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Westcastle Motors returns to Pass By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Car sales are coming back to the Crowsnest Pass. Last week, the Municipal Planning Commission approved automotive sales on a leased lot at the west end of Coleman for a two-year period. Westcastle Automotive Group applied for a de-velopment permit that would allow them to use the lot, located across from the Volker Stevin yard on Highway 3, to sell new and used vehicles. Access to the lot is from 61st Street. Development Officer Ken Bourdeau explained that last fall the lot had been approved for a car wash and a residence but the owner has since de-cided to lease the property.

An existing portable building is to be used for a sales office and the lot is not allowed to exceed more than 60 vehicles, said Bourdeau. Westcastle said they would normally have in the neighbourhood of 45 to 50 vehicles, he added. According to the land use bylaw, an area of this size – about 30,220 square feet – would require 57 parking stalls but Bourdeau recommended this be reduced to 15 parking stalls for customers and em-ployees. A portable sign advertising the business was also approved provided it was at least 20 feet from the intersection. Managing Partner for Westcastle Automotive Group Keith Foster said they’ve set up the lease on a six-month trial basis with an option for another

18 months. A GM dealership, owned by Westcastle Motors, operated in Blairmore for about ten years. It closed in October 2009 and employees were transferred to Pincher Creek. The planning commission approved the develop-ment permit and the portable sign permit for a peri-od of two years for up to 60 new and used vehicles. Foster told the Crowsnest Pass Free Press the lot will sell a variety of Ford and General Motors new and used cars and trucks. They hope to open in mid-March with sales staff on site during regular business hours Monday to Friday to start, he added. “We’re excited and hope it all works out and we can stay [in Crowsnest Pass],” said Foster.

Lane, Anika, Ayla and Coral performed “If I Only Had a Brain” from The Wizard of Oz at York Creek Lodge on Friday, Feb. 28. Students of Chantel Bowie performed a classical voice and piano recital as a rehearsal concert for next week’s Crowsnest Pass Music Festival .

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CROWSNEST PASSPARENT LINK CENTRE COORDINATORAre you: a proven leader with excellent communication skills? A very organized person who enjoys administrative work and is proficient with computer programs? Interested in part-time work with a community organization that supports families? We have an exciting opportunity for the right person overseeing the programs of the Crowsnest Pass Parent Link Centre, which offers early learning and care, parent education, family support and information and referral services. Your duties would include: reporting to a Board of Directors, supervising staff, managing contracts and budgets, writing grants, providing financial and activity reports to funders, and collaborating with other agencies in the community and region. This is a half-time position (up to 75 hours per month), with evening and weekend work. The salary range is $25-$30/hour and will be based on your education and experience. Ideally, you will have a degree and four years experience in the human services field. Equivalencies will be considered. The suitable candidate must also be able to work with a minimum of supervision.Submit your resume as soon as possible to: Desiree SimoneauCrowsnest Pass Women’s Resource and Crisis CentrePO Box 1207, Blairmore AB T0K 0E0Phone: 403.562.8000Fax: 403.562.8500Email: cnpwrc@shaw.ca Website: www.cnpparentlink.com Please note: the competition will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected. We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Bids submitted for flood recovery work By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Bids were opened last week for work on municipal land caused by damage from June’s flooding incident. There were wide vari-ances in the submitted bids causing the hand-ful of company rep-resentatives in atten-dance to question the numbers as Jeff Drain of Stantec Engineering read out the bids. Four projects re-ceived submitted ten-ders at the municipal office on Feb. 27. A fifth project, for work on 10 sites at Hillcrest’s Byron Creek and upstream of 4th Ave. on Drum Creek through to the Crowsnest River, was extended to March 6. Tender No. 1 was for two separate sites with-in the municipality be-tween Island Lake and Crowsnest Lake. The work includes brush and tree removal, excavation, road grading and shaping, crushed base and new topsoil. The instream work is to be complete by May 1 and the entire project by Oct. 30. There were three bids on this project: * DeGraaf Excavating Ltd. $614,617

* G.W. Cox Construction Ltd. $669,879 * Chinook Pipelines $597,920 Tender No. 2 was also for two separate sites within the municipality at Knoll’s Flats Access Road and the Willow

Drive culvert crossing on Start Creek. The work includes ditch grading and shaping, pit run, excavation, asphalt removal and disposal and new asphalt installation. The project is to be finished by Sept. 30. Again, there were tree bids on this

project:* Arboricultural Services Inc. $105,113* Grumpy’s Landscaping Ltd. $29,575* DeGraaf Excavating Ltd. $127,989 Tender No. 3 was for six separate

sites, Blairmore Creek at Blairmore Hospital, upstream of 15th Av-enue on Lyons Creek, 16th Ave. to 19th Ave. on Lyons Creek, 19th Ave. to 20th Ave. on Lyons Creek, 20th Ave. to Crowsnest River and 19th Ave. Bridge crossing on Lyons Creek.* DeGraaf Excavating Ltd. $1,533,708* Chinook Pipelines $844,631 Tender No. 4 is for the North portion of East Hillcrest Drive and the Hillcrest Res-ervoir Access Road for brush and tree re-moval, ditch grading and topsoil placement. Completion date is Sept. 30.* DeGraaf Excavating Ltd. $224,345

* Arboricultural Services Inc. $128,047* Grumpy’s Landscaping Ltd. $56,693 Chief Administrative Officer Sheldon Steinke told the Crowsnest Pass Free Press Stantec will review the proposals and make recommendations to council.The projects are funded by federal and provincial grants.

