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Artist Maya Gohill PHOTOGRAPH BY Colin Way

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Detours

The Best Dressed List

Our annual show of appreciation for a group of Calgarians whose personal style is as unmistakable as it is unforgettable, all photographed in ensembles drawn from their own closets.

By Shelley Arnusch, Aldona Barutowicz, Colin Gallant and Hannah Kost • Photography by Colin Way • Self-styled by honourees with consultation by Styleista • Makeup by Joanne Black • Hair by Sue Thompson

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All the best gear and get-ups for every kind of warm-weather weekend getaway.

Yeah, yeah, we know Neapolitan pizza is heritageprotected by UNESCO, but that doesn’t mean North American upstart pizza styles aren’t delicious in their own right. A guide to the new world pizzas available in the city and where to get yourself a slice.

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Meet local makers of musical instruments and accessories.

Plus, a choral performance in tune with the past, some key figures in the city’s LGBTQ history, a closer look at the Calgary Peace Prize set to be awarded this month and true confessions of a cross-border cereal shopper.

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Mountains Four mountain hikes to do this summer if you dream of frolicking in wildflower-filled alpine meadows.

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2019 THE BEST BEER IS HERE Find out who won big at the second annual Alberta Beer Awards and where to get great local lagers and ales in our brewery guide.

E AT I N G O U T ( D O O R S ) Get your backyard or balcony ready for eating outdoors.

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including a real-estate agent, a former TV personality and a hip-hop duo, have long thought about their wardrobes and what they express about how they want to be seen. And one woman spoke to us about how choosing to wear the hijab at the age of 17 made her see her style as representative of not only herself, but her whole faith.

We hope this list makes you think about personal style, but also about the city, in a new light.

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CORRECTION: In the February issue we failed

to note the contribution of writer Victoria Lessard,

who interviewed a number of experts for the "What to Know Before You Reno" article. We regret this omission.

This is the last month to enter the Made in Alberta Awards. Entries close April 30. Find out more at MadeInAlbertaAwards.ca

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Nominations for Avenue’s Top 40 Under 40 close at the end of this month.

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ach month at Avenue, we attempt to explore the city, its culture and its people. With our annual Best Dressed list, we not only want to celebrate a group of individuals with amazing sartorial style, we also want to look at the city’s evolving taste and spectrum of personal expression. The people on this year’s Best Dressed list are all people who have clearly spent some time thinking about their personal style and, although they wouldn’t all use those terms to describe it, have a philosophy of fashion that suits their life.

They each have a look that is clearly their own.

For most of us, personal style is more like collage than painting. We take component pieces that we find in shops and online — maybe something “borrowed” from a great aunt’s amazing closet — and cobble it together into looks that on the best days show us off to great advantage physically, socially and psychologically. Our clothes are one of the first and most obvious expressions of what we feel and how we want others to see us. For most of us, getting dressed is the first exercise in self-expression of the day, our selections made using a shifting weighting of what is happening that day and what makes us feel good and look good, while also trying to communicate something about who we are (or who we want to be). It’s a lot to think about.

At the same time, trying to dress well is often looked down upon as a shallow pursuit — we are supposed to simultaneously look amazing and somehow as if we don’t care. More than a few of the people on our list were a bit wary of being called out in the pages of a magazine for how they dress (none of us is only our clothes, after all), and the idea of being named “Best Dressed” only has value if it takes into consideration not only how a person dresses, but why and what that look adds to the life of the individual and also to society.

This year’s Best Dressed honourees are each, in their own way, challenging what their selfexpression adds to the city. From an artist and designer who thinks about our relationship to physical objects, to an architect whose style is influenced by the work of Le Corbusier, many on our list work in highly visual fields. Others,

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CONTRIBUTORS

COLIN GALLANT

COLIN WAY

COURTNEY WOTHERSPOON

Sky England is Calgary-based

Colin Gallant joined Avenue as the

Photographer Colin Way has been

Courtney Wotherspoon is an illustrator

freelance writer. Originally from

editorial assistant in August, 2018.

shooting commercially in Calgary for

who counts The New York Times, The

Minnesota, she bounced around the

He primarily writes about events, arts

more than 13 years. Since graduat-

Walrus and the Toronto Flower Market

U.S. and the world before marrying

and culture while making sure the

ing from the Alberta College of Art +

among her clients. She draws flowers

a Canadian and landing in the Great

team’s many, many, many meetings

Design (now Alberta University of the

better than she can care for them, and

White North. Her work has appeared

are scheduled. His writing has ap-

Arts), he has shot for a client list that

keeps things longer than she should.

in The Rumpus, Mother, the Calgary

peared in BeatRoute, FREQ Maga-

includes The New York Times, Travel

Wotherspoon can most often be found

Herald, Canadian Rockies Annual

zine and bathroom stalls across the

Alberta, SportsNet and Canadian

drawing food, eating food or planning

and elsewhere. She was the win-

continent. Off the clock, you can find

House & Home. His work has been

her next meal. She trained in Brooklyn

ner of Matador Network’s Explore

Gallant throwing pop-up parties with

recognized in Communication Arts,

at the Pratt Institute, and now lives in

Canada Like a Local contest. When

Pink Flamingo, volunteering for Sled

Applied Arts and at the Alberta Maga-

Toronto with her husband, two children

she’s not scribbling words, you can

Island or on a vast array of online

zine Awards. See more of his work at

and their senior cat, Maude. Find her

find England chasing the mountains,

dating platforms.

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When Juan Ortiz started learning to build effects pedals soon after he finished high school, he had no idea his musical heroes would one day bring his work to the stage. While his early results were unsatisfactory, Ortiz persisted and eventually taught himself the craft with the help of online forums inhabited by his fellow obsessives.

Since founding his company Tone Hungry Effects in 2013, he has sold and given pedals to people across the globe, including members of American heavy metal groups like Baroness and Sleep. Here at home, Ortiz uses his creations while playing with his own band Heavydive.

Ortiz still works in his day job as a construction electrician, and while he would love to run his business full time, he says the real reward is seeing people fall in love with his products. “You know what’s happening when you see somebody smiling while trying your pedal,” he says. “You just see a big grin on their face because they’re really liking it. It’s hard to explain.”

Adam Chiasson’s business success proves that not all who hesitate are lost. Chiasson grew up in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and he’s a handy guy. One day he noticed a piece of wood in his garage that he had bought four years earlier with the intention of turning it into guitar picks. Less than two years after rediscovering that piece of wood in his garage, Chiasson is happily struggling to keep up with the rush of orders coming in to his company, Tree Picks.

Chiasson’s one-man operation gets its name, in part, from the fact that he makes wooden picks that produce a different tone than standard, plastic picks. He currently produces picks from five kinds of wood and will start planting a tree for each one sold during a trip back to Cape Breton this summer.

Tree Picks is steadily evolving into his primary occupation, but for now Chiasson still works doing renovations and plays pick-up gigs with the Jack Lumber Band. “When you’re an entrepreneur, you’re always working, there’s always something to do,” he says. “It’s just kind of the way it is, but I love it. It’s all I’ve ever known, really.”

Mark Kost is a retired aircraft mechanic with a passion for building things. He found out about cigar-box guitars when a friend suggested the cult instrument to him as a DIY project.

Cigar-box guitars are something of a mad science, originally made from whatever material could be scrounged during hard times. They are most commonly associated with the blues. “The sound is different from a regular guitar. It’s dirtier, harder and tougher,” Kost says.

