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Karl Peetoom saved his nine-month-old border collie

from a wolf attack, Oct. 17. For more photos and the

story, see page 2. NICOLE VEERMAN PHOTO

A MAN’S BEST FRIEND:

2 the fi tzhugh, JASPER, AB THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012

By NICOLE VEERMANReporter/Photographer

While out for a morning run last week, Karl Peetoom saved his best friend’s life.

The duo were running up the Cabin Lake fire road, near Trail 2, when a female wolf sprang out of the grass and attacked Maggie, Peetoom’s nine-month-old border collie.

“In my surprise, I dropped the leash and my dog ran down to the gate of the Cabin Lake fire road, but she didn’t make it because the wolf was on her twice before that time.”

In total, Maggie came in contact with the wolf four times, but it was only on the final encounter, when the wolf bit her lower hindquarters, that she sustained puncture wounds.

During the attacks, Peetoom, who runs on Jasper’s trails every day and has encountered wildlife countless times, ran full-tilt in the direction of Maggie and the wolf, screaming at the top of his lungs.

After the wolf’s fourth and final attack, Maggie finally made it back to her owner.

“She ran back to me and I grabbed her leash and grabbed her collar and held her between my legs. At that point the wolf started doing tight circles around both of us, lunging at her and lunging at me.

“I didn’t feel like I was going to be attacked, but the wolf was trying everything in her power to basically deter me and get rid of me. I believe that the direct intent was for me to drop the dog so it could grab the prey.”

But, the wolf didn’t get her way. Peetoom stood strong, spraying bear

spray with one hand and holding Maggie with the other.

“I sprayed the wolf three times with no impact whatsoever. With my adrenaline going, I may or may not have hit the wolf, but thought I did,” he said.

By that point, about eight minutes had elapsed since the initial attack and no one had passed by. So, Peetoom slowly, while keeping his attention on the wolf, made his way to Pyramid Lake Road.

“I stood in the middle of the road and the wolf continued to do the predator circle and to lunge in and dart in. I was only there for maybe another three minutes, thankfully, before a water truck stopped on its way to deliver some water to one of the resorts up on Pyramid Lake.”

Peetoom and Maggie got in the truck and the driver called 911. Five minutes later, Parks Canada’s wildlife specialists arrive on the scene to find the wolf circling the water truck.

“When the wardens arrived, they tried to deter the wolf. One of the wardens walked after the wolf and drove it up into the hills,” said Peetoom.

But, five minutes later, while Peetoom sat in a warden’s truck rehashing the story, with Maggie on his lap and the passenger door open, the wolf returned.

“I looked out my open door and the wolf was right there. I’d say within about 50-feet of the open warden truck door. So, the wolf had circled all the way back around to get back to the prey.”

Steve Malcolm, wildlife conflict specialist for Jasper National Park, said the wolf’s prey fixation and aggressive behaviour forced him to kill the animal.

“It was definitely a very close encounter and that was pretty well the reason I took the actions to destroy that wolf,” he said. “The thing we’ve been trying to avoid is when a wolf becomes food-conditioned and prey-fixated and has no concerns about people at all.”

The wolf was part of the Pyramid Pack, a group of nine wolves that have become more and more habituated in the last year and a half.

Malcolm believes part of the reason for this is that there is so much recreational use happening in the bench area, where the pack lives, so the wolves are becoming used to having humans around.

See WOLF page 4

Dog escapes wolf attack

with minor injuriesAggressive behaviour results in wolf’s death

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NICOLE VEERMAN PHOTO

Karl Peetoom poses with Maggie, his nine-month-old border collie, near the entrance of Trail 2 on Pyramid Lake Road. That trail, along with others on the bench, have been closed to dogs since Maggie was attacked by a wolf on Oct. 17.

KEY SAFETY TIPS WHILE OUT ON THE TRAILS: • Travel in groups • Keep your dog on a leash • Always carry bear spray • Donʼt turn your back on an predator • Be aggressive: yell and make yourself big • Report sightings to dispatch

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By DANIEL BETTSEditor

Last week, representatives of the Trans Mountain Pipeline held an information session at the Jasper Activity Centre to explain the proposed expansion of their pipeline.

The Trans Mountain Pipeline, owned by Kinder Morgan Canada, currently transports light and heavy crude oil, refined products and natural gas from Strathcona County, near Edmonton, to the West Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C.; the only Canadian marine loading facility connected to a federally-regulated pipeline.

Initially put into operation in 1953 with an initial capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, the pipeline had an expansion in 2008. The Anchor Loop Project expanded the pipeline through Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park adding a twin line.

In April, af ter receiving a st rong commitment from their customers, Trans Mountain announced a proposed significant expansion. If approved, the expansion would add 900 kilometres of twinned pipeline that would increase the existing 300,000 barrels per day capacity to 750,000 barrels per day. Where possible, the route of the new pipeline would remain in the existing right-of-way.

The Anchor Loop section of the pipeline, which runs from Edson, through Jasper to Mount Robson, already contains a twinned 24-inch pipe that will simply need to be reactivated once the new pipeline is built in other sections along the route. So for Jasper, not much work will be required in regards

to the expansion project.“When a pipeline is deactivated you

want to maintain it as the plan would be to reactivate it at some point,” explained Carey Johannesson, regulatory and land lead for Kinder Morgan Canada. “When it comes time to reactivate it you have as little to do as possible.”

He explained the deactivated line, which is filled with nitrogen, is maintained and monitored with surveillance equipment despite not being in use. As part of the reactivation, line inspection tools would go through the pipeline to look for corrosion or other problems. They would also perform a hydrostatic test.

When the Anchor Loop section of the pipeline was built many of the valves were manual and therefore they would need to be upgraded to automated valves, also the older line would also need a valve placement study to bring it up to speed. Those few things would be the extent of work needed during the proposed expansion project in the Jasper area.

“Before a twin line can be reactivated, an application must be made with the National Energy Board (NEB),” said Johannesson. “You have the whole regulatory process that must be gone through.”

The timeline for the project is quite extensive. In 2013, Kinder Morgan expects to file a comprehensive Facilities Application with the NEB. Between 2014 and 2015, the company expects regulatory reviews to take place as well as continued open engagement with the public. If the project is approved, construction on the proposed expansion

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Community engagement and information sessions will continue in communities affected by the proposed expansion project through the fall. An information session is scheduled for Valemount on Nov. 5. Further information can be found on the project website at: www.transmountain.com.

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INBRIEFVisitor centre closed in NovemberWith park visitation at its lowest in November, Parks Canada has decided to close the Visitor Information Centre doors for the entirety of the month.

“If you look at any of our stats for visitors coming into the park, into the info centre and just our sales, it’s probably 80 per cent less than anytime that’s peak,” Pam Clark, visitor services manager, said of the month of November.

So, during that time, there will be a self-serve desk at the train station, with winterized maps and brochures for visitors to pick up.

“We’re working on a top 10 list of things to do outside of skiing and snowshoeing for the self-serve desk,” said Clark, “because a lot of people still want to walk and stroll in the winter.”

The visitor centre will re-open for the weekends at the beginning of December and will begin its regular winter hours of Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 21.

