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University of Lethbridge Student Meagan Lahoda returned to the Crowsnest Pass after finishing her semester in Lethbridge and wanted to create something to bring a smile to residents during the pandemic. She created wonderful chalk art in front of the Provincial Building in Blairmore for people walking by to enjoy. This is one of many things people can see throughout the community that shares some positivity during this time.
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Pincher Creek Associate doctors give update Rural doctors say only way to move forward is with agreement
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Physicians at The Associate Clinic in Pincher Creek are feeling forced by government changes to rural healthcare. Dr. Samantha Myhr, a physician at The Associate Clinic, says due to changes announced by the Alberta government, physicians at the clinic have withdrawn hospital services. "Essentially, we had made the decision as a clinic, because of the changes that rolled through unilaterally by the government on April 1st, to focus on clinic and withdraw hospital services. At the time that was almost all of us and two more were still deciding and then because of pressure from communities and their MLA's we finally got to the minister at least to care
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enough to look at the issue. We didn't get his ear because we've been trying that for months. Two physicians, a town Councillor and our mayor went to visit with Minister Shandro in person and bring him the 350 letters from our community and obviously they still rolled through with the changes after that anyway." Now all nine physicians have decided to withdraw their hospital services. Dr. Myhr says the changes announced on April 24th by Minister Shandro simply aren't enough for her and fellow physicians to change their course. "I think because of pressure from his rural caucus, which is of course a direct result of community support, he rolled back some of the changes but it was really not enough. What that showed us on the 24th was that government was still really not listening. It's not about piecemeal changes and putting some of the things that were taken away back. It's about the trust and certainty that comes with an agreement. I don't think they understand the effect that it has on retaining physicians but mostly recruiting physicians and because of those changes and walking back the changes really it's been this shifting environment week-toweek for us it feels like. With the government able to make changes on a whim unilaterally we don't have any end in sight to that." Dr. Myhr says the clinic has already lost one recruit and a second is looking elsewhere. "Because of that, we have lost a recruit that was supposed to be coming this summer from BC and was interested in the surgical training, which would be fantastic for us since we only have one surgeon who is on call all the time. She had been planning to come for months and ever since these changes were announced back in the fall she was weary and now has decided she can't deal with the uncertainty and is out. Our other recruit that's supposed to come this summer is also looking elsewhere." The focus is solely on finding an agreement that will allow rural physicians to move forward. That agreement will need to be put in place by
the Alberta government with the Alberta Medical Association, who are a group of physicians that have been elected by other physicians around the province to represent the needs of all communities and also look at advancements that can be made in all medicine. "We're realizing how important it is to have that certainty with that agreement. His announcement didn't change anything with that so we haven't changed anything with our stance either." Dr. Myhr says that it's no small task to ensure everything is as it should be for patient care. "It's a big undertaking to make sure that all the things are in place so that we can still care for our patients after hours not being in the hospital and going through meetings with AHS and trying to make sure we can assist them in getting coverage for the hospital as much as possible. Without an agreement to give us certainty that they aren't just going to take everything away again, we aren't going to go through the process of flip flopping every time the government does." According to Dr. Myhr, it's up to AHS to cover the care of patients requiring time in hospital. "It does depend on what AHS can find for coverage. The government has said over and over again that they've got replacement physicians. We're hoping that's true. Given how hard it's been for us to recruit it seems unlikely. But it is AHS's responsibility to man the hospitals and we gave them a huge heads up because we want them to be able to do that so patient care is interrupted as little as possible but we know that if we don't put pressure on and try to raise the awareness of this issue then rural hospitals all over Alberta are going to end up understaffed anyway. People will leave and no one is coming in this environment.” Dr. Myhr says the physicians in Pincher Creek will still be providing as much help as possible. "We will be doing extra clinic hours, we'll take care of our patients after hours by phone as much as possible but it's all on AHS to staff the emergency departments and hospitals." This also isn't a situa-
tion that is unique to Pincher Creek. It's being felt across all rural communities in Alberta. "I'm part of the Rural Sustainability Group that was trying to raise awareness of this crisis that's coming and we're still getting lots of input from physicians around the province and overwhelmingly the response after the announcement on the 24th was physicians saying they're done with this government and it's making them done with this province. There will be a lot more physicians just leaving, which will be incredibly unfortunate. The one thing that everybody has said that would help them get past this is an agreement. Who would feel comfortable working for an employer that has torn up your contract and can change things day-to-day without your input at all and with no recourse?" As for what's next for rural physicians, Dr. Myhr says demonstrating the effects of no agreement will happen to ensure the government sees what could happen. "There are things happening across the province in various ways. We know we have a lot of community support. We are trying to highlight the extreme drain that's going to happen. Part of that will be demonstrating the amount of physicians that are leaving, closing their practices or retiring early in addition to the physicians that have withdrawn hospital services." Dr. Myhr says there was also a letter penned by 170 medical students saying things need to change and an agreement needs to be reached because this is making those students not want to come to or stay in Alberta. According to Dr. Myhr, 87 percent of the current doctor residents polled are considering leaving Alberta. Dr. Myhr says highlighting what's going on is essential moving forward. "We're trying to highlight it from various different levels and a different lens because it seems like the government doesn't understand that this is not at all about money." The Pass Herald also tried to reach out to doctors at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic multiple times but did not hear back from them
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In the lIne of fIre Between April 27 and May 4, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 51 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Three (3) assaults, three (3) threats/harrassments, one (1) mischief (vandalism), three (3) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, four (4) other criminal codes, five (5) other provincial statutes, eleven (11) driving complaints, two (2) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, five (5) suspicious occurrences, four (4) assistance to other agencies, one (1) 911 call (invalid), one (1) false alarm and one (1) animal call. Hit and Run On April 27th, 2020, there was a complaint of a hit and run to a parked vehicle on a residential street in Coleman. A 2005 Land Rover was damaged on the driver’s side. Traffic Complaint On April 27th, 2020, there was a complaint of a vehicle that went through
