RCMP Quarterly Update – Corporal Amatto The RCMP detachment has committed to provide quarterly updates to Council providing statistical crime rate comparisons and other community based preventative programming information. Corporal Amatto provided council with a brief statistic update highlighting some of the different types and amount of crime the RCMP are seeing in the area. Amatto than moved on to update Council on the Habitual Offender Management Program. The HOM program was created as part of the RCMP “K” Division Crime Reductions Strategy in 2013. The program provides a framework for the RCMP, the Alberta Justice and Solicitor General Correctional Services Division and other key community partners to respond to those offenders who are responsible for committing a disproportionately high number of crimes in a community. Corporal Amatto provided a definition of what a Habitual Offender is. They are defines as an adult or youth with an established pattern of persi
Pass Herald Reporter
Trying to find a way to recap what the year 2020 has been like isn’t really all that hard. It was brutal. So many of the things I was looking forward to got cancelled and not seeing friends and family as much as I hoped was also a tough pill to swallow. When the pandemic first hit back in March and I moved all my office stuff up to my apartment to begin working from home, I was expecting one or two months of it and then I’d be back going to events and interviewing people in person.
Pass Herald Reporter
In this issue of the Herald, you’ll see a few of the photos I took following the snowfall that covered the Crowsnest Pass. When I woke up Thursday and saw clear skies and snow capped mountains and trees, I knew exactly how I’d be spending my morning. The way the sun hit the mountains and trees just made everything pop a little more than usual. I started my morning trek through the Pass by driving out towards the Chinook Lake turnoff. I stopped there and got some great shots of Crowsnest Mountain in all its glory before travelling back towards Coleman.
Pass Herald Reporter
With new mandatory restrictions put in place province-wide by the Alberta government, the Pass Powderkeg Ski Area is changing some of their operations. Last week, we reported that the Lodge will still offer food and beverage. This is still the case but more protocols have been put in place to ensure safety for everyone. Manager Katherine Seleski says they have made a few changes to their food and beverage services. “The lodge is open only for ordering. Our menu is limited down to everyone’s favourites and we’ve spread our tables out around the lodge for cohorts/families to use.”