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Water levels cause state of emergency By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Crowsnest Pass was one of several southern Alberta communities to declare a State of Local Emergency last week after heavy rainfall in-creased the potential for overland flooding and possible evacuation of residents in low lying areas. Residents living throughout Crows-nest Pass watched with alarm as rising water levels stretched beyond banks, bridges and roads. Rain that started in the evening June 16 quickly accelerated the water levels in rivers, creeks and tributaries while melting snow-pack added to the flow. Continuing precipi-tation throughout the next day led officials to declare a State of Local Emergency at 5:50 p.m. due to the diversion of sewer effluent which would impact down-stream users. According to Mayor Blair Painter the water treatment facility exceed its maximum capacity and the municipality had no alterna-tive but to bypass the holding tank where water is treated. Water quality was unaffect-ed and continues to be safe for consumption, he said. Municipal crews, contrac-tors and Alberta Environ-ment & Sustainable Resourc-es were called out shortly after midnight Tuesday night to deploy sandbags, operate equipment and monitor water levels at key points. Chinook Pipelines, who had worked on Lyons Creek in Blairmore to repair damage from last year’s flood event, were brought in to haul de-bris out of the creek. Crews worked throughout the night and into the next afternoon as rain began to taper off. Debris in Nez Perce was re-moved overnight and roads were closed at 17th Avenue in Coleman and at the 19th Street Bridge in Blairmore. Volunteers with the Crows-nest Pass Quad Squad and the BearSmart committee went door-to-door in low ly-ing areas to warn residents to be prepared for a possible evacuation. According to Evan Friesen-ham, Acting Director of Riv-er Forecasting with ESRD, snowpack levels in the Crows-nest Pass were average to above average in some areas. While higher than normal snowpack doesn’t necessarily mean a higher risk of flood-ing, the combination of sig-nificant rain over a short du-ration, can have dangerous impacts.
A total of 94mm of rain had fallen by late Wednesday af-ternoon. By June 19, in time for the Hillcrest Mine Disaster com-memoration, the rain stopped and the sun peeked out by early af-ternoon. The river flow dropped from 72 cubic meters per second to 55 by noon Wednesday and down to 45.7 by noon Friday. Water levels will continue to be monitored for the next while. The Emergency Operation Cen-tre was demobi-lized on June 19 and operations staff were back working regular hours, transi-tioning to regu-lar duties. The State of Local Emergen-cy was not lifted until June 24 to allow the mu-nicipality to con-tinue to mobilize resources. It was at this same time in 2013, that residents watched rising water levels stretch be-yond banks, running over roads and properties. Signifi-cant damage occurred in com-mercial and residential areas of east Blairmore as Lyons Creek spilled over while resi-
dents along Hillcrest’s Drum Creek were also impacted. In late May 2011, a similar event occurred, causing dam-age to Leitch Collieries, clos-ing it for the season. Areas along Drum Creek in Hill-crest, Lyon’s Creek in Blair-more and part of Bushtown in Coleman also received ex-
tensive damage to riverbanks and houses located near the water. The municipality is asking business owners to contact them if they were affected by the recent flooding. Please contact Economic Develop-ment Officer Sherry Poole at 403-562-8833.
The municipality of Crowsnest Pass had a State of Local Emergency for seven days after heavy rain caused water levels to rise and increased the potential for overland flooding and possible evacuation of residents in low lying areas.
Photo by J. MacFarlane
Chinook Pipelines hauled debris out of Lyons Creek to ensure rising water could safely flow under the Main Street bridge.
Photo by J. MacFarlane
Upcoming__________June 27-28: Wildcat Days in Elkford. Come join us for the Parade, Craft & Trade Show, garage sale, climbing wall, soap box derby, pancake break-fast, live stage entertain-ment, family fun zone and much more!
July 1: Canada Day Cele-brations in Coleman
July 1: Canada Day Cel-ebrations at the Elkford Aquatic Centre 11 am-3 pm. Fun for the entire family. Face painting, caricature artist, free family BBQ, cake cut-ting and free public swim from 1-3 pm
July 5-6: Sinister Sev-en Bike Ride starting at the Crowsnest Sports
Complex at 7 am. A 100-mile race that may be the greatest challenge of your life. Registration is now open. www.sinis-ter7.com/
July 10: Seniors Open at the Crowsnest Golf Club in Blairmore.
