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FERNIEFIX.COM | 1 JULY 2015 | ISSUE 103 FEATURE ARTIST MARK GALLUP AND HIS ADRENALINE PACKED CAREER | FEATURE RESIDENT EMILY AGATE ON WHAT FUELS HER PASSION | ADAM K. MCDONALD PUSHES US TO TAKE SOME RISKS | JESSE BELL TALKS ABOUT BIKING PORKY BLUE | DR. TAINA TURCASSO'S TAKE ON ADRENALINE AND STRESS HORMONES THE ADRENALINE ISSUE

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FERNIEFIX.COM | 1

JULY 2015 | ISSUE 103

FEATURE ARTIST MARK GALLUP AND HIS ADRENALINE PACKED CAREER | FEATURE RESIDENT EMILY AGATE ON WHAT FUELS HER PASSION | ADAM K. MCDONALD PUSHES US TO TAKE SOME RISKS | JESSE BELL TALKS ABOUT BIKING PORKY BLUE | DR. TAINA TURCASSO'S TAKE ON ADRENALINE AND STRESS HORMONES

THE ADRENALINE ISSUE

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Thanking Everyone’s Efforts for the Fernie Trails

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COVER: Emily Agate enjoying her surf session out on Tie Lake.

Photo by Matt Kuhn, www.mkuhnphoto.com

THIS PAGE: Best Hi-Five ever! Lance Edwards of Elevation Showcase receiving a high

five from Marshall Miller, KAVU Team / GoPro BombSquad athlete before skydiving

above the Elk Valley! Photo by Lance Edwards

EDITOR’S FIX | 5

BUSINESS | 7Business News/New Business

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 12

Feature Artist – Mark Gallup

Rental Fix – Entourage by Andrew Vallance

Musical Notes – We’re Here for an Old Time

by Carolyn Nikodym

COMMUNITY & EVENTS | 18

Feature Resident – Emily Agate

by Krista Turcasso

Walking in My Shoes – A Fine Balance

by Micah Morris

You’ve Got Male: Risk by Adam K MacDonald

Living History – Saving Grace: The Re-use of

the Historic Salvation Army Hall by Ron Ulrich

Family Stoke – Generation Junky

by Shelby Cain

FernieFix.com Events Calendar /

July at the Arts Station

OUTDOOR LIFE | 30

Never Have I Ever – Porky Blue Race

by Jesse Bell

Down to Earth: The Next Chapter –

Angelique Ouimet

by Helen McAllister and Jennifer Heath

Hitting the Trails with the Fernie Trails Alliance

Adrenaline Junky News by Tom Gibson

Women of the Mountains by Hannah Griffin –

Alex Duckworth

HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE | 41

Fit to Play – Training for Adrenaline Sports by

Sarah Ingram, Practicing Kinesiologist

Health Naturally – The Function of Adrenaline

and Other Stress Hormones

by Dr. Taina Turcasso, N.D., R.M.

Nourish Through Nature by Krissi Hyland, RHN

– Iced Alchemy for Recovery

Tales From An Unexpected Yogi – Can Stress

Be Your Friend? by Heather Ivany

Around the World with Rebecca Hall –

Island Adventures

BITS AND BYTES | 51

The Answer Guy – Telus Fibre Optic

by Kevin McIsaac

Monthly Horoscopes

by Claire Simmons

FERNIE FUN | 54

Fix Trivia

JULY 2015ISSUE 103 THE ADRENALINE ISSUE

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

CAROLYN NIKODYM hopes you stop by Clawhammer Letterpress to find out more about Old Type Music Society.

SARAH INGRAM, practicing kinesiologist, is hoping to help you get that much crazier in your sport this month. For sport-specific programs, call 250-423-9167 or visit www.sarahsactiverehab.com.

JENNIFER HEATH & HELEN MCALLISTER are “expert” garden stalkers thrilled to see so many Elk Valley residents making an effort to grow their own food.

SHELBY CAIN was raised in the East Kootenays. After spending a decade wandering the prairies - she’s back, baby. Writing and mothering and enjoying her daily dose of #ferniestoke. Her first novel, Mountain Girl, comes out with Oolichan Press in the spring of 2016. Tweet her @ShelbyCainWrote

RON ULRICH is the Director-Curator of the Fernie Museum and lives in the 1909 Fernie Hospital building, where his grandfather was born. The building was converted to apartments in the early 1950s.

MICAH MORRIS is a Fernie teen that is living life to the fullest in this incredible mountain town. Depending on the season you will find her shredding the ski hill, mountain biking on the trails, at the soccer pitch, or swimming at the creek. She invites you to walk in a teenager’s shoes.

KRISSI HYLAND is a holistic nutritionist and whole food chef stoked to be writing for the Fix and inspiring the community to eat not only healthy but tasty foods. Visit NourishThroughNature.com or call 250-531-3553 for a nutritional consult or cooking class.

JESSE BELL and 100 other bikers take to the Porky Blue Ride up Fernie Ridge and encounter crashes, stitches and an amazing roast pig.

HANNAH GRIFFIN is a writer and photographer who is enjoying learning more about interesting women from other communities.  

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

HEATHER IVANY has relocated to the new studio located at The Castle on First (461 1st Ave). To sign up for classes, purchase a pass, or look into upcoming retreats and workshops visit www.heatherivanyyoga.com 

REBECCA HALL loves to hear and write about the places that Fernieites travel to. If you’d like to share your travel story, write to her at [email protected].

ADAM K. MACDONALD is thinking about Wayne Douglas Gretzky’s famous words, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

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

CLAIRE SIMMONS is an intuitive Reiki Master living on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia who spent last winter in Fernie. Stay tuned for a link to her blog where she’ll be writing about the intuitive process and posting tips.

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Editor’s Fix MID-MARCH I WAS EIGHT MONTHS into my second pregnancy. I had one month to get a couple of amazing guest editors and our contributors prepared, finish our 100th Issue and put the Winter Guide to bed. Adrenaline was already running high. I was then faced with one of my biggest challenges to date – my Nana became unexpectedly ill. One of my most favourite people, my Nana had been part of my life since day one. She helped to raise my sisters and I, and when I moved back to Fernie, she became one of my dearest friends and confidents. It didn’t quite register what was happening, as we stood by her side every day and every hour possible for two short weeks. Of course I was devastated, but somehow I kept everything at arms length while I supported her as best I could, continuing on with work and preparing for the big “due date” ahead.

After Nana passed, my “due date” came and went. Obviously my body and baby were in agreement that I was physically and emotionally not at my best for labour. So, we continued to wait. The added pressure of going for a VBAC (vaginal delivery after caesarean) only added to the adrenaline pumping through me.

At 12 days over due, I finally began to have my first real feelings in weeks… feelings of frustration. I was angry! And my sister and her cohort of midwives were secretly rejoicing – “Finally,” they agreed. “It’s going to happen!” And it did. That evening, labour began and was much tougher than I had remembered. Back labour and eventually stalling at 7cms, there was an inner voice that was telling me I couldn’t do it. That it wasn’t going to happen, so I should give up. I didn’t voice my concerns, and tried my best to seem strong and confident. But, I didn’t fool anyone. At one point, one of the midwives encouraged me to open up, “What you are feeling is natural.” It was like she gave me the permission to let go, and I felt

the pent up emotions begin to flow. Not surprisingly, labour progressed.

We didn’t know if we were having a girl or a boy, but we knew if it was a girl she would be Maria – named after the great grandmother she never met in person, but perhaps in passing. When she was born, the room erupted as though everyone had been on the same journey. I was the only one that seemed to be in disbelief, “Are you kidding me?” I supposedly said to no one. I just couldn’t believe I had Maria, with me again.

Childbirth alone involves a lot of adrenaline. The challenge, both physical and mental, is beyond explanation. There is no measurable finish line, as you make your way through it. You battle fear and pain and the unknown, and eventually are handed one of life’s best gifts as a reward and everything you went through to reach that point melts away as the love-hormones take over and you are in complete and utter awe.

It has taken me nearly two months to realize that I also had one additional hurdle to overcome – the hurdle of letting go. Allowing myself to grieve, to recognize the painful loss of someone so close to me. Now that the adrenaline and love hormones have subsided, I can look back more clearly and process it all. I can finally drive by Nana’s house and visit her at the graveyard after a good bike ride. I can tell Maria all about her namesake, and when my older daughter asks after her I can tell her that she is gone but always with us.

Adrenaline has its place. It helps us to overcome the stresses and challenges we face in life. There is a reason adrenaline sports are addictive, as more often than not they lead to a positive result. Getting over that hurdle is the most rewarding feeling in the world. You grow. You change. You become a better version of yourself.

Krista Turcasso, Editor

FERNIE FIX | FERNIEFIX.COMPublished monthly by Claris Media. To advertise and for general inquiries: [email protected] 1124, 841 7th Ave. Fernie, BC V0B 1M0 p: 250-423-4062 www.clarismedia.comEditor | Krista Turcasso Creative Director | Vanessa Croome Associate Editor | Carolyn NikodymAll content copyright Claris Media. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the views of the publisher.

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Kootenay Community Bat Projectwww.kootenaybats.com 1-855-9BC-BATS ext. 14

THE KOOTENAY COMMUNITY BAT PROJECT is seeking information about bats in buildings in the Elk Valley this summer. If you have bats in your home, summer cabin, or other building, KCBP would like to hear from you.

“Very little is known about bats in the Elk Valley” says Dr. Leigh Anne Isaac, biologist with the KCBP. “We are trying to learn more about the bat colonies here including where they are roosting, what species are present, and how to promote bat stewardship.”

One of the focuses this year is on the BC Bat Count where residents are encouraged to count bats leaving a roost site on their property for four nights (two in early-June and two in mid-July) in order to monitor populations. This long-term monitoring information is very valuable since there is very little known about local bat species and their population numbers.

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Grow Children’s Boutique482 2nd Ave 250-423-4769

GROW IS NOW THE LOCAL Fernie agent for Purolator and UPS! Taking on the task in May, the staff is very excited that Fernie has a local depot again. Offering all shipping needs (for same day shipping, parcels need to be dropped off at Grow between 10am and 3pm) and parcels for pickup that are unable to be delivered to residence.

If you are receiving a parcel or are in need of sending one, you can now visit Grow instead of travelling to Sparwood. If you would like more information on Grow’s Purolator or UPS services, call them directly or visit their facebook page - www.facebook.com/growbabygrow.

Canyon Raft Companywww.canyonraft.com 1-888-423-7226

CANYON RAFT COMPANY now offers paddle board tours on the Upper Elk River. With its growing popularity, they are excited to be offering half day stand up paddle boarding (SUP) tours. Beginning in the lake, and then progressing to the Upper Elk Rivers class 1-2 waters, this tour is perfect for some summer fun.

Operating Fernie’s finest river trips since 1995, visit their website or call them directly for more information.

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Loaf Bakery & Restaurant641 2nd Ave 250-423-7702

LOAF BAKERY & RESTAURANT is excited to offer a new online ordering system. You can now order your favourite Italian-style pizzas, gourmet burgers and salads online with a few clicks from your computer or smart phone. You can even order through Loaf's FaceBook page and enjoy some amazing introductory pricing on take-out items. Visit www.loafbakery.ca or www.facebook.com/loafbakery for further details.

Loaf has also launched a new loyalty program offering unique rewards to their customers through a BellyCard or mobile app. The scheme gives you points for every in-store visit to choose the rewards you want, including free coffee, bread and lunch delivery.

Business B U S I N E S S N E W S

Wild Nature Tours891 2nd Ave 250-423-3322

THIS SUMMER WILD NATURE TOURS, a non-profit venture of Wildsight with all proceeds supporting local conservation and education projects, is offering guided hikes and trips. These excursions allow you to discover the unique natural and human history with local interpretive naturalist guides.