Clark said this year the regular winter hours are extended from last year, when the centre was only open four days a week.

Cougar sightingA howling female cougar was seen walking between Pyramid Lake Road and the back fence of the Aspen Gardens townhouses in the early morning hours of Oct. 17.

“It was a very large cougar,” said Steve Malcolm, wildlife conflict specialist for Jasper National Park, “and it was extremely vocal.”

Generally, he said, a vocal cougar suggests that it’s a female in heat.

“That vocalization is her search for a male.”Although, the cat was closer to the town site than

Malcolm would like, he said there have been no safety concerns related to it.

“She’s just been seen. From a safety risk perspective, I don’t like having cougars that close to town, however, I haven’t had any reports of it in town.

“I’ve heard lots of gossip about people encountering cougars in town, but we’ve had absolutely no information confirmed.”

To report a wildlife sighting, call 780-852-6155.

Parks forum next weekEveryone is invited to attend Parks Canada’s annual public forum Nov. 1.

The event will take place at the Lobstick Lodge in the Skyline Room. It begins at 3 p.m. with an address by Supt. Greg Fenton and will carry on through to 6 p.m. with discussion sessions and an open house.

The forum is an opportunity for residents to hear about the work that’s been done in Jasper National Park during the past year.

Five days, four creepy eventsThe Jasper Legion is transforming into a haunted tavern and hosting four blood-curdling events in celebration of All Hallows’ Eve.

The first event is a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.

The following night is the annual Zombie Walk, also at 8 p.m.

Then Tuesday, Oct. 30, three bands will rock the house. Performing are The Creepshow, The Hellbound Hepcats and The Fundamentals. Everyone’s encouraged to get into costume for this pre-Halloween bash.

And finally, on Oct. 31, the Legion will host a magic show for kids from 4 to 5 p.m. and for adults at 9 p.m.

NATIONAL PARK NEWS OCTOBER 25OCTOBER 25

ANNUAL CAVELL ROAD SEASONAL CLOSURE BEGINS NOV. 1Cyclists have just a few days left to enjoy the vehicle-free Cavell Road before the annual Cavell area closure in

support of caribou conservation. The area will be closed as of Nov. 1.

The Cavell Road, Astoria Trail and surrounding area are important winter habitat for woodland caribou. The seasonal closure helps prevent packed trails from giving wolf populations access to this important habitat during periods of deep snow. The area reopens mid February as by that time the snow is usually more compact and packed trails will have less of a significant impact on predator movement.

Biologists continue to monitor wolf pack movement, feeding patterns and caribou survival to assess the effectiveness of the closure. Cavell Road will be groomed for skiing on Feb. 15 and the area will re-open Feb. 16.

FORT ST. JAMES NHS RECEIVES INTERPRETATION CANADA GOLD AWARDRecently, Fort St. James NHS (part of the Jasper National Park’s Field Unit) won a gold award from Interpretation Canada, for the Best Non-personal Interpretation Project for the ‘Ripples of the Past Interpretive Walk.’ This walk helped revitalize Fort St. James’ downtown, and consists of 10 high quality interpretive panels throughout the town, which link Fort St. James National Historic Site to other community cultural resources under one main interpretive theme and concept. For more information, please visit www.pc.gc.ca/stjames.

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WOLF from page 2

“They are probably exposed to a lot of people and because it’s fairly good cover, they’re not necessarily seen.”

Maggie’s attack was the fourth on the bench in the last year and a half. Two of those four have ended in fatalities.

Not included in those numbers are the numerous wolf sightings and encounters that have also taken place in the area.

Following the destruction of the female wolf last week, Malcolm said his first priority is to determine whether the attack was the act of an individual wolf “acting on its own accord” or whether it was the pack acting together.

“Because these are pack animals, all of the education and hunting activities are translated fairly quickly to the pack, so right now we’re just trying to determine if that wolf was acting independently or whether or not there was pack activity.”

Until it is known either way, the area is a safety risk, so Parks has closed it to all dogs, whether they are on or off leash.

After seeing Maggie attacked, Peetoom said he agrees with the decision to close the area, not forever, but for now.

“I think the wolf problem in Jasper is a serious one and something has to be done.”

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SECOND ANIMAL DESTROYEDThe destruction of the female wolf that attacked Maggie, Oct. 17, marked the second animal killed in the past two weeks. The first was a food-conditioned black bear destroyed on Oct. 4.

With those two events taking place within such short timeframe, many Jasper residents have been criticizing Parks and questioning why the animals had to die.

Steve Malcolm, wildlife conflict specialist for Jasper National Park, said destroying an animal is never his first choice.

“I understand that people are starting to feel like all we’re going to be doing is killing animals, but that is absolutely not our objective. These animals’ preservation and the ecological integrity of these packs and of all the wildlife is really a high priority in our minds; we’re just trying to find a way to balance that because we can’t have people’s safety compromised.”

And, people’s safety will be compromised, he said, if the public doesn’t report wildlife sightings, especially in town.

“I have serious concerns about people not reporting because they feel uncomfortable for the safety of wildlife. If everybody is scared to report about a bear in the town site, what that does is it allows that bear to continue that behaviour in the town site without hazing.”

Without hazing, said Malcolm, a bear will become habituated and food-conditioned and then become a safety risk. The same goes for wolves, he said.

“It’s the food-conditioned wolves that become habituated to humans and become the ones that create the human conflict incidents, and this is what we’re trying to avoid.

“So, that behaviour of trying to protect the animals by not reporting is really a disturbing behaviour that could have some really negative consequences for the wolf or for the wildlife individual.”

To report a wildlife sighting, call 780-852-6155.

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U EPISODE 48: A STRANGE VISION V

DRAWING BY JAMES MADAM, MORICETOWN, B.C.

One of the women was waving her handkerchief and calling out to the crewmen onboard

JJoe’s bunk-bed rolled gently with the ever-so-slight movements of the B.C. Express. The mighty Fraser’s force was limited to an occasional splash against the

sternwheeler’s outer bow. The ship was securely moored to the Siems-Carey wharf and Joe was sleeping soundly. Then, he began to dream . . .

Joe was standing on the poop-deck of a large sternwheeler, coiling up the mooring ropes. The crowd of people standing on the edge of the wharf were waving good-bye. A large number had turned out for the departure. The B.C. Express was moving away from the dock. Joe looked over the crowd for familiar faces. He thought, perhaps, ‘Sand-bar Sam’, Mr. Bates or even the Wall Brothers would be there. No, there were only strangers! The ladies on the dock were dressed up in fancy clothing and some were holding sun-umbrellas. Their billowy hats with long white feathers rode high in the air.

One of the women was waving her white handkerchief and calling out to the crewmen onboard. Although she was calling there was no sound coming from her lips. Her movements began to slow down. Joe tried desperately to read the woman’s lips. While he was struggling with the words the white handkerchief began to swirl around and

around like a miniature slow motion tornado and then started flying through the air right towards Joe.

Then, Joe heard the woman’s voice. “Emily! Emily,” cried the lady, “Where is that child?” These words were loud and clear to Joe. Now, the sounds of stomping feet and muffled voices and then a violent rattling sound at his cabin door. Joe suddenly woke up. His dream had ended. It was all too real.

