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A Crowsnest Pass tsunami
photo by J. Yanota
The weather in Crowsnest Pass sure is a peculiar thing. At once, it could be snowing in Coleman, yet sunny in Bellevue. Or, it can look like a tsunami is invading Blairmore.Jay Yanota, who managed to capture the above photo on September 22, 2018 at 3:40 p.m., says that this is the first time he observed this sort of view and found it to be memorable and certaintly worth sharing. “Twice in two weeks, I happened to look easterly from Coleman to be astounded by what first appeared to be a tsunami-like wave heading towards Blairmore, from between Turtle and Bluff (Goat) Mountains,” he says, suspecting that what he was witnessing was the mixing line between the cold dry east air and the warm moist west air. Yanota says the spectacle reappeared on October 1 and he was no less amazed. What a sight, indeed!
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Hashing out the cannabis law in the Crowsnest Pass
Legislation legalizing cannabis came into effect across Canada one week ago AnnA KrOupinA Pass Herald Reporter
One week ago, on October 17,2018, legislation legalizing cannabis in Canada came into effect. Here are some things you might want to know that may be relevant to you. Legislation around the production, sale and consumption of cannabis is enacted at the federal, provincial and, possibly, the municipal level. Federal legislation is the broadest and, as it trickles down the other forms of government, regulations become more restrictive. Across Alberta, adults 18 years and older can purchase cannabis products from both private retail stores and government online sales. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
Commission (AGLC) regulates the cannabis industry similarly to that of alcohol. Licensed retailers are the only private stores that can sell cannabis products, and cannabis cannot be sold in the same facility as alcohol and must adhere to setback limits. POSESSION In Alberta, adults may possess up to 30 grams of legally produced dried recreational cannabis in public. Any more than that is illegal, and may result in criminal penalties. MOTOR VEHICLES Cannabis consumption while in care and control of a motor vehicle was and remains prohibited by zero tolerance. This means that you cannot operate a vehicle while impaired, smoke in a ve-
hicle or have cannabis products within reach, essentially the same regulations as those that exist for alcohol. “It’s no different from going to the liquor store and putting the bag of whatever you bought on your front seat. By law, that’s illegal. It can’t be within access of the driver,” says RCMP Staff Sergeant Greg Wiebe. “It's the same for marijuana. Our biggest concern will be visible product sitting in access of the driver where it’s not supposed to be, or consuming it in the car.” All members of the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment have completed (or will be shortly) a mandatory online Introduction to Cannabis Legislation course relating to
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1015, 2018 7:00 PM Thursday, November 6, 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. 1015, 2018, being a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 868-2013, being the municipal land use bylaw. The purpose of Bylaw No. 1015, 2018, is to amend the land use bylaw for the purposes of defining a “Brew Pub” and regulating this use in the Land Use Bylaw, and to redesignate Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 941 0823, as shown on Schedule ‘A’, from “Direct Control - DC-3” to “Retail Commercial – C-1”.
how to consistently apply the new laws on cannabis and drug-impaired driving. According to a news conference held on October 12, the RCMP will be equipped with government-approved devices that are able to test for impairment, but there has been a delay in receiving them. Until then, when dealing with roadside impairment, the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment is using the Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) evaluations, performed by officers trained in conducting sobriety testing outside of a device. The DREs are trained to perform standardized psycho-physical tests and use clinical indicators to determine whether a driver is impaired. Pincher Creek currently has one SFST-trained member and Crowsnest Pass is training one soon. PUBLIC CONSUMPTION Within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, cannabis products may be consumed in public places, with provincial legislation making exceptions for inside cars, around children, and wherever tobacco is restricted. At a meeting on October 2, 2018, Council had directed Administration to draft a bylaw prohibiting cannabis consumption
in public. “People shouldn’t have to walk down the street and smell this,” said Councillor Marlene Anctil, who had brought up this discussion point. “I want us to have a stringent bylaw. The smell of that stuff is going to permeate everywhere in this community until we get our act together and make sure we have designated areas,” said Councillor Lisa Sygutek. A draft bylaw has not yet been drafted for Council’s consideration, but once it has, it will go through a public hearing. The municipality will also be seeking legal counsel in developing the bylaw. Smoking in private residences is legal, but renters need to abide by their rental agreement. CANNABIS AND YOUTH The RCMP will continue to conduct cannabis education in Crowsnest Pass schools. “Constable [Peter] Boland attended the high school last week and did a presentation regarding the legalization of marijuana. I imagine we’ll try and incorporate that more and more through our school liaisons,” says RCMP Corporal Joshua Atkinson. “Every school is assigned a member or two and their responsibility is to go into that school on a regular basis and interact with the students and teachers. Through that
process, they will be able to educate the schools on the legalization of marijuana and additional enforcement rules.” GROWING PAINS While some people around Canada welcomed the change with a celebration – with “pot parties” and defiant public consumption – Wiebe says the local RCMP detachment has received no cannabis-related complaints or flaunting of civic rights since legalization. With this brand new industry introduced to Canada, Wiebe says “growing pains” are expected until law enforcement and the community become accustomed to and knowledgeable about the regulations. “We’re all becoming educated the best we can and we want to be fair and respectful when this comes up. This is a new thing for everybody so for minor infractions, there might be a lot of education going on at first,” says Wiebe, adding that while there may be a leniency towards public consumption, there is a zero tolerance for impaired driving. For more information on cannabis in Alberta, visit AGLC website or www.alberta.ca/cannabis -legalization.aspx. Questions can also be directed to our local Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment.
THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing, pursuant to section 692(2) of the Municipal Government Act, to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 1015, 2017 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00 PM on November 6, 2018. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that anyone wishing to make a presentation regarding the proposed bylaw should contact the Development Officer. 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 October 19, 2018. Lisa Kinnear, Development Officer Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta T0K 0E0 Phone: 403-563-2218 E-mail: lisa.kinnear@crowsnestpass.com
Fugly Photo Contest winner Chantelle Bowie (centre), pictured with her two kids, was the winner of the Pass Herald’s Fugly Photo Contest, which ran from September 27 to October 16. Bowie won a gift basket full of goodies valued at over $175! The contest was a collaboration with The Fugly Soap Factory, a local soap company that uses all natural, organic ingredients. To learn more, check out the July 25, 2018 issue of the Pass Herald, where we spoke to owner Cori MacGregor about her business, her inspiration, and what makes Fugly unique. Anna Kroupina photo
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In the lIne of fIre Between October 15 and 21, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 61 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Two (2) assaults, two (2) break and enter (other), two (2) threats/harassment, one (1) mischief (vandalism), two (2) thefts of motor vehicle, seven (7) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, two (2) other provincial statutes, seven (7) driving complaints, 12 (twelve) motor vehicle collisions, four (4) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, four (4) assistance to other agencies, four (4) invalid 911 calls, four (4) animal calls and two (2) municipal bylaws. Stolen luggage On October 16, an intoxicated person on a Greyhound bus was reported. A 40-year-old female was removed from the bus and given a ride to a motel in Coleman. She had left her luggage outside and when she went outside in the morning, her luggage was gone. Dodge hit-and-run On October 16 at approximately 2:30 p.m., a hit-and-run to a 2001 Dodge Ram truck parked at the mall parking lot was reported.
Stolen & sold On October 19, a theft from a storage unit in Frank was reported. Christmas items, large bins, tires, a kayak and an air compressor were stolen. Later that evening, the complainant reported that he saw the stolen kayak in a restaurant parking lot in Frank. The man had said he purchased it from another man in town that day. Other storage units in Frank were reported broken into, as well. Bank phishing On October 19, a bank scam was reported in which an email directed access to a site that appears to be legitimate, but the only functioning features are the card number and password entries. When this information is entered, the scammers are able to enter your account. RCMP reminds residents that banks do not send emails of this nature. Stolen Dodge saga On October 19 at approximately 4 p.m., a 2015 red Dodge Ram truck was reported stolen from the parking lot of a shop in Blairmore. Shortly after, a single-vehicle collision was reported on Highway 940 north of Coleman. The driver of the vehicle in the
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collision obtained a ride back to Blairmore, where he was dropped off. At approximately 5:20 p.m., a 2005 white Dodge Ram truck was reported stolen from a shop in Blairmore. The vehicle was seen heading north of Coleman and was located off Highway 940, damaged in the trees. The suspect once again obtained a ride back to town. At approximately 7 p.m., RCMP received a report of a male attempting to steal another truck at the previous shop in Blairmore. The 28-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicle theft, two counts of failure to remain at the accident scene and two counts of careless driving. A hearing was held and he was later released on documents with conditions to appear in Pincher Creek court. Gas pump hit-and-run On October 21 at approximately 3:30 p.m., a hit-and-run to a parked vehicle at a gas station in Lundbreck was reported. The female driver of the suspect vehicle backed into the gas pumps and left the scene. Crime mapping Crime mapping is available online to residents who are interested in
viewing property crimes that occurred within the past two weeks in our area. For more information on crime mapping, see the October 3 issue of the Pass Herald. Lost/found items A Vtech phone was found in a mall parking lot in Blairmore. An expedition tent was found in Coleman. An orange backpack with a flower design was lost. A Dodge key was found in Blairmore. Bikes have been turned in to the municipality. An iPhone/camera was found. 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 1-800422
Crowsnest Canine Center reopens AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter
Following a two-year hiatus, the Crowsnest Canine Center has reopened to offer you a one-stop shop for dog grooming, boarding and training. Business owner and certified master dog trainer Jody Clark opened her compay in fall 2004 in Coleman, providing services as the only boarding kennel within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. In 2016, she took a personal break for two years and now, with her daughter having moved back to Crowsnest Pass, the pet service provider has reopened to full-service. “Now that Christy came home and joined in on taking care of the puppies and apprenticing in grooming, that frees me up to experiment with training again,” says Clark. Crowsnest Canine Center is equipped with a modern kennel with indoor and outdoor runs, a heated floor, an air exchanger, a doggie playpen and a modern grooming
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Dedicated canine students graduated from Crowsnest Canine Center’s six-week Puppies in the Park course at Flumerfelt on October 17. "It's like puppy kindergarten for young and little dogs to come out, socialize, gain confidence doing obstacles and get a taste of basic commands,” says Clark. The next dog training classes will begin November 21.
facility. The business is located in Coleman just off Willow Drive. The entire operation is right on the family’s property, a factor that Clark says she feels has contributed to the business’ success. "It’s part of our home and our family is so interactive. That’s why people come and why we’ve been so successful,” she says.
