Fernie Fix August 2020

AUGUST 2020 | ISSUE 164

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REVIVAL ISSUE

IN THIS ISSUE: Feature Resident, Tanya Malcolm • Feature Artist, Joni Laberge • Special Feature “The New Normal” by Ryplie Shea Hillman • Plus, look for biking, burpee and self-help challenges!

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EDITOR’S FIX p5 THE REVIVAL ISSUE SPECIAL FEATURE p7 The New Normal by Ryplie Shea Hillman

BUSINESS IN THE VALLEY p9 Business News It’s in the Numbers by Roman Rybar, CFP It’s Not Easy, But Look Past the Market Selloff

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT p14 Feature Artist – Joni Laberge ArtBeat - A Simple Rebirth

by Michael Hepher At Peace and Yet On Fire – The Unfortunates

by Sadie Rosgen and Elexia Brace Rental Fix – Birds of Prey by Andrew Vallance Events This Month

COMMUNITY p24

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE p33

Feature Resident - Tanya Malcolm

by Krista Turcasso Planning Ahead - Restoration and Relationships by Kerri Wall

Bark Break: SUP Dogs by Val Lanthier Family Wellness with Dr Taina Turcasso, ND RM - Finding Your Vitality Elements of Movement – Did Someone Say Burpees? with Maddy Alaric This is Life by Tyla Charbonneau - Self-Help

RECREATION AND OUTDOOR LIFE p29 Rolling Downhill at Fernie Alpine Resort Hollow Tree by Karen Pepper Hitting the Trails - Virtual Challenges with Julie Kelly Fernie Scavenger Hunt by Wes RobinsonShaw - The Lizard Fernie Mountain Mamas – Two Become Three by Yvonne Prest

BITS AND BYTES p40 The Answer Guy – iPhone Photo Backup

by Kevin McIsaac Astrology – August 2020 by Ashley Kristina

FERNIE FUN p42 The Last Page

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Contributors ANDREW VALLANCE is a cinephile nerd who currently lives on the west coast. Girlfriendless, he spends his time going to movies, buying DVDs and flirting.

RYPLIE SHEA HILLMAN is a grade ten student at Fernie Secondary School. She is a passionate artist, writer and cinephile.

ASHLEY KRISTINA has studied astrology for over twenty years and has been reading/teaching for five.

For an in depth natal chart reading, email mountainashastrology@gmail. com.

Every month SADIE ROSGEN teams up with some of Fernie’s brightest young writers collaborating on a given theme.

If you are reading this and think that you are that person, drop her a line at sadiepumps@gmail.com.

JULIE KELLY is the Manager for the Fernie Trails Alliance and loves spending time on the Fernie trails.

KAREN PEPPER has worked at Fernie Alpine Resort for nearly 20 years. She looks forward to highlighting some of the trails at the hill for readers this summer.

KERRI WALL specialises in group facilitation, mediation, parent coaching, and leadership training. She welcomes inquiries at kerriwall.ca.

KEVIN MCISAAC haunts the coffee shops and streets of Fernie to find his column source material.

MADDY ALARIC is a lover of putting things down and picking them back up again, whether it be weights or her children. She loves inspiring people through her classes at Soar Studios and looks forward to sharing this love through her column.

MICHAEL HEPHER is a painter, printmaker, sculptor and musician living and working in Fernie. His work is collected internationally and can be seen at Clawhammer Press and a variety of galleries in Western Canada.

ROMAN RYBAR has worked in the financial industry since 1996.

He became a Limited Partner with Edward Jones in 2004. When he is not helping clients he can be found enjoying bike trails or manning the bbq for family and friends.

DR. TAINA TURCASSO is a naturopathic doctor and midwife practicing in Calgary, Alberta. She spends most of her time catching babies, and is inching her way back to Fernie.

TYLA CHARBONNEAU is a Registered Psychologist (CPBC2385), dog momma, and nature lover. She loves talking with others about mindfulness, self-compassion, and human nature.

VAL LANTHIER is the Vet Tech behind local pet sitting and dog walking services, Pet Tech Care.

For her, it’s animals all day every day, with a focus on how we can enrich their lives.

WES ROBINSON-SHAW is a 14 year old avid biker and skier.

After a great year competing at xc skiing at the provincial level his season finished abruptly with the cancelation of the National Championships due to Covid-19. He is already training hard for next season.

YVONNE PREST wears a lot of hats: New mom, writer, teacher, councillor, chips and salsa fanatic.

Her favourite hat is being a Fernie-ite.

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Editor’s Fix

By Krista Turcasso, Editor OKAY, guys. Let’s check in. How are we feeling? Is the pressure easing off? Can you breathe just a little bit easier? Has the fog lifted from your head and your heart? I sincerely hope so.

Just a few weeks ago when I started thinking about August and our theme of Revival, I wasn’t quite ready for it. Revival of what? How will we even get there? But a change was already underway, and I could slowly feel a new energy moving in. A strong, positive, hopeful energy.

Here is what I think happened.

An acceptance. This is our situation. This is what we can do. This is how we can ask for help.

A recognition of privilege. We live in Fernie. We have access to space. We are working hard to ensure we all stay safe and healthy.

An allowance to feel. Everything.

And a letting go. Of expectation. Of ‘the plan.’ (Yes, I’m learning to go with the flow! Okay, I kind of suck at it but I’ve made progress.)

Last weekend, we were camping with our girls. And get this… I read a book in two days. I haven’t done that in years (I don’t think cramming the day before book club counts). Lounging around, turning pages while sipping delicious coffee or crisp white wine…. it was pure magic, and lightness.

While things are still tough and so much is unknown, let’s hold on to these changes, these moments, the pure magic that surrounds us daily. The Revival is here, even if it’s just within each one of us.

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THE REVIVAL ISSUE SPECIAL FEATURE

The New Normal

by RYPLIE SHEA HILLMAN As the school year came to its end and the COVID-19 Pandemic continued to ramp up, Ryplie Shea Hillman wrote this essay on her experience as a Grade 9 student - a teenager in a small community, trying to cope with the dramatic changes this virus has instituted.Thank you, Ryplie for sharing this with us and our readers.

STUCK at a place of mine where suddenly the world starts to lose touch with reality. I find myself questioning, “Is this really happening?”

When my mind wonders for so long in a state with no distractions in the light of the moon my mind goes blank. I lose my sense of caution and anything feels possible; which scares me to be honest. It’s almost like me being trapped in the danger of my own room makes me do more risk full and hateful things. Being bored is a dangerous path in a teenager’s mind; we can change a lot. Lose themselves under the layer of boredom and constant vibrations only burying the real problem deeper in the rapids of thoughts and dreams.

The days lose their length and the nights only go further into sleep deprivation while the parents don’t notice their own child anymore and the favourite conversation that lingers in the atmosphere of our once home now kingdom of resentment is, “Are you ok? You seem different.”

We can’t answer that question because we don’t know it ourselves. Our friends start to drift away to the capturing screen of our only mirror to the outside world. People used to say, “Stay off your screens; the world is outside.”

That’s not true anymore. Our phones lose their once purpose of a friendly past time to committed lifestyle.

As teachers wrap us into the never ending story of due dates and paper the stress and anger deepens further into the warm layers of our sweat-pant covered skin. The desire to just put everything to the next day and just sink into the coffin of our own beds becomes more tempting each “Groundhog Day.” Setting goals and activities to the days to come only guides us into a more

Submitted Photo submerging hate for ourselves and for the people that try to help.

