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2021 Year in review
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2021: 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 2021. All stories and photos are from David Selles and John Kinnear. January 20, 2021
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A new store has opened up in Blairmore. Emilio’s Mercato Italiano is an Italian and European Groceries and Delicatessen located on main street. Owner Johann Maritz says the theme is very intentional. “It lends itself to an Italian themed store. 100 years ago there were a lot of Italians who came out here.” Maritz says he wants to bring another grocery option to this area. “Serving this part of town is something we want to do. There used to be a couple of convenience stores in this area. I think it would be very good for the town to have a convenience store. That's one thing this store can provide to the area.” The store will be open seven days a week and Maritz says he hopes to expand the hours the store is open from the current 9am6pm hours. “We'll stay open seven days a week. Currently we're open 9am-6pm. We want to be open earlier and open later in the summer.” Maritz says he wants his store to be unique and create a real sense of community and says he is open to outside input on how to help the store grow.
"We don't know everything but we would like to go on a journey together with locals. We've learned a lot already and we want to bring in unique things that people hear and read about. We want to promote the idea that people can buy food for gifts and that those gifts will be used. If people have an interest to help us in any capacity, can offer something, they are welcome to bring us resumes and talk to us. I think we have amazing potential here." January 27, 2021
Local Resident filling mini libraries across the Pass One local resident is doing his part to make sure everyone in the Crowsnest Pass has something to read. Billy has spent the last few months finding and filling mini libraries throughout the Crowsnest Pass. “I put the books in the library, tidy them and then we move on to the next one. There's around 30 that we've found. Billy says he really enjoys being able to fill these libraries and likes that it keeps him busy. “It takes a long time. We spend most of the day every Wednesday. We like it so much and we have so many books that we can continue doing it more often. When we first started we didn't have so many books. Now we do and it's good. I like to keep busy." It started on a much smaller scale and has now continues to grow. “It started out as a take a book leave a book. We've been doing it since September and when we started a lot of them were empty. We took it on ourselves.” Billy is happy with how much support the
community has shown to these little libraries. “It seems like the community is really using them, which is great. The more people use them the busier we are so it would be great if people kept using them.” Anyone interested in donating books to these mini libraries can drop off books at Mountainview located at 8102, 19 Ave in Coleman. February 3, 2021
Ashcroft Homes begins building in Crowsnest Pass New homes will be popping up around the Crowsnest Pass. Ashcroft Homes has begun building a number of homes around the community and there are more projects in the works. “Ashcroft homes has around 16 homes that are now under construction. Most of them are more affordable starter or move up homes. Our price points so far have been between $330,000-$475,000,” said Stephen Amonson, President of Trilogy Realistate
Group, the parent company of Ashcroft. Amonson adds that Ashcroft is currently working on a project that will help lower income families as well. “We're working on a project that will be a row of duplexes. We're trying to bring those prices in closer to $300,000 to help meet a different affordability target. We are working on bringing our own community on. It used to be called Sunnyview but we're calling it Aurora. It's just north of the new seniors home. It will be a blend of double attached garage duplex homes and single attached garage duplex homes. All of them will be three bedroom duplexes.” A main goal for Ashcroft will be to hire local when business picks up in the area. “I really want people to know that our goal is that as we increase in volume we're looking for experienced local trades people. We want to help build local jobs and provide an affordable product. Our average home builds are four months or less. We're hoping that people consider us.”
Local resident Billy has been organizing and filling mini libraries around the Crowsnest Pass. These libraries can be found all around the community and are a great and easy way to find new books to read. Donations of books are also accepted and can be made at Mountainview in Coleman.
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Emilio’s Mercato Italiano has opened in Blairmore. Owner Johann Maritz says he hopes the store will provide customers a chance to purchase unique items and that the store will provide a new service to all its customers. The store is currently open from 9am6pm with expanded hours to come.
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"We're shooting for the summer of 2023. Depending on how Covid plays out and how quickly we can raise the next funds. If we can get most of the major stuff done and only have minor things to do, maybe we can start doing performances sooner than that."
February 24, 2021
Work on Wastewater Treatment Plant to Begin Soon
Grade 11 Student Kasey Walters has been accepted to the SHAD program. The program provides grade 10 and 11 students across Canada to spend a month learning about science, technology, engineering, art and math. Walters will be one of approximately 1,000 students to take part in the program this year.
February 10, 2021
Canada behind on Covid-19 Vaccinations Over the last couple of weeks, more news surrounding Canada’s Covid19 vaccinations has emerged. Recently across Canada, the number of vaccines available has declined resulting in lower numbers of Canadians being vaccinated. Information taken from the Government of Canada’s website shows that the number of Pfizer vaccines for Canada dropped from 208,650 doses in week five of their plan (Jan 11-17) to 190,125 doses in week six of the plan (Jan 18-24). The Moderna vaccine shipment for the week of February 1-7 was also reduced from 230,400 to 180,000. Local MP John Barlow says the government simply hasn’t done it’s due diligence when it comes to a vaccination plan. “It is our understanding less than 10% of the promised number of vaccines doses have been delivered and distributed. We are well behind other countries in our ability to vaccinate our population.” February 17, 2021
Revive the Roxy Sees Successful Act 1 Complete The Crowsnest Cando Society has completed a successful first act in their efforts to revive the local Roxy Theatre. Communications Director, Howard Vandenhoef, says the first act went perfectly. "It was absolutely fantastic. I'm really proud of
the community. We raised quite a bit more than our goal of $50,000. There was a point in the fundraising where I would've just been happy to get to $40,000 and the last two to three weeks we passed $50,000 really quickly and made it to almost $65,000. We were very pleasantly surprised." Vandenhoef says the group didn't really know what to expect when they began this fundraiser. "We didn't know what to expect because of how the virus has put a kink in people's pocket books. We did a lot of work, we put the performances together and did as much as we could to encourage people to visit the website to see what having this facility would bring to the community. There's so much talent in our area across so many different types of acts that this is something we'd want back in our community. The feedback we got from people was amazingly positive. Nothing has been negative." Now that act 1 is complete, Vandenhoef says act 2 will now be in the works. "What we're going to do now is sit down and look where we'll get to from here. We need to sit down and discuss how we'll get to act 2. We need to raise $100,000 for that. We do need engineering studies and because it's a heritage building there's certain ways we have to restore it as well. We have to be careful how we do the restorations because we can't destroy the heritage components." Vandenhoef says they will be applying for grants to help reach their next goal of $100,000. Vandenhoef says current plans are shaping up for a completion of the project in a few years.
Work to upgrade the Frank Wastewater Treatment Plant is slated to begin next month. The project will see an expansion done to the existing headwork building and will also see the construction of a large clarifier tank. Lee Hutton, Superintendent for Technical Workforce Ltd, the head company in charge of the project, says that project will be done in phases. "We'll start with major excavations in April and then move right into the concrete work with our civil team. As the building starts to get constructed our mechanical process team, electrical team and plumbing/Hvac will start to kick off as well." "As the main structure starts to come up out of the ground, we then start to backfill and the installation of all underground piping and utilities needed for the plant will take place. Most of our major process equipment will be coming to site by end of summer and we hope to be installed out early in 2022 with commissioning starting right after.”
March 3, 2021
Elise Pundyk Receives Prestigious Honour Elise Pundyk has been named to Global Cooperation’s Top 30 Under 30. The Alberta Council for Global Cooperation presents the award annually to 30 outstanding young people who have been nominated by their community for their commendable work in making the world a more just, fair and sustainable place for everyone. Pundyk says she received her nomination for her work in youth leadership. “I was nominated for my involvement in youth leadership related to the Sustainable Development Agenda. In particular, I cofounded the World University Service of Canada Local Committee at the
University of Lethbridge in 2015 and began to implement their key program, the Student Refugee Program. Through this, we raised funds to sponsor a refugee student to resettle and study at the University of Lethbridge. As co-chair of this Committee, I led the team to raise these funds and organize the sponsorship. In our second year we ran a referendum, where the student body of the University of Lethbridge ultimately voted "Yes" to fund the sponsorship of refugee students to resettle and study at the UofL in perpetuity. This program has since sponsored 4 students to come and study at UofL.” For Pundyk, being named to this award was an honour. “It is a huge honour to have been selected to be a part of this year's Top 30 Under 30. I strongly believe in the power of young people to shape the future we are about to inherit and I have been so lucky to have met so many youth leaders, both through WUSC and MGCY, who inspire the work I do each day. Through this experience, it has been so empowering to learn about how youth are leading the way to strengthen our communities, both in Alberta and beyond our provincial borders.”
