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By Joni MacFarlaneEditor

Most people in the Crowsnest Pass don’t care about it, don’t un-derstand it, or simply don’t see it as affecting them. But off-site levies have again been brought to the forefront and are gaining attention at council and among the business community. Although the issue most directly affects developers, realtors and the construction industry, as with other municipal fees, they add to the community’s bottom line. Having off-site levies in place or not, impacts not only the mu-nicipality’s general revenue, but can also be perceived as an im-pediment to development, and in turn, a community’s growth. These fees were put in place by governments as a tool mu-nicipalities could use to pay for infrastructure required for future population growth. Implemented in 2000, off-site levies have had an off-and-on again history in the Crowsnest Pass. Recently, council agreed to extend suspension of the fees to the end of April in order to re-view their impact in this year’s budget. On behalf of the Crowsnest Pass Builders & Developers As-sociation, a delegation presented their case to council on Feb. 11 outlining why the bylaw should be revoked.

No growth Realtor John Pundyk with Roy-al LePage South Country said they were concerned that the tax base was not growing at the pace of inflation and hasn’t been for many years. A decreased growth rate also affects provincial fund-ing, which is based on popula-tion, he added. “How do we grow our tax base?” Pundyk asked. “Our sim-plest way to get money is to get more residents to pay taxes… We need to somehow encourage de-velopment.” He went on to say that when off-site levies were enacted in the Pass, the basis for their imple-mentation was calculated on numbers that were incorrect and unsustainable.

Property glut Shane Stewart of ClansWest Development described Crows-nest Pass as a “third tier market” meaning, developers can’t get financing by the major banks in Canada, because the absorp-tion rate – the time it takes to sell units - is unknown. There have been 172 homes built in the last 11 years - an av-erage of 15.6 homes per year. In order to keep up with a 2.5% rate of inflation, said Stewart, the Crowsnest Pass would need to build and sell 70 new homes each year, “just to keep up with the growth of the municipal bud-get”. Currently, there are 196 vacant lots and land available. From 1983 to 1987, there were

no private lots created. The mu-nicipality created 44 lots but of those, 28% remain undevel-oped, Stewart said. In Coleman’s Campbell Heights, the lots are 32 years old and 20% of the lots re-main undeveloped, he added. “So if you’re paying off-site lev-ies, you’re paying for someone… who hasn’t even connected for sewer, water and there hasn’t been any future growth,” he said. “As a community, we’ve got to recognize… our whole problem is that we don’t have growth. We don’t have population growth, we don’t have economic growth but there is growth on the municipal side. Our taxes go up because the cost of doing business goes up in the municipality.” Stewart showed that, accord-ing to Statistics Canada, the Crowsnest Pass population has decreased by 12.7% from 1996 to 2011 as compared to Alberta’s population, which has increased by 24%. “Had Crowsnest kept up with the provincial growth rate we would have 8,689 citizens,” he said. “[Developers] all want to be in a position where down the road we’re building 70 houses a year in this community,” said Stewart. “When we get to that point when we need to build new… developments, we’re all there for that and we’d be pleased to pay [off-site levies]. But right now, when you’ve got 196 lots on the market and last year, there were eight sales for the entire year… you’re looking at over 10 years of inventory at current absorption levels.”

Flawed data Developer Ralph Tiegen with Rocky Mountain Properties pre-sented data on which off-site lev-ies were calculated for the Pass. The current bylaw was based on a report prepared in 2009 by Stantec that makes a number of assumptions Tiegen said are in-accurate and outdated. First, the population assump-tion predicts an increase of al-most 40,000 people. This is based on hectares available for devel-opment on which infrastructure costs are based, 10 units per hect-are and households of 2.2 people each. Tiegen also drew council’s at-tention to a legal ruling made in 2007 by Justice MacIntyre re-garding off-site levies that man-dated how the fees were handled. “It’s incumbent upon the towns to look at their off-site levy pro-grams from time to time and make sure that they’re lining up

with what’s actual-ly happening, not just… leave it there for years,” Tiegen paraphrased. Even as late as March 2009, Stan-tec’s calculations included water reservoirs and pip-ing in the Sentinel area, he added, that charges some-one taking out a building permit to contribute to in-frastructure slated for a now-defunct

