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John and Heather Hayes, along with their two daughters Hannah and Holly, welcomed Johnny into the family as the first baby of the new year in the Crowsnest Pass. In conjunction with the Pass Herald, Copy Magic, Ben Wong Restaurant, Blairmore IDA, Coleman Remedy’s RX, Crockets Trading Co, Side Street Stylz’s and Allied Ace Hardware are providing the family with gifts.

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A home for gymnastics and other recration programs DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

A new location for the gymnastics program was

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ferent options to council during the meeting.

The first option is trying to utilize space in the municipality and the other option is to rent a private space.

During the meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Patrick Thomas said it was determined finding a space the municipality wouldn’t have to rent was going to be difficult because it would most likely lead to displacing another group.

Council was presented with a private property in Blairmore but isn’t releasing the exact location at this time.

The location would provide the gymnastics program adequate space to continue classes without decreasing what the program offers.

Council will have to put approximately $30,000 a year into renting the space with more needed the first year due to some renovations being needed in the building.

Thomas said during the meeting that most of the cost will fall within the Albert Stella budget and that administration isn’t looking for more funds at this time.

Some questions were brought up by council regarding what kind of space the new location would provide.

Councillor Anctil asked whether the space could be used for more than just gymnastics and Thomas said there is an opportunity for that.

“We are looking to see if our martial arts could utilize some of that space. On the other side, we were looking at trying to expand and see if we can grow the program as it will be more

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visible along Main Street.”

Some members of council would still prefer to spend money in a municipal facility rather than renting a private one but at this time that option doesn’t seem feasible.

Councillor Sygutek said during the meeting that renting this space would benefit the community in the long run for multiple reasons.

“I think it's a great space. I think that we can add different programs in there. I think it's fantastic to have young people on main street Blairmore and families that can go down and have coffees. It might open up our businesses when families are in the area and we'll have a busy main street Blairmore. I'm all for it.”

“I think it's a great space. I think that we can add different programs in there. I think it's fantastic to have young people on main street Blairmore and families that can go down and have coffees. It might open up our businesses when families are in the area and we'll have a busy main street Blairmore. I'm all for it.”

- Councillor Lisa Sygutek Councillor Sygutek also added that if this proposal does go through, parents and users of the building would need to park behind it in order to keep parking readily available for business customers on Main Street.

After hearing the information brought to them, council carried a motion to allow administration to move ahead with renting a

commercial facility within the community to house recreation programs for a minimum of three years.

There is currently no agreement finalized yet but administration is in talks with the property owner at this time.

If an agreement is reached, the plan is currently to have the building ready for the start of the spring program.

Council talks cannibas DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is getting closer to having a new bylaw in place regarding cannabis consumption.

At a council meeting on Tuesday, February 25th, council spent time discussing the proposed bylaw.

The proposed Cannabis Consumption Bylaw 1022 would prohibit anyone from smoking or vaping cannabis on recreational purposes in any public place.

This essentially limits consumption to private homes and yards.

This bylaw won’t restrict residents from using other products of cannabis such as oils or edibles.

Medicinal use will also be allowed under this bylaw but people in need of it will be required to have a medical document proving their need for cannabis if required by a Peace Officer.

The largest discussion based around the bylaw was whether or not a business owner should be held responsible if an employee is caught smoking cannabis.

When the bylaw was presented to council, a section of it said that local business owners would also face a fine if one of their employee’s were smoking illegally.

Mayor Painter said that with the bylaw currently including that section, he simply couldn’t support it.

“I have a real concern with that. If that comes out of this document I will support it. But with that being in this document I cannot support this.”

Mayor Painter added that having this in the bylaw isn’t fair to business owners who simply can’t be fully aware of what their employees are doing at every moment.

Not all of council agreed on this topic.

Councillor Glavin showed concerns about what may happen if this section is removed from the bylaw.

Her main worry is that some locations in the Crowsnest Pass may end up as smoking areas if the owners aren’t held responsible for their employees’ actions.

"What about a business owner that rents out to five or six different people and continues to allow it to happen and they are getting fined left and right.

How do you prevent that kind of situation from happening? It becomes like a drug use zone."

After further discussion, the majority of council approved a motion to remove the section of the bylaw that regarded disciplining other members of a business if one employee were to be caught.

Council then carried motions for first and second readings of the bylaw and Councillor Sygutek made a motion for consideration for third reading.

In order for this motion to go through, all of council would have to vote in favour but the motion was defeated after Councillor Lundy voted against it.

Council then decided that the bylaw will come back to council and they will discuss it at the next council meeting.

After the discussion they will vote on it and then the public will have an opportunity for input after the fact.

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In the lIne of fIre Between February 25 and March 4, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 27 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

Two (2) fraud/forgery, one (1) threat/harassment, one (1) mischief (vandalism), one (1) thefts, one (1) disturbing the peace, three (3) other criminal code, six (6) driving complaints, three (3) motor vehicle collisions, three (3) assistance to general public, two (2) suspicious occurrences, three (3) assistance to other agencies and one (1) 911 call (invalid).

Lost Camera On February 24th, 2019 a Lethbridge resident reported a lost cam-

era at Lundbreck Falls.

The camera was left at the falls and when the person returned to retrieve it, the camera was gone. Anyone who found a Canon camera can turn it into the RCMP detachment.

