike, following closely behind her son.

But the one thing the Wongs never do on their off-time at home is, of all things, cooking! This is both understandable and slightly humourous.

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Chowder is a robust dish that can stick to the ribs while warming people up.

Just about anything, including beer, can be added to chowder, making it a uniquely flavorful dish.

Ideal for cold days, the following recipe for “Blackened Shrimp and Corn Chowder” from John Holl’s “The American Craft Beer Cookbook” (Storey) can be just what you need to warm up.

Blackened Shrimp and Corn Chowder 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium Spanish onion, finely chopped 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 2 medium banana peppers, finely chopped 1⁄2 cup red or amber ale Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons smoked paprika 11⁄2 cups fresh or frozen corn 4 cups fish broth

1 large sweet potato, baked and mashed Fresh dill, finely chopped 1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and banana peppers, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the ale and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to mediumlow and continue cooking and stirring until the beer’s foam subsides and the liquid reduces by half, about 5 minutes.

2. Rinse the shrimp under cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Toss the shrimp, chili powder and paprika together in a bowl, coating thoroughly. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a cast iron skillet. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring once, until nicely seared, about 2 minutes.

3. Immediately transfer the shrimp to the soup pot, and then stir in the corn and broth. Bring the mixture to a light boil over mediumhigh heat and add the mashed sweet potato. Reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes longer.

4. Divide the soup among bowls and top with the fresh dill before serving.

4 – crowSneSt PASS HerALD – Wednesday, February 21, 2018

~ Sustainable forests need fire, say specialists ~ AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

Looking out at what is now the Pass Powderkeg Ski Area, the bald trails of the hill’s ski runs stand out like a sore thumb amid otherwise lush forest covering the hill.

It’s hard to imagine that, some 100 years ago, the hill’s naturally fairly sparse forest was the status quo. In fact, that was the status quo in most of Southwest Alberta: this was a landscape It’s this change in our natural landscape that a presentation put on by the Crowsnest Conservation Society sought to explain and explore.

At the premise of the presentation, titled “Forests on Fire: the good, the bad, the unexpected”, was that to preserve ecological integrity, forests need to be managed and fire is an efficient manner of doing that. However, due to a focus on fire suppression and prevention over the past century, the forest landscape in Southwest Alberta has inherently altered, bringing with it an impact on the natural landscape and wildlife that inhabit it.

Three specialists examined the role that fire plays in the ecosystem and its ecological values in terms of shaping landscapes and forests around us.

Dr. David Andison, a consultant at the Foothills Research Institute and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, was one of the speakers. Looking at the big picture, he looked at the role fires play in the greater ecosystem and how their absence may reshape the inherent structure of a landscape.

There is no doubt that all of Canada is impacted by fire in varying degrees.

Each and every landscape has a fire regime, a sort of unique fingerprint, as Andison explains, of how often fire happens and how big and severe the fires are. These factors form unique ecosystem regimes to which species have adapted.

“The fire regime, or disturbance regime, sets the stage for what happens in that disturbance. They create your landscape conditions, things like how much old forest there is, how much dense forest versus open forest there is,” says Andison. “Each ecosystem has this fingerprint, all driven by climate.”

Andison explained the fire regime using the example of a ball in a bowl, where the ball represents an ecosystem and the bowl

portrays the regime.

“The ball represents the current condition and it moves around in the bowl. Within the regime, the ball moves around in that state. You push the ball around by having things like fires and floods and insect outbreaks,” says Andison.

Another factor here is the regime’s resilience, or the ability of the ball to roll back into the middle of the bowl.

“Resilience is the depth of the bowl. Once that ball leaves that bowl, it becomes a different system and it’s really hard to push back,” says Andison.

The historic ecosystem regime in the Southern Foothills is affected by a myriad of factors - insects, grazing, people, landslides, ice, wind, snow damage, all testing the resiliency of the ecosystem.

And, of course, fire is another factor that plays a very important role on this landscape historically.

Over the past 100 years of human influence and with the introduction of policy around fire control, Andison says we have been gradually wearing away at the resiliency of our ecosystem.

“The resilience of that ecosystem, it’s becoming shallower and shallower and it’s a lot easier for that ball to flip over into a different state and essentially become a different ecosystem regime,” he says.

A changed regime could also generate a change in fuel and habitat types, alter with it the goods and services that the ecosystem used to provide.

“Because we changed the regime, and not just the disturbance regime but the whole ecosystem regime, Mother Nature is going to act differently. Fires are going to act differently,” says Andison. “We’re going to get consequences and we’re not going to like some of them.”

So what?

So if the fire regime has changed, does this affect the species that it is home to?

Well, wildlife species are flexible and over the centuries, have adapted to their natural fire regime, their environment’s fire history.

“There are conditions under which species are adapted and like the bowl, they have their own bowls and their ability to work within that bowl depends on the greater ecosystem having resilience,” says Robert Anderson, a Crowsnest Conservation Society board member and wildlife biologist with the Alberta Conservation Association.

