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Nearly 1,500 runners take off from the start line of the 7th annual Sinister 7 Ultra on July 5. Scorching temperatures, nearly 6,000 meters of eleva-tion gain and 100 miles of grueling terrain left solo runners with a lower than usual finisher rate while local teams achieved remarkable success. See inside for story and more photos.

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Dental clinic moves closer to construction By Joni MacFarlane Editor

After 11 months, owners of a central Blair-more site are finalizing design plans and looking to start construction. Able Dental Clinic, who bought the Blairmore Legion last August, moved quickly to demolish the former building once permits were in place.

Initially considering extensive renovations, Able’s Marketing Director Connie Hansen said the dental group decided to build a new facil-ity and hope in the future to have other medical professionals join them in a health and wellness centre at the location. “We’re trying to bring an amazing dental facil-ity to the Crowsnest Pass,” she said. “We’ll have a top of the line facility for the community and

offer all dental services a big centre would offer.” Lethbridge’s RKH Architecture Ltd. has been working with Able on the design, said Shari Mead, Able’s operations manager, and that pro-cess is almost complete. “We’re keeping it tasteful and want it to fit into the community,” said Mead. “We want to com-pliment the surroundings.”

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Council voted to defer Rum Runner Days to

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On Feb. 18, Sheldon Steinke, chief administra-

tive officer, advised council that last year’s Chair-

person was out of the country for the next four

months and it was getting late to begin planning

anything for this summer.

He recommended that deferring the event would

allow administration time to “research options,

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There is a total of $40,000 identified in the 2014

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“It’s almost too late in the day to start planning

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Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.

Mayor Blair Painter said he’d like to see the mu-

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On July 3, we ran a photo of a teacher retiring from Hor-ace Allen School and she was incorrectly identified. The teacher’s name is Mrs. Bonnie Spahmann. We apologize for any inconvenience and confusion this may have caused.

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From page 1... She added they will use local contractors as much as possible for the build. “We’re trying to reach out to as many trades as we can,” said Mead. “It will be a state of the art dental facility to serve the community.” Mead also said Able’s vision is to create a future professional centre and they have contacted prospective partners to share this plan. What this would look like in terms of building is still un-decided, she add-ed, but it could include subdivid-ing the 0.8-acre property. Mead said the new building will be a one-storey 4,200 square feet facility with 10 in-dividual operato-ries, three dentists and at least two hygienists. “Our primary fo-cus is to bring our two dental build-ings together,” said Mead. “We’ll have full dental services for families.” Along with Dr. Holladay, Dr. Hay is now part of Able Den-tal Group, said Mead, and Dr. Bryan Burrows

will soon be joining the Crowsnest staff as well. “Barring no significant roadblocks, we’re hoping to open on Jan. 15, 2015,” said Mead. “We’re very excited to get under-way.” Able Dental Group also announced they will begin offering scholarship programs for Crowsnest Consolidated High School students in dental assistant and dental hy-

gienist programs. “We are trying to encourage youth to pursue dental careers,” said Mead. “We are investing in the youth and in the vital-ity of the community so they can bring those skills back to the community.” The scholarship program will be in place this September and they may also look at a future scholarship for a graduate wish-ing to pursue a dentist career, she added.

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Damage of backcountry roads from the flooding of 2013 was compounded by heavy rains this spring. A sum of $823,000 was identified for projects on Adanac, Sartoris, Gold Creek and McGillivrary Roads.


Lethbridge’s RKH Architecture Ltd. has been working on the design of Able Dental’s new Crowsnest Pass clinic for the site of the former Blairmore Legion. Construction is expected to begin soon with an anticipated opening of January 2015.

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Conservative wins Macleod riding By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Described as one of the country’s safest seats, Okotoks journalist John Barlow hand-ily won the Conservative seat in last week’s by-election. Vowing to be a vocal advo-cate for the area hit hard by the 2013 flood, Barlow said he would make sure money flows and flood mitigation projects go ahead. Barlow told supporters he plans to keep his main riding office in High River because of the flood’s impact on the community. Opposition parties criticized the federal Conservatives for the unusual timing of the by-election, stuck between the weekend and Canada Day, as an effort to keep voter turnout low. Although only 19 per cent of registered voters turned out to cast their ballot, Barlow re-

ceived 69 per cent of that vote. Liberal candidate Dustin Fuller came in second with 17 per cent of the vote. This was four times better than the Liberals did in the last general election when they finished a distant fourth with four per cent of the vote in 2011. Green party candidate Larry Ashmore came in third with six per cent, while New Democrat Ai-leen Burke and the Chris-tian Heritage Party’s David Reimer fought for fourth place. The by-election was one of four held across the country on June 30 and was necessary because of the resignation of former Tory MP and junior Finance Minister Ted Menzies. Parliament is scheduled to resume Tuesday, Sept. 16.