July 11: Kathy Allsop Memorial Golf Tournament in support of the CNP Health Foundation. Shotgun start 9:00 am. Call Joan Koinberg to register as a team or an individual: 403-562-5018 or [email protected]
July 18: Sole Survivor Foot Race starting in Pete’s Park. Race Pack-age Pickup at the Albert Stella Memorial Arena in Blairmore. Register on-line at www.solesurvivor.
ca Deadline is July 2.
July 19: He/She Tourn-ament at Mountain Mea-dows Golf Course in Elkford.
July 24-26: Rick Rypien Open at the Crowsnest Golf Club in Blairmore.
July 25: Bears Paw Celebrity Golf Tourn-ament at Mountain Mea-dows Golf Course in Elkford.
July 26 & 27: United Riders of Crowsnest host an Enduro Race and Skills Clinic
July 30: Taste of the Crowsnest Pass Loca-tion TBA. Hosted by the Crowsnest Pass Boys & Girls Club, and featur-ing almost all of the lo-cal restaurants and cafes, paired with wines and
our very own Crowsnest Coffee Co.
July 31-Aug. 4: Doors Open & Heritage Festival in the Crowsnest Pass
July 31: Old Fashioned Country Fair on Main St. in Bellevue.
Aug. 2: 10th Annual Crowsnest Pass Show & Shine in historic down-town Coleman 12-5 pm. Call (403)563-3844 or email [email protected].
Aug. 2: 14th Annual Crowsnest Country Mar-ket in Coleman.
Aug. 2: Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic at the Cole-man Museum.
Aug. 3: Miner’s Memori-al in Bellevue at 1:00 pm.
Aug. 9: 10th Annual Men’s Open Golf Tour-nament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.
Aug. 12: 12th Annual Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.
Aug. 16: Men’s Open at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club in Blairmore.
Aug. 18-21: UROC Skills Camp for Youth
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
Sept. 26-28: Alberta Art Days at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. Mar-vel at the talents of local and other Alberta artists and their impressions of the spectacular Crows-nest Pass.
Ongoing__________Starting June 27: Spar-wood Farmer’s Market every Friday from 4-8 pm. Enjoy home baked, grown and made items! Titan Park beside the Chamber of Commerce.
Starting June 28: Every Saturday Crowsnest Pass Farmer’s Market 10-4pm at the Blairmore Legion Parking Lot.
CNP Golf Club in Blair-more offers local rates
for CNP residents every Mon & Thurs, Ladies night on Tuesday, Men’s night Wed.
Sparwood Golf Club hosts Men’s night on Tuesday, and Ladies night on Wed.
Legion has Crib at the Coleman branch on Mon at 7:30 pm and a Jam Session on Thurs at 2 pm, On Fridays, enjoy darts at 6 pm, and stay for karaoke at 8 pm.
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More assisted livingbeds identified as priority By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Representatives from the Old-man River Health Advisory Council (HAC) told council they are advocat-ing for 65 more assisted living beds for Crowsnest Pass. On June 10, Chair Barbara Lacey presented an overview of the organi-zation’s history and mandate to mu-nicipal council. Lacey said HAC was formed after Alberta Health Services disbanded regional boards and created one su-perboard. The Oldman River HAC is located in the southwestern part of the prov-ince representing municipalities from Milk River to Vauxhall to Granum and Crowsnest Pass. Lacey said there are 14 members representing these communities and they would welcome someone from the Pass. They meet every two months and rotate between municipalities. Their September meeting is in Crows-nest Pass and everyone is welcome, she added. Advisory in nature, HAC has three main purposes, Lacey said. They ad-vise AHS on issues raised in the re-gion, transmit information from AHS to the communities, give input on planned programs, and work with lo-cal administrators. AHS Senior Vice President, Zone
5, Sean Chilton was also on hand to answer council’s questions regarding specific issues in Crowsnest Pass. Chilton said they have identified the need for 65 additional assisted living
beds needed in the community in the next few years. He said currently no funding is as-signed to it but he is working with AHS and Alberta Infrastructure on how to achieve this. “It has been identified as a priority organizationally and within the Zone to look at a 65-bed facility,” said Chil-
ton. He added that he couldn’t say if that means expanding York Creek Lodge or building a new facility but said they would look at different options including offering it to a private con-tractor such as in Pincher Creek. “Unless a facility has capacity and is readily able to look at that expan-sion, then we would look at probably a competitive process unless there are other arrangements that can be made prior to that,” said Chilton. “It could be any one or any combination of those things.” Council also asked about a solution for residents needing transportation to specialists in urban centres. Chilton said there was a non-am-bulance transfer for individuals in fa-cilities who don’t need an ambulance. He said AHS does not have transpor-tation for residents not in facilities but would be willing to work with the community. Lacey suggested it may be an oppor-tunity for the private sector and that there were successful services run out of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Lastly, Councillor Marlene Anc-til asked what could be done to im-prove the meals at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre. Lacey said a nutritionist would be present at their meeting in September in Crowsnest Pass and they would fol-low up with her.
