Crowsnest Pass Herald - Year in Review

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January 13, 2021 ~ Vol. 91 No. 2

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2020: A Year in Review Before we move forward into the New Year let’s take a final look back at the old one and the ups and downs that defined the Crowsnest Pass in 2020. All stories and photos are from David Selles.

January 15, 2020

Wayne Robutka retires Wayne Robutka has spent his entire life in the Crowsnest Pass and he’s seen a lot of change over

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The Crowsnest Pass Food Bank would like to thank our hard working volunteers, our donors and everyone who organized local fundraisers in 2020.

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that time.

Robutka has worked for the municipality since 1984 when he started off on a garbage truck and then found other jobs in public works over the years before working his way up to operations manager in 2014.

Robutka says he’s seen both positive and negative change in the Crowsnest Pass over his time here.

“We've done some good projects. We've done the downtown Blairmore project and the downtown Coleman Revitalization for starters.”

Robutka hasn’t only seen positives over his time in the Pass though.

“The loss of our industry really hurt us. We have to rely on people more.”

He also mentioned a previous event that was held in the community for many years.

“The loss of Thunder in the Valley really hurt the community because we used to have around 20,000-30,000 people here that weekend.”

Overall, Robutka is pleased with where the Crowsnest Pass is headed and says that his time working for the municipality was positive and that anyone who ends up with a position in the municipality should be pleased.

“People should be happy if they get a job with the municipality because it's a good job in all aspects.”

As for what Robutka has planned now, he’ll take some time off before beginning his next chapter.

“I'm helping out the municipality right now until they get someone in place. I'm going to go to Mexico for a month and a bit and then I'm going to start my own little consulting company so that if anyone needs my help here I will work with them. This is a really beautiful community and I hope in the future it continues to be a

The staff at Crowsnest Insurance Agencies and Crowsnest License and Registry would like to congratulate JoAnne LIddeLL on her well deserved retirement.

We would like to thank her for 23 years of hard work and dedication.

We wish her all the best in the next stage in her life.

The Crowsnest Curling Club Seniors League hosted a skins fun spiel on Thursday January 16. There were 64 participants from Pincher Creek, Fort McLeod, Sparwood and Fernie as well as locals.

It was a fun day of curling for all the curlers who enjoyed great competition and a wonderful meal provided by volunteers from the Seniors League. Thanks to all the volunteers who put on the event and thanks to Jodi Bourne for doing the draw spread sheet.

better place for people to come to.”

January 22, 2020

Strategic Plan update During this month’s Chamber Luncheon, Mayor Blair Painter provided everyone in attendance an update on how the strategic plan for 201924 came to be.

The update provided information on how the plan was reached, who was all involved and also included goals for the community.

The plan was designed through work by the planning team that consisted of the Mayor and some members of Administration.

Across eight different planning sessions, meetings with stakeholders and a brainstorming session, a focused and prioritized plan was formed that included new goals and strategies for the coming years.

The planning team worked with over 30 stakeholders from 20 different sectors who helped provide input for where the focus for the community should be.

Mayor Painter spent time going over the seven goals for this strategic plan.

Goal one is that the municipality’s growth will be effectively planned, managed, sustainable and focused on the Municipality’s long-term needs and opportunities and rooted in the community’s vision and values.

Goal two is resilient industrial and commercial businesses choose to locate or remain in the Crowsnest Pass and feel well accommodated.

Goal three is that working age families will choose to remain in or relocate to Crowsnest Pass and will feel welcomed and accommodated in a community with vibrant effective

volunteerism and community spirit.

Goal four is that the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass will use planned, prudent and transparent financial processes, which make optimal and sustainable use of its resources.

Goal five sees The Municipality communicate and effectively engage with its community and stakeholders and will encourage its citizens to be engaged and participate effectively in the public process.

Goal six is that the Crowsnest Pass will be known as a vibrant mountain community and the final goal is that the Crowsnest Pass expands as a culture and recreation destination.

To complete these goals, there are many different strategies that will be implemented over the next years to help the community reach the targets set in the strategic plan.

Anyone looking for more information is encouraged to look at the plan online on the Crowsnest Pass website.

January 29, 2020

Treasure Island The Red Ravens Performing Artists Society is preparing to put on their local performance of Treasure Island.

The performance is a pantomime performance, which means people of all ages will be able to enjoy the performance.

President of the Red Ravens, Lisa Attaway, says this performance has a little bit of everything.

“Pantomime is fun and comedic. It's slapstick comedy. It's very silly. There's lots of music but it's not considered a musical. It's more like a fairytale set to music full of laughter. It's the kind of thing that appeals to adults as well as children because there's a lot of double entendre like a Pixar type of thing where

the kids will be laughing at one thing and the adults will be laughing at something totally different. The wonderful thing about that is I find that the adults and the grandparents are laughing just as much as the kids and even if you don't have children, you can still go and have lots of fun.”

Attaway also mentioned that there will be a unique take on this version to make it more relatable to the audience.

“It's written by a gentleman named Ben Crocker who is a very renowned writer of pantomimes.

That's one of the fun things about pantomimes. They have the story and then they write something that is adjusted to the environment. For instance there's a whole scene about different types of cakes. We've adjusted it so it's about timbits. You kind of make it silly towards the actual audience that's there.”

The performance is also meant to be interactive with the audience.

Attaway says it’s meant to be a performance that just leaves everyone happy.

“Although you've got that double entendre side of it, it's very innocent and it's very sweet. You've got Jenny and Jim who are two of the main characters and they literally fall in love at first site. You've got the captain and you've got that same thing where it's like 'I'm the bad guy. I'm really mean' and by the end he's been converted to a happy loving pirate. You just get this wonderful feel good. I think it's sad because there aren't many films out there anymore where you just feel nice at the end. Is it likely that the big bad pirate is going to be this wonderful person at the end?

Probably not but who cares? Let's have a laugh and that's kind of the feeling of the whole thing.”

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2020: A Year in Review February 5, 2020

Update from Roger Reid, MLA Roger Reid will also be hosting an open house in the Crowsnest Pass before the panel on February 6th at the Elks Hall in Blairmore from 2-4pm.

Reid says it’s important for him to find times to meet with his constituents.

“One of the biggest challenges for me in terms of my job is to be available to constituents. We've spent a significant amount of time since the election, in Edmonton and just in terms of being able to meet with constituents on a regular basis in such a large riding, we've made it a priority to hold things like our coffee open houses as regularly as we can.”

Reid says he plans to make these open houses a regular occurrence.

“The plan going forward is when I'm not in Edmonton, to try and hold probably three a month. It'll just be a chance for people to come and ask their questions, share their concerns and have a chance to meet face-to-face.”

Reid says he’s already been hearing concerns from his constituents as well.

“We've had lots of constituents in the last couple months reach out in terms of concerns regarding rural health care, which we've been working to address.

I've been spending some time connecting with the minister of health. Lots of people are responding to rumors. I've had lots of people say we're going to close rural hospitals and we're going to do this and we're going to do that. I think our rural healthcare is really essential and a really important part of us maintaining a great standard of living and lifestyle in rural Alberta.”

Reid says another topic that he gets asked about quite often is regarding the provincial budgets.

“People can and have asked questions about budget 2019 or Budget 2020, which will be coming out in March.”

Reid says overall he is pleased with where the government is at so far.

