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July 22, 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 29 $1.00

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Our Paradise

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Allison Creek Falls serves as a beautiful secluded hiking trail near Chinook Lake. The stair like falls provide a unique backdrop to the end of the hike. With no elevation gainthroughout the hike, it is a family friendly venture for families with younger kids. Be prepared to get your feet wet though, as crossing the creek is needed to reach the falls.

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COVID-19 update DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

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ALL NUMBERS ARE UP TO DATE AS OF MONDAY JULY 20.

Province wide, there have been 9,587 cases to date. Of these cases, 1,109 are active. 170 people have died from the virus.

The number of cases in the South Zone by area is as follows: South Zone total: To date, there have been 1, 513 total cases in the south zone. 1,381 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the south zone. There are currently 119 active cases in the south zone.

Outbreaks in the south zone include South

The Pass Herald will continue to run modified office hours in response to the COVID pandemic.

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Country Village in Medicine Hat and Friesen Livestock Ltd. in Medicine Hat. Here is the community breakdown of cases in the south zone.

Crowsnest Pass: 1 case reported, case is still active.

Pincher Creek: 14 cases reported, 12 are active, 2 cases recovered.

Fort Macleod: 25 cases reported, 13 cases active, 12 cases recovered Claresholm: 7 cases reported, 2 cases active, 5 cases recovered.

C a r d s t o n County/Kainai: 60 cases reported, 17 cases active, 41 cases recovered and 2 deaths.

County of Warner: 47 cases reported, 5 cases active, 41 cases recovered and 1 death.

Lethbridge: 88 cases reported, 38 cases are active, 50 cases recovered Lethbridge County: 17 cases reported, 10 cases active, 7 cases recovered MD of Taber: 19 cases reported, 7 cases active, 12 cases recovered City of Brooks: 1,121 cases reported, 3 cases active, 1,109 recovered and 9 deaths.

County of Newell: 23 cases reported, 2 cases active, 21 cases recovered County of Forty Mile: 8 cases reported, 2 cases active, 6 cases recovered Cypress County: 30 cases reported, 0 cases active, 30 cases recovered.

Medicine Hat: 54 cases reported, 5 cases active, 48 cases recovered and 1 death.

Oyen: 6 cases reported, 4 cases active and 2 case recovered.

Vulcan: 2 cases reported, none active, two recovered.

Albertans with symptoms • You are legally required to isolate for a minimum of 10 days if you have a cough, fever, shortness of breath, runny nose, or sore throat that is not related to a pre-existing illness or health condition.

• The mandatory isolation period is 10 days from the start of symptoms, or until symptoms resolve, whichever takes longer.

Tested positive for COVID-19 • You are legally required to isolate for a minimum of 10 days if you have tested positive for COVID-19.

• Isolation period is for 10 days from the start of symptoms, or until symptoms resolve, whichever takes longer.

Have symptoms but tested negative for COVID-19 • If you tested negative and have known exposure to COVID-19, you are legally required to isolate for 14 days.

• If you tested negative and have no known exposure to the virus, you are not legally required to isolate. However, it is important to stay home until your symptoms resolve so that you do not infect others.

Close contacts of confirmed cases • You are legally required to isolate for 14 days and monitor for symptoms if you are a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19 (provides care, lives with or has close physical contact without appropriate use of personal protective equipment, or comes into direct contact with infectious body fluids) • If you become sick with cough, fever, shortness of breath, runny nose or sore throat during this time, you must isolate for an additional 10 days from the beginning of symptoms or until you are feeling well, whichever takes longer.

Travellers • You are legally required to isolate for 14 days if you return to or enter Alberta from outside Canada.

• If you become sick with cough, fever, shortness of breath, runny nose or sore throat during this time, you must isolate for an additional 10 days from the beginning of symptoms or until you are feeling well, whichever takes longer.

How to isolate If you are in mandatory isolation: • Stay home – do not leave your home or attend work, school, social events or any other public gatherings.

• Avoid close contact with people in your household, especially seniors and people with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.

• You are prohibited from taking public transportation like buses, taxis or ride-sharing.

• Do not go outside for a walk through your neighbourhood or park.

This includes children in

mandatory isolation.

• You can get fresh air in your backyard, if you have one, but you must remain on private property not accessible by others.

• If you live in an apartment building or highrise, you must stay inside and cannot use the elevators or stairwells to go outside. If your balcony is private and at least 2 metres away from your closest neighbour's, you may go outside on the balcony.

Exemption for testing and emergency care If you or a minor child is in mandatory isolation and need COVID-19 testing, critical care for pre-existing medical conditions or emergency care, carefully follow the rules in the exemption orders.

• Pre-arrange your appointment and leaving your isolation area only on the date and at the time of your appointment.

• Follow all instructions provided by 811 or health-care providers.

• Use private transportation where practical.

• Maintain physical distance from others when shared transportation is necessary – travel directly to your appointment with no stops.

• Follow instructions provided by 911 if you require emergency care.

Residents can also download the Covid-19 exposure tracing features on smart phones and apps like AB trace together, which can anonymously notify people that they may have been exposed utilizing Bluetooth. Many healthcare professionals feel this is of huge benefit to anyone and everyone that has a smart phone and will help slow the spread of the virus in our community.

Albertans are encouraged to wear non-medical masks in public when it's difficult to maintain physical distancing of 2 metres at all times.

Wearing a homemade or non-medical mask in public is another tool to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

It hasn’t been proven that masks protect the person wearing it, but it can help protect people from being exposed to your germs.

Masks should complement – not replace – other prevention measures.

Continue physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and stay home when sick.

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In the lIne of fIre Between July 13 and July 20, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 64 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

One (1) threat/harassment, five (5) mischief (vandalism), three (3) thefts, one (1) impaired driving, one (1) disturbing the peace, one (1) other criminal code, six (6) other provincial statutes, fourteen (14) driving complaints, fourteen (14) motor vehicle collisions, five (5) assistance to general public, three (3) suspicious occurrences, four (4) assistance to other agencies, two (2) 911 calls (invalid), and one (1) municipal bylaws.

Motorcycle Theft On July 10th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of two motorcycles and licence plates from storage units west of Coleman. A 2011 red Honda CRF250X and a 2019 white KTM 250SXF, licence plates KBT96 and KBT97 were stolen sometime during the week.

Theft On July 13th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of sunglasses, an iPod and a wallet from an unlocked vehicle on 24 Avenue in Coleman.

Erratic Driver On July 13th, 2020, there was a complaint of an erratic driver on highway 3 eastbound from Hillcrest. The driver was stopped by Pincher Creek RCMP and the male driver was sober and not impaired.

