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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!

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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.

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Whisk together both flours, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl whisk 1/2 cup of the malt powder with the milk, egg white, butter, and vanilla until the malt dissolves. Stir into the dry ingredients until only a few small lumps remain and spread the batter in the prepared baking dish.

Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of brown sugar with the remaining 2 tablespoons of cocoa and sprinkle over the batter. Stir the remaining 1/2 cup malt powder into the boiling water and pour it over the batter. Bake until the cake springs back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes on a wire rack. If desired, dust the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar and immediately spoon the warm cake and sauce onto plates or shallow bowls.

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Summer tourism plans for Crowsnest Pass and area DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Summer is approaching quickly and the Crowsnest Pass is getting ready for the tourism that comes with it.

Both the Chamber of Commerce and Community Futures are working to have a strong tourism season.

The Chamber of Commerce has a new two-year contract with Alberta Tourism and will again be manning the visitor information centre at near Crowsnest Lake.

The Chamber has also ensured that full time staff will be at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre providing traveller and tourism information to visitors from the May long weekend to

September long weekend.

The Crowsnest Pass will also have the yearly visitors guide coming out near the end of March.

This guide is distributed to roughly 20,000 people each year and is a great resource for prospective tourists to get the information they need about the area and is also available online at crowsnestpasschamber.ca .One of the newer ways the Crowsnest Pass is increasing its tourism, is by having a mobile visitor services person.

Last year, The Chamber of Commerce received funding through Alberta tourism that allowed them to hire a person to visit different sites and make people aware

of different activities and events that were happening in the towns.

The mobile visitor services person was also able to make trips to Castle Parks, Pincher Creek and Waterton to increase the reach of this position.

CED and Marketing Coordinator for Community Futures, Sacha Anderson, says that the Crowsnest Pass was one of the areas that got the most out of this pilot project.

“Alberta Tourism asked us last year to present on it because we were one of the more successful grant projects. That was really exciting as an example for the province.”

Community Futures is also doing their part to aid the tourism of the area

by launching a new project.

The group received commitments from the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, Town of Pincher Creek, MD of Pincher Creek and Castle Mountain Resort as well as two community futures groups in the area to apply for a grant for the Tourism Growth Innovation Fund.

The purpose of this is to create a Regional Destination Management Organization.

Anderson says the hope is to have one in place by the fall.

“We selected our company and had our first meeting yesterday.

That will be moving forward through the spring and summer and hope-

fully we’ll have a launch date at the beginning of September for a Regional Destination Management Organization for the area.”

Anderson says that the process for this will take some time.

“Throughout that process there will be a lot of tourism specific stakeholder engagement. A lot of focus groups basically figuring out what structure of a Destination Management Organization would be sustainable in the area and how it would be financially feasible and what type of programs it could offer that private and public industry would buy into.”

Anderson also says that the project is an exciting one and that when it’s completed, it will be nice to have a voice for the area and that this will help in future planning of tourism.

“At the end of the RDMO creation there will

be a business plan for it out of that. I think that will help guide where the tourism industry is starting to go. So it would be nice to have some hopeful and potential goals for the region. It will be nice to ask what do we want to be instead of being told what we are.”

Another grant being done with the municipality, Riversdale Resources and the economic committee of the municipality is a baseline tourism impact study.

This study will give some hard data for where the Crowsnest Pass sits now and will be able to give them an idea of if the tourism side of the Crowsnest Pass is headed in the right direction.

With grants and projects such as these to go along with events like the Icarus Night Run and the Crowsnest 100 this summer, there are exciting things coming up in the Crowsnest Pass.

Friends and Neighbours

by Jocelyn Thomas Jocelyn Thomas is an artist and writer who lives in Blairmore

Mandy Soucie Mandy Soucie is a front desk clerk at the Ace hardware store Blairmore. Born and raised in Picture Butte, northeast of Lethbridge, (where her mom is from), Mandy is the eldest of four children. She has 2 sisters and 1 brother. Dad, who is French and is from New Brunswick, was a farmer on the same feedlot for some 27 years, on which the family raised cattle and chickens.

Mom works as an EA assistant for a school in Picture Butte. As a farm girl, Mandy also fell in love with horseback riding.

At 18, Mandy graduated from high school and attended Lethbridge College for two years, pursuing Child Behavioural studies and focusing on training as a teacher's assistant to children with special needs.

Now 34, Mandy has an 11-year-old son named "Hunter". Hunter's dad and Mandy were a couple for 8 years, travelling to California and to Las Vegas.

Resumewise, Mandy worked for four years with a so-called "Respite Family" in which a parent was afflicted with cerebral palsy. Currently, she has been working as the front desk clerk at the hardware store for about six months.

In her free time, Mandy loves to paint landscapes and animals, and has been doing so since a young age. She also enjoys bait-fishing and fly-fishing in various places in the region, such as at Lee Lake and at Crowsnest Lake.

She also loves listening to music and watching movies.

Mandy did not hesitate to state her mom as her number one role model because of her strength of personality, as well as her deep and unconditional love. Says Mandy: "She has always supported her children no matter what, and would do anything for us." As for Mandy herself, friends regard her as being very witty, smart, and funny.

They also say that she is always happy, with a smile on her face -- something which is much appreciated by all who ever visit the hardware store.

Down the line, Mandy and her fiance hope to buy a house in the region and thus, really settle in to the area somewhere in the countryside. She appreciates the deep sense of freedom of living in the Pass, which she has for 5 years . "It is a life with no constraints, unlike in a city," says Mandy. And she would like it even more, if there were something along the lines of a family fun centre to attend.

