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tuesday, may 1, 2018 // ISSUE 120
CLAW DADDY // THIS MALE GRIZZ WAS DIGGING FOR DELICIOUS ROOTS ALONG THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY APRIL 29. // SIMONE HEINRICH
Council considering public survey on cannabis The Municipality of Jasper wants the community’s input on cannabis.
When cannabis becomes legal in Alberta later this summer, some decisions on how to regulate the drug’s use and sale will be left up to municipalities. To help inform recommendations to council, a cannabis working group is proposing to create a survey which may soon be rolled out to residents. “The municipality has a fair bit of leeway when it comes to consumption, for example,” explained Christine Nadon, manager of legislative services for MOJ. “Before we create new legislation, we want to see what the community thinks.” Alberta has opted to use its tobacco-use model, rather than its liquor-consumption model, to steer its cannabis use guidelines. That means if the town doesn’t draft its own regulations, a cannabis user could light up as they walk down the street, for example.
Besides public consumption locations, the survey, currently in draft form, asks Jasperites whether they think cannabis retail stores should be allowed at street level, whether or not there should be limits on the number of stores and what sort of operating hours cannabis retail stores should keep. The draft survey also contains questions to do with creating additional enforcement resources. Under the new provincial framework, enforcement costs would be paid by local taxation. Nadon said Jasper’s unique status as a municipality within a national park will mean if variances to the provincial laws are required, the town and Parks Canada will have to work together to apply for them.
“We want to get the conversation started,” Nadon said. “How prohibitive or permissive local bylaws should be is what we would like to ask the public about.” bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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editorial //
Local Vocal As momentum gathers locally for a single-use plastic bag ban, some will ask: is a ban really necessary? After all, plastic is a relatively small part of the waste stream by weight. Surely there are bigger fish to fry when it comes to waste reduction. Moreover, some will argue that single-use plastic has its place in society: bagging your kitchen garbage, or carrying your dog’s droppings, for instance. However, unlike the bags themselves—which hold up against time, solar radiation and the digestive juices of sea mammals’ stomachs—these arguments simply disintegrate when we look at the big picture. Let’s zoom out, shall we? Banning plastic bags is a first step in kicking our single use plastic habit. Now, who in their right head is going to take one look at the terrifyingly depressing statistics on plastic waste (up to to 13 million tonnes of it enters the ocean each year, for example) and suggest that single use plastic is a good thing? We might not be able to picture a world without nonrecyclable plastic covering every purchase we make, but our grandparents could, because they lived in it. Hopefully, if we don’t screw this planet up too much, our grandchildren will be able to as well. Look, if everybody was going to stop using plastic bags on their own volition because they knew it was bad for the environment, they would have done so already. We all know these handy little puppies are toxic, yet we continue to use them. Call it a bad habit, twisted social norms, living in a bubble, whatever! But just like when Uncle Morty needed three nicotine patches to kick his daily cigar habit, we need help getting off the bags. Don’t think of it as a restriction, think of it as liberation. Or if that doesn’t float your microplastics-covered boat, think of a ban as simply a tool—and then think of your children’s children calling you a tool for not being able to figure out a better way of picking up after your dog’s butt!
They're here and I'm bugged (a poem) Six days of sun and look who’s alive I’ve already spotted dozens while on Connaught Drive Campgrounds and waterfalls are ground zero for this nuisance So expect to be bombarded by the dumb and the clueless
Gotta say: I really didn’t miss ‘em And yes I know they have a role in our system I realize we live where we just have to deal But come summer, for locals, the struggle is real!
Seems earlier than normal but then that’s always the case I wish we had more time before they swarm the place With their flailing and their fluttering and flittering about The first ones are the slowest, but don’t count the next batch out
But although they bug me, they aren’t to blame Sucking at life is simply the name of their game To be clear I’m talking about the hated mosquito! (Who else did you think? Not tourists! They’re neat-o!)-B Covey
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IN STITCHES// HÉLÈNE GENDRON, KIRSTY BOISVERT AND MOIRA MCKINNON AT THEIR BIWEEKLY REUSABLE BAG SEWING SESSION. THE GROUP AIMS TO BOLSTER JASPER’S CLOTH BAG RESERVE IN ANTICIPATION OF GOING SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAG FREE. // BOB COVEY
Giving plastic bags the boot Jasper residents are teaming up to give plastic bags the boot from Jasper National Park.