Clark became a groomer in 1996. At the Canada West Canine Centre in Salmon Arm, BC, she completed her Level 1 training certification that got her started doing agility, basic and advanced obedience, and socialization. Several years later, she returned to complete the master program, certifying her to work with search and rescue canines. For five
years, she worked with Sparwood Search and Rescue. Her dog was certified by the East Kootenay RCMP Dog Handler to perform area searches, avalanche work and tracking when necessary. The Crowsnest Canine Center is open for training classes, private lessons, boarding and grooming. Visit their Facebook page for more information.
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Friends and Neighbours by Jocelyn Thomas Jocelyn Thomas is an artist and writer who lives in Blairmore
Sheila Juhlin Born in Edmonton, Sheila comes from a family of eight, having four sisters and a brother. Sheila's mom was a nurse and dad worked in municipal affairs. After high school, Sheila took one year of studies in education at the University of Alberta. One of her early role models was a teacher in high school, whom she still visits. Both of Sheila's grandparents were farmers – one wheat and one cattle. Husband Tim was born in the Pass. The couple married in 1977 in the location where the Rum Runner is now. The Juhlins have four kids ranging in age from 30 to 39, plus 11 grandchildren. However, unfortunately, none of them live close by. Sheila's early dreams were of teaching home economics. She actually taught home classes for sewing and cooking, as well as for budget management, what she refers to simply as “life skills.” Spare time finds Sheila immersed in biographies and historical fiction. Her all-time favourite book is “Little Women.” Music-wise, her taste runs from Ian Tyson to Nat King Cole, and from Carly Simon to Jim Croce. She aptly describes her taste as being “eclectic.” Musicals are her favourite genre of film, and she confesses to have seen “The Sound of Music” no less than three dozen times. She also loves to sew, and has been “in stitches” since age 12. What got her hooked was the realization that she could make clothing that would “actually fit.” Before coming to the “Nest of Needles” wool shop as a volunteer, Sheila worked at Statistics Canada for a summer, at a local sawmill, preparing seedlings for planting, plus 16 years working at the Nippon Institute in intercultural studies. She has also taught special interest classes in quilting and in rug-making in Grande Cache and in Lac la Biche. She now helps out at the Coleman Christian Centre and at Crowsnest Cando. Hubby has worked a total of 41 years in forestry and in municipal government. Weekends might find these two driving to the bush to see friends. Sheila also likes cooking, and makes a mean German rouladen, a beef roll with onions, bacon and pickle. One person she would be honoured to cook it for would be her beloved grandma who passed in 1978, and whom she would dearly love to see again. She has tremendous pride in talking about her as she had raised a family during the Depression and “did so much with so little.” Best friends would describe Sheila as being not only friendly, but also reliable, hardworking and very trustworthy. Always an optimist, Sheila's best advice to friends is always, “This, too, shall pass.” Sheila remembers her funniest moment being when watching her kids go outside in the dark to play hide-andseek. The bravest thing she and her hubby ever did was to leave their jobs and travel to Central America to work for 2.5 years – she, teaching English and setting up a library at a vocational school for underprivileged kids and he, working on getting the school some funding options. Down the road, Sheila would love to return to New Zealand. She would also love to visit her sister in Guatemala. And, finally, if she were lucky enough to be queen of the world for a day, she would make sure that everyone would be nicer and more loving to their fellow beings the world over. After all, says Sheila, “Love others as you would love yourself.”
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Editorial and Opinions Letters to the Editor Don’t mAKE it pErSonAL Do You Really Know? There are a lot of people that don’t like me. I get that concept. I’m opinionated and I use my voice. When you are both those things, you tend to set yourself up for criticism. For that reason, people usually either really like me or really don’t and you know what? I’m okay with that. Now, add into the picture the fact that I run a newspaper and you really are just setting yourself up for target practice. My mom and I are very similar. You either liked or hated Gail. Rarely was their ever an in-between. The thing with Gail though is that she was a fighter. She would stick up for any cause or person she believed in. If she was on your side, you had a valuable ally, but get on her wrong side and... Sam Marra and my mom were on council together and they didn’t agree on much and to be honest, they were not friends. However much they didn’t like each other, Mr. Marra, as I referred to him, was always super good with me. He was kind and thoughtful and I considered him my friend. He never took his dislike for my mother out on me. Many people did, but not him, and I remembered and respected that about him. I think my mom did, too. What I hate about who I am is when people take their dislike about me out on my kids. My kids are neutral. They don’t know me as ‘that woman’ that has opinions. They think of me as their mom, who would walk over fire to save them. They just love me. So for someone to take their dislike of me out on my kids is a really crappy thing. They shouldn’t have to