a red light. The vehicle was located and the driver was charged with a Traffic Safety Act offence. Theft On April 27th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of a TV from a business at Crowsnest Mall. A 24-year-old female suspect was identified and charged. She was released on documents for Pincher Creek Court. Camping Complaint On April 29th, 2020, at approximately 10pm, there was a complaint of two males camping and having an open fire at a closed campground at Crowsnest Lakes. The males from the Lethbridge area had been drinking and were advised of the closure and were told to leave in the morning due to being intoxicated. Driving Complaint On April 29th, 2020, there was a complaint of a possible intoxicated driver in Coleman. The vehicle was located and stopped. The 21-year-old
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male driver showed signs of drinking. He was given a 72-hour drivers licence suspension, along with tickets for no insurance, no registration, driving carelessly, driving without a licence in his possession and possession of liquor in a motor vehicle. His vehicle was towed. Erratic Driving On May 2nd, 2020, there was a complaint of erratic driving/ road rage on highway 507 west of Pincher Creek. The vehicle was stopped on highway 3 near Blairmore. A 67-year-old driver was charged with dangerous driving and released on documents for Pincher Creek Court. Illegally Parked Vehicle On May 2nd, 2020, Police noted a vehicle parked illegally in Coleman. The licence plate was not associated to the vehicle and therefore the vehicle was towed. Disturbance Complaint On May 2nd, 2020, there was a complaint of
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Life is a story I was less than a foot tall, (a Primie) not equipped to survive even three hours without help. I couldn’t see or communicate more than scream for a brief time. Something changed. Twenty years later I could survive on my own and function in a complicated society. How did it happen? The chief ingredient was and is what I believe. I believe what comes to me from stories. Even what I see or hear remains in my mind in the form of stories I recall and tell myself. Do I remember what happened when I was learning how to walk? Not really, but my parents told the story and I remember it slightly differently. I recall the story in my own words. Stories shape individuals as well as societies. Stories, which are just words; create. The stories we believe are true make us who we are and even determine what we will do or not do. There are stories that we treat as an art form while there are others that we believe to be a reality. A superb example in our age are the stories about or by science. It’s proven and we can’t doubt it. The world is a ball of magma hurling through space; we have seen it. We live on the thin surface, shielded by a little bubble we call the atmosphere. I learned how to read early in life, perhaps around five. The first book of stories, which I still have, was a volume with translated stories by Hans Christian Andersen, a most famous Danish writer. His children’s stories more or less shaped the thinking of the North European people. The Little Match girl thought me compassion for poor people, The Little Mermaid was all about love while The king’s New Clothes demonstrated another life lesson. People will believe in any impossible story if they can benefit from doing so. Believing is based on proof, like science, but can be altered by a greedy mind. The other influence that shaped me came from Old Testament Biblical stories, which I learned in school. Good stories they were until I began to read the Bible on my own. By the age of sixteen, I decided that I didn’t believe in God. Shortly after we moved to Canada and for the first time I had my personal copy of the New Testament and became a convert to my own religion. Here was a story that appealed to me. In Canada in the late sixties, I purchased a little black and white television set which opened my mind to alternative stories. The most influential upon me was
disturbance at a business in Coleman. The suspect left the business and police located and arrested him for uttering threats, causing disturbance, dangerous driving, failing to stop for police and breach of probation. He was also arrested on outstanding charges from Lethbridge City Police. He was remanded in custody for a court hearing in Lethbridge. Fire On May 2nd, 2020, there was a report of a fire in Forestry area outside of Coleman. The fire appears to be of a suspicious nature and is under investigation. Anyone having information can contact the RCMP detachment or Crimestoppers Tips. Effective immediately the RCMP office will be limited to persons attending detachment. If you need to attend the detachment, there will be limited persons at the detachment including front counter. Please call to make appointment at 403 562 2867.
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the series of Star Trek. Here was a story about humans becoming an admirable species using technology yet undreamed of. They explored worlds that offered other possibilities that we never considered possible. Above the fascination with technology, Star Trek dealt with two other major interests of mine. First was the possibility of human beings training themselves to be honorable, curious discoverers, and willing to fight for principles above all peace. The character of Spock was extremely interesting. A superman, in a way, he was half Vulcan. His people had a rough past and learned to suppress their emotions and use logic to solve all problems. The next aspect I was very much attracted to was the philosophical theories that were dealt with on different planets that the Starship Enterprise visited. The crew of the ship often found themselves on planets similar to Earth but where societies grew to believe in a variety of philosophies. I imagine the Starship Enterprise coming to a world like ours today. They discover a world of humans where an elite of wealthy humans is in the process of replacing the labor force with Artificial intelligence and robots. A deadly pandemic is reducing the poorest population who are helpless against an advanced military force beyond their ability to fight against. The elites are drowning in comfort, involved in sex, even pedophilia, and like to keep things as they are. They own the Inteligencia, which in that age are the Theoretical Physicists. The impoverished masses are looking for ways to survive. In comes, the Starship governed by the old USA constitution trying to restore balance and save billions of innocent lives. In their story “we the people” rule themselves for the benefit of all. Imagining a story is not easy. The author must present a problem and discover a way to solve it. What would be a reasonable way to solve a conflict of a species immersed in inequality that will destroy a beautiful world? The answer comes from the history of Humankind itself. People value most their own lifetime and life is only precious if it exists relative to all that surrounds it. In my Star Trek story, the captain finds a few of the elites who are abhorred by the plan to replace most humans and hand the world over to a few lucky corrupt individuals. Some, more humane elites, join up with intellectuals and people of high morals to spoil the takeover attempt. They discover a cure for the pandemic and convince the armies not to fight against the common people. My memory of the old Star Trek episodes is fading. All I remember is that there were a few that dealt with the exceptional power of faith and belief. In one a weapon was used which had no physical means to harm people but in the right hands, it killed. Officer Spock explained that it was similar to the wellproven placebo effect. My studies show that it is possible. My historical observations demonstrate that we are the stories we tell ourselves, but we must “know” that the stories are true. You can’t believe what you don’t know to be true or know something and not believe. It has been many years since I read the story about “The King’s New Clothes”. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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Our Home Page This weeks photos were submitted by Vic Bergman! These great shots show a few of the fun activities people are able to do in the Crowsnest Pass. Whether it’s hiking, cliff jumping, fly fishing, or any of the other activities people can do here, there’s always something to keep us all busy. Thanks for sending these great photos in Vic and let’s keep more of these photos coming!
