Vol. 93 No. 19 May 17, 2023
B.C. Mining association holds their 100th annual competition NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter The East Kootenay Mining Industrial Safety Association (EKMISA) held competitions for mine rescue in their 100th annual event on May 13, with the first recorded mine rescue competition taking place on the Fernie City Hall lawn in 1904. The first and second place finishers for the Surface Competition and Three Person First Aid will be headed to Williams Lake on June 17 to compete again. EKMISA’s vision is to highlight the skills of their mine rescue teams in the East Kootenay, through safe and fair competition. The association’s mandate is to provide a sustainable organization and execution of annual mine rescue competition, that responsibly preserves the integrity and history of EKMISa, which was founded in 1919. Individual mine site shift teams compete each spring to qualify for their zones competition teams. The EKMISA Zones competition occurs annually in May with active mines competing in the following tasks: Written Skills, Three Person First Aid, Rope Rescue, Fire Task, Bench/Practical Skills, and Other Task. The Other Task can be anything and varies from year to year. Each task is judged with score sheets providing up to 600 points per task. Captains get up to 75 points, General Task points go up to 375 and First Aid is worth 150 points. Teams will be competing for trophies in Individual Written Score, Team Written Score, Bench, Other, Rope, Fire, Other, Three Person First Aid, and overall Surface winners. This year’s teams come from Fording River, Greenhills, Line Creek, Elkview and Coal Mountain. Results are as follow: Best Individual Written - Josiah Sypulski, Team Written - Line Creek, Other Task
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- Fording River, Bench Task - Fording River, Rope Task – Greenhills, Fire Task - Line Creek, Three Person First Aid Written - Chris Olsen (Fording River), Three Person First Aid Best Captain - Nick Grady (Fording River), Three Person First Aid second place - Line Creek, Three Person First Aid winner - Fording River, Surface Best Captain - Steve Kavanaugh (Ford-
ing River), Surface second place – Greenhills, Surface winner - Fording River. More information can be found on the group’s Facebook page. To learn more about the 65th annual provincial competition in Williams Lake, visit facebook.com/BCMineRescue.
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Chamber of Commerce holds Highway 3 lunch NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter The Crowsnest Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon with members of the Highway 3 Twinning Association on May 10 at Country Encounters. The Highway 3 Twinning Development Association (H3TDA) is a community and Industry-led initiative in southern Alberta advocating for the twinning of Highway 3 for over 20 years. Much of the progress that has happened along the corridor, from twinned sections to upgraded intersections and passing lanes, has been because of the influence their members have brought to bear on the issue in Edmonton. H3TDA is a membership-based association, mean-
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ing their operations are fully funded by municipal and private fees paid to fund their efforts. Because of this “skin in the game” from organizations that believe in their mission, they can speak with an independent collective voice on behalf of southern Albertans. The Director of Advancement for H3TDA, Victoria Chester, was present to speak about the advancements in the twinning of Highway 3. She was previously involved in a presentation to the Crowsnest Chamber of Commerce on June 29 and explained the changes since then. “We didn’t have any planning approved and we didn’t have a lot of hope... There’s been a lot of activity,” explained Chester. One of the things she spoke about are the stages for the twinning of Highway 3. Chester said before road work begins, what tends to happen is the need to make sure the land is all acquired. “One of the other things that happens, especially in this area, is the evaluations of environmental impacts. Wildlife sensitive areas, traditional lands, water protection and things like that,” said Chester. After this, the government will do a design build, which means the contractor goes out and does all the surveying and then starts building the project out to one fee. This is the project engineering phase. “Rather than going back and forth to government, it expedites the process of getting asphalt down,” added Chester. Engineering is what has been approved by the government for the entire segment of highway. The step after that involves utilities, right-aways and the previously mentioned land acquisitions. Next, she talked about the government process and the concerns of the communities where the highway will be built. “Mayor [Blair] Painter has been working on that quite a bit more recently, since some communities are not ready for the design to get started right away and this is one of the communities,” said Chester. One of the other communities that was concerned with the placement of Highway 3 is Bow Island, which would be bypassed by a distance longer than seven kilometres, which was “way too far out” and took out acres of farmland. “There are mainly these two communities that we are understanding need some additional
Crowsnest Forest Stewardship Society is holding their AGM: Date: May 24th, 2023 Time: 6:00pm
Location: the Blairmore Ranger Station
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The Director of Advancement for H3TDA, Victoria Chester, speaking about the twinning of Highway 3.