“We've been very busy as a government. We've worked to pass probably record numbers of legislation. My colleagues and I have been working very hard to make sure we're setting up that framework to get Alberta back on track

and to get the balance back to our bank accounts and still make sure we are sustaining and growing essential services for Albertans.”

February 12, 2020

Appreciation night success

The community appreciation night put on by Randall Whiteside on Tuesday, February 4th was a big success.

Whiteside said even with the cooler weather earlier in the day, the turnout was great.

"We figure we had about 100 people out and it was perfect. Earlier that day, it was windy and cold so I'm impressed with the people who braved the weather."

Whiteside says overall, the event was very well received.

"It was awesome.

There was a lot of happy people there. I received a lot of complements. What was really special was that there were some people who otherwise wouldn't have gone skiing that came to the event. There were a couple first time skiers and then a local lady who hadn't been on the hill in 20 years so that was really special."

Whiteside wants to thank the community for coming out and supporting the event.

"A big thank you to the community as well for coming out. We did raise some money as well for Crowsnest Awareness, which is John Warlow's charity and we also have a bunch of food for the food bank as well."

Whiteside also wants to thank the businesses that helped sponsor the event as well.

"A big thanks to the people who helped out. Tin Dogs and John Warlow for providing the burgers, which were excellent. Also Spectrum Ale Works who provided the beverages and all our other sponsors including Spry, Alpineland, Crowsnest Coffee and Rebel Barbeque."

Whiteside also wanted to say a big thank you to Katherine Seleski and the Pass Powderkeg for a great job of running the event as well.

February 19, 2020

Grant provides students with meals Thanks to a grant provided by the government,

students at ISS are able to enjoy healthy meals they may not otherwise get.

Christine Lang, a Nutrition Assistant, says she is able to provide meals for students because of this grant.

“It's a grant that is provided by the government.

It's to promote healthy eating and provide meals for those who may not have any. Not all of our kids that participate are needing but might be lacking.”

Lang says that almost all the food is made fresh for the students and that meals are provided every day.

“I'm here every day. I make lunches as well.

There are fruits and vegetables as well and those lunches go to the office and students that need it come and get it.”

Lang says volunteers are what make those meals possible.

“Our hot dinners can feed the entire school with the help of several volunteers. We do those meals once a month.”

Lang mentioned that it’s a big plus to have the community interact with the students.

“It's nice to have the community get involved with the younger kids. It was good to see the kids interact with them and they had a blast.”

Lang says that showcasing a program like this one is a way to show people that not all programs are disappearing from local schools.

“I want people to know that not all programs have gone on the wayside with education. There are still things in place that are important.”

February 26, 2020

Doctor numbers in Pass fluctuate The number of doctors in the Crowsnest Pass continues to vary at the local clinics.

Dr. Matthew Fisher, a family physician at Crowsnest Medical Clinic says that currently, the clinic has seven physicians but the constant flow has that number change almost constantly.

“We have five permanent doctors plus two who are currently unsure if they will be staying in the Pass.

We actually had three retire and the two who currently aren't permanent have come to take care of the patients of the three retired doctors. We are currently looking for three doctors to

achieve what we are looking for.”

According to Fisher, what they’re looking for is enough doctors to provide all residents in the Crowsnest Pass a family physician between all clinics in the area and Fisher believes three more will get them there.

Dr. Fisher also adds that the clinic has another major recruitment activity that is responsible for most of the staff that comes to the Pass.

“One of our major ongoing recruitment activities, which we've done for many years is residency and clinical clerk training programs. We have ongoing training of medical residents, family medicine residents as well as clinical clerks, which are at the end of med school when they do their practical training in the hospital.”

Another clinic in the Pass is also looking to fill positions.

Dr. Johann Maritz says his clinic is currently looking for multiple physicians at the moment.

“I am by myself. I have openings for three more physicians.”

Dr. Maritz believes that a balance between both local clinics could help provide more options for residents.

“I believe that the town would be very good with two healthy clinics because it gives people choice and makes everybody better. If we want to support the town then I feel that we, as physicians, need to be letting go a little bit of our own personal prejudices and interests and make sure that everyone has a physician in town. It doesn't mean that the clinics have to be the same size, or one has to be better than the other one, it just means that we need to have viable clinics that give people options.”

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Residents of the Crowsnest Pass were able to enjoy Family Day celebrations at the Coleman Sports Complex on Monday, February 17th. Activities included skating, face painting, games and a magic show. The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass and FCSS put on the event.

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2020: A Year in Review March 4, 2020

Pool Renvation The municipality will be moving forward with

renovations to the community pool.

After receiving $87,599 from the CFEP (Community Facility Enhancement

Program) and council’s decision to match the funding, the pool will be receiving upgrades to the change rooms.

Chief Administrative Officer, Patrick Thomas, says the upgrades mean a couple of changes will occur.

“The larger space is going to the women’s change room. This will see the toilet and shower areas upgraded along with having an accessible washroom in both change rooms.”

The children of Albert and Jessie (Hammon) Chamberlain happily announce their parents'

60th Wedding AnniversAry. Bert and Jessie were married on January 14, 1961 at the Southminster United Church in Lethbridge, Alberta.

They have been blessed with 2 children, Brian Chamberlain and Janice Lahoda (Brad) and 3 grandchildren (Jerry, Meagan, Aimee).

Bert and Jessie are retired and living in the Crowsnest Pass which has been their home for the past 42 years.

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On Friday, February 28th, 2020, students from HAS participated in a Hike-A-Thon honouring Global School Play Day and Winter Walk Day. The activity also served as a fundraiser for the school’s Learning Environment. All funds that were raised will be going specifically towards the mountain peak climbing wall that will be constructed in the next phase of the school’s plan.

This also means that the men and women’s change rooms will also be switching sides.

Thomas says the design is currently being completed and construction will begin in early fall of 2020 once the swimming season ends.

March 11, 2020

Monica Fields retires from Frank Slide Current Manager and long time employee at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre (FSIC), Monica Fields, is retiring.

Fields has been at the Centre since it opened in a few different roles.

“I've worked here since the year before it opened, which is 36 years but I've been working for the department of culture for 38 years. I started out as a historical interpreter here and eventually became the education officer, then the interpretation education officer and finally the manager. It just goes to show that if you stay anywhere long enough you can get to the top.”

Fields says she has enjoyed her time at the FSIC and is pleased with how far they’ve come over the years.

“We have changed so much in all these years. The center was never envisioned to have as many activities as we've developed.

There was no gift shop back then, no sleep over programs and no big events. Over these 35 years since the centre opened, we have brought on so many new offerings in terms of visitor services and education programs and events that I would say it's really been just onward and upward.”

As for what she’ll miss in retirement, the people she’s worked with are at the top of the list.

“I'll certainly miss the view from my window and the slide itself but I think the thing I'll miss the most is the people I work with.

We're all really good friends and we've probably spent more time together than with our own families.

I'm not the only old one here. There are quite a few people who have worked at the centre for more than 25 years, which doesn't happen much anymore. It's a testament to how much we all enjoy the job.”

March 18, 2020

Music Festival a great success The Crowsnest Pass Music Festival was held from March 9-13.

The event gave musicians in the community a chance to showcase their talents.

Festival organizer, Tynan Groves, says this year’s festival went very well.

“The festival was amazing this year. We had amazing adjudicators, the venues were great and it was well organized. There are a few blips here and there but it was a really good festival. It went really well. The adjudicators were fantastic.”

