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The 36th annual KRA Pro-Rodeo came to a close last weekend after three days of jam-packed events at the Coleman Sports Complex.

“It was a fantastic rodeo this year,” says KRA director Sacha Anderson. “We had three full shows and each of the rodeo performances went great. The cowboys, cowgirls and stock were all ready to roll and showed off some great athleticism. We love our rodeo crowd that shows up. They're always super interactive and appreciative of the action and the contestants and stock notice it and feed off of that which always makes for great action. The roughstock events were especially rank and wild this year, but the cowboys were ready for them and we saw some amazing rides happen.” Donny Lee performed a mix of country classics and modern hits at the KRA Cabaret, even caving in to a request to play Shania Twain’s “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” (after much resistance). See more photos on page 9.

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Municipality hires Peace Officer Municipality is awaiting his appointment from Solicitor General’s office AnnA KroupinA

Pass Herald Reporter

Congratulations

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~ Love Mom, Dad, Brie and Jared

Grant Love has been hired as the municipality's Community Peace Officer (CPO).

Mike Wilson, the previous CPO, left the position in November 2017, leaving the municipality without effective bylaw enforcement for several months.

"Grant was chosen due to his having a very diverse and balanced history with law enforcement and policing, which will be beneficial to our Municipality," says Jesse Fox, Fire Chief/Manager of Protective Services.

Love officially started the position on April 9, 2018. As CPO Level I, he is responsible for performing a range of duties at the community level, like traffic and bylaw enforcement and community engagement.

"CPO Love will be balancing his duties between bylaw adherence and traffic calming measures in our Municipality," says Fox. "We continually work with the Protective Services Advisory Committee and Council as a link in determining areas of focus. Grant has been

working very hard to orientate himself with our organizational structure and the community as a whole, which will allow him to have a good grasp of areas that need attention."

As a CPO Level I, Love has authority to deal with moving traffic violations.

"A Community Peace Officer I has full jurisdictional authority to uphold the bylaws of the municipality and police moving traffic violations. A Community Peace Officer II isn’t able to police moving traffic violations but can do most other activities within the Municipality," explains Fox. A large part of Love's job is responding to public complaints and concerns. His priority, he says, is working with compliance first rather than enforcement.

“If a call comes in regarding a property that has long grass or there’s junk on the property, to just go in and say that this is in contravention of the bylaw, issue a ticket and walk away does not fix the problem. I would rather see a mechanism for resolving it rather than just going in, laying down the law, issuing a ticket and walking away," he says.

As a last resort, if mediation does not result in the desired results, it will be up to Fox to decide what enforcement action will be taken.

“In my previous experience, my first point of contact with a community member is to ask whether they have taken any steps to rectify the problem.

Have they spoken to their neighbour or whoever re-

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Grant Love, pictured above by the brand new Peace Officer vehicle, is the municipality’s new CPO. Love will be responsible for ensuring bylaw compliance and connecting with the community.

garding the concerns that they have?" says Love. "I have no issue in going in there and investigating, but to knock on someone’s door in the first instance may be a way forward to bring the community together.”

Love, originally from Dundee, Scotland, worked for over a decade as an officer with Strathclyde Police, now called Police Scotland. His intention was initially to continue a career in policing, but he was drawn to the more specialized peace officer role for its engaging collaboration with the community.

He moved to Canada in 2005 and he worked as a bylaw enforcement officer in the City of Chestermere and the Town of High River.

For two years, he then worked as a Community Peace Officer with Calgary Transit, where he was responsible for dealing with disorder and issuing tickets for fare evasion.

It was very much an enforcement position, and

Love says he missed the lack of community in his job.

"A CPO in a municipality is about working towards compliance because issuing a ticket doesn't fix the issue," says Love.

His last position before becoming CPO with the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass was working as an Alberta Peace Officer with the Alberta SPCA out of Lethbridge, covering an area from High River south to the United States border.

In this role, Love investigated complaints and ensured compliance related to animals and livestock.

“Stepping into the SPCA was more of an investigative process, which I quite enjoyed and it reminded me of when I was a police officer back in Scotland,” he says.

Community members with concerns can e m a i l peaceofficers@crowsnestpass.com. The municipality does not respond to anonymous reports.

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In the lIne of fIre Between April 23 and April 30, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 58 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

One (1) assault, one (1) residential break and enter, one (1) fraud/forgery, one (1) threat/harassment, six (6) mischief (vandalism), six (6) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, two (2) other provincial statutes, eight (8) driving complaints, 11 motor vehicle collisions, two (2) assistance to general public, one (1) suspicious occurrence, two (2) assistance to other agencies, five (5) invalid 911 calls, two (2) false alarms, five (5) animal calls and two (2) municipal bylaws.

holiday trailer in Coleman was broken into and a television was stolen. The theft occurred within the past few months.

Holiday trailer B&E On April 23, a complainant reported that a

Stolen wallet On April 26, a wallet was stolen from a vehicle

Residential B&E On April 24, a complainant reported that a residence in Coleman was broken into and numerous tools were stolen. The theft occurred within the past couple of weeks.

Post office lock vandalism On April 25, damage was done to the front door lock of the post office some time overnight.

Visa fraud On April 26, RCMP received a complaint of unauthorized charges to a Visa credit card.

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parked on 133 Street in Blairmore. The Visa credit card was used in B.C. Stolen radar detector On April 26, a radar detector was stolen from a vehicle parked on 135 Street in Blairmore.

Burgled vehicles On April 26, two vehicles parked in Frank had been rummaged through, but nothing appeared to be missing.

Slashed tires On April 27, the tires were slashed on a vehicle parked on 18 Avenue in Coleman.

Credit card fraud Elk Valley RCMP are investigating the theft of credit cards from vehicles which occurred on the night of April 25. They are looking to identify two

suspects.

Found items A duffel bag was found in Blairmore.

A vehicle key 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 403562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS.