Kost’s company, Winston & Fidel, is mostly a hobby enterprise and a way for him to share his love for these oddball instruments. But his guitars have attracted clients from as far away as South America. Perhaps the most famous Winston & Fidel guitar owner is Colonel Chris Hadfield, who signed one for a charity auction and — at Kost’s insistence — accepted the gift of an Alberta Redneck model.

Winston & Fidel cigar-box guitars are available both on the company’s web store and at The Tobacco Outlet’s three locations in Calgary.

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Jean L’Heureux Some of Allen’s findings stretch back to pre-Treaty 7 times, like the story of Jean L’Heureux, a French-Canadian settler from the 1800s. “He was a super interesting character who wanted to be a Catholic priest and was always getting kicked out of seminary school and missions because they kept finding him in bed with other men,” says Allen. L’Heureux became a nomad, travelling with the Blackfoot and Siksika in Treaty 7 territory and became the most fluent trilingual (English, French and Blackfoot) speaker in Western Canada.

He wrote an English-Blackfoot dictionary used by traders in Calgary, helped translate the negotiations of Treaty 7 on behalf of the chiefs, and even signed the treaty as a witness.

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very year, the Calgary Peace Prize awards ceremony brings notable personalities to speak at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, with past honourees including the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, nuclear disarmament ambassador Douglas Roche and Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella.

Established in 2006 at the University of Calgary, the award officially moved to Mount Royal University (MRU) in 2016 and became part of what is now the John de Chastelain Peace Initiative, which also includes a peace and conflict studies program and public lecture series. Mark Ayyash, an associate professor at MRU, is the director of the initiative and oversees the peace prize. He says both the prize and the larger initiative are designed to encourage discussion about conflict issues.

“This year we’re highlighting environmental justice, and that affects everyone,” says Ayyash. “[Climate change is] having drastic effects on peace and conflict issues across societies, whether you’re talking about environmental refugees or the scarcity of resources.”

At this year’s ceremony on April 3, MRU will award the prize to Anote Tong, the former president of Kiribati, a country comprised of small islands just seven feet above sea level. A number of studies, including one by the World Bank, show that rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten to overtake the islands. Tong has dedicated his life to environmental advocacy.

The main criteria to qualify for the Calgary Peace Prize is a lifelong commitment to peace, and anyone can nominate someone they think is deserving. A six-person selection committee comprised of Calgarians with a vested interest in peacekeeping — including a community organizer and former United Church minister — then selects the winner. The prize ceremony, the initiative’s marquee event, includes a 30-minute speech by the recipient followed by a round-table discussion.

“We want to highlight the individual who is receiving the award, but also elevate public discourse over the issues that person has worked their entire life for,” Ayyash says. “We’re not trying to tell people what to think; just to engage them.”

Asked if he’s surprised that notable honourees eagerly attend a ceremony for a lesser-known award, Ayyash says yes, then laughs. “Every time they reply to me I go, ‘Why are these people responding to my emails?’”

Ayyash says. “These people care so much about the issues they’ve dedicated their lives to that they just want to continuously share [about] them.” —Hannah Kost

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Running Eagle

“There are quite a few stories of First Nations people who had different kinds of gender roles,” says Allen. “There was a Piikani woman warrior, Running Eagle, from the 1800s.

She preferred playing with boys, took to wearing boys’ clothing, became a warrior, captured horses and defeated enemies.” While every First Nation was different in its attitudes, Allen says, Indigenous groups tended to be more progressive and tolerant of gender and sexual diversity.

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Everett Klippert, a well-liked Calgary bus driver in the 1960s, was the last gay man in Canada to be imprisoned essentially for being gay and the only one to be deemed a “dangerous sex offender.” Convicted on 18 counts of gross indecency in 1960, Klippert served four years in jail, and moved to the Northwest Territories after his release. A subsequent gross indecency trial there eventually led the federal government to pass a bill in the House of Commons in 1969 which, among other things, decriminalized homosexuality between consenting adults.

—Andrew Guilbert Our Past Matters is available at Shelf Life Books and Pages in Kensington. For more information visit calgarygayhistory.ca

Going for Baroque

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he premiere of a nearly 300-year-old piece of music isn’t something that happens every day. But fans of classical music and music-history buffs will have their day this month when, for the first time ever in Alberta, J.S. Bach’s “St. John Passion” will be performed with period instruments at baroque pitch.

Luminous Voices, Calgary’s only professional chamber choir, and Rosa Barocca, an ensemble dedicated to performing early music with period instruments that are true to history, will perform the work at the Bella Concert Hall.

Dr. Timothy Shantz, Luminous Voices’ founding artistic director, says the opportunity to hear a baroque piece played with period-appropriate instruments, and at the right pitch, is truly unique. “There’s something incredible about the sound of these baroque instruments, especially when they’re working with voices because they don’t overpower voices — they’re quite equal,” he says.

“The colours and sounds of the instruments are [similar] to the human voice, so it makes an incredible combination.”

Passions are pieces of music that tell the story of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. Appropriately, this piece will be performed on Good Friday. —C.G. Luminous Voices presents J.S. Bach: St. John Passion on April 19 at Bella Concert Hall, MRU, luminousvoices.com

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Brennan Tilley buys more cereal in a year than most of us do in a life-time. That’s because he’s in charge of procuring the more than 200 boxes of cereal for the Calgary Underground Film Festival’s annual retro Saturday morning cartoons and all-you-can-eat cereal party.

The event isn’t unique to CUFF — the concept belongs to Kier-La Janisse who curates the touring show — but CUFF’s commitment to sheer sugary cereral variety makes ita leader in the field.

“A lot of places that do this have cereal bars with Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Lucky Charms and your standards, the big childhood favourites,” Tilley says. CUFF, on the other hand, offered up 91 varieties at its 2018 event.

Tilley and his helpers purchase cereal during numerous runs to the United States (and sometimes from places as far away as Mexico, China and the UK) leading up to the festival. It’s an activity that’s not without its awkward moments.

“They definitely give you weird looks. It’s hard to buy $200 to $300 of cereal in one transaction without explaining yourself. I sometimes explain it too briefly and get even stranger looks. It’s weird enough to buy that much cereal by yourself, and when you say you purchased that much to give it away to children you definitely, definitely have to expand on that.” —C.G.

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ur annual list of the city’s best dressed shows that even though the economy here struggles to diversify, our expressions of style represent a joyful and ever-widening spectrum. Chosen by our

panel of style and fashion experts, this list celebrates not only

Calgarians with style but also a city of sartorial sophistication,

fabulousness and flair.

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INDO-CALGARIAN RAPPERS CARTEL MADRAS ARE A STUDY IN JUXTAPOSITION AND HARMONY

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isters and hip-hop artists Contra and Eboshi of Cartel Madras have made a splash with not only their music but also their personal style, which has proven so popular, they’ve had several articles of clothing stolen at gigs and parties.

The sisters describe their look as bold and eccentric, though they also stand out from each other in certain ways. Contra describes her style as more feminine and Eboshi as more experimental and androgynous. “It’s been a really interesting identity-building exercise to figure out how can we take how we feel about being Indian, about being immigrants and growing up in Canada, and then bring that forward visually. We are telling a story with how we rap, but we also try to tell a story with how we look,” says Contra.