Lost Licence Plate On July 13th, 2020, there was a complaint of a lost trailer licence plate between Creston BC and Calgary AB. The owner believed the licence plate fell off of the trailer in the Crowsnest Pass area.

Damage On July 14th, 2020, there was a complaint of damage to a storage shed behind Isabelle Sellon School in Blairmore.

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Theft On July 14th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of a diamond ring from a residence in Blairmore. The theft occurred sometime over the past few months.

Break in On July 14th, 2020, there was a complaint of a break in to a storage unit in Frank. Tire rims and tools were taken. The theft occurred sometime within the previous week.

Vehicle Damage On July 15th, 2020, there was a complaint that a 2018 Chevrolet truck was damaged with scratch marks. The exact location in the Crowsnest Pass is not known.

Impaired Driver On July 15th, 2020, there was a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Coleman The vehicle was drove into the ditch before the driver left the scene. Police located the driver and issued a 24hour licence suspension

The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Do I surrender my freedom by wearing a mask?

I grew up in the middle east, but I never saw a veiled woman. It was in Calgary in the late nineties that in a major mall I came across a well-dressed lady wearing a veil. I looked at her in wonder and she met my gaze defiantly with beautifully madeup eyes. I couldn’t help but think she must be beautiful. Why is she hiding it?

After ten years in power, the Stephen Harper government declared before elections that they would block any woman wearing a veil from citizenship in Canada for “security reasons.” The Liberals chose the opposite way and won the elections.

In Quebec, the fight was raging about religious symbols.

Now I find myself obligated to wear a mask in public. The governments of all stripes are making a strong effort to convince the population to wear masks because of the Corona Virus threat to people’s health and life. Here it became a sign of caring about each other. We are reminded often that you wear a mask to protect others, just in case that you may carry the virus. Some countries, like Viet Nam, where people wore masks religiously and followed doctors’ orders, are returning to normal. I silently think, Vietnam 2, USA 0.

The United States is our biggest trading partner. Wearing masks became a statement for them, not a safety issue. Over there the government politicized mask-wearing and they can’t dig graves fast enough to bury their dead. I remember when we acted that way. In the late Eighties, Albertans were divided about seatbelt legislation.

I still remember people angrily declaring on TV that their personal freedoms were being trampled and they would never wear seatbelts.

Common sense is not the same for all people. Change is always resisted, and it is very hard to determine if a change is warranted or not. Often I witnessed people making changes simply to prove that they have the power to do so.

There have been a few cases of people murdering employees who told them to wear a mask. South of the border if you belong to one political party you deny that there is a deadly pandemic and if you belong to the other you wear a mask. Politicizing important social problems is very dangerous, and costly.

That brings me to my greatest worry. There is a problem with how we manage the world economy. Humans have the means to feed and house all the world’s population, to provide basic education and reasonable health care to all. We don’t have the ability to make everyone rich, or even hand all people full-time year-round jobs.

and four violation tickets.

His vehicle was towed.

Impaired Person On July 15th, 2020, there was a complaint of a male passed out on the side of the road on 79 Street in Coleman. Police attended and the male was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. He was also served with violation tickets.

Impaired Driver On July 16th, 2020, there was a complaint of a possible impaired driver on highway 22. Police attended and located the vehicle. A 79-year-old male from Creston BC showed signs of impairment and was issued a 24-hour suspension and was also issued violation tickets for driving while suspended.

His vehicle was seized and towed and he was given a ride to a hotel.

Dangerous driving On July 17th, 2020, there was a complaint of concern of people riding ATV’s without helmets on in the Atlas Flats area.

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However, if we consider how people lived throughout most of history, we are all rich in the developed modern nations.

There are various ways to handle the problem. We can do what we are doing and force people to work towards an ever-growing economy. We use more materials, energy and human effort towards a race to the top that only a few may win. It will come to an end.

The other option is to use what we already have and know, towards making this a better world for all people. If all the people reach literacy, including girls, the population levels will stabilize. Most people would like it, but seeing others much better off will tempt them to do better. (Lead us not into temptation. From the Lord’s prayer.)

I have a degree in history and I learned about revolutions, fights for independence, and the way ideas spread often leading to violence and the destruction of great civilizations. I can see clearly that we have politicized our opposing ideas of economics and so far managed an uncomfortable balance or a temporary truce. Both fundamental ideas we are following, Liberal and Conservative, are faulty. We need a new one.

I live in the woods slightly higher than Blairmore. This year there are a lot of mosquitoes. I do what I can to be protected from the blood-sucking insects and venture out. When the conditions favour them, I barely manage to do my work and they come in large numbers and chase me indoors. I think to myself, that if we don’t resolve our social problems, we will be overrun by the huge number of people who are not sharing in the Earth’s bounty.

There are seven and a half billion people now. We can describe only less than half a billion as well off. We saw that the West using combined forces could not win a war against the poor worn down country of Afghanistan, or any other poor country including Vietnam. Never mind winning against a reb+ellion of our own poor citizens within. Our option is to act now and reduce the significant gap between the haves and the have nots. We also must show the young people clearly that we will not destroy the world they must live in. In addition to it we must prove to the aging population that they/we will not be discarded to save a failing economic system.

The time is now, and the place is here.

The Bible shows that when people disobey God, he sometimes destroys them to teach a lesson. I believe in God and I assume that I am witnessing warning signs.

Call me superstitious if you want. I see floods, fires, wars, plagues, social unrest, and a comet. Instead of goodwill, I see digging in and attempts to force people not to complain about injustice. It scares me.

There is a new fashion developing selling masks. People are fighting about which historical figures should be honoured and which should not. Politicians are called to task for influencing who will make money on public projects. The country is using its vast resources to save its people. I see nothing wrong. Great sorrow for the victims, but joy for some long overdue changes. God is constantly creating and we his creatures are evolving.

Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.

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July 29,2020 at 7 pm via Zoom.

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Bellevue Undergound Mine open Tours to the mine are surprisingly high considering the restrictions

DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Bellevue Underground Mine is once again open for tours.

Despite Covid-19 impacting their operations, General Manager Brandy Gregory says she’s pleased with the amount of traffic they’ve had so far this summer.

“We're actually doing pretty well since we've reopened. Things are picking up and we've actually been pretty busy.”

While the mine is still busy, Gregory says reduction in tour size has hurt business slightly.

“Since the tour size is reduced we're seeing maybe half of what we normally would. A busy day now is between 100200 people whereas before it would be between 200-300 people. We've had to greatly reduce our tour sizes down from 35 maximum per tour to 20 a tour. Originally we thought it was only 12 per tour. Now with being in phase two we can have 50 people maximum inside the mine as

long as we do social distancing. We can have two tours of 20 go in. We have them spread apart by half an hour currently.