consultation,” said Chester. They said they want to be optimistic as this government, or any government that comes into play, goes forward that they will continue with the design phase. “This phase is likely to take two or three years, depending on the region. We have had some communication with government that they will be speaking with members of the community,” said Chester. Also speaking at the luncheon was Executive Director at SouthGrow Regional Initiative, Peter Casurella. He gave a presentation on bypasses, highlighting areas where they have both helped and hurt the town that was bypassed. Casurella made it clear he doesn’t have anything to share about the details of where any future bypass goes in the Crowsnest Pass or how the community will deal with them. “Your home, your decision,” said Casurella. He explained how there are numerous examples from all over North America which show bypasses around towns in certain situations can have negative economic impacts, although the reasons why can be complicated, he adds. He referenced his hometown of Didsbury, where the town was bypassed and now there is “a ton of opportunity there” and the one service station which shut down near the old highway is an outlier as there are a “lot of businesses that are thriving.” “A lot of service stations are doing fine on the strength of the local economy itself, even though the main highway has been moved,” said Casurella. Throughout his presentation he made it clear that preparing for the changes is the most important thing for a town ahead of the highway twinning and bypasses coming to the community. “If you don't seize the opportunities, somebody else will and there's a lot of opportunities,” said Casurella. Mayor Painter pointed to the steady increase in traffic through the community and the number of transports going through as major safety concerns justifying the twinning of Highway 3. He also expressed concerns from the community and himself about twinning through Frank Slide and the lack of room between Turtle Mountain and Bluff Mountain. More information on the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association can be found at twin3.ca or by visiting them on Facebook.
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POLICE BRIEFS There was a total of 33 calls for service received between May 8 and 15. The calls included one fraud/ forgery, one threat/harassment, one theft, one disturbing the peace, one other criminal code, five other provincial statutes, five driving complaints, one assistance to the general public, two assists to other agencies, five violation tickets/warnings, one 911 call, three false alarms, four lost/found and one abandoned vehicle. RESIDENTIAL DISTURBANCE On May 8, 2023, there was a complaint of a disturbance at a residence in Coleman. The police attended and spoke to witnesses. There was no assault reported and no charges pending at this time. BROKEN WINDOW On May 8, 2023, there was a complaint of a broken window at a commercial building on Highway 22 in the Lundbreck area. Nothing appears to have been taken and there is no sign of forced entry. SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY On May 12, 2023, there was a complaint of suspicious activity on a credit card. A substantial amount of money was charged to the credit card. The matter is under investigation by the bank. OPEN CAMPFIRE On May 12, 2023, there was a complaint of camp-
fires in an open area in Coleman. The police attended and spoke to the camper who put out the fire due to the fire ban. FAILURE TO APPEAR On May 10, 2023, a 41-year-old male from the Nanton area received 30 days jail for mischief and 10 days jail for failure to attend Court. The incident occurred March 30 at Frank Industrial Park. REMINDERS TO THE PUBLIC Reminder to drivers to make notice of school buses stopped with children loading or unloading from the bus, vehicles are to stop when driving both ways when lights are flashing and the stop sign is activated. Be careful when children are crossing the street. Reminder to drivers to watch for animals in ditches which run across highways. Be aware of your surroundings.
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The Simple Raven’s Post BY AVNER PERL
The new world we live in My long-time friend Mario is dead. He worked hard for close to fifty years, never cheating on taxes. Taxes pay for our health care, he used to say. Last year he had a toe infection, couldn’t get in to see his doctor, and ended up in Emergency. The doctor there prescribed a medication that Mario was allergic to and sent him home. My friend called an ambulance that didn’t arrive for hours and when they did, he was gone. Shortly after, his dependent wife died as well. May they rest in peace. I can’t wish peace to the people who broke our health care system. There is blood on their hands. Both Mario and I were in graduate studies when Calgary opened a school for doctors and nurses. Calgary and southern Alberta were going to have enough doctors. Governments paid for the buildings, both at the university and the Foothills Hospital and we were sure that when we get old, we will have the best medical care. Not so. The province kept slashing the budget, and we ended up training doctors for other countries. The international students paid more. Our rural communities began recruiting outside of Canada, while our doctors moved wherever they could get higher pay. That lasted until our government decided to reduce the benefits and the few doctors we had left en masse a few years ago. They weren’t going to stay and fight for their pay with a Premier who could see no farther than his nose. The province saved money to reduce corporate taxes and attract business. It didn’t occur to them that businesses consider lower taxes but also need workers. They set up head offices in places with educated people, good services, and infrastructure. It is hard to set up a big operation where there is substandard quality of life. Even if we cover it up by providing private services for some, we still must live with the rest of the local population. Who wants to live in a place where you can’t leave the office without walking over homeless people sleeping on the streets? The hospitals are dilapidated, and schools look as if gangs infested them, to name a few. The Alberta that drew big business was the brainchild of Peter Lougheed, not
