tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post1390255343109373826..comments2023-08-13T05:48:46.583-06:00Comments on Crowsnest Pass Home: Happy New Year, Looking ahead to 2012 in the Crowsnest PassCrowsnest Pass Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045130138290202472noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-28000973664194211782012-01-21T08:00:27.208-07:002012-01-21T08:00:27.208-07:00hi dean have not been checking your site for a whi...hi dean have not been checking your site for a while how did the ski hill manager position end up here. Just for your readers I have known Dave (the ski hill manager) for the last six years since he took the job as manager and can tell you he does an excellent job of looking after the ski hill. This manager and the millwright have done a lot of work to that operation and were the first ones to utilize the snowmaking capability on the upper run. Best person for the job periodpeter rosnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-68771716413532694252012-01-17T14:01:14.720-07:002012-01-17T14:01:14.720-07:00Dean, in my opinion, I think what the concern is h...Dean, in my opinion, I think what the concern is here is that the nature of work involved here with this particular job is 'promotion' i.e. promoting our ski hill and our community in order to attract business and potential residents to this our community. In order to be truly effective the individual here should be an ambassador for our community. <br /><br />How can one be such if one does not even reside here? The 'optics' are very bad indeed.<br /><br />JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-80457756095107867322012-01-17T13:16:20.308-07:002012-01-17T13:16:20.308-07:00I understand the issue of optics.
I don't know...I understand the issue of optics.<br />I don't know if you can legally force people to live in your town would that be a legal condition of employment?<br />In a typical employer/employee relationship you can discipline people for not showing up to work, for being late etc etc.<br />But if they show up on time every day what can you reall do. <br /><br />Going back to 10:10 comments about comparing dump truck operators to senior management.<br /><br />Teck has a mine manager that presently lives in the Pass, and a former very senior administrator who has lived in the Pass for years.<br /><br />The real issue is still, does the person most qualified and available to do the job do it or not.Crowsnest Pass Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045130138290202472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-61854066558752830112012-01-17T07:46:43.278-07:002012-01-17T07:46:43.278-07:00Anon @10:10
"... it sure seems like bad optic...Anon @10:10<br />"... it sure seems like bad optics"<br /><br />Totally agree. Makes one wonder how committed to the community and the job one can be when having nothing invested in either? <br /><br />JP<br /><br />p.s. Dean's comment is valid but it doesn't address the 'optics', now does it, or my point above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-8050658599048721002012-01-16T11:10:56.782-07:002012-01-16T11:10:56.782-07:00I think the comparison of Teck employees and oil s...I think the comparison of Teck employees and oil sands workers to the handful of management positions here is a little off base. There is a different level of community involvement in driving a dump truck than managing a public facility. Perhaps he does do a good job, I can't say, but it sure seems like bad optics. It would seem reasonable to me that individuals in top management would be expected to relocate here within a given period of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-9063847242189575592012-01-13T12:57:32.223-07:002012-01-13T12:57:32.223-07:00I think Teck would have a hard time only hiring pe...I think Teck would have a hard time only hiring people from Sparwood. I think they would if they could probably though. And furthermore, NO ONE would make someone move to Ft. Mac. Regarding bylaw officers from Lethbridge, I think that is crazy. They should always look local first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-5569919567717423052012-01-13T12:15:17.858-07:002012-01-13T12:15:17.858-07:00Little history first of all prior to the present m...Little history first of all prior to the present manager the ski hill had gone through three managers in the previous three years. <br />Personally I believe this manager does a very good job. <br /><br />Now his place of residence, personally I really don't care.<br />At the end of the day would the community be better served by having an inferior manager that lives in the Pass.<br /><br />The people that wrote the comments I wonder where they live where they work.<br /><br />Want to see the Crowsnest Pass turn into a ghost town? Have Teck take the position that they will only hire people where their mines are located. <br />We have a growing number of people here that still live in the Pass but have moved on to the greener pastures of the oil sands imagine if they were told they had to live in Ft Mac.<br /><br />The bottom line is the job being done by the individual in the position?Crowsnest Pass Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045130138290202472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-86455031752207669442012-01-13T11:15:26.893-07:002012-01-13T11:15:26.893-07:00are these last two comments serious?