Joe listened in the dark as he lay on his bed. There was a real woman’s voice coming from just outside his cabin door. “Mr. Anders, kindly bring me your lantern. I can’t see anything in this dark hallway,” summoned the lady. “This lantern that you gave me is too dim.”

“That’s the crew’s quarters down there,” called the steward from the top of the staircase. “I doubt if we’ll find her there Mrs. Munshaw.”

“But, Mr. Anders, we haven’t looked everywhere!” yelled the woman. “That girl has to be on this boat somewhere!”

In the next episode, The Mystery Girl, Joe discovers a young female stowaway in his cabin. He soon learns that she is actually one of the passengers.

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The Jasper Local Food Society had its annual Harvest Dinner, Oct. 16, to mark the end of another great growing season. Pictured are Bob Covey, Tannis Baradziej and Nicole Gaboury dishing up at the McCready Centre.

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Alternatives to a system under strain are worthy of considerationMany of us in Canada have been monitoring, with concern, the drought conditions currently gripping the contiguous United States. CBC News is calling the situation the “worst drought in half a century” and warn corn prices will be pushed to record highs.

Corn is used significantly in a variety of food products and is also a major source of feed for livestock, which could mean the possibility of significant price hikes in poultry, dairy, beef and pork.

Between melting polar ice, falling glaciers and record summer temperatures, it is getting harder and harder to not point a gnarled accusatory finger at climate change. While the event may have been one of those things that tend to happen over the course of geologic time, most would agree that the drought conditions in the U.S. are at the very least aggravated by human induced climate change.

Many are wondering what will happen next and what can be done.

Jasper is likely one of the most environmentally aware communities in Canada. Most Jasperites make good use of their bicycles, recycle, compost and do more than most communities to reduce their carbon footprint. It has become a way of life. Jasper is and has been doing its part for sometime now.

Should we be doing more?There is always room for improvement, but

Jasper has already done much more than others. If that isn’t enough, then doing much more won’t make that much more of a difference.

Perhaps its time to start considering alternatives in order to supplement our current food sources.

Jasper already has a community garden and some residents already grow vegetables in their backyards. In times of need it is often individual innovations that make all the difference, such as simple gardening.

In speaking with one of the founders of the Young Citizens Council, we learned of an idea to build community greenhouses. Showing support for such initiatives may go a long way toward a sustainable future for Jasperites.

To the west, just over the Rocky Mountains, is the Robson Valley, a community of farmers, some of whom often bring their wares to sell at the Jasper Farmer’s Market. Farm-raised and government inspected products are available from many of these farmers and they would certainly welcome more business from their close neighbours. While not as convenient as shopping at the grocery store, the return in both the price and quality of the product is well worth the effort. We will always need the grocery store, but supplementing our food sources has great benefits worthy of consideration.

Being aware of the environment is as important as ever. As we witness the significant changes that are happening around us, it is more important than ever to also consider alternatives to a system that is under monumental strain.

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FITZHUGH.CA question of the week... Were Parks recent decisions to destroy a bear and a wolf for public safety reasons sound? Yes / No

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Dear Editor,

Bridges can be elaborate structures over an expanse of water or a rough hewn log placed haphazard over a spring. No matter what form or guise, they transport humanity to another place. Bridges inspire builders to create; and have the ability to unite countries, religions, philosophies and cultures. Bridges now are also being used to enable wildlife to “ get to other side “.

It i s now October, months of h igh wate r and unprecedented f looding that was the result of record snowfall and June monsoons have settled down to trickles, soft ground, slumping and some goo. All of JNPs bridges, big and small, were battered and bruised from eight rounds of Muhammad Ali-like pounding and pummelling. Mouth guard and helmet were of little use and offered no protection against the constant deluge and pressure. The majority of bridges are damaged, compromised or have become driftwood in the Hudson Bay.

Fred Pfisterer started the bridge tagging wars of the 1980s. For some reason, that only Fred knows, he decided to carve into some bridge on the North Boundry of JNP the defiant tag of ‘FTC ( Fly in Trail Crew ) 1982’. This innocent, youthful act of chainsaw art spread down the trail like wildfire to the ears of the TTC (Town Trail Crew). From that day hence, the two crews, like proud peacocks claimed ownership, workmanship and creativity in the form of that

signature stamped, burned and blazed on park bridges. Next time, when stepping onto a bridge, take the time to stoop down and inspect, appreciate the grey, weathered fuzz of the tag. These committed crafters, “the old hands,” endured days of bog, bugs and bush. Their knowledge and tricks of the trail crew trade have also floated downstream in budget cuts and fuzzy priorities.

Metamorphic ally we say, “cross that bridge when we get there,” meaning deal with it later. We all have to hope that later doesn’t turn into never for the majority of bridges scattered throughout JNP. Ottawa has to accept the desperate situation and create a bridge fund. If not, we might have to resort to setting up Bridge Collection boxes on street corners. Without bridges, JNP loses all ability to let people step across those planks or logs and into the beyond.

JNP’s bridges are special and have a feel of absolute reverence. Walking across a bridge to an unknown new adventure sends rivulets and shivers of anticipation up and down the spine, amplified electric shock waves ripple through the capillaries, the step lifts, and the heart pounds a little faster. A journey of awakenings, awareness begins, continues and often ends on a bridge.

Many of us want more than a parking lot experience and if bridges are in place, the only limiting factor for humanity, is a lack of imagination, commitment of funds and the will, desire to step across.

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There is more to a bridge than meets the eye

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Sam and Victoria Protti and friends in an automobile, Jasper National Park, 1934. The old national park buffalo passes were wired to the grill of the car.

History at a Glance is brought to you by the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives.Online: www.jaspermuseum.org / Twitter: @jaspermuseum


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The sole occupant of the Parks Canada truck that hit a patch of ice and slid off Maligne Lake Road, Oct. 17, escaped the accident without serious injury. His truck is a different story.

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A Parks Canada employee escaped injury, Oct. 17, when the truck he was driving on Maligne Lake Road hit a patch of ice, slid down an embankment and landed on the shore of Medicine Lake.

The accident occurred around 11 a.m., while the road was slick with a layer of fresh snow and ice.

Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem was the first to arrive on the scene, where he found the man standing outside of his truck, waiting for help to arrive.

To help t he ma n up t he s t ee p, snow- cove red embankment, Van Tighem tied a rope to his truck and sent

it down for the man to climb up.According to Alisson Ogle, communications officer

for Jasper National Park, the employee was not seriously injured, although he was transported to Seton Healthcare Centre following the accident.

“The truck, from the trades department, was not so lucky and is no longer roadworthy,” she wrote in an email.

Ogle said this is a good reminder that as winter approaches, road conditions can change quickly.

She advised that residents and visitors check weather and road condition reports before venturing out.

Those reports can be found at www.ama.ab.ca/road-reports/mountain or by calling 780-852-3311.

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Parks truck totalled on Maligne Lake Road


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A still photo taken from the upcoming Film Club movie, Beasts of the Southern Wild.

Pam Clark, visitor services manager for Parks Canada, presented Deb Bottomley, of Elysion Florals, Antiques and Gifts, with the Vistior Experience Ambassador Award for saving the day for brides countless times.