It has opened things up for us but it definitely causes us to have to turn people away sometimes and having to reduce our numbers unfortunately.”

Some operations have also moved outside to accommodate Covid19 protocols.

“We've had to move some things outside like gearing people up. All of our equipment is going in and out all day and is constantly being cleaned.

We go through an insane amount of sanitation supplies because we are continuously disinfecting everything. Everybody is gloved and

masked as well.”

Gregory wants to ensure everyone that safety is top priority for everyone.

“We're doing everything we can to ensure safety for our visitors and our staff.”

Bellevue Underground Mine Tours is also on the lookout for volunteers and Gregory says they’ll accept anyone willing.

“We are always in need of volunteers. Anybody that wants to come and help out can come down and see us and we'll find something for them to do that's in their skill set.”

Anyone interested in booking a tour must do so by phone or email prior to visiting.

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Herald staff photo

The new entrance sign going into the Bellevue Underground Mine Tour, which is open and seeing visitors throughout the summer.

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Editorial As you can read in the paper as of Monday we have one case of active COVID-19 in the Pass. I am scared, we are all scared. It’s a terrible disease and it’s in our community but now is not the time to panic.

The majority of you know who has been diagnosed and I am pretty sure he’s terrified and his family is terrified as much by having it as the social repercussions of being the first to have it in our community.

These are a few points I’d like you to consider: Number one: we are kind people, DO NOT be mean or cruel to the family. They are under tremendous stress right now.

Number two: because we haven’t had a case some have lost their vigilance. Now is the time to step it up, 6 feet apart, wash a lot be diligent.

Number three: if you are older and immunodeficient and worried wear a mask or stay home but do not expect that from everyone.

Some can’t wear masks, some don’t want to wear masks and that is a personal choice. It’s not mandated as law that you have to. So again be kind.

Number four: if you are comfortable with the technology download the covid exposure tracing features on your smart phones and apps like AB trace together which can anonymously notify people that they may have been exposed utilizing Bluetooth. I’ve talked to many healthcare professionals and they feel this is of huge benefit to anyone and everyone that has a smart phone and will help slow the spread of the virus in our community.

Number five: if you are worried call 811 and talk to a nurse and find out the proper protocol.

I was worried because my son is friends with the son of the first case. I panicked like I’m sure you all are so instead of going into fight or flight mode I picked up the phone. This is what they told me. You isolate if you have travelled or if you have had direct, prolonged contact with a positive tested person or you have Covid-19 symptoms. If you briefly saw any of the family members, who are not diagnosed as positive, you do not need to self isolate. Above all TRY NOT TO PANIC and become irrational. I felt better after talking to 811 and so will you. I waited in the line maybe 8 minutes to talk to someone.

Number six: ASH is doing contact tracing so if they think you have been exposed you will be contacted so don’t assume.

Number seven: if you are worried about exposure you can go to the AHS website and book a time for a COVID test which is done at the health unit not the hospital. It’s pretty easy, I looked at it.

Be kind everyone. I know we are scared but remember how we treat people at their lowest point says a lot about how we are as humans and as general public in this great community. I have faith we will step up to the plate- we always do.

Above all be kind. I’ve seen a lot of panic and attacks. That’s the last thing we need right now.

Remember the illness was bound to make it here. We are a well travelled route for transportation of good, outdoor enthusiasts and across border shopping. It’s really not whether we get it or not, chances are you will, it’s really about our hospital’s abilities to handle the influx. To date we are holding our own in Alberta.

Stay safe my friends and I pray for us all.

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Joint realease: Town of Claresholm, MD of Willow Creek and MLA Roger Reid on Outbreak near Claresholm Dear Editor; Claresholm, Alberta: An outbreak of COVID-19 has affected the Hutterite Colonies in the Claresholm Area. The colony has agreed with AHS to quarantine and stop the spread of the virus.

There have been reports of discrimination towards individuals in the local Hutterite community from local businesses and people of Claresholm towards the Hutterite community. The Government of Alberta, the Municipal District of Willow Creek, and the Town of Claresholm does not tolerate any form of discrimination. Those who are affected or at risk of infection are under quarantine and following the recommendations from Alberta Health Services.

“Over the last 24 hours, I have been in contact with the Minister of Health and the Town of Claresholm. AHS is aware

of the situation, and has been taking steps to ensure that those within the Hutterite Colonies and the Town of Claresholm are protected. I will continue to work with the Minister of Health and the Town of Claresholm to ensure we have adequate access to testing and PPE in our area. We must work together to ensure All members of our community are kept safe and positioned for a quick recovery. Discrimination to anyone is unacceptable, and will not be tolerated.”

MLA Roger Reid, Livingston-Macleod “I would like to offer the local colonies our best wishes for a speedy and safe conclusion to the COVID threat they are facing at this time. And for the residents of Claresholm I would like to put your concerns to rest. AHS has stepped in to help the affected colonies to address their

outbreak through testing and quarantine. There are measures and safeguards put int place to protect Claresholm residents.

These are unprecedented times, but we must all remember that everyone is doing their best, so please stay calm and take care to protect yourself and others.”

Mayor Doug MacPherson, Town of Claresholm

within their respective communities are being strictly adhered to. Discrimination of identifiable groups is not in keeping with our tradition as a community: We must remember that as this crisis passes that we will continue to be neighbors and friends and as such we must govern our behavior, words and actions with this certain knowledge.”

Reeve Maryanne Sandberg, Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26

“The Municipal District of Willow Creek is confident that the recent number of COVID-19 cases which have been identified within the municipality are being managed in a prudent and professional manner by Alberta Health Services.

We have received assurances from AHS – and we are confident in these assurances - that the required self isolation requirements of both the individuals who have tested positive and those they have come in contact

We would like to reassure the residents of Claresholm and MD of Willow Creek that AHS is working with the affected colonies to ensure quarantine restrictions are being adhered to and that there is no risk to the general public. If you feel sick in anyway, please take the Covid-19 self-assessment through the Government of Alberta website and self-isolate immediately. https://myhealth.alberta.ca/journey/covid19/Pages/COVID-Self-A ssessment.aspx

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John Pundyk.CoM

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Musings from you local reporter

I continued my exploration of this amazing community this week.

My main exploration took me to Allison Creek Falls.

I’ve been to Chinook Lake many times over the years and never even knew that those falls were there.

It’s truly a hidden gem of the area.

I’m not one to go out and hike a mountain on my own but once I saw this trail on an app and saw it was a shorter hike with no elevation gain I figured I would head out on my own and see what it was like.

