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How much do you value your ski hill? That’s the question now under consid-eration after Phase I of a master plan for Pass Powderkeg Ski Hill was unveiled on July 22. As anticipated, highlights of the plan were the addition of a new quad chair-lift, expanded runs, new tube park, reno-vated day lodge, and new building and parking area at the base of the hill. The total tab for Phase I was $3.6 mil-lion. Neil Johnston and Henry Bruns of the Pass Powderkeg Ski Society presented the plan to council showing where the new lift and runs would be installed, how it would benefit the ski hill and the mu-nicipality, and how they hope to fund the project. Community support for Pass Pow-derkeg has been consistently shown in household and group surveys, said John-ston, with the recent recreation feasibil-ity study reiterating that support. Johnston said the ski hill has seen continual improvements resulting in in-creased utilization and revenue over the past few years. From 2004 to 2012, skier visits increased an average of 20 per cent each year.

Snow-making capabilities and mod-ern grooming have also increased with the addition of a new snow cat in 2010. Unfortunately, the T-bar infrastructure dates from the 1980’s, Johnston added. In 2008, a master plan was initiated to be a roadmap for operation based on uti-lization and growth. The Pass Powderkeg Ski Society hired Brent Harley & Associ-ates, a reputable ski hill consultant who has worked on numerous other projects. The results of the study were that the ski hill has progressed as far as it can with its current infrastructure, John-ston told council. The main barriers to growth were identified as the T-bar sys-tem, access road, and poor parking, he added. The master plan recommended three independent phases to upgrade facilities and achieve the Society’s vision to be a family ski area that offers high quality skiing and snowboarding. Phase I includes a new fixed grip quad chairlift with mid-mountain disembark-ing option ($2.5M); base area parking lot ($400,000); beginner/carpet lift, tub-ing park ($150,000); base building, light-ing, run improvements and removal of lower T-bar ($100,000). A contingency of 10 per cent or $325,000 was also in-cluded in the total cost. The focus on the mid-mountain lodge,

said Johnston, would be food, lock-ers and washrooms, while the new base building would house a ticket shop, ski school/patrol and administration. The plan includes installation of a new run, restyling existing trails for better flow, and reconfiguring the day lodge. Summer use or mountain biking and real estate development will be examined separately, Johnston added. The Pass Powderkeg Ski Hill is funded by user fees and the municipality. In 2014, the municipal subsidy was $242,854. Bruns told council the Society looked at expected expenses and revenues and anticipate both to increase, thereby decreasing the municipal subsidy by $64,267 per year by 2017 and beyond. Capital of $3.575 million is required, said Bruns. If the entire project were funded through borrowing, the annual debt repayment would be $206,743 with a net impact to on-hill operations of $142,476. The Ski Society requested three things from the municipality: First, council’s endorse the implemen-tation of Phase I; Second, budget capital funds for 2016 for the implementation of Phase I, con-ditional on the Society raising a mini-mum of $500,000 from corporate and/or personal donations and completing con-

struction by November 2017; and Third, provide seed money of $30,000 in 2014-15 to support development of a fundraising campaign. “We feel that with council’s support, we can better proceed to raise funds to help offset that capital cost,” said Bruns. “We don’t think that it’s possible to raise the capital cost entirely through donations.” The Society will develop a marketing plan and lead the fundraising effort, he added. In response to council’s query if user fees would be increased, Bruns said a price increase of about 25 per cent would be likely be implemented. He said they would also consider increased operating hours including night skiing. Director of Community Services Lyle Hannan told council the intention is to bring the issue forward during budget discussions this fall. “What we didn’t want to do was go out [and] start fundraising, drum up a bunch of interest and then if it’s not in coun-cil’s capabilities or in their vision for the next few years, then have a let down in the community,” said Hannan. “The ma-jor [supporters], they’re going to want to know, well is the municipality on board?” “We don’t think it’s feasible to attempt a fundraising campaign without coun-cil’s endorsement,” added Bruns.

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Land use plan balanced, province says


The long awaited land use plan for the southwest part of Alberta was released last week with the provincial government saying it strikes a balance between conserva-tion and development. The new South Saskatch-ewan Regional Plan (SSRP) includes eight new or ex-panded conservation areas, including a new 54,588-hect-are Castle Wildland Provin-cial Park and 34,356-hectare Pekisko Heritage Range-land. In addition, there will be six expanded provincial parks and recreation areas, adding 1,511 hectares and calls for 12 new “primitive recreation” areas for camp-ing and trail access. Two new Provincial Recre-ation Areas have been des-ignated for Crowsnest Pass – 14-hectares at Crowsnest Lake and another 32-hect-ares in Coleman. Both allow off-highway vehicles on ex-isting trails. SSRP covers an 83,764-square kilometer area from the Canada-U.S. border to Crossfield. It includes the South Saskatchewan River Ba-sin, the Milk River Basin and the Alberta portion of Cypress Hills. It is the most populated part of the province encom-passing about 1.8 million peo-ple. “The South Saskatchewan re-gion is without question one of the most beautiful areas of our province with its breathtaking

mountains, rolling grasslands and many lakes and rivers,” said Premier Dave Hancock. “Albertans are proud of the

beauty of our province and the new land-use plan will man-age the growth pressures in this region so our children and grandchildren will benefit from a pristine environment and a growing economy.” However, conservation groups and environmentalists are critical of the plan saying it doesn’t go far enough to pro-tect key areas, especially the Castle Special Place, southeast of Crowsnest Pass.

“The government found it easier to ignore the concerns of the vast majority of Alber-tans about the Castle than to

stand up to industry and motorized recreation groups,” said Gord Peter-son of the Castle-Crown Wilderness Coalition (CCWC) in a release. But Environment Min-ister Robin Campbell said the plans strikes the right balance of recreation and economic opportunity while protecting the en-vironment and achieving conservation goals. SSRP sets out new guidelines to manage the sale of public lands and minimize the conversion of intact native grass-lands. The plan paves the way for coal exploration and development near the Crowsnest Pass, to “cre-ate economic diversifica-tion opportunities and export markets and will result in increased em-ployment in the region.” It also notes the de-velopment potential for

magnetite deposits in Burmis and lime plants that “play an important role in cement man-ufacturing”. The 207-page plan was devel-oped with a 50-year-timeframe and goes into effect Sept. 1. The province estimates the first year of implementation will cost $4.5 million in operat-ing expenses plus $1.2 million in capital costs. The full plan is available on-line at www.landuse.alberta.ca.

