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A cool, cloudy day welcomed Crowsnest Pass students back on the first day of school, perhaps an appropriate reflection of how some were feeling at the thought of classes, homework, early mornings and an impending fall. But it was all hugs and hellos at Horace Allen School on Sep. 4 as the busses dropped off students on their first day back to school (or first day ever!) after summer holidays. “Why do we have to bring so many school supplies?” the little girl in pink (pictured) asked aloud as she got off the bus, struggling to carry her hefty green bag. Ironically, no one had an answer for her.
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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT LAND USE BYLAW No. 868-2013 The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following development application(s): 1. DP20108-069: Lot 5, Plan 8211290; 1809 Evergreen Drive, Hillcrest Mines Discretionary Use: Detached Garage with Side-yard Setback Variance 2. DP2018-071: Lot 3, Block 8, Plan 6099AQ; 22810 – 9 Avenue, Hillcrest Mines Discretionary Use: Residential Addition with Rear-Yard Setback Variance Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above development may file an appeal in writing by September 19, 2018, to the MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS, SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD, BOX 600, CROWSNEST PASS, ALBERTA T0K 0E0. A fee of $400.00 must be included with the appeal. Lisa Kinnear Development Officer 403-563-2218 lisa.kinnear@crowsnestpass.com
Press Release
Riversdale Resources Limited (Riversdale) is pleased to announce it has completed a share placement to Hancock Corporation Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, (Hancock) pursuant to which Hancock will become a 19.99% shareholder in Riversdale. Hancock is an independent and privately owned Australian company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Hancock is one of the most significant developers of large bulk commodity projects in the Pilbara iron ore region of Western Australia. Hancock is the 70% owner and operator of the Roy Hill iron ore mine that currently produces 55 million tonnes per annum of product for export primarily to Asian export markets. Further, Hancock have a 50% interest in the Hope Downs iron ore mine, also in the Pil-
bara region of Western Australia. Riversdale welcomes the nomination of Mr Tadeusz Watroba as the Hancock representative on the Company’s Board. Mr Watroba has more than 40 years total ex-
both underground and open cut operations. Riversdale intends to utilize proceeds from the share issue to meet its obligations in respect of its existing debt facilities in addition to further pro-
Riversdale intends to utilise proceeds from the share issue to meet its obligations in respect of its existing debt facilities in addition to further progressing the permitting and pre-development activities at its flagship Grassy Mountain Project.
perience in the mining industry, including more than 20 years managing the mining interests of the Hancock group. In that capacity he has been personally involved in the Roy Hill project’s evaluation studies, permitting, construction and operations. Mr Watroba has also worked across a range of other commodities, including manganese, gold, brown and black coal, oil shale, copper, zinc and lead, and in
gressing the permitting and predevelopment activities at its flagship Grassy Mountain Coal Project. These works include project permitting including costs associated with the recently announced Joint Review Panel process, project detailed engineering, port reservation fees, early procurement and the further development of our team in the Crowsnest Pass. In addition, the Com-
pany is continuing to progress the re-development of the Crowsnest Pass Golf Course and Clubhouse to facilitate access to land required for the automated train loadout. The Riversdale Board is delighted to welcome Hancock as a major shareholder of Riversdale. The Board believes the addition of Hancock to our share register further supports the view of Grassy Mountain being an outstanding hard coking coal development opportunity and anticipates a number of benefits from their involvement given their considerable expertise in large scale project and infrastructure development and well established relationships with Asia’s major steelmakers. For more information, contact Claire Rogers, Manager, Public Relations at claire.rogers@rivresources.com.