Guided hikes and trips include Mount Fernie Provincial Park loop, Castle Mountain summit, Ammonite hike, Fernie Ridge wildflower hike, Mount Fernie summit, Heiko’s Trail to Island Lake Lodge and Flathead Weekend overnight adventure. Visit our event’s calendar online or in this edition for dates, or get in touch directly to arrange a tour. Visit www.wildnaturetours.ca for further information.

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Lilac Media542 2nd Ave 250-430-1330

LILAC MEDIA IS FERNIE’S NEWEST print and design shop. Owner, Alesha Thompson, was given the opportunity to purchase Fernie Blueprint’s equipment after working with the previous owners for a few months.

Alesha is technically trained in print and design through the Digital Graphic and Communications program at SAIT Polytechnic and has ten years of design experience and a passion to print and create all forms of media. She can help you design printed materials and work with you on your marketing projects, as well as print your existing designs.

Lilac offers various printing and finishing services including wide format blueprints and marketing items including posters, business cards, rack cards, and more.

Alesha is excited to be a part of Fernie’s wonderful community and is looking forward to working with the Elk Valley area. Stop by (above Boardstiff) and say hello, or email [email protected].

Fernie Music Works778-519-1215/250-423-9147

FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, Darren Ungaro has been working hard to bring a multi-platform music shop back to the Fernie, Sparwood, and Elko area. This year marks the official launch of Fernie Music Works (based in Hosmer for now).

The shops offers guitar and drum lessons with more instruction to come. Darren is well rounded in recording, mastering, mixing and audio clean up using ProTools and Toontracks software. He offers instrument repair, sales, and customization as well as instrument accessories like strings, sticks, straps, picks, etc. Lesson

rates start at $30 per lesson for ages five and up. Darren has experience teaching everything from true beginners to advanced players looking to evolve their style. He has 12 years experience in music, specializing in guitar.

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My knowledge of Mark Gallup prior to our first encounter was limited to pictures of his I’d seen. I knew he was bit of a legend – a history anchored to a mug shot and profile in a Transworld Snowboarding Magazine feature on snowboard photographers I read back in seventh grade.

Our introduction on a photo shoot eliminated some of the mystery. It was obvious from the outset that Gallup was a consummate professional - as well as, I was to learn on subsequent shoots, a beer enthusiast, truly native redneck, travel junky, and a teenager trapped in a 50-year-old’s body.

Combining multiple decades of experience with a ceaseless zest for snowboarding and mountains, Gallup almost always, if provided

with the proper action, “gets the shot.” Having gotten that part of the equation dialed years ago, he’s maximized the production and minimized the efforts of shooting action. Gallup shoots everything in sight, in full confidence that he’s killing it. Not a cocky confidence, but one that frees up every spare moment for hilarious banter and true enjoyment of an epic situation.

Q. When did you first begin taking images?

A. My usual response to this question is “before you were sucking on your momma’s nipple!” My first love of photography was my dad’s old Polaroid camera. Yes, bit of a cliché but true. He ended up getting me a little Canon view camera for my 15th birthday, mainly so he could get his Polaroid back!

Q. What drew you to this art form?

A. Right from the start it was about shooting action. Taking pictures of my friends skateboarding followed by shooting the same friends when we went skiing. I don’t recall any other motivation other than just wanting to get a cool shot. I became a photographer because I’m bad at painting – HA!

Q. How has your work/art evolved since you first began?

A. Photography has evolved, digressed and then evolved again! Like many successful artist formulas, it starts off all about the photography, then success hits and it’s all about keeping clients happy. At the peak, I was shooting six to ten major clients a year plus senior

Arts and Entertainment F E AT U R E A R T I S T

Shooting for Helly Hansen was the best gig of my life. I wasn’t just the photographer, I was part of a team of creative directors, team managers, athletes, product development and marketing. We would all meet in Oslo to plan out a year’s worth of photo shoots. I suggested we shoot one of the summer projects in Fernie! Although we shot other summer locations like Canary Islands, French Riviera, Norway and Chamonix. The Fernie shoot was definitely one of my favourites. Steve Fischer, considered one of the best kayakers in the world, made this photo project a memorable one.

M A R K G A L L U PIntro by Jesse Huffman, The Snowboard Journal

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photographer for Transworld Snowboarding magazine plus contributing photographer to about 20 other magazines. I was burning out and needed something to bring the life back in it. That is when I stumbled upon an unlikely savior. I bought a wooden pinhole box camera and put a Hasselblad 4x5 Polaroid back on it. It took me right back to the days of dad’s old Polaroid. I would take it on all my trips. That little box taught me how to slow down, breath, and spend time with one image at a time, breathing life back into my photography.

Q. How has being a photographer impacted you?

A. Photography was my livelihood for over 25 years so I’d say the “impact” was catastrophic!

It wasn’t just a job; I was submersed in layers of culture, touched by souls, shared passions, given the privilege to enter worlds otherwise unobtainable without credentials and a camera. I was a trusted confidant shooting from the inside. The people and places that have been a part of my photography journey are engrained in me for the rest of my life.

Q. Where do you hope to see your work go in future - is there something new you are looking to explore?

A. I’m known these days as “shop owner” at The Guide’s Hut and Fernie has been the perfect place to settle down after all those years circling the planet and chasing the sun. It feels like photography is in hibernation right now but there

are all kinds of ideas floating around my head. The gallery showings of legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly has been a great success and this idea may turn into a series, next up, legendary ski pioneer Trevor Petersen. I’m not saying you have to be dead to be in the series (laughing awkwardly) but this could evolve into old and new portraits of other legends such as Scot Schmidt, who is thankfully still alive. My archives are deep and wide and there are important moments of skiing and snowboarding history trapped inside. They need to be rediscovered, reminding new generations of the athletes that paved the way and progressed their sport to what it is today!

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> Another HH photo shoot. This time in Southern Norway. It was an active granite Quarry. This is Matt Hunter jumping over Europe’s future granite kitchen counters!

> Flying a helicopter from a 110 foot yacht in the Knight Inlet, a film crew and four skiers waited for over two weeks for the weather to clear. When the clouds finally departed, we flew into the Waddington range and got to work. Stian Hagen and his soon-to-be-wife, Andrea Binning found themselves on top of a small peak. It was the first run on the first clear day and always the polite gentleman, Stian announced over the radio “Ladies first.” I was overhead, hanging out of the helicopter when the entire slope let go on Andrea’s second turn. She managed to stay standing and avoided getting pulled over large cliffs below before she cartwheeled down a 45 degree chute. The trip was over before it even started. This image has been the biggest selling image in my 30 years of taking photos.

> While on a snowboard shoot in Hatcher Pass near Anchorage Alaska, one of the snowboarders brought along his dog. Apparently these chew toys can only be found in sets of four.

> Professional snowboarder Steve Matthews asked me if I wanted to go to Nepal with him and document the first ever Himalayan descent on a snowboard. I said, “Sure, why not?” To get us into the Langtang Himal and to our objective, a 21,000 foot peak in the middle of winter, we had the help of 18 porters, two cooks and two guides. They would carry massive loads up steep mountain trails with nothing but old Chinese sandals. They are amazing people.

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Entourage ANDREW VALLANCE

HOLLYWOOD HAS A LONG HISTORY of television movies about manly men. Tough-minded individuals who don't express their feelings, do not have strong connections with the women in their lives and are most certainly not gay. From Stage Coach, which was released in 1939, to Gladiator, which hit theatres in the year 2000, American cinema has presented emotionally stunted macho men as heroes. This tradition continues with the HBO series Entourage. It is about a movie star and his friends trying to succeed in the Hollywood film industry. It deals with the career of Vincent Chase, a handsome, confident, perpetually calm womanizer, his bantam loyal manager Eric Murphy, his driver, nicknamed Turtle, his middle-aged brother Johnny, and his perpetually foul-mouthed agent Ari Gold.

Adrian Grenier (The Devil Wears Prada, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) gives a good performance as Vincent Chase, but he hasn't been given a lot to work with. There is no character development from episode to episode. His personality remains static and bland and, needless to say, quite boring.

The same can be said of the other characters in the show. While they give competent performances, there really isn't a lot for them to sink their teeth into from a dramatic standpoint. The one sympathetic character is the manager played by Kevin Connolly who has done most of his work on television but has appeared in movies such as Reach Me, The Notebook, John Q., and Secretariat. Connolly portrays the most decent person in the series, with an obvious sense of morality when dealing with the Hollywood power brokers.

Two of the other main characters share similar annoying characteristics. Jerry Ferrara (Lone Survivor, Think Like a Man, Battleship) plays Turtle. He is supposed to earn our empathy because of his lack of social skills, but he can be unbelievably stupid. The same can be said for Kevin Dillon (Platoon, The Doors, The Blob) who plays Johnny, Chase's insecure, woman-hating older brother.

Jeremy Piven stands out in the role of Ari Gold, Vincent's loud, irritating, sociopathic agent. His character is probably what attracts many viewers to the series, but Ari is one of the most problematic aspects of a show built on the worship of excess and the objectification of women. He is ruthless and abusive to his underlings. He hates women and gays, and has contempt for everyone else in the industry. We are supposed to root for Ari in his struggle to make sure his client succeeds, and we do to a certain extent, mainly due to Piven's excellent portrayal, but we are soon aware that he is totally retrograde and not worthy of our respect.

Ari Gold is the best drawn individual in a cast of one dimensional characters whose only motivation seems to buying a lot of stuff and and having sex. Entourage is basically Sex in the City for men, except instead of rich, entitled women buying shoes, Entourage is about rich, entitled men buying hummers.

This is really not a good series, but I did get a perverse sense of pleasure from viewing it.

If you decide to check it out, don't expect characterization and stories worthy of The Wire. If you want to see quality HBO fare watch Game of Thrones instead.

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We’re Here for an Old TimeCAROLYN NIKODYM

BACK IN MAY, I went to the Island to see the Waterboys, an old Scottish folk rock band. This was an auditorium show at U Vic with a bit of an older crowd (the band was formed in 1983), and the excitement was palpable. But! During the show, I did not see one phone out while the band was performing. I know we weren’t the only ones in the room who thought they’d never get a chance to ever see the band. Still – not one phone up in recording position. We sat. We listened. We sang along. We were present. No screens between us and Mike Scott’s ragged voice.

Michael Hepher and Anie Radish have been working hard to cultivate that kind of listening experience during the concerts held at Clawhammer Letterpress since the gallery opened in late 2011. Solo and duo singer-songwriters play old-time music and bluegrass – from Cara Luft to the Cumberland Brothers – in a venue that is simply about listening to the music and connecting artists with audiences.

“We’ve been playing and appreciating acoustic music for years, and then when we moved to Fernie, when we were setting up Clawhammer Press here, we weren’t expecting to have a space large enough to maybe host music once in a while,” Hepher explains. “We didn’t really know how we were going to use the gallery. It’s been an evolving vision for the space. I certainly didn’t need all of it for my presses. So we started looking at what could we do with the extra space, and we also started looking at what live music there was in town.

“In Fernie, it’s a town with lots of great live music venues, but there is an absence … there seemed to be a niche in what a lot of our friends and people that we knew

that play acoustic like: solo or duo, singer-songwriter, bluegrass, old-time music. And we felt like there wasn’t any of that style of music happening in town.”

To hear Hepher tell it, much of it sounds all like a happy accident. But the eight or so concerts held there each year have proven to fill a niche – both in Fernie and the music community. With that success, Hepher realized he needed more boots on the ground. More hands make lighter work, that sort of thing. There were a core group of folks willing to lend a hand, so the next logical progression was to formalize the group: the Old Type Music Society was born. The name, of course, complementing both Clawhammer Letterpress and the bluegrass/old time music performed there.

