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Doors Open and Heritage Festival celebrations NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter The Pass was home to the annual Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival from August 3 to 6. 2023 marked the 18th year of the Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival, attracting over 9,000 visitors a year over the August Long Weekend according to the event website. The festival uses the heritage weekend as a celebration of the Crowsnest Pass’ unique history, culture and heritage. The festival is a project of the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative, a collective of like-minded heritage sites and resources here in the Crowsnest Pass. Events over the weekend included a free swim at the Crowsnest Pass Pool, presentations from the Crowsnest Conservation Society, hikes and tours with Crowsnest Adventures and Uplift Adventures, escape rooms at the APP Barracks, a pottery sale with the Crowsnest Pass Pottery Club, e-bike tours with Sweet Riders, artist studio tour hosted by the CNP Art Gallery, entertainment around the Pass and more. According to Brandy Fehr, the community economic development and marketing coordinator for Community Futures, the event was great, but there was a decline in attendance. “From what we’ve heard around town, a lot of people didn’t want to be on the highways and weren’t aware that the construction was actually over on the Thursday,” said Fehr. Some of the drummers and dancers for the event were stuck for over two hours on the highway on the Thursday before the festival, explained Fehr. She added they look forward to next year’s 19th Annual Crowsnest Pass Doors Open and Heritage Festival.
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Therapeutic Foster Caregiving
He explained how therapeutic foster care is similar to traditional foster care, but has more sup-ports built in for the youth and for the families. “The idea is that these are used for youth that require some level of treatment or therapeutic intervention based on the traumas that they’ve experienced historically in life, whether that be abuse or neglect or other things that have led to some difficulties for them,” added VanGinneken. Where traditional foster care provides a safe home for these youth, therapeutic foster care provides a safe home and also provides therapists and psychologists who will go into the home. “Behaviour specialists will collaborate with the foster family to build a really good treatment plan and have the youth do treatment in a family environment as opposed to being in an institutional environment,” said VanGinneken. According to VanGinneken, youth see even better outcomes within the family home compared to an institutional environment. “The ultimate goal is to get them back to their community of origin and their family of origin, whatever that might look like. Therapeutic foster care involves the family and community of origin partnering with the therapeutic foster caregivers as well... just an enhanced form of foster care, essentially,” said VanGinneken. With the best outcomes coming from within a fam-
ily home, providing these places and diverting youth into therapeutic foster care and away from places like group homes is the best option according to VanGinneken. “There has been shortages of foster parents across the province, so by providing therapeutic foster care and saying not only will you be a foster parent, but you’ll have all these folks helping you out as well,” said VanGinneken. The program has been running since April 2022 with homes in other parts of southern Alberta, but none in the Crowsnest Pass yet. “We’d really like to be able to provide the service right in the Pass for those youth who are from that area, as opposed to having to relocate them to other parts of southern Alberta,” said VanGinneken. McMan is hosting a hiring event on August 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Old York Creek Lodge. “It’s been incredibly successful so far, we’re seeing really positive outcomes and we’re getting really good feedback from our families,” said VanGinneken. According to the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal, 7985 children were in care out of a total population of 469,965 children (ages 0-17) This is a rate of almost 17 children per 1000 in the province being in care. Go to www.mcmanfoster.ca or alberta.ca/become-foster-caregiver to learn more about how you can help.