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2021: A Year in Review March 10, 2021
Welcome to the Men’s Shed Program The Crowsnest Community Support Society (CCSS) has created a new not-for-profit organization. The CCSS Men's Shed provides an opportunity for men of any age to get together and do a number of different activities. The two men spearheading the Men's Shed are Conrad Peta and Jeremy Waldner. "Men's Shed's are welcoming, supportive places for friendship and fun. They provide opportunities for men to socialize, take part in activities and learn something new. They're places where members can just be themselves. The core vision of Men's Shed's is a quality inclusion for all members," said Peta. The main goal of Men's Shed is to help promote men's mental health, something that Peta and Waldner both view as an important mission. "Mental health along with friendships comradery and just a sense of belonging as well. A lot of people that come are new to the Pass and when you're older it's harder to make friends. If you have a place that provides a group of likeminded people the chance to get to know one another it's a lot easier to meet people. When you get up in age your friends are basically work colleagues. It's always nice to have separate people. It's just hard to meet those people outside of work and hopefully this will open some doors and opportunities for people." said Waldner. "Even for younger people as well. I just moved here. It's hard to find new people to hang around with and go fishing, do these different activities," said Peta. The Men's Shed is open to any man who is interested in joining. March 17, 2021
Seniors’ Supper to look different this year This year’s Seniors’ Supper put on by the graduating class of CCHS will look different than previous ones. Previous dinners have been held at the CCHS gym with students serving the meal to the seniors in attendance. This year, that interaction won’t be able to happen.
Collings says the graduating class felt it was still important to do a dinner. “It’s an opportunity to give back to the community. Having this fundraiser allows us to connect with the seniors in our community. It’s also a fundraiser for our class to support our celebration at the end of the year.” Collings wants to thank Chris’ Restaurant for their role in this year’s supper as well. “A special thank you to Chris’s Restaurant for all they have done to help create this event, by giving their time to make the supper, helping with the organization, and finding donations for the food.” For Lisa Markowski, Manager of Chris’ Restaurant, Covid-19 wasn’t going to stop their participation in this year’s supper. “We always do something every year for the grads and the community. Just because it's a Covid year, doesn't mean we can't do something. This provides a little bit of normalcy for everyone. My mom likes helping the community and the grads so it's something we still wanted to do.” Markowski says some businesses that Chris’ deal with are helping with donations but the majority of work for the dinner will be done by Chris’ Restaurant. March 24, 2021
New Business extends operations to the Pass A new scrap hauling business has extended their operations to the Crowsnest Pass area. Donna Jones and her husband Jim own and operate Jimmy J’s Towing. The business is run out of Priddis, Alberta in the Okotoks area but Donna says they’ve decided to increase the area they service. “In the Pass area, we offer pick up of scrap vehicles, farm machinery and things like that. We'll do towing closer to our home base in the Okotoks area. Out in the Pass area we don't do towing because we're too far away.” Donna and Jim have been in the towing business for six years but have a wealth of experience doing scrap work after 36 years in the business. According to Donna, the primary focus for work in the Pass area will be scrap. “I think it's just going to be the scrap. If someone needs a tow from that area to Calgary, we've got our trailer and we wouldn't
turn any job down but our focus for the Pass area is the scrap work.” When it comes to a timeframe for a job, Donna says it’s up to the customer’s preferences. “It’s up to the customer. If they want it gone right away then we'll head to them. If they can wait a day or two we work with that as well. It's pretty much entirely up to what the customer wants within reason. We do have to travel a fair distance depending on location. We're about two hours away from the Pass area.” Anyone interested in using their services can call 403-891-3994. March 31, 2021
Two CCHS Students help extinguish small fire A pair of CCHS students ended up being in the right place at the right time. At around noon on Monday, March 22nd, grade 10 students Jesse Seltenrich and Jakub Emond decided to explore the woods behind CCHS. Their exploration led them to an experience they won’t soon forget. “We were hiking up the mountain at lunch and we found an old abandoned building. Being teenagers we thought it would be cool to explore it. Once we finished exploring it, we kept going up the mountain and there was a little fire pit that wasn't made very well. Jesse was a bit behind me and I yelled at him to come quick because there was a fire,” said Emond. “We went to see what was up a hill and there was a big abandoned concrete building. We were exploring it and then we noticed that there was a big pit with some logs in it that was still on fire. We grabbed some rebar that was by the building and pulled apart the bigger logs that were still on fire and put them out individually using our water bottles and snow." Both Seltenrich and Emond knew they had no choice but to jump into action. “Our first thought was that we can't let this fire spread because it's close to a bunch of dead grass and logs so if it were to spread even more it would've been bad. It was just instinct to put it out as quick as possible,” said Emond. “We just realized we had to put it out. I even burnt a few holes in my shoes and my souls are destroyed as well,” added Seltenrich. The boys were successful in extinguishing the larger logs but there were
Horace Allen School has begun Fireside Fridays for K2 and grade 1 classes. Fireside Fridays provides the students a chance to do some outdoor learning that includes fun literacy, language and thinking games. Fire Chief Bill Messner also led the day with a fire safety lesson.
still some embers spreading through the grass heading for a larger field and downed trees. “We realized that it was starting to smoke and catch fire around the edges of the area we were at. We tried to scoop some of it up and put some ice on parts
of it and it wasn't stopping,” said Seltenrich. That's when Jesse made the call to get more help. "We called them and led them up there and the guy said we were lucky to have called them because there was no way we
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2021: A Year in Review April 7, 2021
Montem Resources Update Montem Resources provided an update to council on the Tent Mountain and Chinook Projects during a meeting on Tuesday, March 30th. The update provided council more information on where these two projects currently sit. For Tent Mountain, Montem hopes to extract the remaining economically viable resources and reclaim the site to a premining ecological trajectory. Montem believes the remaining reserves will be fully exhausted in approximately 14 years. To date, Montem has conducted extensive exploration operations and continues with ongoing environmental monitoring activities. A detailed feasibility study is complete, including a mine development plan, water management plan, reclamation landform plan, coal handling and processing plant design. Council was made aware that Montem is currently preparing an application to resume operations, with an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and will be submitted in 2021. Montem confirmed no IAAC review April 2020 and again in January 2021. External request for review has been filed and Montem is working on supplemental information request for review, with a Federal Ministerial decision due June 1st. Council was also updated on Montem’s Chinook Project. The Project is made up of two areas known as Chinook Vicary, which is north of Coleman and Chinook South, which is south of Coleman. The Project lies entirely within the Category 4 land zone of the 1976 Coal Development Policy for Alberta. Exploration drilling will be undertaken in phases, with field operations predominantly occurring in the summer CEP operations will include vegetation clearing, road construction and maintenance, drill site construction, drilling and rehabilitation of the disturbed areas. April 14, 2021
Charmed Resort to bring cottage experience to
Crowsnest Pass If you’ve ever wanted to live the fairytale lifestyle, you can now do it in the Crowsnest Pass. Charmed Resort is beginning the process of creating a multi-cottage resort north of Blairmore. Owner and CEO of Charmed, Tyson Leavitt, began his journey as a landscaper but found himself wanting more. “Eventually I just kind of got bored of that and I wanted to do something that was cool and could be used in the backyard for kids as well as parents. Previously, I was building all these structures in backyards like pizza ovens, fireplaces or waterfalls that are mostly for adults. I came up with doing an elaborate playhouse tree set and put it in the Home and Garden Show in 2014 and it got some attention. That made me develop the idea further and over the next year I decided to build a Rapunzel tower and cottage based off a suggestion from a client I had." Leavitt put that creation in the Home and Garden Show in 2015 as his new playhouse company and received great feedback. "When people walked up to it, their jaws dropped and most of the people thought it was amazing." Before he knew it, Leavitt was preparing to shoot his own TV show with a channel based in the United States. "That started me down that path and within the first couple months of that, TLC saw one of our structures that I had tweeted out when I was just trying to get one of our structures on a show for some exposure. They had other ideas. Within the first six months of my business we were filming a TV show. Within the first year of business I was flying all over the United States and installing for celebrities and athletes. I sold my landscape and other businesses and just dove all in." It wasn’t until more people wanted to experience his creations that Charmed Resorts was created. April 21, 2021
Coal Policy Committee moving forward with survey results The newly formed independent Coal Policy Committee is getting into the swing of things.