Truck Theft On February 25th, 2019 a complaint was received of a stolen Dodge Ram truck from a shop in the Lundbreck area. The vehicle was located later that day by the Piikani RCMP. The theft is under investigation to identify the suspect.

Suspicious Activity On March 1st, 2019 there was a complaint of suspicious activity regarding a bank account.

The activity caused the

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

I know who I want for Prime Minister Until three years ago I never heard about her, but now I wish she was the Prime Minister of Canada. She was born in Vancouver in 1971 daughter of a hereditary chief of the We Wai Kai Nation and received top-notch Canadian education. If you look up her history, you see a record of what a Canadian woman can do. She devoted herself to improving the lives of first nations and branched out to work on improvements for international indigenous people’s rights.

She applied herself equally to becoming a true advocate of law being above politics and showing integrity. In 2015 Jody Wilson-Raybould became Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. She has a good record of achievements which ended in 2019 when she was shuffled out.

Jody Wilson-Raybould has proven to me, and millions of other Canadians, that not all politicians are crooked. She was placed under persistent strong pressure to bow to political pressure and abdicate her judicial duties and did not cave in, paying a heavy personal price for her actions. I feel like my faith in people has been restored.

I expect the main political parties to be removed from principles and free of morals to the point of voting for the least evil amongst them, which is not right. I have been watching how we Albertans are demanding that the government will ignore a court decision and build a pipeline.

In the depths of my heart, I was hoping that we would win, not with Trans Mountain Pipeline but with the Energy East, but that’s another matter. This week we are dealing with a brave, principled person of a kind which I thought no longer existed.

Our courts are judging a multinational giant Quebec based Corporation for using bribes (and sex) to get contracts. The government applies pressure to sway the courts, and it upsets Canadians. At the same time, we are demanding of the government to use its political power to build an export pipeline which is delayed by the courts. Complicated situation and caught in the middle is an honest politician who is unwilling to act against the oath of office even if it may cause her own party to lose the next elections, which it shouldn’t. Both major parties do that.

Governments of all political persuasions routinely caved to big corporations in the past in consideration for economic needs and suffered no criticism. What is different this time?

Jody Wilson-Raybould made it clear to all who are watching that businesses who are “too big to fail,” are subject to a law that is different from what the rest of us are

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bank account to be locked.

FOUND PROPERTY Recovered tires, gas cans and bike were located on McGillivray Flats in early December Found bikes turned into Municipal Bylaw.

A walking cane was turned into the RCMP. The owner can come and claim it.

Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS. 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.

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

Do not send monies to person claiming you have won a prize and need to send money for delivery.

Crime mapping is available online to residents who are interested can login online at Municipality of Crowsnest Pass website (RCMP crime map for Crowsnest Pass) . Crime mapping shows property crimes that occurred within the past two weeks in our area.

forced to obey because they have the power to pressure governments. When you or I break the law, we pay, but when a big company does, the law is circumvented because Corporations provide jobs.

I say this is a problem that must be dealt with sooner or later. If a large company can hold the rest of us for ransom, they should be allowed to fail, and other smaller businesses will spring up, provide the same services and take their place, jobs and all. This is the way of our capitalist economy.

At question here is who is running the country. Are we in the hands of lawless group of massive corporations, or does an elected government govern us? Are those corporations being responsible to Canadian voters or are they using the power of ill-gotten profits to build more strength?

Like the rest of you, I cringe when I see my government finding ways around the judicial system and using it. After all, we look up to our leaders, the lawmakers for a good example. If the people who we pay to lead us with integrity fail, we all fail. During my lifetime I never viewed the government as a good example which we should expect. As a matter of fact, I remember older people telling me before I was old enough to vote that “they were all crooks.” I lived and worked, never missing an election, never having faith in the political system.

One aspect I noticed a very long time ago. That is; that political parties varied in their level of deception. Some told lies boldly and very openly hid their actions, while others attempted to buy my vote by being more transparent.

There was a race between them, and they kept switching places. Democracy, as Sir Winston Churchill said, is not perfect, but it’s the best system we have.

I wouldn’t want to live in an undemocratic country, but I know that many countries claim to be democratic while they are not. Even Egypt and Saudia Arabia are “democratic.“ The system only works if there are active, principled people in it who are willing to make it fair and are concerned mostly with the well being of the majority, while not jeopardizing the minorities. We have not yet discovered a law or regulations that can make people treat each other properly without risking a need to fight. Consequently, the prospect of peace, equality, and fairness is treated like a fairy tale.

Perhaps the closest we ever came was with the old statement, “love each other as yourself.” This is so old and has been ignored for so long that no-one even considers it as a real possibility. In a world where everyone is for themselves and three-quarter of the people don’t have hope, I see a ray of light.

Liberals, if you are listening, I hope that your next leadership convention will include Christia Freeland and Jody Wilson-Raybould. I want to see the female spirit used to repair our ailing society — no-one fights as fiercely as a mother protecting her children.

This is my opinion anyway.

Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.

