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Spooky and spectacular!
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Mutant ninja turtles, unicorns, cowboys, witches, princesses, dinosaurs, firefighters and a myriad of other costumes ranging from cute to funny to scary graced the municipality’s annual Spooktacular Halloween event at the MDM Community Centre on Saturday, October 27. There were craft, game and activity stations set up around the gymnasium, hotdogs and treats, the decorated door tour, and, of course, candy. Lots and lots of candy! Pictured above are (clockwise from left) Lily and her brother Graham, and Jesse and his sister Hailey, at a craft table.
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Using drumming circles for therapy AnnA KrOupinA Pass Herald Reporter
Healing and mental wellness manifests in many different ways. For some, it’s blowing off steam at the gym while for others, it can be practicing yoga. For Jody Clark, her therapy is drumming. Seeing drum circles as a powerful option for community connection, stress reduction and overall wellbeing, she’s inviting others to join in and experience what drumming can do for them in a fun environment. Proponents of drumming point to many health benefits offered by the activity, physical, mental and social. It acts as a cognitive exercise, strengthens relationships, improves connections through non-verbal communication, improves brain function, neutral-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 1015, 2018 7:00 PM Thursday, November 6, 2018 Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Council Chambers pURsUaNt to sections 230, 606, and 692 of the Municipal Government act, Revised statutes of alberta 2000, Chapter M-26, the Council of the Municipality of Crowsnest pass in the province of alberta hereby gives notice of its intention to consider proposed Bylaw No. 1015, 2018, being a bylaw to amend Bylaw No. 868-2013, being the municipal land use bylaw. the purpose of Bylaw No. 1015, 2018, is to amend the land use bylaw for the purposes of defining a “Brew pub” and regulating this use in the Land Use Bylaw, and to redesignate Lot 1, Block 1, plan 941 0823, as shown on schedule ‘a’, from “Direct Control - DC-3” to “Retail Commercial – C-1”.
izes anxiety, increases energy and improves brain function, to name a few of the benefits that Clark identifies. Above all, she says that drumming circles are a fun way to engage. Drum circle participants select a shaker or drum as their instrument and Clark facilitates a rhythm to play in the circle. She says her role is not so much a leader, but more a guide, making sure the group stays on
and seniors, and kids under 5 are free. Couples and families get a $5 discount. Participants also receive a card for $5 off their next circle. “There are no barriers, that’s the wonderful thing about drums. It takes away your gender, the culture, because it’s a beat and we all connect to the rhythm, and we’re not talking. We just come to play together,” she says. Clark first got into
“There are no barriers, that’s the wonderful thing about drums. It takes away your gender, the culture, because it’s a beat and we all connect to the rhythm.” - Jody Clark rhythm and guiding them in the beat. Her classes also have “singing bowls” that clear chakras. Clark offers group drumming circles at the Coleman Seniors Drop-in Centre and one-on-one sessions at her home in Coleman. Her upcoming drumming circles at the Seniors Centre are on Friday, November 2 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, December 2 at 3 p.m. She is also hosting a circle for Club FUSE on November 22. Drums are provided and no experience is necessary to join. Classes are $20 for those 16 years of age and over, $15 for children between 5 and 16
drumming about nine years ago, but it wasn’t until the triple murders occurred in the Pass in 2015 that she really got into the activity. “Like so many, the sense of community and safety I once had was shattered. My own personal trauma was reignited and I fell into the pits of depression. We lost our community, our sense of safety. I just thought that we had to find some way to get put back together and feeling safe,” says Clark. She felt she had to do something to help herself and others struggling to move on, saying she was
"inspired by Spirit” to purchase drums and start hosting drumming circles. She purchased her own drums and, with Janet Joy, who had been leading drumming circles in the Pass for several decades, began a Community Drumming Circle at the MDM Community Centre. “It gave us a sense that the community still wanted to be a community and they wanted to be connected. There was that long spell where people were just isolating themselves and staying to themselves and locking their doors, which we never did. As people are coming together, then they’re remembering that there is still goodness in humanity. We don’t have to be scared of our neighbours and there are ways to help and support each other,” says Clark. After apprenticing with Joy and Judy Atkinson from Circles of Rhythm in Calgary, Clark has now completed her Drum Facilitator and Gentle Drumming Therapy certifications with Circles of Rhythm in April 2018. Her goal for drumming is to eventually host a regular drumming circle every week. For more information, call Clark at 403-563-5295.