Man, am I ever happy I did.

The walk there while not overly difficult still provides a couple small challenges like crossing the creek a few times.

I also enjoyed the fact that for my walk to the falls, I was the only one around.

I was able to listen to the water flow through the forest and also heard birds chirping in the trees.

It was truly a peaceful walk.

Then I got to the waterfall.

Pictures don’t do it justice.

The stair like falls are very unique and serve as a beautiful ending to this hike.

When standing in the middle of the creek, it looks as though the falls lead straight to a mountain in the background.

I stayed and took photos for about half and hour and was the only person there the entire time.

One of my sisters is planning a day trip to the Pass with her family in a few weeks and we are definitely going to be doing this hike together.

It’s just too beautiful not to share.

I can’t wait to keep exploring all the Crowsnest Pass has to offer the rest of the summer.

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8 – CroWSneSt PaSS HeraLD – Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Council makes decision on old Municipal Welcome Sign DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Council spent time discussing what will be done with the original Welcome to Crowsnest Pass sign.

The original sign located in Passburg was slated for removal in 2015, after the new sign was installed in Bellevue in 2012.

Prior to the removal of the original sign, two citizens on behalf of a group, approached Council and requested that the sign remain in place, with the understanding that the upkeep and maintenance

of this sign and area would be the responsibility of the group and would not cost Council a dime.

Council approved this request at that time.

Since the original season, this area has not had any grooming or basic maintenance completed.

Furthermore, this sign does not match the new theme adopted by Council.

This is the first sign that is noticed by highway traffic, while travelling through the Municipality.

As the cresting on the sign is incorrect, and the

amount of repairs required in this area, it is felt that it is not worth investing taxpayer dollars.

Administration is requesting this area be decommissioned and returned back to native landscape.

Council spent some time discussing potential places for the sign to go.

After the discussion, Councillor Sygutek made a motion that Council approve the removal of the original "Welcome to Crowsnest Pass" sign located in Passburg and fund a maximum amount of $2,500.00 to restore this

Submitted photo

Council discussed their desires for the original Welcome to Crownsest Pass sign. This was the first sign drivers would see entering the Crowsnest Pass from the east. It has now been removed and discussions will take place on where the sign will be moved.

area back to a native landscape and have a decision

made on where it best be placed.

The motion was carried.

Crowsnest Pass Municipal Council update *Road use agreement update *Bulk Water Fill Station *Hillcrest Ball Complex fence

DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Road Use Agreement Update Montem Resources contacted the Municipality to request a road use agreement for their upcoming work and were

advised that a security deposit of $34,400 would be required. If no damages were done to the roads, the security deposit would be returned at the conclusion of the project.

Montem requested reduced security costs for a

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cessive and asked to have securities reduced as they are a local tax payer. Montem then reached out to a Councillor and requested that they have a reduced fee. Heavy Truck Route Special Permits commonly referred to as Road Use Agreements are put in place to protect Municipal infrastructure, minimize publicly funded road maintenance for road use by industry, and by imposing specific restrictions, i.e. speed, time of day, etc., also work to protect the safety of all other road users. Most municipalities use Road Use Agreements (RUA) to make sure Industry is aware of the responsibilities and policies in place for movement on roads under their control. Road Use Agreements cover extraordinary use, which is likely to damage roads or to cause persons living on or near the road to be annoyed by dust, noise, traffic, or other nuisance arising from the users activity. Municipal roadways are designed for specific activities, which do not include heavy hauling or continuous hauling. During the hauling period the road is monitored for damage and repairs are completed by the user or at the user's cost. Securities are collected to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the road use agreement. Additional maintenance may be required for dust control during hauling operations. In addition to secu-

rities, some municipalities charge for road use by distance travelled, by duration of use, by weight of load being hauled or any combination of the above.

Following the use and completion of inspection resulting in the road remaining in satisfactory condition, the securities are returned to the user.

Should the Municipality have to provide additional maintenance over and above what is regular as a result of use or haulage by a party in agreement, funds will be drawn from the securities to compensate. After some discussion, Councillor Ward moved to direct Administration to draft a Road Use Agreement Policy. The motion was carried.

Bulk Water Fill Station Cost Estimate Council had requested that Administration explore a possible location and costs associated with implementing a bulk water fill station. Administration had advised at the time that provisions were included to allow a future fill station adjacent to Frank WWTP, however have investigated further and initial estimates show that it would cost approximately $200,000. This would include the meter, valve and backflow preventer along with a 3" overhead filling arm and control system. Additional features also could be considered and will be investigated if this project is approved. With the up-

coming construction on the Frank WWTP, this work could be included within the scope of that project. Councillor Filipuzzi made a motion that this work be included in the WWTP project. A friendly amendment was made by Councillor Ward that this be done at the earliest possible stage.

That motion was carried.

Hillcrest Ball Complex Fence During our unusual wet season that is still going and possible frost issues, staff reported the fence posts that secure the fence to the ground are lifting and coming out of the ground in a few places. A fence contractor was brought in to look at this issue and reported that the posts are very shallow and are usually installed deeper. The combination of depth and environmental issues may be why the posts are coming up. The posts need to be pulled and re-cemented to a more appropriate depth.

The contractor commented that this is a problem in certain areas in these fields and that they had done repairs in the other field a few years ago.

Council all agreed that this was something that needed to be fixed. Following discussion, Councillor Ward made a motion that council approves up to $5,000 from reserves to repair the fencing at the Hillcrest Ball Complex. The motion was carried.

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The Story of Safatova Gora - Part 2

Figure 6 The cairn atop Safatova Gora in 2008. Courtesy Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

By Jonathan J. Kalmakoff holy man, as Petushka

“Let us pray at his grave,” bade Petushka.

The two Doukhobors stood over the mound, and with bowed heads, earnestly recited prayers and psalms and sang hymns in memory of the long-departed saint. Following the impromptu service, the men slowly descended the hill back to the village, deep in thought about all they had seen and experienced.

The following day,

proclaimed, the Doukhobor colonists accepted without question, for they believed his word to be divinely inspired.

Many sought meaning in its seeming association with Iosafat of the Bible. “Was it not written that Safat abolished idolatry and followed God’s commands and God thus looked favorably upon him?” some reflected, “So too, we Doukhobors reject icons and follow God’s

Figure 7 Doukhobors assemble to pray at Bogatyi Rodnik, circa 1920. Courtesy Royal Alberta Museum.

