Travel on Highway 3 west of Coleman to BC not recommended

Highway 3: 1.9 km east of Alberta BC. border near Crowsnest Pass

Highway 3 west of Coleman to BC, travel not recommended at this time (Tuesday, February 8, 12:20 pm) according to @511Alberta road conditions map .

Highway 3 twinning project update

Highway 3 Twinning Functional Planning Study – Sentinel to Pincher Creek study area (AB Transportation)

Chris Davis - The Highway 3 proposed twinning project has been the subject of recent open houses in June and November of this year. It has also been the subject of discussion in the Alberta Legislature, primarily during Question Period remarks by Livingstone-Macleod MLA Pat Stier, most recently on December 6. Stier's electoral division includes a significant portion of the highway. Stier is a regular guest at monthly meetings of the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association, which includes representatives of the municipalities along the highway.  He pressed for a more definite timeline.

Emergency wildfire situation in Crowsnest Pass

Alberta Emergency Management Agency update, issued Tues. Oct. 17, 2017, 11:53 pm:

The Wildfire between the Sentinel Industrial Park and Coleman continues to be out of control, and Highway 3 west of Coleman remains closed to all traffic. Willow Drive, McLaren Ridge, Carbondale Trailer Court, and MacGillivary Flats are evacuated, and no one should be in these areas. Everyone else in Coleman should be prepared to evacuate on short notice.

A Reception Centre has been setup at the Vertical Church in Pincher Creek, which is located at 1200 Ken Thorton Blvd., and all evacuated residents are asked to register at the church and they can register by calling 403-627-9457.

Willow Drive, McLaren Ridge, Carbondale Trailer Court, and MacGillivary Flats remain under an evacuation order, and everyone else in Coleman should be prepared to evacuate on short notice. Highway 3 west of Coleman remains closed and there is heavy smoke in the area. All evacuees should go to or call the Vertical Church in Pincher Creek to register. Phone # 403-627-9457.

Information Shared by Real Country Radio at 9:30 pm:

Emergency command is set up at the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre.

The town asks that residents try to conserve water until power is restored. We don’t want to tax our water reserves too much.

We have no definite timeline for when restoration will be complete. It could be back by midnight, or not until tomorrow morning.

The outages here in the Pass are the absolute #1 priority for Fortis. Of all the locations experiencing outages through the province right now, we have the most crews responding to try to get us back up and running.

The work is slow due to wind, and related challenges caused by wind. Crews have to check every pole for downed lines, lines affected by fallen trees.

Schools:

All schools in the Pass will be closed today.

If the situation changes:

If you still have a charge on your phone, download the Alberta Emergency Alert App through your app store. If new evacuations are ordered, or the situation changes in any significant way, you will receive a very loud, annoying alert that will wake you in the middle of the night.

If the worst were to happen and you needed to evacuate in the middle of the night, there WILL be people going door to door.
Alberta Wildfire Info update at 8:15 pm: The wildfire near Coleman is over 50 hectares in size and is listed as out of control. It is located less than 3 kilometres west of Coleman. Crews are expected to work through the night.

Municipality of Crowsnest Pass at 9:30 pm, October 17:

At this time, Highway 3 westbound remains closed at Flummerfelt Park in Coleman.

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.

Crowsnest Historical Society receives federal funding

Foothills MP John Barlow - As part of the social infrastructure investments announced in Budget 2016, the Crowsnest Historical Society has been approved for a contribution of up to $49,603.85 in fiscal year 2016-17 in support of the conservation of the Alberta Provincial Police Building located within Coleman National Historic Site of Canada.