Committee Chair, Ron Wallace, says in the short time the committee has been together, they’ve already held multiple meetings. "It's only been since March 29th that the committee was actually formed and we've already had three meetings. We've been really focused on getting our administrative stuff set up and getting our lines of communication established." Wallace says the committee has already informed the department of their plans moving forward after the first survey closed on April 19th. "What we have done is, we've let the department know that we're hoping to have another committee meeting scheduled for April 22nd. What I'm hoping to do is at least get a first stage analysis of the survey once for the meeting on the 22nd." Fred Bradley says once the information is gathered on the survey, the committee members will reflect on that information and provide advice to the province on how to move forward with coal policy development in the province. "It's important that we receive input from Albertans. This survey will guide us in terms of our future planning by the committee to engage Albertans. It's a first step,” added Bradley. Wallace says the committee is moving through different phases as the committee work goes along. "The survey is phase one. We are moving very quickly into what I call phase two, which is outreach to affected and interested individuals who will be further defined as we move ahead. We've started the outreach already for a limited number of them. We hope to expand that over the next several months to include a broad
range of affected and interested individuals." April 28, 2021
Restaurants continue to battle regarding operations It’s been another challenging few months for restaurants across the province. The opening and closing due to restrictions has taken a toll on owners and staff. Dawn Rigby, Owner of Country Encounters Hospitality and Country Encounters Wine Bar and Small Plate Kitchen, says it’s been a very hard year. “To put it politely it's been trying. It's been difficult. With the opening and closing, the lack of consumer confidence. It's been difficult. We're primarily caterers and I haven't catered a party larger than 30 people since the 26th of January a year ago. It makes it tough because catering pays the bills around here.” Rigby says her main challenge has been the lack of larger gatherings. “The main challenge is the lack of group functions being allowed. The bright side may be that it was as busy last summer as it ever is, it's just a totally different clientele than normal. It was really pleasant because they were all Albertans. It was really nice to see the support from the province itself.” For her restaurant, it’s been incredibly challenging. “The restaurant has been very up and down. That's a consumer thing. My restaurant is relatively new still. The first year we were open every sidewalk down here was torn up and the second year was openings and closures. Due to spacing I've got just over 50
Local resident Steven has been building birdhouses with the help of Jeremy Waldner. Both Waldner and Steven began building birdhouses about 12 weeks ago and every Friday have been taking a trip to the Old Frank road to put them on trees. It’s been a way for both of them to stay active and busy during Covid. Waldner says a lot of other individuals make a trip to that area throughout the weeks and also enjoy seeing the different birdhouses along that stretch of road. Steven has always loved woodworking and Waldner and Steven both plan to continue building birdhouses for a while longer. They may even begin their search for a new area to put them.
per cent of my occupancy. It's tough to make a living off of eight tables especially when they're mostly tables for two.” Helping to combat the lower occupancy is a patio. “We do have a patio. It's a lovely almost New Orleans style patio. It is open on our open days contingent on weather.” While Rigby hasn’t heard anything official, she’s hoping to be open more at the end of May. “I haven't heard anything but my best guess is we're looking at the end of May. I don't think that they'll lift the restrictions on restaurant dine-in until then. I'm thinking after the May long weekend they may lift the restrictions on dine in. That's my best
guess on how they've been doing things." Rigby also hopes that summer events will be able to go ahead. Rigby is extremely grateful to all the support she has received from the community. “We do all kinds of different things and every time we come up with an idea, we go with it and it's been supported greatly by the town. It's tough in the Pass because there are a lot of restaurants here. Under normal circumstances it's okay. With the low consumer confidence, the restrictions placed on everything and all of that, it's a tough run for all of us. Thank you to all our customers that are hanging in there with us.”
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Book Reading at HAS Students at Horace Allen School were able to take part in a book reading. The book reading was done to help promote mental health in the community. Via a Zoom meeting, students in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3 met and read “Breathe Up, Wonder Pup: A Kid’s Guide to Mindful Breathing” with author, Angela Murphy. HAS Teacher, Brandie Fast, says the students also did further activities with Murphy after the reading. “The students also completed a guided drawing activity with her after the story. Angela is a children's author and school psychologist. It is the second book of her Wonder Pup Self-Regulation Series.” The book reading was done to help provide an opportunity to young children in the community to learn about mental health. “Darcy’s Nature Walk for Mental Wellness wanted to provide this opportunity to children in our community to teach them about the importance of Mental Health and how to regulate their emotions. The earlier we teach children to recognize their internal body signals and to use language to describe their emotions, the stronger the outcome for mental wellness. By talking about mental health, we can promote greater acceptance and eliminate stigma.”
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Initial survey results are coming in following the online survey available to all Albertans regarding coal mining in the province. Chair of the Coal Policy Committee, Ron Wallace, says that the survey provided immediate impact on decision-making. “It was based on that information that the committee, very quickly, that the committee formed it's recommendation to the minister to recommend a moratorium (on Category 2 Lands). The survey had a major impact on the committee forming that recommendation to the Minister.” Wallace says the committee has continued working hard to come up with their next plan. “The committee has been working very hard to come up with it's engagement strategy with things like a website. With the website, some of this information will be posted to the wider public. That should happen sometime shortly.” Overall, there were 24,572 responses to the survey. Wallace says those responses came from a wide variety of areas and age groups. “The responses came from all across Alberta and from all age groups. It was really quite remarkable. What's really interesting is that more than 70 per cent of the respondents indicated that the management of Alberta's coal resources has a major effect on them. Not everyone lives near a coal operation and yet 70 per cent of those 24,752 people, felt that they had a significant stake.” Of the responses, Wallace says they came from a broad area of the province. "From central Alberta, there were 8,000 responses, from southern Alberta there were 13,000, from northeast Alberta there were 403 and northwest Alberta there was 589." With more information available soon and engagement about to begin, Wallace says it’s important for people to keep an eye out for when engagement begins. “We encourage people to keep an eye on the Coal Committee because our website and our engagement and communication plan is going to surface soon. If people are interested in engaging I really recommend they look for that on the website and that we are wide open to suggestions for engagement from all parties.”
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bellevue One Half of a duplex with two updated suites and a double car garage for a great price. Enjoy all that Crowsnest Pass has to offer, great mountain bike trails, renowned Nordic ski area. Keep one suite for yourself and rent the other to make the whole experience that much more affordable. $279,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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coleman Beautiful and still affordable mountain lot in the Canadian Rockies. Great location and fantastic mountain views. This lot is flat and suitable for many different building styles. Crowsnest Pass is a great mountain destination. The community is located on the Alberta/BC border almost equidistant between Fernie Alpine Ski Resort and Castle Mountain resort. Great access for year-round recreational activities and some of the best trail networks in the Rockies. $59,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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Commercial land with east/west bound access on busy Hwy 3 corridor in Crowsnest Pass. Located at the first east entrance to Crowsnest Pass and has access to municipal water and sewer. Property can be acquired with the bordering property, Crowsnest Angler. Tremendous traffic count in front of the property. Zoned commercial and suitable for many different activities. $190,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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Spectacular mountain views on large, fully serviced lot, high on north rim of the valley at Kananaskis Wilds. Fantastic building site. Easy topography to work with, which is a very important when choosing a building lot in the mountains. Exciting community just off Mountain Trunk Road 940. Serviced with town water, sewer, power, telephone, high speed internet, as well as fire hydrants. Development is just a few steps from rugged mountain terrain. Close to Alberta Forest Reserve. $110,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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Nice lot in Coleman with great views. Build a mountain getaway or cabin. Adjacent lot also for sale. Close to historic downtown Coleman and the Art district. Amazing area of the Crowsnest Pass, minutes from York Creek staging area, Chinook Lake, and Nordic Cross country ski trails at Allison Recreation area. 4 Season adventure is everywhere you turn. $46,000 CALL JOHN MLS
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Thank you Health Care Workers Over the last year, health care workers around the province and right here in the Crowsnest Pass have been front and centre in the fight against Covid-19. The pandemic has put an immense amount of pressure and stress on Health care workers across the province. While the Crowsnest Pass hasn't seen the high numbers of heavily populated areas, the community has still seen it's fair share of cases over the last year, which has impacted our health care workers locally. For staff at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic, the pandemic has brought with it a need for change and flexibility. "It's been a year of change. It's been a year of never ending change. There's always new information, new guidelines, new strains and new restrictions. It's been a year of realizing how flexible we all really are," said Beth Pounder, Clinical Care Coordinator for Crowsnest Medical Clinic. Site Manager for the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre, Liz Cooke, says the pandemic has adjusted how they provide services but has also provided opportunity. "It's most certainly provided additional complexity to the nature of work that we do. The overall atmosphere has changed with that complexity. It's been stressful but I think we've really worked hard as a team to support each other and support our community through this. We found ways to relieve that stress by leaning on each other as a team. There's been some great opportunity as well. It's provided us with many ways to come together in support of a community, in support of a global pandemic. To be a part of change and advancement in health care." One thing that has been vitally important for these workers is staying positive through a challenging year. Staff at the Crowsnest Medical Clinic have found some fun ways to still safely enjoy each other's company and keep their workplace positive. "Last year in an effort to raise morale, we started doing weekly dress up. Historically, we would have an occasion once a year where staff would dress up. For quite a few months during this time and especially when it was right at the beginning and one of the more scary times
with how new everything was, we started doing weekly dress ups. We did things like 80's, 50's and many other dress up days every week," said Pounder. For hospital staff, it's been equally difficult to stay positive. "I think we have a solid base of a community within this hospital. We have a strong team as a standing base. We have a strong team atmosphere. We have tried very hard to stay communicative as a group. With different interdepartmental meetings we never stopped. We continued on with the communication and the transparency between the units and the teams within the hospital. It is difficult when we are following some mandated guidelines and orders to provide that happiness overall. It's hard to roll out policies and rules without it sounding negative overall. We've tried to be creative around signage around the communication trying to keep it based on positive outcomes and not as much on the negative connotations. We try to soften the approach a little bit by thanking everyone for the work they're doing even though we might be delivering a message that might not be easy to hear. The strong connection we had prior to this has held strong through this." May 26, 2021
Highway 3 Twinning Planning Study for Piikani Nation In October of 2020, the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association’s (H3TDA) message to the Government of Alberta was to fund any one (or more) of H3TDA’s 2021 Priorities in stages or as a whole. Those priorities were Medicine Hat to Seven Persons, including Airport runway realignment (26kms), Pincher Station to Bellevue (36kms), Piikani Nation Functional Planning Study and Fort MacLeod Stage 1A (Shovel Ready). The Government of Alberta recently communicated to the Piikani Nation they would like to engage in consultation for the Terms of Reference for the twinning study for the area of Highway 3 that go through the reserve. The H3TDA also believes that funding for that area of the highway will be provided once the Terms of Reference proceed. The H3TDA is very pleased to hear that the Government of Alberta is moving forward with one of their top four listed pri-
orities. The H3TDA is appreciative of any progress made towards the twinning of Highway 3 and recognizes the decision to fund this study comes at a time when cost to borrow is low, cost of Engineering is competitive and stimulus for job creation is high. In a press release the H3TDA states they thank the province for recognizing the importance of this area. “We thank the Province for recognizing the significance of having this final Functional Planning Study completed and creating a collaborative relationship with Piikani Nation regarding the potential twinning of Highway 3 through their lands. Let’s keep the momentum going to provide predictable annual funding towards completion of the entire corridor!” June 2, 2021
May Long Follow Up This year’s May long weekend didn’t cause too many issues for local law enforcement. Corporal Mark Amatto says the weekend was actually less active then RCMP had planned for. “It was fairly average. It was less than what we had planned for. Whether that was due in part to weather, Covid or a combination of both.” The most calls RCMP dealt with over the weekend were Mental Health Act calls and Assault calls. “We had a handful of Mental Health Act calls. We also had some assault calls as well. We had approximately five of each. The assaults were domestic in nature,” said Cpl. Amatto. RCMP also spent a lot of time on the highways over the weekend, resulting in large amounts of fines being handed out. “We were planning on doing a check stop but there was a kibosh on that with Covid so we were out fairly aggressive with ticketing for traffic offenses. Between the Crowsnest Pass detachment and the Lethbridge integrated traffic unit, there was approximately just over $10,000 worth of fines issued over the course of the weekend. That includes everything from the west side of Cowley through to the BC border, highway 40, highway 22 and the 507,” said Cpl. Amatto. When it came to campers over the weekend, Cpl. Amatto says most were well behaved and very little trouble came from campgrounds. “The campgrounds were fairly well behaved.