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Crowsnest Food Bank still providing for family needs DaviD SEllES Pass Herald Reporter
The Crowsnest Pass Food Bank is working hard to continue providing for families in need during the pandemic. Desiree Erdmann, Coordinator for the food bank, says that the food bank has made some modifications to operations but says things are still going well. “We have modified Food Bank operations to delivery only. Our clients call in their order and Alberta Small Haul and the
Coleman Lions Club provide no contact delivery. We have reduced the number of volunteers at the Food Bank to ensure safe distancing. Our hours have changed to Monday and Wednesday 3-5:30 to help reduce the number of volunteers needed. The change in process has been smooth for us.” The pandemic has hit some local residents hard and the increased need has been felt at the food bank. According to Erdmann, food bank needs
have increased 35 percent in April compared to March. With the closure of
funding from ISS and HAS. Many of our clients relied on the healthy breakfast and lunch pro-
“We'd like to thank our volunteers and everyone who has donated to the Food Bank. We couldn't do this without these kind and caring community members.” - Desiree Erdmann Coordinator , CNP Food Bank schools, Erdmann says the food bank received extra funding from ISS and HAS. “We have received the nutrition program
grams at the schools. Families with school-aged children can now access the Food Bank every two weeks instead of every four. They are also pro-
vided with extra fruit, vegetables, yogurt, protein etc. to help ensure meals are provided for them at home.” Erdmann says donations can still be made during this time as well. “Non-perishable donations can be dropped off at Red Apple, IGA or Servus Credit Union. If you would like to bring your donations directly to the Food Bank please knock on the back door. Monetary donations can be made on www.canadahelps.org, by e-transfer to cnpfood-
bank@shaw.ca or by cheque mailed to Box 675, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0.” Erdmann says monetary donations are best as they can stretch a dollar by purchasing in bulk. Erdmann would also like to thank the community for all the support for the food bank during this time. “We'd like to thank our volunteers and everyone who has donated to the Food Bank. We couldn't do this without these kind and caring community members.”
Responsible Knitting The ladies of A Nest of Needles haven’t been able to get together over the last number of weeks due to the restrictions in place because of the pandemic. On April 29th, they found a way to gather together and knit while still following the guidelines in place by meeting for an afternoon of knitting at the Horace Allen School parking lot. David Selles photo
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Editorial Well it’s been a busy COVID-19 for both the Pass Herald as well as myself personally. Not only do I have all three of my boys home, which I love, but just keeping the house in line and washing done is a full time job and I’m pretty much working to pay for food each week. When COVID-19 hit I though for sure this would be the proverbial straw that broke the Pass Herald. I was sick to my stomach thinking that we made it 90 years, so if this was the year we went down it was a good run. To my surprise as other newspaper around the country are going down like the Titanic, we here at the Pass Herald as just chugging along. I could cry when I think of the support we have received from the readers of our paper and our commercial community. The businesses in this community have surrounded and supported the paper to the point that we are keeping our heads above water. Subscriptions are up 175 readers from 2020 and this all took place during the COVID-19 crisis. I feel that the people of the Crowsnest Pass wanted accurate, community news and the place they turned to was their community paper. I’ve been approached by CBC radio on two occasions to talk about the role of community newspapers in the country during the pandemic. The first one was on the Calgary Eye Openers where both Frank McTighe, publisher of the Macleod Gazette and myself talked about how print media is surviving now and its role in the future. The second set of interviews involved CBC radio stations throughout Canada. I spoke to stations in Quebec, Whitehorse, Victoria, Calgary, Kelowna and Vancouver. When we discussed the role of community newspapers one thing became very apparent. While the urban papers are suffering in the digital age, rural community papers are not. One of the biggest challenges that ‘local’ or ‘community’ newspapers are dealing with, right across the country, is that they’re getting swept up in the popular narrative that people don’t read printed newspapers anymore. The reality is, while there has been an obvious transition to readership of newspapers online in larger metropolitan or urban communities, in terms of readership, printed local newspapers are as well read today as they were 10-15 years ago. Unfortunately, the narrative has a lot of influence over national ad spending, particularly when people who don’t have a direct connection or experience with smaller communities are managing that spending. From this pandemic its become apparent to me that the prevalence of online media and social media has only heightened the panic and fear surrounding the pandemic. As a result, community newspapers and traditional media in general are being relied on now more than even to provide solid information that helps people to fully understand what’s happening and what the impact is on them directly. It doesn’t help the citizens of the Crowsnest Pass to be constantly inundated with stories about the impact the pandemic is having on people in New York or New Jersey, or Europe. In fact all that ends up doing is perpetuating fear. In Alberta, the average age of the population living in communities of less than 100,000 populations is 51.1 years old. That’s an awful lot of people who’ve lived their entire lives relying on printed newspapers for information and continue to do so. From this whole experience I’ve realized that when it comes right down to it, nobody can deliver the kind of local news in the same way a community newspaper can. There is hope of the horizon. I’ve seen unprecedented ad buy in from the fedral government and by a huge margin the provincial government who haven’t really advertised in the past five years. During the pandemic they are realizing that an entire demographic is being missed and to rectify that they are advertising. Papers don’t need handout, they need advertising buy in. What community papers give the reader is locally produced content, and because of that, the future for local newspapers is bright. I think the key though is always going to come down to how well we, as an industry, are able to prevent the narrative that people don’t read printed newspapers from doing further damage. So thank you all for reading the Pass Herald. I believe we hold a niche still and this pandemic has shown me that there is a place for the rural community newspaper in the word.