The constant comparison to going for a run or to losing yourselves and a brain drilling night with her friends makes moving less and less appealing. With each day all the music of our memories of a normal life echoes through each chapter our brain makes us gain the teaspoon of hope.

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It’s Not Easy, But Look Past the Market Selloff

by ROMAN RYBAR, CFP THESE are challenging times. Like everyone, you are concerned about keeping your family safe and healthy, and you’re doing your part to help protect your community from the effects of the coronavirus. And if you’re an investor, you must also address your financial situation.

How should you respond to the current market volatility and recent declines in investment prices?

For one thing, try to avoid what many others seem to be doing: panicking. The market selloff may feel unsettling, but it appears to be driven more by fear and panic than by economic or financial reality.

Uncertainty is high, but there are reasons that provide more confidence in the longer-term outlook, suggesting that conditions still warrant an eventual rebound. Canadian unemployment entered this situation near a 40-year low, with solid wage growth. We will see a temporary, but material, disruption to the labour market, of course, along with a decline in economic activity, but households entered this period in generally good shape. Interest rates remain near historic lows supporting the housing market, and policymakers have acted swiftly to stabilize the economy in the near-term and support a recovery once the virus is brought under control.

In addition, while further volatility and the potential for further weakness will likely continue, the steep drops we’ve already seen indicate that the financial markets have “priced in” the likelihood of a shortterm recession, which may mean that the worst of the stock market pain has already been endured, though, of course, there are no guarantees.

First, though, it seems likely that the investment world will finally calm down

would also affect your long-term growth potential.

• Look for buying opportunities. Stocks are now at their most compelling values in recent years – in other words, there are plenty of compelling investments out there.You can find many high-quality investments at lower prices, so you may want to consider taking advantage of the opportunity.

Stock Photo only when the health situation shows signs of containment – and this will inevitably happen, despite the grim reports we are seeing these days. As a country, we have the motivation, the will, the solidarity and the resources to defeat the coronavirus and its effects, despite the pain and trauma it is now undoubtedly causing.

These are trying times for all of us. But as an investor, you’ll help yourself greatly if you keep the situation in perspective, take a long-term view, evaluate your own risk tolerance and be receptive to new possibilities.

So, back to our original question: What should you do? Here are a few suggestions: • Remember why you’re investing. Given the market decline, you may be tempted to change your investment strategy. But keep in mind that your financial goals, such as a comfortable retirement, are longer-term than the shelf life of the coronavirus. These goals, not today’s headlines, should guide your decisions.

• Re-evaluate your risk tolerance. The recent volatility provides a good test of your ability to weather short-term swings in your portfolio. If you’re having a hard time coping with these losses, your portfolio may be positioned too aggressively for your risk tolerance. If so, you might want to adjust your portfolio mix to include more fixed-income securities, which can help provide more “downside” protection. However, this FERNIEFIX.COM

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FEATURE ARTIST

When I stopped trying to be a writer and started painting

Joni Laberge This spring I was testing a distance art program for my day job in teen recreation.

I found a set of watercolours I’d kept in a box since I went to Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson in 2002.

I went to KSA to pursue my dream of being a writer. As an afterthought I picked Mixed Media as my second studio. In one short year, KSA lost its funding and both the Mixed Media and Writing programs ended.

Not knowing what else to do, I set off to Calgary to be the next Sheri-D Wilson. I got into the Calgary Stroll of Poets, but didn’t ever emerge. I kept striving to be a

writer, joining feedback groups, attending conferences and doing writing residencies at Banff Centre and Sage Hill.

I started seeing myself as a writer when I was nine. Someone read my writing and said that I had talent. That little shred of praise was all it took to invest my identity in this dream.

Decades later, I got choked up when my writing mentor John Keeble said, “You know, you can actually do this.” At age thirty, I still had the neediness of an approval-starved nine-year-old.

This year I stopped writing. I was 370 pages into my memoir, reexamining old wounds, bleeding onto the page like a gladiator. It felt like shit and I didn’t see value in it anymore. I realized that I now have enough happiness in my life that I don’t need to pursue “talent” anymore. I cast off my tight, scratchy Writer costume when I realized that I am enough.

When I opened up my old Staedler student paints this spring, I didn’t expect painting to become an actual thing.

After 20 years of doing almost no visual art, memories of KSA came back to me. Our old hippy painting instructor,

Mr. Cooper and his mean little, paintsmeared dog, Sammy. Colour theory.

Value mapping. The smells of linseed oil, printing ink and frisket. Looking, really looking, and actually seeing.

Drawing and painting put me into a wordless, sensory space. I started to crave it, the experience of feeling good, learning and being in flow. I invested in good paper and paint.

My drawing instructor had said drawing isn’t a talent, but a learnable, teachable skill. In the spirit of learning, and free from the yoke of “talent,” I enjoy painting.

I feel the wrinkled texture of a face as I

describe it with crosshatched ink lines.

Time bends as water and pigment unite with cotton rag paper to become a wonderful new thing. My eyes connect to the light and dark of the world, and my hands to the shape of each moment.

Painting makes my brain quiet, playful and strong.

This May a swath of vivid—almost ironic—green painted the hydroseeded slopes of Elkview Mine. I painted it using intense phthalo green, straight from the pan. I painted the mine again and again, every day for a month. In different light, with different clouds, from different

vantages. When I stopped averting my eyes from the scars of industry, I came to love Mount Baldy as a mountain, with a spirit.

I have given up striving for my words to reach an audience. I don’t need to wrestle my demons into a story, nor do I need to hurt to be creative. I don’t need to write the Great Canadian Novel to be worthy. I don’t need to be a writer. I don’t need to be anything.

Painting feels good. It’s a brain-healing, enjoyable meditation. Painting is something I do.

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THE RENTAL FIX

Birds of Prey

by ANDREW VALLANCE HARLEY Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel) is a fictional character originally created as a new super villain and romantic interest for the Joker in Batman:The Animated Series (1992). Dr. Quinzel worked as an intern psychologist at Gotham City’s Arkham Asylum where the Joker was her patient. Her character gradually evolved into the Joker’s frequent accomplice and lover. The name Harley Quinn is a play on the name “Harlequin,” a character that originated in commedia dell’arte.

Birds of Prey is the 2020 film based on the DC comic of the same name, and is a follow up to the Suicide Squad (2016). It centres around Quinn’s attempt to turn over a new leaf after breaking up with the Joker. As she avoids the large number of criminals she has upset during her long association with her former boyfriend, she forges an alliance with a rag tag band of anti-heroes in an effort to take down Black Mask, a powerful Gotham City crime lord.

The result is a great movie. It is fast-paced, action-packed, hilarious and very engaging.

Australian-born Margo Robbie, who played Harley Quinn in the poorly received Suicide Squad, reprises the role for this film. Robbie had her breakthrough role in Martin Scorcese’s black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). She gained critical praise and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I,Tonya (2017). Acclaim continued for her roles of Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018) and of Sharon Tate in the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter. She is excellent in the role of Harley Quinn, giving a performance that is extremely funny, showing off her comedic talents for the first time.

Also featured in the film is Ewan McGregor, a Scottish actor best known for roles in Trainspotting (1996) and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005) in which he played a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. He has earned Golden Globe nominations for roles in Moulin Rouge (2001) and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011). He gives a very good performance in Birds of Prey as Black Mask, portraying him as both incredibly sadistic and insecure.