Alberta’s South Saskatchewan Regional land use plan aims to provide increased recreational areas while protecting economic opportunities in the area, such coal exploration and devel-opment near Crowsnest Pass. The plan has been criticized by conservationists who argue it ignores the concerns of the majority of Albertans about Castle Special Place.

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The chickens have come home to roost. Last April, Crowsnest Pass residents were happier than proverbial pigs when they picked up their newspaper and read there was no tax hike this year. Three months later and those chips are being pushed across the table to the big dude with the “don’t even think about running out the back door” sign across his chest. First, the auditor came in. Wearing a dark suit and an uncom-fortable sense of reality, he gave the grim news: the sacred – somewhat mythical – golden pot known as “reserves” is as dry as an Alberta forest in August. Then came the pleas for money; money that also not there. Hands stretched out for everything from consultants to chair-lifts, trucks to salt. All those years of councils past dip-ping into reserves didn’t seem so hard to imagine now as our current council swal-lowed their distaste and gloomily nodded yes to some of the requests. Where will all this spending end? How far into the hole will we dig ourselves? The municipality has a large debt ceiling and can easily take on more accord-ing to the province, but is this the route we want to go? The next time you think about taxes, remember how it works at home. If you spend more than you have and you don’t have anything put away for a rainy day, don’t be surprised when those chickens unpack and start inviting their friends over.

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Following recent incidents in the Cal-gary Zone involving home birthing attendants or “traditional home de-livery providers,” Alberta Health Ser-vices (AHS) is reminding expectant mothers to check credentials before engaging the services of non-regulat-ed individuals, such as home birthing attendants. AHS has reported two recent inci-dents to the Calgary Police Service in-volving non-certified birthing atten-dants assisting in labour and delivery in private residences. Both incidents are of concern from a health perspective; however, AHS is unable to discuss specifics of those cases for reasons of patient confiden-tiality. In order to ensure the safety and health of mothers and babies, man-

aging labour and delivering a baby are activities restricted by law and can only be performed by registered physicians, registered midwives, reg-istered nurses, or emergency medical services staff during emergencies. All of these health professionals are governed and regulated by various health discipline associations, and Albertans should consult with those associations or AHS when engaging individuals in their care. Albertans who are planning a home birth are encouraged to ensure that their birth attendant has the formal training and necessary certification. Additional resources are available at:For a list of registered midwives in Alberta, contact the College of Al-berta Midwives at (403) 474-3999 or visit http://www.college-midwives-ab.ca/

College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta: public inquiries: 1-800-561-3899 or email [email protected] To find a midwife or for more in-formation about midwifery and home births, visit the Alberta Association of Midwives website: http://www.al-berta-midwives.com/ For 24/7 health advice provided by registered nurses and other health-care professionals, call Health Link Alberta toll-free at 1-866-408-5465 (LINK). Alberta Health Services is the pro-vincial health authority responsible for planning and delivering health supports and services for more than four million adults and children living in Alberta. Its mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health sys-tem that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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Upcoming__________July 31-Aug. 4: Doors Open & Heritage Festival in the Crowsnest Pass is an annual celebration of our unique culture, his-tory and heritage. Come and join us throughout the August Long Week-end. 2014 highlights in-clude: Bellevue Street Festival, “Booze & Bars” Historical Bus Tour, Photo Contest, Guid-ed Hikes, Photography Excursions, Live Mu-sic, Historical Building Tours, Movie By Star-light, Natural History Presentation, Crowsnest Country Market, and so much more!

July 31: 4th Annual Old Fashioned Country Fair on Main St. in Bellevue from 5-8 pm.

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: Family Dance at the Polish Hall 6:30-11 pm. Admission by donation, concession available. Musicians Wel-come!!

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man Museum

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

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

Aug. 9: Crowsnest Pass Pistol Club presents the Annual Gun Show at the Crowsnest Pass Sports Complex from 10 am to 5 pm.

Aug. 12: 12th Annual Ladies Open Golf Tour-nament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

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Aug. 18-21: UROC Skills Camp for Youth. Sweet Riders presents its third year of Canadian Camps in Crowsnest Pass in conjunction with UROC and the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.

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

Aug. 23-24: UROC Skills Camp for Women

Aug. 30-31: UROC Co-Ed Skills Camp - Inter-mediate & Advanced

Sept. 6: Food Bank Golf Tournament at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club in Blairmore at 9 am.

Sept. 6: Club Cham-pionship at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

Sept. 7: Men’s Windup at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

Sept. 13: Ladies Windup at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

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

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The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass fire ban has been expanded by the province as warm weather and dry condi-tions have prompted fire restrictions in southwest Alberta. Effective July 23, re-strictions will apply to various types of burning activities in the region. The fire restrictions include the area from the northern boundary of Waterton Lakes Na-tional Park to the north-ern boundary of the Municipal District of Ranchlands, extending east from the Alberta-BC border to the forest-ed area east of Highway 22.

Restrictions and prohi-bitions include:• Fire Restrictions• Safe wood campfires are allowed in fire rings in campgrounds only. • No open fires are al-lowed in backcountry or random camping areas. Current fire permits may be suspended or cancelled and new fire

permits may not be is-sued.

Allowed in camp-grounds:• Safe wood campfires within fire rings • Portable propane fire pits • Gas or propane stoves • BBQs (not charcoal briquettes) designed for cooking or heating.

Allowed in backcountry and random camping ar-eas:• Portable propane fire pits • Gas or propane stoves • BBWs (not charcoal briquettes) designed for cooking or heating• Catalytic or infrared-style heaters

Prohibited or restricted activities:• Wood campfires in backcountry or random camping areas • Charcoal briquettes • Turkey fryers • Tiki torches Up-to-date informa-tion on closure orders and fire bans is available by calling 1-866-FYI-FIRE (1-866-394-3473)

Warm dry conditions have sparked fire restrictions in southwest Alberta as well as the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass. Residents are reminded to adhere to restrictions while the ban is in place.


