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Newspapers ink partnership dealNews ReleaseBlack Press They say that when one door closes, another opens. That may very well be the case in the Crowsnest Pass next week. Crowsnest Pass Free Press Publisher Chuck Ben-nett announced last week that Black Press would be closing the doors on its operations, but he also added that he was still very excited about the future of community newspapers in this market. “Instead of battling between the two papers, we have worked out a partnership between Black Press and the Crowsnest Pass Herald,” said Bennett.

“Black Press will take over printing the Herald newspapers in both the Crowsnest Pass and the Elk Valley and we also have an agreement where would be able to purchase these papers if Lisa and her ownership team ever decide to sell. “Given the challenges facing our industry it just made more sense to work together to provide this community with one really strong product. The Herald has been doing that for many years now and we are excited to be able to be part of that. Herald Publisher Lisa Sygutek said the move made sense for both the Crowsnest Pass and Spar-wood markets.” “Black Press as a partner made a lot of sense to us,” Sygutek said. “We have a lot of synergies with

them in terms of how we operate and this will be a very good fit for both companies.” Sygutek says for the community it will be busi-ness as usual. “We are just going to keep providing our commu-nity with the high quality community newspaper we have always provided.” The agreement is effective October 1 so this will be the last edition of the Free Press. “I also just wanted to say thank you to the com-munity for its wonderful support,” said Bennett. “This is really a great community and we look forward to continuing our involvement in the com-munity newspaper business through this new part-nership.”

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Second phase of heritage inventory finalized

By Joni MacFarlaneEditor

The final report of Phase 2 of the Heritage Inventory Project was pre-sented to council and the public last week detailing some 35 sites deemed the most historically significant in Blairmore and Frank.

Merinda Conley, Principal, and Robert Earley, Associate, with con-sultants Community Design Strate-gies (CDS), worked in partnership with the Municipal Historic Resource

Board (MHRB) to identify and evalu-ate sites and buildings for possible Municipal Historic Resource designa-tion under the provincial Act.

Earley told council, the Municipal-ity of Crowsnest Pass is privileged to have such a wealth of heritage re-sources and to recognize the impor-tance of responsible stewardship that accompanies them.

“The Heritage Inventory therefore helps to facilitate the identification of historic resources that merit designa-

tion and require protection, and promote a better understand-ing of each historic resource’s unique and valuable character-defining elements,” the report states.

Last summer, Phase I of the

Crowsnest Pass Heritage Inventory was completed after 31 sites from Coleman west to the B.C. border were extensively researched.

Phase II, which moved to Blairmore and Frank, began in the spring when 101 potential sites were initially iden-tified by MHRB and CDS.

In April, the first open house show-cased 69 potential historic sites for consideration. The public was asked to provide input including historical information, family connections and memories, as well as preferences for the sites.

A total of 41 sites were surveyed by mid-May and MHRB and consultants evaluated the information and nar-rowed the list down to 35 including 20 residential properties and 15 commer-

cial.A second open

house was held in June for the public and property own-ers. They had the op-portunity to review draft Statements of Significance pre-pared for their par-ticular building. The process leading to designation and op-portunities for fund-ing were also dis-cussed.

On Sept. 17, a third open house present-ed the final outcome of the 35 sites.

Some of the suc-cesses resulting from these inventory projects, said Ear-ley, are that there is now a pool of edu-cated volunteers in the Crowsnest Pass who can assist in the process and develop work for future sites.

A couple of the challenges, he added,

was that there is limited interest in the process by out-of-town property own-ers as well as a general negative per-ception about the impacts of histori-cal designation.

Council has been asked to approve Phase 3 to move eastward to conduct an inventory of historic sites and buildings in Hillcrest, Bellevue and Passburg.

Provincial grants have allowed the project to expand so that all five his-toric communities in the Pass will be covered.

Earley also recommended a program be established to maintain the his-torical plaques in place as well as to establish a regional heritage tourism program.

The Grace Anglican United Church, formerly St. Luke’s Church built in 1915 (left), and “Old Maude”, a 1914 steram locomotive and coal car (right), are two of the final 35 buildings and sites to be included in the Blairmore-Frank Heritage Inventory Project.

Photos by J. MacFarlane

Fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 22


Crowsnest Pass RCMP were dispatched to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9:14 p.m.

The collision occured on Highway 22 approximately 60 km north of Highway 3. Nanton and Claresholm Fire and Emergency services attended the scene, as well as Calgary Traffic Services, Nanton, Piikani, and Pincher Creek Detachments.

As a result of further investigation, it is believed that a northbound vehicle occupied by a single male driver, crossed the center line and struck a southbound

vehicle.

This vehicle then entered the southbound ditch and rolled over. The first vehicle then continued a short distance northbound and was struck by a second south bound vehicle.

Driver of the northbound vehicle, a 48-year-old Calgary resident was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A total of five other people were transported to Calgary by EMS for further treatment. STARS was dispatched and transported an 11-year-old to Calgary Children’s Hospital with life threatening injuries. Four other occupants of the two vehicles were

transported to Calgary Foothills and one to Calgary Children’s hospital, Their condition is unknown at this time.

Alcohol is a contributing factor in the collision. Weather and highway conditions are not believed to be a factor in the collision.

Highway 22 was closed for a short time and traffic was rerouted through alternate highways.

The name of the deceased will not be released at this time, pending notification of next of kin. Crowsnest Pass RCMP are continuing the investigation with assistance of Calgary Traffic services.

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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.

Oct. 31: Hallowe’en Howler – location to be announced. Usually held at the Bellevue un-derground mine.

Nov. 1: Pumpkins in the

Park – Flumerfelt Park from 6-9pm.