Finally, Mandy Soucie's advice to one and all?: "Don't forget to give your brain a rest once in a while.”

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Crowsnest Pass Protective Services Supporting a Safe Community Fire Rescue Our members hung up the fire hose in exchange for hockey sticks last month. Physical fitness and air management are critical for us and we pushed both to the limits playing ball hockey in full turnout gear and air cylinders.

It was a great reminder that we can use a lot of air when we are doing hard physical work, and that gets our members very heated… fast.

We focused on a lot of indoor training last month to avoid the deep freeze. The team reviewed hazardous material protocols and we took a very thorough tour of Crowsnest Consolidated High School as part of our pre-incident orientations we have been doing at major facilities throughout the community over the past year.

Looking forward to March, we will be participating in training such as vehicle extrication.

You will also see us out and about at community events such as providing first aid during the 3rd Annual Skijoring competition in early March.

Stay safe and if you are heading out to enjoy the mountains, make sure you are checking avalanche conditions and are properly prepared with the right gear and training.

Remember to change the batteries in your smoke detector.

Calls for Service ALARM—No Fire (accidental) = 2 ALARM—No Fire (detector activated) = 3 EMS—Medical Assist = 2 Motor Vehicle Incident (Entrapment) = 1 Motor Vehicle Incident (No Entrapment) = 1 Outdoor Fire Investigation = 1 Community Peace Officer Program February 2019 33 Provincial Tickets were issued 29 Calls for service 1 Compliance Order – Community Standards Bylaw 5 Removal notices for Contraventions of Municipal/Provincial Traffic Legislation • Expired vehicle registrations and improperly displaying license plates (wrong plate for the vehicle) were prevalent this month.

• Several calls regarding heavy trucks parked off of heavy truck route – warnings.

Enforcement of Business Licensing after 60 days of first invoice. Fail to Obtain Business License - $500 1st Offence. $1,000 2nd Offence.

Protective Services wishes our public to drive safely and to be good neighbors so that the Crowsnest Pass will continue to be an amazing place to live!

Cohen Musschoot crowned champ Ritch BRaun Passtrak

The 2019 Alberta Provincial Indoor Track and Field Championships took place in Edmonton on March 9 and 10.

Passtrak had eight athletes in attendance and they completed 36 events over the two days of competition.

Together they produced 16 life time best performances, set five new Passtrak club records and earned nine medals.

The medal breakdown was 4 gold, 4 silver and one bronze.

Cohen Musschoot had the best weekend so far of his young track and field career. He had six events in the U12 boys division and produced his best ever performances in all 6 events. He placed first in the 50 metres in 7.86 seconds which set a new Passtrak club record for his age group. He also placed first in the 60 metres in 9.19 seconds. He cut 6 seconds off his previous best in the 600 metre race finishing in 1:57.46 for second place, then slashed seven seconds off his 800 metre time recording 2:48.33 also for second place. He improved his shot put distance by 1.44 metres with a heave of 7.00 metres which placed him 4th and his 2.03 metre standing long jump added 21 cm to his previous best, set a new Passtrak club record and placed him second. At the end of each

day Cohen received the gold medal for being the top overall U12 boy in Alberta for the 2019 season.

Cammy Hay had three events in the U10 girls category. She placed tenth in the 50 metres in 9.98 seconds which set a new Passtrak club record for her age group. Next she placed fourth in the standing long jump where she added 10 cm to the existing Passtrak club record by clearing 1.54 metres. Her third event was the medicine ball throw where she earned 3rd place and another Passtrak club record with a toss of 3.22 metres.

Carson Hay had a number of outstanding performances in the U12 boys age group. He missed his best ever result in the standing long jump by 1 cm when he cleared 1.50 metres. He then tied his fastest ever 60 metre time in 12.41 seconds. He improved his 50 metre time to 10.48 seconds and increased his shot put distance by 1.16 metres to 4.36 metres. He then carved more than 18 seconds off his best 800 metre time by finishing in 3:29.94. He also ran the 600 metre race for the first time and clocked 2:34.58.

Cohen Folkard was also in the U12 boys events. He had the same six events as the other two boys. The only event he had previously competed in was the 60 metres and he did himself proud by running under 12 seconds

for the first time ever, finishing in 11.82 seconds.

The remaining five events were all new to him. He ran the 50 metres in 10.29 seconds, the 600 metres in 2:30.83 seconds and the 800 metres in 3:33.93. He spanned 1.46 metres in the standing long jump and his best shot put effort landed at the 3.67 metre mark.

Summer Musschoot improved in three of her four events in the U14 girls division. She added 42 cm to her shot put best with a measure of 6.74 metres then ran a life time best of 2:06.86 in the 600 metre race. She improved her 50 metre time to 8.03 seconds and missed a personal best in the 60 metres by a mere 1/100th of a second.

Alec Morado represented the club in the U16 boys category. He was competing for the first time this season and had four events. He finished his 60 metres in 8.45 seconds for 19th and his 300 metres in 44.12 seconds for 17th. His 4:35.28 in the 1200 metres earned him 14th and a toss of 9.00 metres in the shot put placed him 6th.

Jack Bailey had six events also in the U16 boys age group. He ran 9.39 seconds in the 60 metres for 29th and 4:36.61 in the 1200 metres for 15th.

His 1.30 metre clearance in the high jump placed him 12th. He then whacked 17 seconds off his previous time in the

600 metres to finish 10th in 1:57.97. He added 18 cm to his best shot put distance by measuring 6.81 metres and ran the fastest 60 metre hurdles race of his life in 11.69 seconds for 6th.