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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. DP2018-005: Lot 1, Block 37, Plan 971130; 8617 – 16 Avenue, Coleman Discretionary Use: Portable Sign (2-year time-period) 2. DP2019-006: Lot 32-33, Block 18, Plan 2347BS; 11757 – 21 Avenue, Blairmore Discretionary Use: Home Occupation Class 2 – Acupuncture Services 3. DP2019-007: SE & SW 17-7-3 W5M; 1601 East Hillcrest Drive, Hillcrest Mines Discretionary Use: Commerical Logging (< 10 Acres) 4. DP2019-012 and DP2019-013: Lot 1, Block 1, Plan 941 0823; 10801 – 20 Avenue, Blairmore Discretionary Use: Brew Pub; Permanent Shipping Container Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above development may file an appeal in writing by March 20, 2019 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.

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Happy 100th Over sixty family members gathered Saturday afternoon at the recreation room of Continuing Care Services at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre to celebrate the 100th birthday of Erma (Nastasi) Favero. On Erma’s left is her niece from Delta, B.C., Shirley Toth.

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Riversdale Donates

Members of Riversdale Resources presented the CNP Health Foundation with a cheque for the funds raised during Austrailia Day in February.

Photo left to right, Becky Grimaldi - Chair, Alisdair Gibbons - General Manager, Grassy Mountain Project, Claire Rogers - Manager of Public Relations, Liz Cook - Site Manager for the Hospital and Bonnie Linderman – Vice-Chair of the Health Foundation David Selles photo

Food Bank Donation Joy Hvizdos of the Crowsnest Pass Foodbank Society received a donation from Randall Shemko of Crowsnest Cando. The money was raised during the Frying Pan Toss and Crowsnest Cando Auction during Wintervention.

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Schuh represents Canada ~ CCHL up and running ~ Local athete competing at Ski Mountaineering World Championships DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Crowsnest Pass resident and high school student Noah Schuh is receiving the opportunity of a lifetime.

Schuh is a member of the Team Canada team that is heading to the Ski Mountaineering World Championships.

Team Canada will be going up against 34 other nations in Villars Switzerland from March 9-16.

Ski mountaineering is a sport that involves both climbing and descending the mountain.

Athletes begin with skins on the bottom of their skis to aid their climb up the hill.

Once the racers reach the top, they lock in and race back down the mountain.

Schuh says the popularity of the sport varies from Canada to Europe.

“It’s a pretty small sport in Canada. It’s been growing the last couple years but in Europe it’s pretty big and events get televised.”

What’s most impressive when it comes to

Schuh is this is just his second season in the sport.

Schuh says he usually races six or seven times a year and only started it as a way to continue training for trail running which he does in the summer.

After getting into ski mountaineering simply for cross training, he began to find a liking to the sport.

“It kind of became doing this for running and now I’m kind of starting to like it a little bit more than running.”

Schuh managed to qualify for the World Championships after a solid showing at the North American Championships held in Lake Louise last year.

The team will leave for Switzerland on March 5th and will return from their trip on the 20th.

The teams trip isn’t all business, however, as the team plans on doing some recreational skiing as well.

“We are going to Chamanes France for a while after and hopefully we’ll do some skiing in

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Noah Schuh is preparing for his trip to Villars Switzerland. Schuh will be gone most of March on his trip and is proudly wearing his Team Canada Jacket before leaving on March 5.

the Alps a bit.”

This will be Schuh’s first trip outside of North America and he says he’s grateful for the chance he has.

“I’m very excited for it. I think it’s a pretty special opportunity. I’m just thankful that everything is lined up and made possible.”

DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Staff and students are getting the chance to grow their relationships while also having a little bit of fun.

After a long hiatus, Crowsnest Consolidated High School brought back their floor hockey tournament last year and kicked off the renewed 2nd annual Crowsnest Consolidated Hockey League season last week.

Teacher and CCHL Commissioner Cole Heppell, says the tournament is a great way for the teachers and students to grow.

“We try to get a teacher on each team so we can build some mentorship with the kids. There are students from grades 7-12 on the teams so the kids get a chance to build intergrade connections as well.”

This year’s league sees seven teams in action with approximately 10 students and one staff member on each team.

This year, the regular season will run until the beginning of April before the playoffs begin.

Every team will have a chance at post-season success, as no team will be eliminated after the regular season.

Heppell says the league is run similarly to the National Hockey League (NHL).

“Based on the number of games a team wins, loses or ties, they’ll get a certain allocation of points. The First seed will receive a bye and everyone else will play based on the standing from the regular season. It’s similar to the NHL, just a bit more school friendly.”

The winning team will receive the coveted trophy that came out of retirement when the school restarted the league.

Heppell says that the trophy’s history has remained intact and says new winners will receive the same honour of past champions.

“We’ve brought back the old trophy so all the old names are still on there. We just put a name stamp with all the players on it.”

Crowsnest Consolidated High School has kicked off their annual hockey league for this year. Staff and students have made up 7 teams that will fight for the right to have their names engraved on the coveted trophy.

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Editorial and Opinions RECREatIon oR polICIng My mom was a big believer in recreation.

She fought hard every term she was on Council to make sure that recreation was always available and affordable. She would say that taxpayers paid for her recreation as a child, so it was her turn as an adult to pay for the next generation.

Her favourite phrase was, “You either pay for it in recreation, or you pay for it in policing.”

I love that phrase and it’s oh-so-true!

