March 15th, 2017 ~ Vol. 87 No. 11
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Protest rally
Quads, snowmobiles, Jeeps, trucks, and dirt bikes rallied for Castle at the Greenhill Hotel in Blairmore on March 11. The Rally for Castle protest was attended by OHV users opposed to the provincial government's proposed ban of the vehicles in the Castle Park. According to organizer Melissa Harsch, 161 units registered to participate in the rally and over 450 people attended. MP for Foothills John Barlow and Crowsnest Quad Squad president Gary Clark delivered opening remarks before the vehicles paraded down 20 Avenue.
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Crowsnest Pass Weather
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The state of the coal industry update
Nic Milligan, Manager of Community and Aboriginal Affairs at Teck Coal in Sparwood, spoke at this month’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon on March 8.
Milligan, who has been working at [...]
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FireSmart operations resume in the backcountry
Most of us only have to look out our window to see the beautiful forests surrounding Crowsnest Pass. But these forests can turn from our playground to a fire hazard in a matter of moments.
The four-person Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue team began [...]
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Simply spry - shifting gears
Bigger isn’t always better. At least, that’s according to Susan and Ian Lowe-Wylde when it comes to their business, spry fitness retail store and fitness studio.
This perspective has fueled their decision to [...]
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Municipal council news and updates
Council received a request to re-designate a portion of York Creek Lodge land from “Recreation & Open Space – RO-1” to “Residential – R-1” to provide for the opportunity for [...]
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Thunder hockey Bantam boys push on to Provincials
Crowsnest Pass Bantam Thunder boys’ hockey is a small team of only 11 players, but they’ve got enough heart to fill an entire arena. It’s this drive that has pushed them through to qualify for [...]
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Previous Issues
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Andrew Scheer visits Fort Macleod
A group of approximately 20 people gathered at the Structural Truss Systems building on March 2 to meet and give an audience to Canada’s Conservative Party candidate Andrew Scheer, who was [...]
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NDP announces revised Castle plan
On March 1, Alberta Environment and Parks released revisions to the Castle Parks draft management plan and announced that off-highway vehicle (OHV) use is permitted for [...]
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OHV rally for Castle protest planned in Blairmore
A community rally is planned for March 11 in Blairmore to protest the provincial government’s proposal to ban off-highway vehicles (OHV) in the newly established Castle Provincial Parks.
The rally will begin at 11 a.m. at [...]
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Bagatelle moves location
A better location, a bigger sales floor, and a brighter space is where Bagatelle Thrift Store has found its new home. Open for business as of March 6, Bagatelle is now located on 8334 19 Avenue in Coleman in what used to be the [...]
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Looking Back by John Kinnear
An American Finding Her Roots
My last column brought back memories of yet another story connected to St. Margaret’s cemetery in Fernie that is kind of interesting. It goes back to the year when all four numbers changed (click - 2000) and scared the hell out of [...]
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50 Shades of Black  by Ezra Black
Editorial Page
Due to an error in sending pages to press, the editorial page is missing from the March 1st issue of the Pass Herald. We apologize for any inconvenience.
CLICK HERE to view missing page.
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Popiel’s restaurant gets a makeover
Popiel’s restaurant along Highway 3 in Coleman is getting a new look, a new name and a revamped menu, but Limber Pine Smokehouse and Taberna, as it will now be known, will have the same freshly homemade comfort food.
Husband-wife owners Sally and Brad Clark say that [...]
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Census: Crowsnest Pass population increases by 0.4 percent since 2011
Newly released census data from Statistics Canada shows that the Crowsnest Pass population increased from 5,565 in 2011 to 5,589 in 2016. The census, released on Feb. 8, disclosed [...]
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The Crowsnest Pass Gardening Club
For me, gardening started about 35 years ago, but only as a passing interest.
My mother-in-law had lovely flower beds and she was generous enough to [...]
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Riversdale’s Keith Bott parting with the Crowsnest Pass
Keith Bott will be leaving the Crowsnest Pass and a community that he has shaped and that has shaped him in return.
Bott, as detachment commander with the RCMP, was transferred to [...]
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