CORRECTIONIn the Jan. 23 issue of the CNP Free Press, we ran a story (Building inspector provides service to the Pass) that incorrectly said there was a backlog of permits. Parks Enterprises Ltd. has provided the municipality of Crows-nest Pass with good service and continues to have an ongoing relationship with the municipality. We regret the

error and any inconvenience it may have caused.

Damage to municipal land caused by last spring’s flooding should get underway after submitted bids have been reviewed and contracts awarded..

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MARCH 8 – Wintervention 2014 out-door events postponed will take place on Saturday. Join us for Sole Survivor Foot Race at 10 a.m., Frying Pan Toss at 11 a.m., Human Dog Sled Races at 1 p.m., and Snowshoe/ski event from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Allison-Chinook Cross-country Trails.

MARCH 10 - Métis Nation monthly meeting to take place at the Provin-cial Building in Pincher Creek at 7 p.m. Please use east side entrance.

MARCH 10 to 14 - CNP Music Festival is looking for new volunteers to add to the existing volunteer pool. Jobs avail-able: secretaries at sessions, sitting at ad-mission desk at sessions, etc. Sessions run in the morning, afternoon and evening at various locations throughout the Pass.

Even if you are only able to help with one session during the week, you are a valuable help! Contact Sheila Lonsbury or Krisztina Wood. Without volunteers the festival would not run.

MARCH 14 to 16 – Crowsnest Mixed Shamrock Bonspiel. Dress in your fin-est Blarney style. Friday entertainment and Saturday pig roast supper included. A portion of the entry fee supports the Crowsnest Curling Club. $180 entry fee per team, three events, maximum two men per team. Register before March 8.

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Municipal council updatesPress Release

Your Municipal Council would like to provide an up-date to the taxpayers of the Crowsnest Pass on the nu-merous challenges that we have encountered since being elected four months ago. Between Oct. 21, 2013 through to the end of April 2014, our entire team of se-nior management (including CAO and all of the depart-ment heads) will be replaced. This has created numerous difficulties and challenges, but thanks to the tremendous efforts of all of our employ-ees, we will move forward, it will just take longer than normal for some tasks to be completed, such as the bud-get. Your present council has re-

ceived a lot of criticism over a couple of issues including the entrance signs and the Crowsnest Centre site. During our short tenure on council we have inher-ited contractual agreements made by the previous admin-istration that committed the community to these projects financially. Contractors were also permitted significant time delays and there will be an additional cost accrued of $55,000 that we have no op-tion other than to pay. You will have noticed that council has conducted a lot of business “In Camera”. This is a legal requirement in the Municipal Government Act of Alberta for issues that fall under the categories of “Land, Legal or Labour”. Unfortunately, there were

numerous issues left to this council that fall under these three categories that have required a lot of time, ef-fort and energy on the part of both administration and council.Land:Crowsnest Mountain ResortCrowsnest Centre SiteRiver RunSentinel propertyLegal:Chinook PipelineBlairmore Smoke EatersLabour:CUPE 812-15-20 outstand-ing grievances We are presently waiting for our 2013 financial year end to be completed and will be starting the budget process on Feb. 27. We are antici-pating that the budget may create some additional chal-

lenges, which may require us to make some very difficult choices. We, as your elected offi-cials, do not wish to paint a negative picture of this com-munity that has so much to offer, however, in the interest of transparency we wanted to fully inform the public of the issues that we have faced since the beginning of our term. We all understand that the issues listed above will take time to resolve, and would like to assure you that we are committed to resolving these issues and we continue to feel very optimistic about moving our community forward. Thank you for your pa-tience.

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A group of Grade 4, 5 and 6 students pose in front of Isabelle Sellon School’s Personal Power Wall on Pink Shirt Day on Feb. 26. Crowsnest Pass students joined students across Canada to raise awareness about bullying at home, school and in the workplace.