thEREFORE, taKE NOtICE that a public hearing, pursuant to section 692(2) of the Municipal Government act, to consider the proposed Bylaw No. 1015, 2017 will be held in the Municipality of Crowsnest pass Council Chambers at 7:00 pM on November 6, 2018. aND FURthER taKE NOtICE that anyone wishing to make a presentation regarding the proposed bylaw should contact the Development Officer. Both written and verbal presentations may be given at the public hearing. a copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the municipal office during normal business hours. DatED at the Municipality of Crowsnest pass in the province of alberta this October 19, 2018. Lisa Kinnear, Development Officer Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Box 600, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta T0K 0E0 Phone: 403-563-2218 E-mail: lisa.kinnear@crowsnestpass.com
Mine Howler The Bellevue Underground Mine put on a delightfully creepy Halloween Howler on October 27. The mine was transformed into the spot of an explosion that left a crack in the earth and with it, released “foul creatures of the deep”. As the tour passed through the underground, employees of the mine and volunteers, who were personnifying these creatures, emerged out of the pitch dark in frightening ways. Two stories were acted out. The first one re-enacted the terror of a real mine disaster and the second, which had a higher scare factor, enacted the scene postmine explosion when the creatures emerged. As this tour was certainly not for the faint of heart, there was also a bonfire with hot chocolate to enjoy instead. Anna Kroupina photo
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In the lIne of fIre Between October 22 and 28, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 50 calls for service including the following reported incidents. One (1) assault, three (3) mischief (vandalism), one (1) theft, two (2) other criminal code, one (1) other provincial statute, six (6) driving complaints, fourteen 14 motor vehicle collisions, three (3) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, two (2) lost/found, five (5) assistance to other agencies, four (4) invalid 911 calls, one (1) false alarm, two (2) animal calls and one (1) municipal bylaw. Stolen licence plate On October 23, a li-
cence plate was reported stolen from a travel trailer parked in Hillcrest. Slashed tires On October 25, the tires of a vehicle parked on 213 Street in Bellevue were reported slashed. Damaged vehicle On October 28, damage to a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment building in Blairmore was reported. It appears someone tried to pry open the door. Hearing set On October 28, a 21year-old male was arrested on charges including harassment and breach of conditions. A Justice Interim Hearing
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Are you thrilled by fear? Here is a scary Halloween prophency, read on... A “caravan” of 7,000 unarmed poor families, mostly from the Central American country of Honduras is walking towards the southern border of the USA. The most powerful army of the world is going to be deployed to “protect” US sovereignty and stop this “invasion.” Will they follow the example of their Israeli friends around Gaza and shoot? An Israeli wrote: We were ordered to get in line into shooting position. Between “them” and us, were two fences and we were on top of a dirt berm with them (Palestinians) climbing the slope towards us. The “terrorists” looked just like people in the Jerusalem market, and they were shouting and running. I scanned through my Tavor scope locating a target and squeezed the trigger. The human body jerked and started sliding down arms stretched towards me. I saw the face for the first time. It was a girl with black braided hair about 13. Her fingers clawed at the dirt, making little trenches all the way down until she disappeared from my scope. I remembered an old movie where a Nazi soldier was shooting my ancestors in Germany. The tears filled my eyes, and I couldn’t look through the scope again. I was battle-hardened now; I made my first kill. Africa and South America have a lot in common. Both look triangular on the map, have archeological evidence of very advanced pre-historical civilizations, possess great amounts of natural resources and are populated by people with darker skins. Both are warm and have large areas that are very fertile, able to produce grains for food and grasses that support huge herds of cattle. Another triangular shape on the world map is India. Similar, in most ways. Those are the places that were most exploited by colonialism. If they were left unmolested, there would not have been a caravan of thousands walking to