Leadership changes on the horizonfor Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment

By Joni MacFarlane Editor

The helm of Crowsnest Pass RCMP detachment is chang-ing as Corporeal Kevin McK-enna leaves to move up the or-ganizational ladder.Cpl. McKenna, who has been in a leadership role over the past year during the vacancy of the Sergeant position, has accepted a promotion and will be the Sergeant in charge of the Taber detachment.His posting to Taber leads his career full circle as he started police work with Taber in 1977 and joined the RCMP 14 years later. The Town of Taber is one of a handful of Alberta com-munities with their own police force, he explained.Transferring to RCMP Taber, Cpl. McKenna will join six members and two support

staff looking after the sur-rounding rural area including Enchant, Wrentham, Grassy Lake, Barnwell, Purple Springs and Vauxhall.Four years ago, Cpl. McKenna came to Crowsnest Pass. The statistics, he said, “show we’re very healthy, we’re not hav-ing a crime wave in Crowsnest Pass”.At a recent presentation by RCMP Inspector Glenn de Goeij, crimes involving per-sons increased 30 per cent from 2006 to 2013. Cpl. McKenna said the rise is due solely to a change in internal reporting method.By changing how some inci-dents are scored, he explained, the RCMP are trying to identi-fy domestic abuse at an earlier stage, so that they can prevent it progressing to assault.On the property side, said Cpl.

McKenna, vandalism and theft have decreased. He suggested a greater police presence and a curfew bylaw implemented in 2010 have made a significant difference.Crimes involving property dropped 36 per cent from 2006 to 2013.Trends change because of economy, he said, but also because a prolific offender re-locating to another area. This can sometimes have an effect on crime in the community, he added.The greatest amount of time police spend in the Crowsnest Pass, said Cpl. McKenna, is on traffic complaints and poor driving.“That’s our number one call, traffic offences,” he said. “The majority are on the highway. People get impatient when they’re in the valley… they’re all in a hurry and there’s a real high volume of vehicles going through here.”Cpl. McKenna said he believes there are more poor drivers but more people are also reporting it than in the past.“We encourage the public to call us when they seen an of-fence,” he said. “At one time in history, we accepted people having poor driving habits and impaired driving. Now it’s not acceptable by the public. The public are holding other pub-lic members accountable and they’re calling in impaired driv-ing and they’re calling in poor driving, which we encourage.”Having a community peace officer to deal with municipal and bylaw complaints has also been very helpful, said Cpl. McKenna.

“We have really good coopera-tion with the CPO’s,” he said. “It works well. It frees us up to do the more serious offences.”However, said Cpl. McKenna, the detachment is getting more calls now that one CPO posi-tion has been removed. If the calls are of a non-urgent na-ture, they will be “stacked” for the CPO when he comes back on shift.Cpl. McKenna said he’s en-joyed his time in the Pass and will miss the people.“The residents of the Crows-nest Pass are friendly, they’re very easy to deal with,” he said. “The community’s great, noth-ing but positive to say about it.”Further up the chain of com-mand, the wheels are in mo-tion, he said, to fill both the Sergeant and Corporeal posi-tions as soon as possible.For the first time in memory, said Cpl. McKenna, the Ser-geant position will be filled “promotionally” from inter-ested candidates across the or-ganization.Cpl. McKenna’s position will also be filled, first by checking laterally, and if no candidate is found, they will look to fill it by promoting a Constable.“The RCMP recognize that it’s a priority and they are actively working on [filling these posi-tions],” said Cpl. McKenna. “The promotion system is al-ready rolling.”The current plan is to have him continue filling in the Ser-geant’s position until someone is found, he added.“There will be a supervisor here, they’re not going to va-cate it,” he said.

RCMP Corporeal Kevin McKenna will be moving to Ser-geant in Taber once the vacant positions of Sergeant or Corporeal are filled in Crowsnest Pass.


