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- Your onlY locallY owned newspaper • serving the cnp since 1930 • JanuarY 16, 2019 ~ vol. 89 no. 3 -
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Lethbridge Tier 1 Hurricanes bantam goalie Ricky Petrone, formerly a Crowsnest Pass Hockey player, seals the post during a tournament game at the Crowsnest Sports Complex last weekend. The Hurricanes held a joint tournament with Airdrie over the January 12 weekend. Tournament organizer Chad Petrone gave all the 50/50 proceeds to Crowsnest Pass Minor Hockey while local hockey parents spent the weekend selling. The Hurricanes won the tournament in a final game against Cochrane 6-3.
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TiM MeeCh saturday, January 19th • 1 - 4 pm tin dogs pub & brewery 8510 - 19th Ave., coleman
Volunteer opportunity - Are you bored And looking for An opportunity to give bAck to the community? - do you hAve A love for the unique history of the crowsnest pAss? Join the Crowsnest Historical Society for coffee and refreshments and learn about the fantastic volunteer opportunities and become a member of your local museum! when: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 10:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 3:00 6:00 - 8:00 where: Crowsnest Museum & Archives For further information please contact the museum at 403-563-5434 or by email cnmuseum@shaw.ca
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Tuesday, January 29 6:00 p.m. Municipal Council Chambers 8502, 19th Ave., Coleman
Hello, my name is David Selles Pass Herald welcomes new year with new reporter DAVID SELLES Pass Herald Reporter
Hello readers! My name is David Selles and I have been given the opportunity to be the Pass Herald’s newest reporter! I was born in a small town in northern British Columbia called Smithers but moved to southern Alberta with my family before I could crawl. My family spent a couple years living in Coaldale before moving to Lethbridge and truly settling down. I have 3 sisters and two brothers, all who are older than me. I also have four nephews and four nieces age 7 and under. Being a journalist wasn’t always my main goal. When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be a meteorologist. It wasn’t until junior and senior high where I thought that being a journalist would be a good career for me. My love of sports is what really drew me to become a journalist. All throughout my youth I played in local
soccer leagues and played basketball for my school which grew my love for sports. While I have never played hockey, or even got close to playing, it’s the one sport I could talk about all day. Having two older brothers who also loved the game only helped me become a hockey fan. Growing up, Saturday nights were reserved for Hockey Night in Canada. All those nights led me to where I am today. Seeing reporters up close with the stars of the league made me want to be in their shoes. So after taking a year off when I finished high school in 2015, I began my journey to try and become one of those reporters. I took a two-year Digital Communications and Media course at the Lethbridge College where I learned the necessary skills to become a journalist. During my two years, I learnt print journalism as well as TV and radio. I gained expe-
David Selles, the newest member to join the Pass Herald team as your weekly reporter.
rience writing for the College paper every few weeks. The biggest highlight for me however was covering the men’s provincial basketball Championships that were hosted at Lethbridge College. This gave me another great opportunity to grow as a journalist and see if I had what it takes. Once I graduated from the college, I decided to travel before I settled down and found
work. I spent a month wandering around Europe experiencing different cultures and seeing different sites. I wrote daily blogs and took photos in as a way to continue bettering my skills that I will be using at this job. Now that you know a little more about me, I can’t wait to get to know the community of Crowsnest Pass more as I continue my new journalism journey.
Sparwood and Teck do livibility study District of Sparwood
The District of Sparwood (the “District”) and Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) are working in partnership to finalize a Socio-Community and Economic Effects Management Plan to better understand and provide recommendations for the
Thank You
We would like to send a heartfelt thank you and gratitude to everyone who visited, sent cards, flowers, food, mass cards and donations in memory of our mum. Thank you for helping us through a very difficult time. Thank you also to those who provided exceptional care to mum - the Home Care staff, York Creek Lodge staff, doctors and staff of Crowsnest Pass Health Centre and Long Term Care. Special appreciation to Darrell and the staff of Fantin’s Funeral Home for the wonderful support you gave our family.