Law to remain righteous the Doukhobor leader de- in His eyes!” “And did parted Bogatyi Rodnik to Safat not lead his people visit the other villages of to vanquish their oppresthe colony before contin- sors, not with swords, but uing onward to the Com- with songs and prayers?” munity settlements in pondered others, “So also, Saskatchewan. our Doukhobors lay A Sacred Place down our arms and reNews of the cairn on fuse to kill!” In the figure the hill quickly spread of Iosofat, the throughout the village Doukhobors saw a kinand the rest of the colony. dred spirit, an ancient arThat it was the grave of a chetype of their own

Figure 8 View from the cairn atop Safatova Gora, 2008.

Courtesy Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

teachings and beliefs.

Many Doukhobors fervently believed that the grave was, quite literally, that of Iosafat of the Old Testament. Others reasoned that if it was not Safat himself buried atop the hill, it was nonetheless a person of exceptional holiness and spiritual enlightenment who, in their life, exemplified many of the same qualities as the Biblical patriarch.

The Doukhobors of the colony came to view the hill as a sacred place, one they considered holy and worthy of reverence and awe because of its connection to the Biblical patriarch. To them, it was a liminal space between the natural and the spiritual, the human and the divine, the hallowed and the profane. A prominent landmark visible throughout much of the colony, it became part of their living landscape, interwoven between their spiritual lives and daily existence. They gave it a special name, Safatova Gora (‘Safat’s Hill’). It was also known variously as Safatina Gora, Safatushkina Gora, Safatova or simply Safat.

The hill became a place of sanctuary for Doukhobors seeking personal solitude, consolation and serenity away from the rest of the world.

It was also a gathering place for religious worship, cultural celebration and social interaction. In s u m m e r t i m e , Doukhobors throughout the colony gathered at the foot of the hill, removed their footwear, and climbed barefoot to the top. This custom arose out of their veneration for the hill. Once at the top, the Doukhobors held moleniye (‘prayer services’) while standing on their platochiki (‘handkerchiefs’) so as not to

touch the sacred ground.

When their prayers concluded, they spread about blankets on the hilltop and had picnics and social gatherings.

Some of the more zealously devout colonists even began to associate the valley below the hill with the Biblical ‘Valley of Iosofat’ and came to believe that it would be there, on their own land, where the events of Judgement Day would take place and God would judge the nations of the earth. Among them, they called the vale Safatova Dolina (‘Safat’s Valley’).

Miracle of the Drought In the late Teens and early Twenties, a severe and prolonged drought

Figure 9 Doukhobors in front of Community dwelling and elevator, Lundbreck, circa 1920s. Courtesy Royal Alberta Museum.

Creator to bless the Earth with much-needed rain.

When their efforts led to no avail, the Piikani people approached their neighbours, the Doukhobors, whom they held in high regard, and implored them to pray to God for rain.

Moved by their re-

them. But after several hours of prayer and supplication, there was still no rain. Weary and dejected, the Doukhobors made ready to depart.

No sooner did they begin their descent, however, than the sky opened up, pelting them with thick, heavy rain drops.

Figure 10 Safatova Gora rising in the distance to the west. Courtesy Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

struck the foothills. Abnormally low rainfall combined with elevated temperatures and drying winds devastated the ranches and farms of the Cowley and Lundbreck district, resulting in crop failures, feed shortages, starving cattle and dust storms as topsoil was blown off cultivated fields.

The hardships of dryland farming, combined with low post-war wheat and cattle prices and high feed prices, drove many settlers to abandon their farms and leave the district. Those who stayed purchased straw for their livestock from the Doukhobor colony, as there was no hay. The drought continued to worsen, and by 1920, the Doukhobors had to bring in 75 rail carloads of straw from the Community settlements in Saskatchewan to sustain their own herds.

In these dire circumstances, the local Blackfoot Piikani Nation performed a rain dance ceremony, consisting of fasting, drumming, singing, dancing and feasting, to invoke the

quest, the Doukhobors convened a mass sobraniya (‘assembly’) at their Community central office in Cowley, attended by all the members of the colony. After some deliberation and discussion, they resolved to trek to Safatova Gora, where they would pray for relief from the widespread drought.

Thus, several hundred Doukhobors set off on the 12-mile journey by foot from Cowley, through Lundbreck, to the sacred hill. At the outset, there was not a single cloud in the sky. As they trekked, they prayed and recited psalms seeking God’s intercession. Some went barefoot out of religious conviction.

After six long, arduous hours, when the trekkers reached Safatova, clouds began to appear on the western horizon. Heartened by this sign, they cast off their footwear and ascended the hill to the holy grave, where they prayed, earnestly and humbly, entreating God for rain. As they did so, clouds gathered and darkened, piling higher and higher above

The rain quickly became a deluge as the Doukhobors, relieved and overjoyed, slipped and slid down the muddy hill.

By the time they reached the bottom, it was raining so hard that the ground, saturated with water, became a thick, sticky gumbo, almost impossible to cross. Many had difficulty pulling their feet out of the mud and some became quite stuck.

It rained without stop for the next six to nine hours. Not since 1915 had there been a downpour so heavy and extending over so wide a stretch of territory as that day. Almost the whole province was covered, ending the drought, filling the rivers and reservoirs and reinvigorating the land with valuable moisture. That day, Petushka wired the Calgary Herald from his office to advise that the heavy rain in the Cowley and Lundbreck district “practically assured the crops”. The date of this event was June 29, 1922.

Perhaps not coincidentally, it was also Petrov Den (‘Peter’s Day’), one of the most important Doukhobor holidays.

Continued next week!

10 – CRowsnest PAss HeRALD – Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Atrum Coal provides update on mine exploration in Pass There is a 373 million ton total for Elan South and Isolation South projects, a 25 per cent increase from their previous estimate DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Atrum Coal provided Council with an update during the regular Council meeting on July 14th.

Atrum is a public company trading on the Australian Stock exchange who are focusing their exploration and development of coal resources that are used for making steel.

Atrum acquired the exploration rights to the Elan properties in 2017.

There have made two leadership changes since their last update to council.

Andy Caruso was appointed as their new CEO in May of 2020.

Caruso has a 30-year career in mining and is a qualified mining engineer.

Caruso also has a background in executive management.

Atrum also added Bill Fleming as an Independent Board Director in February of 2020.

Fleming has a 35+year career as a qualified

mining engineer and spent time in senior leadership roles with Teck in the Elk Valley.

Atrum’s prime focus right now is the Elan project.

The Elan Project is approximately 30km east of the Elk Valley complex in the same coal basin as Elk Valley.

Council was provided an update on the resource estimate as well.

There is a 373 million ton total for Elan South and Isolation South projects.

That total is a 25 per cent increase from their previous estimate.

Atrum spent much of 2019 doing exploration.

