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March 30, 2022 ~ Vol. 92 • No. 13 $1.00

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The Crowsnest Pass Music Festival was held last week with various performances taking place each day. Musicians from the community were able to take part in vocal and instrumental competitions. The Grand Concert will be held on April 1st at the Crowsnest Community Christian Centre Church in Coleman at 7pm. See photos on page 9.

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Council discuss Short Term Rentals and Tourist Homes DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Council held further discussion in front of a full Council Chambers regarding the proposed bylaw to regulate Short Term Rentals (STR’s) and Tourist Homes (TH’s).

Bylaw 1103, 2021 was given first reading on December 14, 2021 and a public hearing was held on January 25, 2022.

After the public hearing Council directed Administration to revise the bylaw based on the input received and bring the revised bylaw back to Council for further consideration.

Council was presented with the following information before beginning their discussion.

One of the directions given by Council for drafting a revised bylaw is to eliminate Tourist

Home Class 1 (landowner present) and Tourist Home - Class 2 (landowner absent) from the R-1 through R-5 residential districts, and that only Bed & Breakfasts should be allowed in the R-1 through R-5 districts.

In revising the bylaw it was noted that Tourist Home - Class 1 is very similar to a Bed & Breakfast, with the main difference being that breakfast is not required to be served in a Tourist Home - Class 1.

Since Bed & Breakfast was already a permitted use in all of the residential districts R-1 through R-5, the bylaw was revised to eliminate Bed & Breakfast and combine it with Tourist Home - Class 1 into a new land use, i.e.

"Short-Term Rental" (requires the landowner to

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be present) and move the new use to the discretionary use list in the residential Districts R-1 through R-5.

Being a discretionary use means that the Development Authority may deny a development permit application for planning reasons.

Tourist Home - Class 2 was renamed to "Tourist Home" (landowner absent) and was eliminated from the R-1 to R-5 districts.

It is proposed as a discretionary use in the GCR-1, GCR-2, NUA-1, C-1, NUCR-1, NUCR-2, CRV and CSV districts.

Consideration may want to be given to include it within the R-1 to R-5 districts provided additional requirements are added into Schedule 19.

The standards for Short-Term Rental and Tourist Home in Schedule 19 have been established based on the concerns expressed at the public hearing and the direction given by Council.

An increased business license fee for ShortTerm Rental and Tourist Home is proposed in an amendment to the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw that will be considered by Council in due course.

The amendment to the Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw also proposes the establishment of penalties for land use bylaw contraventions to enhance the Municipality's enforcement action.

The revised bylaw proposes an on-site parking requirement that would be a key factor in the ability to accommodate a Short-Term Rental or Tourist Home, based on property size.

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Following the presentation of information, Mayor Painter started by thanking Administration for their hard work on this bylaw and stated where Council are currently sitting regarding this bylaw.

"Short term rentals are an important part of our tourism industry.

However, short term rentals are only one aspect of our tourism and recreation industry.

Therefore, we need to put regulations in place to allow for further growth in a way that mitigates the impact on full time residents. There is definitely concerns we are hearing from our residents."

Councillor Filipuzzi said that he likes what he sees in this proposal.

"I'm quite good with what was put in front of us. There might be a few small tweaks in it and I'm more than willing to go to another public hearing to get the input from the public on it and give them another chance to have their say."

Councillor Glavin stated she does have some concerns with parts of the bylaw.

"My concern is bed and breakfasts. I'm just concerned that some of our long term businesses that are complying with getting a business licence and are running bed and breakfasts in our R-1 districts right now, what will they have to go through in order to operate their business? That's one of my concerns."

Councillor Girhiny believes what has been presented is a good step in the right direction but also says he'd like to see some changes regarding R1-R5 districts.

"I think it's a step in the right direction. I think we have to proof it a little bit. I'm not sure that banning tourist homes is all R1-R5 districts is the right answer. There are some concerns that I have with the history of this in our town. We're noting that there are 60-70 advertised online and only 22 have a licence. It kind of slaps me in the face that they're really not that particular about rules and regulations. That reflects on fines and notices for running without the proper licencing. I think that has to be looked at substan-

tially. The licencing of this should reflect the concerns of the citizens as well. What we're suggesting here is a good start point but I'd like to hash that out more a bit further. I want to add one other thing. No business should affect the residential community of the Crowsnest Pass. No business. Let's hope that we can find a solution to this and that everyone can live in peace moving forward."

Councillor Ward echoed some of the other Councillors ideas.

"I think we're on the right path. I think we need to make some changes. I think tourism is a critical part of our community. We have no other tax base. We tried to get some other tax base over the last few years and that didn't work out so we're down to tourism and new development. I don't think we have enough information today. I think we need to talk more about this and we need to allow the public to speak more to it. I would like to have a second public hearing in April. There are people on both sides of this issue that haven't had a chance to speak yet so I think we should give them that opportunity. I think we have to promote tourism and work with it. We haven't cast anything in stone yet.

I think the majority of us are prepared to listen further and change some things here. Let's do that.

Tourism is important. I recognize that. I believe there is a place for STR's and tourism homes. We just need to figure that out. I also believe we have to respect the people that have been here for many many years that have had to deal with a lot of crap. Maybe that's enforcement. We need to bring the right rules and the right penalties in place to make sure that happens too. I'm not going to vote for second reading tonight but I will vote for a further public hearing."

Councillor Kubik then had her chance to speak on the bylaw.

"I agree with what Councillor Ward has stated and I will support a motion for a second public hearing in April. I do think it's important for our residents and for Council to recognize that when you have a tourist home or a STR is the fact that this type of business

effects a neighbour 24/7.

It's not just a business that runs 8:00-4:30 or 9:00-6:00. I think that all these suggestions that Administration has worked on are very good and bring forward a balance of concerns that people are discussing in the community, both pro and con. I do agree that it's a work in progress and I do believe that we are open as Council to hearing the concerns of the public and it's worth our while to have a second public hearing where those concerns can be appropriately heard in a proper forum. As Council we can consider what is brought forward and make the best decisions based on what our community wants and needs. The work that's being done in the bylaw will reflect the concern that we have for the residents whose neighbours are running a STR or tourist home and we will put the proper penalties in place for those people who break the rules. We need to respect the people who follow the rules and for those people, there needs to be a reward or pat on the back. We want everyone in the community to respect the rules as well."

Mayor Painter then spoke again and listed some of the changes he'd like to see in the bylaw.

"I think STR and tourist homes should be discretionary in R1-R5 areas. I think we may need to cap the amount of STR and tourist homes that we have in our community. Right now we have approximately 2,565 homes, 460 are rented.

That includes short term rentals and tourist homes.

We can't just have tourist accommodations in our community we also need to have rentals for people who want to live and work in our community.

The other concern is limiting the number of short term rentals and tourist homes per residential area. This is something else that we want to discuss. I also think that a copy of our bylaws should be posted in the homes for our common things like dogs, fires, parking and those types of things."

Following some more discussion, Councillor Ward made a motion that Administration draft some amendments to the bylaw as per Council's discussion. That motion was carried.

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In the LIne of fIre Between March 21 and March 28, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 43 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

Two (2) assaults, three (3) threat/harassment, two (2) mischief/vandalism, two (2) thefts, one (1) disturbing the peace, one (1) drug, two (2) other criminal code, six (6) other provincial statutes, five (5) driving complaints, four (4) motor vehicle collisions, one (1) assistance to general public, five (5) suspicious occurrences, three (3) assistance to other agencies, one (1) 911 call, one (1) false alarm, one (1) municipal bylaw and three (3) lost and found.

Suspicious Package On March 17th, 2022, a complainant received a suspicious package in the mail that was not ordered. It is under investigation.