Groves also says that the festival drew about the same number of participants as the last couple of years, which he says is fantastic.

March 25, 2020

Uncertain times for local business Local business owner Dawn Rigby is facing uncertain times in wake of the precautionary measures to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

When asked how her business, Country Encounters Accommodations, has been affected so far, Rigby says there’s only one word to describe it.

"Decimated. That's the only way I can answer it.

I've lost 61 events, big and small, in the last four days."

Rigby says that some of the events are as little as 8 people, but also mentioned that some of her lost events are much larger than that.

"Some of them are the size of the bunny bonspiel, which is 200 people for dinner plus a concession. A large group of them, 28 of them, happened the minute the schools shut down because they were all sleepover programs at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre."

Rigby says she's worried about what's next if the lack of business extends into the months ahead.

"I'm pretty concerned about it. I haven't had a chance to see what the economic aid package that was released for businesses entails and whether we're going to qualify. There's that uncertainty on whether I'll even qualify for help. I'm hesitant to lay it on that. I've reached out to my banks to see what we can do for short-term relief.”

Rigby is worried about weddings potentially being cancelled if this continues as well.

"If this carries on much past a month, it's going to spook all the brides and grooms and then the 38 weddings I currently have will begin getting cancelled. At that point I might as well close up shop and start selling off my assets because I won't make it."

While it's a scary time for Rigby, she understands it has to happen this way.

"Nobody wants to go anywhere now. That's a good thing for the population but it's just bad for me.

I understand people's concerns and why they're staying away and why things have to happen this way, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow."

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2020: A Year in Review April 1, 2020

Bulk food orders Local business owner Brent Kenny is making changes to some of the services he provides due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kenny owns multiple different small businesses and is currently worried that some won’t survive.

“I'm a multi-business owner. I own the bottle depot and I have multiple other entities that I run out of the same building and they’re all grinding to a halt.”

Kenny is worried that if this continues too long, some of his entities may not recover.

"If it goes too long then the public starts looking at amazon and they start looking at different avenues and the small businesses will all suffer. I'm not worried about the bottle depot. I'll be able to start that up again when the virus goes over. It's just some of my other sideline ones."

The uncertainty is part of the reason Kenny opened his bulk food orders to the general public.

"That's why we decided to offer the restaurant supplies and those things to the public as well. We used to strictly sell it to restaurants but they are all closing and we do work for the mine and they've cut their workforce. Everybody is just in lockdown panic mode."

Kenny says the items are listed on their website and can also be found on their Facebook page.

Kenny says customers can also ask about delivery as well if that's preferred.

April 8, 2020

AHS update The Government of Alberta and Alberta Health Services have always practiced emergency preparedness, and are continually working to make sure staff has what they need to care for their patients.

Part of our preparedness measures include ensuring space is available if there should be a sudden or large influx of patients.

All zones in Alberta Health Services have freed up spaces to prepare for a possible surge, making 1,500 spaces available province-wide by April 8.

This has been done mainly by postponing elective surgeries, and moving seniors out of acute care, when appropriate.

Many people with

COVID-19 exhibit no symptoms or mild symptoms and can recover while isolated at home. Decisions regarding where the best place is for patients with more serious illness will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

April 15, 2020

Economic Task force starts up A new taskforce is being created to help struggling businesses survive the Covid19 pandemic.

Sam Schofield, President of Pincher Creek Chamber of Commerce and one of the Steering Committee Members, says the taskforce will be a huge help to the business community for communication.

“The Taskforce will be a collective of regional and industry representatives that will be in place to support the business community throughout the journey of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hope is that not only can information flow down from our Taskforce, through industry and regional representatives to our communities, but more importantly up from our communities, through our regional & industry reps, to the Taskforce, MPs & MLAs, and through to Government leaders.”

According to Schofield, the task force will cover a large area.

“This is a regional Taskforce that will cover the entire foothills riding.

This is done with support and knowledge of our regional MLAs and our MP.” Local Chamber President, Sacha Anderson, says the taskforce is looking to develop something they call Business Ecosystems within each community and have those ecosystmes be made up of business support services like a Chamber of Commerce or other types of services.

Anderson says this will also occur in the Crowsnest Pass.

“This CNP ecosystem would then act as a twoway conduit for information and resources between the Taskforce Committee and the local businesses.

The goal is to streamline all the new information coming out every day due to the pandemic and help businesses.

April 22, 2020

Understanding restrictions With Covid-19 comes

uncertainty in many areas.

One of those is what people are and aren’t allowed to do currently regarding outdoor activities like going for walks or bike rides.

For the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Fire Chief and Manager of Protective Services, Jesse Fox, says the municipality is basing all their recommendation off of what Alberta Health Services is saying.

“Everything that were following is from Alberta Health Services recommendations. For our emergency or protective services, we can give advice but all that advice is based off of what AHS is saying.”

The best place to find information on the pandemic from the municipality is on the municipal website.

Province wide information can also be found at alberta.ca

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April 29, 2020

Life changing scholarship Local CCHS student Ben Sharp is one of just 100 students countrywide to receive the Schulich Leaders Scholarship.

The scholarship is eligible for all High School students across Canada and each school can nominate one candidate.

Sharp says he was relieved to be awarded this scholarship.

“It means I'm free to go about and do the best I can in school. I'm not tied down anymore and it's very relieving. I felt confident but there was also a pretty big chance I wasn't going to get it. I felt confident in my abilities but I wasn't 100 per cent sure.”

Sharp will be attending the University of Alberta in Edmonton where he will be studying astrophysics.

Assistant Principal, Jill Klapp, says Sharp checked all the boxes for this scholarship.

“Ben Sharp is a reliable, dependable and trustworthy young man. He's a student that has a leadership quality that is unconventional. He leads by example and always leads with integrity, maturity and is always willing to put in the work without recognition. We’re so proud of him.”

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DR. Katelyn ROse “Dr. Rose grew up in the elk Valley and began her Optometry career at the University of Calgary graduating with a Bachelor of science Degree in 2012. she worked as a summer student with Rocky Mountain Optometry for two summers during her undergraduate degree. she then continued on to complete her Masters of Optometry degree at QUt in Brisbane, australia in 2018. Dr. Rose graduated on the Dean’s Honor list and received the australia College of Optometry Outstanding Graduate award, which was awarded to the highest academic standing in her graduate class. Upon graduation, she worked at a small familyowned optometry practice north of Brisbane until early 2020. Whilst in australia she developed a passion for pediatric optometry, binocular vision and ocular disease and is carrying on that passion here with Rocky Mountain Optometry. Dr. Rose is happy to be back in the Valley and looks forward to serve the communities where she grew up and she is excited to continue developing her career here at home. she is now booking patients for the end of January 2021 When not in the clinic, Dr. Rose can be found traveling, reading, exercising and enjoying the great outdoors with her husband and puppy.”

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2020: A Year in Review May 6, 2020

AB Relaunch The Alberta Government has announced their plans to begin reopening the province.

The plan includes opening different businesses and parks in three separate stages.

Each new stage will go ahead when it is deemed safe to do so meaning there is currently no set timetable for the next phase to begin.

Phase one began on May first with the opening of select recreational areas and some relaxed restrictions.

The following information outlines what each phase includes and some timelines for when things may open.

The plan to move forward requires careful and ongoing monitoring and respecting all guidelines outlined by the chief medical officer of health.