Craig Hay ran the 400 metre race in the Masters Men’s 35 - 39 age group.

This track meet also served as the Canadian Indoor National Championships for the Masters age athletes. Craig finished the event in 1:11.74 which earned him a Canadian National Championship silver medal.

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Did you know?

Crowsnest Pass Adult Education offers learning opportunities such as: St. John’s Standard First Aid level C March 11/12 St. John’s Standard First Aid level C March 23/24 Canadian Red Cross with Darryl Johnson March 28/29 (Thurs,Fri) or March 30/31 (Sat,Sun)

Call to inquire about upcoming dates for: Computers One-on-One Windows 10 Canadian Restricted Firearm Safety Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TGD) Food Safety Training Wilderness & Remote First Aid

A full listing of our courses can be found in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Community Handbook CNP Adult Education is happy to set up a course specifically for your employees, group or organization. Call Nina Ford at 403-563-8516 OR EMAIL cnpadulted@gmail.com FOR MORE INFORMATION. Education courses are made possible by a grant from Alberta Advanced Education and subsidies may be available.

Please let us know if you would like more information.

Crowsnest Pass Adult SLO Pitch Social League We play at the Hillcrest Ball Diamonds Tuesday’s and Thursday’s at 6:30pm.

If you are interested in a fun night out please contact Michelle @ 403-563-6549

by April 1, (text or call).

We hope to see you out this 2019 season for a good time!

6 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – wednesday, March 13, 2019

Editorial and Opinions ~ Commuity Update ~

It waS a long yeaR I know that I talk about my kid a lot, mostly because they are the most important part of my life and I enjoy every second I’ve been given raising them.

Way back in September, I wrote about Quinn making the Pee Wee AA team in Lethbridge. Well, the season ended last weekend and I thought I’d give my thoughts on the whole process.

First, I want to preface this by saying that it’s not Quinn’s fault I chose to raise him in a small town, therefore it’s up to me to give him every opportunity I can for the things that a small town can’t provide and that includes elite hockey.

When Quinn started his little hockey career at two, yes he started in CNP Minor Hockey’s Pup program at two, little did I think that he would actually be good enough to play at an elite level. You have to remember that he’s the youngest of three boys all four years apart in age, so he’d been going to a lot of hockey games from 0-2. He couldn’t wait to get onto the ice like his big brothers, so start he did.

Our latest season was 27 weeks long, not including the pre-camp he went to or the actual tryouts. In those 27 weeks we made 108 trips to Lethbridge, 32,400 kms and $4500 in gas.

What did we get out that experience? Quinn found out very fast that he had a lot of learning to do to get to the level of play he needed to compete at the AA level. He’s always been a very fast skater and strong kid, but the pace of the game got to him.

He couldn’t make decisions fast enough, often panicking and throwing the puck away as soon as it touched his stick. In the beginning he didn’t get a lot of shifts and in the first game I thought to myself, “we don’t belong here”.

A kid can go two ways in this situation, he can get frustrated and scared, or he can embrace the challenge and embrace it he did.

When he was sitting and not getting playing time, I would lose my mind, but after the game he’d say to me, “I’ll get better Mom, relax I’ll earn my ice time”.

By the end of the season he went from third line and barely playing to sometimes second line with regular shifts. Our team was small, skilled and fast.

Quinn at 5’9” is tough and strong. A few times I could see the coach leaning over when we played the big rough teams and say, “Quinn you have the green light”. The smile on his face when he was allowed to play his type of hockey was priceless and in those situations he truly was the most effective.

Next year is hitting and it can’t happen fast enough for Quinn.

So he learned adversity and perseverance. He learned to earn his ice time by smart play and hard practice. If you remember the little contract he made for me, I can tell you he fulfilled every aspect on that piece of paper I’ll keep for the rest of my life.

He never once complained about the drive, his school mark average is 92% and he was one of the hardest workers on the team.

In the last tournament of the season, our league playoffs, he fell over a kid and got a first degree shoulder separation. He got off the ice, went to the dressing room, iced it, took some Advil and went out to play the third period because his team needed him. He played one more game the next day. He was a warrior. His coach said, “I just love Quinn’s attitude in everything, and he’s a special kid”.

I learned that some of the best conversations I’ve had with all my boys is in the car as we drive to hockey games. They open up about their lives and I feel a part of it.

I was hoping he’d learn a lot of life lessons from this experience, but deep down I think he taught me more about life in those 27 weeks.

Would I do it again? You bet your ass I would.

LS

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We are well into winter here in Alberta, which means the ski resorts are booming. Skiing and snowboarding are popular winter sports here in Canada, making them alltime favorite seasonal activities.

Last year Parachute Canada had the opportunity to team up with the Canadian Ski Council, the Ontario Snow Resorts Association and Technical Standards and Safety Authority to put together a film called Gravity focusing on ski safety. This film includes high level athletes, including Olympians who share their experiences and values on staying safe while hitting the slopes.

The film Gravity focuses on 5 main messages including: • Attire, gear and preparing for the day • Protecting your brain and picking the right helmet • Knowing the

• How to use a lift properly • Information on back country skiing and more advanced hills Whether you are a beginner or experienced skier or snowboarder, it is important to keep informed about ski safety, to protect yourself from injury and death. Alberta Health Services reports that there were 3920 cases of skiing and snowboarding related injuries in 2017 and 234 specifically in the South zone.

