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Students at CCHS enjoyed a Crazy Hair/Ugly Christmas Sweater Day on Friday, November, 27th. Students and Staff came dressed in wacky sweaters and with crazy hair. The school held the day on Friday as Grades 7-12 will begin online classes until after Christmas break.
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Skin care products made locally DaviD SelleS
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Local Pharmacists have teamed up with Crowsnest Pass based Physician Dr. Bert Reitsma to create affordable and well-made skincare products. “There's a whole line of skincare products. We have a bunch of day and night creams, toners, cleansers and all those types of things. They're all medical-grade cosmeceutical type products designed to have real ingredients that actually work at an affordable price compared to the big brand name competitors,” said Stephen Little, a Registered and Compounding Pharmacist, who makes these products and owns RemedyX pharmacy in Coleman. Little says the creation of these products began a few years ago. “We first started
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working in 2012 with Dr. Reitsma. We compound at my store in Alberta. Another pharmacist and myself starting creating things and Dr. Reitsma asked if we could make some things specific to his Vein and Laser Clinic that is local to Blairmore. We started playing around and researching, looking at different formulas. We looked at making existing products better and adding our own ideas to it. We customized a line for Dr. Reitsma and ended up forming the company and moving forward after that.” Little says he’s proud of the products he creates and says people have no need to worry when purchasing these skincare items. “These are products that can be trusted since they're made in collaboration between compounding pharmacists and a
physician. You've got different disciplines working together, which is pretty cool. It's also beneficial that these are locally made products as well. Everything is made in Canada.” Local Crowsnest Pass client, Sidney Stella, can vouch for the quality of product. “I highly recommend Dr. Bert Skincare. I have been using the Asterina line for a year now and my skin has never been better. Being a young female adult, there is constant pressure on your appearance, one of those pressures being to look youthful. Mass-produced skincare companies will roll out a ten-step skincare routine that promises to solve any skin problems you may have. I used to be an avid Sephora shopper eager to try the latest and greatest
in skincare to help with my dry skin and acne. Since trying Dr. Bert Skincare, I haven’t switched. I’ve finally found a clean skincare line that does everything I want it to. It keeps blemishes at bay, hydrates, and helps with aging skin. I highly recommend this product line to anyone. Especially young women like me who take their skincare seriously and want to use clean ingredients." The prices for these products range between $22 and $70. Anyone interested in using any of these products can go online to drbertskincare.com and sign up for their newsletter where they regularly send out coupons to their loyal customers or they can also be found at the Coleman Pharmacy and Dr. Reitsma’s Vein and Laser Clinic in Blairmore.
Fundraising for Roxy Theatre begins DaviD SelleS
Pass Herald Reporter
Organizers with Crowsnest Cando are beginning their first fundraiser for Revive the Roxy. Communication Director, Howard Vandenhoef, says the first fundraiser will include many different artists. “Our first fundraiser will be little mini-performances that we're putting together in the Roxy. We've got fourteen groups of performing artists that we're putting together that will go on the Roxy stage. They're minimal performances. They're almost kind of like what the museum put on recently. They'll all be videoed and will range from singers to comedians to dancers and even First
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Nations performances.” Vandenhoef says performers will be safe and measures will be taken to ensure everyone stays healthy. “We've got protocols put in place that more than exceed what the province is looking for with Covid safety. We've got volunteers for various stages where people will be distancing. There's a progressive station where no one passes each other. Performers will go in the building and will be set up, they'll go on stage, do their performance and exit out another door.” The performances will all be videoed by Vandenhoef and after they’re edited, will be posted to the Revive the Roxy Facebook group as well as Crowsnest Cando’s Facebook page and Crowsnest Cando’s website. Vandenhoef say’s he’s unsure of how fast all the videos will be released but he says the artists will perform beginning December 3rd. The plan is to have all performances filmed by Sunday, December 6th. Vandenhoef says he is amazed at the amount of support already received for this project. “What's so amazing is that this project since the beginning has picked up so much interest and I've heard nothing negative about it. We already have close to 400 members in the Revive the Roxy Facebook group. It's been a pleasure so far.” While initial feedback and support has been
strong, Vandenhoef says they are always looking for more volunteers. “People can go to our website. There's a volunteer form on there people can fill out. People can join our Revive the Roxy Facebook group to stay up to date and offer help as well. We'll put people to work if they offer. It can be tough to find volunteers in this area sometimes but so far we aren't having any issues on that front. It's been a lot of fun. We also might have some help from a Grade 7 class at CCHS. We're not entirely sure how that will work yet but it would be great to have their help as well.” Future fundraisers are currently up in the air a little bit with the new protocols put in place by the province surrounding Covid-19. “We were planning to do some things at this year's Wintervention for fundraising for the Roxy but we're unsure about what will happen with that right now. We don't know what's going to happen there. It's too early to tell. We're planning like it's still going ahead but we'll see,” said Vandenhoef. Vandenhoef says donations and fundraising are key to this project succeeding. “Please donate as much as you can. Help us out. If there's an expertise with something we need let us know. We have site planners helping and some engineers as well.
