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Fish and Wildlife Officer John Clarke tranquilized and relocated a bear over the weekend. This bear had been getting too comfortable in and around Blairmore and had been seen over a two week period from York Creek all the way to east Blairmore. Clarke says they originally tried to trap the bear but were unsuccessful. Clarke says the bear reappeared over the weekend in east Blairmore by the ski hill. Clarke followed the bear through east Blairmore and was aided by local RCMP in setting perimeters for tranquilizing the bear. The bear was tranquilized near the tracks by the Blairmore Gazebo. The bear was then put in a trap and relocated the following day.
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2 – CRowsnest PAss HeRALD – Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Riversdale update on permitting of Grassy Mountain DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter Council received an update from Alisdair Gibbons and Claire Rogers of Riversdale on the proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project. The update included information on the Joint Review Panel (JRP), which had the last public
comment period come to a close on May 4th, 2020. There were approximately 17 responses from the last period and most of them came from the Federal Government. Riversdale was asked to provide more information in three areas including hydrology, human
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and wildlife health and climate change effects. They submitted their responses on these topics on Friday, June 19th. Riversdale expects to receive a letter shortly saying that there will be a hearing and that the EIA is now technically complete. The hearing is anticipated to take place either in September or October of this year. Gibbons also gave an update on the Riversdale team and stated that some employees are still working from home and that Covid-19 restrictions will determine the number and spacing of workers in the office. Riversdale is also nearing their move into the former Pharmasave site, which is slated to take place in mid-July with room for 57 staff. Riversdale are currently recruiting for an HR Administrator, Head of Marketing and Sales, Health and Safety Coordinator and Senior Advisor Permitting and Planning.
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Permitting for the Grassy Mountain Coal project gets one step closer to fruition.
Interested applicants can apply online at w w w. r i v e r s d a l e r e sources.com. Council was also given the opportunity to ask questions during the update. One question brought forward was whether or not the province is satisfied with how things are progressing, as most comments seemed to be coming from the Federal level. Gibbons told council that the JRP does not approach from the Provin-
cial or Federal level of government, but as a unified, independent entity and says support from Provincial government has been positive. Council also asked about the current state of the coal market and Gibbons says that coal has recently gone down and is valued at $110 per tonne but says the long term forecast is still estimated at $140 per tonne. Council has been receiving inquiries from the community on the visual
appearance of the loadout. Gibbons says that they are currently looking at several different options for visual barriers. “We are still researching tree screening among other options. Painting of the structure to blend into the background is an option as well.” Council was also updated on when the paving to and at the clubhouse will be complete and it is scheduled for a mid-July completion.
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During Council's meeting on June 16th, there was a discussion on a letter received from Peter Swain, the South Region Director for the Minister of Environment and Parks. In the letter, Swain highlights three discussion topics including Castle Highway #3 Signage in Crowsnest Pass, Sartoris Road Conditions and Castle Roads. Here is what was stated in the letter: Castle Highway #3 Signage in Crowsnest Pass Advice from Alberta Transportation is that the Adanac and Sartoris roads are not ‘tourist friendly’ and would present unnecessary risks to the public if they were broadly advertised. Before additional signage such as ‘rough road’ or other cautions are used they suggested a road safety audit be performed. This contract has recently been issued for RFP and is expected to take place over the course of the summer, with a late September delivery. Once the safety audit is analyzed, we are in a better position to understand what it will take to improve those roads to a degree that will satisfy requirements for a tourist road. Sartoris Road Conditions Last year we were unable to maintain this road – as it is too narrow to fit AT’s contractor equipment, they have indicated that this road is not captured in our MOU and Parks must maintain it. We have been successful in contracting out services this year, and road surface maintenance is ongoing. Another contract RFP is being issued that will address some of the more immediate road concerns such as slumping/washouts etc this fall. Castle Roads A signage package RFP to improve directional and other signs within the park is going out next week. This will include signage to direct users to Crowsnest Pass from within the park (the logic being that they are already on the roads, and the likelihood of having a low-skills driver is lessened). Council is not pleased with the response from Swain. During discussion, it was mentioned that the reasoning behind Sartoris Road is different this time than the previous discussions that were had. Previous discussion with Swain on Sartoris was that there was nothing wrong with the road, not that equipment couldn't access it. After some discussion on what options they have, Council decided to have Mayor Painter send a letter to local MLA Roger Reid and also have a face-to-face with Reid requesting a meeting with Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon, in the Crowsnest Pass to show him the roads in person.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 - Crowsnest PAss herAlD - 3
In the lIne of fIre Between June 15 and June 22, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 54 calls for service including the following reported incidents. Three (3) assaults, two (2) fraud/forgery, three (3) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, two (2) other criminal codes, three (3) other provincial statutes, eleven (11) driving complaints, two (2) motor vehicle collisions, four (4) assistance to general public, eight (8) suspicious occurrences, three (3) assistance to other agencies, three (3) 911 calls (invalid), six (6) animal calls, one (1) false alarm and one (1) municipal bylaw. Lost Wallet On June 18th, 2020, a Lethbridge resident reported a lost wallet possibly at a gas station in Crowsnest Pass. Anyone who may find the wallet is asked to turn it into the detachment. Suspicious Phone Call On June 19th, 2020, there was a complaint of a
suspicious phone call from “Servus Canada.” The complainant hung up and did not provide any information. Sign Damage On June 19th, 2020, there was a complaint of damage to a business sign at a commercial place in Coleman. It appears to have been damaged by a large truck driving through the parking lot. The incident is under investigation. Disturbance Complaint On June 20th, 2020, there was a complaint of disturbance at a residence in Coleman. A 20-year-old male was arrested and charged with assault and breach of conditions. He was released on documents for Provincial Court. Impaired Driver On June 20th, 2020, there was a complaint of a possible impaired driver and assault of complainant. Police attended and arrested a 39-year-old female. The incident is
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under further investigation and charges are pending. Effective immediately the RCMP office will be limited to persons attending detachment. If you need to attend the detachment, there will be limited persons at the detachment including front counter. Please call to make appointment at 403 562 2867. 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.
