Payant wins Enmax Energy Challenge
Jasmine Payant’s entry in the Enmax Energy Challenge received the most votes, earning her the contest’s grand prize.
The Grade 12 student, who’s also a member of the Jasper Sustainability Club for Youth (JSCY), is the proud winner of $2,000, a cruiser bike, and $10,000 worth of solar panels for the new Jasper Joint School Facility.
The Enmax Energy Challenge asked students to submit pictures illustrating how they strive for a brighter energy future. Payant’s brilliant photos and articulate captions earned her entry a top-five finalist spot in January. All finalists received $100 to donate to a charity of their choice.
After weeks of being neck-and-neck with another contestant, her entry emerged victorious with a grand total of 4,988 votes. Many of those votes came from community members, dedicated to logging on to Enmax Energy Challenge’s Facebook page every day until Feb. 12 to cast their vote.
“Thank you to everyone for voting and supporting me,” said Payant, “ I really appreciate it!”
Valemount RCMP subdue armed male suspect
A routine traffic stop escalated into an armed conflict with a Valemount RCMP officer on Feb. 12, when RCMP pulled over a vehicle on Highway 16, approximately 22 kilometres west of Tete Jaune Cache. The driver exited his vehicle, armed himself with a rifle and approached the police officer, according to Const. Lesley Smith, North District media relations officer.
The officer fired one shot, said Smith, but no one was injured in the incident. Two RCMP officers wrestled the suspect to the ground in order to take him into custody. Following the incident, the suspect was transported to the McBride Hospital for a medical assessment.
“The investigation into this matter is ongoing,” stated Smith. “The Independent Investigations Office was notified, but will not be conducting their own investigation.”
Thoni’s final results
Reiner Thoni and his teammates finished ninth in the men’s relay at the International Ski Mountaineering World Championships, Feb. 15, with a time of 41 minutes and 10 seconds. The top team, from Switzerland, finished with a time of 34 minutes and 10 seconds.
Competing with Thoni were fellow Canadians Andrew McNab, Bradley Schalles and Peter Knight.
In the men’s individual race, Thoni finished 26th out of 73 competitors, with a time of one hour, 36 minutes and 24 seconds. And in the men’s vertical race, he finished 42nd out of 75 competitors, with a time of 30 minutes and one second.