Coun. Mike Day, left, presented the award for Ambassador of the Year to Mayor Richard Ireland. Coun. Gilbert Wall was there to accept the award on his behalf. Ireland was chosen for going above and beyond to rescue a woman lost on one of Jasperʼs many trails.

From left to right: Gerry Lettner, chair of the Communities in Bloom Committee, presented Dwayne and Sue DʼHeer of Patricia Lake Bungalows with the first-ever Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce Communities in Bloom Award.

The Jasper Tramway was named business of the year during the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce Business and Ambassador Awards Gala, Oct. 18. From left to right: Todd Noble, Tramway operations manager, Ken Kuzminski, president of the Chamber, and Alex Rayner, general manager of the Tramway.

Wayne Hnatyshin, chamber vice-president, presents Scott Eady, general manager of Jasper Raft Tours, with the Individual Award of Distinction.

Chamber recognizes ambassadors and entrepreneursPhotos & Story By NICOLE VEERMAN

Reporter/Photographer

The Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce handed out seven awards at its annual

Business and Ambassador Awards Gala held at the Lobstick Lodge Oct. 18.

This was the second year for the ambassador awards and third for the business awards.

There were 18 individuals and businesses

nominated for awards this year.Below are the award winners, along with

a brief description why they were selected.Not pictured is peace officer Andrew

Stevens, who was awarded the Community

Ambassador Award for creating a positive enforcement program that rewards kids for good behaviour. Stevens no longer lives in Jasper.

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Communities in Bloom AwardPatricia Lake Bungalows

“I think it’s important for all members to realize just how broad this award is. It’s not just a flower award. It is an award based on all eight criteria that I had mentioned, [tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape, turf and ground-covers, floral displays and community involvement].”

Gerry Lettner, chair of the Communities in Bloom Committee

2012 Business of the YearJasper Tramway

“The tram has been a family business for decades and has grown to be one of Jasper’s premier attractions. It is also a premier employer and contributor to the community, including the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce.”

Ken Kuzminski, president of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce

Outstanding Visitor Experience AmbassadorDeb Bottomley, Elysion Florals, Antiques and Gifts

“As an engaged and caring business owner, Deb’s saved many brides from wedding day tragedy when everything from displays to bouquets were damaged, ruined or otherwise fell short of their purpose. Deb’s nomination stems from her motto: ‘Never mess with a bride’s wedding day.’ And, on many occasions, she did just that, jumping in to assist a frazzled bride with her refreshed and sometimes rebuilt floral work.”

Pam Clark, visitor services manager for Parks Canada

2012 Ambassador of the YearScott Eady

“Scot t never stands st ill. Scot t simply couldn’t accomplish what he does if he did stand still for even a minute. From organizing ski races, running his business, and looking for the next opportunity to promote Jasper, Scott never ceases the self-appointed task of championing our community locally, regionally and nationally.”

Wayne Hnatyshin, vice-president of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce

Outstanding Community AmbassadorMayor Richard Ireland

“The ambassador of the year [award] recognizes a special ambassador who is a sum of the parts that represents the Share the Spirit program, where it started and where it will go.”

Mike Day, town councillor

Maggie Davison, CEO of Tourism Jasper, presented Brian Catto, an interpretor for Jasper National Park, with the Outstanding Activity/Attraction Ambassador Award for his enthusiasm in promoting the park.

Outstanding Activity or Attraction AmbassadorBrian Catto, Jasper National Park interpreter

“Brian is a Parks interpreter who gives and gives and just keeps on giving. Just like the Energizer Bunny, his enthusiasm and knowledge is infectious, his expertise mind-blowing and all delivered with amazing warmth, humility and a very special smile.”

Maggie Davison, CEO of Tourism Jasper

Next Jasper Film Club screening: Beasts of the Southern WildOn Thursday Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chaba Theatre, the Jasper Film Club presents, Beasts of Southern Wild.

In a forgotten but defiant bayou community, cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, six-year-old Hushpuppy exists on the brink of orphanhood. Her mother long gone, and her beloved father Wink, a wild-man on a perpetual spree, Hushpuppy is left to her own devices on an isolated compound filled with semi-feral animals.

She perceives the natural world to be a fragile web of living, breathing, squirting things, in which the entire universe depends

on everything fitting together just right. So when a hundred year storm raises the

waters around her town, her daddy is suddenly stricken with illness, and fierce pre-historic creatures awaken from their frozen graves to come charging across the planet, Hushpuppy sees the natural order of everything she holds dear collapsing around her.

Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive an unstoppable catastrophe of epic proportions.

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Fire truck rides, hot dogs, popcorn and the Jaws of Life were the stars of the show at the fire hall’s open house last week.

The annual event was held to mark the end of Fire Prevention Week, which this year took place between Oct. 7 and 13.

Despite the cold, a slew of kids and parents lined up for their chance to ride the big yellow fire truck.

And, after the ride, dozens of people gathered around in a semi-circle to watch a group of Jasper’s firefighters demonstrate how they rescue a person who’s trapped in a car.

To the sound of children’s excited voices, the firefighters smashed the driver’s side window, removed the doors, windshield and roof, lifted the dash and then gently pulled firefighter Norm Pelletier – who was playing the victim – from the car on a spine board.

Fire Prevention Week is an annual awareness event that takes place in Canada.

During the week, Fire Chief Greg Van Tighem and Deputy Fire Chief Don Smith visited every classroom between Kindergarten and Grade 6 to talk about the importance of a fire plan, with hopes that the students would bring that message home with them.

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Fire hall open house marks the end of Fire Prevention Week

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To mark Fire Prevention Week, the Jasper Fire Department had an open house, Oct. 16, that included a Jaws of Life demonstration. The firefighters first broke the driverʼs side window, then removed the door, windshield and roof, before pushing the dash away from the driverʼs legs, freeing him from the vehicle. Playing the victim was Norm Pelletier.

Jasper kids put their thumbs up for an awesome fire truck ride.

Training and equipment

integral to backcountry safetyBy NICOLE VEERMANReporter/Photographer

Getting caught in an avalanche is like being tackled by the feet. The snow grabs your skis and then catches up to the rest of your body, quickly taking you down.

Or, at least, that’s how Tony Parisi, a snowmobile guide in Valemount, B.C., describes it. Parisi, who has level 2 certification from the Canadian Avalanche Association, has only been caught in an avalanche once, although he’s responded to many during his years as a guide.

His incident was so many years ago now that he can’t even pin down the date. But, he does remember how it feels.

At the t ime, Pa r isi was performing a ski cut – a stability test where a skier crosses an avalanche starting zone to see if it initiates an avalanche.

“But I got tripped up by a rock,” he said. “I was lucky because it wasn’t a large accumulation of snow, so I was probably only about 20 centimetres under, maybe a little more. It wasn’t much of an avalanche.

“If a mountain of snow had come down, it would have been a bigger ordeal than that.”

Parisi said it was just enough to give him an idea of what it feels like to be buried.

“You can feel the snow pushing harder and harder against you, just like if someone had their hand around you, squeezing tighter and tighter and tighter until it becomes very difficult to breathe.

