When hackers took over my Pass Herald email and targeted local seniors with a cruel gift card scam, Rogers left me on hold for 77 minutes. The experience exposed how vulnerable rural small businesses are when giant telecoms stop caring about customer service.

On Nov. 11, I attended all three Remembrance Day ceremonies in the Crowsnest Pass to lay a wreath on behalf of Member of Parliament John Barlow. Each service was distinct and deeply moving, and together they showed how strongly this community still honours those who served and those who continue to serve today.

Tickets for Northback’s 10th Australia Day fundraiser sold out in under a week. Matching donations return as the event supports Crow Snow Riders and SARSAR, with about 264 seats at MDM Community Hall and strong backing from local donors.

A column condemns the Supreme Court of Canada’s Oct. 31 ruling that struck down a one year mandatory minimum for child sexual abuse material possession. It calls for tougher laws and use of the Notwithstanding Clause, arguing courts are failing victims.

Reflecting on a national symposium by the Rideau Hall Foundation and Michener Awards, urging sustained support to strengthen local journalism and democracy.

After 26 years, the Pass Herald is modernizing: a new website built locally with Colour Infusion, web ads, and a Dec. 1 e-edition via Local Ink. A “Pass the Popcorn” podcast is coming. The publisher continues AWNA advocacy, co-ops, and the Google ad lawsuit.

Change should not be seen only in terms of what might be lost, but also in the opportunities and benefits our community stands to gain. 

I rested. I recharged. I soaked in the time with my kids

I rested. I recharged. I soaked in the time with my kids

The noise, the bustle, the endless laundry, the trail of food crumbs from the fridge to every corner of the house, and the steady dose of grass tracked in from weed spraying, it fills my heart.

We are not a CAN’Tada province.

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Booing politicians is not bold. It is embarrassing, just like being a keyboard warrior on social media.