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Thursday, June 12, 2014 S e r v i n g t h e C r o w s n e s t P a s s a r e a V o l . 1 I s s u e 3 2 FREEFree Press

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Grade 6 student Alexandra H. serves tea to Clarence Morrow at Isabelle Sellon School Seniors Tea on June 3. This year marked the 11th annual Seniors Tea hosted by ISS as part of Family & Community Support Services’ Seniors Week celebrations.

Photo by J. MacFarlane

Province addresses highway signage By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Frustration hung in the air as Alberta Transportation officials defended their systems and deflected appeals for help from municipal council dealing with safety on Highway 3. At council’s initiation, Alberta Transportation’s Op-erations Engineer Firoz Kara and Maintenance Con-tract Inspector Rick Lemire appeared on June 3 to ad-dress issues on the busy interprovincial highway. “We have some serious issues with our crosswalks through our community,” said Mayor Blair Painter. “The highway splits our community in half and we have our children trying to cross a very, very busy stretch of road with crosswalks that are poorly identi-fied.” “Where do we start to get these crosswalks identified better with signage?” asked Councillor Bill Kovach.

“With summer coming, traffic is absolutely horren-dous… There’s a lot of pedestrian traffic.” Kara told council his department had identified the crosswalks of concern. “Typically what we do when looking at crosswalks, is we have a system of wants… it’s a combination of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. So based on the vol-umes, we take a look at the wants to see precisely what kind of facilities are warranted,” Kara said. “In both the checks, whether in Edmonton or in Lethbridge, nothing additional was warranted in terms of types of crossing hardware… The trouble, of course, with in-stalling infrastructure hardware that is not warranted, is it creates some problems for the organization.” Councillor Shar Lazzarotto asked what number of vehicle-pedestrian traffic made it warranted. “When they say 26,000 vehicles coming through here on a long weekend, through that little stretch of highway, that’s not enough?” she asked. “Or is it the

alternative where somebody has to be killed at the in-tersection?” Kara said he didn’t know the volume required but that there was no provision for fatalities.Councillor Marlene Anctil asked how the pedestrian traffic was determined if there was nothing monitor-ing it. Kara said Alberta Transportation have estimated ap-proximately eight pedestrians per hour, based on “peak hours”. Councillor Anctil was incredulous. “During your peak hours, you’ve got to have more than eight pe-destrians in an hour when you have elementary school kids leaving and high school kids leaving. We have more than eight students in the school.” Kara said if they were given precise locations, they could initiate a pedestrian crosswalk count and put it through the warrant system.

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In honour of the RCMP members shot last week in Moncton, the flag was lowered at the Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment and someone placed a bouquet of flowers at the base. Killed was Const. Douglas James Larche, 40, from Saint John, N.B., Const. Dave Joseph Ross, 32, from Victoriaville, Que., and Const. Fabrice Georges Gevaudan, 45, from Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Cpl. Kevin McKenna said the De-tachment appreciates the community’s support.

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“We’re not satisfied. We need to have this addressed,” said Mayor Painter. “I’m fielding phone calls weekly of concerned parents where their kids are trying to cross the highway. What we want to avoid is... heaven forbid, a death. I would hate to see that’s what it took to correct an issue.” Lemire told council that sidewalks need to be installed in order to have proper crosswalks and that these were the mu-nicipality’s responsibility. “Just about every one of these [crosswalks] don’t have a sidewalk,” he said. “So that’s not our infrastructure… There’s not just a matter of paint-ing lines for a crosswalk, there’s a whole bunch of issues that go together on it. So they’re adequate the way we see them… but it’s not just our infra-structure that has to be updated.” Lemire said they would repaint crosswalk lines but there were also “de-velopment” issues that compound the problem. For example, he said, the crosswalk in Frank was supposed to be locat-ed at a new approach but the municipality rejected that approach and wanted a crosswalk put in conjunc-tion with the walking trail system. “So we took our best shot, where the best sight lines were and that’s where we put it,” said Lemire. He said it was also the municipality’s responsibil-ity to ensure no parking for six-and-a-half metres on either side of crosswalks. This could be beefed up with extra signage and other visible markings, he added.

“Our hands are tied somewhat,” said Lemire. “Where the crosswalks are now, we feel is probably not the best place for them, but it’s a place that works to the alternative which is not having one.” Several attempts by council members to have high visibility signage placed at the crosswalks were shot down because these are Canada-wide standards, said Lemire, and Alberta Transportation can’t venture away

from them. Lemire said pedestrian counts could be initiated if the municipality gives them specific requests such as the time of day and days of the week required. Mayor Blair Painter also asked for a current traffic count. Alberta Transportation officials said they have rotating count programs for major intersections on highways at least once every 5 years. There also monthly automatic traffic counts at Burmis and the B.C. border that record traf-fic 24-hours a day. Kara said they could ask for a count program tai-lored to the municipality if they are given the exact lo-cations and purpose for the count. “The purpose of the count is to get our highway no-ticed so we can get on the list to have it addressed,”

said Mayor Painter. He told provincial officials that Crowsnest Pass Highway 3 has been deemed the highest priority from Medicine Hat to the B.C. border for the mayors and reeves of southwest Alberta. “This is a very high priority,” said Mayor Painter. “Not only is it economics, it’s safety and we feel very strongly that it needs to be addressed immediately.”

The original location for the Highway 3 crosswalk in Frank was rejected by the mu-nicipality, says province.

Photo by J. MacFarlane

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Have Your Say on Water QualityTeck is working with communities, First Nations and governments to create an Elk Valley Water Quality Plan that will maintain the health of the watershed and support continued, sustainable mining in the Elk Valley—and we want to hear from you.

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Consultant hired for strategic planning By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Although hesitant, council approved hiring a facilita-tor to help with the munici-pality’s strategic planning. Positive Culture Co. from Medicine Hat was hired at a cost of $13,500. This amount does not include expenses such as meals, lodging and travel. Chief Administrative Of-ficer, Sheldon Steinke told council on June 3 that al-though the previous coun-cil’s strategic plan was a good document, it was based on economic devel-opment issues and “cor-porate issues were still vague”. Steinke emphasized that senior administration wanted to start 2015 budget planning and recommended the contractor be hired as soon as possible to look at services, facilities and other operational issues. Due to time constraints, Steinke said, the work would not be sent out for tender. Council has the au-thority to make such an ex-ception, he added. Councillor Marlene Anctil asked if they shouldn’t wait

to have the results of the recreation feasibility study before tackling strategic planning. Director of Community Services Lyle Hannan said they have a draft of that study and a meeting is scheduled to review it with the authors. “I’m just wondering if… we have so many legacies to clean up, we have so many buildings and things that need to be done,” said Councillor Bill Kovach. “Don’t we have a strategic plan in place for the next year? Plus we have a strate-gic plan that’s already been put forward from the last council. I just don’t know if we need a contract service person to help us with those types of things because they’re pretty well there in black and white.” Steinke reiterated his ar-gument and stressed the current plan was very “eco-nomic centered”. “What I’d like us to work towards is more the cor-poration and some of our service levels… equipment replacement, manpower and operations, manpower and facilities, those sorts of things which the current

[strategic plan] document we have from council re-ally leaves some gaps in it. There’s no direction to ad-ministration how to work on that,” he said. “It will also probably redefine or help council thin out some of the number of economic development issues that come out in the existing strategic plan and maybe we can get into prioritizing some of the economic de-velopment things that we’re looking at.” He argued that having internal staff work on stra-tegic planning, leaves little time for their day to day workload. He recommended a con-sultant could focus solely on developing a planning document. Steinke said he envisioned the consultant would be in the Crowsnest Pass perhaps two to three times for a pe-riod of two to three days each. Although several council members expressed con-cerns such as how long the process may take, whether public input would be in-volved and the cost of ex-penses, council approved hiring the consultant.

