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September 30, 2020 ~ Vol. 90 No. 39 $1.00

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The colours of the Pass

The beautiful fall colours are showing up around the Crowsnest Pass. Over the last few weeks cooler weather and changing leaves have provided the sign that fall is here. The mountains also provide great backdrops for the fall colours. Make sure to get outside and enjoy this season.

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Realty in Crowsnest Pass busy for few different reasons Both buying and renting in the area are becoming increasingly difficult

DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter Real estate in the Crowsnest Pass is selling quickly right now.

Both buying and renting in the area are becoming increasingly difficult due to high sales in recent weeks and months.

Local real estate agents Glen Girhiny, Oliver Strickland, Randall Whiteside and John Pundyk all believe the buyers market that makes up the Crowsnest Pass right now is due to a multitude of reasons.

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interest. The low interest rate plays a huge role. If you can afford to buy a house right now there's no better time,” said Girhiny.

“The low interest rates are what's affecting things all across Canada. We have again, historically low interest rates,” said Whiteside.

“The interest rates are at an all time low and that's a big driver too. With the interest rates being as low as they are, which I don't believe we'll see again for along time. I'm going to say that's a big driver of what's happening right now as well,” said Strickland.

While the low interest is a major factor in the current market, there are other factors that are playing a role as well including turnover at Teck.

“Generally, Teck is definitely influencing the market by their personnel turnover at the mines.

There's generational turnover and new hires.

Crowsnest Pass is a bedroom community to the Elk Valley so whatever is happening there has a big influence on the Crowsnest Pass,” said Pundyk.

“Demographically the baby boomers are retiring and Teck is going through somewhat of a retirement boom and the retirees aren't selling their houses.

Now when they bring in these new families to take these jobs, they're the ones looking for the houses. I

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main reason for all the interest over the last couple months.

“Real estate is on fire here right now. There are a few different factors. In my mind is real estate pretty much stopped with the rest of the world in March and April and then in June, July, August and now September, we've been playing catch up. There were a lot of people on the sidelines. I looked up some stats and as of a couple weeks ago, we were 10 per cent ahead of sales compared to this time last year and that's the difference between 80 and 88 houses for example. It's not a huge spread. So we've played catch up until now. Now there's been this kind of buying frenzy that has manifested into a life of it's own. This is happening all over most of Canada right now. Covid has been the best thing that ever happened to Crowsnest Pass tourism. As a result of that, I know a lot of people in Lethbridge and a ton of them have discovered the Crowsnest Pass for the first time. Those conversations lead into real estate so it's an interesting time.”

Pundyk says that there is also some recreational interest in the Crowsnest Pass at the moment.

“There is a little bit of a recreational market but there used to be more of it when the energy economy was doing better. We had times in the past that our recreational market was

stronger but it's strong relative to other areas of Alberta right now.”

Speculation on mines going through in the Crowsnest Pass is also playing part of a role in the busy market right now.

“The speculation for the mines coming in, there is some of that happening as well,” said Strickland.

“I can tell you from being the boots on the ground in the Crowsnest Pass that I think people are starting to speculate on future events in the Crowsnest Pass,” said Whiteside.

“There's a little bit of optimism that the mine will get approved as well but I don't believe the market fully grasps that yet,” said Pundyk.

Girhiny says more will have to be done if local mines are approved.

“Let's just say that if the long awaited announcement comes and Canada allows us to have the mine, the valley, as we know it is going to change in ways we have no idea.

We are fairly full as far as our residences go and there are not a lot of vacancies.

We're not Calgary or Edmonton where they have new builds. Development is part of this growth and again where's that going to go? People have to start thinking about this. There has to be a plan of some sort because we are going to need new places and developments.”

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would say it's mostly baby boomers retiring that are driving the sales right now,” said Strickland.

Girhiny agrees with Strickland’s sentiment and says looking into affordable homes for seniors in this community is something that needs to be looked into. ““Obviously that's something that as a community we've got to look at. We've got to have some sort of senior’s complex and low-income living.

That's all part of being a community and we are missing that part here. We need a tax base to be able to afford that. That's one of the necessary things that's forgotten about.”

Girhiny says it’s hard to say if mine turnover is as responsible for the sudden interest as Covid.

“I'm not sure if it's the mine turnover or if it's Covid. There are an awful lot of people that like this community and have thought about moving here for along time. It's really hard to put your finger on it because when you look at all the specs and what the forecasts are for the real estate market, they're saying that they expect everything to drop between six to 10 per cent within the next year in the bigger centres so who knows? It's hard to put a specific thing on what's spurring this interest.”