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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGIN THE MATTER OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND IN THE MATTER OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDING A BYLAW THERETO AND IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 606(6) AND 692(4) OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT AND AMENDMENTS THERETO

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TUESDAY, August 12, 2014 Commencing at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter hold a public hearing at the Municipal O� ce located at 8502 – 19th Avenue, Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta, with respect to the proposed Bylaw No. 876, 2014 which is a proposed Bylaw to amend the Land Use Bylaw No. 868, 2013 of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that anyone wishing to be heard at the Public Hearing may attend at said Public Hearing at the aforementioned date, time and place. If you are unable to attend, but would like to direct comments, written representation is acceptable. If you plan to make an oral presentation at said Public Hearing it would be appreciated if you would provide advance notice.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the aforementioned Public Hearing will be conducted by hearing any and all representations that may be permitted to be heard, in the order in which the Council of the Municipality may during the said hearing, decide to receive such representations.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend the Land Use Bylaw No. 868, 2013 by redistricting

Lot 14 & 15, Block 41, Plan 5150S(Municipal Address of 22618 7 Avenue, Hillcrest)

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TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the proposed Bylaw and the documents that a person is entitled to inspect under the Municipal Government Act that relate to the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by the public at the o� ce of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass at 8502 – 19th Avenue, Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta.

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RCMP are investigating after the gazebo, a local landmark on Main Street Blairmore, was found on fire late one evening. On Friday, July 18 at 12:17 a.m., Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 911 call after a bystander saw the back of the ga-zebo on fire. Two fire trucks, the command unit and seven firefighters arrived on scene within six min-utes and quickly put out the flames. Deputy Fire Chief Curtis Stevens said the fire originated inside under the latticework at the back of the gazebo. Because it was easy to access and hadn’t progressed very far, the fire was “knocked down rather quickly”, he added. Fire officials said no source of ignition was found so they are unable to detect how the

fire started. However, due to the time of day, the location of the fire, and because no accel-erants were found on scene, they believe the cause to be of a suspicious nature rather than accidental. Constable Kelly Willett with Crowsnest Pass RCMP confirmed that the incident is under investigation. He said police have a “couple of leads to check out” but no suspect has been identified. Const. Willett also said it’s premature to say what kind of charges could be laid. In order for an incident to be considered arson, cer-tain criteria must be found. It’s not enough to prove the suspect was reckless, he said, but that their actions showed intent to burn the structure down. Anyone with information about the inci-dent is asked to call Crowsnest Pass RCMP at 403-562-2867 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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The gazebo on 20th Ave., Blairmore, was set on fire around midnight on July 18. Crowsnest Pass RCMP are investigating the incident and ask anyone with information to come forward.



First reading to scrap the off-site levy bylaw sailed through on July 22 after a previous presentation was made to council in-camera. The bylaw has been a con-tentious issue among devel-opers, realtors and others for more than a decade with a long history of on-and-off again moratoriums. The latest moratorium is set to expire on Aug. 30. Off-site levies were initiated by the province as an added revenue stream provided to municipalities to offset the costs of new or expanded

utilities such as water, sewage, storm sewers, and roads. They were intended to pro-vide funds for municipalities when they needed to build new infrastructure as a result of increased development. As such, realtors and devel-opers in the Crowsnest Pass have argued that the fees are not applicable to the munici-pality since it has been in a state of shrinking popula-tion and negative economic growth. At a meeting in late March with municipal council and administration, a small group of builders, realtors and resi-dents pointed out that the Crowsnest Pass bylaw is also

based on inaccurate data. The off-site levy bylaw was based on data compiled in 2009 that predicted much greater growth and included non-existent developments such as Bridgegate. It has not been updated since. The builders agreed that if and when the municipality starts growing and they be-gin building enough houses to fill population needs, they will be happy to pay off-site levies. In the meantime, they said, the bylaw doesn’t fit the community. A public hearing will be held on Aug. 12 before the second and final reading is held.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGIN THE MATTER OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND IN THE MATTER OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDING A BYLAW THERETO AND IN THE MATTER OF THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 606(6) AND 692(4) OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT AND AMENDMENTS THERETO


TUESDAY, August 12, 2014 Commencing at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter hold a public hearing at the Municipal O� ce located at 8502 – 19th Avenue, Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta, with respect to the proposed Bylaw No. 894, 2014 which is a proposed Bylaw to amend the Land Use Bylaw No. 868, 2013 of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass.



AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the purpose of the proposed Bylaw is to amend the Land Use Bylaw No. 868, 2013 by redistricting

The westerly 3.35m portion of lot 12, Block 10, Plan 2347 BS (Municipal Address of 11913 20 Avenue, Blairmore)

from Recreation & Open Space District (RO-1) to Drive-In Commercial District (C-2).

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of the proposed Bylaw and the documents that a person is entitled to inspect under the Municipal Government Act that relate to the proposed Bylaw may be inspected by the public at the o� ce of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass at 8502 – 19th Avenue, Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta.

Dated at the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta, this 23rd day of July, 2014.

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Inaugural mountain bikeEnduro exceeds expectations

By Erin Fairhurst Contributor

Local mountain bike club, the United Rid-ers of Crowsnest (UROC), hosted the first ever Rumhead Enduro on July 27, and the event was a huge success. The club had hoped to see 50 racers sign up for the race, but in the end, they were pleasantly surprised to see 69 participants, including 10 locals, take to the course. “We entirely exceeded expectations with our racer enrolment,” says race organizer Darcy Neniska, adding that volunteers and community support, including a monetary contribution from the municipality, were key in contributing towards a well-received event. “The feedback has been amazing,” Darcy says. “People are absolutely blown away by the scenery and the quality of the trails.” Racers from Edmonton, Calgary, Medi-cine Hat and even Kelowna traveled to the Crowsnest Pass to discover new mountain bike terrain, and for some, it was their first time visiting the community. The enduro style race format means that only the down-hill sections of the race are timed, so participants are able to enjoy a more so-cial atmosphere as they tackle the uphill sections. The race started and ended in Cole-man, and showcased 28km of the Pass’ most epic trails in the York Creek area. “I really enjoyed the enduro format,” says local racer Al-anna Butler. “You don’t normally get to socialize and visit while you race.” Canmore racer, Ian Murray, also enjoyed the race and says it was his first time ever riding in the Crowsnest Pass. “I was really im-pressed by the trail system,” he says, “I’ll definitely come back.” Former Crowsnest Pass resident Gra-ham Torrie won 1st place overall with a time of 22:04, Cole-man resident Neil Johnston won 1st place in the men’s 40+ category with a time of 24:26, and Blairmore resident Alanna Butler took home the prize for 2nd place Open Women with a time of 38:06 behind Le-thbridge resident Aubrey Demchuk who took 1st place Open Women with a time of 27:56. For complete re-sults, please visit the UROC website at http://www.uroc.ca/.

Catching air, local racer Neil Johnston, careens down the course dur-ing the 2014 Rumhead Enduro hosted by United Riders of Crowsnest on July 27.

