The Jasper Local October 15, 2016 by The Jasper Local

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saturday, october 15, 2016 // ISSUE 83

ALL ABOARD! // ABOD, MICHAEL AND ZAIN HOMOSH WERE KEEN TO TRY OUT A TRULY CANADIAN ACTIVITY: SLEDDING. THE BROTHERS HOPPED ON A TOBOGGAN AS SOON AS THE SNOW FELL, SOMETHING THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER DREAMED OF IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY OF SYRIA. READ ABOUT THE HOMOSH FAMILY’S JOURNEY TO JASPER ON PAGE B5. // BOB COVEY

Respect winter volunteer closures: Parks Parks Canada is asking skiers and riders to check themselves before they wreck themselves—and the fragile alpine landscape. Jasper National Park visitor safety staff are imploring eager backcountry skiers, splitboarders and snowshoers to stay away from the popular Parkers Ridge, Hilda Ridge and Nigel Pass areas just on the other side of the Jasper/Banff National Park border until there is enough snow to protect sensitive alpine plants.

at Parkers Ridge was 20 cm of unconsolidated, unsettled snow. When snow is less than 50 cm deep, slow-growing alpine plants such as Moss Campion, Purple Saxifrage and Glacier Lily are susceptible to being damaged by unwitting track-setters. Shallow snow, most common in early winter and windblown areas, can also be a hazard to riders themselves.

“We’ve already had a report of a serious crash resulting in injuries from a rider hitting unseen rocks…Deeper snow also protects your gear from damage and reduces the chance of “Snow depth should be at least 50 centimetres or knee deep,” injury,” the report says. a conditions report produced by Parks staff reads. “Please respect this volunteer closure.” On the morning of October 12, storm snow depth recorded bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com

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editorial //

Local Vocal When a truck sped past my house on Bonhomme Street the other day, I had two immediate reactions: The first was to look to make sure none of the dozens of kids on our block were chasing a ball, riding a scooter or pedalling a bike on, or near, the road. The second was to scream bloody murder. “Where’s the fire?” I yelled to the offending pickup driver, who screeched away. Almost on a weekly basis there are near-misses with pedestrians and vehicles in the Bonhomme Street/Willow Avenue area. However, as much as I’d like to tear a strip off the motorists, for the most part, they aren’t actually doing anything outside of the law. Jasper’s default speed limit is 50 km/hr. This might be entirely appropriate for the far ends of Connaught Drive, but there are few other places in town that merit that kind of velocity. With our large numbers of cyclists, high demographic of seniors and children, and bumper-to-bumper parking in high-density neighbourhoods—not to mention way-finding tourists and approaching Re: Lightning does strike twice Re: Local Vocal, October 1 winter weather—50 km/hr is simply too fast of a cruising speed for cars. Love love love the monster I loved your piece in this week’s trout story!!!! Keep ‘em coming! Local Vocal where you pointed Recently, speed limits in areas surrounding out the difficulties faced by schools and playgrounds were changed to 30 -Dana H, Valemount km/hr. With a fist shaking towards the sky and people with disabilities in in my best crotchety-old-man voice I say “It’s the community. You seem to about damn time!” It’s my opinion that municipal Re: Dear Facebook be a person who cares about council should start thinking about reducing people with disabilities and is Wow! someone else does speed limits in other areas of town—and that willing to use his platform as not like Facebook. You and the case study should start in the 1000 block of a newspaper editor to nudge I probably don’t like it for Bonhomme Street. people towards social change. different reasons, but I I admit it, I’m a pretty conservative dude when appreciate The Jasper Local Laurisa O, Jasper it comes to road safety. I remember my friend actually coming out and saying showing me what his rebuilt 1960s MG could it. Good for you. Hope you are do on an open stretch of highway—and I vividly We love letters! Please flooded with positive letters. recall his ensuing look of disappointment when I send notes our way! pleaded with him to lay off the gas. -Pat W, Jasper letters@thejasperlocal.com But even though I know I’m a bit of a twinkie when it comes to appreciating the capabilities of internal The Jasper Local // Jasper’s independent alternative newspaper 780.852.9474 • thejasperlocal.com • po box 2046, jasper ab, t0e 1e0 combustion engines, I still say Jasper’s speed limit is out to lunch. Fifty kilometres per hour is Published on the 1st and 15th of each month equivalent to 13 metres per second. Think about Editor / Publisher trying to stop in time, at that speed, if a newlyBob Covey.................................................................................... bob@thejasperlocal.com minted two wheel rider careens in front of you. Art Director Nicole Gaboury.................................................................. nicole@thejasperlocal.com As council and municipal staff chew over an ongoing traffic study, it’s my hope they’ll look Advertising + sales seriously at reducing speed limits in town. In the sydnee makowichuk...................................................... sydnee@thejasperlocal.com meantime, if you’re doing more than 40 km/hr by cartoonist Deke.................................................................................................deke@thejasperlocal.com my place, expect a blue streak of insults in your rearview mirror. facebook.com/thejasperlocal @thejasperlocal

