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June 24 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 25 $1.00

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Fish and Wildlife Officer John Clarke tranquilized and relocated a bear over the weekend. This bear had been getting too comfortable in and around Blairmore and had been seen over a two week period from York Creek all the way to east Blairmore. Clarke says they originally tried to trap the bear but were unsuccessful. Clarke says the bear reappeared over the weekend in east Blairmore by the ski hill. Clarke followed the bear through east Blairmore and was aided by local RCMP in setting perimeters for tranquilizing the bear. The bear was tranquilized near the tracks by the Blairmore Gazebo. The bear was then put in a trap and relocated the following day.

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Riversdale update on permitting of Grassy Mountain DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter Council received an update from Alisdair Gibbons and Claire Rogers of Riversdale on the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project.

The update included information on the Joint Review Panel (JRP), which had the last public

comment period come to a close on May 4th, 2020.

There were approximately 17 responses from the last period and most of them came from the Federal Government.

Riversdale was asked to provide more information in three areas including hydrology, human

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and wildlife health and climate change effects.

They submitted their responses on these topics on Friday, June 19th.

Riversdale expects to receive a letter shortly saying that there will be a hearing and that the EIA is now technically complete.

The hearing is anticipated to take place either in September or October of this year.

Gibbons also gave an update on the Riversdale team and stated that some employees are still working from home and that Covid-19 restrictions will determine the number and spacing of workers in the office.

Riversdale is also nearing their move into the former Pharmasave site, which is slated to take place in mid-July with room for 57 staff.

Riversdale are currently recruiting for an HR Administrator, Head of Marketing and Sales, Health and Safety Coordinator and Senior Advisor Permitting and Planning.

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Permitting for the Grassy Mountain Coal project gets one step closer to fruition.

Interested applicants can apply online at w w w. r i v e r s d a l e r e sources.com.

Council was also given the opportunity to ask questions during the update.

One question brought forward was whether or not the province is satisfied with how things are progressing, as most comments seemed to be coming from the Federal level.

Gibbons told council that the JRP does not approach from the Provin-

cial or Federal level of government, but as a unified, independent entity and says support from Provincial government has been positive.

Council also asked about the current state of the coal market and Gibbons says that coal has recently gone down and is valued at $110 per tonne but says the long term forecast is still estimated at $140 per tonne.

Council has been receiving inquiries from the community on the visual

appearance of the loadout.

Gibbons says that they are currently looking at several different options for visual barriers.

“We are still researching tree screening among other options. Painting of the structure to blend into the background is an option as well.”

Council was also updated on when the paving to and at the clubhouse will be complete and it is scheduled for a mid-July completion.

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During Council's meeting on June 16th, there was a discussion on a letter received from Peter Swain, the South Region Director for the Minister of Environment and Parks.

In the letter, Swain highlights three discussion topics including Castle Highway #3 Signage in Crowsnest Pass, Sartoris Road Conditions and Castle Roads.

Here is what was stated in the letter: Castle Highway #3 Signage in Crowsnest Pass Advice from Alberta Transportation is that the Adanac and Sartoris roads are not ‘tourist friendly’ and would present unnecessary risks to the public if they were broadly advertised. Before additional signage such as ‘rough road’ or other cautions are used they suggested a road safety audit be performed. This contract has recently been issued for RFP and is expected to take place over the course of the summer, with a late September delivery. Once the safety audit is analyzed, we are in a better position to understand what it will take to improve those roads to a degree that will satisfy requirements for a tourist road.

Sartoris Road Conditions Last year we were unable to maintain this road – as it is too narrow to fit AT’s contractor equipment, they have indicated that this road is not captured in our MOU and Parks must maintain it. We have been successful in contracting out services this year, and road surface maintenance is ongoing. Another contract RFP is being issued that will address some of the more immediate road concerns such as slumping/washouts etc this fall.

Castle Roads A signage package RFP to improve directional and other signs within the park is going out next week. This will include signage to direct users to Crowsnest Pass from within the park (the logic being that they are already on the roads, and the likelihood of having a low-skills driver is lessened).

Council is not pleased with the response from Swain.

During discussion, it was mentioned that the reasoning behind Sartoris Road is different this time than the previous discussions that were had.

Previous discussion with Swain on Sartoris was that there was nothing wrong with the road, not that equipment couldn't access it.

After some discussion on what options they have, Council decided to have Mayor Painter send a letter to local MLA Roger Reid and also have a face-to-face with Reid requesting a meeting with Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon, in the Crowsnest Pass to show him the roads in person.

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In the lIne of fIre Between June 15 and June 22, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 54 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

Three (3) assaults, two (2) fraud/forgery, three (3) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, two (2) other criminal codes, three (3) other provincial statutes, eleven (11) driving complaints, two (2) motor vehicle collisions, four (4) assistance to general public, eight (8) suspicious occurrences, three (3) assistance to other agencies, three (3) 911 calls (invalid), six (6) animal calls, one (1) false alarm and one (1) municipal bylaw.

Lost Wallet On June 18th, 2020, a Lethbridge resident reported a lost wallet possibly at a gas station in Crowsnest Pass. Anyone who may find the wallet is asked to turn it into the detachment.

Suspicious Phone Call On June 19th, 2020, there was a complaint of a

suspicious phone call from “Servus Canada.”

The complainant hung up and did not provide any information.

Sign Damage On June 19th, 2020, there was a complaint of damage to a business sign at a commercial place in Coleman. It appears to have been damaged by a large truck driving through the parking lot.

The incident is under investigation.

Disturbance Complaint On June 20th, 2020, there was a complaint of disturbance at a residence in Coleman. A 20-year-old male was arrested and charged with assault and breach of conditions. He was released on documents for Provincial Court.

Impaired Driver On June 20th, 2020, there was a complaint of a possible impaired driver and assault of complainant. Police attended and arrested a 39-year-old female. The incident is

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under further investigation and charges are pending.

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.

Be aware of a new scam. Victims get phone calls from someone pretending to be from Service Canada or another government agency, saying their social insurance number (SIN) has been blocked, compromised or suspended. The call might be one of the latest variations on caller ID in which fraudsters disguises the number seen on the ID display in order to trick victims into answering phone. The person will ask for SIN and other personal info, such as date of birth, address, etc. Victims who provide personal info are at risk of identity fraud.

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Fear, hope and reaction.

Stars above or below.

Most of the people in my social circle pride themselves on how many places in the world they visited. There is a competition to tell where you have been and where you are planning to go next. My daughter talks about holidays versus “airplane holidays.” I understand. Society shapes us from an early age and we don’t realize that we do what is expected of us, often to line the bank accounts of others with money that we borrow. Lately, we found out how much of our economy is fed by tourism.

I have another way to enjoy my time on Earth, which doesn’t cost money. I enjoy looking at the stars. Those shiny specks above me that are visible at night fascinate me. We call famous people in entertainment and sports stars, but they are far from it. Often I will look at the stars above Turtle Mountain and move my gaze to see more. There is always more.

Most of those shiny pinpoints of light are far in a hostile universe. An unprotected human can’t survive away from Earth. Seven are planets, many are stars like our sun and many more are galaxies made up of billions of stars but visible as one speck of light. Recently we the humans figured out that material which we call matter can’t accelerate faster than the speed of light. Building spaceships and rockets will not take us to the stars. Also, if we managed to go, time would work differently. By the time we would return, the world we knew would be forever changed.

I look above me and think, most of the visible universe is no longer the way I see it. It takes light so many years to travel to my eye and what I see has changed by the time I see it. If I could travel faster than light, much faster, I would not find the stars I am looking at in the same place. Are there other planets like earth somewhere out there? Possibly, but there is only one planet that can sustain the kind of life that we know exists. It is Earth and we believe (mostly) that it was created by a deity we named God. I couldn’t find any records of ancient humans who didn’t believe in God. The modern-day atheists talk about Karma referring to what we used to call God. We have a great wealth of prehistorical and historical records of very advanced civilizations on our planet. The Babylonians and Sumerians seem to be our ancestors

Also, Do not say yes to any questions if you are unsure of who is calling as people can use voice recognition to access other information.

Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS. 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 its origin. Do NOT purchase gift cards for payment to Revenue Canada.

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and they recorded some beings called Anunakies. Those are depicted in ancient art as having wings, and our Christian angels have wings. Our most holy people are recorded ascending to the heavens above. Of course, we could say that they went down depending on which side of the earth was up. People built the tower of Babylon to get closer to heaven. It is always people trying to get higher up, to be closer to God. Why do people who are supposed to be made in the “image” of God wish to go “up” and be like God? He, or some say she, is almighty and eternal. We are told that He creates things out of nothing. All of us would like to have those qualities without considering that we would all be God like and we are not smart enough to deal with that kind of power. In the meantime, we just work to get higher and higher like a moth flying into a flame.

The most sophisticated existing thing that we ever observed is the human brain. We know relatively very little about our brains, but we are trying to increase its natural power by using Artificial Intelligence. We know that we are consciousness and there is a power greater than what we understand that we call subconsciousness. It operates our bodies and possibly the universe. If it evolved or was created it is superior to the part of our brains, we know how to use.

Biblical stories often refer to dreams. In dreams, humans interacted with God. Primitive people were using natural substances to heighten their natural abilities and even travel out of the body. As we gained scientific knowledge, we neglected the study and even killed those who specialized in the arcane before they could pass on their knowledge. The modern “science-religion” won over the old science of Shamanism spiritualism and magic, now considered primitive. An age of consumerism triumphed. We lost important supernatural know-how in favor of owning lots of manufactured “things” and airplane trips. Was it a good trade-off?

I think that the God part that is in us permits us to create and to travel to and beyond the stars. What we need to do is shift our great potential power to another channel and work in the right direction. There is no need to own a lot of useless material things at the expense of poor people who make them. We don’t need to always be in another place than where we are either. It consumes our resources and destroys our only world.

