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thursday, november 1, 2018 // ISSUE 132
GO BIG, DREAM BIGGER // RANUI HAITANA GETS LOFTY AT THE CURRENT JASPER SKATEPARK. FUNDRAISING EFFORTS CONTINUE FOR THE NEW PARK, THE DESIGN FOR WHICH WAS REVEALED OCT 25. // BOB COVEY
Design concept for Jasper skatepark unveiled Jasper Skatepark Committee members are buzzing after the team from New Line Skateparks unveiled the design concept for Jasper’s future skatepark.
will integrate modern skatepark terrain features such as ledges, stairs and rails but will also include a large “flowbowl.” The park will cater to all ages and abilities. New Line, which has built skateparks in Canada and the U.S., as well as in Sweden, Chile and Taiwan, specializes in creating parks for both skateboarders and the general public.
The meeting was a chance to update the community on the progress of the project and also to accept a $2,500 donation “We want to make this one of the community’s most prized public facilities,” Morgan told the crowd. from the Jasper Rotary Club. Savage echoed those sentiments. Darrell Savage of the JSC said that community members are building more than just a skateboarding facility. “This is going to be one of the only places where 10-yearolds and 40-year-olds are hanging out, enjoying the same “You’re going to get a tight-knit community,” he said. activity,” he said. “Skateboarding is more than a sport, it’s a lifestyle.” The park is estimated to cost $750,000. The timeline on the Representatives from New Line were on hand to introduce build will depend on fundraising efforts. the engineer design drawings of the proposed skatepark. Vice President Trevor Morgan said the plaza-style facility bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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editorial //
Local Vocal It’s a strange new world since October 17 came and went in Canada and here in Jasper, at least, people are still getting used to the idea that weed is legal. Heck, recreational cannabis consumers used to worry about getting busted by The Man…now The Man is their dealer! Not everyone is affected by bill C-45, of course, but it’s certainly interesting—and frustrating— to learn about the unique challenges some local business owners are facing as they try to navigate the course that the provincial government is so haphazardly charting. The rules set out by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission—the provincial body which regulates and distributes cannabis—are expectedly heavy-handed this early in the process. However, there are some aspects of the licensing framework which make us wonder: when they thought of these stipulations…were they high? Some context: all potential cannabis retailers must check a laundry list of prerequisites before they can get their permit to sell cannabis. This includes extensive audits for the people who are opening the business, but also means the physical space itself must adhere to strict regulations set out by the AGLC. These aren’t your regular signage and floor plan inspections. Retailers must show, for example, that they’ve got a secure premises. However, the Fort Knox-like vaults mandated by the AGLC come at a pretty penny (and an eight-week delay,). Meanwhile, the busiest port for weed shipments in any rural community—the local post office—has no such defences in place. There are plenty of other anecdotes, but perhaps the most egregious part about this new pot paradigm— in policy terms, anyway—is that the body which tells retailers how and what and when they can sell is itself doing big business directly with consumers. Online sales of cannabis from the AGLC were almost a million bucks on day one of legalization. How’s that for a conflict of interest? On one hand the government is dictating costs and supply to small business owners, while on the other they’re making a mint. They’re undercutting the very folks they’re regulating. I’m shocked Albertans are standing for it. It’s early days, I get it. Things will (hopefully) come out in the wash. But expecting rural entrepreneurs to abide by overbearing rules, wait patiently for their licenses and their product and then say thank you while the government rakes in the revenue is not just bad for Alberta businesses, it’s bad for Alberta. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
Bear Hugs and Moose Droppings? Actually? This space is normally reserved for letters to the editor but sadly, none of you wrote one since the last issue came out. For that reason we’re doing a bit of a throwback to simpler times. Before people broadcast their every waking moment on Facebook, readers could count on newspapers to relay appreciative anecdotes and hurt feelings. In our corny, Rocky Mountain way, we called them Bear Hugs and Moose Droppings. In the spirit of 2007, The Jasper Local is bringing them back. Since it was my idea, I’ll start us off. Here goes:
Bear Hugs to Jeremy at Tekarra Color for opening up the shop after hours to retrieve the Jasper Film Club brochures I forgot to pick up. Gulp! - BC Moose Droppings to those dudes with their too-loud vehicles. Get a muffler, bros! - BC Bear Hugs to Ana Olsen for saying yes to a last minute babysitter request. Life saver! - BC And finally: Moose Droppings to me for resorting to this spacefiller. Help an editor out, people! - BC Send letters (or Moose Droppings) to letters@thejasperlocal.com
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The last straw // Grade 10 students Nils Tietke, Sophie Pfisterer, Keandra and Nalani Gruys, Paula Boehmer and Teslyn Pfisterer are showing restaurants that there are better options when it comes to single use plastic. // bob Covey
Students want local restaurants to pledge to purge the plastic Single-use plastic straws suck and non-compostable take out containers should be takenout of restaurants entirely. That’s the message six local high school students have been spreading around Jasper’s food and beverage industry lately. “The average age of a take out container is 25 minutes,” said Paula Boehmer, who, together with Keandra and Nalani Gruys, Sophie and Teslyn Pfisterer and Nils Tietke want Jasperites to stop being trashy and start thinking of ways to reduce the amount of single-use containers and straws being chucked in the garbage.