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the Danielle Smith and Jason Kenny version. Today our hospitals and schools are broken. There are not enough trained firefighters and EMS no longer can respond to emergencies in seven minutes as they used to. Hilariously, the people believe it is the Federal government’s fault. A friend came yesterday and told me that Trudeau wasted our healthcare money going on a multi-million dollar vacation. I think he really believes it. It is easy for me to cry out about all our problems, some of which are killing us. We made mistakes and we are paying a heavy price. The reality now demands that we do something right and start climbing up after the fall. Unfortunately, to do that we must say some unpopular things, which politicians can’t do, and stay in power. At the same time, we all know the truth. If we do the wrong things again and again, nothing will change. We, Canadians, need many more people here for us to move forward. Our country and economy are built around it. We can forget about northern Europeans with perfect Canadian English coming here. They have it better in their countries of origin. For over fifty years we have been playing the game of “bait and switch” emigration system. We enticed educated people from abroad to come here just to find out that we don’t recognize their foreign credentials and expect them to work driving taxis and cleaning senior’s care homes. Most of us whose parents spoke with accents pull rank over newcomers, saying that we can’t understand them. Often, we can’t understand people with darker skin colors the most. If we keep it up, we will soon have no people to do all that needs to be done and collect much less tax revenue. People from majority non-white countries do not have inferior intellect as right-wing Liberal politicians like to believe. Canada’s future has a secret sauce for success called immigration, and it can go sour quickly if not treated carefully. Things have changed since the middle of the last century. China, Japan, and India are successfully competing with the West in many respects. They don’t respect the fact that we have a king with a purple crown wearing a white ermine fur cape and they have more and better weapons than we do. Not long ago, we were on top of the world and developed an elitist attitude. Those days are over and the future belongs to those who compromise, share, and negotiate. If we always compete to get more than the rest for ourselves, we will lose our advantage as we clearly see happening right now. If we choose not to believe it, we are risking a rude awakening. Superheroes are toy action figures only. In the real world of humans, we either care about all of our kind, or at best, manage to destroy all that we achieved and, if we are lucky, try to start again. There are no guarantees that we will be able to. For the time being, let’s put the fires out and elect smart people to govern us. Here is a link to my blog: https://thesimpleravenspost.blogspot.ca/ Feel free to check other articles and comment.
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EKMISA’s 100th annual mine rescue competition
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The East Kootenay Mining Industrial Safety Association (EKMISA) held competitions for mine rescue in their 100th annual event on May 13, with the first recorded mine rescue competition taking place on the Fernie City Hall lawn in 1904.
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Sparwood Museum “tracks” in new exhibit NICK ALLEN Pass Herald Reporter
The Sparwood Museum celebrated their grand re-opening on May 7, with the inclusion of a brand-new exhibit. After five months of being closed, the ribbon cutting ceremony took place at 11 a.m. on May 7 to display the new dinosaur exhibit designed by Dinosaur Valley Studios from Alberta, featuring distinctive tracks from two separate dinosaur species. Approximately 150 million years ago, acrocanthosaurus, a predator on its hind legs known as a therapod, pursued a group of long-necked diplodocus, a sauropod, along the shores of an ancient lake. These two dinosaurs left footprints behind, which were discovered many years ago at Teck Coal’s Line Creek Mine between Sparwood and Elkford. It is one of only a few times in Canada where two different species, a carnivore and herbivore, were found in a set of tracks. The Manager of Sparwood Museum, Kim Pryhitko, has been with the museum for a year and a half after starting in September of 2021. She said the museum was originally closed to facilitate the installation of the new dinosaur exhibit. The exhibit takes up two rooms and features the prehistoric tracks found at Line Creek. “We've got casts of the prints and then skeletons in a diorama of the two different species of dinosaurs that were found,” said Pryhitko. There were several other changes made to the museum while the new dinosaur displays went up, including the repainting of the inside of the museum and changes to many of the existing exhibits already in the space. The museum is home to pictures and artifacts spanning over 115 years of the region's mining and settlement history. The museum displays highlight the story of the early mines and communities of Corbin, Michel, Middletown, Natal and the story of Sparwood and mining in the area today. “I sort of revamped the rest of the exhibits that were in here,” explained Pryhitko, “There's a few items that are similar for sure, but [there are] new things on the walls that nobody's ever seen before.” She said they have gotten great feedback on the new dinosaur exhibit as people roamed through it on Sunday. “As for the rest of the exhibits, the Michel-Natal [exhibit] has changed rooms and I've added items and then I've put a storyline on the wall that is all brand new,” said Pryhitko. She said the grand re-opening was “fabulous” with close to 150 people in attendance for the event. She added this is the first time the museum has had merchandise available apart from a few books and small items, which really helped them increase sales. “Now we have some dinosaur jewellery, some dinosaur teeth and dinosaur T-shirts,” said Pryhitko. Starting near the end of June, the museum will have Culture on the Lawn every Friday, with the first being June 23. This event features an evening of live music and/or artistry to celebrate Sparwood’s culture, both past and present. This event features local talent and a special museum exhibit. “Last year was just fantastic and we really hope to build on that this year,” shared Pryhitko. Running from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., the Culture on the Lawn runs until September 1. The museum itself is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Fridays when it is open until 6:30 p.m. Pryhitko said getting the museum open again was a “labour of love” with the reception of the grand re-opening being a “phenomenal” experience. More information can be found at sparwoodmuseum.ca or by visiting the Sparwood Museum Facebook page.