Recently, I had the opportunity to connect with Serafina Tranfo, who is an avid skier and Certified Ski Instructor to hear about her experiences surrounding ski safety.

Serafina has been skiing all her life and shares a passion for keeping active while staying safe participating in her favorite winter activity.

What is the most important advice you can

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give to new skiers and snowboarders on how to stay safe this winter while hitting the slopes?

Serafina: “As a new skier or snowboarder, you want to make sure you always stay in control.

Check the difficulty of a run before you head down to make sure it is within your ability level.

If you are new to the mountain, don’t venture off alone, especially in the trees. If you are looking to explore a new mountain, most ski hills offer free mountain guides, or you could chat up a friendly local on the lift, who can give you some fun recommendations.”

What safety equipment do you carry on you while skiing?

Serafina: “A helmet is a must on the slopes. I don’t ever ski without one. A whistle is also great to have. Make sure it is attached to your jacket, so it is accessible without needing your

hands. If you are headed in the backcountry, always make sure you have all your avalanche gear and have tested it prior to heading out.”

How do you prepare for a day at the ski hill?

Serafina: “I always do a few quick stretches to warm up my muscles and try to have a good breakfast before I go skiing. It’s also a good idea to check the weather report for the mountain and make sure you dress appropriately.”

Spending a day at the ski hill should be full of enjoyment and adventure. To learn more about staying safe during the ski season or to watch the Gravity film please visit: http://www.parachutecanada.org/injury-topics/item/2713 Lisa Doyle is a Health Promotion Facilitator with Alberta Health Services, and can be reached via e-mail; lisa.doyle@ahs.ca

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BRICKS - To the businesses that don’t put salt in front of their entrances. I’ve seen many a senior almost fall with I’m sure would be dire consequences.

BouquetS - To the Municipal crews for doing such an amazing job this winter, I truly believe that people don’t understand how lucky we are to live in a community that goes above and beyond for snow removal.

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Simply Selles

by David Selles

This week’s column will take us back to the world of sports, particularly the sport of hockey.

There are two separate stories out of Quebec that show both the good and bad in our society.

I’ll start with the bad.

On February 23rd, during a semi-final game between the Pétroliers du Nord took and the Marquis de Jonquière, an African-American player named Jonathan-Ismael Diaby took a penalty.

As he made his way into the penalty box, a fan came up against the glass and started harassing Diaby by making racial gestures and showing Diaby a picture of a baboon on his phone.

The situation was made worse when members of Diaby’s family were then harassed by a group of fans, which included a beer being dumped on his girlfriend.

It got so bad for Diaby that when he took a penalty later in the game he chose to leave the game instead of going back to the penalty box.

Diaby and his family left the arena before the game was finished due to the racist acts against him.

Is this really the type of society we want to be in?

Do we want our children to grow up seeing this and thinking that actions like this are acceptable?

It’s known that parents are responsible for teaching their children how to behave and respect other people but sometimes those roles can be reversed and kids can remind adults to practice what they preach.

That brings me to the second story out of a minor hockey league in Quebec.

A game between 14-year-olds became a blowout for one team.

The score was 11-0 so the ref decided to call the came to save the losing team more grief.

The two teams still had 45 minutes of ice time and asked if they could continue skating for the remainder of time they had.

Both teams began by staying on separate sides of the ice before Jacob Fournier did what many young kids do on the outdoor rinks growing up. He tapped his stick on the ice to get the attention of everyone else and then placed his at centre ice.

Everyone else soon followed suit and in the end, the two teams were mixed together and played a game past their original ice time.

Usually when a team suffers a blowout loss, the team’s day doesn’t end with smiles but on this particular day, one player’s gesture made everyone’s day that much better.

Fournier told his mom later that it was the best game he ever played in.

This is a prime example of the good of sports and how it can bring people together in a positive way.

This is the type of story that other kids should look at as a way to respect others.

It terrifies me that there are still people in the world today that feel so strongly about racism.

The fact that young children are setting a better example than people three times their age is something society should look long and hard at.

It’s time we find a way to truly put a stop to the harm we can cause and shine a light on the good we can do.

Let’s not waste anymore of it.

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AHS reaches 3 year agreement with Alberta midwives Herald Contributor

Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Alberta Association of Midwives (AAM) have reached a three-year agreement that will continue to increase access to midwifery services for Albertans, including those living in small urban, rural and Indigenous communities.

The renewed agreement, which will be in effect until March 31, 2022, aims to increase both the number of midwifery-assisted births and the number of midwives in the province. It also includes a program to assist midwives providing services to Indigenous and underserved populations, and in rural and remote communities.

“Albertans have told us that midwifery is a preferred option for maternal and newborn care in our province,” says Dr. Verna Yiu, AHS President and CEO. “We have already taken some impor-

tant steps towards increasing access to midwifery care in new locations across the province. This agreement is another important step towards continuing this growth.”

Midwives in Alberta provide the full scope of maternal and newborn care, from prenatal, to labour and delivery, and through the post-partum period.

“I have been so proud to work with the Alberta Association of Midwives since 2015. Together, we’ve increased the access to midwifery care every year in a sustainable and patient-centred way,” says Health Minister Sarah Hoffman.

“There is more to do to ensure that women can access choice in their maternal care and we will continue working to provide them that choice.”

Midwives’ scope of practice will expand under the Health Professions Act on April 1, 2019.

The negotiations between AHS and AAM will reopen for the final year of the agreement to review compensation for the services provided.

“We are pleased that this agreement benefits even more pregnant people,” says Nicole Matheson, President of the Alberta Association of Midwives. “With this agreement in place, the maternity care landscape in Alberta has shifted and enables greater integration to better support pregnant people to freely choose where, how, and with whom they birth.”