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This Sunday, a deal made between the munici-pality and a hotel management consultant ex-pires. It didn’t sit right from the get-go and many people wondered why their local government was wheeling and dealing in an arena so clearly out of their realm. In July 2013, desperate to get a hotel deal in place before their term of office ended, Crows-nest Pass former council approved the payment of $50,000 to Group Vachon, a hotel manage-ment firm, to retain the rights for a Best Western franchise on the site of the former Crowsnest Centre. There seems to be some discrepancy as to who the cheque was made out to, but the upshot is the municipality now has a deficit far greater than $50K and no hotel deal. At the time, Vachon was brought on by Medi-can General Contractors to submit a hotel ap-plication along with the applicable $50,000 fee to Best Western. He owned the rights to the fran-chise and the municipality was told that if they didn’t pay, the rights would be lost. The Economic Development Tourism Adviso-ry committee supported the deal, the Economic Development Officer supported the deal and the former Chief Administrative Officer said the municipality wouldn’t get another chance at a Best Western unless they paid Vachon. Another developer who was originally involved in the deal called the “now or never” scenario bunk. In addition to the payment of $50,000 to Group Vachon, there was a hotel feasibility study con-ducted by Rich Eichler in January 2012 for $10,000 and an open house for the public held in February for about $100. Legal fees as at August 2013 were $8,000 but are suspected to be much more when a final accounting is done. Wisely, current council chose not to renew the contract and stop flushing money down the toi-let, as one council member so descriptively put it. Total costs will not be known until the final year-end audit is presented in September.

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Further increases for commerical utilities put on back burner By Joni MacFarlane Editor

A bylaw recommended by municipal administration to correct wastewater utility rates for commercial premises received some push back from council on June 24. Director of Finance & Corporate Services Michele Schalekamp, told council that during the process of up-dating new utility rates into the munic-ipal financial software, inconsistencies were identified that needed cor-rection. Commercial clients pay differ-ent rates based on their usage. There are three different catego-ries, S2, S3 and S4. Historically, different categories pay different rates and these can be up to as much as four times the residen-tial rate. Schalekamp recommended the commercial rates be updated to correct the inconsistency in the bylaw which seemed to have oc-curred prior to 2010. The updated commercial rates would result in increases of 13.41 per for S3 (fabricating, manufacturing or other large facilities) and 16.28 per cent for S4 (car washes, laundry-mats, schools, recreational areas, campgrounds and other high use areas). A base increase of 8.4 per cent was already approved effective July 1. Councillor Dean Ward said that through no fault of their own, some commercial clients would see significantly high in-creases in addition to one al-ready approved and he would not support the bylaw amend-ment. “I’m certainly not going to vote for these increases to utilities of 13 to 16 per cent for something that goes back prior to 2010,” he said. “We hit them with an eight per cent increase already.” “I agree with Councillor Ward,” said Councillor Bill Ko-vach. “That’s a heck of a hit since we already hit them with an 8.4 per cent. Can’t we look at

this utility rate bylaw next year or do something to bring it up a little more incrementally instead of just hitting them all at once with those large in-creases?” Schalekamp said that could be op-tion and council could stick to the 8.4 per cent increase and decide if the rela-tionship is meaningful or not. The recommendation to increase rates was not approved and it was decided to review the rates during the 2015 budget process.

Library services a shared venture By Joni MacFarlane Editor

Maggie Macdonald, CEO of Chinook Arch Regional Library System, presented an overview to council on June 10 detailing how Crowsnest Pass Library benefits from a regional system. Libraries are governed by a provincial Act but services are a municipal responsibil-ity, said Macdonald. The system is based on lo-cal autonomous libraries, she said, and local libraries oper-ate in partnership with Chi-nook Arch. Thirty-nine municipal councils belong to Chinook Arch, Macdonald said, and

everything they do is gov-erned by agreement with lo-cal councils and by Chinook Arch Library Board. Macdonald said the Board monitors financial progress, approves a plan of service and creates the policy frame-work. “Councils joined the system specifically to provide service to their residents and to en-hance the level of service that was available locally to make sure the people who live in your community... have ac-cess to information and re-sources that each individual community would have trou-ble affording on their own, said Macdonald. “What the system does is it

creates a structure to improve access to resources but also to share resources so that no one community has to try and provide everything.” As a member of Chinook Arch, Crowsnest Pass bene-fits from shared services such as library collections from 34 libraries. Over 900,000 items are available to anyone within the region as well as access to high-speed Internet, which is paid for by the province. Library staff receiving training and development and an IT help desk is avail-able for their electronic de-vices. A cost-effective delivery system moves items from the

collection throughout the region and people can also stream video or audio to their smartphones, tablets or other devices. Macdonald said most of Chinook Arch’s funding comes from member munici-palities and a lesser amount from the province through an annual grant and payment of the Supernet connection. Chinook Arch sets the municipal levies and this amount must be approved by two-thirds of their mem-bers. The Crowsnest Pass levy is $6.99 per capita, she said. The provincial grant is not matching, but Crowsnest Pass receives the maximum amount.