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Schools across the country will lower their flags next week on the same day the Maple Leaf flag is taken down in Afghanistan. As a small group of remaining soldiers haul down the flag at their base in Kabul and walk onto a transport aircraft for the long flight home, I can’t help but wonder if it was all worth it. Thirteen years after the West went into Afghani-stan to take out the al-Quaeda and Taliban and then build up the country so they couldn’t return, there is a war-weariness to the end of Canada’s largest military deployment since the Second World War. On the human side, 162 Canadians died in Af-ghanistan and over 2,000 were wounded, including non-battle injuries such as traffic accidents, acciden-tal discharge of a weapon and other injuries unre-lated to combat. These figures don’t include the thousands of Ca-nadian soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress and other psychological damage which could be over 13 per cent of the 40,000 who served there, ac-cording to a recent Defence department study. The UN reports as many as 45,000 people have died, including 16,000 civilians. These numbers don’t account for the countless explosive devices that will lurk in the earth for decades to come, or bomb blasts (the most recent in a Kabul restaurant in February), or those who suffer mental health issues and the burgeoning number of suicides by armed forces personnel. Our government won’t release financial estimates but the Parliamentary Office said in 2008 the con-flict would be between $14 and $18 billion. Recent estimates put that figure closer to $30 billion. Then there’s Afghanistan itself. Some believe al-Qaeda has relocated to Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa but will the newly trained secu-rity forces be able to secure the country against al-Qaeda encroachment? Without a military presence from U.S. troops will the Taliban and it’s power bro-kers not regain increasing influence? Claims about the West’s legacy of infrastructure and improvements to the lives of women, also seem overinflated. Between March and September 2013, Afghanistan’s human-rights commission reported a 25 per cent increase in violence against women. Ac-cording to the CIA, life expectancy fell from 46.2 years in 2001 to age 45 in 2011. Schools were not always being built. Sometimes they were being bombed. To be sure, it’s as complex and nuanced as any-thing could be, but from accounts of those on the ground, questions around what this war meant or whether it was worth it, the answers seem to take a decidedly negative perspective.

Was it worth it?

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LettersThank you to CNPHospital and staffDear Editor, My wife and I recently gave birth at the Crowsnest Pass hospital to our first child – a beautiful baby girl we named Danika Baylee, weighing 10lb 4oz and 23.5 inches long. Unfortunately, despite a normal, uncom-plicated pregnancy and delivery, Danika was born without a heartbeat or respira-tions. The CNP doctors, nurses, paramed-ics and support staff worked as an amaz-ingly efficient team to resuscitate Danika. Prior to the arrival of the STARS he-licopter from Calgary, which was carry-ing the specialized neonatal intensive care team, Danika was given a miraculous fighting chance for survival assisted by a respiratory ventilator and medications to keep her heart beating. Once Danika was stabilized enough for

transport, she was attached to numerous monitors and placed in the care of two paramedics and two neonatal intensive care specialists to be transferred to the Foothills hospital NICU. Before Danika made her journey to Cal-gary, we had to face the reality that there was a very real chance that she may not make it there. However, this was a risk we needed to take in order to not only contin-ue the treatment she required if she were to survive but, also to obtain answers as to her prognosis for survival. Babies are resilient creatures but, they too require oxygen in order to live. The harsh reality, as it turns out, is that our baby girl displayed minimal cognitive brain activity on the EEG that was performed upon her arrival to the NICU. This meant that she would not be able to breath on her own and her heart would likely never beat once disconnected from medications. As her parents, my wife and I were asked if we wished to continue treat-

ment. Making the hardest decision of our lives, we elected to discontinue the intra-venous medications and allow Danika’s heart to decide her fate. The ventilator remained attached and we held our baby girl, hoping that her little heart was strong enough to beat on its own, without the stimulus of drugs. As a first time parent, you are never prepared with the tools to say goodbye to your newborn. You are never informed of the pain that you will go through if things don’t work out the way you envision them to. As a parent, you are never ready to hear the rumors that will inevitably follow the sudden loss of your child. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff at the CNP hospital for everything that they did for us. With-out the efforts made by these dedicated people, we would have never had the op-portunity to hold our child while she had a pulse.

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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASSNOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

LAND USE BYLAW No. 868-2013The Development Authority of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following development application(s):

1. DP2014-007; Plan 820L, Block 11, Lot 1-5; 7655 17 Avenue, Coleman, AB.Permitted & Discretionary Use: Five room hotel and restaurant. (subject to conditions).Note: For DP2014-007, the rear yard setback variance is the only portion of this permit that is appealable.2. DP2014-018; SW-16-7-3-5; 1640 Adanac Road, Hillcrest, AB. Discretionary Use: Detached Garage (subject to conditions).3. DP2014-021; Plan 8211267, Block 8, Lot 21; 6102 20 Avenue, Coleman. Automotive Sales Use with maximum storage capacity of 60 vehicles for sale; and a waiver of the required customer/employee parking from 57 to 15 stalls. (subject to conditions). Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above developments may file an appeal in writing by March 19, 2014, to the MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS, SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD, BOX 600, CROWSNEST PASS, ALBERTA T0K 0E0. A fee of $200.00 must be included with the appeal.

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Electronic signs debated By Joni MacFarlane Editor

An application for an illuminat-ed wall sign sparked a discussion among the municipal planning commission over whether their use should be revisited by coun-cil. The Blairmore Lions Club ap-plied for a development permit for an LED wall sign about four feet by six feet to be installed on their building on Main Street, Blairmore. They proposed three locations for the sign – on the front facing the parking lot, on the street side facing traffic, or on a power pole on the street side of the building. Bob Innes, Secretary of the Blairmore Lions, said the sign is computer generated and can be adjusted to any conditions.