Sparwood Museum Photos
Left: Skeleton on display of the long-necked dinosaur (diplodocus) they found tracks of around a decade ago. Evidence shows the dinosaur was being pursued by a carnivore, acrocanthosaurus. Right: Scene from the Michel-Natal exhibit showing a 50s style kitchen.
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Herald Editorial LISA SYGUTEK I’m going to get all religious in this editorial. I know it’s not “cool” to talk about God, Heaven forbid I offend someone, but here I am ready to talk about the ‘big guy’. I was baptised Catholic. My father’s family came from Poland and he was an alter server at the Holy Ghost Catholic Church, formerly in Coleman. When he was alive, he would often recite the prayers in Latin. After my brother died in a car accident with Martin Graf, both 16 years old, my mom wanted his funeral in the school gymnasium so that the public could attend. The priest at the time said no. My mother never forgot that experience and never went back to the church. Her words to me were that God preached on a hilltop not in the walls of the Catholic Church. My best friend growing up was Joey Michalski and her mom Sharon, often took me to mass. I’m not sure why she offered, but boy am I thankful. She really made sure that I had a strong foundation in the Catholic Church. I stepped away from church in my teens, but after having the boys I returned for several years. My boys were altar servers, I taught Liturgy and for over a decade we were active participants in our church. When everyone got sick and started dying, I fell away from my faith. I was so busy taking care of the dying that I didn’t have the mental strength for anything else. I was angry about a lot during that time, I was mentally exhausted and physically drained. It was a dark seven years in my life, culminating in all three of the most import people in my life dying within 30 months of each other. I was alone with all of them as they died in my arms and the trauma it caused was incredible. Quinn, being the youngest of the boys during this time, missed out on the church experience that his older brothers had and yet ironically, he has the most faith out of the boys. Last year, at the age of 16, Quinn sat me down and told me that he wanted to get his confirmation done. He told me that I had dropped the ball and asked me to reach out to Father Joseph and get the ball rolling. When I reached out to Father he stepped right in and started the process. Quinn had to attend confirmation classes in Pincher over a period of months, culminating in his Confirmation on Monday in Pincher Creek, officiated by Bishop McGrattan. Quinn’s sponsor was Darrell Sydora. Both Moo and Darrell are Quinn’s God Parents, and I will tell you I could not have chosen more incredible people to take care of my child, both spiritually and emotionally. They have fostered the most beautiful relationship with my son, and he loves them beyond words. I’ll tell you sitting in that church on Monday watching my son receive his Confirmation was one of the highlights of my life. I truly felt the presence of God in the church. It was a warm fuzzy feeling with purpose. I often forget my relationship with my faith and it’s times like this that renew it. When I was diagnosed with cancer, just days after the news, Father Joseph happened to stop in the office and say I was distraught. I ended up telling him what was happening, I had told only my family up to that point, and he told me to come to the church for the Anointment of the Sick. I went and I’ll tell you that it gave me tremendous peace. Watching my son experience his Confirmation, knowing he asked for it, renewed my faith yet again. I raised my children to believe in God, the choices they make as adults is up to them regarding their faith, but I find great peace knowing that at least I gave them the foundation. So, I wanted to talk about God today and how he has affected my life and that in the times I have needed him, he was there. It’s up to me to renew that relationship and foster it, because when you don’t follow the path, you do tend to stray. God bless you all!
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Save the Frank Slide Monica Field & David McIntyre Dear Editor; Is there nothing so rare or sacred that it can escape an engineer’s frantic push to pave paradise? Society recently commemorated the 120th anniversary of the Frank Slide, a rock avalanche that cascaded from the eastern face of Turtle Mountain and claimed the lives of more than 90 known victims. The Frank Slide, North America’s deadliest rockslide, is internationally known and studied. Towering over the Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, structurally unstable, is forecast to produce a second rockslide. When will this occur? No one knows. This future rockslide has the potential to cross the Canadian Pacific Railway and Highway 3. The sight of Turtle Mountain and the Frank Slide provides motorists with an awe-inspiring vista and a still-in-motion story that causes them to slow down.