The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Fear, hope and reaction. Stars above or below. Most of the people in my social circle pride themselves on how many places in the world they visited. There is a competition to tell where you have been and where you are planning to go next. My daughter talks about holidays versus “airplane holidays.” I understand. Society shapes us from an early age and we don’t realize that we do what is expected of us, often to line the bank accounts of others with money that we borrow. Lately, we found out how much of our economy is fed by tourism. I have another way to enjoy my time on Earth, which doesn’t cost money. I enjoy looking at the stars. Those shiny specks above me that are visible at night fascinate me. We call famous people in entertainment and sports stars, but they are far from it. Often I will look at the stars above Turtle Mountain and move my gaze to see more. There is always more. Most of those shiny pinpoints of light are far in a hostile universe. An unprotected human can’t survive away from Earth. Seven are planets, many are stars like our sun and many more are galaxies made up of billions of stars but visible as one speck of light. Recently we the humans figured out that material which we call matter can’t accelerate faster than the speed of light. Building spaceships and rockets will not take us to the stars. Also, if we managed to go, time would work differently. By the time we would return, the world we knew would be forever changed. I look above me and think, most of the visible universe is no longer the way I see it. It takes light so many years to travel to my eye and what I see has changed by the time I see it. If I could travel faster than light, much faster, I would not find the stars I am looking at in the same place. Are there other planets like earth somewhere out there? Possibly, but there is only one planet that can sustain the kind of life that we know exists. It is Earth and we believe (mostly) that it was created by a deity we named God. I couldn’t find any records of ancient humans who didn’t believe in God. The modern-day atheists talk about Karma referring to what we used to call God. We have a great wealth of prehistorical and historical records of very advanced civilizations on our planet. The Babylonians and Sumerians seem to be our ancestors
Also, Do not say yes to any questions if you are unsure of who is calling as people can use voice recognition to access other information. Anyone with information regarding any crime is urged to contact the Crowsnest Pass RCMP Detachment at 403-562-2867, or Crimestoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-422TIPS. Reminder to residents of computer scams, credit cards scams, Grandparent scams, Revenue Canada scams asking for money or cash cards and saying warrants out for arrest, do not give out personal information to persons you don't know. DO NOT OPEN EMAILS if you are suspicious of its origin. Do NOT purchase gift cards for payment to Revenue Canada. Do not send monies to person claiming you have won a prize and need to send money for delivery.
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and they recorded some beings called Anunakies. Those are depicted in ancient art as having wings, and our Christian angels have wings. Our most holy people are recorded ascending to the heavens above. Of course, we could say that they went down depending on which side of the earth was up. People built the tower of Babylon to get closer to heaven. It is always people trying to get higher up, to be closer to God. Why do people who are supposed to be made in the “image” of God wish to go “up” and be like God? He, or some say she, is almighty and eternal. We are told that He creates things out of nothing. All of us would like to have those qualities without considering that we would all be God like and we are not smart enough to deal with that kind of power. In the meantime, we just work to get higher and higher like a moth flying into a flame. The most sophisticated existing thing that we ever observed is the human brain. We know relatively very little about our brains, but we are trying to increase its natural power by using Artificial Intelligence. We know that we are consciousness and there is a power greater than what we understand that we call subconsciousness. It operates our bodies and possibly the universe. If it evolved or was created it is superior to the part of our brains, we know how to use. Biblical stories often refer to dreams. In dreams, humans interacted with God. Primitive people were using natural substances to heighten their natural abilities and even travel out of the body. As we gained scientific knowledge, we neglected the study and even killed those who specialized in the arcane before they could pass on their knowledge. The modern “science-religion” won over the old science of Shamanism spiritualism and magic, now considered primitive. An age of consumerism triumphed. We lost important supernatural know-how in favor of owning lots of manufactured “things” and airplane trips. Was it a good trade-off? I think that the God part that is in us permits us to create and to travel to and beyond the stars. What we need to do is shift our great potential power to another channel and work in the right direction. There is no need to own a lot of useless material things at the expense of poor people who make them. We don’t need to always be in another place than where we are either. It consumes our resources and destroys our only world. Instead, we have the option of working towards improving the lives of all who are around us, providing what they need to simply live an enjoyable life. It will bring down the ever-increasing population numbers. There is an option to study the human God power inside us and the mysterious consciousness which never dies. It can change as we see in dreams and hypnosis or under anesthetics, but it is spiritual, not material. The soul which is the real us can travel to the stars and we can be more conscious of it than we are if we try. My soul, which I call “me” is able to grow me a body, travel, and according to my religious faith, be with God. I don’t need to be dead for it to happen, but I need more effort to discover its mysteries. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.