defend their mother or her opinions in the paper to anyone. I just want to get this straight. When I write an editorial, I’m writing it. Not my staff, not the news in the paper, ME. Please try to remember that. It’s my opinion only and no one else’s. My editorials are supposed to question you, the reader. They’re supposed to bring up debate, both for and against. They’re supposed to allow comment. They’re not supposed to be an avenue for any adult to belittle my child, to make them feel guilty for not defending their mom in a room full of adults snubbing their mom or this paper. Please try to remember that. My kids are good people. I have raised them to be strong, to question things, to have opinions. I didn’t raise them to have to defend me. Also, because we are a paper, we give first right to stories and photos of events that are advertised in our paper. We try to cover everything, but sometimes, with conflicting schedules, we will cover the events that bring on revenue and help us pay our bills. Sometimes, it’s taken for granted that advertising on Facebook is enough, but then we get a call to cover an event because said group wants coverage. Well, if it’s not advertised, sometimes we either don’t know it’s happening or we just can’t make it covering events that were advertised. With one reporter and a limited budget, it’s just economics and nothing personal. So, please, if you have an issue with me, take it up with me. Don’t get mad at Anna if she can’t make an event because I sent her somewhere else. Don’t get mad at my kids because they are just kids and they love their mom. How about just talk to me? I’ve been in this industry a long time. My skin is thick and my shoulders broad. At least that’s the way I see it. LS
Dear Editor, This is a response to your editorial on October 3, berating Teck Resources for their lack of support for the community of Crowsnest Pass. Ever since I moved here six years ago, I have been impressed with the community support from Teck Resources despite the fact that their facilities are located across the border in BC. Considering that many of their employees reside here,
they obviously feel an obligation to support local organizations. I am also impressed with the support of Riversdale Resources. I thought it was rather ironic that in the same issue as your editorial, there was an article commending Teck’s grant to the Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery. During the recent past they have also supported the Bellevue Senior Citizen’s Club, the Crowsnest Historical So-
ciety, the Weightlifting Club and the Kananaskis Rodeo. I also note their name on the many historical signs throughout the Pass. They were also a major contributor to the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Centennial and the restoration of the Alberta Provincial Police Barracks. I am sure there have been many other projects that Teck has contributed to in the Crowsnest Pass that I am not aware of. Unfortunately, you
have also implicated the Municipal Council in your editorial and therefore, I feel that you owe an apology to Teck Resources on behalf of both the Pass Herald and the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. I would hate to see us offend a responsible partner in the development of our community; we need all the friends we can get. Ken Allred, Blairmore
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Energy Futures Road Show Avner Perl Herald Contributor
A workshop about present-day energy challenges took place on October 18 and 19 at the MDM. It was well attended by local people, some past and present council members, a past Environment Minister, and a good representation of high school students. As the participants introduced themselves, it became clear that there was no representation from the side that denies that there is climate change caused by human activity. We went through two days of intense activities. The same attention was paid to experts in the energy field and to enthusiastic students who surprised us all with their depth of knowledge and appreciation of the fact that their future de-
pends on the success of this kind of venture. On the first day of the workshop, a European-crafted game was played by all, forcing us to face the reality of energy production and distribution problems in the modern real world. It was an eye-opening experience to realize how complicated it is to maintain population centres, food production, industry, government and banking operational when it all depends on energy, clean and conventional. Nothing works in our time without energy. The second day featured speakers, most notably a council member from the Town of Hinton, which is similar to the Crowsnest Pass. At the end, participants were charged with a task to
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Some of the participants in the Energy Futures Roadshow workshop learning about the major difficulties that our society is facing and recommending solutions. Crowsnest Pass was selected as the first town to host the pilot project workshop. Back row: Aden Jason, Councillor Dean Ward. Front row, left to right: Lewis Rogers, Aiden Douglas and Ben Sharp.
identify local problems and opportunities and come up with ways to help resolve both. I found it sad that my generation, which al-
lowed the pollution-related problems to fester, grow and threaten future generations, is already holding the youth responsible for coming up
with solutions. We, the older generation, created a situation that is falling onto the shoulders of those coming up behind us, while we are still in-
creasing the magnitude of the problems. Thank God that the young people are not holding us responsible for our indifference... yet.