Becoming a not-for-profit has its benefits; grant access is easier, which means the society can offer bands better guarantees, which in turn means the society can attract higher profile musicians. But the society is still in its infancy – it has only co-hosted one concert with Clawhammer so far – and there are many ideas floating around.

“There’s talk of having a banjo and fly fishing weekend – there seems to be something where all of the banjo players

we know also fly fish, and a lot of our local helpers are river guides,” Hepher says. “So it seems like a funny but perfect thing, where you go, let’s learn banjo in the morning and go fly fishing in the afternoon.”

There are a few bands lined up for the coming months (with dates to be determined). Edmonton band 100 Mile House are a husband and wife duo that have stunning vocal harmonies and won the Emerging Artist Award at the Edmonton Folk Festival last year. In the fall, Leeroy Stagger and John Wort Hannam, who are both lauded musicians. BC native Stagger has toured with likes of Steve Earle, Joel Plaskett and the Pixies, while Hannam, of Fort Macleod, who has been nominated for a Juno and won various other songwriting awards. And Annie Lou: this is a band that has a friendly blend of old time country and bluegrass. Stay tuned to these pages or look for one of Hepher’s handprinted gig posters around town.

Until then, don’t forget to check out the Wednesday Night Socials, starting this month. Although Redgirl won’t be taking the stage this year, they will be organizing an old-time dance (with a caller!) for the final Social.

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Emily AgateKRISTA TURCASSO

WHETHER YOU FIRST MET EMILY as a caregiver at First Trax Daycare, as an instructor at Evolution Health and Fitness, or as the smiling individual that said hello when you passed her on the street, my bet is she left a lasting impression. From my experience, she seems to have boundless energy and a very positive attitude, thriving off the adrenaline all facets of her life provide. I’ve watched as she pushes people’s limits in a class at the gym. I’ve come across her and her “seven dwarfs” of First Trax Daycare at the park, in awe of how happy, polite and organized they all are. And most recently, I’ve witnessed her intense training for her sport and seen

amazing images of her achievements as a wakesurfer.

Emily has been a resident of Fernie for nearly ten years. Her first job in town was at the day care at Fernie Alpine Resort. “I loved working with children and saw the need for childcare within our community,” she says. Soon after she decided to take the Early Childhood Education program at the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook with the dream of running her own facility. After completing the program and the necessary hours of experience at Bright Beginnings Preschool and the Fernie After School Program, she opened the doors to First Trax Daycare in the fall of 2009. “I couldn’t imagine running a facility in any other community. We spend the majority of our days outside exploring the trails, visiting parks and attending community programs.”

Emily has always felt passionate about living in Fernie and all that it offers. “Who could ask for more than to be surrounded by mountains and lakes,” she says. “I love how many activities are right on our doorstep.” Since moving here, Emily has had the opportunity of witnessing many community members pursuing their recreational passions, but never truly understood the feeling until she was first exposed to wakesurfing. “I was invited to spend a day on some friends’ boat on Koocanusa, and from the second I tried it I was hooked,” she admits. The following summer in August of 2011, Emily signed up for lessons with H2O School, run by Caroline Villeneuve and began learning tricks. Feeling inspired, she signed up for the Koocanusa Wakesurf Challenge, not realizing that it was a World Championship Qualifier. “I won the amateur division for the event and was

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invited to compete at the championships that September, where I placed second,” she recalls. Since then, Emily has been determined to make it as a professional wakesurfer.

Soon after, Emily became a team rider for a board company called Soulcraft and was able to purchase a new boat. Just two years later, she placed third at Pro Women’s Surf in the World Wakesurfing Championships. “With lots of hard work, determination and many hours on a boat, I am now a sponsored professional rider for Tige Boats, Soulcraft, Seca Marine, O’Neil, H2O School and Hype Surf Company,” Emily says proudly. During Fernie’s winter months, Emily takes five months off surfing and trains in the gym with Marty Theroux. “My results have been very noticeable. I cannot wait to see how the combination of strength and water training affects my riding this season.”

While the adrenaline of the sport is what hooked Emily initially, she realizes that her true passion for the sport is coaching and inspiring others. Each summer she travels to 12 competitions on average, and this year she will attend an additional eight competitions May – September as a coach including a trip to Hong Kong. “I can’t wait to see how many places this sport can take me,” she says.

Through it all, Emily has felt grateful for the love and support she has received from family, friends, sponsors and the community.

“A few years ago I never imagined this is where my life would be. I have proven to myself that I can achieve anything I set my mind to, and I want to help others experience the same thing.”

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

I’m from England and began visiting Fernie while on vacation with my family in 1999. In September of 2005 we immigrated to Canada and moved to Fernie.

2. Where did you first live in town?

We had a vacation home in the Airport and since we moved I have lived in the downtown area.

3. What was your first impression?

I was mind blown by Fernie’s beauty.

4. What keeps you in Fernie?

The beauty and abundance of activities right on your doorstep keeps me here.

5. Do you have a favourite Fernie memory?

I have so many amazing memories here, it is impossible to pick just one.

6. What is your favourite time of the year in Fernie and why?

My favourite time of the year in Fernie is summer, because even if I am working there is enough daylight to squeeze in a mountain bike in the morning and then head to the lake for a surf in the evening.

7. Where do you see Fernie in 5 to 10 years?

I don’t think Fernie will change too much over the next five to ten years. I always imagined Fernie would change into more of a tourist town, but in the years I have been visiting the local community has stayed strong and seems to be growing.

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

Every morning I start the day with either 30 minutes on my spin bike or a workout at Evolution, followed by a triple Americano at Freshies.

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Community & Events W A L K I N G I N M Y S H O E S

A Fine BalanceMICAH MORRIS

ADRENALINE. A hormone released from the adrenal glands. Funny enough, hormones are often associated with teenagers and I know from personal experience that being a teen can be quite the rush.

Growing up in Fernie and being a youth has given me opportunities to live a life full of the adrenaline adventures that a mountain town can offer. Whether I am biking up or down a mountain, hiking up the Three Sisters with some friends, skiing powder in the back country, floating down the river on a hot day, or surrounding myself with incredible people, Fernie is the place to be.

Fernie has inspired me to follow my passion for sport and competition. I have had to make sacrifices and I am now faced with decisions and options to consider about sports and my education. The truth is that we teenagers have lots of questions about our futures and very few answers. There is no shortage of aspiring athletes in our town, and we are constantly being introduced to activities that are offered that makes it a constant struggle to fit all of our priorities into our busy lives.

My priorities might not always be in the same order as my family would hope for (math) *cough cough*, but why would I sit and do math problem after math problem when I could be tearing down a mountain side with the sun beating or the snow falling, tree branches scratching my arms, the wind howling in my ears, and the world ahead of me? As much as it seems that we don’t, teenagers do know that education is the ultimate priority and that we must find a balance between the things we love and the things that we know are important. So we try to find balance, reassuring ourselves that we can

get the grades that we desire while still enjoying the activities we are passionate about. To ensure these things connect we need additional support from family and teachers. This involves creating a realistic and organized plan to put aside time to finish school work each week, keep in touch with teachers on a regular basis, as well as putting aside time for your sport or activity.

Sports and education come hand in hand and have a relationship that goes

far beyond staying fit and having a good time. Sports bring honesty, respect, desire to succeed, focus, skills, confidence, and a network of incredibly interesting and inspiring people. All of these attributes better prepare you for anything that you are faced with in life.

An adrenaline rush can come not only from high intensity activities but also from engaging in anything you are passionate about – getting a good grade on a test, reading an awe-inspiring book, meeting new friends, helping others, cooking, travelling, or hucking your meat off cliffs. Every one of these passions is worthy enough to pursue. But it all comes down to what path you choose, and in the end we all hope that the one we choose is the right one. Luckily more often than not it is! That’s the great part about being a teen – you barely have time to be afraid of the unknown until you are in it.

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Community & Events Y O U ’ V E G O T M A L E

RiskADAM K MACDONALD

“BE CAREFUL.”

“Take care.”

“Be safe.”

These are common parting words from parents to children as the children head out the door. And I understand the sentiment. Now a father of two, I understand why parents want their children to be safe. I cannot even let myself imagine something happening to one of them. However, do we really want our children to be safe every time they head out the door? Do we always want them making the safest choice? Do we want them thinking of risk as some kind of enemy?

While I fear anything bad happening to my kids, I also want them to take risks, to

take the trails less travelled, and to attempt new things. I want them to experience failure. I want them to experience the growth that goes with succeeding at something they did not know they could do. If I had to choose whether I wanted my son and daughter to be safe or to take risks, I would prefer they take risks. I do not mean the negative connotations of stupidity and recklessness that follow the word risk. My kids can take risks and still listen to their inner voice and make good decisions. I want my children to make some decisions that scare them. I want them to trust that I am confident in their resilient ability to overcome failure. I want them to celebrate their successes and to grow from their failures.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a huge risk-taker. Yet, when I look back on the decisions that shaped me most, they all involve significant risk. Few involve thrill-seeking behaviour, but they all involve being scared. The only way to grow a comfort zone is to stretch it.

As a high school teacher, I enjoy wishing students a good weekend at the end of a Friday of classes. Sometimes, after I tell them to have a good weekend, I tell them, “Take risks.” I trust that they know me well enough to know that I want those risks to be wise and intelligent. I want young people to choose risks that they are willing and able to fail at, but where the potential benefit from success outweighs the potential loss from failure. There is little difference between risk and learning, and they are both necessary for growth.

The next time your child heads out the front door, and you are tempted to tell them to be careful, think about what you really want. Do you want them always to be careful? Maybe tell them, “Take risks,” or, “Push yourself,” or, “Change the world.”

Until next month… rock the boat, push your limits, and inspire those around you.

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Community & Events L I V I N G H I S T O R Y

Saving Grace: The Re-use of the Historic Salvation Army HallRON ULRICH

IN MANY TOWNS ACROSS CANADA, churches are often the tallest buildings. Their spires peaking above stores, banks and residences help define the character of the community. Built with substance to serve the needs of once vibrant and growing congregations, a great number of historic churches are rich in architectural detail. In Fernie, the United, Lutheran, Anglican and Catholic churches are all wonderful architectural gems.

Historic church buildings are today increasingly vulnerable to deterioration and loss. Shrinking congregations struggle to address the ongoing maintenance of these heritage buildings, yet alone fund any restoration.

For those congregations for which their heritage building no longer suits their purposes, opportunities exist to creatively re-purpose these properties in a manner that promotes economic development while continuing to maintain and celebrate the historic fabric of the community.

The 1909 Salvation Army church, located at 260 5th Street in Fernie, is a shining local example of adaptive re-use of a historic building. The Salvation Army began serving the Fernie community in 1900. They built the church with a high quality yellow/pink brick following the 1908 Great Fire. The smallest of Fernie’s historic church buildings, it is an excellent example of Mission-style architecture. During the mid-1980s, as part of the Heritage Area Revitalization Project,

the building had significant restoration work done. Painted stucco was removed to reveal the original brick and the front porch reconstructed in a style close to the original.

Today, the former church continues to inspire as the home of the Eye of the Needle Gallery and Studio, operated by the dynamic and talented mother-daughter duo of Sandra and Florence Barrett. Sandra is a fibre artist and an award-winning blacksmith, and many of her creations blend the two mediums. Florence is a seamstress and costume designer who recently received a Canadian Leo award for best costume design in a feature film. In addition to fabric art, the Gallery also features forge work, jewelry and glass art by local and regional artists.

Do you feel that preserving Fernie’s built heritage is important?

In Fernie, we are all standing on the

shoulders of those who have gone before us. Preserving that heritage is what makes Fernie special. We are privileged to be only the third owners of the property and are proud to be a small part of preserving and promoting Fernie's built heritage.

What value does your building’s heritage have for you and your business?