“It’s a question of what you want us to conform to,” said Innes. “Basically, the sign is for our purposes to advertise our hall, our activities that we’re in-volved in and possibly, not-for-profit organizations to put their message on there as well. We have no intention of doing anything commercial with it at all.” It was pointed out that the cur-rent land use bylaw doesn’t per-mit active electronic signs except changeable copy signs approved by Alberta Transportation for use on highways. Chairperson Susan Wagner ex-plained that the sign installed by Livingstone Range School Divi-sion at Crowsnest Consolidated High School was rejected by the Municipal Planning Commis-sion and later approved by the Appeal Board on the condition

that messages on the sign remain for at least 15 minutes. The sign was also installed before the cur-rent land use bylaw was put into place. Oldman River Regional Ser-vices Commission representa-tive Mike Burla pointed out that when the new land use bylaw was developed, “council of the day took the tack here that they did not want any digital signs to de-tract from the visual aesthetics of the community”. He said a bylaw amendment could be requested but only council can make that decision. It was agreed the commission had no jurisdiction to approve the sign and must abide by the land use bylaw. The issue was tabled so the Blairmore Lions could bring the matter before council.

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From page 4... Initially, there was a doctor and two nurses in the mater-nity room with us. Within mo-ments of Danika’s arrival, that number doubled then tripled and even quadrupled. Without a word of a lie, we had an en-tire roster of nurses, doctors, paramedics, lab technicians, x-ray technicians, unit clerks and a full OR team working their magic on my wife and our little girl. We want to thank all the doctors who came to help; the nurses who had been at home asleep and jumped to their feet without hesitation; the para-medics who came to the ma-ternity room; the paramedics who were called in to look after

the full emergency room; the absolutely amazing staff who worked together as a team in a time when many would freeze up and break down. It is be-cause of each and every one of your efforts that Danika had beautiful rosy cheeks and soft pink lips for the 17 hours and 38 minutes that we had with her. People often talk down about rural hospitals and to those people we would like to take this opportunity to say “shame on you”. The care that we received at the Crowsnest Pass hospital was the best care that we could possibly have asked for. Even with being transferred to the Foothills NICU, with all the

specialized equipment that they have, all that could have been done for her was done while in the care of the angels in the CNP. The treatment that was initiated in the Pass was continued without question in the NICU, and that is saying something. We would not hesitate to de-liver again with the highly ca-pable faculty at the Crowsnest Pass hospital. Those wishing to donate are asked to do so in Danika Bay-lee Phelp’s name to:Crowsnest Pass Health Founda-

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Women together… strengthening moms CNP Parent Link Centre Submitted

The Crowsnest Pass Parent Link Centre has been offering the Mentoring Moms Program (MMP) for over three years, benefiting 17 Moms and their families, and in-volving 14 volun-teer Mentors, as well as numerous volunteer Friends of MMP from the Crowsnest Pass and surrounding area. The MMP is about women be-ing in relation-ships that help support and guide them with goals they set and finding re-sources to meet their needs. It is about engaging in community re-lationships, such as going to pre-school programs and parent work-shops, to group events planned for the Moms and Mentors, as well as those for families in the

community. Being a Mentor is different than being a buddy, a counsel-lor, or a boss. A Mentor vol-unteers her time helping the Mom reach her goals and build her confidence in her own abili-ties. The MMP believes that with support, education, mo-tivation, and being linked to needed resources, Moms will

succeed in being healthy, posi-tive women and mothers. The MMP is free to all Moms

who are pregnant or have chil-dren aged 12 or younger. Men-tors have had at least one child, have gone through a vetting and training process, and have a healthy lifestyle. Friends of MMP are women, men, and youth in the community who volunteer their time, or offer free goods and services to assist Moms.

The Crows-nest Pass Par-ent Link Cen-tre is grateful for the gen-erous dona-tions from CNP Family and Commu-nity Support Services, Teck Coal, Child and Family Services, and Green Shield C a n a d a . Without their help, the Par-ent Link Cen-tre would not be able to con-tinue provid-ing this valu-able program. For more i n fo r m at i o n contact Kar-

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Karen Paton (left), artist and mentor, leads a Moms and Mentors Art Workshop on Feb. 11 as part of the Mentoring Moms Program run by Crowsnest Pass Parent Link Centre. Photo by Karen Manzer

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Severe temperatures led to the postponement of several outdoor events scheduled as part of Wintervention 2014 and will be held on Saturday, March 8. There was no short-age of fun at the indoor events however, with many people taking the opportunity to channel their inner ganster. Left: Cory and Kim Schultz and Loreena and Domenic Rus-samanno won the best dressed couples award at the dance on Saturday, March 1. Middle: Pat Rypien, Sheila and Tim Juhlin, and Fred Bradley presented a handsome group of 1920’s upper society at the Crowsnest Museum Probition Exhibition on Friday, Feb. 28. Right: Dancers enjoyed the great playlist at the Wintervention Dance at the Elks Hall.

