FRANK, ALBERTA — Some residents of Crowsnest Pass say a planned twinning of Highway 3 through the community in southwestern Alberta will amount to a…
“I think we’d know some places are sacred. I don’t know why we don’t think this one is.”
“When people say if we dig up the highway right here that there won’t be any people under, nobody can say that. Nobody.” “It’s time, they say, to dig up the Frank Slide’s dead, time to spend hundreds of millions to transform the Crowsnest River valley into a high-speed off-ramp into British Columbia.”Article content
Painter said the addition of traffic lights on the current highway has improved safety for pass residents. He said there are also worries the expanded highway may cut small communities off from potential tourism or business traffic.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Opposition to highway twinning of Highway 3 affecting Frank Slide site in southwestern AlbertaA twinning of the busy corridor has been discussed for 50 years and it now appears to be a reality with final approvals granted and a two-year engineering study underway
Read more »
'Some places are sacred': Opposition to highway twinning affecting Frank Slide siteThe 1903 slide lasted 90 seconds, but in that time at least 92 people were killed and part of the coal mining town of Frank disappeared.
Read more »
XRP sees momentum slide in bullish favor as prices drifted above $0.45Over the past two weeks, XRP has traded within a range that extended from $0.44 to $0.48, and the recent H12 session close at $0.47 handed XRP bulls a slight advantage.
Read more »
Police deploy in schools in Serbia as opposition plan marchSerbia's education minister submitted his resignation Sunday following two mass shootings, one of them at a primary school, that left 17 people dead, and the country's government urged citizens to turn in all their unregistered weapons or run the risk of a prison sentence.
Read more »
Ontario passes bill that expands private delivery of health careThe new bill has drawn criticism from opposition parties and health\u002Dcare workers.
Read more »
Opinion | Why white leaders need more racial literacyAs long as white leaders remain unwilling, or unable, to have frank conversations about race, we’ll remain stuck — because what we can’t speak about, we can’t change. Opinion by annahid
Read more »