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Hungry to help: goats hired to mow PPK
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The Pass Powderkeg Ski Area had some temporary workers added to their staff from Monday, Aug. 13 to 20, and they don’t look like your typical PPK employee. The 40 goats from the Burmis-based company Valley Vegetation Control were brought in to “weed eat” on the ski hill. “They’re mowing the Chinook ski trail. We started halfway up just above Buck 50 and they’ve slowly eaten their way down,” says PPK manager Katherine Seleski. “They’re all mother goats that have just been weaned off of their kids.” This is the first time that the ski hill has employed goats to eliminate weeds and cut the grass. PPK cannot use lawnmowers on their steep hills. In the past, they have hired people to manually weed-whip, which Seleski says is more expensive and has safety concerns. “This is an environmentally-friendly way to weed eat. Goats are a lot safer and they actually render the weeds so that they don’t seed anymore. It’s a really good way to deal with weed control,” she says.
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Cozy Corner fabic store holds a closing blowout sale A generous goodbye with all proceeds going to local charities and community groups AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter
The Cozy Corner fabric store has announced that they’re closing, but they’re doing it in a creative and generous way that shows their appreciation for the community that welcomed them and gave them happy years in business. Owners Pam and Randy York, who have decided to retire, are holding a closing sale until Sunday, August 26 with various sewing and quilting tools discounted up to 70 percent. Sewing professionals and hobbyists and quilters can find fabric, notions, patterns, ribbon, thread, stabilizers, sowing machine accessories and other odd items for needlecraft. There is also a unique piece built by local craftsman Gary Carpenter, a cutting table made from reclaimed wood and built without a single screw. What makes this sale special is that the Yorks are donating all proceeds before GST to seven local charities. “There's a lot of product left here and we decided that we would sell it rather than take it,” says Pam. “It's a fun thing
that people can get a great deal, but at the same time, they're really donating to charity. We don't care to have to make a profit on any of this." “It's a chance to give back,” adds Randy. Customers can select from seven different charities and organizations in Crowsnest Pass to which they can donate the cost of the items they purchased: the Women’s Resource Centre, the Crowsnest Pass Museum, Crowsnest Pass Allied Arts Association, Crowsnest Pass SPCA, the Crowsnest Pass Foodbank Society, the Crowsnest Pass Hospital Foundation and the Ricky Ryp Foundation. You may remember Cozy Corner back in 2005 when it originally opened as a clothing shop. In 2016, after operating for over 10 years, Pam and Randy decided to retire from the retail side of the business. “It was just getting too hard on us,” says Pam. That’s when the consignment store Crowsnest Pass It On opened in July 2016 and has been operating in the
main space on 17 Ave. in Coleman ever since. The Yorks continued using the small back room as an office space and workroom. You could often find Pam working away on quilts and teaching others to sew and quilt. On and off over the past several years, the Yorks had listed the building for sale and say they were actually surprised to finally receive an offer on it this past June. The potential buyer is an existing local business. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the month and luckily, they have agreed to allow Crowsnest Pass It On to continue operating until at least the end of its lease in June 2019. The Yorks moved to Crowsnest Pass approximately 13 years ago and opening a fabric shop has been a long dream of Pam’s. “It's always been a passion for me,” says Pam, who has been crafting on a sewing machine since she was 10 years old and calls it a major stressreliever. "Before that, my mother wouldn't let me use the machine. She was
always afraid I would run over my fingers,” laughs Pam. “My grandmother started me with a needle and thread stringing buttons on a string and making doll clothes, like all kids.” When she was 12 years old, she had so much fun creating an entire wardrobe of attire for a Chatty Cathy doll her family had purchased for a cousin of hers in England that she was hooked on creating using needle and thread. "I had so much fun doing that and by the time I got to having to take Home [Economics], I figured I knew more than the teacher did,” laughs Pam, who later used to sew her own clothing, even suits for when she worked for the City of Calgary. Having moved to the Pass from Calgary, Cozy Corner helped Pam and Randy integrate into the community and meet many of their friends and acquaintances. “It was the very best way to move to a new community. Because I opened this store, we met so many people. The fact that you're in a business, people come through the
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Randy (left) and Pam York, owners of the fabric store Cozy Corner, stand at their shop in Coleman in front of a handmade quilt crafted by Pam. The couple has decided to close their store and is holding a blowout sale on quilting and sewing supplies. door and you get to know hopes to continue teachthem,” says Pam. “I used ing, but at a slower pace. The couple has to tell my staff, 'You'd never get in trouble talk- bucket lists of adventures they hope to cross off, ining to the customers.’” “When you come to cluding a cruise through the quilt store, it's a very the Panama Canal, travsocial event," Randy els to see Pam’s family in England, and visits to five adds. Now, in their early states in the U.S., which 70s, the Yorks are ready to will complete Randy’s take their “snowbirding” objective of visiting every more seriously and hope state, province and territo have more time to tory in North America. The fabric shop is lotravel, garden and look after their house. Pam, cated at 7801 17 Ave. in also a certified teacher for Coleman. Entrance is Quilt with Marci Baker, through the back.