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The prickly issue of security deposits for de-velopment was debated during the Municipal Planning Commission on Feb. 26. The debate was generated by a request for a $5,000 security deposit from Country En-counters for a five-room hotel and 50-seat res-taurant in Coleman. During discussion on the development, it was noted there were no specific amounts out-lined for various types of buildings. Ken Bourdeau, development officer for the municipality, said his predecessor had done significant research on the subject but that it hadn’t been presented to the planning com-mission or council. The first amount he remembered, Bourdeau said, was $3,000 for a detached garage with-out a house and this amount was used as a basis for subsequent decisions. Planning Commission member Dale Paton said this fee was typically used to hold the property owner to a commitment to build a house within the next few years. It was noted that often a property owner doesn’t have the cash flow to build a house first, but wants to build a garage as a “base” to continue. The land use bylaw states that the primary building must be built first, said Chairperson Susan Wagner. Oldman River Regional Services Commis-sion representative Mike Burla said some peo-ple buy recreational property but don’t build for many years until they retire. “How do you make use and enjoyment of the property yet be reflective of the guys that went and bought the property and then built their house within the period of time here and are making use of it,” he said. “It’s a fine line we’re dealing with here.” Realtor Lowry Toombs weighed in and said there was another demographic who want to buy recreational property and never build a house. “We do have a conflicting situation there… We do have that other dilemma. We have rec-reational people wanting to put storage sheds or garages simply to store their ATVs and snowmobile machines, so if we did address that bylaw change, it would have a huge im-pact.” However, said Toombs, in the case of a new subdivision, requiring landscaping could be written into the development agreement. Oth-

erwise it can impact the value of neighbouring properties. Planning Commission member Terry Hrudy also pointed out that building is in the munic-ipality’s best interests because land is zoned for specific purposes, such as grouped country residential, and without building, the munici-pality is not collecting the necessary taxes. Bourdeau said in many municipalities the deposit amounts are in a policy or bylaw. Burla said council is the authority to take security to ensure conditions of development agreements are being met as outlined in the Municipal Government Act. He suggested security deposits be stipulated on development agreements and council set the amounts through a policy with guidance from the Municipal Planning Commission.

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The Crowsnest Pass Music Festi-val will be taking place from Monday, March 10 to Friday, March 14, with the Grand Concert being held on Sunday, March 16 at Crowsnest Consolidated Highschool at 2 p.m. The organizing committee has been hard at work booking adjudicators, working with local teachers and liaising with schools to get the word out that the Crowsnest Pass Music Festival is grow-ing bigger and better than ever. “The festival committee is thrilled to have so many students involved this

year,” says Committee Chair Bev Merk-ley, adding that volunteer support for the event has been strong. The festival received approximately 175 entries, along with 22 school entries. A new class for fretted strings has been added to this year’s festival and 16 stu-dents will be participating. Piano has 75 entries; bowed strings 17; vocals 29 and musical theater 17. The local symphony and community choir will also be par-ticipating Growing a strong, community based festival has been important to the orga-nizing committee. “Participating in a music festival is exciting for everyone involved,” says

Merkley. “Teachers help their students prepare their selections for months, stu-dents improve their skills, and parents make it all possible. Whether they per-form on their own, in a small ensemble, or in a large school or community group, festival participants experience the thrill of presenting their work to an apprecia-tive audience and a highly qualified and supportive adjudicator.” The Crowsnest Pass Music Festival is one of the longest running festivals in the Province of Alberta. The first festi-val took place in 1926. For more infor-mation on this year’s festival, please go to http://www.crowsnestpassmusicfesti-val.com/

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Adjudicator forbowed strings classes Calgary native, Christine Bootland began her studies at the Mount Roy-al College Academy of Music with John Kadz and completed a Bachelor of Music Performance degree at the University of British Columbia un-der the direction of Eric Wilson. She later participated in the Mas-ters Program at the University of To-ronto under the tutelage of Shauna Rolston. She has studied with renowned art-ists Aldo Parisot, Janos Starker, Zara Nelsova, and Lawrence Lesser at the Banff School of Fine Arts and has performed with well known classi-cal musicians David Shifrin, Andrew Dawes, Kai Gleusteen and country artist Lyle Lovett. Christine is an active extra per-former with both Lethbridge and Red Deer Symphonies, as well as

the Calgary Philharmonic Or-chestra. She has toured Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia as a member of the Armadillo String Quartet of Canada and enjoys doing educational outreach per-formance programs within the community. Her philosophy is to help create future generations of music lovers of all styles whether they be professionals, amateurs or concert goers. Christine has been on the fac-ulty at Medicine Hat College Conservatory since 2001. Her duties include her primary func-tion as cello instructor, but also includes; Academy Instructor, ensemble coach and conductor/ program coordinator for both the Community and Junior Or-chestras and Bring Back the Music program in the public schools. In 2010, she was invited to be a cello instructor at the Univer-sity of Lethbridge Conservatory of Music and is currently the strings department co-ordinator.