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Local mountain culture //

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crushing it // Pine Bungalows’ Mike Wasuita stands by after the last of his old riverfront cabins is demolished. Pine bungalows is celebrating its 80th season in JNP, an incredible tenure befitting an operation which prides itself on its harmony with the land. Pine bungalows has been recognized for its leadership in environmental stewardship. // niss

Online university course to teach why mountains matter Listen carefully, life long learners: the mountains are calling.

The University of Alberta is getting set to launch a 12-lesson online course that will help showcase why mountains matter. “Mountains are critically important to almost every country on the planet,” says Zac Robinson, a historian and assistant professor in the UAlberta’s Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation. “Mountains impact all of us. Their influence is everywhere.” Robinson and his UAlberta colleague, David Hik, have collaborated to create Mountains 101, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). The course will cover an interdisciplinary field of study focusing on the physical, biological and human dimensions of mountain places in Alberta, Canada and across the globe. “It’s a broad, integrated overview of the mountain world,” Robinson said. Mountains 101 will draw its content from more than 30 experts from different fields and disciplines, exploring everything from plate tectonics to climate, and ecology to mountain literature. “That’s the fun thing about this course,

it’s interdisciplinary in every sense of the word,” Robinson said. The web-based course is free to anyone with an internet connection. MOOCs are designed to have as broad as reach as possible. “The impetus behind this is inclusion,” Robinson said. Parks Canada is a major partner in the course; field unit staff are working closely with the mountain studies team to finalize the scripts, and at least one Jasper National Park employee will make a Mountains 101 cameo: Fire and Vegetation Specialist Dave Smith. Smith and other Parks Canada experts will escort camera crews to significant mountain locations, Robinson said. “We’ll be delivering lessons from valley bottoms to mountaintops, from museums and labs to alpine huts.” Each of the course’s 12 lessons will be 60 minutes long, with a series of interactive lecture videos, a set of course notes and recommended readings and additional resources. Registration for Mountains 101 opens November 1. To register and to find out more about the course, visit uab.ca/ mountains. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com

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Local ski freakery //

Straight lining: 36 months of skiing Three years ago, Courtnall Durrant set a goal: ski every month of the year for 36 months.

His climbing partner, Christian Roy, spotted Durrant’s hand clutching a headlamp and sticking out of the snow. Roy dug him out.

This month, Durrant will strap on his skis and carve a few solid turns to complete the last month of his goal.

“I know to this day I could not have dug myself out alone. Chris saved my life,” said Durrant.

The Maligne Glacier, Rogers Pass, Parker Ridge, Opal Hills and the Columbia Icefields are only a few of the areas Durrant has skied in the past three years. During the summer Durrant hikes up to the top of the snow line, changes into his ski gear and skis down until the snow stops. Then he switches into his runners and hikes the rest of the way down. The summer is particularly challenging for skiing, as rivulets of water run down hard snow. Durrant said he can be waiting for hours for the sun to come out and hit the snow at the right time. “I always forget how to ski for the first two turns, and I get a lot of funny looks coming back down,” said Durrant. “I like the turns that are up high, off the beaten track.” His favourite spot to ski is Ullr’s Couloir, named for the Norse god of snow. The steep patch of snow in between cliffs is prone to releasing sluffs—small, loose snow avalanches. “The snow there is going to avalanche a bit no matter what, but you just have to make sure it’s not big enough to kill or bury you,” said Durrant. “Ullr’s Couloir is where I first realized how much I love to ski.” Durrant hasn’t decided on the location for the final ski, but he thinks it will be somewhere in the Columbia Icefields or on Mount Unwin, in the Maligne Range.