Photo by E. Fairhurst

Local rider Steve Atkinson showing off his stuff during UROC’s moun-tain bike fest.

Photo by J. Lucas

Racers, spectators and volunteers chill out on the patio with a post-race BBQ on July 27.

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

1. DP2013-079; Lot 1, Block B, Plan 1004 LK; 902 232 Street, Hillcrest. Discretionary Use: Home Occupation – Class 2 (Dog Groomer) (subject to conditions).

2. DP2013-081; Lot 9, Block 17, Plan 811130 & Lot 2, Block 17, Plan 6432FE; 20625 21 Avenue, Bellevue. Discretionary Use: Retaining Wall with an overall excavation area of 146.2m ² (1600 ft²) and height of 2.44m (96 in.) (subject to conditions).

3. DP2013-082; Lot 1-3, Block 31, Plan 7242 Ai; 3001 222 Street, Bellevue. Discretionary Use: Manufactured Home – Class 1 (New Construction) (subject to conditions).

Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above developments may file an appeal in writing by August 13, 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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by 2016. Unfortunately, RC Strat-egies indicated that the audit report didn’t provide adequate information on the feasibility or full cost of revitalizing these fa-cilities, and estimates were needed to assess repair, replacement or decommis-sioning options for them, said Hannan. “Given the current state of the two facilities, their expiring life expectancy, and the desire to have guidance on capital plans and budget, there is a level of urgency surrounding this issue,” he wrote. Hannan recommended approval of $9,000 plus expenses and GST for RC Strategies to put costing and renovation options to-gether for ASMA and the outdoor pool. He said the Parks & Rec Authority echoed this rec-ommendation because the condition of the two facili-ties was failing and work was needed. Because funds have not been budgeted for this ex-pense, Hannan suggested Parks & Rec identify proj-ects that could be deferred in 2014 for pay for it. He said they would look at

small maintenance proj-ects or non-urgent work. He also stressed that if the study were not done, it would hamper council’s capital budget planning that was recently identified as a top priority. Council members ex-pressed disappointment that this information was not included in the original study and balked at having to spend more funds on it. “I’m sorry that this wasn’t included in the rec-reation feasibility study right off the bat because it would have been paid for by now,” said Coun-cillor Bill Kovach. “But anyway, I think it’s some-thing needed, to make sure we know what needs to be done on these two facili-ties.” “I don’t mind support-ing this, but... I don’t want to see some of our other projects take a back seat to it,” said Councillor Mar-lene Anctil. Hannan assured council that Parks & Rec would consult with municipal staff to identify what can be deferred. A total of $9,000 plus expenses and GST was ap-proved.

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New deputy firechief excited toserve community By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Curtis Stevens has officially tak-en the helm as Deputy Fire Chief, replacing Jamie Wilkinson who moved up to Fire Chief after the position became vacant. Stevens, who moved to the Crows-nest Pass about five years ago, said he signed up as a firefighter at the Bellevue firehall soon after coming to the Pass because friends got him into it. Although he hadn’t been involved in firefighting until then, he soon found it offered him a good bal-ance to his work with child protec-tion and his own counseling prac-tice. “It was a wonderful balance to that type of work, and then com-ing here with the fire department, it

totally challenged my brain, got me more into physical stuff, and was a great learning curve,” he said.” Stevens said unlike his work, which was primarily solo, and sed-entary, he liked being in a team en-vironment and a more physically active capacity. “It was also a way to get into the community, to get to know people in the community, to be part of the community, and to give to the com-munity,” he said. “Within the fire department, I also found my own sense of com-munity as well… You develop a very quick sense of community, es-pecially with the way we run things with family involvement and social gatherings within the department. Family is a big component of what we do.”

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Financial picture shows reserves spent By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Although there were few surprises in the 2013 year-end audited financial statements, it’s clear there is a long road ahead to put cash back into mu-nicipal reserves. Henry Van-d e n b e r g , manager with account ing-auditing giant BDO Canada, said there were no significant changes be-tween 2013 and 2012. “In our opin-ion… in all ma-terial respects, the financial position of the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass as at Dec. 31, 2013 and the results of its operations, changes in its net financial assets, and its cash flow for the year have been handled in accordance with Cana-dian public sector accounting stan-dards,” said Vandenberg. Cash and deferred revenue are up significantly between 2012 and 2013, while accounts receivables are down, he said, mainly because funding for capital projects was received but not spent as at year end. “Therefore, we have a high level of cash, we don’t have much that’s still receivable because it has all been re-ceived and a lot of this revenue has been deferred,” said Vanderberg. Of note by council members was that by the end of 2013, the municipal-ity had spent $568,000 on the former Crowsnest Centre site and would in-cur further expenses in 2014. Depend-ing on the purchase amount when the land is sold, some of these costs will

be recouped, admitted Chief Admin-istrative Officer Sheldon Steinke. Also pointed out was that contract services were over-budget by about 30-40 per cent in 2013. Much of this was due to unexpected flooding in June, said Steinke, but grant programs will help recover those funds.

Lastly, coun-cil commented on the amount of reserves that had decreased significantly. Vanderberg admitted that money had been taken out of reserves and spent else-where but these were decisions of council and he could not comment on those items. “The bot-tom line is that there’s not the cash or invest-

ments… to fund $1.5M in reserves,” said Vanderberg. “Hypothetically, if the decision was made that you want to spend the money you have in re-serves today, the municipality doesn’t have that money to spend. “The money has been spent on something else, yes, and my under-standing is it has been like this in the municipality… for many years,” he added. “This has been going on for a significant number of years from what I understand.” Vanderberg said it’s not an ideal practice and normally, auditors see that reserves are funded with money available to back them up. “I imagine it would be a long road to be able to fund those at this point,” he said. The audited financial statement for 2013 was approved and will be posted on the municipal website.