bylaw officer with the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. At the Municipal Council meeting on August 15, the members of council deliberated on the MD of Pincher Creek’s proposal to share Bylaw Officers. “[The MD of Pincher Creek] have now sent a formal letter from their council essentially asking for us to reconsider bylaw services, specifically for their NICHOLAS L. M. ALLEN animal control and noise bylaws. They indicated they typically receive one to five complaints monthly,” said Pass Herald Reporter CAO Patrick Thomas. Councillor Vicki Kubik expressed reluctance to asThe MD of Pincher Creek has proposed sharing a sign any of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass bylaw officers to another district. “Because of the busyness of our own town and the amount of interactions that we ourselves are witnessing, I would be reluctant to send our bylaw officer not knowing just how much time would be committed, how much of WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE our time and resources would be tapped. I agree CONTINUATION OF OUR PRACTISE with municipal collaboraSAME PEOPLE, SAME GREAT SERVICE tion, but I’m not sure that this is a good idea to send valdanielsonlaw.ca • valerie@valdanielsonlaw.ca • 403.753.2287 our officers to another
district,” said Kubik. Councillor Dean Ward said he agrees with Councillor Kubik’s arguments. “We debated for a long period of time here about hiring an extra peace officer because of all the issues we’re having and to now go through that process and take that piece off and shuffle them off to the MD of Pincher. I’m not excited about that at all,” said Ward. Mayor Blair Painter said he agrees with the regional collaboration, but in his experience, it’s a “one-sided” collaboration. Councillor Lisa Sygutek said she was open to a three-month pilot project with the MD of Pincher Creek to share a bylaw officer as a gesture of neighbourly collaboration. The council decided to accept the request as information and form a letter of response to the MD of Pincher Creek. There was a public hearing regarding a Land Use Bylaw text amendment to add “Fitness Centre” as a discretionary use in the Industrial District. No one came forward from the audience and the hearing was closed. The bylaw then passed both second and third readings. There was also discussion involving the need to expand the existing “Subdivision Marketing Sign” in the Land Use Bylaw to include the opportunity to market a future development that may not necessarily be associated with a subdivision. This bylaw amendment passed first reading.
NICHOLAS L. M. ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter The McMan Youth, Family and Community Services Association is looking for help growing their therapeutic foster caregiving program in the Crowsnest Pass. Damon VanGinneken, the director of services for McMan over all the programs they offer in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brooks, Crowsnest Pass and Pincher Creek. “I’m not really involved in necessarily the day-today, but I’m involved in a lot of the initial implementation of programs and program design,” explained VanGinneken. In the Pass, they provide some services for persons with developmental disabilities, both in their residences and the community. VanGinneken said they are helping to provide a positive quality of life for them. “We’re also looking for therapeutic foster caregivers in that part of the province,” said VanGinneken.
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First round of budge initiatives started by council NICHOLAS L. M. ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter On August 17, the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass met for a special budget meeting. During this meeting, the Council reviewed and determined which initiatives would go forward for the 2024 Budget. The initiatives included projects recommended in 2023 as well as projects brought forward for the 2024 budget. The first initiatives discussed were brought forward for the 2024 budget, starting with the Coleman washroom. It is one of the three projects that may result in an increase in staffing levels, either additional hours or positions. The $160,000 is an approximate cost for one double bathroom, ship-ping and installation including concrete and excavation. The council also said yes to the columbarium initiative. A columbarium is a structure used to store and display urns. It is typically a wall, room, or building that can be indoors or outdoors and often has designated areas called niches. The cost was approved at $75,000 but may vary depending on size and material type. An initiative objective involving Gazebo Park was approved, with a budget of $1,000,000 being added to “beautify Gazebo Park”, a two-year process if it goes ahead. The town currently has an agreement to buy the land as it was privately owned. They are hoping to host an open house at the end of September or early October. Initial concepts involving a plan for the area have
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already started with the open houses being held to see what people want from any possible upgrades. There is a potential for the initiative to be broken into phases. After being cancelled in the 2023 budget, the council approved funding for the completion of the Hillcrest Ball Diamonds at a cost of $1,000,000. The approval does not include the soccer fields. The council said no to the ‘Solar Power Feasibility Study’ as they have already partnered with the neighbouring municipalities on getting a grant to complete the study. They did approve the purchase of a second street sweeper as the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass workers were unable to finish until the end of July with only one machine in operation. The expected cost of another sweeper will be $700,000. Council voted against adding work on the train in Blairmore across from the post office to the budget as a grant is already being pursued by a community organization and the Municipality would be a partner. The installation of a water feature/fountain was approved as a way to attract visitors with a budget of $10,000. The Multi-use Facility initiative was pushed back as there is still no place for the Municipality to place it. An initiative to extend the life of the Bellevue Central Access Road and the West Hillcrest Road by 15 to 20 years, due to surface failures, with asphalt milling and overlay was added with a budget of $425,000. The ‘Road Deep Base Repair’ Initiative was also approved at a cost of $250,000. With an approximate cost of $35,000, a project involving facility fencing around municipal well-heads, pumphouses and generators to increase security was given the go-ahead by council. There was also an agreement on a budget of $650,000 to make upgrades to the MDM Community Centre in Bellevue. Also added to the budget was $150,000 for crushing the stockpiled asphalt into sizes that can be used for deep base repair and on roads and laneways. Lastly was the addition of a pedestrian crossing light in Blairmore at 20 Avenue and 133 Street. The next budget deliberation meeting is scheduled for September 18, at 9 a.m. at the Municipal Office.