“It has been identified as a priority... to look at a 65-bed facility.”
Sean Chilton, Alberta Health Services Vice Presi-
dent, Zone 5
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Last week Hillcrest had its day in the sun and a remarkable thing happened along the way. Starting with an exhibit launch and book signing in Coleman, then into Hillcrest for a moving and emotional tribute to the victims of the largest mine disaster in Canadian history, further events then moved to Bel-levue and Frank the next day, culminating in an outdoor concert at the base of Turtle Mountain – a truly jaw-dropping location. While the events – and the people par-ticipating - moved from community to com-munity, it became obvious to me that this wasn’t just about Hillcrest. It was about the Crowsnest Pass. Visitors who came from as far away as Australia saw it too. They saw a community united in a com-mon goal, a shared purpose and an ability to band together – much like they did at that tragic time 100 years ago – to get things done. Several people have said they’d like to see the word ‘potential’ banned from the Crowsnest Pass. I agree. Potential means to have qualities or abili-ties that may be developed into something in the future; a capacity that might lead to future success. This four-day event showed we’re past that.We’re no longer just about having po-tential. We’re about doing it, making it hap-pen. We’ve arrived and we’ve shown it to the world – and to ourselves. Kudos to the organizers of this event for all their hard work in bringing a memorable tribute, an outdoor concert at a world-class venue, and four days of activities for resi-dents and visitors alike. Thank you for opening our eyes to having reached our potential.
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Library services a shared venture By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Maggie Macdonald, CEO of Chi-nook Arch Regional Library System, presented an overview to council on June 10 detailing how Crowsnest Pass Library benefits from a regional sys-tem. Libraries are governed by a provin-cial Act but services are a municipal responsibility, said Macdonald. The system is based on local auton-omous libraries, she said, and local libraries operate in partnership with Chinook Arch. Thirty-nine municipal councils be-long to Chinook Arch, Macdonald said, and everything they do is gov-erned by agreement with local coun-cils and by Chinook Arch Library Board. Macdonald said the Board monitors
financial progress, approves a plan of service and creates the policy frame-work. “Councils joined the system specifi-cally to provide service to their resi-dents and to enhance the level of ser-vice that was available locally to make sure the people who live in your com-munity... have access to information and resources that each individual community would have trouble afford-ing on their own, said Macdonald. “What the system does is it creates a structure to improve access to re-sources but also to share resources so that no one community has to try and provide everything.” As a member of Chinook Arch, Crowsnest Pass benefits from shared services such as library collections from 34 libraries. Over 900,000 items are available to anyone within the region as well as ac-
cess to high-speed Internet, which is paid for by the province. Library staff receiving training and development and an IT help desk is available for their electronic devices. A cost-effective delivery system moves items from the collection throughout the region and people can also stream video or audio to their smartphones, tablets or other devices. Macdonald said most of Chinook Arch’s funding comes from member municipalities and a lesser amount from the province through an annual grant and payment of the Supernet connection. Chinook Arch sets the municipal levies and this amount must be ap-proved by two-thirds of their mem-bers. The Crowsnest Pass levy is $6.99 per capita, she said. The provincial grant is not matching, but Crowsnest Pass receives the maximum amount.