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The revival of the Orpheum Theatre The renovations, the grand reopening and the new owners
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When Allison and Shaun Wagner first walked into the Orpheum Theatre, they were astounded and enamoured with the historical splendor infusing in the place. “The first time I had walked in here, I loved all the antiques,” says Allison. “When I came in, I was like, wow look at everything, how it’s like way back in time." “Us growing up, I remember going to drive ins and you don’t see much of that anymore,” adds Shaun. “Cinema theatres now are so big and have this modern feel, which is great, but after moving down here and coming to this theatre, it brought back the history feel again. I just felt like, wow, something about this place is really catchy. It's got a lot of history in it.” So when Blairmore’s historic theatre went up for sale several months ago, they pounced on the opportunity to purchase and operate the establishment, becoming the new owners of the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, October 15, 2018. Over the last week and a half, the couple, enlisting the help of generous friends and family, have been elbow-deep in paint and cleaning supplies, getting the theatre ready for its grand reopening this Friday. They’re dry-cleaning all the seats, generally sprucing up the building and repainting the interior, including the auditorium, which will be redone in more muted colours. “Instead of it glowing off the walls, we wanted it to be a better visual. So we went with a darker colour so that we don’t have glare off the walls and you can have a nice viewing pleasure,” says Allison. They also have a brand-new popcorn machine coming in and have fixed the leak in the roof. But besides a couple of exciting and necessary renovations and new purchases, the Wagners are committed to keeping a lot of the original features to maintain that authentic, retro feel of the building, which is actually designated as a Municipal Historic Resource. The wall lights you see in the auditorium, for example, came with the original building, dating back to 1921 when the theatre was built. They’ll be bringing back the original ticket booth for ticket sales and installing retro ceiling lights. Never having operated a movie theatre before,
it’s been a bit of learning curve to master the legal and technical intricacies of obtaining, receiving and playing a movie, but with the help of the Fox Theatre in Pincher Creek and former Orpheum owner Becky Fabro, the Wagners have navigated their way through contracts and legal documents to prepare a full five weeks of movies, starting with the timely Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween for the theatre’s grand reopening. But if the facelift on the Orpheum isn’t exciting enough, the Wagners hope to organize many projects and programs that bring the theatre alive as a community hub for all types of visual entertainment, not just projected movies. “We want to start bringing it back to the community so that people can actually come in here and do stuff instead of just seeing a movie. We have the stage, we have the area, we have 144 seats, why not open it up to the community to have this venue and be able to use it, instead of just the movies?” says Allison. You might remember the “Family Day” events at the Orpheum Theatre where the municipality would sponsor a movie and free popcorn. The Wagners hope to get that going again. Besides movies, they also hope to bring in all types of visual entertainment - comedy shows, the Crowsnest Pass Symphony Orchestra, theatre performances, like the Rocky Horror Picture Show performance by the Twisted Tree theatrical group coming up next weekend. Former owner Becky Fabro’s voice gets thick with emotion when she talks about all the dreams the Wagners have planned for the Orpheum Theatre. As longtime owner – since 1992 – the theatre remains a sentimental and special place for her. She even lived on the upstairs floor of the building, right up until 2015, when a fall down the stairs in the middle of the night broke her hip and ultimately gave her no choice but to lease the business. “I was forced to retire. It wasn’t of my choosing. My kids loved it because at the time I was 62 and they were after me to retire for years and years and I didn’t want to do it. I love to work,” says Fabro, now living in Lethbridge. Besides being a place where she operated her beloved theatre and a space where she lived, the Orpheum is a place where she
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Despite being elbow-deep in paint and cleaning supplies for over a week, Shaun (left) and Allison Wagner are all smiles as the new owners of the Orpheum Theatre. made enough memories to fill a book and met all types of people who have touched her life in different ways, like Danny Drain, who stands out prominently in her reminiscence of the theatre. Drain was a regular at the movies, even well into his 80s, and faithfully helped her clean the theatre after each movie he watched at the Orpheum. Fabro says she sees much of herself in Allison’s dreams for the Orpheum Theatre, something that may have made the change just a little bit easier. “I was very sad because my theatre meant a lot to me, so I cried. But I'm very, very happy that she’s got it. She has dreams for the theatre and it kind of makes me turn the clock back 26 years when I was 40 years old and I bought it because her plans just remind me of me,” says Fabro. “She has so many ideas of things she wants to do in there and how she wants to make the theatre work for the community, which I did. I did everything I could to make my theatre available for people of the community and she has visions of that, too. It makes my heart glad that she’s going to love it as much as I did.” The Wagners are keeping the same price of movie tickets as before, but are adding an additional showtime that starts earlier in the evening to accommodate children. “Kids have to be in bed for school by 8 or 8:30 p.m., so I wanted to do an earlier
show so that kids are able to come and watch it. Kids can’t come at 7, that’s too late,” says Allison, herself a mother of three. Looking to the future, the Wagners hope to play two different movies each week, a family-friendly one for the earlier showing and more of a “date night” movie for the later time. Themed days of the week offer something special each day, like Wednesday’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Bowl) Night where, with the purchase of a drink, guests get a free popcorn fill of their bowl. Or Thursday’s retro night, where the Wagners hope to travel back in time with a classic black and white film. The Orpheum Theatre’s grand reopening is on October 26. To celebrate, guests will receive a free small popcorn and be entered in a draw for a family pass. Visit www.crowsnestorpheum.c a for more information.
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The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Job, jobs, jobs The phone rang, and it was a recording. The voice told me that I am invited to a rally where our “future” premier Jason Kenney will host the Premier of Ontario to discuss a united front to stop the job-killing hated carbon tax. Yeah, I whispered, we badly need jobs. Every day, I see people losing their jobs here and everywhere else, and places like the Crowsnest Pass are shrinking. The cities gain more homeless and others who need social assistance. I go back in memory, a privilege that is reserved for old people like me. The year was 1970 and I went to the supermarket. The manager stopped for a chat. Our cashiers, he said, are second to none and they are highly paid. You must be pretty smart to know every item in the store, prices, codes and know what is on sale. He went on to describe some more positions at the store, and I came out with a new appreciation for the people who worked there. It was a short time later that barcodes and scanners were introduced. A worker pushed my cart to the parking lot and placed my groceries carefully in the trunk of my car. I stopped at the gas station, where a familiar person filled my gas, checked the oil and cleaned my windshield and then I went to the bank. The bank had four tellers and a supervisor. I came home and checked my mailbox, where the postman left the mail and I took the milk left by the milkman to the fridge. Now I watched the news. Every station and each newspaper had reporters in every part of the world. Later that night, I paid an attendant at the hospital parking lot when I was visiting a friend and stopped at A&W, where a young woman brought my order to my car window. The girl took my cash and cleared my tray away. There were no self-serve places. On the way home, I passed by a few family grocery stores, laundromats and family restaurants. Every second or third corner had a garage with a gas station and the familiar red, white and blue of the barber’s pole twirling in front of the shop. I looked around with satisfaction and confidence. It was easy to start a little business and jobs were everywhere. People worked in manufacturing, others in government and thousands were busily fixing things instead of selling new “made abroad” items that will be thrown away in short order. There was competition everywhere, driving the economy forward. The little family-owned businesses competed with each other to provide better service and downtown offered competition between the big stores, Hudson's Bay, Woodward’s, Woolco, Kmart, Eaton’s, Simpsons, Sears and other names I have forgotten. It was capitalism that we were proud of.