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The badminton season started off with a roster of 37 students this year.

“It is unfortunate that the season is so short and it is hard to work one-on-one with that many wanting to play.

However, most of the students did extremely well considering the circumstances,” says coach Sieg Gail.

The district competition was held at Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CCHS) on Wednesday, April 18. This was to qualify for Zones in Medicine Hat on April 28.

The club did very well against players from Lundbreck and Pincher Creek.

In the Bantam division, Logan Davidson and April MacGregor finished first in singles. Brayden Anctil and Connor Pitt, and Kenna Lewis with her partner Luca Canderan all finished in first place for the Bantam doubles team. In the Midget Division, Austin Whelan and Olivia Collings finished in first place for the singles event, while Austin Heyboer and partner Cole Tkachuk placed first in the boys doubles event. Matty Janson and Katie Wadstein placed first in the girls doubles. In the juvenile division, Jorja Mercer-Penny and Dacey Patten placed first and second, respectively, in the singles event. Matthew and Justin Gil, and Darby Fraser with her partner Taylor Amos also did well in the boys and girls doubles. All these students qualified to go to zones.

On Saturday, April 21, Pincher Creek held a tournament with many of the students attending. They did exceptionally well against tough competition. The bantam girls team of Luca Canderan and Kenna Lewis walked away with a silver medal. The midget girl, Olivia Collings, played hard-fought games and won gold. In juvenile boys, Justin and Matthew Gil won gold and in juvenile girls, Darby Fraser and her partner Taylor Amos pulled off a very deserving silver. Logan Davidson, April MacGregor, Libby Wilmot, Jorja Mercer-Penny, and Dacey Patten put in a good effort, but fell short of a medal standing.

Pictured above is the 2018 Badminton Club. Front row, left to right: Logan Davidson, Brayden Anctil, Matty Janson, Jorja Mercer-Penny, Taylor Amos, Darby Fraser, Olivia Collings. Back row, left to right: Katie Wadstein, Austin Whelan, Justin Gil, Matthew Gil, coaches Rose and Sieg Gail.

The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following development application(s): 1. DP2018-012; Lot 30, Block 17, Plan 0815792; 2114 – 207 Street, Bellevue Discretionary Use: Moved-in Dwelling Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above development may file an appeal in writing by May 16, 2018, to the MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS, SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD, BOX 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

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Community beautification A desire and an ambiguity in the community AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 999, 2018 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers PURSUANT to sections 230, 606, and 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, the Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention to consider proposed Bylaw No. 999, 2018 being a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 868-2013, being the municipal land use bylaw.

The purpose of Bylaw No. 999, 2018 is to amend the Land Use Bylaw to define and Cannabis related uses and incorporate standards specific to these uses. Specifically, the following amendments will be included: 1. “Cannabis Production Facility” is added to the Sentinel Industrial Park (SIP-1) Land Use District as a Permitted Use. 2. “Cannabis Retail Commercial – C-4” Land Use District, is added to Schedule 2.

3. Schedule 4 is amended by adding the following standards: 46. CANNABIS RETAIL SALES (a) Cannabis Retail Sales uses are located on parcels such that the following separation distances are met. i. Separation Distance 100 m 200 m 300 m

Use Provincial Health Care Facility; Public Park; Public Recreation Facilities; Liquor Stores Schools; Child Care Facilities Cannabis Retail Sales

ii. Separation distances are established by measuring the shortest distance between the property lines of the parcels containing the uses to be separated. iii. Separation distances are reciprocal.

4. Schedule 18 is amended by adding the following definitions: Cannabis Retail Sales means a retail store licensed by the Province of Alberta where Cannabis and Cannabis Accessories are sold to individuals who attend the premise and for which any sales are expressly authorized by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC). This use shall be a standalone use and not in conjunction with any other use.

Cannabis Lounge means the use of land or buildings for a business, licensed by the Province of Alberta, where legal Cannabis and Cannabis accessories are used or consumed on-site by individuals of legal age who attend the premise, and for which any product sales are expressly authorized by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC).

Cannabis Production Facility means a building where federally approved cannabis plants, for either medical or recreational use, are grown, processed, packaged, tested, destroyed, stored or loaded for shipping, and that meets all applicable federal and provincial requirements.

THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing, pursuant to section 692(2) of the Municipal Government Act, to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 996, 2018 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00 PM on May 15, 2018.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that anyone wishing to make a presentation regarding the proposed bylaw should contact the Development Officer no later than 4:30 pm May 10, 2018. Both written and verbal presentations may be given at the public hearing.

A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the municipal office during normal business hours.

DATED at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province of Alberta this 4th day of April, 2018.

Lisa Kinnear, Development Officer Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta T0K 0E0

Community beautification projects are known to contribute positively to the well-being of communities in many ways beyond just creating visual appeal. On the economic front, an aesthetically pleasing community increases property values and attracts visitors, new residents and new business to the area.

This Council realizes that. They have dedicated $16,000 in the budget towards community beautification projects that get the community involved, $15,000 from municipal funds and a $1,000 donation from Riversdale Resources. However, they are having difficulty defining a vision of the type of projects they would like to see that would maximally benefit the community.

Since the beginning of the year, two proposals have been presented to Council that intend to create visually appealing artwork on municipal buildings, both of which have not gone through municipal approval.

The first project began in May 2017 when Lorrie O'Brien, the municipality's former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), attended a Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts Association board meeting to request any groups to get involved in community beautification and come up with suggestions for projects.

The Creative Minds Group, a collective of local artists interested in beautifying the community, gathered to brainstorm ideas for the types of public art projects that could be done in the Pass.

After meeting with Administration and working within the parameters they set out, the Creative Minds Group came up with their first proposal, a row of trout along the south-facing fence of the Crowsnest Community Pool to create something vibrant on the chain link fence as well as provide some privacy to the swimmers, but still allow for viewing on the west side where the bleachers are located.