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Unique gift createsopportunities fortheatre students
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A unique donation from an iconic southern Albertan promises to expand opportuni-ties for the University of Leth-bridge’s Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts for years to come. Dr. Kathleen Kerr (LLD ’04), better known as Kay, has given the U of L’s theatre department a century’s worth of collectables, virtually the entire contents of the three-story home she lived in before moving to York Creek Lodge. “I’m grateful to Kay for of-fering this to us. She could have easily put it all up for auction and given the profit to her chil-dren. But she wanted to see it used,” said James McDowell, the technical director for the U of L theatre. “And she knows we’ll give it a good home. She recognized the value of what we do here, and we’re thankful.” The collectables are both unique and extensive – hardly surprising given the fantastical life that Kerr has lived. Now 94 years old, Kerr can look back on a rich life history. Married in 1939, just a few days before Canada joined the Second World War, Kerr and her late husband John (Jack) went on to own four Kentucky Friend Chicken locations. She even personally developed the gravy recipe still used by KFC, while once staying in the home
of Colonel Sanders himself. Although she and Jack trav-elled the world, they made their home amidst the mountains in the Crowsnest Pass where they ran the legendary Turtle Moun-tain Hotel in Frank. Over the years, she has re-ceived numerous accolades in-cluding the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and an honorary degree from the Uni-versity of Lethbridge. Among the collectables gifted to the University are: German-crafted wardrobes, a long ciga-rette holder kept in a roll top desk, an intricate Arctic oosik (made from the bone of a wal-rus penis), a cup and saucer re-ceived as a wedding gift, boxes of KFC memorabilia, a K-Tell plug-in coffee maker for your car (still pristine in its box), a red velvet couch and a vintage camera. “People ask me if I was sad to see everything go, but as far as the stuff is concerned, I really don’t miss it,” said Kerr. “I think it’s just wonderful that my things will be used in a new way. It will just keep on giv-ing, and that’s the best.” Some of the items have already appeared in a U of L dramatic production, as they arrived just in time for the spring produc-tion of Courting Johanna. For more on Kay Kerr’s fabu-lous life and gift to the Univer-sity of Lethbridge, visit www.uleth.ca/unews/article/gift-past-creates-future-opportunities.
Local icon Kay Kerr donated an extensive collection from her home to University of Lethbridge’s theatre department.
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Rum Runner Days remains deferred
By Joni MacFarlane
Editor
Council voted to defer Rum Runner Days to
2015 to allow time to plan and recruit volunteers
to organize the event.
On Feb. 18, Sheldon Steinke, chief administra-
tive officer, advised council that last year’s Chair-
person was out of the country for the next four
months and it was getting late to begin planning
anything for this summer.
He recommended that deferring the event would
allow administration time to “research options,
implications and budget for a 2015 event to po-
tentially include Thunder in the Valley and Rum
Runner Days”.
There is a total of $40,000 identified in the 2014
triennial budget for the event.
“It’s almost too late in the day to start planning
a Rum Runners event… I think if we defer it for a
year, we could have better planning in place,” said
Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.
Mayor Blair Painter said he’d like to see the mu-
nicipality start to canvass for volunteers as soon
as possible. Councillor Lazzarotto disagreed. She said she
believes it will be difficult to get volunteers over
the next few months because of the upcoming
events that rely on volunteers such as the Bunny
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
start working towards 2015 by advertising for vol-
unteers at the end of July.
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West coast pipeline critical to Alberta, PC leadership candidate says By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Jim Prentice, who grew up in Crowsnest Pass, and went on to be-come a Minister in the federal Conservatives, returned to the home of his youth last week to take in centennial events of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Commemora-tion. After the ceremony, I had the opportunity to speak with the Progres-sive Conservative lead-ership candidate.
On the Hillcrest Mine event “It was a wonderful ceremony and all of us that have been associ-ated with the coal min-ing industry are quite close and so, it was quite moving… It was a moving ceremony and a reminder of the impor-tance of safety and of the history of coal min-ing and the many peo-ple that lost their lives.”
On balancing econom-ic needs [coal develop-ment] with recreation/tourism needs “My view is the most beneficial thing for the Crowsnest Pass is an in-dustrial base because it would create jobs and it would also create an as-sociated tax base. The continued ero-sion of the industrial base, and therefore the tax base, has pre-sented challenges for the Crowsnest Pass. We need activity here, we need jobs, we need in-vestment, and we need industrial activity. That would be the best thing for the community. I’m somebody who talks about balancing
the environment with industry. We’ve always been good at that, there’s no reason why we can’t strike the ap-propriate balance.”
On getting support for Northern Gateway pipeline “I’m of the view that this federal approval is a step in the right direc-tion but there’s still a lot of work to be done with the government of B.C. and the First Na-tions because we have to build relationships and partnerships. I’m also of the view that the critical player in all of this is going to be the government of Alberta and the Premier of Al-berta because industry can’t do it on their own.The relationships that need to be developed are largely government to government – Al-berta to B.C. – and First Nation to Alberta so it’s really going to be the Premier that has to drive that. Partnerships, particu-larly with the coastal First Nations, will be critical. So there’s a lot in this
for B.C. and the First Nations who will be af-fected by it and we have to have the discussion about all of that. The companies can’t do it alone is my point.”