what if the ...are these last two comments serious?<br /><br />what if the mines took this attitude?<br /><br />who cares where they live as long as they do their job?<br /><br />we had bylaw officers in the past that lived in Lethbridge.<br /><br />there has to be bigger issues to deal with than someone's address.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-3022945595523448442012-01-12T15:18:25.809-07:002012-01-12T15:18:25.809-07:00Yes, I agree, it should be a given that any manage...Yes, I agree, it should be a given that any manager must live in the Pass. Lives in Fernie, what were they thinking. Although happened under a different council. <br />Totally ridiculous. You'd think he could get a job in Fernie. What the heck. Maybe more money here. I definitely think that should be changed for future though. It is not fair to the people living here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-6331013775200103192012-01-11T20:43:19.289-07:002012-01-11T20:43:19.289-07:00Found out today that the manager of the Pass Powde...Found out today that the manager of the Pass Powderkeg ski hill lives in Fernie. It would seem to me that he has little to no interest in this community considering he has been in this position for several years and continues to live elsewhere. I would think that council with their love of policies would have one in place that requires employees in management positions to live in the community. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on this situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-47555735250322201672012-01-10T08:18:53.222-07:002012-01-10T08:18:53.222-07:00Read the letters to the various papers the mood is...Read the letters to the various papers the mood is changing here. The people are starting to see what this council is all about. <br />Dean how do we figure out the difference between this years back taxes and last years?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-18844647232434508852012-01-09T15:17:02.037-07:002012-01-09T15:17:02.037-07:00I do not think the population is decreasing that m...I do not think the population is decreasing that much. I know quite a few people who have moved down recently. Let's welcome them with open arms - not the old standard, Oh, are you from the Pass. If not, hummmmmmmmmmmmmm let me think. <br />Needs to end, big time. Like this is 2012, not 1954.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-1495863637138705352012-01-09T15:15:00.580-07:002012-01-09T15:15:00.580-07:00Yes, Jose, I agree with a lot of what you say.I th...Yes, Jose, I agree with a lot of what you say.I think there should be something in place where municipal employees cannot hire relatives. Ha ha for that. <br />As far as people shopping in Pincher Creek, the things you mentioned are probably right, but for myself it all stems back to the service. A lot of the people working here are crabby and don't care about customer service. I go once and not again when that happens. And back to the same old topic, most of them are emmployed by their relatives - so, you get what you get.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-35444213264316088432012-01-09T10:25:13.221-07:002012-01-09T10:25:13.221-07:00" the people want it that way"
I disagre..." the people want it that way"<br />I disagree with this. This council was largely voted in on the promise/lie that they would strongly encourage business development. The people that voted these guys in have been lied to as this council has not done one thing to encourage new business to come here. They actually went out of their way to screw a new business.So "the people" actually want businesses to come here.Why do we have a council that has not done one thing that they promised.Are they being influenced by others? What can "the people" do about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-55804070863438379032012-01-08T13:34:21.756-07:002012-01-08T13:34:21.756-07:00To Anon1200PM--Guess you are correct that the &quo...To Anon1200PM--Guess you are correct that the "people and council" want it that way. But just who are the people you mention? Likely the present business owners, insiders and play makers that want to protect their and their friends' turf. <br /><br />As a result, over the past few years, the new businesses have set up in Fernie and Pincher Creek. The Pass has been totally by-passed by design, and will become a blip on the road. As a result, the Pass residents are now going in increasing numbers to shop in Pincher Creek and Lethbridge, so how does this help the Pass businesses?<br /><br />As the population decreases and the taxes increase to support the bloated administration, who think they ARE Pincher Creek, the Pass will continue to deteriorate. <br /><br />At some point the outsiders will flock in and buy up the place, and those locals that stopped the earlier development will need permission to use the local ski hill, golf club, services, and forests. As the Sierra Club and like gain power, those "people and the council" will wish they had invited in new business a while back.