The Pool Renovations are nearing completion with just a few minor finishing touches needed. The main renovations involved making both washrooms and showers in both change rooms more accessible to families and individuals. New showers and larger washrooms were installed to provide access to wheelchair and other individuals who otherwise would struggle to use the facility. The men’s and women’s change rooms also switched sides during the renovation. The renovations will be fully completed before opening.
They were extensively patrolled with a combination of ourselves, Fish and Wildlife and Forestry. A lot of the interactions were fairly positive and really more of the interactions were just raising awareness that we were out there. There were a few people that were asked to behave that were on Crown Land. Overall it was fairly uneventful in that way.” June 9, 2021
New Archery Program at ISS Students at Isabelle Sellon School will have the opportunity to learn the craft of archery. Thanks to a grant received from the Alberta Conservation Association, the school was able to purchase archery equipment. The original idea for the Archery program for ISS came from Karen Manzer Family School Liaison Counselor and Wellness Champion for ISS. Manzer says through Alberta Health Services, they were able to receive $500 to start their archery club to help boost school spirit. "I've known that the Alberta Conservation Association has some different education and community grants. We applied and were able to receive some funds to purchase this equipment. When we applied for the grant, I asked specifically for matching funds and then I also asked for place based learning. Whether it was materials or to cover bus drivers or anything like that." Lane Koentges, a teacher at ISS and one of the organizers of the program, says this program will truly serve the students who participate. "It's such a fitting and place based activity for our students. This will give students a great way to be active and learn about something new as well." Koentges says that with the current equipment they have, there will be a
decent amount of kids who can take part right away. "It's going to be some type of after school program initially. We have five targets and then 3 right handed bows and 2 left handed bows. I would assume that we could probably have around 10-15 students that can start. Depending on student interest we could potentially grow." According to Koentges, there are a few different potential opportunities for where this program can go in the future as well. "This is something that can grow into going to competitions with other schools and attend provincials. There are a lot of different avenues to take this and create some excitement around it." June 16, 2021
CCSS Partners with Adaptable Outdoors The Crowsnest Community Support Society is providing more resources to its clients. Over the last few months, CCSS has been working on creating partnerships with local resources and one of those partnerships is with Adaptable Outdoors. Adaptable Outdoors is an organization that specializes in providing outdoor recreation opportunities to individuals with varying disabilities.
Executive Director for CCSS, Dianne Gray, says these partnerships are a big step in the right direction for CCSS. “Here at Crowsnest Community Support Society, we're building partnerships with local resources. Adaptable Outdoors is one of them because of our clientele base and for community members.” Gray also says there are more partnerships in the works with other local resources to help maximize all CCSS can offer. For Adaptable Outdoors, a partnership with CCSS was an easy decision. “These guys do incredible work for people living with disabilities so it seemed like a no brainer that we would connect and partner in some way. They have people living with cognitive disabilities that we can get outside on hikes, we're looking to do a program for people that are ambulatory but maybe have a cognitive disability.” The big thing for Adaptable Outdoors is creating larger impacts across the experiences they provide. "Our impacts don't just impact the client or the participant, they also impact the family members and the caregivers who care for them day in and day out in a situation sometimes where life is very difficult. So for caregivers to see their clients out enjoying these activities, it's quite profound for them as well."
A new Archery Program was created at ISS. The program will begin with the grade six class before the school will slowly implement the program with younger classes.
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Crowsnest Pass Beautification A local group of volunteers are bringing a little life to the Crowsnest Pass. During the 2020 budget deliberations, Council decided to allocate funds to an annual beatification project. FCSS programmer and one of the organizers for the project, Kim Lewis, says a committee was formed to help beautify the community. “It was a new initiative in the budget. This helps create more beautification in each community and from that has sprung that a beautification committee. The committee planted the Blairmore planters. They will maintain them in the sense of cleaning them up and getting rid of any dead heads. They will also work on some other projects as well.” Before the new initiative was put in place, each community had always taken care of their own flowers. That will still be the case but the initiative allowed each community to purchase new planters and also see main street in Blairmore receive numerous planters along the business fronts. “Another difference this year is that Council had approved money in the budget to purchase self-watering planters. We worked with those community groups so that each community has these planters. One of the biggest reason these were purchased is the plants do very well with self-watering planters because they are always getting the right amount of moisture that they need,” said Lewis. The municipality did a trial run with these planters last year and the plants did really well so more were purchased this year. According to Lewis, each community had their own choices for planters. “Each community picked what kind of planter they wanted. We didn't dictate what they had to have. Each place picked something a little bit different.” With plants now out in planters across the Pass, residents are able to drive or walk in any community and see the flowers. June 30, 2021
Mayor Painter gives initial thoughts on JRP Decision Following the JRP de-
cision and recommendation that the Grassy Mountain Coal Project does not move forward, Mayor Painter said he was slightly caught off guard by the final decision. “I'm disappointed in the decision. I was anticipating that they would have received approval perhaps with some conditions or restrictions. I was very surprised the decision was just a firm no and that it's not in the best interest of the public.” With the uncertainty now surrounding future mining projects in the Crowsnest Pass, Mayor Painter says he and the rest of Council will now need to re-evaluate their Strategic Plan and may need to make changes in the future. “It's something that Council is going to have to seriously reconsider perhaps. We have not had that opportunity to discuss that yet. Council will discuss this in the future. Council will have to discuss our Strategic Plan, which will be very important moving forward.” July 7, 2021
Coal Policy Update The Alberta Coal Policy Committee has just completed a busy month of June. The CPC has been conducting many different engagements with different groups and organizations throughout the month. CPC Chair, Ron Wallace, says he's pleased with the work that the committee has done to this point. "June was a very busy month for us. We completed 17 individual engagements; everything from the Coal Association to Cattleman to rural municipalities and so on. It was a really big month for us and we made a lot of progress in engagement." Wallace says the information received throughout these engagement processes has been spectacular. "The engagement sessions that we've had, we've allowed people to make presentations. We're posting these presentations on our website. There is a little bit of a delay as we need legal permission from the authors before they go up but I would encourage people to look at some of these presentations. They've been very helpful to the committee. The level of detail and professionalism that's reflected in all of them is very satisfying for the committee to see that people are taking the engagement so seriously and that
they're speaking so professionally to the committee. The quality of the input that we have received from the engagement is inspiring and very gratifying." Wallace says that the CPC is looking into further engagement at this time and the possibility of in person sessions. "We're going to continue with the engagement process. We've got a number of people lined up this week to speak to. Because the Covid restrictions are slowly being lifted, the committee is examining the possibility of some round table and face-toface sessions. We haven't finished that schedule yet because the restrictions have just been lifted earlier this month but we are now moving on to the next stage of looking at some engagement sessions and maybe even some site tours. The final plans haven't been completed yet." According to Wallace the CPC is also working closely with the Alberta Government regarding Indigenous engagement. "We're really looking forward to getting out and about. Looking at some of the mine sites, engaging with some representatives and of course we're working very closely with the Alberta Government on Indigenous engagement. The Alberta Government has initiated a nation-tonation engagement with Indigenous communities all across Alberta on this issue. We're letting them lead that and we're following that progress with them and coordinating and cooperating with them very closely. Wade Clark, who is the new ADM in the Department of Energy has been very helpful in establishing that engagement process and we're working very closely with him as their process moves ahead." July 14, 2021
Revive the Roxy Update Following successful fundraising efforts to purchase the building and have preliminary assessments done, The Revive the Roxy Project is continuing its push forward. Volunteers and board members have begun completing some minor work at the Roxy including a thorough cleaning of the inside and also adding some more security measures to the building. Donald Budgen, Vice President of the Crowsnest Cando, the organization behind the Roxy Project, says they are currently completing important as-
sessments. "We are now doing our environmental assessment. We had a company out of Calgary come down and take samples. They're looking for asbestos and all the stuff of that old time period. There may be a bit of lead paint because it's of that generation in the 1940's. As far as we can see from our preliminary report, it's everything we expected. The final report will be coming out in the next couple of weeks." Budgen says that following the completion of the environmental assessment, more studies will need to be completed. "The next stages could be engineering studies. There are a bunch of studies that still need to be done. We need to assess the structure of the building. Hopefully we'll be starting that type of thing in the fall." More fundraising will also begin in the fall. "We're all very happy Covid is over. It's been very difficult to fundraise. We're very proud we were able to raise the money to buy the building during a Covid period. Fundraising is such a challenge at the best of times. To not know what tomorrow is going to bring is really tough on the psyche for the volunteers." Budgen says there is some disappointment on the fundraising side with the mine decision. "It's disappointing about the government's decision about the mining in the Crowsnest Pass. That's part of our fundraising model. Life goes on and we will adapt." Budgen says the goal for the next phase of fundraising is $100,000. July 21, 2021
Council vote to rezoning Dairy Road Park Council has voted in favour of rezoning Dairy Road Park following two meetings of public hearings. Many residents came out to speak in favour or against the proposed rezoning over the two separate meetings. Council originally targeted this location for a transition to residential based on the Municipal Development Plan. The MDP identifies Dairy Road Park for transition to higher density residential development. The proposed bylaw 1078, 2021, implements the Municipal Development Plan direction. Subsequent to rezoning, a developer would have to apply for a development permit.