development by Bridgegate De-velopment. Tiegen said it’s unrealistic to collect fees to build a $25 mil-lion project in the Sentinel area and this should be part of the re-evaluation process. There are similar disparities in other communities, he said, such as a Blairmore-Coleman sewer trunk upgrade and a Bel-levue storm drain system along 27th Avenue. “I encourage each of you to look through [Stantec’s report] because you’re all familiar with this community,” he said. “I take great exception to this doc-ument being the foundation to an off-site levy because it’s really flawed.” “I don’t think it’s repairable. I think that if we look at an off-site levy, we have to start again from nothing and look at what the baselines are, what the real growth is, what the real projects are that we need to build in this community looking forward,” he said. Tiegen emphasized that legal rulings stress the municipality’s duty to consult and negotiate with affected landowners and developers. “This never happened in [Stantec’s] report. None of the developers or stakeholders were consulted in this and that was mandated before this report was generated,” he said. According to Alberta’s Mu-nicipal Government Act (Regu-lation 48/2004), “there is to be a correlation between the levy and impacts of new development”, “the information used to cal-culate the levy is to be kept cur-rent”, and “the method of cal-culation is to be clear”. It also states, “there is a shared respon-sibility between the municipali-ty and developers for addressing and defining existing and future infrastructure requirements”. The delegates asked council to consider revoking the bylaw until there is growth in the mu-nicipality to support it. At that time, they argue, a new analysis needs to be undertaken, in con-sultation with stakeholders, that measures all relevant data. Earlier this year, Development Officer Ken Bourdeau, said if these fees had been collected in 2013, “the municipality could have potentially collected off-site levies on 15 projects with an estimated value of $100,000 to $150,000”. Moreover, he said, it “would have made a significant contribution to the 10-year cap-ital works plan”.

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COMMUNITY CALENDARFEBRUARY 26 - Parenting Workshop with Curtis Stevens, MC, Certified Ca-nadian Counsellor speaking on under-standing mental health concerns in teens. Crowsnest Consolidated High School, Room 204. 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone invited.

FEBRUARY 27 - Join your fellow rid-ers for UROC’s 2014 AGM at 6:30 p.m. at the Rum Runner Restaurant (down-stairs), Coleman. Food and beverages will be provided by the club. After the meeting, there will be a presentation by Andrew Fairhurst about his experiences during the 10-day world championship adventure race in Costa Rica.

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The Macleod EDA is scheduling forums as well as Elections for an elect candidate to run for Conservative MP. The Forums are to be held in Pincher Creek, Claresh-olm and Okotoks on Feb 27, 28 and 29. The voting is to be held in Pincher Creek., Claresholm and Okotoks on Mar. 6, 7and 8 respectively. For authorzatition and de-tails, contact Gary Duchak Pres. of the CPC Macleod EDA at [email protected], Res 403-938-5507, Okotoks Cell 403 966-6690.

Focus parked on Highway 3By Joni MacFarlaneEditor

Members of council con-tinue to express frustration at a lack of action to up-grade Highway 3. Councillor Dave Filipuzzi attended a meeting on Feb. 3 in Fort Macleod hosted by Alberta Transportation to discuss a 50-year plan for highways in the province. “It ended up being more focused on what the needs are now and what the com-munities want now,” he said.

The Highway 3 corridor was also the subject of a meeting with the Mayors & Reeves of Southwest Alber-ta, Mayor Blair Painter said. “We all know what traf-fic’s like in the summertime. Studies have shown that we’re in excess of 10,000 vehicles through a day at the peak times,” said Mayor Painter. “Plus we have a real safety concern with our chil-dren in Coleman. We have the elementary school to the west and the high school to the east.”

Mayor Painter said the Livingstone Range School Division’s busing policies mean many students walk along the highway. Students are at serious risk, he said, particularly in winter when light is low and snow is piled up along the side, forcing them to walk on the road. “We only have three ac-cess points for crosswalks and it’s difficult to get from one side of the highway to another,” he said. “These are our kids and that’s a serious concern.”

Mayor Painter said he is working with other mayors to express concerns about Highway 3 to the province. “The meeting was for a 50-year strategy but we need to corner them and make this known this needs to be addressed today, not plan for 50-years,” said Mayor Painter. “In the Crowsnest Pass, they’ve been studying this and planning this since the early 70’s and it needs to be addressed. Our traffic situation’s not getting any better.”