Recognizing the role that access to the outdoors and recreation in the outdoors plays to Albertans’ sense of wellbeing, access to provincial parks and public lands will be reopened using a phased approach, beginning with.

Vehicle access to parking lots and staging areas in parks and on public lands opening May 1.

Opening a number of boat launches in provincial parks on May 1 and working to have them all open

by May 14.

The government is working to make campsites available as soon as possible, with the goal to have as many open as possible by June 1. At this time, sites are open to Albertans only.

Check albertaparks.ca for updates.

Group and comfort camping will not be offered. Campground facility access restrictions to areas such as showers, picnic and cooking shelters will also be posted to albertaparks.ca.

Alberta Parks’ online reservation system will be available May 14 to book site visits beginning June 1.

Out-of-province bookings will not be processed.

No washrooms or garbage pickup will be available within provincial parks at this time. These services will be available as soon as Alberta Environment and Parks brings staff back.

Fire bans in parks, protected areas, and the Forest Protection Area remain in place.

No off-highway vehicle restrictions are currently in place. Local restrictions may be required if the risk for wildfires increases.

Private and municipal campgrounds and parks can open with physical distancing restrictions, under their own local authority.

Golf courses can open on May 4, with restrictions including keeping clubhouses and pro shops closed. On-site shops and restaurants can open in stage one, consistent with other businesses and retailers.

Progress to Stage 1 will occur once health measures are achieved to the satisfaction of the government based on the advice of the chief medical officer of health, as early as May 14.

May 13, 2020

A different Graduatuion 2020 This year’s graduating class at CCHS was forced

University of Lethbridge Student Meagan Lahoda returned to the Crowsnest Pass after finishing her semester in Lethbridge and wanted to create something to bring a smile to residents during the pandemic. She created wonderful chalk art in front of the Provincial Building in Blairmore for people walking by to enjoy.

This is one of many things people can see throughout the community that shares some positivity during this time.

to celebrate in a unique way.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions in place, the graduating class of 2020 was unable to have the regularly scheduled ceremony that previous classes have enjoyed.

Parents and community members came together and provided these graduates with a celebration of their acheivements in a very unique way.

Through a parents-driven idea, the graduating class of 2020 was able to parade down main street in Blairmore as community members and parents watched from sidewalks and cars.

Graduating students Colby Snider and Maron Lim say the support that was shown by the community made the day special for them. “"It was difficult but with the parents and all the people showing up, it made it special to us. I thought it was a good experience overall. Leading up to the day, I think everyone was a little upset cause they knew grad wasn't going to be that day. We've been looking forward to it all school year. When we found out that people were trying to make it special for us and have a good time on that day it meant quite a bit to us. It was good to get a taste of what was actually supposed to happen that day," said Snider.

“It was extravagant, lovely and most of all unbelievable. It was unbelievable because I didn't expect everyone to come out and show so much support for a small grad class like ours.

It was so thoughtful and it moved a lot of the girls to tears," said Lim.

Both Snider and Lim want to thank the community for the support.

“Thanks to all the parents and all the people who came out and supported our grad,” said Snider “This showed me that everyone in the community as a whole is linked together and close no matter what. Overall, we're all so close together and everyone was so thoughtful and considerate that we're going through something.

By showing their support they showed us that they understand what we were going through. Thank you for celebrating with us and for all the years that I've spent in this town have been amazing. Ending it with this big blast was greatly appreciated.”

May 20, 2020

Local resident helps flood victims A local resident is putting her training to use in Fort McMurray.

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Burchert and a team are spending a three-week period in Fort McMurray providing support to homeowners and volunteers.

“In a lot of cases here, people have had six feet of water in their basements.

Our volunteers that come to work are carrying out furniture and are doing all kinds of different work. It relieves the burden of the homeowner because they are under a lot of stress.”

According to Burchert, the work she does as a chaplain revolves around her Christian background and also says the training she received is similar to what people would take for helping in critical incidents.

“The training that I've had for this, part of it is from the Christian Perspective of sharing hope and a lot of the other training is called Critical Incident Stress Management. It's very similar training to that of someone who would take if they were supporting firefighters, police officers or other people dealing with critical incidents.”

Burchert says the community of Fort McMurray has been incredible during her time there.

“The city of Fort McMurray has been an amazing community of helping one another. Even though there were 1,300 homes or buildings affected, we haven't had to do so many of them on our own, unlike some communities that aren't as close knit.”

Burchert says it’s hard to think about all that Fort

McMurray has been through over the last four years.

“This community went through the forest fires four years ago. Then the downturn of the oil and gas prices affected Fort McMurray, now we have the Covid-19 pandemic and now a flood. There's not a person in this community that hasn't been impacted in the last four years one way or another.”

May 27, 2020

Bellevue Mine carving The carving will be on display on main street Bellevue for people to enjoy but also as a landmark for people trying to find the mine.

"We wanted to bring some attention to main street and help the visitors find our site easier. We have a number of complaints every year that people can't see where the entrance to the mine is and that they get lost looking for us. We thought this way it would not only be a nice addition to our site to bring attention to us, but also it looks good because it's right on main street so everyone gets to enjoy it," said Brandy Gregory, Manager of the mine.

The design is a miner holding a lunch box and a pick axe. There are also rocks and trees in the carving along with an arm that comes out with a crow.

The carving also includes a bench for people to sit on.

The carving was done

by Darren Jones and Gregory says it was his idea.

"He really loves the mine and wanted to make a carving for us."

Gregory says they hope to have the carving in place by June 1st, which is the day the Mine also plans to re-open.

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2020: A Year in Review June 3, 2020

UROC Bike Park Council voted unanimously to approve the Kid’s Corner UROC Mountain Bike Trail in Blairmore during their meeting on Tuesday May, 26th.

The process for the creation of this park began on December 17, 2019 when UROC presented the plan to Council.

Council approved the project in early 2020 after which information packages were prepared for the residents in the area.

One local resident says they weren’t pleased with information given to them after Council had approved the project.

“It was an afterthought I think to even have the residents involved in the process. We were never involved in the process in the beginning. At any time, something is proposed where it affects a neighbourhood or citizen, it should be brought to their attention first. My belief is that the Councillors made the decision for the Bike Park back in December and they weren't about to change it.”

After the project information packages were delivered to residences within the location of the trail plan, Council received responses from concerned residents in this area.

The next time the plan was presented to council was at a meeting on April 7th.

At that meeting, Council directed Administration to review this project and meet with all concerned residents and provide feedback to Council for reconsideration of this project.

During that time period, UROC met with the municipality as well as local residents to hear their concerns.

The overall sentiment regarding the project is that there weren’t enough reasons for any member to vote against the building of this bike park.

Many of the council members also said they understood and respected the concerns of residents but added the changes UROC proposed after hearing concerns from residents were sufficient to moving this project towards completion.

June 10, 2020

Mask Making Sandi Knight has been creating masks for others to wear to help limit the possible spread of the Covid-19 virus.

The idea first came to her when she decided to make some for herself.

"I'm asthmatic, so I had my own concerns and I thought I'd make a couple up. Then I saw online that in Ontario there were many hospitals in Toronto asking people to make masks and providing patterns because they were short supplied. At that point in time Alberta was doing pretty good. I thought if I made some ahead then maybe if we ran into the same problems Toronto was having I'd have a jump-start on it. I started making them and I never did get a stock pile."