A growing group of locals, bothered by bags of the single-use variety, want to give retailers and their customers viable options when it comes to carrying their groceries and other goods. “I feel like Jasper should be leading by example,” said Julie Des Becquets, whose group, Create Change Jasper, is trying to gain support for a petition to ban single use plastic bags. Meanwhile, another camp of concerned citizens is creating the means to move away from plastic bags. Save the Mountains is a recently formed collective which is repurposing used clothing and linens into reusable bags. “There’s just too much single use plastic,” said Sonja Ostrander. “It’s time to take action.” When she heard about the local movement, Kirsty Boisvert got on board right away. Despite having limited sewing experience before this initiative, she’s been saddling up to a sewing machine twice a week for the last three months or so. On April 30, she and six other amateur seamstresses were adding freshly-made
reusable bags to the growing pile . They currently have more than 400. “The community is getting on board,” Boisvert said. With the help of local donations, the group plans to bolster the number of bags they’ve sewed with a bulk purchase. They then will aim to distribute the bags to local retailers. “A plastic-free Jasper doesn’t seem far away, if Jasper participates,” Boisvert said. So far, numbers are encouraging. Save the Mountains has had more than 50 people volunteer their time since getting started. But to make an impression on council, Des Becquets knows they have to have momentum on their side—and signatures on their petition. “The more people that can jump on board, the better,” Des Becquets said. Boisvert is suggesting people can help in several different ways: join the sewing group on Mondays and Wednesday nights at Ecole Descrochers; sew your own bags; donate materials or money for bags; sign the petition; and spread the word. To get in touch with Create Change, email createchangejasper@gmail.com or find the petition at participating retailers in Jasper. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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Local public safety//
TOP OF THE WORLD // ZAK DUNN-ALLEN TAKING IN THE DRAMATIC VIEWS ATOP 3,456 M SNOW DOME. THE MOUNTAIN STRADDLES THE JASPER/BANFF AND AB/ BC BORDERS. // FERN YIP
Polish climbers rescued from BC avalanche Jasper National Park rescue officials were called into action after two mountain climbers were seriously injured in an avalanche in Mount Robson Provincial Park on April 23. The mountaineers, from Poland, were nearing the summit of Whitehorn Mountain, a 3,400 metre peak, when an avalanche swept them off route. They
managed to stay on the surface of the snow but sustained lifethreatening injuries, said Dale Mason, search manager for Robson Valley Search and Rescue, who helped coordinate the response.
Service. The BCAS called Mason at approximately 11:20 a.m. Mason then asked for assistance from Jasper National Park.
“They had bad luck,” Mason said. “Mother Nature decided to throw a pretty big snowball at them.”
JNP personnel as well as Banff rescue specialists flew in as two teams to the accident site. It was a bright, blue-sky day, which assisted greatly in locating the party, Mason said. Technicians performed preliminary medical assessments before packaging and flying out the injured climbers to a waiting BCAS helicopter stationed at the Mount
Their luck was good enough, however, that they were able to retrieve and use their satellite phone. The climbers made contact with friends in Poland who alerted the Polish embassy in Ottawa, which in turn relayed the distress call to the BC Ambulance
“They’re the strike team, they take care of the technical rescue aspects,” Mason said.
Robson Information Centre. From there the patients were flown to a fixed wing aircraft in Valemount and onward to the nearest trauma centre, located in Kamloops.
“They had bad luck. Mother Nature decided to throw a pretty big snowball at them.“
“They were in Kamloops receiving care within seven hours of the accident,” Mason said. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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PEEK-A-‘BOU! // THIS LONE CARIBOU WAS SPOTTED BY PHOTOG SIMONE HEINRICH NEAR SUNWAPTA FALLS RESORT ON HIGHWAY 93. SPEED RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN EFFECT // SIMONE HEINRICH
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Local food //
20 years, 3 million pieces of sushi, no sick days Downstairs at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, tucked away in the hotel’s east wing, not far from the entrance to the staff cafeteria lies a portal to an experience unlike any other in Jasper. An ornately designed curtain covers a small entryway (watch your head!). Cross the threshold and you are in the domain of Jasper’s most hospitable culinary ambassador, master sushi chef Tatsuhiko Okazaki. Okazaki, known as Mr. Oka or Oka-san to those who’ve been fortunate enough to sit at his bar, is the proprietor, chef and star of Oka Sushi, Jasper’s longest-running eminant dining experience. On April 21, Okazaki celebrated two decades of serving up foodgasms to customers thanks to his delicately sliced, exquisitely presented and always fresh sushi dishes. But as any of those patrons know, the Oka Sushi experience is about so much more than the food.