Vandalizing Signs DAVID McNEILL - PINCHER CREEK Dear Editor; The day the election was called, I saw the NDP had signs out at the southern end of the Livingstone Macleod riding. Three days later a string of those roadside signs along Highway 6 from Twin Butte through Pincher Creek lay smashed in the ditch, judging by the tire
Countless millions have stopped at the existing highway pullouts, and millions more have taken in the view from the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre, a facility offering a bird’s-eye perspective of the Frank Slide and Turtle Mountain. This world-revered viewscape and its sea of fractured tombstones is now threatened by plans for a twinned superhighway that, if built, would destroy the visible core of the Frank Slide and transform Highway 3 into a virtual racetrack with a high-speed exit ramp into British Columbia. The cost: hundreds of millions. Nearly 50 years ago, the Government of Alberta enacted legislation to protect the integrity of the Frank Slide from degradation and development. Today, the Government of Alberta is poised to violate its own legislation, to desecrate what it once protected and held in honour, to dig up the dead in the name of progress. This cannot be allowed to happen. If the Government of Alberta is not prepared to honour its own legislation, the people of Alberta need to elect a government that will. Monica Field and David McIntyre, are each former managers of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
tracks that straddled the sign frames, they had been hit hard by a truck. I have two questions: who did it and more importantly why. Was this a bullying tactic to silence the NDP and its supporters. What has happened to respect and civility in today’s politics? Actions like this undermine the foundations of democracy, are intended to diminish different points of view and choices for the electorate. So we all need to speak out against them, no matter what political views we have.
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Affordable housing has been at the forefront of discussion at numerous council meetings since I have moved to the Crowsnest Pass. As someone who requires relatively inexpensive accommodations, it has been difficult to hear the discussions around making places affordable. So many people don’t want the affordable housing near them. That is such a truly awful mindset. If you don’t want affordable housing in your community, where do you think minimum wage workers are going to live? Unlike what is generally believed, the majority of minimum wage workers are not high school students, they require a place to live, spending their own money. It pains me to listen in as the decision to move forward with these options is delayed and the minute details pored over. Luckily, I was able to find a place I can afford when moving here thanks to Lisa. Many of the people coming to the Crowsnest Pass are not so lucky. It is going to be harder and harder for people to justify moving here to work when they wont be able to find anywhere to live. Personally, I think the community can do much better to support those needing attainable housing.
Wildfire update CANADIAN PRESS The Alberta government says hot and dry conditions are expected to continue in the coming days, providing no relief for the roughly 2,500 people fighting wildfires in the province. As of Monday evening, more than 19,000 people had been forced from their homes and 24 of 87 active wildfires were considered out of control. Wildfires have also been a concern for Alberta's neighbours, including the Northwest Territories, where the K'atl'odeeche First Nation and town of Hay River, about 120 kilometres from the northern Alberta boundary, are under evacuation orders. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 16, 2023.
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from the entry. There are two manikin coal miners named Pete and Tito stationed there and a wide variety of the tools they used like coal drills and air picks are lying about. It was always a lot of work to get a new raise started and a new chute would have to be built as the miners worked their way up the pitch of the seam. One half of the driveage going up the seam had a sheet iron chute that the coal slid down to the entry in. Just past this display the tour ends at a spectacular spot where the roof rock is flowing with many colours and is referred to as the bleeding wall. There is much speculation as to its cause but it provides a spectacular backdrop for a group shot. The area going further in is fenced off with a sign that says, Absolutely No Entry Beyond This Point. From that fence one can look deeper into the mine and see how it looks unrestored. This year’s crew of Ethan Chambers, Hunter MacDonald and Abigayle Bruce will be joined by Cole Tkachuk in June. Sandi Winter is the operations lead there and is the one that keeps the whole thing rolling along. Hunter, I am told. is the grandson of the expert mine restoration guy Terry Barlow who is a former miner himself. From October to opening day on the May long weekend Terry Barlow, Terry Vosler, Rich Rhvette and Diane Peterson, a former executive director at the mine, work Mondays and Tuesdays on the continual job of maintenance and enhancement of this first rate tour. The tours can be arranged on a newly reworked on-line booking system that Sandi says is running smoothly.