“Luckily there were people watching me and they came and dug me out right away.”

Had his companions lost sight of him, Parisi’s recovery would have been more painstaking.

It would have required the use of transceivers, probes and shovels, the three must-haves when travelling in the backcountry.

A transceiver is both a transmitter and receiver. Anyone who spends time in the backcountry should own one of these, said Steve Blake, visitor safety specialist in Jasper National Park.

“It’s something you wear on your body for the day,” he said. “It sends out a single pulse, like a beeping pulse that is inaudible to you, but if you’re buried, other people with transceivers can switch theirs to receive mode and they can pick up your signal and the device will tell them which

direction to search.”Then, once your companions have reached your

location, they will assemble a probe and start poking around in the snow until they hit what feels like a person.

“And at that point you leave your probe in and you shovel down the length of the pole until you get to the person. So, that’s why transceiver, probe and shovel are all a kit,” said Blake, who noted there’s another piece of equipment that can help a person stay on top of the snow, in the case they’re swept away by an avalanche.

“It’s called an avalanche balloon pack,” he said. “Some of them blow up around your head and some just inflate on your back.

“If you’re caught in an avalanche, what you do is you inflate the balloon pack and that helps you from being buried.”

Although all of these tools are integral to a speedy recovery, Blake said they’re worthless if the person using them hasn’t been trained.

“You can get all of this nice equipment in a Christmas present, but without practising it and knowing how it works and knowing how to do the essential terrain recognition,

it’s not going to do much good.”So, Blake recommends that before taking a trip into the

backcountry, everyone should first undertake avalanche training with a mountain guide or avalanche expert.

And, he also suggests checking avalanche bulletins and doing a quick practise test with your companions before your adventure.

“You should start your trip by having a real conversation about what people have for equipment and doing a bit of

practise with your transceiver and your probe and shovel before you go.”

This is especially important because it’s your companions’ knowledge and equipment that will determine whether you’re pulled out of the snow dead or alive following an avalanche.

And, if they aren’t trained, or if they freeze-up, your chances of survival will diminish quickly.

Blake said if a person is found within 15 minutes, it’s likely they’ll live to tell the story, but if that time is doubled, the person’s chances of survival diminish to 50 per cent.

With such a short time frame, your companions are your best hope for survival, said Blake, noting that that is especially true in Jasper National Park.

“Depending on where you are in the park and how long the notification takes for the event, it could take us half an hour to two hours to respond to an accident because we don’t have a helicopter on the ground here in the park.

“So, if you’re thinking what’s my best use of time when someone is stuck in an avalanche, it’s to find that person. You only go for help when you’ve exhausted your efforts.”

The last fatal avalanche in Jasper National Park was on Mount Athabasca in August 2008.

“That’s the other thing that you have to remember with a place like Jasper, with the Columbia Icefields, it snows all year around, so the avalanche problems can exist year around.”

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Jasper’s Jim Mamalis was among nine park wardens chosen to attend the Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Annual Memorial Service in Ottawa earlier this month.

Mamalis, a park warden of 19 years, said part of the reason he wanted to attend, was for the opportunity to remember and mark the 10-year anniversary of Jasper Park Warden Mike Wynn’s death.

Wynn was caught in an avalanche 10-kilometres south of the Columbia Icefield in the Parker’s Ridge area in January 2002.

At the time, he and two other wardens were conducting avalanche and snow profiles for the daily avalanche report.

In honour of Wynn, Mamalis said, “I thought it would be appropriate for at least one park warden from Jasper to attend the memorial.”

The annual service is held on Parliament Hill as a way of paying tribute to the men and women of law enforcement who are killed in the line of duty.

“There was a whole long list of peace officers that had been killed, police officers and others that have been killed in the line of duty. It was a pretty spectacular event when you consider all of that,” said Mamalis, noting that being there forced him to take a moment to think about his own role as a park warden.

“It brought it home,” he said, “the realization that the work you do is serious and accidents or tragic events can happen anytime, even here in Jasper. Even though we’re working in a relatively safe and calm place, the type of work we do, anything can happen. Just standing there for the whole event and the moments of silence, it forces you to think about that.”

Mamalis submitted a letter, requesting that he attend the event. The nine wardens sent to Ottawa on behalf of the warden service were selected by Parks Canada

management staff and representatives from the Union of National Employees.

Mamalis described the memorial as “moving” and said he feels it’s an important event to hold each year.

“It’s that one time for the whole country to remember and appreciate the work that is done by police officers and peace officers. I think that’s pretty important.

“When somebody is killed on the job here or in Toronto

or in Vancouver, obviously it has a huge impact on the people who work with the guy and his family and the force in general,” he said.

“But when you get together and you offer this memorial to everybody who was killed over the past so many years, it just brings to light to the whole country the work that they do and the sacrifice that they’ve given on the job.”

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By DANIEL BETTSEditor

There have been some odd, unexplained happenings at the historic Robson House of late.

Recently, a regular meeting of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce was in full swing when, according to Pattie Pavlov, executive director of the Jasper Park Chamber of Commerce, many in attendance noticed the doorknob to the meeting room begin to turn. The meeting paused to see who was entering the room and thus interrupting their meeting. The door opened, slowly swung open to reveal - nobody. The hall beyond the door was void of any human presence.

“You could see the handle turning,” said Pavlov. “We were all looking like...ok...and nobody was there.”

Other strange incidents at Robson House include blinds opening or closing on their own, the sound of a presence in the building, knocking, drawers opening and buzzing computer speakers, even when the computer was off.

On another occasion, Pavlov was in the

upper floor bathroom when she noticed a dried substance all over the bathroom mirror. With annoyance she took the time to carefully clean and wipe the mirror to its proper state.

“It came off real easily, it didn’t seem like water,” said Pavlov. The next day the substance, whatever it was, re-appeared.

Robson House used to sit on Geikie Street but has since moved to Patricia Street. Much work has gone into restoring the house to as close to its original appearance as possible. Many features of the house such as the bannister, windows and door frames are original.

“They are very friendly, not destructive in anyway, they just play games,” explained Pavlov of the unusual guests.

While it may never be confirmed, Pavlov wonders if the playful spirits who might be haunting Robson House could belong to Dorothy or Anne Robson who once lived in the house.

“I’ve come in the morning and if I’m in a crabby mood I will say, ‘girls, not today!’ and nothing will happen, but if I don’t say that, lots of days something will happen,” said Pavlov. “It’s odd.”

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Warden represents Jasper in Ottawa

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANNE LEBLANC

Jasper Park Warden Jim Mamalis was among nine wardens to attend the Canadian Police and Peace Officersʼ Annual Memorial Service in Ottawa earlier this month. Back row, left to right: Rob Prosper, vice-president of Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation Directorate, Eddy Kennedy national executive vice-president of the Union of National Employees, Jonah Mitchell, assistant director of law enforcement. Middle row, left to right: Ben Alderman, Nicholas Cotter, Craig Burden, Mike Ellsworth and Jim Mamalis. Front row, left to right: Sara Jaward, Dominique Audet, Gregory Daigle and Frédéric Deland.



