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- Your onlY locallY owned newspaper • serving the cnp since 1930 • JulY 17, 2019 ~ vol. 89 no. 29
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The Pass Piranha’s Swim Club held their swim meet over the weekend. 227 swimmers from clubs around southern Alberta took part in the meet. The Piranhas will continue their season over the next few weekends as they travel to different meets around the province.
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2 – CRowsnest PAss HeRALD – Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Bear aware update, warnings given Despite efforts residents still leaving garbage and birdfeers out DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
Residents are being asked to continue being bear aware and ensuring they are limiting bear attractants after a bear was euthanized. Fish and Wildlife Officer, John Clarke, says that while sightings have begun to lessen and there should be less bears over the summer, residents still need to be aware and prepare for the fall when sightings are bound to increase. “It has started slowing down as far as bears are concerned. We just had one constant bear in Frank that had to be euthanized. There are a couple other ones that are hanging around but currently aren't causing issues. This was an oddity being so busy in the spring but it will get busy again in the fall. Everything has greened up well so there should be lots of food in the woods for them for a while.” Peace Officer, Grant
PUBLIC NOTICE Darcy & Lori Murray WATER ACT NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is given that Darcy & Lori Murray have filed an application under the provisions of the Water Act to divert groundwater from Well No. 2021 (#3) at an annual volume of 1,250 m3 and a screened interval of 42.7 to 48.8 m, located in SE 16-00703-W5 for the purpose of Rural Residential (Domestic Use). Any person who is directly affected by this application may submit a written statement of concern within 30 days of the date of this notice to: Environment and Parks Regulatory Approvals Centre 5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza 9915 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2G8 Phone: 780-427-6311 Fax: 780-422-0154 Email: aep.waapplications@gov.ab.ca The written statement of concern should include the following: • the application number: 001-00376971 • describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Water Act • explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activity and/or diversion of water proposed in the application • provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable • state the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application • contact information including the full name and mailing address of the filer. Please provide the telephone number and/or email address for ease of contact. Environment and Parks will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, and notify each filer by letter of the decision to accept or reject their written submission as a valid statement of concern. The Public Notice of this application will also be posted on the Department’s website at https://avw.alberta.ca/PublicNoticesViewer.aspx . Statements of concern submitted regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board. Please quote file number: 00376971 Copies of the application and additional information regarding this project can be obtained from: Darcy and Lori Murray Box 399 Bellevue, AB T0K 0C0
Love, says he has been giving out warnings over the last number of weeks, which seems to be helping limit the number of attractants left for bears.
who were unaware of what they needed to be doing.” There have been a couple of occasions that have seen tickets issued
“This is something I hate doing. I want to save them and change their behaviour, the last thing I want to do is kill them.” - John Clark “On the very positive side, there have been a number of warning violations that were sent out and there has been no follow up actual enforcement tickets, which is very positive.” Love along with Fish and Wildlife and the BearSmart program have spent some evenings patrolling the neighbourhoods to see if people are putting their garbage out too early allowing bears to be attracted to it. "We'd speak with the owners if they're there, if not then I would follow up with photographs and a warning,” said Love. Love says another thing he’s noticed is for the most part, permanent residents aren’t the ones causing the main problems. “Another positive is that the majority of the warning letters that I sent out were weekenders or people new to the Pass
by Love. “There were two businesses in the Frank area that were spoken to and had reoffended and I was able to go straight to a provincial violation ticket for both of those instances. I also elected to put those to provincial court for what we term as a mandatory court appearance rather than a monetary fine because it adds to the seriousness of the offence. We live in a wildlife corridor and they had already been warned regarding this.” As for the bear that was euthanized, Clarke says it was a very unique case for him. “This was a bear that got habituated in Frank and I had moved it on the 4th of June to a remote area. I received calls about a tagged bear on June 15th back in Frank. So that bear made it back that fast and that's rare.
They don't all come back. Some go on to different places, some come back years later or some come back like this and this is a rarity. I've never had a bear come back that fast.” Clarke said when the bear returned, it was fairly skinny and had gone straight back to garbage and bird feeders as its food source. Clarke also says it gets more difficult to deal with the bears a second time. “The bears are harder to catch a second time around because they are a little bit wiser to what happened the first time.” Clarke said the euthanized bear had gotten so comfortable that it had no problem going onto people decks. Clarke wants people to know that dealing with bears this way is not something he enjoys and it’s important that the public avoids attracting bears. “This is something I hate doing. I want to save them and change their behaviour, the last thing I want to do is kill them.” Clarke and Love both said there isn’t much more planned in the way of public awareness at this point in time but it may ramp up again once more bear sightings are made in the area.
RCMP respond to fatal climbing accident DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
Crowsnest Pass, Alta - On July 10, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Crowsnest Pass RCMP received a call from Emergency Medical Services in response to a report of a 58-year-old male hiker, who had fallen from the Crowsnest Mountain. Crowsnest RCMP, Kananaskis Search and Rescue, Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue Department, Conservation Department and Public Lands Office joined efforts to assist with this incident. Kananaskis Search and Rescue located a 58-year-old male from Czech Republic on scene who was pronounced dead. Efforts are being made to recover the body. The male was climbing with two friends at the time of the accident. The name of the victim will not be released.