Adjudicator for piano classes Derek Zhi Guang Chiu, pianist (b. July 24, 1977) Canadian pia-nist Derek Zhi Guang Chiu began formal music training with Brian Cross in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Chiu continued his studies with Dr. E. Gregory Butler and Joel Hast-ings at the University of Windsor, where he graduated with Bachelor of Music Therapy. He attended the Manhattan School of Music, graduating with a Master of Music degree in May 2003 under the guidance of Solo-mon Mikowsky (featured in Benja-min Saver’s book The Most Want-ed Piano Teachers in the USA) and Donn-Alexander Feder. Mr. Chiu has also worked with notable cham-ber musician Daniel Epstein of the Raphael Trio and has performed in master classes with Janina Fi-alkowska, Robin Harrison, James

Howsmon, Lorrin Hollander, Ramzi Yassa, Cecilio Tieles and Jesus Angel Rodriquez. Notable recitals have taken place in New York City, Toronto, Calgary, Windsor, and Connecti-cut. He has performed with the Windsor Community Orchestra on three occasions, the Rockland Symphony Orchestra and most recently with the Briercrest Col-lege Orchestra. In the summer of 2002, Mr. Chiu was invited to perform at Solomon Mikowsky’s Interna-tional Piano Festivals with per-formances in Tenerife (Canary Islands), Vila Seca (Spain), and Paris (France). He continues to perform ac-tively throughout the United States and Canada. Mr. Chiu has presented lectures on topics such as the Piano Sonatas and Piano Concertos of W.A. Mo-zart. Performances of Mr. Chiu have been heard on Fairchild Radio in Canada.

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Adjudicator for voice, choir, speech and musical theatre classes Heather Bedford-Clooney has a B. Mus.Ed, ARCT ( voice), ATCL, and a Licen-tiate in Speech and Drama. She has done graduate work at the University of Alberta, Dartmouth College, and the Westminister Choir School. She taught high school mu-sic, drama and English for 35 years. Mrs. Bedford-Clooney has maintained a voice studio in Edmonton for thirty-six years. She has had students compete at the local, provincial and national level of the festival

movement. She has adjudi-cated both local and provin-cial music festivals in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Sask. She is the Artistic Director of the Edmonton Columbian Choirs, and conducts Chan-teuses. This choir has been fi-nalists twice in the CBC Ama-teur Choir Competition. As well, she conducts the Festival Singers of Sherwood Park. Heather Bedford-Clooney has directed and been Musical Director for productions of Oliver!, The Fantastiks, West Side Story, The Music Man, Grease, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and Cabaret. She has adjudicated Musical Theatre, Voice, Choirs and Speech throughout Canada.Heather Bedford Clooney is the past president of the As-

sociation of Cana-dian Choral Com-munities (ACCC), past president of Music Alberta and the Alberta Choral Federation (ACF). She is the Executive Director of the Ed-monton Kiwanis Music Festival and is past president of Opera Nuova. As well, she is the Ex-ecutive Directorto the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals. Mrs. Bedford-Clooney is a past winner of the Al-berta Choral Federations Con Spiritu Award (2003), Rich-ard Eaton Award for Distin-

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Adjudicator for fretted strings classes Jay Scraba is dynamic perform-er, songwriter & music educator based in Calgary Alberta. Dur-ing his twenty plus year career, he has studied privately with Carl Verhheyen & Kevin Marsh. Jay has shared the stage with musical icons such as Cool and the Gang, Colin James, Tom Co-chrane, Jully Black & Maya An-geloo. After studying for several years and completing degrees in jazz

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He recommended that deferring the event would

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

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

Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.

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happening, “it doesn’t leave much in between”.

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Between Feb. 19 and Feb. 26, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to 29 calls for service. They included:Assaults: 1Drugs: 1Disturbing Peace: 1MV Collisions: 10Suspicious Occurrences: 2Assistance to General Pub-lic: 4Assistance to Other Agen-cies: 3911 Calls (Invalid): 1False Alarms: 2Animal Calls: 4Prisoners: 1

Multi-vehicle collision On March 2 at approxi-mately 12 noon, police re-ceived a report of a collision between two SUV’s and a semi-tractor-trailer on High-way 22 about 10 kilometres north of Maycroft. Police and EMS from Crowsnest Pass, Pincher Creek, Cowley and Lundbreck attended. Two people were trans-ported to Foothills Hospi-tal in Calgary with serious injuries while another two people were transported to

Pincher Creek hospital. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer was not injured. The incident closed the highway for about four hours and an RCMP collision expert was called to the scene. No criminal charges have been laid and the matter is under-investigation.

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Elk collision On Feb. 20 at 11 p.m., po-lice received a report of a motor vehicle collision with an elk on Highway 3 west of Coleman. Police attended. The driver from Sparwood was not injured but the elk was deceased.

Ridin’ the rails On Feb. 22 at 10:45 p.m., police received a complaint of a vehicle parked on the railroad tracks on 133 Street, Blairmore. Police attended and found the vehicle was

stuck due to ice and snow. The vehicle was moved with the assistance of a resident and CPR was advised.