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As a child, Stevens said he was never one of those kids who grew up wanting to be a firefighter. With a dad as a police officer, this was especially true, he laughed. “But once I got into it, it was amazing as far as the learning curve and the challenges that are in place,” he said. “And even more so [after the reorganiza-tion] when the focus on training improved vastly and the profes-sionalism that was brought into the hall.” With the advances in training and professionalism, Stevens said he got more and more in-volved, completing both levels of training (NFPA 1001 Level 2, basic and advanced firefighting), as well as completing firefighter instructor training (NFPA 1041 Level 1) so he can teach other firefighters.Stevens said he’s also trained in vehicle extrication, hazardous materials awareness and opera-tions, and wildland/urban inter-face, to protect structures near the backcountry. Part of his role as Deputy Chief

is to implement all in-house training, he explained. The de-partment is slowly cross-training firefighters in rescue functions such as high angle rope rescue and swift water rescue, as well as cross-training search and rescue staff in firefighting activities. “It’s great that we have special-ized people in the rescue but the focus is on everyone getting ev-erything,” said Stevens. “We have to be able to do succession plan-ning and increase our ability to respond to backcountry [work] as we’ve been doing.” In addition to training, the Deputy Fire Chief is respon-sible for tracking and recording fire statistics, recording training, tracking expenses and acting as backup to the Fire Chief. When the Deputy position be-came vacant, Stevens said he was qualified and trained enough and had the ability to pare down his private practice to take on the job. “It needed to be done and I was in the best position to do it,” he said. Stevens explained that the po-sition is full-time permanent and

is funded through a provincial grant to the end of 2014. At that time, the grant money will run out so other revenue-generating options are being considered. Stevens said he would like to see the position become full-time permanent and believes it’s too much of a job for just the Fire Chief. “It’s really too much of a job for one person to do with the Chief doing Protective Services as well as the Agriculture Services,” he said. In addition to his role with the Fire/Rescue department, Stevens has a private counseling and hyp-notherapy practice at The Health Hub and is very active in the arts community. “I’m totally excited to be in this role,” he said. “It’s an exciting op-portunity to do something amaz-ing that helps the community.” Stevens said they currently have 55 firefighters but are also look-ing for more to cover shift work, vacations, or people who leave the community. If anyone is in-terested, they are encouraged to call or drop in to the Fire/Rescue Department.

New deputy fire chief at the table

New Deputy Fire Chief Curtis Stevens has replaced Jamie Wilkinson who moved up to Fire Chief after the position became vacant.


Appeal for utilities, penalties rejected By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Two appeals made to council for fees to be waived were reject-ed by council last week. The first was made by a prop-erty owner who missed the tax payment due date and asked that the penalty of $216 be waived. Sheldon Steinke, chief admin-istrative officer, said such re-quests come through occasion-ally and an appeal to council is ultimately the final step. “This is a bit of a tough one because we do have a policy in place and we shouldn’t deviate from the policy because it sets a precedent,” said Councillor Bill Kovach. “But this person, as he indicates, has paid taxes for 65 years in this community and has never missed a payment once on time... I’m torn here. I would like to cancel this penalty.”

Councillor Marlene Anctil agreed and said he was a “good upstanding citizen” and the fee should be waived. “The deadline is the same ev-ery year, June 30th... I guarantee you if we do waive this penalty, you’ll see three or four of these letters next year. Guaranteed,” said Councillor Dean Ward. “There’s lots of time and numer-ous ways to pay your bill. June 30th was a Monday, he could’ve come in.” Director of Finance & Cor-porate Services confirmed there were about $46,000 in penalties owing. A motion not to waive the pen-alty was approved with Council-lor Kovach opposed. Another appeal was made by a property owner to cancel an outstanding utility charge. In this case, said Steinke, the land-owner and the municipality were

not aware that a renter had va-cated a residence. “We followed our usual pro-cedure of billing the customer who was a renter,” he said. “The landlord, in his letter, became aware of it after the first of the year and the renter had vacated in November.” The outstanding utility bills total $889 for water, sewer and garbage. “It’s not the municipality’s re-sponsibility to make sure that the landowner is aware that the renter has vacated,” said Coun-cillor Doreen Glavin. “The rules are in place,” said Councillor Ward. “It’s unfortu-nate but it sure gives a good ar-gument for the change we made [to the utility rate bylaw].” It was agreed not to waive the fee but council directed admin-istration to work out a payment plan with the landowner.

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TUESDAY, August 12, 2014

Commencing at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter hold a public hearing at the Municipal Office located at 8502 – 19th Avenue, Crowsnest Pass, in the Province of Alberta, with respect to the proposed Bylaw No. 890, 2014 which is a proposed Bylaw to repeal Bylaw No. 778-2009 (“Off-Site Levy Bylaw”) and any amendments thereto.



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Repeal Bylaw No. 778-2009 (“Off-Site Levy Bylaw”) and any amendments thereto.

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What kind of programs do se-niors want? That’s the question Program Director Barbara van Vierssen Trip is asking in an ef-fort to get input on what topics the Museum should offer in it’s Con-necting Commu-nities sessions. The Crowsnest Museum & Ar-chives is working on a new series entitled “Con-necting Commu-nities: Seniors and Heritage in the Pass”, designed to connect people together and to allow seniors to have a stronger net around them, said van Vierssen Trip. “Not only does it help seniors so they’re not so iso-lated,” she said, “but they are the most important heritage resource we have.” The programs are designed to give seniors the chance to reminisce, look through and iden-tify historic pho-tographs, meet up with friends, both new and old, and pass on their knowledge for future school and family programs. Some of the ideas under con-sideration are Breaking Bread Together, where a light lunch will be served, Remembering Old Businesses in the Pass, When I

Was in High School, Old Houses & Their Stories in the Pass, Pass-ing on Knowledge, and a variety of hands-on experiences. Another aspect of the pro-gram is that once each week se-niors will have the opportunity

to drop into the Museum with documents that are important to them, such as photos, birth certificates and other key papers. The Museum will help properly preserve them with digital cop-ies and archival storage boxes to preserve them for future genera-tions, said van Vierssen Trip.

With a federal grant of $50,000 from a New Horizons pilot proj-ect and a matching amount from the Alberta Museums Associa-tion, the Museum is looking at running a program every two weeks for about two years, start-

ing in late Sep-tember. Program ses-sions will be held at a num-ber of locations t h r o u g h o u t the Crowsnest Pass in order to best reach the seniors in our area. These in-clude the Cole-man Seniors Centre, Bel-lecrest Seniors Centre, York Creek Lodge and extended care at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre. “We want to make it easier for seniors to get to do [the pro-grams] and we can also use the Town Rounder to take them there,” said van Vierssen Trip. An open house to get seniors’ input, was held on July 24 at the Coleman

Seniors Centre. A second one is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 7 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bel-lecrest Seniors Centre. “We’ll take seniors input and book six months’ of programs at a time,” said van Vierssen Tripp. “We’ll only put effort and time into what seniors want.”