Community Peace Officer Vince Duguay and Deputy Fire Chief Jamie Wilkinson work the coffee & donut counter for Tim Horton’s Camp Day on June 4.

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By Joni MacFarlaneEditor

An accident on Friday, June 6 took the life of Sean Bernard Bradley at Western Rock Products quarry north of Coleman on High-way 40. Crowsnest Pass RCMP were called out at 3:50 p.m. Friday afternoon and upon arrival at the scene, determined the incident to be an industrial accident. Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue and Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Ser-

vices were also called to the scene. According to a spokesperson at Alberta Occupational Health & Safety, the 46-year-old mechanic was performing maintenance on a bus when it rolled over him. The incident is under investigation by Al-berta Occupational Health & Safety who have up to two years to complete their in-vestigation. If negligence or a violation of the Occu-pational Health & Safety code is found, the province can turn the case over to the Crown for prosecution.

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As I write this, thousands of RCMP mem-bers from across the country are gathered in Moncton, New Brunswick, for the funeral of three slain officers. Dressed in red serge, members at the regi-mental funeral are there to honour their fallen officers: Constables Fabrice Georges Gevau-dan, David Joseph Ross and Douglas James Larche. It is expected the two Mounties who were injured in the shooting will also attend the fu-neral. Beyond the personal tragedy of officers killed in the line of duty, is our collective tragedy. When an RCMP member is posted to your community, whether in New Brunswick, Al-berta or any other province or territory, they become part of your community. They buy houses in our neighbourhoods and they go to the same sporting events and school concerts as we do. They know us and we know them. As spoiled and sheltered as we are here in the Crowsnest Pass, it’s easy to forget that these men and women are here to keep the bad guys away. To “serve and protect”. As senior officers investigate the incident in hopes of preventing a similar one, it’s easy to forget that it could just as well have happened here, or next door, or in any other part of the country. And as I watch the parade of members from RCMP and other law enforcement agencies, I try to remember these Mounties were not just the guys on the side of the road handing out speeding tickets, or the guys at Remembrance Day ceremonies adding a bit of pomp and cer-emony to the proceedings. They are our friends and our neighbours. They are the ones who put their lives on the line to ensure I enjoy mine.

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Rum Runner Days remains deferred

By Joni MacFarlane

Editor

Council voted to defer Rum Runner Days to

2015 to allow time to plan and recruit volunteers

to organize the event.

On Feb. 18, Sheldon Steinke, chief administra-

tive officer, advised council that last year’s Chair-

person was out of the country for the next four

months and it was getting late to begin planning

anything for this summer.

He recommended that deferring the event would

allow administration time to “research options,

implications and budget for a 2015 event to po-

tentially include Thunder in the Valley and Rum

Runner Days”.

There is a total of $40,000 identified in the 2014

triennial budget for the event.

“It’s almost too late in the day to start planning

a Rum Runners event… I think if we defer it for a

year, we could have better planning in place,” said

Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.

Mayor Blair Painter said he’d like to see the mu-

nicipality start to canvass for volunteers as soon

as possible. Councillor Lazzarotto disagreed. She said she

believes it will be difficult to get volunteers over

the next few months because of the upcoming

events that rely on volunteers such as the Bunny

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Community funding causes confusion By Joni MacFarlane Editor

The first-come first-served nature of a new policy aimed at streamlining the pro-cess for municipal funding was firmly ce-mented last week. Council approved a Community Fund-ing & Support policy in March and allo-cated $20,000 in the 2014 budget. Non-profit groups that host community events may be eligible to receive up to a maxi-mum of $2,000. A number of requests have been granted and there is now a total of $15,205 re-maining, Lyle Hannan, director of com-munity services, told council. On June 3, council received a request for support from the Boys & Girls Club of Crowsnest Pass for a Children’s Festival in the amount of $10,000. Council members asked for clarification. “I don’t know whether they have a bal-ance from the $10,000 [or] if it’s only going to cost a maximum of $6,000 this year [or] whether the $10,000 that the municipal-ity gave them last year is [included],” said Councillor Bill Kovach. “I don’t think we have the whole picture.”

Hannan explained that the organization received part of the funding that was given to Rum Runner Days. This year, he said, it looked like they would spend around $6,000, so he suggested the group was fundraising to reach that goal. “If they fall short, I’m sure they would amend their plans accord-ingly,” said Hannan. “So based on their a n t i c i p a t e d event, they’re asking for as much money as they can re-ceive.” Councillor Dean Ward asked if other groups had come forward and if there were outstanding requests. “My concern with this program is… I’m wondering if these groups are aware of this program. I’m concerned that we’re

going to run out of money and there are some very worthy groups that haven’t had the opportunity to [apply].” Hannan agreed and said he anticipated another 15 requests.

“Based on what you have left, that would, on aver-age, leave you with $1,000 per request,” he said. “So again, just because some-one’s asking for the max, you may want to consider holding back a little bit because there will be sub-stantially more applica-tions coming forward.” A motion by Council-lor Kovach to support the Children’s Festival in the amount of $1,000 was passed. Later in the meet-ing, a revised request for in-kind funding

of Clara’s Big Ride was discussed. Originally, council had waived the rental fee for the Sports Complex, an amount of $350. An additional request to support the event includ-

ed use of projector screens, stage and la-bour to assist with set up, said Hannan, that added another $1,000 to the costs. Councillor Ward moved to support the event to a total of $1,000 but Councillor Shar Lazzarotto later amended this to the full $1,350 because it was not a cash out-lay for the municipality. Hannan explained that all groups pay the approved rates for facilities and ser-vices, so all grant awards (in category 3) deplete the budgeted amount of $20,000. “Instead of in-kind contributions, groups can apply for a grant to offset the fees for their rental,” said Hannan. “This better captures the cost of giving things away, ensures the operating budget for these areas is more accurate and provides some accountability measures for groups using municipal resources, while support-ing our groups hosting these events.”

