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Pole & Spur
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The third annual Pole and Spur Skijoring event sponsored by the Kananaskis Rodeo Association took place on Saturday, March 9. The race saw roughly 43 teams compete for the title. Jordan Sinnott, Haley Milley and horse Chief (pictured) took home the Best Dressed award. Jean Louis Frank, Riley Harvie and Barney finished first in the A pool and took home $1,116 for their efforts.
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Crowsnest 100 Race coming to Pass First-of-its-kind mountain bike race for western Canada DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
A first-of-its-kind race for western Canada will take place in the Crowsnest Pass in August. The Crowsnest 100 is a 100km mountain bike race that will see riders make their way across gravel roads, double track and single-track terrain. The most difficult aspect of this race will be endurance. The course will take riders’ up about 10,000 feet over the duration of the race. Peter Hockenhull, one of the organizers of the race, says this height will make it tough on the participants. “If you’re a cyclist you know that it’s a lot of climbing so it’s definitely going to be a pretty punishing day on the bike.”
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Despite the difficult length and elevation in the race, Hockenhull says this race is still open to anyone who wants to enter. “It's not set up to be a pro race but hopefully if it grows it can be a prestigious thing to come out and try and win if you're a pro or semi-pro rider. We'd love to attract those kinds of people but this idea is catering more toward the dedicated weekend endurance athlete.” While the race is technically open to anyone, Hockenhull says it’s still suggested that racers have the ability to be self-sufficient. “We are going to have rest stops on the course; it will be supported in that respect but it's not like in the past where we've had support vehicles with the riders all day. So you definitely need to be prepared to fix a tire or deal with a minor mechanical problem and those kinds of things.” The organizers for this event had an opportunity to decide where they wanted to hold this race and their roots and the Crowsnest Pass’s history helped make finding the
perfect location easier. “We're Albertans so we definitely favoured the idea of holding it on the Alberta side of the boarder and with all due respect to Banff and Jasper and Canmore, we loved the Crowsnest Pass as it's got a grittier history and we really liked that about it. We love that it's a coal mining community and we also were pretty sure because of that mining history that there would probably be a pretty good selection of backcountry roads and trails,” said Hockenhull. There is currently no cap on the number of participants allowed, and Hockenhull doesn’t see that changing before race day. “We don't have a specific limit yet. We are waiting for a formal approval from Castle Parks to see if there is any cap on the race in terms of participation. We aren't really anticipating that. We're hoping to have well into the hundreds in our inaugural race. It's been received really well so far. There's a lot of excitement in the endurance and mountain biking community. So
hopefully it takes off and we'll have a couple hundred people lining up in August.” There have already been about 35 people who registered for the race and the first 50 riders registered will receive a discount in their fee. “The first 50 people registering can register for just $100 and there are a few of those spots still available. After that the fee goes up to $185. The race will start in Blairmore and then it will go through Frank Slide and into Castle Parks before looping back. Hockenhull says that the community has been very positive in response to this event. “It sounds like Sinister Sports is really happy we're bringing the event there. They're big supporters of the community. So far we’ve got lots of support and interest from the community which is exactly what we were hoping was going to happen.” The race will take place on August 17th and will be a historic day for the Community.
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Thunder Season Ender The Thunder Novice had their last tournament to close out this season of hockey. Thunder were away in Claresholm and had victories in all 3 games versus High River, Claresholm, and Vulcan. Big thanks to Allset Electric for sponsoring the team this tournament. Also, a huge shout out to all the parents, coaches, volunteers, and of course our Novice players in another terrific season of hockey. Way to go Thunder and see you next season! CNP Minor Hockey photo
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In the lIne of fIre Between March 4 and March 11, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 38 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Two (2) threat/harassment, five (5) mischief (vandalism), one (1) disturbing the peace, three (3) other criminal code, three (3) other provincial statutes, six (6) driving complaints, five (5) motor vehicle collisions, four (4) assistance to general public, two (2) suspicious occurrence, two (2) lost and found, one (1) assistance to other agencies, one (1) false alarm and three (3) municipal bylaws. Suspicious Activity On March 4th, 2019 there was a complaint of suspicious activity in a bank account. A male attempted to transfer money into another account and appeared suspicious in na-
ture. This is currently under investigation. Walking Cane On March 4th, 2019 a walking cane was found on the highway and turned into the detachment. The owner can claim it by identifying it. Vandalism On March 6th, 2019 there was a complaint of vandalism to a residence in Coleman that was believed to be caused by the previous renters. Disturbance On March 6th, 2019 a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Bellevue was filed. A female was arrested on outstanding warrants from the High River detachment and fines were paid. Hit and Run On March 6th, 2019 there was a complaint of a hit and run to a parked ve-