BY JOHN KINNEAR
The Bellevue Mine Tour Ready to Roll I have been to the place where the sun doesn’t shine. Many times. I worked in that environment when I was 16, as a summer student for my father. I can tell you that the first time was not as bad as I thought it would be. That is because I knew that those around me were watching out for me. That place of no light is underground in a coal mine and once I got used to the absence of light the uncertainty of being there faded away. In recent years my visitations to the place of no sol were connected to being a board member for the Bellevue Underground Mine. While it’s been a few years since my service to this place, which is an integral part of our interpretation of the history of the Pass, my heart is still there with this unique tour. Part of the reason for my attachment is that what went on there and at other mines in the Pass was key to why we are here. And part of it is Bellevue specifically, because my grandfather, Bill McInnis, worked there for 26 years. So as each May long weekend rolls around the preparation for another year of tours at this one of a kind mine is being amped up. The new crew of young interpreters, some experienced, some not, spend a great deal of time familiarizing themselves with the place and continually rehearse their hour-long tour program to the point where it goes like clockwork. Recently I toured the mine as I had heard that, for a couple of years or more now, the dedicated volunteer maintenance crew there had been systematically replacing and refurbishing the entry with all new timbers, planking and roof framing. This is a monumental task and is on-going. I was absolutely astounded at the amount of work that has gone on since my last visit and I can say, with some experience, that the mine has never looked better. It is important that absolute safety be maintained there for the tours and that is exactly what has been put in place. The first piece of extensive stabilization one encounters is at what is called Raise #1. There you will find two immense stacks of box cribbing which speaks to the extent that crew Terry Barlow and Terry Vosler are prepared to go in order to maintain the level of integrity required at this bend in the entry. Stacked 6 by 6’s over 15 feet high tower over the visitor and certainly give a sense of rock-solid security as one moves past the area. As you walk further in you will find that pretty much every single timber has been replaced and in between them is all new two-inch planking. The first section of the mine used to have tin mounted to the roof to prevent any cap rock from falling down. That old rusted roof cover has all been stripped away and the loose rock mined back to a hard surface and an all new wood ceiling cover put in its place. This must have been brutally hard work done on scaffolding and it now looks very safe. The timbers are flagged with numbered brass tags so that where you are in the mine exactly can be noted by the number on the 16-foot- plus long pressured-treated supports. Original timbering in the mine was not pressure-treated but for the sake of longevity it is the preferred way now. The next important part of the mine interpretation as you proceed inside is called Raise #2 and once again the restoration work is exemplary and there is a fascinating story that goes with this particular raise. The stairs there are reproductions of a long set of stairs that used to exist and were used by the miners. You can see at this stop the remnants of the original wooden stairs that were worn down by decades of miners walking over them. The miners entered the mine from the top of the steep hill above the mine and walked down the stairs inside that raise to the entry and from there on into the depths of the mine. It is a rather unique setup that, as far as I know, existed nowhere else in Pass coal mines. The miners changed up top at the dry, walked over to a small shack that sat overtop of where that raise came to the surface and down they went. Anyone observing dozens of miners entering or coming out of this tiny shack, without knowing why, would be astounded that that many men could fit in it. The next interpreted part of the mine has also had huge work and is Raise #3, which is an operating chute. That is to say there is a wooden chute extending out over a mine car that has a control gate and a liftable apron. It is used to demonstrate how coal cars were loaded systematically at each raise. I operated many of these as a bucker/ loader in Vicary Mine as a summer student 55 years ago. In an operating mine like Vicary, each raise has its own chute and the haulage crew systematically emptied the mined coal from each raise on a regular basis. The next stop on the tour is designed to demonstrate how a pair of miners would start a new raise up the pitch of the coal seam
CEO of Heritage Crowsnest, Chris Matthews, who oversees the mine’s operation, tells me they are ready to roll for yet another season. That season is from May long weekend to Labour Day. So if you’ve never been where the sun don’t shine you need to see this remarkable place. And if you have been, you need to return to behold this brighter, cleaner and totally safe place to cool off. Step into the world that miners worked in daily for 58 years. Oh and one more thing. Make sure you are dressed for it. Shorts and sandals don’t work there.
Entry maintenance crew working on the mine roof - Diane Peterson photo Extensive box cribbing at #1 Raise Restored stairs that miners used Raise chute where coal was loaded Ethan, Abigayle and Hunter at the spectacular bleeding wall - John Kinnear photos
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Fred Bradley granted honourary degree UNIVERISTY OF LETHBRIDGE University of Lethbridge photo
Press Release Former Alberta cabinet minister and long-time MLA Fred Bradley, who has spent a lifetime serving his community, the province and the country as a community builder, steward of natural resources and champion of democratic ideals. The University of Lethbridge will recognize Bradley for his outstanding service by granting him an honorary degree at Spring 2023 Convocation they announced on May 8. Bradley was born and raised in the Crowsnest Pass and is devoted to his community and has long advocated for the recognition and preservation of the area’s vibrant history. “Looking at Fred Bradley’s career, the one thing that really stands out to me is his unwavering commitment to serving the Crowsnest Pass,” said Charles Weaselhead, ULethbridge Chancel-lor, “He did great things in his role while serving his province as an MLA, and later he continued to serve the public nationally and internationally, but he always found the time to advocate for his community and the Crowsnest Pass. We are proud to present Fred with an honorary de-
