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The Pincher Creek Huskies, who has four Crowsnest Pass hockey players, held their annual tournament on the weekend of January 17. The team played four games and went undefeated, winning their home tournament. They played and won against the Fernie Jr. Ghostriders 4-2, the Cochrane Rockies 5-3, the Okotoks Oilers Green 5- 3, and won the final championship game against the Cochrane Rockies 10-2. Back row left to right: Quinn Douglas, Aiden Potts, Travis Bastien Jr, Avery Stewart-Krooshoop, head coach Sean Stuckey and assistant coach Tony Radvak Middle Row left to right: assistant coach Travis Bastien, Drew Hampel, Joah Randall, Christian Potts, Adam Farraj, Eric Radvak and Jaxon Shenton Front Row left to right: Brayden Anctil, Garrett Larson, Ryatt Thomson, Maddix Dyck, Lane Conley, Nathan Mitchell and Drew Stuckey Very Front - Goalies Zack Hann & Darcy Wemp
funding Cuts Page 2
Chamber Pages 8 & 9
Year of the rat Page 16
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Thunder Pre-Novice Laken McKee
Crowsnest Pass Thunder PreNovice competed this weekend in Sparwood. Sparwood hosted their annual hockey tournament which was yet again another huge success! Crowsnest Pass played two games on Saturday January 18 and one on Sunday the 19. Unfortunately Crowsnest Pass did not win any of the games but each game was very close. All the teams were very well matched. Most importantly, all the kids had a blast! Abbott Graham, Cruz Mckee, Ember Cytko, Griffin Luini, Mikka Kufftinoff all scored a few goals this weekend. Noah Burton, Charlie Hawkins, Rory Pierzchala, Garri-
son Gillard, Griffin Luini and Mikka Kufftinoff all shares netminding duties. If your looking for something to do this next weekend coming up, Crowsnest Pass Thunder hosts Fernie in Coleman on January 25 at 11:30 am and January 26 at 1:15 pm.
Thunder Novice Lauren Kirkman
Crowsnest Pass Thunder Novice Hockey team hosted their first tournament of the season with great pride and success. A total of 10 minor hockey teams from all over Southern Alberta and BC played at the Coleman Sportsplex from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.
Thunder played Cardston Friday evening then Calgary on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. With great team spirit and fun, all players worked hard and showed great sportsmanship. Goals scored in the games made by Ashton Castellarin, Johnny Hawkins, Carsen Hruby, Parker Bunnage, Sophie GibboneyStafford, Sam Graham, Nicholas Gillespie, Aidan Bishop, Jack Bishop, and Ryder Jorgensen. In net with some fine goaltending skills were Ashton Castellarin, Nicolas Gillespie, and Owen Kirkman. Some great defense coming from Isaac Bailey and Rowan Dawson stopping some potential goals. The Thunder Novice will be back in action in Sparwood next weekend for another tournament.