Resident Frank Loseth speaks with Crowsnest Museum Program Director Barbara van Vierssen Trip at an open house at the Coleman Seniors’ Centre on July 24. The open house was an opportunity for seniors to provide input into programs they’d like to see offered by the mu-suem as part of its “Connecting Communities: Seniors and Heritage in the Pass”.


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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

Bonspiel, the Chamber of Commerce Lifestyle &

Outdoor Adventure Show, Kananaskis Pro Ro-

deo, and the Hillcrest Mine Disaster 100th An-

niversary. “You’re going to have volunteer burnout,” she

said. Councillor Marlene Anctil also pointed out that

with the Crowsnest Pass Show & Shine moving to

another weekend and the Taste of Crowsnest not

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

It was agreed to defer Rum Runner Days and

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Hundreds of Golden Life residents, staff express happiness in catchy new video

By Barry Coulter Cranbrook Daily Townsman

Hundreds of seniors in southern B.C. and Alberta have given the world a defi-nition of happiness, thanks to a glob-ally popular song and a video that was launched on July 11. Golden Life, a se-niors’ housing, care and service provider in the region, is re-leasing a video dub showing residents and staff expressing their inner happiness to the accompaniment of “Happy,” a hugely suc-cessful song by Ameri-can singer Pharrell Williams. The idea for the vid-eo came from Landon Elliott, a marketing director with Golden Life, after he noted that the song had been licensed by the United Nations for the Inter-national Day of Hap-piness, so that different versions could be cre-ated in different na-tions and cultures, ex-pressing the happiness and joy that the song represents. “I thought it would be really interesting to see how our residents and staff expressed hap-piness,” Elliott said. Golden Life set about securing the licensing rights for their own video, which would involve hundreds of seniors and staff danc-ing along and acting out joyously for the cameras while the song played. Golden Life oper-ates 12 seniors housing sites across southern B.C. and Alberta, with about 1,300 residents in total, and Elliott and the video crew

visited them all — includ-ing the newly opened site in Calgary. “A lot of driv-ing,” he said. The whole process of making the film took a month. Jason Beauchene, of Cranbrook’s Audiotomic Video Pro-duction, did the videogra-phy and edit-ing. “We went to all the sites — two a week” Elliott said. “I brought a boom box, gathered resi-dents and staff together, and asked, what’s it like to be happy at

(whichever site the crew was at).” Elliott said he led the way by dancing along behind the camera, but the subjects in

front of the camera set to with gusto. “We gave the option for every senior to participate — not everybody did,” he said. But hundreds of seniors did participate. “We came away with between 600 and 800 clips,” Elliott said. “But we only had the licensing for four minutes. So we had to edit it down to about 130 clips.” Those 130 clips were edited into a brisk four minute video — a portrait of Golden Life residents, staff and happiness. Since most of the clips are group shots, the video involves hundreds and seniors and Golden Life staff, dancing and emoting to this catchiest, happiest of songs. All aspects of life at Golden Life are captured, from the kitchens at Joseph Creek Village in Cranbrook to the Senior Prom at Castlewood Village Castlegar. “We’ve given people a chance to get up on stage, show off, and show people what happiness is,” Elliott said. While the published version of the video is only four minutes long, an extended version was created, so that every person who participated in the video could have some screen time. The extended version was

made available to each of Golden Life’s facilities, and will be shown on the facili-ties’ big screen theatres. The video launched on July 11 on Golden Life’s website and YouTube. To view the video, go to goldenlife.ca. At the bottom of the webpage is a banner, which when you click on it will direct you to the video.

Residents and staff of Golden Life, a seniors’ housing, care and ser-vice provider, released a YouTube video redefining the definition of happiness.

Photo submitted

Natural History Events at the 2014 Crowsnest Pass Doors Open &

Heritage Festival include:

• Guided Birding WalkSaturday, August 2nd 7:30 AM – 11:00 AM

• Guided Wild� ower Walk with Patricia Wagenaar

Saturday, August 2nd 1:00 – 3:30 PM

• Hike and Photography Excursion to Historic Village of Lille

Sunday, August 3rd 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

For more information, visit www.crowsnestconservation. ca/events,

email [email protected] or call 403-563-7545

For more information about these and other heritage weekend events, visit http://www.cnpheritagefest.ca

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By Joey Ambrosi Submitted

A great season for the Crows-nest Pass Ravens junior la-crosse team was capped off with a brilliant finish as they captured the gold medal at the Provincial Tournament in Olds on July 20. In the gold medal match-up, the Ravens upset the No. 1 ranked Olds Stingers by a score of 16-12 to take away the Cicoria Cup, emblematic of Jr. B Tier III supremacy. The weekend opened on the Friday night with the No. 3 ranked Ravens battling No. 7 ranked Calgary Axemen. Both teams came prepared to play, but it was the Ravens offence that started strong, outscoring the Axemen 5-2 in the first pe-riod. Ravens took advantage of some Axemen penalty issues and nailed a couple of power play markers in the second and took a 9-4 lead into the final period. The feisty Axemen never did give up and matched the Ra-vens goal for goal in the third but ended up at the bottom end of a 13-8 Raven victory. Jace Bohmer and Derek Tar-con each scored four times in the game, with Tarcon named the game’s Most Outstand-ing Player. Brock Draper and Brett Tarcon scored twice each and Graham Brown added a solo marker. On Saturday morning, fol-lowing the Tournament’s open-ing ceremonies, Jace Bohmer was honoured as the league’s top scorer for the 2014 season and was also recognized as the league’s all-time leading scorer and point-getter. To conclude the opening ceremonies, each team in the tournament had five players participate as a group in a skills competition that included an

accuracy shooting competi-tion, a hardest shot competi-tion and a shoot-out versus goalie competition. The Ra-vens contingent consisted of Jace Bohmer, Brett Tarcon, Derek Tarcon, Graham Brown and Haden Houze. The Raven quintet bested all of the other teams to take home the brag-ging rights as the most skilled players, perhaps an omen of things to come. On Saturday afternoon the Ravens were matched up in one semi-final against their arch-ri-vals, the High River Heat, who although were the No. 2 ranked team in the tournament were definitely the team to beat. The Ravens were well-prepared and came out and played their best game of the entire season. The Ravens roared out to a 6-0 lead just over half way through the first period, simply stunning the Heat. The Heat did man-age one goal late in the frame, but limped away down 6-1 af-ter one period. The Ravens kept the pres-sure on and again dominated the Heat in all aspects of the game, outscoring them 5-1 in the second to take an insur-mountable 11-2 lead into the third. In the third period, the Heat were desperate and man-age to outscore the Ravens 3-2, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Ravens walked off with a terrific 13-5 win. Coach Joey Ambrosi noted that “the team was ready from the opening whistle, scoring al-most at will, while stifling the Heat with a strong defensive effort. The power play was perfect, scoring six goals on six opportunities. Overall, it was by far the best team effort of the year.” Captain Jace Bohmer scored five times in the win, with Brett Tarcon and Derek Tarcon