Their exploration program saw Atrum reestablish several of the historical Elan South exploration roads in April.

Atrum also initiated field geology survey in May, initiated new road building first week of June 2019, 26 km of which were constructed at Elan South while another 23 km were constructed at

Isolation South.

Atrum also started drilling in the first week of July of 2019.

They drilled 169 holes at Elan South and another 59 at Isolation South.

Atrum have also continued and expanded their baseline data collection.

In 2018, Atrum collected data on wildlife monitoring, stream flow monitoring and surface water quality sampling.

In 2019, Atrum expanded that data collection to include more monitoring of wildlife, soils, vegetation and wetlands, surface water quality, aquatic life, hydrology and hydrogeology and air quality.

Atrum completed their scoping study earlier this year.

That study showed additional resource confirmed at Elan South and also identified less complex mining at Isolation South.

That finding resulted in a shift of exploration focus to Isolation South.

The next part of the update included information on Atrum’s 2020 exploration program.

Atrum currently has a coal exploration permit application in front of the Alberta Energy Regulator that focuses on Isolation South.

With that CEP, they are looking for 456 drill holes and 66km of new access trail.

Senior Director, regulatory and Stakeholders, Tony Mauro, says that while they are looking for 456 holes, they won’t be drilling at all locations.

“The reality is we aren't really going to be drilling 456 holes. We need the flexibility in case we encounter problems with terrain. It's easier to set a decent spacing up early and access our holes that we need.”

Mauro went on to say that only about 15 per cent of drill holed permitted will be used.

Mauro says there will be continuation of environmental baseline data collection in 2020 as well.

Mauro also touched on Atrum’s engagement program that will see them continue discussion with the Crowsnest Pass, MD Ranchlands, First Nations and says they also plan to hold an open house in the fall.

After the update was complete, Council was given the opportunity to ask questions.

Councillor Anctil asked if Atrum is pushing the road into the Daisy Creek area from Highway 40.

Mauro says he doesn't believe that road is Atrum's.

"From what I understand the only roads that we're pushing is up in the Isolation area. You go up to the fork in the road where the oldman river road branches off, up four kilometers and that's our access point. That's the extent of our exploration. If it is us, I'll let you know."

Councillor Glavin asked what the water source for the mine will be.

"Our water source is

currently under investigation. However, we are advised that there will be an allocation available under the existing order of the Oldman River. Alberta environment 20 years ago, reserved a significant amount of water for commercial, industrial and irrigation purposes. We understand that Alberta Environment is seeking to modify the order to make that commercial allotment, which has been available for 20 years and unaccessed, available to additional interested parties that may have an industrial purpose."

Councillor Sygutek asked Mauro if any meetings have occurred with provincial ministers and received any feedback from them.

"Our former CEO was fairly active in the political circles. Since the arrival of our new CEO, we have not been active with any ministers or bureaucrats. The farthest we've gone is dealing with the Alberta Energy Regulator.”

Crowsnest Pass Regulation set to expire on August 31, 2020 Crowsnest Pass Regulation (originally known as the Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act) was created when the area amalgamated in 1979 DaviD SelleS

Pass Herald Reporter

Council spent time discussing the Crowsnest Pass Regulation at their latest council meeting.

The Crowsnest Pass Regulation was set to expire on August 31, 2020.

From discussions with the Minister of Municipal Affairs in the Fall of 2019, the Provincial Government does not have a desire to renew the Regulation.

Further discussions were to have occurred at the Spring RMA convention although these did not happen due to Covid19.

The Municipality sent a letter On May 11, 2020 to the Minister requesting a one year extension and received a response on June 2, 2020 indicating that the expiration date was extended to January 31, 2021 as part of the Regulations Expiry Date Extension Regulation 47/2020 that came into effect on March 31, 2020.

Administration has had some initial conversation with Municipal Affairs staff and are

working to setup some additional meetings for further discussion.

Some initial points are that without the Regulation the way that policing is calculated will change, less grant money will be available and the area that fire bylaws can be enacted may be unclear, although it may actually alleviate our issues with adjusting our urban boundary with the FPA. The provision regarding adjusting land boundaries will not be as simple, however it is not likely that this will be easily executed anyway.

According to Municipal Affairs, the Crowsnest Pass Regulation (originally known as the Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act) was originally created when the area amalgamated in 1979.

Along with the formation of the new municipality, the Act included transitional provisions to provide short-term support to the municipality.

These transitional provisions were originally intended to expire

in 1984, but have been renewed on multiple occasions since that time.

When the Crowsnest Pass Municipal Unification Act was repealed in 1995, the transitional provisions were carried forward through enactment of the Crowsnest Pass Regulation.

Mayor Painter says the way this act was created, the municipality had multiple advantages overall.

“Some things worked to our advantage with this regulation and we can use it to our advantage. We had flexibility with this act. We can twist the rules to our advantage.”

Mayor Painter says the biggest gain this act gave the municipality came in the way of funding.

“The biggest thing was how we achieved our funding for our municipality. The ways that grant money and provincial or federal funding is allocated is done by population. When it comes to our MSI funding, how that's typically calculated

is if we were to say we have 5,700 people in the Crowsnest Pass, we are going to get x number of dollars. We can use our old communities separately to gain more revenue and manipulate these grants so that we actually have a better outcome.”

The act also provided an advantage in paying for policing.

“When it comes to paying for RCMP policing is a huge one. Communities under 5,000 don't pay for policing typically. The province has changed that now so things are a little bit different but when this regulation was put in place that was what was happening. Obviously if we say the municipality is 5,700 people, we're going to pay for RCMP policing. Those costs are substantial.

With the regulation, we can view it as five communities under 5,000. So we're not mandated to pay for policing.”

The act isn’t all positive though.

“The thorn in our

side with this act is there's a couple of things we don't like. First of all, not all departments in government consider this act when we're looking for grant funding or different requests. We have to constantly keep reminding them of this act. Also, it's really concerning for us with our boundaries for our fire protection,” said Mayor Painter.

“These are things that we as a municipality have been working on for years to try and address and make changes to. The province has been really reluctant to and it's all because of this act.”

Mayor Painter says the municipality is focusing on tweaking the act while the province wants to eliminate it.

“This act is not perfect for the Crowsnest Pass. It needs some tweaking for it to work better. The situation we're in right now is that the province wants to eliminate this act. We don't want it eliminated, we want it reworked because if we eliminate this act and we're back to the way

we were prior to this act coming into effect, we will lose about $700,000 in municipal and federal funding.”

Without this act, the municipality will lose that $700,000, which would clearly affect what the municipality is able to do on a year to year basis.