The Creative Minds Group worked with the Crowsnest Pass Community Pool Society and made several adjustments to their design to adhere to what the Pool Board wanted.

"We, the Board members, suggested that the fish be reduced in size from 7 feet to 6 feet, and be placed along the top of the fence instead of the middle," says

Leone Stacheruk, chairperson of the Pool Society Board.

Ultimately, both groups were unable to come to a common agreement and the Creative Minds Group withdrew their proposal.

“We felt like we lost control of the project at that point,” says Lynnette Jessop, project manager for Creative Minds Group. "It would not have had good artistic flow if we had it only in the top quarter of the fence, so we chose not to proceed with the project with the guidelines that were given to us by Council and the Board."

According to Mayor Blair Painter, Council received a recommendation from the Pool Society to not proceed with the project.

The main concern was that visibility into the pool grounds would be too restricted for people wishing to watch their children and grandchildren from the east side of the pool, rather than the designated viewing area with bleachers on the west side, which provides limited view of the children's pool.

Karen TammingaPaton is a local artist and member of the Creative Minds Group who was involved with drafting the mock-up drawings for the art proposal.

"You have to trust your artists," she says, explaining that members of the Creative Minds Group are skilled, established artists that have much to offer in the realm of public art. And while she understands that there are funding and constructural components that require municipal direction, the art element should be left to the professionals.

Following the retraction of the trout sculpture proposal, Council was still determined to pursue a beautification project that involved the community, so in March 2018, the municipality re-issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for public proposals on beautification projects.

They received a second proposal from the Crowsnest Pass Creative Minds Group, this time to paint a mural of ravens on the water tower along the road leading up to the ski hill in Blairmore.

But when it came to Council for consideration, the project was tabled.

"Before we commit to the suggested painting of ravens on that structure, it will take considerable more investigation to see if it's at all viable," says Mayor Blair Painter.

Council ultimately de-

cided that they need to determine a stronger strategic vision before committing the funding to any one project.

Councillor Lisa Sygutek recommended that discussions about community beautification be incorporated in Council’s upcoming Strategic Planning discussions.

“I don’t think we know what we want. I think that the concepts that we’re getting are great concepts, but I don’t think we know where we want to be going with our beautification process. We keep coming back to the table with new ideas,” she said at the March 27 Council meeting where the ravens mural was presented.

The Parks and Recreation Authority Board has suggested bringing the community together at an open house in mid-June to suggest what kind of community beautification they would like to see. This would serve as a long-term vision for Council, who will prioritize projects based on funding, feasibility and importance.

"We're going to wait and see what suggestions we get after the open house. If they're all over the map, then we'll get them focused, but if there's a certain theme that people like, that may make it an easier decision on where we're headed. Those discussions will happen after the open house," says Mayor Painter.

For now, Council has committed to using money earmarked last year for landscaping the east entrance welcome sign. On numerous occasions, they have expressed the importance of having a well-presented entrance sign as it acts as the window into the community and is the first impression that people traveling east along Highway 3 get of Crowsnest Pass.

As for the Creative Minds Groups, Jessop says they are open to presenting new ideas for public art to Council.

"Public art is a very challenging topic at any time, so I think they’re a little cautious on proceeding.

We don’t hold any hard feelings towards Council on it," she says. "It’s just frustrating that we put in a lot of work developing two full blown concepts that have met some resistance, but we would like to continue to work to get some public art in Crowsnest Pass. We have a very strong artistic community here and it would be nice to show off some of their talents."

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - crowsnest PAss HerALD - 5

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

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one famous Canadian Again, Dr. David Suzuki is in the news, and what a week in the news this has been. North and South Korea signed a peace agreement. The president of France is making speeches in the US begging people to “make the world great again” by curbing pollution. We don’t have a planet number two, he said. Here at home, rich donors cut donations to the University of Alberta, trying to starve the institution into submission.

What do the donors want? They want the UofA to not give Dr. David Suzuki an honorary doctorate that, incidentally, would be his 30th.

I find that living in Alberta, one can’t avoid talking about Dr. Suzuki. Just mention, in conversation, that human oilbased civilization is destroying the world, or simply say “global warming,” and you will be confronted about David Suzuki. Apparently, he uses gas in his car and boat; so do I. And he supposedly owns an island off the BC coast. So does my friend Al. This, in some people’s estimation, is a reason to disregard the melting of the polar ice caps, the floods and fires now on steroids, and all the rest of the environmental concerns that we are constantly being bombarded with. Yet, he has done more than anyone else to make people aware of the danger we are creating with the uncontrolled burning of oil coal and gas. In the early days, we used to pump sewage into oceans and rivers, and eventually we stopped. Now we must stop pumping waste into the atmosphere, he said.

There are many wars going on in the world today; each is terrible if you get close and look. There are real people, bleeding and suffering, often just to stay alive. One war is greater than all others and it’s raging everywhere, including in our own little community in the mountains. You are probably looking out the window at peaceful forested slopes saying, “the guy is crazy. A war going on here?” Yes, here and all over the place. It is the war between an old economic system based on oil ownership that is now spreading destruction of the world, and the need to replace it to keep on living. We can no longer assume that the only cost of mechanical power is the price of gas. The new system is embodied by a face every Canadian recognizes, the old David Suzuki. David has been the spokesperson for environmentalism for as long as I can remember and if you talk to any person whose only concern is the economy, he or she will name Suzuki as the number one foe. He is pro-life on the planet regardless of necessary changes to the economic system. Oil is great, but not more important than people.

Alberta is arguing about economics and BC about the environment. We are arguing, but we are not speaking the same language. Everyone agrees that selling oil makes money and that some of that money will create jobs. All agree that jobs are important to the economy. There are jobs in producing and selling oil, and there are jobs in making energy that doesn’t create pollution. We used to have a lot of jobs that eventually killed the workers, like in asbestos, but we regulated industries and found ways to live without destroying human beings. Now we are faced with the greatest task ever, and there is no way to ignore the facts anymore.