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Pros and cons of COVID-19 Dear Editor; Before COVIDd-19, climate change was different in many industrial countries, such as China and India, where citizens wore face masks due to pollution in the atmosphere. Trump and the Conservatives did not believe that this was a problem. Greta Thunberg was right when she said world leaders must be more involved in cleaning the atmosphere to save humanity. Since March 17th, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic escalated that has caused China, India, Italy, Spain, UK, and the USA to take restrictive measures to save the people. For the past 2.5 months our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, introduced compulsory physical distancing by 2 metres and stay home whether we have the virus or not. Some people still ignore these, so he introduced
ridiculous fines to ensure that we obey for our own good. It was difficult for us not to attend weekday Masses, and even worse not to attend Sunday Masses in person. Never in the history of Canada did the government tell us, out of necessity, when or how we should practice our faith. There are many advantages by staying at home. Once a week we shop for groceries and pick up the mail. We can watch Daily and Sunday TV Mass on Salt & Light channel as well as livestreamed Masses from Calgary and enjoy taking part from the comfort of our home. We do not necessarily have to dress up, except on Sundays to make us feel that we are really participating in person. We enjoy listening to different priests celebrate Mass and listen to various cantors while music is
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played in the background. Since we cannot travel too far, we need not spend money on gas. What is the sense of having gas prices drop when we cannot go anywhere? With less people travelling and less pollution, the air has improved considerably - clean and fresh when we wake up in the morning, including China and India, the two most polluted countries in the world. They still wear face masks because the people want to be safe from the COVID-19 virus. There is a new outbreak in Wuhan, China. They detected tiny droplets in hospitals that are airborne in diameters smaller than one-tenthousandth of an inch. In view of this second wave, Canada should cancel opening air travels and cease importing goods from China but should continue to export our products to them.
Major banks are allowing six months to defer the principal of mortgages and defer payment for three months on credit cards. This will allow citizens cash flow during this time of pandemic. But the federal government seems to forget seniors who are struggling to make ends meet. They are currently spending $252 Billion on EI, small business rentals, CERB, etc., but not much for seniors. Premier Jason Kenny finally announced that some businesses will be allowed to almost get back to normal by May 4th. We miss dining in restaurants and appreciate associating with people although if someone breaks the public health rules we will be back to where we started. I have encountered a few people breaking the rules. Remember 2 metres social distancing means 6.5 feet not 2 feet. Paul Jones
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Last week during one of the daily Covid19 updates, it was announced that Alberta would be introducing a three-phase approach to re-opening the province. Personally, I couldn’t be happier with the decision to begin opening up different services again. Some of the openings in phase one include the opening of parks and golf courses. This is very exciting for me as I love to hit the links for a day of golf every so often and I truly believe it’s one of the safest outdoor activities we can do at this time. It’s certainly going to be safer than going to the grocery store, which we’ve been doing for the last number of weeks already. While there will no doubt be people who abuse their newfound freedom, I will use this as a way to balance the fact we still have a long way to go. By being allowed to go to parks or spend time on the golf course, I’m more willing to stay inside and still keep my distance for a longer period of time if needed. It’s a fine balance for all of us between taking advantage of the freedoms we’ve been given and abusing the freedoms we’ve been given. I’m hoping more people can do the former than the latter. There are many things that need to happen before phases two and three will be implemented and there’s a good chance those won’t happen until later in the summer or even into the fall at best. This isn’t an easy time for most people but I’m hoping that the announcement that was made last week will give people the hope they need that this will pass eventually. We just need to stay diligent while enjoying what we can. At this point, I’m still hopeful I’ll be able to enjoy a planned vacation to Ontario in August to celebrate my brothers wedding. If everyone across the country continues to follow the guidelines, hopefully by that point there’s a large enough number on gathering limitations that allows my family to go. I feel that mental health is an important issue that has been slightly overlooked during this pandemic as well. These new phases can help restore that are of our lives as well by allowing us more flexibility. I also think that there will be a decent balance between people who feel safer indoors still and the people who will be pushing the boundaries of their new freedoms. I may be naive in thinking this way but hopefully that helps keep the number of new cases down as well. We can officially see light at the end of the tunnel now. Let’s all do our part to ensure there isn’t a cave-in before we reach that light.