Instead, we have the option of working towards improving the lives of all who are around us, providing what they need to simply live an enjoyable life. It will bring down the ever-increasing population numbers.

There is an option to study the human God power inside us and the mysterious consciousness which never dies. It can change as we see in dreams and hypnosis or under anesthetics, but it is spiritual, not material. The soul which is the real us can travel to the stars and we can be more conscious of it than we are if we try.

My soul, which I call “me” is able to grow me a body, travel, and according to my religious faith, be with God. I don’t need to be dead for it to happen, but I need more effort to discover its mysteries.

Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.

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Thank You We are so blessed in this community to have our CNP Health Centre and staff. We just experienced how very caring and efficient these professionals are. So a big thank you to Dan’s previous doctor, Dr. Martiz, who looked after Dan for many years and to his present doctor, Dr. Fisher and the nursing staff who did everything to keep him comfortable during this trying time. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! ~ The MacDonald/Koentges families

Animal House Over the last week, bear sightings have jumped significantly in areas around Hillcrest, Bellevue and Blairmore. Fish and Wildlife Officer John Clarke wants to remind residents to take down bird feeders and seal garbage’s while bears are lower down the mountains. “Some of these bears are just eating natural things along the mountains but some of these bears are passing through towns and picking off garbage’s as they go through.”

There are two family groups right now. There is a black bear with three cubs and another bear with 2 cubs that so far aren’t causing issues.

Fawns are also out and about in the community right now. Clarke wants to remind residents not to touch the fawns unless it’s absolutely necessary. If fawns are wandering by the highway after their mother was hit then Clarke says it’s ok to take them away from the highway.

The bottom photo is the front page bear at publisher Lisa Sygutek’s house the day before he was tranquillized by Clarke.

Top photos submitted by John Clarke Bottom photo Lisa Sygutek

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HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

Travelling parade will leave West Coleman at 11 am.

Watch for it as it travels through the Pass, ending in Hillcrest at approximately 1:30 pm.

Remember to Decorate your home, yard, vehicle!

Stay Safe • Stay Healthy • Keep your distance

A Special Thanks

Contact Jane Ann 403 563 5408 or 403 563 0265

The last day of class for students in the Crowsnest Pass was on Friday, June 19.

The Thomas family did a teacher tributes in their house window as a way to say thanks you in the COVID situation.

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Albert Stella update DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The demolition of the Albert Stella Arena is getting closer. The demolition is currently in draft form to be sent out for tender. There is no set date yet for demolition. There are also no plans of use for that area after the demolition but council did discuss briefly that extra parking for users in and around the ski hill is an option currently.

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Editorial Well inside the paper you are going to see our special graduation supplement. Back in April, I was trying to figure out a way to celebrate our graduates of 2020. It’s special to me because as you know my son is one of the graduates.

I remember just before the country was shut down Aiden and I, along with his best friend Ben and his grandmother, went to Lethbridge buying tuxedoes for grad. The boys were so excited. I was actually surprised about how important this event was to them. I expect girls to be over the moon for their formal dresses but I don’t expect it from boys, but these boys were excited.

They found the style and colours they wanted and they stood straight and proud to show us what they chose. As Aiden was standing in front of me I thought to myself, he looks like a man now. My little boy is gone.

Then boom, everything was over. No ceremony, no grad celebration.

I have to say this community stepped up to the plate. It started with the parents who created a parade with unbelievable community support and recognition. They were lined up along the sidewalks cheering and yelling congrats. Aiden told me it was the first time he felt something special might happen, even if we had no formal ceremony, The business community then put up the photos of the grads in their windows and in a bid to do my part, the Pass Herald decided to do a special graduation supplement. We have tried to recreate a ceremony in photos, from baby photos, future plans, and photos of the school year, scholarships and special messages. I cried when I looked at the supplement on Monday. Mike did a beautiful job putting it together. A special thank you to Barb Pollice for liasoning with the paper and the school.

Betty started selling the ads for the supplement and the business support astounds me. Out of all the email we sent and the phone calls we made I had two businesses turn me down and that was because they are struggling to just keep the doors open.

Tynan Grove made a special video with messages from famous singers and dignitaries.

Kim Cunningham of Grizzly Falls Photography took individual photos of the students and then photoshopped them into a group photo.

The school is going to hand deliver memory boxes to each graduate on Friday.

When they say it takes a village to raise a child, I’ll one up you and say it takes a community to make a graduation that wasn’t supposed to happen special.

I want to thank every person in this community who came to the plate for these kids. You created a memory for them, one that will last a lifetime.

I want to thank the school for working with us to make this special supplement possible and I want to thank my staff for going above and beyond for each and every graduate. So please enjoy our special graduation supplement. I actually wish I had one of these to look back on because this year is the anniversary of my graduation 30 years ago in 1990.

I know the majority of the students appreciate the effort we have all made and as they grow older and look back they will remember that when everything fell apart and the world stood still the people of the Crowsnest Pass didn’t.

What a beautiful place we live where the people truly care about the kids who have grown in our Garden of Eden.

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MLA Roger Reid discusses Bill 10 and Alberta’s Public Health Act Over the last couple weeks, my office and I have heard from dozens of constituents worried about government overreach in relation to the governments Bill 10 and Alberta’s Public Health Act. Alberta declared a state of public health emergency on March 17.

On March 31st our government introduced Bill 10 which set out a series of amendments to the Public Health Act. This was in direct response to the coronavirus pandemic that had emerged in Alberta just two weeks earlier.

The Public Health Act was originally drafted in 1906 and was first tested in the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. Over the

years, it has undergone a number of revisions, giving government expansive powers to manage a pandemic should it arise.

These powers include the ability to close any public place, postpone elections for up to three months, and immunize persons who are not then immunized against the disease. Within certain parameters, it also allows the government to acquire or use any real or personal property, authorize the conscription of persons needed to meet an emergency, and provide for the distribution of essential health and medical supplies.

On June 15, Minister Tyler Shandro announced that the public health emergency has lapsed.

Bricks & Bouquets

While existing public health orders remain in place, our government will be using legislation to ensure we have the power to respond to what is still an ongoing pandemic.

Over the course of the pandemic, we heard the concerns brought to us by Albertans about the extent of the powers that the Public Health Act gives government. In fact, we agree with some of those criticisms.

That is why, on June 15, a new Special Public Health Act Review Committee was struck to review the Public Health Act and provide a report with recommendations to the government on how to improve transparency and accountability within the act.

The committee is made up of eleven MLAs. Seven of these are from the UCP and four are from the NDP, according to their proportion in the house. I have been chosen to join this committee in their important work, and it is my pleasure to serve in this capacity.

Over the next few months, I look forward to having many conversations about what powers are appropriate for government in exceptional times. While the discussions of the committee will take place in Edmonton, I look forward to discussing these issues with the many constituents that have reached out to me already.

As is always the case, please reach out to me with any comments or concerns.

Roger Reid, MLA Livingstone-Macleod

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BRICKS - To those who leave their garbage out. You are killing our wildlife with your complete disregard for the rules!

BOUQUETS - To the people who keep their dogs on a leash in accordance to the rules of the Crowsnest Pass.

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History of the locomotive at the Blairmore post office DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Council has discussed taking steps to restore the locomotive located across from the Blairmore Post Office.

The locomotive has quite the history of use in this area.

After being used in central parts of the country, the locomotive was brought to Hillcrest and used as a yard locomotive until 1938.

When that mine closed West Canadian Collieries purchased it for their Greenhill operations and used it to move their loaded coal cars out to the CPR tracks. That mine shut down in the early 60's.

West Canadian Collieries was going to be selling the locomotive for scrap after their operations ceased.

In 1964/65, there was a group of Blairmore businessmen who raised the funds necessary to save the locomotive from going to the scrap yard.

Fred Bradley, a member of the Crowsnest Historical Society, says the men who purchased the train then met with council to see what could be done with it.

"The men approached Blairmore town council and it morphed into negotiations to move it and it became part of the centennial project to celebrate Canada's 100th birthday in 1967."

After some negotiations with the town a location was also decided.

"There was a siding that ran right were the locomotive was through the provincial building and you can still see the remnants of a bridge that went to the mine. The locomotive was there and the town decided it was easiest to move that locomotive just off of that siding into the site where it was. The town undertook the preparation for that display," said Bradley.

Bradley says he was also a member of the committee that spruced up the locomotive for the centennial display by fixing the sides and painting it.

Bradley says that in 1967 the carved wood statue beside the locomotive was also made as part of the centennial project.

The next time any work was done on it was by the main street program in the early 80's.

There was a full restoration done including recreation of the roof and other things.

The town also put in the link fencing at that time to protect the site.

It is one of just four of these locomotives still in Canada and the only one in Western Canada.

According to Bradley, their could be aid in future restoration of the locomotive.

"The locomotive is currently on the communities heritage inventory so it could eligible to have

status as a municipal historic resource. The heritage initiative is looking at a project to see if it could be restored. There are grants available that could be put towards restoration if it's declared a municipal historic resource."

Bradley says he's glad to see steps being taken to preserve the locomotive.

"There are some issues with the locomotive that need to be addressed but I'm glad to see council taking an interest in the locomotive."

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Community Events COVID-19 has curtailed our ability to participate in person at community events. Our community liaison team will again be attending community events as the province relaunch and government advisory allows.

• Starting July 2nd through to September 3rd – Crowsnest Community Market • July 30th – Crowsnest Pass Doors Open & Heritage Festival Event information may be out of date due to COVID-19.

Please confirm details with event organizers.

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The Freshet is an important time of year for increased monitoring. Freshet is described as spring thaw resulting from snow and ice melt in rivers located in the upper North America. A spring freshet can sometimes last several weeks on large river systems, resulting in significant inundation of flood plains as the snowpack melts in the river's watershed.

