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Public input wanted on facility expansionBy Joni MacFarlaneEditor

A small number of people braved torrential rains on Aug. 28 and came out to hear about Bellevue Underground Mine’s plans for a new building.

Crowsnest Pass Ecomuseum Trust who man-ages the popular historical facility hosted a com-munity consultation to present an early concept plan of the building as well as expected costs and timeframes for the expansion. They were also seeking input from community members on what they would like to see, not just for the new building, but for programming and amenities as well.

To provide historical context to the presen-tation, Board member Joe Fortunaso, a past miner with a wealth of experience in the area, told the story of mining in the Crowsnest Pass,

why and how he got into it, where he worked, what he did, and some of what he saw over the course of his career. His entertaining presenta-tion included a colourful description of how the Belleveue Underground Mine was tunneled and laid out by levels and a history of how coal was extracted.

Next, past Chair Eva Welsh told the audi-ence that B.U.M. was designated as an Alberta Registered Historic Resource in order to and apply for grants and help promote the mine as a tourist attraction.

“We stressed the fact that the time was actually a living museum… It’s the mission of the mine to promote and educate our guests about the history of mining in the Crowsnest Pass, the art and science of mining, and the men who worked the underground while providing a unique expe-rience and education,” she said.

In 2005, Welsh and her husband Dave turned

their attention to the Mantrip Program to docu-ment the names of all the miners who worked in Crowsnest Pass and the trips they took to their workplace every day. Their research has since broadened to compile a data base of all miners from 1800 to 1982, complete with some 35 oral histories and audio tapes.

With three grants obtained, the Welshes have profiles of 15,000 miners as well as information such as wages, contract booklets, job descrip-tions, accidents and fatalities, certifications for specialty jobs, exams, inspectors’ reports, photos, newspaper articles, and employment records. It also includes information on the inquiry, reports and newspaper articles about the 1910 explosion of the Bellevue Underground Mine.

Lastly, the audience was shown an architec-tural concept of the new building.

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B e l l e v u e Underground Mine Executive Director Crystal Ann Potts-Jensen said the cur-rent building, con-structed in 1989, was intended to be temporary. Growing from preservation of a museum to a tourist destination, the facil-ity needs to accom-modate larger groups with updated ameni-ties, she said.

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the Crowsnest Pass own the Bellevue Underground Mine, it exists for the commu-nity and its visitors,” she added.

The Bellevue Underground Mine’s vision is to create a multi-leveled build-ing on the current site with improved visibil-ity from Highway 3. The original idea was to build something up against the wall simi-lar to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, said Potts-Jensen,

but there were many problems associated with that, she said. The current estimate is 100 feet wide by 50 feet long but that is still tentative.

“The function of the building is to become a focal point and give back pride and own-ership to the local community and that is why we are trying to get as many local community members and groups involved because we want them to be looking at this new building in a few years and say, I had a part in building this,” she said. “We’d like this building to be inviting to everyone creating an exciting place of learning, new discoveries, new expe-riences, and hands-on participation.”

The project consists of two phases, said Potts-Jensen, with the first phase now under-way. This includes architectural draw-ings for the new build-ing, the mine portal rehabilitation and preservation study, and starting in the fall of 2014, is a renew-able energy project.

Costs of the archi-tectural drawings are $38,100 and the time-frame is six to nine months. Costs of the mine portal project are $23,705 with a similar timeframe of six to nine months. Funding sources for both these projects have been confirmed and allocated.

The mine portal preservation project is considered very important by the Board, said Potts-Jensen, because it has a significant place in the Crowsnest Pass history and is also designated as a pro-vincial historical resource.

Potts-Jensen said when she started working at the mine, the water coming out of the mine caught her attention and she has been exploring the possibility of creating energy out of that. It has been determined that the possibil-ity exists and testing of the feasibility of renewable energy will be done before they apply for grants, she added. Water levels and temperatures will be studied for the next

year to see if the force and the power of the water are consistent enough to set up such a project.

If the project is feasi-ble, the energy will be used for LED lighting inside the building as well as for a heating and cooling system.

Phase two includes construction of the new building, reha-bilitation and con-servation of the mine portal and construc-

tion of the renewable energy project. Potts-Jensen said a master plan is underway, she said, which includes creating a project management plan and contracting strategy with phase two having all funding and agree-ments in place before proceeding.

“We will create a professional, realistic construction budget that will be approved by the Board as well as

any important stake-holders that take part in this,” she said. “We also like to ensure that the quality and the expectations of our stakeholders are fulfilled.”