3” wide version To everyone in rural Alberta, thank you for all you do to keep your community spirit alive. We are thankful for those in the transportation and food industry; to those who keep the power on, the energy flowing, and the utilities working around the clock; and to our farmers and ranchers, who continue to work hard with calving and preparing for seeding. Together we will make it through this. May you, your family and your community stay healthy. – Linda Humphreys, Interim Chair Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP)
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coleman Spacious 3 bedroom home. Expertly rebuilt one level house, with an addition featuring large sitting room and ample sized master bedroom. Large family room with a gas fireplace and bright front room with mountain view. Large screened front porch. Garage accessible from the back lane. Excellent starter home or revenue property in tight rental market. $172,500 CALL JOHN MLS
HIllcReST Fantastic value for the most discriminating buyer. This very large 20' x 76' modular home was built in 2002. Excellent location with fenced yard in Monte Vista Park. 3 bedroom, plus a large Bonus room. Brand new luxury vinyl plank flooring just installed. Bright, spacious kitchen. Beautiful large deck and 12' x 16' outdoor shed. $114,900 CALL JOHN MLS
coleman Large, flat lot with sunny exposure and big, mountain views. Large 3 bedroom home to be sold 'AS IS'. Great opportunity for a place to park an RV in the Canadian Rockies. Close to York Creek staging area and miles of backcountry trails. Crowsnest river and fly fishing nearby. $125,000 CALL JOHN MLS
PRIme BUIlDInG loTS UnDeRGRoUnD PoWeR3.75” SeRVIce anD all oTHeR UTIlITIeS wide version Timberline ridge in Bellevue offers a sunny location, beautiful mountain views and wide paved streets. These prime building lots are available at affordable prices, from $68,000 to $140,000. Large and fully serviced lots have underground power, easy topography, and are ready for the spring building season. Crowsnest Pass offers unparalleled value in the Canadian Rockies. Active, friendly community. CALL JOHN FOR MORE INFORMATION MLS
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BlaIRmoRe One of a kind historic brick home located on an extra-large corner lot in Blairmore. This five-bedroom, four-bathroom home was built in 1920 with brick.. Self-contained apartment on second level. Amazing decks and backyard. Huge lot. Possibility of building another home without compromising the existing living and outdoor spaces. 24’ x 38’ garage, large garden shed and fenced RV parking. Phenomenal value and potential. $619,000 CALL JOHN MLS
BelleVUe Fantastic opportunity for commercial location along busy Highway 3. East and West bound traffic access. Currently occupied as a successful fly-fishing shop, known to fly fishermen throughout Canada and the U.S. Can be sold as a business to someone wishing for a change of pace or for a property that can be re-purposed. C1 zoning allows for different opportunities. High traffic volume in front of the property. $435,000 CALL JOHN MLS
neaR WaTeRTon 12.68 acres south from Pincher Creek near Waterton National Park. Out buildings include a barn and a shop. There are corrals and a good size dugout. Good pasture and hay. Good property for horses. The property is to be sold “As Is”. Fantastic place to build your dream home. $279,000 CALL JOHN MLS
BlaIRmoRe Bright, open living space in beautiful Blairmore neighbourhood. Newly updated 2+1 bedroom bungalow located on extra large corner lot at bottom of Sartoris staging area. Large windows capture spectacular mountain views. Close to school, shopping, ski hill and backcountry adventure. Workshop space in basement. 22'x24' double car garage. $294,500 CALL JOHN MLS
lUnDBReck HoTel Live and work next to magnificent Alberta Rockies in Lundbreck. Large cinderblock building includes a restaurant, tavern, seven rooms, plus spacious manager's suite. 1.57 acres of land allows for plenty of parking. Large lawn. Huge garage. Close to Crowsnest/Castle rec area. Affordable opportunity for a new lifestyle. $250,000 CALL JOHN MLS
24 IRonSTone 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, bungalow with vaulted ceilings and open floor plan. Hardwood flooring, alder wood cabinets and quartz counters. Stainless steel appliances and gas fireplace. Master suite with large walk-in closet and 3-piece bathroom. Double car garage. Main floor laundry hookups and downstairs laundry. Spacious family room downstairs with wide stairway. Ample parking and beautiful green space. $345,000 CALL JOHN MLS
commeRcIal loT and with east/west access on busy Hwy 3. Located at first entrance to Bellevue. Has access to municipal water and sewer. This bare land property can be acquired with bordering property, Crowsnest Angler. Tremendous traffic count in front of property. Suitable for many different activities. $190,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue responds to York Creek fire DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
Atrum Coal Ltd is hiring the following positions for the Elan Hard Coking Coal Project. 1. Mine Manager The Position: Mine Manager Main Responsibilities: The Mine Manager will lead the development of mining plans for the permitting, development and eventual operation of the Elan Hard Coking Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass area of Alberta. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this role will also oversee the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) of the Elan Project to start in 2020. Qualifications: A mining engineer with hands-on experience in long-term mine planning, with strong leadership and management skills. Western Canada metallurgical coal engineering, mine development and/or operational experience is definitely an asset. The Project: Atrum’s wholly-owned Elan Project is a world class, Top-Tier hard coking coal mine development with large (454Mt) JORC Resources already defined. The recently completed Scoping Study established a 6Mt per year clean coal production capacity for the export market. The Company is rapidly advancing the project towards Pre-Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment.