Alberta Health Services is the provincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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Hillcrest Miners club

AGM

Sunday, March 24 • 1 pm Agenda - Election of Executive

CROWSNEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT SOCIETY GENERAL BOARD

MEETING March 21st, 2019 at 5:00 pm Mountain View Industries 8102-19th Ave, Coleman EVERYONE WELCOME

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.

Lisa Kinnear Development Officer 403-563-2218 lisa.kinnear@crowsnestpass.com

Friend Raiser

& Campaign Launch

with Livingston Macleod United Conservative Candidate

Roger Reid

Rural municipalities out more than $81 million in unpaid taxes from oil and gas companies course for tax collection

paid taxes,

by

Regulator. Resolution 5-

The Rural Municipal-

for these types of infra-

bankruptcy or by viable

18F asks the AER to en-

ities of Alberta (RMA)

structure, unlike options

companies that simply

sure that there are no

have recently conducted a

for properties. This has

choose to not pay, are

outstanding

survey that identifies that

left a significant hole in

causing major challenges

property taxes before li-

an unprecedented $81

rural municipal budgets

for Alberta’s rural munic-

censes are transferred in-

million in property taxes

throughout Alberta who

ipalities in meeting their

cluding

from oil and gas compa-

rely on taxes from indus-

obligations.

properties declared as

nies have gone unpaid.

trial activities.

Herald Contributor

either

“When oil and gas

municipal

licensed

“orphan

sites”.

RMA

This is a unique challenge

“Rural municipalities

companies fail to pay

members have also asked

that has not been experi-

provide the core infra-

their property taxes, the

for broadened tax recov-

enced by municipalities in

structure that allows Al-

burden falls on the rest of

ery powers.

Alberta before. The sur-

berta’s resource industries

the tax base to cover the

Kemmere said, “Mu-

vey, conducted in January

to reach Alberta’s re-

difference to ensure that

nicipalities need an early

and February 2019, had

sources and then trans-

core services and infra-

detection system that can

responses from 54 of the

port those resources to

structure can continue to

identify if oil and gas op-

RMA’s 69 members mu-

national and international

be provided for the better-

erators are struggling be-

nicipalities that cover the

markets,” said Al Kem-

ment of the community,”

fore it gets to the point

landscape of rural Al-

mere, President of the

said Kemmere.

where there is no money

berta.

Rural Municipalities of

Oil and gas compa-

Rural municipalities

to pay these taxes.”

revenue

need a solution to address

The Rural Municipal-

nies pay property taxes

shortfall like the one from

this issue specifically for

ities of Alberta (RMA) is

on the oil and gas infra-

these unpaid taxes hin-

oil and gas properties, ei-

an independent associa-

structure that they own

ders that ability of these

ther through improved

tion comprising Alberta’s

with much of this infra-

municipalities to provide

legislated tax recovery

69 counties and munici-

structure on property not

this core infrastructure.”

options in the Municipal

pal districts. Since 1909,

Alberta.

“A

owned by the companies

Rural municipalities

Government, or through

the RMA has helped rural

(i.e. well sites & pipelines

often have little recourse

the Alberta Energy Regu-

municipalities

via lease or easements).

to recuperate these un-

lator.

Members of the

strong, effective local gov-

The 2014 downturn in the

paid taxes as many of

RMA have recently en-

ernment. The RMA pro-

price of oil has seen many

these companies have de-

dorsed a resolution call-

vides

companies fall on hard

clared bankruptcy and

ing on greater oversight

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times. The current tax re-

municipalities are low on

and accountability from

ing RMA Trade, RMA

covery system in Alberta

the list of beneficiaries

the oil and gas industry,

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achieve

Advocacy

and

Keep Those Tweens in the Backseat Laura Lukye March is Occupant Restraint Month and it got me thinking about my own family. My 12 year old will yell “shot gun” as we head for the vehicle.

He has been bugging me to sit in the front seat for a while and always uses “my friends have been riding up there since they were 10 “ and he feels he is missing out on some big step into adulthood.

Yes, my son is 12 and in the vehicle’s manual it does say 12 years of age and up can sit in the front seat. It’s just a recommen-

dation and is it the SAFEST CAR SEAT PRACTICE for him?

All passengers, even adults, are safer in the back seat. In a collision, there's less likelihood of serious injuries if you're in the back, but children in particular are even more vulnerable because of their developmental stage, physically. Experts agree that children under 12 should be in the back seat because they're even more vulnerable to severe injury stated by Parachute Canada.

Airbags are designed

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to protect adults, and can actually cause more harm than good to developing children. Before puberty a child's skeleton is still soft and spongy making it unable to withstand the full force of an airbag deployment and leaving them susceptible to internal injuries. A child under 12 years of age should be in the backseat every ride.

As we’ve heard a large percentage of collisions happen close to home so even a “quick ride” for a school drop off should be treat the same as any other trip. (Melissa Murray CPST) And as a hockey mom my vehicle is usually full of kids. In those situations I put the oldest child in the front (which is usually my child) and make him put his seat back the farthest it will go. If your vehicle is equipped, you can turn

off the air bag on the passenger side. There are always going to be situations that will test our judgement, but keep in mind that you are the adult and your first priority is to keep your child safe. It’s not about them being a certain height or weight, it’s about your child’s bone development and structure.

If you can get your child to hold off getting into the front seat that will be a win.