We are blacksmiths who work in traditional ways, so having an old building to exhibit and sell our work from absolutely compliments our style. Having a downtown location makes business sense as there is more foot traffic and greater access to local initiatives such as the arts and heritage walking tours by the Art Station and the Fernie Museum. It makes us feel part of the community.

What measures have you undertaken to protect the building fabric and the historical integrity of the building?

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We had to meet current building and fire codes before we could open. We made internal improvements to make the building safer, such as rebuilding the staircase to the basement gallery and adding a carbon monoxide tester to the security system. Externally, we would like to install gutters to prevent rainwater from saturating the ground and leaking into the basement. The roof and windows have been replaced, harmoniously blending old and new.

What are some of the challenges you face in conserving the historical integrity of the building? What assistance do you need, if any, to help with dealing with these challenges?

Like many owners of historic buildings in downtown Fernie, one of our challenges is providing universal access. We have five steps leading up to the front door. We could use assistance to provide universal access but grants are not available to owners of commercial heritage properties.

How can the City of Fernie, the Fernie Museum and other organizations like Tourism Fernie work to preserve and promote Fernie’s built heritage?

We like the outreach that the Museum has done in the community; we would like to be a stop along the walking tour and participate in the photographic displays about individual buildings. We would also like to be included in any material promoting historic downtown Fernie published by Tourism Fernie.

The Eye of the Needle Gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays 10am - 5pm, Saturdays 11:30am - 5:30pm, and by appointment by calling 778-995-9151.

The Fernie Museum offers historic walking tours sponsored by the Fernie Chamber of Commerce Saturdays at 11am. Tickets are available online at ferniemuseum.com or at the Museum.

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Community & Events FA M I LY S T O K E

Generation JunkySHELBY CAIN

IT’S NORMAL FOR YOUNG KIDS to play on teeter-totters, right? That’s what I thought, too. Until I went down to the Mud Muncher Challenge put on by the Fernie Mountain Bike Club.

I brought my girls to the bike park to check out the event. Four has just recently removed her training wheels, so I didn’t think she was ready to race the trails yet, but I wanted to get the idea in her mind. The start area was bustling. Kids and parents picking up maps and checking gear and getting ready to giv‘er. I was chatting with people when Four came running up to me, gasping for breath.

“Mommy, there’s a teeter-totter here, can I go on it?”

“Oh, no honey. That’s a bike teeter-totter, for riding your bike across. It’s just for big kids and adults.”

“No, it isn’t Mommy! Come see!”

Not that I had any choice, but I let myself be pulled toward the giant yellow stunt I’d tried not to notice when we arrived. I’d avoided looking at it because just the day before I had wimped out of riding over a very similar one. Those are for the teenage boys, I told myself, mostly to comfort my wilting ego as I rode the shame trail past it. As we approached, a rider mounted the far side and made her way across. My jaw gaped open. Not only because it was a young girl, which threw my whole “teenage boys” theory right out the window, but because she was two. Seriously. Two years old. I grabbed my camera and snapped some pictures. This is not normal. But it’s awesome! As she dismounted, a three-year-old was hot on her tail. I cringed as I watched them go, anticipating a monster face-plant every time. They bounced off the final plank and

through their triumphant smiles squealed the same thing. “Again!”

Adrenaline junkies. We have a whole new generation of them here in the Elk Valley. My question is, are we creating them, or are they born like this? Living so close to everything that Mother Nature provides gives us a unique opportunity. We get to expose our kids to activities that most people wouldn’t think them capable of. Our kids are climbing mountains, riding trails, sliding rails, and skiing black diamonds. And they love it. They’ve tasted adrenaline early, and they want more. Is this a good thing?

I have to admit it’s pretty incredible to watch. When I take Six out riding and she walks her bike back up the incline so she can ride the bridge features again, her dusty face plastered with joy, I beam with pride. She’s badass. As her mom, I feel pretty good about that. Our cohort has long been accused of being “helicopter parents.” We baby them too much. We’re not capable of tough love. I’m not going to argue this point. I’m not going to pretend I haven’t slept on the floor with my hand in the crib or helped a more-

than-capable Six put on her pajamas. Guilty. But our kids are still tough, and adventurous, and brave. And that’s very cool.

The next day we all rode our bikes back down to the teeter-totter. I held Four’s bike as she crossed over, screaming with delight as her weight brought the other side crashing to the ground. After giving Six a few trials I hesitantly let her go. She wobbled, but she did it. Even Mommy went. We all jumped up and down in celebration. Later that day Six crashed off a little wooden ramp and skinned her elbow. Immediately I felt guilty, as I so often do about, well, pretty much everything. But before I could open my mouth to dole out some age-old advice, she got right back on. So I’m not sure if we’re making them like this, or if they came this way, and I guess it doesn’t matter.

These mini adrenaline junkies are pretty rad. Check out the FMBC’s website for all the kids events running this summer, including the Little Critter Races, which go the second Monday of the month, and family rides every Sunday.

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WEDNESDAY 1.7.2015Cardboard Boat Race @ Maiden Lake. Boat inspection at 10:30am, race begins at 11am. Canada Day Celebrations @ Fernie Aquatic Centre. Enjoy the first Mountain Market of the year, kids activities, live music, refreshment gardens, and more!

THURSDAY 2.7.2015Wild Nature Tours: The Castle Summit @ Wildsight Office 891 2nd Ave, 6pm, wildnaturetours.caKids Freeride Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm daily for one or two days. Beginner level, ages 8+

FRIDAY 3.7.2015First Friday @ Park Place Lodge, 5pm. Sample BC beverages and enjoy local artwork.Kids Freeride Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm daily for one or two days. Beginner level, ages 8+

SATURDAY 4.7.2015Eureka Montana Summertime Festival @ Riverside Park, downtown Eureka, Montana. Festivities begin with the Paws for Pancakes Animal Shelter Fundraiser Breakfast, and continue all day with refreshments, food, vendors and activities for the whole family and finish off with a free concert.Women’s Mountain Bike Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm for one or two days, beginner level.

SUNDAY 5.7.2015Summer Community Appreciation Day @ Fernie Alpine Resort. Residents of the Elk Valley get to enjoy free lift access to the amazing terrain available at this resort. www.skifernie.comWomen’s Mountain Bike Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm for one or two days, beginner level. Guided Hike @ Island Lake Lodge – Mountain Lakes Trail/Heiko’s Trail. Call 250-423-3700 to book your space or for a private tour.Dumpster Painting Party @ Station Square. Noon-4pm. Come out for a fun afternoon of live dumpster painting, art activities and DJ's. Take part in painting the community dumpster!

WEDNESDAY 8.7.2019Stand-up Paddle Board Race @ Elk River, registration at 4pm at the Stanford Resort. $25 entry, hosted by Mountain High Adven-tures visit raftfernie.com or call 250-423-5008 for details. Wednesday Night Concert and Craft Fair featuring Jory Kinjo @ Station Square. 5:30-9pm, Refreshment Garden, DJ Jayray opening and closing

THURSDAY 9.7.2015Wild Nature Tours: Ammonite Hike @ Wildsight Office 891 2nd Ave, 9am, wildnaturetours.caYoga Teacher Training Ten Day Intensive @ Essential Yoga StudioSunday Wilde @ Infinitea, 8pm. Live roots duo.

SATURDAY 11.7.2015Kids “Howl at the Moon Campout” @ Lost Boys Café, Fernie Alpine Resort. www.skifernie.com Women’s “Get Into It” Mountain Bike Camp @ The Guide’s Hut, 9am-1pm. A two-morning bike camp with Fernie Bike Guides.Kootenay Rockies Enduro Series @ Fernie Trails. Events begin with a prologue stage Saturday afternoon before the race begins Sunday. Course details will be released the week of the race, expect a total of 2-5 hours of total riding with 2-4 stages within the course. www.bcenduro.com

SUNDAY 12.7.2015Kids “Howl at the Moon Campout” @ Lost Boys Café, Fernie Alpine Resort. www.skifernie.com

MONDAY 13.7.2015Little Critter Criterium @ TBA, geared to riders 12 years and under including run bikes and tag alongs. Visit www.bikefernie.ca for further details.

WEDNESDAY 15.7.2015Wednesday Night Concert and Craft Fair featuring Jenny Ritter @ Station Square. 5:30-9pm, Refreshment Garden

SATURDAY 18.7.2015Wild Nature Tours: Mount Fernie Summit @ Wildsight Office 891 2nd Ave, 6pm, wildnaturetours.ca

SUNDAY 19.7.2015Sunday Social: Dog Days of Summer & Fernie’s Got Talent @ Downtown Fernie Fernie Nordic Society AGM @ Elk Valley Nordic Centre, burgers and refreshments provided, bring along a dish. Family and friends invited. 4:30pmGuided Hike @ Island Lake Lodge – Tamarack Viewpoint Kids Hike. Call 250-423-3700 to book your space or for a private tour.Jean-Paul De Roover @ Infinitea, 6-9pm

MONDAY20.7.2015Kids Outdoor Adventure Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10am-4pm. Action packed camps for ages 8-12. www.skifernie.com

TUESDAY 21.7.2015Kids Outdoor Adventure Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10am-4pm. Action packed camps for ages 8-12. www.skifernie.com Cooking Class @ Infinitea, 6pm

WEDNESDAY 22.7.2015Kids Outdoor Adventure Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10am-4pm. Action packed camps for ages 8-12. www.skifernie.comWednesday Night Concert and Craft Fair featuring Cam Penner @ Station Square, 5:30-9pm. Refreshment garden, DJ Jayray opening and closing

THURSDAY 23.7.2015Kids Outdoor Adventure Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10am-4pm. Action packed camps for ages 8-12. www.skifernie.com Kids Freeride Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm daily for one or two days. Intermediate, ages 8+Wednesday Night Concert and Craft Fair featuring Cam Penner @ Station Square. 5:30-9pm, Refreshment Garden, DJ Jayray opening and closing

FRIDAY 24.7.2015Kids Freeride Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10:30am-4:30pm daily for one or two days. Intermediate, ages 8+Kids Outdoor Adventure Camp @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 10am-4pm. Action packed camps for ages 8-12. www.skifernie.com Two Person Tournament @ Fernie Golf and Country Club, 6pm Shotgun Start www.golffernie.com Say Neighbour @ Infinitea, 8pm

SATURDAY 25.7.2015Griz Kidz Carnival @ Fernie Alpine Resort, 11am-3pm with carni-val games, bouncy tent, balloon animals, facepainting and more! Wild Nature Tours: Heiko’s Trail to Island Lake @ Wildsight Office 891 2nd Ave, wildnaturetours.ca

SUNDAY 26.7.2015Sunday Social – Sports Day @ Downtown Fernie Adult/Junior Tournament @ Fernie Golf and Country Club, 3:30pm. 9-hole competition for adults and juniors.

MONDAY 27.7.2015 – FRIDAY 31.7.2015Camp Connect @ Fernie Outdoors, ages 8-13. Activities include an ariel park tour, zip lining, swimming, beach games, camp fire, canoeing and an overnight camping. Visit www.fernieconnec-tions.com to register or for more details.