2. Contracts Manager The Position: Contracts Manager Key Responsibilities: The Contracts Manager will be responsible for overall contract development, negotiation and management for field exploration, environmental studies, mining engineering and permitting consultants. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer or his future designate, this role will also be responsible for the management of contractors’ performance, including field monitoring and tracking of safety metrics, daily productivity and invoice submissions against contract terms and conditions. The immediate work streams include access road and drilling pads building, exploration drilling, coal quality testing, environmental studies, and project Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS). Job Location: Blairmore, Alberta. Living in the Crowsnest Pass or nearby is expected. Qualifications: Post-secondary education in business/commerce, engineering or other disciplines. Experience in contract management for resource exploration and/or the construction industry with basic understanding of Alberta contract and labour laws are definitely assets. A self starter with the necessary skills to interact with contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure effective execution of the Company’s exploration and project development plans is preferred.
3. Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator The Position: Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator Key Responsibilities: A key member of the stakeholder engagement team, this role is to coordinate and manage the regular communications and engagement activities with all stakeholders, including Treaty 7 First Nations, other indigenous groups, local municipalities and communities, ranchers, trappers and other individuals or organizations who have an interest in the Elan Project. Regular activities include organizing local engagement events such as townhall meetings, trade shows and community events presentations; regular meetings and updates to key stakeholders on project progresses and common issues; helping produce newsletters and communication materials (with the support of senior staff); coordinating field trips, site visits and engagement meetings between stakeholders and senior Atrum staff; maintaining communication, engagement and consultation records, etc. Depending on the workload, this role may also be required to perform some administrative and logistics management tasks to support the company’s operation. Job Location: Blairmore, Alberta. Living in the Crowsnest Pass or nearby is expected. Qualifications: Training or post-secondary education in communications, business/commerce, or other disciplines; with excellent communications and interpersonal skills. Inter-personal and administrative skills, understanding of indigenous consultation and prior stakeholder engagement experience would definitely be an asset. About Atrum Coal Ltd: Atrum Coal Ltd is an Australian Stock Exchange listed (ASX: ATU) public company engaged in an accelerated exploration and development of a world-class Top Tier steel-making coal (coking coal) project, the Elan Coal Project, in the Crowsnest Pass area of Alberta, with environmental impact assessment and stakeholder engagement processes already underway. Atrum completed a Scoping Study in April 2020 which has demonstrated the strong technical and economic viability of the Elan Project with approximately 6 million tonnes per annum of clean coal production for the export market. The Company is well funded for the next phase which includes the Pre-Feasibility Study and advancing regulatory applications for the Elan Project. Atrum offers a competitive base salary and benefit program plus significant share-based compensation with an excellent opportunity to grow with the company. Contact: All candidates are encouraged to submit his/her resume with any expectations and/or questions in confidence to HR@atrumcoal.com. For more information about Atrum, please visit www.atrumcoal.com
The following is an update from Fire Chief Jesse Fox on the fire that happened on Saturday, May 2nd. "Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue was called for assistance with a fire by the York Creek Staging Area on Satruday, May 2nd. In our estimation, it was a low intensity grass fire. We assisted with putting out hotspots and Forestry was using their helicopter with some bucketing. We were able to quickly get the fire under control." Fox also says the fire conditions have been upgraded in the area. "The conditions in all of our area now are graduating to dry fine fuels that are ripe for burning. Things are really easy to ignite right now."
COVID-19 and the oil sands DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
Recently, The BC government announced that workers at the Kearl Oilsands Project would be required to self-isolate for 14 days due to confirmed cases of Covid-19 at the site. So far, there have been 83 cases combined in BC and Alberta connected to the site. We reached out to local MLA Roger Reid to see if the Alberta government is thinking of doing something similar. This was his response. “We continue to monitor the situation at Kearl as well as the BC government’s response to it. Ultimately, we will be following the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health and she will be making those kinds of decisions as the situation evolves.”
Crowsnest Pass Museum Providing fun distraction during pandemic
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The Crowsnest Museum has created a video series to help give people something to do and enjoy during the pandemic. The video series titles “At home in the Crowsnest Pass” gives residents the chance to create and share a video through the Crowsnest Museum’s social media. Executive Director for the museum, Chris Matthews, says the idea came out of a couple of things. “The idea was born out of us having to close with the public health emergency order. We were re-evaluating what we were going to do and figuring everything out and one of the things to do was reach out through our social media platforms. We started brainstorming ways to take advantage of that and a volunteer suggested that there's talent in our volunteer group that could help students with any learning opportunities. We thought let's promote the Crowsnest Pass and I thought the best way to do that was to introducing the wider world to the community and its residents. There are some residents here doing some fantastic things.” Matthews says the idea quickly went from helping students to promoting the whole area. “The catalyst at the
start was seeing if we could provide some sort of lessons to students and there was an idea of reaching out to the teachers and see if there were gaps we could fill. It morphed more into just promoting Crowsnest Pass. Both the local residents who watch it and the wider world could explore and learn about the area to entice them to come and visit.” Matthews says the reasoning for the title is to include a broader area. “We titled the video series "At home in the Crowsnest Pass" and it's the Crowsnest Pass as a geographical entity. We had planned to do some with some colleagues who reside in Sparwood or even Pincher Creek. We hope to expand it out further.” There is still plenty of time for more videos to be created and Matthews says anyone interested can create one. “I would love to have more people do this. Anybody and everybody can send me their videos. We do a small edit and put some info on the video as well and then I put them up and let people enjoy them. If people do anything unique in their work or they have a fun craft to do, if they have a unique backyard, tell us about it. They can email the museum at cnmuseum@shaw.ca, reach out to us on any of our social media platforms or even
just give us a call.” For anyone who wants to create a video but isn’t quite sure where to start, Matthews says they can contact him at the museum and he can provide them with some help. "We have a little info packet and questions that people can build off of if they don't know exactly what they want to do in a video." Matthews says the feedback has been positive over the course of this video series. “It's mainly been locals that are watching the videos. If it only gives people a distraction during this time I'm happy with that. They're getting shared all over the place. We've seen some good feedback and there are lots of people viewing them. If people like them make sure to comment.” According to Matthews, this idea is something the museum will continue doing after the pandemic is over. “It might morph into something else but we hope the museum will be able to carry this idea on. It might take people deeper inside the museum. When we can go out and meet with other people, we'd love to go on some video adventures with folks around the community and post that. There are fantastic resources here in the people and I really wanted to highlight that.”