Theft On March 21st, 2022, there was a complaint of theft of firewood from a business in Blairmore. A 61-year-old male suspect was identified and the wood was returned to the store to make resti-

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Snowmobile Collision On March 21st, 2022, at approximately 12:30pm, there was a report of a snowmobile collision in the backcountry of Cataract Creek area. A 31-year-old male from Calgary was transported to hospital via EMS. Police attended along with other provincial agencies, Conservation, Calgary EMS , Longview Fire and helicopter to assist with the rescue.

Reminder to residents and owners of PETS, do NOT leave your pet in vehicles in the extreme heat, it could be extremely fatal to your PET

Lost Trailer Plate On March 23rd, 2022, there was a report of a lost trailer plate while sledding over the weekend.

Scam On March 22nd, 2022, there was a report of a Facebook scam reference item that was for sale. A cheque was sent to the complainant with extra money. No further information was exchanged.

Intoxicated Male On March 26th, 2022, there was a complaint of an intoxicated male yelling on highway 3 in Frank. The male was located and given a ride home to Bellevue and

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Also mark your belongings and record serial numbers of tools and other important items.

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DO NOT OPEN EMAILS if you are suspicious of its origin. Do NOT purchase gift cards for payment to Revenue Canada.

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The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Life is a (dangerous) game There is a war going on. Actually, there are many wars but only one is on the news. Others don’t even catch the attention of the many folks who report and also make up news on social media. The regular media has some rules, yet often reflects the views of their owners, advertisers, and, in many places like Russia, the governments that have power over them. Social media may be a superb source for exposing some truths but often is hijacked by people who make up stories that somehow benefit them. The public has the freedom to choose who they want to believe.

The war I am talking about is not the horrible war going on now in Ukraine and covered by all the sources of news, but a war that has been going on much longer and affecting all of us, not just one or two nations. It’s a war that was talked about in biblical times. In the old days, it was between free people and others they wanted to enslave.

Now it’s not so obvious but amounts to the same thing. The Russian government wants to take over Ukraine and make its people subjects. The Ukrainians wish to follow leaders they democratically choose.

When people work together, they produce wealth and have some degree of power. Some of the wealth and power go to the group or country and those who made it use some. Alberta and later Newfoundland produce oil and object to a federal government, making them share some of the revenue with those who don’t. That is why some Albertans always hate the Federal leaders. Yet at the same time, we love investors who organize and pay for projects that will make money even if they will take much of it for themselves, often hiding it from taxes. Governments also invest, but are expected to make money from taxing others.

The smartest humans are not interested in being political leaders. In today’s reality, it is better to take the money and use it to make more money. It is acceptable until we have oligarchs rule the country, as Putin and his cabal do. One leads and others keep him in power.

In Russia today, oligarchs are unjustly living lavishly as long as they keep Putin in power and make the country in the image he wishes it to be. The media are harshly regulated and the people follow it. Putin is very popular. In the west, we have by far more oligarchs but they compete with each other dividing media and the people. You

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can summarise the division as competition between the political left and right. Both, if carried to extremes, are equally damaging to society.

The war I am concerned about is between the many people whose work produces wealth and the relatively few who take the benefits for their private pleasure.

They take so much that they have to subject many people to what is close to slavery.

The people fight for democracy and freedom which are also corrupted. People in the Russian Federation, for example, don’t have better or worst living conditions or health care than their equals in America.

We had a long period of relative peace on earth since nuclear weapons deterred the strongest countries from having wars with each other. Now the war in central Europe changed the situation.

Big Pharma just finished making a killing on vaccines that governments invested billions to develop. Now old stacks of weapons got used and there is a lot more money made available for new weapons. Weapon manufacturers will take a lot of countries’ budgets while health care education and so on will have to save it out of what they need.

The oligarchs will not pay for the weapons or the armies that keep them and their investments safe. It will be the working people. We will pay for the mismanagement of the supply chains, the new armies and weapons, and the restructuring of energy distribution infrastructure. Any hope that we may have had for social reforms will be dashed in the name of defending freedom and a fresh surge in patriotism.

The living conditions of the common people on both sides of the conflict will probably worsen. One blessing is that people will try harder to get off carbon fuels.

A few years ago, there was a summit in Europe that Trump and Putin both attended. They became friends, and the media reported that they had a meeting alone for about two hours. Yes, Putin speaks English. I wish I could know what they said, but no one will ever know. Could they have agreed that the US will take Canada and Russia take Ukraine? We could make a nice rich territory even better than Puerto Rico.

Just a bad dream. But what if those two did talk about it and Trump returns?

I better not think about it. Yet a month ago Ukrainians didn’t believe that Russia would come to conquer their country. If anyone will try to take Canada, we have the “freedom fighters” with their trucks, bouncy castles, and placards to defend us.

I would be happier if we quit the silly noise about removing weapons from all good citizens and if municipalities would support gun clubs instead of hiking their rents. A few old sports shooters could train a lot of people fast.

Now we are hurrying up to reopen, remove medically based restrictions, and risk more troubles. You can tell that some premiers are facing elections. We are not trying to improve ordinary lives since we will need more money for defense. I don’t like it.

However, we must play the game with the cards handed to us. If we fold, we lose freedom.

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Council discuss 2022 Property Tax Rates DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Council held discussion around the proposed 2022 Property Tax Rates Bylaw at their March 22nd meeting.

The annual property tax rate bylaw sets out the assessed values by class and calculates the tax rates required to raise budgeted tax revenue in accordance with property tax policies.

The amount of tax revenue required to balance the 2022 budget was presented and approved

by Council on December 1, 2021.

Administration recommends municipal tax rates for the various residential and non-residential properties based upon the budgeted tax requirement, assessed property values and other directions provided by Council.

The following information was presented to Council before they made their motion and is available to view on the municipal website.

In preparing the 2022 budget, Administration adjusted the tax requirement to reflect the Provincial Government only paying 50 percent of the grants-in-place-of-taxes, as well as the increased cost the Provincial Government is downloading to the Municipality (enhanced policing costs).

The Municipalities Assessor (Benchmark 148 Assessment Consultants) has provided the assessment values used to calculate the proposed taxes for 2022.

The total assessed base for 2022 is $1,153,077,490 (2021 was $1,018,413,600) for a net increase of $134,663,890.

The increase can be attributed to new properties being added, reevaluations due to sales, site visits identifying additions to properties, changes in classifications, and a complete review of Coleman.

The net increase in taxable assessment of

$134,663,890 can be broken down as $43,541,250 as growth and $91,122,640 as inflation.

For Assessment purposes growth includes new buildings added, additions to existing properties (eg new deck, shed or garage added in the year) or reclassification between assessment classes.

Inflation is the net change between last year assessment value and this years assessment value when no physical changes to the property has occurred.

The increased assessment of $134,663,890 will result in additional taxes being generated of $1,086,551.

The $1,086,551 in tax dollars generated from the increase in assessment value less $103,115 for the Province only paying 50 percent of their taxes, results in a net increase in taxes of $983,436.

Since the passing of the budget on December 1, 2021 the cost of utilities as well as gas and oil has spiked well beyond the budget estimate.

In the first 2 months of 2022 (January and February) utilities are up $28,000 over the same time in 2021.

This would result in a need to increase the budget by $340,000.

Fuel (gas and diesel) costs for vehicles and equipment has increased by 45 percent over the last 12 months and would require an additional $90,000 increase to the fuel budget.

There will be an increase in debt servicing in 2023 of approximately $150,000 and therefore this amount could be transferred to the mill rate stabilization reserve to offset the increase required for next year.

The remaining excess dollars of $403,436 is recommended to transfer to the new recreation facility reserve.

The Alberta School Foundation Fund (ASFF) rate for 2022 is $3,092,822.