As a cost-saving initiative, Canada Post has reduced the Hillcrest post office hours by opening at 9:30 a.m. They will stay open later by half an hour on Thursdays so people can access services.


A weed pull at Riverside Park in Blairmore took place on June 25 targeting noxious weeds. Organized by Crowsnest Conservation Society and the municipal Agricul-ture office, about 16 people spent the day pulling and digging a variety of invasive plants along the river bank.


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July 11: Kathy Allsop Memorial Golf Tourna-ment in support of the CNP Health Founda-tion. Shotgun start 9:00 am. Call Joan Koinberg to register as a team or an individual: 403-562-5018 or [email protected]

July 14: Metis Nation of Alberta monthly meeting, at the Provin-cial Building in Pincher Creek. 7:00 pm. Please use east side door. We need our members to at-tend.

July 18: Sole Survivor Foot Race starting in Pete’s Park. Race Pack-age Pickup

at the Albert Stella Me-morial Arena in Blair-more. Register online at www.solesurvivor.ca. Deadline is July 2nd July 19: He/She Golf Tournament at Moun-tain Meadows Golf Course in Elkford.

July 24 & 25: Bearspaw Celebrity Golf Tour-nament at Mountain Meadows Golf Course in Elkford. Come out July 24th for a night of entertainment, auctions and to meet the celebri-ties. On Friday golf starts at 9 am.

July 25-26: Rick Rypien Open at the Crowsnest Golf Club in Blairmore planned in memory of Rick Rypien and host-ed by the RICKY RYP FOUNDATION (RRF), a not for profit organiza-tion. More info at ricky-rypfoundation.caJuly 26 & 27: United

Riders of Crowsnest (UROC) host Rum Head Enduro Race and Boot-leg Bike Festival. Join us for a mix of downhill and cross country riding, over several marked stages. Enduro racing has a re-laxed atmosphere, com-bining the fun of a group ride to the top of a trail, with the thrill of racing to the bottom.

July 30: Taste of the Crowsnest Pass Loca-tion TBA. Hosted by the Crowsnest Pass Boys & Girls Club, and featur-ing almost all of the lo-cal restaurants and cafes, paired with wines and our very own Crowsnest Coffee Co.

July 31-Aug. 4: Doors Open & Heritage Festival in the Crowsnest Pass is an annual celebration of our unique culture, his-tory and heritage. Come and join us throughout the August Long Week-

end. 2014 highlights in-clude: Bellevue Street Festival, “Booze & Bars” Historical Bus Tour, Photo Contest, Guid-ed Hikes, Photography Excursions, Live Mu-sic, Historical Building Tours, Movie By Star-light, Natural History Presentation, Crowsnest Country Market, and so much more! July 31: 4th Annual Old Fashioned Country Fair on Main St. in Bellevue from 5-8 pm.

Aug. 2: 10th Annual Crowsnest Pass Show & Shine in historic down-town Coleman 12-5 pm. Call (403)563-3844 or email [email protected]

Aug. 2: 14th Annual Crowsnest Country Mar-ket in Coleman

Aug. 2: Annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic at the Cole-

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Aug. 3: Miner’s Memori-al in Bellevue at 1:00 pm

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

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

Aug. 16: Men’s Open at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club in Blairmore

Aug. 18-21: UROC Skills Camp for Youth

Aug. 20: Senior’s Open Golf Tournament at Mountain Meadows Golf Club in Elkford.

Aug. 23: Junior’s Open at the Crowsnest Pass Golf Course in Blairmore

Aug. 23-24: UROC Skills Camp for Women

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

Sept. 26-28: Alberta Art Days at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. Mar-vel at the talents of local and other Alberta artists and their impressions of the spectacular Crows-nest Pass.

Ongoing__________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-merce.