“Our music is loud, aggressive and identity driven, much like our personal styles,” says Eboshi. “In the same way our musical influences are vast and varied, we pull from a large and international array of inspiration for our aesthetic choices.”

—A.B.

Main image: on Eboshi (left) vintage trench; jumpsuit, personal collection; jewellery, personal collection; watch

by Longines. On Contra (right) vintage trench from Japan; jumpsuit from Oak + Fort; jewellery from India from personal collection; watch by Nixon. Inset images (clockwise from top right): pants by Fila and Kappa; shoes

by Fila • On Eboshi top and pants by Fila; jewellery from personal collection • On Contra hoodie, personal collection; jewellery all from personal collection; watch by Longines.

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JP CHANNA FOLLOWED HIS LOVE OF DRESSING WELL TO CREATE HIS OWN BESPOKE SUITING COMPANY

Main image: suit jacket, pants and shirt by The Kingly; tie, tie clip and pocket square by Adesso Man; watch by Omega.

Inset images (clockwise from top): shoes by Magnanni • tie, pocket square and lapel pin all by Adesso Man; watch

by Omega • suit jacket, pants and shirt by The Kingly.

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ack when he was 18, JP Channa landed a corporate job in the Calgary office of a British oil-and-gas firm. He didn’t much care for the job itself, but he did like wearing suits to work every day. He decided to treat himself to a custom-made suit for his 19th birthday and convinced the suit-maker to take him on as an unpaid apprentice.

In 2017, Channa launched his own bespoke suiting company, The Kingly.

The Kingly’s clientele includes investment bankers, lawyers and NHL players (including Flames goaltender David Rittich), but Channa is perhaps his own best advertising. Fortunately, his ultrapolished style comes naturally. “You gotta be a reeeally good friend of mine to ever see me in sweatpants,” he says with a grin.

“To be honest, this is what I’m most comfortable in. I love wearing my own stuff; when people say, ‘that’s a nice piece,’ that’s the best compliment I could receive since I designed it for myself.” (And yes, you’d be correct if you guessed his favourite TV show is Suits). —S.A.

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SEAN CLANCY IS A FASHION-INDUSTRY INSIDER WHO HAS DEVELOPED HIS OWN UNDERSTATED LOOK

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ith a degree in marketing from Montreal’s LaSalle College and time spent interning at Diesel, as well as modelling internationally, including in New York, Milan and London, Sean Clancy is a fashion-industry insider with a passion for styling and luxury retail. “I love piecing versatile looks together for my clients,” says Clancy, a menswear specialist at Holt Renfrew, where he has been a full-time consultant for the past five years.

Clancy continues to model when his schedule allows. (Full disclosure: he is represented by Mode Models, which is owned by Kelly Streit, a judge of this year’s Best Dressed list.) Modelling, Clancy says, has had a significant impact on his life, giving him insight into an industry that influences the world. He describes his personal style as a fusion of minimal streetwear and “understated sartorial,” and creates his own looks by following the fashion advice he gives his clients: “Whatever you want to rock, just do it, and don’t think about what others are thinking. Personal style comes from the heart and what you’re feeling that day.”

—A.B.

Main image: suit, turtleneck and pocket square by Tom Ford; Chelsea boots by Saint Laurent; Submariner watch by Rolex. Inset images (clockwise from top): overshirt by Portuguese Flannel; hoodie by Saint Laurent; jeans by Amiri • shoes by Dior • jacket by Givenchy; hoodie by Saint Laurent, all from Holt Renfrew.

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DAVID DOWN, THE CITY OF CALGARY’S CHIEF URBAN DESIGNER, DELIGHTS IN THE DETAILS

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Main image: suit by Maxwell’s Clothiers; shirt by RW & Co.; shoes

by Lobo (from Madrid); pocket square

by Michael Kors Mens; lapel pin and custom belt from Italy; altimeter watch

by Trintec; jade ring (for Chinese New Year) from personal collection. Inset images (counter-clockwise from below): closeup of main image belt • shirt by Maxwell’s Clothiers; cufflinks

by Vetreria Mazzega (Murano glass from Venice); altimeter watch by Trintec; belt custom made in Venice • shirt and pants

by Maxwell’s Clothiers; tie by Mahtani's; socks by Original Penguin; shoes by Converse; belt custom made in Italy; watch by Hugo Boss; cufflinks by Madsquirrel.

rchitects, David Down says, are known for a stern, self-imposed uniform of black-on-black-on-even-more-black.

But it’s a rulebook Down has clearly discarded — his wardrobe is made up of the happily unpredictable. His inspiration?

Iconic modern architects Le Corbusier and Mies Van der Rohe. “They did very monochromatic buildings,” says Down, “but in the window, or somewhere on the building, there’s a colour that’s unexpected, or there’s an interesting design detail.”

Down, who left private practice as an architect to become the City of Calgary’s chief urban designer, likens his suits to a building’s facade. It’s the accessories that provide bursts of colour (like his collection of cufflinks and bright dress shirts) and whimsy (boldly patterned socks).

For Down, fashion is a way to marry the corporate and creative, and choosing an outfit is a deliberate design exercise.

“Getting dressed in the morning is an opportunity to solve a design problem,” he says. “Who am I meeting today?

What are we going to be talking about?

You’re essentially curating your portfolio of experiences.” —H.K.

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FOR VISUAL ARTIST AND DESIGNER MAYA GOHILL, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES ARE ANOTHER CANVAS FOR EXPRESSION

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Main image: shirt fom Winners; pants by Kit and Ace; ball necklace purchased in Kenya, wooden necklace from personal collection, rings purchased in Los Angeles.

Inset images (counter-clockwise from below): skirt by Zara; sandals from Italy • Bad at Sports podcast branded shirt purchased at Art Basel Miami Beach; artisanmade earrings from Miami; ring by Sonali Jewellers • African-made necklace purchased in Los Angeles; top by Lucy Paris.

ainter, illustrator and interior decorator Maya Gohill has spent a lot of time thinking about the role of personal style in her life lately. “When I was asked to be on this list I wasn’t really sure if it was in alignment with my life path and my journey,” she says. “It’s very important to me to be known for who I am as an artist and creator.” In spending part of the last year rethinking her relationship to her possessions and how our personal aesthetics invite surface-level judgment, Gohill says she also couldn’t just shut off parts of herself that belong to the world of expression she knows best. “I’m a visual person,” she says. “I put things together creatively.”

Gohill says she spends most of her time at home working in her studio and allots more energy shopping for homewares than clothes. Her style is a byproduct of her life as a working artist. And though it could never compete with her main visual focus as an artist, her fashion sense does contain fundamental clues to understand her lens. —C.G.

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DOMINGO LUMANOG CRAFTS A GLAMOROUS STYLE THAT IS ALL ABOUT INTUITION

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omingo Lumanog’s gender-free style is more about authenticity than rebellion.

In his view, normalizing the way he feels starts with himself. “If you’re going to make a big deal out of something, everybody’s going to make a big deal out of something. You are but a reflection of your world,” he says.

It might not be obvious at first glamorous glance, but Lumanog says one of his guiding principles is simplicity. He keeps his wardrobe limited and his colour palette mostly neutral. When he reaches for something to wear, he usually selects the most comfortable fabric. “I have no process,” he says. “I’m actually colour-blind.”