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-Bylaw complaints received: 44-Bylaw complaints closed: 41-Bylaw complaints open: 3-Animal control complaints: 16-Animal control complaints

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Every four years Canadians have a chance for a big of flag-waving and chest puffing. We allow ourselves to go against our natural ten-dency to shy away from displays of patriotic pride and publicly don our red mittens, paint maple leafs on our cheeks and proclaim our love for all things red and white. This year’s Olympics need no justification for feeling the love. By the time this issue hits the streets, only another three days remain in the 2014 Win-ter Olympics. As at press time, Canada has won more medals than in any other Olympic Games with more expected as Sochi wraps up. As exciting and rewarding as this is for the athletes and their families, coaches and sup-port groups, the back stories of selfless acts are the ones that make me proud. Gilmore Junio who’s become an internation-al sensation is the Canadian speed skater who gave up his spot so a teammate could compete in his place. As I write this, Junio is being called on to carry the flag at the closing ceremony and/or be awarded the Order of Canada. Embracing the true spirit of the Games, Ca-nadian coach Justin Wadsworth helped out a Russian skier who had broken a ski during a race by running onto the course and swiftly attaching a new ski. These acts of selflessness reflect not only Canadians’ notorious “niceness”, they em-body the values of good sportsmanship and go beyond the crass commercialism and frac-tious politics the Olympics have become. It’s so easy to focus on all that’s wrong with the Games – we sometimes need reinforce-ment of what’s best about the human spirit. Messrs. Junio and Wadsworth have done this and proven that Canada’s not just about win-ning – we’re also about honour. Thanks for the reminder. Go Canada go!

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The Crowsnest Pass Free Press is grow-ing with the welcome addition of our new sales associate, Jen-nifer Pinkerton.Born and raised in Coleman, Jenni-fer graduated from Crowsnest Consoli-dated High School in 1991 and moved to Calgary for 15 years. She attended CDI College and gradu-ated with honours in 2006 with a Diploma in Medical Office Ad-ministration. In 2009, Jenni-fer moved back to

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Chamber talks credit unionsBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

Over 40 members took in one of the most well-attended lunches last week. Hosted by the Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce at Coleman’s Blackbird Restaurant, the lunch featured a variety of in-formation on upcoming events and an overview of credit unions in Canada. First, Chris Matthews, chair of the Hillcrest Mines 100 Committee, gave an update of the project including scheduled events and opportunities for community participation. Centennial activities take place June 18 to 21 and com-prise an ongoing capital proj-ect to improve and maintain the site as well as a full slate of events, both solemn and enter-taining, throughout the four-day event. Among the celebrations are an outdoor concert featur-ing Jordan McIntosh, Aaron Pritchett and headliner act, Emerson Drive. Details on tickets will be available shortly. Matthews said there are nu-merous ways for involvement such as event sponsorships and volunteer opportunities. Busi-nesses are encouraged to “buy into it”, he added, and pro-mote the Crowsnest Pass. If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to be involved, contact Matthews at [email protected]. Bellevue Underground Mine representative Penny Rinas then addressed Chamber members about the Music for the Mine Gala to be held on March 29.

This is a fundraiser for the mine, sponsored by Teck, and features cocktails, games, prizes, silent auction, dinner and a dance with Metro Beat. Tickets are $40/person or $300/table. Guest speaker Tyler Hope, branch manager of Crows-nest Pass Servus Credit Union, presented a history of credit unions in the Pass as well as the services and benefits they have to offer.“Credit unions to me have al-ways played a very integral part,” said Hope. The first one started in Blair-more in 1944, followed by Hill-crest in 1948, and Coleman

and Bellevue the next year. A series of mergers over the years left Servus as the remaining credit union since 2009. Celebrating their 70th an-niversary in April, Hope said, there are 5.2 million members across Canada with 645,000 in Alberta’s 207 branches. Of those, Servus has 103 branches in the province. They currently have about $12.5 billion in as-sets, he added. Credit unions are different from chartered banks, Hope said, with deposits 100% guar-anteed and governed under provincial legislation. All credit unions are guided by the same seven “coopera-

tive principles”, Hope said. These are: voluntary and open; autonomy and independence; cooperation among coopera-tives; democratic member con-trol; economic participation; concern for communities; and education, training, and infor-mation. Lastly, President Patrick Sager told Chamber members the Board was working on sev-eral initiatives and are looking for volunteers for the Lifestyle Trade Show committee. The home-based business section and the outdoor adventure show are almost sold out while the exhibitor side is about half full. The Chamber is also working on a Tourism Resource maga-zine to be distributed in Alber-ta, B.C. and Montana as well as at tourism shows, said Sager. Details will be announced on advertising opportunities and contributors are needed for content. Anyone with writing skills is encouraged to contact the Chamber. Sager also clarified the Chamber’s mandate to pro-mote community events and announcements of general in-terest to members. Despite many requests, they “are not in the business of ad-vertising sales or promotions” nor will the Chamber promote multi-level marketing opportu-nities. If you want to advertise an event, businesses are en-couraged to visit the Chamber Facebook page or contact the office for more information. The next Chamber lunch is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 with the location and speaker to be announced.

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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. 878, 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.