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John Pundyk.CoM

Simply Selles

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Musings from you local reporter

This past weekend for me was one of my best in a while.

I made a trip back to Lethbridge to spend some time with family celebrating family birthdays and Father’s Day. I headed for Lethbridge on Friday and made a short pit stop at my sister’s place for my first (and much needed) haircut in three months.

The one benefit to having to wait this long for a haircut is that since everything was longer, I’m now changing my hairstyle for the first time in roughly six years!

Saturday began with me meeting some friends (socially distanced of course) to go over our plans to start a podcast together.

We’ve discussed it for a while but now that we can meet it’s taking some more traction and we’ll hopefully have our first episodes available sometime in early September.

Saturday afternoon was spent with the family.

My family usually combines celebrations in June due to how many birthdays there are.

I have one brother whose birthday is on June 1, a sister-in-law whose birthday is June 12, a niece whose birthday is June 14, my dad’s birthday is June 16, my other brother’s birthday is June 20, and then I have another niece whose birthday is June 24 and a nephew whose birthday is June 28.

With all those birthdays, its usually easiest and best if we just merge it all together for the most part and celebrate them all at once.

My family’s June gathering is probably our third biggest of the year behind yearly summer camping trips and Christmas.

On Saturday, there were 21 of us socially distanced around our backyard celebrating.

Kids were running around while adults sat and caught up with one another.

It can get pretty hectic with so many people talking and young ones running around but the time we spend together is always worth it.

It was nice seeing family I hadn’t seen in so long and I’m looking forward to more visits with them as restrictions continue to ease (hopefully!)

Summer contest in Crowsnest Pass DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The municipality will be holding contests throughout the summer months through their social media page on Facebook.

The municipality recently held a beautification contest and is now shifting their focus to their Summer Series Contests.

Kim Lewis, from Family and Community Support Services, says there will be a contest every two weeks.

"We are doing a contest every two weeks throughout the summer. They will be different each time."

The winners of those contests will receive gift certificates purchased from local businesses.

All draws for the contest will occur on the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Facebook page.

People can comment or post a picture and be entered into the draw.

The first contest theme is what are you most looking forward to when everything gets back to normal.

Lewis says these contests serve a couple of purposes.

"It's something for people to be engaged in, visiting our Facebook page. It's where we update a lot of information so it's a way to increase traffic to our page. It also provides some positivity in the community right now."

There will be a total of six contests over the course of the summer. The dates are June 26, July 10, July 24, August 7, August 21 and September 4.

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Livingstone Range prepares three scenarios for fall school FRANK MCTIGHE Contributor

As the 2019-’20 school year draws to a close, uncertainty surrounds expectations for the fall.

Livingstone Range School Division is waiting for word from the province about a re-entry plan from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Once we get that announcement from the minister about which scenario that schools will be opened under it will be all hands on deck and it will be moving pretty fast from that point forward,” superintendent Darryl Seguin said.

The province closed schools to students in mid March to slow the spread of COVID-19 and instruction switched to on-line delivery.

The school board discussed re-entry planning during its June 15 meeting by video-conference.

Earlier this month Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange laid out three possible scenarios for schools in September.

“We need to develop plans in all three scenarios just to be ready for whichever one, and then to also be ready to move from one to another on very short notice,” Seguin

said.

The three scenarios are as follows: • In-school classes resume with near normal operations with health measures.

• In-school classes partially resume with additional health measures.

• At home learning continues with in-school classes cancelled.

“Scenario 2 is the most complex one,” Seguin said. “There’s lots to discuss about all the scenarios but Scenario 2 will be most complex.”

The three potential scenarios have heightened work in central office and in Livingstone Range’s individual schools as the summer break approaches.

“We will be focusing on that over the next few weeks and certainly throughout the summer,” Seguin said.

Alberta Education worked with the Alberta School Boards Association, the Alberta Teachers’ Association, the College of Alberta School Superintendents, the Association of Independent Schools and Colleges in Alberta, the Association of Alberta Public Charter Schools, individual school authorities.

Also included in dis-

cussions was the Alberta School Councils’ Association, which compiled input from more than 66,000 parents.

Should schools return to near normal operations there will be enhanced cleaning and disinfecting, including regularly scheduled deep cleaning when students are not present.

There will be routine COVID-19 screening for all staff and students with strict stay-at-home policy for any students or staff exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19.

Students who develop symptoms at school may be asked to wear a mask and isolate in a separate room until a parent arrives for pick-up. If a separate room is not available, the student must be kept at least two meters away from other individuals.

Physical distancing and grouping will be promoted in schools. In classrooms, buses and during activities when physical distancing may not be possible, extra emphasis is put on other hygiene practices.

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Large gatherings, such as assemblies, will be discouraged.

Staff and students will not have to wear masks but masks may be considered in circumstances where there is prolonged close contact for more than 15 minutes and distance of two meters cannot be maintained.

A no-sharing policy will be in place. Where sharing of equipment is required, it should be cleaned between uses.

Seguin praised Livingstone Range staff for dealing with the disruption caused by the pandemic.

“All staff have been working so hard,” Seguin said. “They have done a tremendous job in being so flexible, adapting, checking with parents, adapting again, and just trying their best to make this work.”

“Our parents too have made many adjustments and we’re so grateful for that, all the efforts of parents and kids to keep going and keep learning.”

School board vicechair Lacey Poytress said she appreciates the hard work of everyone involved.

“I also hope that you will in your admin meeting on Friday express our gratitude as a board to the administrators and all the teachers who have been so flexible in delivering this on-line platform,” Poytress said.

“We haven’t heard our teachers complaining. They just want to do their best for our students.”

“It’s a big deal preparing for three scenarios and knowing that you might be bouncing back and forth between those three, so please express our gratitude for the hard work that they are all doing.”

Livingstone Range presents scholarships A Pincher Creek Grade 12 student is the recipient of a $2,000 Livingstone Range School Division scholarship for leadership.

Zach Renschler of Matthew Halton high school was announced last week as recipient of the Lloyd Cavers scholarship.

The scholarship was one of four awards announced by the school board during its June 15 meeting by video-conference.

“This is one of my favourite events of the school year,” said superintendent Darryl Seguin, who serves on the committee that reviews recommendations from the school administrators.

“We have amazing students in our jurisdiction and I’m so glad we have these awards that recognize them.”

School board chair Lori Hodges echoed Seguin’s comments.

“This is one of my favourite committees,” Hodges said. “I love when we can sit down and read the submissions just to see how many great kids we have out there in Livingstone Range. It’s always a very difficult decision when you have to pick one overall winner.”

Following are the other nominees for the Lloyd Cavers scholarship: • F.P. Walshe school in Fort Macleod, Zelwyn Hugo.

• J.T Foster school in Nanton, Naomi Jersch.

• Willow Creek Composite high school, Claresholm — Daniel Schuepbach.

• Livingstone school in Lundbreck, Jeff Halibert.

• Crowsnest Pass Consolidated high school, Aiden Douglas.

Each nominee received a $200 award.

“I want to congratulate all the nominees,” Toone said. “They do an amazing job.”

Maron Lim of Crowsnest Pass Consolidated high school received the $1,000 Enmax scholarship.

The Honouring Spirit Award nominees were Tess Provost and Kristina LaCerte, both from F.P. Walshe school in Fort Macleod.

The $2,000 Livingstone Macleod Bursary went to Jace Lewis from Crowsnest Pass Consolidated high school.

“It’s a moving group of students as always. We appreciate all the work they have done, and staff who have taken the time to help mentor and nominate them.”

School division still heading for deficit Livingstone Range School Division is still forecasting a deficit of close to $1-million in the current fiscal year.

Associate superintendent of business services Jeff Perry provided trustees with a fiscal update during their June 15 meeting by video-conference.

“When we look at where we will be at the end of the year we anticipate we will still be around that planned deficit of $942,000, between there and up to a million dollars,” Perry said.

“We haven’t changed significantly from the prior months.

We anticipate that we will still be around that mark.”

Changes to the provincial funding framework mean Livingstone Range will lose close to $1-million on operations this year.

The school division also forecasts to lose $1million in each of the next two fiscal years unless spending is cut.

Perry said most areas are operating under budget.

In the fiscal monitoring report to the end of April, Livingstone Range had revenue totalling $35,723,291 and expenses of $35,601,169 for a deficit of $122,122.

The revenue represented 66 per cent of the budgeted total, while expenses represented 64 per cent of the budgeted amount.

“There’s a lot of moving parts when we look at where we are as a jurisdiction,” Perry said. “This document is one moment in time. The next day, things change.”

“We’re trying to keep up to date with our schools and how they’re spending as well as the departments. As we look at the forecast as to where we’ll be at the end of the year there is a give and take.”

Trustees to return to inperson meetings As public health restrictions put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic are eased, Livingstone Range School Board is planning a return to inperson meetings.

That doesn’t mean the board will forsake meeting by video-conference entirely.

“I think there is some merit in electronic meetings,” trustee Jim Burdett said.

Trustee Clara Yagos introduced a motion at the June 15 meeting that the school board return to in-person meetings.

“Now that the restrictions have been lifted to some extent we are now allowed to meet,” Yagos said.

Meetings have been held by video-conference during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - croWsnesT PAss HerALD - 13

“A life well-lived is a precious gift Of hope and strength and grace, From someone who has made our world A brighter, better place.”

Looking Back

In last week’s column I related to you some of the early part of my wife Lorraine’s remarkable history, specifically the first 30 or so of the 48 years I was blessed to have her in my life. I’ll continue from where I left off now, sharing her legacy of animals, plants, people and dancing.