If you would like any more information on car seats for any stage please head to these websites: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/inj p re v / p a g e 4 8 4 2 . a s p x http://www.parachutecanada.org Laura Lukye is a Health Promotion Facilitator with Population Health. She can be reached by e-mail, laura.lukye@ahs.ca

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Wishful thinking won't get you ahead, Aries. But hard work will. Don't shy away from an opportunity that comes your way, even if it seems less promising at first glance.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Someone close to you puts their faith in your ability to get a job done, Leo. This week devote all of your effort to completing this work, and it will only enhance your rĂŠsumĂŠ.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you find yourself in a leadership role this week and are asked to make a lot of decisions. Wield your power carefully as others are watching you intently.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, it may be in your best interest to remain out of the spotlight at the next social gathering. Afford others the chance to be the center of attention.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a few variables are thrown into the mix once you think you have everything figured out. You will show your ability to problem-solve if you can handle the task.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 It is easy to make promises and then not follow through with your intentions, Libra. But that is not the way you operate. If you say you will do something, you will.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, patience is required when a difficult situation presents itself. Resist the temptation to act before you get a full grasp of the situation and what you should do.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Opportunities to travel present themselves in the near future, Scorpio. Pack your bags and be ready to depart at a moment's notice. You can certainly use some time away.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, assess a situation before sharing your opinions with others. The surface details don't tell the whole story, so wait until you can get a full handle on things.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Many positive things are on the horizon, Capricorn.

You just have to get through a few rough patches before it is smooth sailing. Pisces is a pivotal player.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, resist the temptation to take the easy way out and challenge yourself this week. Who knows what strength you can find within yourself if you try new things?

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, put your suspicions to rest as no one is trying to hide anything. This person has shown all of his or her cards. Offer help if they need it.

12 – CROWSNEST PaSS HERaLd – Wednesday, March 13, 2019

High School partners with Library for new fundraiser DAviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Friends of the Library are partnering with students at Crowsnest Consolidated High School.

Students in the shop class at CCHS will be building six Adirondack chairs that will then be painted by art students.

The art students will decorate the chairs with themes of the Crowsnest Pass and will be sold to

businesses in the area.

Friends of the Library member, Alix Hennig, says this idea came from President, Deb Witten.

“We were brainstorming fundraising ideas and our President Deb Witten had been in Muskoka area in Ontario and had seen the chairs all around the community where artists had decorated them. We thought, what a neat idea for our community and then I suggested that

rather than purchasing chairs and having artists from the community paint them, we thought why not involve the school.”

Hennig then approached the shop and art teachers at the school, Zach Harris and Sherry Chanin to gauge both their interest and the interest of the students.

“I asked them what they thought of the idea and both of them really on board quickly and

were enthusiastic about the project and I spoke to both classes and both classes were interested in the project too.”

Harris believes it’s a good opportunity for the students and also says that more effort is being put into this project.

“They are taking pride in their work a little bit more because they know that there will be more eyes on it than just there own.”

After more thought on the project, Hennig hopes that this can continue past this semester at the school and that more chairs can be built in the future.

“We hoped that if we could do this every third semester and add another six chairs or more every

time we did this, eventually we could have quite a few chairs throughout the municipality in all of the little areas. We'd like some in all of them.”

Currently, there are about 4 businesses that have shown interest in purchasing a chair.

Hennig says that work is being done to get more businesses interested.

“We sent a letter through the chamber office to get to businesses and then we've also put it on Facebook. I was planning on approaching businesses one-on-one and just seeing if they would be interested in purchasing a chair as well.”

Hennig says that if more than six businesses

are interested in purchasing a chair, the Friends of the Library will keep the businesses names for the next round of chairs that will be built most likely in the fall of 2020.

The chairs currently being built should be completed by mid May just in time for the summer season.

Hennig says she hopes the chairs will be spread around the municipality.

“We’d love to see businesses from the different communities purchase them that way they aren't all in the same area.”

If a business is interested in purchasing a chair, they can contact Pauline via email at pdesjar@telus.net.

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Shop students at Crowsnest Consolidated High School are building chairs that will then be decorated with artwork based on the Crowsnest Pass by art students. These chairs will then be sold to businesses around the Crowsnest Pass to promote the area.

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Crowsnest Pass Property Management Wins Award DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Crowsnest Pass Property Management returned from Edmonton winners of The Alberta Chamber 2019 Marketing Award of Distinction.

The business was named as a finalist earlier this year before receiving the award on March 1.

Loreena Russomanno, Owner of Crowsnest Pass Property Management, says that it’s a great feeling to be validated for her accomplishments.

“It’s a great feeling to be validated. I knew that my marketing was strong and effective by studying

my analytics, and watching my business grow every year but now to be recognized by a group of impartial judges who determined that my marketing is top in the province is a true honour and so exciting for my company.”

Russomanno says the start to this process was only made possible by the relationships she creates with her property owners.

“I am very selective of who I work with so as a direct result all the property owners in my portfolio are amazing. They have always acknowledged and encouraged my marketing efforts and that appreciation is what

kept me motivated to go above and beyond. I was honoured when one of them took the time to nominate me.”

Becoming nominated was already monumental but with her unique approach for marketing the area of the Crowsnest Pass, her nomination quickly turned into being a finalist.

“The tipping point was my unique approach of developing Passquatch’s character as mischievous and using him and his shenanigans to highlight Crowsnest Pass in all of its beauty, along with the fact that I was marketing Crowsnest

Pass (tourism and relocation) as well as my company.”

As for winning the award, Russomanno says the key to that was surrounding herself with specific people, including Sue Aris.