Anderson provided several examples of how fire influences different species – both in a positive and negative manner.

Of course, fire can have detrimental effects on entire species, potentially wiping them off completely if they are a rare resources, like the half-moon hairstreak butterfly. While fire has the potential to attract butterflies to an area, it remains to be seen whether the endangered half-moon hairstreak survived last summer’s Kenow fire, a butterfly found only on the Blakiston Fan in Waterton National Park in Alberta and a few other small areas in British Columbia.

“It’s the kind of species where some fire can be good to help rejuvenate the habitat, but because it’s only found in one area, it’s also highly at risk in terms of the whole thing being wiped out,” he says.

Another species that benefits from fire is, as the name suggests, the fireloving beetle, who can detect fires as far as 100 km away.

“These guys are specialised in finding fires.

The reason is that they lay their eggs in the charred trees that are burned. In some cases, the trees are still smoldering and these guys are laying their eggs,” says Anderson.

And then there’s the black-backed woodpecker, which is often found in burn habitat areas feeding on the fire-loving beetle and other bugs that feed on burnt trees.

Anderson provided several other examples of species, big or small, that use fire in some way, whether it is enhancing their habitat, finding food sources, facilitating reproduction or providing alert to predators.

“Wildlife populations are flexible. They can adapt to a variety of conditions and changes within a landscape provided that the bowl, the ecosystem resiliency, is there. If it moves from one bowl to another bowl, species will have a much harder time adapting or they will be replaced by something else,” says Anderson. “We can’t get stuck with the idea of maintaining forest in one condition and think that it’s going to stay that way forever because first of all, it won’t, and second of all, it will have consequences.”

There are broad consequences to a regime change, affecting the species that in habit a certain ecosystem “We have historic ecosystem and disturbance regime. We poten-

The above before/after photo was taken from the Mountain Legacy Project, a program that has compiled and documented landscape photographs in Alberta, BC and the Yukon as far back as in 1861 and today. Researchers take photos in the exact same location to compare the changes in landscape over the years. In the top photo taken in 1914, you are looking out at the hill that is now the Pass Powderkeg Ski Area in Blairmore. Comparing to the bottom photo of the exact same landscape, taken in August 2006, you can see just how much the amount of forest has increased.

tially have a different one right now which maybe is not as good as the other one,” says Andison, adding that defining a ‘good’ regime is a personal interpretation. “If we want to move that ball back, and let’s call that restoration, then we’ve got some work to do.”

Empirical studies like the Mountain Legacy and Landscapes in Motion projects show a dramatic decrease in grasslands and an increase in Douglas fir species, a forest susceptible to crown fires.

“The rate of spread of the average fire between then and now is two to four times faster. The probability of getting a crown fire in a forest doubles,” says Andison.

The bottom line presented by Andison is that forests need to be managed and maintained to remain sustainable and uphold the fundamental regime, or to keep the ball in the same bowl.

This can be achieved through chemical process reintroducing prescribed fire - or through mechanical abilities like logging.

“You have to come up with a disturbance plan.

What is the regime fingerprint, what is the historical one, where is it today, and which one do you want?

You decide what future you want and if you tell me as a scientist, we can design a disturbance regime to get you there,” says Andison. “That’s the

easier part. The harder part is deciding which future landscape we want.”

What’s being done?

As a national fire management officer with Parks Canada, Jonathan Large knows first-hand how fire is used in the national parks system to restore ecological integrity lost prior through fire suppression.

Prescribed burns - the knowledgeable application of fire to a specific land area to accomplish predetermined forest management or other land use objectives - have been conducted within Canada’s national parks for approximately 40 years now.

Prior to the 1930s, the focus within national parks in Canada was on fire suppression, as opposed to fire management.

It wasn’t until 1983 that the government caught on to the important role of fire and Parks Canada initiated a prescribed fire management planning project in Banff National Park.

Amid a wary public sentiment, the first prescribed burn took place in Two Jack Lake, Banff National Park in 1983.

“They weren’t taking any chances. They were going against the grain and they knew it,” says Large. “They had to show that they knew what they were doing and that they could do it in a controlled fashion. So they started small, and they built on it.”

According to Large,

Parks Canada plans prescribed fires years in advance and involved much effort and thought.

“We work really hard at building trust with all of our stakeholders and we really don’t want to make a serious goof that might compromise that,” he says.

In the planning stages, Parks Canada considers questions like the perceived interaction between topography, fuel and weather when prescribing burn parameters. They also consider more basic but equally important factors like why a fire is needed, with two common factors being hazard reduction or habitat restoration.

“It’s not just to roast marshmallows. We want to see something on the ground that has a long term goal in mind,” says Large.

Andison, however, has a different viewpoint.

Is the government getting the message that prescribed fire is a valuable tool that is vital to ensuring the survival of current ecosystems?

Not really, he says.

“What was the fire fighting bill last year in B.C? About half a billion [dollars]. What was the investment in fire smart? $25 million. That’s all you need to know,” he says. “Governments are not getting the message and I would say that’s happening right across Canada.”