Knight says as soon as she posted that she was making masks they were claimed.

"I thought at first maybe seniors like myself and people who are imunno-compromised could make do with a mask and as soon as I posted online, they started going as fast as I could make them."

Knight has been making masks since May 1st and has been making them every day since.

"It's kind of neat and I'm really impressed with how people in the Pass have jumped on board and everyone wants to keep everybody safe. It's awesome."

Knight says she wants to express how thankful she is to the community while she's been doing this.

"I really want to stress how grateful I am to the community for their support in doing this and keeping us all safe."

June 17, 2020

Stage 2 relauch The Alberta Government has moved into Stage 2 of their relaunch strategy.

This move into Stage 2 comes earlier than expected after low case counts across the province continued during Stage 1.

Stage 2 allowed additional businesses and services to reopen and resume operations starting June 12 with physical distancing requirements and other public health guidelines in place.

Business operators, sport and recreation services can determine if they are ready to open and ensure all guidance for workplaces are met.

The government also announced that gatherings in Stage 2 can be larger.

According to the government of Alberta website, the success of Stage 2 will determine when Alberta progresses to Stage 3. Factors for moving to the next stage are active cases, health-care system capacity, hospitalization and intensive care unit (ICU) cases, and infection rates.

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2020: A Year in Review June 24, 2020

Crowsnest Pass Phase 2 relaunch The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is in the stages of reopening facilities around the community.

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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.

July 1, 2020

Pool opens The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass has been

working towards a date for opening of the Pass Pool.

That date has now been set for July 6th.

Pool Manager, Jared Koentges, says that Lesson registration and the official opening will happen on July 6th.

As for daily hours, Koentges says they will try to stay open as long as previous years.

"We will try to be open 6am-9pm as normal. We have a revamped schedule because it will look a little bit different as after each program we'll have to do a cleaning of the facility."

There are limitations on the number of people allowed for different activities as well.

"For lane swim there will only be 12 people allowed. Aquafit will only have 15 people and then for public swim there is a max of 40 people."

Koentges says the pool will also be offering Aqua Yoga and a new masters program this year as well.

July 8, 2020

Canada Day wrap-up While we were forced to celebrate Canada Day in a different way this year, members of the Coleman Community Society still wanted to put together a parade to celebrate with members of the community.

President of the Coleman Community Society, Jane Ann Reimer, says the parade went well.

The parade consisted of some local businesses, members of Council as well as members of the Coleman Community Society.

“There were 12 vehicles all together. Sig and Rose Gail were on our trailer that was decorated for Canada Day. We had their music set up on the trailer and once we got to the quieter main streets they played while we went down the street. There were four Councillors and the Mayor, 2 convertibles with Coleman Legion members and then there was a couple of businesses,

then we had a member of the RCMP who was fantastic and did a great job and then we had a rescue truck that was part of it as well.”

Members of the Coleman Community Society also decorated parts of Downtown Coleman by putting bows on lamp posts, and decorating benches and fences with Canada Themes ahead of Canada Day. July 15, 2020

Monitor costs Council held discussion on potential air monitoring services and costs should mines move ahead in the area.

Administration contacted Millennium EMS Solutions (MEMS) to get a quote for air monitoring services and equipment costs.

During discussion, Mayor Painter told council he wants to bring this back sooner than later and have a conversation on what council wants to do.

Mayor Painter added that he doesn't want to see this topic tabled and that progress needs to be made towards a decision.

Councillor Sygutek mentioned that while Teck monitors their air quality on their own, the district of Sparwood also set up their own system in order to tell their taxpayers that they're doing their due diligence to make sure that they receive the right information.

Councillor Sygutek said it's not about insinuating that Teck is lying but that it shows Sparwood is taking responsibility as a community to make sure the air quality is correct.

A motion was made to defer this topic instead of tabling it to ensure conversations surrounding this issue continue.

The motion was carried.

July 22, 2020

Bellevue Mine The Bellevue Underground Mine is once again

open for tours.

Despite Covid-19 impacting their operations, General Manager Brandy Gregory says she’s pleased with the amount of traffic they’ve had so far this summer.

“We're actually doing pretty well since we've reopened. Things are picking up and we've actually been pretty busy.”

While the mine is still busy, Gregory says reduction in tour size has hurt business slightly.

July 29, 2020

Random camping Random camping is becoming a problem in Crowsnest Pass.

Concerns around random camping in the community are continuing to grow.

One resident is growing tired of the nonstop traffic and is also worried about the land and wants to go back to being able to enjoy the areas they call home.

“We live here and we do because we love the bush. We've camped here, my children have camped here our whole lives.

They've all got quads and they rip up all the roads.

We’ve seen people dump their holding tanks into the ditch on the side of the road because they're too lazy to come to a dump station. When you see toilet paper and other people’s feces in the ditch it's pretty scary.”

The resident also says that campers are cutting down trees.

“Something needs to be done. Either we need more forestry officers or somebody to keep these people in line. I don't know who it is or who will do that. I don't know how many forestry officers we have but we need to get more because it's crazy. It's sad because you used to go out and camp and you'd see your neighbours every once in a while but that was fine because you were all enjoying the area.”

Family members and Grade 6 students took part in a year-end parade on Thursday June 25th. Staff of ISS stood along the sidewalk while students and family drove, walked or biked past. Vehicles were decorated with signs and balloons and one student even brought a spray gun to hose down the teachers. The parade was planned as a way to congratulate Grade six students who will now be moving on the CCHS next school year.

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2020: A Year in Review August 29, 2020

MLA update Local MLA Roger Reid was in the Crowsnest Pass and provided an update on two topics to Council.

The first update provided was on Highway 3.

Functional Planning studies have been completed for all portions of Highway 3 with the exception of the last section running through the Piikani Reserve.

Crowsnest Pass to Pincher Creek is made up of two stages, from Sentinel to Passburg (Stage 1) and Passburg to Pincher Creek (Stage 2).

Stage One of the functional planning study was signed off on March 18, 2020.

Stage Two was signed off on January 31, 2020.

The twinning of

Highway 3 between Taber to Burdett was identified as the priority section in collaboration with the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association, a group of more than 19 southern Alberta municipalities, industry stakeholders, and economic development agencies.

Both the association and Alberta Transportation share the public’s interest in completing the twinning of Highway 3.

The remainder of Highway 3 twinning will be scheduled for construction as soon as provincial priorities allow and funding become available.

September 2, 2020

Fortis upgrades Communications Advisor, Mona Bartsoff, says upgrades are necessary to 21012AA2

ensure Fortis' entire system is aligned.

"We've purchased the distribution system in the area in 2016. We realized the system needed to be brought up to the same technology that would align with the rest of our distribution system so we're putting in new poles and new wires to accomplish that. This will be Phase 3 of the upgrades in the Crowsnest Pass area."

In 2018, Phase 1 involved the construction of a new power line on the north side of Highway 3 towards Blairmore's main street.

It aligned the system with FortisAlberta's electrical standards and created an alternate power source for Crowsnest Pass customers, ensuring reliability.

In 2019, Phase 2 involved replacing power lines and poles in Blairmore on the east of town between 18 and 19 Avenues and 132 and 135 Streets.

This year's work will also be in Blairmore.

"This year all of our work will be concentrated in several spots in Blairmore all south of the railway," said Bartsoff.