Pesticides may soon become a thing of the past as goats are being used to eradicate unwanted weeds. One company is using goats to eat weeds and ensure no seeds are dispersed to help eliminate weeds from many areas around the province. The goats target unwanted weeds as food and eat the weeds in a way that kills them and ensures they wont grow back.
Townhouses are named as a discretionary use under Residential R-3 zoning. A development permit application would include details about the proposed site plan, the number of townhouses being proposed, setbacks, landscaping, and parking, among other considerations. A development permit application for townhouses or any multi-family residential development (except an apartment building not exceeding three storeys) would be considered by the Municipal Planning Commission, and may be approved or denied. During the public hearing, residents had their chance to say whether they were for or against this bylaw. Local resident Matt Perry stated that he is against this bylaw for multiple reasons, one being the history of the location. August 18, 2021
Municipality takes steps to develop the Old Hospital Site The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass announced last month the selling of the old hospital site for the purpose of commercial development. The land was sold to 293038 Alberta Ltd, a Lethbridge based real estate developer. The company has previously constructed Westgate in west Lethbridge and also own a number of other retail and industrial properties in Lethbridge. So far, a Dairy Queen, Edo Japan, a cannabis retailer and a Wyndham Branded Hotel have been confirmed as users on the site. Mayor Painter says the decision was an easy one for the municipality to make. "We wanted to sell it and we felt the area would be best suited for highway commercial." Mayor Painter adds that
this was a good opportunity for certain businesses to come to the Pass. "It's an opportunity for our commercial sector to grow. I think this is a great opportunity for more highway commercial type businesses to locate in this area." August 25, 2021
Goats re-emerging as primary weed controllers Something old is new again. In many communities and areas around Alberta, goats are once again being used as a primary way to eliminate weeds. One company helping with weed control is GoatsforWeeds, led by Chief Goat Officer, Daniel Feldman. Feldman is in charge of approximately 270 goats that are hauled around different areas of the province. Feldman says his goats can go through a certain amount of weed based on how lush the area is. “If it's a very lush season, the goats are going to be able to go through less acres per day then a season with less vegetation. They can only eat so much. Typically, my size crew goes through three to five acres a day. If it was very dry they could possibly go up to seven acres a day.” Goats are so effective as a way to control weeds due to their favored diet. “Goats will eat most of the broadleaf plants and weeds and leave most of the grasses. Goats gravitate toward the broadleaf, thorny, nasty prickly stuff that not only other animals won't eat but people don't want to touch. Somehow these goats eat it and digest it. They don't transfer seeds at all either,” said Feldman. Feldman adds goats are a more effective way to kill weeds than chemicals and goats are also cheaper in the long run.
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~ OBITUARIES ~ PHYLLIS OLIVE NESTOR Phyllis Olive Nestor passed away on December 28, 2021 in Chilliwack BC at the age of 90 years young. She was born in Pincher Creek, Alberta on December 7, 1931. At five years old she went to school at the Convent until 12 years old. She lived in Coleman,Germany, Calgary her final home and most loved was Victoria BC until her passing. Phyllis was a great cook and seamstress she loved to have a phone conversation that could last for hours because it was always hard to end a chat. Phyllis is survived by three siblings Sonny (Sandy),Pat (Jim),Brian (Melinda). Three children Donna Georgina Hardy (Art), Terry (Frances), Duane. Five grandchildren Dustin (Tanya), Mitch (Lex) Trevor, Cameron,Teri (Ed )and nine great grandchildren Rhys, Kennedy Wyatt, Matteo, Isabella, Albert, Megz, Sophie, Charlie. She is predeceased by her mother, father, sister Bobby and two nephews. A viewing and cremation will be held on January 6 at Forest lawn. The family intends to have a service at Saint Andrews in Victoria on January 22.
GERARD EMILE NORMANDEAU On December 21, 2021 loving husband, Gerry Normandeau, passed away at home, at the age of 66, after his second battle with cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones. Gerry was born and raised in Terrace BC. He was the youngest of 12 children. In his youth, Gerry loved dirt bikes, racing stock car and fixing up old vehicles. He was a mechanic all his life but his oassion in later years was wood working. His shop sits quiet now. Gerry is predeceased by his Mother Anna, his Father John, his siblings Pete, Yvonne, Annette, and Marie. He leaves behind to mourn, his wife of 40 years, Cheryl, daughter ]ulie(Robert Craddock), son Jamie(Terry) and grandchildren Dalynn and Brandon. Also brothers Art and George and sisters Florence, Rose, Agnes, Lynne and Louise and so many nieces, nephews and friends to mention. Gerry loved fiercely and deeply and we take great comfort in knowing that he is now at peace, surrounded by the light. We may have a get together in Terrace at a later date, God willing.