~ The Morency Family
management of community impacts on Sparwood related to the Baldy Ridge Extension (the “BRE”) project at Teck’s Elkview Operations. To advance this important work, the District has established a new Socio-Community and Economics Effects Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) and has selected a consultant to assist in conducting a Livability Study to help evaluate the quality of life in Sparwood and its relation to mining operations. District Council appointed seven community members, as well as two representatives of Council, Councillors Joe Jarina and Jason Christensen, to the first term of the Committee. Teck’s Don Sander, General Manager of Elkview Operations, and Chris Stroich, Superintendent Environment from Elkview Operations, along with Nic Milligan, Manager, Social Responsibility, will sit on the Committee. Volunteer commu-
nity members Allison Burton, Don Crawford, John Ralph, Keenan Adams, Maeve Scannell, Tracey Brook-Baker, and Wes Pinsent will meet with the group for the first time in the coming weeks to begin their work in understanding and providing recommendations on the impact management approaches to the BRE. The Committee will also engage with the community to bring the public’s voice to the livability conversation and to suggest recommendations regarding mining operations. The District and Teck have selected Intelligent Futures, a Calgary-based urban planning and community engagement firm, to conduct a Livability Study in Sparwood. This work has already begun, and public engagement events are anticipated in the first quarter of 2019. The study is expected to run until mid-2019 and will evaluate Sparwood’s quality of life as it relates to a multitude of factors, including, but not limited
to, the Baldy Ridge Extension. Acting Mayor John Baher is happy with the progress to date and excited for the coming months: “It took some hard work and thoughtful conversations but we now have a way forward in partnership with Teck, to better understand the quality of life in this community and how we will be able to maximize the benefits of this mine extension while minimizing any adverse impacts on the community.” “Teck is committed to supporting the sustainable growth of the community and responsible advancement of the Baldy Ridge Project which will enable continued sustainable mining and economic activity from the operation for decades to come,” said Don Sander, General Manager, Elkview Operations. “We are looking forward to working with fellow Committee members to ensure Teck is the best neighbour it can be to the community of Sparwood.”
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - Crowsnest PAss herAlD - 3
In the lIne of fIre Between January 1 and January 11, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 103 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Two (2) assaults, one (1) break and enter (residential), one (1) threats/harassment, three (3) impaired driving, three (3) disturbing the peace, five (5) other criminal code, five (5) other provincial statutes, nine (9) driving complaints, fourteen (14) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurances, three (3) lost and found, four (4) assistance to other agencies, two (2) 911 calls (invalid), one (1) false alarm, one (1) municipal bylaw. Traffic Stop On January 2nd 2019, a vehicle was stopped for speeding on highway 22.
A 48-year-old male from Fort MacMurray did not have a driver’s licence, had an unauthorized licence plate and no insurance. He was charged accordingly. Lost Roof Rack On January 3rd, 2019, a Calgary resident reported a roof rack with ski equipment was blown off a vehicle while on highway 22 a few days prior. Theft of Tools On January 4th, 2019, a report of theft of tools came form Bellevue. A 24year-old male was arrested and charged with theft and released on documents from Pincher Creek Court. The male also had outstanding warrants from Edmonton Police. Break and Enter On January 9th, 2019, a complaint of a break and enter to a resident in Frank
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
A new page in my Day-Timer It happens every year at this time. The weather is cool and the days are short. I close last years appointment book, all dirty and page corners curled, and open a brand new book clean and smooth. Somehow this is the moment that I realize the passage of time and the newness of life. Some memories from the last year are receding, perhaps to never reappear while I begin a journey on a new road. I think I know where I am going, as I judge what my long life experience dictates, but I never really do. I can set goals, work towards them, save money or build foundations, but the end of the year will reveal that life went its own way and my wishes were only a single contributor to the chain of events that took place. What should be the main concerns in the coming year, I ask myself. In my judgment, we should devote most efforts to improving justice and reducing fears. Huge goals, amongst many other critical objectives, but we will do what we try the hardest to do. We are humans, and we routinely do the impossible. Justice often is greatly affected by fear or by people facing fear and taking the right actions. First, we must realize the very real danger of “group think” that we are all subject to. We are scared of making our own decisions, just in case we are wrong, so we join a group, being political, religious, economic, professional or whatever is popular at the time and we let the group dictate our opinions, affiliations, conversations and all else. I can say this since that was my prime directive most of my life. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Said Franklin D. Roosevelt. Here is a statement by a real true leader, not just of the American people but the world. During his time, because he didn’t give in to fear and made some real social changes, America was great. Canada closely followed suit. FDR didn’t rule by fear. Instead, he gave the people a dream of how to achieve prosperity, and by following it, they did. From his time to a third of a century ago, America, including Canada, was great. I saw it and lived in it. FDR took office during the Great Depression, fought the Second World War, all while being confined to a wheelchair. He created the Middle Class, caused a balance of power between “love” and “selfishness” and left his fourth term in office knowing that his country would be the leader of the new world, which it was. The fear at that time was fear of Communism on the one
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occurred. It is still under investigation. Traffic Stop On January 9th, 2019, a vehicle was stopped for having an expired licence plate. The female driver had cannabis within easy reach of her and was charged accordingly. On January 9th, 2019, at approximately 3 PM, a complaint of a possibly impaired driver was reported between Blairmore and Coleman. The vehicle was located and a 48-yearold male from Wasa BC provided samples of his breath, which were over the legal limit. He was arrested and charged with impaired driving and released on documents from Pincher Creek Court. Lost Skis On January 10th, 2019, there was a report of a lost ski box containing six cross country skis and
outerwear. The box was blown off a vehicle on December 29th, 2018 on highway 22. Traffic Stop On January 11th 2019, officers received a complaint of a possible impaired driver. The vehicle was stopped and the driver refused to provide a breath sample. A 42-yearold male driver was charged with refusing Alcosur Demand and was released on documents from Pincher Creek Court. Found Property found iphone/camera in Blairmore found bikes turned into Municipal Bylaw Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-5622867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1800-422-TIPS.
side and Fascism on the other. The brave invalid FDR, found a way. He made as many people as possible happy, and the West prospered. The majority of people lived in comfort, security, and satisfactory conditions, but a small minority of superachievers found themselves under too much restriction. While the generation who fought wars and lived through the depression were disappearing a new generation became powerful. We see the Korean war fought to a standstill, the Vietnam war fought and lost, and the rise of power of financial institutions, weapons industries and above all oil becoming king. In 1989 the new power hired an actor (Ronald Reagan, who used to be a Union organizer) hired to break the FDR New Deal, and he does. Instead of justice and equality, we got Trickle Down that doesn’t work. A few prosper and most diminish. Under Trickle Down all power concentrates in few hands, and manufactured false fears keep people in line. When Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office in 1945 America was at its best, and was home to the happiest people in the world, when the sun rose on the first days of the new millennium a different world greeted humankind. Gone were the one breadwinner suburban families, infrastructure was crumbling, unemployment loomed, and most people were in debt like never before. Public services were privatized, and the main loss was the feeling of security that working people used to have. Jobs were leaving faster than being created, and education suffered. The effectiveness of fear is diminished by knowledge. Education is becoming rare for average people as fear is used to manipulate political opinions. Now we have next door a president wanting to declare immigration, a practice that has been going on forever, as a national emergency, even while it is only a fraction of what it used to be. The great USA is paralyzed since the “golfing President” wants a wall to stop migrants. Fear of those poor workers is keeping him in power. We humans are enslaved by imaginary fears and when it enters our group think we are left as helpless victims. We should make 2019 the year in which all people will say “be not afraid” instead of “drive safe,” or “safe journey” or any other statements that make people always afraid. We should remind people to think for themselves and avoid “group think.” I had enough of political groups, religious organizations, or corporations with big marketing budgets dictating what I should think and scaring me into submission. I had enough with people telling me to make them rich or they will harm the economy and hurt all the people around me. In 2019 I am going to look at the facts and do what's good for me and those like me. This new white page in front of me has only one word written by my hand. HOPE. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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to the winners of the Crowsnest Pass sPCa raffle: 1st prize – Dave Simpson (cat quilt) 2nd prize – Tammy Jensen (quilted placemats) rd 3 prize – Herald Kane (cat intarsia)
January 24, 2019 7 pm Holy Trinity Church Blairmore