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In the lIne of fIre Between July 8 and July 15, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 56 calls for service including the following reported incidents. One (1) assault, one (1) fraud/forgery, one (1) threat/harassment, one (1) mischief (vandalism), one (1) theft of motor vehicle, one (1) impaired driving, three (3) disturbing the peace, one (1) other criminal code, five (5) other provincial statutes, twelve (12) driving complaints, ten (10) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, five (5) suspicious occurrences, one (1) lost and found, two (2) assistance to other agencies, one (1) false alarm, three (3) animal calls and two (2) municipal bylaws. Impaired Driver On July 9th, 2019, at approximately 6:30 pm, there was a complaint of a vehicle that hit a fence in Coleman. Patrol was made and the vehicle
was located. A 53-yearold male driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving. He was released on documents for Pincher Creek Court. Suspicious Persons On July 10th, 2019, RCMP received a complaint of suspicious persons camped at McGillivray Flats. Patrol was made and a 37-yearold male and 36-year-old female had outstanding warrants and were arrested. The female was released on documents for Court. The Male was remanded in custody for bail hearing. Possible Scam On July 13th, 2019, there was a complaint of a possible scam where the caller was asked to send money via Western Union. The person believed the call was a scam later in the conversation. Found Bike On July 15th, 2019,
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there was a report of a mountain bike found in Coleman. The owner can claim the bike by coming to identify it at the RCMP office. Regarding recent thefts , residents are reminded to take pictures and serial numbers of your valuable items and to secure your property as much as possible. Citizens on Patrol are looking for new members. FOUND PROPERTY Found bikes turned into Municipal Bylaw Found large key on leather tag near Bellevue Hillcrest access Found keys Kananaskis Wilds Found glasses at Willow Drive Found keys Emerald Lake Found phone charger in Bellevue Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867, or
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Pain! Pain is my closest companion. It has been my constantly with me for all of my long life. I can’t imagine life without it, even if I try as hard as I can. People believe that after death there is another form of existence, in the kingdom of God, and there- will be no pain. I can’t imagine how I could exist without pain or the fear of pain. Would I be able to enjoy existence without pain? What will be there if there is no pain? Enjoyment is the product of contrast. I had my first surgery when I was a one-year-old. I can’t remember it but later I had the same surgery again so I know what it is like. A lot of pain. As far as I can remember there was always a pain. Accidents, health issues, toothaches, and punishment. In my childhood teaching was done with the rod and I remember it clearly. The memory of being subjected to corporal punishment is more vivid in my mind than all else. I will spare you the gory details but try to imagine the worst and then double it. Now I live with chronic pain, the results of a surgery that didn’t work out as expected (I took a chance) and can’t be corrected. I believe that I am addicted to my subscribed treatments and I fear life without it. I know others in that predicament and I wonder. Could the pain be around for nonphysical reasons? I have investigated a phenomenon called the placebo effect and it works both positively and negatively. Sir Winston Churchill wrote in his book Young Winston about him and his classmates being caned for not behaving in school. It was one of the worst experiences that the old statesman could remember. In some countries even today the court can sentence people to lashes, whippings, and canings. It was not long ago that in Great Britain they had the “rule of thumb.” A husband could not legally punish his wife by beating her with a rod thicker than his thumb. Now we evolved and are horrified when we hear about torture. During the cold war, we used to hear about the Communist countries using torture to punish or extract information. Many stories about Nazi Germany discussed scenes of torture and the West was portrayed as civilized since here we didn’t use torture. The theory was that you can make a human confess to anything by administrating pain, which is true. This changed in the US under President Bush’s administration and was endorsed by presidential candidate Trump saying that he will use
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.
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a lot more than waterboarding. What we deemed to be civilized has taken a step back. We are all aware of the culture of the Roman Empire thanks to our religious beliefs. People went beyond all limits in an orgy which included crucifixions and being entertained by watching innocent Christian families fed to hungry lions and cheering their pain. The pain of others became the joy of some. Sadism and masochism dominated a social order. It is common knowledge that the internet profits tremendously from porn. A big portion of porn is depicting men physically abusing women and often inflicting pain. A fair amount of literature has been devoted to supposedly consensual erotic torturing of women. There is a very famous Talk Show Host on trial who apparently caused pain to women for his sexual pleasure. Without pain, humans and other creatures don’t survive long. It is needed as a warning system but it's not welcomed since it reminds us about death. We are a society which makes futile efforts to avoid death yet never wins the fight. As far as I know, most people die in hospitals while professionals try to save their lives. My experience and longtime interest indicate that pain often is connected to psychological reasons. I maintain that the physical follows the non-material and not the other way around. It is hard to explain but easy to investigate and prove. A human has unresolved issues in life and soon develops a sickness and pain. Let me demonstrate. I was immobilized in a hospital bed next to a wonderful elderly lady who had a history of severe pain and numerous hospitalizations. She was crying so I gently inquired. I have a little house she told me and a little pension that keeps me. She makes native artwork out of beads. My kids and grandkids come to visit me often she said and I love them, but they stay long and mess all my things up and I can’t fix it. The only time it doesn’t happen is when I am sick or in the hospital. She had very real health issues but the reason for the illness could be traced to her environment. I think that many of our illnesses and pains are a response to some situations which we can’t deal with. Our medical system is designed to deal with the symptoms not the causes of the symptoms. Personally, I only know life with pain and find it hard to believe that some people live without it. I abhor those who inflict pain as punishment, as a way to force others to do things, or as a way to receive sexual gratification. In my reality, the worst people are those who subject many others to pain, sickness or painful poverty, for self-gain. Sickness and pain are often the consequence of other problems and I recommend early intervention by exercising a “love your neighbor as yourself” attitude throughout life. We had the cure which is love and caring for two thousand years but failed to use it. It’s a good time to reevaluate. Please note: I welcome comments, arguments, and additional information privately and publicly. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.