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this report, the Designated Industrial Property (DIP) 2022 requisition rate has not been received from the Province, as a Ministerial Order is re-

going to bring in an additional almost $1.1 million in taxes. Only one third of that is from new development. About $710,000 is going to be from the rest

"When we look at our mill rate, yes it stayed the same. Our assessment went up about 13 percent. One third of that was new assessment, two thirds is reassessment on existing homeowners.

That's going to bring in an additional almost $1.1 million in taxes. Only one third of that is from new development.

About $710,000 is going to be from the rest of us, which is a tax increase. I have no problem taking the $370,000 off of new development. We're going to have to sharpen our pencils on the rest for me to support it."

- Dean Ward Councillor, Municipality of Crowsnest Pass

quired, so the tax bylaw presented is based on the 2021 mill rate at $4,704.

The Senior Housing request for 2022 has been included as part of the Municipal Tax amount for the amount of $396,629 to be paid out as a grant.

Additionally, a requisition to top the operating reserve in the amount of $150,000 was received from senior housing and has been shown as a requisition.

Some final adjustments are still being made to the assessment classes as checks are being performed to ensure classes properly transferred into the system.

Following the presentation of information, Council held discussion.

Councillor Ward began by stating he needs to see some changes before he’d support the bylaw.

"When we look at our mill rate, yes it stayed the same. Our assessment went up about 13 percent.

One third of that was new assessment, two thirds is reassessment on existing homeowners.

That's

of us, which is a tax increase. I have no problem taking the $370,000 off of new development. We're going to have to sharpen our pencils on the rest for me to support it."

Councillor Girhiny then said he doesn't see it as a massive issue.

"As far as numbers for impact, when you break that down, that $700,000 you say is a tax increase, divided by all the houses in the community, that's roughly $209 a person. Given the inflation that we see in the real estate pricing, I think that's a fairly modest step forward let's call it. It's not as bad as you think it is."

Following some more discussion, Councillor Girhiny made a motion for first reading of the bylaw. Councillor Ward then asked for the vote on the bylaw to be recorded.

Following voting, the motion was defeated with Councillor Ward, Filipuzzi and Kubik voting against the bylaw. Administration will now bring forward the property tax rates bylaw again at the April 5th meeting.

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Editorial As you can see beside this editorial the Pass Herald is the plaintiff in a class action lawsuit initiated by Sotos Class Actions of Toronto against Google and Facebook for 1 billion dollars. The specifics of the lawsuit I will let you read in the press release.

This editorial is to explain how the Pass Herald became the plaintiff in this lawsuit and why the lawsuit should garner international attention.

I have been in the industry for 22 years. When I started at the Pass Herald we were a large paper with seven employees. We had a Compugraphic computer and hand-pasted photo film type paper onto a page. I remember typing stories, printing them off, gluing them onto an 11 x 17 so that Buddy could shoot the negatives in the dark room in time to make the Greyhound Bus so that they made it to the Lethbridge Herald for print. It’s hard to believe that was only 22 years ago. Today I create the paper on a computer, PDF the pages and drop the finished paper into the Lethbridge Herald Dropbox for printing.

I can’t help but fondly remember those days, when the paper was full of ads, we were all doing our job to sell ads, lay out the papers, distribute and do the accounting. We had a lot of people in the office and boy it was fun. Today there is just Mike, David and I and contract workers. I can’t afford to hire anyone else. We work bare bones to keep this paper alive and often I’m embarrassed to think of how little I make as a wage.

In 2018 I was elected to the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association as a Director and am now the Vice President, Government Affairs Liaison. Our Association represents 95+ member newspapers throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories with a combined circulation of 630,000.

Why are things so difficult for traditional media? Facebook and Google have changed the distribution of advertising dollars in this country, and really the world, and believe me it’s not in favour of the traditional media like the Pass Herald.

I truly believe there are antitrust issues at play here. More than 50 percent of total ad dollars are spent on digital advertising, and two companies control that marketplace. This lawsuit will shine a light on that. Perhaps the federal government should ask the Competition Bureau Canada to investigate.

As a small community newspaper owner, I became concerned that not enough was being done to help the 40+ independent publishers in Alberta, never mind the 400+ across Canada. Current efforts by News Media Canada lobbying the federal government to compel Google and Facebook to pay licensing fees to news content providers seem focused upon the bigger players. Players such as the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and Postmedia. Should this legislation regarding licensing fees come true, my guess is NONE of that money will ever trickle down to weekly independent papers, and like always, we will lose out to the chains, fighting over the profits at the expense of the little guys. Nobody seemed to be looking after the interests of independent newspapers in this country; papers that actually live in communities, covering soccer games, council meetings and keeping the history of towns. As the plaintiff in the lawsuit, it is the independent newspapers that your Pass Herald is giving a voice to.

I’m interested in sustaining the community newspaper industry. It’s not about the money, it’s about keeping local news in our communities and giving us independents a voice.

This lawsuit could be a real game-changer. It has the potential to stem the tide of “news deserts” (communities that have lost their local papers) and keep local news in small centers across Alberta. We are seeing hundred year-old newspapers shutting down all over the country.

My call to arms is for all the independent newspapers in this province and across the country. I represent all Alberta weeklies, including the 40 of us that are independently owned and operated and I will fight tooth and nail to protect independent newspapers. Now it’s time for the 400 of us in Canada to step up to the plate and fight for our rights. As the plaintiff in the class action, the Pass Herald is the vehicle for this movement.

I’m also asking that our National Association and News Media Canada step up to the plate and do their jobs; representing ALL newspapers in this country … not just the chains.

It’s really a call-to-arms for our industry on a local, provincial and national level. Please share this editorial and reproduce it in your papers. Our little weekly may have started the process but it’s up to each and every newspaper in this country to create the movement. We have been used to taking scraps from Google and Facebook and thinking that’s the best we can do. I’m here to tell you to remember what and who you are. Newspapers are the history of this great country; we are the written and photographic diary of our communities.

We are not the industry that takes scraps from anyone. We are the power of the press and the check and balance against tyranny. We are the people who write the facts and let the reader come up with their conclusion. Yet when you are struggling to survive on handouts can you really do your job as owners and publishers the way it’s been throughout history?

Remember each day you must wake up in the morning and look at your face in the mirror and I hope you like what you see! I have to look my fellow publishers in the eye and say that I’m doing everything I can to help them but now our entire industry must come together to fight for what is right.

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March 23, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sotos Class Actions of Toronto issued a statement of claim against Google and Facebook March 16th on behalf of the Pass Herald, a community newspaper that serves the Crowsnest Pass area of southwest Alberta. The class action claims damages of one billion dollars against the two tech companies, alleging that Google and Facebook entered into an agreement that allowed them to benefit financially at the expense of other digital publishers.

The statement of claim alleges the two companies engaged in a conspiracy to rig online ad auctions, allocate markets, and fix and maintain prices in the market for display advertising, contrary to the Competition Act. It further alleges that publishers and advertisers suffered significant damages as a result.

Pass Herald publisher Lisa Sygutek has long been a community supporter, serving two terms as a town councilor, and is actively involved in her industry association, currently serving as Vice President of the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and a member of its Government Affairs committee. Lisa views this action as another way to help her fellow newspaper publishers stay healthy and vibrant in their communities.

Similar legal actions against the two companies have been initiated in the U.S., by the Federal Trade Commission, more than 40 states and by a group of more than 200 newspapers across dozens of states. The lawsuits accuse Google of harming competitors by engaging in false, deceptive, or misleading acts while operating its online ad exchange. It is also alleged that Facebook illegally teamed up with the search giant, one of its biggest competitors in digital advertising.

What started as a small-town community newspaper effort to take a stand against the big tech companies, has turned into a national movement. The News Media Alliance, a national trade group, has not been involved in the litigation, but has been monitoring the lawsuits.

“We fully support this litigation,” News Media Alliance general counsel Danielle Coffey said in a statement.

The Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and News Media Canada are not directly involved in the Sotos Class Action.

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Simply Selles Musings from your local reporter I’ve written about this topic off and on over the last few months but I want to revisit it one more time.

The Canadian Men’s National Soccer Team has officially qualified for the FIFA World Cup that will take place in November and December in Qatar.

This is the first time since 1986 Canada will be a part of the biggest sporting even in the world.

Canada officially qualified after a 4-0 victory over Jamaica at BMO Field in Toronto on Sunday.

The scenes from the end of the game were incredible and the atmosphere throughout the game looked incredible.

The entire stadium was standing for the full duration of the game and songs were being sung by supporters throughout as well.

The players were extremely emotional after the win and rightly so.

This is something that seemed like it would be impossible at the start of the qualification cycle.

Then slowly, more and more belief surrounded this team.

A young uprising of Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David, Tajon Buchanan and others around a veteran presence of Atiba Hutchinson, Milan Borjan and Junior Hoilett.

This team believed from the start and that belief blossomed across the country culminating in their first World Cup birth in 36 years.

This is an incredible moment for Canada.

We have reached the top of a mountain no one believed we could and now we will go toe-to-toe with the best football nations in the world this winter.

It’s not like we stumbled into the World Cup either.

Canada sits in first place in their group and will most likely finish there with just one game left to play.

Canada qualified before Mexico and the United States are ranked 12th and 13th in the world.

This is a team that isn’t going to Qatar to just play group games and maybe score our first ever World Cup goal.

This is a team that has what it takes to make some noise and maybe, just maybe, go out and win a couple games on their way to the knockout stages of the tournament.

As a lifelong fan, I’m not ashamed to say I was in tears along with many of the other soccer fans in the country when that final whistle blew on Sunday.

For these players to achieve what they’ve done is simply incredible.

Head Coach John Herdman also becomes the first coach to every bring a nation to the Women’s and Men’s World Cup. What he has done with this group of players is amazing and this is just the start.

No longer will Canada qualifying be an outlier.

It will become the norm.

Canada.

In a World Cup. Incredible.

Thank You On behalf of Ed Cervo’s family we would like to thank Pincher Creek Rescue, the paramedics and ambulance crews as well as the Pincher Creek Hospital staff for their care and support. Special thanks to Fantin’s Funeral Chapel for your compassion and professionalism.

For the phone calls, food and support.

Thank you all during this difficult time. ~ Sincerely, The Cervo family

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Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council brief update DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The following topics were discussed at the Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd.

Bylaw 1108, 2022 – Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw – First Reading The Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw is the Municipal document that identifies all general fees, rates and charges for the Municipality. The bylaw is reviewed annually and presented to Council. It gives Administration the legal authority to levy charges on individuals or businesses affected by the different sections of the bylaw. The schedules and information are aligned to coincide with the department the fees, rates and charges relate to. All rates, fees and charges go into effect upon passing of Bylaw 1108, 2022 with the exception of utility rates, which are effective July 1, 2022.

Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste and Recycling fees

reflect an increase of 2%.

Following Council receiving the updated numbers from Administration, Councillor Filipuzzi made a motion for first reading.

The motion was carried.

Administration will now incorporate the changes and bring back a clean bylaw to the April 12, 2022 Council meeting for second and third reading.

Bylaw 1110, 2022 – Land Use Bylaw Amendment The proposed bylaw involves the redistricting of Lots 17 & 18, Block 41, Plan 5150S and "Block OT, Plan 5150S - title number 161 254 707" from "Duplex or Semi-Detached Residential R-2" district to "Multi-Family Residential R2-A" district and a text amendment to the "MultiFamily Residential R2-A" district by deleting "Modular Homes" from the Prohibited Uses list and inserting "Modular Home / Modular Construction" into the Discretionary Uses list, for the purpose

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Homes" from the Prohibitive Uses list and inserting "Modular Home / Modular Construction" into the Discretionary Uses list in the R2-A district is part of the application. Following the presentation of information to Council, Councillor Ward made a motion for second reading. The motion was carried. Councillor Glavin then made a motion for third reading and that motion was also carried.

Skateboard Park Site Selection Administration met with the Skateboard Committee and an expert on Skateboard parks at the Flumerfelt location, to determine if this site was a suitable location. Administration found this site to be a very positive place to build this park, as it already has power, parking, washrooms and furnishings that will assist to reduce building costs and is a sufficient site size. Operationally, since the washroom facilities are already there, it will not add additional labor to clean new washrooms. Administration believes it will be well complemented with the other facilities that already exist. It has very good pathways and walkability connection to this site. The location in the valley will also provide shelter from the wind and elements.

The suggested location is close to housing, but is low enough to provide a sound barrier. This location is very visible to the highway traffic and may be welcoming to tourist traffic. In consideration of the reasons as noted above, Administration is recommending this location, as there are very good synergies overall. Most importantly, this area is not a stand-alone location and is very busy, which provides a heightened level of security. Following the presentation of the information, Councillor Glavin made a motion that Council approves the proposed location for the Skateboard Park to be constructed at the site of the existing volleyball court in Flumerfelt Park pending approval of future funding plans.

Dog Park Site Selection During the 2022 budget deliberations, Council approved to install a dog park in our community. The next step is to approve a location for the park, in order that Administration can start the designing and quoting phase, as every site has different requirements.

The Municipality had many areas to investigate for possible locations.

After hearing the Council debate on "likes" and most importantly, using a fiscal approach on needs, Administration has selected three locations for Council's input and final approval. Again, there are many areas in the Municipality that may be suitable, however, Administration looked at access, usership, site synergies, parking, washrooms and costs to prepare a site. In order of recommendation, three 3 viable options are presented for review by Council. The first option was in Blairmore on the north side of 19th Avenue between 127th Street and 124th Street across from the Isabelle Sellon ball diamonds, option two was located at the start of Sartoris Road down by the river and the third option was located by the Bellevue Catholic cemetery by the Bellevue traffic lights. The option recommended by Administration was option 1 across from the ball diamonds at ISS. Administration recommended this site for the following reasons: site has streetlighting in the area for dark winter usage, streets are maintained during the winter, has year round washrooms within walking distance, located in the center of the Municipality for drivability, flat land that is already maintained by staff, good off street parking, compliments other area facilities in close proximity, has the best score for nonwildlife conflict, has treated water close to site for hot summer days, accessibility to the dog park from main street Blairmore could promote tourist shopping in the downtown area, land has little buildable value for other venues, has sports fields, playgrounds and parks close by and it’s not isolated so wildlife, garbage attractant will decrease.

The only listed downsides to this area Administration found were it’s not a nature looking space and pest management. Following hearing the information presented by Administration, Councillor Filipuzzi made a motion that Council approves the site located in Blairmore on 19th avenue between 127th street and 124th street for the dog park. The motion was carried.

Walking Trail Public Washroom Site Selections Within Budget 2022, two additional walking trail public washrooms

were approved and Administration is now seeking approval of site locations so that work can begin to get the necessary permits in place and materials ordered. The Municipality had many areas to investigate for possible locations. After hearing the Council debate and most importantly, using a fiscal approach on needs, Administration has selected two locations for Council's input and final approval.

There are many areas in the Municipality that may be suitable, however, Administration looked at access, usership, site synergies, and costs to prepare a site. The best suited option for the first washroom is located near the Kanata in Blairmore. Administration investigated all other options for the Coleman side of the trail, however, this location has the best synergies when researching usage, places you can install washrooms, utility location ownership of the land. The only downfall to this location is that it is located in Blairmore and not Coleman. Administration has received a number of concerned calls in the past, regarding no public access to a washroom, when utilizing the trails in this area of the community. For the eastern location, administration recommended the parking lot of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Cemetery.