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Alberta Government announces re-launch strategy DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter The Alberta Government has announced their plans to begin reopening the province. The plan includes opening different businesses and parks in three separate stages. Each new stage will go ahead when it is deemed safe to do so meaning there is currently no set timetable for the next phase to begin. Phase one began on May first with the opening of select recreational areas and some relaxed restrictions.
The following information outlines what each phase includes and some timelines for when things may open: The plan to move forward requires careful and ongoing monitoring and respecting all guidelines outlined by the chief medical officer of health: Alberta Health Services will resume some scheduled, nonurgent surgeries as soon as May 4. Dental and other health-care workers, such as physiotherapists, speech-language pathologists, respiratory therapists, audiologists, social
workers, occupational therapists, dieticians, and more, will be allowed to resume services starting May 4, as long as they are following approved guidelines set by their professional colleges. Recognizing the role that access to the outdoors and recreation in the outdoors plays to Albertans’ sense of wellbeing, access to provincial parks and public lands will be reopened using a phased approach, beginning with: Vehicle access to parking lots and staging areas in parks and on public lands opening May 1.
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Opening a number of boat launches in provincial parks on May 1 and working to have them all open by May 14. Check albertaparks.ca for the status of boat launches. The government is working to make campsites available as soon as possible, with the goal to have as many open as possible by June 1. At this time, sites are open to Albertans only. Check albertaparks.ca for updates. Group and comfort camping will not be offered. Campground facility access restrictions to areas such as showers, picnic and cooking shelters will also be posted to albertaparks.ca. Alberta Parks’ online reservation system will be available May 14 to book site visits beginning June 1. Out-of-province bookings will not be processed. No washrooms or garbage pickup will be available within provincial parks at this time. These services will be available as soon as Alberta Environment and Parks brings staff back. Fire bans in parks, protected areas, and the Forest Protection Area remain in place. No off-highway vehicle restrictions are currently in place. Local restrictions may be required if the risk for wildfires increases. Private and municipal campgrounds and parks can open with physical distancing restrictions, under their own local authority. Golf courses can open on May 4, with restrictions including keeping clubhouses and pro shops closed. On-site shops and restaurants can open in stage one, consistent with other businesses and retailers. Progress to Stage 1 will occur once health measures are achieved to the satisfaction of the government based on the advice of the chief medical officer of health, as early as May 14. Stage 1 highlights: With increased infection prevention and controls, to minimize the risk of increased transmission of infections, some businesses and facilities can start to gradually resume operations as early as May 14: Retail businesses, such as clothing, furniture,
and bookstores. All vendors at farmers’ markets will also be able to operate. Some personal services like hair styling and barbershops. Museums and art galleries. More scheduled surgeries, dental procedures, physiotherapy, chiropractic, optometry, and similar services. Daycares and out-ofschool care with limits on occupancy. Summer camps with limits on occupancy. This could include summer school. Cafés, restaurants (minors allowed in liquorlicensed establishments) with no bar service to reopen for public seating at 50 per cent capacity. Some additional outdoor recreation. Post-secondary institutions will continue to deliver courses; however how programs are delivered – whether online, inperson, or a blend – will be dependent on what restrictions remain in place at each re-launch phase. The use of masks will be strongly recommended in certain specific crowded public spaces, like mass transit, that do not allow for physical distancing (two metres apart). Still not permitted in stage 1: Gatherings of more than 15 people. (Gatherings of 15 people or fewer must follow personal distancing and other public health guidelines.) Arts and culture festivals, major sporting events, and concerts, all of which involve close physical contact. Movie theatres, theatres, pools, recreation centres, arenas, spas, gyms, and nightclubs will remain closed. Visitors to patients at health-care facilities will continue to be limited. In-school classes for kindergarten to Grade 12 students. Stage 2 highlights: Timing of this stage will be determined by the success of Stage 1, considering the capacity of the health-care system and continued limiting and/or reduction of the rate of infections, hospitalization and ICU cases. Will allow additional businesses and services to reopen and resume operations with two-metre physical distancing re-
quirements and other public health guidelines in place. This includes: Potential kindergarten to Grade 12 schools, with restrictions. More scheduled surgeries, including backlog elimination. Personal services, such as artificial tanning, esthetics, cosmetic skin and body treatments, manicures, pedicures, waxing, facial treatments, massage and reflexology. Permitting of some larger gatherings (number of people to be determined as we learn more about the levels of risk for different activities) in some situations. Movie theatres and theatres open with restrictions. Visitors to patients at health-care facilities will continue to be limited. Still not permitted in stage 2: Nightclubs, gyms, pools, recreation centres, and arenas will remain closed. Arts and culture festivals, concerts, attendance at major sporting events and other mass gatherings will continue to not be permitted. Stage 3 highlights: Timing of this stage is to be determined based on the success of stages 1 and 2 and will involve: Fully reopening all businesses and services, with some limited restrictions still in place. Permitting larger gatherings (number of people to be determined). Permitting arts and culture festivals, concerts, and major sporting events with some restrictions. Permitting nightclubs, gyms, pools, recreation centres, and arenas to reopen with restrictions. Resuming industry conferences with restrictions. No restrictions on non-essential travel. Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says it’s extremely important to still follow all regulations in place even with the relaxed restrictions recently announced. “I know Albertans are relieved to hear about Covid19AB relaunch efforts. Remember, our fight is not over. Please continue to wash your hands, stay home when sick, maintain physical distance and look out for each other in the days and weeks ahead.”
