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Unless Don Pickle removes his sunken trampoline and fills the excavation hole it鈥檚 in, Parks Canada is going to do it for him, on his dime.

That鈥檚 the latest in the trampoline saga that has been causing an uproar on social media and in the community.

Cathy Jenkins, realty and municipal manager for Jasper National Park, said Parks Canada鈥檚 primary concerns with the recreational toy are that Pickle did not obtain the appropriate permits in order to put it into the ground and that it鈥檚 a safety hazard.

鈥淭he really big concern with that location of the trampoline is the fact that it鈥檚 impeding access to the primary entrance to that residence,鈥� she said, referring to the front door of Pickle鈥檚 Bonhomme Street trailer. 鈥淵ou have to imagine a firefighter or an ambulance driver running through there and having no idea there鈥檚 a trampoline on the ground.

鈥淚f he could find another location in his yard for his trampoline that didn鈥檛 impede the access to his trailer and if he would restore his parking鈥擺Parks鈥� other concern]鈥攖o what it was before he modified it, Parks Canada would have no problem with that.鈥�

Pickle argues that the trampoline, which he placed in the ground to make it safer for his kids to train and play on, is not a safety issue, nor does it affect his ability to park.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a trampoline鈥�, he said, 鈥測ou run across it, you jump across, you walk across it or you bounce across it or there is a walkway right beside it to get to the door.

鈥淎nd I鈥檓 compliant with parking. I orientate my van perpendicular like they want, so I鈥檓 of the opinion that they don鈥檛 have the right to come do the work.鈥�

Pickle spent the last week waiting for a contractor to show up. He said, although it will be more expensive to have Parks do the work, he doesn鈥檛 believe he鈥檚 done anything wrong, so he鈥檚 not willing to do it himself.

Instead, despite a stop work order from Parks, he鈥檚 been spending his vacation days finishing the project鈥攊nstalling fencing and decking around the trampoline.

鈥淚鈥檓 still full speed ahead, building it and finishing it, hoping that will change their mind,鈥� he said last Friday.

But Jenkins said there is no intention on the part of Parks to leave the trampoline in the ground. Rather, the agency is just waiting on the availability of a contractor to fill in the hole and bring the entry way up to the necessary building codes.

鈥淎s soon as possible we鈥檇 like to remedy this unsafe situation. It鈥檚 been about 10 months, it鈥檚 about time we wrap it up,鈥� she said, noting that Parks has let it drag on this long in hopes that Pickle would comply. 鈥淭his kind of action is always our last resort.

鈥淚f it was just parking we would use administrative compliance, which means that we would put his lease in bad standing and if he wanted a mortgage or something, we would say 鈥榳e will not consent to that until you fix your parking.鈥�

鈥淭hat鈥檚 normally what we do, but in cases where we feel there鈥檚 a safety issue, the superintendent has the authority to give people 30 days notice to remedy it and if they don鈥檛, then we鈥檙e able to go in there and do that.鈥�

Pickle received a follow-up notice from Supt. Greg Fenton on Monday, July 8. In it, Fenton wrote, 鈥淚t is my expectation that you remove the snow fencing, trampoline installation, refill the hole created by your unauthorized in-ground trampoline installation and re-instate the hard surface parking.

鈥淥nce your lease has been returned to good standing, Parks Canada would be willing to consider a development permit for the installation of an in-ground trampoline that does not impede parking or access and has adequate set backs from other structures.鈥�

Nicole Veerman
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