“I’m wondering if these groups are aware of this program.”

Councillor Dean Ward

Municipal council briefsBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

Temporary employees’ pension plan An outdated policy that doesn’t reflect the conditions negotiated between the munici-pality and Canadian Union of Public Em-ployees (CUPE) was rescinded on June 3. All CUPE employee benefits get negotiat-ed through the CUPE collective agreement so the policy is not valid anymore, said Mi-chele Schalekamp, director of finance and corporate services.

Ski Hill operating agreement The Terms of Reference for the Pass Pow-derkeg Ski Hill Authority was rescinded and a new operating agreement was ap-proved on June 3. Now that the Ski Hill is a Society, said Lyle Hannan, director of community ser-vices, there is no need for Terms of Ref-erence. Conditions that council places on running the facility are stated in the operat-ing agreement, he added.

Oldman Headwaters action plan Municipal council has endorsed the Headwaters Action plan developed by the Oldman Watershed Council. The plan was developed with input from the public and participation of an advisory network.

The plan has four leading action items to be implemented over the next three years.

Parks & Rec Authority A new Crowsnest Pass Parks & Recre-ation Authority was created replacing the existing Sport & Recreation Advisory Committee. Members of the committee were appointed to the new Authority.

Roads Several council members expressed their concern over the condition of roads in the municipality. Sheldon Steinke, chief administrative of-ficer, said once year-end was finalized, he would look at grant funding that could be allocated to road repairs. Money from the province has been al-located for restoration for four backcountry roads damaged from floods, said Steinke. Engineers will develop a plan and deal with the province on repairs. Operations staff are dealing with pot holes and purchase of gravel for urgent areas, said Steinke. Grading has been completed and dust suppression will begin at the end of June, he added. Council also discussed enforcement of enforcement on rural roads and suggest-ed the Community Peace Officer devote some time to these roads or the placement

of speed bumps to slow vehicles down. Steinke said he would also focus on Cole-man were OHVs are being operated on the streets.

Bellevue Cemetery The water source will be reviewed and operations will determine how to cor-rect the problem so it doesn’t have to be pumped out every year.

Hillcrest bridge Closed since last year due to flood dam-age, the bridge was initially to be tendered for repairs in June. A slope stability study has been prepared for Stantec and a design will be developed with tenders now expect-ed in September.

Bellevue Campground Council expressed concern that Teck em-ployees park there for bus pickup, blocking off access to the sanitation area. It was sug-gested the municipality contact Teck and ask them to have a different pickup site so people can park elsewhere.

Water licenses An inventory will be prepared within the next two weeks for all water licenses in the municipality with the help of Alberta En-vironment.

Opening Seniors Week, Family & Community Support Services of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass hosted a lun-cheon on Monday, June 2 at the Coleman Seniors Hall.

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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

HERITAGE INVENTORY PROJECT – PHASE II – BLAIRMORE & FRANK

THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2014 - 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ELKS HALL 2025 129 STREET

In April 2014 the Municipality and the Municipal Historic Resource Board (MHRB) held an Open House to launch Phase II of the Heritage Inventory Project. Phase I included Coleman and the area west to the BC border. Phase II includes Blairmore and Frank. Phase III will include Bellevue and Hillcrest.

The purpose of the first open house was to gather information, and community preferences for 65 potential historic sites in. The MHRB and the Community Design Strategies (heritage consultants) have evaluated the information from the 1st Open House, and the list of sites has been narrow down to 35.

The purpose of the 2nd Open House is to allow the public the opportunity to:

• Review the community context papers for Blairmore and Frank. Context papers outline the history of a community to provide details and context related to why certain buildings are historically significant to a community.

• Review and provide further feedback on the information that has been gathered so far on the 35 sites.

• Review and provide feedback on the Draft Statements of Significance (SoS) for the 35 sites. If a property owner chooses to designate their property as a Municipal Historic Resource, the Province requires that a draft Statement of Significant be written for the subject property.

We hope residents will find time in their calendars to drop by, and help us all learn more about the history of the Crowsnest Pass and have a discussion on preserving Crowsnest Pass’ history.

For further details about this Open House, please contact either Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Development Officer Ken Bourdeau (403) 562-8833 [email protected] or Merinda Conley of Community Design Strategies Inc. at (403) 277-1117 [email protected] .

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Sixteen Crowsnest Consolidated High School grads traveled to Edmonton on May 30 to cel-ebrate graduation with classmate Elise Kwan at the Stollery Children’s Hospital.

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On Friday May 30, a school bus ride that started at 6 a.m. ended in a special day for 16 graduates of Crowsnest Con-solidated High School. When the Grad class of 2014 first learned that fellow class-mate Elise Kwan would not be able to attend their gradua-tion ceremony on May 8, they were very disappointed. Elise, in Edmonton at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, also was upset that she would miss spending this day with her many friends, but travel was simply not an option at that time. Wes Wescott, principal of CCHS and Lori Prentice, Counsellor, put their heads together and tried to think of how they could facilitate Elise’s graduation dreams. During the grad ceremony at the Sportsplex on May 8, it was announced that a group of grads would be traveling to Edmonton later that month to bring grad to Elise since Elise could not come to grad. Sixteen grads were able to free up their schedules on May 30 and had the day off to travel to Edmonton. Weighed down with dress

bags that held their grad gowns along with pillows, snacks, snuggies and blankets the group of 11 girls and five boys boarded a CCHS bus and left for Edmonton at 6 a.m. At around Red Deer they started doing their hair, by Leduc the makeup brushes were pulled out and by the time they got to the Stollery Hospital. all they needed to do was get changed. The staff of the Stollery met them at the door and ushered them into a room where the kids could change into their grad finery. They were joined in a special room, “The Beach”, by Elise’s family, medical staff and the educational staff of the hos-pital as well as other patients and their families. Ms Prentice and the CCHS grads had brought along all of the things necessary for a graduation: her grad tassel, a cap and gown photo, a grad go cup, Elise’s Fun Award and of course her certificate signed by Mr Wescott. Students visited, had lunch and then got down to the cer-emony. It was a moving mo-ment when Elise’s 16 fellow students formed an honor

arch and cheered as Elise, in a beautiful gown, walked be-neath their arms to receive her certificate. After everyone posed for photos and wiped their tears, Elise was surrounded by her friends who had brought pres-ents, cards and lots of hugs and laughter. Although Elsie has been away since July it was as if no time had passed with these teens. Two and a half hours later the grads changed back into their sweats and boarded the bus again, bound for the Crowsnest Pass. They arrived home at 10:30 p.m., tired but so happy that they had spent the afternoon with Elise and her family. It was an incredibly power-ful day, and a testament to the strength of friendship and the amazingly kind nature of this group of kids. Special mention to: Chloe Rothlin, Taylor Armstrong, Tyler Woitte, Jill Montalbetti, Zach Wall, Raegan Jackson, Alexis Bohmer, Heather An-ctil, Josh Leman, Sara Hewi-son, Karlie Stella, Alex Bud-gen, Dakota LaDuke, Shawn Redman, Kiana Miskulin, Taylor Ironmonger, Ms Pren-tice and Becky Rinaldi.