This area has guided tours and often, visitors are generally noted all summer long. A request was received that this is a much needed asset to help facilitate the active programming of this heritage site.

Administration also researched another site located close to the Ice Cream Shop in Bellevue.

Administration, however, is recommending this site be added into the Bellevue Mainstreet project. This may allow the opportunity to plumb it into the main sewer system, however, this will be investigated further with that project.

Therefore this site is not being recommended at this time as installation in this area prior to the upgrade project is not optimal.

Following the presentation from Administration, Councillor Filipuzzi made a motion that Council approves the recommended locations of the waking trail public washrooms: one location being on the north side of 20th Avenue in Blairmore by the Kanata and the second location in the parking lot of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Cemetery.

The motion was carried.

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Motivating Youth

Music Festival 2022

Motivational Speaker Chris Koch spent time speaking with students at Crowsnest Consolidated High School on Tuesday March 22nd. Koch travels the world speaking to different groups using the phrase If I Can. Chris was born without arms or legs and bases his talks on how much he is still able to do and that anyone can do anything if they put their mind to it.

The Crowsnest Pass Music Festival was held last week with various performances taking place each day. Musicians from the community were able to take part in vocal and instrumental competitions. The Grand Concert will be held on April 1st at the Crowsnest Community Christian Centre Church in Coleman at 7pm.

David Selles photos

David Selles photo

~ Letter to the Editor ~

Covid, Coal Mines and Conspiracy Theories Dear Editor, COVID. Well, the truth is that COVID-19 lasted longer than any of us thought and longer than all the scientists and medical people predicted.

By trade, I am an Advanced Care Paramedic in the Calgary Zone. I started my career in the Crowsnest Pass. It was a great building block for me to be able to move forward in my own medical career.

I was also fortunate to be able to go to university and earn an undergraduate degree, in science, which has served me well.

It was geared towards research mainly, so I feel I have a better grasp than most, on what is truth and what is not truth, as it pertains to the COVID pandemic.

I realize that as this article comes out that rules have now changed and everything is open again, whether you are vaccinated or not. But there will be another pandemic so it may be prudent to read this article anyway. It's a fact, that COVID-19 otherwise named Coronavirus is not “new.” It has been dormant for several thousand years and is a “variant” of a “component” that is otherwise featured in the “common cold” or “flu” virus. Viruses are much quicker at evolving than human beings, and so, it is hard to find the best way to attack them without causing undo harm to the species it attacks. COVID is real; COVID kills people; COVID is here to stay or at least a variant of it is for at least the next decade. It will likely come in and out of our lives as often as Influenza, another wellknown virus. We will have a pandemic roughly every 100 years. Look at the

Bubonic Plague and Spanish Flu as examples. These are facts, not opinions. If you do not work in the medical field and have never had to watch someone literally die in agony in front of your eyes knowing full well that you might have been able to prevent it, had that patient allowed you to perform your trade to the fullest extent, you do not fully understand the emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual toll it takes on those of us in the medical profession. Your opinion is valid, but it is not fact. As an Advanced Care Paramedic, during this pandemic, I have had strong verbal discussions with my patients as they fight for each breath saying “I don’t have COVID. It isn’t real.” FEAR. Fear mongering. The news, social media, Lord help them Hollywood movie stars and athletes that for some reason, people are still choosing to idolize. Why? Now the news was meant to initially provide “facts” for the public. Anyone who has ever been involved in an event that is being televised or sometimes written about in a newspaper will tell you flat out “That’s not how it happened at all.”

Most people dying of COVID are NOT vaccinated at all while others who ARE vaccinated and hospitalized who have died, COVID has not necessarily been the PRIMARY cause of death; yet the news continues to televise it as such to continue to confuse people to keep the FEAR going. Sensationalism. This seems to be what sells to continue to promote FEAR. Some say “No vaccines! It is my right and my body.” It is true that you own your body, and you

get to decide what, if anything is put in it. Some say, “Well the vaccine just came out without any testing.”

This is an opinion started by someone who doesn’t understand science or how to read research graphs or uses their role as a medical professional to promote their own “personal” agenda. Yes, the vaccine did come out quicker than usual, but researchers whose role in science is to do nothing else but look at viruses and produce vaccines will tell you “Vaccines work.” Vaccines are NOT cures. THEY ARE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES. Do you want to play Russian Roulette with your lives or those of your children and grandchildren based on YOUR emotions and opinions? Others say “Yes, but the government is going to put a really small microchip in the vaccine and know where I am and what I’m doing.” Seriously? Do you really think the government cares about any one specific person more than another?

They don’t and you are NOT more important than anyone else on this Earth!

These kinds of comments are partly why I won’t support any specific group who has taken the world by storm, infecting others, using fear mongering themselves with mere poppycock! If the government makes a rule that we are to wear masks and get vaccinated to enjoy SOCIAL programs granted to EVERYONE, then do it or accept the consequences of not doing so. Ask around to get the RIGHT information but please stop complaining or creating gossip that has no truth and no fact to it. Stop with the conspiracy theories. For those who are religious, dead fetuses were

NOT being used as part of the vaccine creation. This was discussed, but no fetuses were ever used!

Speak with your designated Spiritual Affiliate about it first. That’s due diligence. I am a practicing Catholic. I sought counsel before I took the vaccine; firstly, through prayer, secondly through Pope Francis’ speeches and thirdly from a few priests who I respect.

Some of you might be wondering why I keep putting the word FEAR in capital letters. It is an acronym.

FEAR stands for F(false) E(evidence) A(appearing) R(real). Perhaps that is something we can all contemplate. We have all had FEAR about something or someone in our lives.

Moving forward, I would like to discuss the current Coal Mine situation in the Crowsnest Pass.

I am no longer a full-time or a part-time resident of the Crowsnest Pass. I am a casual resident who comes to see her parents and a few friends who still live here. I did, however, grow up here, go to school here, play sports here; then, because of a lack of economy I was forced to move away.

This doesn’t mean that I lost my love and passion towards the Crowsnest Pass and it saddens me that each time I come to visit, something has closed or will be closing due to a lack of community support. It is more noticeable in a small town compared to a city, but things close in cities too, so it isn’t just a “Pass thing.”

I am glad to see that in many ways, nothing ever changes here. The people are the same, the mindsets are the same and the passion for all things Crowsnest Pass is the same. John Irwin used to say that “The Crowsnest Pass was one of Alberta’s best kept secrets.” He was right. It still is, because in-

dustry has tried to come in to bring jobs and families and more “life” into The Pass, only to be met with resistance from the inside and the outside. The Australian lady, who both owns and successfully operates most of the mining industry in Australia has come to revitalize the Crowsnest Pass with an efficient, environment friendly, money boosting, economy boosting, community thriving coal mine operation. She could have gone anywhere in the world but found the Crowsnest Pass on the map. Isn’t that awesome!

This lady is well respected in the business world because her IDEAS are sound and based on facts.

All I have heard about this venture from the nay-sayers is “It’s going to pollute the environment! It’s going to kill the fish. It’s going to contaminate the water. All of our hiking and biking, skiing and snowmobile trails are going to be ruined.” Those are all legitimate concerns, especially if you run a business, but again, many of the concerns are based of FEAR not based on facts. This Australian businesswoman’s IDEAS are “proenvironment, pro-wildlife, pro-recreation, and proeconomy.” Many people both inside the community and outside the community are trying to push their own personal agendas instead of looking at what the community needs. Will some people view me as an “outsider” because I don’t live here anymore? Probably. Do I get a “break” because I grew up here and still come to visit or does my opinion matter less now that I am not a full-time resident? That is tough for me to say. But I am still passionate about the things going on in the community, I grew up in.

Although I live in a

smaller city now, it still has a lot of the small-town feel, it just has the amenities of a big city, so I do get the best of both worlds in a sense.