The women who play Harley’s sidekicks are wonderful as well. These supporting actresses include Rosie Perez as rogue police detective Renee Montoya, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the master assassin Huntress, Jurnee Smollet-Bell as loungesinger and supernaturally gifted badass

Black Canary and Ella Jay Basco as sneak thief Cassandra Cain.

Birds of Prey grossed $201 million worldwide, making it the fourth highestgrossing film of 2020, but leaving it short of its widely reported break-even point of $250 million. The film received praise from critics for direction and the performances of Robbie and McGregor.

Unfortunately, Birds of Prey underperformed at the box office, so a sequel will not be coming. It’s a shame, because it is absolutely awesome! Two thumbs up.

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A Simple Rebirth

by MICHAEL HEPHER IN the late 1970s in Marin County, California, an intrepid group of humans loaded their coaster-brake beach cruisers into the back of a pickup and drove up a logging road to the top of Mount Tamalpais. From the top, decked out in protective cut-offs and Adidas sneakers, they raced to the bottom—hippie hair streaming out behind them. Eventually someone decided they’d rather ride up than take a truck, so they fitted their cruiser with touring gears and in doing so invented a new sport: Mountain Biking.

By the mid-1980s there were a handful of companies dedicated to building mountain bikes. In July 1986 the first issue of Mountain Bike Action magazine hit the newsstands. By 1987 Canadian bike shops were filling up with these fascinating machines and in 1988 I bought my first real mountain bike for $460. That bike, and that idea, would set me on a lifelong path of love for the sport.

When I started riding in Lethbridge, there were no bike trails—just goat paths and a valley full of potential. I’d spend every day I could out riding the ‘roller coaster’ as I called it… up one coulee, down the back side, repeat. The race scene was non-existent, so the only reason to ride was for the sheer pleasure of conquering the next hill, of braving the next descent.

Locally there were only a handful of us out there—a scruffy lot full of joy and dedicated to the sport. I felt connected to a group of people that loved the same things: the simple machines, the trail, and the challenge.

As the sport grew up, so did the race scene, and by ‘92 I was racing all over Western Canada on a Marin Team Issue. Through the 90’s I continued to work as a tech in

The author cresting the hill at a race west of Lethbridge circa 1991. Ian Hepher photo

“New is not better if we are asked to carve out some of our humanity to gain it. ” bike shops, still riding for fun. In 2003, that Marin bike was stolen from my shed, so for the first time in a decade I had to go bike shopping. A lot had changed in those ten years: the geometry of the frames, the character of the scene, and the kind of companies that built the bikes.

The new bikes all felt strange to me—like a motorcycle without a motor. It seemed like the sport had entered its teenage years and everything felt awkward. I lost heart somehow and my new bike sat unused in the shed.

With a bit more time on my hands during the era of Covid, I tracked down a Rocky Mountain Blizzard frame from 1997 and put together a top-of-the-line retro ride to pound into the hills around Fernie.

The moment I threw a leg over it I found what I’d been missing. This new/old bike has unearthed the values that brought me to mountain biking in the first place: the simplicity of the machine, the beauty of the trail, and the shared challenge of the ride.

This whole process has reaffirmed for me my deep-seated belief that we should not throw things out because they are old— be they ideas or machines. Of course we should keep pushing ourselves and our knowledge and building better things, but if we lose sight of the reason we started building them then it’s all for nought. As I look around my life I see a multitude of old things: a ‘71 VW van, a room full of ancient printing equipment, a stable of vintage musical instruments, but these things all share common values: simplicity, quality, connection.

Mountain biking lost some of its soul in the 1990s when big business saw an opportunity to make a lot of money. The technology has progressed a lot, but I believe our progress can only be evaluated clearly, and reined in effectively, by keeping our eyes on the values that inspire it. We need to be wary of the idea of progress for progress’ sake. New is not better if we are asked to carve out some of our humanity to gain it. I’m reminded again, as I gleefully chase after spaceship-carbon bikes on my vintage steel wheels, that simplicity itself is a noble idea, and worth pursuing. In that way the life story of mountain biking can be a good metaphor for many areas of our lives.

Let’s not forget that the things we make are tools to connect us to ourselves and to our community. When we start looking at the tool as an end point, we start losing the human part. I enjoy mountain biking because of my connections to the roots of the sport, and now to the people who continue to whoop with joy as they race down the singletrack. No matter our choice of steed, our smiles at the bottom will be exactly the same size.

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AT PEACE AND YET ON FIRE

The Unfortunates

by SADIE ROSGEN and ELEXIA BRACE

Elexia Brace is an animal lover, a proud member of the LGBTQ community, and a newly minted Grade 9 student. She is 13 (soon to be 14) and not your typical teenager. Her soul is moved by art. She sees beauty and that intrinsic beauty allows her to treat her environment with renewed complexity.

I met Elexia when I was given the honour of Poet Laureate at the Fernie Academy and was struck by her wisdom and poise. She quickly had my attention and tracked me down so we could write together for our focus issue. People all over the world are fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic and systematic racism, they are fighting for basic human rights and the opportunity to finally be heard.When Elexia and I first started corresponding, she sent me several poems. One of the poems that struck me was entitled The Unfortunate. We worked together to recreate this poem as a platform that speaks to anyone out there who feels as though their world is an unfortunate one. We see you.You are not alone. Thank you, Lexi.

The Unfortunates

By Elexia Brace and Sadie Rosgen a kaleidoscope world in pieces pixelated macrocosm delivered to the Unfortunates of this Unfortunate world falling smashed torn the Unfortunate happens to the Unfortunate beings who mistake their misfortune in their Unfortunate roles shattered dreams are slipping through the cracks now reality a dimension fragmented by opinion broken this Unfortunate life speaks of Unfortunate things to the Unfortunates who caught the raw string of fate FERNIEFIX.COM

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MONTHLY EVENTS Friday 31.7.2020 Kerri Holmes Potter’s Garden Gallery Opening @ The Arts Station. 10am-3pm, limited capacity for opening. The show will be in the Arts Station Gallery for the month of August.

Monday 3.8.2020 Fernie Tennis Coaching Camp Week 4 @ Fernie Tennis Courts Tuesday 4.8.2020 North Face Trail Running Race Series @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 6:30pm Custom Learning Sessions @ Love it or Leave it Ranch, 9am Wednesday 5.8.2020 Wheels in the Valley Bi-monthly Cruise @ Fernie Legion, 5:45pm

Saturday 8.8.2020 Columbia Basin Culture Tour @ cbculturetour.com, 10am - 5pm Sunday 9.8.2020 Columbia Basin Culture Tour @ cbculturetour.com, 10am - 5pm Monday 10.8.2020 Fernie Tennis Coaching Camp Week 5 @ Fernie Tennis Courts Regular Council Meeting @ City of Fernie, 7pm Sunday 16.8.2020 Paint ’n Sip @ Cirque Restaurant, 3pm Monday 17.8.2020 Fernie Tennis Coaching Week 6 @ Fernie Tennis

Committee of the Whole Meeting @ City of Fernie, 1pm Monday 24.8.2020 Kids Equestrian Camp @ Love it or Leave It Ranch Fernie Tennis Coaching Week 7 @ Fernie Tennis Courts Regular Council Meeting @ City of Fernie, 7pm