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 - cRowsnest PAss HeRALD - 5

Reinventing our downtown core AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

We all dream of a flourishing downtown core, rife with businesses and bustling with people, but going from concept to reality may not be as clear-cut as it seems.

In an effort to gain direction and clearer vision on this topic, the Bellecrest Community Association has armed themselves with a library of resources that will paint a clear path between idea and actualization.

Through a grant provided by the municipality, the Bellecrest Association has purchased a membership with the Destination Development Association (DDA), an online platform that provides how-to guides, data and educational resources dedicated to teaching community organizations, businesses and governments on growing tourism, enhancing community branding, developing downtown cores effectively and marketing destinations properly.

With the DDA, members have access to a library of over 60 webinars (and more coming out monthly) that, through case studies and real-life success stories, teach towns to revitalize their downtown core, draw tourists and ultimately find success.

Take Wabasha, Minnesota, for example, a small town along the Mississippi River that in one of the videos was described as lacking focus and lacking anchor tenants, the shops, businesses, restaurants or activities that people will actively travel for. That is, until they realized they could capitalize on a unique and engaging commodity in the area: two North American eagle species, the bald eagle and the golden eagle.

The National Eagle Center, which now sees over 80,000 visitors per year according to its website, was the missing link to making Wabasha a prime and unique tourist destination.

And that’s where the DDA media library proves useful, in helping identify the tidbit that makes your town unique and then teaching you how to promote and capitalize on it properly.

With their membership, the Bellecrest Association received 10 additional log-ins that allow other institutions to sign on to the website and access the content.

The videos are presented by Roger Brooks, a professional speaker and highly regarded expert on the tourism and marketing of towns.

“The important thing is that he goes step by step about putting things into action,” says Rachel Newrick, secretary at the Bellecrest Association. “I would like people to be enthusiastic about the revitalization of Crowsnest Pass and I would like to see us work together, but as efficiently as possible. Why recreate the wheel when they’ve already done it?”

At an informative session on February 15 at the Bellecrest Seniors Centre, The Bellecrest Association connected with key stakeholders passionate about taking action to revitalize our downtown cores, institutions like the Crowsnest Historical Society, the Economic Development Committee, Parks and Recreation, members of Council and the artist community, to name a few.

“We reached out to people who have already been involved in revitalization-type initiatives and bringing things to the Pass,” says Krissy Ames, director of events for the Bellecrest Association.

The video they showed at the inaugural meeting was called “The 20 Ingredients of an Outstanding Downtown” and named critical success factors like consistent business hours, a straightforward wayfinding system, public restrooms and distinct anchor tenants (the shops, businesses and activities that people will actively seek out).

This webinar is just one example of the dozens already available through the login, like “The 7 Deadly Sins of Destination Marketing”, “The Truth About Social Media” or “Promoting Your ‘Anchor Tenants’.”

Newrick hopes that the meetings may become a monthly event where interested stakeholders gather to watch the newly released videos and engage in a brainstorm session afterwards.

Those interested in viewing the DDA webinar sessions or join the next gathering can contact Newrick at bellevuemainstreet@gmail.com with “DDA” in the subject line. More information about the Destination Development Association can be found on www.destinationdevelopment.org.

You can also contact Community Futures, who received a membership with the organization through the Regional Economic Development Alliance (REDA).

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Editorial and Opinions WhAT A hALL My nephew Tanner is getting married and I decided to host his fiancé Kassidy’s shower.

Kassidy comes from good people. How can anyone who meets a DeLisle not think they are top-notch people? He is marrying into a wonderful family that will treat him as one of their own.

Well, I must say that community showers are a lost art in this day and age. I had one when I got married and it was a huge help as a young couple starting out. We were given financial donations and household items, and had a day to celebrate the fact I was getting married.

So when I decided to host this shower, I really had no clue how to do it. When you don’t have a mom anymore, where do you turn? Well, I turned to Sonya Coccioloni and she was wonderful. She took me under her wing and helped me figure out what the heck to do. She wrote out a recipe list of how to run a shower and she was bang-on regarding what to do. I had that poor woman on speed dial and I took it pretty serious.

I searched eight different grocery stores looking for non-pickled asparagus because we were going to have those darned asparagus and Cheez Whiz sandwiches.

Allison DeLisle also stepped up to the plate.

She took over the duties of head decorator and cake maker. I can’t even write nicely, let alone decorate. I gave her a budget and she came in well under, which says a lot considering how magnificent the hall looked when she was done.

I had a wonderful group of women in the kitchen helping me cut sandwiches and baking, serving and cleaning. What a great group of women!

As the shower started and people played bingo, I stood in the doorway of the hall and thought, “Man, what a wonderful community I live in.” People showed up in terrible weather, they bought gifts and food and gave up their time all for two young people beginning their journey in life.

Tanner and my mom were incredibly close.