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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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There is a service available in Crowsnest Pass that you hope never to use. But if you do need a caring yet professional re-source, Victim Services is here to help you through. Supporting people in times of crisis is a special strength and one that continues to be avail-able. Executive Director Chris-tine Wagnaar-Van Huffel said despite some administrative changes, an active Victim Ser-vices Unit is on hand, based out of the RCMP detachment.

For the past several years, an agreement was in place with the MD of Ranchland to provide governance to Crowsnest Pass, she said. At the end of 2013, this agreement expired and the service now operates under an experienced Board of Directors. This unit serves Claresholm, Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek and Piikani Nation and now in-cludes Crowsnest Pass. Two long-time residents of Crowsnest Pass have joined the board, said Wagnaar-Van Huffel, and they will soon be re-cruiting a part-time coordinator. Wagnaar-Van Huffel, who’s been with the program for 12

years, said the work takes a spe-cial blend of compassion and caring combined with profes-sionalism. The work is demand-ing but very fulfilling, she added. At the front-line, Victim Ser-vices staff are called upon to provide victims of crime or trag-edies with support and infor-mation for what often can be a lengthy timeframe. Domestic violence, sexual as-sault, break and enter, motor vehicle collisions, suicide, ho-micide, and any other crime or tragedy where the victim is trau-matized are when Victim Servic-es are needed. Calls come from RCMP de-

tachments, from the crown prosecutor, or of-ten directly from clients themselves, said Wag-naar-Van Huffel. “We are not counsel-ors, but our involvement can last for years,” she said. “You have to be compassionate and car-ing but not overly emo-tional. You need to stay focused because you’re there to help people.” Victim Services staff often refer people to other community agen-cies but the largest piece of their work is helping victims in the justice system. This includes prepar-ing people for court, accompanying them, explaining how the sys-tem works and giving information on impact statements or applying for financial restitution. “It’s difficult when people get into the court system,” she said. “They have a lot to deal with already.” As the justice system works slowly, involve-ment can sometimes last for years, she added. If the court’s decision is unfavourable, clients may need help in ac-cepting or understand-ing why. Wagnaar-Van Huffel said Crowsnest Pass Victim Services is also looking for volunteer advocates who provide support, information and referrals to victims of crime or tragedy. Ad-vocates must be 18 years of age and able to ob-tain the required RCMP security clearance. Core advocate train-ing is standardized throughout Alberta and completion is a require-ment. Online training if offered to give more flexibility for volunteers. Ongoing and advanced training is also available. “It’s good to have local faces in the community as well as to increase re-sponse time,” said Wag-naar-Van Huffel. If you are interested in a fulfilling volunteer opportunity, call 403-562-7098.

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Special Olympics allows athletes to shineBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

An emotional and inspiring presenta-tion took place last week that showed the difference volunteerism can make to a life. Sandra Mullen, manager of the Crows-nest Pass Special Olympics program, pro-vided an overview to council of what par-ticipation means to those competing and how the municipality can support them.First, Mullen gave an introduction into what the world is like for people with in-tellectual disabilities. Statistics are alarming - 60 per cent of students with an intellectual disability re-port being bullied compared to 25 per cent in the general population; 10 per cent say they have a friend; and “isolation remains the norm”, said Mullen. For adults, only 11 to 25 per cent of people with intellec-tual disabilities are employed. “Those involved with Special Olympics have a 50 per cent employment rate be-cause of skills they learned from being involved and accepted as part of this spe-cial community,” she said. As many as 1 to 3 per cent of Alber-ta’s population, or almost 55,000 people, have an intellectual disability, “making this one of the largest disability popula-tions in the world,” she added. “What Special Olympics does is give all our athletes a chance to succeed in their chosen sport and their chance to shine,” said Mullen. “We cannot operate without funding support, coaches who dedicate their time to their athletes, and volunteers who donate innumerable hours to help.” Special Olympics serves over 3,000 ath-letes with the commitment of 1,500 vol-unteers, she said. Last year, another 200

athletes were brought into the program and three new community-based pro-grams were started, including one in the

Crowsnest Pass. Year-round sports are offered with competitive opportunities in 18 official sports. Three new sports were added at the provincial games, Mullen said, and Crowsnest Pass now has a golf team.