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Scorching temperatures, nearly 6,000 meters of el-evation gain and 100 miles of rocky, wet and technical ter-rain awaited nearly 1,500 run-ners on Saturday, July 5 as they lined up at the start line of the 7th annual Sinister 7 Ultra in Crowsnest Pass. The following 30 hours would prove to be a grueling mix of jubilant highs and devastating lows for the runners, some of whom have been training for the event for the entire year. The solo finisher rate this year was approximately 30 per cent, which is below the race average of 37 per cent said race co-or-ganizer Andrew Fairhurst. “The extra distance to the course was certainly a factor,

as was the heat,” he said. Whether an athlete is running the entire 100 miles solo, or is partaking on a relay team, An-drew says that there is no such thing as an “easy” leg on the Sinister 7. “We have a tremendous amount of respect for all of the runners who come out to do our race – the terrain and con-ditions are incredibly difficult and we want to congratulate everyone who laced up their shoes and took on this chal-lenge.” “I really underestimated the course,” said one solo athlete who travelled all the way from London, England to take part in the race. “I didn’t believe all of the hype about how difficult it was going to be, but I should have. The course was both beautiful

and vicious.” While seasoned racers from all over the world travelled to the event, local racers had a home turf advantage which clearly showed in the overall rankings. “The Crowsnest Mutha Runners”, an all ladies team, placed third in the female team category with a time of 18:36:21 and were the 21st team overall, out of 198 teams. Not far behind them, was the local high school team, “I Just Felt Like Running” coached by teacher Ryan Peebles. They finished 24th over-all in a time of 18:36:31. “For a group of stu-dents to rise to this level, and perform so well in a field of accomplished runners is remarkable,” said race co-organizer Brian Gallant. “We are very proud of them.” The overall solo win-ner on the new 100 mile course was Vincent Bouchard of Edmon-

ton, who finished the race with a time of 19:10:01. Caroline McIilroy of New-foundland was the first female solo to cross the line in a time of 21:11:36. Both Andrew and Brian feel the event was a success this year, and are thankful to the volunteers, sponsors and local supporters who helped with the race. “We are receiving so much positive feedback,” said Bri-an, “the racers really love the Crowsnest Pass and the vol-unteers. It means a lot to us to see that the Sinister 7 Ultra is being recognized as one of the top races in Canada. We want to keep making it better every year.” To see more results, please visit www.sinister7.com.

The first solo runner heads off onto backcountry trails towards the end of Leg 1 at a time of 7:43 a.m.


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CNP takes home the hardware at SouthernAlberta Summer Games By Joni MacFarlane Editor Crowsnest Pass

athletes took home a total of 65 medals at this year’s South-ern Alberta Summer Games. The M.D. of Pinch-er Creek topped the list with 301, with M.D. of Taber com-ing in second at 206 and third place go-ing to the City of Lethbridge. Athletes from

Crowsnest Pass competed in a vari-ety of sports taking home 52 individual medals comprising 20 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze as well as 13 for team endeavours com-prising five gold, three silver and five bronze.For a complete list , visit southernal-bertasummergames.com.

Albertans double down on problem gambling By Joni MacFarlane Editor

A man walks into a bar. He heads over the VLT at the back of the room, orders a beer and starts feeding coins into the machine. Five hours later, he’s still sitting there. He’s had a few more beers and maybe gone out for a smoke, but he’s ignored his wife’s calls on his cell phone and the fact that he’s lost more times than not. If you recognize yourself, or someone you know, you’re not alone. Gambling is big business in Alberta and one of the most explosive growth industries in the country. According to Alberta Gaming, Albertans wagered or spent about $2.2 billion on all forms of legal gambling in 2003 – with prob-lem gamblers, like our man above, contrib-uting 17 per cent or about $378.5 million. The main sources of revenue are casinos, video lottery terminals and slot machines. While an estimated 87 per cent of Albertans participate in some form of gambling, only 4.8 per cent are considered to have a problem. While recreational gambling may not be a problem for most, problem gambling (as an ad-diction) can erode the financial and personal well-being of individuals, families or whole com-munities. As well, the time spent on gaming can take time away from family or friends or from productive time at work. These are real costs, and although it’s a boon to the economy, for many, it can have catastrophic consequences. So why do they do it and how do you know if you have a problem? A gambling addiction is a type of impulse-control disorder. Compulsive gamblers can’t control the impulse to gamble, even when they know it’s hurting themselves or their loved ones. They keep gambling whether they’re up or down, broke or flush, happy or depressed. Even when they know the odds are against them, even when they can’t afford to lose. Simply put, problem gambling is any gambling behaviour that disrupts your life. According to research, the most addictive forms of gambling are electronic gaming ma-chines (VLTs, slot machines, electronic bingo) because they provide small wins and losses in quick succession and these experiences can be psychologically reinforcing for players. Experts also suggest the lights and sounds that go with electronic gaming machines release endorphins that feed our “feel-good” hormones.