gree and recognize his devotion to making life in Alberta better for all citizens.” Bradley will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at Spring 2023 Convocation, Ceremony IV, on Friday, June 2, at 2:30 p.m. in the 1st Choice Savings Centre gymnasium. Bradley grew up in one of the most scenic and historic alpine landscapes in Canada. The lessons of working in his family’s general store included understanding the value of diversity and the fickle nature of prosperity in a boom-and-bust economy linked to natural resource extraction. Bradley left home to attend the University of Alberta, then returned to assist managing the family business. A central member of the community, he ran for provincial office in 1975 and at age 25 was the youngest MLA elected during that term of the Peter Lougheed government. He served for five terms, until 1993, consistently earning the respect and votes of his constituents. As Minister of Environment, Bradley developed and implemented policy for the management of Al-
berta’s air, land and water resources. His input into the Alberta Coal Policy, Eastern Slopes Policy, siting of the Old Man River Dam and the protection of Kananaskis Country stand as testimony to his impactful legislative career. The South West Alberta Renewable Energy Initiative was a result of his advocacy, and he served as Chair of the Alberta Research Council, the Special Places 2000 initiative and an Alberta Election Act Review. His advocacy on behalf of his home riding included realizing the amalgamation of five communities to form the Municipality of the Crowsnest Pass. His work played a key role in the removal and reclamation of over 600,000 tons of coal slag, the building of York Creek Lodge, two local hospitals, the Allison Creek Brood Trout Station and the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. As well, the development of Alberta’s first regional landfill near Lundbreck to replace several southern Alberta community landfills was achieved. After leaving politics, Bradley continued in public service, and from 1995 to 2013 he served as a parliamentary development advisor in Ukraine, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. His efforts to pre-serve and recognize Alberta’s history are reflected in his work as Chair of the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation. He continues to advocate for the recognition and preservation of the unique history of the Crowsnest Pass, playing a key role in the designation of Frank Slide, Leitch Collieries and Lille as Provincial Historic Sites, and Coleman as a National Historic Site, the restoration of the Alberta Provincial Police Barracks and the development of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Memorial. He recently served as a member of the Alberta Coal Policy Review Committee and is currently on the board of several community heritage organizations and Community Futures Crowsnest Pass.
Crowsnest Panthers took the lead late and defeated the County Central Hawks 17-15 on Tuesday, May 9. The game was tied at 15 with the Panthers batting in the bottom of the sixth inning when Branden Anctil singled on a 1-1 count, scoring a run. A six-run lead in the third inning was just enough for the Panthers to hold off the Hawks for the victory. The Hawks managed seven runs in the failed comeback. The Panthers took an early lead in the first inning when Quinn Douglas singled on a 3-2 count, scoring three runs. Landon Sokoloski toed the rubber for the Panthers. The hurler went two innings, allowing seven runs on five hits and striking out three. Landon was relieved by Brayden Anctil for the remaining 5 innings. Brayden Anctil faced 28 batters allowing four hits and striking out nine. The Panthers collected 10 hits on the day. Noah Doell, Connor Pitt, and Colin Pitt each racked up multiple hits. Noah Doell went three-for-three at the plate to lead in hits. The Panthers tore up the base paths, as four platers stole at least two bases. Noah Doell led the way with six.
Crowsnest Consolidated Panther’s Ball
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IGA Wins Canada’s first and only mobile men’s health clinic, the MAN VAN, offering free PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood testing for men aged 40 to 8, making an appearance in Blairmore in the fight against prostate cancer on May 15 at Elks Hall. A total of 89 men visited the clinic to get tested.
Desirée Erdmann, Manager of the Crowsnest Pass Food Bank, presents the 2023 Challenge Winner plaque to staff at the Blairmore IGA. A total of $9302 was raised by staff at IGA for Coldest Night of the Year. Funds raised from this event support the Crowsnest Pass Food Bank. The next Coldest Night of the Year is planned for February 2024.
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purchased properties. If you took possession of a new BEAR SEASON & GARBAGE piece of property after March 1, 2023, it is likely that the COLLECTION Municipality will not have received the change of ownership The Development Authority of the Municipality of information before 2023 Property Tax Notices and Crowsnest Pass recently approved the following Bear season is here! To avoid animal attraction, Bylaw 863, Assessments are mailed on April 28, 2023. development application(s): 2013 - Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Bylaw states Please note: All Homeowners are responsible for paying the that “refuse receptacles may be placed for collection no DP2022-114 – Unit 1 – 78, 801 – 232 Street, Hillcrest (Lots Property Taxes by the deadline of June 30, 2023, even if you earlier then 6:00am on the day of collection and must be (Units 1 – 78) Block A Plan 7811285. To leave the existing did not receive a Property Tax Notice and Assessment. A 7% re-secured to an approved storage location no later than mobile / modular homes as sited penalty will be applied to all unpaid 2023 property taxes on 7:00pm on the day of collection” and that the refuse is stored in an animal proof waste container. It is the owner’s July 1, 2023. The deadline for Assessment Appeals is July DP2023-069 – 7913 19 Avenue, Coleman (Lot 4 Block 25 responsibility to ensure that animals do not get into the 10, 2023. Plan 820L). For a Single-Family Dwelling with a 3.6% variance garbage prior to collection. to the building height If you have not received your 2023 Property Tax Notices View the complete bylaw at https://www.crowsnestpass. and Assessment by May 15, 2023 or took possession of DP2023-070 – 1729 113 Street, Coleman (Lot 4 Block 3 Plan your home after March 1, 2023, please follow the link com/municipal-government/council/bylaws-listed9510566). For a Single-Family Dwelling alphabetically below to fill out an application in order to receive a copy of your notice. https://portal.laserfiche.ca/o8468/forms/ DP2023-087- 7902 22 Avenue, Coleman (Lot 11 Block Assessment_Application MUNICIPAL DUST SUPPRESSANT 28 Plan 7910891). For an “Accessory Building” (59.8m2 detached garage) (permitted use) PROGRAM You will be required to upload the Statement of Adjustments DP2023-078- #7 – 8717 24 Avenue, Coleman (Unit 7 Block provided by your lawyer at the time of possession and NA Plan 0213290). For a Single-Family Dwelling” including includes the physical address of your new property, your an attached garage with living space as a studio/office) legal name, and the official date of possession before we (permitted use) can provide a notice to you.