She would have loved to be there for his big day, but as I watched from the doorway, I honestly felt like she was there in spirit. But I’ll tell you, I would have given anything for her to have been there in real life. It’s in times like this, when I want to turn to my mom for advice, that I realize I don’t have one anymore. So Sonya stepping up was an act of kindness I have not seen in a long time.

Finally, I must say that I can’t believe more people don’t hold events in the Holy Trinity Catholic Church hall. It is undoubtedly the most beautiful hall we have in this community. It’s got a top-notch kitchen, it’s newly painted and it has a magnificent chandelier. You honestly can’t get a better venue for any event you put on. I suggest the next time you are thinking of an event, use that place. It’s absolutely beautiful. Whoever came up with the idea for the chandelier, well done!

So, I’ll let this editorial tell you that I am again humbled by the people of the Crowsnest Pass.

What an amazing community that showed their love for the DeLisle, Sygutek and Sagrafena families.

That’s the way I see it.

LS

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Our First Nations people, as I see them now Dear Editor; I can’t remember a time in which First Nations were not a part of my reality. First, they were the enemies of the settlers whom I read about. Later, they were honorable unfortunate people, like Pocahontas, and when I arrived in Canada they were the forgotten people. The lower class who were considered a problem.

I spent my younger years on the opposite side of the globe. Didn’t ask for it, just, like the rest of us, I was simply born somewhere. So were the First Nations, I guess. My childhood was full of stories about cowboys and Indians. When I started reading books, my favorites were by a German author Carl May who wrote about American Indians. Later, I discovered that he never set foot in America. His stories were about the noble savage. It was a surprise when I came to Canada and found out that the Natives of this land were actually the poorest people here and the least educated. I met a few in downtown Calgary, in the 60s, and gathered the rest of the information from what people told me. It wasn’t until later at university that I discovered the other side of the story. To my dismay, I learned that The Original people of the continent were the most unlucky people in the land they once proudly owned.

Of course, their only sin was to be born into their group instead of ours.

The many tribes or nations of American Natives had very little to defend

themselves with against the European invaders and their belief system acted against them. The one thing that the Europeans wanted from them most was their land and they didn’t even know that land could be owned. They shared their knowledge freely and the new people hoarded knowledge as we hoard everything else.

Only now we are discovering how much we learned from the First Nations. A large portion of our patented medications originated with their medicines, almost half of our most sustaining agricultural products came from their “primitive” agriculture and the biggest surprise, Democracy as we practice it, was theirs first.

Wars were fought, treaties were signed and to most people’s knowledge, payments were made.

Most people I know believe that a lot of tax money is paid to the First Nations and that most of it is wasted. All that money paid and they are still poor.

Not so. What we do is pretend that we are paying rent which gives us a feeling that things are even between us and them. Check the prices of lots or farmland for rent. To top it all, we keep most of the money from their natural resources and crisscross their reserves with pipelines time after time.

Even if we can ignore the leaks that regularly occur (but not reported) in oil pipelines, we are going against the Native people’s strong beliefs, backed by science, that oil use will eventually destroy the

Earth as we know it. The First Nations, even after all the attempts to assimilate them, hold that human existence is dependent on the health of Mother Earth.

Only half of the Caucasian population fully support this idea. Many of us choose to ignore warnings about global warming, mostly for business reasons, and with complete disregard for future generations.

Now two things are happening at once. We finally have a government in Ottawa that is sincerely trying to reconcile the racial historical differences, and the oil companies are building pressure to export more tar sands oil. Their US route is blocked by strong public sentiment and lots of cheaper fracked oil, leaving the only one other route which will trespass over the little bits of the country called reservations, which were allotted to First Nations.

The first strategy may be to try and buy the Native leadership off or otherwise use Federal power to force them to grant permission. This is usually done by withholding payments for something that people really need, like children’s programs for example.

Only this day and age there are a lot more educated Native people and glass beads or wool blankets no longer carry the same favor. Also, the First Nations have a lot of friends who share their values amongst the rest of Canadians. They are not alone. Actually, the most educated are on the same side as the Native people

this time around.

Promises of jobs are not as enticing as they used to be anymore. Two or three thousand temporary jobs to build the pipeline, and only a few for First Nations, do not look so attractive. Everyone knows that the finished pipeline will employ less than 50 people. Native people who were forced to learn the white man's ways are now using what they have learned and are doing so with the knowledge that they are on the right side of justice.

No longer do we assume that an “Indian” is an alcoholic begging or a disposable prostitute. Now we are seeing well-spoken First Nations lawyers, members of Parliament and capable news reporters. A few generations of brave young Aboriginal people have penetrated our social order and built respect and a name for themselves. Their art is valuable and any old ideas that they are genetically inferior dissipated. There are Native doctors, business personalities, and architects, to name a few. Even more impressive are the new discoveries that highlight that Native beliefs and traditions often were right and took modern science a long time to realize it.

I grew up with cowboys and Indian stories, learned that Indians were inferior, relearned that they are just other human beings, and now I am witnessing them fighting for humankind survival.