The Simple Raven’s Post BY AVNER PERL
The art of leadership A long time ago, I applied for a promotion and received my first supervisory appointment. I was in charge of a group of people and had a mission to accomplish. The people all had their own ideas and were concerned about how to achieve their personal goals ahead of those of the employer. Mothers needed to raise their kids, students had to pass exams and so it went. I was representing the employer while the workers all needed the pay, but considered their personal needs ahead of the employer’s goals. I did not even have the most minimal training in supervising people. All I had was the example of my supervisors, who mostly failed. Supervisors in those days existed by threatening to fire people and often abuse workers if they could. My boss told me that supervisors were not in to win popularity contests. I assumed that success would mean workers achieving their needs by making the employer achieve the company’s goals. I and other young supervisors were the first generations born after the war. Our elders were educated with army discipline while we learned new ideas about psychology, self-improvement, motivation, team building, and more. The employer sent us for a week of training in the Japanese methods of leadership. At the time, Japan was devastated by the war they lost, but came out of the ashes with glorious results. They built a new system based on loyalty. They built up industry, mostly car manufacturing, that successfully competed with the pride of the US automotive industry. There was no conflict between labour and investors. The supervisor’s job was to provide the workers with what they needed and aim them toward the company being number one. The workers worked hard, were proud of their achievements, and involved their families in the company’s future. American companies stumbled over each other to adopt the Japanese business model and workers enjoyed a good middle-class life. Employers also didn’t need to waste effort on micromanaging.
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The products gained a reputation for being reliable and cheap. As often happens, the unions quit just trying to keep up with inflation, demanding to get ahead with less effort. Employers found ways around them and hired temporary part-time people who had no benefits and often not even a regular schedule of work. The consumers paid the price. Soon employers started searching for ways to get the work done with less or even no front-line staff. That is why we have automated cashiers, automated banking machines and so much more. The attitude of prioritizing personal gain over loyalty to employers replaced the old way of thinking. This came with additional costs, resulting in reduced quality of products and services. Countries with loyalty won while industrial nations used intimidation as a business tool. The world changed. If we aim at producing the most for the lowest cost, forced labour will be our choice. Slaves or machines can do that. The old colonial system worked well and made some people very rich. However, over time, it failed. The same is true for using natural resources irresponsibly. The natural disasters of 2023 are proof of it. We’ve been producing too much for too long to benefit a few of us, but at the cost of workers and the environment, mainly the energy. Another worthy goal could be to use what we have wisely and supply what we need, aiming at durable products while paying fairly for them. This could provide a good living for all and the workers can be our best consumers if they are paid well. It is a win-win situation, with long-lasting benefits for the world and the people. It can only work if the political will supports it. We love games and admire winning. Unfortunately, we forget that for every winner, there must be a loser. For me to be recognized or rich, some others will have to be ignored and poor. Their resentment will grow, the world will suffer, and peace will not be possible. Our society may end up being another great civilization that disappeared from the pages of history if it has not already done so. In my youth, I looked at life as a great possibility, with hope being the primary motivator. Now I look back and think, how can we salvage the most out of the mess we made? The red sun reminds me that life on Earth is a journey with a beginning and an end. My experience dictates that the only way is going together, covering each other’s backs. My management textbooks aside, I focus on one line, not from a manager’s course or book. “Lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil.” Another line pops up in my biological computer I call the brain. Forgive us as we forgive others. I think I have what we need to save ourselves if we choose to do so. I will let this be the ending of the article about human leadership. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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Herald Editorial LISA SYGUTEK The Online News Act (‘Act’) is intended to ensure fair revenue sharing between digital platforms and news outlets. Specifically, if tech giants like Facebook, Instagram and Google want to host Canadian news content on their platforms the Act requires that they compensate the media organizations that created the content. The tech giants don’t want to pay to host Canadian news content so for now they have blocked that content on their platforms. The Act lays out a framework that would require digital giants to develop agreements with Canadian news sites to provide them with compensation for sharing their online news content through links or other means. The Act “introduces a new bargaining framework intended to support news businesses to secure fair compensation when their news