course as part of the Palisades Stewardship Education Centre’s high school credit curriculum. The goal of their projects was to affect environmental change in their community. To that end, the students canvassed local restaurants, some of which were already on the compostable-container and paper straw program, some of which were not, and some of which were trying to make the transition. Regardless of their current practices, most local managers were on board with the message, the group said. But not all of them. “Some said no,” Teslyn said. “They didn’t want to listen to a bunch of teenagers.”
By approaching local restaurants and asking them to pledge to purge the plastic, they hope to stem the tide of “completely useless waste” making its way into the environment.
But they aren’t discouraged. The students plan to follow up with restaurants throughout the semester and say they understand changing habits takes time.
“Every year one million seabirds and 100,000 marine animals die from plastic,” Teslyn says. “Two per cent of shoreline litter is stir sticks and straws. It’s completely useless waste.”
And in a couple of years, when they’ve graduated from high school and are embarking on bigger, bolder environmental challenges, they’re confident the next batch of students will take up the local cause.
The Grade 10 students were inspired to action after participating in Jasper National Park’s four day environmental stewardship
“I think other people will keep it going,” Nalani said. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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Local news //
RISK VS REWARD // CAM MCLELLAN BOOTPACKING UP THE PATTERSON COULOIR, VISIBLE FROM THE ICEFIELDS PARKWAY. MCLELLAN, JÉRÉMY LAPORTE AND NOAH BANGLE WERE NEARLY HALF WAY UP THE STEEPENING PITCH WHEN A CLASS TWO AVALANCHE REINED DOWN UPON THE PARTY, // SUPPLIED
Jasper big line skiers caught in avalanche Three Jasper skiers are thankful to be alive after getting caught in a class two avalanche October 29. Noah Bangle, Cam Mclellan and Jérémy Laporte were climbing a steep couloir in Banff National Park when a dry snow avalanche came thundering down on them. “It was straight out of a movie,” Bangle said. “I looked up and there was a huge cloud of snow.” The trio were ski touring on Mount Patterson with the aim of climbing, then descending a prominent southeast-facing couloir. The couloir—a long, narrow feature that steepens to 52 degrees at its choke point— is coveted by expert Rockies riders. Because of its exposure, steepness and avalanche hazard, the Patterson Couloir sees few attempts each season.
THE PATTERSON COULOIR IN BANFF NP, AS SEEN FROM THE SKIN TRACK BELOW. // SUPPLIED
But on a beautiful October his satellite messenger, Bangle morning, the three Marmot bandaged Mclellan’s injuries. He Basin ski patrollers were itching had two lacerations on his head to get their first big line of and a broken rib. Laporte had a winter. After touring from the deep cut on his elbow. Icefields Parkway, the skiers were One of Mclellan’s skis was bootpacking up the couloir with snapped in half, a testament their skis on their backs. They to the power of the snow slide. were about a quarter of the way Laporte had a broken ski, too, and up when Bangle heard Laporte Bangle’s skis were lost entirely, yell. Bangle looked up to see plus his helmet was busted a huge boil of snow and wind up (Bangle and Laporte were enveloping the party. The debris wearing helmets. plowed into Mclellan was not). them, sending Despite the them hurtling damage, the downhill. “It was straight out of a group felt movie. I looked up and “There was no incredibly time to anchor there was a huge cloud fortunate. down or jump of snow.“ “We realized how out of the way,” lucky we were, we -Noah Bangle Bangle said. were stoked to “I remember be alive,” Bangle flipping said. numerous times down the couloir, They were also relieved that help trying to protect my head and was on the way. In less than two neck.” hours, a Parks Canada rescue When he came to a rest, Bangle team had helicoptered into the saw his partners nearby. Laporte accident site and packaged indicated he was OK but Mclellan up. All three were then Mclellan was lying face down and long-lined out of the area to the unresponsive. highway. While Mclellan was sent “He was in rough shape,” Bangle via ambulance to a Banff hospital, said of his friend. “We weren’t Bangle and Laporte felt they were sure if he was dead.” OK to drive back to Jasper. Bangle and Laporte cleared As they reflected on the incident Mclellan’s airway but the only in the car, Bangle said hindsight sound coming out of their friend revealed a few red flags—flags was a terrifying gurgle. Their that, had they paid more attention first concern was to get out of to them at the time, they might the couloir. The avalanche had have backed off of their objective. dragged them 100 metres but For one, there was more snow in they were still in a run-out zone. the couloir than they anticipated. As the pair pulled Mclellan down “We were expecting between five the slope, the injured skier came to. Bangle said Mclellan was able and 10 centimetres, but it was more like 10 or 15,” Bangle said. to walk the last few metres out of the couloir into a safer area. Another potential mistake was While Laporte called for help on