Currently a stylist at Saks Fifth Avenue, Lumanog, who is of Filipino heritage, studied information technology and business and marketing before entering the fashion industry in 2005. He also dabbles in supplemental careers including food-brokerage and yoga instruction. The thread between all this is his confidence in intuition and comfort in his own skin. “I can’t deny it,” he says. “I have a gift for being creative.”

—C.G.

Main image: glasses by Tom Ford; vest by COS from Milan; jeans by Pink Tartan from Toronto; bag by Alexander McQueen from Saks Fifth Avenue; vintage alligator-skin belt, found in the Okanagan Valley; shoes

by Chanel; necklace by Kenneth Jay Lane; bracelet

by Hermès; ring by Kaviar Pearls. Inset images (top to bottom): jeans by Pink Tartan; shoes by Manolo Blanhnik • shirt by Maison Margiela; pants bought at a Korean flea market; cufflinks are vintage; shoes by Alexander Wang; belt by Prada; watch by Versace; ring by Maxime's • pashmina scarf bought in Mumbai, India; rings from Anzie Jewelry; pinky ring

by Chanel; bracelet by Hermès; watch by Versace.

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THE HIJAB IS BOTH AN EXPRESSION OF FAITH AND A PART OF PERSONAL STYLE FOR MAHA MALIK

hen she was 17, Maha Malik decided to start wearing a hijab. It was a statement of faith that was intrinsically linked to the evolution of her personal style. “I realized, to an extent, I now don’t just represent myself, I’m representing the Muslim world because I’m a noticeably Muslim person by wearing the hijab,” Malik says. “I wanted to portray myself in a more sophisticated way.”

For Malik (who chronicles her style journey on Instagram under the handle @malikawears), the height of that elegant sophistication is embodied by two royals: Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar. The University of Calgary grad interprets her own look by keeping modesty front of mind, balancing more form-fitting items such as tailored pants with looser tops, and keeping her sleeves long and her necklines high. “I really think that once I started wearing the head scarf I came into my style,” Malik says. —S.A.

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Main image: dress by Vince; shirt by Gap; scarf, personal collection; shoes by Nine West; bracelets by Daniel Wellington (right arm) and Pandora (left arm); rings by Pandora. Inset images (counter-clockwise from below): shirt by Mastuli Khalid; skirt fom Sirens; bracelets by Pandora; rings by Pandora; scarf, personal collection • earrings from Aldo • scarf personal collection; tassel earrings from Aldo.

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ver the 12 years she spent on air in Calgary, including six as host-producer on CTV Morning Live, Aisling Tomei learned a thing or two about how to look put-together. “Broadcasters were doing outfit pics before Instagram,” she says.

“You always take a picture to see what people see when they’re watching you.”

These days, her #ootn (outfit of the night) photos often show Tomei in pieces by local designers. The sought-after corporate event host was wearing Nonie years before Meghan Markle stepped out in the Calgary designer’s sleeveless trench, and Tomei regularly flaunts local lines including those she encounters as a PARKSHOW patron. “I have so much respect for these designers and feel they should get as much attention as possible,” she says. But if there’s anything that defines Tomei’s style it’s that it hasn’t come at the expense of her sense of humour. A series of Halloween photos of her impersonating the FLOTUS (her doppelgänger) is comedy gold, but even when Tomei is dressed up as herself, you sense that though she may look seriously amazing, she never takes herself too seriously. —S.A.

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regular at the city’s charitable galas and events, Sue Anne Valentine appears to have an instinct for elegance.

Yet, she says she was surprised to be recognized for her wardrobe. Her career is in real estate (she’s a partner in the real estate agency Rooney Cronin + Valentine), she notes with razor-sharp directness, not fashion. But Valentine concedes that she has been aware of styling since childhood: “I never played with Barbies; I didn’t want to pretend to be somebody else,” she says. “But I decorated the Barbie house, and I styled the dolls.”

Inspired by equal parts old-world elegance and ’60s mod style, Valentine is drawn to vintage jewellery, shift dresses and chunkier shoes. Her wardrobe isn’t vast or frivolous, rather, from denim to evening gowns, she invests in quality pieces.

With an eye for a good cut, Valentine says her rule is to dress with intention. Also, to actively avoid T-shirts. And sweatpants.

And Gore-Tex. “I’m never casual,” she says.

“And I’m never in a flat shoe.” —H.K.

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MICHELE AND CAYCE VERLAAN EXUDE EUROPEAN FLAIR AND IMPECCABLE COORDINATION

Main image: on Michele jacket from H&M; dress from Forever 21; hat from Chapel Hats; sandals by Nine West; jewellery, personal collection.

On Cayce shirt, vest and jacket from Banana Republic; pants from Zara; shoes from Aldo; hat from Chapel Hats; glasses by Jean Paul Gaultier, from Brass Monocle; scarf, personal collection.

Inset images (from top): dress from Zara; earrings from Aldo; hat from Chapel Hats; other jewellery, personal collection • jacket and shirt from Banana Republic; hat from Chapel Hats; scarf and ring, personal collection.

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f you say someone looks good enough to stop traffic you usually mean it metaphorically, but for Michele and Cayce Verlaan the statement is 100-per cent literal. Dedicated urbanites, the Verlaans lived in some of the world’s great cities prior to their move to Calgary in the late 1990s. The couple walk everywhere and are a fixture on the sidewalks and pathways of their home neighbourhood of Mission. People actually pulling over to tell them how amazing they look has happened more times than they can count.

It’s not just because of Michele, a stunning, platinum-tressed former opera singer who looks to the über-model Veruschka as a style icon. Rather, what makes the Verlaans so compelling is how they present as an impeccably coordinated unit.

Michele is the stylist for their looks and Cayce is happy to oblige. “We are together and I want people to see us that way,” Michele says. “I don’t want the eye darting all over the place. I don’t want chaos in my outfits. I want it to all coalesce.” —S.A.

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GRE G FRAS E R is a co-owner and curator of Dade Loft, a boutique design firm, art gallery, furniture showroom and lifestyle shop. Fraser and his partner Darcy Lundgren run the business out of their industrial-chic Inglewood loft and have fully immersed themselves in their design practice with a living space that is also a showroom and work space.

ALDONA BAR U T O W ICZ is a photographer, stylist and the founder of Aldona B Creative, a collective of media, communications, fashion and beauty professionals with experience producing branding, fashion and lifestyle content for websites, publications and marketing campaigns. She also leads fashion styling presentations and offers personal styling services through her company Scarlet.

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VENES S A BREWER is Avenue’s senior art director. A highlight of her job is working with the photographers, stylists, makeup artists and other creative team members to curate the magazine’s fashion and style content.

K Ä T H E LE MON began her career in magazines in 1999. She is now the editor-in-chief of Avenue and has been at the helm of the magazine since 2006.

During that time the magazine has been recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for the quality of its editorial, photography and illustration.

K E LLY S T RE I T is the owner of Mode Models International, which he founded when he was 20 years old. Since then, he has scouted exclusively for Eileen Ford at Ford Models Inc. and has grown Mode into an internationally recognized agency.

Streit sees himself as a super-connector who brings people together in pursuit of beauty and excellence, helping to launch careers, grow companies and infuse the process with joy.

J OYC E BYRNE is Avenue and RedPoint Media’s group publisher. She had a life-altering fashion moment when Tiffani-Amber Thiessen promised to teach her to walk in heels.