Randall Whiteside says he looks at Covid as a

September 28, 2020 Schools in Livingstone Range School Division are benefiting fromfederal funding intended to help with COVID-19-related expenses.

On August 26, 2020 the federal government announced that it would provide more than $2billion in funding to the provinces for COVID-related school re-entry measures. On September 2, 2020 the provincial government in-

formed Livingstone Range School Divisionthat we would receive $1.211 million from this federal funding, distributed through theprovincial government.

“School jurisdictions are able to determine how to use this funding within the parametersset out by the federal government,” says Associate Superintendent of Business Services Jeff Perry, “to meet local circumstances and needs.”

In Livingstone Range School Division, Senior

Administration spent two weeks gathering information and input on where support is needed most across our Division of 14 schools and 13 Colony schools. The results were that increased staffing, support for students, and increased custodial time are the key areas where support is needed.

To that end, LRSD has hired just over 7 additional full-time equivalent teaching positions and 1.5 support staff positions since the beginning of September to support the

over 400 at-home learning students. The remainder of the funds have been targeted for increased custodial time and the purchase of additional Personal Protective Equipment and cleaning/disinfecting supplies.

“The federal dollars will be used in alignment with our vision of ‘Every student, every day’,” says Jeff. “We are using that funding to make sure that our students have the teachers, supports, and safe classrooms they need to be successful.”

Thank You On behalf of Holy Trinity parish I would like to extend a huge thank you to all parishioners and the community at large who donated items to our September 26 Garage Sale. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for providing the manpower for pickup, sorting, storage and selling of items. Also I would like to thank parishioners who assisted the Knights with the sale. To the Pass Herald and CJPR radio I greatly appreciate you advertising the Garage Sale on our behalf, thank you so very much. Finally a BIG thank you to Subway for providing sandwiches and cookies, lunch for those working the sale. May God Bless You all a hundred fold for your generosity and for your good works.

Thank you again, Father Joseph, Pastor Holy Trinity Parish

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In the lIne of fIre Between September 21 and September 28, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 58 calls for service including the following reported incidents.

Four (4) assaults, four (4) mischief (vandalism), one (1) theft of motor vehicle, five (5) thefts, two (2) disturbing the peace, five (5) other criminal codes, two (2) other provincial statutes, ten (10) driving complaints, three (3) assistance to general public, four (4) suspicious occurrences, six (6) assistance to other agencies, two (2) 911 calls (invalid), three (3) animal calls, one (1) municipal bylaws and one (1) lost and found.

Mischief On September 21st, 2020, there was a complaint of mischief to a broken down vehicle on a road west of Coleman, which occurred over the past two days.

Damage On September 21st, 2020, there was a report of

damage done to a guard rail west of Coleman. The damage occurred within the past five days and was substantial.

Found Purse On September 22nd, 2020, a large purse type bag was turned into the detachment. It was found on highway 3 by the east Blairmore Access. The owner can claim same by identifying it.

Erratic Driver On September 22nd, 2020, at approximately 9pm, there was a complaint of an erratic driver in Coleman. The vehicle was located and it appears he was lost trying to find a residence.

Theft On September 23rd, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of four batteries from paving machines, which were parked in the Lundbreck area. The theft occurred sometime overnight.

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Shoplifting On September 24th, 2020, there was a complaint of shoplifting from a business in Coleman. A female suspect was identified, arrested and charged with theft. She was released on documents for Court.

Erratic Driver On September 25th, 2020, there was a complaint of an erratic driver on highway 3 near Lundbreck. The suspect vehicle was located and stopped between Blairmore and Coleman. The driver did not show any signs of impairment.

Thefts On September 26th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of a licence plate from a travel trailer parked in Hillcrest. The theft occurred within the last two weeks.

On September 26th, 2020, there was a complaint of theft of a licence plate from a trailer parked on 29 avenue in Coleman.

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The Simple Raven’s Post

by Avner Perl

Give me liberty or give me death Give me Liberty or give me Death, are words attributed to Patrick Henry before the American war with England. It is a phrase that stuck in my mind for many years. Is it true?

People often surveyed soldiers who regularly risked their lives, why did they do it. Many fighters on all sides of conflicts said the same thing. We are fighting for freedom, democracy, king, or freedom of religion. Humans fought against fascism, communism, opposing religions, colonial domination and lately wearing masks.

I was raised amongst the first generation of Israelis. Their families and communities were exterminated since they were living in countries that were not their own. There was no hesitation amongst them. You have to fight viciously to be free or you die. Freedom ahead of life.