WEDNESDAY 29.7.2015Wednesday Night Concert and Craft Fair featuring Highlife Band @ Station Square. 5:30-9pm, Refreshment Garden

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GalleryNew works by Mike Hepher. Exhibit Continues Until: Monday, July 27th New works by The Visual Arts Guild. Opening Reception: Thursday July 30th at 7pm. Workshops - Kids & YouthFelted Pictures. Friday July 24th. 10am-12pm. Ages 6-10. $15 includes supplies. Join Becca to learn the basics of feltmaking! Boys and girls will both love this active, sudsy class and complete a felted picture for their wall! Call 250-423-4842 to register!PreSchool Pottery. Tuesdays, 1-2:30 pm. June 30/July 7/July 14/ July 21/July 28/August 18/ August 25. $15 per child. Ages: 3-6. Join energetic potter Jenn Woods Tuesday afternoons this summer and explore the fun world of clay! Each weeks participants will work on two themed projects, the first will be

something they can take home that day and the second will be fired and glazed for pick up at the end of summer. Registration is recommended. Call 250-423-4842 Pottery Camps with Kerri Holmes: Ancient Ruins. July 13-17, 9:30am-Noon. $90 pre-registered, $150 for 2 siblings, Drop In $25/day. Ages: 5-10. Max: 10. Join Kerri to investigate castles, dragons, knights and princesses as you explore the pottery studio and the world of clay. Projects ready to take home at the end of the summer. Registration is recommended. Call 250-423-4842 Secret Garden. July 20-24, 9:30am-Noon. $90 pre-registered, $150 for 2 siblings, Drop In $25/day. Ages: 5-10. Max: 10. What is in your Secret Garden? Kerri will help you create your own as you explore the pottery studio and the world of clay. Registration is recommended. Call 250-423-4842 Harry Potting. Aug 10-14, 9:30am-Noon. $90 pre-registered, $150 for 2 siblings, Drop In $25/day. Ages: 7-12. Max: 10. Create your own Hogwarts! Join Kerri to create your own magical world as you explore the pottery studio and the world of clay. Registration is recommended. Call 250-423-4842

Happening At The Arts StationOut of the Box: A Dumpster Art Project. Preparation Dates: Friday and Saturday, July 3-4, 2015. Painting Dates: Sunday, July 5, 2015. The City of Fernie along with the Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual; ‘Out of the Box: A Dumpster Art Project’. Out of the Box is a public art initiative by the City of Fernie and in collaboration with Southeast Disposal. Project facilitation is provided by the Fernie & District Arts Council and a volunteer committee. Out of the Box is a project in which 10 commercial trash dumpsters will be transformed into works of public art by regional artists. The selected artists transform the dumpsters on site at Station Square on Sunday, July 5th. Come out to vote for the “People's Choice” award!Wednesday Night Concerts and Craft Fair. Starting at 5:30pm on Wednesdays in July and August Station Square is host to the FREE Summer Socials Concert Series held in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce. Come out to the beverage garden and enjoy great music, food, and vendors. Check out www. theartsstation.com for details.

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MONDAYS•Dominoes @ The Seniors Drop in Centre 1pm•Mahjong @ Seniors Drop in Centre 7pm•Special Olympics Athletes Bowling @ Sparwood. 4pm•Duplicate Bridge Game @ The Seniors Drop-in Centre•Seniors Drop in @ Senior’s Centre, 9am-2pm•Indoor Walking @ The Community Centre, 9-10:30am•ActiveFit @ The Aquatic Centre, 8:30-9:15am•Swimming Lessons @ Aquatic Centre, kids under 3 from 10:30-11am•Celebrate Recovery @ Mountainside Church, 7pm, open to everyone•Community Climb Night @ Evolution Climbing Gym, 7pm•Ladies Night Boxing @ Fernie Old School Boxing Club, 7:30-9pm•Parent and Tot Fun Times @ Knox United Church, 9:30-12pm. Free program for kids age 0-6. •Fernie Tennis Club – Social Play Juniors @ James White Park, 4-6pm www.tennisfernie.com•Fernie Tennis Club – Social Play Adults @ James White Park, 6-9pm www.tennisfernie.com

TUESDAYS•Cheap Night @ The Vogue Theatre. $6.50 - 2D & $8.50 - 3D•Crib/Whist @ Seniors Drop in Centre 7:30pm•Storytime @ Library, 11:15-12pm for ages 3–5. •Seniors Drop in @ Senior’s Centre, 9am-2pm•Indoor Walking @ The Community Centre, 9-10:30am•Ladies Archery @ The Elks Hall, 6:30pm•Public Drop in Climbing @ College of the Rockies, 7-9pm•Red Cross Swim @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 9-11am and 3:30-5:30pm•Gentle Fit @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 10:30-11:15am•Born to Sing and Dance @ Fernie Arts Station •Drop-in Climbing @ College of the Rockies Climbing Wall, 7-9pm•Mixed Boxing Recreational @ Fernie Old School Boxing Club, 7:30-9pm•Ladies’ Night @ Fernie Golf and Country Club•Preschool Pottery @ The Fernie Arts Station (June 30/July 7/July 14/ July 21/July 28/August 18/ August 25)•Summer Reading Camp @ Fernie Heritage Library, ages 7-10 from 1-3pm. Free drop in camps with crafts, games, activities and stories!•Fernie Book Bike @ Rocky Mountain Village, 4pm

WEDNESDAYS•Crib @ Seniors Drop in Centre 1pm•Drop in Workshop @ Clawhammer Press. 6-9pm, $30•Indoor Walking @ The Community Centre, 9-10:30am•Adult Badminton @ The Community Centre. All levels welcome, drop in for $5•AA Meetings @ The Anglican Church Basement, 7:30pm•ActiveFit @ The Aquatic Centre, 8:30-9:15am•Womens Drop in Climbing @ COTR, 7-9pm•Red Cross Swim @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 9-11am and 3:30-5:30pm•Water Flow Yoga & Tea @ Infinitea, 10:30am•Mixed Boxing Recreational @ Fernie Old School Boxing Club, 7:30-9pm•Men’s Night @ Fernie Golf & Country Club•Fernie Women on Wheels @ The Guide’s Hut 6:30pm. Must be a FMBC member.•Concert and Craft Fair Series @ Station Square, 5:30-9pm•Summer Reading Camp @ Fernie Heritage Library, ages 7-10 from 1-3pm. Free drop in camps with crafts, games, activities and stories!•Toddlertime @ Fernie Heritage Library, 11:15am for ages 0-2. (not storytime)•Fernie Book Bike @ Max Turyk Playground, 4pm

THURSDAYS•Better Babies @ Fernie Women’s Centre. 1pm-3pm, every 2nd week. •Seniors Drop in @ Senior’s Centre, 9am-2pm•Indoor Walking @ The Community Centre, 9-10:30am•RC Club @ Fernie Community Centre. From 7-9pm come enjoy indoor flying and practice•Community Basketball @ Fernie Secondary School, 8:30-10:30pm•Mixed Boxing Competitive @ Fernie Old School Boxing Club, 7:30-9pm•Kids Sing Along & Play Group @ Infinitea, 11:30am•Youth Archery @ The Elks Hall, 6pm•Red Cross Swim @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 9-11am and 3:30-5:30pm•Gentle Fit @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 10:30-11:15am•MOMs Group @ Fernie Heritage Library, 9:30-11:30am•Bellies to Babies @ Fernie Women’s Centre, 1-3pm every 2nd Thursday.

•Summer Reading Camp @ Fernie Heritage Library, ages 7-10 from 1-3pm. Free drop in camps with crafts, games, activities and stories!•Open Roller Skating Evening @ Max Turyk Gym, $2 drop-in fee. 6-7pm

•Kids Boxing Boot Camp @ Fernie Old School Boxing Club, ages 8-16 5pm.•Open Roller Skating @ Max Turyk gym•Beautea Night @ Infinitea with Trillium 6-8pm $10 manicure/massage/reiki (2nd & 4th Thursdays)•Trail Maintenance Work Parties @ Bike Park, 6pm•Little Sprouts @ Community Ecogarden, 9:30-11:30am ages 0-6•Scott Thursday Night Race Series @ Fernie Alpine Resort

FRIDAYS•Cribbage @ Seniors Drop in Centre 7:30pm•Jitney Darts @ Fernie Legion, 7:30pm•Kids Sing Along & Play Group @ Infinitea, 11:30am •Toddlertime @ Fernie Heritage Library Ages 0-2 11:15am•Lunch Bag Club @ Fernie Heritage Library, 12:15-1:30pm, age 7+•Red Cross Swim @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 9-11am and 3:30-5:30pm•Women’s Writing Group @ Fernie Women’s Resource Centre, 2-4pm.

SATURDAYS •Family French Fun @ The Arts Station, 10:30-11:30am. $12/person or $5 per family member (maximum $20/family). •Teen Wheel Pottery @ The Fernie Arts Station 10am-Noon $125/month $30/drop in•Karma Meditation Class @ Essential Yoga Studio 8:00am-8:45am•Fernie Book Bike @ Go Find Them on FB at FernieBookBike – 3pm

SUNDAYS•Fernie Pets Society Group Walk @ Fernie Aquatic Centre, 9am. •AA Meetings @ The Anglican Church Basement, 7:30pm•First Sunday of the Month Family Climb Time @ Evolution Climbing Gym, 2-4pm•Fernie Book Bike @ Go Find Them on FB at FernieBookBike – 1pm•Fernie Mountain Market @ Rotary Park, 10am-2pm

MONDAYS Wings Night @ Boston Pizza Fernie Jugs of Beer on Special @ The BrickhouseLasagna Specials @ Elk Valley Pizza ShoppeWing Night @ The Fernie HotelBoard Games & $6 Meals @ Infinitea 7pmSteak Sandwich & Staff Favourite Cocktails on Special @ The Pub Bar & GrillMani Monday Special @ Spa 901Pitchers and Wings on Special @ Lizard Creek LodgeMassage Mondays @ Trillium Day Spa, $60 for 60 min, $90 for 90 minLadies Night: $4 House Red or White Wine, $5 Pints of Cider, $10 Appies @ The NorthernLocal Jam Night @ The Kodiak Lounge2 For 1 Appetizers @ The Clubhouse RestaurantWant to throw a Party? @ The Royal, contact Julie 250-946-5395Date Night with Entrees, bubbly and an appetizer or dessert to share for $79 per couple @ Island LakeTUESDAYSFeature Pasta and Wine Night @ Boston Pizza and Sports Bar Kokanee Bottle on Special @ The BrickhouseWing Night @ The Pub Bar & GrillDate Night @ Lizard Creek Lodge, Three-course meal for two with wine for $85.$12 Pizza Night @ Elk Valley Pizza ShoppeTwo for Tuesdays @ Trillium Day Spa, 2 pedicures for $100, 2 manicures for $70, 2 facials for $130, all three for $275$10 Beer, Burger and Bingo Night @ The Northern

Cheap Night @ The Vogue TheatreDinner & Swim Special @ Fernie Stanford ResortSalad Bar @ The Clubhouse RestaurantTuesday: Shot gun Karaoke with TOpo @ The Royal2Knee Bike Series @ Fernie Trails, visit the events calendar at FernieFix.com for this year’s lineup!WEDNESDAYS$7 Off Large Pizzas @ Boston Pizza Wine Evenings @ The BrickhouseNight Bright with Riley J and Friends @ The CentralKaraoke Night @ The FerniePint night @ Kodiak Lounge1lb of Mussels @ Lizard Creek Lodge for $14.99Zack’s Jam Night @ The RoyalFeatured Pub Burgers @ The Pub Bar & Grill Locals Night @ Loaf, 5-9pmTarot Card Readings w/ Miss Janeil @ Infinitea 7pmCrochet Collective & Sweater Club Knitting @ Infinitea, 7-9pmWaxing Wednesday @ Trillium Day Spa, free underam wax with any other hair removal$8 Wings, Beat the Clock Draft & Highballs and Karaoke @ The NorthernSteak Night @ The Clubhouse RestaurantWine Tasting @ Island Lake. Five entrees paired with five wines for $89/person.Concert and Craft Fair Series @ Station Square, 5:30-9pm visit the events calendar at FernieFix.com for this year’s lineup!