The project will be done in different sections over the next few months and Fortis will be providing signage to make people aware of the work being done in their area.

September 9, 2020

Minor Hockey Minor Hockey in the Crowsnest Pass will look a little different this year.

Crowsnest Pass Minor Hockey President, Kyla Cytko, says Hockey Alberta has made different plans for this year due to Covid-19.

Cytko says there are plans to scrimmage with the teams in the Pass.

“Within our own teams, we can have them scrimmage each other.

That usually is always part of a practice.”

There were broader changes that Hockey Canada has made as well, including different age group formats.

Crowsnest Pass minor hockey also provides the opportunity for young girls to play as well with mixed teams in every age group.

Kids will also get the opportunity to play every position and Cytko also says hockey not as busy as in previous years.

September 16, 2020

Outdoor learning Horace Allen School continues work on their outdoor learning area.

The outdoor learning area at Horace Allen School is beginning to take shape.

A recent donation has aided in its creation.

Caber Logging Ltd. and Spray Lakes donated logs and stumps for students to use as desks and seats for the outdoor learning area.

Garner says she hopes that the rocks, along with the logs will be finished and in place before winter.

While these next steps mark great progress,, Garner says there is still a fairly long way to go.

“This is a multi-year project. We are continually applying for grants looking for people to support this outdoor classroom area. It's a full-scale project that has many aspects to it.

Right now we're just focusing on the back part of the space we have on the south side of the school.”

Garner says there is now a site map located at the school to provide a big picture look at what the completed project will look like.

September 23, 2020

Hamilton will serve as the youth council rep for another year. The decision comes after Hamilton’s first year was cut short due to Covid-19.

Hamilton says her first year serving on Council was an interesting experience.

“It was very cool to see how everything worked. I really enjoyed having a voice and serving as the youth representative for council. It was very educational.”

Hamilton says she feels like a good fit for the position and is glad to have the opportunity to serve as the youth representative again this year and gain more experience.

“I feel I'm a pretty good representative for the youth in the community because I get all the spectrums. I’m really excited to go a second time around and be the youth representative again.”

Hamilton says Council approached her after making their decision.

“Council unanimously voted they wanted a youth representative again and Covid-19 got in the way of my previous time. They decided that I could have another year if I wanted to.”

After spending most of year one learning the ropes, Hamilton says she hopes to increase her discussions with council this year.

“Hopefully I get to have more of a voice. Last year I was just learning things but now I have the scoop on things so I can have more of a voice and impact.”

Council adopted a similar position as Elkford after seeing their success with a youth council representative.

Hamilton will now serve a second year as the voice of youth in the Crowsnest Pass.

Youth Council September 30, 2020 Rep Tiana Hamil- Harvest of Memton ories CCHS student Tianna

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seum was able to hold a successful Harvest of Memories fundraiser virtually this year.

The annual fall fundraiser looked different this year due to Covid-19 but ended up being one of the most successful years in recent memory.

“We raised a ton of money through the event.

It was one of our most successful Harvest of Memories. After expenses, it was the most successful event in recent memory,” said Executive Director Chris Matthews.

“It was great. We had a great time. I had a lot of positive feedback from everyone who watched and participated. It was lovely and a fun evening for us to put on.”

Matthews says there were some challenges to figure out but he was pleased with the outcome and help that was provided.

“We had to figure everything out. We didn't really have a blueprint to follow. It was very much like a telethon in the traditional way. We had to figure out how to keep expenses low and pull it off. That was the biggest challenge. We decided early that we couldn't hold an in person event so we had to figure out how we could do it virtually.

The hunt was on for the right people and right help. Luckily we found great people and detailed event coordination from our coordinator who helped us out. We had Kelly Brothers Production for our AV helping us out with the actual broadcast.

Those things together really helped us figure out what we didn't know.

We're all pretty good at putting on a dinner gala fundraiser, we've done those for a little while but doing it virtually we needed to bring in some help.”

Matthews says the funds raised will go toward keeping the history of the area alive throughout the winter months.

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It’s back to school week for students in the Crowsnest Pass. While Covid-19 presents some challenges in returning to school, staff are confident in their abilities to provide a safe and fun learning space for students in the community.

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2020: A Year in Review October 7, 2020

Pass Beer Pass Beer Co. Experiencing Abundance of Community Support The Pass Beer Co. has received a large amount of support from the Crownsest Pass Community since it opened earlier this year.

Co-owner Tony Radevak says the support they received has been nothing short of amazing.

Radevak says despite the challenges along the way, he’s proud of what they’ve been able to create.

“We couldn't be more proud of what we did in our own aspects of the build.”

The support Pass Beer Co. has received shone through in this year’s Best of Crowsnest Awards.

The restaurant and brewery won six awards including best atmosphere, best bar, best business sign, best customer service, best patio and best innovative idea during Covid-19 with their take out window.

Radevak says he’s incredibly pleased with those award wins.

October 14, 2020

Crowsnest Crossing Council Makes Decision on Crowsnest Crossing Site Options In the spring of 2020, Council approved to proceed with a comprehensive marketing strategy for the remaining lands of the Crowsnest Crossing site.

With the Hotel Study and the Retail and Commercial Market Gap Analysis complete, the next step is to complete some concept designs and then this will be packaged up and a commercial broker will be retained to sell the property.

Two new concepts have been explored along with the original concepts prior to moving ahead with this project. The concepts have tried to integrate the various pieces of the site including existing accesses and the pathway. The two new concepts also considered future access alignments and specific lot configurations to maximize efficiency for lot design and building arrangements.

The third option, which shows the original concept, is for comparison purposes and shows the most likely scenario if the lots were sold individually.

All of the options include a 2-acre site for a hotel, which was the size that was advised from the hotel study.

Council made the decision to go with option number one.

Mayor Painter says council felt it was the best layout for the space.

"We chose option one.

We thought that it was the best possible plan we could come up with. It had good continuity through the site and connecting to the Crowsnest Landing Site to the Mac's Store and the Tim Hortons. We also liked where it came out onto 107 Street across from the hospital, which makes good sense. Overall, we saw it as our best option."

The decision by council to choose option one was unanimous.

October 21, 2020

Golf success The Crowsnest Pass Golf Club wrapped up a successful season last week.

General Manager Waren Gietz says this season was a strange one but that he’s pleased with how it went.

“The season started out with many unknowns.

We were even uncertain if we would be golfing this year. Through the hard work of our lobby groups and industry associations we were able to convince regulators that we could safely provide a place for outdoor recreation. We were thrilled that we were permitted to golf, and it turned out to be our busiest season ever. Our new facilities and course have been extremely well received and we are now on several “must play” lists.”

Gietz says the number of golfers who played this year took a large jump and says most of the rounds played were from people outside the community.

“Our numbers were up significantly. We had 9,000 Member rounds and over 15,000 green fee players, most of them from outside of our community. We are drawing people from all over western Canada.

The word is getting out about our spectacular golf course and we continue to gather accolades. Golf life Alberta ranked us as the third best mountain course in Alberta, behind Jasper and Silver Tip in Canmore and ranked ahead of Kananaskis and Banff.”

Gietz says he’s grateful to the community for their support and encourages locals to use the facilities as much as possible.

“We would like to thank the community and membership for their continued support, and want to remind residents of the Crowsnest Pass that this is their Club, and they should feel free to enjoy the world class setting and facilities.”