As things change and evolve, additional events may be added to the calendar. Make sure to stay up to date by visiting FernieFix.com/calendar

WEEKLY EVENTS Mondays Club Cre8 @ Fernie Arts Station, 10am Parent-tot Funtimes @ Facebook Page Date Night @ Island Lake Lodge Tuesdays Baby Goose @ Zoom, 9:30am Storytime (ages 3-5) @ Fernie Heritage Library. 11:15am Try it for school-aged kids @ Home Challenge with the Fernie Heritage Library Family Fun Scavenger Hunt @ Fernie Heritage Library Parent-tot Funtimes @ Facebook Page Ladies Night @ Fernie Golf Club Wednesdays Curbside Challenge for school-aged kids @ with the Fernie Heritage Library Toddlertime (Ages 0-2 years) @ Fernie Heritage Library. 11:15am

Family Fun Scavenger Hunt @ Fernie Heritage Library Scott Wednesday Afternoon Kids Race Series @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 4:30pm Men’s Night @ Fernie Golf Club Thursdays InterActive Hour @ Zoom, 10am Bellies to Babies @ Zoom, 2pm Reading Club with the Fernie Heritage Library Family Fun Scavenger Hunt @ Fernie Heritage Library Art on the Deck @ The Arts Station, 1pm practice the style of each week’s featured artist Art History with Jackie Weekly Video Launch @ The Arts Station FTA Trail Work @ Dirt Jump Park, 6pm Seniors Club @ Fernie Golf Club Cedar Valley Specials @ Island Lake Lodge

Scott Thursday Night Race Series @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 6:30pm Fridays Storytime (ages 0-5) @ Fernie Heritage Library. 11:15am Fernie Mini Shredders Session @ Mystic Mountain Adventures, ages 5-8 Family Fun Scavenger Hunt @ Fernie Heritage Library Fish and Chips Take Away @ Fernie Hotel, 4pm Saturdays Shawarma Take Out @ Fernie Hotel, 4pm Sundays Pick-up Roast Dinner @ Infinitea, 6pm Fernie Mountain Market @ Rotary Park, 10am From the Grill Family-Style Dinner @ Island Lake Lodge

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FEATURE RESIDENT

Tanya Malcolm

by KRISTA TURCASSO FOR years, we have been thinking about featuring Tanya Malcolm. We would see the work and change she was bringing to an organization or business which extended to our community, the Valley or the Kooteney region and be like, yes!

Let’s talk to her about this! Only then, she would already be shifting to the next thing. From her time volunteering and then working with the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre, to co-creating and hosting the Goddess Rising Women’s Day event for our community. From running the Fernie Craft Fairs, to her position with Wildsight as the Community Engagement Coordinator. From working as the Food Security Coordinator with the Community Connections Society to being instrumental in the Ground Floor Coworking Space in Cranbrook.

When she made her most recent ‘shift’ to her newest role at KAST - the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology, through the GLOWS program, we knew it was time and to get on it! Tanya is a mover and a shaker and we did not want to miss out on the opportunity to learn more about her and this exciting, innovative organization.

Tanya grew up in Oakville, Ontario and moved to Syracuse, New York at ten years old. She came back to Canada for post secondary, attending the University of Ottawa and completed a BA in Environmental Studies. “There were no jobs in that,” she tells me, adding that everyone she went to school with continued on to get their masters. “I was done.” She decided to move to Victoria with a friend who was going to school there, and it was along a road trip that she began her journey to the mountains. “I fell

Submitted Photo asleep and woke up in Canmore, AB.” They walked around town to see what it was like, and she felt inspired to print resumes and hand them out before heading back out on the road. Tanya was in Jasper, AB when she got the call from Grizzly Paw Brewing Company with a job offer, and it was an easy decision to move to Canmore.

“The next thing you know, I rented a place and my roommate was Dan the Man,” Tanya shares with a smile and warmth that is truly touching. “Dan wanted to pursue woodworking so we moved to the island so he could complete the program. When he was looking for an apprenticeship, I said ‘look for a cabinet shop in the mountains’ and he found River City Woodworks and Willard Ripley. That’s how we got here, and we were married that fall.”

While their kids were young, Tanya worked as a doula and supplemented

that with positions in hospitality. “I’m a maternal health advocate, and spent ten years practicing as a doula,” while she did move on, she hinted during our chat that she hopes to direct this passion in the future. “Once a doula, always a doula and I’ve been thinking a lot about how to use it and to be a voice for maternal health care.” She was involved as a volunteer with the Fernie Women’s Resource Centre from nearly the first day they moved to town, it being across the street from their first home. During one tough period, when they didn’t know how to cover rent, she asked the staff at the FWRC for help and they decided to hire her and back pay her for all of the volunteer work she had done.

We’re both close to tears as she shared this story, and how it’s such a great example of how generosity and community activism perpetuates. “All of the opportunity that this community has presented to me is through being a connector and wanting to serve.”

It’s clear to Tanya that all of her experiences and jobs were presented by being a connecter. “They just came across my desk,” she says. And as we move through her career path, from each one to the next, it is amazing and inspiring to see this natural flow alongside an obvious drive, work ethic, and willingness to evolve and grow.

Tanya is the first to admit she isn’t wellversed in technology. So, why KAST? And how? The organization was interested in moving into the East Kootenays and needed someone to manage a youth program - GLOWS (Growing and Learning Opportunities with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) for ages five - 19.

“It’s a lot of research, and I’m learning a lot about how grim the future will be for our kids if they don’t step up and learn how to be relevant. The answer is technology,” Tanya tells me. And I just love how diverse and passionate she is. “I’m asking a lot of questions these days, about what is engaging to these demographics and what those aged 16-25 want to learn. There is a risk associated with not skilling up, and we should be demanding it through our schools or encouraging our kids to learn it on their own.”

The events and programming GLOWS provides, including the Robot Week held in June, the Kootenay Contraption Contest currently underway, a series of workshops for girls in grades 10-12 called Quantum Leaps, and the proposed one to three-day summer camp, is exciting. And KAST is working to provide more of a presence in the East Kootenays something we should all be grateful for and take advantage of.

Visit kast.com to learn more, you might be surprised by the many opportunities they have for Kootenay businesses.

While Tanya is passionate about the direction her career has taken her, she also recognizes this shift meant some sacrifice.

“I had to let go of a lot of community involvement when I started working on my career,” she shares. “There was a time when I sat on five or six boards, now I sit on one.” But don’t be fooled, this woman is still heavily involved. From her continual advocacy to coaching youth basketball to the many, many roles she plays that we didn’t even touch upon in this article… there just wasn’t space!

2. Who did you first meet?

Kirk Hampson, he was my next door neighbour and he stuck his hands through the fence to shake my hand, along with his sons Leon and Drew.

3. Do you remember your first general impression of Fernie?

I remember, it was a sleepy little town.

4. What keeps you here?

Not the cost of living. Good schools, my kids. They love it. And Dan’s got a good job at the City. I like that my kids are growing up here.

5. Do you have a favourite Fernie pastime?

Basketball season at FSS! Especially Senior home tournaments. Men’s night is up there too! That’s rec ball on Thursday nights.

6. What time of the year do you love most in Fernie, and why?

Autumn, because I got married in autumn in Fernie.