On Northern Gateway not getting built “We need west coast access and if we don’t get it, increasingly we are going to be sell-ing Alberta’s energy into a congested North American market and we are increasingly go-ing to pay a heavy pen-alty. That’s going to affect development in Alberta and it’s going to affect tax revenues in Alberta. Eventually, it will start to compro-mise our standard of living… This is the big-gest single issue we face because you can’t have one of the largest indus-trial economies in the world, which we have, and only have one cus-tomer. That’s currently where we’re at and we have to fix that. If we don’t, all the studies will tell you, by 2020 we’re going to be in a very serious prob-lem in this province.”
On combating PC’s sense of entitlement “My campaign is based on five priorities and one of those is re-storing public trust and the end of entitlements so I’ve been very clear about this. If I’m the Premier, there will be
no sweetheart contracts with political staffers, there will be no sweet-heart severance con-tracts, there will be no sole-sourced contracts where people in govern-ment can hire consul-tants without putting the work out for bid. We’ll put an end to the lobby rules that allow people to work for the government one day and lobby the govern-ment the next day. So we’re going to clean it up, top to bottom and we’ll enforce it with real discipline. Really, the question is, what’s going to be the tone from the top? People know me and they know my ethics because I was in federal politics for seven years and people know that I was not associated with five cents of controversy in my time as a public official. I was very careful about all that kind of stuff and so people know they can ex-pect the highest ethi-cal standards from me and I’ll enforce those with discipline. For me, it’s zero tolerance. It’s called public service for a reason. People don’t play by the rules, they’re out.”
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Top: The funeral re-enactment included period carriages after Piper Bill Plante and the Royal Cana-dian Legion Colour Party. Dignitaries and members of the public followed from Hillcrest townsite to the cemetery.Bottom: Miners solemnly took up post around the mass gravesite.
Photos by J. MacFarlane
Community honours victims of Canada’s largest mine disaster By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Sunshine broke through the clouds part way through the commemorative ceremony honour-ing the victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster, 100 years ago. The morning of June 19 started off somewhat gloomy as residents and visitors gathered along the streets of Hillcrest to remember those killed. On June 19, 1914, the shriek of the mine whistle signaled an emergency and the massive explosion still stands as the greatest loss of life in Canadian mining. One hundred years later, a historical re-enact-ment of the funeral procession took place from Hillcrest centre to the cemetery where most of the men were buried. Members of the Crowsnest Pass Symphony Or-chestra played after the mine whistle blew signal-ing the start of the ceremony. Led by Piper Bill Plante, clergy members, the Royal Canadian Legion Colour Party and two horse drawn carriages, dignitaries, visitors and residents followed solemnly behind. On hand were members of the Air Cadets Squadron 859, RCMP, students from Crows-
nest Consolidated High School, and members of Crowsnest Masons who paid tribute to the 13 Masons killed in the mine. A group of miners in work gear accompanied the procession and were posted along the mass graves with lanterns lit in honour of their fallen comrades.Hundreds of people surrounded the cemetery to witness the memorial ceremony - a moving tribute to the 189 men killed. Singer-songwriter James Keelaghan provided a musical interlude with his original song, Hillcrest Mine, and the Crowsnest Community Choir sang River of Judea, a gospel-styled song based on a secular text. Master of Ceremonies Fred Bradley led the proceedings which included greetings from sev-eral dignitaries including long-time Hillcrest resi-dent Bill Kovach of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster Committee, Gary Taje, United Mine Workers of America, Mark Bernadet with Teck Coal, Keith Bott with the Coal Association of Canada, Don-na Zwicker of the Historic Sites & Monuments Board of Canada, Crowsnest Pass Mayor Blair Painter and the Honourable Heather Klimchuck, Alberta’s Minister of Culture.
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Top: Descendants of John Elick and Thompson Court lay a wreath in memory of the victims of the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.Middle left: Resident Belle Kovach at the signing of her new book, Snowing in June, co-authored with her sister Mary Bole. The event was hosted by the Crowsnest Museum on June 18 to launch their new exhibit, “Remembering Canada’s Deadliest Mine Disaster”.Middle right: Alberta Minister of Culture Heather Klimchuk (middle) and Fred Bradley (left), President of Crowsnest Heritage Initiative, presented a cheque for $25,000 to Elsie Linderman (right) at the Hill-crest Miner’s Club to assist the Hillcrest Mine Diaster Memorial Committtee with putting on the 100th Anniversary Commemoration Events from June 18 to 21.Bottom: Residents and visitors scattered throughout the cemetery and along the mass gravesite to witness the ceremony.