each notching a pair. Singles went to Brock Draper, David Shortreed, Trenan Shortreed and Graham Brown. Haden Houze was spectacular in the Raven’s net and was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player. The win over the Heat put the Ravens on a collision course with the host Old Sting-ers in Sunday’s Gold Medal game. The championship fi-nal followed the Bronze Medal match-up, in which High River Heat bested the Lethbridge Cudas by an 11-1 final. Although the Ravens were a little tense and nervous in the locker room before the big game, it did not show on the floor as they came out like gangbusters, outscoring Olds 7-2 in the first period, four on the power play, taking a stranglehold on the game. The teams knocked each other around like prize fighters in the second and each team man-aged to score five times, leaving the Ravens with a precious 12-7 lead going into the final period. In the final stanza, Olds pushed for all they were worth and the very tired Raven de-fence bent but did not break. Olds scored the first two goals in the third to pull to within three goals at 12-9 before the Ravens rallied with a couple goals to push the lead back to five. Olds again forced the is-sue and notched another pair to make it 15-12 and pulled their goalie for an extra attack-er. The ploy failed as David Shortreed was able to scoop up a loose ball and race down the floor and drop it into the empty net with nine seconds left to secure the Ravens’ 16-12 victory and a Provincial championship. Players poured off the bench at the buzzer to swarm goalie Haden Houze in

the victory celebration. Jace Bohmer scored five times and was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player, with Brock Draper and David Shortreed each notching hat tricks. Graham Brown scored twice, with single goals to Brett Tarcon, Derek Tarcon and Tre-nan Shortreed. Other players on the team who contributed mightily at the defensive end of the floor were Tyler Ambrosi, Matthew Kenney, Michael Kenny, Shawn Flannery and Darien Pinel. Joey Duffield played in the Axemen game on Friday but was unavailable for the rest of the weekend. Goalie Haden Houze was a stalwart through-out the tournament and was one of the key reasons behind the Raven’s gold medal.Captain Jace Bohmer and As-sistants Brett Tarcon and Tyler Ambrosi accepted the Cicoria Cup from the League Commis-sioner before passing it on for each player to kiss and hoist over their heads. At the conclu-sion of the formal ceremonies, the three Ravens’ graduating players – Jace Bohmer, Gra-ham Brown and Haden Houze – were honoured by their fel-low teammates for great ca-reers within the Crowsnest Pass Lacrosse Association and were given Provincial Tournament ball caps signed by all of the players. After taking some time to recover from the bumps and bruises of a fantastic lacrosse season, the returning players will start thinking about the next season of lacrosse and the quest to repeat as Provin-cial Champions. The Crows-nest Pass Junior Ravens wish to thank all of the parents and fans who supported them throughout this championship season.

Golden finish forJunior Lacrosse Ravens

The Crowsnest Pass Junior Lacrosse Ravens after winning the final game at Provincial Championships with the trophy. Front row: Jace Bohmer, Haden Houze, Graham Brown; Middle Row: Michael Kenney, Tyler Ambrosi, Brett Tarcon, Derek Tarcon, Darrien Pinel; Back Row: Joey Ambrosi (coach), Shawn Flannery, Brock Draper, David Shortreed, Mat-thew Kenney, Trenan Shortreed, Dave Shortreed (coach).

Photo submitted

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Between July 16 and July 23, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to 60 calls for service. They included:Assaults: 2Thefts: 2Drugs: 1Disturbing Peace: 3Driving Complaints: 10MV Collisions: 7Suspicious Occurrences: 6Assistance to General Pub-lic: 8Assistance to Other Agen-cies: 4911 Calls (invalid): 5False Alarms: 3Animal Calls: 5Municipal bylaws: 3Prisoners: 2

Plate theftOn July 16, police received a complaint of theft of a licence plate (TAX 264) from a vehicle parked on 83rd Street Coleman. The incident occurred sometime overnight.

Dog daysOn July 16 at 3:20 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of a dog locked in a vehicle with the windows rolled up in the parking lot of the Crowsnest Mall. Police at-tended and spoke with the owner of the vehicle who advised the vehicle was running with the air condi-tioner on. The dog was not hurt.

Fireworks IOn July 18 at 10 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of fireworks at Emerald Lake west of Coleman. Police attended and warned two males from northern Al-berta about the conse-quences of fireworks causing a fire during a fire ban.

Fireworks reduxOn July 18, while investigating a fire-works complaint, police discovered a 41-year-old male from Bonnyville had outstanding warrants from Calgary. The man was arrested and lodged in cells until a judicial hearing was held where he was re-leased on documents for court. He also had outstanding fines in the amount of $4,275.

Fireworks IIOn July 19 at 7:45 p.m., police received a complaint of fire-works being used from a deck and landing on nearby residences. The Com-munity Peace Officer attended and spoke with the homeowner who advised his son

and friends set off a few firecrackers. He was ad-vised of the fire ban and apologized.

Party crashersOn July 19 at 6:30 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of two uninvited males with dogs disrupting a private function at Island Lake campground. Police attend-ed and the man was asked to leave as per the organiz-ers’ request.

CurfewOn July 20 at 2 a.m., po-lice on patrol noted a male walking in the area of 80th Street, Coleman. The man was in breach of curfew conditions. A 55-year-old male was arrested and re-leased on document to appear in Pincher Creek court.

TheftOn July 21, police received a complaint of the theft of a Garmin GPS from a ve-hicle parked on 85th Street in Coleman. The incident occurred on July 15 or 16.

Unsafe passingOn July 21 at 2:45 p.m., po-lice on patrol on Highway 3 near Lundbreck saw a vehicle turn left onto High-way 22 and proceeded to pass a vehicle and a trans-port truck going uphill on a double solid line on a curve. Police stopped the vehicle and a 63-year-old female from Calgary was issued a violation ticket. There were also three youth in the ve-hicle.

Right from wrongOn July 21, while on patrol

on Highway 3 approaching Frank, a vehicle passed a police vehicle on the right hand side forcing the po-lice into oncoming traffic. Police stopped the vehicle and a 19-year-old from Taber was issued two viola-tion tickets for unsafe land change ($172) and passing in the parking lane ($172).