Nov. 14-16: Christmas in the Mountains in Blair-more. Watch for details as they become available.

Dec: Santa in the Park at the Bellevue Memori-al Arena Park – 2-4pm. There will be live music, games for the children and free hot dogs and hot chocolate. Of course,

Ole’ St. Nick will be on hand to pass out treats to all the children.

Ongoing__________Every Friday: Sparwood Farmer’s Market from 4-8 pm at Titan Park. Look for the Big Green Truck. Enjoy home baked, grown and made items! Titan Park beside the Chamber of Com-

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Every Saturday: Crows-nest Pass Farmer’s Mar-ket 10-4 pm 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 Jam Session every 2nd & 4th Saturday from 3-6 pm in Coleman. Settle in for Poker at the Blairmore branch Thursday at 7 pm. Both Blairmore and Cole-man branches have meat draws on Saturday.

Elkford Community Conference Centre has indoor walking 55+ ev-ery Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 1:30 am. Drop in for a low-impact and moder-ate walking opportunity!

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On the road with the municipal CPO By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Periods of endless driving inter-spersed with flurries of intense ac-tion as another vehicle gets nabbed for breaking the law. It’s Friday evening on the last long weekend of the summer and one would expect Highway 3 to be anything but boring. And yet, at 5 p.m., it’s surprisingly quiet. A ride-along with Community Peace Officer Vincent Dugay was an opportunity to get an inside look at a job that few understand and fewer still would want. Doling out equal parts law enforcement with diplomacy, the job of CPO also comprises a degree of danger having to deal with the public in uncertain circumstances. On this Friday night, Dugay patrolled the highway looking for driving infractions, paying at-tention to areas of concern, and checking up on a property that’s been tagged under the community standards bylaw. Thirty seconds prior to his truck’s lights being turned on, a camera and audio device mounted on the dashboard starts recording, Dugay explains. Describing it as a “silent witness”, the recording can be used in court to verify offences as well as conversations that occur. “If I see someone blowing a stop sign, it’s one thing me saying that they rolled the stop sign,” he said. “It’s entirely different when you see it on camera.” It also records voice so when Dugay goes out to talk to a driver, their conversation is recorded. “Someone can’t say that I was insulting them when I wasn’t or if they became aggressive or made threats or anything like that, it’s all recorded,” he said. “So if it goes to court, it’s the best evidence to have both to protect myself and the public.” Starting from Blairmore, we drive west towards Coleman look-ing mostly for excessive speeding, careless driving, passing on the shoulders, and using turning lanes

as passing lanes. Dugay said he’s also been focusing on intersection safety, particularly the west Blair-more access. Of course, there is also a radar de-tector that shoots off a signal giv-ing Dugay the speed of the nearest vehicle. In a line of multi-ple vehicles, it gives him the fastest one in the line of o n c o m i n g traffic but there are lim-itations when it’s busy. Just in case, m o t o r i s t s think they can speed up once they’ve passed the CPO vehicle, Dugay can switch it to detect ve-hicles to the rear. The pitch changes to give him an estimate of the speed. As the pitch increases, it lets him know he’s got a “high roller”. Just then cruising in the western edges of the municipality, a white pickup with B.C. plates passes us and the radar signal gets busy. Flicking on the siren, Dugay ac-celerates until the driver notices and pulls over to the side. Put-ting on his hat and picking up his ticket book, Dugay approaches the truck. The audio picks up the conversa-tion as he clearly identifies himself and the offence (doing 84 km/hour in a 60 km/hour zone). He goes out of his way to be polite and to ex-plain why he pulled her over. The driver said she didn’t know it was 60, but doesn’t sound at all sur-prised to be flagged by law enforce-ment. Unlike some officers – or so I’ve heard - Dugay says he’s not inter-ested in making the person guess

why they’re being pulled over. He’s also a big believer in being an am-bassador of the community and strives to be courteous. “As long as I’m polite, most peo-ple reciprocate,” he said. He asks for the driver’s docu-

ments to ensure there’s a valid in-surance, registration and driver’s license. The job is heavily administrative, said Dugay. Everything has to be documented in a laptop and then later in the office, monthly and weekly reports are done. Not only does he have to complete the ticket, but he has to write detailed notes in case it goes to court. The more he does in the vehicle, he said, the less he has to do back at the office, when relying on mem-ory to remember exactly what hap-pened. In about 10 minutes, the paper-work is done. Dugay goes back to the vehicle, explains the charge and the due date for payment or taking the issue to court if they want to fight the fine. Every detail must be accurate or it can be thrown out. There’s a set fine for every kilo-metre over the speed limit, all of which is clearly outlined in the

provincial schedule. Dugay says he can’t change the fine amount and doesn’t like to do “selective en-forcement”. “I try to be fair to everyone,” he said. Because there are a lot of tran-

sition zones where the speed lim-its change, Dugay said drivers ei-ther don’t slow down or don’t ac-celerate when the speed changes. It’s a problem in the Pass. We swing back east-bound to an-other prob-lem area. Dugay ex-plains there’s a lot of ille-gal passing in Frank. Parked near

the Fas Gas, we wait for drivers travelling eastbound and going around people turning left into the gas station. Within minutes, an SUV does just that. Ensuring it’s safe to pull out, Dugay puts on his siren and ac-celerates behind the vehicle. The charge is passing on a single solid line - $172 fine. The driver stops right away and seems genuinely surprised. Unfortunately, her in-surance had expired too. Barely a minute later, a semi-trac-tor trailer does the same thing, but this time, he doesn’t stop right away and it takes the driver awhile to re-alize that siren’s meant for him. He claims innocence in a slightly bel-ligerent manner but Dugay treats them all the same – clearly explain-ing the offence and the timelines. We swing up through Hillcrest – the park being another problem area – and back to Coleman to