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BY Colin Gallant PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jared Sych

NEW YORK STYLE NOBLE PIE PIZZA

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ike Lange has no problem being called a pizza nerd.

The self-taught chef behind Calgary’s most authentic New York-style pizza operation, Noble Pie, has earned that title through years of workshopping recipes at home, time spent in the kitchen of Posto Pizzeria & Bar and routine research trips to the Big Apple. In particular, he took inspiration from Di Fara NY proprietor Domenico “Dom” De Marco — not just the man’s pizzas, but also his work ethic and commitment to quality control. Like De Marco, Lange is the only one authorized to prepare and bake his pies, though he says his partner Leslie Lamont is an integral part of Noble Pie, participating in research and taste-tests, and playing a supporting role during service at their two-day-a-week pop-up within Eighty-Eight Brewing Co. New York pizza has too many traditions to name in detail, but the three most important elements are that the pies be thin, around 18 inches in diameter and easily foldable for consumption.

Lange checks all of these boxes and boasts a pepperoni pedigree that would make even a die-hard Knicks fan blush. He badgered the importer of Ezzo pepperoni (served at NYC institutions and loved because the little slices curl up to contain the grease) over the course of two years until the company relented and began servicing Western Canada.

The glorious result of his tenacity — the roni pizza — has crispy-curly pepperoni covering just about every inch of its surface.

This pie also has a modest quantity of banana peppers and oregano, with a cheesy foundation of aged mozzarella, grana padano and pecorino Romano. Noble Pie’s other signature creation is the sweet cheesus pizza, made with all the aforementioned cheeses, plus fresh mozza, caciocavallo and oregano. Most importantly, it’s finished with a drizzle of Brooklyn-based Mike’s Hot Honey (no relation to Lange), pushing the New York connection even further.

Lange plans to transition (this month) to a full-time operation within Eighty-Eight. With that growth will come more pizza options. Until then, enjoy his signatures and rotating specials on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Much like a secret society, pizza’s ancient traditions are often strictly guarded and even more frequently disputed. Most of us, however, just want to eat delicious pies and discover new, exciting takes on this classic. Calgarians have the good fortune of living in a city with a multitude of styles of new-school pizza from all over our home continent. Sure, we love a traditional Neapolitan pie, but that shouldn’t mean we ignore the innovators and experimentalists of the modern pizza world. Join us now as we illuminate the different regional styles (and a few eye-popping oddities) that are sliced and served in this city.

NOTE: DON’T READ THIS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

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1070, 2600 Portland St. S.E., 403-452-5880, noblepiepizza.com

LEFT Noble Pie’s the roni pizza is topped with Ezzo pepperoni, which has a distinctive curl when cooked.

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BELOW Noble Pie chef and founder Mike Lange making pizza.

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Beltline (top) and chicken pesto (underneath) pizzas at Una Pizza + Wine.

POW PIZZA

The latest creation by the minds behind Without Papers pays homage to the hearty pizza traditions of Detroit. Pow Pizza takes the best parts of Motor City methodology — thick, square crust, toppings buried beneath brick cheese, sauce slathered atop after baking — and incorporates twists from Ukrainian cuisine, Hawaiian-style toppings and locally raised meats. Pow’s four-seat takeout counter has recently added delivery for those who can’t make the journey to Renfrew.

1025 Russet Rd. N.E., 403-263-1115, powpizza.ca

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California-style pizza usually starts with a thin, wood-fired crust. From there, in-season produce, chicken and seafood are common ingredients, but the only real rule is to use your imagination. Una co-owner Kelly Black comes from the stricter background of Neapolitan pizza, having worked in a Neapolitan restaurant, though yearning for culinary freedom.

After experiencing the renegade pizza styles of California, he and his co-owner (and wife) Jayme MacFayden opened Una with a mandate for unrestricted pies baked on a stone-deck oven. That spirit is expressed in pizzas like the Beltline, with meat and fresh mozza and a drizzle of maple syrup — an ingredient MacFayden says would get you “crucified” in Italy.

618 17 Ave. S.W., 403-453-1183, unapizzeria.com MORE WEST COAST

DOUBLE ZERO PIZZA

Pow Pizza’s Crime Wave is an update on Hawaiian-style with braised pork shoulder, pineapple, pork jus and fresh jalapenos.

This Chinook Centre-based eatery doesn’t explicitly brand its offerings as Californian, but pies like the zucchini (with pine-nut pesto, goat cheese, mint and lemon) and chicken and prosciutto (with béchamel, chicken sausage, Asiago and spinach) showcase a distinctly Pacific panache.

OTHER THICK CRUSTS IN TOWN

CF Chinook Centre, 403-457-7677, doublezeropizza.ca

STROMBOLI INN

VERN’S PIZZA

style pizza here in Calgary. But if it’s thick-

expanded to nine locations around Alberta,

crust and delicious sauce and toppings you

Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Speaking of

out on the menu, but you’ll absolutely see it writ-

want, head to Stromboli Inn, which has been

expanding, we dare you to try the 18-inch

ten between the lines. One pizza has Gorgonzola,

cooking hefty pies with excellence since

mamma mia which weighs more than 10 lbs.

pancetta, pineapple and Fresno chili peppers for a

1972. The sea farer with lobster and crab is

Yes, you read that correctly — Vern’s makes

spiced-up, adult alternative to a Hawaiian. Another

a great splurge, while the Stromboli sausage

pizzas that weigh more than a newborn baby.

(number seven on the menu) takes your taste

with Italian sau-sage and potatoes tests the

127, 575 28 St. S.E., 403-508-0220, and

buds to the San Francisco Bay area with smoked

boundaries of how filling a pizza can be.

27, 15 Millrise Blvd. S.W., 403-215-3557,

salmon, leek, capers, crème fraîche and lemon.

614 1 Ave. N.E., 403-265-8680, stromboliinn.com

vernspizza.com

1014 8 St. S.W., 403-263-4876, posto.ca

Look, there just isn’t another option for Detroit-

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Vern’s began in Saskatoon and has since

POSTO

Again, you won’t see the word “California” written

Athenian Pizza from Niko's Pizza.

STLYE BREAKDOWN

NEW YORK Extremely thin, around 18 inches in diameter and easily foldable.

DETROIT Thick, square crust, toppings beneath brick cheese, sauce slathered on top.

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CALIFORNIA Thin, wood-fired crust, in-season produce used for toppings.

CALGARY GREEK

CALGARY GREEK Hearty crust, oregano-rich sauce and toppings buried beneath a mountain of mozzarella.

NIKO’S PIZZA

If the room is dimly lit, the pizzas are numbered on the menu and there’s a house special with five or more toppings, you’re probably at a Greek-style pizza joint. Contrary to popular belief, Greek pizza has nothing to do with feta cheese and olives and everything to do with a hearty crust, oregano-rich sauce and toppings buried beneath a mountain o’ mozza. At Niko’s the two are not mutually exclusive — the Toms special with beef, mushroom, onion and banana peppers is just as satisfying as the Athenian covered in baby spinach, tomato, black olives and feta.