The avalanche left Durrant nervous in small spaces, and he is more cautious before skiing and climbing on snow. His experience inspired him to get involved with the avalanche control team at Marmot Basin. Durrant and the team measure temperatures, crystal formation and crystal sizes to determine the snow science and overall safety of the mountain. Every morning they assess the snow. If too much snow has accumulated, the team will use bombs to trigger smaller, less destructive avalanches and reduce the danger for skiers. Although Durrant has a keen sense of adventure, he’s learned the importance of checking the weather and not taking unnecessary risks. “When I was buried in the avalanche on Mount Charlton, I accepted it as a challenge. I tried to go up the mountain at the wrong time and I learned a lesson that day,” said Durrant.

Now he’s putting his Wrapping up this adventure COURT IS IN SESSION // COURTNALL DURRANT HAS KICKED, SCRATCHED AND CLIMBED HIS WAY UP INNUMERABLE MOUNTAINS IN SEARCH OF SNOW TO SKI. THIS MONTH HE CAPPED AN EPIC THREE-YEAR SKI ODYSSEY, MAKING experience towards isn’t Durrant’s first remarkable TURNS IN EVERY MONTH WITHOUT EVER LEAVING THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. // PHOTOS SUPPLIED something positive. accomplishment of the year. In In addition to his job June, on his fourth attempt, Durrant As the snow dragged him down the mountain, at Marmot Basin, Durrant is also working summited Mount Charlton. The mountain has Durrant tried unsuccessfully to kick off towards his avalanche safety and ski guiding proved to be a difficult challenge over the past his skis and swim through the powder. He certificates through Thompson Rivers five years. struggled to make an air pocket in the heavy University and the Canadian Avalanche The first time Durrant attempted to climb wet snow. Durrant finally clawed his right hand Association. Mount Charlton in 2011, the conditions were out of the snow, which was piled on top of him. In the future, Durrant wants to work as a bad. Durrant said he “caught summit fever” and “I remember seeing a star above me and highways forecaster, predicting avalanches kept trudging forward, even though he knew realizing I had an air pocket,” said Durrant. on routes like Rogers Pass. he and his climbing partner should turn back. “It’s like being stuck in concrete. It’s so tight Shortly after, Durrant set off an avalanche. it’s hard to breathe.”

Emily Rendell-Watson // info@thejasperlocal.com

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Local (aqua)culture//

HOG WILD // JASPER FISH WHISPERER JON OSBORNE CAUGHT THE TROUT OF A LIFETIME WHILE TROLLING WITH FRIENDS IN EARLY OCTOBER. LOCAL ANGLERS—INCLUDING CURTIS DIRKS AND MIKE AND BROOKE FROLAND (PICTURED)—ESTIMATE THAT AT 16.5 LBS, IT’S THE BIGGEST RAINBOW TROUT TO COME OUT OF A JASPER LAKE IN THREE DECADES. THE BITE WAS ON THAT DAY; OSBORNE ALSO HOOKED INTO A 9-POUNDER, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST TROUT OF HIS LIFE HAD HE NOT LANDED THIS MONSTER. OSBORNE HOPES TO TARGET THEM AGAIN SOMEDAY: HE RELEASED BOTH.