check on the progress of a proper-ty that’s been ticketed for unsightly premises. It’s clear nothing has been removed since the last visit to the property. The municipality expects the CPO’s time to be split 60 per cent traffic enforcement and 40 per cent bylaw enforcement, said Dugay, but being the sole officer makes this unreasonable. If he receives a complaint of a lot of speeding in a particular area, that will take priority and he’ll pa-trol the area, Dugay said, but just going out to do patrols on the high-way goes on the back burner. During the summer, bylaw com-plaints are “through the roof”, he said, with unsightly premises, ani-mal control, garbage complaints, and wildlife issues. Winters, of course, are slower with snow re-moval being the biggest concern. “It’s incredibly busy. Traffic en-forcement ends up being a second-ary purpose for us and usually the primary is answering calls. So if you have any bylaw concerns, now we have a complainant who’s ex-pecting a service… they’re expect-ing a response and I have to take care of that before I come out here [to the highway],” he said. The line of traffic continues to snake along the highway in a never-ending stream, but the Friday night drivers are behaving themselves. In two hours, we only nab three driv-ers. “That’s the thing with traffic en-forcement. Some days it’s nonstop. I might get one vehicle every 15 minutes and some other days, it’s slow. People are just respecting the law and there’s not really any is-sues,” he said. “It’s a guessing game as to when it’ll be busy.” In a recent report to council, Chief Administrative Officer Shel-don Steinke said having only one CPO in the municipality has affect-ed bylaw and traffic enforcement. “We need to look into expanding the program to keep enforcement in the public eye,” he said. “That will be a discussion in the 2015 budget presentation to council.”

The issue of ensuring both traffic and bylaw enforcement with only one community peace officer will be discussed during council’s budget delib-erations later this fall.

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For the second time in barely a year, I find myself writing my final editorial.

After working for two Crowsnest Pass newspapers for a total of eight years, my rough calculations tell me I’ve writ-ten somewhere in the neighbourhood of 5,000 stories and taken another 5,000 or so photos.

I’ve covered births and deaths, fa-tal accidents and lucky coincidences. Murder, political rallies, hockey games, piano recitals, kids’ festivals, moun-tain bike rides, ski races, and art exhi-bitions. Coal mining, senior’s housing, electoral campaigns, environmental is-sues, land developments, golf courses, business lunches, parades, and school programs. Highways and history, hos-pitals and health, business closings and new ventures, traffic and taxes, logging, pipelines, wildlife, lawsuits, water rights, movies and crime.

I’ve interviewed novelists, pilots, ath-letes, TV stars, artists, musicians, fish-ermen, teachers, doctors, politicians of every stripe, and of course, Santa.

In the course of my work in the Crows-nest Pass, I’ve been blessed to cover such a wide diversity of topics. This has allowed me to learn so much about so many different things, to meet amazing people from all walks of life, and to be given fantastic opportunities and expe-riences I never would have had other-wise.

It’s been a good run.Thank you for allowing me into your

homes, your businesses and your lives. It’s been an honour and privilege to tell your stories.

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An open letter to my patients, to people of Crowsnest Pass and to the Physicians of Crowsnest PassDear Editor,

My term as President of the Al-berta Medical Association has come to a close. It has been a year of incredible challenges, both for myself and for those who rely on me for medical care or who work with me. I have been away for at least part of virtually every week for the past year. Sometimes I have been away for the entire week. Apart from two weeks of holi-days this spring, all time away was

directly related to my efforts to de-velop a better health care system for Alberta. This has entailed more than 30,000 kilometres of driving for AMA. I have spent more time on Air Cana-da than I care to think about. I have been in innumerable meet-ings and made too manyh speeches. I have worn a suit more in the past year than in the previous 50. Along the way, I have met many incredible peope, virtually all of whom are working hard to deliver high quality health care to you, the people of Alberta. My absences meant that many of my patients could not see me in a timely fashion, sometimes they could not see me at all. Somehow, you stuck with me through these trying times. My absences, especially unex-pected ones, have put strains on my fellow physicians. They had to shift

call, cover my patients, and other-wise adjust their lives to my ‘other job’. Nobody complained, nobody re-fused no matter how inconvenient. I will now be returning to a more normal practice pattern. I will be taking some time off over the next two months to decompress from what has been an intense year. Af-ter that, I will be workng in the Pass most days, most weeks. I will be able to do call on any day of the week, not just weekends, Monday and Tuesday. I will have appointments available in a reasonable time, hopefully with-in a day, instead of a week or two. In short, I will be a Pass doctor again. Thank you for your support over the past year. I could not have done it without the support of all of you.

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No surprise:Highway 3 is busy


A report provided by Community Peace Officer Vince Dugay clearly showed what Crowsnest Pass resi-dents have long been saying: High-way 3 is a very busy roadway, espe-cially on summer weekends.

A traffic count, done by the mo-bile electronic sign, was under-taken from July 18 to Sept. 1. The sign is only capable of targeting traffic travelling in one direction at a time, so Dugay said he placed the sign pointing in the direction of what was assumed to be the heavi-est traffic flow.

Total vehicles counted for this period were 144,829 consisting of 76,614 westbound and 68,215 east-bound.

Sheldon Steinke, Chief Admin-istrative Officer, told council on Aug. 16 the information would be included in a package prepared for Alberta Transportation.

Council members are meeting with provincial officials with Alberta Transportation at the fall convention of Alberta Urban Municipalities Associa-tion this week.

