Fatal Blairmore residential fire

RCMP Alberta - Crowsnest Pass RCMP and Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that claimed a woman’s life in Blairmore last night.

At approximately 3:00 am, Crownsest Pass RCMP with dispatched to a residential fire at an apartment on 20th Avenue in Blairmore. The local fire department entered the unit where the fire had occurred and removed the lone resident from the building. Paramedics pronounced the resident, a 55 year old woman, deceased at the scene.

No one else was injured in the fire and the cause is under investigation. One other resident of the building was evacuated as a result of the fire.

Crowsnest Pass RCMP lay charges following seizure of explosive device

RCMP Alberta - Crownest Pass RCMP have laid charges against two men following a complaint that a homemade explosive had been constructed.

Early in the morning on May 1, a concerned citizen contacted RCMP to advise that they had seen what was described as a homemade explosive in the possession of two intoxicated individuals. The witness told police that the two had made an explosive and were talking about trying to blow it up. RCMP located the suspects at a residence in Blairmore shortly after receiving the information. The suspects cooperated with police and showed the responding officers the explosive device they had made. Both suspects were arrested without incident and the RCMP explosive disposal unit attended to dismantle the device later the same day. Two firearms were also seized at the residence.

Chinook Girls Basketball update

St. Michael's Dragons vs Kainai JV

Chris Davis - The Chinook Basketball League's 2016/17 season will conclude with the league basketball tournament and awards dinner this weekend, hosted at the Matthew Halton and St. Michael's gymnasiums. After that comes Zones and Provincials. Kainai SV is at the top of the current Chinook League standings with 9 wins and no losses. Matthew Halton's Hawks are in second place with 8 wins and 1 loss. Coalhurst is in third place with 7 wins and 2 losses. St. Michael's Dragons are in fourth place with 6 wins and 3 losses.

Here's a recap of January and February Chinook League Girls games.

CNP Quad Squad upset about Castle parks draft plan

Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad President Gary Clark - It has been implied that the Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad was 100% behind the decision to ban OHV’S (off-highway vehicles) from the new Provincial parks. This is 100% incorrect. Yes, we did support the concept of the Park when it was first announced that the continued use of OHV’S on sustainable trails would be allowed. We have a signed letter from the Minister stating OHV use would be allowed and a hand-written note saying “We will work together on this.” Although we were told our input was valued, it’s apparent it was not.

St. Michael's Dragons and Cardston Cougars tops at 2017 Halton Jr Girls basketball tourney

A First Place - St. Michael's Dragons

B First Place - Cardston Cougars

Chris Davis - Last Friday and Saturday the Matthew Halton Gym was the busy site of the 2017 Halton Hawks Junior Girls A and B invitational basketball tournament.  12 teams played in a total of four pools for preliminary games before contesting in A and B final games.

Chinook basketball: Dragons defeat Panthers and Pandas

Dragons vs Panthers

• Dragons Boys win first place at St. Mary's tournament

Chris Davis -  St. Michael's Sr. Boys and Girls Dragons basketball teams hosted their Crowsnest Pass counterparts at the Dale Wentz Memorial Gymnasium on January 11, and won both games by wide margins.

2016 SWJHAA Cross Country races held in Pincher Creek

2016 SWJHAA Cross Country Medalists

Pincher Creek's St. Michael's and Matthew Halton High schools hosted South Western Junior High Athletic Association (SWJHAA) 2016 cross country races on Wednesday, September 28. 71 junior high athletes participated, not including the many organizers and volunteers who were also kept running during the event. Also participating in a longer fun run were 10 athletes from local schools (MHHS, STM, LHS) Participating schools included Pincher Creek's Matthew Halton High School (MHHS) and St. Michael's (STM), Piikani Nation Secondary School (PNSS), Lundbreck's Livingstone High School (LHS), Nanton's J.T.Foster High School (JT), Claresholm's Willow Creek Composite High School (WCCHS), and Crowsnest Consolidated High School (CNP).