Peace officer reportBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

A report of the Community Peace Officer pro-gram for the month of May was recently released to council as follows:

-Bylaw complaints received: 61-Bylaw complaints closed: 57-Bylaw complaints open: 4-Animal control complaints: 23-Animal control complaints closed: 23-Property standards complaints received: 6

-Property standards complaints closed: 4-Property standards complaints open: 2-Garbage complaints received: 3-Garbage complaints closed: 2-Garbage complaints open: 1-Traffic/parking complaints received: 21-Traffic/parking complaints closed: 20-Traffic/parking complaints open: 1-Other complaints received: 8-Other complaints closed: 8-Provincial tickets issued: 45Total fine amount reported: $7,686

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Everyone welcome at Darcy’s Nature Walk By Erin Fairhurst Contributor

Fresh off the success of Clara’s Big Ride, Randi Lynn Rinaldi isn’t slowing down one bit. After working for months as a member of the organizing committee for Clara’s Big Ride, Randi Lynn has shifted focus to Darcy’s Nature Walk for Mental Wellness – an annual event that she and her family organize in order to promote awareness surrounding mental health and the benefits of physical activity. The walk will be held in Fireman’s Park in Bel-levue on June 14 at 10 a.m., and Randi Lynn is hoping that the momentum from Clara’s Big Ride will lead to a big turnout. “Everyone is welcome,” she says, “It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors and support an im-portant cause.” The event consists of a 5km trail walk or a 4km paved walk and Randi Lynn says that they typi-cally see a wide range of people in attendance.

“Even if you don’t want to walk, or can’t physi-cally walk, just come and have a hot dog and en-joy the day in the park.” Randi Lynn, her dad Randy, and sister Julie were all recognized for their contributions to-wards mental health initiatives in the community during the Clara’s Big Ride event on May 28 and Randi Lynn says the support from the commu-nity was overwhelming. “We’re really grateful,” she says. There are no registration fees for Darcy’s Na-ture Walk but donations are welcome and funds raised go towards initiatives such as Faces of Mental Health, a program designed to elimi-nate the stigma of mental illness and humanize those affected. Randi Lynn also hopes to allo-cate funds to host another mental health first aid course in the fall. Registration for the walk begins at 9:15 a.m. at Fireman’s Park on June 14. For more informa-tion on the walk, call 403-562-2511 or visit www.darcysnaturewalk.com.

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Fresh locally grown produce, herbs, fruits and homemade delicacies – what better way to wel-come summer. The Blairmore Legion in partnership with the Economic Development Board will be holding a summer Farmer’s market starting Saturday, June 28. The idea is an initiative of the Crowsnest Eco-nomic Development & Tourism Advisory Board, who believe a farmer’s market along Highway 3 will draw tourists and visitors, as well as offer a fun, community event to residents of the Crows-nest Pass. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday throughout the summer and ven-dors will set up in the back parking lot of the Blairmore Legion. The site is adjacent to the Crowsnest River and provides great visibility from the highway, organizers said. Exhibitors will be charged a rate per table based on a day or seasonal rate. If you are interested in being part of a farmer’s

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During the 20th Annual Ed Gregor Stewardship Day on June 7, Crowsnest Pass Cubs and Scouts from 37th Lethbridge helped out United Riders of Crowsnest on the bike trails at Pass Pow-derkeg Ski Hill while Crowsnest Pass Beavers worked on bio-engineering at McGillvary Creek.

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Social media for the bear world By Crowsnest Conservation Soci-ety Submitted

Ever wonder why your dog is so in-terested in that particular tree on your favourite trail? Perhaps it is a rub tree! Use of rub trees (or even fence posts, telephone poles, and sign posts) by bears is well established, but other wildlife species ranging from porcu-pine and deer to large carnivores such as wolverine and lynx also utilize these rub objects. Just as Facebook allows people a quick way to catch up on the comings and goings of their friends, scent and hair left on rub trees allows wildlife a quick way to glean potential infor-mation about the species, age, sex, breeding status, or interval since last passing of other animals that might be in the area. Mike Gibeau and Cam McTavish, biologists in Banff, captured trail camera images of 12 different species rubbing, biting bark, scratching the ground, urinating, or defecating on or near these communication hubs. Researchers in Montana and more recently in southern Alberta have begun to exploit this natural rubbing behaviour at traditional rub objects as a way to non-invasively obtain bear hair samples for DNA analysis. Beginning in 2014, Crowsnest Con-servation Society will partner with Alberta Conservation Association to help identify and repeatedly visit rub objects used by grizzly and black

bears south of the Oldman River drainage. Hair samples collected at these rub trees will ultimately be used to determine the status of grizzly bear populations north of Highway 3. An afternoon information session will be held on Saturday, June 14 where the public is invited to learn first-hand from local biologists why bears use rub trees, how to identify rub trees when hiking, camping, fish-ing, etc., and explore volunteer oppor-tunities with this upcoming project. The session will run 1:00-4:00pm at the Allison/Chinook Provincial Rec-reation Area and will involve some light hiking to view known rub trees. For more information, contact Eliz-abeth at 403-563-0058. As bear season is now in full swing, remember to remove or securely store any potential attractants in your yard (e.g., garbage, birdseed, pet food), employ BearSmart practices when out in the bush, and report any bear sightings in town to Fish and Wildlife at 403-562-3289. Crowsnest Conservation BearS-mart continues to offer bear-resistant garbage bin demos to residents who have had a bear-in-garbage conflict or those wishing to try a bin before purchasing. Details about BearSmart practices and other programs such as the in-door composter loans, bear briefs, apple tree swap, apple network, and educational bear- or attractant-related workshops can be found at www.crowsnestconservation.ca.

Trying something new can be very intimidating or down right scary, but with the proper support and guidance it can be life chang-ing. Think of the first time a child gets on a bike. If there were no traffic

laws or safety gear, there may have been less of us willing to take that first ride. The bottom line is that a child or youth that feels safe is willing to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. As a mem-ber of our community, take this a step further and make sure all of our youth feel like they can

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Asset Building Opportunities• Bike Rodeo HAS School June 10th• Play Day – Boys and Girls Club June 15th• Bellecrest Days June 21st • Go Swimming• Try new skills at the Bike Park• Go for a hike• Neighbourhood street hockey• Family bike ride• Sidewalk chalk and decorate your street. Try something new in a Safe En-vironment!

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Upcoming__________June 13-15: Coal Min-er Days in Sparwood consists of a variety of events and activities for the entire family. This is a great way to get to know the community so be sure to mark the dates on your calendar and join us for the fun and activ-ity filled events of Coal Miner Days!