“This act gives another $700,000 of funding that if we were treated like any other community, would not be eligible for,” said Mayor Painter.

Discussions have been ongoing for many years on how to best address the act and Mayor Painter says discussions will be continuing at the end of the month.

“We have been working on this for the last six years. It's been in progress over those years.

We believe we're making some headway on the fire protection part. We'll be meeting with the Minister of Municipal Affairs at the end of this month and that's when we will be having more discussion.

We'll hopefully know more in the first part of August.”

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12 – CROWSNEST PaSS hERald – Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Residents growing frustrated with out of town congestion DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

Some residents are growing frustrated at the lack of respect being shown by visitors to their community, particularly in one area.

Residents in and around 81 Street have been forced to put up with high traffic volumes on weekends.

Two residents who wish to remain anonymous, say it’s getting dangerous to maneuver through the area.

“Kids are darting out with their bikes and on foot

in between the traffic onto the road. They basically have turned it into one lane traffic. We've been scolded doing 35km/h just trying to get through the area.”

According to residents, it’s gotten to the point they are unable to park on their street at times.

“Campers, coolers, chairs and children are running all over that entire street using up the full residential parking, which leaves some residents unable to park on their own street.”

Residents say it’s not

just affecting one area of the street either.

“We're not the only people as well. The entire block is affected. At the end of the block, there's people who can't even back out of their driveway sometimes.

It's definitely impeding the resident’s ability to live and enjoy.”

The hope is that these visitors will make their way to one of the many staging areas in the community.

“We're hoping that we can at least send people to the York Creek Staging Area.”

With residents saying how frustrated they’re growing, it was hoped that the area would begin to clear out.

So far that isn’t the case.

“People have still been parking there. I emailed Trailforks and they took that area down immediately. They were great but you still see UROC and the Sweet Riders and everybody else down there.”

It also isn’t just overcrowding that the residents are dealing with.

“Several neighbors

have brought up that they've seen people urinating and even defecating in the creek right out front of their homes.

There's a lack of respect.

The goofy part is that just a bit up the road is a staging area that they refuse to use.”

One resident says that it’s not that everyone’s against people enjoying this area but it’s simply that they need to use the designated areas for recreation.

“I'm all for bikers and tourism but I don't think it should be at the expense of local residents every weekend. The noise, the mess, it's just not a parking lot. Somebody is going to get run over there without a doubt. A lot of people's front porches actually face the street. How do you have this nice relaxing time on your porch? You just can't.”

Residents have been thinking of ways to possibly improve the situation.

“We'd like to maybe see the groups get together and work with the municipality maybe with the campground that owns the vacant lot on the other side of the river in that area. Maybe there's something to be worked out with them. We'd really love to have some signs that say residents only and

direct people to the proper staging areas.”

UROC has begun listening to residents of that area and recently posted this information on their Facebook page: YORK CREEK TRAILS PARKING Due to the volume of enthusiastic mountain bikers enjoying the CNP trails, UROC has moved the parking area from 81 street to the York Creek staging area just up the York Creek Road and to Flumerfelt Park. The parking icons are located on Trailforks for your convenience.

We would appreciate your cooperation in this matter. In conjunction with the Municipality, UROC has worked very hard creating our trail system and we would like to refrain from disrupting homeowners in our communities.

We’re stoked that mountain bikers have discovered us, but please respect our public spaces.

It’s not okay to have a tailgate party in front of someone’s house.

See you on the Trails.

Residents are hopeful that visitors will begin to respect their area with user groups like UROC giving new directions to bikers.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - cRowsnest PAss HeRALD - 15

~ OBITUARIES ~ CAROL OSADAN

Obituary

1934 ~ 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Caroline Gladys Osadan of Blairmore, Alberta. She was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on July 15, 2020 at the age of 86 years.

Carol was born on June 2, 1934 in Pincher Creek, to parents Hans and Edith Aebli. She blossomed into a beautiful and graceful young lady who was blessed with many talents, a compassionate nature and two cherished children. She was able to add to her family when she won the heart of Joseph Osadan; they married on December 29, 1967.

Family was the most important gift to Carol and she was very proud of her girls. She dedicated her life to their happiness and was a wonderful mother with a nurturing home. She enjoyed gardening, quilting and cross-stitching. She was kind and generous, witty and wise, and above all else, an amazing woman who will be fondly remembered and dearly missed.

She is survived by her devoted daughter, Karen (Rick) Block; her loving grandchildren, Jody (Mac), Ryan (Lisa), Corey (Julie) and Kyle (Courtney); her precious great grandchildren, Brittany, Ember, Caine, Ryder, Arden, Blake and Hunter; her sisters, Jean Nicifore and Carol Aebli; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

She was predeceased by her husband Joseph Osadan and her daughter, Susan Matheson; her parents, Edith and Hans Aebli; and her brothers, Wallace (Glenda) and Robert.

There will be no funeral services held.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations will be gratefully accepted by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (#210, 1212 – 31 Avenue NE Calgary, AB T2E 7S8). Condolences may be registered at www.fantinsfuneralchapel.ca.

Fantin’s Funeral Chapel entrusted with the arrangements. (403) 562-8555

Obituary

Terrance Carpenter 1959 ~ 2020

It is with profound sadness that the family of Terrance Wilfred Carpenter announces his passing, at age 61, on July 13, 2020 following a sudden and brief illness which he bore with astonishing dignity, courage and grace.

Terry, who was born in Vancouver on February 18, 1959, moved to Hillcrest when he was just over a year old where he was raised with his brothers by dedicated grandparents Wilfrid and Trixie Carpenter. He left the Crowsnest Pass in his mid-twenties to pursue a career in industrial construction, traveling throughout Alberta and British Columbia and eventually settling in Grande Prairie to work as an oilfield consultant for CNRL. Although Terry’s passions were golf, fishing and tropical vacations, he loved life in general and made the most of each day and every opportunity.

Terry valued his entire family; however, his greatest love was his extraordinary, unwavering soulmate Melanie while his children were his deepest source of pride. Intelligent, generous, charismatic, warm, endearing and free-spirited, the hole left by his passing will be impossible to fill.

Left to mourn Terry are his devoted partner Mel, much-loved sons Sean (Amber) and Richard (Callie), step-daughter Kaylee (Nathan) and granddaughter Gracelyn; brother and best friend Tim, sister-in-law Dee, sister/aunt Diane (Philip); nephews and nieces David (Hayley), Joshua, Caleb, Keziah and Uriah; Trevor (Vanessa) Ethan and Lexis; Jared (Bobbi) and Lincoln; cousins Tracy Rains; Carol-Ann (Colin) Rileigh, Morgan and Camryn Powell; Kelly (Amanda), Malcolm and Liam Titus as well as many treasured friends and colleagues.