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In tHe lIne Of fIre Between August 13 and 19, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 74 calls for service including the following reported incidents. One (1) residential break and enter, one (1) threat/harassment, two (2) mischief (vandalism), two (2) thefts, four (4) impaired driving, one (1) disturbing the peace, one (1) other criminal code, five (5) other provincial statutes, 14 driving complaints, nine (9) motor vehicle collisions, seven (7) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, three (3) lost/found, 10 assistance to other agencies, two (2) invalid 911 calls, two (2) false alarms, three (3) animal calls and three (3) municipal bylaws. Open fires On August 13, RCMP received a complaint of open fires at the Chinook Lake campground. Police attended and advised campers about the fire ban. Noisy generator On August 13 at approximately 11:30 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of a noisy generator that had been running all day. The generator was still running past the 11 p.m. “quiet time.” Impaired driving by alcohol On August 14, RCMP received a complaint of possible impaired drivers
in the Chinook Lake area. The suspects had been seen drinking beer on the beach. The vehicles were not located but the registered owners were contacted and advised of the complaints.
juana was coming from the vehicle. The 68-yearold male driver from Lethbridge admitted to smoking marijuana. His driver’s licence was suspended for 24 hours and his vehicle was towed.
Erratic drivers On August 14 at approximately 9:50 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of erratic drivers on Highway 22 swerving on the road. The vehicles were not located, but the registered owners were contacted and warned about the careless driving complaint.
Fireworks during fire ban On August 17, RCMP received a complaint of fireworks being set off the previous night. A reminder to residents and non-residents that fireworks are prohibited during a fire ban. If a fire starts and the person responsible is located, they could be liable for the cost of the fire.
Suspected break-in On August 14, RCMP was advised of a possible break-in at a residence on 18 Avenue in Coleman. A motion sensor was activated in the residence, but there was no apparent sign of a break-in. Road rage On August 15 at approximately 5 p.m., RCMP received a complaint of road rage between drivers. The drivers, both from the Calgary area, had complained about the other’s bad driving. Impaired driving by marijuana On August 17 at approximately 11 p.m., police observed a vehicle driving in the turning lane on Highway 22. The vehicle was stopped and a strong smell of mari-
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Stolen bike On August 17, RCMP received a complaint of a stolen blue and silver Schwinn bike with a motor. The bike was chained and locked behind the Grand Union hotel. The theft occurred within the past week. Expired documents On August 17, a vehicle at a traffic stop in Blairmore was found to have an expired licence plate and the 60-year-old male driver did not have a driver’s licence. He was issued violation tickets for both infractions. Campfire during fire ban On August 18, RCMP was advised of persons having a campfire at Chinook Lake during the fire
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ban. Conservation officers were advised. Hit-and-run On August 18 at approximately 2 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of a hit-and-run to a parked vehicle in Hillcrest. A 24-year-old male driver turned himself into the detachment the next day and was charged. Lost/found A Vtech phone was found in mall parking lot in Blairmore. An expedition tent was found in Coleman. An orange backpack with a flower design was reported lost. A Dodge truck key was found by Ben Wong Restaurant 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 403-562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS.
Hike Your Pass Off The smoky conditions resulting from fires in British Columbia didn’t make for ideal hiking conditions, but people eager to get outside and recreate still made it out with a skip in their step for the inaugural Hike Your Pass Off festival last weekend. Pictured left are two participants in the Hike & Paint event with Art by Jessica Marcotte. Pictured below are hikers on the summit of Mount Ward with the Crowsnest Outdoors hiking group. See the “window” on the right? Herald Contributor photos
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to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter pounds apples, peeled, cored and cut into thick slices 1⁄2 cup honey, preferably sage honey 1⁄2 cup white wine Zest of 1 lemon Juice of 1 lemon Fresh sage sprigs for garnish 1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the apples, turn the heat to high and sauté until they begin to brown on the edges, about 5 minutes. If some are getting too well done, remove them and place on a plate while the rest continue to cook, then return them to the skillet when all are done. 2. Reduce the heat to low and add the honey, wine, lemon zest, lemon juice, and 1⁄2 cup water. Cover and allow to cook until the apples are tender but still firm; you don’t want them to turn into applesauce. 3. Serve this in a bowl, tuck in a couple sprigs of fresh sage from your garden, and tell your guests all about sage honey.