Would there be some changes in the Crowsnest Pass if the mine operation became operational? Yes. Might it be a little bit scary at first because it is a change? Yes. But think about all that the Crowsnest Pass and its FULL-TIME residents would be gaining, instead of what MIGHT be lost.

Do you want the Crowsnest Pass to continue to be the best kept secret in Alberta, or would you like it to be a destination spot; a place where the life of this community can be revitalized as it once was back in the good ole days, that weren’t that long ago; a place, that when you die, your children and grandchildren will be able to live and/or visit for generations; a community that won’t become a ghost town or a bedroom community that barely thrives unless wealthy people from the city come in on the weekends to stay in their weekend homes? Is that good business sense?

One should ask “Am I following a person or am I following an idea?” We can all agree that people are unique, and we can all be misguided at times, yet ideas are something that we can get behind, without FEAR. We can embrace ideas that are based on FACTS, and we can CHOOSE to embrace change.

All I know, is that this pandemic and this potential for a coal mine operation has divided a people and a community I still love deeply, and it truly saddens me. I vote for working together and creating unity, rather than division!

Angela Castellarin

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We purchase rolls, bags Wenity purchase bags approachrolls, worked to the school division’s fiscal Option 1 had the or boxes of silver coins or boxes of silver coins year and 60 per cent of the have schools modernized community of Nanton as in both Claresholm and school year. the No. 1 priority, includPerry told trustees the Fort Macleod. ing modernization of both Trustee Lori Hodges deficit grew in the second schools.

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Nanton students Lundbreck is the No. 2 Livingstone Range schools are modernized at has budgeted for a $1.49the same time.

“That has been a con- million deficit in 2022-’23.

The school division cern in every project we’ve gone through,” had revenues totalling Perry agreed, adding so- $27.4-million by the end lutions were found for of the second quarter.

Expenses at the end temporary classrooms in of the second quarter tothe communities.

Perry said the mod- talled $27.91-million. ernization can be done in Pass Community Pool requires the phases at both schools as School board approves following staff for the 2022 Season well. ‘flexible’ funding forPool Manager: • 18 Years of age • Awards in NLS, LSI, WSI, CPR Basic Trustee Brad Toone mula said Nanton residents Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid and PooL oPeRAtoR course.

Livingstone Range have expressed frustra- School Board last week Managerial skills, general knowledge of facility maintenance, pool operations tion their schools have not approved the way it disand aquatic programming are a definite asset. received attention. tributes money to schools Toone said commu- and departments. asst. Manager: • 18 years of age • Awards in NLS, LSI, WSI, CPR Basic nity leaders feel Nanton is Associate superinRescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. poised for growth but tendent of business servlose potential residents to ices Jeff Perry presented senior guards: • 18 years of age • Awards in NLS, WSI, CPR Basic other towns with newer, the instructional funding Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. more modern schools. allocation formula at the School board chair March 22 meeting at the Junior guards: • 16 Years of age • Awards in NLS, WSI, CPR Basic Lacey Poytress said a G.R. Davis Administracommunity solution ap- tion Building in Fort Rescuer Level B, Standard First Aid. pears to be the best ap- Macleod. proach for Nanton.

Casual guards: • 16 Years of age • Awards in NLS, CPR Basic Rescuer School board chair Level B, Standard First Aid. Lacey Poytress said the School division finances proposed formula was better than anticipated discussed at an admin Head CasHier and CasHiers: • 16 Years or older, previous cash register Livingstone Range council meeting prior to experience • Standard First Aid and CPR and aquatic skills are a definite School Division is track- coming to trustees. asset. ing toward a smaller “Nothing has PLEASE NOTE: COPiES Of ALL AwArdS MUST bE deficit than anticipated at changed in this recomENCLOSEd wiTh APPLiCATiON ANd vALid UNTiL SEPTEMbEr 1, 2022 the mid way point of the mendation as far as alloA COvEr LETTEr MUST bE ENCLOSEd SPECifyiNg dESirEd POSiTiON! year. cations to our schools and Trustees learned last departments,” Perry told week the deficit is now trustees. “the reason for APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, March 25, 2022 anticipated to be $1.3-mil- that is we made slight (Late and incomplete applications will not be accepted) lion, down from the changes last year, but this Please submit applications to: Lesley Margetak (Chairman), budget projection of still gives us the flexibility Box 663, Blairmore, AB, TOK OEO or email to: margetak@shaw.ca $1.49-million.

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The formula allows the division to take into consideration needs as well as levels of resources.

“The beginning budget always takes into consideration what we know about the school,” Perry explained. “Come September you have to take into consideration anything that is changed.”

Highlights of the funding formula are as follows: Teaching positions are allocated to schools and programs based on a formula developed to establish a standard across the division.

Factors such as the Alberta Learning Commission guidelines for class size, teacher prep time, administration, learning support and other programming requirements are considered.

School support staff positions are allocated based on a formula to establish a standard across the division.

School educational assistants, child youth care workers, and speech assistants are allocated based on an as needed basis to ensure the areas of greatest need receive sufficient support.

Schools will receive a fixed per student amount of funding for Grade 1-12, as well as a fixed per student rate for ECS students that is equal to 50 per cent of the Grade 1-12 rate.

The basic per home school student funding received from Alberta Education is directly allocated to the school or program providing the support.

English as a second language funding received from Alberta Education is allocated to the schools based on need as well as number of students.

A set amount is allocated to schools with a larger population of First Nations, Metis and Inuit students to provide supports and resources.

Funding received from Alberta Education for Hutterite colony schools is directly allocated to the colony schools general budget plus the basic allocation less the allocation for certificated staff and support staff.

A per student amount is allocated to those schools with student enrollments less than the jurisdictional average plus 10 per cent in each of the Cont’d on page 11

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Livingstone Range School update cont’d following categories: Grade 1-3, Grade 4-6, Grade 7-9 and Grade 1012.

A per student amount is allocated to schools who accept international students. The amount is determined based on the international budget.

Adjustments to the allocations may need to be made by administration taking into consideration needs and available resources.

School board request review of pandemic checklist A checklist developed during the COVID-19 pandemic needs to be reviewed, Livingstone Range School Board decided last week.

Trustees voted to write Alberta Health Services and other government officials to express concern about the impact pandemic rules are still having on students.

“It’s important that we advocate any way we can for our students,” school board chair Lacey Poytress said. “What the government and AHS don’t know, they can’t fix.”

Trustee Carla Gimber introduced a motion to request a review during the board’s March 22 meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

“The AHS checklist hasn’t been revised since many of the restrictions were lifted,” Gimber said.

Alberta Health Services developed a checklist for schools during the pandemic to help reduce spread of the virus.

According to the checklist, a student who tests for a core symptom of COVID-19 is legally required to isolate for up to 10 days or until symptoms resolve.

Some parents follow the AHS checklist and student miss classes and instruction.

The high rate of absenteeism presents challenges for teachers to ensure all students receive the required instruction.

Poytress said the number of hours a teacher works is spelled out in their contract, and “they cannot and should not be asked to do additional support for COVID-19 obstructions.”

On-line instruction made available when students were learning at home are no longer available to students who are kept home due to illness.

“These students are missing valuable instructional time,” Gimber added.

Trustees voted to have the advocacy committee write the education and health ministers and the AHS Prairie Mountain and Oldman River health advisory councils asking for a review of the checklist, specifically in regards to how it affects student's attendance and the resulting learning gaps.

School board chair policy amended for social media The Livingstone Range School Board chair can post on the division’s social media, but only in emergent situations.

Trustees last week amended the school board chair policy to provide that option.

“The key words here are emergent situations,” trustee Clara Yagos said.

“It isn’t going to be at any other time.”

Yagos, who chairs the school board’s policy committee, presented the amendment during the March 22 meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

Work on the amendment started following the January board meeting when trustees learned of a situation when incorrect information about the return to school was on the division’s Web site.