When my kids were little, I let them try every sport they wanted. Recreation in this community is affordable. If you lived in the city, I guarantee that you would be paying a lot more for sports than we do here. The other thing I always loved is that we have a variety of sports for kids to try for such a small community.

As a result, my kids have tried gymnastics, hockey, swimming, baseball, skiing, lacrosse and soccer. I was even a soccer coach for one year. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing, but I tried and watching a bunch of three-year-old kids running after the ball made my day.

My kids settled on swimming and hockey.

Keiran, my oldest, branched out to baseball, curling and lacrosse, as well.

Hockey is awesome. It’s a team sport and teaches the kids sportsmanship, group thinking and team development.

Swimming teaches them that individual effort equals output and how to count on yourself for your success. Swimming is the one sport I love because there is very little politics.

Hockey at all levels is amazing. I look at the posts on Facebook from Thunder Hockey and the enthusiasm from both the kids and parents is contagious. Now with Quinn playing at an elite level, I must say I’ve enjoyed every aspect, including the drive believe it or not. He’s challenged and excelling. A win/win in any player’s handbook.

Swimming ... it’s all about you and your talent. It doesn’t matter if your coach and parents are friends, you are either fast, or you are not.

You are either built long or lean, or you are not.

You either sit in the water right, or you don’t.

Your placement in a race depends on your swim times and your times alone. This is why I love swimming so very much. There is no politics in swimming.

You will notice in the paper that a new venue has been found to house the gymnastics program on main street Blairmore. With the closing of Albert Stella Memorial Arena (ASMA) I believe it’s paramount for the community to find a new spot for these kids as soon as possible. With gymnastics being the largest user group at ASMA it’s my hope they can be accommodated quickly so that we don’t lose the program.

I hope that we can form a community group of stakeholders to come up with ideas on how we can expand programs in the community as well as keep the existing ones we already have at ASMA. I for one would endorse a debenture to add onto the Coleman Sports Complex so that we can provide the youth in this community with more sporting diversity.

Remember, you pay for it in policing or you pay for it in recreation and I would endorse the later anyday of the week.

LS

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Teck’s response to coal debris on Hwy. 3 Dear Editor; On February 5, 2019, Council for the District of Sparwood met with representatives of Teck Coal Ltd. (“Teck”) to discuss the coal debris (mud) on Highway 3. At issue was the considerable amount of mud falling off Frontline trucks while they were hauling coal between Teck’s Elkview Operations and Coal Mountain Operations.

The concern to Council and residents of Sparwood was not simply the aesthetics from the mud turning the highway black, but that it was causing major safety concern to the community as a result of the slippery road surface.

Observing the discussions between Council and Teck from the gallery, were MLA for Kootenay East, Tom Shypitka, and numerous concerned Sparwood citizens.

Mayor Wilks provided the gallery with an opportunity to ask questions and share any comments they had about what had been discussed before the meeting adjourned. It was during that question period, where Teck made a commitment to Council to

investigate the feasibility of adding two (2) steam bay attendants (night shift) at Coal Mountain; where the haul trucks were parking; and whether it was possible to suspend truck transport operations when temperatures fell between +5 and -5 Celsius or when Mainroad (the highway maintenance contractor for the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure) had applied anti-ice and brine to the roads to prevent snow from sticking.

Following their investigation, Teck confirmed that some of Frontline’s trucks were indeed being parked on Douglas Fir Road, and to address the issue Teck had identified additional parking space at their Elkview Operations. The Manager of Community & Governmental Affairs, Nic Milligan, indicated in his response to Mayor Wilks that the “keeping trucks outside of the community” language within their permit was intended to prevent the haul trucks from being parked in “nonindustrial” areas around the community (e.g. Causeway Bay Hotel parking lot), and that the

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permit allowed the trucks to be parked in the contractor’s yard. Mr. Milligan went on to say that Teck had inspected Douglas Fir Road and found that it was not dirty enough to warrant cleaning at this time, however, they would revisit it when the weather warmed, and again when the project concluded.

Although Teck was unable to add two (2) additional night shift workers, they were able to identify some efficiencies which has enabled them to increase the number of trucks washed per day from four (4) to six (6).

The site supervisor will continue to assess the fleet to prioritize trucks which require cleaning.

Finally, in response to the possibility of suspending haul operations, Teck’s observation was that with the additional crushed rock placed on the stockpile access road at the Elkview Operations and use of the larger street sweeper since January, that they have effectively mitigated the amount of material accumulation and that the highway continues to be maintained in good con-

dition. Given the remaining coal identified for transport and processing at the Coal Mountain Operations, Teck expects their coal haul contract will be completed before the middle of April. If road conditions are acceptable to Mayor and Council, they would prefer to complete this work with as little delay as possible. Teck has promised that they will continue to monitor road conditions on a daily basis with trucking operations suspended when warranted.

In response to the comments received from Teck, Mayor Wilks stated that, “Mayor and Council would encourage Teck to apply for an amendment to their permit issued by the Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources, as the permit clearly states that ‘no trucks are allowed within the community’. We recognize that trucks must enter the community for fuel and maintenance, but the permit currently makes no exception for this. Council would like to thank Teck for their cooperation in this matter”.