Avner Perl

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Municipality hosts family day activity fun for everyone

The Municipality’s Community Services Department held a day of acitivities for the people of the Crowsnest Pass during Family Day on Monday, February 19.

Over 250 people attended events throughout the day. Activities included an astro jump, rock climbing, skate boarding, road hockey, human foosball, face painting, food and other creative games.

Kim Lewis photos

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Outdoor play at HAS Horace Allen students bundled up and took their playing outdoors for their first ever hike-a-thon fundraiser through Miner’s Path followed by an outdoor play day.

The hike-a-thon raised funds for a project to construct an outdoor learning environment to the south of the school.

Kids used food colouring and a variety of equipment like tablewear and cardboard to get creative playing outside. Or, using only Mother Nature’s recent dump of snow, got sliding down hills, climbing up slopes or throwing snowballs.

The HAS Outdoor Classroom 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.

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Looking Back

By John Kinnear

Women’s Hockey and the Swastika So this Thursday, the Canadian Women’s Olympic hockey team is set to take on their arch rivals the Americans in what hopefully will be their fifth straight Olympic gold medal. It should be a dandy game.

Women playing hockey goes back a lot further that you might imagine.

In 1891, the first Canadian newspaper account of a game between two unnamed women’s teams appears in the Ottawa Citizen. The game, which was played in Ottawa, is now regarded as the start of women’s ice hockey. How it developed across Canada and particularly out west is the subject of a remarkable book by author Wayne Norton (Ronsdale Press-2009) entitled “Women on Ice – The Early Years of Women’s Hockey in Western Canada.”

So with this column, I want to revisit an unusual story I did on the swastika back in 2009 and connect it to this women’s hockey legacy. The swastika is now, for the most part, a hated symbol and probably one of the most maligned and misunderstood in human history. The pre-Hitler background history of this charismatic symbol is one in which its use in the past always involved the very opposite of Nazism. The word Swastika, in fact, originates from saustika in the ancient Sanskrit language of India in which su means "good" and asti means "let there be".

It seems rather unfortunate and unfair, to me, that this international and powerful symbol of prosperity and good fortune should be shunned by many of its misuse for one horrific decade in its 10,000 year history. I wonder if the swastika will ever regain any of its original karma and be restored to its proper place in history? Probably not. There is just too much pain connected to it.

The huge job of attempting to restore and redeem it began back in 1965 with the spiritual rebirth of a profoundly fascinating human being by the name of "ManWoman". The powerful revelation that smote this well known Cranbrook artist back then remained with him and guided him for the next 47 years until his passing in 2013. For ManWoman it was a lifelong search "for the historic truth about the swastika" and set him on his journey to “detoxify" it from its recent Nazi abuse. An important part of his efforts was the self published book entitled "Gentle Swastika: Reclaiming the Innocence." Its front cover is a large swastika formed by interconnecting doves. The book is, to an amateur historian like me, a most important work. I literally inhaled its contents, savoured its revelations and marveled every time his research revealed the swastika symbol in yet another unlikely spot.

This fascinating compilation of memorabilia and occurrences will take you to the four corners of the earth and to some of the most surprising places. Pictures and sketches abound throughout, revealing its presence in such New World cultures as the Mayan, Incan and Aztec. He has documented its use in Grecian pottery and coins. The early Greek priests and priestesses often branded or tattooed swastikas on their arms. It is also found in Roman altars and temples and the symbol was discovered in an Egyptian temple excavated in 1954.

In his comments about its early use ManWoman states that: “For thousands of years almost every race, every tribe, every religion on earth has revered the Swastika, using it in a variety of shapes and styles, associating it with the hammer of Thor, the footprints of Buddha, the emblem of Shiva, Apollo, Jupiter and even Jesus Christ. Scholars agree that for the first 300 years of the infant Christian religion the Swastika was the only form of the cross used in the catacombs and early churches; the crucifix-style cross was not used until later when Christianity became the official Roman church."

ManWoman has gone to extraordinary lengths to uncover the worldwide occurrences of the "hakencruz", its German name. He has documented it in the cultures of China, Thailand, India, Japan, Africa and Nepal. Whether it was found on the belly of Buddha, on ancient Hindu coins or on an Ethiopian postal cancellation stamp it always meant roughly the same thing. A sign of good luck, spirituality, power or sacredness.

It is his chapters on Western culture that caught me by surprise. Leafing through the book, I found myself drawn back time and time again to the North American section as I believe it has the most power to enlighten us all. In it you will find a section on Swastika, a gold mining town in Northern Ontario that has managed to resist pressure to change its name and abandon its use of the cross. The name and symbol occur everywhere and the town has endured many malicious attacks on its character by misinformed bureaucrats. I found the headline from a 1940 issue of the Northern News interesting. It was: “Swastika Had Name Before Hitler Ever Began To Hittle." Berlin, Ontario changed its name to Kitchener but Swastika stood its ground.