Jasper-raised poet pens cathartic, necessary book In December of 2013, Beth Everest went for a regular mammogram. In doing so, the former Jasperite was simply being prudent. She was being proactive. After all, her younger brother had passed away from cancer two years previous. She was not naive to such things. As it turned out, when a nurse from the hospital called to request a follow-up ultrasound, despite the nonchalant tone, Everest felt a pang of dread. “I knew,” she said. “Something inside of me said ‘this is not good.’” Everest’s instincts proved correct. Shortly after a series of tests, she got another call. This time it was her doctor, who wanted to see her right away. Everest was on her way to a dinner party at the time. The doctor said it couldn’t wait. “That’s how it started,” Everest said. As she feared, Everest was diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly, she was having a biopsy. A month later, she had a mastectomy. After her scar healed, she started chemotherapy. Then it was radiation treatment. “It was absolutely terrifying,” Everest said. “I would cry all night. I can say that was a pretty dark period in my life.” Now, that dark period has been illuminated. Everest, a creative writing professor at Calgary’s Mount Royal University, is launching a new book of poetry. Silent Sister: The Mastectomy Poems puts the fear and trepidation of those terrifying months on full, cathartic display. More than a narrative of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, however, the awardwinning author’s new work bears witness to social and psychological impacts of the cancer-altered body and mind. “When people looked at me, they’d

look at the breast that wasn’t there,” she recalled. Everest hadn’t planned to write about her illness. She had another book in mind—a work of fiction, based on her home town of Jasper. However, when it came time to write the stories for which she’d conducted months worth of interviews, they wouldn’t come. Instead, she’d end up with poems that described her battle with cancer. “Every time I sat down to write, something came out to do with the treatment,” she said. Eventually, she knew she had to give in to the creative process. Two months later, the first draft for Silent Sister was born. Now, as Jasper readers will discover on November 10, the poems are a product of her vivid memories, prescription drug-addled hallucinations and nature-inspired dreams. The effect is

both visceral and rhythmic, unsettling and beautiful. It is also necessary— particularly as we recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although Everest hopes that her book will find a wide audience, appeal to poetry fans and help other breast cancer patients heal, the true inspiration for writing it was much closer to home—although she didn’t realize the gravity of that inspiration until she went back to Jasper with the book’s first copies. “I went into my parents house and saw them sitting there with the book,” she said. “My dad had just read it from front to back in one sitting.” Her parents, who’d outlived their youngest child and who had now almost lost their daughter to cancer, were deeply moved by what they read.

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“That’s why I wrote the book,” she said. Silent Sister: The Mastectomy Poems will be launched at the Jasper Library on November 10, at 6:30 p.m. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com

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LOCAL FEATURE // PHOTOS BY TRISTAN NISSEN

Summer Snapshots

Discovering Crags, cliffs and crannies in Jasper National park

A BRIDGE TOO FAR // ABOVE, SAM ASTORIA RIVER AT HIGHWAY 93A. “ BOULDER THAT DAY,” NISSEN EXPL

JUG LIFE // A CRAG NEAR MOUNT KERKESLIN. THE NATURE OF THE ROCK FORMATIONS MAKE FOR GOOD HOLDS AND HELP BUILD CONFIDENCE WHEN LEARNING TO LEAD CLIMB, NISSEN SAID. THE AREA WAS FIRST DEVELOPED FOR SPORT CLIMBING BY LOCAL CLIMBER DANA RUDDY.

BOYS GONE WILD // NISSEN AND WALL CEMENTING THEIR BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP BY TAKING A TANDEM LEAP INTO THE GLACIER-FED WATERS OF AMETHYST LAKE. // AT RIGHT, THE BOYS GET LIFTED ON A STEEP WALL NEAR MT. KERKESLIN.

feature //

Tristan Nissen doesn’t always carry a camera, but when he does, he’s usually surrounded by big peaks, good friends and airy exposure. For Nissen and his pals—usually Sam Wall, Patrick Mahler and a rotating cast of likeminded young guns—2016 was about discovering new parts of the park, learning from local climbers and putting their best feet forward on local test pieces. Climb on, lads.

WALL GOES FULL-CHIMP UNDER THE BRIDGE OVER THE “WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE TONQUIN LAINED. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. //

THE FOG OF MORDOR// SAM WALL ON MOUNT UTOPIA’S SUMMIT RIDGE. EARLY MORNING MIST MADE THIS SHORT TRIP ALL THE MORE DRAMATIC.