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Over the past while, Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue has responded to a wildfire, STARS aircraft landing to assist EMS, apartment building structure fire, and multiple medical assists for EMS. What does this mean? It means that your incredible group of first responders are still in the fight throughout this COVID ordeal and ready to professionally respond to all the problems that a community may have. For this I am profoundly proud of our small group of men and women who answer the alarm each and every time. But this doesn’t “just happen”. Behind every working call, there are countless hours of preparations that have been done by our team. Further to that, our calls for service are so varied that we need to have a good working knowledge of each of them. We get such a range of emergency calls that preparing for each of them can be a daunting task. The other interesting component is the advancement of strategies and tactics for resolving emergencies. Firefighting tactics that we used a decade ago have considerably improved which makes us better at what we do and keeps our firefighters much safer. As a progressive department, this is always exciting and is what we need- so that everyone goes home safe. As usual, if there is anything you would like to discuss (albeit in a virtual environment) please let me know. We are proud to serve OUR community. - Jesse Fox-Fire Chief
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Conservative Party of Canada leadership vote update DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
The Conservative Party of Canada is beginning their search for a new leader. After Andrew Scheer announced he would be stepping down as party leader, members of the party have been looking to other candidates to lead the party. One of those Candidates is former Minister
of Justice Attorney General of Canada, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Peter MacKay. Local MP John Barlow says that he is supporting MacKay in the leadership race for a couple of reasons. “I am supporting Peter MacKay to be the
next leader of Conservative Party of Canada because I truly believe he is our only option to keep our party united, strong and growing. In my opinion, he has the experience and ability to defeat Justin Trudeau and win the next election." Anyone who is interested in voting for the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada must be a member of the
party. Memberships can be purchased online at Conservative.ca Along with being able to vote, being a member of the party provides certain rights including: • Voting for your EDA Board of Directors at your EDA Annual General Meeting • Voting for national policy convention
delegates to represent your EDA at the Delegate Selection Meeting • Voting for your EDA’s candidate to represent the party in your riding in the next federal election • Running to be a member of your riding’s EDA Board of Directors • Running to be a delegate for your EDA for the next national policy convention
• Running to be the EDA’s nominated candidate to represent the party in the next federal election • Running to be a member of the party’s National Council The process will proceed with mail ballots, as required by the Party Constitution, and all ballots will need to be completed and received by August 21.
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The Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce is monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and taking all necessary precautions to support the health and safety of our members, team and community members. We are working remotely to try and keep you as updated as possible, you can continue to reach us by phone (403-562-7108) or email (office@crowsnestpasschamber.ca). During these hard times we will see a lot of people hurting and vulnerable, we encourage you to show compassion and empathy. We will get through this, but it is important we all stay strong, healthy and continue to practice all the preventative measures in order to make that happen.
WAYS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES WHILE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING: • Share social media updates • Order takeout/delivery • Buy merchandise online • Attend online classes • Buy a gift card • Leave a review • Read your local newspaper As tough as this situation has been, we have seen our local businesses increase their support for one another, highlight their innovative sides and decorate their windows with messages of support/silly faces/teddy bears and hearts. Thank you to our local businesses for going above and beyond to try to continue to provide our community with their amazing services. Please visit www.crowsnestpasschamber.ca for a listing of information and resources for the COVID-19 pandemic. You can also follow us on Facebook to receive updates on Local businesses and government announcements.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND COVID-19 Overnight the COVID-19 pandemic has added a whole new level of challenge to running a business and has left business owners scrambling for solutions to stay afloat during the crisis. One question that comes up frequently is, “What can I do for my employees?” Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan, along with most insurance carriers are offering clients solutions to assist with managing their employee benefit programs during this crisis. Depending on the insurance carrier, some of these options may include: * Laying employees off and temporarily terminating their benefits * Laying employees off with continuation of benefits during Covid-19 (specific benefits may differ in the duration of benefit extension) * Terminating the benefit plan completely due to Covid-19 and reinstating at later date or when employment resumes * Deferring benefit plan premium payments, or; * Changing the benefit plan design to assist with cost management, while maintaining critical employee coverage In addition, to assist employers with cost management at this time, insurance carriers have temporarily reduced dental premiums by 50% and EHC premiums by as much as 20% applying premium credits on a month to month basis until practitioners are back to work.
Services Chambers Plan Members can access during this crisis include: * Teladoc – a virtual telemedicine service giving you access to a board certified doctor 24/7 * Business Assistance Services – legal and accounting services designed for small business * Employee Assistance Program – confidential counselling services * Virtual care from paramedical services including physiotherapist, psychologist, optometrist, etc. What is the best way to stay informed on changes with your Chambers benefit plan? Download the my-benefits app on your smartphone or access my-benefits online. This is the best tool an employer/employee can use not only during this crisis, but year round. COVID-19 Business Resource Website https://covid19.chamberplan.ca is a great resource for small businesses looking for support.
Business owners should reach out to their benefit plan advisor for support and advice. Scott Walls with Alberta Workplace Solutions can be reached at 403-892-9675 or at scott@albertaworkplacesolutions.com
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