Cozy Corner donates The Cozy Corner fabric shop in Coleman is donating $6,182.70 to seven charities in Crowsnest Pass. The funds were raised from purchases made during their closing sale at the end of August. Cozy Corner owners Randy and Pam York, pictured above, have decided to sell their building and retire. When making a purchase, customers had a choice of seven charities to donate the cost of their items toward, the Women's Resource Crisis Centre, the Crowsnest Historical Society, Allied Arts Association, SPCA, the Foodbank Society, the Hospital Foundation and the Ricky Ryp Foundation. The Crowsnest Pass SPCA received the largest contribution, $1,480. “It’s pretty terrific that we got that much sold and that we got great support,” says Pam. Anna Kroupina photo
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In the lIne of fIre Between August 27 and September 2, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 55 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Four (4) assaults, one (1) break and enter, one (1) threat/harassment, six (6) mischief (vandalism), three (3) thefts, one (1) impaired driving, four (4) disturbing the peace, two (2) other criminal code, three (3) other provincial statutes, seven (7) driving complaints, six (6) motor vehicle collisions, three (3) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, one (1) lost/found, four (4) assistance to other agencies, four (4) invalid 911 calls and one (1) municipal bylaw. Multiple charges On August 28, police were searching for a suspect for uttering threats to a female in Coleman. Pincher Creek and Piikani members assisted in locating the sub-
ject. A 27-year-old male driver was arrested and charged with assault, unlawfully entering a dwelling, uttering threats, mischief, impaired driving, dangerous driving, suspended driving, police evasion and possession of a controlled substance. He also had outstanding Canada-wide warrants from Lethbridge. He has been remanded into custody until his next court date. Attempted B&E On August 28, RCMP received a complaint of attempted entry into a storage shed on 19 Avenue in Coleman. The incident occurred some time overnight. Disturbance On August 29 at approximately 6 a.m., RCMP received a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Coleman. A 28-year-old male was located and charged with assault on another male. He was re-
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
East or West, indepedence or not I remember clearly some years ago when the competition was between Stephen Harper and Peter MacKay for the Conservative leadership. MacKay was young, too Progressive and less inspiring for the “investors” but for me, a Canadian layperson, he had the better ideas. If at that time more of us had made an effort to elect Peter, we would have been better off today. History made a “play”, and the best leader sacrificed his political career for “unity” as Canada lost. I wish Alberta today had a Peter MacKay of our own. Instead, an introvert from Toronto who changed from being a Liberal to being a right-wing Conservative won. Canada, under the secretive and unyielding Stephen Harper, lost some of its character and a few good opportunities. One most obvious was the Keystone pipeline which had a great effect on Alberta today. Later, the hard line over Muslim headdress supported by the then minister of National Defence, Jason Kenney, paved the way for Trudeau’s Liberals to come to power. I just watched an interview CTV had with MacKay and the sentiments from years ago rekindled. Here is a very electable Conservative who truly thinks about workable solutions to Canada’s present challenges. He is not popular with the “make a quick buck” crowd, but could set Canada up for success, if given a chance. There is enough Progressive in his character that could have won the day in today’s political environment. Captains of ships must be very responsive to the weather regardless of what they like. What the Conservatives missed is the fact that in 1999 in Seattle, USA hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in favour of reducing the gap between the rich and the poor and becoming environmentally responsible. They didn’t win, but left the Canadian population more left-leaning than they used to be. The world changed. Acknowledging that Canada suffered a blow with the recent Federal Appeals Court decision to disallow the energy transfer west under present circumstances, Peter MacKay is reawakening the more reasonable option of a pipeline to the east coast. So many reasons to work diligently and promote the now defunct project as MacKay mentioned. Canada is sitting on oil reserves while being a net importer of oil,
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leased on documents for Pincher Creek Court. Suspicious male On August 29, RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious male yelling at people in Blairmore. The 56-year-old male from Calgary advised that he was waiting to catch the bus to Calgary. Hit-and-run On August 29, RCMP received a complaint of a hit-and-run to a parked 2018 GMC truck on 9 Avenue in Hillcrest. The vehicle was damaged between August 22 and 24. Damaged vehicle On August 29, a 2013 GMC truck parked on 130 Street in Blairmore was damaged as a result of a large rock thrown on the hood and windshield. The damage occurred overnight. Stolen lumber On August 29, RCMP received a complaint of
$2,400 worth of lumber stolen from an Alberta Forestry yard on 27 Avenue in Coleman. The theft occurred within the past few days.