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Gibos guides Lethbridge

College Kodiaks to Silver Medal DaviD SelleS

Pass Herald Reporter

Former local resident and Head Coach of the Lethbridge College Kodiaks Men’s Volleyball team Greg Gibos has made history with his team.

Gibos has been coaching the Kodiaks for the last three seasons and the team has made huge strides over his tenure.

Last season saw the team win their first ever playoff game in the history of the program.

This season, the Kodiaks had their sites set on much bigger goals.

Under the guidance of Gibos, the team shattered the record books of the program finishing the regular season 22-2 and raking inside the top three of the nation for the first time ever.

Gibos’ squad carried that momentum into the playoffs making it to the conference championship game against another 22-2 squad, the Keyano Huskies.

The Kodiaks ultimately dropped that game in three sets as Keyano won 25-23, 26-24 and 25-18.

Gibos says having everyone around the team be so excited for the first medal in the program’s history is difficult in these circumstances.

“It’s so hard. Everyone is super excited about it and all you can think is ‘I really wanted one more’. One more would have been perfect.”

While it’s difficult for the team right now, Gibos still acknowledges the importance of the team’s success this year and that over the past couple seasons the team was able to push for their goals.

“It means everything.

When we first started, our original goal was always just to win a playoff game.

Those goals grew pretty exponentially as the years went on and now we were looking at winning a gold medal and a provincial banner. For us, we were able to achieve all the things that no one ever expected us to achieve. For us that meant a lot. To be the first Kodiaks volleyball team to ever win a medal in the 50 years or so of the program, I think it's a pretty big accomplishment for a group of guys that include a group of walk-ons and a lot of local talent.”

The Kodiaks came together as a group and gave themselves the name “Band of Idiots.”

Gibos says this idea was based around where the majority of this team found their identity.

“We are kind of a program of misfits. A lot of our guys were told they weren’t good enough to play postsecondary volleyball. We still had four guys that were walk-ons. They just showed

up and wanted to make the team. So to do that with a bunch of castoffs was something that really meant a lot to them as a rallying cry.”

Gibos says the way the team generally cared for one another went a long way in their success.

Currently, the team looks like it might only lose one player from this historic team. This means that Gibos’ squad could be well on their way to putting a provincial banner in the Lethbridge College gym in the not too distant future.

Gibos says he hopes athletes looking to join the team look at what was accomplished this year as motivation for the future.

“I hope this is just the launching pad for Kodiaks volleyball. Hopefully this is just the start of something that could be pretty special.

I think we're really starting to get the right type of kids in the program. We've got a lot of people who want to be Kodiaks and want to represent the logo the same way this group did which was just a strong passion for the game and really wanting to do something collectively as a group instead of just for ourselves. I think if we can continue to get high quality athletes that are like that it'll be a really exciting future for this program moving forward.”

Not only is the team’s success being recognized locally, but the team is garnering attention on the national scale.

Gibos was named as the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and is going forward as the ACAC’s nominee at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association awards banquet.

For Gibos, the award is more in recognition of his teams performance than his abilities as a coach.

“It doesn’t mean much to me individually. I think it goes to show the recognition that our team deserves. For us, I never think of that award as the coach of the year, I think of it as a team of the year. Maybe the team that kind of came together the most or the team that brought it together for everything.”

For Gibos, he never would’ve expected to be where he is now when he was in the Pass.

“Even for me when I first left the Pass if anyone had to guess I'd probably be doing something in baseball or hockey because those were the sports that I kind of specialized in when I was growing up. For me, I was recruited to play baseball out of high school but I was never really given the chance for a college experience as an athlete so this is definitely something I never thought I’d end up doing. I

think I'm pretty lucky to have made the friendships and relationships that I have down the road. As a guy that wasn't really recruited out of high school I never thought that I'd have a college experience.”

Gibos says he wouldn’t change any of what he’s experienced over the past three years.

“For me it's just been special to be a part of a group of guys who actually want to get better and want to do something bigger then themselves. I never in a million years would've dreamed that I was head coach on a sideline over here. I grew up in a small town and I didn't really know what the Kodiaks were when I was out in the Pass.”

The chance that Gibos received three years ago truly changed him.

“It's been a life changer.

I'm working at the College full time now. I always thought I'd be living in a small town coaching a senior boys team and teaching Bio and Science. It's been a big change for me. I definitely didn't think I'd get there let alone the success that we've had.

Gibos says that the support group he’s been surrounded by is the main reason he is where he is now.

“I've been lucky to have a support group that my parents have provided me my whole life. Willing to let me chase my dreams and always having my back no matter what decision I was making. I did things from the heart and they said 'go do you' and chase after something special and I think I've really found that here. It's been a really nice blessing to be able to do this and be able to do it with the support of my parents and everyone else around me.

I'm pretty lucky that way.”

Gibos says that if there was one thing he would tell people, it’s to stay resilient and motivated no matter what.

“Don't let a no ever discourage you from chasing after something. I was told no a lot in my life and told I'd never be able to do some of the things I have. Just because you're from a small town or from the Crowsnest Pass doesn’t mean a window is closing. Life is what you make it and if you keep pushing your way through some walls and through some boundaries good things are going to happen.”

Gibos says currently he wishes his medal was one shade different, but says once the sting of the loss finally leaves he will proudly display his medal as the leader of the first ever Kodiaks team to achieve success of this level.