STEPPING STONE // PATRICK MAHLER HIGH ABOVE CAMPUS PASS, DEEP IN JASPER NATIONAL PARK’S TONQUIN VALLEY.

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Local community//

“Hope is the only thing that keeps us human” Last week was the first time eight-year-old Abod Homosh had ever seen snow. Soon after the Grade Two student felt fresh snowflakes melt onto his tongue, cheeks and eyelashes, Abod and his two older brothers, Zain and Michael, were doing what many Jasper kids look forward to after the first snowfall of the year: zipping down a snowcovered slope on a toboggan, screaming with delight. “We feel like Canadian boys now,” Zain said, dragging the sled back up the hill for another run. But as snowflakes fell from the sky near their apartment in Jasper, the boys’ father, Omar, couldn’t help but think of his what was falling from the sky in the family’s home country: Bombs. Mortars. Rocket grenades. “It really is worse than the images you see in the media,” Omar said. “It’s beyond imagination.” The Homosh family is from Syria, where a civil war between insurgents, a Russian-supported regime and ISIS has been raging for more than five years. Latest figures estimate nearly half a million people have perished in the fighting. Millions have also fled. Among them are the Homosh family. In August, thanks to local efforts to take advantage of the Canadian government’s Syrian refugee resettlement program, Omar, his wife Rola and their three boys arrived in Jasper. Their journey had been emotional and exhausting. And yet it was only beginning. “What Jasper and the Tower family gave me is really beyond words,” Omar said. “It gave me the chance to come back again to life.” After fleeing the war in Syria by the narrowest of margins (young Abod was asked by a border guard which side his father supported; luckily, he answered correctly), the Homosh family moved to Egypt. Omar, a civil engineer, couldn’t find work because of his nationality. Instead, he got a job in Iraq, then after his visa expired, went to Turkey. But crises in that country escalated and he soon had neither a job or a way back to Egypt. Somehow, a bureaucrat found his story compelling enough to award him another Egyptian visa; he hadn’t seen his family in more than eight months. Not knowing if he would ever see them again was an indescribably heartwrenching experience, he said. “You would never be able to understand this feeling unless you encountered it yourself,” he

SLIPPING INTO THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS // THE BOYS WERE EXCITED TO TRY A BONAFIDE CANADIAN ACTIVITY // BOB COVEY

ACCLIMATIZATION // THE HOMOSH FAMILY—OMAR AND ROLA, ALONG WITH THEIR CHILDREN ZAIN, MICHAEL AND ABOD— CAME TO JASPER IN AUGUST. THE SYRIAN REFUGEES ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN WELCOMED SO WARMLY INTO THE COMMUNITY. THEIR RESETTLING IN CANADA MEANT THEY LEFT FAMILY BEHIND IN WAR-TORN SYRIA. // BOB COVEY

said. Meanwhile, a former colleague, Jasperite Rod Tower, with whom Omar had worked in Syria, got in touch. Rod and his wife Beth asked if the Homosh family would move to Canada. “We knew it would be a big change but when you don’t have any other option, you don’t hesitate for a second to move on without turning back.” And so they did. And although they were anxious about uprooting once again— particularly in such a seemingly permanent fashion—the Homosh family’s fears about their new life vanished almost as soon as they arrived. “What has really amazed me is that I have never felt like a stranger,” Omar said. “Jasper for me has been the best place to start over.” To help integrate themselves into the community, the Homosh family has taken on volunteer positions—Omar is helping the Friends of Jasper National Park with mapping projects, while Rola, a teacher by trade, has spent time at the Habitat for the Arts, leading children’s crafting projects. Although the Syrian tradition is heavily-influenced by family and community connection, volunteering in these ways has been new for the Homosh family.