Ridin’ the rails – redux On Feb. 23 at 10 a.m., po-lice received a complaint of a vehicle parked on the rail-road tracks near York Creek Lodge, Blairmore due to ice and snow. Police attended and the vehicle was gone. CPR was advised.

Still ridin’ the rails On Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m., police received a complaint of a vehicle parked on the railroad tracks at Centre Ac-cess, Blairmore due to ice and snow. Police attended and the vehicle was gone. CPR was advised.

Please Mr. Postman On Feb. 24 at 3 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of a male settling in at the Coleman post office. Police attended and a 60-year-old male from Prince George, B.C. was arrested for pos-session of a controlled sub-stance, obstruction (gave a false name), and breach of probation. He was taken to

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Asset building: neighbourhoodsElaine Garner, Principal Horace Allen School

Having moved many times over the years has provided my family with many new adventures and some challenges as well. One of the supports that made each move most successful was moving to a neighbourhood where families have looked out for and taken care of each other. My children have always lived away from their grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Neigh-bours have become the support system that is often provided by extended family. We have been included in, and have includ-ed neighbours in celebrations and sorrows. Current and past neigh-bours remain important people in my family’s lives because of the warmth, care and support they have provided. Some we call fam-ily!

Paul Pichurski, Principal Isabelle Sellon School

Although I grew up in the city, I was fortunate to be a part of a welcoming and supportive neigh-bourhood. I recall afternoon games of kick the can and stick-ball in the street, as well as eve-ning rounds of hide-and-go seek that continued until the street-lights came on.Our neighbourhood was full of children, but many of our games included teenagers or adults, and often included older spectators watching from the front porch or the yard. Generally speaking, we all new each other’s names, where we lived and who we belonged to; I know this provided a sense of se-

curity for parents on the block. As a teenager, it was occasionally frustrating to know that most of the decisions I made would even-tually make their way back to my parents through the grapevine, but I now recognize that as a powerful support for families.

Neighbourhoods have histori-cally provided unique opportu-nities to build relationships with folks that we perhaps otherwise wouldn’t. It seems as though we have moved away from this front porch mentality.

Sometimes we might focus on the neighbour whose sidewalk is not shoveled or whose children are running amuck. We might look past our neighbours 20 years dif-ference in age for no reason. Mov-ing back towards a sense of neigh-bourhood, we will soon realize the potential for fun, support, learn-ing, and friendships right in our own backyards!

As adults, it is our responsibil-ity to build these relationships for our children. As such, this month’s message is a reminder that there are plenty of opportuni-ties to bridge the gap with people in our neighbourhoods and we are all better off for it. In doing so, you will be building assets in our Crowsnest youth. For more information visit www.search-institutue.org or www.cnp40.com (under construction) Monthly Challenge: Build a re-lationship in your neighbourhood Share your asset building story! Connect with Katherine at cnp-40da@gmail.com

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Employment

AutomotiveEXPERIENCED PARTS per-son required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wag-es, full benefi ts and RRSP bo-nuses working 5 day work week, plus moving allowanc-es. Our 26,000ft2 store is lo-cated 2.5 hours N.E. of Ed-monton, Alberta. See our community online at: LacLaBicheRegion.com. Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Or by email to: hr@sapphireinc.net.

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$1000 A week mailing bro-chures from home! Helping Home-Workers since 2001. No experience required. Start Im-mediately! Visit us online: www.mailingnetwork.net

GET FREE Vending ma-chines. Can earn $100,000 + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. or www.tcvend.com

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UP TO $400 cash daily. FT & PT outdoors, Spring/Summer work. Seeking honest, hard-working staff. Visit us online: PropertyStarsJobs.com.

Career Opportunities

PUT YOUR experience to work - The job service for peo-ple aged 45 and over across Canada. Free for candidates. Register now online at: www.thirdquarter.ca or Call Toll-Free: 1-855-286-0306.

Employment

Drivers/Courier/Trucking

J. RYBACHUK & Sons Trucking LTD has an immediate opening for a logging truck driver in the Sparwood/Elko area. Previous quad logger experience required. Fax resume to 250-425-0505 or e-mail to rybtrk@telus.net.

Help Wanted

Certi ed Contractors Wanted

Local Company looking for

* Carpenters * Drywallers * Plumbers

for work in the Elk ValleyPhone 250-423-0272

for information

North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive benefi t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637.

