SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 The Calgary FREE JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL AVENUE COMES ALIVE The new face of 17 Avenue S.E. MMIW CALGARY PRIDE Missing and murdered Indigenous ‘Uniform ban’ causes controversy women inquiry is under fire P. 6 P. 22 WRITING THE STORY Behindthe AMBER MCLINDEN [email protected] any people reading this issue may not be aware We knew that was a shallow view of the reality for ABOUT US ofScenes what International Avenue is, and that’s okay. people who live there and the culture they foster. It’s The Calgary Journal is produced by a vibrant team of When the Calgary Journal summer crew decided called International Avenue for a reason, and we wanted next-generation journalists. Based out of the Mount M Royal University’s journalism program, we aim to tell on the topic, it was something we reporters had no idea to get to the root of the story. One article would not have about. Our production supervisor suggested the idea, been enough, so if you open up this issue you can find the untold stories of what is current, trending, and knowing some of the area, so we took a field trip to check a total of four stories dedicated to International Avenue. happening locally. out 17th Avenue S.E. We focused on the transformation of the avenue, what Check out the Calgary Journal online at Sitting on the east side of Deerfoot Trail, 17th Ave. is it was and what it’s set to be. What are the negative effects calgaryjournal.ca and find us on Snapchat, the heart of Forest Lawn. It’s something that Calgarians of transformation and the positive? How are people Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @CalgaryJournal like to quip about. It’s a “shady area,” it’s a poor area, affected by this and in what ways? Why has International for extra content. it’s somewhere that you shouldn’t go alone and you Avenue withstood the test of time? Through the shouldn’t go often. If you’ve lived in Calgary for any redevelopment of the bus lanes, construction, food and amount of time, you’re sure to have heard something even bowling (pg. 18), 17th Ave S.E. proved to be more along these lines. complex than we could have originally imagined. 2 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 CALGARYJOURNAL.CA SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN CRAZYBULL PHOTO BY BRADY GROVE PHOTO BY BRAD SIMM LEAD EDITORS AMBER MCLINDEN [email protected] NATHAN WOOLRIDGE [email protected] ROSEMARY DE SOUZA [email protected] PRODUCTION ASSISTANT JODI BRAK [email protected] Hughes for mayor p. 32 Punk rock bowling p.18 PHOTO COURTESY OF GLENBOW ARCHIVES FACULTY SUPERVISORS IAN TENNANT (403) 869-6552 [email protected] SALLY HANEY (403) 440-5957 [email protected] Missing and murdered Indigenous women p. 22 Calgary landmarks, then and now p. 26 PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR NEWS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT & ADVERTISING 6 / Calgary pride ‘uniform ban’ 28 / Calgary International Film Festival 9 / Human trafficking 30 / Summer festival season photos BRAD SIMM 10 / Entrepreneurs face rocky roads 12 / Journalism in Mexico PROFILES (403) 440-6946 32 / Paul Hughes running for mayor [email protected] INTERNATIONAL AVENUE 13 / Re-development on 17 Ave S.E. SPORTS 16 / Tasting different cultures 34 / Misconceptions about concussions 18 / International Ave and all-ages music 36 / Comparing Quebec and Alberta 20 / Photographing the avenue football COVER ART and FRONT OF BOOK DESIGN BY AMBER MCLINDEN TREATY 7 SOCIAL MEDIA NATHAN WOOLRIDGE 22 / Missing and murdered Indigenous 39 / Instagram spotlight ROSEMARY DE SOUZA women LENS CALGARY TRANSIT DRIVER: 26 / Calgary landmarks then and now HENRY DANPTEY ROUTE 1 FOREST LAWN CALGARYJOURNAL.CA SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 3 FOR STARTERS Calgary Pride kicks off another year Nenshi up for third Be a spectator at the Calgary Pride Parade, taking place September 3 term re-election Municipal elections coming up, with many challengers for current mayor he Calgary municipal elections take place Oct. T16, with advance voting happening Oct. 4-11. Mayor Naheed Nenshi is in the race and if he were to win, it would be his third term in office. To vote, you must present government issued identification or papers proving you are a Calgary resident. Read our story about one of the mayoral candidates, Paul Hughes, on pages 32 and 33. The Reconciliation Bridge lit up and shining bright during the 2016 Calgary Pride. PHOTO BY AMBER MCLINDEN s one of the latest Canadian pride celebrations of events planned for Sept. 3. Watch or participate Aon the calendar, it’s your last chance to check in the Calgary Pride Parade and finish with Pride in out one of the many events Calgary Pride has to the Park on Prince’s Island Park, in the beer gardens offer. and a local community marketplace. Check out our Beginning at the end of August and into the start story on Calgary Pride on pages 6 to 8. of September, the 27th annual