Air Cadets find new home after Centre   
Posted 19 hours ago
The Crowsnest Pass Air Cadets appeared before council on June 23 to urge council to continue to give them rent-free space. [more]

Library in need of repairs   
Posted 19 hours ago
Like many buildings in the Crowsnest Pass, the Blairmore library is an aging structure in need of repair. Who is responsible for its maintenance, was a question asked of council at their meeting on June 23. [more]

A rock and a hard place   
Posted 19 hours ago
Our municipal council is in a conundrum. Spray Lake Sawmills went before council to present two options on getting their logs hauled out of the harvested area near Atlas Road. The first involves driving up to 25 loads a day through a residential area. [more]

Where is the other voice of the Crowsnest Centre?   
Posted 19 hours ago
Dear Editor, I have read every article published in all the papers about our council and their actions and about our Crowsnest Centre (the old hospital part) being pushed to the brink of destruction (literally). [more]

Councillor’s suggestion “ludicrous”   
Posted 19 hours ago
Dear Editor, How ludicrous is Councillor David Cole’s suggestion that Pass citizens “should raise holy hell” about the Spray Lake Sawmill issue! Citizens have been “raising holy hell”, both verbal and written, for many months about the Crowsnest Centre issue but have been ignored. [more]

School board not responsible for safety   
Posted 19 hours ago
Concerns about the safety of children walking to and from school are the municipality’s responsibility. That was the message delivered to council from the Livingstone Range School Division representatives at the meeting on June 16. [more]

Local restaurant wins award   
Posted 19 hours ago
It turns out the old cliche is true: there’s no such thing as bad advertising. Stone’s Throw Cafe in Blairmore has been awarded the dubious distinction of Best Bathroom in Alberta. A Seal of Approval was presented to Stone’s Throw Cafe by the “Powder Room” last week. [more]

Bear Smart receives funding   
Posted 19 hours ago
Living with bears is an ongoing problem in the Crowsnest Pass. The rapid increase in rural residential and vacation homes in Crowsnest Pass has resulted in a rise in human-bear interactions and the destruction of an increasing number of problem bears. [more]

Local schools ranked in report card   
Posted 19 hours ago
If you want your children to get a good education it would appear you are in the right area. More than half of top-performing high schools in Alberta can be found in rural communities, according to the independent research organization The Fraser Institute. [more]

Flu virus blamed on NIT cancellations   
Posted 19 hours ago
Three summer programs at the Nippon Institute of Technology were cancelled according to Phil Cann, director of NIT. The junior high, senior high and cosmopolytech programs, were cancelled at the start of the flu outbreak in April because of concerns about travel and the spread of the virus. [more]

First schooling series a success   
Posted 19 hours ago
A slightly windy Saturday was a proper setting for the first of a horse schooling show series at Windy Lindy’s Stables this past weekend, June 27. With about 10 participants in various classes through the day, stables owner and manager Carmen Linderman said the day was a complete success. [more]

Fly fishing for youth   
Posted 19 hours ago
It was a great day for fly fishing Saturday, June 27, especially for the Hillcrest Fish and Game Youth Committee. [more]

Go wild with art   
Posted 19 hours ago
Got kids at home for the summer? Wondering how to fill up their days? Why not let them explore their creativity? The Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery is offering a variety of art programs for children throughout the summer. [more]

New art exhibit answers existential question   
Posted 19 hours ago
The Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery holds its annual juried show of local and area artists starting Saturday, July 4. [more]

Are we getting stupider and does anyone care?   
Posted 19 hours ago
A while ago, someone complained to me that they thought people were getting dumber. They said they’d noticed a trend over the years that people just didn’t seem as smart as they once were. Maybe it was all that mindless reality TV people watch, they said. [more]