One of the photos that jarred me the most was a shot taken in the 1930's of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. In it she is a teen bedecked in a Native American dress with a large swastika appliquéd on it. ManWoman's American collection includes a Boy Scout badge of thanks- a swastika with the scout symbol in the middle of it. Or how about a vintage 1935 Coca Cola lucky watch fob in the hooked cross shape that says: "Drink Coca Cola in Bottles - 5 cents". A shot near and dear to my heart is a picture of a coal car on the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway with a swastika on it and the name Swastika Coal and Coke in large white letters.

Having said all this, let’s return back to the subject of hockey and how this unusual symbol showed up back then. The first record of women’s hockey out this way that I found was in Fernie in January 1918. How ironic that exactly 100 years later, one can find kids playing hockey once again on an expansive regulation size outdoor rink in Fernie courtesy of the Calgary Flames Foundation.

In 1919, two local Fernie ladies teams played and the local union paper, the District Ledger, wrote a condescending report that read in part: “Considerable interest was ‘man’ifested in the game, there being a large turnout of the masculine gender on hand to witness the game. The players looked real cute….” Really?

The Fernie Ladies Hockey Team began competing elsewhere in 1920, playing against the Calgary Regents in what the Fernie Free Press described as “an Amazon battle.” They lost in a close game.

By January 1922, the team had a new name and uniforms. White knickers and red sweaters with a large white swastika on the front. That January, they once again met the Regents at the Calgary winter carnival and won 4-0.

Newspaper reports described Swastika player Dahlia Schagel as a “fast moving brunette.”

The Blairmore Enterprise carried a report in its March 2 of 1922 that talks about the Swastikas coming to Blairmore where they played and defeated their arch rivals the Calgary Regents 1-0. The article points out that 365 Fernie passengers came down by special train for the game and the gate receipt for the Blairmore arena was estimated at over 2,000 people, setting a record. The Swastikas were the inspiration for the creation of girls’ teams in Coal Creek and Blairmore in the 1920s, a subject I will have to dig into deeper. (See Pass Herald archives June 12, 2012 for a story on Pep’s (Owen’s) Coleman Eagles ladies hockey team 40th reunion).

It is the 1923 Banff Winter Festival that the Swastikas are most renowned for where they took the Alpine Cup by first beating the Vancouver Amazons (there’s that amazon word again!) and then by playing the Calgary Regents three successive times that resulted in scoreless draws.

Since the Swastikas were not defeated and the Regents had not scored a goal, the cup went to the Fernie team.

Today this undoubtedly would have resulted in a shoot-out and perhaps that “fast moving brunette” team captain Dahlia would have finished the job.

The Swastika team hung up their skates for the final time in 1928. The ManWoman's book “Gentle Swastika”- an attempt to reclaim an ancient symbol - John Kinnear photo Swastikas, in spite of their subse- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in First Nations dress with swastika- courtesy of ManWoman's “Gentle Swastika” quently tainted emblem, are well re- Fernie Swastikas - Western Canadian Champions 1923 - courtesy of Fernie and District Historical Society membered in the local history of the Edmonton Swastikas 1916- There was also a Windsor, Nova Scotia Swastikas team, 1905-1916. White arrow shows goalie stick wide on one side only - courtesy of Wikipedia Elk Valley. Go Canada Go! Action at outdoor rink donated by Calgary Flames Foundation to Fernie after their arena tragedy - John Kinnear photo

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A local perspective:

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How community businesses are dealing with employment standards changes AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

Alberta businesses have been impacted by changes to employment standards that came into effect at the beginning of 2018, and more changes are on the horizon.

According to the new Alberta labour guidelines effective January 1, 2018, all eligible employees are entitled to statutory holiday pay regardless of whether they actually worked or not. An additional major change is that banked overtime hours are to be calculated at time-and-a-half, as opposed to hour-for-hour as it was previously.

As of October 1, 2018, Alberta’s minimum wage will increase to $15/hour in an effort by the province to “move towards a living wage for every Albertan.” The boost is the third and final increase to the province's minimum wage implemented by Premier Rachel Notley's government. The previous increase came in October 1, 2017 to $13.60/hour.

The input coming from all businesses that the Pass Herald spoke with echo the thoughts of most business owners province-wide.

For Tim May, general manager at the Rum Runner, the changes are something that the restaurant’s administration has been planning for over the past few years, and it’s this pre-emptive planning that has contributed to May’s composure and calmness regarding the changes.

“I don’t want to say that restaurants and the food industry are going to be the hit, because it all depends on how we deal with it,” he says.

While things can be done to decrease the effects of the labour changes, May says that ultimately, businesses will be feeling an impact.

“Servers are usually

on a minimum wage, and even with cheffing, you won’t become a rock star, so it’s definitely going to affect the restaurant when 60 to 70 per cent of your staff is going to get a big increase in pay,” he says.

And with the changes to stat holiday pay, for a restaurant like the Rum Runner that is open 360 days a year, a lot more funds will need to be allocated for employee pay.