Now I see a big conflict coming, (so far peacefully,) for equality of minority groups in their own countries. Some are actually the majority but feel like minorities. People are not demanding special privileges, only equal treatment. Those who had privileges are fighting to keep things as they are. Others who have nothing left are begging for their lives to be spared. People first want life and second, they want freedom. Life and freedom get mixed up.

People used to shout “no taxation without representation.” Others wanted freedom from tyranny of ruling elites, churches, or slave owners. Workers wanted freedom to organize and fight for better living conditions. Many fought to be free from others using them or forcing them to assimilate into a stronger group. Its always either fighting for freedom or fighting to subjugate others.

When I was little I fought for freedom with all my tiny might. I remember being only knee-high and fighting my dear mom not wanting to eat what she set up before me. She took the spoon, and I shouted no, I will eat by myself. The next fifteen years or so I spent in a war for freedom. Parents, teachers, older friends, all made an effort to have me do things and I mostly fought back. By the time I was eighteen, I realized the truth.

I was free to do all that I could afford to do, but I was fully shaped by society.

Now it was a race for the common carrots on the stick and I was in it for the rest of my natural life. Just like the rest of us, I towed the line, received rewards, suffered punishments, and enjoyed the little options that I could freely choose.

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Found Bikes Two bikes have been recovered in Blairmore.

Anyone missing a bike can call the detachment.

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I always sympathized with those who had less power. Kids fight for freedom but often learn that conforming is saving them a lot of hardship. It’s a question of education. Young adults are a different story. They often discover better ways of doing things but are forced to conform to fit into the existing social order that their elders have set up. I’d like them to know that there are many options to improve society and that they have the power to do so.

What is most important in a human’s life? Some will say having various experiences. They often dismiss everyday life for passing well-advertised experience. Others pick a cause and fight for the freedom to do so. There are many who feel endangered and fight for life itself. All living things do that. However, we encounter situations when people sacrifice their own lives for others.

People make a great effort to have and raise children. Commonly they say that when they will get old the children will look after them. People do whatever they can to position the young generations to get ahead. We used to honour the old but we gave it up.

Now I am getting emotional. As we left the farms and the old family-owned businesses, the kids moved. Our daughters became career women and we built ourselves safe jails for seniors. Governments tried to save money and the end of life period evolved to just physical care often less than desirable.

I watched relative after relative get old and coerced to go to a Senior Care facility. They have to chose “life” or “freedom” and the family and doctors chose life.

Save lives is our generation’s motto.

Last winter I passed by a gazebo in our local Seniors home. I saw a senior lady I know so I stopped for a talk. She is very old and well educated. She shivered in the winter weather trying to have a cigarette. In her late eighties, she knows smoking doesn’t kill her and if it did it would spell freedom.

I watched the seniors in Ontario care homes dying in misery and neglect. Some day, if I live long enough, it will happen to me. I will remember the words, “give me liberty or give me death.” My family will do what they can but there are no options that I would like available. I will join my crowd of babyboomers and pray to God to take me. Perhaps I will try to hide behind positive thinking. It can not work.

There is no way for an adult to become a toddler in daycare and not feel that their freedom was taken away. “Life” can become a curse instead of a blessing.

I think that the most important responsibility of a society is: Protect and lead the population and provide the necessities of life. That includes protection from members of society who subjugate others with economics or by force.

We must consider all human beings to be ourselves and set up a system that takes care of all, or we will be the victims of inequality. (check the theory of Interconnectedness. By David Bohm).

A few will cheat and lie, circumventing the system, while others will pay with additional suffering. Life changes unexpectedly. I recommend, “Love each other as yourself” but who knows what is right?

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Editorial In last week’s paper there was a photo with Pierre Poilievre and I. I have to say I’ve been pretty blessed to have spent time with some incredible politicians. I consider John Barlow and Roger Reid not only my riding representatives but also friends. I’ve had dinner with Jason Kenny, attended talks with Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews, I’ve attended AUMA conferences and spoke with Ministers Hunter, Savage, Madu, McIver and perhaps my favourite, Nixon. I have to say, however, that I’m not sure anything has come close to Pierre Poilievre. He’s my man crush in all ways. He’s brilliant, he’s elegant and he has a way of telling Justin Trudeau what an idiot he is, in such a complimentary way. He’s a bulldog with his questions and he’s so smart that the liberals can’t fool him with deflection.

I’ll give you a bit of a background how this wonderful meeting took place. I was at an elected officials meeting in Fernie with Sparwood, Fernie, Regional District of East Kootenay and Pincher Creek when David Wilkes, the mayor of Sparwood sat at our table. I knew Dave pretty well when he was the MP in the region and I owned the Elk Valley paper. He’s an amazing mayor in Sparwood and that town is prospering under his leadership. He informed me that Pierre was coming through the area and stopping at the golf course for breakfast. He must have seen something in my eye, because he invited me to attend.