Potts-Jensen said they hope all resi-dents and community groups provide input into what they’d like to see in the new building and once final drawings are approved, the Bellevue

Underground Mine will report back to the public, hopefully in the spring of 2015.

“We want our new building to be invit-ing, comfortable and accessible to everyone no matter their age or physical ability, filling any gaps in the com-munity,” she said.

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For 2014, the first round of grants through the Alberta government’s Festival and Events Growth Program go to the Edmonton Fringe Theatre Adventure Society ($35,000), the Rotary Club of Drayton Valley’s Thunder in the Valley festival ($25,000) and Wetaskiwin’s Friends of Reynolds Alberta Museum Society Harvest Festival ($25,000).

“Alberta has some of the most interest-ing and entertaining festivals and events in the world that have tremendous poten-

tial to attract more visitors from home and abroad,” said Dr. Richard Starke, Minister, Tourism, Parks and Recreation.

Kelly Starling, Past President, Rotary Club of Drayton Valley, said, “We are excited to receive this grant, which is going to help us identify opportunities to grow the event and attract more visitors from outside our commu-nity.”

The Festival and Events Growth pro-gram helps established events in communities throughout Alberta increase attendance, generate more reve-nue, and enhance pro-

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Events must attract a minimum of 1,500 attendees (25 per cent out-of-town visitors).

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“She’s really not a nice lady,” MLA Len Webber.

“She’s really not a nice lady” – those are the words that have kicked off the last five months of political drama in Alberta.

Those five months have been fraught with political scandal, accusations and more recently a damning, detailed, documenta-tion of events related to our former pre-mier in the Auditor Generals report. It all started with allegations of extravagant spend-ing of public monies for travel, then went on to the so called ‘princess suite’ atop the renovated federal building and then to the misuse of gov-ernment planes. The report of the Auditor General should be decisive enough to put the entire picture in perspective and lay the groundwork to bring this waste of taxpayers resources to bed once and for all.

Despite all of the hullaballoo and media coverage of these events, it is now clear that the system works.

We have had some wrongdoing or ‘mis-takes’ as they have been called, and maybe even some criminal

activity – only time will tell but if we real-ly reflect on what has happened it has proven that there are sufficient checks and balances in the system to root out wrongdoing even at the highest levels of gov-ernment.

Reflecting back we had a premier that was elected with virtu-ally no support from caucus. Ironically the only support she had was from one MLA, who was defeated by none other than MLA Ric McIver, who is now running to replace our disgraced premier. Redford won the lead-ership and then the 2012 provincial elec-tion based on a num-ber of political prom-ises that likewise had little support within caucus but she was able to rally support from many “two week Tories” who took the bait and shooed her into office.

As, in any organiza-tion, the troops rally around a newly elect-ed leader providing respect and coopera-tion to fulfill the elect-ed leader’s mandate. With a very respectable election win, caucus had further reason to maintain strong sup-port for their leader.

Apparently things

started to deteriorate based on issues and leadership style, - bul-lying and abusive treat-ment as MLA Webber put it; and then con-cerns over spend-ing and independent actions became public. It also became appar-ent that internal strife was building when caucus members were rumoured to be seek-ing a jump to federal politics. And then the lid blew off with the extravagant spending on the trip to South Africa to attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral. Members began to speak out and jump ship, bring-ing the entire caucus revolt into the public domain. And the rest is history – at least part of the history as we can only speculate how this will play out in the end.

So – is this any differ-ent than a non-polit-ical scandal, crime or whatever? I suggest not – a person gets in a

position of authority or opportunity, estab-lishes credibility, get’s away with a few minor indiscretions, things get worse, someone in the know blows the whistle, allegations are made and the perpetra-tor gets put in his or her place, safeguards are enacted to prevent similar problems in the future and life goes on.

Surprisingly this whole scenario has been enacted over a fairly short period of time. Hopefully the cost of this fiasco will not turn out to be too severe, other than some reputations have been permanently damaged.

The ‘aura of power’ is over, it’s been an interesting five months and will be a hard act to follow, not that we need any more of this kind of political excite-ment.

by Ken Allred, former St. Albert Alderman and MLA.

The other side of the story


12707, 20 Avenue, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0 • 403-563-4231Jennifer Pinkerton, [email protected] and circulation, 1-800-665-2382Editorial: [email protected] weekly each Thursday by The Crowsnest Pass Free Press, a division of Black Press Group Ltd. and distributed throughout the Crowsnest Pass. Free circulation, 2,500. Reproductions of any material contained in this publication is forbidden without the prior consent of the publisher.