Council has requested the province undertake a traffic count to back up the urgency of upgrades to Highway 3.

They’ve also asked for a count to be done at pedestrian crosswalks on the Highway, particularly in Coleman at the Crowsnest Consolidated High School.

A letter recently written to the munici-pality reiterated safety concerns over students having to cross the highway to

get to school.Steinke told council

the municipality has no jurisdiction over the highway and can’t put up school zone signs, crosswalks or any oth-er markings. Only Al-berta Transportation has the authority to do this, he said.

It was agreed the mu-nicipality would stress its safety concerns with the Minister and with Livingstone Range School Division.

Mayor Blair Painter said the Highway 3 committee, part of the Mayors & Reeves committee of Alberta Southwest, has identi-fied the Crowsnest Pass portion of the highway as a priority.

“Highway 3 is num-ber one priority, both

pedestrian safety and vehicle safety through the Coleman corridor,” said Mayor Painter. “Ever since we’ve been elected, I’ve been working on this very same issue and hope to move us up higher on the priority list for something to really happen.”

Crosswalks used by students are only one of the issues con-cerning Highway 3. Municipal council has vowed to continue stressing the importance of upgrades and expansions to pro-vincial officials.

Photo by Joni MacFarlane

Summer Traffic Count Statistics

Highway 3 Crowsnest Pass

Friday July 18 westbound = 4525

Busiest hour 6-7 p.m.Sunday July 20 eastbound =

4446Busiest hour 2-3 p.m.

Friday July 25 westbound = 7316

Busiest hour 1-2 p.m.Sunday July 27 eastbound =

4709

Busiest hour 1-2 p.m.Friday Aug. 1 westbound =

8975Busiest hour 6-7 p.m.Sunday Aug. 3 eastbound =

4780Busiest hour 2-3 p.m.Monday Aug. 4 eastbound =


Friday Aug. 8 westbound = 3615

Busiest hour 4-5 p.m.Sunday Aug. 10 eastbound =










5087Busiest hour 4-5 p.m.Monday Sept. 1 = 6681Busiest hour 2-3 p.m.

Road review hits the pavementBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

Over 170 kilometres of roads in the municipality – 109 paved and 62 gravel – will get a detailed assessment to see what shape they’re in and what work needs to be done.

Council approved a request from the Director of Planning, Engineering & Operations Patrick Thomas to hire ISL Engineering to provide a report on the condition of the road network throughout the municipality.

The price tag of $85,000 was not included in the 2014 budget but is applicable under provincial grant programs, said Thomas. Having an as-sessment will enable administration to put forward a capital budget program for the next few years, which is in line

with the municipality’s strategic plan.The infrastructure program would be

aligned with the road program in the future, he added.

Ideally, the assessment would be com-pleted this fall with design work to be done over the winter and the road net-work overlay program slated for next year’s construction season, Thomas said. Alternatively, if the program is delayed, he added, they wouldn’t be able to start the assessment until frost is out of the ground next spring and timing would be “tight” to try and get overlay work done in the 2015 season.

The assessment entails sonar testing to assess the structure of the road as well as reliability assessment and a vi-sual assessment. Those values are then scored together to give an overall val-ue of a segment of the road that can

be tracked and monitored.This detailed assessment would es-

tablish a benchmark that would be used for a cycle of work, typically a three-year rotation, with constant evaluations on the roadways, said Thomas.

He told council that there are no re-cords to indicate such an assessment has ever been undertaken before. In the past, work was only done when “roads looked bad” and there was no way to tell what condition the struc-ture was in.

“I think it’s a great starting point to give us an inventory of what’s out there and what condition they’re in,” said Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.

Council approved allocation of $84,807 to complete a road condition assessment program.

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Canadian Picker brings expertise to Lost Treasures of the Crowsnest Past


He’s criss-crossed the coun-try and the U.K. visiting hun-dreds of small towns and still he’s enthusiastic about what he may find in Crowsnest Pass.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Shel-don Smithens, star of the TV show Canadian Pickers, will be a special guest of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre to provide opinions and insights into people’s antiques and pieces of local history.

Lost Treasures of the Crows-nest Past is an opportunity for everyone to bring in that special piece of history that’s been tucked away in a box in the basement that hasn’t been opened for years.

“Ideally, the items will be

related to local history. My guess would be that I’ll see some things related to mining, perhaps something to do with the railroad. I would hope maybe some items from some of the towns that no longer exist,” said Smithens. “Who knows, maybe some history of rum running and Prohibition. I think the really interesting thing is I have no idea what’s going to come.”

As an expert on the Cana-dian Antiques Road Show, Smithens conducted antiques’ appraisals at the Bellevue Un-derground Mine as part of the Doors Open & Heritage Festi-val several years ago.

Those events attracted peo-ple from all over southwest Alberta and the Elk Valley,

said Smithens, who were in-terested less in the history of the item than in the commer-cial value.

“The Frank Slide event is different because we’re look-ing for, I think, much more historical items. I think this particular program, I’m hop-ing, might wrestle somebody or play with somebody’s in-trigue to bring something out that’s hasn’t been seen beyond somebody’s rumpus room for the last 50 years,” he said. “There’s always something unique. This particular event, not focusing on the commer-cial value, but focusing on the history, I’m hoping does just that.”

Smithens said no matter how long he’s been at the antiques

business, he’s never seen it all and still enjoys the anticipa-tion of what may come his way.

“Everytime I go to a new place, it’s sort of that Christ-mas morning intrigue of what’s behind the next door or under the next blanket,” he said.