7. Where do you see or hope to see Fernie in five years?

I hope that we figure out how to make it more affordable to live here so that young families can stay. And that there is still a diverse demographic of incomes that can call Fernie their home.

8. How do you start your day or what is one of your daily rituals?

My workout, then my coffee outside, and then I hit my desk and get my work done.

9. Tell us something people might be surprised to learn about you.

I hitchhiked across the country a couple of times, and across the United States a couple of times.

10. Quote to live by: I’m loving the one by Theodore Roosevelt - The Man in the Arena. I’m reading Daring Greatly - if you’re not in the arena.

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1. When did you first arrive in the Valley and what brought you here?

May 2007, and I followed my boyfriend, Dan the Man. And he married me, so it worked out.

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Restoration and Relationships

by KERRI WALL THE job of parenting is constantly demanding that we bring to life new parts of ourselves. We master feats of strength like labour, childbirth, and sleep deprivation. We try to creatively handle tantrums, lying, and driving lessons. We become good at one thing, and suddenly that skill doesn’t matter and we are required to grasp a new one. Re-invention is the name of the game!

• I make a decision with myself about devoting 15 or 30 minutes to Special Time and join my teen listening to music or watching a video. I calmly enter their world with my focus on them and their experience, and allow for conversation while concentrating on listening and curiosity.

• I wait for the teen to come home in the evening, and mentally prepare myself to be ready with a relaxed focus on them when they walk in the door. I hang around for chatting, snacks, or a card game – whatever they feel like.

Relationship Revival How many more summers will you get with your kids? This is a serious question. They are already different this year than they were last August. Are you paying enough attention to catch the subtle changes? Next summer they will be another year older yet; slightly less dependent on you and slightly more absorbed in their own expanding world.

The best way to build or repair a parentteen relationship is with a tool commonly called ‘Special Time.’ Special Time is a practice of dedicating a specific chunk of time to your child. Nothing else says ‘you matter’ more than focused love and attention. The quality that really defines Special Time is your warm, caring interest in the young person and whatever activity they choose to share with you. Special Time means no judging, no criticism, and no giving advice.

Special Time with young ones is often highly anticipated and treasured.

Sometimes they beg for more and cry when it’s over. I’ve done hundreds of hours of Special Time over the years, with my own kid and many others of various ages.

The young person takes the lead and the adult’s job is to keep the situation safe.You may also choose to hold boundaries around spending money. Parents often tell me they give all sorts of focused attention to their children, however I challenge you to:

V. Croome Photo • Implement these actual Special Time guidelines.

• Try it three times, and change up the length of time.

• Notice the dramatic difference in the quality of your attention and the impact it has on your relationship.

Special time is: 1. Not looking at your phone (other than to turn the timer off when it signals Special Time is over).

2. Only attending to the young person you are with, nothing else.

3. The young person taking the lead and you following their direction.

Special Time can be modified with teenagers. They will often reject our attention when it is openly offered because of their developing sense of independence.

Yet all of us – even teens - can benefit from dedicated and caring attention, so remember that truth and be a little sly. I’ve had success with covert approaches like these:

• When the teenager asks if we can bake or go to the lake, I internally commit to making a chunk of that time Special Time, and choose to put my loving attention on them, following their lead exclusively, for part of the activity they have already chosen.

Reimagine Revival might mean shedding the old and welcoming the new. 2020 has definitively become the year of no automatic hugs and no more casual racism. How can you be more consciously aware of what you’re saying and doing? What if you levelled-up how you model adulthood to the young people you’re close to?

Your teenager is living a chapter of their life focused on growth and possibility.

Never stop asking your teens what they like, what interests them, what their new favourite song is, what they think about when they first wake up. Encourage and support their discoveries. Let yourself rediscover your own passions.

Right now it seems a long way off, but winter is coming. The coronavirus will return in a second wave. Rejuvenate while you can.

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ROLLING DOWNHILL AT FERNIE ALPINE RESORT

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by KAREN PEPPER SUMMER at Fernie Alpine Resort is in full swing, with record summer passes purchased and many visitors and residents enjoying all that the lift-access offers including a variety of hikes and an extensive network of trails for all levels of riders and preferred styles of riding.

For those of you who love old school singletrack downhill trails, Hollow Tree is for you.

This month we are featuring a trail suited to the intermediate rider - Hollow Tree!

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Get off the Elk Chair and head down the upper section of the Deer Trail - the entrance to Hollow Tree is on your left after you pass Top Gun (another fun flow trail for intermediate and advanced riders). The trail enters the forest with the Aggravated Assault trail, and the two share the same first section. The trails then split from each other - stay right for Hollow Tree and enjoy the rest of the ride on loamy terrain with lots of roots and technical riding. Near the bottom of the trail, pop out of the trees, cross the access road and roll down Lizard Lane - a wide, machine-made flowy finish full of big berms and rollers.

Intermediate Hollow Tree to Lizard Lane Style - Technical (Hollow Tree) and Freeride (Lizard Lane) Distance / Elevation - 1000 metres / 170 metre descent

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For those who like to pedal - it’s easy to connect from town to the resort! From Mount Fernie Provincial Park - connect to Ben Emmet either via the Nordic Society trail or Sherwoody/Woody. Ben Emmet connects to Boom Creek, then a left on Hobbits Trail will take you to the resort base area. From here you could continue to Double Creek Ext and Double Creek, and even add Silk / Manchuria / Scandia Loop (the resort’s winter cross country ski trails) if you want more mileage! Or get a day pass, and check out some of the great trails off the Elk Chair.

No matter what your style of riding, there are trails for you in Fernie, BC!

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HITTING THE TRAILS

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FERNIE SCAVENGER HUNT

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by WES ROBINSON-SHAW IF you’ve been following along since June, and finding all of the donation boxes for our summer Scavenger Hunt, you have reached two beautiful locations so far - The Fairy Creek Falls and the Cedar Forest off of Gorby Trail.You have also found two unique structures - a Mushroom and a Goat, and fantastic opportunities to give back to Fernie’s trail network.

One of the Gravel Grind challenges, view from the Microwave Towers. Krista Turcasso Photo THE Fernie Trails Alliance (FTA) has been working with its member clubs, event organizers and landowners to get some fun events going for the summer.

Due to COVID-19 the events have gone virtual. But you don’t need to slap on a race plate to challenge yourself. Check out the great options below.

If you like to grind out some good miles on the bike, the Fernie Gravel Grind is for you. This challenge is running from July 1-August 30. There are seven backcountry gravel routes and three Gravel Challenges for a chance to win some awesome prizes.

All you have to do is register, pick a challenge that suits you and then share your ride in the Fernie Gravel Club on Strava or tag @FernieGravelGrind on Facebook or Instagram. All proceeds go to the FTA to put back into the trails you love. Get signed up by visiting eventbrite. ca/e/virtual-fernie-gravel-grindregistration-86462386325.

If shredding the downhill is more your style, check out the Fernie Enduro. There are three Strava timed descents to be completed over a six-week period. The challenges will be announced prior to

the opening date. Prizes will be awarded for the overall fastest time for men and women. Here is how you can participate: 1. Get your Fernie Mountain Bike Club membership if you don’t already have one 2. Login to your Strava account or sign up 3. Follow the Strava segment and giver!

To qualify for prizes and KOM/QOM take a screenshot of your Strava file and a selfie and tag @ferniebikeevents and @ferniemountainbikeclub.