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There were a lot of jobs around that were not very productive. I remember people doing personal business on work time and we all complained about it. The small business owners were very often bitter over the fact that others in big unionized outfits got away with working ideal shifts and not doing much. Adjustments had to be made, and they were. Life is meant to be a struggle, and nothing remains the same for long. The big crunch came somewhere in the 80s. It was gradual and hard to follow. The obvious fact was that we shifted emphasis from providing jobs and a reasonable standard of living for the majority, and highlighted a need to make everything more efficient. Slowly, the little businesses disappeared and were replaced by big corporations. Items made in Canada or the USA became hard to find and big stores were closing down to be replaced by big box store chains from other places. Automation took over most of the better-paying working class jobs, leaving people with average ability barely able to make ends meet. Some of us went to upgrade skills, but there were so many who lacked the ability and often fell back on already strained safety nets called social security. We began to have a surplus of people. Combine this with changes in agriculture, loss of fisheries and newly developed building and manufacturing methods, and we were in trouble. Predatory Capitalism was born. Instead of figuring out solutions, we took the easy way out and moved production to places with lower labour costs. No one was willing to admit that our efficiencies outstripped our needs and that the few people who made it to the top of the food chain no longer needed the billions of people who didn’t. Noone was dealing with the fact that the price we may end up paying for all the advances may be the end of the world as we know it. Now I see Mr. Doug Ford on a stage proclaiming that we will beat the jobkilling carbon tax and get Justin Trudeau's hands out of our pockets. That help is on the way. His one step of pulling Ontario out of the cap and trade agreement already costs Ontarians $3 billion. Now he wants to help me save less than $6 on my energy bill per month to create jobs? If Mr. Ford wants to help Alberta, I have a better suggestion. Why does he not use his influence down east, get together with the new premier of Quebec, and allow an Energy East pipeline to supply Alberta oil to the rest of Canada? An energy independent Canada could export excess refined in New Brunswick oil to Europe, and we could all be happy. Above all, we would not purchase oil from terrible places and not create pollution transporting oil halfway around the world. Come on, Jason Kenney, show your skill and get your friend Doug to help us where we need help. There are lots of jobs in building a pipeline, aren’t there? Here is a link to my blog: thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca. Feel free to check other articles and comment.
Open houses this week for transmission development AnnA KroupinA Pass Herald Reporter
AltaLink, Alberta’s largest regulated electricity transmission company, and the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) are hosting three open houses this week for the Chapel Rock to Pincher Creek Area Transmission Development. The first open house, in Pincher Creek, was hosted yesterday, Tuesday, October 23 and two more are scheduled today, Wednesday, October 24 in Cowley and Thursday, October 25 in Lundbreck. Representatives from both AltaLink and the AESO are present at the open houses to answer questions and listen to feedback that landowners and residents have about the transmission development that seeks to develop roughly 40 to 50 km of new transmission line to connect renewable energy generated in the Pincher Creek area to the
B.C. intertie. The need for renewable energy is dictated by the provincial government’s mandate to have renewables provide 30 per cent of Alberta's electricity by 2030 and a phasing out of coal-fired electricity. "The information and the experts will be around the room and you can look at the information they have and talk through it with them,” says AltaLink representative Robin Boschman. “It's a casual approach to an open house where people can come when it works for them and stay for as long or as little as they’d like to and ensure that they provide their feedback.” In April 2018, AltaLink hosted community workshops to hear the public’s concerns regarding the project and provide feedback on location and transmission structure types. Now, after reviewing
that feedback, these open houses will present preliminary route options that the public can weigh in on. "These are preliminary options and we’re looking to get feedback from people about the routes. We know that people in the area know the land the best, so we’re hosting the open houses and we’re engaging in other consultation activities, including one-on-one consultation, to get feedback from people in the area about our route options,” says Boschman. The Chapel Rock to Pincher Creek Area Development is currently in the consultation and preliminary planning stage. AltaLink and AESO hope to host the next open houses in spring 2019 with refined project details. For more information on the project, visit LetsTalkChapelRock.com.