Lorraine raised Shih Tzu (Chinese lion dogs) from the early 1980’s on and on occasion showed them in dog shows. Anyone who has ever owned one knows how much grooming work they require. They are lovely dogs; non-shedding and long lived. I have fond memories of playing with Shih Tzu puppies on the living room floor and there is nothing cuter. Lorraine was very discerning about with whom she placed them with and all puppies found wonderful homes.

In the early 1990’s tropical birds entered our world and she clearly understood and embraced the commitment and gentleness required to properly keep exotic birds as large as macaws and as small as Amazons or African Greys. It was a crazy household at times when they got talkative. Lorraine never used a reward method to teach them to talk. They picked it up naturally, mimicked her laugh exactly and hollered her name out loud when wanting attention. The macaws loved a shower now and then and on occasion Lorraine or I would climb into the bathtub shower with a macaw and hang on for dear life as that exuberant, hollering bird would flap its wings and beat us about the head as it bathed. It was a highly unusual scene to behold, hard to paint verbally, and you can trust me when I say it was unforgettable.

We eventually surrendered the birds to a parrot rescue facility on Vancouver Island in 2007. It was just too much work for her maintaining them and to say that this was a painful time is an understatement. The macaws had learned to raise their wings and say good bye to anyone leaving their presence and the day we tried to sneak out the back door of the rescue facility they both raised their wings and hollered “goodbye, goodbye”. We both wept as the door closed behind us thus ending a remarkable time in our lives.

Lorraine had actually owned a scarlet macaw in Germany named Koko that she was forced to surrender to the Berlin Zoo when she left with her girls for Canada in 1971. She also owned a beautiful afghan hound named Kashila. She claimed the villagers in the town of Baden Solingen were suspicious of this woman, with waist length red hair, walking an afghan hound with Koko riding on her shoulder. She told me of an incident when our daughter Tracy brought home a little duckling she had found drowned in a small pond. To all intents and purposes the duckling was dead but somehow Lorraine, with warm cloths, massaging and a little sip of whiskey, brought it back to life. It was returned to the village farm from whence it came, much to the astonishment of the farmer’s wife.

This apparent magical resurrection established her as a sorceress and she said that villagers hid behind their curtains and peered out at her as she passed by. Lorraine told me they referred to her as a “rot haare hexe” or redhaired witch. She said that an older German man came up to her in a hofbrauhaus once and said, “I know you are a witch but its okay, you are a good witch.”

In 1992 Lorraine decided she should rescue a racing greyhound and that initial rescue eventually led to 11 more liberated racers with 4 of them staying with us permanently in our little 1,000 square foot bungalow in Fernie. Again her gentle nature and innate ability to foster trust folded these remarkably quiet and loving dogs into our crazy household. The greyhounds brought her such joy and to watch them open up in a ball diamond and hit 45 mph was always thrilling. When Lorraine learned that a dog as beautiful as a greyhound was cast off by the racing system because it didn’t win, place or show in its first 8 races she was moved to save as many as she could. Her rescue efforts stopped when the track near Post Falls, Idaho finally shut down in 1995.

Lorraine built winter jackets with turtle necks for these thin-coated speedsters and specially padded beds for their lounging. The greys all developed après racing issues and, as is the case with a lot of larger breeds, did not make it past 10 years of age. All animals in her care while in Fernie were eventually released with compassion and dignity when their age and health issues caught up with them. God help the person who starts digging in our old back yard in Fernie. They will probably call the cops.

Our move back to the Pass was strategic and got us closer to family and into a larger home. When we walked into the Vander Linden house in Coleman in 2005 she knew it was perfect. She was so excited. Huge living room and bedroom, double lot, covered breezeway and located on a dead end against a hill where the deer passed by daily.

After all those years of moving across Canada and being stationed in places like Germany, Lorraine finally felt she was truly in her forever home.

Once again the dog legacy carried on, this time with long-haired Chihuahuas. She had raised and placed several litters of these adorable chis in Fernie before we left and continued breeding them here until 2007. Pups were carefully placed across Alberta and BC to the delight of their owners. It is very easy to bond with these sweet puppies and each release to its new owner was always hard for her. Considering how quickly animals bonded to her it was confusing for them also but she knew they would all have wonderful lives and they did.

In 2008 our lives entered a new stage in which travelling in a large motorhome with six of the Chihuahuas was the order of the day. It was a lot of fun as we wandered about Western Canada with our troop of chis. In the process we discovered dance jamborees that were happening all across Alberta throughout the spring and summer. It became a regular scheduled part of our summers to travel to places like Condor, Eckville, Hannah and Warburg where as many as a hundred motorhomes would show up for a weekend of great music, dancing, pot luck suppers and fireside jam sessions. Lorraine was truly in her element there and made dozens of new friends that she reconnected with each year.

She would say dancing is good for the soul and pretty good at keeping you in shape. Many have remarked at how wonderfully young she looked for her age. I would often plead with her to eventually sit down at most events, as her dancing energy knew no bounds. We were as one on the dance floor, as many have testified. I knew in my heart in March, as she set aside her walker and we stepped onto the dance floor in Pincher, that it would be our last dance here on earth together. What I wouldn’t give to hold her in my arms once more and swirl her around the floor to Earl Scott’s beautiful sonorous voice.

As the years went by in Coleman she surrendered one by one her beloved chis to age. This included her Boo Baby, who was her special project for six years. Boo was born hydrocephalic and was basically dead on arrival. Lorraine pulled her back to life, hand fed her and despite Boo’s precarious condition, gave her a wonderful life. The whole house was rearranged to make sure Boo never banged her head as she would slip into a spastic state for a time if she did. When Lorraine left me this May we were down to one Chihuahua named Angel. Unlike their Fernie counterparts, the chi gang’s remains reside on a shelf in my office in little cedar boxes with their names engraved on brass plaques.

Another remarkable part of Lorraine’s legacy was her ability with house plants. As with all things she touched and cared for, her plant family always flourished and amazed visitors. Her specialty was a beautiful member of the Gesneriad family known as a streptocarpus or Cape Primrose. They are a spectacular broad-leaved type of violet with blooms that bring joy to all who behold them. I used to drive her nuts by calling them strip yer carcass plants. I will carry on maintaining her streptocarpus legacy and will be splitting some soon, so if you are interested I will share a small part of Lorraine’s favourite plant with you.

Author’s Note: I have one more column on my beloved’s story that must come out of me. It is important that I share with you, the reader, Lorraine’s trademark pink hair story and her journey through her cancer. I also want to acknowledge, as best I can, the remarkable attention given to her by our firstrate health care system, from beginning to end. I will have some important things to say!

By John Kinnear

A Moment in Time - A Life Well Lived

From top: All 6 long-coated chihuahuas in the hammock; Lorraine's homemade greyhound jackets with turtle necks; Lorraine's special projects - a hydrocephalic Baby Boo; One last dance to last forever; Her vast array of streptocarpus plants

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In memory of

CHARLENE BARLOW

CHARLENE BARLOW (Gammy) went home to dance with Jesus on June 16, 2020 at the age of 62.

Charlene was born on March 26, 1958 in Blairmore, AB and from the moment she opened her eyes she was an Angel to all who knew her.

Her kind heart, beautiful smile, spiritual soul and generosity reached far and miles and always will. Those she loved and those who loved her, know that she will forever be their angel watching over them.

"Just look for the sign, believe that I will see you, be near you and be smiling with you, she would say."

Charlene worked very hard as a young mother of two, to become a Licensed Practical Nurse and graduated from Alberta Vocational College in 1983.

She worked until 2003 as an LPN making memories with her nursing girls while spreading compassion and sharing laughs with her patients.

Left to celebrate her journey and continue her legacy is the love of her life, the man she was most proud of, Terry Barlow whom she married on April 5, 1975. Together, for 45 years, they made a pact to have a close, loving family with good morals, strong family values and to never give up.

Her greatest accomplishment was her family and making memories with her son and daughter-in-law, T.J and Shelly Barlow, her daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Jamie MacDonald and the glitter in her eyes, her grandchildren, Hunter and Summer whom she shared a very special spiritual connection and bond with. Not far away from her feet and always watching over her on her journey, was Char's faithful canine, Molly.

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Charlene wants those she loved to always remember "It's not how you started, it's how you finish."

A private family graveside service will be held. In lieu of flowers, Charlene has requested that donations be made to the Alberta Children's Hospital Pediatric and Neurology Clinic (www.childrenshospital.ab.ca). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

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ELAINE DRAKE 1931 ~ 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elaine Cecelia Drake, formerly of Lundbreck, Alberta, who was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on June 19, 2020 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre at the age of 88 years.

Elaine was born on August 12, 1931 in Raymond, Alberta to parents Leslie & Eileen Emmerson. She blossomed into a beautiful and graceful young lady who won the heart of Robert Lloyd Drake. They married on June 27, 1949 and later blessed with four beloved sons.

Family was the most important gift Elaine cherished and she was very proud of her boys. She dedicated her life to their happiness and was a wonderful mother with a nurturing home. Elaine loved to cook for her family and was especially talented in the kitchen. She enjoyed gardening, reading, berry-picking, spoiling her dogs and travelling; she never forgot her vacation to Hawaii. She was kind and generous, witty and wise, and above all else, an amazing woman who will be fondly remembered and dearly missed.

She is survived by her devoted sons, Loren (Susan) Drake of Cochrane and Michael (Cindy) Drake of the Pincher Creek area; her cherished grandchildren, Christopher (Elaine), Justin (Erin), Jessica (Aaron), Adam (Andrea), Matt, David, Angela, Chris, Amanda, Melissa, Jenna, Garrett, Megan (Jesse), Brian and Ashley (Bryce); her precious great grandchildren, Hunter, Keegan, Kenzie, Shaya, Drake, Kayden, Kaleb and Ryeson; her brother, She was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Drake and her sons, Randall and Daren.

The funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 2:00pm in Fantin’s Funeral Chapel with LDS President Robyn Payne conducting the service. Pallbearers were: Chris Drake, Justin Drake, Adam Drake, Brian Drake, Garet Drake and Shayne Emmerson.

Interment followed at the family section of the New Blairmore Union Cemetery. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

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Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Planning Phase 2 of Relaunch DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is in the stages of reopening facilities around the community.

The municipality is focusing firstly on the reopening and start-up of the Municipal Office, the MDM Community Centre and the Pass Pool.

Water has gone into the pool last week and the pool is getting closer to an opening.

There is no set date yet on when the pool will

open to the public.

Following the openings of those three facilities, the municipality will shift their focus to other community areas like Flumerfelt Water Spray Park, indoor recreation facilities, Senior Citizens Buildings, Community Halls, Municipal Facility leased areas and outdoor organized facilities, such as sports fields, campgrounds and sani-stations.

The Community Services Department is working off of a detailed

start-up plan following all guidelines, regulations and in some cases, Provincial approval processes.

Some of these areas require a great amount of start-up time and some are less complicated and may reopen sooner.

The Municipality has also prepared a Phase Two Relaunch Strategy template, to assist our municipal community groups to develop their reopening plan.

Groups requiring assistance on reopening are

encouraged to contact the Community Services Office at 403-563-2209, 403563-2208 or 403-563-2207.

The following was posted on the municipalities Facebook Page.

“In response to the announcements made by the provincial government regarding Stage 2 of Alberta's Relaunch Strategy, Municipal administration is reviewing the guidelines published by Alberta Health to determine the requirements to safely reopen our facilities to the public.

As preventive measures and procedures are developed, facilities will begin to reopen to the public.

Given the complexity of the guidelines and the number of facilities/operations that can resume, it is estimated that it will be approximately 2 weeks before the first facilities will be ready and the remainder to follow as time allows.”

During the Council meeting on June 16th, Administration advised council of the following information.

• Facility users were sent a flow chart for development of their own plans to operate in Municipal Facilities.

• Currently working on a facility-by-facility plan with standard proto-

cols being replicated as feasible with specific plan items being developed per facility.

• Cleaning protocols will also be challenging with increases required in staffing to implement protocols and increases in cleaning supply costs.

• Changes in the original Phase 2 plan and guidelines from the Province have also created challenges with reopen strategies.

• Guidelines for sports such as soccer and baseball requires mini leagues be formed with restriction on participants to 50 people including referees and coaches.

The municipality appreciates the community’s patience during this time of navigating opening of facilities.

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Livingstone Range School Division update con’t from page 12 Trustee John McKee wondered if trustees would still have the option of joining the meeting through video-conference.

School board chair Lori Hodges said that is part of school board policy.

Trustee Greg Long wondered if there was a need to discuss personal protection devices.

“Do we need to say anything about masks?”

Long added.

Yagos said personal protection devices did not have to be part of the discussion or motion.

“Masks are not required, but you have the option to wear a mask or whatever else you want to wear when we have a meeting,” Yagos said.

The school board does not meet in July and August. The next meeting would be in September.

“I actually really like these kinds of meetings,” trustee Jim Burdett said with a laugh, referring to video-conference.

“I like in-person stuff and we need to do some of that,” Burdett said.

“But I think we’ve come to a realization, and lots of people are realizing, that because of COVID and what we’ve had to do there is some merit to not having all the meetings in person,” Burdett said the cost of video-conference meetings is lower, there is no travel required and that ensures trustee safety.

“I really think we need to have a discussion about having more of a blended thing,” Burdett said.

Burdett was supportive of the motion to return to in-person meetings provided the board discuss using the video-con-

ference option periodically.

School board vicechair Lacey Poytress noted policy has always allowed for trustees to use electronic means to attend meetings.

“Going back to allowing in-person meetings does not necessarily mean they all would be in person,’” Poytress said.

Yagos said the option for video-conference meetings does exist.

“These meetings, if they’re in person, I find to be more effective than online,” Yagos said.

Trustee Brad Toone said there are benefits to in-person interaction with other trustees and staff members.

“I’m looking forward to that starting up again in fall,” Toone said.

School board trustees plan for evaluations Livingstone Range School Board last week made plans for the evaluation of the superintendent and trustees.

The school board voted to engage consultants Cal Houserman and David George to facilitate the evaluations.

The evaluation plans were on the agenda of the board’s June 15 meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

School board vicechair Lacey Poytress noted that in the past Livingstone Range has used the Alberta School Boards Association for evaluations.

“We’ve had good board evaluations but we’ve not always been able to address all the things we would like to address,” Poytress said.

“With our personal

relationships with Cal and David and their history, and their ideas going forward, we think they would be a good fit for us.”

Poytress said Houserman and George want to work with the board and superintendent Darryl Seguin on evaluations.

“They would also like to take on a coaching role of helping us set our goals for the up-coming years as well as coaching us through sticking to those goals, setting plans for achieving those goals and developing as a board to become a stronger board,” Poytress said. “So they would be taking on an evaluation role as well as a coaching position.”

Poytress said that would mean rather than having a one-day evaluation, Houserman and George would spend three days with trustees throughout the year with some work in between meetings.

Their work would include work on areas of emphasis as well a governance review for 2020-’21.

Poytress said the budget would be about $5,000.

“I’m really excited for the opportunity,” trustee Brad Toone said. “This scope and design for an evaluation hasn’t happened since I’ve been on the board.”

Poytress said the facilitators will help the board to do the best job it can.

“This will allow us to do a better job of it,” Poytress said.

New vision, mission and values guides Livingstone Range Livingstone Range School Division has a new vision, mission and core

values.

The school board approved the new statements at their May meeting.

Now central office is working with principals and other leaders to share the new vision, mission and core values with staff.

“We really want to make sure as we go forward that the vision, mission and core values guide everything that we do,” superintendent Darryl Seguin said.

Seguin provided trustees with an update on the roll-out of the vision, mission and core values during a June 15 video-conference meeting.

Seguin told trustees that consultants Cal Houserman and David George attended a recent admin council meeting.

“We want that alignment in schools as well,” Seguin said of the vision, mission and core values guiding Livingstone Range.

Houserman and George helped schoolbased administrators understand their role as facilitators of the new vision, mission and core values with staff.

“I think there’s going to be greater alignment than we’ve ever had before with the new vision, mission and core values,” Seguin said.

Seguin told trustees some school-based administrators plan to facilitate an on-line session with staff.

Others will wait until late in August in hopes of being able to do a session face-to-face with staff.

The vision statement reads: “Every student, every day.”

The mission statement reads: “Livingstone

Range School Division inspires excellence through meaningful relationships, innovation and collaboration.”

The core values are as follows: student centered; leadership; integrity; wellness; and placebased.

When students and staff get the green light to return to schools, each will receive a Livingstone Range-branded gift to remind them of the vision and mission statements and the core values.

Schools will incorporate them into planning and activities and projects.

School board sets own schedule for coming year Livingstone Range School Board last week set its meeting dates for the coming year.

With one change to the date of the December meeting, the board approved the list presented at its June 15 meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

The school board will hold its organizational and regular board meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9. A committee of the whole meeting will be held in the morning.

The October regular meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The board on Wednesday, Oct. 21 will visit Isabelle Selon school, and then do board and self-evaluations at the division office.

The regular November meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 10.

On Wednesday, Nov. 25 the board will consider the Alberta Education Results Report, three-year plan and its audited financial statements at the

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The board will hold a committee of the whole and regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.

The board will hold its February regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at division office.

On Wednesday, Feb. 24 the board will be at F.P. Walshe school for breakfast and a meeting with staff.

The board will hold its March regular meeting on Wednesday, March 10 at division office.

The board will be at Livingstone school in Lundbreck on Wednesday, March 24 for breakfast and a meeting with staff.

The board will hold its April regular meeting on Wednesday, April 14 at division office.

A.B. Daley school in Nanton will host the board for breakfast and a meeting with staff on Wednesday, April 28.

The May committee of the whole and regular meetings are Wednesday, May 12 at division office.

Trustees will tour Livingstone, Pincher Creek and Waterton Hutterian Brethren schools on Wednesday, May 26.

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Principal’s Address to the Graduating Class of 2020 • Crowsnest Consolidated High School Wow! Thirteen years of school…just like that. Many of you have been attending school together since kindergarten, some of you joining in along the way. One thing I can comment on as your principal for the last three years is you are definitely a class of intelligent, creative, athletic, kind, inspiring, and humorous individuals. Every graduating class has its own sense of identity and you are no different. But…as the graduating class of 2020 part of that identity is unlike any other class will likely share…you will be forever known as the Class of COVID 19…but, you are far more than that. You have demonstrated resilience and an internal fortitude to successfully forge your way through the final 3.5 months of your grad year by learning from home.

This was no small feat that required a strong commitment and a whole lot of patience, and through it all you maintained your sense of humour and compassion for your peers, teachers, families, and communities. There is a special connection between school staff and students that will always be a unique experience in your lifetime, and the teachers and staff at CCHS truly care about you and want to see you succeed. We’ve miss the heck out of you, believe it or not! However, we feel confident you are leaving our school with a skillset that will help you face adversity head on, and that you have a support system with one another that will always be there no matter the number of kilometers separating you. I am proud to have been your principal since you entered into grade 10 and I wish you all a life of love, happiness, and success in whatever journey your life takes you. Please remember to come visit us when you are home, CCHS will always be your school. Congratulations on a job well done!

Christine McKie Principal (Crowsnest Consolidated High School)

Presentation of Scholarships and Bursaries

We are very blessed in the Crowsnest Pass to be able to offer many scholarships and bursaries to our graduates because of the generous donations made by individuals, businesses, service groups, and other organizations.

