I love the month of March for its longer days, for the scent of spring in the air despite the snow, and, of course, for my favourite women’s holiday, which we celebrated on March 8th. Celebrating International Women’s Day at the beginning of spring is very symbolic. At this time, nature awakens, is reborn, and comes to life. So does feminine nature, which creates, decorates, and protects our world, making it brighter and undeniably better.

When a large group of municipal employees show up at a council meeting together, the public should pay attention.

In more than 26 years of covering council for the Pass Herald, I have never seen anything like what unfolded at the most recent Crowsnest Pass council meeting.

Crowsnest Pass council gave first reading to a rewritten procedure bylaw March 10, but only after a prolonged debate over how the document had been drafted and whether it went beyond what council originally asked administration to do.

Crowsnest Pass council has approved second and third reading of a borrowing bylaw authorizing up to $2.5 million for office upgrades tied to the municipality’s future move into its new administrative space at Crowsnest Commons.

Crowsnest Pass council heard March 10 that the community has been identified by Alberta as one of nine communities needing additional harvest planning and consultation under the province’s Community Hazardous Fuels Reduction program.

Union president says staff came to chambers over concerns that comments from council are being directed at employees instead of the CAO