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Past and future mistakes I am delighted to see that we are fixing a lot of mistakes from the past. I grew up in a terrible world if we judge it by today’s standards. We were racist, abusive, and bullies. Parents beat children, husbands assaulted wives, and often sexual abuse was considered funny. The adults were talking routinely about Africans being cannibals and “Cowboy, and Indian” films were about savages. My dad told us how in his school the teachers were beating children in front of the class and we witnessed animal abuse routinely. If my grandson could see the world my father grew up in, he would probably need psychological treatments for years. I am only slightly touching the surface and not including the worst abuses from the times of war. Here in Canada life was hard for the people of past generations. I know a few people who remember the early days and many whose parents and grandparents lived and survived the “good old times.” It is not a myth; the good ol’ days were Hell in many ways. Surprisingly, our suffering was not much of an issue in the not so far past. Even stories like the Chinese workers who built the railway and were left to die in the mountains didn’t shake people’s confidence in the country. The Japanese Canadians recovered from their abusive treatment during the Second World War, and recently even harassed gay people are beginning to feel like equal human beings. In the Auschwitz concentration camp, there was a store where “model inmates” could receive rewards for good behavior. The name of that store was… Canada. Desperate people who were not destined to live long had one dream, Canada. Why is that important? Our parents and grandparents believed that this is the land of opportunity and by retaining this dream made it so. We do it to this day, even when outside influence is pressuring us to adopt imaginary fears and halt our quest to be a moral, loving, fair society. What bothers me is that we are investing too much time and effort on trying to change the past, which we can’t do, while missing the opportunity to change the future. We should repent for past sins, but we will never be able to afford to pay for all the hardships that some of our ancestors have inflicted on other people’s ancestors. I wish to set up a course that will allow me to get to my destination instead of lamenting about slippery roads. Presently we still have an existing problem with correcting some past mistakes. There is an issue of missing and murdered First Nations women; there are many remote communities without proper sanitation and water, and we still have a significant portion of the population
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hicle at an unknown location in Blairmore. A Volkswagen Passat was hit on the passenger side of the vehicle sometime within the past two weeks. Lost Wallet On March 7th, 2019 RCMP received a complaint of a lost wallet in the Pure Country Saloon parking lot. Anyone who finds a wallet can turn it into the detachment. Male Turned In On March 8th, 2019, a 37-year-old male turned himself into detachment on outstanding warrants from Lethbridge City Police. A Justice Remand hearing was held and he was released on documents for Lethbridge Court. Jeep Theft On March 10th, 2019 there was a complaint of theft of a 2016 Jeep from Coleman. The vehicle was
later located and was damaged. This is currently under investigation. Court News A 37-year-old male received 90 days global sentence for possession of stolen property, theft and mischief charges and failing to attend court. He was also fined $500 for mischief. Charges stemmed from incidents that occurred during the fall of 2018. Found Property Recovered tires , gas cans and bike were located on McGillivray Flats in early December Lost camera at Lundbreck Falls in February Found bikes turned into Municipal Bylaw Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867.
being scared of people belonging to other races and or religions. We have a commitment from the government to change and improve, but it is a slow process which is often interrupted by changes in governing parties. At least we are making efforts which will decrease the need for future generations to apologize and pay for mistakes we are still producing. Our most pressing need now is to change the way we deal with people needing jobs to make a living. We are advancing quickly into an age where human work will not be required unless humans will intentionally attend to it. New industries provide more jobs for robots than for people. The needed change will not happen if we keep our beliefs that efficiency and production are the goals, which we now do. If we keep large portions of the population poor and give them social assistance, they will find ways to cheat. If we try to develop new industries, they will be taken over by clones operating where labor is cheap. Just laying people off while improving production also doesn’t work. We must place limits upon growth and divide the pie into many slivers. I drive through the farmland and see every mile old farms rotting away while massive industrial farms took their place. I go through the streets and count the buildings that used to house small family businesses destroyed at the arrival of Walmart. I see the governments breaking and making laws to help “too big to fail” corporations or bailing financial institutions who gambled irresponsibly with our money, and I think. Aren’t we driving in the wrong direction? There must be a better way. A friend told me long ago that we can’t stop progress, but I am not trying to stop it. We will never go back to lifting our somewhat oversized behinds and going to change the channel on Television. I will never go back to the old manual typewriter and kids will not spend years learning cursive writing or adding long columns of numbers. We do know, however, that government intervention coupled with strong regulatory discipline is a must for a modern economy to function safely and justly. We worked and built a better world, and there is no going back. What we need to do now is evaluate our experience and see which parts of it don’t serve us well. If creating massive private businesses harms and destroys us, we should place limits or use taxation so the harm will not become a fatal mistake. I am sure that many people in those corporations would agree with me. They will find away more satisfaction in playing a game with a few more rules and more competition, as they did only a short while ago when I was young. Corporations must have customers who can purchase their products and services. Executives like to have a beautiful healthy country to call home. Executives of corporations don’t fear change the way that poor people whose lives are on the line do. There is room for hope. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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