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GMC broken into On September 1, a 1998 GMC truck parked on 117 Street in Blairmore was entered and documents were stolen. Suspicious email RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious email appearing to be from Revenue Canada indicating monies were available for them in e-transfer. Residents are reminded to be aware of where the email is coming from. Lost/found items Found Vtech phone in Blairmore mall parking lot. Found expedition tent in Coleman. Lost orange backpack with flower design. Found Dodge key in Blairmore. Found iPhone/camera.
buying from places that we criticize for human rights violations. We don’t have to be held hostage to some crown prince who beheads people and bombs school buses in the Middle East. We can supply all the energy needs of the East and sell highly ethical Alberta oil to the energyhungry European markets. The East is so scared of Trump either killing jobs in the auto industry or taking away our farmers’ livelihood by forcing us to give up the smaller farms protections. How would this situation change if we injected all the good jobs of building a pipeline into the economy? Trump is bullying us since he is sure that we can’t get our act together and become self-sufficient. Canada is not acting like a country. Without looking at the statistics, I seem to remember that at the beginning of the last century Canada produced 80 percent of what it needed and imported 20 percent. We later also had the most advanced jet fighter in the world. This has now reversed itself, and we are being taken advantage of while the next-door President is screaming that we are the culprits and demanding that we will buy American manufactured weapons. I believe that there is no easy solution to the problem since previous generations skimmed the rewards, leaving us to foot the bill. I see politicians pushing us to sell more of our resources cheap instead of building our capacity to be self-reliant. They think that austerity, which will hurt our average Canadians, is the answer. I say NO, we are not going to. We can listen to MacKay and get going on an Energy East pipeline while building capacity for cleaner energy, reducing energy waste, and growing our own food. We can slow down big chains from taking over all of our small businesses and building new export markets so we will not be hostage to American unpredictable election cycles. It took us more than 100 years to become fully independent from Great Britain, and now we must work on becoming free from the American economic stranglehold that we got ourselves into. All is not lost, and it is possible that the lesson we are learning the hard way will leave Canada better than it was. Probably every Canadian loves the country, Liberal, Conservative or other. I imagine that Canadians of every religion, race or origin would volunteer to protect this land if needed. What we must decide is whether we love this country mostly to make money or to preserve its uniqueness. Do we take action that is aimed at improving business or do we act towards uniting against those who weaken us as a nation? I view Peter MacKay as one who has the country first in his heart, and I wish he got back into politics. This is one person’s opinion. Here is a link to my blog: thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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recipe corner Breakfast has long since been dubbed “the most important meal of the day.” While some might dispute that distinction, there’s no disputing that a delicious breakfast can be a great way to begin a day. Freshness can go a long way toward making breakfast something special. For example, fresh peaches make this recipe for “Peach Bruschetta with Blue Cheese” from Christopher Hirsheimer’s “The San Francisco Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market Cookbook” (Chronicle Books) something to savor. The dish also works as an appetizer and can be made with nectarines.
Peach Bruschetta with Blue Cheese 4 2
slices country bread peaches Extra-virgin olive oil for brushing 1⁄4 pound blue cheese, gorgonzola or Blue Castello cheese Preheat the broiler. Arrange the bread slices on a rimmed baking sheet, slip under the broiler and toast, turning once, until golden brown on both sides. This should take only a few minutes. While the bread is toasting, halve the peaches lengthwise, pit them and then peel each half. Cut each half lengthwise into 1⁄4inch-thick slices, keeping the shape of each half intact. When the bread is ready, remove from the broiler and brush each slice on both sides with olive oil. Spread one-fourth of the cheese on each slice of warm bread, place a sliced peach half on top, and serve.