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Any persons claiming to be adversely affected by the above discretionary development permits or variances may file an appeal in writing by June 1, 2023, to the SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT APPEAL BOARD (SDAB) through our Municipal online form or to the or the Land and PROPERTY RIGHTS TRIBUNAL, as may be applicable.
We are unable to sign anyone up for our Tax Installment Payment Plan (TIPP) until the land title transfer has officially been received by our office.
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Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Fee of $400.00 must be included with the appeal Find the online appeal form at www.crowsnestpass.com Land and Property Rights Tribunal 1229-91 Street SW Edmonton AB T6X 1E9
The Municipal Dust Suppressant Program Policy defines the gravel streets, roads, and alleys which will be included in the program and to address individual requests from residents who wish to pay for their own individual dust suppressant service that falls outside of the defined streets, roads, and alleys. Applications for the 2022 season and the complete Policy #2301-01 are available at https://www.crowsnestpass.com/ living-here/operational-services/dust-suppressant-program
Development Officer Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Phone: 403 562-8833 Email: development@crowsnestpass.com
Please submit your application no later than May 31, 2023.
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DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS - PERMANENT FULL-TIME
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass 2023 Property Assessments and Tax Notices will be distributed by April 28, The Director of Development, Engineering & Operations 2023. Tax Payment due date is June 30, 2023. is a senior administration team member responsible for the strategic management of key Municipal functional Methods of Payment: areas including that of Transportation, Fleet, Utilities, • At the Municipal Office 8502 - 19 Avenue, Coleman Development and Trades and implementing the Capital Monday to Friday | 8:30am - 4:30pm Plan. This role provides direct leadership to the Manager of • At any branch of most Financial Institutions, allow 2-3 Utilities, Manager of Development and Trades, Manager of business days before due date for processing Transportation, and the Administrative Assistant. • By mail, postmarked on or before the due date • By postdated cheque, dated on or before June 30 Application deadline is June 5. • Telephone or Internet Banking, allow 2-3 business days before due date for processing Find the full job descriptions and application at https:// • In the night deposit box at 8502 – 19 Avenue, Coleman www.crowsnestpass.com/living-here/employmentopportunities-page/careers Monthly payment plans are available for taxes up to June 30. Contact the tax department for further details.
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If you are a property owner and have not received your tax notice either by mail or email, contact the Tax Department at 403-562-8833 or by email at taxroll@crowsnestpass.com. Please check your Junk Mail folder before contacting us if you did not receive your paperless notification via email.
NEW HOME OWNERS AND PROPERTY TAX AND ASSESSMENT NOTICES Alberta Land Titles Office is approximately 2 months behind in processing land title transfers for newly
Community Clean-up is not intended for commercial or large amounts of construction materials; no toxic materials will be accepted including oil, paint, electronics, etc. These materials can be brought to the Toxic and E-Waste Round-up - watch for fall 2023 dates. If you have any questions regarding the type of items that will be accepted, please call 403-563-2220. Crowsnest Sports Complex 8702 - 22 Avenue, Coleman Friday, June 23 | 8:00am - 3:00pm Saturday, June 24 | 8:00am - 4:00pm
If you have questions regarding your property assessment, contact Benchmark Assessment Consultants Inc. at 1-800-633-9012 before July 10, 2023 to arrange for an appointment with the Tax Assessor. Assessment Review Complaint forms are available at the Municipal Office or can be downloaded from our website: www.crowsnestpass.com. Appeal forms will be accepted on or before July 10, 2023 accompanied by the appropriate fee.
This program allows residents to drop off all household items as well as large items such as furniture, tires, fence boards, or appliances; fridges and freezers containing Freon will be charged a $30.00 fee that must be purchased in advance at the Municipal Office prior to bringing to the site. For more information, please call 403-562-8833.
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The Challenger Sports International Soccer Camp trains in a combination of the most popular practices from leading The Municipality is hosting a Community BBQ in conjunction soccer countries: Brazil, England, France, Spain, and USA. with the first outdoor Community Market of the season! Free food, bouncy castles, entertainment, and more! Register online at challengersports.com. Free jersey with Everyone is welcome! early registration!
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