Mental health therapists believe unpleasant, overwhelming feelings such as stress, depression, loneliness, fear and anxiety can trigger com-pulsive gambling or make it worse. The casino may seem like a fun, exciting way to unwind and bingo might be seen as an antidote to isolation. Others may want the opposite and an evening at the VLTs is an escape from the pressures of life. “There’s a hole they’re trying to fill and the treatment is to find a way to fill it,” said mental health therapist Betty Neil. Robert Garnier, also a therapist, likens addict-ed gamblers to sports figures or performers who get “high” on the game. “It’s not about winning and it’s not about los-ing,” he said. “It’s about the action, the highs and the lows that go with it. It’s the game and the action of it.” The goal of treatment is to find other ways to cope with unpleasant feelings and alternatives to gambling. Working on removing the elements needed for gambling – money, time and the game – and re-placing them with healthier choices, are steps to stop problem gamblers. If you would like more information, contact Alberta Health Services, Addiction Counsellor Loretta Schaufele or the Crowsnest Pass Mental Health Clinic in the Provincial building.

Myths & Facts about Gambling AddictionMYTH: You have to gamble every day to be a problem gambler.FACT: A problem gambler may gamble fre-quently or infrequently. Gambling is a problem if it causes problems.

MYTH: Problem gambling is not really a prob-lem if the gambler can afford it.FACT: Problems caused by excessive gambling are not just financial. Too much time spent on gambling can lead to relationship breakdown and loss of important friendships.

MYTH: Partners of problem gamblers often drive problem gamblers to gamble.FACT: Problem gamblers often rationalize their behaviour. Blaming others is one way to avoid taking responsibility for their actions, including what is needed to overcome the problem.

MYTH: If a problem gambler builds up a debt, you should help them take care of it.FACT: Quick fix solutions may appear to be the right thing to do. However, bailing the gambler out of debt may actually make matters worse by enabling gambling problems to continue.

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Between June 25 and July 2, Crowsnest Pass RCMP respond-ed to 64 calls for service. They included:B&E (residential): 2Mischief/Vandalism: 2Theft: 1Drugs: 1Disturbing Peace: 4Driving Complaints: 9Fail to Produce Insurance: 3MV Collisions: 8Suspicious Occurrences: 5Assistance to General Public: 5Assistance to Other Agencies: 5911 Calls (invalid): 5False Alarm: 4Animal Calls: 4Municipal bylaws: 6Prisoners: 1

Disturbing presenceOn June 25 at 5 p.m., police re-ceived a complaint of a distur-bance at a bar in Bellevue. The patron had left but returned shortly after. A 36-year-old intox-icated male from Crowsnest Pass was arrested and lodged in cells. He was taken to hospital shortly after for precautionary reasons. No charges were laid.

TheftOn June 26 at 9:30 a.m., police received a complaint of theft of personal belongings from a Bel-levue residence. A possible sus-pect has been identified and the matter is under investigation.

Attempted break-inOn June 26 at 10:30 p.m., police received a complaint of someone trying to break into a Bellevue residence. Police attended and found no signs of forced entry and no signs of anyone in or near the residence.

When push comes to shoveOn June 28 at 1:45 a.m., police received a complaint of a distur-bance outside a bar in Blairmore. The complaint was of two males pushing each other around. Po-lice attended but the subjects were gone on arrival.

You can run but you can’t hideOn June 28 at 9 p.m., police stopped a vehicle for speeding. The 29-year-old driver from Cal-gary had outstanding warrants. He was arrested and later released on documents to appear in court in Calgary.

Moose hitOn June 29 at 4:30 a.m., police re-ceived a report of a motor vehicle collision with a moose westbound on Highway 3 near Lundbreck. The 46-year-old driver from Cardston was taken to Pincher Creek hospital where he was later released.

No insurance IOn June 28 at 5 p.m., police stopped a vehicle for speeding. The 23-year-old driver from Cal-gary failed to produce insurance and a violation ticket was issued.

