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December 16th, 2015 ~ Vol. 85 No. 49

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- A High School
  Christmas for Seniors
- Over 200 served at
  Seniors’ Supper
- Wildfire risk lowered
  by FireSmart grant
- Dead fish found near
  Greenhills mine
- Crowsnest Thunder
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  students, teachers
  visit Finland
- Christmas at ISS
- Question of the Week
- Darcy Draper
  Fundraiser
- Shop locally this
  holiday season
- Artist to donate
  proceeds to food bank
- A Bellecrest Christmas
- Real Estate Centre to
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A High School Christmas for Seniors

On Dec. 8, over 200 senior citizens were treated to a turkey dinner at Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CCHS) courtesy of the graduating class of 2016 at the annual Seniors’ Supper. Chris’ Restaurant catered the meal and the high school seniors served it and even provided some dinnertime entertainment.

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Financial hardship for Bellevue Mine

A few things are going right for the Bellevue Underground Mine.
Under executive director Elaine Hruby, the Bellevue mine regained museum designation last year from the Alberta Museums Association (AMA) after losing it several years ago.
The museum is attracting more [...]

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Crowsnest Consolidated students, teachers visit Finland

What do a bunch of teenagers from the Pass have in common with a similar group of teens in Finland?
Turns out they both excel at science and math, they both enjoy a student centered education system, both their government’s invest heavily in education and they both like [...]

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Artist to donate proceeds to food bank

Using heated beeswax and coloured pigments and then applying the pasty liquid to a canvas using metal tools and special brushes to shape the paint and a blowtorch to manipulate the wax once it has cooled, local artist Lynette Jessop has created [...]

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Over 200 served at Seniors’ Supper

Crowsnest senior citizen Lily Burton enjoyed an excellent meal served to her by a group of teenagers.
“It was good,” she said.
“But you can tell [...]

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Wildfire risk lowered by FireSmart grant

The Pass has been awarded a $60,000 FireSmart grant to help protect the community from the risk of wildfire and protect lives and property.
The provincial government awarded the grant after [...]

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Remember When – Michel/ Natal Reflections

Most people have their own specific memories of that now lonely little coal mining valley that once held the thriving communities of Michel, Natal and Middletown. And most know the story of [...]

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Previous Issues

Crowsnest Dental’s grand opening

You’ve never seen a bunch of kids so happy to be at the dentist.
On Dec. 4, the Boys and Girls Club of the Crowsnest Pass were at the grand opening of Crowsnest Dental, caroling for charity and [...]

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Chief Administrator council report

On Dec. 1, CAO Sheldon Steinke gave a report on the activities of the following municipal departments.
Administration & Finance
Finance is preparing for [...]

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Heritage Inventory Project wrap up

After three years of work, can the municipality cash in on the Heritage Inventory Project?
Yes, but only if local vendors band together to sell the Pass as a historic destination, said Fred Bradley president of the Crowsnest Historical Society.
“A historic downtown is [...]

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Coal Association of Canada backs council’s stance on coal

The president of the Coal Association of Canada applauded council’s decision to oppose the provincial government’s plan to phase out coal fired power plants.
“I think it’s important for all small towns and counties that depend on coal to [...]

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Riverdale comments on threatened trout species issue

The federal government has declared the creeks near the proposed Grassy Mountain project critical habitat for Alberta’s threatened population of westslope cutthroat trout.
It is now illegal to [...]

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Council yields to pressure, installs yield signs in Coleman

It took some doing. But now the traffic signage at 77th Street and 27th Avenue in Coleman will finally conform to safety guidelines with council’s decision to install yield signs.
The incident started during a [...]

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The Pass Herald Was Here

The Crowsnest Pass Herald has been in operation since 1930, and has seen a lot of things in our valley over its 85 year history. The following timeline, [...]

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Council updated on Grassy Mountain mine project

With Riversdale Resources' proposal for the Grassy Mountain metallurgic coal mine before federal and provincial energy regulators, Environment Canada has said the project would hurt one of the community’s most important resources: it’s [...]

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Saretzky is found fit to stand trial for murder

In the mind of Terry Blanchette’s sister Amanda Blanchette, there is no question of who is responsible for the deaths of her young niece and brother.
“We only hope that he [...]

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Eight Pages of Remarkable History

One of the most comprehensive coal mining archives that exist in Canada is that of the former Crowsnest Pass Coal Company, which is stored in the basement of Fernie City Hall and at the Glenbow Archives. I was fortunate enough to study this collection for years and amongst the thousands of pictures, artifacts, reports and company files I found [...]

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