DOUGLAS PAUL THIBERT 1966-2021 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved brother and son, Douglas Paul Thibert, on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at the age of 55 years. Doug was born to loving parents, Gerry & Agnes Thibert on May 19, 1966 in the Pincher Creek Hospital. He attended and graduated from Livingstone School where life-long friendships were formed and sustained. After attending SAIT in Calgary and earning a journeyman certificate in Cabinet Making, he returned to Lundbreck to open Thibert’s Cabinetry & Fine Furniture. Countless homes in various Southern Alberta communities contain the beautiful cabinetry and furniture he created and will be an important part of his legacy. As a fourth-generation occupant of the rolling acres of farm and grazing land near Lundbreck, Alberta, he loved the land and took pride in adding new plantings or features to the yard. He and Pepper, the last in a string of German shepherds, could often be seen enjoying the warmth of an evening after checking fences or in the winter ploughing the driveway. He was predeceased by his dad, Gerry Thibert in 2011 and by both his maternal and paternal grandparents, John and Anna Langemann and Romeo and Juliet Thibert. Left to mourn his passing and to celebrate his life include his beloved mother, Agnes Thibert; his cherished sisters Joanne Thibert (Wes Kaminski) and Julie Thibert (Jeff Klotz); three nephews, Chris (Olivia Driol), Justin Driol and Matt McKeen (Katie Paul); three nieces, Jenny McKeen (Emi Wekwert), Molly McKeen (Alex McKie) and Lyndsay (Mat Kelly); and two beautiful little grand-nieces, Hayley and Penny Driol. His generous and loving aunties and uncles were a big part of his life as were numerous cousins and loving friends. He will be fondly remembered and dearly missed. A celebration of Doug’s life will be held at a time when friends and families can gather without concern for weather or health. Donations in memory of the late Douglas Thibert may be directed towards your local Humane Society or SPCA. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
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FRANK ERNEST CURTIS APRIL 23, 1952 – JANUARY 4, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Frank Curtis of Bellevue, AB on January 4, 2022. He was 69 years of age. When he wasn’t busy working to provide for his beloved family, Frank liked to stay active in a variety of ways. He enjoyed fishing and camping, as well as travelling, singing, and listening to music. He loved dogs, was a master jack-of-all-trades, and was a long-time member of the local horseshoe club. He spent many summers travelling across Canada and the USA attending horseshoe tournaments with his family. Frank was a very kind, caring and giving man. He would help anyone in need, regardless of if he knew them or not. He was a dedicated family man who took great pride in his children and grandchildren. Frank’s grandkids will always hold dear the memories of him “tickling their riblets” when they were little. Barb, his true love of nearly fifty years, was beside him holding his hand until the end. Frank’s love is a light that will never dim – it will remain forever in the hearts of those whom he loved and who love him. Left to mourn his passing and celebrate his life is wife, Barbara; his children, Kevin (Kristy) Curtis, Crystal (Mike) Poty and Tracey (Martin) Roseke; his grandchildren, Atayah, Paige, Abbey, Alexis, Clint, Levi and Lukas; his sister, Carol Curtis; as well as his extended family and many friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and Alice Curtis; his brothers, Albert, Delmar and Jerry; and his sisters, Hazel and Gloria. With respect for Frank’s wishes, no funeral service will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Crowsnest Pass Women’s Resource and Crisis Centre (PO Box 1207, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
CHRISTOPHER PAUL JAEGER OCTOBER 23, 1984 – DECEMBER 24, 2021 It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Christopher Paul Jaeger on December 24, 2021 at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre, Blairmore, AB after a short, but hard-fought battle with cancer. He was only 37 years of age. Chris was born in Calgary, AB on October 23, 1984 to parents Sasha JaegerBaird and Gordon Jaeger. He grew up in Calgary and moved down to the Crowsnest Pass, AB after graduating high school which is where he met his wife and the love of his life, Ashley Holmes. They were married on July 30th, 2011 and were blessed with one son, Jacen. Chris had many passions and talents including, but not limited to cooking, wood turning, camping, flying drones, singing loudly and out of tune, photography and gold panning. He worked in several jobs in customer service in the Pass, most recently and the for the longest time at Bamboo Bistro and Black Rock Pizza with his good friends John and Erica. There was never a more handy or prepared man out there, except maybe MacGyver. If you ever had a problem that needed solving or something that needed fixing, Chris was your man. He will be forever remembered as a kind, quirky, generous and loving soul who would gladly give his shirt off his back for anyone in need, but especially to his family and friends whom he cherished. Chris was predeceased by his father, Gordon Jaeger and his grandfather, Gene Storeshaw, and he is survived by his wife, Ashley; his son Jacen; his mother, Sasha JaegerBaird; his stepfather, Guy Baird; his sister, Alex Jaeger; his brother, Richard Jaeger; sister, Amanda Baird; his grandmother, Elizabeth Storeshaw; his nieces and nephew, Gabrielle, Raiden and Charlotte; and many wonderful friends. A Celebration of Life will be held in the summer of 2022. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
GEORGE WILLIAM “BILL” STRICKLAND JULY 22, 1936 – JANUARY 3, 2022 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Bill Strickland at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre, Blairmore, AB on January 3, 2022. He was 85 years of age. Bill was born on July 22, 1936 in Arcola, SK to parents, Tom and Norma Strickland. From a young age, he was taught to work hard and to help others whenever possible – lessons he lived by throughout his entire life. Along with his long-time partner, Barbara, Bill moved to Burmis, AB in 1999 where they soon began making many happy memories. Bill enjoyed the great outdoors whenever he could. Whether fishing, cutting firewood, or socializing around a campfire, he loved being out in nature. He also loved animals and was a talented woodworker. Never one to complain or dwell on the negative, one of his favorite adages was “never say whoa in a bad spot”. Bill’s kind, caring spirit will be forever remembered and deeply missed by all who knew him.
“The best portion of a good man’s life: his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.” William Wordsworth Left to mourn his passing and celebrate his life is his partner, Barbara Pritchard; his sons, Scott (Sonia) and Rob (Laureen); his grandchildren, Sebastian, Sage and Jaden; his sisterin-law, Liz Strickland; his niece, Leanne; as well as his extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Tom and Norma Strickland and his brother, Gary Strickland. With respect for Bill’s wishes, no funeral service will be held. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
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HENRI “HANK” HAROLD RIVIERE OCTOBER 24, 1953 – JANUARY 4, 2022 It is with great sadness that the family of Hank Riviere announces his passing on January 4th, 2022 at the age of 68 years old, after a long and difficult battle with Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Hank was born and raised in Blairmore, AB where he was always able to truly appreciate all that the Crowsnest Pass had to offer in the great outdoors. In the mid-70’s, Hank was lucky enough to meet the love of his life, Mary Lou, who had moved to the Crowsnest Pass from Ontario with her sister to be an RN. Together they raised three wonderful children, Jen, Nathan and Shannon, who have always been a great sense of pride for them both. Hank had several jobs as a heavy equipment operator throughout the years and could run any type of machine you put him on. He enjoyed his work on the pipeline and some of his greatest friends came with the job. He also worked at the coal mines and for the Municipality of the Crowsnest Pass. These jobs and experiences made Hank not only a jack-ofall-trades, but they also kept him strong and physically fit. Throughout his life, Hank liked to work hard but he always made time to have fun. In his early years, he liked to weight lift in his spare time and was instrumental in helping to start the first weight gym in Blairmore. Hank also enjoyed coaching t-ball and playing rec hockey. He loved the outdoors, especially on a warm day at the beach or on his back deck, and it wasn't uncommon to see him sunning himself on his property with his shirt off as he did odds jobs and puttered around. He also very much enjoyed the wildlife his property provided, especially the birds and deer. Hank maintained their property with a great sense of pride and the lawn was always meticulously cared for - the beautiful flower pots were Mary Lou's special touch. Hank and Mary Lou were a great team. Hank loved to go camping with his family every summer, especially to Mara Lake, where many of their favourite family memories were made - including an endless supply of Hank’s famous pancakes. He also had many laughs during their numerous camping trips at Rock Lake with their longtime friends. Hank loved to listen to music and to travel, and everyone who knew him would tell you he had a wonderful sense of humour, many great one-liners and a mischievous smile. Hank’s grandchildren brought him immense joy, as he loved to play and tease them. Left to lovingly remember him are his wife, Mary Lou and his children, Jen (Julian) Morgan, Nathan (Meghan) Riviere, and Shannon Burton. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Ashton, Brandon, Madison, Noah, Edison and Hudson; his mother Marian; his brother Robert; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephew; and so many great friends. He was predeceased by his dad, Henri; brother, Gary; sister, Sandy; and granddaughter, Charlotte. With respect for Hank’s wishes, there will be no funeral service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Crowsnest Pass Health Foundation (PO Box 455, Blairmore T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
BRIAN MCKENNA 1954-2021 \
It is with immense heartache that we announce the passing of Brian McKenna of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. Brian was called home into the arms of our Lord on December 16, 2021 and was blessed with 67 years of a full and meaningful life. Earl Brian McKenna was born on February 16, 1954 in Lethbridge, Alberta to proud parents, Betty and Earl McKenna. He was raised with a respect for family, faith, community and the rights and freedoms of this great nation. He was meticulous, determined, intelligent and hard-working. Brian was always more of an action guy than a reaction guy. His gentle spirit and charismatic charms won the heart of a lovely young lady, Darlene Farkash, and they pledged their love in holy matrimony on August 4, 1979. They moved to the Crowsnest Pass in 1985 and made it their home to raise a family. Brian accepted the call to be a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and provided safety and guidance to several communities for 32 years. He was privileged to be a member of the United Nations for two tours in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993 and again in 1998. He was a Volunteer Supply Officer for the 2309 Army Cadet Corp. and member of the Legion Branch No. 19 in Bellevue, Alberta. Brian’s list of awards and accolades are incredible but he was not a man who focused on his accomplishments but on the people around him. His passion was in helping others and sharing moments of joy and laughter with family and friends. He loved to discover a new pub or gathering place to enjoy live music and “appies” with those he loved. He also enjoyed camping in all seasons, hunting, fishing, traveling to warmer climates, action movies, military history and vehicles, airplanes and airshows, garage parties around the holidays but most of all, precious time spent with his family. Our community is suffering a great loss with Brian’s passing but he will forever be fondly remembered and always admired. He is survived by his beloved wife, Darlene of Bellevue, AB; his cherished daughter, Jillian (Shaun) of Edmonton, AB; his precious granddaughter, Octavia; his brothers, Kevin (Faye) of Crowsnest Pass, AB and Darrell (Mindy) of Laclede ID, USA; and his extended family and numerous friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Earl & Betty McKenna. A private family gathering with fond memories and prayers was held at Fantin’s Funeral Chapel. The Memorial Service honouring Brian’s life will be announced in the new year when pandemic restrictions are more relaxed. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Donations in memory of the late Earl Brian McKenna may be directed to the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 19 in Bellevue. Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
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2021: A Year in Review September 1, 2021
CSCC holds second meeting Numerous residents from the Crowsnest Pass met again to discuss the future of coal mining in the
area. Following the update on Riversdale, a speech from Mayor Painter, who could not be in attendance, was read by fellow organizer of the meeting, Lisa Sygutek.