festival has a big day The end of summer festival season Mayor Naheed Nenshi is up for re-election this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS SCHWARZ/GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Circle the Wagons marks the final festival of summer time in Calgary assBus, YYC Food Trucks and Village Brewery, in Bcollaboration with Currie, are bringing one of the final festivals of the season to southwest Calgary on Sept. 9. Summer is coming to an end, but festival season still has a finale with Circle the Wagons. Imagine the strangest small festival you can imagine, and amplify it by 10. By combining good music, good food, and a miniature circus complete with carnival performers, Circle the Wagons is unlike anything else in Calgary. On the grounds of the former Currie barracks, now an in-development suburban neighbourhood in the southwest portion of Calgary near Mount Royal University, the festival will take place on Sept. 9, featuring artists like Reuben and the Dark, Too Many Zooz, Faith Healer, and many more. Enjoy food trucks, beer, music and carnival performers as Circle The Wagons takes over the Currie Barracks in SW Calgary. PHOTO COURTESY OF CIRCLE THE WAGONS ALL ARTICLES BY AMBER MCLINDEN 4 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 CALGARYJOURNAL.CA FOR STARTERS Scream for Halloween Bringing science and art together Looking to get scared? Look no Science-arts festival Beakerhead comes back to Calgary this season further than ScreamFest eakerhead is more than just an art festival. happening Sept. 13-17, by opening the door to BAccording to their website, “For decades people technology and presenting it in a welcoming and have been directed into either technical or creative creative way. streams, yet it is precisely at their intersection You can check out all the events on their website where ingenuity lives.” The solution is Beakerhead, at www.beakerhead.com. ScreamFest makes no promises of staying P.G. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCREAMFEST t’s not very socially accepted for adults to go Iaround with plastic bags, ringing on doorbells and yelling, “Trick or Treat!” so if you’re looking to do something besides getting chased off people’s doorsteps, check out ScreamFest. The event, happening at the Stampede Grand- stand from Oct. 13-31, includes six “haunted hous- es” with themes ranging from Bates Motel to Aliens. The prices range from $25 to $50, with varying “Loop” is an exhibit that will reappear by popular demand for this year’s Beakerhead science and technology expo. levels of perks. PHOTO BY ULYSSE LEMERISE Calgary International Film Festival on a roll A diverse range of films, including Alberta and Canada focused films he 18th international film festival is happening T again from Sept. 20 to Oct. 1. While the festival has a list of highly anticipated films to share with attendees, such as The Divine Order and A Fantastic Woman, the diverse range of films includes movies with connections to Alberta. The festival will be selling tickets for the entire fes- tival, single tickets to films, and packages of tickets so you can view a variety of what they have to offer. Ticket packages and festival passes are currently on sale. Check out our story on Calgary Film on pages 28 The view of the crowds at one of the Calgary Film Fest 2016 screenings. PHOTO COURTESY OF CALGARY FILM and 29. ALL ARTICLES BY AMBER MCLINDEN CALGARYJOURNAL.CA SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 5 NEWS The divide over pride Calgary Pride’s ‘uniform ban’ incites clash of opinions According to Vivian Vincent Veidt, the Calgary/Treaty 7 Dyke and Trans March “typically represents the issues that get passed over in favour of the majority” as opposed to the Pride parade, shown here in 2016, which advocates for the most common issues. PHOTO BY AMBER MCLINDEN Calgary Pride says is harmful to some members of the “Essentially what we are saying as people of colour AMBER MCLINDEN [email protected] LGBTQ+ community. and as a part of the queer community, because I’m he Calgary LGBTQ+ community is divided “We acknowledge the historical oppression and Two-Spirit, right, I get carded and I get harassed by after an announcement by Calgary Pride in institutionalized racism faced by queer/trans people police when I walk downtown. You don’t have to go T late July that law enforcement agencies will of colour and Indigenous persons, and the potentially far and ask an Indigenous person, you know, ‘What not be participating in uniform in this year’s pride negative association with weapons, uniforms, and is your relationship with CPS?’ and they can tell you celebration. other symbols of law enforcement.” that it’s not that of a great one,” says Evans Yellow Old Calgary Pride announced July 26 that Calgary Police However, Calgary Pride, in its press release, Woman, a member of Voices and a vocal member of Services (CPS), and subsequently RCMP, Correctional acknowledges that an outright ban would be the LGBTQ+ community.