1405 11 St. S.W., 403-453-0553, nikospizzacalgary.com

MORE GREEK

ATLAS PIZZA & SPORTS BAR

MATADOR PIZZA & STEAKHOUSE Matador Pizza in Varsity opened in ’76 and

Calgary’s Greek pizza is closely associated

continues to up its game. Career-long advocates

with neighbourhood sports bars: your favourite

of Greek-style tradition, the business has added

is often just a matter of geography. That said,

a special crust that is free of gluten, dairy, egg and

Atlas Pizza in Marlborough makes our shortlist

soy. We like it best as the hot one, topped with

for over 40 years of amazing bar pizza. We’re

jalapeno, onion, pepperoni and Italian sausage.

suckers for the perfectly simple cheese pizza,

If you want to learn more about Calgary Greek,

but there are close to 40 to choose from.

check out Matador’s blog.

6060 Memorial Dr. N.E., 403-248-3344,

4625 Varsity Dr. N.W., 403-286-3133,

atlaspizzasportsbar.com

matadorpizza.com

NOVA SCOTIA All about the donair!

WINDSOR Stone-fired crust, toppings layered over cheese and meat shredded, not sliced.

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OPPOSITE Donair pizza (top) and garlic fingers (underneath) at Blowers & Grafton.

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BELOW Windsor Classic pizza from Windsor Pizza Co.

WINDSOR PIZZA CO.

Perhaps the most obscure entry on this list, Windsor-style pizza really comes down to three main characteristics: stone-fired crust, toppings layered over the cheese and, most importantly, shredded meat. Transforming pepperoni from rounds to thin blades ensures no bite is without a taste of the star ingredient. In addition to traditional offerings like the Windsor classic with shredded pepperoni, green pepper, bacon and canned mushrooms and creative offerings like the border pizza (made half-Canadian and halfAmerican style), Windsor Pizza Co. makes its own barbecue sauce for sale by the bottle.

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OTHER ODDBALL PIES

TENSHI SUSHI

4TH SPOT KITCHEN & BAR

This Mount Pleasant restaurant could have

There’s only one “pizza” on the menu at

been included elsewhere on the list for its

Tenshi but it’s unusual enough to war-

creative Greek-inspired and thin-crust

rant inclusion here. The Sushi Pizza uses

pizzas, but it is best suited for this category

deep-fried sushi rice in place of a crust and

because of its Asian-fusion pies. The Bruce

then packs on salmon, scallops, tobiko,

Lee features teriyaki chicken, red onion,

avocado and a special sauce. Don’t tell

pineapple, mozzarella, sesame seeds and

Nonna, but you can also try sushi pizza

green onion, while the Thai Coconut Curry

at Point Sushi.

is truly offbeat with coconut curry sauce,

304 10 St. N.W., 403-457-0370

cilantro, chicken, roasted red pepper, red onion, coconut flakes and mozzarella.

2620 4 St. N.W., 403-984-3474, 4thspot.com

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NOVA SCOTIA STYLE BLOWERS & GRAFTON

Halifax declared the donair its official civic food in 2015, so you know their love is real.

The Haligonian donair is typically served spicier than the more common Mediterranean style found throughout Calgary, and with only meat, sweet sauce, tomato and onion (no pickles, ever). It’s available wrapped or on pizza at Blowers & Grafton, so named for the intersection at Halifax’s infamous “pizza corner.” B&G also honours Pictou County, N.S., with a pizza that includes flown-in Brothers Pepperoni and brown sauce. Try either with a side of garlic fingers and an ice-cold Keith’s.

709 Edmonton Tr. N.E., 403-276-1770, blowersgrafton.com

MORE MARITIME PIZZA

SCOTIAN STYLE

This takeout spot off 52 Street N.E. offers donair

and Pictou County-style pizza, plus non-pizza fare like lobster rolls and bacon-wrapped scallops.

Scotian Style gets bonus points for creativity

with keto-friendly donairs and crust-less bacon garlic fingers.

5268 Marlborough Dr. N.E., 403-455-3262, scotianstyle.ca

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BY Sky England ILLUSTRATIONS BY Courtney Wotherspoon

WONDERFUL

Wildflower Hikes

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Where to go (and when to go) to see the mountains in bloom.

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here’s nothing quite like an alpine meadow teeming with wildflowers. On a macro scale, it’s grand — a rainbow carpet beneath blue sky and staggering mountain peaks. But flowers also inspire on a micro scale, allowing us to dwell on nature’s most intricate stylings and to puzzle over the particular brew of sun, soil and moisture that make any flower possible. Shifting with the season, alpine wildflowers remake the landscape again and again.

To really appreciate them, you’ll need to set foot in the mountains at the right time of year. These four hikes in Banff National Park, Kananaskis Country, the recently created Castle Provincial Park and the Wildflower Capital of Canada itself, Waterton Lakes National Park, are all solid bets. There’s something here for everyone, from high-alpine go-getters, to those who prefer (or require) a mellow amble with high reward.

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HORSESHOE BASIN

WAT ERTON L A K ES NAT I ONA L PA RK

LENGTH: 21.3 km (difficult) IDEAL TIMING: End of June

to early July

With its windy, variable climate and unique geology (ancient and young rock slammed together by tectonic plates), Waterton Lakes National Park contains 45 different vegetation communities (at Parks Canada’s count) and is famously flush with flowers. More than 50 per cent of Alberta’s wildflower species can be found here.

Within this mecca of biodiversity, Parks Canada resource management officer Caitlin Willier says the Horseshoe Basin trail is particularly special. The hike begins in the prairies by a bison paddock and proceeds into a formerly forested area that burned away in the Kenow Mountain wildfire in the summer of 2017. The hike crests on a plateau, then leads down into a meadow where you’re likely to see pussytoes and geranium, and across a creek to a flower-filled floodplain. Along with river beauty, monkey flower and twinpod,

A FE S T I VAL OF FLO W E R S If you want to learn more about mountain wildflowers, the annual Waterton Wild-

MEADOW LOOP TRAIL

C A S TLE PROV INCIAL PARK LENGTH: Two-km loop (easy)

flower Festival, runs this year

IDEAL TIMING: End of June to

from June 13 to 18. Jacinthe

early July

Lavoie and Ian Wilson’s books Wildflowers of Banff Park and Wildflowers of Waterton Park are also superb wildflower hiking guides and flower-

Photograph courtesy of Parks Canada

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identification tools.

look for a groundwater-fed ephemeral spring that pops up from time to time.

The most challenging part of the hike is the series of switchbacks leading up the south side of a ridge. On the northside descent, be prepared to have your feet sink into soft deposits of soil blown there by the wind in the wake of the fires, after vegetation that formerly held the soil in place burned away. Willier notes that you’re likely to find arnica, Bicknell’s geranium and dragonhead here — all are fire-obligate species that wait in the soil until conditions are right and then grow in the aftermath. Moderate to uncommon in the forest understory prior to 2017, these species are now flourishing ever since the fires have changed the forest structure by burning away the canopy.

FEATURE FLOWER

LYA L L’S S C ORPI ONW EED, PHA C EL I A LYA L L I I This hardy flower with distinctive yellow-tipped spiky stamens is hard to find anywhere else in Alberta and is considered rare in the rest of Canada. The five-petalled bluish-purple flowers cluster in a scorpion-tail shape that uncoils as they bloom.

In 2017, Castle and Castle Wildland became Alberta’s newest provincial parks. Both parks, along with neighbouring Waterton Lakes National Park, are part of the Crown of the Continent ecosystem, one of the largest intact and most diverse ecosystems in North America.

More than 200 rare species make their home here.