Quad injuryOn June 28 at 5:50 p.m., while in the area, the RCMP helicopter as-sisted with recovering a 58-year-old male who had suffered a head injury in a quad accident in an area not accessible by vehicle. The man was taken to hospital in Pincher Creek and then to Cal-gary via STARS Air Ambulance.

No insurance IIOn June 29, police stopped a ve-hicle for speeding. The 25-year-old driver from Calgary failed to produce insurance and a violation ticket was issued.

No insurance IIIOn June 30, police stopped a ve-hicle for speeding. The 48-year-old driver from Washington failed to produce insurance and a viola-tion ticket was issued.

Liquor on boardOn June 30 at 10:50 p.m., police stopped a vehicle for speeding. The 28-year-old driver from Elk Valley was found to have liquor in the vehicle within access of the driver and was charged accord-ingly.

Pot presenceOn June 30, police stopped a ve-hicle for speeding and noted the smell of marijuana. The 24-year-old driver from the Calgary area was charged with possession of a controlled substance under 30 grams and released for court in Pincher Creek.

Duffel kerfuffleOn June 30, two duffle bags fell out of a white pickup truck on Highway 507 near Highway 3 in Burmis. The name Cody was on a bag. Call RCMP detachment of-fice to claim them.


A report of the Community Peace Officer program for the month of June was recently re-leased to council as follows:-Bylaw complaints received: 69-Bylaw complaints closed: 58-Bylaw complaints open: 1-Animal control complaints: 9-Animal control complaints closed: 9-Property standards complaints received: 4-Property standards complaints closed: 3-Property standards complaints

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Fire/rescue briefs

By Joey Ambrosi Submitted

The Crowsnest Pass Junior Ravens lacrosse team rebounded from a mid-season three game losing skid with big wins over teams that had beaten them. Earlier in June, the Ravens had lost 18-17 to the Olds Stingers, 17-16 to the Lethbridge Barracudas and 12-6 to the league-leading High River Heat. On June 20, the Ravens hosted the Lethbridge Barracudas at the Albert Stella Arena in Blairmore. The Ra-vens came out strong and built up a 6-3 lead after one period. The Ravens took advantage of Bar-racuda penalty problems in the sec-ond and cashed in on numerous pow-er play opportunities to outscore the Cudas 10-2 and take an overwhelm-ing 16-5 lead into the third period. The Ravens kept up the pressure in the third and cruised to a 22-8 final, taking revenge for their one goal loss a week earlier. Jace Bohmer kept up his phenom-enal scoring pace with 13 goals in the game. Brett Tarcon and Derek Tar-con each scored a hat trick for the Ra-vens, while David Shortreed and Tyler Ambrosi added singles. On June 26, the Ravens travelled to High River to take on the Heat in an epic battle. Going into the game the defense-oriented Heat had only given up 38 goals in 11 games. In addition, the Ravens’ regular netminder, Haden Houze, was not available for the con-test, so the team decided to put Tyler Ambrosi – who had zero lacrosse goaltending experience – into the net. The game was evenly matched in the

first period, with each team able to score five goals. In the second period, the Ravens offense opened up and were able to score nine times against the stingy Heat defense and took a 14-11 lead into the third period. The Heat ran into penalty issues in the third and the Ravens notched four power play markers and rolled on to a 23-17 final. Jace Bohmer scored nine times to up his astonishing total to 84 goals on the season. Derek Tarcon had an outstanding game offensively, putting the ball in the net seven times. Brett Tarcon scored three times, David Shortreed scored twice and Midget call-up Shawn Flannery netted one goal. Tyler Ambrosi, despite giving up 17 goals, was very solid in the Ra-ven net keeping the team in the game with great saves on several occasions. Coach Joey Ambrosi was very hap-py with the team’s effort and the re-sults from the two games. He noted that “after losses, it is always great for team morale to come back and beat the team that beat you”. The High River game was one for the ages. They had only given up 38 goals in 11 games and we burned them for 23 in one game. It was fantastic. We play them again in two weeks, just before heading off to Provincials, so that will be a real test as I’m sure they weren’t too happy with the result.” Next home action for the 9 win/3 loss Junior Ravens was July 4 against the Calgary Wranglers and on July 11 at 9 p.m. the Ravens host the High River Heat. On July 13, the Ravens finish off their regular season with a home test against the Medicine Hat Sun Devils at 2 p.m.