Eleven athletes went to the World Games in South Korea including Mul-len’s son, Philip who represented Can-

ada on the Alpine Team. He has been skiing for over 10 years and has cap-tured medals at provincial and national games. At times emotional, Mullen then of-fered a personal glimpse of what Special

Olympics has meant for her son. School was a daily battle, she said, as other students said mean things and

Philip came home angry and hurt. “As Philip grew up, this is what we spent 20 years protecting him against. In Special Olympics they have friends and are accepted,” she said. “Instant acceptance in a peer group that is there to support, cheer and encourage every step of the way is what awaits Special Olympic athletes.” “When Philip was diagnosed we nev-er imagined that he’d be able to climb the heights that he was able to. This is all thanks to Special Olympics,” Mul-len said. “Your financial support will help them grow as adults and help them have experiences they have never even thought of. Not everyone can be a volunteer or coach, but if everyone can help financially, they will reach their goals.” Mullen told council there are train-ing and travel costs involved and this spring, golf starts, requiring uniforms and travel to tournaments. The Mul-lens have paid $2,000 of their own funds so far this year, she added. “We cannot continue to do so as the program grows,” she said. “As the program grows, we need the financial support of the Crowsnest Pass.” Last, the Crowsnest Pass team was introduced in their new team jackets, including Anthony Bramer, Jonathan

Rohleiser and Philip Mullen. “I’d like to commend everybody on how professional you all look and I wish you the best in all your endeavours and hopefully your club will start growing here,” said Councillor Marlene Anctil.

The Special Olympics Crowsnest Pass Team recently raced in the trials at Calgary’s Olympic Park to qualify for next year’s Alberta Winter Games. Crowsnest Pass proudly wear their new team jackets giving them instant recognition at competitions.


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It’s no secret to users of the area’s trail sys-tem that Crowsnest Pass has one of the best in the province, if not the country. But one group that’s working to en-sure continuance of the trails’ reputation is also hard at work on making the municipality a multi-use recreation destina-tion. Crow Snow Riders’ representatives Doug Cox and Vern Peder-sen presented council with an overview of the snowmobile club on Feb. 11. Formed in 1991, the club is a non-profit or-ganization with about 160 members who buy a $60 pass. Crow Snow Riders are members of the Alberta Snowmo-bile Association who are their voice on the na-tional stage. The club maintains about 1,200 kilometres of trails in the winter, said Cox, and their “sister club”, the Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad, maintain them in summer. Maintenance includes signage, bridge work, and keeping trails clear and groomed. There are two safety shelters, one in the north and another in the south, and the club is work-ing towards a third shelter and recreation area for families in the York Creek area, said Cox. With a lot of visitors coming to snowmobile, Cox said their organization believes offering a family recreation area is an im-portant factor to attract people to the community and have them stay longer.

Currently, the club grooms about 200 km of trails at an av-erage cost of $24,000 per year. This includes routine equipment maintenance, fuel and labour. The groomer costs $135,000 with a lifespan of four to five years and is due to be replaced. A truck was also purchased to carry the groomer across the highway. Both the groomer and the truck were bought by the club through grants and fundraising and are given to the municipality. They are also insured through the mu-nicipality so they are “your as-set”, Cox said.In terms of economic impact, a 2009 report from Alberta Tour-ism Parks & Recreation showed $388 million is brought into

Alberta each year by snowmobilers. Of that, $142 million is paid in taxes, he said. “I don’t know if you know, but we win awards. And we win a lot of awards,” Cox said. “Out of 160 [members] out of about 8,000 in the province, we win most of the awards.” Both Cox and Ped-ersen said Crow Snow Riders’ volunteers put a great deal of time and effort into trail mainte-nance, marketing and promoting the Crows-nest Pass, and working to ensure the trails’ rep-utation continues. Pedersen emphasized that a wide variety of recreationists use the trails and Crow Snow Riders maintain them for everyone to use. “We’re not just look-ing at it for the fact that it’s a snowmobiling rec-reation area, but that it’s a recreation area in all

aspects,” he said. “People who stop here, when they see what’s in the backcountry, they’re amazed at what we have. We have a jewel here.” Pedersen added that the snow-mobile club works to make the Crowsnest Pass a recreation des-tination but asked for the com-munity’s support. “We need the backing of the community to stand behind us in what we’re attempting to do out there,” he said. “You want to bring people into the commu-nity? Support the clubs that are in the community. We need to figure out how to contribute in such a way that we can help the community prosper… Step be-hind the clubs that are here.”

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Crow Snow Riders’ representatives presented an overview of their organization at council recently outlining the need for support to attract visitors to the area.