Antiques have been in his blood since birth, said Smithens. His grandmother was an antiques dealer with a shop specializing in antique jewelry and his grandfather was a watchmaker. His par-ents were importers of an-tiques who brought in goods from around the world to sell to dealers. Smithens said he started helping his parents at auctions when he was only eight years old, taking the cash, and he grew up in the world of auctions. His family had as many as 70-80 auctions a year.

This gave him a very intimate knowledge of how things are constructed as well as a broad knowledge from having dealt with so many different items.

Eventually, Smithens opened his own retail store in Calgary featuring art and antiques such as furniture, glass, silver,

pottery, ceramics, sporting goods and other treasures.

“I grew up with nice things, too many of them and I hope I learned the good from the bad, having been surrounded by it virtually my whole life,” he said.

Although he’s still involved in the auction business, Smithens said he’s now more of an appraiser and less of a buyer and seller. Primarily, people are looking for advice such as a formal appraised value or options for the sale of a collection.

“My phone rings constantly and I kind of see my role out there as a consultant… I’m happy to be a problem solver for people if they have things that they want to sell, or an estate that they have to deal with,” he said.

Now well-known as one of the Canadian Pickers duo, Smithens said the very first episode was shot in Bellevue.

“On the Cowboy Trail” in-cluded Smithens and partner Scott Cozens picking their way through the basements, garages and attics of Bellevue, Stirling, Fort Macleod and Calgary.

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SATURDAY, SEPT 27FRANK SLIDE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE11 am – noon Picking Stories with Sheldon1 pm – 3 pm Search for Treasures of the Crowsnest Past3 pm – 5 pm Selection of winner from Treasures. FREE ADMISSION Visit: frankslide.org

CROWSNEST PASS MUSEUM & ARCHIVES6 pm – 1 am Harvest of Memories Banquet & Dance, Fall fundraiser for Crowsnest Museum For ticket information call 403.563.5434 Visit: crowsnestmuseum.ca

SUNDAY, SEPT 28FRANK SLIDE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE1:30 – 2:30 pm Musical Entertainment. frankslide.org

CROWSNEST PASS PUBLIC ART GALLERY2 pm “M is for Music” local talent concert. Visit: crowsnestpasspublicartgallery.com

THROUGHOUT THE WEEKENDCROWSNEST PASS PUBLIC ART GALLERYWeekend hrs “Urban Re-Visited” artist show: Jean Katherine Blackall. For gallery hours go to: crowsnestpasspublicartgallery.com

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Lost treasures of the Crowsnest Pass examined by Picker Sheldon Smithens

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Since then, they’ve covered every province, many of them several times, as well as two epi-sodes in Wales and England.

After four seasons and picking their way across the country, Smithens said he has mixed feelings over the end of Canadian Pickers.

“I really enjoyed the experience, but we were on the road a lot... so it was a lot of travel.”

Smithens said he enjoyed the people as much as the “stuff” and met so many interesting charac-ters. He also said one of the best aspects of the show was working with a young, dynamic crew.

“I think they made our funny little show look really good because they were very talented,” he said. “It was a fantastic experience but sooner or later it was going to come to a conclusion.”

Smithens said the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre is a very good institution and he’s happy to lend his expertise.

“If my notoriety from the Pickers is able to generate a little extra activity, that’s what I was always about,” he said. “I always thought that if Pickers came to a conclusion, part of my role is to utilize it for the further good of the com-munity.”

At 11 a.m., Smithens will give a presentation about his experiences filming the show. After-wards, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., he will meet with each of the treasure owners to get some back-ground on the items and will then narrow them down to three.

A total of 35 items will be examined during the event with a limit of two per person.

Smithens will be looking at an item’s historical significance to the area as well as those the public would find most interesting.

“It’s interesting if it has a great story behind it,” he said. “That’s as important as the item itself.”

The three owners will each receive tickets to the Crowsnest Museum’s Harvest of Memories later that evening.

Later, a panel will choose the winner of the Lost Treasures of the Crowsnest Past who will be announced at the Harvest of Memories gala.

The event is free as part of Alberta Culture

Days.So scour your closets and clean out the attic.

You just might find an important lost treasure of the Crowsnest Past.

Antiques expert and star of the TV show, Canadian Pickers, Sheldon Smithers, will be at the Frank Slide Intepretive Centre on Saturday, Sept. 27 to help assess items of historical significance to the Crowsnest Pass.

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The Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce held its monthly luncheon on Sept. 10 in Hillcrest at the SpringBreak Flower Farm and attendees were treated to a cozy meal catered by Country Encounters in a beautiful setting provided by Val and Rick Breck-enridge of SpringBreak Flower Farm. “We wanted to set up the facility so that everyone could see what it looks like when it’s decorated for a wedding,” said Val Brecken-ridge who was one of two speak-ers at the luncheon. Over the last few years, SpringBreak Flower Farm has been slowly growing

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bathroom trailer, which is heated and also available for other organizations to rent for their own events. “Our wedding venue ser-vices include set up and take down so that the bride and groom can thoroughly enjoy their day. Our house also serves as a B&B and that’s been a big selling point. Bridal parties stay there, and get ready and then walk right over to the ceremo-ny. The feedback has been great,” says Breckenridge. In 2014, SpringBreak Flower Farm hosted eight weddings and one engage-ment party and they are already nearly booked for