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Editorial and Opinions eraSing hiStory? I’m going to wade into the controversial waters regarding the removal of a statue of John A. Macdonald from city hall in Victoria, BC. What was once a visible statue of our first Prime Minister is now the topic of conversation throughout the country. My thoughts... Yes, he was the founder of a nation and yes, he was a colonial tyrant. Was he a nice person, probably not. Did he do bad, horrible things? Absolutely. Should his mere sight on the steps of Victoria city hall warrant removal? In my opinion, no! Despite what you may think of John A. Macdonal’s actions, his statue is a reminder that he was a human at a given time in history that made decisions and followed the norms of the day as neither hero nor tyrant. People of that time were racist. They made racist choices. However, this wasn’t unacceptable to many of them. This is what the statue of John A. reminds me. It reminds me of how far we have come as a nation and as a people who don’t accept or condone racism. It’s a reminder of what his thoughts represented at that time in Canada. It reminds me of what we don’t ever want to do again, to any race or to any person. It would remind me every time I saw it. You can’t erase history. You can’t erase what he did. You can’t erase the ideology of the time. If you try to erase it, it may, just may, happen again. Removing John A. from the school curriculum blows my mind. Do we erase what Hilter did? Do we close the door to Auschwitz because it reminds us of a time when barbaric acts happened? No, we shouldn’t ever want to erase the memory of what Hilter did and I love that there are visual reminders that represent a dark time, but in doing so, also represent a need for love for one another. Do we remove the statue of John A. or erase his name from our textbooks of history and say, “He was an awful person, therefore he doesn’t exist?” Do we take his name away as the first Prime Minister of this country? In my opinion, no, but I’m sure it’s a debatable issue. It’s interesting to me the stance of the Victoria council on the removal of John A. I would like to ask them if they accept the injustice to women going on in the Middle East and if they think it is as abhorrent as I do, then why they would rather our country buy thousands of barrels of oil from them, rather than allow our nation to produce and transport it through a pipeline in B.C. I’d also like to ask the educators of Ontario, who are petitioning to remove John A. from school textbooks, the same question. In the mighty words of Doc Holliday, sometime hypocrisy knows no bounds. At least that’s the way I see it. LS
Letters to the Editor OUR police Dear editor; In Fredericton, they have just buried two police officers who were murdered by a disturbed person. The investigation will take place and I can predict the results: a person that should have had mental care, but didn’t, killed our protectors. Another officer was hit by a stolen truck in Calgary yesterday and is suffering in the hospital. Some believe that Canada can make all guns disappear, but I don’t. Not unless we move Canada far away
from the USA. We are better off the way it is. Good gun controls and a police force that is dedicated to protecting us. So often, stories about police abuse filter over our southern border, but most of the stories about our brave, very professional police never even make it to the news. It is common, and we take it for granted. Perhaps we shouldn’t. Two fine police officers, a man and a woman, were buried this week, leaving their loving families behind to
mourn. Those were Canadian police officers who protect Canadians day after day and hardly ever hear a thank you. Constable Costello, 45, and Constable Burns, 43, were killed when they answered a call about shots being fired on the north side of Fredericton. Well, I thank the police, even if they give me a ticket if I break the law. I am thankful for the world famous police forces of Canada, and I am not ashamed to cry for the fallen fine police officers from Fredericton
and their families and friends. Thank you to our police officers in the Crowsnest Pass, to our local and national police people and those who lead them to be what they are. As the thin golden sound of the trumpet dies, the loud bagpipes become silent, and fresh graves are left by the mourners. A country mourns. Canadians love and appreciate our police. avner Perl
Wheel Nuts Donate Lou deLauw (left), the president of the Crowsnest Pass Wheel Nuts, presented the Crowsnest Pass Foodbank Society with a donation of $1,226 that the organization collected at this year’s Show & Shine which took place during the Doors Open & Heritage Festival. The Wheel Nuts have been donating proceeds to the food bank for the past three years. Pictured right is food bank president Bruce Street. photo by Anna Kroupina
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Grassy Mountain panel update Names given for three members review panel board The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Mr. Jim Ellis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Energy Regulator, announced on August 16, 2018 the establishment of a three-member Joint Review Panel to review Benga Mining Limited's proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project, located in southwest Alberta. Mr. Alex Bolton has been appointed as the Chair of the Joint Review Panel. Mr. Hans Matthews and Mr. Dean O'Gorman have been appointed as members of the Joint Review Panel. The Joint Review Panel Agreement signed by Minister McKenna and Mr. Ellis establishes the mandate and terms of reference of the Joint Review Panel, its composition, as well as the procedures and timelines of the review. Under the Agreement, the Joint Review Panel will conduct a review of the potential environmental effects of the project, consider mitigation measures, determine whether the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects, and identify any follow-up programs required. As a next step, the Joint Review Panel must hold a public comment period on the Environmental Impact Statement. After considering the comments received, the Panel will determine whether it has sufficient information to proceed to the public hearing.