Perhaps it was those puppy dog eyes I’ve been working at perfecting. Perhaps it was the, “man can I come”! I remind myself often that God hates a coward.

I got up early on that fine Friday morning and arrived half and hour early. Now if you know me at all, you would know that I’m never on time for anything, let alone a half hour early. I figured that if I was there first I’d perhaps get to sit beside him.

There were 16 of us. The group included the regional MLA and MP and business executives from the valley, their wives and me. When Dave introduced me to Pierre as Lisa Sygutek, owner of the Pass Herald, a director of John Barlow’s EDA and a councillor of Crowsnest Pass I felt a moment of pure pride. This woman from a small town has made some incredible contacts. I often forget how much I really have accomplished.

When I posted the same Pass Herald photo to social media I commented on how lucky I was to be surrounded by some of the most powerful men in the valley and this country. One of my friends from university responded, “Great pic Lisa with the dudes. You stand out, but it is also a sad commentary that you’re the only woman in the photo”. “Another responded, “I think they should be saying they are privileged and honoured to be standing next to one of the most powerful women in the valley”.

Wow those comments got me thinking. When I look at the group I was surrounded by, I was the only woman there, alone, the rest of the ladies in the group were there with their husbands. That isn’t a perspective I have really thought about before. My comment on my post was, “dream big ladies, we can do anything”. I say the words but sometimes I forget to appreciate and practice them.

For a period in my life I forgot who I am. I’m smart, I’m kind, I’m funny and I’m powerful. If we as women embrace that rather then hide it so we don’t look too aggressive I believe we sometimes forget who and what we are.

That morning with Pierre Poilievre was amazing, I was able to listen to him speak on the economic issues in Canada, most of which scared me to death, and believe it or not I was able to sit right beside him. We talked politics, family and our love of parenting. He’s a real person just like you and me, he just believed in his abilities a little than most of us do.

So I’ll end this saying I had an incredible experience that morning with some of the most powerful men in the valley, and I think I was a great addition to the mix.

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MP John Barlow responds to Speech from the Throne There is a stark difference between making grand promises, and delivering on those promises.

The lack of substance or a clear financial plan in yesterday’s Throne Speech exemplifies the prorogation of Parliament was nothing more than a scheme by the Liberals to shut down the WE investigation at Finance and Ethics Committees.

Justin Trudeau shut down Parliament when Canadians needed it the most. They needed Parliament to address real issues such as adopting effective testing models and addressing and updating the COVID response programs like CEBA and rent assistance.

As a result, Canada has fallen behind its allies in its response to the COVID pandemic, and yesterday’s Speech brought no new ideas to the table.

Putting aside the number of promises, such as health care and child care, which don’t fall under Federal jurisdiction, the Liberals failed to bring forward any mention of meaningful action for those who need it the

most.

There was nothing new in the Throne Speech to help Canadians worried about their health, their loved ones, their jobs, their businesses or how they are going to pay their bills through the winter.

We know our economic recovery will be driven by Canadians’ hard work, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit.

We have a deep fiscal hole to climb out of and Canada’s natural resource sector, oil, gas, mining, forestry and agriculture, should play a key role in our recovery. Instead of supporting these industries the Trudeau Liberals prefer to appease activists and support “decarbonizing our economy”, increasing the carbon tax and spend billions on their pet green projects. Now is not the time.

In fact, agriculture, forestry and veterans were not mentioned once.

Neither was national unity, a vital issue for western Canadians wanting a government who will support our natural resources with pipelines and critical infrastructure. There needs to be a

balanced approach to taking critical action now to give Canadians tools to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without an economic shutdown, while getting Canadians back to work.

The Liberal’s big, transformative plan is to promise things they have been promising for years, like First Nations reconciliation, child care, pharmacare, and a strategy for the opioid crisis.

The Throne Speech was more empty promises while failing to address the needs of today.

The pandemic spending is expected to increased the net debt ratio from 31% to 49% of GDP, and while much of that spending was needed in a time of urgency and economic shutdown, the ruthless spending on pet projects listed out by the Liberals yesterday is wasteful, unthoughtful, and nonreflective of the current needs of the country.

For the Prime Minister to say the “government will take on the burden of additional debt so Canadians don’t have to” is ridiculous and misleading. Any debt taken on by the government is a debt to Canadian taxpay-

ers and the burden of paying for the Liberal’s unprecedented borrowing will fall to our children and grandchildren.

Canadians need a government which is prepared for what is to come, not dreaming in the clouds of ambitions made pre-pandemic. Every undelivered Liberal promise was simply repeated in yesterday’s Speech.