SH Music Bursary Sponsored by the Holy Spirit Preservation Society $200 Recipient: Alex Verdi Islas

sored by the Ladies Auxiliary #19 $200 Recipient: Benjamin Sharp

Art 30 Bursary Sponsored by the CNP Elks $200 Recipient: Matthew Gil

Chemistry 30 Bursary Sponsored by the Holy Spirit Preservation Society $200 Recipient: Aiden Douglas

SH Cosmetology Bursary Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus $200 Recipient: Jaelle Vanderplas SH Foods Bursary Sponsored by the Coleman Women’s League $200 Recipient: Denique Martin SH Welding Sponsored by the CNP Elks $200 Recipient: Josh Tippel SH Mechanics Sponsored by the CNP Elks $200 Recipient: Frederick Campbell SH Physical Education 30

by Knight of Columbus $200 Recipient: Colby Snider English 30-1 Bursary Sponsored by Audrey Bonne Memorial $200 Recipient: Aiden Douglas English 30-2 Bursary Sponsored by the Holy Spirit Preservation Society $200 Recipient: James Butler Mathematics 30-1 Bursary Sponsored by the Coleman Legion $200 Recipient: Benjamin Sharp Mathematics 30-2 Bursary Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary #19 $200 Recipient: Ethan Chambers

Crowsnest Pass Literacy Foundation Bursary $100 Recipient: Noah Schuh Order of the Eastern Star $100 Recipient: Sydney Haslam CUPE Local 812 Bursary $150 Each Recipient: Jace Lewis Recipient: Denique Martin Ricky Sygutek and Martin Graf Memorial Athletic Scholarship $250 each - is awarded to a male and female graduate who have excelled in both sports and academics Recipient: Maron Lim Recipient: Noah Schuh Murray Capron Memorial Athletic Scholarship $300 Each - is awarded to the senior male and female athletes of the year. The recipients must possess characteristics that include leadership ability, sportsmanship, improvement, dedication and a high level of performance and ability in each of the sports they participate in.

Recipient: Olivia Collings Recipient: Carter Whidden

Social Studies 30-2 Bursary Sponsored by the CNP Elks $200 Recipient: Dylan Cleverly

Clark and Jane Goodwin Scholarship $300 - is presented to a grade 12 male and female student who were named as the Junior High Athletes of the Year when they were in junior high. The individual characteristics necessary include leadership ability, sportsmanship, improvement, dedication and a high level of performance and ability in each of the sports they participate in and as a student athlete the recipients must be working to their academic potential Recipient: Noah Schuh

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$350 - is presented in memory of Earl Scott, a local musician, given to a student who is pursuing post secondary in the field of music or has been involved in music throughout their lives Recipient: Alejandro Verdi Rocky Mountain Optometry Clinic Bursary $500 Recipient: Skyler Heyboer Evan Gushul Memorial Bursary $500 Each Recipient: Alex Verdi Islas Recipient: Cole Kalanza Crowsnest Consolidated High School Jerome Rejman Leadership Scholarship Sponsored by the Coleman Lions $500 Recipient: Maron Lim Crowsnest Consolidated High School Bruce Kutcher Academic Scholarship sponsored by the Coleman Lions $500 Recipient: Benjamin Sharp Stewart Schlender Memorial – CNP Minor Hockey Scholarship $500 - is presented to a student who has been involved with hockey as a player, coach or referee Recipient: Colby Snider Tony and Bev Feregotto Scholarship $500 Recipient: Matthew Merrit Blairmore Lions Club Scholarship $500 Recipient: Aiden Douglas Sinister Sports Scholarship $500 - is presented to a student entering post-secondary in one of the following areas of study: Sports & Fitness, Health & Wellness or Education Recipient: Colby Snider Kenney Family Scholarship $500 Each - is presented to a male and female graduate who are hardworking with a strong work ethic Recipient: Colby Snider Recipient: Zoe Civitarese Coleman Lions Scholarship

$500 Recipient: Elana Takchuk Livingstone Range School Division Career and Technology Scholarship $500 - is awarded to a student pursuing post secondary studies in trades or technology Recipient: Jace Lewis Julia and Roy Whitehouse Memorial Post-Secondary Scholarship $750 - is presented to grade 12 student with top academic grades Recipient: Aiden Douglas Spray Lakes Sawmills Scholarship $750 Recipient: Elana Tkachuk Dan Marcial Memorial Scholarship $1000 - a memorial scholarship presented to a graduate that embodies the characteristics of Dan – a person of integrity and respect Recipient: Maron Lim Spray Lakes Sawmills Scholarship $1000 - is presented to a student who is pursuing a career in either trades or technology and has demonstrated work ethic in both school and community activities Recipient: Kyler Olsen Audrey Bonne Memorial Academic Scholarship $1000 Each - is presented to three students who will be furthering their studies in the faculties of Science Recipient: Benjamin Sharp Recipient: Alan Wong Recipient: Elana Tkachuk Eugene Fabro Memorial Scholarship $1000 - is presented to a hardworking grade 12 student entering the trades, college or university Recipient: Ethan Chambers Darcy’s Nature Walk Scholarship $1000 Recipient: Colby Snider Teck Courageous Leadership Award $1000 Recipient: Noah Schuh Dr. Kay Kerr Scholarship

$1000 Each Recipient: Noah Tegland Recipient: Sydney Haslam Recipient: Denique Martin Eric and Wilma Prentice University Scholarship $1000 - is presented to a student who has graduated with strong marks and who has demonstrated leadership through: Personal perseverance in the face of adversity or a participant in Sports or Community Service or involvement in School Activities Recipient: Ethan Chambers Strandquist Family Trust Scholarship $1000 Each - is presented to three students who are pursuing post secondary education in Forestry, Nursing, Conservation/Environment or Engineering Recipient: Daniel Poloni Recipient: Maron Lim Recipient: Noah Schuh Coleman Lions Scholarship $1000 Recipient: Ethan Chambers CCHS Trades and Technology Scholarship $1000 Each Recipient: Denique Martin Recipient: Matthew Merrit CCHS Scholarship $1000 Each - is awarded to ten students who have demonstrated a commitment to their studies and have made a positive impact on the culture of CCHS Recipient: Ethan Chambers Recipient: Aiden Douglas Recipient: Skyler Heyboer Recipient: Kyler Olsen Recipient: Daniel Poloni Recipient: Benjamin Sharp Recipient: Noah Tegland Recipient: Elana Tkachuk Recipient: Alan Wong Recipient: Maron Lim Livingstone Range School Division Scholarship $1000 - is awarded to the top grade 12 student with the highest average in Math, Science, Social Studies and

English Recipient: Aiden Douglas ENMAX Environmental Leadership Scholarship Award from LRSD $1000 - students must apply for this scholarship, including an essay on the impact of volunteerism and how their own leadership skills and awareness of environmental issues has impacted their life, school and community.

Recipient: Maron Lim Dr. Lloyd Cavers’ Leadership Scholarship – $200 - is awarded to a grade 12 student in Livingstone Range School Division whose leadership has had a positive impact, primarily at the school, but also in the wider community. One student is nominated by each high school. Nominees each receive $200 and the overall winner is given a $1000 scholarship. This year’s winner attends Matthew Halton High School but we are pleased to present CCHS’ nominee…

Recipient: Aiden Douglas Riversdale Resources Scholarship $1500 Each - is presented to one or more graduates who are role models for other students based on their demonstrated contribution to the school and/or community Recipient: Ethan Chambers Recipient: Noah Tegland Livingstone McLeod Bursary for Trades and Technology $2000 - students must apply for this scholarship, including an essay that outlines their back- ground and what draws them to a career in trades.

Recipient: Jace Lewis Schulich Leader STEM Scholarship for the Univeristy of Alberta $80,000 - A Schulich Leader is one of 100 students who are selected each year by 20 Canadian partner universities to receive $80,000 to pursue an undergraduate degree in STEM. Recipient: Benjamin Sharp

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2020 Valedictorian Speech

Aiden Douglas

Elena Tkachuk

Hello everyone and welcome to the Facebook page for CCHS. I had always hoped I could have been one of the people able to make this speech, to be a valedictorian for the class of 2020. I never expected it to be like this though, in the middle of a social upheaval, during an unrivalled pandemic, it has truly been unpredictable.

Despite these challenges, and in part because of them, we are truly honoured to be able to address all of the people watching this video, and to celebrate with our fellow graduates, to say that no matter the odds, the trials, the tribulations, we did it. We alone have graduated from the weirdest year of high school anyone’s had in a long time. Both of us have been with the Crowsnest school system for our entire academic careers, and through those 12 long years we have had a unique opportunity to witness our class of kindergarteners grow into its own. We have changed a lot in that time, lost and gained people, put on plays and learned a lot of stuff we will not be remembering, but more than anything we have seen the identity of the class of 2020 mature and grow into what it is today.

That identity may vary depending on who you ask, some may call us a class of terrible listeners, loud arguers, or people who are just really bad at memorizing formulas, sorry to Mr and Mrs Peebles on that one, and although those all may or may not be true, they fail to capture the true value of the class of 2020, because more than anything we are a grade that is different, we have endured growing up in a time of change, not only the rapid knock you off your feet kind of the past half a year, but also the shifting dynamics of a freshly modernized world. As we graduate today, we are entering a society unlike any other, a world that continues to change and adapt even as I say this speech, but despite this daunting idea, I am not worried. I have spent most of my life with my fellow graduates, and to me it is a certainly that we will succeed in these turbulent times, for we are a class who has lived through change, whose very identity is predicated on adaptation, I know the class of 2020 is better suited than any other to handle the change we are facing today and will be facing for the rest of our lives. I know that no matter what life throws at us, we will not only persevere, but we will thrive, we will remain a collective that is passionate, kind, and knowledgeable. Although we may still have trouble with formulas.

Thank yous We would like to thank some very important individuals who have helped us get to where we are today.