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The South Shore Summer Music Festival AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter
If you thought you'd never hear Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky and the James Bond theme in the same sitting, think again. The South Shore Summer Music Festival boasts a repertoire in which anyone can find at least a moment of enjoyment. Its true charm lies in the fact that it doesn't focus solely on classical orchestral music, but expands to current pieces. The repertoire is so diverse, hopping from classical symphony pieces to music from Mission Im-
possible and How To Train Your Dragon for the kids. Created by local Crowsnest Pass conductor Kirk Muspratt, the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra plays a series of eight free concerts all around the south loop of Lake Michigan in Illinois and Indiana. The award-winning maestro created the South Shore Summer Music Festival about a dozen years ago and each year, it's a hit. Anywhere between 3,000 and 4,000 people of all ages show up, get comfortable on blankets and break out
Passburg fire
the picnic baskets to hear a colourful medley of music performed by a live orchestra. In fact, at the Indiana Dunes Lakeshore concert, the venue ran out of parking and had to bus people in from other parking lots. Muspratt says he would like to perform a similar type of concert in Crowsnest Pass. "It would be a wonderful addition to all the offerings we already have here and would generate one more audience to come to the Pass and boost our economy,” he says.
A photo catches the moment when an Alberta Agriculture and Forestry airtanker releases retardant on the fire that sparked in Passburg on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The plane seen in the distance is known as the “bird dog” aircraft. According to a post by Lakehead University Faculty of Natural Resources Management, “they act as the spotter, and lead waterbombers safely into the bombing pattern. On a fire call, the Bird Dog is airborne within minutes and sets up contact with the ground-based fire boss and determines the fire location, size and nature. Once the site has been assessed by the spotter, he radios back the information to the fire boss who directs the entire land and air firefighting operation. While enroute to the fire, the waterbomber or tanker receives instructions from the Bird Dog as to circuit altitude, drop height, and exit plan. The Bird Dog leads each loaded waterbomber directly over the fire site for its drop and may continue for as many drops as it takes to quench the flames.” Mike Tuza photo
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Looking Back
The Dambusters saga, as many of us know, is a remarkable story that I have delved into several times in earlier Pass Herald columns (see archives - May 2013 and Nov. 2016). Those articles covered the details of this unusual wartime effort and also profiled one of the Canadian members, Fred Sutherland, in yet anBy John Kinnear other hair-raising adventure. I also discovered that one of the Dambuster crew was Daniel (Revie) Walker from Blairmore. I presumed I had explored this extraordinary story from just about every avenue including a local connection and its Canadian connection, but I have since discovered that there is so much more to this saga. Through the last few years, as a historian, I have become a serious student of World War II history and have absorbed, voraciously, hundreds of in-depth stories of this massive conflict. The history of the RCAF’s aerial bombardment of Germany, in conjunction with the United States, is a heart-breaking and powerful part of the overall effort to end the Nazi attempt at world domination. It makes for some tough reading. Its operation is generally referred to as “Bomber Command.” In order to provide the pilots for this herculean effort, in 1939, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia signed an agreement creating the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). It was to be located in Canada and involved training Allied aircrews which included pilots, navigators, bomb aimers, wireless operators, air gunners, and flight engineers. Over 130,000 crewmen and women were trained in the next six years all across Canada and constituted one of our countries greatest contributions to the war effort. One of the most important strategic bombers used in this effort were the Avro Lancaster’s four-engine majestic machines that were flown in over 156,000 sorties against Germany, of which 3,249 were lost throughout the war. Its development and use is a fascinating story unto itself and one I will “get into” some day. In 1986, the Nanton Lancaster Society was formed to take care of FM 159, a Lancaster bomber built in 1945 in Malton, Ontario and shipped overseas. It was returned to Canada from Britain at war’s end. It then saw service for five years as a reconnaissance plane out of Greenwood, Nova Scotia and Comox, British Columbia before it was flown to RCAF Vulcan in 1960 to be scrapped. It was bought and saved and sat for the next 25 years on display in Nanton before that society took up the job of “taking care” of the Lanc. In 1991, a facility was built to house FM 159 and has been expanded several times to what one sees today. According to Karl Kjarsgaard, a director at Bomber Command Museum of Canada, their facility is the definitive museum in Canada that presents the Bomber Command story. Karl, a professional pilot and dedicated member of the museum, has been working tirelessly for 13 years on various projects there. Their website is chockablock full of information and makes for fascinating reading. Karl also heads the Halifax 57 Rescue Project, an ambitious effort to recover and rebuild a Halifax bomber. The Halifax