This is not the way forward.

Conservatives will be pressing the government to start a new pandemic preparedness plan that ensures Canadians won’t have to suffer due to the Liberals’ lack of planning again. It’s clear the Liberals are out of ideas, and merely rehashing broken commitments that just aren’t practical in a post-COVID world.

Conservatives are offering a serious, compassionate and ethical government in waiting that has Canadians’ backs.

We will put forward a plan to keep Canadians safe, protect jobs and get our country back on track.

John Barlow Member of Parliament, Foothills

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Harvest of Memories hold successful virtual event DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

The Crowsnest Museum was able to hold a successful Harvest of Memories fundraiser virtually this year.

The annual fall fundraiser looked different this year due to Covid-19 but ended up being one of the most successful years in recent memory.

“We raised a ton of money through the event.

It was one of our most successful Harvest of Memories. After expenses, it was the most successful event in recent memory,” said Executive Director Chris Matthews.

“It was great. We had a great time. I had a lot of positive feedback from everyone who watched and participated. It was lovely and a fun evening for us to put on.”

Matthews says there were some challenges to figure out but he was pleased with the outcome and help that was provided.

“We had to figure everything out. We didn't really have a blueprint to follow. It was very much like a telethon in the traditional way. We had to figure out how to keep

expenses low and pull it off. That was the biggest challenge. We decided early that we couldn't hold an in person event so we had to figure out how we could do it virtually.

The hunt was on for the right people and right help. Luckily we found great people and detailed event coordination from our coordinator who helped us out. We had Kelly Brothers Production for our AV helping us out with the actual broadcast.

Those things together really helped us figure out what we didn't know.

We're all pretty good at putting on a dinner gala fundraiser, we've done those for a little while but doing it virtually we needed to bring in some help.”

There were a couple of small changes to the event this year with the event being held virtually.

“It was a shift this year from one entertainment act to multiple entertainment acts. I have to give a shout out to everybody who helped us out entertainment wise. All those artists donated their time to pre-record items for our broadcast. That was fantastic. We didn't get to see everybody. It's a

great time that we get the face-to-face time with our members and stakeholders and we missed that.

Overall we got to do pretty much everything else that we would do. We even got to deliver some desserts so there was still a food aspect of this. It was really great.”

The target goal was also reached after the event.

“We had one donor come up at the end and if we hit our target they were going to give us a large donation. The thermometer on the night of was just over $32,000 and our goal was $30,000. Because we met our goal we got another donation plus the matching from Scotiabank so we raised close to $40,000 total.”

Matthews says he is grateful to everyone for all their support.

“I can't thank everybody who supported. The historical society and my board and my volunteers, we didn't go door to door to businesses in the Pass and ask for auction items or donations like we have in the past. This year we didn't know who was hurting and who was doing well during Covid so we didn't want to over

tax anybody. We did reach out to a few for sponsorship and a lot of businesses came to us and said they had their donations for Harvest of Memories.

They voluntarily gave us items and donations. It was just fantastic. We had such great support from individuals and businesses leading up the event and then the night of as well. I can't thank the community enough. We didn't know what to expect. We didn't expect this high of a success rate. It just goes to show how awesome this community is.”

Matthews says the funds raised will go toward keeping the history of the area alive through-

out the winter months.

“We will work hard now with this. This will help us get through the winter and keep our projects going. We look forward to doing that for the next few months.”

Top photo: Chris Matthews and crew at the virtual auction.

Bottom a piece donated by Rick GIllis for auction.

Herald contributor photo

NEW FALL RECYCLING PROGRAM We are excited to announce this New Pilot Project from Alberta Recycling.

This is a 2 year government sponsored program for recycling small appliances, small power tools etc.

If enough people recycle these products the government will keep the project going after the 2 year period.

So please make an effort to keep these items separate and bring in any of the below listed items to the Landfill.

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Ask A sk us about other electronics elec tr onics not list listed ed abo above v e or visit ARMA ARMAepilot.com epilot .c om We also recycling clean cardboard, clean tin cans. All larger electronics, Paint, Household Hazardous Waste, used oil (up to 20 Liters per visit), Oil Filters and Containers, Propane Tanks, Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Cooking Oil, Batteries, Tires, Metal, Wood, Large Appliances, Farm Chemical Jugs. unfortunately we can find anyone to accept glass or plastic. Stay tuned for more Recycling changes to come.

The Crowsnest/Pincher Creek Landfill Assc. also offers non profit organizations a chance to earn money by picking paper we pay $14.00 per hour per person.

Please check out our Scholarship Programs and Non Profit Children and Youth donation Programs.