June 14: The 7th annual “Darcy’s Nature Walk for Mental Wellness” is all ready to go on Sat-urday, June 14, 2014 at Fireman’s Park in Bellev-ue. Join us in the beauti-ful Crowsnest Pass as we raise money and aware-ness for mental wellness and the benefits of physi-cal activity in memory of Darcy and Kelly Rinaldi.The 2014 edition will feature fun for the whole family! There will be a 5km trail walk (weather dependant), or a 5km sidewalk walk (goes rain or shine). There will be door prizes, hotdogs & snacks! EVERYONE IS WELCOME to be part of the event!

June 15: Sparwood Clas-sic 5K/8K Fun Run at 10 am at Leisure Centre Soccer Field. For regis-tration info www.coalm-inerdays.ca.

June 16: CNP Polish Hall Society AGM at 1406-82 St. Coleman at 4:30. Pot Luck supper to follow. New members welcome. Call 403-563-5134 for more info.

June 19-21: Hillcrest Mine Disaster 100th An-niversary. Our commem-oration will begin with a meet and greet at the Crowsnest Museum and will carry on throughout the weekend.

June 20-21: Bellecrest Days at Hillcrest Coal and Coke Park. This family-focused weekend is a great opportunity to explore the heritage of the entire Crowsnest Pass. Community events are free, and all of the major heritage attrac-tions are open.

June 20: Health Foun-dation Tournament at the Crowsnest Pass Golf

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June 21: Relay for Life at the Sparwood Leisure Centre 10 am-10 pm. For more info, call Jennifer Smith (250)426-8916 or [email protected]

June 27-28: Wildcat Days in Elkford. Come join us for the Parade, Craft & Trade Show, garage sale, climbing wall, soap box derby, pancake break-fast, live stage entertain-ment, family fun zone and much more!

July 1: Canada Day Cele-brations in Coleman

July 1: Canada Day Cel-ebrations at the Elkford Aquatic Centre 11 am-3 pm. Fun for the entire family. Face painting, caricature artist, free family BBQ, cake cut-ting and free public swim from 1-3 pm

July 5-6: Sinister Sev-en Bike Ride starting at the Crowsnest Sports Complex at 7 am. A 100-mile race that may be the greatest challenge of your life. Registration is

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July 10: Seniors Open at the Crowsnest Golf Club in Blairmore.

July 18: Sole Survivor Foot Race starting in Pete’s Park. Race Pack-age Pickup at the Albert Stella Memorial Arena in Blairmore. Register on-line at www.solesurvivor.ca Deadline is July 2.

July 19: He/She Tourn-ament at Mountain Mea-dows Golf Course in Elkford.

July 24-26: Rick Rypien Open at the Crowsnest Golf Club in Blairmore.

July 25: Bears Paw Celebrity Golf Tourn-ament at Mountain Mea-dows Golf Course in Elkford.

July 26 & 27: United Riders of Crowsnest host an Enduro Race and Skills Clinic

July 30: Taste of the Crowsnest Pass Loca-tion TBA. Hosted by the

Crowsnest Pass Boys & Girls Club, and featur-ing almost all of the lo-cal restaurants and cafes, paired with wines and our very own Crowsnest Coffee Co.

July 31-Aug. 4: Doors Open & Heritage Festival in the Crowsnest Pass

July 31: Old Fashioned Country Fair on Main St. in Bellevue.

Aug. 2: 10th Annual Crowsnest Pass Show & Shine in historic down-town Coleman 12-5 pm. Call (403)563-3844 or email [email protected].

Aug. 2: 14th Annual Crowsnest Country Mar-ket in Coleman.

Aug. 2: Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic at the Cole-man Museum.

Aug. 3: Miner’s Memori-al in Bellevue at 1:00 pm.

Aug. 9: 10th Annual Men’s Open Golf Tour-nament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in

Elkford.

Aug. 12: 12th Annual Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

Aug. 16: Men’s Open at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club in Blairmore.

Aug. 20: Senior’s Open Golf Tournament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

Aug. 23: Junior’s Open at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Course in Blairmore.

Sept. 26-28: Alberta Art Days at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. Mar-vel at the talents of local and other Alberta artists and their impressions of the spectacular Crows-nest Pass.

Ongoing__________Starting June 27: Spar-wood Farmer’s Market every Friday from 4-8 pm. Enjoy home baked, grown and made items! Titan Park beside the Chamber of Commerce.

Starting June 28: Every Saturday Crowsnest Pass Farmer’s Market 10-4pm at the Blairmore Legion Parking Lot.

CNP Golf Club in Blair-more offers local rates for CNP residents every Mon & Thurs, Ladies night on Tuesday, Men’s night Wed.

Sparwood Golf Club hosts Men’s night on Tuesday, and Ladies night on Wed.

Legion has Crib at the Coleman branch on Mon at 7:30 pm and a Jam Session on Thurs at 2 pm, On Fridays, enjoy darts at 6 pm, and stay for karaoke at 8 pm.

Settle in for Poker at the Blairmore branch Thurs at 7 pm. Both Blairmore and Coleman branches have meat draws on Sat-urday.

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Service Plus ProgramThe Service Plus Program is a new initiative designed to allow residents to bring large items for disposal to locations throughout the community. This program

is a cost-effective solution that will allow residents to conduct “Spring Clean Ups” without incurring the costs and travel needed to take items to the landfill. There will be a bin for metal and a bin for regular waste at the sites listed below. Please bring electronics and paint to the Recycling Roundup at the Crowsnest Sports Complex in Coleman on Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 9:00 – 2:00 pm.

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• Coleman- Sports Complex (8702 22 Avenue) June 19-21, 2014 9 am – 4 pm

For more information please contact the Operations Department at (403) 563-2220.

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Grade 4 and 5 students from Isabelle Sellon School took part in Beautification Day on June 6 by planting flowers, sweeping sidewalks and other projects to improve the school’s exterior.

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Discover the uniquecharms of country ranch By Joni MacFarlane Editor

High tea, rare art work, and collectibles of ev-ery kind can be found just a short drive away at September Springs Ranch. A self-described “terrible” collector, owner Sheran Carter said she has thousands of items collected over the years. Some of the pieces are 300 years old and the selection includes art piec-es, furniture, fashion, jewelry, china, glassware, and other one-of-a-kind collectibles. “It’s a very expensive hobby,” she laughed. “I have so much art tucked away... boxes filled for 20 years. I finally unpacked and renovated to make a gallery,” said Carter. Her new gallery opens on Saturday, June 14, featuring North American Indian art and arti-facts. Visitors to ranch can also get a peek at the orig-inal Blairmore ski lodge built in the early 1940s. Carter said the lodge was taken off the ski hill when new owners were going to move it into the

woods. Instead, Carter bought it and moved it to her property about 20 years ago. Retaining it’s original charm, the lodge has neither electricity or indoor plumbing but is fully furnished with authentic furniture, a pot-bellied stove, ice box, and other rustic touches from the 1940s. In addition to art and antiques, Carter oper-ates Memories Cafe & Tea Room where guests can enjoy a cup of tea or even a glass of wine if desired. High tea is served by appointment and includes scones, sweets, fruits, little sandwiches and of course, clotted cream. Encompassing 80 acres, Carter’s property in-cludes nature walks and gardens visitors are in-vited to stroll and enjoy. Weddings and seminars are also hosted on the site. “There’s something for everyone,” she said. September Springs Ranch & Memories Cafe & Tea Room is open May through September from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. It is located two kilometres west of Pincher Creek on High-way 507.