Assault IOn July 20, police were asked to assist Elk Valley RCMP detachment regard-ing an assault that occurred in Crowsnest Pass. The in-cident involved a boyfriend and girlfriend from the Elk Valley area. The matter is under investigation.

Assault IIOn July 21, police received a report of an assault in Coleman involving a boy-friend and girlfriend. A 22-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was arrest-ed for assault and released on conditions to appear in Pincher Creek court.

Yard crasher

On July 22 at 4:20 a.m., po-lice re-c e i v e d a com-p l a i n t of a sus-p i c i o u s male in Hillcrest. An in-t o x i c a t -ed male was in his yard and fell a s l e e p .

Police attended and ar-rested a 54-year-old male. He was lodged in cells and later taken to hospital due to medical issues.

Seniors bewareOn July 22, police received a complaint of a suspicious phone call asking if the complainant was a senior. If so and if he sent $400, he could get $1,200 in a re-turn call from Louisiana. Seniors should be aware of these types of calls and re-port anything suspicious to police.

ConvictionsA 23-year-old female from Crowsnest Pass was fined $1,000 for impaired driving charges resulting from an incident on June 11.

A 24-year-old male from Elk Valley received 30 days jail to be served on week-ends for driving while dis-qualified from an incident on March 18.

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As a child, Yeats Wong watched magic on TV and knew that’s what he wanted to do. After 30 years study-ing magic, stage illu-sion and mentalism, and performing pro-fessionally for almost 20 years, the Calgary resident is winner of three international

awards, head instructor of the Calgary Magic Circle’s Junior Magic Club, and is bringing his show to the Crowsnest Pass. “I find magic to be abso-lutely fascinating. It’s one of the most interesting forms of entertainment because we’re trying to do the impossible,” he said. “We’re also trying to make the audience live in a differ-ent world where impossible things can actually happen and that’s always fascinated me.” Magicians, said Wong, need to possess a unique combi-nation of skills and abilities. Along with “a huge amount of practice”, training and mentorship, they can learn to do things that look impos-sible. However, he said, the il-lusion itself is not the most important thing. Up on the stage, the most important thing is whether or not the audience is entertained. Like other forms of enter-tainment, there are perform-ers who specialize in specific styles or genres, said Wong, such as children’s magic, stage magic, manipulation magic, and horror magic, among others. Wong has been mentored by many incredible performers from around the world, such as Simon Drake, a bizarre il-

lusionist who performed with Iron Maiden, and Paul Alber-stat, one of the top mentalists in western Canada. He has two shows, he said - a family-friendly comedy stage show for festivals and an edgy mentalism show for corporate events and adults. Wong said his performance is unique in Alberta because he leans towards stage illusion and because he incorporates the concepts of mentalism. “Being able not only to fool the eye, but to be able to fool the mind, that’s a very impor-tant part,” he said. “I use the training that I’ve received... I take these concepts of how do I actually see into the au-dience’s mind and use that to create a better illusion, a bet-ter stage effect.” As part of the Crowsnest Children’s Festival, Wong will perform on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. This show, he said, will include fun, comedic pieces and illusions that will enter-tain both adults and kids. It will be a mixture of parlour magic and illusions such as levitation, disassembling his assistant and putting her back together, and an on-stage es-cape as a homage to Houdini. “I love the old classic style Vegas magic. That’s a heavy influence to my style,” he said. “What makes it fun for me is bringing that style to Crowsnest Pass.”

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Magician extraordinaire, Yeats Wong, will be entertaining with his unique brand of stage illusions and parlour magic at the Children’s Festival on Aug. 3.

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CHEF DEZ ON COOKING Celebrate “Local” Wherever You AreI love cooking with fresh local ingredients and there is no better time of year than the summer to do this. Many res-

taurants will also switch up their menus to celebrate local harvests as well. One of my favourite new menu selections (when we do go out) is the Prawn & Brie Flatbread at my local White Spot Restaurant here in British Columbia. I have contacted them and they were honoured to share the recipe with me from their Celebrate BC summer menu, and today I pass this on to you. I hope you enjoy it! Wherever you live, I encourage you to visit neighborhood restau-rants that embrace the local produce/ingredients in your area.

PRAWN & LITTLE QUALICUM BRIE FLATBREAD "Recipe courtesy of White Spot Executive Chef, Danny Markowicz, has been modified for you to be able to enjoy at home. Makes 4 flatbreads"1/2 cup olive oil1 tsp garlic, finely chopped1 tsp chili flakes6 slices bacon, 1/4 inch pieces8 pieces baby zucchini, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise1/2 tsp white balsamic vinegar1/2 tsp olive oilPinch of salt and freshly cracked black pepper16 prawns, cut in half lengthwise1/2 tsp lemon juice1/2 tsp olive oilPinch of freshly cracked black pepper4 Flatbreads (Naan bread works great, or your favorite pizza crust)16 slices Brie, thinly sliced (we use Little Qualicum Cheeseworks from Parksville)1/2 cup Mozzarella, shredded6 Heirloom Tomatoes, cut in half Heat 1/2 cup light olive oil over medium heat and add 1 tsp chopped garlic and chili flakes. When garlic is just starting to turn golden, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Set this chili oil aside. Add the bacon pieces to a pan and slowly cook over medium heat. Stir occasionally to ensure it doesn't clump together. When the bacon is crispy around the edges, remove from heat, cool and drain excess fat. Set these bacon bits aside. Dress the zucchini with the white balsamic vinegar and 1/2 tsp olive oil, and a pinch of salt and fresh cracked black pepper. BBQ over high heat, placing them flat side down. This will give nice charred marks and will look and taste great on your flatbread. Set aside this as well. Season the prawns with a touch of oil, lemon juice and fresh cracked black pepper. Set aside. Assembly To assemble, lay the flatbread bases out on a clean countertop, and add 1 tbsp. of reserved chili oil to each one, spreading the oil out right to the edges. Add the sliced brie and mozzarella cheese, followed by the reserved bacon bits, trying to spread the ingredients out evenly. Arrange the reserved grilled zucchini overtop, showing off the nice grill marks. Add the reserved seasoned/raw prawns, but don't overlap them so they cook evenly. Finally, cut some small beautiful local heirloom tomatoes in half and place them attractively over the top. If you like, a little salt and pepper on the tomatoes makes them sing...Bake at 400°F for 6-8 minutes until the flatbread base is crisp, the prawns are fully cooked and the cheese is melted.

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