SKI GUIDE AND AVALANCHE SURVIVOR CAM MCLELLAN GIVES A THANKFUL THUMBS-UP FROM THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD PLUS A BROKEN RIB. // SUPPLIED
their timing. They started later than they would have liked—they were at the bottom of the couloir at 10 a.m.—and the day was warm. “We noticed the sun was on the top part of the line for a good chunk of the morning,” Bangle said. Finally, they may have been overconfident. Avalanche education teaches about a common pattern in big mountain skiers—often they take some avalanche safety courses, gain some experience, push their limits, then suddenly find themselves in over their heads. “It’s totally cliche,” the 20-yearold said. “Bound to happen I guess.” For the next few weeks, Bangle is planning to take it a little easier. “I want to do some smaller days, hopefully build the confidence back up,” he said. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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Local business //
An unwitting pioneer of sustainable tourism Pine Bungalows was the recent recipient of the 2018 Travel Alberta Alto Award for Sustainable Tourism Michal Wasuita never considered himself a pioneer. When he took over Pine Bungalows in 1998 after his father passed away, Wasuita simply plugged in the value system he’d grown up with on the 10 acre spread alongside the Athabasca River. It wasn’t called environmental sustainability back then. “I was just taught when you do something, you do it right, put the effort in and it should last,” he said. But neither did he consider himself in the vanguard of athlete safety when he was one of the first hockey referees to don a helmet in the 1980s. He was just following doctors’ orders after he got his bell rung by an errant slapshot. “I sure put up with a lot of abuse for the helmet,” he laughed. But he wanted to ref, so the lid stayed. Soon enough, helmets were standard for on-ice officials. In a similar fashion, since Pine Bungalows was first built in 1936, the values of operating a business in a wilderness have taken a giant leap forward. Ecological integrity has became the standard for national parks, and sustainable tourism is the bar set for accommodation providers in those special places. When he took over, Wasuita already knew how special Jasper National Park was. He grew up here and, although it took him until his mid-20s to begin to fully appreciate it, by the time he was captain of the ship at Pine Bungalows, he was making business decisions that would ensure the operation would be as light on the land as possible. “I’ve always had the attitude that it’s such a special place and that it needs special protection and special rules,” he said. And special effort. As he dove into the day-to-day grind of the operation, he started making choices to repurpose, reuse and recycle. From small things— like reusing nails from scrap wood—to
OH GIVE ME A HOME...// MICHAL WASUITA AND NEXT TO THE LARGE DOUGLAS FIR TREE WHICH IS ONE OF MANY FEATURES ON THE ATHABASCA RIVERFRONT PROPERTY WHICH GIVES PINE BUNGALOWS, AND HIM, A “SENSE OF PLACE.” THANKS TO WASUITA, PINE BUNGALOWS IS HAS BEEN A LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. // BOB COVEY
big picture initiatives—like drawing up a nine-phase master plan to replace the decrepit infrastructure with LEED (Leadership in Environment Energy and Design)-certified buildings. The vision was to make Pine Bungalows a modern, eco-friendly facility that took its guests back to simpler times. “I’m not a crusader, I never even thought of myself as ‘green.’“ -Michal Wasuita, owner, Pine Bungalows
While it would not be entirely accurate to say other local accommodation providers have followed their lead, Pine Bungalows has certainly been recognized as a leader. In 1998 Wasuita and his mother, Connie Bjorkquist, received a Parks Environmentally Responsible Citizen award. In 2009, Pine Bungalows was given an Enviro Award by the Municipality of Jasper. That same year, they won an Alto award and in 2013 they took home a Canada Green Building Council Award. In 2016 they were given a Green Key Environmental Award of Excellence by the