At that time, only three members of central office staff had access to the division’s social media accounts.

They were not available to update the Web site when the government announced the return to school as pandemic rules were eased.

Trustees decided in January the school board chair should be able to access the social media accounts in limited fashion.

“This will give the board chair the availability or the right to access and change it based on these guidelines,” Yagos said.

The guidelines state the chair will not disclose or post confidential student information, images, or confidential school, department or personnel records.

Information posted to sites is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The chair is expected to adhere to ethical and legal use of technology as outlined in the Education Act and Criminal Code of Canada.

The chair is also to take reasonable precautions for the security of personal information on mobile devices and cloud resources.

The policy further

states the chair will not use network resources to bully or harass any person.

When emergency action is taken the chair must immediately inform senior administration and all trustees.

Board proposes name for Crowsnest Pass facility Indigenous elders will be consulted before Livingstone Range School Board names property in the Crowsnest Pass.

Trustees tabled a decision on Crowsnest Experiential Campus as the name for the facility during their March 22 meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

Associate superintendent of business services Jeff Perry updated trustees on the naming process.

“I’m excited to continue the process of naming the property out in the Crowsnest Pass,” Perry said.

Livingstone Range bought the 4.62-acre site of a former tourist information centre at the end of August.

The facility is to become the home base of place-based student programming and staff professional development.

The school board in February directed administration to get input from stakeholders on a name for the facility.

From Feb. 28 to March 14 administration reached out to communities across the division on social media and in schools.

The school division received a total of 20 responses from every community in Livingstone Range, with a total of 29 names suggested.

Those suggestions were brought to a committee made up of Livingstone Range senior management and staff for review.

The committee identified common words from the suggested names, including campus, centre, experiential, and learning.

“It was quite a variety,” Perry said. “There were names that included the location, the site and things of that nature.”

The committee settled on Crowsnest Experiential Campus as the recommended name.

Perry said Crowsnest identifies the location, experiential takes in many types of activities, and campus indicates a place of higher and ongoing learning.

Livingstone Range policy for naming schools and sites is to advertise the proposed name for 30 days

to allow for more feedback.

During that time, staff would reach out to the First Nations community for further input and a Blackfoot translation of Crowsnest Experiential Campus.

The Blackfoot name would be used on site signage.

Trustee Greg Long wasn’t sold on Crowsnest Experiential Campus.

“I just don’t feel it’s catchy, if that’s the right word,” Long said. “It’s just a personal feeling.”

Trustee Brad Toone suggested tabling discussion, pending the FNMI consultation.

Trustees voted to table.

Committee works to keep students, staff safe Laura Stocker heads a 12-member committee responsible for safety in Livingstone Range School Division.

Stocker, who is health and safety co-ordinator for Livingstone Range, made a presentation to trustees March 22 during their meeting at the G.R. Davis Administration Building in Fort Macleod.

Stocker for the past three years has split her time between Livingstone Range and Westwind school divisions.

“I make sure we comply to the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety legislation,” Stocker said.

That legislation applies to all work sites in Alberta with the exception of federal sites.

Stocker told trustees the legislation was updated as of Dec. 31.

“There was a lot that changed around contractors,” Stocker said. “That’s one of the things we’re going to be working with.”

If a contractor is on a site, Livingstone Range is required to co-ordinate health and safety.

Stocker co-ordinates hazard assessments with the contractors to ensure they are compliant, and helps with inspections.

“I really like this piece,” Stocker said. “It’s going to help with a lot of sites in Alberta.”

Another change is that all health and safety committee members must be trained, but that training can be done in-house.

Stocker told trustees that over the summer she created 18 occupational health and safety hazard assessments for all of the occupations within Livingstone Range.

“A hazard assessment basically lists all of the tasks that individual does

in a job, such as working with chemicals, that type of thing,” Stocker explained.

Stocker then did a risk analysis based on those tasks. She then made sure controls were in place.

Those controls can include engineering controls such as a fume hood, training, signage and personal protective equipment.

“I looked at what training everyone needs based on those hazard assessments,” Stocker said.

Under the Alberta legislation, employers are responsible for ensuring workers are properly trained in any hazards to which they may be exposed.

The obligations of workers are also listed in the legislation, including participating in the training.

“The higher hazard occupations have more training assigned,” Stocker said.

The 12-member occupational health and safety committee is to review all training.

Six members of the committee represent the employer, and six represent workers.

Stocker noted the committee meets at least four times a year to discuss concerns, incidents and topics such as training, inspections, legislation, administrative procedures, hazards and emergency response.

Trustees thanked Stocker for the presentation.

“We appreciate all the effort you put into keeping our staff and students safe,” school board chair Lacey Poytress said.

School board reviews provincial budget news Budget 2022 brought good news to Livingstone Range School Division.

Livingstone Range anticipates an increase of about $614,000 in funding this year from the province.

Associate superintendent of business services Jeff Perry updated trustees last week on the impact of the government’s Budget 2022 announcement in February.

Livingstone Range is still waiting for the government’s funding manual to provide more details.

Perry told trustees the biggest news from Budget 2022 was that school divisions would be “held harmless” and would receive no less funding than in 2020-’21 and 2021-’22.

“That was good news,” Perry said. “We’re appreciative of the provincial government during the time of COVID looking at that and holding the division harmless.”

At present, Livingstone Range receives from Alberta Education $41,915,000, which includes close to $2-million in bridge funding.

The bridge funding is to assist during the transition to the province’s new funding framework, which is to result in Livingstone Range losing about $2-million.

“We would be losing that over time,” Perry said.

“Since that announcement of the new framework we’ve received bridge funding” The February budget announcement included a one per cent increase in base funding, or about $213,000 for Livingstone Range.

The budget included another one per cent increase for plant operation and maintenance, or about $38,000 more for Livingstone Range.

The province also increased the transportation grant by 4.6 per cent, which means an additional $163,000 for Livingstone Range.

Livingstone Range will share in $59-million in 2022-’23 for school divisions to implement the province’s new curriculum. Another $84-million is budgeted for 2023-’24 and $48-million in 2024’25.

“The purpose of this funding is for the development and procurement of quality resources, it’s for capacity building for teachers and school leaders,” Perry said. “We anticipate more information coming out here at the end of the month.”

Budget 2022 included student well-being funding of $30-million this year followed by another $40million in each of the next two years.

The student wellbeing funding reflects the challenges presented to students by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The money is to be used for wrap-around services in learning disruption, mental health, speech therapy, mentoring and before and after school programs.

“These are areas that it can be used in,” Perry said.

“I anticipate that jurisdictions will have to come up with plans as to how they utilize the funding that will come to them. How that will be allocated, we’re not quite sure yet.”

Budget 2022 included $1.5-billion for school capital projects. At this point no Livingstone Range projects are part of that funding.

Capital maintenance renewal funding increased by $103-million providewide to $209-million.

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Oliver Strickland, Barb Huesby, Ruth Schatz, Councilor Dave Filipuzzi attended the Outdoor Adventure Show in Calgary from March 18 to the 20th. They were able to talk with over 2000 people and gave out 1000 visitors’ guides. Strickland says Calgarians are looking forward to visiting the Crowsnest Pass and exploring our trails and restaurants and learning more about the history of the Crowsnest Pass.

TC Energy provided an update on two upcoming projects in the Crowsnest Pass to interested businesses at a Community Futures event on Thursday, March 24th. The update provided information on the NGTL West Path Delivery 2022 and 2023 projects. The 2022 project will see work being done beginning approximately six kilometres west of Coleman and up to the BC border. The construction for this project will begin in early April and will ramp up around July. For the mainline construction from June to November, TC Energy plans to utilize local accommodations for their workers. The peak of the work will have around 500 workers and that will occur around August. The 2023 project has one aspect near the Crowsnest Pass with the Lundbreck section. This will be located approximately 30km northwest of Pincher Creek.