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Seven Passtrak athletes com-peted in 25 events at the Alberta Indoor Games track and field meet held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on Feb. 8 and 9. They set five new life time best performances out of a possible 14, established no less than 12 new Passtrak club records in the various age groups and also brought home one gold, one silver and one bronze medal for their efforts. Keely Anderson, eight-years-old, participated in five events in the under-12 age group. Four of the events were brand new for her and she set new Passtrak club records in all four for her age group. She cleared 1.37 me-tres in the standing long jump, threw 3.67 metres in the medi-cine ball throw, finished her 600 metre race in 2:52.49 and tossed the shotput out to 3.83 metres for her highest placing of 10th. Mosese Ratudradra also had five events in the under-12 boys category. He set a new Passtrak

club record of 1.44 metres in the standing long jump. He then in-creased his best ever in the medi-cine ball throw by 45 cm out to 5.07 metres for a new club record as well as a second place finish. His best event of the meet was the shotput where he added an amazing 2.42 metres to his shot-put when it landed at the 8.77 metre mark for a new club re-cord and a first place finish. Ty Anderson was in the Bantam Boy’s division, (12 and 13-years-old). He ran 11.21 seconds in the 60 metres which was just off his lifetime best. He then tried three new events, running 3:08.94 in the 600 metres and clearing 90 cm in the high jump. His best placing came in the shotput where tossed the implement 7.18 metres for fourth place. Tim Jorgensen contested the same events in the Bantam boy’s category. He barely missed a personal best in the 60 metres and the 600 metres but then tied his best ever of 1.10 metres in the high jump. His highest finish of the meet came in the shotput where he threw 6.87 metres for seventh.

Alisi Ratudradra produced two lifetime best performances in the Midget Girl’s, (14 and 15-year old) age group. She ran 8.45 seconds in the 60 metres which earned her a sixth place finish as well as a new Passtrak club record. She spanned a life time best of 4.76 metres in the long jump which earned her a bronze medal. She then rounded out the weekend with a fourth place finish in the 300 metres in 44.81 seconds. Kyran McKee, one of Passtrak’s coaches, strapped on her spikes and ran two races in the Open Women’s category. She finished the 300 metres in 49.46 seconds for 15th then ran a 5:38.67 in the 1500 metres for 14th. Both results were new Passtrak club records for that age group. Renee Talbot had her first out-ing as a Passtrak athlete and competed in the Masters Wom-en’s, (over 35), age group. She ran the 1000 metres in 3:49.18 for 17th and 6:08.04 in the 1500 metres for 15th. Both those per-formances were new Passtrak club records for her age group as well.

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Making connections for youth in the workplace


Contractors, educators and em-ployers held their third meeting examining ways to enhance stu-dents’ learning and increase their potential for employment. ‘Youth and the Work World’ was organized by representa-tives from Livingstone Range School Division (LRSD) and Alberta Enterprise & Advanced Education. Their aim is to con-nect youth with employment opportunities that can enhance education, expand career path-ways, and encourage students to become engaged thinkers, and ethical citizens with an entrepre-neurial spirit. Encouraged by the apprentice-ship program where students earn high school credits while working with local businesses towards a trade apprenticeship, LRSD is looking to expand op-portunities for young people in the community. John Taylor, Off Campus Co-ordinator with LRSD, said that certain themes came out of the other meetings including hav-ing young people become good citizens and developing basic em-ployment skills such as problem solving, communication, team work, developing a good work ethic, and conflict resolution. Taylor said people also wanted schools to become more involved in the community, get parents more engaged in career planning, and help keep young people in the Crowsnest Pass. “One of our priorities for the

Livingstone Range Board of Trustees is to work with com-munity as we look at how to get better at what we do with kids,” said LRSD Associate Superin-tendent Kathy Olmstead. “So we really want to foster some of the partnerships and conversations and ideas that come from open-ing our doors to people that live in our community.” Currently, there are six students in the regular apprenticeship program (RAP) and another 25 gaining work experience in either paid or unpaid positions, Taylor said. With support from the high school, students who identified a special interest were given tours at local businesses. Local employers Randy Rin-aldi and Rick Valley told par-ticipants they’ve worked with several students over the years in the apprenticeship program and described both successes and challenges involved. Two students who worked in the program were also on hand to talk about what the program meant to them. Mat Pounder, who graduated from school last year, is now in his second year of apprenticeship and started working at Rinaldi Welding when he was 16-years-old. “From day one, I learned some-thing new and there was such a variety of of jobs that we do every day,” he said. “Having the journeymen welders there... it just makes it a good learning en-vironment.” Describing himself as someone who learns better doing things

with his hands than through books, Mat said, “without the RAP program, I don’t know if I would’ve graduated with all the credits I got from it.” From an employer’s perspec-tive, Rinaldi said success depends on the student. “If you’re willing to learn and want to do it, you will benefit from it.” There are challenges, however, such as the costs of motor ve-hicle insurance for young people, funding opportunities, limita-tions on travel and working in B.C. Although the focus was on trades, there are also opportuni-ties in health care, business, arts or other areas of student interest. “Even though they may not get a certification coming out of it, it’s that coordination with the community we need to do,” said Olmstead. “How to make that connection if there is an interest with kids.” Participants were encouraged to brainstorm ideas on how to expand the program to connect students with employers. Work-ing in groups, many recommen-dations were put forward on how to connect parents and the community with businesses. Sug-gestions included a concentrated marketing plan to ensure aware-ness of programs available. If you are a business owner or employer and are looking to hire a student, or if you are a parent of a teen interested in a particu-lar career, please contact Taylor at 403-339-1590 or email [email protected].