2015. “With a wedding of 100 people,” Breckenridge told the chamber members, “there’s an average of $12,000 being spent in the community over a single weekend. There is tons of extra business.” Couples from Calgary, Edmon-ton, Lethbridge, Taber and Win-nipeg have all exchanged “I do’s” at the garden centre and word is getting out about this affordable mountain wedding destination. For more information, please visit SpringBreak Flower Farm’s website at www.springbreakflow-erfarm.com. Keith Bott, the Community Li-aison from Riversdale Resources was next to speak, and provided an update from Riversdale, as well as some observations from his own experiences in working with Riversdale. Bott shared that there are cur-rently seven people working out of the local office in Blairmore – including geologists, an office administrator and management. “It’s a small office right now,” said Bott, “we all wear a lot of hats, but they are all good people to work with.” The exploration project on the Grassy Mountain site was com-pleted last February and there are currently two types of drill-ing taking place to determine the quality of the coal. Geotechnical surface testing is underway, and consultations with First Nations are ongoing to ensure that any concerns are mitigated in a pro-active way. “We are in the midst of estab-lishing several baseline studies,” said Bott, “we want to know where things are at right now in terms of environmental and community standpoints. Once these baselines are established, they will be monitored during the lifecycle of the mine. If there are changes to these baselines, then these are things are that will be addressed and mitigated.”

A large part of Bott’s job as Community Liaison is to main-tain an “Information gathering system” that keeps track of all engagements, questions and con-cerns pertaining to the mine’s activity. “We want to make sure that all questions are addressed, and that all issues are followed up on,” said Bott. A community panel is being as-sembled out of individuals from surrounding communities who are interested and affected by the Grassy Mountain operations – including the Crowsnest Con-servation Society, the Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce and the Crowsnest Historical Society. “We are still looking for youth to get involved and have more of a presence,” said Bott, who added that he was thoroughly impressed by the students he met at Crowsnest Consolidated High school during a recent pre-sentation of Riversdale’s Grassy Mountain operation. The panel would provide input into iden-tifying potential issues and how to best mitigate them, as well as anticipate how to best handle the resultant population growth that will come with having an op-erational mine in the community. Bott expects that a permit will be in place to begin construction on the mine in 14-16 months. Bott closed by reiterating that safety is of paramount concern for Riversdale, and for this rea-son the Grassy Mountain area is closed off to recreational users – including hunters. “We have peo-ple actively working in this area,” said Bott, “so it will be closed to hunters, we will be ensuring that there is signage in place to make people aware.” Riversdale will be hosting an open house on Sept. 30 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Crowsnest Sports Complex in Coleman. Keith Bott can be reached at 403-753-5160.

Keith Bott, Community Liasion with Riversdale Resources, gave an update to Chamber of Commerce members at the monthly lun-cheon held at SpringBreak Flower Farm.

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Sept. 1/14. Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at

250-425-7711References required.

For Rent: Fully furnished and decorated 2 bedroom, 1

bathroom condo ready to be moved into. Just bring your

clothes. Comes with appliances including in suite washer and dryer. $1200 per month. No smoking/no pets. Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or

Erin at 250-425-7711. References required.

Fully furnished 2 bedroom Ridgemont condo. Fantastic views of mountains. Walking distance to town and all amenities. No smoking, no pets. References required. $1200/month. Available late September to April 30. 250-423-4289

New condos in Sparwood heights 2 bed/2 bath units are $1250. per month. 2 bed/1 bath units $1200 per month. These units are in a new com-plex. New stainless steel appli-ances, granite counters, in suite washer/dryer. Building comes with an elevator and on site storage unit. No smoking or pets allowed. References required. (Utilities not includ-ed) Call Rick at 250-425-5432 or Erin at 250-425-7711

Subsidized Housing - 1 & 2 bdrm units - Sparwood, Fernie

& South Country. Rent geared to income &

Seniors subsidized housing. Call 250-531-0025 or

email: [email protected]

Modular HomesMobile home for rent in Elkford

in Champlain Place. 3 bedroom, 1 bath home. Call

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

Mobile home for rent in Little Acres Mobile Home Park. 3

bedroom, one bathroom mobile with an addition, deck and

fenced yard. $850 per month. (Utilities not included)

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

Homes for Rent1100 sq.ft. 3-bdrm, 1-1/2 bath home in Blairmore. Call for de-tails (403)563-5560

3 Bedroom House in West Trail, 5 appliances, kids and pets ok, $800 a month plus utilities, 250-231-1006

Furnished and Unfur-nished Properties for rentin Sparwood and ElkfordContact Tammie Davy with Custom Real Estate and Property Management at 250-425-2968 or log on to www.elkvalleylistings.ca for

more information.

House for rent Nice and clean 2 bedroom, 3

bathroom, full basement house for rent. $1500 per

month plus all utilities. (Propane heat) No pets or

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

References required.

SPARWOOD, 2-storey, 3-bdrm townhouse for rent w/full basement, close to school & rec centre. (250)[email protected]

SPARWOOD - FOR RENT Mobile home - all appliances.

$900/monthCall Joe 250-425-5387

Shared Accommodation

SPARWOOD - 1 bdrm available in a 3 bdrm condo. Shared accommodation. Good for shift workers. $275/month. Avail. Oct 1. Call 403-616-7272.

Help Wanted

SELF STORAGE: Personal & commercial. Call

Finnigan’s Storage. 250-423-3308 or 250-423-1236

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

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AIR CADETS BOTTLE DRIVE/COMMUNITY SERVICE

859 Squadron Crowsnest Pass/Pincher Creek Air Cadets have expanded their fall bottle drive fundraiser scheduled for Oct. 4 to include some

much needed collections for the CNP Food Bank. Because so many members of the community have

needed the Food Bank’s help, they are in serious need of toiletries, pasta sauces and so much more.

The Air Cadets will be based at the Elks Hall in Blairmore from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm as well as going

door to door and welcome all donations for both non-profit organizations.