SUSHI MASTER TATSUHIKO OKAZAKI, KNOWN TO HIS LOYAL CUSTOMERS AS OKA-SAN, IS CELEBRATING HIS 20TH YEAR AT OKA SUSHI. HIS CUSTOMER RAPPORT, AS WELL AS HIS SKILLS WITH A CHEF’S KNIFE, ARE LEGENDARY. // BC
“How are you?” comes Okazaki’s initial warm their first experience with raw fish. Blue Mountains! Kidding!”) act as welcome greeting, as JoAnn Black—the attentive, friendly icebreakers that immediately put guests at ease That dedication to his customers is what and no-nonsense “sushi-wife” who has been at and give them permission to connect. has helped set Okazaki apart for 20 years. Oka-san’s side since he originally set up shop His charity chopsticks program (which has “You can have a new friend beside you,” he at JPL 20 years ago—confirms your booking. brought $30,000 to local organizations since smiles. “I like that.” Sitting down at Okazaki’s sushi bar for the its inception 10 years ago) is a testament to his Although JoAnn will tell you his onefirst time is a bit like being invited into a secret community commitment; his five star ratings liners haven’t changed in 20 years, today’s club: you’ve heard whispers about its existence, and passionate local following is proof of his sushi lovers’ needs have evolved but never really excellence in food quality. However, it is the significantly, Okazaki says. Sashimi understood what intangibles—his infectious energy, hilarious has replaced California rolls as the made it so special. “I saw from my parents it body language and love of classic rock, for most popular item ordered (“we used When you finally get was very important to have example—which make guests from all over the to use two pots of rice every night, to sit down in front good relationships with now we only use half”) and guests are world recount their experience with delight. of the cutting board, customers.” much more educated when it comes to To Okazaki, it’s an honour. As his parents taught it doesn’t take long him, every customer is the most important. Japanese food in general. for you to realize you bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com are in the presence Certainly of not only an itamae—a master sushi chef—but in Alberta’s Rocky a master of the art of hospitality. It’s as though Community & Family Services Mountains, Okazaki has presents: Okazaki was born into the business. been a big part of that sea-change. After all, As it turns out, he was. In 1958, in a boutique hotel in Hokkaido, Japan, how many other high end dining experiences can Tatsuhiko Okazaki came into this world. The boast an incredible 20 youngest of three children, Okazaki witnessed years of service with their his parents’ interactions with their customers during his formative years. Decades later, those chef taking zero days off (holidays and regular observations would be the foundation of his closures excepted)? service standards. Okazaki is truly the “I watched my parents with their customers,” he iron man of the culinary said. “I saw it was very important to have good world, taking care of his MONDAY relationships.” body and his health so MAY 7 To that end, Okazaki only has two rules: treat that he can come in to every customer equally and always maintain RECEPTION: 6:30PM work every shift, without a deep appreciation for their business. Those SHOW: 8PM fail. At home, if there’s philosophies sound easy enough, but in an spring cleaning or car industry where some guests expect VIP repairs to take care of, attention at the expense of others, and with a his hands—which, like clientele base that ranges from top food critics his immaculate cuts of to first-time sushi tasters, it’s a testament to fresh fish, are always on Okazaki’s character that he doesn’t compromise display—are gloved. TICKETS his values. “I have to protect my
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“President coming, king or queen, doesn’t matter,” Okazaki smiles. “Movie star, same. All customers are Oka Sushi customers. First come, first serve.” That egalitarian principle lies at the heart of the Oka experience. The quarters are tight; there are only eight seats around the bar and another two at the “date table.” As a result, customers are inclined to engage with each other. In fact, Okazaki encourages it. Almost on a nightly basis the 60-year-old is playing matchmaker with folks who would have never otherwise interacted. His tried-and-true jokes (“you’re from Australia? My parents were born in the
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hands. Good reason not to do yard work,” he laughed. In reality, Oka’s working constantly. He is a believer in constant improvement. After each shift, he said, he takes time to reflect on what he could have done a little bit better. Sometimes it’s an extra engagement with a patron, sometimes it’s helping a rookie sushi diner get the most out of
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FEATURE // STORY AND GROUP PHOTO BY BOB COVEY // PHOTOS OF
RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS: Experimental exposition shines a light on young talent IF PICASSO SPENT HIS WHOLE LIFE TRYING TO PAINT LIKE A CHILD, TWO DOZEN YOUNG ARTISTS IN JASPER HAVE A GOOD START ON THE MASTER.