Crowsnest Pass Food Bank Manager Desiree Simoneau with Board Director Tom Head accepted a $600 cheque for the Food Bank Society from Grace Anglican United Church.

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Crowsnest Consolidated High School Junior ‘A’ Boys basketball team beat Pincher Creek’s Mat-thew Halton High School handily by a score of 25-14 on Feb. 11.


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Residents nominated for provincial award


Two residents of Crowsnest Pass have been nominated for

the province’s highest honour. Fred Bradley and Jane Ann Reimer were nominated for the Alberta Order of Excel-lence, Chief Administrative Officer Sheldon Steinke told council members on Feb. 11. The Alberta Order of Ex-cellence is the highest hon-our that can be bestowed on

a citizen of the province and is awarded to Albertans who have made significant contri-butions provincially, nation-ally and/or internationally. The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta will present successful nominees with the Alberta Or-der of Excellence in Edmon-ton this fall.

By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Despite an optimistic predic-tion from Alberta’s groundhogs a few weeks ago, a group of volunteers are taking the oppor-tunity to celebrate winter in the Crowsnest Pass. “Wintervention 2014” is a return of last year’s popular winter festival to help residents of all ages ward off the winter blues and join in some outdoor fun. Set for the weekend of Feb. 28 to March 2, many events are returning while organizers have added new activities to the ros-ter as well. Festivities get underway at the Crowsnest Museum on Friday, Feb. 28 with a Prohibition-era cocktail party. This event marks the official launch of the Museum’s exhibit,

“Noble Experiment” and fea-tures music and a ticketed bar. Participants are encouraged to dress in 1920s costumes for a chance to win one of several prizes. The next morning on Saturday, March 1, join the Blairmore Li-ons for a Pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. at the Elks Hall before setting out on the Sole Survivor Foot Race at 10 a.m. Returning to the festival, is the always-entertaining Frying Pan Toss from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. sponsored by Joe and Jean Lumley at Gazebo Park. Prizes are available in kids and adult categories. Also returning is the Human Dog Sled Races sponsored by Rick Valley/Blair Renovations, also at Gazebo Park, at 1 p.m. Put together a team and dress in your favourite costumes for bragging rights and prizes.

Crowsnest Museum is also the site for “History Detectives” any time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. Cost is $2 per person. Crowsnest Pass Cross-Country Ski Association is hosting a 3km snowshoe/ski event followed by a wiener roast from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Participants are invited to meet at the picnic shelter. Later that evening, dance your winter blues away with Cal-gary’s Tequila Rain Band at the dinner/dance and silent auction underway at 6 p.m. Support the vision of the Crowsnest Pass Recreation Cen-tre by attending this fun-filled fundraiser. For more information on ac-tivities or if you would be will-ing to add to the events, please contact Wendy Valley at 403-563-0500 or email [email protected].

Wintervention comes to Crowsnest Pass just in time

POLICE BRIEFS By Joni MacFarlane Editor Between Feb. 5 and Feb. 12, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to 39 calls for service. They included:Assaults: 1Mischief: 2Theft: 1Impaired Driving: 1Disturbing Peace: 2Driving Complaints: 10MV Collisions: 7Suspicious Occur-rences: 2Assistance to General Public: 5Assistance to Other Agencies: 3911 Calls (Invalid): 1False Alarms: 2Municipal Bylaws: 2

Scammer IIWithin the last week, police have received reports of attempted “grandparent scams” where someone calls portraying themselves as the subject’s grand-child. They say they have been involved in an accident out of province and need money for bail. An-other person gets on the phone pretending to be a lawyer also asking for money to be sent. Residents are asked to be aware of this attempted fraud scam.

Multi-taskingOn Feb. 9 at 5:15 p.m., police received a com-plaint of an erratic driver travelling on Highway 3 in a black Ford truck with B.C. plates. Police located the vehicle. A 49-year-old male from Cran-brook advised police he was on dialysis for a kidney issue and was doing this while driv-ing. Police warned him of the distracted driv-ing law. No alcohol was involved.