October 28, 2020

Roxy Resurrect Crowsnest Cando Society is looking at ways to resurrect the Roxy Theatre in downtown Coleman.

During a presentation to Council on Tuesday, October 20th, Council was provided information on multiple aspects of a potential project to return the Roxy Theatre to its former glory.

President of the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative Society and Crowsnest Cando Director, Fred Bradley, highlighted the steps that can be taken to restore the Roxy and also provided background on the building.

The Roxy Theatre was originally constructed in 1948 as a theatre after a fire destroyed the original opera house.

A new building was constructed in two sections to meet the entertainment and performing arts needs of the community.

The front section features an asymmetrical entryway, brick cladding, and a neon marquee sign.

The rear of the building is composed of a pre-fabricated quonset hut with seating for 338, a large movie screen and a stage.

The building housed the town’s movie theatre, symphony orchestra and local concerts.

The property is on the local heritage inventory and is currently being reviewed by the government of Alberta for provincial historic resource designation.

The Roxy has not been occupied since 2003.

Bradley says the project vision is to rehabilitate the historic Roxy theatre as a multi-use community performing arts centre operating as a social enterprise.

Bradley says the timing is right for this project.

“Embarking on this project is both vital and timely. A refurbished Roxy theatre can facilitate the sustainability of a growing regional arts scene. Within Crowsnest Pass, two new theatrical production companies have formed; three new artist spaces have opened, on top of the already vibrant scene of an orchestra, music festival, film festival and various galleries. The revitalized Roxy can be made to serve our community for years to come not only as a performing arts centre but enhance current programming and embark on new programming to serve all the residents of the community.”

November 4, 2020

MDM facelift The MDM Community Centre recently underwent renovations to the

gymnasium and other areas.

Manager of Community Services, Trent Smith, says a number of upgrades were made to the gymnasium.

“We did an LED light upgrade, which included a new LED light system. We modified the speaker system and added more speakers and more technology to the system to make it more clear and easy to listen to. There were also new sound baffling systems installed as well. We also painted. The gymnasium was painted neutral colours for all types of events and then we refinished the floor and put new wax on.”

Smith says the reasoning behind these renovations was that the MDM had aged out of current times.

"The MDM fell behind in technology and capability for hosting events. There was a lot of echo with the old system and baffling and the colours of the gymnasium didn't match a neutral theme for all events."

There was also one meeting room that received some minor renovations to allow for better social distancing for people who rent out that room.

According to Smith, The total cost of the renovations was $49,600, which came in under budget for the project.

All upgrades are now complete and the munici-

pality hopes more people will come and use the facility.

November 11, 2020

Restored truck A part of Crowsnest Pass’s history has been restored.

Local firefighter Mark Cnossen spent parts of two years searching for parts to bring an old relic back to life.

That relic is a 1940/41 fire truck.

The truck was originally purchased by the municipality of Blairmore in 1940 for $1,018.

Cnossen says the municipality bought it as basic as possible to help keep costs down.

“They bought it as a cabin chassis, single wheel rear end. It was as plain as they could get. They didn't want to have the deck built by GM because it was too expensive.”

The deck was built by the brother of Milo Marcial, one of the firefighters who was serving at the time.

Marcial is also the only remaining firefighter who served while that truck was in service.

Cnossen says it took him a long time to fix the truck.

"It took me over the course of two years to find the parts for this truck. It's not easy to find parts for a 1940 Chevy truck. I found

a supplier out of Texas, which is where I got almost all the parts from. I stripped the truck right down to the frame, tore the engine and transmission down, tore all the brakes out of it and redid the entire powertrain. I painted the body back to the original 1940's colour as well.”

The decision for Cnossen to restore the truck came from his line of work and love of a challenge.

“I'm a mechanic by trade. I have a big interest in old vehicles. I built a shop here two years ago and thought to myself that I needed something to do in the shop. I like tinkering with old vehicles and we had the truck in the hall and I was talking to our Fire Chief and I said that the truck needs work but that I was willing to take on the project.

It kind of escalated and I wanted to tear it down and redo it. It's in my blood. It's not too often you get to take a 1940's truck and get to make it work properly again. It was a challenge and I like a challenge. I think it was more the challenge of can I do it more than anything.”

Fire Chief, Jesse Fox, says he is pleased that community members and firefighters have been so willing to keep this truck a part of the community.

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2020: A Year in Review November 18, 2020

New Vet The Bellevue Veterinary Clinic has hired a new vet.

Dr. Trina Maloney joins the staff after completing her schooling and spending two years in central Alberta.

"I graduated from the University of Calgary in Veterinary Medicine in June of 2018. I began my career in the Sherwood Park area at a small vet clinic."

Maloney says the decision to make the move to the southwest part of the province was primarily based on this past summer’s experiences.

"My boyfriend and I spent a lot of time doing some mountain biking around this area during the summer and we also climbed Turtle Mountain.

We spent some time camping in the area and we thought it would be amazing to live somewhere like the Pass. We had been jokingly talking about it over the summer and I just so happened to be perusing the veterinary listing in the Alberta Vet Magazine and I saw that Dr. Christine had an opening at this clinic and I thought this was an amazing opportunity. The biggest reason I guess would be that we were drawn by the mountains."

With the change in area, Dr. Maloney says she is excited to have a lifestyle change that comes with it.

"We are very excited to have a little bit of a lifestyle change here and really embrace the outdoor living style and small town living."

Dr. Maloney also says that all her interactions with the community so far have been amazing.

"Everybody has been so lovely so far. Everyone seems very nice."

Dr. Maloney says she is thankful for the reception she's received so far and is looking forward to engaging with more of the community soon.

"I'm so excited to start here and get to know everybody. So far it really seems as though I've been warmly welcomed into the community and I just want to say thank you for that."

November 25, 2020

Find Bailey The community of the Crowsnest Pass showed off their positive spirit in helping Bailey the dog return home safe and sound.

Judith Snowdon, a canine behavior consultant

and trainer at Shadowbar Shepherds, was the spear header of the search for Bailey that lasted a full week before Bailey was finally found.

On November the 6th, at about 10pm, Josephine Lore let her sheltie Bailey out in the yard.

There was a small gap in the fence and Bailey found it.

Snowdon says that even though Lore was calling for Bailey to return, the history of Bailey's upbringing and the type of dog Bailey is played a role in his decision not to return.

"Because of the way Bailey was raised by his breeder, he can't get himself over the fear of many people, including his owner."

Lore spent the rest of the day calling for Bailey and driving around trying to find him.

When that was unsuccessful, Lore posted in the Crowsnest Network on Facebook and Snowdon read it.

Having two shelties of her own, Snowdon knew she could help.

"I knew exactly where she was coming from and what her dog would be acting like."

Snowdon says they only had one game plan in mind for getting Bailey back safely.

Snowdon says she's so happy with the response and also says that the sightings mostly appeared during the night.

"We were so fortunate to reach so many people in such a short period of time.

The dog was gone for seven days. We had sightings mostly along the river walkway. He would do his circuit it seemed. Most of the sightings were around 1:30 in the morning. We had very few sightings during the day."

The final sighting and catching of Bailey occurred on the evening of Friday, November 13th.

Dave Mosby spotted Bailey on the walkway just past the legion heading east towards Frank.

Snowdon then headed towards Frank from her home in Lundbreck to try and catch Bailey with the help of her Shelties Drummer and Georgia.