May says the Rum Runner has considered several options to mitigate the labour changes, such as laying off several staff members, changing food distributor options, and increasing prices.

“One of the things we looked at was laying a few staff off, which is not ideal. We look after our staff and are loyal to them. Also, if you let members of staff go, it affects your restaurant.

You’ll have less servers on the floor or less people in the kitchen, so customers will have to wait. That’s not an option for us here at the Rum Runner,” he says.

Instead, their solution has been to gradually increase menu prices. The increase is done incrementally for customer convenience.

“We sell 17,000 burgers a year, so if you increase 1 or 2 per cent on those prices, then that will help out,” says May. “If you increase your prices too quickly, you could scare off your customers and then it’s going to make the industry even worse.”

The Rum Runner is also considering various supplier options for ingredients. A compounding factor is the increased costs of food suppliers, as they are also affected by the labour changes and are expected to have to increase their costs.

May adds that practicing “good housekeeping”, things like watching electricity use, are another

way to offset the rising costs.

Cost increases on menu items have been known to cause backlash from patrons, but May says he is relying on educating the general public on the reasons for the increase.

“As long as they understand, I think people won’t hold hard feelings against restaurants. There will still be people who complain, but it’s the nature of the beast,” he says.

The Rum Runner employs approximately 30 people at peak time in the summer months.

Dawn Rigby, owner of Country Encounters, also says that the labour changes will affect her prices.

“Ultimately in the end, prices will go up. I have no choice,” she says, adding that she expects to implement an increase for her winter services. “It’s not just my wages going up, but also the price of my suppliers and my raw food costs. As much as everybody thinks that the word ‘profit’ is a lousy four-letter word, that’s why we do this. That’s why I have $700,000 invested in equipment and buildings. I need to get return on my money.”

Rigby hires three full time workers and approximately 20 casual banquet staff, usually students, whose hours vary depending on which events Country Encounters has booked.

Although both Rigby and May say they understand that the increase is necessary, they agree that having it done more gradually would have alleviated some of the pressure.

As it stands, businesses have to deal with a minimum wage increase and changes to stat holiday and overtime pay, all this year.

“It’s just too bad that it wasn’t more gentle because it’s a big bloody jump,” says Rigby.

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“It’s a bit like a double whammy,” says May. “We pay extra wages, pay for the food that we buy in, the carbon tax is going up… There are lots of things coming at the restaurant industry at the moment.”

On behalf of myself and my family I would like to thank the Sparwood Search and Rescue, the Sparwood RCMP and all those who gave their assistance, called and sent messages. I'm truly grateful and very appreciative.

Thank you ~ David Oczkowski Jr.

important notice As of April 1st, 2016, Albertans will no longer receive mailed renewal notices for vehicle registrations, driver’s licenses or ID cars.

If your last name starts with the letters M & Q you are due

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Please stop in to Crowsnest License & Registry to renew your plates.

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Grassy Mountain Coal Project Public Comments Invited on Draft Joint Review Panel Agreement February 14, 2018 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public and Indigenous groups to comment on the draft Joint Review Panel Agreement (draft Agreement) to establish a joint review panel with the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for the environmental assessment of the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project, located in southwest Alberta.

The Agency has developed a draft Agreement with the AER for the conduct of the joint review. The Agreement, which includes the Terms of Reference, establishes the mandate and authority of the Joint Review Panel, its composition, and sets out the procedures and timelines for the review.

All comments received will be considered public and will be posted to the Agency’s website. Written comments in either official language must be submitted by March 16, 2018.

To submit comments on the draft Agreement or to be included on the distribution list and be kept informed of the panel review process and activities, contact: Brett Maracle, Panel Manager Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor Ottawa Ontario K1A 0H3 Email: CEAA.GrassyMountain.ACEE@ceaa-acee.gc.ca To view the draft Agreement or for more information on the project, visit the Agency’s website at canada.ca/ceaa (Registry reference number 80101). For more information on the Agency’s privacy policies, consult the Privacy Notice on its website.

Information Sessions The Agency and the AER will hold information sessions to inform the public and Indigenous groups about the environmental assessment process. The draft Agreement will be available for viewing, and participants will be able to speak with Agency and AER representatives. The public is invited to attend the following information sessions: February 28, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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Obituary RICHARD DONALD WELLS Aug. 6, 1935 ~ Feb. 6, 2018

Our mother and grandmother, Deborah Karen MacGarva (Née: Pachal), known to friends as “Debbie”, passed away peacefully in her sleep after a long fight with cancer with friends and family by her side.

Throughout her life Debbie cherished her family, the joy of music and love, the beauty of nature, and her close and personal relationship with God. Born in Lethbridge, Debbie lead a long and fulfilling life – raising her children on an acreage near Burmis, AB before obtaining her teaching degree at the University of Lethbridge, and going on to have a teaching career that spanned several schools throughout Alberta. Later in life, she settled in the Crowsnest Pass to enjoy her love of the mountains and spending time with her family.