Ravens revenge is sweet with pair of victories


For the month of June, Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue Department re-sponded to 11 calls for service. They included:

On June 2 at 6:40 p.m., a smoke alarm in a hallway of a Blairmore residence was activated and the au-to-dialer called it in. Two fire/rescue staff responded and found the alarm activated by a cooking incident. The incident was turned over to the home-owner.

On June 5 at 9:50 a.m., seven fire/res-cue staff responded to a vehicle on fire on Sartoris Road. Fire crews extin-guished a fire in the engine compart-ment of a 1978 Ford pickup. RCMP and ESRD also attended the scene. No injuries were reported. On June 6 at 10 a.m., one fire/res-cue staff responded to single motor vehicle collision with a deer on High-way 3 in Bellevue. A large amount of transmission coolant had spilled and fire responder put down spill control and turned the scene over to towing company.

On June 6 at 4 p.m., fire/rescue staff responded to a fatal motor vehicle ac-cident on Highway 40. Crews were called for an extrication of a person trapped under a small bus.

On June 9 at midnight, fire/rescue staff responded to a Coleman resi-dence after the homeowner smelled smoke, could not find the source and called 911. While enroute, the home-owner found a cigarette but in a coffee can outside the window but fire crews must still respond.

On June 17, a state of local emergen-cy was called in response to potential flooding with 31 fire/rescue staff on standby shifts either at the Blairmore firehall or at Emergency Operations Centre. River monitoring was on-going and a full engine crew was on standby if needed.

On June 17 at 1 p.m., during the state of local emergency, BearSmart volunteers who were handing out evacuation notices smelled a gas leak at a residence in River Bottom. Fire/rescue staff, RCMP responded and ATCO Gas attended. They found a faulty regulator on the side of the house and repaired it.

On June 21 at 11:50 a.m., fire/rescue staff responded when a person on 6th Avenue Bridge in Hillcrest removed a barricade and fell through the under-mined portion of the asphalt. Minor injuries were reported and the person was transported by EMS to hospital.

On June 26 at 7:36 p.m., five fire/rescue staff responded to assist with STARS landing at the Burmis Weigh Scales to airlift an elderly woman from hospital.

On June 27 at 7:30 p.m., two fire/rescue staff responded to call from neighbours concerned about an elder-ly woman at a Bellevue residence. Fire crews gained entry and confirmed that she had already been transported by EMS to hospital.

On June 30 at 3 p.m., a woman stopped into the Coleman firehall to request assistance to get back inside her home. She had locked herself out and was concerned about her husband was not mobile. Fire crews gained entry and no injuries were re-ported.

• Alberta Foundation for the Arts• Crowsnest-Pincher Creek Landfill• Pincher Plumbing and Heating

(Lundbreck)• Mountain Ink (Bellevue)• Highwood Motel (Blairmore)• Metis Nation of Alberta• High Country Western Wear

(Pincher)• Timber n Tines (Blairmore)• Back Country Butchering (Cowley)• Desjardins Clip & Cut (Cowley)• Blackrock Pizza (Blairmore)• Vireo Consulting (Calgary)• J.C.L. Consulting (Calgary)• The Brick (Pincher Creek)• Cowley Co-op

• Crow Signs & Embroidery (Pincher)• Turtle Mountain Pharmacy

(Bellevue)• Donna Cisar – Avon (Cowley)• Lana Bruder• Beatrice Spina• Debroux family• Cervo family• Boston Pizza (Pincher Creek)• Celestial Sweets (Pincher Creek)• Kootnai Brown Pioneer Museum

(Pincher)• Shell Canada, Waterton Complex• M.D. of Pincher Creek• Cowley Lions Club• Yeske family

Proud supporters of our Métis Music and Culture Festival 2014

Thank you to the “hard working” volunteers who made the festival successful.


Canada Day 2014 saw Crowsnest Pass in a sea of red and white as visitors and residents proudly dis-played their patriotic pride. Winners of the parade were:Category: Organization/Club-1st Girl Guides, 2nd 40 Development Assets, 3rd Coleman Legion.Category: Private/Individual-1st Stanfield Family, 2nd (tie): Raleigh Nolan (above bottom) and Sophie Wendrich, 3rd Eva Aubin.Category: Best Canada Day / Hillcrest Disaster Theme-1st Crowsnest Museum.

Photos by J. MacFarlane

Kootenay News Advertiser, July 10, 2014

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