Before unanimously approving the transfer of $70,000 to the culture and recreation department for the installation of a new digital control for two boilers and an air handling unit, council questioned administration about why the request is coming forward now.

“I have, to be blunt, a real frustration reading the background,” said Coun. Gilbert Wall, who wondered why new digital controls weren’t installed on the two new boilers in the activity centre and on the old air handling unit in the aquatic centre when the building was under construction last year.

“The fact that these automatic systems weren’t installed in the original contract is problematic and I’m not sure of the reasons,” he told administration during the Oct. 16 meeting of council.

The reason, responded Don Pickle, infrastructure manager for the municipality, is that “the [fitness centre] project was trimmed to fit the budget, as opposed to having the budget built for the project.

“It was looked at,” he said. “It was just consciously removed at the time as not a high enough [priority] issue or concern to be addressed with that renovation.”

In response, Wall said that kind of picking and choosing

and tailoring of the budget has to stop.“As we move forward as a group – council and this

management team – removing stuff from a project to make a budget fit inside an existing budget just cannot happen again.

“By removing stuff that should be in the project, we can’t balance things. We’re learning the lesson again here,” he said referencing the library as another recent example. “Just as a matter moving forward, bring it all to the table, and do not take this stuff out. You cannot take this stuff out.”

Peter Waterworth, chief administrative officer for the municipality, told council that part of the reason this project is before them now is because administration is working to improve its budgeting process.

“One of the reasons this came to light and is actually in here is because we have been looking at the capital budget and actively encouraging people to surface the stuff that is lurking, because we need to know,” he said.

Despite council’s concerns about the budget process, all seven voted in favour of a transfer of $70,874 to the culture and recreation budget from the administrative reserves to pay for the new automated controls, acknowledging the

urgency of the project because of the dropping temperatures.Pickle said he expects the new controls to be in place

within the month.In 2012, as part of the fitness centre project, two new

boilers were installed in the Jasper Activity Centre. But, in that contract, there was no provision for automated controls, although the new boilers require them.

According to the Oct. 16 council agenda, “currently as installed, these boilers can only operate on one of the two

available stages and only have on/off switches for control.

“This means there is no energy efficiency being recognized and the boilers are being operated continuously at their maximum output.”

Along with the boilers, new controls will be put on the aquatic centre’s 25-year-old air handling unit, a piece of equipment that is quickly failing.

Pickle said that unit will need to be replaced within the next five years.

“We’re seeing more and more component failure on it, and again it’s just the age and they don’t make those parts anymore. It’s one of those systems where technology forces you through the upgrade,” he said.

Pickle assured council that when that system is replaced, it will be compatible with the new controls that are being purchased and installed this month.

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Patrick Mooney, of the Jasper Food Bank, and Rich Potter, of the Jasper Rotary Club, celebrate another successful door-to-door food drive. The drive brought Rotary members and food bank volunteers to every door in Jasper, Oct. 20. If you werenʼt home, you can still donate non-perishable food items at one of the food bank donation boxes around town. SUBMITTED PHOTO


Young at Heart: Healthy Living for Seniors Bi-monthly meetings. 2nd Thursday of each month at Pine Grove, 4th Thursday of each month at Alpine Summit. All seniors welcome to join us in sharing ideas, learning, inspiring, supporting and having fun! Call Laurie-Ann 780-852-6640 (AHS) or Patrick 780852-6542 (COS) for more info

Community Outreach Services Free, confi dential, non-judgmental support and referral. Make an appointment or drop in. The coff ee is always on. M – F, 8:30am - 5:00pm. 627 Patricia Street. 780-852-2100

Jasper Reuse-it Centre 29 Stan Wright Drive, 780-852-3334. NEW Hours of Operation Tues. 2 - 7pm; Wed. 2 - 7pm; Thurs. 2 - 7pm. Closed Fri.- Mon.

Toastmasters Wednesdays at 7pm - CN Station, Parks Canada Lower Boardroom. For more info email: [email protected]

Jasper Food BankHelp is available from the Jasper Food Bank Thurs nights. Drop in at St. Mary and St. George Anglican Church at the corner of Miette and Geikie St. Families 6pm and individuals 7pm. Call 780-852-8800 for more info.

Town Council Meetings Meetings on the fi rst and third Tuesday of each month at 1:30pm in the meeting room on the second fl oor of the EMS building.

Royal Canadian Legion401 Geikie St. Open Tues. to Sat. at 4pm. Children welcome until 8pm. Cash, meat draws and chasing the Queen at 5:30 PM Saturdays. Free shuffl e board available. 780-852-3740.

Parent Link CentreNow open at 627 Patricia Street.

Habitat for the Arts 631 Patricia St., Open Tues. - Sat. 12 to 5pm. 780-852-4747.

Jasper Municipal LibraryToddler & Preschool Story Time Mondays 10:30am. For more info 780-852-3652 or [email protected]

Thrift Shop HoursThe Jasper Thrift Shop is open on Monday and Wednesday from 7 to 9pm and Thursdays from 1 to 3pm. Located in the 700 Block on Geikie Street in the United Church basement

HIV West Yellowhead For confi dential HIV/AIDS/HEP C/STI Information, referral and free condoms, drop by our offi ce at 612 Connaught Dr., (upstairs) Mon. to Fri. 10am - 4pm. Info at: www.hivwestyellowhead.com. For 24 hour assistance call 1-800-772-AIDS. For local assistant, call 780-852-5274. Volunteers welcome.

ASK (Advocates for Special Kids) Meetings Tues. 9am at the Community Outreach offi ce.

Al-AnonAl-Anon Family Group help friends and families of alcoholics - meetings Friday at 7pm at the hospital in the Cavell room. For more info please call 780-852-4518 or 780-852-4578.

Senior’s Curling From 1:30 - 2:30pm in the Activity Multi-purpose hall. Senior’s 55+ Welcome! Need new curlers get team together and join us. Contact Arlene Tomie 780-852-3088 or Lydia Stanko 780-852-5679.

12 Step Meetings Alcoholics Anonymous - meetings Monday and Saturday at 8pm. Narcotics Anonymous meetings Thursdays at 8pm. All meetings are held at the hospital in the Cavell room. For more information or to talk to someone regarding alcohol, drugs or gambling problems please call 780-852-2909.

L’ACFA régionale de JasperACFA (Association canadienne-française de l’Alberta) Centre de ressources en français / French Resources Centre. Heures d’ouverture / Business Hours. Ouvert les lundis / Open Monday De 12 h à 18 h / 12 noon to 6pm. Ouvert les mar., merc. et jeu. / Open Tues., Wed., & Thurs De 12 h à 18 h / 12 noon to 6pm. Veuillez noter que nous sommes ferme les jours fériés/ Closed on stat Holiday. Gare de Jasper entrée de Greyhound Jasper Train Station Greyhound entrance. Tel : 780-852-7476 / Phone : 780-852-7476

To List your event it must be ABSOLUTELY FREE (Fundraisers for Organizations will not be listed)Submissions are only

listed as space allows and at the Publisher’s Discretion.

COMMUNITY SERVICESCOMMUNITY LISTINGS

Seniors NewsSeniors Society Fall Supper is Thurs., Oct 25.