First off, To the staff of Horace Allen School, thank you for igniting our curiosity and wonder of the world at a very young age. You were the kick start to our academic careers, and certainly a positive one. To the staff of Isabelle Sellon School, thank you for providing us countless opportunities to explore and discover new

ideas while also inspiring us to grow as individuals. To the junior high teachers of CCHS, thank you for being ever so patient with us through our lovely junior high years, and for your constant encouragement, support and tireless efforts to direct us down the path to success.

To our senior high teachers of CCHS, thank you for always pushing us to strive to reach our highest potential, for picking us up when we were down, and sharing in celebration of our successes. To all the teachers and staff we have had the pleasure of knowing throughout these past 12 years of schooling, thank you for being such positive role models in our lives. Your love and support does not go unnoticed. You truly have shaped us into the individuals we are today and we greatly appreciate you all.

Next, to our family members, parents, guardians, and loved ones. It goes without saying that you all hold very special places in all our hearts, and we truly could not have made it to this place without your continued love and support. You have been with us from the start, and we could not be more appreciative of the hard work you have put into raising us into the young adults that stand before you today. To all of our parents, guardians, family members, and loved ones, including loved ones that may no longer be with us today, we thank you, we love you, and we hope we have made you proud.

For our final thank you, to our fellow peers, the graduating class of 2020. Although we may not be able to celebrate as usual this year, we will try to do our best to express our gratitude for you all with a few words.

Having known the majority of you for many many years, I can confidently say that I attribute a great part of who I am today to all of you, and the impacts you have had on my life. Our grad class as a whole continues to amaze me with the incredible accomplishments we have achieved as individuals, and as a whole, especially when considering the unfortunate circumstances we have been faced with. Thank you all for the laughs, life-long friendships, and unforgettable memories.

Memories I would also like to extend a very personal thank you to Jill Klapp, our fearless social teacher, vice principal and constant advocate. The class of 2020 is the first class that has spent their entire high school careers under your tutelage, and we have come out all the better for it. Through these 3 years you have taught us how to formulate an opinion, and defend it, how to draw our own conclusions, and how think critically about our values and beliefs. Socials remains the only class I have participated in where no matter the question or who answered, the response was always on topic and correct, that’s impressive. So Klapp, as you see us walk out the door know that you have not only taught us to be strong socials students, but also to be critical and intelligent people that will continue to thrive. We promise we’ll come visit, and if any of us need a lesson on how to intimdate the hell out of ninth graders, were coming straight to you.

As we begin to close the high school chapter of our lives, there comes a sort of bittersweet feeling, an excitement to be free but a little hesitation at the thought of leaving so much behind. So as a comfort to the grads I’d like to take some time to talk about the past. Over the course of our time at CCHS the class of 2020 has made many memories, be it be getting caught by Mr.

Hunger’s Binder checks, debating just a little too passionately in social, retelling Mr. Peebles’ metaphors, or definitely making some teachers quit, the list goes on and on. Although I’m sure that eventually the members of this grade will stop telling stories about not understanding what is going on at any point during a Shakespeare play, I am also sure that the bond we have formed with our fellow grads through these shared experiences and memories is one that will last a lifetime, because we as a grad group are some of the most tight knit people I’ve ever met. that doesn’t mean we don’t have arguments, disagreements, or fights, but rather that as a whole we have the ability to act as a unit, to coexist, to have fun in and out of class and come together when we are needed. Throughout our years in school I have personally seen friends and classmates have to endure some of the worst challenges possible, and each and every time I have seen the class of 2020 act selflessly and out of genuine concern for the people involved, truly they are there when it matters most. I am proud to say that I am a member of the class of 2020, and completely honest when I say that no matter what happens they will be there to support anyone who needs them. So grads if your feeling a little worried or down about leaving the class which you have been a part of for so long, remember the bonds you have made in this school are bonds that last a lifetime, bonds that have and will continue to shape people for the rest of their lives, no matter where we all go after grad. Despite this, please try to remember the funniest stories for our high school reunion.

Post Grad Every year, each valedictorian talks about how they think their grad class is truly exceptional and simply superior to all the others… but they won’t go down in history as the class who graduated during one of the largest civil rights movements of the 21st century amidst a global pandemic. We can most likely all agree that 2020 has not been the year we were hoping for or expecting it to be. By no means has this year been easy on anyone, but I encourage you all to take what you have learned through this difficult time, and let it inspire you. The wonderful thing about life is, no matter how hard it gets, it can always get worse. But, don’t let that scare you. Throughout these past years, we have grown together and learned valuable information about ourselves and about the world around us. The time is now for us to utilize this knowledge and enter a new chapter of our lives. The world is quite literally changing as we speak. I urge you all to keep an open mind and be welcoming to change. Remember where you came from, this beautiful small town nestled in the Rocky Mountains, and always hold dear your values and beliefs. Know that wherever you may end up during your unique walk through life, there will always be people there to help you and support you along the way. Something very special about our grad class is the sense of comradery among us and the meaningful relationships we have built with each other. Cherish these relationships and continue to create new memories. I am honoured to be named one of the valedictorians of the graduating class of 2020, but it has been an even greater honour to have grown up with this group of individuals. Best of luck to you all in your future endeavours, we know you are all destined for greatness.

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Fun Awards

1. Hot Wheels Award – Matayis Melchoir 2. Heart of Gold Award – Alan Wong 3. Double Trouble – Sydney Haslam and Zoe Civitarese 4. Biggest Flirt – Colby Snider 5. Most likely to be slamming monsters and punching dry wall – Kyle Gault 6. Person Most Likely Not to Leave the CNP – Breanna Hodgson and Brayden Cunningham 7. Most Likely to be Planning World Domination – Daniel Poloni 8. Best acting award – Jaelle Vanderplas 9. Biggest Prankster – Kyler Olsen 10. Most Likely to be a Politician – Alex McAuley and Ethan Chambers 11. Usually the loudest in the room – Maron Lim 12. Finest Dance Moves – Elena Tkachuk and Noah Tegland 13. Saving the turtles Award: Alice Murray 14. Luscious Locks Award – Denique Martin and Matt Merrit 15. Best Dressed – Aiden Douglas 16. Most Likely to Become A Millionaire – Cole Kalanza 17. Most unpredictable – Skylar Heyboar 18. Most likely to not have a permit for those guns – James Butler 19. Kmart cowboy award – Dylan Cleverley 20. Most likely to play in the WNBA – Demora Soerenson 24. Most likely to exaggerate the story to his liking– Jace Lewis 25. Most talkative – Sienna Dahl and Skyler VanDerLinden 26. Life of the party – Sarry Farrage 27. Most casual – Lyndon Ewen 28. Mix master award – Alex Verdi 29. Top jeweller award: Frederick Campbell 30. Most likely to be the best at every sport that no one knows anything about: Noah Schuh 31. The Human Encyclopedia Award: Ben Sharp

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Congratulations to the Grads of 2020.

It seems not that long ago, Horace Allen School staff were going over their class lists when school re-opened in September, and commenting on who would be in their classes that year. I’m referring to the year you entered Grade one. You had already been to Playschool and Kindergarten and those teachers also have remembrances and stories of the time they spent with many of you. The makeup of the original classes has changed but the memories remain.

We were as nervous as you might have been, and we looked ahead to the year with excitement. Our classrooms were ready and the year began. You were a group of children ready for challenges, anxious to learn and eager to please. There

Resiliency Parents, family members, quests, present and retired staff, dignitaries, and CCHS grads of 2020.

Grads, congratulations to all of you who have successfully completed 13 years of schooling. From five year old children to 17 or 18 year young men and women. To accomplish this, you all demonstrated resiliency. Perhaps more so than any CCHS student since the Second World War. Covid 19, a pandemic that has disrupted human life on the entire planet. Reflect on the changes in your life in a short two month period; your academics, home life, work, community life, recreation?

You are really quite amazing because of your mental strength; resiliency. You are not born with it, you build it. And you are doing a great amount of building in your life right now. You are stronger, more resilient during periods of change.

Physically resilient? Not very. A human could survive seven days without water; a camel six or seven months. A human could survive weeks without food; a crocodile up to three years. Fall 14 meters and your chance of living is 50 percent.

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were classroom assemblies to plan, music festival performances, skiing, skating and swimming, classroom projects, all along with math units, reading levels, handwriting to practice and story writing to engage in. The year went swiftly by and June came quickly. Off to grade two you would go. As luck would have it and it truly was, I was transferred to Grade Two and I was able to have many of you again. In that year we would be involved in the 2010 Olympics. We were excited to work along with Mrs. Margetak and her class to present our assembly to the school. Raise your torch high right now as you graduate, just as we did when the Olympic torch came to Horace Allen.

Raising butterflies for the very first time with the other grade twos was also a great project. To release our butterflies into the world of nature was special. Just as you are now able to set forth into the world of higher learning and use your many skills you have acquired in your years of schooling in the Crowsnest Pass.

Your class was special to me as it would be my last class of students. I have many fond memories. I have followed your progress in our community through sports, jobs, music and close interaction with many of you. I am proud and happy to say “Good luck grads of 2020”. Reach for the stars and dream your dreams.

Covid – 19 has made this a difficult end to your grad year but you should be proud of all your accomplishments these past twelve years.

Wishing you the best always, Mrs. Reimer

Cats have been recorded walking away after an 85 meter fall. But none of these creatures possess your mental abilities; your psychological strength.

Researchers studying resilience have found that psychological strength is based on three C’s: 1) Commitment-Dr. Henry Walton, better known as Indiana Jones was fanatically “committed”. Now your adventures haven’t been that extreme; never the less, you have shown commitment to a purpose and been successful.

2) Control- Commander Spock in Star Trek? He had “control”. And you?

You focused on what you could do rather than what you couldn’t.

3) Challenge- Hermione in Harry Potter was the strongest during any “challenge”. Each of you knew change was happening and you adapted.