The archaic notion that clean energy is too expensive, takes too much space or can’t be stored is just that: archaic.

It used to be true before the latest developments. So is the notion that our pollution is so minute that it doesn’t make a difference. Most of the people who preach it are old and remember their days in school when humanity was half the size of what it is today and people used only half of the power we currently use. Suzuki points it out publicly and, consequently, is despised by carbon-spewing industries. Attempting to shut him up is giving ammunition to those who terrorize our home planet and will not work. I am ashamed that those I know and admire in many ways are supporting a war on humankind just to improve the economy for a little longer while knowing the great costs that we will soon face if we don’t change. I envy the First Nations people who, for spiritual and cultural reasons, fight so hard to save our homeland and home planet. They instinctively know that damaging the water, soil, and the air is evil and must be opposed. They know that this is a serious war for life and death.

In summary, I like to repeat the message to all the corporations and investors who are attempting to use force and financial pressure to hide the truth which may cost us our lives or the lives of our descendants. Your money and energy are needed for solving the problem we neglected to deal with for too long. Please join the winning side and compete to improve instead of destroy life. You never know when your situation may be reversed and you may need clean water and air to survive, and will not be able to purchase it. There is a story in the Bible about the rich man who needed to build new granaries to store his riches, but his life was demanded

by God before he could enjoy it. It’s a good story and worth your attention. Forget about fighting David Suzuki, the messenger, and concentrate on preserving the paradise that was created for all of us. The University of Alberta is doing the right thing honouring Suzuki regardless of what is on the news this week.

This is my opinion, and you can leave comments on thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca Avner Perl

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6 – crowsnest PAss HerALD – wednesday, May 2, 2018

Editorial and Opinions New adveNtuRe foR me IN poLItICs A few weeks ago I received a call from my friend and mentor John Barlow, our MP. He asked if I would be interested in sitting on the CPC Foothills EDA as a director on the board.

Well, as if my life isn’t busy enough running a newspaper, being a councillor and trying to raise three amazing boys but for John, I would do almost anything.

Let me give you a background on how I met John Barlow, before he was a politician.

Back in 2014, Buddy’s mentor and one of the owners of Great West Newspaper, Paul Rockley, called the office to tell us that he had this up-and-coming editor that was going to run in a by-election for the Foothills riding and we should support him.

So, true to Buddy fashion, he agreed, passed me the phone and said, “Call this John Barlow person and tell him we will support him.” That’s all it took for Buddy to believe in John, a call from Paul. So with Buddy standing over me, I made a call to the Okotoks Western Wheel and asked for John, said, “Hi, my name is Lisa. What can I do to help you get elected?”

That was the beginning of my friendship with John. It took only a few minutes on the phone, a ton of mutual life and career interests and finding out he’s my age to know this was the man I wanted running our constituency. Well, he got in and he’s doing an amazing job.

Often, I show up at an event and boom!

There is John and his wife, Louise. Whether it’s Ed Gregor Stewardship Day, golf fundraisers or school visits, John is there. It’s more likely I’m surprised when he isn’t at an event because he’s at the House of Commons.

I like that he’s visible in our community but quite honestly, I just like him as a person.

He has a level of common sense and honesty I don’t often see in politicians anymore.

So when John asked me if I knew someone in the community who would like to sit on his board, I said that hell yes I would. I also realized that I didn’t want to do this alone, so I told him to ask Lori Prentice to join me. Lori is retiring this year from teaching. She has the federal knowledge that I don’t and I really, really like her. I figured that one day a month in a car visiting with her as we ride to our meeting would be awesome.

What John didn’t tell me is that we would actually have to run for the position against other people interested in being a part of his board. Well, both Lori and I ran and we won two-year terms.

We haven’t had someone on the Board of Directors for this party since John Irwin, and now we have two.

So even though I’m busy, I’m one excited girl to help out our party and get ready for the election in 2019. What’s one day a month? That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway...

That’s the way I see it.

Ls

COMMUNITY UPDATE Jann Arden’s “These are the Days” tour coming to Cranbrook Herald Contributor

Jann Arden’s “These Are the Days” Tour Coming to the Kootenays This Fall Multi-platinum and Juno award winning artist Jann Arden will return to the Kootenays this fall in support of her latest album, “These Are the Days”, which was released in March. The Western Canadian tour will be stopping in Cranbrook on November 13th at the Key City Theatre and at Trail’s Charles Bailey Theatre on the 14th.

Last year, Arden completed a highly successful 27 date Canadian tour, previewing two songs from the new album, which was produced by Grammy award winning producer Bob Rock. The two singles “A Long Goodbye”, and “Everybody’s Always Pulling on Me” have received extensive airplay on pop-oriented stations right across

the country.

Arden catapulted onto the Canadian music scene in 1993 with the release of her debut album “Time for Mercy” featuring the hit single “I Would Die for You”. A year later with “Living Under June”, she would have her career breakout hit “Insensitive”, that would solidify her position in the music world. She has released 14 albums and has had 19 top ten singles.

In her career to date, she has received 8 Juno Awards including Female Artist of the Year, and Songwriter of the Year, and she hosted the awards in 1997, and again in 2016. She is also the recipient of 10 SOCAN awards, 4 Western Canadian Music awards, a Much Music Video award, 3 Prairie Music Awards, and an Alberta Recording Industry Association Award.

Arden is also the

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proud recipient of a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame, and in 2012 she was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and in 2013, was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Alliance Hall of Fame.

In addition to being a singer/songwriter, Jann is of course an author of note. In 2017, she released the Canadian best seller “Feeding My MotherComfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss.”

Her previous releases include “If I knew, Don’t You Think I’d Tell You”, and “I’ll Tell You One Damn Thing, That’s All I know", and her bestselling self-penned memoir ‘Falling Backwards.”