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In the speech, Mayor Painter states that the community can't give up on mining and need to keep fighting for this industry and also says education is a key part of the fight. The meeting also included a speech from the Mayor of Sparwood, Dave Wilks. He provided a lot of information about how the mines in his community are helping Sparwood and neighbouring communities. "I wanted to come and explain some of the things that are of value to not only the Elk Valley but Sparwood specifically and the financial aspects." Wilks spoke about the number of workers who live in the direct vicinity of the mines. "Today, there are 4,500 direct jobs with Teck. From that there are 2,205 employees that live in the Elk Valley. There are 463 people that work for Teck in the Crowsnest Pass. There are also 735 in Fernie, 659 in Elkford and 811 people in Sparwood. There are a fair amount of people that work for Teck that live here. It's pretty significant." The next topic Mayor Wilks discussed was the massive difference in tax base between Sparwood and the Crowsnest Pass that is a direct result of Teck. "From the perspective of taxation, Teck pays 57 per cent of our taxes. That means 43 per cent only has
to come from residential and commercial. In relation to the Crowsnest Pass, it's around 80 per cent residential. Eventually, it's not sustainable. It's not possible to run a municipality that way. We're really lucky to have 57 per cent of our tax base. It's huge. That's what coal mining brings." September 8, 2021
New Francophone School officially opens The new Francophone school in the Crowsnest Pass is officially up and running. The school opened its doors to students last week. Communication Coordinator for FrancoSud, Antoine Begin, says a decent amount of work went into getting the classrooms ready for the students. "We've painted everything, changed the blinds, we've brought in some school material and some technology also for our students to be able to learn the most and work effectively. It hadn't been used for a while so we made it look good for the kids and got some new equipment for them. Now it really does look like a classroom. Parents visited and they were very pleased with it as well." Begin says the school operates out of the second floor of the MDM. "We've got four classrooms plus a little recep-
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tion area and a staff room." The school is still fairly small this year. September 15, 2021
Intervenor Status: Who’s all involved As part of the appeal process for Riversdale Resources, intervenor status can play a role in a new decision on the Grassy Mountain Project. There are a number of different people who are able to gain intervenor status. Any individuals or groups with a special interest or particular expertise in the subject matter can apply for intervenor status, and each application is evaluated by the Court based on several factors. With respect to the Alberta Court of Appeal, in most cases, but not all, the Court does not grant intervenor status to parties until after Permission to Appeal has been granted. The role of intervenors is to be a limited participant in a court proceeding between other parties. The purpose of an intervention is to present legal submissions that are useful and provide a fresh perspective on existing legal issues before the Court. Typically, intervenors have legal representation and do not present evidence; only legal argument on the legal issues already brought before the Court
by the applicant(s) and respondent(s). This is in contrast to regulatory proceedings, like the Joint Review Panel public hearing process, where intervenors are permitted to present evidence and argument on various factual or legal issues with respect to a proposed project. September 22, 2021
Harvest of Memories The Harvest of Memories Fundraiser will once again be run virtually this year. After seeing the Covid-19 numbers rising again and with new restrictions coming into place, organizers decided to keep the event fully virtual. Executive Director for the Crowsnest Museum, Chris Matthews, says original planning focused on virtual events with the hopes of adding in person activities but it just wasn’t possible. Matthews says the event will end up looking very similar to last year. The event has already seen great community support. “We've had great support from the community both in sponsorships and donated items for the fundraiser. We're at around 80 items to bid on right now. There may be some more trickling in as well. We've seen a lot of support across the board.”
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2021: A Year in Review September 29, 2021
Council Discusses Ways to Move the Pass Forward At their last meeting, Council discussed the different ways the Crowsnest Pass can move forward into a better future. The discussion focused on different ways to draw more people into the community and have them stay overnight as opposed to day trips. "One of the things that I've been getting a tremendous amount of questions on from local mountain bike and skateboarding groups if Council has ever looked at some sort of field house or indoor mountain bike and skateboarding facility. I wanted to let Council know that I've probably taken 40 calls about that. When I was part of the 40 Developmental Assets Teen Amazing Race, a large majority of the teams were interested in creating a skate park. They felt it was a big loss to the community when we lost it with Albert Stella," said Councillor Sygutek. Mayor Painter added that the Pass needs to keep pushing to become a destination location. "We have to look for ways to become a destination and not just drive in, spend an hour and drive home again. If we were a destination, people coming into our community would spend a day or two or three. We have to be creative and build on what we have to get that destination status." Councillor Filipuzzi says he's happy with the conversation he heard between Councillors. "I've been saying this for years. We've got a gem here. It is the future of this community. The conversation I've just heard here gets me excited because I believe that that's the future of this community." Council say they will continue to look into different ways to ensure visitors are able to come and stay and spend money in the community going forward. October 6, 2021
PPK Receives Multiple Upgrades Pass Powderkeg is receiving a face-lift that will help make the skiing experience more enjoyable. PPK Manager, Katherine Seleski, says that work is being done to multiple areas of the Ski Hill including the lodge. “We've got the roof being redone. We're using recycled product to replace the 40-year-old cedar shingles. That's a great upgrade.
It's going to make the place look a lot better and hopefully help us keep the building a little bit warmer. We're also in the process of redoing the kitchen. That's going on inside. We've gutted and renovated the kitchen so we'll have some new menu options as well as just have an upgraded look in the kitchen. We're really excited about that.” Other work involves a large dirt work project to help with safety and other benefits. “We're just about complete our dirt work project. That was in partnership with the Pass Powderkeg Ski Society. We worked with them to create a plan to address a lot of the land issues we were having. We're trying to make the ski area more skiable. The work makes for a better and safer experience as well as reduces our snowmaking time by using dirt to contour the land rather than snow. We've been fortunate enough to receive funding from Teck Coal to help with the project as well as from Council to address runs like Spina, Angel, Easy Street as well as the face just to really improve that ski-ability.” Seleski says these projects will be wrapped up soon. These projects aren’t the only ones that will be happening at PPK this year. Seleski says there are more plans in place. “This year we will be adding a heated washroom trailer at the bottom of the hill for people to use. That's really exciting. A lot of parents are excited about that. We've also got a massive beginner area upgrade going on. We saw a little bit of that work being done in July down on Bush Trail and Goblin. We've also seen a bunch of new features come in to make the beginner area a little more fun.” October 13, 2021
Councillor Marlene Anctil says goodbye Over the past eight years, Marlene Anctil has served the Crowsnest Pass as a member of Council. After much thought about whether to put her name forward for another term, she has decided to take a step back from the role of Councillor. “It's time. People may not realize it's not just three Council meetings a month. I was on five committees so there were months where I had 15 meetings. You're going 24/7. I wanted to run. I feel bad that I'm not but there comes a time when
you have to say enough is enough. It was a hard decision to make. You become a family. Now I'm leaving that family and I won't be sitting in that spot anymore. I second guessed myself many times but I think in the end I made the right decision.” Anctil says she wants to thank the Crowsnest Pass community for allowing her the chance to sit on Council. “I want to thank them for allowing me to serve them for eight years. Council needs to remember they work for the people. You have to do what's best for the residents. It isn't always what they want or what you would like but you try and do the best. You don't work for just one little group in the Pass, you work for the entire community. This is one of the greatest places in the world to live. People don't realize it. It's coming. We're getting there. Things are changing, people are changing and it's going to be great.”
A lot of work has gone into the Pass Powderkeg Ski Hill over the last few weeks. The work being done includes upgrades to the lodge and a dirt work project on the hill that will provide many benefits to visitors. There are also more plans for further upgrades in the near future.
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October 20, 2021
Students get hands on learning Students at Livingstone School in Lundbreck had the opportunity for some hands on learning. The students were able to take part in a bike maintenance clinic on Friday, October 15th, that taught them all they need to know about maintaining their bikes and completing year-end cleanings. Ian Poole, a teacher at Livingstone School, says the idea behind this clinic was getting local experts to come and teach students. “This was an idea that I had for our kids to get some local experts in to work on something that they are passionate about. We have a push in our division to take advantage of the people around us and get local experts in to teach our kids valuable skills.” Poole says he hopes to have other businesses and trades run clinics at the school in the future. “My goal right now is to get kids doing something hands on and doing something meaningful. We have lots of venues here we can learn that through from local trades and businesses to shops like Alpenland both for skis, snowboards and bikes. The possibilities are really endless.” Poole says he is grateful for all the support he received from Alpenland for the bike maintenance clinic. “We had Justin from Alpenland Lethbridge and Jason
Students at Livingstone School in Lundbreck were given the opportunity for some hands on learning experience. Students took part in a bike maintenance clinic that was put on in partnership with Alpenland. The students learned how to properly care for their bikes to ensure they can maintain them in the future.
Crowsnest Community Support Society has started a new initiative of pick me up baskets that can be delivered to anyone in the community who may be struggling with mental health. Since the beginning of the initiative over a dozen baskets have already been handed out.
The person behind it all was Steve Mundell the owner. We reached out to Steve
and he was 100 per cent on board with this. We have to give a massive shout out to
commitment for making this an awesome experience for the kids.”