Provincial funding cuts may affect programs in the Pass DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter
The province has made some reductions in funding and also cut funding from certain programs. Two local programs in
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the Crowsnest Pass may be gone because of it. The Early Childhood Development Coalition (ECDC) will no longer exist after March 31st of this year and Parent Link will no longer exist, but has the opportunity to continue under new framework. Coordinator for the ECDC, Julie Whidden, says she is disappointed with these funding cuts and says they were already planning certain activities before they were made aware. “The thing that has changed for us is there are activities that we already have planned for this year just counting on getting that funding and obviously to hear that we're done is a disappointment. We did Spring Fever last year, which was the bike rodeo and family fair and we did the Family Wellness Fair, which was a day of workshops for parents and professionals. Those are two huge all day events that take a lot of partnerships and funding from local businesses that the Coalition was almost solely in charge of so unless there's funding under the new framework, joint with Parent Link, those won't happen.” Jenny Wilmot, a Coordinator of Parent Link, says the programs status is up in the air at this time. “We don't know if we will get funding. Parent Link's and the Early Childhood Coalition's funding ends on March 31st. We don't exist anymore and our funding is totally gone. We can reap-
ply under the new framework but there's no guarantee we'll get any of that funding.” Wilmot says she’s feeling positive funding could still come their way for a couple of reasons. “The upside for our centre is that we have a small staff. We're only considered a satellite compared to some Parent Link's that are full centres, so we get less funding than them already. The bonus with that is we're already functioning on lower funding than say Pincher Creek gets. Hopefully we can still operate on less funding in the future.” Wilmot also says that if funding is received for the future, parents won’t see much difference in what’s offered. “On the positive side, our hope is that we'll receive the funding and our parents won't notice a difference in service and they won't notice a difference in programming. We'll just have a new name.” The history of Parent Link in the community also goes back many years as well. “Parent Link has been in Horace Allen School and the Crowsnest Pass for 13 years doing programing for parents and parent workshops,” said Wilmot. Both Parent Link and ECDC work together on certain programs as well that may or may not continue depending on funding. “Right now, Julie and I as a coordinated program are running building
brains. It's a program for executive functioning in children. We based it on a study that came out saying children in Alberta scored lower than the rest of Canada with all those skills that are for the front part of your brain and Crowsnest Pass scored even lower,” said Wilmot. “We're always finding new and innovative things to do and new ways to help kids develop skills.” There are many big events that are put on by Parent Link and ECDC. “A big event that Parent Link puts on is the Clothing Fest. People in the community donate clothes along with the Salvation Army and Women's Resource Centre. We sort it all and families that are at risk or are identified by agencies can come in early and get clothing for their kids and then the rest of the community can come in as well so it's kind of a reuse/recycle kind of event,” said Wilmot. "The other one that we do with the school here that Parent Link heads up with support from other agencies is the Developmental Assessments called Ages in Stages. Every kid age 0 to Kindergarten come in and have a developmental assessment. From that we can educate parents what kids should be doing developmentally and social/emotional. Sometimes other things come up too. It's a great opportunity for families to come in and see where their kids are at and see if they need any referrals. Cont’d on back page
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - Crowsnest PAss herAlD - 3
In the lIne of fIre Between January 13 and January 20, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 28 calls for service including the following reported incidents. One (1) theft of a motor vehicle, three (3) thefts, one (1) other criminal code, one (1) other provincial statute, three (3) driving complaints, six (6) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, two (2) suspicious occurrences, two (2) lost and found, three (3) assistance to other agencies and one (1) animal call.
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shoplifter at a liquor store in Blairmore. A 31-yearold male was arrested and released on documents for Pincher Creek Court.
White 2016 Dodge Ram truck from 215 Street in Bellevue. The theft occurred sometime overnight.
Lost iPhone On January 15th, 2020, there was a complaint of a lost iPhone 6 in a blue case. It was reported for info in case the phone is turned in.
Found bikes turned into Crowsnest Pass Bylaw Be aware of a new scam. Victims get phone calls from someone pretending to be from Service Canada or another government agency, saying their social insurance number (SIN) has been blocked, compromised or suspended. The call might be one of the latest variations on caller ID in which fraudsters disguises the number seen on the ID display in order to trick victims into answering phone. The person will ask for SIN and other personal info, such as date of birth, address, etc. Victims who provide personal info are at risk of identity fraud. Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-
Theft On January 13th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of items from a parked vehicle on highway 940 approximately 5km north of Coleman. A 2004 Ford truck was broken into and a rifle and hunting gear were stolen.
Suspicious Person On January 19th, 2020, RCMP received a complaint of a suspicious male in a parking lot. Police attended and a 37year-old male was arrested and charged with driving while prohibited, with no insurance and with an unregistered motor vehicle. The subject had other outstanding warrants and was remanded in custody until next court date in Pincher Creek. The vehicle was towed and seized for 30 days.