In 2010, Jann took on broadcast duties as the host of "Being Jann”, an hour long talk show on CBC radio, and just a year later she sat in the judge’s chair for Canada Sings.

Never one to settle into one discipline, Arden has made appearances on several television sitcoms, including Ellen, Corner Gas, and on the Rick Mercer Report. This year Jann has been involved in “Working Moms”, and “The Detour”.

Tickets for the "These are the Days Tour" go on sale on Friday May 4th in both Cranbrook and Trail.

In Cranbrook you can purchase tickets for the November 13th show at the Key City Theatre by calling 250-426-7006, at the box office itself, or online at www.keycitytheatre.ca. For the Trail show, tickets will be available at the the box office at the Charles Bailey Theatre, by phone at 1-866-9669. or online at Trail-arts.com The ‘These Are the Days Tour,” featuring Jann Arden live in Concert is a presentation of the Kootenay Concert Connection.

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~ Council updates ~

Tax rate, Albert Stella Arena concept, tourism grant, EDO AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter

Property tax bylaw Council has passed the property tax bylaw with a 1.5 percent increase to residential property tax rates and a 2.5 percent increase to non-residential for the 2018 tax year.

Council factored in the 2018 property assessment, which came back lower compared to the prior years for both residential and non-residential properties.

The property tax bylaw also sets the requisition rates for the Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF), the Crowsnest Pass Seniors Housing requisition and the Designated Industrial Property (DIP) Requisition. The ASFF, seniors housing and DIP requisitions are set by the provincial government.

The ASFF was set at $2,648,759, a 2 percent increase from 2017. The Seniors Housing requisition at $378,006, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.

DIP is a new requisition for 2018. The purpose of this new requisition is to recover the provincial

government's cost of assessing the designated properties. Designated industrial properties primarily include those regulated by the Alberta Energy Regulator, National Energy Board, Alberta Utilities Commission and linear property such as wells, pipeline, railways, telecommunications and electric power systems, major industrial plants.

What is municipal property taxation?

Each year, Council determines how much money is needed to operate the municipality. From this amount, sources of revenue are subtracted, which include items like grants, utility rate fees and user fees. What remains after sources of revenue are subtracted is the amount that the municipality needs to collect, done through property taxes for residential, land and business properties.

ASMA At a Governance and Priorities meeting on April 17, the Crowsnest Cultural and Recreation Society presented Council with a vision for the Al-

bert Stella Memorial Arena (ASMA) that has the potential to increase usership and would save the building from demolition.

ASMA is in need of extensive upgrades and repairs and needs to either be renovated or demolished.

The Cultural and Recreation Society's short term vision for ASMA was a proposal to allow them to lease the facility, which would take the financial burden of operating the facility off the municipal budget while potentially increasing utilization. Their long-term vision was to turn the building into an indoor adventure park, which would require renovations to the building, thereby solving the upgrade issue.

Council expressed various concerns that need to be addressed prior to making a decision. They would like a report detailing the legal details and liabilities on allowing a third party to operate a municipal facility. They have also requested that the Crowsnest Cultural and

Recreation Society provide a financial report proving that they have the wherewithal to operate the facility. Finally, Council decided that prior to engaging in any leasing ventures, they need to determine whether the building is structurally sound and if not, the costs to bring it up to safety standards. A 2011 study quoted a preliminary renovations estimation at $4.5 million.

Tourism Growth Innovation Fund – Regional Tourism Initiative Council has made a commitment to write a letter of support and contribute to a $25,000 fund to apply for the Tourism Growth Innovation Fund for Destination Development, a matching grant that would in total generate $100,000.

The contribution is part of a collaborative inter-municipal effort between eight partners. The Town and M.D. of Pincher Creek, Castle Mountain Resort and the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass have each committed to contributing $5,000. The Chamber

of Commerce of Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass, Community Futures Crowsnest Pass and Alberta Southwest Regional Economic Development Alliance have also committed to a cumulative $5,000 contribution.

The purpose of the grant is to develop a cohesive local regional tourism voice.

"Everything that has happened in the Castle has shown that we don't have a very strong voice for tourism in the area.

Both Alberta Parks and Alberta Culture and Tourism have struggled a little bit with finding the right person to talk to about all things tourism in the area. We're looking at creating that local voice," says Sacha Anderson, with Community Futures Crowsnest Pass.

A successful grant outcome would determine and develop a sustainable structure specific to our region and the financial capabilities of the involves partners, establish the Terms of Reference, conduct community engagement and develop a business and marketing plan.

If the grant is received, a steering committee would be set up with participants from the funding bodies that would manage the grant.

Consultants would be hired to conduct community engagement and research on the type of model that works for this region.

A response on whether the grant has been awarded is expected mid-summer.

Economic Development Officer Council is exploring the possibility of hiring an Economic Development Officer (EDO). At this time, they have directed Administration to develop a job description for the position.

The EDO would be hired by the municipality and be responsible for planning and implementing economic development strategies that promote business and socioeconomic development within the community.

According to Mayor Blair Painter, the goal is to hire an EDO in the latter part of the year.

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Commemorating 115 years since Frank Slide April 29, 2018 marked 115 years since 110 million tonnes of rock fell from Turtle Mountain onto the town of Frank, destroying a portion of the town and leaving over 90 people dead and impacting the lives of hundreds. A memorial ceremony was held at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre on the event’s anniversary to remember the lives that were lost and commemorate Canada’s deadliest rockslide.

Top photo, by John Kinnear: Guests gather at the the Frank Slide Memorial on the Old Frank Road for the wreath-laying procession.

Middle photo, by Anna Kroupina: With Turtle Mountain and the Frank Slide looming majestically behind her, manager of the Interpretive Centre Monica Field begin’s the day’s commemoration with first-hand accounts of Frank inhabitants when the rockslide ocurred.

Some concluded on a happy note, while others, inevitably, ended with death. Pictured to the left of Field are the other commemoration speakers.