content is made available by dominant digital news intermediaries and generates economic gain,” an explanatory note from the government says. “It seeks to support balanced negotiations between the businesses that operate dominant digital news intermediaries and the businesses responsible for the news outlets that produce this news content.” While this inconveniences some readers, local Crownest Pass news is available online on our website or through hard copy sold throughout the community and delivered through the mail. Here’s how I see the problem. Newspapers hire the journalists who create the news content. The articles are uploaded to social media. The tech giants sell advertisements based on the traffic that the journalists bring to their sites. These advertising dollars would have traditionally been paid to the newspapers to cover the expenses of running the newsrooms. Without advertising, there is no money for newspapers to hire journalists and operate newsrooms. As a result of the lost revenue, more than 450 local Canadian news sites and newspapers have gone out of business in the last decade. That’s due to the huge economic power and influence of the tech giants — they basically put them out of business. Some local residents, and indeed many Canadians across the country, may be confused about the impact of the Act, and tech giant responses to it. Not helping are statements from some politicians, including Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, whose party ran on a similar platform in the 2021 election to make tech giants compensate media companies. “I think it’s like 1984. You have a Prime Minister passing a law to make news articles disappear from the internet,” Poilievre told the media on August 2. News isn’t disappearing, it’s still there. Canadians can still access any news article they want by going directly to news websites, downloading mobile news apps, and subscribing to publications. If we don’t figure out the compensation for news with the tech giants, I fear that there will be no more newspapers. The Act introduces the new bargaining framework, yet the tech giants argue the Act unfairly imposes on them what amounts to a tax on website links. According to government data, Google and Facebook have a combined 80 per cent share of all online ad revenue in Canada, bringing in about $9.7 billion per year. I’m pretty sure they have the money to compensate us for our articles. News creation isn’t free. It requires an educated journalist to make it happen. It required a publisher and editor to make it happen. It requires an advertising manager to make it happen. In the last 10 years we have seen unprecedented loss of revenues for newspaper in this country. I have lost close to a million dollars in revenue in that time alone. To compensate we have moved from an office of six people to three. We have little money left over to donate to community function or groups putting together incredible events. The Pass Herald is the diary of our community. Without advertising revenue, the Pass Herald won’t be around. I’m pretty sure the tech giants don’t care about our community, but they sure care about taking our stories and using it to boost their revenue at the sake of the Pass Herald.
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Policy: The Pass Herald welcomes Letters to the Editor that examine issues, but reserves the right to edit for length, libel and syntax. Writers must sign letters and include first and last names, address and telephone number. Address and telephone numbers will not be published. Only in exceptional cases will the Pass Herald withhold the name of the writer and in those cases the writer must disclose his/her name, address and telephone number to the Editor. Electronic email will be considered an electronic signature. Letters to the Editor do not reflect the opinion of the Pass Herald. Letters cannot exceed 600 words. We have limited space, but we do enjoy printing every article. So please, to allow everyone to express their opinion, keep the letters short and to the point. We do have the right to refuse any letter that in our judgement may contain libel or libelous opinions. Should a litigation result from your letter, you as the writer are responsible but so is this newspaper as the publisher. The Pass Herald is a family owned community newspaper and therefore reserves the right to refuse any advertisement that in our opinion does not follow our mandate. We cannot accept advertisements or letters criticizing or disparaging other advertisers, companies or individuals or any advertisements directed to a religion or race. Deadline for submission is the Friday prior to publication.
We are Hoping to Expand! Come join our team. The Pass Herald is looking to expand into the Elk Valley. We would like to cover stories in our neighbouring community who has both social and commerce relations with the Crowsnest Pass. Mining is the number one industry in the Crowsnest Pass with over 700 people travelling into the Elk Valley to work at various mines and corporate office. Many families are affected by the issues taking place with coal mining and Teck in the valley. We would also like to expand our coverage in the community. Presently we are hiring part-time. Two to three stories per week to see how the job unfolds and see if there is merit to two reporters in the office. This may lead into full time work in the future. If you want to be part of our team, apply and we will see if you are a great fit. You don’t necessarily need a diploma in journalism, but will need excellent communication and written skills. The rest we can teach you. The Pass Herald is a independent work environment and working from home is definitely an option. If you are interested read the ad below.