Snowden says that by the time she reached Blairmore, the crew had mobilized.

"Deb Golding, Josephine as well as John Kinnear who came from Coleman, walked the tracks and drove down to

the bridge at the edge of Frank to see if they could scare Bailey back towards Blairmore."

Eventually, Bailey made his way towards Snowden, Golding and owner Josephine Lore.

Bailey ended up on the back road to the trailer court in Blairmore by the river.

Snowden says this was the perfect location to complete the rescue.

Lore went to the end of the road as the rest of the group, with the help of Drummer, herded Bailey towards her.

Bailey was finally herded into a van with the help of Drummer and Georgia at 2:20am on November 14th.

December 2, 2020

Fundraising Organizers with Crowsnest Cando are beginning their first fundraiser for Revive the Roxy.

Communication Director, Howard Vandenhoef, says the first fundraiser will include many different artists.

“Our first fundraiser will be little mini-performances that we're putting together in the Roxy. We've got fourteen groups of performing artists that we're putting together that will go on the Roxy stage.

They're minimal performances. They're almost kind of like what the museum put on recently. They'll all be videoed and will range from singers to comedians to dancers and even First Nations performances.”

Vandenhoef says he is amazed at the amount of support already received for this project.

“What's so amazing is that this project since the beginning has picked up so much interest and I've heard nothing negative about it. We already have close to 400 members in the Revive the Roxy Facebook group. It's been a pleasure so far.”

While initial feedback and support has been strong, Vandenhoef says they are always looking for more volunteers.

“People can go to our website. There's a volunteer form on there people can fill out. People can join our Revive the Roxy Facebook group to stay up to date and offer help as well.

We'll put people to work if they offer. It can be tough to find volunteers in this area sometimes but so far we aren't having any issues

on that front. It's been a lot of fun. We also might have some help from a Grade 7 class at CCHS. We're not entirely sure how that will work yet but it would be great to have their help as well.”

Future fundraisers are currently up in the air a little bit with the new protocols put in place by the province surrounding Covid-19.

Vandenhoef says organizers of the project are very pleased with the support received so far and hope that support can continue moving forward.

December 9, 2020

Award winner Former Pass resident Cody Woolf has been named as one of Occupational Health & Safety Canada's Top 10 under 40 Health and Safety Professionals.

Woolf spent his childhood growing up in the Pass and his family still has solid roots in the community.

"I lived there all the way up through Grade 12.

My family is still out there and my Grandma owns Chris' Restaurant. Pretty much my whole life was spent there living in Coleman until I went to school."

After graduating high school, Woolf began his studies at Lethbridge College before eventually making his way out to the University of Fredericton.

"I went to Lethbridge College and took Criminal Justice. I spent four years with the Alberta government with commercial vehicle enforcement. I was a Peace Officer there for four years. Then I left and went on to health and safety and did my diploma through the University of Fredericton. I obtained my CRSP, which is Canadian Registered Safety Professional

designation. I also got a few other designations along the way and have been at my current employer over the last nine years at Fillmore Construction."

Woolf says the award is done by nomination and that he was honoured to be nominated and recognized as one of the top health and safety professional in the country.

"It came as kind of a shock to me. It was pretty humbling. I got into a health and safety career interested in new challenges.

The fact that someone recognized my commitment to health and safety was pretty rewarding. To show others that age isn't a factor and you can succeed at a young age and work your way up and help others with health and safety was very rewarding."

December 16, 2020

Ski hill update With new mandatory restrictions put in place province-wide by the Alberta government, the Pass Powderkeg Ski Area is changing some of their operations.

Manager Katherine Seleski says they have made a few changes to their food and beverage services.

“The lodge is open only for ordering. Our menu is limited down to everyone’s favourites and we’ve spread our tables out around the lodge for cohorts/families to use.”

PPK will still be offering rentals as well but Seleski says they are asking guests to book ahead of time.

“Whenever possible, we ask that guests prebook through our website.

To make the process easier and safer, guests check in at our white tent and are escorted to one of two rental areas within the lodge where, if equipment is pre-

booked, we set it out for them. Walk-ins are still welcome as well. We will just bring them in and get paperwork going while they wait outside.”

As for the Cubs program, that will also still be running with some different protocols in place.

“We are still offering our Little Cubs program.

Families will check in at the white tent and proceed to the Lion’s Den yurt where rental gear, if needed, will be. The yurt will act as a rental/gear up area and warm up space if needed.”

For more information of what the PPK is doing this year, follow them on Facebook or visit their w e b s i t e passpowderkeg.com.

December 23, 2020

Vaccine roll out The Covid-19 pandemic has hit many areas of Alberta hard and with it, has brought economic strain to many areas of the province.

“Vaccines will be distributed through a phased immunization program.

Exact amounts and timelines are still being finalized. The initial shipment this month went to a limited number of critical health care workers. Phase 1 will then take place from January to April of 2021 to vaccinate about 435,000 people most at risk including front-line health care workers residents and staff in long-term care and designated supported living facilities on-reserve First Nations individuals over age 65 seniors aged 75 and older. Phase 2 will take place from April to September of 2021 continuing to target priority populations and then Phase 3 will begin in the Fall of 2021 and will mark the beginning of roll-out to the general public.”

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It is with heavy hearts and disbelief that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Carol Elaine Huss of Hillcrest Mines, Alberta, who succumbed to her illness on December 15, 2020 while receiving care at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre.

Now we have the difficult task of trying to sum up the life and personality of a complex woman who didn’t really fit into any mold. Personality-wise, she could be prickly, but she was also so much more than that, and we loved her.

Carol was born on June 19, 1948 in Hillcrest, Alberta to proud parents, Olga and Guido Petrone. She had the good fortune of growing up in this beautiful area, enjoying the peace and quiet of the nature surrounding her. Growing into a beautiful young woman, she charmed a young man, married, and started what she called a “million-dollar family.” After nine years, they went their separate ways, and so when her children were still young, she started working as a telephone operator for AGT, which she enjoyed.

She was an interesting person with a unique way of looking at the world. There is a home video of her as a child, where she runs up behind a horse, plants her hands on its hindquarters, and vaults herself up onto its back. That daredevil behavior was quickly stifled by her worried parents, but she retained that fearless spirit. Strong-willed, fun-loving, and active, Carol loved to travel, and would take her children on many summer adventures.

She was a private person who mostly kept to herself. As George Carlin said, “Inside every cynical person is a disappointed idealist.” Deeply sensitive, with high standards, she related to animals better than people. She was in tune with the natural world. She had a genuine affinity for animals, considering them sacred, and a deep love for her children. A spiritual person, her faith was strong, and she would teach her children many valuable lessons in strength, determination, perseverance and finding the humour in all situations. She will be fondly remembered and forever loved.

She is survived by her children, Travis Huss and Tanya (Geordie) McLauchlan; one brother, Alan (Cathy) Petrone; her extended family, and a few lifelong friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Guido and Olga Petrone; her brother and sister-in-law, David and Isabel Petrone; her former husband, Conrad Huss; and the menagerie of pets she loved throughout her lifetime.

Carol’s family would like to express their deep gratitude to the staff at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre, for being so attentive and dedicated to caring for our mother.

At her request, no funeral services will be held. In lieu of flowers, please direct any donations in her memory to your local SPCA or animal shelter. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

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Winner will have their 1st birthday picture, birth announcement, and card of thanks published for FREE in The Pass Herald.