September 9th, 2015 ~ Vol. 85 No. 35
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- Most captured skunks
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UPDATE
RCMP Investigate Coleman death
Police arrest a 22-year old male suspect, Amber Alert for Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette still in effect as search continues
The man behind police tape wearing a white forensic outfit showed that the house where Terry Blanchette lived with his two-year old daugher was still an active crime scene Tuesday morning as the search for little Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette continued. [...]
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UPDATE
RCMP Investigate Coleman death
Community mourns Hanne Meketech as investigation into her death continues
Sitting in an easy chair in his brightly lit Blairmore apartment, Jeff Paulsen talks about the last time he saw Hanne Meketech.
It was the morning of. [...]
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RCMP Investigate Coleman death
Crowsnest Pass RCMP has issued an AMBER Alert
Sources close to the Pass Herald have confirmed that Terry Blanchette, the father of abducted two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, was found dead this morning in his home on 21st Ave. in Blairmore. [...]
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RCMP Investigate Coleman death
RCMP investigating death of a Coleman resident
On Sept. 9, police and paramedics responded to a call from a concerned neighbour and found Hannah Meketech, 69, dead inside her home in Coleman.
Autopsy results show [...]
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Crowsnest Pass Herald Front Page
NDP Announce new Provincial Park
Friday at the Stone’s Throw Cafe, Shannon Phillips, Environment and Parks Minister, announced the Castle area would be protected by the creation of a wildland and a provincial park.
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Crowsnest Pass Weather
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Notley government protects Castle area
While Stone’s Throw Cafe regulars navigated the crowd of conservationists and reporters in search of their morning coffee, Shannon Phillips, Environment and Parks Minister, took to a jury rigged soapbox to announce that commercial forestry in the Castle Special Management Area had been stopped and [...]
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Most captured skunks euthanized
Even if they are not big as bears, stealthy as cougars, or quick like deer most people know that a skunk can hold its own against most creatures but when it comes to the Pass’ agricultural fieldman, Bill Hnatiuk, they appear to have met their match.
Data obtained by the Pass Herald indicates [...]
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EDITORIAL & OPINIONS
50 Shades of Black by Ezra Black
An honest NDP government?
I am asking a question of the people of the Crowsnest Pass.
Did you know before Friday, September 4, that the NDP government is enacting a plan to create an extra 1040 square kilometer park called the ‘Castle Provincial Park’ made up of a provincial and wildland park?
Well I didn’t until [...]
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Survey suggests community divided on 2016 events
It is agreed, next summer’s marquee event should be held on a weekend said ninety per cent of respondents to a survey that asked what kind of event could be held in the Pass in 2016.
But other than that, the majority of respondents [...]
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Teck to face 19 charges over 2012 Elkview mine leak
The Elk Valley Herald has obtained a list of the 19 charges filed by the Provincial Crown Counsel against Teck Coal for violations of the Environmental Management Act and the [...]
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Previous Issues
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Gothic Knight hangs up his sword
After an impressive 20 years in the industry, The Gothic Knight, will soon be retiring from the wrestling scene.
To local friends and family his name is, Edward Gatzky. Gatzky moved to the C.N.P. when he was 4 years old and grew up in Bellevue before he studied and graduated from [...]
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Negative impacts of proposed incinerator at Landfill
On August 26th, the Cowley Community Hall had an overwhelming presence of people eager to learn more about the proposed incinerator project at Crowsnest/ Pincher Creek Landfill.
Waste Management and Incinerator Expert, Dr. Paul Connett, spoke informatively and passionately about the devastating effects that can occur to [...]
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Star Creek timber harvesting and Watershed Research Project
On Thursday August 27, I was lucky enough to go on a tour of the Star Creek timber harvesting sight.
Due to a recent letter to the editor I feel obligated to clarify and shed light on the project, what is involved and explain what advantages we can gain from such a premier, in depth research project.
The Southern Rockies Watershed Project (SRWP) was designed to [...]
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Pass Piranhas Swim Club awards
The Pass Piranhas Swim Club held their annual award ceremonies on Sunday, August 30 at the Lion’s Park In Blairmore. [...]
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The Boys of St. Vincent
This is a story about a janitor, Mike Finn and a group of orphan boys. Set in Newfoundland, against a backdrop of fishing vessels and black-robed priests, in a province where jobs are at a premium, Mike risks his job , eventually losing it, by [...]
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Arborist open and ready for business
At the beginning of August an Arborist company has started operating in the Crowsnest Pass.
Alpine Greenworks Ltd, is the creation of Kirk and Sara Hawthorn who have lived in [...]
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Movies to rent at the library
Due to the recent closure of the last movie rental place in town, The Crowsnest Public Library has created a new room for their movies in order to give [...]
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Bellevue has new chefs in town
If you live in Bellevue or have ever frequented the Wild Rose Confectionary on Main Street Bellevue, you may have noticed a few changes.
New owners Chefs Shawn and Andrea Massingham, are [...]
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Wildrose Party’s Brian Jean and Pat Stier visit
On August 19th I had the opportunity to pull up a chair at the Stones Throw Cafe with Brian Jean, who is the MLA- for Fort McMurray-Conklin and Leader of the [...]
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Feral cats need help from community
There has been a growing problem with the population of feral cats in the Crowsnest Pass.
Some of you may have seen them personally. Sherry Chanin, a teacher at Crowsnest Consolidated High School and Coleman resident, decided to try and [...]
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