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Prime Rib Night @ The Clubhouse RestaurantSATURDAYSLarge Gourmet Pizza for Medium Price @ Boston PizzaMeat Draw & Bar Quiz @ The LegionTequila Specials @ Kodiak LoungePizza Night @ Loaf Bakery, 5pm – close.Porketta Lunch and Prime Rib Dinner @ Lizard Creek LodgePrime Rib Special @ Max Restaurant & The Pub $5 Glass of House Wine, $5 Off Bottles of Wine @ The FernieLive Music @ The CentralLive bands and DJs@ The RoyalDomestic Bottles $5, Jager Bombs $6, Steak Sandwich $12 @ The NorthernInternational Buffet @ The Clubhouse RestaurantSUNDAYS Kids Eat for $4.99 @ Boston PizzaCaesars on Special @ The Brickhouse Brunch @ Nevados, 10am – 2pmCaesars and Homemade Pizza @ Lizard Creek LodgeAll day brunch starting at $10 @ The FernieOrphan Night: $3.50 highballs and draft, warm dinner and ski/snow boarding videos @ The Northern Sunday Sessions @ Infinitea, BBQ and Beats from 6-9pm with $10 BBQ and $5 cocktailsDinner & Swim Special @ Fernie Stanford ResortAll Day Breakfast @ The Clubhouse RestaurantWant to throw a Party? @ The Royal, contact Julie 250-946-5395

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Porky Blue RaceJESSE BELL

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER than a full day of biking on the hottest day in August followed by a good, old-fashioned pig roast. If you add cold beer, great prizes and rowdy friends it makes for one of the best days of the summer.

This is the Porky Blue ride, an annual fundraising effort for the Fernie Trails and Ski Touring Club. It is not your typical fundraiser, though; it is a bumpy bus ride up a mountainside paired with an 8-kilometre climb and a 1200-metre downhill drop over 27 kilometres.

It is a big adventure race on a big adventure trail, says Pat Gilmar, Porky Blue’s trail-building pioneer. It is also hot, sweaty and at times potentially dangerous. But it is so much fun.

And so, this is the story of Porky Blue.

More than 100 mountain bikers pile their bikes into trailers and jump into yellow school buses at the Fernie Hotel on the day of the fifth annual ride. A pig rotates

on a spit outside the bar. We head up Coal Creek Rd. for the better part of an hour to the drop-off zone.

Everyone hops out, grabs their bikes and climbs to the ridge top where the single-track begins.

The uphill isn’t grueling, just long, and it is nearly 30 degrees Celsius. We dodge puddles and maneouvre hills to reach the single-track trail and the ultimate start zone. Everyone eats lunch at the top under shady trees overlooking the Elk Valley. It is, as always, an incredible view.

Never one for extreme competitiveness, I follow far behind the keen, more experienced bikers. The single-track trail is covered in loose gravel and is incredibly

IT IS NOT JUST A SCRAPE. IT IS A, “I CAN SEE YOUR TISSUE AND I JUST GAGGED” GOUGE THAT CLEARLY NEEDS STITCHES.

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dry; I vow to take my time. After the third switchback I come upon my friend Kristina lying on the trail.

Her bike is sideways in the bush. When I ask her if she is okay she laughs uncertainly, and then I notice a deep and bloody cut below her knee, filled with dirt.

It is not just a scrape. It is a, “I can see your tissue and I just gagged” gouge that clearly needs stitches. The race sweepers arrive quickly to help her. Kristina insists I keep going and, giving her a reassuring pat on the back, I continue the long bike down.

The solitude is nice on the trail and I keep to a comfortable pace. Several times I open up and really cruise – if you’ve ever mountain biked you know the deep satisfaction this brings.

When I reach the first stop after the longest downhill section I devour some fresh fruit and take a much-needed break. Eventually, Kristina surfaces on the trail

and the crowd cheers for her. Her leg is wrapped in bandages and she hops into a truck headed for town.

We continue the last leg of the race along Coal Discovery Trail – a cross-country up-and-down single-track that, after the last couple of hours, becomes my number one nemesis.

I find myself wondering, “Are we there yet?” as I go around yet another corner and over yet another hill. When we finally reach town I’m so hot I might die. Ben and I visit Kristina at the hospital, who receives five stitches, and then we head for the big ol’ pig roast.

So what is it about Porky Blue?

“It’s that first beer at the end of the race; it’s probably the best beer all summer,” says biker Steve Szelei. No one has ever been more right.

Everyone convenes for pulled-pork sandwiches, beer and salads. A cake

is brought out for Pat who, humbled, celebrates his 60th birthday and retirement today. He is largely the reason Porky Blue exists.

“If you don’t ride a trail, you lose a trail,” Pat says. “It’s nice being a part of an active town, it makes you proud.”

Prizes from sponsors include new bikes, t-shirts and gift certificates. Kristina is awarded one for surviving her bike crash and Mark Gallup loses the remaining money in his wallet to me after an unplanned bet.

Indeed, Porky Blue is a strenuous, big adventure trail. But there is no greater feeling than gathering with those who enjoy biking as much as you do.

The annual Porky Blue ride runs Saturday, August 1 this year. For more information visit the Guides Hut or www.fernietrails.com.

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Angelique OuimetHELEN MCALLISTER AND JENNIFER HEATH

FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ANGELIQUE OUIMET, “gentle” and “calm” might be adjectives you would use to describe her demeanour. What you might not realize is that her passion for growing her own food puts her on par with any adrenaline junkie. “I have limitless amounts of energy when it comes to gardening.”

Angelique grew up in Elliott Lake, Ontario, where her grandfather was a huge influence on her. “My grandparents were fully self-sustainable. They fed four children year-round on their hard work.” She recalls helping him forage in his secret gardens beyond the forest and discovering all the delights that nature naturally offers. Later she had a summer job working with a horticulturalist where her knowledge of plants and soil was really fine-tuned. “It was an incredible experience.”

Since her arrival in Fernie in 2010, Angelique and her partner James, have been cultivating their garden space into a miniature food-growing oasis. You need only walk through the garden gate to be wowed by the ingenious methods they have taken to maximize their yields. They break the barriers when it comes to growing food in small spaces. They have creatively found ways to maximize their yields and extend the growing season despite a very small footprint on which to farm.

From tiered raised beds, functional cold frames, an assortment of pots, and a greenhouse that also serves as a work shed and meditation room, Angelique not only defies nature’s short growing season of the Elk Valley, she offers food vertical space to grow so that every piece of her backyard landscape is converted to useable food. She even has little hanging pots in her indoor skylight where she grows lettuce. A

pyramid tower offers space to 44 plants, instead of the ten that would otherwise fit in the same area. James designed this pyramid to include a slow-release watering system so that the small compartments of soil would not dry out too quickly in the heat of summer. Different aspects of the yard create micro-climates of growth, optimizing the needs of individual crops. She has even boldly branched into grains and proudly harvests quinoa annually now.

With limited space to compost, Angelique has learnt the benefits of worm-composting. She is able to convert all their food and other plant scraps into a wealth of nutrients in soil format. Year-round her indoor vermicomposting system provides all the fertilizer her plants need. Direct application or a compost tea nourishes the food and the cycle continues. Now that her soil is established, Angelique practices a “no-dig” garden and only top-dresses

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with compost. She steers clear of synthetic fertilizers.

Angelique feels her garden is her greatest wealth and source of good health. Not only does she use her backyard as her personal grocery store, it’s her natural source of medicine: tarragon for a healthy brain, and lemon balm before bed for a good night’s sleep. “I feel so healthy when grazing in the garden.” She remains in

awe and wonder of the scientific miracle that can come from one seed.

One of her favourite vegetables to grow is carrots. When at school teaching, Angelique is known for her daily ritual of eating a raw carrot at 10 am. She calls herself the “carrot monster.” She is also partial to beets. “Beet smoothies make me feel like a superhero.” When it comes to challenges, Angelique struggles to keep slugs away. She tries eggshells, beer containers and diatomaceous earth to keep the profits of her hard work for herself.

Angelique’s tip: “Building your soil is the foundation of everything in your garden. Worship your soil; it is your greatest wealth. There’s an entire universe at your feet.”

JAMES DEVISED A WAY TO KEEP PLANTS IN THE PYRAMID GARDEN ADEQUATELY WATERED.

A VERTICAL PYRAMID FULL OF GREENS TO MAXIMIZE SPACE AND YIELDS.

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Adrenaline Junky NewsTOM GIBSON

THE SEASON MAY HAVE only just started but our local racers are off to a great start.

Carter Nieuwesteed has had two back-to-back podiums in the Alberta Cup. After an unlucky provincial road championships where he had some bad luck with mechanicals he bounced right back with a podium at Canmore followed by a great result in the marathon the next day.

Julie Kelly took the overall win for women at an unusually hot and dusty Salty Dog marathon and third for Solo Women at 24 Hours Round the Clock in Spokane. A great result in very competitive races, a great start and great preparation for the World Solo 24 hour Championships.

Abi Moore went back to her homeland, Scotland. A great race on her home trails led her to first female and a new course record. Abi is gearing up for some monumental races coming up such as the Fat Dog in Manning Park then the big 100miler in September.

As for myself, I went up to the Organ Grinder Marathon in Canmore. My race was cut short with a mechanical with a couple of laps to go but was great to be back racing and looking forward to the rest of the season. Both Carter and myself will be racing the Fernie3 on June 27. Super excited to be racing on our local trails and hopefully with some local support we will have some strong performances. The Fernie3 will take some of the best trails in Fernie, showcasing what we have to riders from all over. In the past the race has attracted some very high-end riders so it will be tough task for both Carter and myself to land a high place but hopefully home advantage will help us!

For those of you looking to get into racing or just want a fun evening finding out who’s fastest out of your friends, the Fernie Mountain Bike Club starts their 2knee race series on July 7 and continue throughout the summer. Check out the FMBC website or Facebook page for more information on 2knee races, membership, trail closures.

Here are the dates and locations for each race.

July 7 – Dem Bones

July 14 – R-Trail/Oh Dear

July 21 – 48 Hours

July 28 – Old Goat/Happy Gilmar

August 4 – S-Bomb/Brokeback

August 11 – Hypervent up and down

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Alex DuckworthHANNAH GRIFFIN

ALEX DUCKWORTH HAILS FROM a small fishing village in Nova Scotia, but she has spent years travelling the world hitting massive half pipes. The Vancouver-based snowboarder broke her ankle in qualifying rounds for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, but was able to be a forerunner on the course. After a lot of hard work, Alex made it to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi as a member of the Olympic team and landed a 17th place in halfpipe.

Showing her versatility, Alex decided earlier this year to resign from the National Team and is in an exciting transitional period that is seeing her decide what to pursue next. About to begin a different kind of summer now that she is not training for the Olympics, Alex is setting her sights on video projects and other creative endeavours.

What do your summers usually look like?

Usually they look a little something like… snowboarding, all summer long. We’re on the glaciers in BC until mid-July. We go to New Zealand in August, September, and then we’re back here waiting for snow October, November. It’s a pretty full-time thing, especially leading up to the Olympics. I’m kind of just enjoying this summer. It’s a bit more tropical than I’m

used to –Vancouver has been so hot – so I’m enjoying spending time in the warm weather. I haven’t had a summer like this in quite a while.

So you are no longer competing with the National Team?

I might do some low-key events, but I’m not doing the big international tour that I’ve been on. I just got to a point where I wasn’t feeling extra inspired, it was kind of feeling a bit repetitive, and I was just checking in a bit more with the risk and the fear element. Every run we are generally trying things that could severely injure us, so I think with age you sort of start to register that a little bit more. I didn’t want to be snowboarding under those terms. So I took a bit of leave from

competing towards the end of the season to sort of work through that. I still want to snowboard and work with my sponsors and do some video projects, but I think that for now competing could be a thing of the past.

How did it feel to make it to the Sochi Olympics after injuring yourself during qualifying for the 2010 Olympics?

It came up pretty fast, and I just decided to snowboard as much as I could. I took time off school in the fall and basically put everything I had into it. There was a bit of regret around the 2010 games. Even though I did get injured, I don’t think I really sought out all the resources that were available to me. We have all

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these resources in place as National Team athletes, and I made sure that I was going to take advantage of all of them. I’m not going to say it wasn’t stressful – but it helped to know that I was as prepared as I could have been.