Thunder season finale

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Thunder Novice team winners at the Okotoks 2019 tournament.

Thunder Novice Thunder Novice were away this past weekend playing in the Okotoks Hockey Showdown Tournament. Thunder played two games on Saturday and one on Sunday all versus different Okotoks novice teams. Thunder celebrated wins at all three games. Next weekend is their final tournament of the season playing in Claresholm. Big thanks to Allset Electric & Contracting for sponsoring the team for next weekends tournament.

Thunder Atoms With a successful record of 9-5-2 in regular season, the Crowsnest Pass Thunder Atoms season has come to a end, finishing 3rd in their division.

Huge thanks to coaching staff, Chad Anctil, Ty Anctil, Cindy Sant, Travis Gibbony and Mike Safranka.

Also a huge thanks to Nicole Stafford for managing the team this year!

Last but not least, to the kids, be proud of what you all have achieved this year, remember you never lose, you win or learn.

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Adjudicator Biographies Gabriel Kastelic A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Gabriel Kastelic began his music studies with Norbert Boehm at an early age. As he grew older, Gabriel became very active in the Lethbridge strings community, playing in the Lethbridge Youth Strings Association orchestra program, the University of Lethbridge Conservatory Orchestra, and the Coulee Fiddlers. At the age of 12, Gabriel joined the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra and remained a member of the orchestra for 5 seasons.

Upon graduating high school, Gabriel began studying at Mount Royal University where he completed both their Diploma Program in Music Performance as well as the acclaimed Advanced Performance Program offered by the Mount Royal Conservatory. Following this, Gabriel moved to Montreal where he completed another degree in music performance at McGill University. During this time as a student Gabriel studied with many world-class teachers including Axel Strauss, Bill van der Sloot, Michael van der Sloot, and Andrée Azar.

Throughout the course of his career Gabriel has performed and competed in many music festivals, culminating in winning first place in the chamber music category of the Canadian National Music Festival with his ensemble, the MRU String Trio.

Gabriel has also remained an active orchestral player, having performed in concert with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Red Deer Symphony, and the Symphony of the Kootenays as well as returning to play solo with the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra in 2015.

Along with performance, Gabriel’s greatest passion in music is teaching. He began teaching privately at the age of 16 and instantly fell in love with the joy of working with students of all ages. From 2010-2012, he was professor of violin and viola for the Calgary Multicultural Orchestra, a group dedicated to providing music education for low-income families in southeast Calgary. From 2014-2018, Gabriel acted as String Academy Director at the Medicine Hat College Conservatory of Music and Dance. During this time he also provided music education for under-privileged children with the Bring Back the Music Program in the Medicine Hat Public School system and maintained a private studio of violin and viola students.

In 2018, Gabriel was thrilled to return to his hometown of Lethbridge to serve as the Principal Violist of the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra and take on an instructor position at CASA.

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Adjudicator Biographies Jay Scraba Jay has been a career musician since he was teenager. Starting on guitar at 14 it has been a lifelong passion to study the guitar and music. He studied composition and arranging with Gord Nicholson PhD, jazz guitar performance with Bobby Cairns and studied privately with studio musician and Supertramp guitarist Carl Verheyen.

He lives and works in Calgary is comfortable in a wide variety of styles and has shared the stage with artists like Colin James, Tom Cochran and Julie brown to name a few. He released an album of solo guitar entitled Reasons, Seasons and Lifetimes and is currently working on its follow up.

As an educator he has been teaching for 22 years as a private instructor and clinician and is pleased to be returning as an adjudicator for the festival.

LouiSe coStigan-KernS Louise Costigan-Kerns has performed internationally as a concert pianist, accompanist and conductor. Her concerts have been reviewed as “inspiring and technically amazing performances.”

Ms. Costigan-Kerns began studying the piano at age two and a half with her mother, Beatrice Costigan, in Blairmore, Alberta, Canada. At age five she gave her first public recital and began competing in Alberta Music Festivals, where she was a consistent winner through high school. After earning her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, Pi Kappa Lambda, from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, she taught on the piano faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School and was the Founding Director of the New England Conservatory Extension Division Opera Studio. In Boston she studied piano with Irma Wolpe and Victor Rosenbaum, opera with John Moriarty and Boris Goldovsky and art song repertoire with Allen Rogers. Ms. Costigan-Kerns maintained an active performing career in the Boston area as a solo pianist and accompanist. Over the years

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she was a member of the Opera Department faculty at Boston University, piano faculty at Phillips Exeter Academy and Artist in Residence at Brandeis University.

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Ms. Costigan-Kerns is active as a recital pianist, opera coach and accompanist for singers and instrumentalists. Her Bay Area performances with orchestra include the Lou Harrison piano concerto with the Redwood Symphony, Liszt piano concerto number 1 with the Winchester Orchestra, Shostakovich second piano concerto with the Palo Alto Philharmonic, Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals with the Santa Cruz Symphony and Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto with the New Millennium Chamber orchestra. Ms.Costigan-Kerns recently music directed Ravel’s “L’Heure Espagnole” and Poulenc’s “La Voix Humaine” for Opera Academy of California in San Francisco with whom she has also performed Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” and Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”.