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Turtle Mountain Riding Club Awards Banquet Herald Contributor
The Turtle Mountain Riding Club held their Awards Banquet on October 14 at the MDM Community Hall in Bellevue. Lunch was catered by Chris's Restaurant and appoxietmentally 100 members and their families attended. High Point Tiny Mite was Fallon Dingreville and she received a buckle. Mia Jensen placed 2nd. Liam Keil placed 3rd; Kaidence Taggart 4th; Milo Strandquist 5th; Avery Houda 6th. All Tiny Mites received an oat pail, a bag of candy and horse tack for their hard work and perseverance this year. High Point Junior was Morgan Dingreville. She also collected the Highest High Point trophy and Horse and Rider award as she had accumulated the most points riding her horse Slider. Teytan Thomson
placed 2nd; Derrick Toppin 3rd; Jaylene Hopwood 4th; Ryatt Thomson 5th. Also in the Juniors Kenna Lewis, Rylee Bennett, Diamond Felker and Autum Felker recieved a prize for their attendance and achievements this season. In the intermediate division, Danielle Hann placed first and attained the High Point Intermediate award, a leather head stall with engraved bridle buckles. Waci Thomson was 2nd; Hailey Grove 3rd; Alexis Banfield 4th. All intermediates recieved a Yeti mug engraved as their keeper trophy. A donation from George and Deb Cronik was put towards our youth keeper prizes. Also, all youth prizes were sponsored by the Crowsnest Pass Agricultural Society. Seniors that placed this year were High
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Point winner Kate Mckim- Keil; 2nd Jocelyn Olsen; 3rd Hayley Milley; 4th Macey-Jo Friel. The seniors who placed were awarded cash prizes for the points they accumulated throughout the year. Seventeen seniors were given participation gifts roping gloves and horse treats. Guy Perozak made a presentation for The
Most Improved Rider to Jaylene Hopwood and she received a leather head stall with silver buckles. This is a Memorial Award for his father Steve Perozak and his and Rose's two sons, Adam and Kyle. Volunteer of the Year Trophies went to Stan Francis, our cook and concession director and Ed Friel, our Gate man. Latisha Grove was voted
on by our members for the Sportsman of the Year Award. The Riding Club would like to thank all our members and volunteers as we couldn't make it work without your support and dedication. Your efforts make our gymkhana club fun and enjoyable. A special thank you to the Crowsnest Pass Ag Society and we
would also like to thank Crocket's Trading Inc., High Country Western Wear, Frontier Western Shop Terry Oskowski (custom leather work), George and Deb Cronik, Rose and Guy Perozak and Dude Strandquist for your generous donations and support. Your generosity helped to make another successful awards night, a great ending to a great year!
A message from the Livingstone Turtle Mountain Riding Club Thank you Range School Division FYI about inclement weather on school days
Darryl Seguin LRSD Superintendent
As we move into the winter months we recognize that there is a high likelihood that we will experience inclement weather that will affect our LRSD families. Our division staff understands that our decision to open or close schools in bad weather has an impact on families. As always, our top priority is the safety of our students and staff. Below we have outlined some information that will help you understand how we make our decisions in dealing with inclement weather, and how we work together to best serve the needs and ensure the safety of our students. 1. Decisions will be made as soon as possible when deciding to keep schools open or close schools for the day. 2. For the safety of students, it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that children are suitably dressed for winter weather conditions. 3. During inclement weather school buses may be cancelled when it is determined that is it unsafe for bus operators to transport students. Deci-
sions will be made as soon as possible, however some bus routes do not begin until after 7:00 a.m. a. Buses are cancelled on a route-by-route basis. Just because one bus in an area is cancelled does not mean that others are. Bus information is available on the Division website by clicking on the bus icon on the top right of the LRSD home page. Ideally, this information will be available as early as possible, however in most circumstances it will be updated by 7:30 a.m. b. When school is open and buses are cancelled, parent(s)/ guardian(s) make the final decision whether or not to take their children to school. c. In the absence of school bus transportation, please be aware that it is the responsibility of the parent to ensure a child arrives to and from school safely. If buses do not operate in the morning, they will not operate at the end of the school day. d. If parent(s)/ guardian(s) at any time feel that travel conditions are unsafe, they should not allow their child to drive to school, walk to school or ride the bus.
4. Although at times, some or all buses may be cancelled, if schools remain open, classes will still be held. When attendance at school is low due to inclement weather, teachers are asked to provide meaningful instruction in the form of review, practice, and enrichment. Any essential learning or activities that occur will be replicated for absent students upon their return. 5. In the event of a school closure, LRSD will make every effort to notify families using our website, school and/or division social media channels as well as the school’s automated messaging system. To ensure your child’s safety, please confirm that schools are open before sending your child to school. We want our LRSD families to understand that the decision to close schools or leave them open is complex and takes into account many factors, including the current and short-term weather forecasts, road conditions and visibility, and the number of staff that are able to safely reach the school. We want to reiterate that the wel-
fare and safety of students, as well as our ability to provide meaningful instruction for students, is extremely important to us. To this end, we assure you that we will always manage inclement weather conditions and decisions in the best interest of our staff and students and make the best decisions that we can with the information we have at the time. We appreciate your continued support.