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“These men did not go into that mine to die. These men simply went there because they knew they had to do what was necessary to get a roof, a house and food for their children. It was their responsibility and that alone was enough to consider these men heroes,” said Taje. “[Today] is a day that all the people of Crowsnest Pass should be proud. You should be proud because the work you did here is telling everyone that what happened 100 years ago, when the lives were stolen from these young men, was wrong. And they are not forgotten.” The Honourable Heather Klim-chuk also spoke of the signifi-cance of remembering these men. “We know the day dawned sun-ny and bright across the Crows-nest that Friday morning, June 19, 1914. On that day, as they had done so many times before, the men of Hillcrest, 235 strong, arrived for work. Today, we gath-er to honour the memory of the 189 who stepped from the bright-ness of that sun into the darkness
of the Hillcrest mine and in do-ing so, stepped into history,” said Minister Klimchuk. “Their story and what hap-pened here 100 years ago is a tragic chapter in the epic story of Alberta, but more than that, to me, it is the story of the strength of the community and its peo-ple.” In one of the most moving parts of the ceremony, two de-scendants of the families also ad-dressed the crowd. On behalf of their families, John Elick Jr., whose grandfather was killed, and Gordon Court whose great uncle Thompson Court was killed, spoke about what the cer-emony meant to them and laid a wreath in memorial to their lost family member. Barry Carney, District Deputy Grand Master spoke briefly on behalf of the Masons and mem-bers paid tribute to their fallen members by the symbolic laying of a pine sprig. After a closing prayer and the final song, God Save the Queen by the Crowsnest Community Choir, a reception was held at the Hillcrest Miners Club.
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Top: Mayor Blair Painter (left), Tammy Ogden, Teck Community Liasion (middle), and Alberta Minis-ter of Culture Heather Klimchuk (right) unveiled the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative’s Historic Hillcrest Walking Tour on June 19.Middle: A historical re-enactment of a mine rescue when 31 miners were killed at the Bellevue Under-ground Mine on Dec. 9, 1910. “Remembrance at the Mine” took place on June 20 as part of Hillcrest 100 memorial events.Bottom: The 29th Annual Bellecrest Days parade brought families and friends to celebrate in the streets of Hillcrest.
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Top: Sponsored by the Crowsnest Museum & Archives, an outdoor concert was held at the base of Turtle Mountain on June 21 with over 1,200 people in attendance from across North America.Middle left: B.C. native Aaron Pritchett had the audience on their feet giving a show the Pass won’t soon forget.Middle right: Rising star Jordan McIntosh who has been gaining recognition in the country music world, kicked off the concert with a solid performance.Bottom: Headliner Canadian country band Emerson Drive, delivered an electrifying show and wowed the audicence. Photos by J. MacFarlane
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Crowsnest Pass Lodge #59, Royal Purple of Canada, recognized member, Dora Kroli (seated), for her years of service. Left to right: President Frances Kuryluk, Irene Filafilo, Doreen Collings, niece Eileen Jones, Betty Williams, May Grehman and Margaret Graham.