Route of the Month: Fernie Gravel Grind Challenge Small Loop Time: 2–3 hrs.

Distance: 36km loop Elevation Gain: 600m Fernie/Upper River Road/Morrissey/ River Road/Cokato Rd./Fernie (Get the full route details when you register and download the GPX track).

This month is no different, and we hope you enjoy the stunning walk, run or bike through the Old Growth Forest on Island Lake property.

The Lizard on Lazy Lizard Start on one of the Lazy Lizard trailheads off Fernie park road and hike or bike to the end of the Lazy Lizard trail where you will see the Lizard donation box just before reaching Island Lake Lodge. For additional directions, download the Trail Forks app which has the most up-to-date information on our trail network, and consider making a donation to help volunteers maintain this popular trail!

Please note, this is a two-way trail and shuttling is not permitted for logistical and also safety reasons.

Make sure to continue to Island Lake Lodge to take in the spectacular views, and even enjoy a snack and refreshment as a reward on one of the patios! And don’t forget to check in at Edge of the World for your sticker, and to email proof of completing all four challenges to wesrobinsonshaw@icloud.com or johnnypshaw@hotmail.com to be entered in the grand prize draw!

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BARK BREAK

SUP Dogs

by VAL LANTHIER WE are spoiled by so many great places to get on the water, some days it’s hard to choose where to go. If you have a dog who insists on joining every adventure, try stand-up paddle boarding together!

It’s easier than it looks and here are some helpful tips.

First off, your dog should like the water as much as you do and you should already know how to paddle board.

Second of all, SUPing is a great sport for dogs of all ages. It makes for a positive form of mental stimulation and on a physical level it’s very versatile, allowing you to suit the type of adventure to your dog’s style. A casual paddle gives your dog the option to sit or lay down which makes for a relaxing adventure and is great for senior dogs. It’s equally great for puppies as we all know they are easier to train when young. For the higher energy type, getting on the river will give you some speed and make your dog stand, maintain balance and get a real good core workout.

It all starts with the right type of board.

The weight capacity has to handle both (or more!) of you. For larger dogs, you want one that is specifically extra wide so that your dog has enough space to feel comfortable. Ideally, three fins is better for stability and a large padded area for increased grip.Yoga SUP’s are a great option for beginners as the features are equally beneficial for SUPing with dogs, especially on calm water.

To introduce your dog to the sport, you want to start on land, practicing with your dog getting on and off the board.You want your dog to do this on your command, not at their own will or you’ll both end up in the water! From there, you want to teach your dog to place themselves in the

same spot every time and you want that to be in the middle of your board, just ahead of your feet for best stability.You can get your dog to sit, stand or lay down, that’s up to you and your SUP skill level, but either way, you want to teach your dog to stay. A solid stay is necessary for success. Of course, use lots of treats and praise.

When you take to the water for the first time, practice the commands on shore to start.You want to stand on the side and hold the board so your dog can get its first feel of the movements of the water.You have to be confident and ready. The whole experience will rely on your dog trusting you, guide with patience. When you know it’s time, put one knee in the centre of the board and push away with your other

Submitted Photos leg before bringing it up.You can remain on your knees for as long as you want and as you feel the movements, you can try transitioning into a sitting position, or going halfway up on one knee until you eventually try to stand up.

Depending on your dog’s swimming skills, and especially on a river, have them wear a lifejacket. At the very least use a harness so that you have something to grab onto if they fall in the water.

Avoid skipping the practice because if your first experience is a bad one, and it easily could be, your dog may never want to be your SUP buddy again. There is so much to explore on the water, you may as well enjoy it together!

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FAMILY WELLNESS

Finding Your Vitality

by DR TAINA TURCASSO, ND RM TO me, the idea of a revival or being “revived” translates to bringing yourself back to life. It has been so wonderful seeing this revival happening around us as businesses start to open, people venture out of their homes, and we begin to see and spend time with the people we love. This year has been a tough one for most of us and, though it’s not over, now is as good a time as any to bring back your vitality and feeling your best. Enhancing your vitality is important whether you are 20 or 70. As long as you are here, you are able to make changes in your life that will improve the way you feel and set you up for a healthier and more energetic future.

Where do we start when going through a pandemic that has altered the landscape of our world so drastically, so suddenly, and potentially so long-term? We start with mental health. The past five months has been laden with stress which we are built to endure and sometimes even utilize, but in small spurts and rarely. We are not built to easily withstand such chronic stress. The fact of the matter is that we are in this for the long haul so addressing the impact it has had on you (and others in your family, including the littles) will be important in terms of improving your resiliency and better enabling you to come out on the other side strong and healthy, as a whole.

Chronic stress will have an impact on your physical health as well as your mental health so it’s important to acknowledge that it’s there and implement some mitigation strategies.

open up communication for those who might be struggling more than others. I think that we are headed towards a mental health crisis over the next several months (and perhaps years) and we should not understate the importance about being open and honest about our mental health.

Mental health is health.

Talking about stress as a family regularly (perhaps more regularly than discussing the stressor itself) is important to not only let everyone know that it is acceptable and even expected to feel the impact of what is going on around us, but also to help one another find tools to managing stress and

Many people in the Elk Valley do a good job of being physically active and getting out into nature, especially in the summer, but I’d still include regular exercise as a significant component of health and vitality.

Regular mild/moderate exercise continues to be one of the main interventions you

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“Regular mild/moderate exercise continues to be one of the main interventions you can implement into your life to improve your overall health (including mental health)...” can implement into your life to improve your overall health (including mental health) as well as reduce the risk of disease including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.

It is never too late to start as exercise will have benefits to your health whether you start in the 36th week of pregnancy, on your 80th birthday, or after a cancer diagnosis. Find something you like doing and do it frequently.

Sleep continues to be an underrated aspect of health promotion. It is also restorative and restoration is an integral part of vitality.

Unfortunately, chronic sleep deprivation (including in those who do night shifts)

can lead to increased risk of many diseases including cancer, diabetes, depression, anxiety, and poor mental health in general.

Sleep also promotes improved functioning of the immune system, and heading into fall we can all use a restored immune system.

Spend a week or two taking note of your sleep habits, recording time and amount of sleep, any disruptions, and how you feel upon waking up and throughout the day.

Identify things that made a difference, such as not eating too close to bedtime, screen time before bed, and physical activity, and implement a sleep schedule for yourself utilizing what you learned. If you have an unusual schedule due to work, figure out a way to get adequate sleep and get back onto an appropriate sleep schedule whenever possible.

We all know how important our diet is in promoting health but I’m going to go a little further and focus specifically on gut health as we are learning so much more in terms of its value as a large part of the immune system as well as its role in mental health. Now is the time to focus on including gut healing foods on a daily basis including fibre-containing foods such as fruits and vegetables as well as whole grains, bone broth, fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kombucha, and kefir, and probiotics. Consider avoiding heavy foods that impair adequate elimination (bowel movements) and try to eat regular, frequent meals while maintaining enough water intake accounting for extra physical activity and the impact of heat on hydration.

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Some days are more difficult than others and so if you find yourself having a hard time getting in that workout or eating a healthy dinner, don’t be too hard on yourself. Part of maintaining vitality is the realization that tomorrow is a new day and you can always achieve another level of health. This is new for all of us so as we move into August, be gentle with yourself but also make a plan to fit in some extra exercise, more time spent on your mental health, and better sleep in an effort to regain your vitality and arm yourself a little better for whatever fall has in store for us.