Shoplifting On January 14th, 2020, there was a complaint of an intoxicated
Truck Theft On January 20th, 2020, RCMP received a complaint of theft of a
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Peter MacKay, a new but old name in the news When I was a kid when news broke out the “paper boys” used to shout in the streets, “breaking news, read all about it.” People used to line up to buy papers. Now the news is dispensed much differently but not necessarily faster. When I heard that Peter MacKay became the first candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party I called a friend in Calgary. He didn’t know. He had to look at Facebook on his phone. I miss the days when people were interested in who is leading the country. I miss the old newspapers and the Newspaper Boys as well. When I was young, Conservative meant something else as well. They were the people who advocated most good things insisting that we must do it right. To them, the government was responsible to make sure that society moves forward to better Social progress, planning the move properly and executing it according to plan. Their plans usually were a bit slow but well thought of and considerate of all the people. At some point, at the end of the seventies, a new style of Conservatives appeared. We didn’t even realize that something has changed. It was the Ronald Reagan era and the whole idea of elections changed. Potential leaders used to promise us a better life and the news reporters played a big role insuring that they did. They would ask the questions, report the answers and tell us who won at the end. In 1976 the US Supreme Court declared that unlimited
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amounts of money could be spent on elections and history took a turn. Corporate money could practically buy elections and the news media became enslaved to expansive marketing campaigns. A new ideology entered the political arena in a big way. As the old true journalists died, the new generation were not journalists in the old sense but paid marketing agents. Media chains could and did determine elections and democracy lost its historical mission. The old political parties, now obligated to cater to corporate money, changed also and began to lie openly at elections. After all, it was government regulations that kept them in line and now the government was a choice of Big Money, not the electorate. Now Canada ended up with a Conservative party that is too far-right for most voters, facing a Liberal party that is moderately right but able to appeal to left-leaning citizens. Of course, the star power of the leaders also plays a role. I am looking at the possible political scenario of the next elections wondering, what is best for the whole country. We know from recent experience that the West could be united for the Right but not have the political clout to form a government. The West needs to sell oil and invest the profits in new forms of energy and so far it's been blocked or unable to do so. It must do so without hurting the social programs and regulations dear to most Canadians. At the same time, it must compete with the greater economy to the South but that one may change soon. The world is concerned with Global Warming and no amount of expansive marketing of oil will change it. The Liberals are responding much better than the Conservatives, indicating that the far-right believers must moderate
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or lose, and they do. Who is most equipped to be a real competitor to the still popular Justin Trudeau and has an undamaged reputation combined with some good salable ideas? We can’t forget that we need people who care about the world’s climate, a plan that will provide the most needed jobs, and star power. In my crystal ball, I see only two faces with some faint shadows behind them. They are Rona Ambrose and Peter MacKay. Rona Ambrose is an accomplished western leader and I would love to see her face off with Chrystia Freeland in an election. If she led the Conservatives and Christia the Liberals, we would do well either way. For this time I would like to see Peter MacKay face Justin Trudeau. Both want to see a pipeline taking Alberta oil to market, but Peter has the better plan. He wants to refine our oil in the east and sell the finished product to some of the most environmentally conscientious markets. He also talks about using the oil for a transition period which will allow us to develop alternative solutions to the energy problem, I am convinced. Presently my biggest political problem is with the deceiving culture that has grown in our political system, where potential leaders don’t hesitate to lie. They trust that big money will insure their reelection even if they get elected promising what is impossible to achieve. We call it the far right. Peter MacKay is the son of a true old-world Conservative who still had honour and pride. This is why he was leading the Progressive Conservatives while Harper championed the Alliance. My kids’ generation and their kids say there is no point voting or getting involved in politics. “They are all liars,” I remember, fondly, other times. Politicians led with integrity and the journalists kept them in line. I want to see it come back. I will never give up as long as I am alive. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.