The actual moment qualifying for the games, that’s when I really started to enjoy the process. I wasn’t a medal favourite; my whole objective was to just really enjoy it and take in everything and make as many memories as I could and watch as many other sports as I could and meet as many other athletes as I could. That experience was super positive for me.

What kind of writing are you doing for snowboard magazines?

The big story I’m doing is about a trip we did back east. We had record snowfall back there this winter, it was the craziest snowfall I’ve ever seen in my hometown. Normally we can’t do any urban snowboarding or anything, but we did a week-long trip in February so I got to write that story. I also do an opinion piece and some stuff for the resort guide as well.

What kinds of projects and goals would you like to tackle over the next year?

This year I’m producing a mini-TV series for East Link which is a Canadian television network. I’ve enjoyed that. It’s kind of like snowboard, travel, adventure, lifestyle themed. It’s a two-part thing and I’m about halfway done so we’ll shoot the other one in Oregon and Mount Hood.

There are a lot of forks in the road, but in terms of my own kinds of passion projects I would like to continue down this travel/documentary production path and see where it might take me. Whether it’s something that I can continue with snowboarding, or even without snowboarding.

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Health and Lifestyle F I T T O P L AY

Training for Adrenaline SportsSARAH INGRAM, BSC.HONS.KINESIOLOGY, BCAK PRACTICING KINESIOLOGIST

EXTREME SPORTS ARE PREVALENT in Fernie and many of our athletes have figured out that training makes a good athlete great. The high risk, high reward nature of adrenaline sports means you need to be at the top of your game and train like a professional athlete if you want to excel in your sport.

Five key components to an adrenaline-training program include:

Functional strength. This means multi-joint, multi-muscle exercises such as chin-ups instead of biceps curls to get the whole body involved. Other functional must-have’s: deadlift, power

clean, overhead press, front squat. These exercises also help you re-balance your body and strengthen muscles you might not be using as much in your sport, which prevents injury.

Balance. By training your proprioception (ability to sense stimuli within the body regarding position, motion and equilibrium) you will get faster reaction times, decreased injury, and improved skill. Balance exercises include incorporating a single leg, ball or balance board into your gym exercises.

Flexibility. You need to be able to have full range of motion to perform at your best and prevent injury. Current flexibility regimes incorporate a dynamic warm-up (ie. walking lunges, toe touches, arm circles), full range of motion within your strength training and a static stretching cool down (ie. heel to hip quad stretch holding for 30 seconds) to maximize your potential.

Power. Most adrenaline sports require you to perform at your peak in short precise bursts. Training specifically for this improves the athlete’s capacity for speed and explosiveness. High intensity interval training (Hiit), where the athlete might perform an exercise for 20 seconds at full intensity and rest for 10 seconds for 4 minutes, is commonly used to maximize power. Plyometric exercises such as box jumps will also be found in any adrenaline junkie’s workout.

Endurance. This includes longer steady cardio such as running for 20-40 minutes. Even if your sport does not require long sessions of cardiovascular exercise, improving your cardio base helps you recover faster and train harder making it a must in every sport.

While all adrenaline-based athletes need to train by doing their sport a lot, any of the great ones will be found in the gym 2-5 days/week for maximum benefits.

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Health and Lifestyle H E A LT H , N AT U R A L LY

The Function of Adrenaline and Other Stress HormonesDR. TAINA TURCASSO, N.D., R.M.

THE ADRENAL GLAND IS a small endocrine gland sitting on top of the kidneys on either side of the body. They are responsible for the production of a variety of hormones, including corticosteroids, such as cortisol and the steroid hormones, and perhaps more famously, the catecholamines epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine. The adrenal gland and its products work in conjunction with several organ systems, tissues, and receptors to exert their effects on blood pressure, the sympathetic nervous system, and the expression of sex hormones.

Adrenaline, more commonly referred to as epinephrine is well known as the driver for the “fight or flight” response of the sympathetic nervous system. It is also used in medicine as the treatment for a variety of conditions, including cardiac arrest, anaphylactic allergic reactions, severe asthma attacks, and in combination with local anesthetics.

The main physiological function of epinephrine secretion and utilization in the body is in response to exercise. This response acts on the pulmonary system, dilating the airway in response to exercise in progressive correlation with the amount and type of exercise being done. The most common external triggers of epinephrine release, however, include most stressors, such as excitement, noise, physical threat, bright lights, and high temperatures. It can also be secreted as a part of an emotional response, particularly a fear response, and can actually modulate the memory consolidation of

these events, strengthening memories in response to importance, as evidenced the by the presence and concentration of epinephrine. For example, people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder have an elevated fear response because of the epinephrine enriched memories that they have of the event.

Once released, epinephrine acts by binding to a series of different receptors, resulting in a number of metabolic changes, in addition to the airway dilation described above. These metabolic changes

result in greater breakdown of glycogen stores, decreased insulin secretion, leading to an overall increase in blood glucose and fatty acids, to be used as fuel for energy production within the body. It increases the heart rate, respiration rate, and systemic muscle contractions. ACTH, which acts to stimulate the release of epinephrine also leads to an increase in the circulating amount of cortisol, a glucocorticoid that is produced daily under normal circumstances (ideally in a daily cycle), and further enhances the effects of epinephrine.

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The effects of epinephrine are extremely useful when we are experiencing true emergencies, such as those which require us to use our body’s resources to escape a situation (such as being chased by a bear), or when we are pushing our body to its limits in other ways and thus need the same resources. The challenge, with both epinephrine and the coexisting hormone cortisol, is when they exist, they produce these metabolic changes such as increased blood glucose, and then the fuel doesn’t get used. Being exposed to a constant level of stress (even low-level stress) will result in an elevated level of circulating stress hormones such as epinephrine and cortisol, and a corresponding elevated level of blood glucose. If this becomes a chronic state, this blood glucose will be converted most readily back into fat stores, resulting in abdominal weight gain which is the most dangerous type of excess weight for your health.

Further, chronic provocation of the release of stress hormones will likely result in an impaired ability to function

on the adrenal gland’s part. People who have had their adrenal glands removed can still function. They don’t all develop asthma, and they would probably have the same odds of outrunning that bear as you or I do. When the adrenal gland isn’t functioning optimally, however, it impacts most of the organs in the body. Adrenal dysfunction can result in weight gain, as mentioned, but also in a maladaptive stress response, fatigue, a decrease in mental clarity, and depression.

Stress hormones are really valuable to us in our daily lives, but chronically high levels of epinephrine and/or cortisol are not good for your health long term. If your life involves daily stressors, either emotional or physical, it’s essential that you balance them out by incorporating more mindfully focused activities, such as yoga, meditation or even gardening, into your routine. An “adrenaline high” is just one facet of the human experience, and like anything else, it needs to be balanced to fully contribute to a healthy lifestyle.

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Iced Alchemy for RecoveryKRISSI HYLAND, RHN

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PHYSICALLY ACTIVE towns I have ever lived in! Its people (you) constantly inspire me to try something out of my comfort zone, be vulnerable and push further. In the process, I have started to delve further into how the body recovers from this physical form of stress. How your body recovers and adapts to stress is crucial for optimum performance. What I have come to realize is that 20% is about the workout and 80% is about how you recover. Don’t let your eye’s glaze over yet, I will try to make this as easy (and tasty) as possible.

What we eat and do directly after activity can result in whether you can do it again tomorrow, or need to take a rest day. I wanted to make something that I couldn’t wait to eat after a good bike or run, so I hit the kitchen and came up with some fun sorbet-like treats – full of recovery nutrients and love! Be sure to try one of these post activity delights this summer!

There are many ways to help your body break down and build up properly. Here are a few simple tips for post-workout/activity recovery.

Stretch – This is the most underrated player in muscle growth. It not only gives you the flexibility to go further into say- a squat, but also relieves muscular tension and decreases soreness.

Protein and antioxidant rich superfood carbs within 30 minutes of workout – Re-fuel with some nutrient dense foods like fruits, vegetables and quality protein. The recipes on the next page are a refreshing change from the post workout smoothie.

Reduce mental, emotional stress – Find ways to cope and reduce other stressors in your life. If there is a constant stress in your life, reduce heavy strenuous workouts and find gentle forms of activity like walking, dancing and yoga. These “gentle” forms of activity are just as, if not more important in aiding recovery.

Hydrate – Soooooo important! Make sure you stay hydrated and restore proper electrolyte balance. Now that doesn’t mean reach for the neon processed sugar “thirst quenchers” out there. Find a great brand of electrolyte powder (I like Ultima), drink coconut water, or make your own with 500ml water, 250ml juice

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not from concentrate and a generous pinch of quality sea salt (feel free to add some kelp powder for added minerals).

Epsom salt baths or a magnesium drink at night – Magnesium is an important mineral (electrolyte) to help relax and sooth muscles. During an Epsom salt bath your body will absorb needed minerals to help speed recovery time. A magnesium drink can calm your nervous system and muscles to ensure proper recovery overnight!

Catch quality Z’s – Sleep is not just for relaxing. Quality sleep is when the body repairs and detoxes. Be sure to catch some deep Z’s.

Wild Blueberry Iced Alchemy(requires a high-powered blender like a Vitamix with a tamper) Serves 1

½ cup ice (3 cubes)

½ cup frozen wild blueberries

1 Tbsp coconut oil or MCT oil

2 Tbsp cashew butter

2 Tbsp raw honey or maple syrup

½ tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp pumpkin seed protein powder (approx. 13g protein)*

½ tsp maca –optional, but so beneficial

¼ tsp sea salt

Combine all ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend on medium using the tamper to push the ingredients into the blades – this makes it creamier. Stop the blender and scrape down the sides so you get all the goodness. Once you have reached your desired consistency, serve/eat immediately. This does not re-freeze well.

Strawberry Banana Ice “Cream”(requires a food processor or blender)

Serves 2

1 banana, sliced and frozen

1 cup strawberries, frozen

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2-3 Tbsp milk, or milk alternative (I used coconut milk)

1 tsp vanilla extract

Place the frozen bananas and strawberries into a food processor. Start blending, then stop half way though, scrape the sides, and start again. Add in the vanilla and milk - just enough for it to blend together and be really thick! When it reaches a smooth but thick consistency scoop it out and serve/eat right away. Does not freeze well.

*Available in Fernie’s health food stores. You can make these without the protein powder for a healthy ice-cream alternative.

Wild blueberries & Strawberries: Contain antioxidants to counteract the oxidative stress on the body during activities. These antioxidants protect cellular health and speeds up physical recovery.

Maca: This medicinal root vegetable is known as a powerful adaptogen (helps body adapt to stress). Aids in quick regeneration of fatigued muscle tissue. Also balances and supports hormonal systems increasing strength, energy, stamina, libido and sexual function. Not my favourite taste, but with this combo of flavours it is delightful!

Coconut or MCT oil: One of the top fuel sources for active people. It is exceptionally easy to digest and turns directly into efficient energy by the liver.

Cashew Butter: This creamy butter is full of minerals vital for recovery like copper, manganese, magnesium and zinc

Raw Honey or Maple Syrup: Quick absorbing carbohydrate provides your muscles with glycogen restoration.

Banana: Restores potassium reserves. Banana’s are a great source

of magnesium, potassium, and carbohydrate for muscle recovery.

Pumpkin Seed Protein Powder: Highly bioavailable plant-based protein. It is my favourite because it has a mild flavour and can be added to smoothies, bars, balls and iced alchemy!

Sea Salt: Should always be coloured and not white/bleached. Sodium is essential for proper muscle function and the full spectrum of minerals (over 80) in a coloured salt can replace electrolytes lost through sweat.

