February 1st, 2017 ~ Vol. 87 No. 5
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  defeat the Minotaur
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Celebrating Family Literacy Day
In recognition of Family Literacy Day and to bring to round off the One Book, Two Schools reading of Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo, the Crowsnest Library hosted superhero-themed crafts for kids on January 27th.
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Crowsnest Pass Weather
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Meet, greet and defeat the Minotaur
“Don’t expect any Band-Aids; this is more of a duct tape style of event,” says Erin Fairhurst, one of the organizers of a brand new racing experience coming to the Pass: Meet the Minotaur.
Erin, her husband Andrew, and [...]
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Hillcrest Fish and Game seeks public input on Castle Parks
UPDATE: The town hall meeting has been changed to February 7th at 7:30pm at the MDM Community Centre in Bellevue.

The Hillcrest Fish and Game Protective Association is holding a town hall meeting on Feb. 7 to hear stakeholder feedback from the residents and communities affected by the provincial government’s draft management plan for [...]
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A rope, a horse and a pair of skis- KRA presents Skijoring
Crowsnest Pass is teeming with winter activities, and a brand new one just got added to the list: skijoring.
Presented by the Kanaskis Rodeo Association (KRA) during the Wintervention festival, skijoring is a timed winter race where a horse-and-rider pull a skier through [...]
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Filumena Opera in Calgary
A peek into Crowsnest Pass’ bootlegging history will be on display by the Calgary Opera with the return of Filumena.
The piece first premiered in partnership with the Banff Centre in 2003 and will be relaunched this February to honour [...]
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Friends & Neighbours
This lucky lady has lived in the Pass all of her life. She is a fourth-generation Pass person, her ancestors having arrived in Hillcrest in 1905. They had moved to a location just at the river bottom, in close proximity to the bridge. Born in Blairmore, she spent [...]
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Previous Issues
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Queen of the Castle
“Lock her up.” The words, shouted out by a male heckler in the crowd, cut through the air during Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley’s speech for the unveiling of the final boundaries for Castle Provincial Park and [...]
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CNP Fire and Rescue department holds ice rescue training
In some countries, it’s considered a spa activity or spiritual experience, but for the CNP Fire and Rescue Department, jumping into the 5-degree water of Crowsnest Lake on Jan. 18 was part of their [...]
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OHV safety presentation at Crowsnest Consolidated
Have fun, but follow your gut, use your head, and make good choices. That was Lori Zacaruk’s takeaway message to Crowsnest Consolidated High School students during her presentation on off-highway vehicle (OHV) safety on Jan. 18.
The interactive [...]
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GoCrowsnest.ca ready for launch to the worldwide web
With an emphasis on everything local that Crowsnest Pass has to offer, the municipality’s brand new GoCrowsnest.ca website dedicated to tourism and business promotion in the [...]
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CCHS students prepare for “weeklong sleepover”
Twenty-four grade 9 Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CCHS) students will say goodbye to their families as they take off to Lévis, Quebec on Jan. 29. Several months later at the end of May, 23 students in grades 7 and 8 will travel to [...]
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Proposed municipal tax rate to increase by 2.93% in 2017
There will be a 2.93 percent increase in the tax rate for 2017, should the budget draft be adopted in its current state.
On Dec. 12 and Dec. 21, Council considered and voted on a number of spending cuts to [...]
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Puttin’ poutine on the Pass menu, new business ready
Main Street in Bellevue is getting an authentic Quebec-themed restaurant opening in April with the spotlight shining on French fries generously slathered in gravy and lovingly topped with squeaky cheese curds. That’s right: [...]
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One book, two schools
On Jan. 13 at Horace Allen School, teachers were dressed as squirrels and students were encouraged to wear superhero costumes to celebrate the unveiling of the book selected for this year’s One Book, Two Schools project.
And the winner is… [...]
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Municipality appoints manager of Development and Trades
Mel Bohmer was hired as Manager of Development and Trades for the municipality on Jan. 3. He works closely with Manager of [...]
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Health Hub ahead of the curve in integrative medicine
After moving four times in 13 years, the Health Hub is decidedly very happy at its current location in Coleman along Highway 3.
“This has been my vision for 20-plus years,” says Dr. Sarah-Dash Arbuckle, naturopathic doctor and the Hub’s [...]
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Looking Back by John Kinnear
The Mounties Always Get Their Man
As I indicated in my recent year end column sometimes stories create the need for follow-up. A column that ran in February 2015 (Usher, Bailey, Kyslik and Wynn- Fallen Heroes) spoke to the famous Bellevue Café story and I paralleled it with the [...]
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