Terry also leaves his other family, the welcoming and supportive Kushneryks/Polards: Corben (Graham), Torey, Steve, Casey, Carrie (John), Kiersten and Kelan. He was predeceased by grandparents Wilfrid and Trixie Carpenter, mother Marguerite Astel and aunt Bernice (Harry) Rains.

A private family gathering to remember Terry and to celebrate his life will be held at a later date.

Rollovers a tipping point in quad riding - be aware Overturning your quad can have deadly consequences; follow these tips for a safe ride

katrina Whiteman Communiciaton Coordinator - Univeristy of Alberta

Rollovers kill and seriously injure more riders than any other type of quading incident, causing more than half of the deaths in Alberta. On average, 14 people die every year while riding quads. Over 700 people are admitted to hospital and over 5,500 go to emergency departments for treatment. Hit the trails safely this summer with these points in mind.

Why Do Quads Roll?

Quads are built with a high center of gravity. This allows them to travel over rough terrain, but it also makes them tip over easily. Quads roll from riding up, down, or across a hill that is too steep, from overloading the quad with passengers or cargo, or from driving too fast. Even riding on level ground and turning too sharply will cause a rollover. Read the terrain and gauge your speed appropriately.

People look at All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) or quads and think that they look stable with the four large, low pressure tires and are easy to ride. In fact,

ATVs are not safe to ride on all terrains and riders need to actively use their body weight to keep the machines upright.

Keep Your Quad Upright Follow these steps to avoid a quad rollover: ● Active riding, or using your body weight and position to maintain the upright position of the quad, is a skill all quad riders need to learn and use when operating a machine in order to prevent a rollover. Take a quad safety course to learn how to active ride. ● Ride the right sized quad. Your quad must be the appropriate size for your weight and strength. If you are too small or too big for a machine your active riding will not be able to keep it upright. This means children are no match for an adult-sized quad and smaller adults need to choose their machines carefully. ● Don’t ride double! Riding with a passenger on a quad built for one reduces a driver’s ability to counter the rolling forces of a quad. ● Consider a Crush Protection Device (CPD).

CPDs are accessories that can be purchased and

mounted on some quads. They rise approximately to the level of the rider’s head and in the event of a rollover, either stop the quad on its side or create a space for the rider under the quad should it roll upside down. ● Ride sober. Alcohol was found in the blood of more than half (55%) of the drivers who died quadding. Of those, most (75%) were over the criminal code limit of 0.08 blood alcohol content (BAC). ● Wear a helmet. It’s the law, but 8 out of 10 people who died of a head injury weren’t wearing one.

Check out a safe riding video featuring Jason Maas, formerly quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos, and other resources on the Injury Prevention Centre website, https://injurypreventioncentre.ca/campaigns/quad_ safety.

Katrina Whiteman is the Communications Co-ordinator with the University of Alberta’s Injury Prevention Centre.

16 – Crowsnest PAss HerALD – Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Pass Pool making some adjustments to schedule and protocol DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Pass Pool has been a busy spot since it’s opening earlier this month.

Manager Jared Koentges says that during public swim times, lineups have been very long in anticipation of getting in to swim.

Koentges wants to remind visitors to the pool, that social distancing is still required.

“With our public swims only being 40 people, we've been having crazy lines outside. We just want to send a reminder that everyone still needs to social distance while in line.”

Visitors are also asked to do the honour system for amount of time spent in the pool.

“We're continuing to do an hour honour system during public swim.

When one group leaves another group can come in. After every hour we're starting to announce. If someone comes in at 2:00,

we'd make an announcement at 3:00. We're just asking the public to be courteous of other people wanting to swim.”

New scheduling is also being made in order to allow for lessons.

“There's a new schedule out as well. We're doing afternoon lessons from 2pm-5pm. The reason we chose 2-5 is that's what we had planned with Covid-19 protocols and all the extra cleaning.

Public swim took a hit and had to be moved around. The reasons why we wanted to do lessons was to offer swimming lessons for local kids so that they can learn how to swim and be safe in any type of water.”

The first set of lessons began on July 13th and will end on the 24th.

The second one will be running in August from the 10th to the 21st.

Koentges says that public swim will be bumped again during those lessons.

“It's going to be the same time again so public swim during that time frame will be in the evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.”

Parents are being asked to be in the pool with kids taking these lessons due to Covid-19 protocols.

“With the lessons in August, they're all level 3 and under. With the new protocols we ask parents to hop in with their kids.

Lifeguards still have to social distance and can't hop in. Lifeguards will still be instructing the class it's just the parents will be in with the kids helping them swim.”

The pool has also flagged off the grass.

For public swim when people are here we want them swimming and not lounging on the grass watching their kids swim. We want as many people in the water as possible,” said Koentges.

For up to date scheduling and more information, go to passpool.ca

Jorja Mercer Penney photos

How tHe Pass Pool is going to look tHis year

• We encourage people to change at home and limit personal belongings they may bring.

• All patrons must use hand sanitizer before entrance to the facility and should maintain social distancing practices • We are asking people to stay an 1 ½ hours only to let more people access the facility during public swim times • Bather load will be limited based on programs and are subject to change in the future: o Public swim 40 o Lane swim 12 o Aqua-fit 15 o Masters 12 • Swimming lesson registration will end August 9th but will be limited to preschool and swim kids’ levels 1-3. All lessons will be parent accompanied and will run August 10th – 21st o Preschool lessons are being planned to run august 10th – 21st • Lockers will be closed for the season; people may bring personal belongings on deck with them o Remembering to maintain social distancing • The slide vortex and hot will remained closed until further notice • No sharable toys will be permitted for public swim • One family group is allowed in the lobby at a time with the rest of the line beginning outside under the veranda and will be marked out.

• People must self screen before coming to the pool and should not attend if symptomatic for COVID-19

Daily aDmissions Child (3-8) - $3.00 • Youth (9-17)- $5.00 Adult (18-64) - $6.00 • Senior (65+) - $5.00 Family - $20.00

swimming lessons Parented - $55.00 • Preschool - $66.00 Level 1-5 - $55.00 • Level 6-10 - $62.00 Private - $25.00

season Pass Child (3-8) - $60.00 • Youth (9-17)- $100.00 Adult (18-64) - $120.00 • Senior (65+) - $100.00 Family - $180.00

5X FleX Pass Child (3-8)- $12.00 • Youth (9-17)- $20.00 Adult (18-64) - $24.00 • Senior (65+) - $20.00 Family - $80.00

Pool Rental 40 people maximum - $150.00