If you have donations you wish to make but are unable to drop them off, please contact us at

403-563-7756 between the above hours and we will arrange for someone to pick them up. We thank you in advance for your support.



Between Sept. 3 and Sept. 10, Crows-nest Pass RCMP responded to 33 calls for service. They included:Assaults: 1Mischief/Vandalism: 1Thefts: 1Driving Complaints: 6MV Collisions: 4Suspicious Occurrences: 3Assistance to General Public: 4Assistance to Other Agencies: 3911 Calls (invalid): 3False Alarms: 1Animal Calls: 4Municipal Bylaws: 2Prisoners: 3

ShoplifterOn Sept. 5 at 4:30 p.m., police re-ceived a complaint of a shoplifter who left a grocery store in Blairmore. The suspect was a male in his early 20’s. Police patrolled but were unable to lo-cate him.

WarrantsOn Sept. 5 at 4:50 p.m., while on pa-trol in Blairmore looking for a male shoplifter, police arrested a 47-year-old male from Calgary on outstanding warrants from Calgary Police Service.

Vehicle vandalismOn Sept. 6, police received a com-plaint of vandalism to a Dodge Neon. The vehicle had its tail lights bro-ken sometime during the night while parked in a parking lot in Blairmore.

Suspended driverOn Sept. 6, police received a complaint of a suspicious vehicle with no licence plate in Blairmore. The vehicle was

located and a 58-year-old male, for-merly of Crowsnest Pass, was charged with driving while suspended, operat-ing a vehicle with no insurance and no registration. He also had outstanding warrants from Fort MacMurray. He was remanded in custody to appear in court on Sept. 9. His next appearance was set for Sept. 16.

AssaultOn Sept. 7 at 8:15 a.m., police re-ceived a complaint of a disturbance at a gas station in Coleman. A 44-year-old male from Coleman was arrested and charged with assault and utter-ing threats. He was released on docu-ments to appear in court on Sept. 9 but failed to attend. A warrant for his arrest has been issued.

911 mischiefsEffective April 2014, Alberta passed a 911 Act where people making calls that are frivolous or who abuse the 911 system may be charged. Calls made as a result of misdials, line malfunction, etc. will not fall under this Act.

Between Sept. 10 and Sept. 16, Crowsnest Pass RCMP responded to 38 calls for service. They included:Theft of MV: 1Thefts: 2Impaired Driving: 3Disturbing Peace: 2Driving Complaints: 4MV Collisions: 5Suspicious Occurrences: 3Assistance to General Public: 2Assistance to Other Agencies: 2911 Calls (invalid): 3False Alarms: 3Animal Calls: 6Municipal Bylaws: 2

On Sept. 11 at 10 p.m., police responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 3 west of Coleman. The driver was reported to be driving erratically . The suspect vehicle was stopped by Piikani RCMP. The driver from Creston, B.C. was not impaired but was emotional due to urgent family matter. No charges were laid.

On Sept. 13 at 2:30 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on Highway 3 in Frank at a Check Stop. The 47-year-old female driver from Crowsnest Pass admitted to just smoking marihuana. She was arrested for possession of controlled substances and was given a 24-hour driving suspension and 11 grams of marihuana was seized. She was, released on documents to appear in court on Nov. 4.

On Sept. 13, police received complaint of illegal dumping on Satoris Road. The subjects were spoken to and advised they were dumping branches that had been knocked down from snow and that no garbage was dumped.

On Sept. 14 at 2 a.m., while police were assisting Fish and Wildlife with a bear complaint in Lundbreck, a vehicle approached officers driving erraticaly. The vehicle was stopped with six occupants. The 28-year-old male driver from High River area was arrested for impaired driving. He provided two breath samples which were three times the legal limit. He was lodged in cells, a hearing was held and he was later released on cash bail and documents with conditions to appear in Pincher Creek court for Oct. 7. He was also charged with Breaching of

Conditions.

On Sept. 14 at 5:50 p.m., two males attended the RCMP office, to report their machinery had been stolen north of Coleman. An investigation revealed it is a civil matter as there was a contract involved where the machines were repossessed.

On Sept. 15 at 6:45 a.m., in Coleman, police received a complaint of theft of vehicle within last 20 minutes. About one hour later the vehicle was located on railroad tracks in west Coleman area where a train was stopped on tracks approx four feet away. It appears the vehicle had rolled down an embankment and stopped on railroad tracks.

On Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., in Coleman, police received a complaint of motor vehicle that had rolled downhill and hit a pole. The owner/driver had left vehicle momentarily when it rolled down the hill, hitting a power pole. No injuries were reported.

Convictions:

A 28-year-old male from Pincher Creek was fined $500 for possess firearm without licence. The incident occurred April 24, 2014.

A 56-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass was fined $1,500 for driving with blood alcohol level over .08. The incident occurred Aug. 25, 2014.

A 26-year-old male from Crowsnest Pass received 90 days gaol for issuing counterfeit money. The offence occurred Jan. 12, 2014.

Police briefs

Lost Treasures of the Crowsnest Past:what’s in your closet? A treasure is described as anything that is highly valued or prized. It may be an item that is passed down through generations or something found on the side of the railroad tracks. In preparation of the upcoming Lost Treasures of the Crowsnest Past, here is the story about a trea-sure on display at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. Allegedly, in 1949, a case of shoes were discovered in the Frank Slide by steam shovels working along the Canadian Pacific Railway. There is a great deal of specula-tion surrounding this story. Some newspapers from the day report that canvas shoes were found in the slide by CPR workers. Others newspapers state the CPR workers were mystified by those stories, and the workers emphatically stated that no shoes were ever uncovered. In April of 2013, a pair of shoes was put on display at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. The shoes were donated by Clayton Martin, who had worked for the CPR, and stated he had found this pair of shoes in the slide debris. The shoes are made from canvas material, just as the early newspaper articles describe. The style and materials date the shoes to the early 1900’s. Adding to the mystery is that one of the buildings buried by the slide was the Thornley Shoe Store.