Stay safe and be well.

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FERNIE MOUNTAIN MAMAS

Two Become Three

by YVONNE PREST 2020 has brought us all a lot of unforeseen surprises, challenges, and difficulties.Yet for new parents Janice Doucette and Joey Kosolofski, their glass has always remained half full. Expecting your first child will do that to you.

A newborn’s sweet presence, perfection, and grace, reminds us all that every little thing is going to be alright. Babies urge us to slow down and enjoy the peace and quiet, together, as a new family. Throw in a pandemic and you have a recipe for extreme serenity, as no one is even allowed to visit! Sadly, Grandmas included.

Although, at first, this was daunting news to not have any help, Janice shares that, ‘being on our own gave us a chance to get to know one another without any distractions.’

However, Fernie Mountain Mamas are never entirely without their tribe. Both Joey and Janice were overwhelmed with meal drop offs, balcony viewings and gifts.

In this community, friends and neighbours become family.

Prior to babe’s arrival, the biggest challenge was not being able to work, due to the pandemic, as Janice runs a successful daycare which was forced to close. The unforeseen free time made the anticipation to meet baby even more palpable. While Joey felt that regardless of Covid-19, there are so many factors that make following a birth plan difficult, on top of a lock down and social distancing. ‘Yet thanks to technology we were still able to receive prenatal advice from the pros and a close viewing of the birthing rooms via Zoom.’ Both parents said that the hospital was still very inviting and relaxed as ever besides a screening at the door and all of the professionals wearing masks. Joey added that since ‘the hospital was quiet, it allowed the nursing staff to be all hands on deck for each of the

families.’ Weston Jay Kosolofski made his appearance just before midnight on June 5, 2020. ‘Wes was one of three boys born that day.’ Eventually, they will get the band back together!

Now that British Columbia has entered phase three, revival is upon us. Janice and Joey could not be happier. Grandparents were able to visit and they can travel to introduce their new bub to extended family. Not to mention, it has been a thrill to see Wes thrive in new environments.

He especially loves the outdoors! A true Fernie-ite at heart. ‘Going for walks and

Submitted Photo having barbecues brings a happy normalcy back into our lives. We can also start to share who we are and why we love Fernie with our little one. Fresh air never hurts either.’ New dad Joey adds eloquently that ‘this pandemic helped us to see what really is important in life and focus on those elements for our new little family.’ I think their glass has gone from half full to spilling over.

To all of the health care professionals working on the front lines in Fernie, we sincerely thank you.

Happy Phase Three, everyone!

Health and Lifestyle

ELEMENTS OF MOVEMENT

Did Someone Say Burpees?

by MADDY ALARIC BEFORE I list all of the reasons why I think you should enjoy burpees as much as I do, I thought a fun fact might help get the excitement flowing: The burpee was developed in 1939 by a man named Royal H. Burpee. It was used by the military during World War II to test the fitness of army recruits. Interesting, right? I thought you’d appreciate that. Now of course things have changed since the 30’s, however, something that has stayed the same is that the burpee remains a movement that uses the entire body and is beneficial for most to incorporate into your fitness routine.

So here we go, a few of the reasons why burpees are wonderful and should be done on a regular basis: 1. They require no equipment and can be done anywhere.

2. They are a dynamic movement that incorporates the entire body.

3. According to Dr. Jordan Metzl, sports medicine physician for Special Surgery, “burpees target every muscle in your body and train your cardiopulmonary fitness by repeatedly bringing your heart up and down.”

4. They build explosive power, strength, endurance and VO2 Max. 5. According to Livestrong, “the intensity of burpees and the number of muscles required to perform this exercise results in large caloric expenditure.”

6. Kids often love them which means you can do them together!

Have I sold you on them yet? What if you could choose your own burpee adventure?

Variations like the torso elevated or step back style are great if you are new to burpees, while tuck jump, burpee, box

jump or a devil press will really spice things up (think burpee meets dumbbells). I speak truthfully when I say that there is a version for everyone. On that note, I thought this month would be a great time to do a burpee challenge. It will consist of five days per week throughout August with gradually adding reps each week. Similar to choosing your own adventure, the number of reps per week will be up to you. Not sure where to start? My personal challenge looks like this:

“the intensity of burpees and the number of muscles required to perform this exercise results in large caloric expenditure.”

Week 1 - 20 Week 2- 30 Week 3 - 40 Week 5 - 50 End of month bonus: 100 burpees for time.

It is up to you which days you choose to complete your reps, but please be sure to give yourself rest days and modify the numbers to something that makes sense for you. If things have gone well through the month, you are welcome to join me in completing your version of 100 burpees for time. A few friendly tips to remember: • Keep the core solid. No sloppy form.

• When bringing feet back to hands, drive feet into floor while standing tall.

• Prevent rounding of the lower back.

• Never rest at the bottom.

• Pace yourself.

• Fitness is fun with friends. Find a burpee buddy and do them together!

Tag @ferniefix on Instagram through the month for accountability and to show us how you’re doing!

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by TYLA CHARBONNEAU SELF-HELP comes in many formats.

A walk in the woods, books, flyers, and websites. In the past few years podcasts have become an integral part of the mental health landscape. Research and evidencebased practice shapes psychological best practice. Unfortunately access to peer reviewed articles is limited outside of academia, and to be honest working your way through methodology and statistics in these articles can be quite tiresome. The joy of podcasts is that they often find a clever mix of researcher interviews, personal story, and fun antidotes from the host.

While many of us turn to podcasts for our unsolved crime fix or celebrity interviews perhaps we also need to enlighten our lives with wellness insight. Long drives can turn into self-improvement sessions and spark insightful conversations with friends and family. A walk or run with a podcast in your ear may ignite a goal in your life or a new perspective on an old problem.

When thinking about this month’s theme Revival I think about renewal or coming out of something. The first half of 2020 certainly took a toll on so many of us. It is possible that an inspiring story or new psychological strategy can help create the change so many of us are craving right now.

If you have ever opened the podcast app on your phone, in iTunes, or Spotify you will know it can be overwhelming knowing where to start. The following is a quick start guide to some of my go to podcasts.

My new favourite is called The Happiness Lab. Dr. Laurie Santos is a psychology professor at Yale who created a class about happiness that ended up being one of

rather in the connection we have to other people.

If you are looking to improve your connection with others and how to explore vulnerability Brené Brown’s Unlocking Us will help. Need relationship guidance? Check out expert couple therapist Esther Perel’s Where Should We Begin where you can be a fly on the wall in real couple’s therapy sessions in hoped to integrate the theories into your own life.

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“While many of us turn to podcasts for our unsolved crime fix or celebrity interviews perhaps we also need to enlighten our lives with wellness insight.” the most popular at the university. She has effectively turned this class into a podcast and takes you through a journey of longevity studies looking at what truly makes us happy and how to improve our overall happiness factor. Spoiler alert it is not found in money, big houses, or toys but

Mindfulness is a hot topic in mental health right now. The podcast Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris interviews leading experts and researchers about mindfulness practices and other wellness topics such as emotional wellness, habit forming behaviours, and stress management. He also interviews neuroscientist and sleep researcher Dr. Matthew Walker on how to improve your sleep (episode 221). It may terrify you to learn what happens to your body when it does not sleep, and it will provide you will effective strategies to improve your sleep hygiene. If you, like many, have a difficult time falling asleep go find the podcast called Nothing Much Happens Bedtime Stories to Help You Sleep. The woman who writes and reads the stories has such a pleasant voice you will return to your childhood days of falling asleep to a story in no time.