was the main heavy bomber flown by the RCAF during the war and of the 6,176 built, not one was placed in a museum. So Karl’s team is busy working on the recovery of one that crashed in the Baltic Sea in offshore Sweden. It is a huge effort that will take many years to recover, reassemble and restore this aircraft that Karl says needs to be standing next to the Lanc. Of the 10,673 names of Canadian airmen lost and listed on the museum’s memorial wall, 6,000 were flying in Halifax. Think about those numbers for a moment! So on the weekend of August 24/25th the Bomber Command Museum of Nanton is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Dambusters story with a two-day gala event. On the Friday evening, the riveting video done by Ken Brown in 1993 entitled “The Dams Raid” will be played. Along with this there will be Lanc cockpit tours, the 4 Wing RCAF Band from Cold Lake, a night run of the bombers V-12 Merlin supercharged engines and a book signing by Ted Barris, the author of the just-released book The Dambusters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany. Barris is an accomplished writer, journalist and broadcaster and author of the best-selling book The Great Escape. On the Saturday, there will be more engine runs of the Bristol Hercules and Fleet Fawn engines, a rerunning of the video, more opportunity to meet Ted Barris and listen to his 1-hour program about the 30 Canadians on the Dambuster raid in the early afternoon in the main hangar. Attending the event will be 40 family members of the Canadian Dambusters. There were 30 Canadians amongst the 113 members of the 617 Dambuster Squadron. Fourteen of them did not come home. One that did was Fred Sutherland from Rocky Mountain House and it is hoped that this now 93-year-old war hero will be in attendance. Alongside all this there will be a display entitled “The Dambusters – The Legendary Raid in Art” which is the museum’s spectacular collection of 19 original paintings depicting the Lancasters in action. But it gets better. The Lancaster’s identification, “Ian Basalgette Memorial Lancaster (F2-T)”, has been temporarily replaced with the lettering AJ-M, the call sign for the 617 Lancaster ED925 that was piloted by F/L Johnny Hopgood. Hopgood’s Lancaster was hammered by flak but managed to release its bomb at the Mohne Dam site. His plane caught fire and crashed on the other side of the dam, killing five of the seven crew. The bomb skipped over the dam and landed on the power station, which it destroyed, at the very moment of Hopgood’s crash. Eventually, the crews of AJ-P and AJ-A delivered their skipping bombs perfectly and finally, the Mohne gave way. For the occasion, AJ-M has been rigged with a technically exact replica of the Upkeep mine - bomb with the Upkeep code name used for the skipping bombs that the Lancaster’s were equipped with. The drum-shaped Upkeep’s were spun backwards before releasing to control their skip across the dam waters. The logistics of that release are mind-blowing. Each Lancaster had to line up perpendicular to the dam and fly in through punishing flak at a mere 60 feet off the water at the exact speed of 240 mph. A lot of testing and ingenuity came into play to accomplish this. Special spotlights were shone down from under the planes to the water at a specific angle. When the spots met together on the dam’s surface, it meant the plane was exactly at 60 feet, a distance that altimeters just could not read. Even more interesting was how it was determined when to release the bombs. They had to be let go an exact distance from the dam (1400-1450 feet). A special bomb sight was crafted, a simple-looking but effective V-shaped wooden sight with white pegs on the ends of the V. The bomb aimer held it up towards the two towers on each dam (the Mohne and the Eder) and when the pins on the bomb sight lined up with the towers, they were the correct distance away for release. Simple trigonometry. Bomber Command volunteers, spearheaded by Ken Hill, have worked diligently to reproduce 30 exact replicas of this Dambuster bomb sight to be sold at the event. Thirty were made to commemorate the 30 Canadians that were part of the Dambuster raid of RAF 617 Squadron. The sighting arms of each one of these devices were sent to England to be personally signed by George (Johnny) Johnson, a bomb aimer on one of the crews and the last living British member of 617. Clockwise from top: The only other member alive today of those 133 gallant men is Fred Sutherland. A donation of $500 or - Avro Lancaster standing guard at the Bomber Command memorial of more will reward you with a numbered and limited edition bomb sight, letter of authenticity, information 10,673 names (courtesy of Bomber Command Museum of Canada) package and a charitable donation receipt for income tax deduction. - The breached Mohn dam. Note the towers that the aimer was used on So this is an event well worth considering. A chance to get up close to the Lancaster and explore the (courtesy thedambusters.org.uk) amazing story of the Dambusters. I will be there with bells on covering this important commemoration. - Karl Kjarsgaard poses with exact replicas of aimer and Upkeep bomb There is, as I mentioned in 2016, also a personal connection for me to all this. One of those lost in the (courtesy Bomber Command Museum of Canada Curated Public Group Mohne attack was a young flight engineer, 21 years of age, by the name of John Kinnear. He and his crewFacebook site) mates of AJ-B, piloted by Bill Astell, were lost early on in the attack when their plane hit high tension wires - Artist’s depiction of a Lancaster in action (courtesy East Anglia Artistsand crashed at Marbeck killing all aboard. They are all buried at the beautiful Reichwald Forest CommonDerek Blois) wealth War Graves Cemetery in Germany.