Hotel Association of Canada and this year, Pine Bungalows once again won the Travel Alberta Alto Award in the Sustainable Tourism category. “I’m not a crusader, I never even thought of myself as ‘green,’” he said. “It always just seemed like the right thing to do.” These days, the right thing for Wasuita to do has changed somewhat. He’s still an ambassador for sustainable tourism in Jasper National Park, but soon, he won’t be leading from the helm of his 10 acres on the Athabasca River. Pine Bungalows is for sale. As he anticipated a call from a potential buyer on a crisp, clear October day, he looked up at the big Douglas fir outside of his home office. The tree is one of many features on the heritage property which helps give Wasuita such a tangible “sense of place,” as he calls it. As he ponders his next projects, he does so with the same philosophy which affected the decisions he made for two decades at Pine Bungalows: the words of former JNP Superintendent, Rory Flanagan. “He talked about leaving the park unimpaired for future generations,” Wasuita said. “I always liked that.” Bob Covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com FUTURE JASPER LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS? // STUDENTS IN MME. HELENE CARON’S GRADE FIVE AND SIX CLASS AT ECOLE DESROCHERS HAVE PUT OUT THEIR FIRST EDITION OF LE RATOUREUX (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION: THE RASCAL). IN IT THEY REPORT ON SCHOOL EVENTS, SERVE UP RECIPES AND FEATURE GAMES AND CARTOONS. THE JASPER LOCAL VISITED THEIR CLASSROOM TO TALK SHOP AND HELP WITH IDEAS FOR THE SECOND EDITION. STICK WITH IT, KIDS! JOURNALISM NEEDS YOU! // BOB COVEY
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PHOTO FEATURE // BY BOB COVEY
A GRAVEYARD SMAS RUN FORREST, RUN! YOU’RE ALMOST OVER THE HUMP, WEDNESDAY! THAT’S THE STUFF, THINGS!
The first ever Monsters and Miles race, hosted by Multi-Sports Canada, the same organization which puts on the Jasper Gran Fondo and the Jasper Half Marathon, was an event tailor-made for Jasper. Combining the
community’s collective love for distance sports, local fundraising and dressing up for Halloween,
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ASH: MONSTERS MAKE MILES the October 27 event was welcomed by the warm embrace of the sun, as well as a host of cheering
onlookers. Forrest Gump (who else?), otherwise known as Jasper’s JeanYves Doucet, put down
the quickest six monster miles (heard afterward: “I’m pretty tired… I think I’ll go home now.”), while Hinton’s Sherri Prime took top spot in the ladies’ category (let the record show Alison Mason was the fastest gal in a costume). Sixty four runners showed up for the event, which benefited the Jasper Community Team Society. With all of their events, Multi-Sports Canada has become a potent presence for fun and fundraising in Jasper. “We love it here,” he said. “Hopefully this is another of many more successful races.” Bob Covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
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Bouldering buffs to chalk up for new competition For several years now, the mats at the Jasper Fitness Centre have been crimping… er, cramping…local bouldering buffs’ style. Bouldering, a form of rock climbing done on small rock formations—or in the case of an indoor gym, a wall of plastic holds—is performed without the use of ropes or harnesses. If you fall, you hit the mat. That’s normally a feature of the sport, not a bug. But the lifespan of the mats has long since passed. They’re ratty, they’re prone to coming apart and exposing the floor below, and they’re anything but soft. “People were getting hurt,” said Brad Foss, of the Jasper Climbing Association. Now, thanks to an approved budget item as part of upgrades to the Aquatic Centre, the bouldering wall at the Fitness Centre will have proper mats. But the association doesn’t want to stop there.
“We want more holds, more shapes on the wall,” Foss says. To purchase the new equipment, the club plans to raise some money. To raise the money, they’re hosting a bouldering competition. On November 19, the first ever Dirty 30 Boulder Battle will take place at the Jasper Fitness Centre. Their tagline? “Dirty routes, clean mats,” Foss laughed. The friendly competition will be a scramble format. Foss and fellow pebble pincher Jon Bowley will design 30 routes or “problems,” in increasing difficulty. Participants will choose five problems and gain points by successfully climbing from the starting hold of a problem to the top, using only the route’s pre-determined hand and foot placements. Harder climbs carry more points while “flash” (first attempts) successes will net the highest possible scores.