To our members, our volunteers, our executive, Crowsnest Pass Agricultural Society for sponsoring our youth prizes. Guy and Rose Perozak, George and Deb Cronik, Terry Oczkowski, Pat and Bern Bradley, High Country Western Wear, Crockets and Joe Trotz
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Steve Sapeta passed away peacefully at the Crowsnest Pass Continuing Care Centre on October 17, 2018 at the age of 90 years. Steve was born at Todd Creek AB to parents Carl and Stefania Sapeta on October 27, 1927. He spent all of his years on the family ranch working along side of his parents and his brothers. He loved and continued this way of life up until six months prior to his passing. His love of ranching led him to become one of the first shareholders in the Waldron Ranch Cooperative. Steve will be deeply missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his sister, Anne Stickney of Blairmore, AB; his nephews, Steve Sapeta of Bellevue, AB and Michael (Tina) Sapeta of Blairmore, AB; his nieces, Shelley Santoni-Benesch of Bellevue, AB, Marilyn (David) Sapeta of Bellevue, AB and Lori Sapeta of Peachland, BC; as well as his extended family, Randy and Ginny Donahue and Derek Smith. Steve was predeceased by his parents, Carl and Stefania and his brothers, Walter, Bill, Eddie and Karl. The Funeral Service was held at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel (13461 - 20 Ave., Blairmore, AB) on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 1:00pm with Fr. Angelo D’Costa officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Alberta Cancer Foundation (www.albertacancer.ca). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel assisting the family. (403) 562-8555
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12 – CROWSNEST PaSS HERald – Wednesday, October 24, 2018
The traditions of Halloween
Pass Herald Contributor
October 31st is nearly here, and soon the streets will be filled with costumed revelers eager to get their share of the freeflowing candy and other prizes. Year after year, trick-or-treaters don their costumes and parade from home to home. But have you ever wondered where this and other traditions began? Trick-or-treating and wearing costumes seem like odd traditions to those unaccustomed to Halloween. Halloween customs are actually a blend of Celtic, Catholic, Pagan, and ancient Roman traditions. It is thought that Halloween celebrations date back to roughly 800 to 600 BC, when they originally were observances of the harvest season and nature before the arrival of winter, which marked the barren state of the landscape. The Celtic festival of Samhain was a major influence on modern day Halloween. On October 31, Celts
also believed the door to the underworld was opened and could let in deceased spirits. Feasts were held and place-settings were left for deceased relatives, as they were believed to return home for a visit. In addition to friendly spirits, mean spirts also could
cross over. Bonfires were lit to ward off spirits, and extra candles would be used in homes and churches to keep evil away. Even the custom of wearing costumes has its roots in keeping evil spirits at bay. Costumes and masks were worn to con-
Royal Canadian Legion Bellevue Branch #19
HALLOWEEN
PARTY OCtOBeR 27th
Music by: Dj Rhonda 9pm - 1 am Costume Judging at 11 pm
HAUNTED GARAGE 12142 - 21 Ave, Blairmore Admission is $2 per person - money is going to support Rena Mathieson's service dog
fuse bad spirits and frighten them so that they could not bestow misfortune on the more fortunate. People also wore masks and ventured out after dark so that envious ghosts who were cold and outside could not recognize residents of warm and inviting homes. The trick-or-treating custom may have blended origins. Druids believed the dead would play tricks on mankind during Samhain, causing destruction and panic. To appease the spirits, people would give the dead food and other treats. Another custom, called “souling,” can be linked to Halloween as well. Early Christians would walk from village to village asking for “soul cakes,” which were square pieces of bread with currants. The more cakes received, the more prayers the faithful would promise to say on behalf of the dead relatives of
the cake donors to expedite a soul’s passage to heaven. Irish trick-or-treating customs may be traced back to collecting sup-
plies door-to-door for the festival of St. Columbkille. Halloween revelry is full of traditions passed on through the ages.
The Grand
Annual Haunted Hotel Cabaret
October 27th • 9pm Adults Only
Live Music
Suit Jacket Society Prizes fOr COstumes (call for more info.)
Haunted Hotel October 31 & november 1 st
st
everybOdy WelCOme
non-Perishable donations for the food bank accepted
19TH ANNUAL
PUMPKINS IN THE PARK presented by the COLEMAN COMMUNITY SOCIETY
Flumerfelt Park, Coleman • Thurs., Nov.1st • 7 to 9 PM
Come and see your
PUMPKINS ON THE PROWL Lighting up the paths in the park
Assistance provided by 859 Crowsnest/Pincher Creek Squadron of Royal Canadian Air Cadets We urge you to dress warmly and wear appropriate footwear to ward off the weather and bring your own flashlight to help you navigate the spooky pathways
FREE HOT CHOCOLATE & COFFEE provided by the COLEMAN COMMUNITY SOCIETY
Pumpkins can be dropped off at the following locations prior to 3 PM November 1st
Oct 29 - 'lights on' tour for younger children and for the curious 5 pm - 8 pm Oct 30th and 31st - 'full on scare' not suitable for children 8 and under 5 pm - 9 pm
Bellevue and Hillcrest – Post Offices Blairmore – Morency Plumbing & Heating and Nippon (west side on the paved driveway) Coleman – any time during the day at the Miner’s Path entrance at Flumerfelt Park (by the Piggy Bank), or you can arrange for pickup by phoning Erin at 562-2055 or Jane Ann at 563-5408
CAndy will be hAnded Out in the hAunted pORCh fOR All Ages On OCt. 31st
Donations to the Food Bank gratefully accepted