Museum Coffee HourJasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives, 400 Bonhomme Street.

October 16 to April 10 - Join us each Tuesday morning at 10:30am

for an hour of historical interest. Everyone welcome. Coffee Talk (Jasper Adult Learning Council) - Come and practice your

English speaking skills in a fun and relaxed environment at

631 Patricia St. The meetings will take place on Monday

evenings from 6 - 7:30pm starting on October 15. Everyone is

welcome. Call 780-852-4418 ext. 3 for more information.

The Summit SingersJasper’s Community Choir, have started another season of

singing and music appreciation and you are welcome to join

them! Practices are held every Monday Evening from 6:45pm

in Jasper United Church. Do you love to sing? Are you interested?

Call Morley or Val at 780 852 5533.

DEADLINE FRIDAY AT 5:00 PM

Hula Hoop Classes at the Activity Centre November 5th & 19th 7-8PM, $10 per class! Drop-ins welcome! Hoops are supplied, call Shawna at 587-985-3754. Classes are all ages.

Piano Tuner will be in Jasper, Nov. 15. For an appointment call Daniel’s Piano Service at 1-780-476-3350. Rates $160.00 for upright pianos and $170.00 for grand pianos (GST extra).

Large, Bright, Basement suite for Rent. 2 bedrooms, includes laundry and all utilities. Close to downtown, no pets, no kids, no parties. Please call 780-852-3006 Minimum six month lease.

CAVELL APARTMENT FULLY FURNISHED BACHELOR SUITES for Rent - Available Nov 1 until mid-April. $650/mon for 2 and $550/mon for 1. N/S & N/P. Call 780-883-0702 or 780-852-3837.

Cavell Apt Suites for Rent - Bachelor suites - $680/mth. 1 bedroom apts - $795/mth. 2 bedroom apts - $925/mth. Available Oct 1st. call 780-852-4482.

Found: On Trail 7 near Old Fort Point a couple of weeks ago. Hoodie and vest. Tell me what it says on the hoodie to claim. Call 780-852-0071.

Lost: At Patricia Lake, October 5th Men’s Vintage Ray Ban Sunglasses with case. Reward offered for return. Please call 780-471-5306 or email [email protected].

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Grades 5 and 6 students work in groups to come up with a definition of conflict. This activity is part of their training to become peer mediators.

By SARAH MAKOWSKYReporter

Students in Grades 5 and 6 at Jasper Elementary School are learning how to resolve conflict through peer mediation training.

The training took place Monday, Oct. 22 at the Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre and was facilitated by community outreach worker Carla Gallop and teacher M. Auger.

“The program has been in place for awhile,” said Auger, who’s filling in for vice principal Paulette Trottier, the original staff member associated with the program, while she’s on medical leave.

Once students become peer mediators, there’s a monthly sign-up for a space designated as the Kids Helping Kids (KHK) room. Many commit to two or three days per month. The KHK room is open during recess and lunch to help facilitate a resolution between students experiencing conflict.

If the same students come to the KHK room twice with the same conflict, the issue is then addressed at the office.

To ensure efficacy, “We ask [the students] on a continuous basis how things are going,” said Auger.

Conflict, as students discussed at the workshop, ranges from

disagreements over sharing recess snacks to verbal taunts and physical altercations.

Grade 6 student Severin Golla recalled an incident involving a student who continued to jab another student with a spoon. Armed with mediation training and helpful guidelines from a resource handbook in the KHK room, Golla was able to diffuse the situation and the harassment stopped.

As in real life, not all conflicts end with a hug or handshake. Grade 6 student Magnus Stenlund said that with the aforementioned incident, although the behaviour stopped, the bully didn’t have a pleasant attitude initially after students intervened. As days passed however, he became friendlier.

Makenna Ellis, another Grade 6 student, recalls a time three students became divided over sharing a granola bar. “I told them next time to either divide it evenly or each bring their own.”

The students agree that the school has become calmer and that due to peer mediation training, conflict is rare between their classmates and more prevalent in the younger grades.

“It’s good to help kids solve problems,” said Madeline Britt, Grade 6.

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Originally from Prince George, B.C., Sarah Makowsky recently completed a Bachelor of Journalism Degree from Thompson Rivers was also a news editor at the school’s student newspaper, The Omega. Sarah has worked for publications including the Prince George Citizen and The Rocky Mountain Goat.

An avid outdoor enthusiast, Sarah enjoys spending her spare time downhill biking, snowboarding, running, hiking, volunteering and of course, honing her writing and photography skills. She has travelled Alberta and Saskatchewan extensively, visiting numerous family relatives (her grandfather is one of 16 children).

Fresh off a 16-month stint in Whistler, Sarah is excited to be back in familiar territory and looks forward to being part of, and getting to know the community and sharing its stories.

~ Fitzhugh staff

Students help students as peer mediators

Another new face at the Fitzhugh


Aries: You have a desire to break loose of routine now.

You may be more forward and inventive than is your norm in

personal relationships. Unusual twists may develop concerning

artistic interests. For those technically inclined, a new high tech

tool enters your field of vision.

Taurus: This is a good week to connect with an exercise

buddy and create a fresh routine that will enliven your spirit. The

same energy could also be used to begin a new work plan that you

share with another person. There are a variety of social options,

any of which would be good for you.

Gemini: You are in a reasonably good place with

yourself through the weekend. Your heart and mind are flowing

together. You have no conflict between your feelings and your

thoughts about those feelings. After the weekend, you may

have an episode of “brain fuzz”, so hang onto keys, tickets, and

ordinary, necessary items.

Cancer: You have favorable aspects concerning romance,

social life, and family life with husband and children. The Other in

your life wants to run things and you don’t mind turning over the

responsibility, at least not this week. This is a good time to heal

rifts in any relationship.

Leo: Dealing with things or people who are old is still

on your agenda. It is at times like these we realize we must do

something serious about the home structure, I.e. Adding a new

roof. Whether or not your parents are older, they may need your

help to accomplish life changes of their own. In the larger picture it

is a time of focusing on your security. Many downsize in this cycle.

Virgo: The week begins on a social note. Give special

attention to those who are new in your life. They may become

“teachers” for a time. Short distance travel may be prominent.

Activities involving teaching/learning, relationships with siblings

and roommates are favored. Give yourself some extra rest after

the weekend.

Libra: Venus enters your sign this week and will be

traveling “with you” through Nov. 20. Her presence gives you an

air of poise and people will simply like how you look. Often when

Venus is prominent we become more interested in anything

which adds beauty to our lives. You are likely to be outspoken

more than is usual.

Scorpio the Phoenix (Oct. 23 to Nov. 20): This is a week in which you will tend to be thinking obsessively. It

is an opportunity to learn how to better control your mind. Shift

your attention to something less dramatic, such as whatever is

happening this moment, rather than worrying over what might

happen in the future.

Sagittarius: Watch your tendency to be

overbearing. You have an aspect that can tempt you into hubris

and if you follow, others will want to block your actions. You have

been physically active lately. However, this aspect can cause you

to think you can handle more than you are able. Your back may

not appreciate that.

Capricorn: Here it is. The spotlight is on you now.