Castle’s Meadow Loop Trail may be short, but it runs through a lush montane environment of fescue grassland meadows, wetlands, streams, pine, spruce and aspen forest. Begin at the southeast corner of the Syncline South Parking Area and follow the trail along the West Castle River and through a spruce forest to a meadow. Look for the tiny yellow cups of Oregon grape and metre-high clusters of white flowers (bear grass) in the forest, the three white petals of the mariposa lily in the dry meadows and thimble berry’s thickets of white flowers on the return section of the trail. You can lengthen your hike by exploring further into the 20-km Syncline Trail network.

FEATURE FLOWER

BL UE-E Y E D GRASS, S I S YRINCHIUM MONTANUM Alberta Parks visitor services supervisor Heidi Eijgel describes this tiny member of the iris family as “a treasure to find.” A bright yellow centre punctuates the blue-violet spike-tipped petals. The best time to find them is midday as they only open in full sunlight. Look for this flower in open grassland meadows.

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PTARMIGAN CIRQUE PET ER L OUGHEED PROVI NC I A L PA RK LENGTH: 4.5 km (easy-to-moderate) IDEAL TIMING: Mid-to-late July

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FEATURE FLOWER

YEL L O W DRYAD, DRYA S DRUMMONDII The yellow dryad may look delicate, but it’s a tough little survivor. Low, wrinkledskin-like leaves take advantage of the heat given off by its rocky nest while the hairy undersides hold onto what little moisture it gets. Short, strong, dense roots stake the flower’s claim in gravelly, unstable soil. With sparing nutrition, the roots store nitrogen as well as return the element to the soil for other flowers. Look for this bright yellow bell-shaped flower along the rocky sections of Ptarmigan Cirque.

Photograph courtesy of Natalie Morrison

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Ptarmigan Cirque feels like a magic trick. Hop out of your car at the Highwood Pass day-use parking lot, skip over the highway, climb for a steep kilometre through the spruce, larch and fir forest and then burst into an alpine meadow so stunning it feels like you should have hiked at least four hours to earn it. (You can see why it’s a good one for families with kids.)

Depending on the time of year, you’ll be greeted by yellow glacier lily, yellow heather, white western anemone, blue forget-me-nots, red paintbrush and many more. Look carefully at the rocks, too, and you might see fossils of corals from an ancient sea bed that existed for millions of years before tectonic plate movement pushed up the rock and formed the mountains. Take care in this fragile Eden. Plants work hard to grow in this cold, windy habitat marked by nutrient-poor soil and harsh sunlight. As Alberta Parks warns: “one misplaced footstep may destroy a plant that took 20 years to grow a few centimetres.”

HEALY PASS

B A N F F N AT ION A L PA R K LENGTH: 18.4 km (difficult) IDEAL TIMING: Mid-July to late August

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If you’re going to see spectacular wildflowers, you may as well set them against some of the best scenery in the Canadian Rockies. Healy Pass presents soaring views of Mt. Assiniboine, Storm Mountain and Egypt, Scarab and Pharaoh Lakes with a feast of colour at your feet. There are two options to reach the pass: you can do the entire thing by foot by taking the Healy Creek Trail from the Banff Sunshine Village Ski & Snowboard Resort parking lot, or you can take Sunshine’s summer gondola to the resort base area, and from there hike to Healy by way of Simpson Pass. Option two requires payment of gondola admission. (On days when the gondola isn’t running due to weather concerns, Sunshine will ferry guests to and from the resort base by bus). Between Simpson and Healy passes, you’ll be treated to hundreds of cheery pink agoseris.

Liven up the final forested eight km by hunting for orange bracted honeysuckle, pink-belled false azalea and clustered wintergreen blossoms.

Photograph by Ian Wilson from Wildflowers of Banff Park

FEATURE FLOWER

CA LY P S O OR C HID (FA IRY SL IP P E R ), CA LY P S O B U L B OS A This member of the orchid family is a beauty and a trickster, luring insects with its sweet scent, showy purple-pink colour and slipper-like shape.

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Rooms with the View With a little luck, a Calgary couple got to build their dream home right where they wanted it.

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DECOR BELOW A large single pendant light made of intricate open-work cage metal in a silver leaf finish adds a shadow texture to the sleek dining area.

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LEFT Tamo wood fronts on the drawers add warmth to the white interior of the kitchen, while a custom concrete dining bar parallels the Caesarstone island for a contemporary finish.

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herie and Marshall Toner met in February of 2002, when they were set up by their friends on a group outing that then led to a one-on-one date.

“We have a close circle of friends, and it was really odd that we hadn’t run into one another,” says Sherie, who works in media sales for Corus Entertainment.

They were married in 2005.

Much like the couple’s serendipitous meeting, the way they ended up in their house also seemed to them like an act of fate (with a little help from a friend). The Toners knew they wanted to build a new custom home, but there weren’t any properties for sale at the time in the neighbourhoods

they wanted. So the builder they had selected, Christopher York, president of Riverview Custom Homes, delivered flyers throughout the neighbourhoods asking if anyone was considering selling. In a stroke of luck, they got a response almost immediately, a deal was negotiated, the property was theirs and they set about building their dream home.

Overlooking downtown and the neighbourhood of West Hillhurst, the 4,500-square-foot house took two-and-a-half years of planning and building to complete. While the design was a joint effort between the couple, their builder and interior designer Paul Lavoie, Sherie (an Avenue Top 40 Under 40 alumnus) was the driving force.

“This home, I love it. It’s got Sherie’s touch and feel all over it,” Marshall says.

Sherie says she collected ideas for the house over a 10-year period, inspired by magazines, TV shows, travel and advice from their friends.

“Entertaining is a big part of our world and we wanted something where we could have friends and family over and have them feel comfortable,” she says.

While the kitchen was originally at the back of the house, Lavoie revamped the floorplan to place the kitchen at the centre of the home. “You’re going to live in the front of the house with that amazing view; I don’t want you to be at the back of this house,” Lavoie says he told the Toners.

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DECOR LEFT The foyer exudes grandeur with a 12-foot ceiling and book-matched marble wall opposite the door as a dramatic point of interest. Artwork by Mark Mullin adds a splash of colour.

BELOW LEFT The home gym is as impressive as the rest of the house, with five- to 90-pound dumbbells, a squat rack, industrial ropes and various types of cardio equipment.

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“With an onion skin and about 15 minutes, I redrew the plan.”

The new plan wrapped the entire front section of the house in floor-to-ceiling windows tinted black from the outside to provide a bit of protection from the sun without sacrificing any of the impressive view of the city.

The kitchen opens up to the dining and living area, and the couple can expand the living space by opening the accordion-style windows to an outdoor living room, complete with a fireplace and overhead heaters. “We can entertain out there no matter the weather,” says Sherie. “We’ve had outdoor parties in November.”

The Toners are just as passionate about their health and fitness as they are about entertaining.

Marshall, a former Calgary Stampeder turned commercial real-estate broker, says they wanted a home gym that was not an afterthought, but rather was very much part of the design and planning process. “We didn’t skimp on anything,” says Marshall, adding that at least one member of the family (including their adult children, Jenn and Brett) uses the home gym every day. “To me, the gym is like therapy,” says Marshall. “It’s my source of pride in the home.”

Lavoie says working with the Toners was one of the most positive design experiences he has ever had. “It was absolutely the perfect marriage of clients who listen well and a design team that wants to make something great,” says Lavoie.

“The house they’re living in perfectly suits them.

It’s beautiful and warm.”

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Long in the Tooth?