We need an engineering study for the building. That all takes money. We need to raise $50,000 for stage 1 and we would like to have that before the end of this year. There's going to be stage 2 where we need to raise up to $100,000 for that and then stage 3 to get the building renovated will probably take up to $1.5 million.” Word has already spread that the Roxy is coming back as Vandenhoef says he’s received calls about possible users. “I've got people already willing to book and we've had to tell them we're not close to ready yet. People are lining up to use that facility. What we want to do is we want to get the site running to the point where even while it's under construction, people can start using it. We want to get it safe enough and to a point of usability.” For anyone wanting to donate, Vandenhoef says it’s easiest to do through Crowsnest Cando’s website at crowsnestcando.ca but there are other options as well. “What we've got on our website is a donation page. It will take people to where they can donate with paypal or credit card. People can also send a cheque to the Cando Society. It's easiest through the PayPal or a Credit Card.” Vandenhoef says organizers of the project are very pleased with the support received so far and hope that support can continue moving forward.
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In the lIne of fIre Between November 23 and November 30, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to a total of 60 calls for service including the following reported incidents. One (1) assault, two (2) break and enter (other), one (1) fraud/forgery, five (5) t h re a t s / h a r a s s m e n t s , three (3) mischief/vandalism, one (1) theft of motor vehicle, two (2) thefts, one (1) disturbing the peace, One (1) other criminal code, five (5) other provincial statutes, twelve (12) driving complaints, nine (9) motor vehicle collisions, three (3) assistance to general public, five (5) suspicious occurrences, two (2) assistance to other agencies, four (4) 911 call (invalid), one (1) municipal bylaw and one (1) lost and found. Vehicle Recovered On November 23rd, 2020, a stolen Ford Es-
cape from Coleman was recovered in Lethbridge. The original theft is under investigation. Trailer Recovered On November 23rd, 2020, a stolen Shasta holiday trailer was recovered in Coleman. The trailer was reported stolen October 19, which occurred over the previous month. It is under investigation. Stolen Motorcycle On November 23rd, 2020, there was a complaint of a stolen motorcycle from a shed on 16 Avenue in Coleman. The theft occurred sometime overnight.
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2020, there was a complaint of a break and enter of a residence on 27 Avenue in Bellevue. Some furniture was stolen. Vandalism On November 26th, 2020, there was a complaint of vandalism to a vehicle parked on 21 Avenue in Blairmore. Windows were broken on a GMC Jimmy and a sub speakers system was also taken from the vehicle. Polaris Recovered On November 26th, 2020, a stolen Polaris quad was recovered in Coleman. A 26-year-old male was arrested and charged.
Hit and Run On November 23rd, 2020, at approximately 9:30 AM, there was a complaint of vehicle sideswiped by red Dodge truck on highway 22.
Vehicle Damage On November 27th, 2020, there was a complaint of dent damage to vehicles parked on 21 Avenue in Blairmore.