Classic songs to include on your wedding playlist• Felix Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” is popu-lar at wedding ceremonies near and far, but many songs also enjoy such widespread popularity. Sen-timental standards help shape the celebration. Un-less a couple intends to buck all trends, the follow-ing are some popular wedding reception staples.• “Unforgettable”: Made popular in the early 1950s by Nat King Cole, “Unforgettable” experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1990s thanks to a remix of the song that turned it into a duet between the late Cole and his daughter, Natalie.• “Unchained Melody”: The Righteous Brothers classic was a hit in 1965 but rose to even greater popularity when it was included in the 1990 film “Ghost.” Couples still love to cut a rug to this song at their wedding receptions.• “The Way You Look Tonight”: This oft-covered song is one of the more romantic songs to grace the American songbook. Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Fred Astaire have put their own unique spins on the song.• “At Last”: Although Ella Fitzgerald was not the first artist to record this song, her version is argu-ably the most popular.• “What a Wonderful World”: Louis Armstrong’s rousing rendition of this classic can make any re-ception even more upbeat. The song is especially popular for mother-son and father-daughter danc-

es.• “Wonderful Tonight”: Many couples love this Eric Clapton classic about enduring love. And guests love to grab their significant others to take their own spins around the dance floor.• “Last Dance”: Donna Summer’s “Last Dance” is an ideal choice for the final song of the evening. By the time the song switches from the slow-mov-ing opening chords to a more upbeat pace, guests will be grabbing their party favors and heading for the door.

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Servus Credit Union Crowsnest Pass Branch Manager, Tyler Hope, pre-sented a donation of $2,000 to Chris Matthews, Chair of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Memorial Committee on June 6. The funds will be used towards sponsorship of stage events.

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Between May 28 and June 4, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to 38 calls for service. They

included:Assaults: 12Threats/Harassment: 1Mischief/Vandalism: 2Theft: 2Impaired Driving: 2Liquor Offence: 1

Disturbing Peace: 2Driving Complaints: 5MV Collisions: 27Suspicious Occurrenc-es: 5Assistance to General Public: 3

Assistance to Other Agencies: 3911 Calls (invalid): 1False Alarm: 1Municipal Bylaws: 1Prisoners: 5

Rear-end I On May 28 at 1:30 p.m., police received a complaint of a possible impaired driver on High-way 3 heading west of Lundbreck. The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended another vehi-cle west of Bellevue ac-cess. A 53-year-old male from Vulcan showed signs of impairment and was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment. The two occupants of the vehicle that was hit were not injured. Charges are pending.

Rear-end II On May 28 at 5:45 p.m., police received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3 west of Coleman. A ve-hicle rear-ended a bus that had slowed down for moose crossing the high-way. The driver of the car was unable to stop and hit the rear end of the bus. A 38-year-old male from Sparwood was taken to hospital with minor in-juries.

Hitchhiking On May 30 at 7:30 a.m., police received a complaint of two males hitchhiking on High-way 3 near the Burmis Weigh Scales and walk-ing partially on one of the highway lanes. Po-lice attended and spoke with the subjects. One of the males had outstand-ing warrants from Le-thbridge. A 26-year-old

male was arrested and lodged in cells until a jus-tice hearing was held and released with conditions.

Impaired On May 30 at 2 p.m., police received a com-plaint of a possible im-paired driver. A vehicle was located in Bellevue and a 52-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was charged with impaired driving. He was released and has a court date set for July 8.

Impaired II On May 30 at 8:40 p.m., police received a complaint of an intoxi-cated male in the ditch on Highway 507 near the Carbondale Road. Police attended and located a 40-year-old intoxicated male in the ditch. He was arrested for intoxication and also had outstanding warrants for his arrest. He was released when sober and has a court date set for June 17.

Cell trouble On May 31 at 12:15 p.m., police observed a westbound vehicle on Main Street Blairmore and the driver was talk-ing on a cell phone. The vehicle was stopped and the 39-year-old female from Crowsnest Pass was charged with no insur-ance, no registration and an expired drier’s license. The vehicle was towed.

Disturbance On June 3 at 9:10 p.m.,

police received a com-plaint of an intoxicated female causing a dis-turbance at a Coleman residence. A 32-year-old female was arrested and lodged in cells and re-leased when sober.

Convictions On June 3, a 20-year-old male from the Cal-gary area received a four-month jail, global sentence, stemming from an incident at the Green-hill Hotel parking lot last weekend. He was con-victed of dangerous driv-ing, assault, two counts of fail to remain at acci-dent scene under Crimi-nal Code and two counts of fail to comply with conditions. He is also prohibited from driving for two years.

A 23-year-old male from Lundbreck received 90 days global sentence on numerous charges in-volving assault and fail to comply with condi-tions. Numerous charges stemming from incidents December 2013 to April 2014.

A 24-year-old male from Elk alley plead guilty to no insurance charge from April 5 and was fined $2,875.

A 25-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was fined $600 plus $180 vic-tims surcharge for resist arrest stemming from an incident on March 15 in Blairmore.

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Junior Lacrosse lowers the boom in pair of victories Submitted

The Crowsnest Pass Ravens lacrosse team continued their winning ways on the weekend with two home victories. IIn both games the team was led by captain Jace “Boom” Bohmer, who continues to score goals at a record pace. On Saturday, May 24, the Ra-vens tangled with the Olds Stingers, who held down first place in the league. The Ravens took full advantage of nu-merous Olds penalties during the game and cruised to a 17-8 win. Bohmer, who is already the all-time leading scorer in the league, added to his totals with an amazing eight goals. Derek Tarcon had a great game as well, notching four markers. Tyler Ambrosi scored twice with Jared Jones and Brock Draper scoring once each. Brett Tarcon scored once and also added six assists. Goalie Haden Houze was solid in net for the Ravens and led the Raven offense by firing some long outlet pass-es and was credited with three assists. On Sunday, May 25 the Ravens were up against the Calgary Axemen in an-other tough match-up. The Ravens of-fense had another solid start and built

up a 6-3 lead after one period. Penalties on both sides bogged the pace of play considerable but the Ra-vens outscored the Axemen 3-2 in the second to gain a 9-5 advantage The penalty boxes were full in the third and both teams had a tough time generating any sustained offense. The Ravens scored twice to one goal for the Axemen and finished up with a 11-6 win to run their winning streak to five games. Jace Bohmer had the hot hand again and scored six goals. Brett Tarcon, Derek Tarcon, Ryan Tarcon, Tyler Ambrosi and David Shortreed all chipped with single goals. Coach Joey Ambrosi noted that “Bohmer’s offensive talent is incred-ible. “In the Olds game, he scored eight times – as many as the other team in total. In the Calgary game, he scored six times – again as many as the other team had in total,” he said. “And he’s not just a scoring machine - Jace also leads our league in assists as well. We are very, very fortunate to have a player of Jace’s calibre playing in our league and luckily enough for us, on our team.”