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Can Stress Be Your Friend? HEATHER IVANY

ALL OF US HAVE A LITTLE VOICE that talks to us. You might think of it as your conscience or ego. It might be that "inner observer" who seems to stand outside you and watches what you do. This little voice has a dynamic impact on the choices we all make in life.

Buddha says, “The mind is everything. What you think you become.” The practice of self-observation

creates clarity around what it is that you really do think. To change your attitude you must change the inner dialogue. To change the dialogue you must catch it in action. To do this you have to pay attention to yourself. You must engage in self-observation and listen for that inner voice. However unless you become very sophisticated at this practice there will always be a lens through which you see yourself. This is why it is supportive to pay attention to how others reveal another perspective. For myself I had never taken the time to really dissect the belief patterns I held around stress and adrenaline until a student came over after class and breathed into me some fresh insight.

He said he has been watching a talk by Kelly McGonigal (psychologist in the field of “science-help”), who believes that changing how you think about stress makes you happier. Here is the dialogue she used to support this claim.

Individuals who see stress as negative are more likely to suffer the damaging effects of prolonged stress. The increase in heart rate and breathing that comes with the release of adrenaline triggers our mind into telling us this is unhealthy thus placing more stress on the body and creating a negative feedback loop in the system. This attitude can lead to disease and reduce longevity. Yet those who are indifferent to stress or even perceive stress as healthy

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have little or no detriment to health. The adrenaline response is viewed as positive. The increase in heart rate is perhaps the body preparing them for action. The increase in breathing is supplying the brain with more oxygen so it can think clearly. This trust in the body’s wisdom gives permission for the body to channel the energy created by stress in a manner that creates courage and empowerment. McGonigal’s conclusion: how you think about stress matters. Yet she takes this conversation one step further.

Aside from how we think, the body releases a hormone by the pituitary when under stress called oxytocin. Oxytocin is mostly known as the “cuddle hormone.” It is released in the body during breast-feeding, it crystallizes emotional memories, improves social relations, triggers protective instincts and much more. However, one of the most amazing things that this hormone does is create resilience to stress.

Her research shows that those individuals that seek social support or help others in need when they themselves are stressed become more resilient to stress. Here’s how it works. Oxytocin is a neurohormone. When you’re stressed it fine tunes your brain’s socials instincts and primes you to do things to strengthen close relationships. Ever notice that during times of grief your empathy increases? You have a desire to tell someone how you are feeling rather than bottling it up? Or perhaps you crave physical contact and are more willing to help and support the people you care about? Now for some the signal may be sent out but it is over-ridden by a behaviour patterns that tells you, “you can do this alone” and this is where the potential for stress to become damaging arises.

Oxytocin affects your thinking but it also acts on your body. It protects your cardiovascular system during stress. It is a natural anti-inflammatory and it helps your blood vessels stay relaxed during stress. Your heart has receptors for this

hormone which when connected help the heart to regenerate. Your stress response has a built in mechanism for stress resilience and that mechanism is human connection! I find this fascinating. Caring biomechanically creates resilience.

When you choose to see your stress response as healthy you create the biology of courage and empowerment. Connection with others during stress creates resilience and you can trust yourself to handle life’s challenges. Most importantly, you remember you don’t have to face them alone.

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Island AdventuresREBECCA HALL

ADRENALINE IS MORE COMMONLY associated with intense exercise, but for many, the response to a place or a moment can be just as exhilarating. To celebrate a special birthday, Ruth and Chris booked a trip to the legendary Galapagos Islands and as I listened to their travel story, it was clear that it truly was the trip of a lifetime.

This mystical, almost magical collection of islands sits directly on the equator, over 900km west of Ecuador. The couple flew to Quito in Ecuador, then on to Baltra, the main airport in the islands. From here they joined a seven-night charter on the catamaran Nemo II for a fully crewed tour. Each day was filled with snorkeling, hiking and delicious meals provided by the seven-person crew, which included a naturalist guide. The boat was comfortable and spacious for the 12 guests who had travelled from around the globe to explore the diversity and beauty of one of the most unique places in the world.

Famous for providing the spark of inspiration that resulted in Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, the islands are home to an amazing array of wildlife – much of which is unique to the archipelago, and in many cases lives in harmony with other species in a manner not seen anywhere else. As we travelled through Ruth’s photos, I saw an incredible collection of fur seals, sally lightfoot crabs, colourful land iguanas, sharks and giant tortoises. Birds proliferate the islands; flamingoes, cormorants, the comical blue-footed boobys and the most northerly species of penguin filled the images – often rubbing shoulders (or even climbing over) other species. This was one thing that most surprised me; I knew there was diversity, I just didn’t know it all lived so close together. Ruth told me while guests

are asked not to approach the wildlife, sometimes it was hard to avoid it. One particular image shows Chris literally surrounded by iguanas.

As usual I asked them to tell me the highlights of the trip, and while it was tricky for them to narrow it down beyond “everything from start to finish,” here are their top memories:

1. They both agreed that being able to get so close to the birds – which are

indifferent to humans – was incredible, and swimming with hammerhead sharks was a very special experience.

2. Ruth adored the Sea Lions – chancing upon a nursing mother with tiny pup during a hike, and watching as other sea lions begged for scraps beneath the fish market counter. (The fishmonger had a fly swat to gently tap his nose when he became a little too cheeky.)

RUTH THOMAS PHOTOS

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3. Chris was fascinated by the giant tortoises – they saw these magnificent creatures in the wild on Isla Isabela, and at Rancho Manzanillo.

And for tips they also had plenty of advice to get the best out of a visit:

1. Plan for the weather. March is hotter but the water is calmer and clearer. June-September is cooler but can be busier with other tourists, and can be rougher at sea. Take plenty of high factor sunscreen!

2. Boat trips are better than land based tours to explore the diversity of wildlife.

3. Multi-day boat trips, ideally at least seven days, are best to reach a wider variety of islands away from other visitors.

Following their boat trip, the couple enjoyed a few days at a lovely B&B in Puerto Ayora, visiting the nearby beaches, strolling through the town and enjoying $15 lobster dinners. They also spent time in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, famous for its 17th Century Spanish colonial architecture, vibrant cultural scene and views of the Andes. I’m definitely adding this one to my bucket list!

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Telus Fibre OpticKEVIN MCISAAC

COMPUTER GEEKS AND DOCTORS AGREE, fibre is good for you. The Fernie area is currently being covered in fibre optic cable, courtesy of Telus. A couple of months ago you likely had a couple of Telus vested workers show up and ask you to sign a property access form. This was granting permission to bring fibre optic cable on to your property. There will be another stage requiring the hookup of that fibre to an optical network terminal to a router and then to your TV, phone, and/or computers in your home.

Before we go too far down that rabbit hole, let's talk about why you want a fibre optic connection. Optical fibre cable is a special kind of glass or plastic strand that transmits data by pulses of light. Light has a lot of different properties to it that make carrying information much more efficient than using electricity. The main difference that you care about is that it can carry more information at one time.

When we talk about internet speeds, we usually talk about megabytes per second (MBs). There are two important pieces to this equation. The amount of data and the time. When you're streaming video the amount matters more as it's the quantity of data being pushed through the wire that slows you down. Speed matters, but throughput matters more.

Think of it like this. Your garden hose pumps out water with greater speed than the Elk River flows, but which one would fill a swimming pool faster? When your computer is making many frequent requests of the Internet, such as during gaming, then it's the delay that matters. How long does it take for my request to reach the server and get a response back? Fibre will probably have less impact on latency.

Total throughput is where fibre wins. The current record for a transfer of data is 1 petabit per second on a single fibre cable over 50km. FYI a petabit is a 1 followed by 15 zeroes. Or to put it another way that's 125,000,000 MBs, or about 40 Blu-Ray movies a second. This kind of speed is dependent on the equipment at either end of the cable, but it shows that the top end for data transfer over distance for fibre is so much greater than copper that there's barely a debate.

If you already have 25Mbs+ service then the new fibre service likely won't have as big an impact for you as those living with less. For those of you that are a little further away from the central office you will probably notice lag time reductions. While theoretically electricity travels a little faster in copper (about 75% the speed of light) than light in glass (about 60% the speed of light), in practice distance matters more.

Based on informal discussions with Telus folk, it appears that 50MBs and 100MBs service will be available for about the same rate as Shaw offers it now. So, ignoring the fact that Telus has been sweetening the deal in other locations with free TVs and what not, initially at least, there won't be a big change for those of you paying for high speed service now. Except for the possibility that if you're just a bit too far for high speed Shaw you may now be in range for fibre.

Where there will be more changes will be the additional services that Telus can now offer, now that they have a much bigger pipe to your house. Expect lots of bundling options with phone, internet and à la carte TV.

As I mentioned earlier, Telus is going to bring fibre to your house, but then another step is needed to bring the service into your house and hook you to it. The fibre will terminate at an optical network terminal, which will then be connected to your router and wifi via ethernet. One

thing that's a bit different than before is these new devices will come with a universal power supply (UPS). This is needed to ensure that your phone service will continue to work even when the power is out. Those of us old enough to remember when phones used to work when the power was out will likely be pleased to see this feature return. Well, those of us that still have non-cell phones in our homes.

To sum up, fibre is coming. It costs nothing to have them do the fibre drop to your home, and you should probably agree to this, even if you don't think you want fibre now. If, like me, you've watched more and more of your services move onto the internet and away from the TV and phone, then get ready for fibre to take you the rest of the way.

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July HoroscopeCLAIRE SIMMONS

Aries (March 21 - April 29) Ideas and Inspiration

Pay attention to new ideas and thoughts that come to you. These thoughts are answers of inner guidance, so don't discount them as mere imagination. This is a time of great insights for you.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Study

Take time to read, listen, and grow - it is an important time for you to uncover new ideas or skills. Perhaps you're drawn to enrolling in a class - go for it! Enjoy the process of learning. The growth that accompanies an educational experience is enjoyable if we remind ourselves to focus on the moment.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Romance

Find ways to embrace romance, whether with a partner or through acts of self-love. Buy flowers, take a bath, experiment with aphrodisiacs - there are so many ways to bring romance into your daily life.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Truth and Integrity

Let go of anything inauthentic, and all activities that do not mirror your highest intentions for yourself. If something in your life isn't working, be willing to release it. Expect good things when you’ve decided to be true to you.

Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) Manifestation

You have manifested new opportunities and abundance. Know that you can expect these things right now! Your aspirations are on their way to you. They might arrive in

a different way than you expected, but the rewards you truly desire - feelings of peace, security, and happiness - are manifested exactly as you requested.

Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 22) Forgiveness

Let go of anger and resentment, and feel the freedom it brings. You don't need to forgive the action, just the person - so that you can be at peace. When we hold onto anger in our hearts, we only punish ourselves, after all.

Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 22) Music

Immerse yourself in beautiful music. Music lifts your spirit and elevates your thoughts. Add more music to your life, listen to or play music throughout the day. Sing your heart out!

Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) Soul mate

Your heart yearns for big love! You desire a partner with similar philosophy and common interests. Soul mates come in all different varieties - think about the people in your life that you have strong connections with.

Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) Body Care

Care for your body. Eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, and avoid toxins. Pay attention to signals from your body and make adjustments to your daily routine. Find the time and motivation to give yourself a tune-up and enjoy the benefits!

Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Nature

Spending time alone in nature is important for you, even five minutes in a garden would do you good. Interact with nature more often, everyday if possible. Get outdoors!

Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Retreat

Spend some time alone in quiet thought. Clear your mind, and focus on your truth and priorities. While you're resting, take time to reflect on your heart's true feelings and desires. Connect within.

Pisces (Feb 19 - March 20) Balance

Has your schedule been lopsided lately? Be sure to balance your time between work, play, spirituality, exercise and relationships. Whenever our schedules become disproportionate, our energy drops. Lowered energy creates the illusion that there isn't enough time in the day, so a vicious cycle of time limitation ensues.

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