The construction for this project follows a very similar timeline with peak workers of about 550 occurring in that August 2023 timeframe.

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Cohen Musschoot from PassTrak is on the far right. All of the athletes were pentathlon competitors. Cohen was in U16 category, the three in the middle were in the U18 group.

And the person on the far left was in the U20 group.

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The 2022 Canadian Indoor Track & Field Championships took place in Saint John New Brunswick on March 26 & 27.

Cohen Musschoot from Passtrak represented his club in the U16 boys division & he did so in a stellar manner.

On Saturday March 26th Cohen was entered in the Pentathlon. It is the event that measures the abilities of the best all around athlete in the sport of track & field. The athletes compete in 5 events in one day to showcase their ability to run fast, run far, jump & throw.

They receive points for the performance they produce in each event. The faster you run the more points you score. The farther you jump or throw the more

points you score.

The first event of the day was the 60 metre hurdles. Cohen recorded the fastest time of his life by stopping the clock at 10.60 seconds for which he was awarded 433 points.

Event number 2 was the long jump. Cohen’s best attempt spanned 4.79 metres, just 1 cm shy of his best ever which earned him 343 points.

The third event was the high jump where he was a little short of his best with a 1.33 metre clearance. That was good enough for 270 points.

Next came the shot put where he passed the 9 metre mark for the first time ever with a best of 9.12 metres. That distance scored him 433 points.

The final event of the day was the 1000 metre race. He dug deep &

slashed more than 12 seconds off his previous best by finishing in 3:25.76 for a total of 434 points.

His point total for the day was 1913 which eclipsed the previous Passtrak club record for his age group by 330 points.

THAT SCORE WAS ALSO GOOD ENOUGH TO CROWN HIM AS THE 2022 CANADIAN INDOOR CHAMPION IN THE U16 AGE GROUP!!!

On the second day of the competition Cohen added some fuel to the fire. He competed in the individual shot put event where picked up a second Canadian Championship medal, this time a 3rd place bronze, by again surpassing his shot put best when the implement landed at the 9.39 metre mark.

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JENETTE TROTZ NÉE: FAUVILLE 1936 ~ 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jenette Marie Trotz of Coleman, Alberta who fully lived her 85 years of an amazing life.

Jenette was born on December 8, 1936 to parents Joseph and Margaret Fauville. She was raised with an appreciation for family and community. Jenette blossomed into a lovely young lady and was blessed with a family she loved unconditionally.

She was a former member of the Town Council, one of the founders coordinating Rum Runner Days in the Crowsnest Pass and an inspiration to her colleagues and family. She enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, embroidery, leather working, curling and horseback riding in the majestic mountains that she called home. Her greatest passion was for her family – especially her grandchildren whom she adored.

Left to mourn her passing include her children: Lance, Brenda and Daren; several precious grandchildren; her sisters, Betty Pitt and Marguerite Fraser; and her many friends and extended family. She was predeceased by her husband, William John Trotz; her parents, Joseph & Margaret Fauville; and her brother, Wallace.

Jenette requested no funeral services to be held to honour her life. Donations in memory of the late Jenette Trotz may be directed towards the CNP SPCA. Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555

CHODYKA WILLIAM “BILLY” CHODYKA, of Coaldale, beloved husband of Barb Ennis, passed away peacefully at home after a short battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the age of 62 years.

Billy was born in the Crowsnest Pass, AB, on January 14, 1960 to George (Sr.) and Nadia Chodyka. He grew up in a large family with four brothers and five sisters. Billy was the eighth eldest in the family and attended school in Coleman in the Crowsnest Pass. In his youth he established himself as a handy mechanic and somewhat of a daredevil. He worked in local businesses in the Crowsnest Pass and as he got older he worked with the Crowsnest Forestry Service and Coleman Colleries.

Billy enjoyed the outdoors and was often found hunting, camping, or sledding with family and friends in the Crowsnest Pass or in Sicamous, BC. In 1996, Billy met the love of his life Barb, and life changed dramatically for him. He became a much-loved father to three children who grew to love him deeply. Together, Billy and Barb lived life fully enjoying family camping trips, going to concerts, dancing, sledding, and hosting family and friend get togethers in their home. Billy especially loved spending time with his four grandchildren. His children and grandchildren brought him so much joy. Billy was a loving man with a big heart. It showed throughout his life teaching his kids many life skills, including how to fix almost anything, in the bush, with a rock and a stick. His big heart was even more apparent while watching him with his grandchildren. He loved teaching them the basics-shooting BB guns, riding bikes, dirt bikes, quads, and how to fix anything electronically or mechanically powered.

Billy was predeceased by his mother Nadia Chodyka and his father George (Sr) Chodyka, as well as two sisters Val Rowley and Vera Chodyka. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara Ennis, his children Kelli-Rae Tamaki (Tim), Christopher Ennis (Rebecca) and their children Rylen and Chloe, and Colin Ennis (Marissa) and their children Sophia and Scarlet.

A Celebration of Billy’s Life was held at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME, 2825 – 32 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, on Monday, March 21, 2022 at 12:00 P.M. with Patrick Siedlecki officiating. The service was livestreamed and may be accessed via Billy’s obituary on the Cornerstone website.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Billy’s name to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lethbridge & District (lethbridge.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/donate/) To send a condolence, please visit www.cornerstonefuneralhome.com

JOHN ALFIO TRUANT MARCH 7, 1936 – MARCH 11, 2022 It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of John Alfio Truant in Bellevue, Alberta on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the age of 86.

John lived his entire life in Crowsnest Pass and worked in the logging industry for most of his career. He was always a hard worker and extremely conscientious. In addition to his confident, friendly nature, John will be remembered for his passion for the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and member of the Willow Valley Trophy Club for many years.

Those left to mourn are his children: Darcy Truant (Marlene Samuel) of Blairmore and Lavonna Hogan of Carmangay, AB; Grandchildren: Kayla, Ashley and Samantha Truant, Jeremiah Hogan, Cayleigh Vaillancourt and Terra Salama;brother Albert Truant (Hope) of Bellevue, AB. He also leaves behind his stepchildren: Lenny Pastetnik, Randy Pastetnik, Susan Mathews, Debbie Cancade and numerous step-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife Josie Truant (nee Chaput), sons Jarren Truant of Salmon Arm, B.C. and Randle Truant of Bellevue; parents Angeline and Eugenia Truant; brother Renaldo Truant (Grace) and sister Eda Ottison of Claresholm.

“The hunter that travels out into the woods is lost to the world, yet finds himself ”.

16 – CRowsnest PAss HeRALD – Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Crowsnest Fire Rescue Donation Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue is making a donation to help first responders in Ukraine. Multiple bombings in Ukraine led to the destruction of several Emergency Services facilities resulting in high quantities of firefighting equipment being damaged beyond repair. Working with a notfor-profit, grassroots group in Lethbridge, Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue donated 53 turnout jackets, 44 turnout pants, 17 pairs of firefighting boots, 26 structural firefighting helmets, 30 wildland firefighting jackets, and multiple firefighting gear bags-all in good used condition. These will be sent, within the week, to Poland where they will be further transported to an airstrip and then to the end-user. It is believed they will be going to the Mariupol region where they are in desperate need of supplies.

When CNPFR found out how badly needed this gear was, they couldn’t put it together fast enough. Responding to emergencies can be brutally hard in the best of settings, but having to do so, ill-equipped, in the middle of an active war is unnecessarily dangerous. The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass hopes that this contribution will help protect those who are risking their lives to protect others. It is important to note this is not a political gesture but rather helping fellow firefighting brothers and sisters, who need help now.

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