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Bear Briefs

By Erin Fairhurst

When the first ever WHL Thunder Challenge took place in the Crowsnest Pass 6 years ago, it was meant to be a one time only fundraiser designed to raise money for Crowsnest Pass minor hockey. But thanks to an extremely successful first year, the event has run annually ever since and is now the club’s biggest fundraising ini-tiative.

Set to take place at the Coleman Sportsplex Sept 12-14, the Thunder Challenge

will consist of 3 exhi-bition games featuring the Calgary Hitmen, the Kootenay Ice and the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Rory Snider, the com-mittee chair, says that the Thunder Challenge is an event that he looks forward to every year. “We’re excited to kick off a great season of minor hockey here in the Pass,” he says, adding that the tourna-ment is a great way to increase the local fan base as well. “We’re hoping to draw in a lot of people and then keep that fan support

and momentum going for the rest of the sea-son.” Rory also notes that a lot of talented players will take to the ice – including some young up and comers, as well as some sea-soned veterans. “It’s always a lot of fun to watch,” he says. “It’s a great weekend of hockey.”

Tickets are $10 per game if purchased in advance, or $12 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from any local minor hockey parent or from Servus Credit Union or Copy Magic. Tickets for a

progressive 50-50 raffle are also on sale, with the winner guaranteed to take home at least $10,000 but the jack-pot could reach up to $25,000.

Money raised from the event goes back into Crowsnest Pass Minor Hockey and helps to keep the pro-gram more afford-able for local families, however a portion of the money also goes towards community initiatives through the Ricky Ryp Foundation.

The action will kick off on Friday, Sept 12 at 7pm with the

Kootenay Ice tak-ing on the Lethbridge Hurricanes. On Saturday, Sept 13 at 7pm, the Lethbridge Hurricanes will face off against the Calgary Hitmen and the final game will take place on Sunday, Sept 14th at 2pm with the Calgary Hitmen vs. the Kootenay Ice.

Crowsnest Pass Minor Hockey would like to encourage everyone to attend this fun filled weekend, and would also like to thank all of the local businesses and partici-pating teams who help

to make the event hap-pen.

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Sept. 13: Parkinson’s Su-perwalk in Sparwood. Registration at 10 am, Walk starts at 11 am from the Seniors Drop in Centre at 101-4th Ave.

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Ongoing__________Every Friday: Sparwood Farmer’s Market from 4-8 pm at Titan Park. Look for the Big Green Truck. Enjoy home

baked, grown and made items! Titan Park beside the Chamber of Com-merce.

Every Saturday: Crows-nest Pass Farmer’s Mar-ket 10-4 pm at the Blairmore Legion Parking Lot.

CNP Golf Club in Blair-more offers local rates for CNP residents every Mon & Thurs, Ladies night on Tuesday, Men’s

night Wed.

Sparwood Golf Club hosts Men’s night on Tuesday, and Ladies night on Wed.

Legion has Jam Session every 2nd & 4th Saturday from 3-6 pm in Coleman. Settle in for Poker at the Blairmore branch Thursday at 7 pm. Both Blairmore and Cole-man branches have meat draws on Saturday.

Elkford Community Conference Centre has indoor walking 55+ ev-ery Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 to 1:30 am. Drop in for a low-impact and moder-ate walking opportunity!

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Community Calendar

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• Bellevue Vet Clinicor at our of� ce 707-20th Ave.

Or in the Elk Valley at:• Remedy RX • Pool & Leisure Centre • Sasco • People’s Drug Mart • Legion • Express Mart • Chamber of Commerce • Greenwood Mall

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Rum Runner Days remains deferred

By Joni MacFarlane

Editor

Council voted to defer Rum Runner Days to

2015 to allow time to plan and recruit volunteers

to organize the event.

On Feb. 18, Sheldon Steinke, chief administra-

tive officer, advised council that last year’s Chair-

person was out of the country for the next four

months and it was getting late to begin planning

anything for this summer.

He recommended that deferring the event would

allow administration time to “research options,

implications and budget for a 2015 event to po-

tentially include Thunder in the Valley and Rum

Runner Days”.

There is a total of $40,000 identified in the 2014

triennial budget for the event.

“It’s almost too late in the day to start planning

a Rum Runners event… I think if we defer it for a

year, we could have better planning in place,” said

Councillor Shar Lazzarotto.