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2021: A Year in Review October 27, 2021
Coal Policy Committee Continuing Work The Coal Policy Committee (CPC) is continuing to deliberate ahead of providing their final report to the Alberta government. CPC Chair, Ron Wallace, says the committee has received an extension on some of their work due to the large amount of responses they've received. "We're working on two volumes. The first volume is what we heard. That was originally due on October the 15th. Because we extended our submission period from July to the end of September, we physically could not complete all of that evidence. We had over 177 detailed written submissions, some in excess of 50 pages, we had over 67 engagement meetings and we had over 1,000 emails. Trying to put all of that together in the two weeks between the end of September and the 15th of October just wasn't possible. We requested an extension from the Minister to November 15th and she granted that to us. We now have a month extension to complete our first volume." Wallace adds that the second volume of their work is also due November 15th and they are hoping to complete their work by that date. "Our second volume is due on the same date and we're working very hard to see whether or not it's possible to hit that date as well but we are presently aiming for a submission to the Minister around mid November or so." Wallace clarified that the mid November submission is not a release of the information to the public at that time. According to Wallace, there has been a large amount of interest in the subject from what he calls non-affected individuals as well. "People who don't live in a mining community or near a potential mine are very very interested." Wallace says once the committee's report is sent to the Minister, the timeframe for a decision could vary. "Once the minister receives the report, they will have to reflect on it and come up with a position on how they want to
handle it. Quite frankly, at that point, that matter is entirely in the hands of the minister." November 3, 2021
Golf Pleased Season
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The Crowsnest Pass Golf Club is coming off another successful summer season. Good weather throughout the summer provided great conditions for players late into the season. General Manager for the CPGC, Waren Gietz, says the season overall went very well. “The season was hot and dry, which was great for golf and dining on the patio. We continued to see new people taking up the game, and had a great response to our free learn to golf programs, family night, and ladies night programs. We had another record-breaking season with over 27,000 rounds of golf played this year and we continue to see several new visitors to our area.” Gietz says the course and facilities continue to receive positive feedback. “We continue to be very happy with the response to our new golf and facilities. Visitors are always amazed at the quality of our golf course. The course continues to receive rave reviews and is consistently ranked with the best mountain golf in the Province. Our new restaurant offerings were also very popular and we look forward to keeping the dining room open through the winter.” Gietz says he wants to remind the community this is their facility to enjoy. “Public are welcome! Unfortunately, golf clubs have a lingering reputation as an exclusive place, and people somehow think they are not allowed to come up. We have one of the most beautiful facilities in the region and we invite everyone to come up and enjoy an experience with us.” Anyone interested in using the facility for an event can inquire about availability by calling 403562-2776. November 10, 2021
Longtime Lions Member Honoured A longtime serving member of the Blairmore Lions Club was honoured
by the group recently for all his hard work over the years. Norm Hanson served the Lions for 50 years and has helped with many of their projects around town. "We took over the park by the swimming pool from the town. We planted trees and sodded that park. We worked with the Cowley Lions. They came and helped us with that project. We also attended their rodeo and bartended and worked in the concessions to help them out. We also built the trail from one end of Blairmore to the other. The town paved it later. We took over the tennis courts and fixed them up. We also worked in some of the other parks in town too." Hanson says he was also busy over the years with other various jobs. "We've done a lot of catering, barbeques and parties. We started meals on wheels over 30 years ago. We delivered meals on Christmas, Boxing Day and New Years to all the seniors that were home by themselves at Tecumseh and other areas." Hanson also recalls the Lions Club also put on sports tournaments to raise money for charity over the years. "We started up curling and golfing tournaments to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House in Calgary. We did that for quite a few years." While he is no longer a member of the Lions, Hanson still continues to lend a hand when he can. "I'm still doing the meals on wheels. I left the Lions three years ago but I still help them out. I've offered to help them with the Bingo but they have a bunch of new Lions so they're doing alright." Having his vest hung on the Lions Club wall was humbling for Hanson. "I'm very proud. It's quite a nice thing that they thought of doing that for me." November 17, 2021
CCSS Initiatives The Crowsnest Community Support Society is finding new ways to boost morale in the community. One new initiative, started by the Crowsnest Mental Health Coalition, provides residents the chance to show support one another with a pick me up basket. Janice Pounder, A Program Coordinator with CCSS and who is also on the Crowsnest Mental Health Coalition, says these baskets can be
delivered to anyone in the community who may need one. "If anyone has a neighbour or friend in the community that is suffering with their mental health, they can call me and I'll deliver a basket to them." Pounder says the baskets include fun items to help lift spirits but each basket also has information on mental wellness. Pounder says the hope is this initiative can continue long term. November 24, 2021
Coal Policy Extension The Coal Policy Committee has been granted an extension to make their final recommendation to the Minister. A request was sent to Minister Savage asking for more time to complete their report after the committee received an abundance of information from Albertans. December 1, 2021
Million Lights Thanks to the Bellecrest Seniors Association, the festival will once again run this year on Saturday, December 4th. Chair of the Bellecrest Seniors, Belle Kovach, says this will be the sixth year the festival will run but lights have been put up on the streets for much longer than that. "The Festival of Lights itself has been running for six years. We've been building on it every year as well. We have been putting lights up on the streets since the 1990's." Kovach says putting lights up in Bellevue started back then due to the state the town was in. "That started because Bellevue was in very bad shape then. There were very few buildings actually occupied. We thought that if we lit the outlines of the buildings it would really improve our Christmases and it did." The lights are organized and put up by the Bellecrest Association and Kovach says volunteers are a big help to getting the lights ready. December 8, 2021
Budget Passed Council passed the 2022 Municipal Budget this week. The 2022 Budget will have a $20.3M Operating Budget and an $11.2M 2022-2023 Capital Budget. These numbers result in a projected tax increase of zero percent and a utility rate increase for July 2022 of two percent.
The Blairmore Lions honoured Norm Hanson for over 50 years of service. Hanson’s vest is now hung on the wall of the Lions Club as a token of their appreciation for all Hanson has done for them over the years.
CAO Patrick Thomas says both these increases will be confirmed when the Tax Rate Bylaw and Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw are passed in the spring. The utility rates will increase by $23.29 per year or $1.94 per month. Part of the municipal budget also includes new initiatives for 2022. In total, Council approved 23 new initiatives for the 2022 year. December 15, 2021
Volunteer of the Year Awards The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass held a virtual Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony on Wednesday, December 8th to celebrate the great volunteers that help make the Crowsnest Pass what it is. During the virtual ceremony, Mayor Painter and Kim Lewis read explanations of each award and also a short bio on each recipient. The first award presented was the Outstanding Youth Award. This award is given to a youth in the community that showcases great volunteerism in the community and school. This year’s recipient was Tiana Hamilton. The next awards presented were the Order of the Crow awards. Tracey Linderman was named the Order of the Crown recipient. The final award of the night went to Bill White. Bill White received the Order of the Crowsnest Pass Outstanding Volunteerism Award. Congratulations again to all three winners of this year’s Volunteer Appreciation Awards.
December 22, 2021
Skate Park
Council was presented with the beginnings of a proposal to build a new skate park in Flumerfelt Park. The current proposal would see the skate park replace the volleyball nets at Flumerfelt Park. Ian Gauthier, the Treasurer for the Southwest Alberta Skateboard Society, told Council this location would be ideal due to the visibility from the highway, it compliments the restoration of downtown Coleman, there are already washroom facilities in the park, and it also has parking, shade and is close to other amenities. Currently, Gauthier says they are in the early stages of this project and all they are currently working on is a project scale and budget, site selection, fundraising and public outreach. Gauthier added that he is looking for the municipality’s help in completing a site analysis to ensure the logistics of a skate park in Flumerfelt Park work. For fundraising, Gauthier says they will look at different grants and will also approach local businesses and other fundraisers to come up with the majority of the funds. Gauthier also mentioned that they are looking into hiring Pincher Creek Grant Specialist Liza Dawber to apply for the necessary grants to get the project underway. Overall, Council was pleased with the presentation and agreed to have this topic brought back for discussion at a later date.
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20 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Firstof BaBy CeleBration
2022
The Pass Herald, along with the following Crowsnest Pass Merchants, will present the following prizes to the first baby born in the year two thousand and twenty one!
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Chris’ Restaurant
$30 MEal Gift CERtifiCatE
$50 MEal CERtifiCatE
Phone: 403-562-8388 13249-20th ave., Blairmore
Phone: 403-563-3093 Coleman
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BaBy Gift Phone: 403-564-4389 2701-226 St., Bellevue
Phone: 403-562-8844 Main Street Blairmore
Contest rules: 1. Parents must be residents of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. 2. The winner will be the first baby born in the new year at the Crowsnest Pass Health Care Centre. 3. Exact time of birth, in writing, and signed by a medical professional, must be presented to each merchant to collect the prizes.
GIFTS MUST BE REDEEMED BY THE PARENTS BY: March 31st, 2022 at each of the merchants. Winner will have their 1st birthday picture, birth announcement, and card of thanks published for FREE in The Pass Herald.