SuspensionOn Feb. 8 at 12:30 a.m., police on patrol saw a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign in Blairmore. The driver was stopped and al-cohol was noted. A 38-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was brought to the detach-ment where he provid-ed breath samples un-der 0.08 mg. per cent. His driver’s licence was suspended for 24 hours.

ViolationOn Feb. 9 at 11:10 a.m., police had stopped a vehicle on Highway 3 west of Coleman when another vehicle drove by the marked police vehicle with its emer-

gency lights on at 80 km/hour in the imme-diate lane. A 50-year-old male from Ontario was advised of the speed limit of 60 km/hour while passing an emergency vehicle and was issued a violation ticket of $156.

WarrantsOn Feb. 10 at 1:15 p.m., police stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction on High-way 3 in Blairmore. A 32-year-old male from B.C. had outstanding warrants from Ed-monton. He was is-sued a ticket for a stop sign violation and re-leased on documents to appear in court in Edmonton.

Highway fireOn Feb. 11 at 9:15 p.m., police received a complaint of a semi-tractor trailer on fire on Highway 22 about 10 km north of High-way 3. Police attended and found the truck was disconnected from the trailer, which was engulfed in flames. The driver, a 38-year-old male from Okotoks, was safely away from the trailer and was not injured. It was report-ed the fire started from the rear axle.

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Mobile Homes & Parks

DOUBLE WIDE HOME FOR SALE Save on the added real-tor fees. Best deal in town with own lot! $183,000. 530 Buck-thorn Rd, Sparwood, B.C. Peaked false roof, large roofed patio, 3 bedrooms, one bath-room, Fridge, stove, washer & dryer, gas fi replace, vinyl sid-ing. Large treed corner lot Ap-prox. 110.ft. X 50.7ft. For view-ing call 250-433-6862 .For sale by owner - 1970 new-ly renovated 3 bedroom mo-bile home in F.M.H.P. Snow roof + newer vinyl windows. Large kitchen, dining room, family room + separate laun-dry room. Includes 4 applianc-es. Call 250-423-3340 for info + viewing times.

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Dine In or Take AwayBreakfasts, Lunches and Sweets from

scratch. Gluten Free Options.Saturdays: ALL DAY BREAKFAST.

Featuring the Good Morning Bagel & Huevos Rancheros

Bold Flavours from around the World.Fine Rooibos Teas; Oso Negro and Crowsnestcoffeeco.coffees

Winter Hours: Wed-Sun 8-5 Gift certificates available

Healthy food on Highway #3403-563-8510

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SPECIALS Wednesday-Saturday 11-8

Wednesday - SteakThursday - Pasta

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Chili the perfect antidote to cold weather

For many people, winter is a time to huddle up indoors, where the harsh weather synonymous with the season can do us no harm. Food is often a friend during such times, as certain foods act like a warm blanket on an otherwise bone chilling day or night.

Perhaps no food is more effective at warding off winter weather than chili. A bowl of chile can be the perfect remedy on a cold day, and the fol-lowing recipe for “Chicken and Black Bean Chili” from Leslie Jonath and Frankie Frankeny’s “Soup’s On!” (Chronicle Books) is sure to please.

Chicken and Black Bean ChiliServes 6 to 8

1/2 cup olive oil or vegetable oil, divided11/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut in 1-inch cubes2 to 3 tablespoons chile powder1 tablespoon cumin seeds2 cups diced yellow onions1 cup seeded, diced yellow onions1 red bell pepper, diced3 canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced1/4 cup minced garlic (4 to 6 cloves)1 can (14.5 ounces) black beans1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes2 ears corn, kernels cut from the cobs Salt Freshly ground black pepper1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and diced1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered1/2 red onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, minced1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 limes)2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and minced11/2 teaspoons kosher salt1/2 cup crumbled Mexican cotija cheese1/2 cup grated mixed cheddar and monterey jack cheesesHeat 1/4 cup of the oil in a heavy-bottomed, 8-quart pot over medium

heat. Add the chicken, chili powder and cumin seeds and saute until the chicken is cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer the meat to a bowl and set aside.

Return the pot to the heat, add the remaining 1/4 cup of oil, and cook the onions, poblanos, bell pepper, chipotles, and garlic, stirring frequently, until the onions start to brown. Stir in the beans with their liquid, toma-toes and corn and return the cooked chicken with all its juices. Turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring every 5 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and tender, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

In a large bowl, combine the avocado, tomatoes, onion, ci-lantro, lime juice, jalapenos, and salt. Set aside.

To sever, ladle the chili into bowls and top with the salsa and cheeses.

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