The store was owned by John Thornley and it was through a spur of the moment whim that John, and his sister Ellen, es-caped the Frank Slide. Ellen had been staying with John and was due to catch the train the morning of April 29 to return home to Pincher Creek.

John suggested that they spend the night at the Frank Hotel at it was across the street from the railway station. He also thought it might be fun for Ellen to stay in a “wicked” hotel for her last night in Frank. It was because of this decision that both John and Ellen escaped the slide. Both would have lost their lives had they spent the night in Thornley’s Shoe Store. This pair of shoes is truly an enduring mys-tery from the Frank Slide because it cannot be definitively proven that they were, in fact, found in the slide. Nonetheless they are true treasure! Now you have the op-portunity to share the story of your treasures on Sept. 27. You will have the opportunity to meet with Sheldon

Smithens, from Canadian Pickers, who will give his opinions and insight on your piece. Please call the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre at (403) 562-7388 for more infor-mation and to reserve you spot in the Lost Treasures of the Crowsnest Past.

Do you have a lost treasure at the back of your closet with a story waiting to be told? This pair of shoes on exhibit at Frank Slide Interpretive Centre are allegedly buried by the slide.

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Grassy Mountain Coal Project

OPEN HOUSESeptember 30 • 2-6pm & October 1 • 2-7pm

Crowsnest Pass Sports Complex(above the curling rink)

Grassy Mountain Project UpdateOptions on Rail & Train Load Out Location, Start of the Feasibility Study and

Ongoing Environmental Studies

For more information contact Keith Bott403-753-5160


Monday Night at the Moviesreturns for 13th year By Joni MacFarlane Editor

From the harsh Australian des-ert to the banks of the French Riviera, the fall lineup of Mon-day Night at the Movies promises to take audiences on an unforget-table journey. Now in its 13th year, Monday Night at the Movies showcases a broad range of critically ac-claimed documentaries, foreign and Canadian films, rarely seen in smaller communities. As official selections of the Toronto Inter-national Film Festival, the mov-ies are part of the TIFF circuit released to over 160 communities throughout the country. Monday Night at the Movies is sponsored by the Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek and al-ternates bi-weekly between Blair-more’s Orpheum Theatre and Fox Theatre in Pincher Creek. All movies in Pincher Creek start at 7 p.m. and in Blairmore at 7:30 p.m. The season opens with TRACKS, the true story of a 27-year-old woman who walks 2,700 kilometres across the harsh desert of western Australia. Her book about the adventure became a cult favourite and ultimately cat-apulted her into an ironic fame. TRACKS is playing Sept. 29 in Pincher Creek. Next shown will be THE GRAND SEDUCTION, an English-Canadian remake of the Quebec smash hit La grande se-duction.

Directed by Don McKellar and staring Brendan Gleeson and Gordon Pinsent, the film cap-tures the vibrancy and humour of Newfoundland’s coastal commu-nities. THE GRAND SEDUC-TION will play in Blairmore on Oct. 6. Moving from hilarity to haunt-ing drama, the third selection moves back to Pincher Creek on Oct. 20 with THE RAILWAY MAN. Academy Award winners Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth star as a husband and wife deal-ing with the scars of war-time trauma. Based on a true story, THE RAILWAY MAN features exqui-site and deeply affecting perfor-mances from some of our most polished actors. On Nov. 3, Colin Firth changes roles again opposite the brilliant and always beautiful Emma Stone in MAGIC IN THE MOON-LIGHT playing at Blairmore’s Orpheum Theatre. Located in the stunning south of France, a wealthy middle-aged re-alist is asked to visit a rich social-ite in order to debunk a supposed “spiritual medium” who has the family under her spell. Could she be the real thing? Allen’s master-ful touch recalls all the pleasures of his previous classics in a spar-kling light-hearted charmer. Moving back to Pincher Creek, A MOST WANTED MAN was actor Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film before he died. Based on a novel by best-selling

author John le Carre, and with a stellar cast including Robin Wright, Willem Dafoe and Rachel McAdams, A MOST WANTED MAN is a spy thriller that will rivet you to the edge of your seat. It is playing on Nov. 17. The final movie in the fall line-up, LOVE IS STRANGE, was screened to critical acclaim at Sundance Film Festival and tells a captivating modern-day love story about a couple whose de-cades-long relationship is upset by a drastic and unexpected change in their lives. John Lithgow and Alfred Mo-lina play partners who publicly celebrate their relationship after the U.S. grants same-sex mar-riage. However, when news of the nuptials reaches Catholic school administrators and one is let go from his teaching position, it forc-es the couple to uproot and move in with their family, played bril-liantly by Marisa Tomei. A thoughtful ode to love, fam-ily and the struggles and rewards of age. LOVE IS STRANGE will be shown on Dec. 1 in Crowsnest Pass. Packages for all six movies are available the first night for $45 (a savings of $15), or packages for three movies are available for $25 (a savings of $5). Tickets can also be purchased individually at the door for $10. So grab your popcorn and don’t miss these stories from around the world filled with joy, heartbreak and the human experience.

Presenter Jane Goodwin awarded Kevin Gfrerer the Crowsnest Con-solidated High School Golf Team 2013-14 award in Memory of Clark Goodwin at the Academic & Athletic Awards Day on Sept. 18.

Photo by J. MacFarlane

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