<br /><br />JoseJosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550014375217494034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-33526318221733438622012-01-08T13:30:09.021-07:002012-01-08T13:30:09.021-07:00To Anon1200PM--Guess you are correct that the &quo...To Anon1200PM--Guess you are correct that the "people and council" want it that way. But just who are the people you mention? Likely the present business owners, insiders and play makers that want to protect their and their friends turf. <br /><br />As a result, over the past few years, the new businesses have set up in Fernie and Pincher Creek. The Pass has been totally by-passed by design, and will become a blip on the road. Regardless, the Pass residents are now going in increasing numbers to shop in Pincher Creek and Lethbridge, so how does this help the Pass businesses?<br /><br />As the population decreases and the taxes increase to support the bloated administration, who think they ARE Pincher Creek, the Pass will continue to deteriorate. <br /><br />At some point the outsiders will flock in and buy up the place, and those locals that stopped the earlier development will need permission to use the local ski hill, golf club, services, and forests. As the Sierra Club and like gain power, those "people and the council" will wish they had invited in new business a while back.<br /><br />JoseJosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550014375217494034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-34482030420731606102012-01-07T18:12:15.163-07:002012-01-07T18:12:15.163-07:00I don't think you are qualified to say "g...I don't think you are qualified to say "going in the wrong direction". You don't know that for sure. The building is slower here because that is the way people want it. Always has been that way. Nothing to do with anything else. People and council want it to stay small - not expand obviously. That is what the people keep voting in time and time again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-47205521869601752572012-01-06T18:37:10.877-07:002012-01-06T18:37:10.877-07:00Really hoped last election that all of these chang...Really hoped last election that all of these changes would be good for the Pass.<br />Now I would say they were good for nothing.<br /><br />AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-17405014549095340682012-01-06T15:45:53.804-07:002012-01-06T15:45:53.804-07:00Listening to CJPR this morning development permits...Listening to CJPR this morning development permits in 2011 were 66for a total of $6.5 million versus 81 for a total of $8.9 million in 2010. Not a good sign, sure indicates that the economy here is going in the wrong direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-80595730710131146612012-01-06T11:43:05.140-07:002012-01-06T11:43:05.140-07:00Any answers on how much it will cost the taxpayers...Any answers on how much it will cost the taxpayers to acquire the land back of the present office to expand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-11610707316541327122012-01-06T00:09:43.619-07:002012-01-06T00:09:43.619-07:00Bylaw enforcement: Supposed to start January 2012....Bylaw enforcement: Supposed to start January 2012.<br /><br />The "NEWSLETTER 58 JAN 2012" that came with my utility bill says the "Traffic Bylaw requires residents to remove snow and ice from sidewalks adjoining their property", but the bylaw 704 they cite seems to apply only to Commercial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-91167629357112664132012-01-05T18:28:38.620-07:002012-01-05T18:28:38.620-07:00Can't wait to see how council respondes to the...Can't wait to see how council respondes to the CUPE letters in the paper. Are they really bringing in a high priced lawyer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-18935971536897749142012-01-05T15:14:21.870-07:002012-01-05T15:14:21.870-07:00I really agree with the comment about getting busi...I really agree with the comment about getting business. That should be a top priority. But I fear it would have to be a friend or relative of council to get a business approved. Next election I think we should elect some "normal working class" people. They do exist, right. Should be easy to get a business on tract. Cut the red tape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-15583265523544754502012-01-05T13:45:17.201-07:002012-01-05T13:45:17.201-07:00Dean I think one big issue you missed is getting t...Dean I think one big issue you missed is getting the business sector to realize that the municipality is open for business.<br />I drive down main street I see store after empty store. Some of them have been empty for so long, a day will come when land lords will be slashing rental costs to steal a tennant from another building. Better some revenue than nothing right.<br />After the circus with the proposed shop next to the Greenhill. Who in their right mind is going to approach the municipality about starting a business here? <br />Strategic plans are great but I think a vibrant mainstreet is a much larger priority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-39589506111114344982012-01-05T11:32:29.149-07:002012-01-05T11:32:29.149-07:00We closed a library last year and we have a museum...We closed a library last year and we have a museum that is struggling to stay alive. <br />Why not look after our heritage before we make a lot of consultants wealthy.<br /><br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com