“This is one of the most important things we’ve received, the value of being productive for your community. My wife and I want to pay back Jasper, we want to offer our help.” While their focus is currently on their adopted home, there is not an hour in the day when the Homosh family does not think of those they left behind. Omar’s mother and sisters live in the ancient city of Aleppo, currently a

“We knew it would be a big change but when you don’t have any other option, you don’t hesitate for a second to move on without turning back.” hot-bed of fighting between the Syrian army and rebel forces. News of tragedy is constant; to date, Omar has lost 22 of his relations to the fighting. “Every Syrian has his own tragedy,” he said. But even in the deepest despair, Omar still holds hope. He hopes—and believes—that a sane, peaceful Syria will one day rise again. “Hope is the only thing that keeps us human,” he said. bob covey // bob@thejasperlocal.com

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Local health //

2016 – The International Year of Pulses Did you know that The United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses? And that Canada (and Alberta!), are leaders in pulse production? If not, I am unfortunately not surprised. But it is about time that pulses start getting a little more of the fame and recognition that they deserve. So, today I will take a bit of time to tell you everything you need to know about pulses - arguably my favourite ingredient.

Okay, so first of all, what are they? Pulses are the dry, edible seeds of legumes, including:

• dry peas (ex: split green peas & yellow peas), • beans (ex: kidney beans, black turtle beans, & pinto beans), • lentils (ex: red lentils & french green lentils), and • chickpeas

Why do I love them?

I love to eat local:

Canada is one of the largest producers of peas and lentils worldwide. Did you know that in 2010 we produced 32% of the peas around the world, and 38.5% of the lentils? Right here in our backyard! In Alberta, dry peas are the most widely grown pulse crop, but we grow all types of pulses. Head on over to www.pulsecanada.com or www.pulse.ab.ca to learn more about Canada as a global leader in pulse production.

I can afford them:

Per serving, pulses cost less than many other protein-rich foods, like beef or chicken. To give my wallet a break, I like to swap out some of my protein choices for the week.

// STEPHANIE PARTRIDGE @THEBEHAVIORBEET

A RECIPE TO TRY:

They are oh-so versatile:

How versatile you ask? Pulses come whole, either dried or canned, or they can be processed into flours (ex: chickpea flour) and powders (ex: pea protein powder). You can eat pulses at literally any meal or snack of the day. Try them whole and roasted, or mashed/pureed inconspicuously into a variety of dishes. Here are my favourite ways to enjoy pulses:

Try this ‘Chickpea Banana Berry Smoothie Bowl’ (adapted from The Global Pulse Confederation) tomorrow morning for breakfast or after your next workout. 1. Blend the following ingredients in a high power blender or food processor until a smooth, soft-serve like consistency is achieved:

They are jam-packed full of nutrition:

• In soups (whole or pureed)

• 2 frozen bananas

Are you ready? This list is long…Pulses are high in vegetarian protein, fibre, antioxidants, iron, potassium, folate, magnesium, and zinc. All of which we should try to consume MORE of!

• In dips (think hummus)

• ½ cup canned or sprouted chickpeas

• To boost salads and power-bowls

• ½ cup coconut milk

• In baking (as a fat replacer)

• 3 medjool dates (pitted)

• In addition to meat (think pork and beans)

• ¼ cup pineapple

• As a meat replacement or substitute (think lentil ‘meatballs’)

• 1 cup blackberries

• In energy bites alongside nuts and seeds • As a stand-alone snack (roasted in the oven and spiced as desired)

Granola, puffed quinoa, coconut chips, hemp seeds, chia seeds, almonds, walnuts, fresh berries, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cacao nibs.

• As the protein in a smoothie

3. Enjoy!

They improve my health:

Evidenced-based research links eating pulses to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, improved digestive health, better blood sugar control, and healthy body weights ( by increasing feelings of fullness).

2. Add the toppings of your choice:

They are sustainable food:

Because pulses are able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, they require little, if any, fertilizer, and have one of the lowest carbon footprints. They are also able to grow in our cold Canadian climate!

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Kirsten Oilund is a registered dietitian and the owner of Jasper Nutrition Counselling. She is an avid runner, boot-camper and adventurer. She has been known to plan an elaborate campfire spread. Email her at kirsten@jasper-nutrition.com