Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue received a call for service late afternoon on Wednesday May 5th, for hikers stuck on Turtle Mountain. The hikers were two females from Lethbridge along with their two dogs. Crowsnest Pass Fire Rescue and RCMP coordinated rescue operations and sent a 4-person rescue team up Turtle Mountain to attempt finding them and getting them down. Crews operating on the ground in the Frank Industrial Park were able to locate them with binoculars and determine that helicopter rescue was required due to extreme terrain considerations and nightfall coming. Kananaskis Rescue were called from Canmore where they successfully airlifted them-including the two dogs-down to safety without further incident. Preliminary investigation showed that they became separated from the trail and ventured into unforgiving terrain, where they just got stuck. The hikers made the right decision in calling 911 and staying put, as they were in a dangerous situation. It was a very successful operation.

Well the numbers are in. I wrote an editorial a few weeks ago regarding my disgust with Jason Kenny and waffling on the coal issue to the point he created a survey allowing [...]

This week’s issue has three separate articles on coal mining in Alberta.
One will show the survey results and some of the work being done by the Coal Policy Committee, one will show [...]

A local food truck is doing their part to help out local businesses.
The Rocky Mountain Gut Truck will be offering small busniesses in the Crowsnest Pass and other small [...]

Initial survey results are coming in following the online survey available to all Albertans regarding coal mining in the province.
Chair of the Coal Policy Committee, Ron Wallace, says [...]