You can take this opportunity to improve your status in the

world. It represents the beginning of a new stage in maturity

as you demonstrate the wisdom you have accrued. You may be

adding a new role as a mentor or teacher to your repertoire.

Aquarius: There is a part of you that wants to escape

to anywhere-other-than-here this week. And yet the stronger

voice calls for you to hold up the baton for proper ethics and

etiquette. You may be starting a big project on your life journey

now. But I think the Powers that Be should offer you a vacation

before you dive straight into it.

Pisces: Your feelings are easily injured right now. On the

other hand, you may be the offender, hurting someone else. Try to

stay on the planet and think carefully before you speak. If you feel

“hurt”, don’t leap to a conclusion before you ask what the meaning

is of a behavior or a comment.

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For All Signs: We are at a significant crossroad now. Saturn has moved into Scorpio for the next 2.5 years. This is

a buck-stops-here signal concerning our fiscal responsibilities. I hope we can all take the high road and make reparations

personally and globally. Unless the middle class takes personal responsibility to fight legally for salvation, there will be

loopholes and exceptions that we are not privileged to enjoy. We cannot afford to be lazy and leave the problems to Congress. If we take the low road, I see the next two years as a time of mass transfer of resources from the average US citizen to the largest corporations. This will generate such anger in the public sectors as to eventually lead to mass revolt within approximately three

years. This is the flow regardless of who is elected President. These statements are related to the entire globe.

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her pumpkins, Farnquist called her grandmother, June Edgarson, in Jasper.

“‘Nana,’ she told me, ‘I’ve got the weirdest looking cucs you’ve ever seen,’” recalled Edgarson.

So, at the beginning of the month and the start of her vacation, Edgarson made a stop in Lethbridge to see what the fuss was about.

When she arrived, her granddaughter presented her with an orange cucumber, with green stripes and spots.

The peel, said Edgarson, is thin like a cucumber, but hard like a pumpkin. While, the seeds are slimy and stringy like a pumpkin and the middle is like a cucumber.

“We hadn’t realized our pumpkin plants would do so well, so we planted both the cucumber seeds and pumpkin seeds only about 18 inches apart from one another,” said Farnquist, explaining how she ended up with a garden full of cucumkins.

“Then the pumpkins grew over top of the cucumber plants, so we thought all the cucumbers had died.”

It wasn’t until the pumpkins had been harvested that Farnquist discovered the orange cucumbers.

“They definitely weren’t what we thought we were going to get,” she said.

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“We’re just going to plant them on the opposite side of the garden, so we can actually get some cucs.”

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By JOHN WILMSHURSTSpecial to the Fitzhugh

The snow in Jasper this weekend was our fault. Early Saturday morning, the Jasper PeeWee Bears started their season with a snowy road trip to Mayerthorpe to take part in a tiering tournament against their regional hockey rivals. If it wasn’t already clear that our hockey season has officially begun, Mother Nature had her point to make by greasing the roads for us. Thanks. And sorry. Winter’s here.

Tiering is the process by which the league matches opponents of similar strength. In the mix this year with Jasper were teams from Edson, Fox Creek, Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt. The Bears competed against the first three teams on this list in the weekend tourney. Game one was against a short, nine player Fox Creek bench on Saturday, and Jasper’s deep roster of 12 skaters and two goalies took full advantage.

Bears’ Tegan Barker opened the scoring barely two minutes into the game with a wrister over the Bulldog goalie’s outstretched trapper. Adrian Nayak, Brendan Auger, Hinton import Noah Kwasny and Cooper Hilworth rounded out the first period scoring for the Bears. Barker and Nayak each added another goal in the second supported by Hunter Zenner against Fox Creek’s lone goal for a 8-1 second period total. In the third, Zenner got his second, Elvis Gorontzy-Slack

scored on a beautiful tic-tac-toe play with Barker, while Hilworth and Kwasny each got one more. Fox Creek got their own in the third, for a 12-2 outcome in which goaltending played an unexpectedly important role. Jasper put two minders between the pipes, Isaah Kwasny (Noah’s talented younger brother) and Severin Golla, a product of the 2011-12 Jasper Atom team. Both played well but were seldom called upon. At the other end of the ice, the Bulldogs’ goalie was a standout that was not reflected in the score. If it is fair to say with such a lopsided outcome that he kept them in it, it needs to be said. He played as brilliantly as his bright yellow pads and earned deserved respect from players and fans.

Saturday evening, Jasper faced off against Edson in a recapitulation of a 2011 Atom tiering event. Last year, if you recall, Jasper smoked Edson in a pre-season game and then got spanked when the two clubs met for tiering. Two weekends ago, these PeeWee Bears humiliated Edson again at home in a friendly and so were determined not to let history repeat. It did not. In what was a fiery match, Jasper goaltenders Golla and Isaah Kwasny combined for a shutout with some gymnastic saves, while Jasper’s skaters bent the twine eight times in 60 minutes for another convincing victory. Hilworth and Nayak each scored twice in the game, supported by solos from Gorontzy-Slack, Noah Kwasny, Zenner and Brendan Auger.

The third game in the series, played against the hometown Mustangs, proved to be the toughest test for Jasper. PeeWee is the first year of contact for most of these kids and it was in this game that body checking was truly added to their tool-box. Mayerthorpe ice a team big in number and mass and they use both metrics to great effect. Jasper was in tough, and it took 15 minutes into the first to open the scoring when Hyunki Kim fed Nayak out in front for an easy tap-in. The Mustangs equalized about a minute later when goaltender Golla lost track of the puck under his pads and it slid into the net. But Hilworth put Jasper up again before the period’s end by banging in a Nayak rebound.

Seven minutes into the second, a Mustang roller from the point eluded Golla to tie it at two. Less than a minute later, Barker tipped in a Jasper roller to put the Bears up by one yet again. With the ball back in their court, Mayerthorpe dialled up the physical game and scored on the breakaway tying it up at three for the end of the second period. Both

teams came out in the third bodies flying and ended up in some penalty trouble as a result. But only Jasper could capitalize with a power play goal, off the stick of Hilworth poking in a rebound from a Barker point shot. Isaah Kwasny made a pair of acrobatic saves in the frame to keep the Mustangs from equalizing yet again, and Hilworth and Auger padded the lead with a goal each putting Jasper up 6-3 with only a couple of minutes left. Mayerthorpe still had some fight left in them and got one more before time expired, but it was not enough to best the Bears. Final score: 6-4 in favour of Jasper.

By locking out their opponents on the ice last weekend, the PeeWee Bears will now likely be placed in the “A” tier in the Sturgeon-Pembina league. This will make for some tough, exciting games for these kids, and with the pros unable to decide how to divide up their fans’ money, it will be some of the best hockey in town all winter. The action starts in two weeks. Hope to see you there.

Three hits: The volleyball season is in full swing at Jasper Junior/Senior High School, with Jasperʼs junior and senior teams facing off in tournaments and matches against out of town teams. On Oct. 16, Jasperʼs junior volleyball teams, both boys and girls, faced off in Jasper against the teams from Hintonʼs Gerard Redmond Community Catholic School. NICOLE VEERMAN PHOTOS

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