Mayor Blair Painter said he’d like to see the mu-

nicipality start to canvass for volunteers as soon

as possible. Councillor Lazzarotto disagreed. She said she

believes it will be difficult to get volunteers over

the next few months because of the upcoming

events that rely on volunteers such as the Bunny

Bonspiel, the Chamber of Commerce Lifestyle &

Outdoor Adventure Show, Kananaskis Pro Ro-

deo, and the Hillcrest Mine Disaster 100th An-

niversary. “You’re going to have volunteer burnout,” she

said. Councillor Marlene Anctil also pointed out that

with the Crowsnest Pass Show & Shine moving to

another weekend and the Taste of Crowsnest not

happening, “it doesn’t leave much in between”.

It was agreed to defer Rum Runner Days and

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“In the green of my Alberta moun-tain home, urban vignettes that will not be erased, build themselves behind my eyes.” So writes local artist Jean K. Blackall in her description of her latest exhibit “Urban re-visited” at the Crowsnest Pass

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It’s never a good idea to play with Bulls or Bears as they can be unpredictable and dangerous. The Bulls and Bears I’m going to refer to have to do with trends in stock markets. These are just as unpredictable and dangerous as the real animals. A Bull Market refers to a peri-od of positive growth in a stock market and is defined as a positive move in values lasting at least 3 months and a gain of 15% or more. Conversely, a Bear Market is a period of negative growth with the same parameters but on the downside.

On Monday, August 25th, 2014 the S&P/TSX hit an all time high of 15,598 on news of a Burger King, Tim Horton’s merger. No, you won’t be seeing Burger King selling donuts and Timmy’s coffee anytime soon as they will remain sepa-rate business units. So what does this have to do with Bulls and Bear’s? This merger is seen as good news for investors who hold these company’s stocks so the market reacted positively and their respective stock’s value increased.

There are many dif-ferent factors that influence stock pric-es and how markets react. At various times markets will react either positively or negatively to mergers between companies, war, natural disaster, earnings reports from

companies and some-times underlying news that doesn’t even make the media outlets. The Internet has revolu-tionized the delivery of information so now we don’t have to wait very long for good or bad news that may have a positive or neg-ative impact on Stock Markets.

I think in order for us to illustrate the impact of Bulls and Bears some historical perspective is needed. Going back to 1956 there have been 12 Bull Markets with an aver-age gain of 126% over each period, with the average length being 49 months. There have been 12 Bear Markets over the same period with an average loss of -28% with the average length being 9 months. The longest Bull mar-ket since 1956 lasted for 90 months with a total gain of 203%. The longest Bear Market lasted 17 months with a loss of -26%. (Source: Mackenzie I n v e s t m e n t s Bloomberg Data Points as of July, 31, 2014)

Given the historical performance of the TSX it would be great to be invested dur-ing the Bull Markets and out of the mar-kets during the Bear Markets. This is called Market Timing and it doesn’t work, sim-ply because we can’t predict the movement in markets. Over the years I have read many contrary views to this opinion but in depth studies quoting histor-

ical data and predicted price movements have failed to convince me otherwise.

The best time to be invested in stocks, bonds and cash is all the time with adjust-ments being made along the way to take into account sev-eral different factors including risk toler-ance, time frames and liquidity needs. Everyone views risk in different ways and react in different ways when the mar-kets are volatile and even when they’re not. This is part 1 of a 2 part series I will be writing on Risk and Investing. Next week I will address the need to measure risk and lessen the affects by having a plan in place to reach your goals without having to take unnecessary risks.

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Crowsnest Museum

The first artifact most visitors to the Crowsnest Museum & Archives see is a big, iron bell right at the front entrance. This bell has a wheel to its left side, which once held a rope to pull the bell and

make it sound. It is easy to imagine that the sound of this bell would have been heard crystal clear for quite a radius around where it rang.

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let you know.This bell was once

in the belfry of the old Central School in Coleman that stood in what is now the back-yard of the Crowsnest Museum & Archives.

The Central School was built in 1905 – just two short years after the founding of Coleman by the International Coal

& Coke Co. The Company had intend-ed for the town to be family-friendly, and a school was certainly a step in that direction.

In 1909, a wooden bell tower (belfry) was added to the front of the school and our bell was installed in 1912. It did its duty in call-ing children to school for 59 years, before

the Central school was closed, then even-tually demolished in 1973. The bell was kept in the Cameron School until the Crowsnest Historical Society began collect-ing artifacts for the Crowsnest Museum in 1983.