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“Piano With Passion,” her second CD, was released in 2007 and “Into the Light”, her third CD, was released in 2011. All are available on iTunes and cdbaby.com. She can be seen performing Chopin, Liszt, Debussy and Harrison on YouTube.

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by David Selles

In my column last week, I spent some time writing about the double-edged sword of social media.

I used a couple of examples for both the positive and negative aspects social media has on our lives.

Shortly after I completed that column, twitter exploded after People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, posted a series of tweets degrading Steve Irwin’s life and all the work he did with wildlife conservation in regards to a GoogleDoodle on Irwin’s birthday.

The tweets were as follows; “Steve Irwin was killed while harassing a ray; he dangled his baby while feeding a crocodile & wrestled wild animals who were minding their own business.

Today’s GoogleDoodle sends a dangerous, fawning message. Wild animals are entitled to be left alone in their natural habitats. Steve Irwin’s actions were not on target with his supposed message of protecting wildlife. A real wildlife expert and someone who respects animals for the individuals they are leaves them to their own business in their natural homes. It is harassment to drag exotic animals, including babies taken from their mothers, around from TV talk shows to conferences and force them to perform as Steve Irwin did. Animals deserve to live as they want to, not as humans demand The GoogleDoodle should represent that.”

Now, putting aside personal feelings on the fact that I believe Steve Irwin did nothing wrong, let’s focus on the fact they chose this time and way to express their rather fierce opinion.

There’s a pretty good chance that whoever made those tweets knew the kind of reaction they were going to get when there are over one million people following their twitter account.

This may very well have been planned to get more people talking about PETA and what they stand for but let’s focus on a different aspect of how they chose to go about pushing their agenda.

There’s part of me that almost wants to give props to PETA for having the balls to post tweets like this on what would have been his 57th birthday but I can’t do it.

Degrading a deceased man who simply educated people about wildlife and had a sole purpose of engaging people in how cool wildlife can be is crossing a line that no person or organization should.

What PETA posted makes Steve Irwin seem like the Adolph Hitler to wildlife, which simply isn’t true.

While I can’t deny that we are blessed with the opportunity of freedom of speech, what PETA did creeps towards the line of defamation.

The world we live in needs to be so careful with how we share our beliefs and values.

There are many ways to properly and respectfully share those beliefs but posting nothing but harmful messages about a person who simply raised awareness about wildlife won’t do anything but rile people up and cause more harm than good.

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Cam Gardner, Reeve of Ranchland, NDP Candidate DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The NDP will be represented in the Livingstone-Macleod riding by Cam Gardner in the next election.

Gardner is a fourth generation rancher from the Chain-Lakes area and has been a member of municipal council in the MD or Ranchland for 18 years.

He says those years of experience have given him the belief he is ready

to lead a section of our province.

“I’ve got a lot of experience dealing with other surrounding municipalities and communities. All the way from High River, Nanton, Claresholm and I’ve also done a lot of work over the last two decades in the Crowsnest Pass.”

He felt a need to run in this election due simply to how important he feels this election is.

“There is so much at

stake. We’ve got opposition wanting to make a lot of cuts. I have a really strong opinion about action on climate change and protecting the backcountry and protecting our health services and education systems as well.”

Gardner added he feels a need to protect the agriculture sector as well.

“The agriculture sector seems to be getting a lot of impacts from the outside as well and I

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think it's time agriculture took their customers very seriously about their concerns from impact of climate change and the industry itself and work with them to retain and have a sustainable marketplace for a product.”

Gardner has spent many weekends enjoying the Crowsnest Pass as well as working with councils over the years to help the community.

“I’ve been talking to council about the issues with supplying services and I’ve got a lot of memories and sympathy for the folks in that community who are so passionate about trying to keep recreational facilities and health services going down there. It’d be a great honour to help with that.”

Gardner recently took a trip to the Crowsnest Pass to discuss some of the issues in the area.

He's working through the inter municipal development plan with the Crosnest Pass and MD of Ranchland currently. The biggest issues in that plan are the proposed coal mine development from Rivers-

Photo credit: Jolayne Gardner

Cam Gardner makes the rounds during his nomination meeting at Stuthorne’s on Main in Nanton Alberta on February 24. Gardner is the NDP candidate for Livingstone Macleod riding in the upcoming election. with the professionalism, dale.

Gardner is happy for dedication and passion current administration the opportunity he has.

“It means taking and council is showing in some action on the big is- the Pass. I think they're sues facing Alberta. I doing a great job. I think want to lead agriculture they've got a huge chalinto the next generation.” lenge but I don't think it's Gardner says he re- by any means a hopeless ally enjoys the Crowsnest cause at all. Crowsnest Pass and the people in the Pass is on the verge of a new era and a big part of area.

“A lot of my friends that is tourism and culand associates are living ture and small business in the Pass so I know and it's got to be balanced quite a few folks in the with the big development to mitigate the boom and area.”

He also believes cur- bust economy.”

Gardner says he rent council are doing well with the issues that hopes to make more trips to the area before the elecare facing them.

“I’m so impressed tion.