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Sole Survivor seeks title sponsor By Erin Fairhurst Contributor
The 14th annual Sole Survivor Footrace is quickly approaching on July 18, but organizers are concerned that this could be the final year for the longstanding local event. “We no longer have a major sponsor,” says chair of the Sole Survivor organizing committee, Sasha Harriott, “and we need to have one in place if we want to keep moving forward with the race.” While the race receives support from local busi-nesses in the form of snacks for the racers and prizing, the organizing committee is seeking a cash sponsor to help fund the race itself. “We re-quire about $3,500 to host the race. Registration fees cover some costs,” says Sasha “but we don’t want to raise them because the race has always been known as an affordable commu-nity event.” The Sole Survivor is known for its family atmo-sphere, scenic course and post-race social. In ad-
dition to the 2km, 5km and 10km distances, rac-ers are also able to sign up for a 10 mile option, an addition to the race that was made last year. “We created the 10 mile course for runners who are looking for more of a challenge,” says Sa-sha, noting that while the race is family oriented, “some pretty fast runners show up too.” T he addition of the 10 mile option makes the Sole Survivor one of only three 10 mile races in all of Alberta. “I got involved with this race because it’s one of my favorite races,” says Sasha, an avid runner, “everyone comes away from it with a positive ex-perience.” Registration is currently open and will close on July 2. The race is capped at 200 participants and starts at Pete’s Park on July 18 in Blairmore. Registration can be done online at www.sole-survivor.ca or at the municipal office and family registration options are available. To contact Sasha about sponsorship, please email [email protected]
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The Coleman Lodge #96, Royal Purple of Canada was instituted on Jan. 15, 1947 and was the first Royal Purple Lodge in the Crows-nest Pass area. Dora Kroli, joined April 26, 1949 and trans-ferred her membership to Blairmore Lodge in 1953 as Member #1. During the past year, other members with notable years of service include PDD Irene Filafilo, HRL Frances Kuryluk, 55-years Rae Joseph, 50-years Betty Williams, Mary Bodio, PHRL Doreen Collings and Anne Dorusak, 45-years Anita Berlin, 25-years. The other charter member of Crowsnest Pass Lodge is PDD Helen Giacomuzzi, Mem-bership #13, who now lives in Calgary. She was presented with her 60-year bar in 2013. The Royal Purple of Canada, Auxiliary of Elks Canada, was instituted May 8, 1914 and we are celebrating 100 years of charitable ser-
vice to communities across Canada this year. To obtain membership in the Royal Purple Lodge, applicants must be 16 years of age, a resident of Canada or a Canadian citizen, and a supporter of the objectives of the organiza-tion. Over the years, charitable support has been issued to many needy personal or community requirements. Our national charity is The Elks & Royal Purple Fund for Children. Hearing and speech concerns are the highest priorities but other medical concerns may be assisted also for kids newborn to 19-years-old. Alberta Lodges are also financial supporters of ISTAR “Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research” with clinics located at the Cal-gary and Edmonton universities. The colours of the organization are purple, white and gold. The logo is a diamond with an elk head in the centre, a clock pointing to 11 o’clock opposite a pansy, and the word Canada on a banner. The official flower is the pansy.
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Thank You!The Municipality would like to thank the following agencies for their expertise and assistance during the “State of Local Emergency” event: RCMP, EMS, Alberta Health Services, ATCO Gas, Stantec Engineering, ISL Engineering, AESRD, AEMA, G.W. Cox Construction, Chinook Pipelines, Bruce’s Excavating, Diggers Bobcat Service, Drain Brothers Construction, The Quad Squad, Crowsnest Pass Amateur Radio Society, Tim Horton’s, and BearSmart. In addition, thank you to the community and retailers for lending their support and for offering their time and equipment.
A special thank you to Crowsnest Pass Fire/ Rescue and our Municipal staff, Council and Administration for working tirelessly, occasionally with little sleep; your knowledge and dedication to this community is thoroughly appreciated!
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By Joni MacFarlane Editor
Between June 11 and 18, Crows-nest Pass RCMP responded to 51 calls for service. They included:Assaults: 1Threats/Harassment: 2 unfound-edMischief/Vandalism: 1Theft: 1Driving Suspension: 1Disturbing Peace: 1Driving Complaints: 9MV Collisions: 4Suspicious Occurrences: 4Assistance to General Public: 4Assistance to Other Agencies: 4911 Calls (invalid): 8False Alarm: 3Animal Calls: 4Municipal bylaws: 4Prisoners: 3
Hit me with your best shot On June 11 at 11:30 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of a disturbance outside a Blairmore residence involving two men fighting. Police attended and the men were told to go home. The suspect later returned and was trying to get into the residence. A 24-year-old intoxicated male from Crowsnest Pass was locat-ed, arrested and lodged in cells. The accused was charged with mischief and released. A court date of Aug. 5 is set.
Assault On June 14 at 12:30 a.m., police received a complaint of a disturbance at a Blairmore residence. Police attended and a male was located that had been assaulted. A 28-year-old female from Crowsnest Pass was ar-rested for assault and breach of probation. She was remanded in custody for court on June 17.
Suspended On June 15 at 12 a.m., police stopped an eastbound vehicle for a traffic stop. A 29-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was
given a 72-hour driver’s license suspension and the vehicle was seized for 72 hours.