Left to right, Sarah Kerr, daughter of William Kerr, author of compelling book, Frank Slide; Mayor of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Blair Painter; Crowsnest Historical Society board member Pat Rypien; Fred Bradley, chair of the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative.

Bottom photo, by John Kinnear: Sarah Kerr spoke about her father’s book, Frank Slide by William Kerr, describing the events of the rockslide.

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2018 Horace Allen Spring Concert Spring was certainly in the air on Thursday, April 26, both outside and inside at Horace Allen School (HAS), where students performed lively tunes at the annual HAS Spring Concert. The school’s gym was packed with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends, with so many in attendance showing support for our young students, that some guests even had to stand.

Pictured left is Grade 2C performing This Is Me! Anna Kroupina photo

Municipal donation for KRA Pro Rodeo The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass donated $26,000 to the Kananaskis Rodeo Association (KRA) to support the KRA’s Pro Rodeo event.

Pictured left are Mayor of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Blair Painter (left) and KRA president Joe Trotz at a cheque presentation during last weekend’s rodeo. photo by Herald staff

Thank You Thank you to Dr. Swinton and staff and the Pincher Creek Hospital for the wonderful care of our mother Jean. ~ Dalziel family

Thank You After the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Lillian Petrone, flowers, cards, phone calls, hugs and emails mean so much in our time of sorrow. Thank you to all for these special thoughts, words and condolences.

Sincerely, Ken & Linda Chad & Corrine Jamie & Jody Ricky & Kiera

Thank You The family of Lillian Petrone would like to thank the staff at York Creek Lodge, the CNP Continuing Care and the Crowsnest Health Care Center for all the help and compassion given to her over the last several years. To Darrell Sydora and his staff for your kindness and professionalism.

It was greatly appreciated. ~ The Petrone families

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The family of the late Gordon Stuart Munro would like to express our sincere appreciation to those who offered such kindness, support and comfort during our recent loss. We send heartfelt thanks to those who generously donated to the Alberta Children’s Hospital and the University of Calgary in memory of Dad. Our love and gratitude to everyone who called, sent cards and flowers, offered food and visited. Our family felt very fortunate for the care Gordon received during his stay at the Pincher Creek Hospital. We extend our deepest gratitude to the medical staff for the compassion they shared. “Better Together”, a beautiful approach to a life that’s ending... from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you. ~ Pat Munro & family

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noTICE oF 2018 aSSESSMEnT RoLL The Assessment Roll for the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9, has been prepared for 2018 taxation purposes.

Notice is hereby given, as required under Section 311 of the Municipal Government Act, Chapter M-26, that assessment notices have been sent and are combined with the 2018 Tax Notice. The Assessment Roll will be open for inspection during regular office hours and will also be available online at www.mdpinchercreek.ab.ca.

Bylaw No. 1264-15 Tax Penalty Bylaw became effective January 1, 2016, which implements the following. A penalty of two percent (2%) to be applied on July 2, 2018, and a further penalty of four percent (4%) to be applied on November 1, 2018, on any property tax account that has current years taxes outstanding. A penalty of twelve percent (12%) to be applied on January 1, 2019, on any property tax account that has taxes from previous year’s outstanding.

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Looking Back

By John Kinnear

Workers’ Hell at Coal Mountain – The Corbin Story On July 30, 1905 Spokane entrepreneur D.C. Corbin finally got to see what his business partner E.J. Roberts had been hounding him about. When he beheld the 85 yard thick seam of high-grade bituminous coal exposed near the base of one of Mount Taylor’s lower peaks he reportedly said, “Well, I’ll be damned.”

That amazing monster pod of coal referred to by many as “The Big Show”, down in the Flathead Valley, was Corbin’s ticket to re-establishing himself in the railroad business after losing his first railway effort in 1898 to J.J. Hill.

Corbin incorporated the Spokane International Railway (SIR) in 1905 with the intent of hooking up with CPR’s B.C. Southern Railway that ran close to the Corbin site.

By 1908 D.C. Corbin had the 73-kilometre-long Eastern B.C. Railway (EBC) built from the Fabro siding on the McGillivray Loop to the mine site. He incorporated the Corbin Coke and Coal Company (CC&C) and established a very isolated mining camp for the miners there. Production that year was 4,111 tons of coal with 43 employees. It was shipped that September to the furnaces of the Inland Empire before winter snows shut the operation down. The heavy snowfalls up the Flathead would prove to be problematic for the Corbin mine for many years after, isolating the town and the mine for many months. It didn’t help that there was no road into the mine.

As the mine increased production, Corbin took over as President of CC& C and the mine added new equipment. Coal was hauled out of entries with Porter air locomotives and then transferred to the plant using two secondhand Shay locomotives, where it was cleaned and then dumped into gondolas. It was then hauled to the Fabro siding at McGillivray Loop by one of the EBC’s two brand new Montreal Locomotive Works 2-8-0 steam engines. In 1910 they produced 10,500 tons a month and it was full speed ahead after that.

By 1912, CC&C employed 173 men to mine the 122,000 tons that it shipped that year. Because of the nature of the deposit, however, the company suspected that the costs of production could be significantly reduced.

According to Michael Saad, author of “Corbin: A Short and Bitter Existence” (The Forgotten Side of the Border), the company brought in a hydraulic monitor to see if it could blow off the thin layer of rock and soil which overlaid the measures on the western flank of Coal Mountain. Though that method of overburden removal proved impractical, the experiment had nonetheless opened mine No.3 Mine, the famous “Big Showing.”

In March of 1913, a fire began in the depths of No.1 Mine which could not be extinguished and the mine was eventually permanently sealed. That spring, they chose to try strip mining in the Big Showing using a large steam-shovel working 800 feet above the town site. Coal was loaded into gondolas behind the shovel and in 1917, their combined production from the strip mine and No. 4 Mine was 98,000 tons of excellent, gas-free steam coal for the U.S. markets.