Services

Financial ServicesDROWNING IN debt? Cut debts more than 60% & debt free in half the time! Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s that simple. Your credit / age / income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Legal ServicesCRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certifi -cation, adoption property ren-tal opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

Business/Offi ce Service

Household ServicesA-1 FURNACE & Air Duct Cleaning. Complete Fur-nace/Air Duct Systems cleaned & sterilized. Locally owned & operated. 1-800-565-0355 (Free estimates)

Services

Telephone ServicesDISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No one re-fused! Low monthly rate! Call-ing features and unlimited long distance available. Call Na-tional Teleconnect today! 1-866-443-4408. or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay

HAY FOR SALE small square

$160/ton250-428-4316

PetsBERNESE CKC PUPPIES, ready now! $1500 Call 778-240-1860 or 604-897-0485whitecrosskennel.ca

Merchandise for Sale

Food Products

BUTCHER SHOPBC INSPECTED

GRADED AA OR BETTERLOCALLY GROWNNATURAL BEEF

Hormone FreeGrass Fed/Grain Finished$100 Packages Available

Quarters/Halves$2.95/lb Hanging WeightExtra Lean Hamburger

AvailableTARZWELL FARMS

250-428-4316 Creston

Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,897 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.caSTEEL BUILDING. “The big year end clear out!” 20x22 $4,259. 25x24 $4,684. 30x34 $6,895. 35x36 $9,190. 40x48 $12,526. 47x70 $17,200. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. WantedCoin Collector Looking to Buy Collections, Estates, Gold & Silver Coins + 778-281-0030

Real Estate

For Sale By Owner1242 Pinyon Rd Sparwood - half duplex for sale. 3 BR, 1.5 bath. Finished basement. Gas FP in LR. Fully fenced back yard. Many upgrades incl: sid-ing, fascia, soffi t, windows, doors, both bathrooms, fl oor-ing & furnace. More info at Kiji-ji 565238962. Call John @778-518-2221 for appt. to view.

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentCondo in Sparwood Heights

2 bedroom fully furnished$1200. per monthUtilities included

Call Rick at 250-425-5432or Erin at 250-425-7711

References Required

GLEN Livet Manor, Cran-brook. N/S, cats ok. 1 Bdrm $725/mo; 2 Bdrm $850/mo. New Flooring/Paint/Drapes. Quiet building. Quick access to hospital. Close to rec centre & shopping. Phone 778-517-0777

PineCrest ApartmentsSparwood BC

1 bedroom apartment newly renovated

available immediately starting at $800/month

Contact Manager - 778-518-2253or view at www.glprental.com

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentNew Condos in Sparwood Heights2 bedroom, 2 bathrooms in new complex comes with stainless steel fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave and in suite washer and dryer. Build-ing comes with elevator, onsite storage plus much more. No smoking or pets. $1150.00 to $1250.00 per month. Please call Rick @ 250-425-5432 or Erin @ 250-425-7711 references required.

Very large furnished condoSparwood Heights - 2 condos made into 1! Large bedroom, large den, in-suite washer & dryer, large walk-in closet, dining room & much more. $1200/month inc. utilities.Please call Rick 250-425-5432 or Erin 250-425-7711. References required.

Misc for Rent

Furnished & unfurnished properties available for rent in Sparwood & Elkford. Call Lindsay 250-425-1180 or lindsay@sparwoodrealestate.ca

Homes for Rent4 Bedroom House for rent. Fridge, stove, stall for laundry, heat & hydro included. Carport & sun deck. $1500/month. No pets. Call 250-423-3216

SPARWOOD, 2-storey, 3-bdrm townhouse for rent w/full basement, close to school & rec centre. (250)425-4448primeprop@mymts.net

SPARWOOD - FOR RENT Mobile home - all appliances.

$900/monthCall Joe 250-425-5387

Storage

SELF STORAGE: Personal & commercial. Call Finnigan’s Storage. 250-423-3308 or 250-423-4207.

STORAGE PLUS: Bays heated or cold & service bays with air, minor repairs.250-423-7492.

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12817 21st Ave. BlairmoreOpen 7 days a week

Orders & info: 403-753-2222

Now offering gluten free pizzas and baking!

GoulashA deliciously satisfying meal to serve to those you love.

• 5 ml (1 tsp) extra light olive oil with a dash of sesame oil• 2 onions, peeled and finely chopped• 2 garlic cloves, crushed, peeled and chopped• 675 g (1-1/2 pounds) bottom round beef, fat trimmed, cut into 5

cm (2 inch) pieces• 150 ml (6 oz) no-salt tomato paste• 750 ml (3 cups) fat free beef stock• 2 green peppers, seeded and cubed• 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into • 1,3 cm (1/2 inch) cubes• 30 ml (2 tbsp) Hungarian paprika• 3 ml (1/2 tsp) freshly ground black pepper• 5 ml (1 tsp) caraway seeds• 7 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped

Directions: Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan and fry the onion and garlic until translucent. Do not brown. Turn out into a bowl and set aside. Drop the cubed meat into the hot pan, making sure all the pieces have a chance to touch the hot sur-face. Stir in the tomato paste. You’ll see the sugar in the paste start to caramelize and turn brown. Stir the onions and garlic back into the pan. Pour in the beef stock, cover and simmer 90 minutes. Add the potatoes, green peppers, half of the paprika, the black pepper and the caraway seeds. Cover and simmer until the pota-toes are tender, about 30 minutes. Before you serve, stir in the tomato pieces until just heated through. Sprinkle with the remaining paprika. Stir and serve.

Recipe and photo : Graham Kerr’s Smart Cooking, Doubleday.

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