Wake me up before you go, go On June 15 at 2:20 a.m., police received a complaint of a distur-bance at a Blairmore residence. A 41-year-old intoxicated fe-male from Blairmore was ar-rested and lodged in cells until sober.
Avoid a deer? Get a license On June 16 at 7 p.m., police re-ceived a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 3 near Frank. The vehicle went into oncoming traffic and then the ditch. Police located and stopped the vehicle. The driver stated he was avoid-ing a deer. A 39-year-old male from Medicine Hat was issued a violation ticket for no driver’s license.
End of the line On June 16 at 7:40 p.m., po-lice received a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 3 west of Coleman. The vehicle was lo-cated and stopped. A 49-year-old female from Saskatchewan was issued a violation ticket for crossing double solid lines.
Convictions A 44-year-old male from Nel-son, B.C. was fined $805 for speeding 40 km/hour over the posted speed limit. The offence occurred on Highway 22 near Highway 520 on April 14.
A 36-year-old female from Calgary was fined $351 for speeding 40 km/hour over the posted speed limit. The offence occurred on Highway 22 about 10 km north of Highway 3 on May 7.
A 28-year-old female from Crowsnest Pass received 30 days jail intermittent sentence for an assault offence that occurred in Blairmore on June 14.
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Community support shownto CCHS grad, Elise Kwan By Susan Poelt and Diana Plaza Submitted
Thank you to the amazing resi-dents, service clubs, businesses
and organizations of the Crows-nest Pass and surrounding areas, and as well, Scotiabank Blair-more and the Crowsnest Consoli-dated High School for the incred-ible support and generosity of
donations received for the “Elise Kwan Trust Fund”. Although the trust fund was open for only a short period of time, we are very pleased to announce that an astonishing amount of $17,000 was raised for Elise! A bank draft was person-ally delivered to Elise at the Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton on Saturday, June 14. Elise and her family were completely overwhelmed by the generous financial sup-port and would like to con-vey a sincere thank you to all who donated, visited, made enquiries and have shown a genuine interest in Elise’s well-being. Elise was recently dis-
charged from the Stollery Chil-dren’s Hospital in Edmonton, however, she must remain in Edmonton for one year, in order that the doctors can monitor her condition. Elise continuously wears a back-pack, which holds the battery pack to keep her heart pumping. During this time, Elise and her family will stay at the Ronald McDonald House and all visitors are welcome to stop by. Although Elise is no longer a patient at the Stollery Children’s Hospital, this has resulted in the financial responsibility of the payment of medical expenses for items that were previously pro-vided by the hospital, such as the daily dressings. The cost of the daily dressings over the period of one month
is very expensive and the funds raised for Elise will be used to cover this expense, as well as all additional personal medical ex-penses. Once again, our community, surrounding communities, fam-ily and friends – have risen to the occasion and have displayed im-mense compassion, support and kindness to a young community member, who was in need of as-sistance. A heartfelt thank you again to all service clubs, organizations, businesses, individuals, Scotia-bank Blairmore and Crowsnest Consolidated High School - who have generously contributed to the Elise Kwan Trust Fund. Your kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated by Elise and her family.
Elise Kwan (third from right) with family and supporters on June 14. A total of $17,000 was raised by the community to help offset her ongoing medical expenses.
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On June 9, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron 859 celebrated their 37th annual ceremonial review marking the symbolic end to the season’s training. Major Ghislain Leroux, Command-ing Officer of 1 Military Police Squadron inspected the local air cadets and the parade com-mander was Warrant Officer 2st-Class Nigal Smith, the senior cadet with the squadron.
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On June 20, the Ricky Ryp Foundation donated $5,500 to the Boys & Girls Club of Crowsnest Pass for their Friday and PD Day ‘Out and About’ program for 2014.
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Have Your Say on Water QualityTeck is working with communities, First Nations and governments to create an Elk Valley Water Quality Plan that will maintain the health of the watershed and support continued, sustainable mining in the Elk Valley—and we want to hear from you.
An online public comment period on the development of the plan will take place from June 13 to July 4. This will be the final feedback period before the plan is submitted to the provincial government for approval on July 22.
To learn more and provide your input, please visit the Elk Valley Water Quality Plan website at www.teck.com/ElkValley
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Honouring their fallen colleagues, a group of miners took part in the Hillcrest Commemora-tive Procession and Memorial Ceremony on June 19. Left to right: Bob Price, Ron Hruby, John Kinnear, Bill Kinnear and Pat Pow.