“Encouragement, laughter and support are essential elements of any victory. When you surround yourself with a team of high achievers who have the desire to see everyone succeed, success is inevitable. In amongst them is my friend and mentor, Sue Aris, who has been on my side for the last 10 years. Her insight, humor and encourage-

ment has been priceless; add to that my family and friends cheering me on and I have had the best examples to follow and support team that any growing business would benefit from.”

As for what winning the award means exposure wise for her company, Russomanno believes the understanding between Alberta and their businesses is exposure enough.

“The exposure is province wide and I am thrilled to be a part of Alberta business sector.

They understand that our success is their success; it is a team I am proud to be

a part of. The exposure from that alone is priceless.”

Russomanno says know that her plans for the near future are to enjoy the win and then will start thinking about what’s next for her and the company after that.

“My husband and I will book a flight to somewhere warm, compliments of one of my property owners, to celebrate and enjoy some down time before I take things to the next level with my company. It’s going to be exciting but I will wait until I am about to implement it before I share.”

New outdoor season big hit with staff and students DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Junior and senior high students at CCHS have been given the chance to learn about the outdoors in a very hands-on way.

This year, CCHS has begun a new series of outdoor training with the students.

Teacher Matt Hennig says that the winter program teaches the kids how to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors.

“We do snowshoeing, skiing and some first aid certification and avalanche education. The students also learn trip planning and how to prepare for being outside in the winter. We talk about different clothing to wear, the layers and fabrics that you should be wearing for each layer just to prepare kids to be outside in all kinds of weather.”

The spring program will feature some of the same lessons but will also

have different activities implemented.

“In the spring we start doing more hiking, using GPS for navigation and talk about trip planning for summer conditions and different kind of preparation for that. We’ll also do some swimming and rock climbing.”

Hennig says that the students in all grades do similar activities but that the senior high students are able to go more in depth in the learning process.

Hennig says the idea for this program was found fairly easily in this area.

“The idea is just where we live, in the mountains, getting kids active outside. We don't have the mega sportsplex stuff here in the Crowsnest Pass but we do have things that Lethbridge and Calgary and places like that don't have. We have mountains and trails and

an awesome opportunity to get kids active and engaged in their local environment and recreation opportunities we have here.”

Hennig also says the school has partnered with organizations to give the students even more knowledge.

“We are partnering with uplift adventures, with other community members who are coming in to do presentations. So whether it's Avalanche Canada, Centre Peak Avalanche Training or Pass PowderKeg, these people are coming into us and we are going to them and we're able to have some good interactions between the students and the community which is great.”

This program is also a way to entice these students to come back to the Crowsnest Pass after they’ve completed university or college.

“The other thing is to

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Junior high students from Crowsnest Consolidated High School enjoy an outdoor pursuits class at Star Creek Falls guided by Uplift Adventures.

get kids to once they go to university or college and then come back to Crowsnest Pass because they love to recreate here.

All those things are kind of what we're looking at but overall it's to get kids active outside.”

Hennig says that the

students always seemed interested in the idea.

“It's something the kids have said they wanted to do. It's something our school has identified as something we wanted to do and so this is the first year doing it.”

As for how the pro-

gram is doing in its first year, Hennig says it’s been a success.

“It's going really well and hopefully we can expand it and make it even better in the years to follow. Looking forward to continuing and building the program.”

CECCHINI, Brian Donald June 8, 1943 - February 23, 2019

Brian passed away peacefully at the Southwood Hospice in Calgary, Alberta on February 23, 2019 with loving family present.

Brian was born in Blairmore, Alberta on June 8, 1943 where he completed high school then attended Montana State and University of British Columbia.

He worked in Corporate Management positions as a Personnel and Safety Supervisor with Phillips Cables Ltd. and Associate Management with Zellers but Brian preferred self employment. He was owner/manager of Brim Agencies in Blairmore for 15 years however Brian’s love was automobiles where he spent the majority of his working life. He worked in Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Calgary and Cochrane at various major and private car dealerships. He simply loved automobiles and as anyone who knew him would say “He could talk all day about cars and trucks”. Brian left the busy city lifestyle and moved to Cochrane, Alberta in 2004 where he was employed at Cochrane Ford then Can Brit Auto as well as operating “The Locator” dealing with auto brokering and vehicle locating. As Brian put it “I loved Cochrane, the people, the easy lifestyle and the location.” People who knew him spoke of Brian as a gentleman, honest and very friendly.

Brian is survived by his brother Warren (Ria), nephews Jason, Ryan and Darren (Jodi), great niece Shaelyn, great nephew Connor, uncle and cousins.

He was predeceased by his father Louie and mother Ellis of Blairmore, Alberta.

The family would like to thank the caring doctors and staff on Units 32 and 36 at Foothills Hospital and Southwood Hospice.

There will be no funeral or memorial service as per Brian’s wishes. Donations can be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation or the Cochrane & Area Humane Society.

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Looking Back

By John Kinnear

Mirrors in the Mountains It is a hard fact of life that the town of Frank looses out on a lot of sunlight in the winter because of Turtle Mountain being immediately south of it. It is especially noticeable when one drives through that municipality in shade going either west or east and then remerges into the basking rays of the sun at Blairmore or Bellevue.

Winters can get pretty long in the tooth around here and what looked like an El Nino year in January turned out, in February, to be one of the coldest months on record. Some years Pass winters seem like never ending snow storms, ugly east winds, frigid cold temperatures and a distinct lack of sunlight. Season affective disorder (SAD) brought on by the lack of sunlight can make us sad, depressed and out of sorts. In places where it is really a problem sometimes phototherapy is prescribed. That is exposure to full-spectrum light.