Junior Lacrosse Ravens continue winning ways Submitted

The Crowsnest Pass Junior Ravens headed up to Calgary on the weekend for a pair a clashes against Calgary op-ponents. On Saturday afternoon in the first game, due to a number of injuries and prior commitments by players, the Ra-vens were left with the absolute mini-mum of six players to play the game. The team consisted of goalie Haden Houze and runners Jace Bohmer, Brett Tarcon, David Shortreed, Tyler Am-brosi and newcomer Christian Weber, playing in his first league game. Their opponents, the Calgary Wran-glers had a full squad of 18 players, so it seemed like it was going to be a mismatch from the outset. The Wran-glers jumped out to an early 4-2 lead, but after that the superior ball-handling skills of the Ravens took over the con-test. Amazingly, the Ravens were able to charge through the Wrangler defence and went into the first intermission with an 8-5 lead. The Wranglers switched goaltenders at the start of the second period and the Ravens hit the poor fel-low with an offensive onslaught for the ages. The undermanned Ravens scored an incredible 14 goals in the second frame to run away to a 22-8 lead after two periods. The Ravens spent all of their energy in the second period and the game slowed to a crawl in the third with teams exchanging three goals apiece to leave the Ravens with an unbelievable 25-11 win. Coach Joey Ambrosi noted that he and assistant Scott Tarcon “didn’t have much to do on the bench other than have a water bottle ready when one of the players came by. Overall, it was one of the gutsiest efforts I have ever seen. Those six players had nothing left to give when the final buzzer went. To play a game under those conditions was remarkable and then to win was aston-

ishing.” Captain Jace Bohmer scored a mind-blowing 13 goals and added four as-sists. Brett Tarcon notched seven goals and David Shortreed scored five times. On Sunday in their second game of the weekend, the Ravens were bol-stered by four additional players which included three Midget call-ups. The Ravens played the always tough Cal-gary Axemen, who they had defeated at home the previous weekend. The Axemen came out with a chip on their shoulder, which quickly turned into penalty trouble. The Axemen were in a steady parade to the box and the Ravens made them pay with a devas-tating power play. The Ravens had to play a bit of catch-up following a slow start and falling behind quickly 3-0, but rode the power play to 7-4 lead after one period. The Axemen took more penalties in the second and the Ravens racked up more power play goals and led 13-7 af-ter two periods. The Ravens doubled up the Axemen 4-2 in the third and steamrolled their way to a 17-9 final and their seventh consecutive victory. Coach Joey Ambrosi noted that “most of our players were still very tired from the previous day. Even the three Midg-et call-ups had played two games the day before. “Our saving grace was that the Axe-men were incredibly aggressive and the referees kept sending them to the box. At the end of the game, they had 94 minutes in penalties, which included a couple of game ejections, to 16 minutes in penalties for us,” he said. Reliable Jace Bohmer struck for seven goals and four assists with Brett Tarcon sniping six goals in the winning effort. Tyler Ambrosi ran the power play ef-fectively from the point position, scor-ing once and notching six assists. The Midget call-ups played very well, with Nick Jordan scoring twice and Trenan Shortreed scoring once.

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New team tackles weeds/pests in Crowsnest Pass By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Using a light-handed approach of education

and knowledge sharing, a new team of special-ists is committed to helping Crowsnest Pass deal with weeds and

pests. Long time resident Bill Hnatiuk, Agricul-tural Fieldman for the municipality 10 years

ago, took up the position again after it became va-cant. Along with Hnatiuk, residents also have the expertise of two sea-sonal staff for advice and help with weeds and pests over the summer.Natalie Morrison, weed inspector/riparian resto-ration technician, has a B.Sc. in geography from University of Victoria and worked for a mine in geology – a background that has prepared her for the municipal position. Ashley Hynes, ripar-ian restoration techni-cian/weed inspector, graduated from NAIT’s Renewable Resources, Conservation Biology program. She described it as highly specialized with a lot of field train-ing that can be applied to the Crowsnest Pass position. “They both comple-ment each other and have a lot of abil-ity. They’ve got a lot of technical training and they’re helping a lot,” said Hnatiuk. “Together, the three of us are form-ing a pretty cohesive group. We work as a team.” The focus of the pro-gram is primarily edu-cation, said Hnatiuk, to work with landowners and residents to increase their understanding of weeds and pests while working to better man-age riparian areas. “The municipality is our facility. It’s a huge building that we need to maintain and keep clean. We’re trying to get people to assist us with it because it is the responsibility of land-owners and property

owners,” said Hnatiuk. “Productivity of the land and value of the land is definitely af-fected by weeds and im-proper management.” Hynes agreed. “Edu-cation is so important. With any conservation effort, worldwide, the most successful ones have been ones where the community were directly involved so they… feel part of the solution, not the prob-lem,” she said. Hnatiuk said there is a recognized need for their work both within the Crowsnest Pass and from neighbouring communities. “There is a lot of sup-port for this position,” said Hnatiuk. “What we are doing here ul-

timately affects every-body east… There are a lot of communities that benefit greatly because we are the front lines here trying to prevent the spread to the eastern portion of the agricul-tural area of the prov-ince.” In addition, he said, there is a wealth of knowledge and support available through other Agricultural Fieldmen and provincial agencies. Three weed pulls will be held this summer, said Morrison that will have an educational component so volun-teers can learn to iden-tify weeds followed by the weed pull. Resource material will also be available for people to take home. Depending on funds, they may also hold a planting event in the fall to stabilize the banks af-ter weeds are pulled. Although focused on education, the team track and plot infesta-tions on GIS and now have several years of history. They continue to monitor the area and are well informed on areas where landowners don’t control prohibited noxious weeds. Under the Alberta Weed Con-trol Act, they can issue violation notices. “It’s all documented,” said Hnatiuk. “Plus we are patrolling. We’re always on the lookout.” These weeds spread so easily, he said, and need to be destroyed to prevent the spread. “It starts small and just keeps spreading. It’s like wildfire in slow motion,” he said. “Once these weeds get hold, it’s very difficult to get rid of them. It’s horren-dous, the cost attached to it.” The team recommends