The bell itself also has a distin-guished story, out-

side of its local his-tory. A marking on the bell proclaims that it was made in Northville, Michigan, by the American Bell Foundry Company. According to Northville historian Barbara G. Louie, the American Bell Foundry was in the bell-making busi-ness from 1899 to

1931. They made and shipped bells to schools, churches and civic buildings across North America with the occasional order being made from as far away as Egypt or West Africa. Our bell has some very exalted ‘sisters’ worldwide.

History – the story of the Central School bellColeman Central School in the early 1930’s. The houses on the street corner were moved prior to the construction of the Coleman High School, which opened in 1936.

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Between Aug. 27 and Sept. 3, Crowsnest Pass RCMP respond-ed to 56 calls for service. They included:

Assaults: 2Fraud/Forgery: 1Mischief/Vandalism: 5Thefts: 3Impaired Driving: 2Driving Suspension: 1Disturbing Peace: 1Driving Complaints: 13MV Collisions: 9Suspicious Occurrences: 4Assistance to General Public: 3Assistance to Other Agencies: 5911 Calls (invalid): 1False Alarms: 3Animal Calls: 3Prisoners: 6

SuspensionOn Aug. 27 at 11:30 a.m., in

Blairmore, a 45-year-old male driver smelled of alcohol and pro-vided breath samples of 80 mgs. He was given a 72-hours driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle was seized for 72 hours.

WarrantsOn Aug. 30 at 2 p.m., police

arrested a 31-year-old man from Crowsnest Pass on outstanding warrants from Lethbridge. The outstanding fine monies were col-lected and turned into the court.

MischiefOn Aug. 30 at 5 p.m., police

received a complaint of a dis-turbance in Coleman. A 45-year-old female was intoxicated and arrested and lodged in cells. She was charged with mischief and released for court on Sept. 2.

CarelessOn Aug. 31 at 12:20 a.m., police

received a complaint of an erratic driver driving in the wrong lane on Highway 3 in Frank. Police locat-ed the vehicle in Hillcrest. The registered owner of the vehicle, a 48-year-old male from Cranbrook was charged with careless driving.

RocksOn Aug. 31 at 6:20 p.m., police

received a complaint of youths

throwing rocks off the top of Lundbreck Falls and hitting vehi-cles. The matter is under investi-gation as a suspect vehicle with licence plate was obtained.

ImpairedOn Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m., police

received a complaint of an erratic driver passing on double solid lines on Highway 3 west of Coleman. The vehicle was located and stopped. The driver smelled of liquor and was arrested and charged with impaired driving. He was released on documents to appear in court on Oct. 14.

Wood workupOn Sept. 1 at 10:35 a.m., police

received a complaint of assault in the random camping area at McGillivrary Flats. Two females from the Lethbridge area were assaulted by other campers who accused them of stealing wood. A 20-year-old female and a 32-year-old male from Rocky Mountain House were arrested and charged with assault. They were released on documents to appear in court on Oct. 14 and 21.

JoyrideOn Sept. 2, police received a

complaint from someone on 18 Ave. Blairmore that her vehicle may have been taken for a joyride sometime over the weekend. The 1992 Ford Tempo was returned.

TheftOn Sept. 2, police received a

complaint of theft of a windshield visor from 1989 GMC Sierra on 80 St. Coleman sometime during the night.

SideswipedOn Sept. 3, police received a

complaint that a holiday trailer parked on 22 Ave. Blairmore was sideswiped by an unknown vehicle.

TheftOn Sept. 3, police received a

report from U.S. tourists of mis-chief to their rental vehicle, a 2014 Toyota RAV parked in the Oldman River camping area while they were out fishing. The pas-senger window was smashed and $1,000 worth of fishing and camp-ing equipment was stolen.

ConvictionOn Sept. 2 in Pincher Creek

Court, a 39-year-old female from the Elk Valley charged with impaired driving received a $2,000 fine, $600 victim surcharge and a one-year driving prohibition.

Police briefs



For the month of August, Crowsnest Pass Fire/Rescue Department respond-ed to 15 calls for ser-vice. They included:

Aug. 3: Nine per-sonnel responded in the Rescue unit to a quad accident in the backcountry north of the Maycroft Rd. Personnel assisted EMS. Forestry per-sonnel were first on scene and were able to provide initial first aid response until EMS and Rescue personnel were on scene.

Aug. 3: Crews responded to large fires at the Atlas staging area during a munici-pal fire ban and a pro-vincial backcountry fire restriction. While responding to the ini-tial call, several other unsanctioned fire pits were discovered and, with the assistance of RCMP, were dealt with. Two Brush trucks, a Water Tender and the Command unit were on scene with 10 personnel.