As your school board trustee, I emphasize that you have shown remarkable resiliency, strength, during a stressful period. You are truly a group that will always be remembered positively.

When restrictions are lifted, and you meet a 2020 CCHS Grad, shake his or her hand, give a hug, or a smile, or a nod and say, “Congratulations. You completed high school despite so much adversity.”

Gregory Long , Ward 2 Trustee, Livingstone Range School Division

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CLASS OF 2020 TO THE GREAT Class of 2020, I would normally be standing on a platform in the Sports Complex looking out at a sea of beautiful young people. The girls would be happy and beautiful, and the boys cool and polished.

But sadly, we can not meet for Prom this year. In one way you are lucky. You did not have to sit and listen to a dozen of maybe not so inspirational speeches. In another way, you did not get the chance to shine and celebrate one last time in front of your

Grad 2020!!!!

I’m not going to start this off like every other year where they say how they can’t believe they made it to this day, instead, I’m going to start off this speech with a story that has meaning. Throughout my years of school, I've been known as kind of a class clown; in junior high and highschool I've been called some names and told many, many good things, such as, “Sarry, stop being an idiot,” “Sarry, you’re being an idiot,” and, “Sarry, get out of my class!” I'm not sure if I can say the rest in this kind of environment. However, one of the most influential things I’ve ever been told was last year by a teacher, which I truly do respect to this day. She said, “Sarry, pull your head out of your butt.” I’m not sure why, but I took it as a challenge. Maybe I shouldn't listen to her. But my marks were suffering and I realised I probably should take her very, very kind advice.

I ended up doing not so bad in that class and now I'm here. So I want to say thank you to all of the teachers for pushing me and believing in me even when I didn’t believe in myself. The bigger picture behind my message is that the teachers and staff at CCHS are incredible. The teachers look at every student as an individual and truly want them to do their best in their classes. They see the light in everyone, and will push them to reach their goals as best as they can. They are a huge reason as to why we are all here today. I can say that we may not have been the easiest group of kids for them to handle, but all of our nagging, and “irresponsible behaviour” came out of love for our teachers. And the staff truly work their hardest to accommodate the students. As a grad class, we appreciate what you have done to make our school a great place to learn.

I began working on this speech in October, expecting to have a proper graduation, but before I go into that, I’d rather have this speech be a reflection of the good times I’ve had throughout my 12 years in school and the many memories I’ve made.

I distinctly remember my very first day of kindergarten. I had woken up extra early as I was in the morning class. My dad drove me to school and walked me into the classroom for orientation. I sat down, and looked around at all the new faces. Little did I know, those were the faces that I would spend the next 12 years of my life with. We all had no idea what great experiences we would face together

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teachers, parents, grandparents, and fellow students. I understand you can feel crushed and cheated not to have Prom but be there for each other. Just like the entire community and the world for that matter, are with you all.

The grad parade along main street Blairmore was a huge success. It brought so much joy to so many when we needed it most. It is a testament to how our community pulls together to say, “You did it!”, “You made it”, “Job well done”!

We are immensely proud of the Class of 2020 and wish you great success. Go forward knowing that you are strong, and you will get through this. You got this.

Good Luck!

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and what obstacles we would have to overcome.

I distinctly remember in Grade 7, one of my biggest fears, and I think I can speak for everyone here, was being told we got a noon hour by Mr. Hunger. I could tell many, many stories, but I’d rather have this be short and sweet… like Alan. We will be pushed into the scary real world, while we still hold onto our old highschool ways. Like calling people Johns. On that note, throughout life we will be faced by many of these Johns, and we will have to overcome these Johns, and the John challenges they throw our way.

Life is going to be full of lots of ups and downs and have lots of surprises, but as our experiences have taught us, always turn to Ben for the answers. We are excited to take the next steps of our lives, wherever we go, whether that be going into the workforce, or going into post secondary, or maybe travelling. No matter what we do, we will be on our own trying to figure out life just like Zoe trying to piece two words together without saying “uhh.”

Whether or not we like it, we’re living through different times right now. Although this situation is unfortunate, I think it would be best to accept what we have been given and try to make the best of the situation. It’s not worth dwelling on the circumstances, instead it would be best to look at it as a year to remember.

As Jace would say, sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn’t, that’s just the way she goes. So we shouldn’t look at this situation as a barrier, rather we should learn to adapt to the ever changing world, and it’s ability to change. As someone who should have received a graduation this year, I realize the time we live in now is a great learning curve to understand that the world isn't always going to be fair for us. As Charles Darwin once said, “It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”

As the class president, on behalf of the graduation class of 2020, I would like to say thank you to the teachers and staff at CCHS, ISS, and HAS. We love you dearly for all that you have done for us. You have helped us to become the young adults that we are today and made this process all the easier. As to those who are graduating with me, we have all played a role in each others lives, we have made friendships that will last for years to come. We have experienced the good and the bad together and I am excited to see where life takes us. I wish you the best in life, and I love you all.

Thank you.

Sarry Farrage, Class President

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Graduation 2020 Message from Superintendent Darryl Seguin Graduation celebrations are a beloved tradition and important rite of passage for Grade 12 students.

Yet, because of COVID-19, celebrations for the graduating class of 2020 will be rather different. While it is normal to feel disappointment for this loss, your achievement is no less significant.

For more than 12 years you have learned, made friends, tried and failed and tried again, discovered, explored, and grown in so many ways. You have worked hard and helped others along the way. The challenges you’ve faced - in-

cluding this pandemic - have allowed you to develop resilience, persistence, and confidence that you can handle whatever life after graduation will bring your way.

Even though it may feel like your Grade 12 experience and graduation are not what you thought it to be, I am confident that your future is as bright as ever.

You will go on to accomplish much, make lifelong connections, and improve the world around you after graduation, just as you have always done. With teachers, principals, parents, and friends I congratulate each graduate on this milestone achievement. We are so proud of you, Class of 2020!

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Aiden Douglas, Alan Wong, Alex McAuley, Alex Verdi, Alice Murray, Ben Sharp, Brayden Cunningham, Breanna Hodgson, Colby Snider, Cole Kalanza, Daniel Poloni, Denique Martin, Dylan Cleverly, Elena Tkachuk, Ethan Chambers, Fredrick Campbell, Jace Lewis, Jaelle Vanderplas, James Butler, Kyle Gault, Kyler Olsen, Lyndon Ewen, Maron Lim, Matayis Melchior, Matthew Merrit. Noah Schuh, Noah Tegland, Sarry Farrage, Sienna Dahl, Skyler VanDerLinden, Sydney Haslam, Zoe Civitarese.

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CCHS GRADS 2020 - FUTURE PLANS James Butler – Plans to enter the work force Fredrick Campbell – Plans to study Automotive Technology at SAIT Ethan Chambers – Plans to study Bachelors in Communication at Mount Royal University majoring in journalism Zoe Civitarese – Plans to study Correctional Studies at Lethbridge Community College. Once finished her diploma program she will be attending the University of Lethbridge to further her career into the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Justice Studies Dylan Cleverly – Plans on pursuing an Automotive Service Tech Apprenticeship Brayden Cunningham – Plans to enter the work force for a year before continuing his education Sienna Dahl – Plans to work and upgrade

Skyler Heyboer – Plans to study Power Engineering at SAIT Breanna Hodgson – Plans to enter the work force before moving on to post-secondary Cole Kalanza – Plans to enter the work force Jace Lewis – Plans to study Industrial Mechanics (Millwright) at NAIT Maron Lim – Plans to study Chemical Engineering at the University of Calgary

Elana Tkachuk – Plans to study the Science and Business Cooperative Program at the University of Waterloo Skyler VanDerLinden – Plans to become a heavy equipment mechanic

Denique Martin – Plans to study Culinary Entrepreneurship at SAIT in 2021 Alex McAuley – Plans to work and one day open a bakery

Alejandro Verdi – Plans to study Music Production at Digital Arts School

Matayis Melchior – Plans to continue his education in Calgary

Mercedes White – Plans on taking a year off

Matthew Merritt – Plans on taking a semester off before attending school to become a heavy duty mechanic

Lyndon Ewen – Plans to pursue a hockey career prior to post-secondary education. Been signed with the Great Americans from Great Falls, Montana

Daniel Poloni – Plans to study Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University

Alice Murray – Plans to instruct snowboarding for a year before moving on to post-secondary Kyler Olsen – Plans to study Renewable Resource Management at Lethbridge College

Noah Schuh – Plans to study Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the College of the Rockies Benjamin Sharp – Plans to study Astrophysics at the University of Alberta

Kyle Gault – Plans to pursue a career in carpentry Sydney Haslam – Plans to study Bachelor of Management (Marketing) at Lethbridge University

Noah Tegland – Plans to study Management & Marketing at the University of Lethbridge

Jaelle Vanderplas – I’m going to stay in the Pass; work and help my mom and dad with my little brothers while this Covid passes. Then I hope to go to college and become a social worker

Aiden Douglas – Plans to study Bachelor of Science in Engineering at the University of Lethbridge with a direct transfer to the University of Alberta. Aiden’s original plan was to travel the world starting in October of this year, a gap year of sorts, which is no longer an option. He’s planning on getting his undergraduate degree in engineering, however he plans to continue with further schooling to get a graduate degree in Biomedical Engineering or in Medicine

Sarry Farrage – Plans to study Petroleum Engineering at SAIT

Demora Soerensen – Plans to be an entrepreneur

Colby Snider – Plans to study Bachelor of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Lethbridge. Colby will also be playing college baseball

Alan Wong – Plans to study Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Waterloo

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This composition was created by Kim Cunningham of Grizzly Falls Photography. Each student was photographed separately and Kim photoshopped them together to provide the graduating class with a full class photo as a keepsake. A big thank you to Kim for this amazing work!

photo courtesy Grizzly Falls Photography