Go to www.crowsnestpincherlandfill.com Also note that weight restriction rates for residents living in the Md of Pincher Creek have changed.

The Md will pay for each visit up to 2000 Kgs. If its over that amount the Resident will have to pay.

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Simply Selles Musings from you local reporter

Social media The positives and negatives of it lead to an eye-opening dilemma.

That dilemma has recently pulled tech insiders into creating a documentary on how damaging social media really is.

That documentary is The Social Dilemma.

In it, the multiple tech insiders, who have worked at Google, Twitter and media powerhouses Facebook and Instagram, try and explain just how much social media con-

trols our lives.

I remember on my 13th birthday, one of the first things I did was create a Facebook account.

Looking back on my posts at that age I cringe.

There was no reason for me to have one at that age because I didn’t even know what I was doing at that point when it came to social media.

I’ve fallen into the trap and I’m finding it harder and harder to get out of.

One tech insider in the documentary men-

tions social media’s main goal and it’s quite scary if you think about it.

“How much time can we get you to spend?

How much of your life can we get you to give to us?”

That thought process is what drives all these major social media giants.

But there’s more danger involved with social media.

“Every single action you take is carefully monitored and recorded. Exactly what image you stop and look at and for how long you look at it.”

That’s right.

Everything you do is being monitored.

It’s something we don’t really think about while we are on social media.

All we want to do is see what others are up to.

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We aren’t thinking about the consequences all this time on social media brings.

One tech insider says his reasons for leaving Google in 2017 was because of ethical reasons with not only Google but the entire industry.

When someone says that, it’s a scary thought.

Another insider says when he started out, he always felt like fundamentally it was a force for good.

He says now he doesn’t know if he still feels the same way.

Another quote from the documentary touches on how creators had blinders on.

“It’s easy today to lose sight of the fact that these tools actually have created some wonderful things in the world.

They’ve reunited lost family members; they’ve found organ donors.

There were meaningful systemic changes happening around the world because of these platforms that were positive. I think we were naive about the flipside of that coin.”

Here’s another quote.

“When we were making the like button our entire motivation was can we spread positivity and love in the world? The idea that fast forward to today and teens would be getting depressed when they don’t have enough likes or it could be leading into political polarization was nowhere on our radar.”

One of the main tech insiders in the documentary is Tristan Harris, a former Design Ethicist at Google and the CoFounder of Center for Humane Technology.

He mentions a time while working for Google creating Gmail as one of the first times he really questioned where the tech industry was going.

“When I was at Google, I was on the Gmail team and I just started getting burnt out because we had so many conversations about what the inbox should look like and what colour it should be. I felt personally addicted to email. I found it

fascinating there was no one at Gmail working on making it less addictive. I was like is anyone else thinking about this? I haven’t heard anybody talk about this. I was feeling this frustration with the tech industry overall that we kind of like lost our way. I really struggled to try and figure how, from the inside, we could change it.”

Harris goes on to mention just how much control an engine like Google has.

“Two billion people will have thoughts that they didn’t intend to have because a designer at Google said that this is how notifications work on that screen you wake up to in the morning. We have a moral responsibility as Google for solving this problem.”

Harris mentions that of course there are positive sides to social media as well.

“It’s simultaneous utopia and dystopia. I can hit a button on my phone and a car shows up in 30 seconds and I can go exactly where I need to go.

That is magic. That’s amazing.”

Harris says it’s important to find a way for social media companies to continue in a humane way.

“We can demand that these products be designed humanely. We can demand to not be treated as an extractable resource. The intention could be how do we make the world better.”

After watching the documentary, I went on my Facebook account and deleted over 200 of my friends.

I now have just 31 Facebook friends that consist of my immediate family and my very close friends.

My Instagram account went down from over 300 people I followed to 105.

My Twitter is down from over 400 to 145.

These changes for me are a step in the right direction for limiting the stranglehold social media has on me.

Limiting my follow-

ers will help limit my time on these different platforms.

I’m also setting three reminders in my phone each day that go off at 9am, 3pm, and 9pm.

Those three times will be when I’m checking social media.

I’m hoping that over time it will become easier for me and I could even drop it down to one time per day.

The documentary is an hour and a half long.

To my shock and surprise, it took me over two hours to unfollow and unfriend people that I barely talk to.

It simply shouldn’t have taken me that long.

At the end of the documentary, three rules are mentioned for people to follow in order to help limit their social media use.

The first rule was keeping phones outside of the bedroom at night.

I’ve been doing this one for years. I’ve never wanted the distraction or temptation of staying up all night.

The next rule was no social media until high school.

Man oh man do I wish I would’ve followed that one.