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August 19 CNP Art Gallery Reception photos
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The CNP Art Gallery hosted a reception for their current exhibit on August 19.
Summer Mine Tours To book your free tour please contact Elkford Visitor Centre at 250.865.4015 Minimum of 10 participants for the tour to take place. If less than 10 the tour will be cancelled. Tour may be cancelled at last minute—apologies for any inconvenience.
Fording River Operations August 5, 12, 19, 26 Tour departs from the Elkford Visitor Centre at 10:30 a.m. Greenhills Operations July 15, 22, 29 Tour departs from the Elkford Visitor Centre at 10:30 a.m. Elkview Operations Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in July and August Tour departs from Sparwood Chamber at 1:00 p.m.
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The Lost Creek Fire: 20 Years Afterwards NICHOLAS L. M. ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter Looking back at the Lost Creek Fire, 20 years after it threatened the Crowsnest Pass and surrounding area, along with the current situation of wildfires in the surrounding area. The Lost Creek Fire, which ignited on July 23, 2003, burned for 26 days. The 22,000-hectare fire, the largest in the Crowsnest Pass area since 1930, resulted in the evacuation of around 2000 people. Many of the forestry officials, firefighters and locals commented on the difficulty faced fighting the Lost Creek Fire, in part to the terrain and winds in the region. In an interview with the Globe and Mail during the fire on August 4, 2003, provincial fire information officer Norman Brownlee said 840 firefighters, 20 helicopters, three air tankers and 38 bulldozers were battling the fire. Mayor Blair Painter was a firefighter at the time of the Lost Creek Fire and provided some insight into what it was like, saying it was very tense. “For me, it was pretty much 24 hours a day, very little sleep. Maybe a couple of hours a night or day sleeping. We spent the majority of that time at the fire hall, setting up sprinkler systems on residents’ homes, maintaining water tanks that we had strategically placed throughout the community [and] keeping the fire watch,” said Painter. He explained how Alberta Forest Services held morning briefings at 6 a.m. every day, getting updates on the progress of the Lost Creek Fire. “As it progressed closer to town that was more concerning,” said Painter. In 2008, the School of Health Sciences at the University of Lethbridge released a booklet titled, The Lost Creek Fire: Lessons Learned. It contained a message from the Hillcrest Volunteer Fire Department Chief, Jerry Neuman. “The Hillcrest Fire Department located in the Crowsnest Pass, is normally a quiet small-town fire department, but in the summer of 2003, everything changed; some for the [worse] and more for the better,” Neuman said in the Lesson Learned pamphlet. He got a call from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development officers to meet at the fire hall and discuss the upcoming threat of the approaching fire. “From that point on everything in Hillcrest changed. Suddenly men and equipment coming from all corners of the province bombarded us and to say we were a little overwhelmed is an understatement. It took a little time and a lot of help from the people of the community to get organized. Once we had equipment staged and manpower on stand-by, the job of how to address the Lost Creek Fire seemed easier,” he said. Neuman added that, “For such a small community, there are a lot of people with large hearts during a time of need. There were people who came to the fire hall with food and baking, and others who wanted to join the fire department or volunteer in any way they could. There were so many people with different skills that we had to start a list which ended up being pages long.” The Lost Creek Fire changed the landscape and scenery but did not change the strength and support of the people in the Crowsnest Pass, added Neuman.
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Scene’s from the Lost Creek Fire that threatened the Crowsnest Pass in August 2003. The fire climbed up Turtle Mountain during the blaze and firefighters patrolled the communities preparing defenses.