In 1918, Daniel Corbin died, 18 months after CPR took controlling interest in the Spokane International Railway and his New York associates took over the mine but kept his son Austin Corbin involved. Production varied year to year as new mines were tried out but always, the heavy falls of snow that habitually choke the Michel Creek’s upper valley hampered the work of that big shovel. With the post-war recession and the development of the California oil fields reducing the demand for coal, in 1921 CC&C ceased operations at the Big Showing, dismantled the equipment and brought it all down to Corbin.

Strikes, markets and mining conditions continued to plague CC&C for years. In 1924, Spokane money bought out the New York interests and renamed the mine Corbin Coals with Austin Corbin II as second president. Austin Corbin II regained control of his father’s company in 1926 when he became its sole president, relocating CC’s headquarters to Spokane. From July 26 through to mid-November that year, the Big Showing was worked again, doubling production to 119,000 tons. A new tipple with wet-washery was built and then a drier added to improve their final product. In 1928, a disastrous fire in July started in the drier and burned the tipple to the ground. It was rebuilt by December and in 1929, the mine had 191 men working and produced 168,000 tons. Corbin mortgaged the Coal Mountain property to the hilt to build that brand new tipple.

By 1933, two underground mines, No. 4A and No. 6, were in full production and Mammoth Collieries Limited was created as a wholly-owned subsidiary to recommence operations in the Big Showing with an expensive new gasoline shovel and a fleet of White trucks to run the coal from the pit to the tipple. By that time, though, Corbin workers could no longer suppress their ancient grievances.

Eventually, labour issues boiled over after many years of indifference by the company. What follows is an extract from the website crowsnest-highway.ca, a wonderful documentation site that studies all history along Highway 3. In the Corbin section, we find this comment: “The arch-typical capitalist, D.C. Corbin seems to have held nothing but contempt for his workers. From the very beginning of the Coal Mountain operation, life was hell in the little town that the CC&C slapped up to house its workers. By 1910 600 people lived in the little hamlet with no power, no plumbing and no independent businesses what so ever. Just cottages, a company store and a mountain of coal was all there was to Corbin. The only way in, besides the Government of B.C. trail over Tent Mountain from the Flathead Valley, was the EBC, and it, not equipped with snow removal equipment, shut down when the drifts blocked its tracks. In the early days, seeing no need to work his mine through the winter and stockpile coal, Corbin shut the entire operation down from November to March. He expected, however, that workers would over-winter at the Mountain and present themselves for rehire when spring cleared the railroad tracks. For the privilege of staying, however, each man paid a dollar a day in rent, but was responsible for his own food.” Here is what author Michael Saad said in A Short and Bitter Existence: “the first winter that this arrangement was tried, 1908-‘09, the situation got so desperate that a train carrying provincial aid had to be dug through the drifts and into the settlement.

The CC&C declined to assist in the rescue mission, and Corbin may not have been surprised when in 1910 his men welcomed organization by District 18 of the United Mine Workers of America.”

The story of the unionization of the Corbin workers is a complicated one with a company that stood against any demands for decent wages and working conditions Corbin miners tried first the United Mine Workers of America, then formed the Corbin Miners’ Association and aligned itself with the Mine Workers Union of Canada. Austin Corbin’s company refused any negotiation with them and the credo was, accept lowered wages, extortional store prices and terrible living conditions or hit the road.

It all boiled over in 1935 with confrontations and a strike that led to the infamous Black Wednes- Top to bottom: day incident on April 17 with a dozer being used to clear strikers off a road to allow replacement Photo credit Fernie and District Historical Society labour at the mine. A donnybrook broke out, several on both sides were injured and 15 protestors - One of two Shey (gear driven) locomotives uses at Corbin were eventually jailed. It spelled the end of this controversial camp as Austin Corbin shut down - View of coal miners’ shacks at Corbin, circa 1910 the mine for good that May. In 1939, the rails were torn up and in 1942, 849 tons of scrap metal was - Corbin coal miners ready for work taken from the Corbin Mine for the war effort.

- Disastrous Corbin tipple fire on July 3, 1928 Several minor attempts were made to restart the mine or extract more of the coal through the - Injured wives of miners in the 1935 Black Wednesday incident following years but it wasn’t until 1978 that Byron Creek Collieries brought it back to life with new rails and new infrastructure. Three years later, Esso Resources took over the mine and in 1994 sold it to CP Fording Coal Ltd. Teck Coal brought the operation into its fold in 2008, creating a five-mine consortium that continues to this day. Ironically, Coal Mountain has run out of economically mineable coal and its mining operation has ceased, ending more than 109 years of extracting the black gold from the Flathead. The word is that the Coal Mountain plant will continue to process coal, which is being hauled there from other Teck mines until April of 2019.

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OLGA KRUG

(Née: Tarasenko) 1935 ~ 2018

Although our hearts are heavy, we honor and celebrate the life and love of Olga Cathleen Krug, beloved wife of Otto Krug of Coleman, AB. She passed on from our lives on April 25, 2018 within her home without suffering or worry. Olga lived 82 full years of life filled with love for her family, community and friends.

The only surviving child of John and Nettie Tarasenko, Olga was born on the farmstead outside of Biggar, SK on June 9, 1935. She was raised with an appreciation of hard work, family and music. She blossomed into a vibrant young lady who met and won the heart of Otto Krug, and they married on April 30, 1956. They travelled throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta as they started their family, settling in Coleman in 1961 where she supported her husband in running the Coleman Esso and managing a household that grew into five children.

Olga enjoyed cooking for her family and friends; everyone was welcome in her home and when you did visit, it was impossible to leave without taking some food or trinket with you. She was a fierce card player who enjoyed taking photographs, listening to music and picnic outings. In her later years, she shared her retirement with Otto by spending time trout fishing in their little motorboat - she never wanted to come home if the fish were biting. Olga had a great sense of community, sitting on various committees including the RCMP Centennial, the widening of Highway 3, Travel Alberta and the Crowsnest Museum. She will be dearly missed and never forgotten.