The third rule was working

out

a

time

budget with your kids.

It was mentioned by an insider that if you ask them how much time they should spend on social media, most times they’d say a reasonable amount.

These are just some of the simple things that can be done to limit the impact social media has on our lives and our society.

I didn’t even touch on some of the other issues presented in the documentary because I want everyone who can to watch it.

It’s on Netflix and I hope that anyone who has an account will take the hour and a half to educate

themselves

and

learn more about the stranglehold these companies have on us.

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The Pastors Pen - Pastor Billy Karasz

Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Season is here once again and traditionally it is a time for all of us to reflect on the things for which we are to give thanks. Since so many people are going through major trials in their lives especially now during this world crisis, many find it difficult to be thankful. Why should we be thankful? When reflecting our own lives we have been able to praise the Lord even in adversities. This is the time of the year that we should show our appreciation for what we have, who we are, and everything we were blessed with. We have so much to be thankful for, but sometimes we don’t realize how blessed we are. Some of us can praise and enjoy times like these.

But others, for some reason or other, have a hard time being thankful when their lives are not going according to ‘plan’ and may even be in disarray.

When we do face difficulties, that is the time we need to be more thankful than ever, as God has promised us that He will be in our midst to help us

overcome every trial and evil thing. Evil things do not come from God. They come from the devil.

When we are experiencing bad things, we need to thank the Lord that He is there to help us to overcome them. The scripture tells us that in everything we are to be thankful.

Being thankful is an incredibly important subject that should occupy our minds and hearts, and not just one day a year, but every day of the year, and to the end of our lives, or to the end of the age. It’s what God commands us to do. Are we forgetting the main purpose of this day is prayer and thanksgiving as we feast and fellowship? The Lord is not opposed to our feasting and our gathering of friends and family to dine, but if our only prayer is to ask God to bless our food are we not forgetting the real meaning of this day? God delights in blessing us as His children. However, do we, as His children delight in blessing Him with our prayers and thanks? Do our celebra-

tions revolve more around the meal and the socialization of the moment, than around the discussion of the things we should be thankful for? Many have forgotten the Lord and have replaced thanking God, praying and reading the Bible with watching games, drinking and eating. Let us ask God to forgive us and truly celebrate this day in real thanksgiving and prayer.

Now being thankful is much more necessary and essential than most people realize. But sad to say, many Christians and non- Christians alike are not as thankful as they should be, resulting in problems and struggles in their lives, in their relationships with others, and with God Himself.

To be a growing, joyful, fruitful, contented and truly blessed believer, you need to be thankful.

We must realize that anything we have that is good, or anything we can do that is good, is from God. He is the source of everything that is good.

The thankful person knows that there is a God, and realizes that all that he has that is good is from God, and then from his heart and in his own words he expresses thanks to God, he honours God. The thankful person is aware of God’s

work, and sees God’s work in the world, in the church, in his family, in his own life, and then expresses gratitude and appreciation to God. That is, he is truly grateful to God for what He does, and then gives Him all the credit.

A thankful person is sincere – he is not faking it, he is not a hypocrite.

He knows that it is God who has done this miraculous and supernatural work in his life and in the lives of others, and so his heart is humbled, and therefore he is genuinely thankful to God. And He personally tells God that He is thankful, expressing his wholehearted appreciation and gratitude to God, and this honours God and gives Him glory.

But he also is thankful to God when he is with others. A thankful person gives thanks to God for everything, and everything means everything.

If a person is not thankful, then he will tend to grumble and complain about things when they don’t go the way he wants, whether it’s the weather or work or the government or the church or people’s lives. Be thankful then for little things and for big things, for specific things and for general things. Be thankful for hot weather and cold weather, for sunny days and stormy days. Be thankful for individual

people, for family members, for friends and for the church. Be thankful for trials you’re in, for problems you face, and for bad things in your life.

Be thankful for food, for clothing, for the house you live in, and for the car you drive. Be thankful for the job you have, for the money you have, and that you can pay your bills.

Most of all, be thankful for God the Father, for Jesus Christ His Son and for the Holy Spirit. Be thankful for who God is, that He is holy, wise, good, powerful, faithful, forgiving, omniscient and sovereign. Be thankful that you know Them, that you have eternal life. Be thankful that They saved you, and love you, and are committed to you. Be thankful that They have a plan for your life, that They will use you for Their purposes, and will soon bring you to heaven.

Be thankful that you will be with Them forever and ever. Psalm 73:23-26 Let’s make this an opportunity to lead others to Christ. And, be thankful for who you are in Jesus.

We shouldn’t wait for just one day of the year to be thankful for what we have or who we are. We should we give thanks to our Creator and how much we’ve been blessed, beyond our worth, every single day of our lives.