Commemorating the Dambusters at Nanton
- Ted Barris' new book release, The Dambusters (courtesy of Bomber Command Museum of Canada)
8 – Crowsnest Pass HeraLD – Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Midsummer to do (write) list We Canadians appreciate our summers more than the majority of world’s population, sharing this feeling mostly with the North Europeans and Russians who live in this latitude. The snowbirds come back, both the feathered kind and the human kind, plus some people here who convinced themselves that our winters are a bad thing. I remember living in a tropical environment where everyone feared the summer heat (pre-Aircondition era) and narrated stories about snow to kids like myself who had never seen it. Now, when traveling is affordable for most middle-class people, it became a status symbol. If you wish to impress people, you talk about where you were last winter. If they wish to keep their honour, they try and outdo your story with their own. You buy a trailer in some southern state and spend your winter months in it instead of in your nice home in Canada, golfing instead of skiing and swimming in an outdoor pool that is no match to our wonderful indoor facilities. Hurray. Since I started writing the Simple Raven’s Post in mid-Canadian winter, which I happened to enjoy in many ways, I received hundreds of compliments from folks like you who really enjoy the articles. To my surprise, many people read my somewhat controversial opinions and tell me that those are exactly their thoughts. Often they suggest that I should write about other items which they believe should be aired in public. The pages are simply not long enough to cover all the material which could and should be talked about. Here are some of the main items on people’s minds. The smoke is bothering people all over Alberta. Worse than smoke, many of us live in areas that could be damaged severely by fires and the fires can affect our food supply. Is there a solution? Yes, there is, but it's not an easy task. We have to change our economic system and begin to use much less energy that is based on burning fuels. The technology is known and improving by the day, but we are held back by the owners of existing old fuels stock. There is a huge problem with sexual abuse which is wreaking havoc in our society. Before my time and when I was young, male humans took advantage of their female counterparts by force or often by using positions that granted them power. When the 60s came, it was discovered that women are actually full-fledged humans, and over a short period, a change took place. It became socially unacceptable to use power, force, and money, to extract sexual pleasures from those physically weaker such as women and children. The world of the
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And now that man who loved me, and wrapped me in arms so strong Has gone where I can't reach him but my love for him lives on. No one knows how much I miss you; no one knows the bitter pain I have suffered since I lost you; life has never been the same. In my heart your memory lingers, sweetly tender, fond and true; There is not a day, dear father, that I do not think of you. I will be okay, Dad. I’m your daughter. I weild a mighty sword. I’m armed with what you taught me, and gave me the courage to just be me. loved forever and always in my heart. Miss you every second of every day... lisa
10 – Crowsnest Pass HeraLD – Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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~ Obituary ~ The Perrault Family announce with great sadness the passing of their beloved son and brother
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The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is searching for volunteers to help improve connectivity in the Crowsnest Pass on August 23. This will be done by removing unnecessary fencing from a conservation site near Coleman that is limiting wildlife movement through the Bohomolec property. The event will take place from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Volunteers will work alongside NCC staff to remove an unnecessary barbed wire fence that poses a hazard to wildlife. The 313-acre (127-hectare) Bohomolec property is part of a significant wildlife corridor across the Crowsnest Valley. Secured in 2008 from a donation, it provides a valuable link between other conservation areas. The Crowsnest Pass is a critical area for overwintering elk and deer, and provides habitat for important wildlife species such as grizzly bear, gray wolf and cougar. After the fence removal, volunteers will then be invited to participate in a guided wildflower walk with a local flora expert. All tools will be provided by NCC as well as snacks and water. Volunteers are still needed for this event. People may register by visiting conservationvolunteers.ca or calling 403-512-3152. Through its Conservation Volunteers program, NCC offers Canadians of all ages a chance to help restore and care for some of Canada’s most important natural places. It provides meaningful, hands-on experience on our conservation properties. Since 2006, NCC’s Conservation Volunteers program has involved over 19,000 Canadians across 1,500 events. Last year, more than 2,800 volunteers helped NCC staff with over 200 projects on conservation sites across the country.