These are just a few of many podcasts available to us and our health needs. It is important to note that podcasts and other self-help materials should never be a replacement for psychological or medical care. If you are finding yourself in significant distress, please reach out to your physician or mental health provider for help.

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Bits and Bytes

August 2020

by ASHLEY KRISTINA HAPPY Summer! August brings a very cleansing and uplifting portal, called The Lions Gate Portal, which typically opens around August 8 and creates very high frequency on Earth for about 3-4 days spend it having fun, outside!

Mars moved into Aries in July and stays for the rest of 2020 which means momentum.

Mars rules our energy to get things done, to move, including our sex drive. Mars is the natural ruler of Aries, which gets things done so the next six months will have some momentum.

The full moon is mid-morning of August 3, with the sun sitting at 11 degrees of Leo and the moon at 11 degrees of Aquarius, opposing each other in the sky.

This is an inspirational full moon, which is then followed by the portal energy so prepare for some shifts!! Follow your inner inspiration. Mercury moves into Leo just after this full moon so there will be lots of socialization and extroverted expression this month.Venus moves into Cancer August 7 so there is a craving for fun and social times but also emotional intimacy and sentimental times spent cozy at home, with that special person. Family is highlighted when Venus is in Cancer so fun and upbeat family picnics and trips are highlighted.

This aspect also gives the real potential for emotional and particularly moody times.

Uranus goes retrograde mid-August to join retrograde: Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune so it’s really still a retrograde party and life on earth will feel slow and stagnant until the late fall. Mars in Aries helps to balance this energy (only a little bit) so patience is required and recommended.

The new moon occurs the evening of August 18. This energy deals with a revelation of worth and opens communication of the higher centres of the

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body, aligning the chakras of the body and opening up the higher chakras for those willing to attune. Mercury is conjunct with the Sun and the Moon so there is an exuberance in speech and dramatic expressions that literally will continue throughout the month.

The Sun moves into Virgo just before noon on August 22 which shifts the energy into more grounded practicality.

Aries

the time of the end of the summer where people start to “prepare to go back to work/school” and get organized.

Libra

August is an adjusting schedule for you and a balance between career and fun must occur. Obviously everyone wants to have fun first but responsible balance makes the fun more fun and enjoyable.

Scorpio

August is such an uplifting time and could be so good that 2020 might not be a total write off. The planets are sitting in a supportive place this month and a lot can shift so go do what your inner self is telling you to!

It is a good time to spend this month invested into academic or career growth as it will bring rewards for you by the end of 2020. Diligently prepare for the steps you would like to take, you have the vision so plan the steps to get there then simply put your head down and do them.

Taurus

Sagittarius

Gemini

Capricorn

You might find yourself both a little more energized and sentimental this month. Tell people how much you appreciate them.

Words are so important and this is a good month to communicate them.

Humour and creativity rule this month for you! Lots of giggles with good friends, which makes for the best summers. It’s truly an inspiring month so follow those inklings and move forward with them.

Cancer

I hope you are taking a good road trip this August, with your most important parts of your life all packed into one van, literally a home on wheels. So good for the soul!

Leo

Happy birthday to the Sunshine people of the zodiac! Your warmth and way of being is amicable and brings warmth to people and surroundings. It is a good month to celebrate life so may it be full of good friends, lots of sunshine and some great beaches!

Virgo

Happy birthday to some Virgos. Once the sun moves into Virgo, there is a palpable shift in the energy. Pay attention! This is

It is a bit of a lazy month for you and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Laze in the sun, jump in the lake and seriously enjoy it. The energy of the times is asking people to laze and enjoy the sun!

Home and family time holds the most value for you this month. Work is slowly progressing but the planets are truly keeping any quick momentum on earth at snail-speed for the majority of 2020 so at least know that and choose to be positive in these times!

Aquarius

This can be a very harmonious month for you if you take care not to get too lazy in the sun (which is so easy to do). Get a routine, perhaps academic development/ studies or work in the mornings and the afternoon is for fun and play?

Pisces

August brings an extraordinary strong internal compass for you. How is your life and you not aligned? It’s all up to you Pisces! Cleanse your life, especially of energies that are not for you… and watch your world align.

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iPhone Photo Backup

by KEVIN MCISAAC A RECENT spate of hacks on celebrities has brought up the issue of privacy again.

On top of that, I’ve had a few friends ask about backing up their photos. These two goals are somewhat linked.

By default, unless you said no when you set up your iPhone, you enabled iCloud.

When you did that you enabled your phone to back up a bunch of things, including photos, to Apple’s servers. Now if you’re like me and you mostly take pictures of mountains, dogs, and food perhaps you don’t care. But if you take pictures that you’d prefer not to be shared you should give careful consideration to not backing them up to the cloud.

First, think carefully about what you lose by not backing up to the cloud. Backups are not optional. Everyone should have a backup of their data and these days much of that data, in emails, photos, text messages, etc. is on your phone.You should back it up.

You should not back it up willy-nilly though. Perhaps you work in a job that requires official confidentiality. Are your confidential emails or texts being backed up to a server in another country where other governments have access to your data? Is that a contravention of your confidentiality agreement?

Local backups solve both of these problems and create one more. Local backups can be done with iTunes (which does work on both Macs and PCs) or other applications.

I like iMazing, which also works on Macs and PCs, as it keeps a history of backups, separate backups for all my devices, and lets me encrypt the backups. I’ve written about iMazing before.

If you’re using macOS Catalina 10.15 you perform backups in Finder. For all other

macOS versions, you perform backups in iTunes. On PCs, it’s with iTunes.

Plug in your phone.Your phone may ask for your passcode to trust this computer.

You’ll have to enter your passcode. Select Back up all of the data on this iPhone to this Mac. Then click Back Up Now. Note that if you want to backup Health and Activity apps you must encrypt your backup. And do not forget your encryption password, there is no way to retrieve it or your files if you forget it.

So, I mentioned that backing up locally creates one problem. I guess there are two problems. The first is a local backup is at a greater risk of loss at the same time as your phone. If your house burns down it may take your phone and computer with it. There goes your data and your backup.

The second is that you need to be local to access your backup. This could be a problem if you lose access to your phone while travelling for example and need to purchase a new phone. If your backup is in iCloud you can restore it right away. If it’s local you’ll need to wait until you’re home.

Like a lot of things with security, there is no perfect solution. Everything is a trade-off. Sometimes you need to tradeoff convenience for more robust security.

When you do, local backups may be better.

Let the process finish and you should see the current time and date next to Last backup to this Mac/PC. That’s confirmation that your backup is successful.

How often should you back it up? It depends of course on how comfortable you are with losing your data.You should know that in the computer industry there is a saying that the likelihood of data loss increases exponentially with the time since the last backup.

Now you still need to stop your photos (and possibly other data) from backing up automatically to iCloud.You can do this in Settings. Tap the Apple banner at the top of the menu. Tap iCloud. Tap photos. Tap iCloud Photos On/Off Switch. It should be grey when off.You can do this for other information you’d prefer not to be in the cloud as well.

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