The One Who gives us such blessings is worthy

of our daily praises. We just need to take the time to thank Him for everything He has given to us.

We should make this a daily action and not a seasonal one . Giving thanks shows us that we can count on God for blessings and that we’re not the source of goodness.

He is. Everything we have and take for granted was given to us by Him. In this time of Thanksgiving, remember that life is never about what we planned. It’s about loving God, who is always with us and for us.

Nothing that the world throws at us is going to affect God’s love for each and every one of us. His blessings are in accordance with His goodness.

Focussing on the material is a distraction. It’s just stuff, after all! Let’s be thankful for being saved

by His grace, for ourselves, our families, our nation, and so much more.

Thanksgiving is a special moment that we can make part of our daily lives. Praising God for His goodness will turn us into more joyful Christians. That won’t go unnoticed by those around us. We are living testimony of Him. So, happy Thanksgiving and enjoy this amazing time that the Lord has given us, not just the celebration of His good things, but also family and friends.

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South Zone Covid-19 Update DaviD SelleS Pass Herald Reporter

ALL NUMBERS ARE UP TO DATE AS OF Monday September 27.

Province wide, there have been 17,749 cases to date. Of these cases, 1,549 are active. 265 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 1,828 total cases in the south zone. 1,765 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the south zone. There are currently 38 active cases in the south zone.

There are no active outbreaks in the south zone.

Here is the community breakdown of cases in the south zone.

Crowsnest Pass: 2 cases reported, 0 cases are active, 2 case recovered.

Pincher Creek: 27 cases reported, 1 case is active, 25 cases recovered and 1 death.

Fort Macleod: 33 cases reported, 0 cases active, 30 cases recovered and 3 deaths Claresholm: 18 cases reported, 1 case active, 17 cases recovered.

Cardston County /Kainai: 105 cases reported, 2 cases active, 98 cases recovered and 5 deaths.

County of Warner: 63 cases reported, 1 case active, 61 cases recovered and 1 death.

Lethbridge: 172 cases reported, 3 cases are active, 167 cases recovered and 2 deaths.

Lethbridge County: 48 cases reported, 5 cases active, 43 cases recovered MD of Taber: 44 cases reported, 4 case active, 40 cases recovered City of Brooks: 1,133 cases reported, 3 cases active, 1,121 recovered and 9 deaths.

County of Newell: 32 cases reported, 0 cases active, 30 cases recovered and 2 deaths.

County of Forty Mile: 40 cases reported, 13 case active, 27 cases recovered Cypress County: 33 cases reported, 2 cases active, 31 cases recovered.

Medicine Hat: 82 cases reported, 4 cases active, 76 cases recovered and 2 deaths.

Oyen: 13 cases reported, 0 case active and 13 case recovered.

Vulcan: 49 cases reported, 1 active, 46 recovered and 2 deaths.

Albertans with symptoms • You are legally re-

quired 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.

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Obituary Bob Liddell 1943 ~ 2020 Bob Liddell died peacefully in the Crowsnest Pass Long Term Care Unit on September 27, 2020 at the age of 77 after a brief struggle with cancer.

A resident of Crowsnest Pass for almost 75 years, Bob was more involved in the community than any of his siblings. He was a cub, a scout, and then a scout leader. This involvement led him, while still a student, to travel across Canada by train to Ottawa for a world scout jamboree. He attended Tuxis Parliament in Edmonton, an experience for aspiring politicians. He became a lifelong member of the Elks, serving several terms as grand exalted ruler, working on countless volunteer projects. Later he was proud to become a Mason, and then a Shriner, again taking various leadership roles. (Also getting to wear a clown suit and drive a mini-car in local parades.) He enjoyed the friendship and fellowship that came with being a member of the Eastern Star and a congregant of the local United Church. Bob was also proud to be elected to serve a term on Coleman town council before amalgamation. He was a member of the local Credit Union board and volunteered to keep the town safe with Citizens on Patrol.

Bob graduated from the new Lethbridge Community College with a business certificate, but for most of his working life, he toiled at Phillip’s Cables as so many Pass workers did. After Phillip’s shut down, he worked for the municipality and for Pass Discount Foods before officially retiring.

Bob is survived by his brothers Bill (Elaine), Ken, Wayne and Dave (Joanne); his sister Merilyn; numerous nieces and nephews – regular and great; and extended family. He was predeceased by his parents, Bill and Helen Liddell; his sisters-inlaw Merilyn and Gail; and his nephew Jordy.

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When introducing himself to a child, he would say, “My name is Bob. Don’t spell it backward.”

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