Martin has shown her deft touch in bringing out students’ creativity. She approaches each class as an experiment, she said, careful to
The Jasper Habitat for the Arts was alive with the visual creations of the students of Mme Vanessa Martin’s after school art programs on April 26. The exposition featured a wide variety of mediums, a kaleidoscopic array of colours and a variance of tones and artistic expressions that was
surprising for its maturity—particularly since most of the artists are still in elementary school. Artwork included self-portraits, sculptures, watercolours, acrylics and fabric. Martin curated the expo, a task she has delighted in since she started the classes three years ago. “I love to spend time with their creations,” Martin said. “There is a time just prior to the opening when you have this sense of fragility, but that is part of the beauty of it.”
“There is a time just prior to opening when you have this sense of fragility, but that is part of the beauty of it.” keep the artistic challenges manageable. “I think that manual work intrinsically involves you in the present,” she said. “Even if you escape through your imagination you have to be connected to yourself.” Marta Rode, whose 12-year-old daughter,
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Hana, takes part in the weekly classes, has seen her child’s love for fine art blossom. “Vanessa’s class is creating a subculture of young Jasper artists that we will undoubtedly see doing
something special with their talents in the future,” Rode said. Those sentiments were echoed by other parents, certainly, but also by some of the senior students in the class. Sophie Pfisterer, a grade nine student, said the most gratifying part of the expo was the piece the students all worked on together—a natureinspired tablecloth which will be auctioned off at the Habitat to raise money for charity. “I find it calming,” Pfisterer said of her participation in the class. “You’re with a group of people who all like the same thing. It’s a relaxing activity.” While the majority of the watercolours inspired by “imagining what the dream of a
leaf would be,” certainly emoted calm, not all of the pieces did. Sophia Mastrianni’s howling black wolf, for example, made this reviewer somewhat reluctant to close his eyes that evening. “It’s kind of dark,” Mastrianni said. No kidding. Mostly, though, the art shone as brightly as the artists. Whether the art in question was a drawing of a cartoonish dragon, a charcoal still life or a colourspeckled, impressionistic sculpture, every panel, corner and stairwell of
the Habitat had something for viewers to feast their eyes on. For Martin, displaying the fruits of six months of art classes was gratifying, but it was clear the energy radiating through her came from the kids. “It generates an exchange and brings people together,” she said. “We are celebrating what we achieved together.” bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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JPCA CHAIR MANU LOIR-MONGAZON DURING A RACE IN CANMORE, AB. THE JPCA IS BRINGING IN THE ALBERTA BIKING ASSOCIATION TO TRAIN UP LOCAL COACHES,// SUPPLIED
Cycling club to train local coaches In a region rich with mountain biking, one local organization wants to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate.
The Jasper Park Cycling Association (JPCA) is rolling out new mountain bike coaching courses to increase the number of certified coaches locally, and as a result, increase youth access to the sport. “We want to keep it fun, and motivate kids to get on their bikes after school and go for a ride,” says Manu Loir-Mongazon, current chair of the JPCA. To do that, the JPCA wants to train up local bike ambassadors. On May 14 and 15, the first of a series of coaching courses will come to
Jasper. Alberta Biking Association’s ABA Level One, a recreational biking coaching course, is already sold out. It’s the first step in sharing local riders’ love of the sport with the cyclists of the future, Loir-Mongazon said. “The idea is to be able to coach kids the basics of handling, balance, stretching, endurance and cardio, bike sizing and maintenance.” Coaching courses focused on racing skills will follow. Loir-Mongazon said. Whether or not any Jasper youth move on to the international stage will remain to be seen; Loir-Mongazon can imagine a day not too far off when the hometown of Jasper is lit up beside a rider’s name on the scoreboard of an International Mountain
Bike Association-sanctioned race.