Recently I learned of an innovative and unusual project in Norway that in part addresses this issue of lack of sun in winter in a rather unique way. This might just be the ticket for Frank. The town’s name is Rjukan (roo-kan) and it lies in Telemark County. It is situated in an east/west running valley with extremely high ridges (1000 meters plus) on either side. Kind of like one of those steep Norwegian fjords but with no water in it. Consequently in winter the town does not get any direct sunlight on it. For six months! Gasp..

The town is where it is because of an engineer and industrialist by the name of Sam Eyde.

Eyde realized that the Rjukanfossen waterfall in that valley (104 meters high) could be used for hydro generation which could then power a fertilizer plant (saltpetre). Sam was the head of Norsk Hydro for many years and by 1913 12,000 workers were in Rjokan building factories and the power plant.

There was only one problem. They left there in droves because there was just no sunlight in winter. So Sam built a cable car to hoist his workers up into the sunshine for rejuvenation. That two cable car system (one going up, one going down) is reported to be the oldest in Europe and is still running to this day taking sun-starved Rjokan’s up to touch the sun. Up until November of 2013 that was the only way to recharge your batteries. That town never saw the sun on its buildings throughout a good part of the winter. Good grief, how depressing!

But that all changed that year when a local life guard and artist by the name of Martin Andersen followed through on an idea he had had many years back. The idea was to reflect sunlight down into the town using giant mirrors. In fact Martin may have picked up on Sam Eyde’s idea in 1914 to do just that. Eyde looked at a mirror concept but unfortunately there wasn’t the technology available to pull this off back then. Martin on the other hand knew there was science that could make it happen. Andersen investigated another place that had done just that, a small sunstarved mountain village in Italy called Viganella.

Viganella is in the very north of Italy near the Swiss border and is totally shadowed for 83 days of the year. So in 2006 a 1.1 ton 40 square meter mirror was installed up above the town. It functions as a heliostat, that is to say it tracks the sun so that sunlight always reflects onto the town square. It shines down on that tiny main square right in front of the church. The mayor claims a positive change came over the mood and behaviour of the inhabitants. Pierfranco Midali, the mayor, gives one example related to the Sunday Mass: “in winter time, people usually go back home right after the end of it, as opposed to the summer. But when, thanks to the mirror, the sun shined on the church and the village square, people did stay outside to discuss with each other.”

So Martin Andersen applied for an artist grant (5 million Norwegian krone) to erect the mirrors. Despite the scoffing and protests of most of the community, who felt there were better ways to spend that amount of money, he got his grant. The petitions, letter writing campaigns and facebook page could not stop this amazing idea. As so it was that November that Rjukan, a town with a very shady history, was bathed in light when old sol hit that massive array of mirrors.

The array is three seventeen square meter German-made pivoting glass mirrors that are powered by solar panels and a small wind turbine. The reflectors move on two axis, are computer controlled and always reflect to the same spot, the town square. They readjust ever ten seconds to accomplish this. The 600 square meters of square, in the middle of town, is bathed in sunlight that is 80-90% as intense as the original.

When it was first activated the town had a big bash in the square, hauled in sand, set up a volleyball net and pulled out their lawn chairs. The naysayers were quickly converted and everyone loved it, basking in that giant spotlight of sunlight.

Is it art? Well, art should open your eyes and make you wonder according to Martin. He thinks his mirrors do just that. The square has benches that face north not south so that you are facing the reflected light. The mayor jokes that if they left the mirrors on in the summer you could get sunburned on both sides!

So there it is Frank. If you are tired of being cloaked in darkness in the winter have I got an idea for you. That ridge off to your northwest, up high above you. Yup, Bluff (Goat) Mountain.

You know, just about where that small radio antennae shack is on it. It is always in sunlight. It could have a mirror array set up on the south side of the ridge that would send a blast of light and vitamin D generating life right into the middle of your town. Perhaps a park could be built south of Highway 3 in the industrial area. Or perhaps the light could be focussed on the Frank Slide Interpretive Center and the offer made to tourists to stop by for a sunlight fix at the obser- Photos from top: The tiny village of Viganella, Italy gets some sun vation area. Whaddya think Frank? Why don’t you reflect on it a bit! We could bill it as: “Frank- - courtesy of twistedsifter.com Home to Canada’s Only Solspeilet” (sun mirror).

Author’s side note: There was at one time the world’s largest power plant (1934) built at the Rjokan between sun obstructing high ridges in Telemark County massive falls at Rjokan. The facility also had a hydrogen plant which, through a water electrolysis - courtesy atlasobscura.com process, produced heavy water. Norsk Hydro was taken over by the Germans in World War ll to Three 17 metre square solar powered mirrors above Rjokan control this deuterium production for the eventual construction of a nuclear weapon. Oh yeah, - courtesy tripadvisor.com that got the Allies attention, you can bet. A series of raids, some successful and some not, were conducted against the plant. Eventually a team of Norwegian commandos supported by the Allies Rjokan's gather in their square to celebrate their "sun spot" managed to destroy this production. The 1965 movie The Heroes of Telemark, starring Kirk Dou- - courtesy CNN.com glas, depicted the historic sabotage at Rjokan. Today the plant is an industrial museum where the Looking down at Frank from Turtle showing the shadow effect and postory of that successful raid (Operation Gunnerside) is told. tential mirror location - courtesy Alberta Geological Survey-AER