Debbie is survived by her three children, David (Matthew Heykin) MacGarva, James (Andrea) MacGarva and Robert (Teresa) MacGarva; seven grandchildren, Indie, Joshua, Jonah, Aliyah, Verity, Ezekiel and Samuel; her mother, Ila Marlene Pachal; her sisters, Cynthia Pachal and Valerie Pachal; and her brother, Edward (Susan) Pachal.

Debbie was predeceased by her father, Gordon David (Shirley) Pachal.

Her family would like to thank the staff at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre for the care and compassion they gave her in her final days, as well as her many friends and family that reached out to provide support.

A Celebration of Life for family and friends to share joy in the remembrance of Debbie will be held in the spring. Details will be announced at a later date. Donations in memory of Debbie will be gratefully accepted by the Alberta Cancer Foundation Cross Cancer Institute (11560 – University Ave. NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Wells of Blairmore, AB on February 6, 2018 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre, Blairmore, AB. He was 82 years of age.

Richard was born on August 6, 1935 in Maple Creek, SK. He was raised with a strong sense of duty, which led him to enlist in the military – something he was very proud of. Later, that same sense of duty prompted him to become a member of the Canadian Corp. of Commissionaires where he continued to safeguard those under his care. Richard made the Cowsnest Pass his home in 1991 and soon became a valued member of the community.

Richard was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend who cherished time spent with his loved ones. In his free time, Richard enjoyed doing puzzles, going fishing and travelling – particularly to Hawaii. His caring, dependable nature will be missed by all who knew him.

Left to mourn his passing and celebrate his life are his children, Rick (Denise) Wells of Newbrook, AB; Carl Delzer of Calgary, AB, Kevin (Linn) Delzer of Edmonton, AB, Roberta King of Victoria, BC and daughter, Jinnie (Garnet) Kundert; his many cherished grandchildren; as well as his extended family and numerous friends.

He was predeceased by his first wife, Jean and his second wife, Marsha.

The Funeral Service honoring Richard’s life was held at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, AB on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at 1:00pm with Legion Chaplain Renso Castellarin presiding. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

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14 – CrowSneSt paSS HeraLD – Wednesday, February 21, 2017

~Council updates~ AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

BearSmart Council heard a delegation from the Crowsnest Pass BearSmart Association, the volunteer group that works in cooperation with Alberta Environment and Parks to monitor bear activity and educate the public on bear safety.

BearSmart currently has 18 volunteers.

According to BearSmart coordinator Christy Pool, garbage was a less significant issue last year, as the organization loaned out bear-proof bins to community members with immediate concerns.

The bins from BearSmart are a temporary loan, and the land/home owner is still expected to mitigate the hazard. Lost Creek Services in Bellevue sells bear-proof bins for $275.

Unpicked apples, however, continued to be an issue last year, as many trees were not harvested in time, resulting in a strong rotten apples scent running the risk of attracting wildlife to the community. According to Pool, bears, whose sense of smell is 1,500 times better than human sense of smell, can detect rotten apples from miles away.

Last season, BearSmart initiated a project to

continue to try to arrange meetings with the Minister of Environment and Parks, Shannon Phillips.

“We need to get a message out to Edmonton that we are here,” said Councillor Dean Ward.

document and map any visible apple trees they detect in the community to have a better idea where potential areas of risk are located for the following years.

Concerning backyard beehives and backyard chicken coops, Pool stated that both BearSmart and officers from Fish and Wildlife consider their allowance “a really bad idea.” According to Pool, even coops marketed as “predatorresistant” pose a risk of attracting wildlife, bears included.

Councillor Lisa Sygutek recommended writing a letter on behalf of the municipality to the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General to push for the Karelian Bear Dog Program to be reinstated for our local Fish and Wildlife office.

Pool artwork dropped The Creative Minds groups has pulled their proposal to design and construct an art project of fish on the south-facing fence of the Crowsnest Community Pool. The group says they are still interested in working with the municipality on a different project, but that there were too many constraints and restrictions required by the Pool Board to continue with this project.

In fall 2017, Council had granted permission to the Creative Minds group to proceed with designing an art project of trout sculptures on the south facing side of the pool fence. As per Council’s motion, the group was asked to work with the Pool Board to approve a design. The Pool Board expressed concerns around the size and placement of the artwork along the fence, worrying that it hinders viewership into the pool.

The two groups were unable to come to a consensus.

Castle access point Council wishes to see a stronger push from the province in identifying Crowsnest Pass as the northern service centre for Castle Provincial Park, just as Pincher Creek has been identified as the official south gateway to the park.

Councillors were in agreement that the municipality needs to be more aggressive in communicating their concerns and

Family Fun Skate What better way to spend Valentine’s Day morning than gliding with your precious toddler or tot? Parents and kids got their skates on for a Valentine’s Family Fun Skate morning at the Coleman Sports Complex on February 14, a free event put on by Brighter Futures. The municipality also puts on free public skate sessions regularly. Check out the Community Services Programs calendar for dates and times that free public skating is offered.

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