Receding gums are not just a normal part of aging

Ever heard the expression “long in the tooth”? Although it originally referred to horses, whose teeth continue to grow throughout their lives, it’s often applied to people. And it is not exactly a compliment.

If your teeth look longer, it’s not only an aesthetic issue. It means your gums are receding — a telltale sign of possible gum disease. If left untreated, gum disease can cause swelling and bleeding, loosening or shifting teeth, poor chewing function and, eventually, tooth loss. Gum disease is also associated with other medical conditions including heart disease and diabetes.

If you’ve noticed puffy, red, tender or bleeding gums while brushing or flossing, a persistent foul taste or odour, or changes in how your teeth fit or bite together, it’s time to seek the expert help of a periodontist.

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Periodontists are specialists in treating gum disease, and they have a full understanding of the foundation structures that support teeth and implants. When you are advised to get treatment for a gum disease issue, you need the kind of expertise that a periodontist can provide.

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DECOR 5 PRACTICAL LIGHTING TIPS FROM DESIGNER PAUL LAVOIE Interior designer Paul Lavoie says that lighting a house can make or break an interior design. Here are five tips that he lives by.

1. Go big. “When choosing a light, make sure you choose the right size. Everyone goes too small and choosing a light that seems slightly overscale is always the right choice in the end.”

2. Keep things cozy. “When choosing an LED light fixture, which seems like the route we’re going now, make sure that the colour of the light is warm enough to make your

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house feel cozy.”

3. Consider your finishings.

“If you’re choosing light

fixtures, take a look at your

doorknobs, hinges, or your

bathroom faucets. Typically your light fixtures should

match the overall finish of

your house. It’s a nice way to tie it all together.”

4. Don’t forget dimmers.

“It doesn’t matter what kind of light you’re putting in, if

it’s a light that involves entertaining or is centralized, a dimmer is a must.”

5. Think practical. “Have

a really good look at how the light fixture works before you choose it. Sometimes a light fixture will look great at first glance, but when it comes

to simple tasks like changing the lightbulb, it isn’t so great after all.”

TOP Neutral tones in the main bedroom echo the palette of the rest of the house, while wooden side tables add a punctuation of natural warmth.

ABOVE A natural stone runway with in-floor lighting leads from Sherie Toner’s walk-in closet through the ensuite bathroom to the bedroom. Caesarstone countertops and lacquered MDF cabinetry echo the kitchen finishes, adding cohesiveness to the home.

LEFT The glass walls of the walk-in shower accentuate the views of the city. Leather stools beneath the art piece mirror the natural materials used in the rest of the home.

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Builder, Riverview Custom Homes, riverviewcustomhomes.ca Interior Designer, Paul Lavoie, Paul Lavoie Interior Design, paullavoiedesign.com Lighting throughout from The Lighting Centre, 1002 14 St. S.W., 403-245-3396, lightcentre.ca Hardware throughout from Banbury Lane Design Centre, 1301 10 Ave. S.W., 403-244-0038, banburylane.com Living-room couch from Robert Sweep, 808 16 Ave. S.W., 403-262-8525, robertsweep.com Armchairs from Bondars, 6999 11 St. S.E., 403-253-8200, bondars.com Ortal fireplace from Hearth + Home Fireplace, 5740 1A St. S.W., 403-258-3732, hearthandhomefireplace.com Art above fireplace from Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art, 730 11 Ave. S.W., 403-266-1972, newzones.com White decorative cherries in kitchen from Interior Living, 1124 10 Ave. S.W., 403-246-6240, interiorliving.ca Countertop by Caesarstone, caesarstone.ca Kitchen faucet from The Royal Flush Kitchen & Bath Boutique, 2115 4 St. S.W., 403-228-2934, royalflushbathboutique.com Appliances direct from Wolf and Sub-Zero, subzero-wolf.com Concrete dining bar by Sculptural Design, 237 39 Ave. N.E., 403-276-8846, sculpturaldesign.com Bar chairs from 4living, 1445 17 Ave. S.W., 403-228-3070, 4living.ca Dining table from Limitless Calgary, 1015 9 Ave. S.E., 403-800-0780, limitless-calgary.com Dining chairs from 4living Foyer mirror custom made by Corner Framing Studio, 3713 17 Ave. S.W., 403-276-9293 Foyer table from Bondars Painting in foyer by Mark Mullin, markcmullin.com Marble wall from Stone Selection, 1240 26 Ave. S.E., 403-214-2363, stoneselection.ca Bedroom armchairs from Bondars Ensuite countertop by Caesarstone Ensuite bathroom faucet from The Royal Flush Kitchen & Bath Boutique Ensuite artwork from Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art

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WORK OF ART

TITLE: Alberta Foothills Morning, c. 1960s

CURATED BY Katherine Ylitalo

ARTIST: Ed Drahanchuk MEDIUM: Glaze and stain on stoneware, concrete.

SIZE: 11-feet high by 16-feet wide.

LOCATION: North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre, 523 27 Ave. N.W.

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NOTE: Alberta Foothills Morning is now in the collection of the City of Calgary.

know the Municipal District of Rocky View No. 44 commissioned Ed Drahanchuk, one of the most successful Canadian studio potters in the mid 1960s and 1970s, to make Alberta Foothills Morning for its 16th Avenue N. office building. The property was later transferred to the City of Calgary as the city limits expanded.

Calgary-born Drahanchuk graduated from ow long can we expect a work of art to the Alberta College of Art (now Alberta Univerlast in an outdoor public space? Weather, sity of the Arts) in 1963, the same year he and ownership, development, fashion and his wife Ethel founded Design Associates with changing ideas about relevance each play sculptor Bob Oldrich. Their forte was indepena part in determining a work’s longevity. dent studio design for corporate and architecIn 2006, we almost lost a significant piece to tural settings. In 1968, the Drahanchuks moved development, an earth-toned mural depicting an to a new home and studio in Bragg Creek deoptimistic vision of Alberta rich in wheat, cattle signed by Calgary modernist architect, Gordon and oil, installed on a building at 209 16 Ave. N.E., Atkins. That year, Cheech Marin (who would go on to become famous as one half of the comjust east of Peters’ Drive-In. Though the mural edy duo Cheech and Chong) came to their door was in good shape, the building was slated for asking for a job as a studio assistant and found demolition to widen the Avenue (part of the the Drahanchuks working on a tile mural.

Trans-Canada Highway).

Alberta Foothills Morning expresses the energy Without records, responsibility for the mural of the ’60s with a touch of humour. Drahanchuk was in administrative limbo. Fortunately, the created textures in clay and used the concrete City took an interest and pulled departments background to compose the landscape. Scratches together to trace the origin and relocate the in the concrete indicate a rain shower, while the work while keeping it within Ward 7. We now

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sun shines on recessed, glazed grains of wheat.

Unglazed areas define an old buckboard farm wagon in the foreground and simple appliqué clay shapes depict oil derricks in the distance.

Amid the stamped hoofprints in the muddy paddock, Drahanchuk planted his own boot.

On a fall morning in 2006, traffic on the Trans-Canada was diverted while the entire 12-foot-high cinderblock wall that the mural was adhered to was cut off the building, sandwiched in a steel support system and lifted onto a flatbed. It was moved 20 blocks to its new home at the North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre, where it continues to be appreciated by the community, especially the children and adults who take part in the active ceramic studio.

Photography by Jared Sych

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