From a folk proverb to the korovai wedding loaf, this feature traces wheat and bread as symbols of prosperity, hospitality and identity in Ukraine, honouring bakers, inclusive workplaces and family traditions that keep the craft alive.

The Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery is showing David Harrison’s solo exhibit, Works on Paper: A Retrospective, through Dec. 7. The art educator and conceptual painter reprocesses urban graffiti into geometric matrices that explore decay and abstraction.

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.

Castle Mountain Resort is tracking for an early December start as temps drop for snowmaking. A new Stagecoach Express Quad and several hundred acres of lift accessed terrain are planned. WOW Card savings and a Dec. 5 to 7 food bank drive return.

Starting Nov. 15, Puzzleneck in Frank will wrap gifts by donation with all proceeds to the Crowsnest Pass food and toy hampers. Drop off at 14701 14 Ave. Wednesday to Friday noon to 5 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Service runs to Dec. 24 at noon.

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.

CNP Allied Arts Association will host a community visioning workshop on Nov. 9 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. as it plans a new community art hub after Alberta Transportation purchased the gallery building for Highway 3 widening. The gallery remains open in Frank with a Nov. 8 exhibit launch.

A local couple donated a Sara Plus patient lift to the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre to support safer sit to stand transfers. Troy and Carmen Linderman gifted the near new Arjo unit after her 46 day stay, working with the Health Foundation and staff to place it where it will be used most.

Alberta unveiled Bill 7 to modernize water law and ease sharing and transfers. Treaty 6, 7 and 8 chiefs opposed the plan, warning it risks treaty rights and northern rivers. The bill adds a quicker path for lower risk transfers and new measurement rules, with consultations to follow.

Council set the 2026 schedule, filled committees and named convention delegates as Mayor Pat Rypien called for respectful, accountable leadership. Council reviewed major projects and weighed joining the Fort Macleod Santa Claus Parade.

At the Saddledome, Rasmus Andersson scored then stared, staff handed out a T-shirt, the Flames posted a mascot photo on X, and a flying puck soaked fans in iced tea. Jets won 2 to 1.

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

Alberta will pay 95 million to Evolve Power, returning the Chinook and Greenfield coal leases to the Crown. The province says it will not lease the lands again. In the Pass, Chinook is off the table while Grassy Mountain exploration continues under AER conditions.

Two advocates seek to finalise a bylaw creating ARCH, a committee to recruit and retain health care providers in the Crowsnest Pass. A Nov. 25 delegation is planned.

Alberta introduced Bill 2, the Back to School Act, to end the Oct. 6 teachers’ strike affecting about 750,000 students. ATA says it stifles legal action and ignores class size and supports. Plan offers 12 per cent over four years and hires more staff. Classes could resume as early as Oct. 29.

A column linked Canadian Thanksgiving with Ukraine’s Obzhynky, stressed gratitude for farmers and nature, recalled Holodomor remembrance in Canada, and closed with a family harvest and wishes for prosperity.

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.

CCHS science teacher Ryan Peebles received a Regional Certificate of Achievement in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, recognizing his student-centred approach and dedication to rural education.

Kinnear challenges removal of a healthy, century old Blairmore cottonwood, saying the park path could have curved to save it. Calls for a heritage tree inventory and council review process after more utility tree cuts, including a 19th Street cottonwood and firs felled in 2022.

MLA Peter Guthrie said the UCP set a constrained AHS procurement review that left key questions unanswered, citing evidence limits and absent witnesses in the Wyant process. He tied concerns to his Feb. 25 resignation and urged a full public inquiry.