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Lost Creek Fire cont’d from Page 6 “I would like to thank the people of the Crowsnest Pass for the help and support they have shown. Because of their help we were able to save our beloved little community of Hillcrest,” ended the statement from Neuman. One of the groups recognized in the ‘Lessons Learned’ report for their help during the fires was the Quad Squad. Members provided “local leadership” as they helped with evacuations, secured the area and gave “emotional support to evacuees and isolated elderly community members” in the Pass. Mayor Painter said he thinks the people who lived through the Lost Creek Fire have become “very nervous and concerned” about being in the same situation with the current state of surrounding fires and the dry conditions. “The potential is there for another fire,” said Painter, “There’s always that potential, and when you look outside and it’s super smoky and you can smell the smoke, you know that there are fires that are close to our proximity. That’s definitely concerning.” According to Painter, it makes him more vigilant as he goes through the communities of the Crowsnest Pass, keeping an eye out for backyard fires and other fire hazards. “It makes me very nervous. We have a ton of traffic going through our community and all it would take is somebody that’s careless to toss something that would ignite or is ignited out the window and then the potential for another fire,” added Painter. Although the Crowsnest Pass may not be under immediate threat of a fire, Painter said people should be “extra cautious” with fires affecting “our neighbours to the west” in Sparwood and Elkford. As of August 21, there are 81 active wildfires in Alberta and 380 active wildfires across the border in B.C., with the Lladner Creek fire near Sparwood covering 1295 hectares. The Lladner Creek fire has 30 firefighters and operational support personnel, two pieces of heavy equipment and 15 structure protection personnel responding to this fire, with six helicopters being shared between Lladnar Creek and Mount Bingay fires. The Mount Bingay fire near Elkford covers 2512 hectares and is continuing to spread, not responding to suppression efforts. There are 21 firefighters, 15 pieces of heavy equipment and 15 structure protection personnel responding to this wildfire as of August 21. Now, 20 years after the Lost Creek Fire, the Crowsnest Pass remains fire free, but people continue to flee from wildfires across the country. Visit wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map and alberta.ca/alberta-wildfire for more information on the fires in B.C and Alberta.
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Scene’s from the Lost Creek Fire that threatened the Crowsnest Pass in August 2003. Helicopters fought the fire using buckets of water from nearby sources, including the river.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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PROPOSED BYLAWS NO 1157, 2023 - LAND USE BYLAW Subdivision and Development Appeal Board AMENDMENT Fee of $400.00 must be included with the appeal Find the online appeal form at www.crowsnestpass.com 7:00pm, September 12, 2023 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers Land and Property Rights Tribunal 8502 – 19 Avenue, Coleman 1229-91 Street SW Edmonton AB T6X 1E9
PURSUANT to sections 216.4, 606, and 692 of the Municipal Government Act, Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000, Chapter Development Officer M-26, the Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in Municipality of Crowsnest Pass the Province of Alberta hereby gives notice of its intention Phone: 403 562-8833 to consider proposed Bylaw No. 1157, 2023, being a bylaw Email: development@crowsnestpass.com to amend Bylaw No. 868, 2013, being the municipal land use bylaw. The purpose of Bylaw No. 1157, 2023 is to amend the Land Use Bylaw for the purposes of providing for the opportunity to develop a “Sign – type 23 (Subdivision or Development Marketing)” as a permitted use in the Comprehensive Mixed Use (CM-1) land use district.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY MILLWRIGHT (INDSUTRIAL MECHANIC) - PASS POWDERKEG - PERMANENT FULL-TIME The Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) performs skilled mechanical tasks to diagnose, repair and modify ski area specific machinery and vehicles. This includes but is not limited to ski area passenger ropeways, on and off-road vehicles, pumps, motors, valves and other facilities and machinery at Pass Powderkeg Ski Area. This position may also assist with emergency facility maintenance, work with other departments within the ski area and supervise staff. The Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) reports to the Mountain Operations Supervisor and the Manager of Pass Powderkeg. This role works 40 hours per week with varying shifts including days, weekends and some evenings for snow making and ski hill maintenance and 10-hour day shifts during July and August.
THEREFORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT a public hearing to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 1157, 2023 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers at 7:00pm on September 12, 2023. Each person shall be allotted 5 minutes to present their position. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that anyone wishing to provide slide decks, maps, videos or a written submission regarding 2024 Category 1 & 2 grant applications must be submitted to Brian McCulloch, Director of Finance no later than the proposed bylaw should email: Bonnie Kawasaki, September 30 to be considered during the annual budget Executive Assistant to the CAO at bonnie.kawasaki@ process. crowsnestpass.com with the bylaw number and public hearing date clearly marked in the subject line no later Grant requests directed to the Municipality of than 12:00pm on September 5, 2023. Verbal presentations Crowsnest Pass must meet a number of criteria in order (limited to 5 minutes) will be accepted at the public hearing. to be successful. Each application must contain all required information, include all applicable supporting For questions regarding the proposed Bylaw Amendment documentation, and be submitted on or prior to the please contact the Development Officer by calling 403-562specified deadline. 8833 or emailing development@crowsnestpass.com.
Initial applicant review will be finalized on August 31, however this posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. Find the full job description and application at https://www. crowsnestpass.com/living-here/employment-opportunitiespage/careers
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The Municipality is committed to supporting sustainable activities that positively impact the ratepayers of the Municipality, and is faced with allocating a limited amount of resources among an ever-growing list of applicants. This DATED at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in the Province process is intended to help make the best use of limited of Alberta this 16th day of August, 2023. funds. A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the municipal office during normal business hours.
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following development application(s): DP2023-149 – 8611 25 Avenue, Coleman (Lot 44 Block 2 Plan 2210833). To construct a “Single-Family Dwelling” (permitted use) with a 28.7% variance to the front yard setback and 35.7% variance to the rear yard setback. DP2023-150 – 8639 28 Avenue, Coleman (Lot 45 Block 1 Plan 2210833). To construct a “Single-Family Dwelling” (permitted use) with a 30.2% variance to the front yard setback and 15.6% variance to the rear yard setback. DP2023-154 – 12714 21 Avenue, Blairmore (Lot 16-17 Block 1 Plan 3319I). For an existing “Single-Family Dwelling” (permitted use) with a 5.2% variance to the front yard setback and an “Accessory Structure” raised deck (permitted use) with a 19.8% variance to the projection into the front yard setback The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently refused the following development application(s):
NEW this year: The Municipality has a new application process through Laserfiche Forms.
For details, a copy of Policy 1201-04, and for grant applications, please visit https://www.crowsnestpass.com/ Join us in conjunction with the Community Market for a living-here/community-services/community-grants Community BBQ! Free food, bouncy castles, entertainment, NEW! this year - Big Truck Petting Zoo, and more!
BOARDS & COMMITTEES 2024 TERM VACANCIES
COMMUNITY REGISTRATION NIGHT
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is still looking for applicants to serve on the following Boards & Committees for Terms Commencing January 2024 • Agriculture Services Board • Community Marketing Advisory Committee • Crowsnest Pass Seniors Housing Board • Family and Community Support Services Advisory Committee • Municipal Library Board • Municipal Historic Resources Advisory Committee • Municipal Planning Commission • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee • Subdivision & Development Appeal Board • Pass Powderkeg Ski Society
DP2023-122 – 1810 121 Street, Blairmore (Lot 1 Block 5 Plan SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30 AT 4:30PM 4514JK). For an “Accessory Building up to 72.83m2in area” (65.42m2 detached garage) (permitted use) with a 46% The Board and Committee Application Form and the variance to the height from the standard 4.5m to 6.58m. applicable Bylaw or Terms of Reference for each Board & For a “Secondary Suite” (discretionary use) with a 24% Committee are available at the Municipal Office or online at variance to the floor area. www.crowsnestpass.com. Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above discretionary development permits or variances may file an appeal by September 7, 2023, to SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD (SDAB) through our
September 7 | 4:00pm - 7:00pm Gazebo Park | 20 Ave, Blairmore
Applications may be returned to the Attention of Bonnie Kawasaki by: • Mail: Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, P.O. Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, AB, T0K 0E0
March 15, 2023 5:30pm - 7:00pm MDM Community Centre 2802 - 222 Street, Bellevue Various community and recreational service groups throughout the Crowsnest Pass will be participating in a registration and information night. This is a great opportunity to find out information about different opportunities, fall and winer programs, and to register at the same time. For all ages! Find out what you can do this Fall & Winter! If your group would like to book a table, please call Tracey at 403-563-2208.