CLEANING CREW // JON BOWLEY TOUCHES UP A BOULDERING FEATURE AT THE FITNESS CENTRE. THE JASPER CLIMBING ASSOCIATION IS HOSTING A FRIENDLY COMPETITION NOV 19 TO RAISE MONEY FOR NEW HOLDS AND EQUIPMENT. // BOB COVEY
of the competition will help show others how fun bouldering can be. “Anyone who’s interested should come out,” Foss says. “We’re looking to grow the sport.”
The Dirty 30 Boulder Battle will take place November 19 at 6 p.m. at the Jasper Fitness and Aquatic Centre. Bob Covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com
Foss and Bowley said they hope the new mats, the forthcoming new holds and the visibility
WINTER’S IN THE AIR // THIS BIG HORN HAD A CURL IN HIS LIP LAST WEEK TO MATCH THE ONES IN HIS HORNS. // SIMONE HEINRICH
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local sports //
Junior A showcase: High level hockey coming to Jasper when expansion Hinton Wildcats host Seattle Totems Homegrown talent is having a big impact on high level hockey in the Yellowhead region. The Hinton Wildcats are the newest club in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL), a Tier Two Junior A league. With help from a couple of Jasper skaters and some coaching between the pipes, the team is off to a great start. Better yet, on November 11, Jasper fans will get the chance to see the exciting brand of hockey for themselves when 3-2-1 Wildcats host the Seattle Totems here in town. Local boys Brendan Auger and Jake Delorme are two of the Wildcats’ rising stars. Auger, a hard-checking left winger who broke loose with a hat trick and two assists in the Wildcats’ 9-5 win against the Meadow Lake Mustangs, is on the team’s first line. Delorme, a big d-man with experience at different levels of high energy hockey, has terrific vision to go along with his booming shot from the point, according to the the team’s head coach and general manager, Geoff Walker. “I can’t say enough about what these guys bring to our team,” Walker said. As an expansion team in the WSHL, there was a lot of hard work over the summer to get the Wildcats ice-ready. From roster selection to billet coordination, marketing to merchandising, ticket sales to transportation, it’s taken a ton of effort behind the scenes to get to the point where coaches can finally focus on playing hockey. “The Town of Hinton has been so supportive, welcoming and helpful,” Walker said. And so has its Rocky Mountain neighbour. Walker said when Jasper goalie coach Ryan Verge offered up his help behind the bench, the team jumped at the opportunity. “Ryan’s been amazing,” Walker said. “Having him here helping with the goalies a couple of times a week has been absolutely massive.” The expansion’s team’s first signing was 18-year-old Samual Gendron, a netminder from New Brunswick who had been heavily scouted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but who ultimately decided to benefit from another year of development at the Junior A level. The Wildcats have built their team around Gendron, as well as their two other goalies, Kyle Francescheni and Justin Dupuis
OFF THE FLOW CHART // (L-R) HINTON WILDCATS GOALIE COACH RYAN VERGE, LEFT WING BRENDAN AUGER AND DEFENCEMAN JAKE DELORME ARE PLAYING KEY ROLES FOR THE NEWEST JUNIOR A TEAM IN THE WESTERN STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE. THE WILDCATS WILL HOST THE SEATTLE TOTEMS ON JASPER ICE ON NOVEMBER 11 AT 7 P.M. // BOB COVEY “All of these guys are very capable and skilled,” Verge said.
an opportunity to play high level hockey while staying close to home.
Part of the WSHL’s mandate is to act as a development league for young players looking to take the next step in their hockey
“There’s a ton of talent in this area and this league has a ton of scouts coming out to games,” he said. “These guys are getting seen by a whole new level of eyes.”
“We want to show Jasper how good this hockey really is.“ -Wildcats Head Coach and GM, Geoff Walker careers, whether that be college level hockey or moving into a different junior league, such as the AJ (Alberta Junior) or a bigger jump into Major Junior. Walker, who himself played professional hockey for 11 years—mostly in the American and East Coast Hockey Leagues—says the Wildcats offer local skaters
On November 11, it will be Jasper fans’ eyes who get to see a high-paced, high-skilled brand of hockey. Along with cheering on their hometown boys, Auger and Delorme, Walker hopes Jasperites will come out to see how good the product on the ice can be. “We want to show Jasper how good this hockey really is,” he said.
The Hinton Wildcats play Seattle Totems on Sunday, November 11 at the Jasper Arena. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. bob covey // bob@thejaspterlocal.com
FALL CLASSIC // THE VIEW FROM “WEDDING RIDGE” ABOVE THE PYRAMID RIDING STABLES. SUBMIT YOUR PANOS TO BOB@THEJASPERLOCAL.COM // B COVEY