Devin Patrick Perrault March 17, 1975 - August 16, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Devin is survived by his loving wife Sun, mother Blyth, sister Michelle, brothers Mike and Damon, numerous nieces and nephews, as well as a large extended family. Devin was predeceased by his father Allan Perrault. condolences can be sent to: Glenhaven Funeral Home 1835 east Hastings, vancouver v5l 1t3
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BRADLEY PATRICK TIPPER February 2, 1994 ~ August 9, 2018
It is with great shock and deepest sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Bradley Patrick Tipper. He will leave a big hole in our lives. Bradley had an extensive family that loved and supported him. He is survived by his parents, Todd and Vickie Tipper, and his best friend and sister, Lauren (Jon) Tipper; his grandpa and granny, Harold and Liliana Tipper, and his mémère, Connie MacKenzie; his uncles and aunts, Mike (Darlene) Tipper, Tami (TJ) Broughton, Neil (Michelle) MacKenzie, and Darcy (Bob) Assels; his cousins Allison and Amanda Tipper, Micheal Oakland, Loni (Pete) Nicholson, Corey (Josh) Milner, Dawn (Scott) Rhynold, Bryan (Danielle) MacKenzie, Taylor and Brooke Assels; as well as his newest buddies, his nine little cousins; his C-town family, Lou’s crew, the lightweights and his work family. He is predeceased by his Papa Mac, Gordon MacKenzie, and uncle Chris Oakland. Bradley was an enchanting, charming young man, who left a profound impact on those he met and loved. He was gentle-hearted, generous and not afraid of saying he was afraid. He felt it all. He loved big. Bradley was an avid sports enthusiast, participating with full heart in any sport he played, coached or mentored. He was extensively involved in volunteering with his community, from coaching school sports to being the first to support friends and those in need. At the time of his death he was fulfilling a dream of working as a fourth-generation miner, having recently secured his Mine Rescue certificate. “I got goosebumps every time I entered the mighty Sullivan,” Bradley said. I felt like I was where I belonged.” Born and raised in Kimberley, BC he will be missed by so many. A Celebration of Bradley was held at McKim School Theatre on Saturday, August 18th. Memorial donations in memory of Brad can be made to The Battle of the Bats Slo-Pitch Tournament & Fundraiser or The Canadian Mental Health Association. Arrangements entrusted to McPherson Funeral Service. Condolences for the family can be offered at: www.mcphersonfh.com
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Bill Maloff was called to join his wife Mary on their 72nd Anniversary, July 16,2018 at the age of 94. Although we will miss his knowledge, humour and great smile, we find comfort that he is once again in the arms of his loving wife. Bill was born on October 20, 1923 in Cowley, Alberta and had experienced many changes throughout his life. He went to school in Cowley where he met is wife Mary Shkuratoff. They were married in 1946 and farmed together in Cowley until they purchased a dairy farm in Hillcrest in 1951. Here they met many friends, raised three children, and worked the farm, the dairy and their herd of cattle. Bill also worked as a heavy-duty equipment operator for the Alberta Forestry Department as well as Weed Inspector for the Municipal District and Town Foreman for the town of Hillcrest. He was very community minded. He mentored many young men as the Volunteer Fire Chief in Hillcrest, and was as a director on the Crownest Pass Hospital Board. Bill loved the outdoors and spent a lot of his time with his friends and family hunting, fishing, camping and tending to his precious tomatoes. Bill was the father of invention - if there were things to be repaired or jobs to be done, he would find a way or invent a tool to complete the task. Bill loved to play cards as well. He liked to challenge his family and friends and to be challenged. However, he really enjoyed being on the winning side of the skunk line. There was always a good practical joke or tease that you could look forward to. Anyone who knew Bill will have fond memories of singing, his humour, his wealth of wisdom, poetry and especially his love for his family. He was predeceased by his mother, Dora; his father, George and wife, Anastasia; his brother, John (Vera) Maloff; his sister, Florence (Dave) Kusch; and his beloved wife, Mary. He is survived by his son, Laurence “Loopy” of Tie Lake, BC; daughter, Kathy (Allan) Kelm of Hillcrest, AB; daughter, Chris Shumka (Karl McConnell) of Cranbrook, BC; grandchildren, Jim Maloff (Lisa), Sonya Maloff (Rob), Kristopher Kelm, Bryan (Pam) Kelm, Jason (Shandell) Shumka and Natasha Shumka (Tyler); great grandchildren, Peyton, Scarlotte, Charlie and Jolianna; and many nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held at the Hillcrest Fish & Game Hall on Sunday, September 2, 2018 from 3:00 pm -5:00 pm preceded by a family graveside service at the Lundbreck Doukhobor Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the United Doukhobors of Alberta, PO Box 25, Cowley, Alberta T0K 0P0. FANTIN’S FUNERAL CHAPEL ASSISTING THE FAMILY. (403) 562-8555
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E-bikes facilitate backcountry access to local anglers Could e-bikes be a solution to facilitate backcountry access for hunters, anglers, hikers and those with limited mobility? AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter
With the changing regulations of motorized vehicle use in the Castle Park and the newly instated Public Land Use Zones (PLUZ) in Southern Alberta, outdoor recreationists, hunters and anglers are wondering how they can reach their favourite outdoor spots without the aid of an off-highway vehicle (OHV), as they were before. This has certainly been on the mind of local photographer, hunter, angler and all-around outdoor enthusiast Lisa Kinnear. Since childhood, Kinnear had used a 4x4 vehicle to access hiking, hunting and fishing spots in the Castle Provincial
Park and Wildland Provincial Park, but with the instatement of Castle Provincial Park and Wildland Provincial Park, she can no longer access those areas with her 4x4 vehicle. She heard about other people having a good experience using e-bikes – or power bicycles, as per the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations - to access trailheads in places traditionally accessed by a 4x4 vehicle and thought they would be a good solution for her. “The e-bikes really intrigued us because with the changes we’re seeing in access, we thought they might help us get to some of the places we used to go," says Kinnear. To test them out, Kinnear, her boyfriend Ryan
Campbell and two friends rented out four municipal e-bikes on July 21 to use them as a means of transportation to access a lake stocked with Golden Trout up on Rainy Ridge, now part of the Castle Wildland Provincial Park. The group biked the roughly 10 km down West Castle Road to the trailhead leading to Rainy Ridge Lake before locking up the four e-bikes and beginning the hike up to fish and camp overnight at the lake. Since the West Castle Road is not a designated OHV trail within the Park, it can be accessed on foot or by bike. But after some other hike-and-bike trips she had taken in the Castle Parks over the summer, Kinnear calls
the extra distance you have to walk to the lake trailhead “a slog”. “You have this very long, boring hike now. We thought the bikes would be an alternative that would help us cover that grinding terrain faster and more efficiently,” she says. “The nicest thing about it was the energy you saved. They definitely do make it easier. Even if it’s a moot difference with time, they save a lot of effort.” Overall, the trip was such a success that Lisa and Campbell have already purchased their own set of fat-tire e-bikes to use for this purpose. “For us personally, I think they’re going to be another tool in the arse-
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Pictured above are John Dodsley and Ryan Campbell riding a pair of e-bikes during a recent overnight fishing trip to Rainy Ridge Lake. They, along with two other companions, wanted to test the e-bikes to see how they would fare as a tool to access land that they had previousy accessed by OHV.
nal. We definitely feel that they were worth the investment. There are a lot of advantages to a machine that is so quiet compared to an ATV. This is going even further than my off-road vehicle can go, and quieter too,” says Kinnear, although she notes that she is still thinking through the logistics of carrying hiking and other gear more comfortably, like saddle bags, and lifting the bike into a truck, since they are so much heavier than a regular bike. According to Denis Hache, District Conservation Officer with Alberta Environment and Parks, e-bikes that meet the definition of a power bicycle are not allowed on provincial park trails unless the trail is designated for motorized off-highway vehicle use. However, OHV use, including e-bikes, will continue to be allowed on select trails until 2020. Within the Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Public Land Use Zones (PLUZ), e-bikes are not considered motorized and therefore are not restricted to designated trails. The same regulations that apply to traditional bicycles apply to e-bikes under 500 watts. Kinnear did note that she was unclear on how hunting regulations, which can limit the timing of OHV use in some areas, would be applied to e-bikes. However, even if e-bikes eventually face the same timing constraint as OHVs, Kinnear says she would still consider the e-bikes a worthwhile investment. “Even if so, for us personally, we would be able to deal with that constraint. It wouldn’t be a deal breaker for us. We
would just need to be a little more conscious of it. For the amount that we invested in them for now, they will serve our purpose for a few years,” she says. While that purpose may be facilitating access to fishing, hunting, hiking and berry patch spots, Kinnear hopes that their use goes beyond getting her back to some of her favorite places, and that they may also prove to be a useful tool for those with limited mobility, as well. Kinnear's father was injured in a coal mine accident around the time she was born and although he is still mobile on foot, the limitations on motorized use add extra distances to get to many of his favourite spots in the Livingstone-Porcupines PLUZ and Castle Parks areas. Without some form of assistance to cover those distances, he may not be able to go back to these spots. The hope is that e-bikes might be a solution for him. “He put a small cross up in a little rock cliff in the Middle Kootenay Pass at our favourite berry patch area and it was for his dad, my grandfather. With some of the changes in access, it’s not an area that he can go back to. We're hoping that maybe these e-bikes might be a good solution for him,” says Kinnear. Granted, Kinnear acknowledges that e-bikes might not be the end-all solution for everyone, her father included. However, if they prove to be a useful tool for at least some of the people who are unable to access the backcountry on foot, then already they may prove themselves to be a useful and progressive tool.