8502 - 19 Avenue, Coleman Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, AB, T0K 0E0 ph: 403-562-8833 e: reception@crowsnestpass.com www.crowsnestpass.com After Hours Public Works Emergencies: 403-562-2021
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Nick’s Notes Trip to Emergency Well, last Tuesday was interesting for me. I went home from the paper a bit early after feeling a bit under the weather. It was mostly congestion, possibly even allergies. What happened after I got home was quite the series of unfortunate events. Walking out of my kitchen with a freshly made coffee, I bumped into the dish drying rack. This is where the trouble starts. In a panic, I reached for the falling dish that slowly slid off of my pile of dishes. I didn’t want to break my favourite pan for making brownies in! In hindsight, I wish I would have let it drop. Thinking fast, I shot my right hand out to grasp the dish, but as soon as I settled it into my hands, I realized something was wrong. Where did the blood come from? That was answered when I looked at my pinky finger. It had somehow been sliced open on a knife in the drying rack when I reached out to catch the falling object. I quickly deposited everything in my hands into the sink, and set about finding paper towel to help stop the bleeding. It was off to the ER. After being given a ride, I was struggling as I approached the reception area. I was feeling a bit woozy by the time I sat down in the waiting room and was checked on for triage purposes. It wasn’t too long before they took me back into the room to stitch me up. The freezing process made me so nauseous I could hardly sit up before I was stitched. By the end, I was patched up and sent on my way by the friendly nurses and doctors in the emergency room. It was a painful experience and the five stitches should come out sometime in the next week. Thank you Crowsnest Pass Hospital staff. I also have to offer my sympathies as I was told by my ride that someone complained to the nurses about my placement ahead of them. I understand triage must be something incredibly difficult already without someone complaining about your decisions. I really appreciate you seeing me so quickly. Its unfortunate some people don’t seem to understand how triage works.
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OBITUARY LUCILLE MARY THIBEAU (Née: Frotten) December 14, 1930 ~ August 16, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Lucille Mary Thibeau on August 16, 2023 at the Crowsnest Pass Continuing Care Centre, Blairmore, AB. She was 92 years of age. Lucille was born on December 14, 1930 in Quinan, Nova Scotia. She matured into a lovely, kind young woman who caught the attention of a charming young man, Norman Edward Thibeau. The happy couple married on January 31, 1949, and they went on to make countless wonderful memories together. When Lucille wasn’t busy taking care of her family, she enjoyed dancing, knitting, crocheting, socializing, watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, and she was well-known for being a great cook and for her delicious baking. Having a great faith in God, Lucille enjoyed attending church. She was a loving, selfless, dependable person who was a wonderful listener and always had warmest hugs for whoever needed one. Lucille’s family was her pride and joy, and she cherished every moment spent with them. Lucille was a dedicated wife, the finest mother and grandmother and friend, and she will be forever remembered with love and respect. Left to mourn her passing and celebrate her life are her children, Phyllis (Don) Vaters, Shirley Paul, Wayne (Pye) Thibeau, Robert (Rose) Thibeau, Janice (Victor) Gallant, Brian Thibeau and Michael Thibeau; numerous cherished grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as her extended family and many friends. Lucille was predeceased by her parents George and Josephine Frotten and her beloved husband Norman Thibeau and her cherished son Carl Thibeau. The Memorial Mass for Lucille Thibeau will be held at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 11:00 am with Father Joseph Nagothu as Celebrant. The internment will follow at the Passburg Union Cemetery. Donations in memory of the late Lucille Thibeau may be directed to the Holy Trinity Building Fund ( P.O. Box 1410 Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0) Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca. Fantin’s Funeral chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555
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IN MEMORIAM MEMORIAM PETRONE - In memory of our dad and poppa, Rick, who passed away on August 26, 2006 and our mom and nana, Lillian, who passed away on April 2, 2018. 17 years have gone by for you dad and 5 years for mom. The saying that time flies by faster when you’re older is so very true. It’s certainly a roller coaster of ups and downs. Unfortunately, common sense, respect etc. as you knew it, doesn’t exist too much anymore. Life was so much better back in the days of growing up and when you both were here to enjoy it. Always remembered by: Robyn, George, Brandan, Shayna, Chesney & Kingsley Dowson
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Scene’s from during and after the Lost Creek Fire that threatened the Crowsnest Pass in August 2003.
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