Break and Enter On November 25th,
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The Simple Raven’s Post by Avner Perl
Seniors fighting for their lives Nights of White Satin It was 1968, and I was driving the old Chevy Nova from Pincher Creek towards the mountains. On the radio, a song, “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues was playing. I was making the biggest decision in my young life. In a while, I would turn 18 and could leave Canada without my parents and go back to Israel. I had friends there, did the tests to get into the Air Force, and economically would have been ahead. My $1.25 an hour here was not hard to beat. It was evening time and I could see the mountains getting closer, under a full moon. The beauty was overwhelming. My first Christmas in Canada was amazing. A family I didn’t know invited my dad and I to celebrate with them. The Prime Minister of Canada was a Nobel Peace Prize winner. So beautiful, kind, and well-meaning people and, in my future, there was a Canadian girl I was to spend the next fifty years with and I stayed. I never went back, even for a holiday. Canada was my country and Alberta was my province. Shortly after Canada started Universal Health Care, I was able to go to University at minimal cost and I had religious freedom that was not available in Israel. I had lots of struggles but no regrets until 52 years later in the unforgettable year of 2020. I studied and worked as hard as I could for my place in the new world. To me, the beauty of the place and the people was most important until I heard an American politician say, “It’s the economy stupid.” I am still not fully convinced, but things have changed since 68. The oil-based economy attracted new people to the province. The good-hearted kind peace-loving hard-working mostly rural people of Alberta became a minority in their own home. New people arrived with intentions of making a quick buck and leaving. Investors came to rip profits and not even stay in the province. They wanted all our services but didn’t care to invest in the future of a province that they just wanted to use. Some only wanted us to propel them into political careers or gain job experience and go home. Home for many of them wasn’t here. My wife and I paid our dues, worked our hours, and saved for retirement, intending to spend it locally. Being “snowbirds” never was a choice. Contributing work and treasure to the community was always a budgeted item. We missed the actual point in which Alberta changed.
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Just like millions of others, I was disturbed by the steady rise in the gap between the rich and the poor. It didn’t look sustainable. At the same time, I became very aware of how the rising inequality steadily contributed to a rise in conditions endangering the wellbeing of humankind upon our planet. A sickness came over the land at a time when the economy was overdue for one of its cyclical crashes, particularly damaging for Alberta’s oil-based economy. As often predicted, the oil economy was temporary. Some here tried hard to extract money from our oil, but the world changed. Now the vultures are fighting for what is left. It served to highlight what is the nature of us, the people. The pandemic disproportionally ravaged the old people like me. Being an oldtime Albertan, I expected a united effort to save our lives, but the opposite happened. In July dozens of people began public demonstrations against the most effective way to save our lives, wearing masks. An acquaintance told me, against all evidence, that I can wear a mask, but he is not going to and all will be OK. He backed his idea up with some conspiracy theory cooked up by his money-hungry political organization. Others were commenting on social media that we should be happy to give up our lives for the economy. They were fighting for what they think is “freedom.” I expected my government to be the voice of reason. The Premier came on with a story about a small business owner begging that her business will not be destroyed. He didn’t say that the government will help and we will all fight together; he sacrificed us, the most vulnerable. No lockdown and no help to those economically affected. No enforcement of wearing masks either. This is the guy who a year ago told Rex Murphy that he wants the Federal government to fight environmentalists in the woods to allow pipelines on their lands. Freedom to risk my life is not as important as the freedom to make money on selling oil to China while providing a few temporary jobs. What makes sense to me is, we all take action to face the threat. We must use our savings from the good times and borrow if necessary. When the danger passes, we will all start paying back, starting with those who can afford the most and going down. Canada overall is doing it, and now the rest should join in. If we save our small businesses, who mostly volunteer to help, we will soon have a robust economy again. I don’t feel comfortable complaining a lot. I never expected the world to be perfect. Some seniors are talking about fighting for their lives. I don’t. We would destroy what we worked hard to build. We care about people, even those who fight for their freedom at the risk of our lives. We care about future generations that will happen far after we are gone. Yet, we are not the “do nothing” generation. We are leaving a much better world to new generations than that which we received. The biggest problem for most is to have enough work. There is an abundance of food and all else if distributed equally. Now please consider letting us live the rest of our lives in peace, enjoying what we have worked and paid for. A government is not a charity, it is insurance for all the citizens. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.