All mountain bike coaches in the province must be certified through the ABA. Loir-Mongazon says mountain biking is a sport in which an athlete can continue to grow and excel well into their 40s, and for that reason, the sooner youth can have access to good coaching, the sooner they can begin a lifelong journey with the sport. While the May 14/15 coaching course is sold out, JPCA will continue to offer training, depending on interest. To show yours, and to find out more information about the programs, email jasperparkcycling@gmail.com Evan Matthews
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local health //
//THE J9 SPARKLE RUN/WALK/BIKE TAKES PLACE ON MAY 5, STARTING AND ENDING AT THE JASPER LEGION. REGISTRATION STARTS AT 3 P.M. // FILE
Get by with a little help from our friends
CUTTING THE STIGMA THAT SURROUNDS MENTAL HEALTH “Nice to meet you,” says the smiling person with the outstretched hand. “Nice to meet you too,” I say back as I shake the hand of the person I am being introduced to. Not an unusual encounter – except for the fact that I know this person well, having spent several hours with them in my therapy office talking about some very personal issues. This has happened several times over the four years that I have been practising as a mental health therapist in this beautiful town that I call home. Even more frequent are the almost daily public encounters where I run into current or former clients without any acknowledgement that we’ve ever met. While there are people who are open about coming to see me, many are not. I believe this speaks to the stigma that still surrounds mental health and, by association, seeing a mental health therapist. We all sit together in the waiting room at the Cottage Medical Clinic, and while the reason for our visit to a physician is confidential, the fact that we are seeing one is not. It is the same with other professionals, be it a physiotherapist, chiropractor, or dentist. I doubt that people pretend that they don’t
know their accountant or massage therapist when they see them in the community, and while many Canadians report feeling more aware of mental health issues than ever before, stigma still remains.
most fundamental rules in my profession’s code of ethics. It is an honour and a privilege to be entrusted with people’s secrets, and I would never want to compromise this. The last thing I want to do is make people feel badly about wanting privacy that is rightly theirs. In fact, I support this by having a conversation about confidentiality in the first session and by purposely spacing sessions so that clients don’t run into each other.
The Mental Health Commission of Canada identifies three types of stigma: public stigma, structural stigma, and self-stigma. Self-stigma is the internalizing of negative cultural stereotypes about mental health that often results in feelings of shame, self-blame, and the desire to conceal our issues I also can’t be righteous about from others. It is one of the main this. As an introverted and reasons that we don’t reach out for generally private person myself, help and likely one of the reasons there are very few people who that we may not want others to know about my periodic selfknow that deprecating we see a depressive therapist. thoughts “While there are people who or anxious I think it is are open about coming to see ruminations. natural for us me, many are not. I believe this I continue to to want others speaks to the stigma that still have sessions to think well surrounds mental health.“ as needed of us. As with my social beings, long-time we are wired therapist, often via Skype since this way. In evolutionary terms, to moving to Jasper. be shunned from our tribe meant certain death. The cost to us now is that it can be difficult to be vulnerable and to allow others to see our human struggles. It keeps us separate from each other. I don’t take it personally when a client pretends that they don’t know me. It comes with the territory. Protecting client confidentiality is one of the
Although we still have a long way to go, I am hopeful about the direction we are headed. Considering that one in five of us will experience a mental illness at some point in our lives, and many more of us will experience issues with our relationships or challenges navigating life transitions, this is an issue that
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affects all of us. Let’s be kind to ourselves and others as we move forward on this journey. If you are experiencing mental health challenges, there is help available. In Jasper, Alberta Health Services provides mental health therapy free of charge at the Seton Hospital. An appointment can be made by calling their intake number at 1-844-817- 5009. Alberta Health Services also employs an addiction counsellor who can be contacted at 780-852-6706. Community Outreach Services, located at 627 Patricia Street, offers community programming, resources and supportive services. They are available for drop-in or by appointment at 780-852-2100. I am a private therapist; many of my clients see me through employee and family assistance programs at no charge to them, or they are fully or partially reimbursed through insurance. For more information, please contact me at 780-852-7232 or by email at michsky@telus.net. Should you require assistance after-hours, there is a 24-hour Help Line that can be accessed at 1-877-303-2642. If you require urgent assistance, please call 911 or go to the Seton Hospital emergency department. All of these services are confidential. Michelle Cherniawsky //
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