She is survived by her beloved husband of sixty-two years, Otto Krug of Coleman, AB; her children, Nettie Anne (Ken) Walter of Lethbridge, AB, Helen (Ron Knight) MacIvor of Havelock, ON, Barbara (Al Gareau) Punter of Morengo, SK, June (Jay) Wickens of Cayley, AB and John (Suzette) Krug of Strathmore, AB; her grandchildren, David, Crystal (James), Neil (Andrea), Kim (Brendon), Katrina, Jordaan, Jennicka, Brianna, Jeannie, Kyle and Allyse; her great grandchildren, Jason, Aaron, Julia, Laura and Tahlia; and extended family members.

The family extends wishes for you to join them at the Celebration of Life at Fantin's Funeral Chapel in Blairmore, Alberta on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 11:00 am. Refreshments will be provided immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed towards the Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation, or to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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examine the way that they look at drug use because addictions exist whether it's food, cigarettes, online shopping or sex. Those things cost our healthcare system too, particularly with obesity and cancer related to smoking. With those folks, we as a society look at them and say, 'That's a bad choice', but we don't look at them and say, 'That's a bad person'. We do that with drug users," says Jill Manning, the managing director at ARCHES in Lethbridge.

Manning spoke at an information session held at the Crowsnest Community Library on April 24 about drug use, the opioid crisis and safe injection. The purpose of the event was aimed at dispelling the stigma around drug use through education and information and teach participants how to use a take-home-naloxone (THN) kit which has the potential to save a life during an overdose.

The information session was an effort spearheaded by Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

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Alex Oczkowski at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic after she noticed a higher level of blood borne illnesses in fall 2017 attributed to shared use of intravenous drug supplies. She reached out to ARCHES to see if they can offer any support.

"There was a need from people who use drugs in our community for clean injection and inhalation supplies for drugs. I also noticed a need when more people were being diagnosed with blood borne illnesses in the community," says Oczkowski.

Using non-sterile equipment poses a danger to the user, including risk of contracting Hepatitis C, HIV and bacterial infections.

Present at the information session were also Dr. Stephen Annand from the Crowsnest Medical Clinic and Loretta Shaufele, a local addictions specialist.

Following a group training session on how to administer naloxone, THN kits were distributed to willing participants. Naloxone can temporarily reverse the effects of an overdose before medical attention arrives, but does not replace medical attention.

"Naloxone is a drug that has been used within pharmacy, EMS and hospitals for years in order to reduce the effects of an opioid overdose. Until about three years ago, they weren't available to the public because there was no need for them, but once the opioid crisis hit and we saw overdose fatalities skyrocket, Alberta Health decided to make those free and available to the public," says Manning.

In another harm reduction strategy, Lethbridge ARCHES started providing safe injection kits, both for injection and inhalation, to the Crowsnest Medical Clinic in January 2018. The kits contain sterile supplies for everything a person would need to safely inject: syringes, cookers (used to heat up injectable drugs), tourniquets, alcohol swabs, citric acid or vitamin C (used to make the drug

more soluble) and sterile water packets A big part of the workshop was an effort to destigmatize drug use and people who use drugs, a topic near and dear to Oczkowski.

"We associate people of the lower social economic class as being the ones who use drugs and a lot of times, we consider those people bad people.

There's a lot of shame and judgement towards the homeless and the streetinvolved people that use illicit drugs and I don't think that people realize that there are other people who use drugs, too.

Hearing the stories from people and how they go to the place they're in is so interesting and it really makes you realize that with just a couple of life changes, and any of us could be in their situation," she says. "Lots of times, people who have drug addiction are treated differently than those who access the healthcare system for a physical need. I want to make them feel like they're given the treatment that they deserve and make them feel more comfortable in the healthcare system because historically, I think they were treated poorly."

Manning adds that the opioid crisis is different from other drug epidemics because it affects all populations across all age, sex and social status groups.

"Anyone might have a friend or family member who might be using drugs, and you may or may not even know it. It's not just a homeless or street-involved issue," she says. "We really educate the public around the fact that it could be anyone and that traditional detox and treatment programs, they don't work for opioid users. There’s about a three percent success rate for people who have opioid additions who go through traditional treatment programs.”

According to data collected by Alberta Health, an average of 1.9 people die per day from apparent accidental opioid overdose. In 2017, 687 people died from an acci-

dental opioid overdose, where 562 people died from an apparent accidental overdose specifically as a result of fentanyl. This is compared to 358 people in 2016. Over 80 percent of deaths from accidental fentanyl overdose occurred in urban centres.

Data reflecting the opioid situation in Crowsnest Pass specifically is not available through Alberta Health data collection.

Crowsnest Pass makes up the "south zone" of data collection, encompassing the area south of Calgary.

This means that data applicable to Crowsnest Pass is grouped with data coming from urban centres like Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, where opioid use is considerable more prevalent.

While opioid use is not as high in Crowsnest Pass as it is in urban centres or other nearby communities within the south zone, Oczkowski says fentanyl is still present.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is different from other drugs in that it is much more potent than traditional drugs. For example, it is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine.

"There is no doubt that some of the drugs that people are using are either cut with fentanyl or they are using fentanyl," she says. "I don't think that Crowsnest Pass has seen the full extent as, say, the Blood Reserve or Lethbridge has."

Take-home-naloxone kits are available for free at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic, local pharmacies and ARCHES locations.

The supplier of these kits is Alberta Health Services. Kits can be obtained anonymously but require a 15- to 20-minute lesson on how to use the kit and how to store it.

Sterile injection and inhalation kits are available at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic for free as well. Kits are given out confidentially and no personal information is required to obtain one. The clinic also supplies disposal containers and accepts sharps containers that are full.