hand-pulling weeds, but timing is crucial, he added. If landowners want to use herbicide, back-packs are available from the Ag Field office and they can then buy domestic-use pesticide. If spraying, said Hna-tiuk, again, timing is critical. The municipality has hired two local contrac-tors to spray municipal properties. As part of the pest control program, the Ag Field team has been trapping and relocat-ing skunks, primarily in Blairmore, said Hna-tiuk. Hynes said people often don’t realize the ramification of feeding wildlife. “If you’re feeding a skunk, it seems pretty harmless because it’s not a large carnivore, but now you’re attract-ing larger carnivores that eat that skunk,” she said. Hnatiuk added that often feeding skunks can pull in predators, especially old and un-healthy animals, be-cause they’re an easy target. Air rifles and traps will be used to eradicate Co-lumbia ground squirrels that cause damage in ball fields and cemeter-ies, he added. Residents looking for information, resources or assistance are en-couraged to visit the Ag Field office or call the municipal office for an appointment. “Part of our role is to educate, to be the liai-son between urban and rural development so they realize we have to co-exist with each other and understand where each is coming from,” said Hnatiuk.

The new team committed to helping Crowsnest Pass deal with weeds and pests (left to right): Ashley Hynes, Natalie Morrison and Bill Hna-tiuk, Agricultural Fieldman.

Photo by J. MacFarlane

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Join us in remembering those who lost their lives and honouring the spirit of the mining community June 18-21

Memorial booklet, a collector’s item Hillcrest Mine Disaster Memorial Committee Submitted

Part of the planning for the Hillcrest commemora-tion involved the collaboration of no less than eleven contributors to a series of articles in a brochure that will surely be a valuable keepsake for many years to come. The design and compilation of this commemorative publication was overseen by Lynnette Jessop, Stepha-nie Laine Hamilton and Crystal Anne Potts-Jensen. The eight story sections speak to significant aspects of the Hillcrest disaster and Hillcrest history itself and each piece takes a fascinating look deeper into their re-spective areas. Chris Matthews of the Crowsnest Mu-seum leads off the stories by reviewing the beginnings of the Hillcrest Cemetery itself and how it has become “truly unique as the site where the community can re-member, grieve and commemorate a dynamic piece of its heritage”. Dr. Laurel Halladay, a respected historian and researcher, has contributed a section called Ethnic Diversity in Hillcrest that takes an in-depth look at the myriad of nationalities that came together at Hillcrest and explains how immigrants: “were a key characteris-tic of the social fabric right from the very beginning.” Steven Hanon, author of The Devil’s Breath, has put into a concise 1,000 words a piece called “The Tragic Day” in which he gives an overview of how the tragic events unfolded, including reviewing the inquiry and inquest. He concludes that: “In the end, among the lessons given us by the Hillcrest disaster is that safety is everyone’s respon-sibility, and blame a serious impediment to problem-solving.” Pass local historian and researcher Ian McKenzie took on the topic of “Churches and Funerals” and his article walks you through church development in Hillcrest and the horren-dous pressure that was eventually put on them during the di-saster. Barbara van Vierssen Trip, program co-ordinator for the Crowsnest Museum provided some insight with her “Select

Family Stories”, profiling names like Chabillon, Murray and Dugdale. David Murray Sr. lost his life as well as those of three of his sons at Hillcrest that day. According to van Vierssen Trip: “For the people of Hillcrest, their very closeness to each other not only made the loss of 189 of their own more indescribably painful but also helped support one another through the worst tragedy this Pass has ever seen.” Stephanie Laine Hamilton of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre tackled the unbelievably complex topic she entitled: “Compensation for Orphans and Widows”. Literally hundreds

of hours of research have gone into sorting through documents many of which were contradictory or in-complete. Working with all available court and com-pensation documentation she has pieced together a pic-ture of who did and didn’t get compensation and what happened to many of the families after the fact. Lastly, John Kinnear - coal mine historian, provided the final historic section with an overview of international mine disasters around the world and a comparison and re-flection on their numbers relative to Hillcrest. Accord-ing to Kinnear Nanaimo holds the unfortunate record for Canada’s second worst mine disaster: “On May 3, 1887 Nanaimo Number 1 Mine on Vancouver Island was the site of an explosion that eventually claimed the lives of 148 men. Some of the miners trapped by the explosion wrote their final farewell messages in the coal dust on their shovels.” Along with these eight chapters you will find a de-tailed listing of events for the 19th through 21st of June, a detailed map of the Hillcrest cemetery and verses from Monica Field’s profound poem “Can’t You Hear the Whistle Blow”. Interspersed throughout the brochure are a series of “Did You Know’s” like this one: “Lucky Dan Kyle who survived the Titanic sinking was scheduled to work that day but his area wasn’t ready, so was asked to work on the afternoon shift instead”. As an aside there was another survivor of the Titanic with a similar story of luck. Frank Tower

survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, then survived the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence in May of 1914 and finally, was rescued when the Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May of 1915. His shipmates referred to him as “Lucks Tower”! The commemorative brochure: “Celebrating the Spirit of the Miner” will undoubtedly be a collector’s item and will be avail-able at all heritage partners in the Pass during the Hillcrest com-memorative anniversary weekend.

Photo courtesy of Crowsnest Museum & Archives

The capital project will increase the promi-nence of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Memo-rial Monument already in place, through ap-propriate landscaping and lighting. Additional commemorative pillows will be added to the Canadian Coal Mining Memori-al recognizing other Canadian mine disaster. Improvements will be made to access, walkways and the parking lot, including wheelchair accessibility. Appropriate fencing and gateway to the cemetery will be constructed. New entrance signs will be put in place to create a “sense of arrival” for visitors to the cemetery. Additional interpretive signage will be added to increase awareness of the historical significance of the event. As a legacy project, the Hillcrest Mine Di-saster 100 committee is working on a plan to finish the washroom and concession at the Hillcrest Ball Complex, which will serve the community for many years into the future for

sporting and community events. The success of this project will depend on community involvement and fundraising. The budget figure for the capital project is $385,000 (plus $30,000 engineering) for a total of $415,000. The project will be paid for through a fun-draising campaign. To date a major donation of $100,000 has been received from Teck Coal. Also commitments have been received from the Lethbridge Community Foundation and Devon Canada plus individual donations. Federal and provincial grants have been applied for and recently the committee has received confirmation from the Commu-nity Facility Enhancement Program that a $125,000 grant has been approved. The Municipality has committed up to $150,000 to fund the capital project. Depend-ing on the success of the fundraising cam-paign, the full amount of the Municipal com-mitment may not have to be fully accessed.

What’s planned forHillcrest Mine Disaster capital project?

Hillcrest family photo taken from memorial booklet.Photo courtesy of Crowsnest Museum & Archives