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Kooteny Tae Kwon Do Tournament Kootenay Tae Kwon Do Mini Tournament was held in the Crowsnest Pass on Saturday March 2nd.Clubs from Lethbridge,Redwood Meadows, Calgary, Magrath, Fort Macleod, Taber and all of Kootenay's clubs, Crowsnest, Fernie and Sparwood for a total of 132 competitors. Sant Saran announced his advancement to 8 degree black belt a title of Senior Master Saran was awarded to him in Vancouver last month after a testing with 3 grand Masters from Germany, Italy and Canada grading his performance this is a major milestone and one that is accomplished only after years of commitment to the Art of TKD. The rest of the day was filled with team Patterns Sparring and individual pattern competitions. Kootenay TKD sparring results were 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze.The KTKD placed well in patterns and brought home Gold Silver and Bronze in team patterns.

Kootenay Tae Kwon Do has been in the Elk Valley for over 40 years. If you would like more information on the club please contact Master Saran or Gena Paton.

Top photo, group shot of the club, top right, happy athletes enjoying the day, bottom right, Master Saran.

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Obituary

KATHLEEN “KAY” PARK (Née: Pettifor) April 24, 1924 – February 28, 2019

With heavy hearts, the family of Kathleen Mary Park announces her passing on February 28, 2019 at the age of 94 years. Kay was the most loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother (known lovingly as “Granny”).

Kay was born on April 24, 1924 in Coronation, Alberta. She devoted her life to her family - our home was filled with love! Mom loved to swim and camp, enjoying the campfire with family and friends. She got her nickname “Campground Granny” because she knew and talked to everyone at whatever campground she was in, but her favourite place was Wasa Lake.

Kay joined the Minerva Chapter of The Order of the Eastern Star in 1948 and was a member for seventy years. Mom was a great baker and made the best cinnamon buns, apple pies, meat pies, bread and oatcakes. Kay loved to play the piano and sing in many Anglican, United Church and community choirs in the Crowsnest Pass and with The Order of the Eastern Star; often singing beautiful solos. She had a contagious laugh that could be heard across the room, and her humour continued into her days at the Crowsnest Pass Continuing Care Centre. Mom amazed us with the number of care workers who came to say goodbye to their favourite resident, the one who made them laugh. We heard this same comment throughout her life by friends and family; Kay always saw the light in life! Our family feels blessed to have had this beautiful soul in our life for so many years! You did good Mom, and we know you are dancing and laughing in Heaven with all your loved ones. Thanks for showing us how to Live, Love and Laugh!

“Tootle-pip, Granny! Tootle – pip!”

Left to cherish memories of Kay are her children and all of their families, Arthur Powlyk, Bill (Charlene) Powlyk, Rod (Sherry) Park, Grace (Bob) Franz and Bonnie (Bob) Kentch; and her stepdaughter, Janice (Karl) Theede. She will be remembered with love by her beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren, especially Ryan, Jessica, Sarah, Clayton, Alli, Kristi, Kyle and Meghan who will forever think of her when they smell apple pie. Kay also has many special nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss her deeply.

Kay was predeceased by her parents, Walter and Kathleen Pettifor; her siblings, Walter, Arthur, Dick, and George Pettifor, and Grace Williams; her first husband, John Powlyk; and her second husband, Jim Park; as well as two stepsons, Bob and Brian Park.

With respect for Kay’s wishes, a family Celebration of Life will take place in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Crowsnest Pass Health Foundation “Continuing Care” (PO Box 455, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.|

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

Obituary

JACK REEDMAN ~ 1950 - 2019 ~

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Jack Reedman who is now awaiting the resurrection of our redeemer. Jack suffered several strokes in the last few months and on February 26, 2019, his life ended leaving our hearts broken and eyes filled with tears. He was blessed with 68 years of life and abundant love from his family and friends.

John “Jack” Daryl Reedman was born on August 31, 1950 in Edmonton, Alberta to proud parents, Donald & Beryl Reedman. An only child, Jack quickly learned the rewards of responsibility and hard work. He was fond of the outdoors and never tired of hiking, exploring, and horseback riding.

He was an accomplished Heeler, roping cattle and working on his ranch. He enjoyed reading and feeding all critters great and small, and cheering on the Calgary Flames but most of all, precious moments with his beloved family.

Jack was a kind and caring gentleman who had a quiet nature and generous heart. He employed caution and thought with everything he did – that was his true character. He demonstrated his qualities rather than boast and we take comfort that he will be resurrected on the last day to enter into paradise that Jehovah assures us.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Darlene Reedman of Blairmore; his cherished step-daughter, Brandie (Scott) Fast of Blairmore; his precious step-grandchildren, Hayley and Taiya Fast; his in-laws, Bill (Gail) Ogertschnig of Bellevue, Brian (Lori) Ogertschnig of Lethbridge, Shirley Newman of Okotoks and Caroline (Allan) Brooks of Calgary; his cousin, Greg Long and dear friends, Clair Drain and Garth and Alan Michalski.

He was predeceased by his parents, Donald Roland Reedman and Audrey “Beryl” Reedman.

A private family memorial service was held on March 2, 2019 at Fantin's Funeral Chapel in Blairmore with Elder Jack Kuystermans of the Frank Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses presiding.

Donations in memory of the late Jack Reedman may be directed towards the Kingdom Hall Fund of Jehovah’s Witnesses (www.jw.org). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

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

16 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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