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Prohibition, Pass Style
Best dressed group winners at the Crowsnest Cultural and Recreation Society's Can Do Winter Festival theme dance and silent auction. The event was held on Saturday, March 1st at the MDM Community Hall. From left to right, Loreena and Domenic Russomanno, Joni MacFarlane and Kim and Cory Schultz.
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Crowsnest Pass finances by the numbers
At council and senior management’s budgetary planning session on Thursday, Feb. 27, Harrold Johnsrude, president of HJC Consulting presented some interesting [...]
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Westcastle Motors
returns to the Pass
returns to the Pass
Almost five years after closing their dealership in Blairmore, Westcastle Automotive Group is opening a sales lot on Highway 3 in West Coleman.
“It felt like [...]
“It felt like [...]
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Rum Runner Days runs out of time
On Tuesday, Feb. 25, time ran out for Rum Runner Days 2014 as council voted to cancel this year’s festival.
Council says time constrains, volunteer shortages and funding required for other municipal events contributed to the decision. The good news for Pass residents is [...]
Council says time constrains, volunteer shortages and funding required for other municipal events contributed to the decision. The good news for Pass residents is [...]
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Prohibition themed Wintervention
“By January it had always been winter,” wrote E. Annie Proulx, about this cold season in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Shipping News.
This time of year it can be hard to [...]
This time of year it can be hard to [...]
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Youth and the Work World wants to keep kids in the Pass
When Joanne Wilson’s stepson left for college in Lethbridge, she doubted he would be coming back to the Crowsnest Pass.
“That’s the way it is with a lot of parents here,” says Wilson. “Other than [...]
“That’s the way it is with a lot of parents here,” says Wilson. “Other than [...]
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Crowsnest Pass Special Olympic team wants help
“As the mother of a Special Olympics athlete, I would like to share with you our story,” said an emotional Sandra Mullen, manager of the Crowsnest Pass Special Olympic Team, to council on Feb. 11.
“How would you react when [...]
“How would you react when [...]
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Say no to offsite levies
On Tuesday, Feb.11 a delegation of real estate developers told council the moratorium on offsite levies should continue until the community sees measurable growth.
Enid Slack, Director of [...]
Enid Slack, Director of [...]
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Country Encounters owners to open hotel,
50-seat tapas themed restaurant
50-seat tapas themed restaurant
Mark and Dawn Rigby, owners of Country Encounters, are asking Pass residents if they are ready for tapas.
The Rigbys could be offering area residents [...]
The Rigbys could be offering area residents [...]
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Moose on the loose
in the Crowsnest Pass
in the Crowsnest Pass
A mother moose and calf are on the loose in Blairmore and Fish & Wildlife officers are thinking of tranquilizing them for relocation if they insist on sticking around.
John Clarke, Fish & Wildlife officer, says [...]
John Clarke, Fish & Wildlife officer, says [...]
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The Little Engine that Could
Sometimes in-depth research can take one off on a tangent that proves to be most enlightening. Digging deeper into a story can lead to some fascinating revelations and more often than not I wind up going in a different direction.
Such is the case with [...]
Such is the case with [...]
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BearSmart program vies for Shell grant
Crowsnest Conservation’s BearSmart program is in the running for a Shell Fuelling Change grant worth $25,000.
The program is sitting in [...]
The program is sitting in [...]
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Municipality purchases multiuse road sign
Speeding drivers beware; the municipality has purchased a multiuse road sign with the ability to photograph passing vehicles.
“You see that camera in it that’s [...]
“You see that camera in it that’s [...]
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Rockies stand tall to earn Bantam AA playoff berth
Al Michaels famously asked, “Do you believe in miracles?” when a group of amateur U.S. hockey players knocked off the powerhouse Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
The Southwest Rockies staged [...]
The Southwest Rockies staged [...]
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Crow Snow Riders address funding cuts
After being denied half of their annual Municipal Recreation Grant (MRT) the Crow Snow Riders Snowmobiling Association is appealing to council for help.
“We’ll be sending a letter to [...]
“We’ll be sending a letter to [...]
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Crowsnest citizens nominated for Alberta Order of Excellence
Fred Bradley and Jane Ann Reimer are being nominated for the Alberta Order of Excellence.
Reimer spent 29 years as a teacher in the Crowsnest Pass. In 1998, she helped found the [...]
Reimer spent 29 years as a teacher in the Crowsnest Pass. In 1998, she helped found the [...]
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