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.

Crowsnest Trails and the Alberta Hiking Association marked the completion of the 1.5 kilometre Allison Falls Trail with a celebration walk after an 18 month build that began in spring 2024 and wrapped in October 2025. The route links the Atlas Staging Area to Rainbow Road, with options to continue to the Allison Creek Fish Hatchery or Allison Chinook Lake, and features a new bridge and lookout at the base of the falls.