It is quite a job to put out a newspaper.
When you read this week’s paper, I will be away on a work trip that has taken me to France and Belgium.
Sparwood council seeks residential development charges
During its Sept. 1 meeting, council directed staff to revise the draft bylaw to cap the charge for a new low-density home at $10,000, delay implementation until six months after adoption and allow charges to be paid in instalments regardless of their value.
Sparwood considers urban-wildlife committee
Sparwood council reached consensus Sept. 1 that staff should draft terms of reference for a committee made up of council and community representatives. The proposal will return to a future committee-of-the-whole meeting before council decides whether to formally establish and fund it.
Sparwood council updates community projects
Plans for an outdoor stage and public washroom at Centennial Plaza are active again after the District of Sparwood secured a $650,000 grant.
Local Chamber rebuild
The Crowsnest Pass Chamber of Commerce says it is rebuilding connections with local businesses after staffing turnover disrupted membership renewals and outreach through 2025 and early 2026.
Looking Back: The Lost Ichthyosaur - Fernatator Prenticei
Some years back a paleontologist from the Phil Currie Institute in Wembley, Alberta called me with a question. Holy cow, little ole me? It seems my name came up a couple times with regard to dinosaur footprints, fossils and such. His question was, “Was I aware of any other dinosaur bone discoveries in the Rocky Mountains per se, other than the ichthyosaur discovered near Fernie in 1916.
That’s part of the job
There are some moments in life so ingrained in your memory that decades later you can still tell someone exactly where you were and what you were doing.
Bellevue water project faces rising costs
Unexpected underground conditions have pushed the Bellevue water-main project behind schedule and could send its final cost significantly over its $2.825-million budget.
Northback targets year-end Grassy Mountain filing
Northback Holdings Corporation expects to submit its integrated application for the revised Grassy Mountain coal project to the Alberta Energy Regulator near the end of 2026.
Council asks delegation to focus heritage tourism plans
Crowsnest Pass council asked Ron Hungar to return with a prioritized, costed plan and community-group support before seeking municipal backing for four heritage and tourism proposals.
Drivers urged to slow down as school returns
School-zone speed limits will be back in effect Tuesday as students across the Crowsnest Pass return to class for the 2026-27 school year.
Time is a thief
Yesterday marked 12 years since my dad died.
Twelve years.
Sometimes that feels impossible, because grief has a strange relationship with time. A memory can make someone feel as though they were here yesterday, while the calendar quietly reminds you how many years have slipped away.
Council sends dust control costs to budget table
Crowsnest Pass council will reconsider its dust-suppression policy during budget deliberations after administration estimated that treating all municipal gravel roads could raise the annual cost from about $45,000 to roughly $400,000.
Crowsnest Pass sets November 17 by-election
Crowsnest Pass voters will elect a new councillor November 17 after council approved the schedule for a municipal by-election.
Crown Mountain targets 2029 construction
Crown Mountain Resources plans to submit a revised environmental application for its proposed Elk Valley coal mine by the end of 2026, with the company forecasting construction activity in 2029 if it secures environmental approval and permits.
Council sifts through millions in 2027 budget plans
Crowsnest Pass council has advanced and deferred numerous initiatives for the 2027 budget process during a special budget meeting Aug. 19.