Aug. 13: A coor-dinated effort with RCMP, EMS and Fire/Rescue personnel responded to a fatal-ity in the backcountry. Quad crews were able to remove the body to a location so that EMS crew could transport. 10 responders were on scene.

Aug. 14: Alarm

bells brought crews to the ready to respond to the NIT school in Blairmore. Investigation by the Deputy Chief con-firmed that the alarm was an accidental alarm set off by a cooking incident.

Aug. 14: Smoke alarms brought an Engine and the Command unit to a residence in Coleman. Five personnel were on scene to respond and assist the resident in resetting the detec-tors.

Aug. 17: Crews

responded to a resi-dence on Tecumseh Road for alarm detec-tion. Two Engines and a Water Tender were dispatched to scene along with the Command vehicle. Nine personnel were on scene. Alarm was accidental from smoke coming through a window from a wood burning outdoor appliance.

Aug. 19: Crews responded to a motor vehicle accident at the West Blairmore access on Highway 3. Two vehicles were involved - a GMC Sierra truck and a Toyota Celica. The truck ended up in the ditch while the Celica remained in the centre of the intersec-tion. Four person-nel responded in the Command unit and the Rescue unit, pro-viding scene stabiliza-tion, traffic control and clean-up of debris.

Aug. 21: Engine 25, Water Tender 25, Rescue 1 and Command unit responded with nine personnel to a power pole fire at the old Devon plant West of Coleman. The fire was contained and extin-guished once power was shut down to the area.

Aug. 25: CNP Fire/Rescue responded to two motor vehicle incidents on this day. The first was an inci-dent between a traffic control worker and a vehicle where a vehicle ignored the traffic con-trols which caused an altercation. The sec-ond incident involved two vehicles on Highway 3 in Frank. A vehicle was rear-ended by a smaller transport truck while waiting to turn left off the highway. Six person-nel responded in the Rescue and Command units to provide traffic control, patient stabi-lization and clean-up.

Aug. 26: The Fire Chief responded to a smoke alarm activa-tion call in Hillcrest. The homeowner called the incident in as a false alarm. The scene was investigated and responding personnel were stood down.

Aug. 27: Four vehi-cles responded with 13 personnel to a single vehicle tractor-trailer rollover off Highway 3 by the Frank Slide. The vehicle veered off the highway and rolled

down the embank-ment. Engine 25 (with 5 personnel) was stood down as fire suppres-sion was deemed unnecessary once scene was assessed. Personnel assisted with scene control, sta-bilization of patient, traffic control and ini-tial clean up. Debris from the wreckage was impeding on the train tracks and had to be removed. Three personnel were also requested to assist with traffic the fol-lowing day while the wreckage was removed from its location.

Aug. 30: A full response was carried out at the Crowsnest Pass Community Pool due to a dis-patch call indicating a Hazardous Materials (Haz-Mat) chemi-cal leak). Six Units were deployed with 14 personnel to provide a perimeter block, evacuate the pool and to investigate the situation. The alarm was triggered by an employee mixing chemicals.

Aug. 30: The on-call Incident Command unit was requested by RCMP to assist with individuals lost in the backcountry. A couple who were out fishing ended up in the wrong place after hiking for some time. They were recovered quickly and RCMP were able to stand down the Command unit.


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MUNICIPALITY OF CROWSNEST PASS NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

HERITAGE INVENTORY PROJECT – PHASE II – BLAIRMORE & FRANK

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 - 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. ELKS HALL 2025 129 STREET

In April 2014 the Municipality and the Municipal Historic Resource Board (MHRB) held an Open House to launch Phase II of the Heritage Inventory Project. Phase I included Coleman and the area west to the BC border. Phase II includes Blairmore and Frank. Phase III will include Bellevue and Hillcrest. In June 2014 another Open House was held to allow the public the opportunity to provide further feedback and actively engage in a discussion on potential heritage sites. The Heritage Inventory process is wrapping up. Come out to see the final Heritage Inventory for Blairmore and Frank.

We hope residents will find time in their calendars to drop by and see what the community believes to be are historically significant places in Blairmore and Frank.

For further details about this Open House, please contact either Municipality of Crowsnest Pass Development Officer Ken Bourdeau (403) 562-8833 [email protected] or

Merinda Conley of Community Design Strategies Inc. at (403) 277-1117 [email protected] .

We look forward to seeing you there!

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