the USA today, nor would there have been an armada of rickety boats floating, hipped with migrants towards Europe. I could easily prove the point, but it would take a couple of books, which you don’t have time to read. South America is rich, and the people may be uneducated, but they are smart. Look at those who have been assimilated into Canadian society. South America is maintained as a source for North America’s wealth. They often tried to gain some form of independence, but failed miserably. Where they did, soon they were beaten back by military coups and by corruption from within. Such is the case now in Venezuela. Recently, world attention has been highlighted on the plight of El Salvador by the canonization of the assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero. What you see today is only a slight indication of
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was held and he was released on conditions to appear in Pincher Creek court. Court news On October 23, a 30year-old male received 540 days gaol and probation for charges including arson. Lost/found items An expedition tent was found in Coleman. An orange backpack with a flower design was lost. Bikes have been turned in to the municipality. An iPhone/camera was found. On October 25, Dodge keys were found in the Tim Hortons park-
ing lot in Blairmore. Crime mapping Crime mapping is available online to residents who are interested in viewing property crimes that occurred within the past two weeks in our area. For more information on crime mapping, see the October 3 issue of the Pass Herald. Scams Reminder to residents of computer scams, credit cards scams, Grandparent scams, Revenue Canada scams asking for money or cash cards and saying warrants out for arrest. Do not give out personal information to persons you don't know.
what there is to come, some in the lifetime of young people who are now old enough to read these words. We know how the world was when I was a child, know the rate at which it has changed and can calculate how much it will change in another 50 years if all stays the same. It's elementary, my dear readers. Barring a major shift in human behavior, by the year 2040 we may see not a few thousand migrants begging admission to the advanced nations, but tens of millions desperate human beings, some very technologically savvy, fighting frantically to find dry land to live on. You can see on the news what one desperate “terrorist” can do. Multiply it by many millions. We may be able to slow the tide a bit with the new short and medium-range nuclear missiles that Trump just ordered, but not for long. Who will be the soldiers ordered to fire those weapons? Today you see political parties building their election platforms on cutting taxes and fighting the hated carbon tax. What a joke that is, a dangerous fib based on the ignorance of TV-educated voters. People who are devoting most of their time to study scores of professional sports teams and ratings of popular teality TV shows don’t have time to study world events and elude themselves that if taxes were reduced they could “travel” more or rent storage space for accumulating more junk. The truth is much different. In order to stem our damaging atmospheric pollution and bring it to manageable levels, we must have a much higher carbon tax and not give the money back to the voters. That money is only a small portion of what is needed for paying the price of just rebuilding what is being currently destroyed by the changing climate. Taxes can’t go down while we borrow money to keep our standard of living where most human work is performed by energy extracted from the earth. We must bring back the level of taxation that was normal before Reagan, Mulroney, Fletcher, and the rest of the right-wingers who falsely believed in the hoax of trickle-down economics. Those are the years we refer to now when we say, “Make America great again.” I remember it and so do all the people who are my age. We had problems, but nothing in comparison with what is coming. The train is going towards the cliff, and it ain’t slowing down.
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The Crowsnest Pass Canadian Royal Purple Lodge Society #159 wish to announce that the Canadian National Royal Purple Lodge President and the Alberta Provincial Royal Purple Lodge President will be in attendance at the “Christmas in the Mountains Craft Fair” at the Elk’s Hall. Come out and meet them and help us celebrate our 65th Anniversary as a Lodge in the Crowsnest Pass. Also our 20th Anniversary of hosting the “Christmas in the Mountains Craft Fair”. Come out, bring a friends, and have some cake on us on November 10, 2018 at 2pm. - Frances Kuryluk Honoured Royal Lady