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Paragliding

This week on THAT’S AWSM! Emma, a seventeen-year-old sports enthusiast from Mississauga First Nation and Logan Staats, a multitalented musician and the inaugural winner on the Canadian TV show The Launch, dare to glide through the air as they try paragliding for the first time. But before they do, watch as they meet a hat maker and funnel their creative energy into making hats fit for the stage. Let’s see if they leave their hats on the ground in this episode of THAT’S AWSM!

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Darcy Waite

Hey Emma – so great to meet you! Here is me and the crew waitin’ on ya! Don’t I look comfy LOL?

Emma

Um not particularly…

Emma

But meanwhile, how funny is this… I thought the sound guy had a hamster on a stick!

Fun Fact : Indigenous Musicians

Emma

SO. MANY. COOL. HATS.

Logan Staats

I know, right? Alex is a very talented hatmaker – I was so happy to learn some tricks of the trade from a real artist!

Darcy Waite

Well Emma may have gotten a brand new hat, but check out my shoes…. They’re pretty cool too!

Logan Staats

LOL – yes they are Darcy! Plus now you will know how to flip your hat onto your head like a Rockstar…

Emma

I will definitely be practicing that with my new hat!!

Darcy Waite

Meanwhile I think this selfie on the way up the mountain says it all!

Logan Staats

At that point I was feeling pretty strong – I am here to conquer my fears!

Emma

I was soooo excited! And obviously feeling a bit goofy

Logan Staats

Not as goofy as Darcy was feeling up in that tree…!

Emma

I think that song might be your next big hit Logan! ;)

Darcy Waite

Fun Fact : Sea Urchins

Darcy Waite

Now that it’s all said and done Logan… how was it?!?

Logan Staats

Well at first it was like this:

Logan Staats

INSTRUCTOR: Don’t worry Logan – it’s perfectly safe!

Logan Staats

ME:

Logan Staats

But really, I am so happy I did it, and got to experience it with Emma – it was great!

Darcy Waite

I’m so happy I got to do it with you too Logan – and good job getting over your fear of heights! I think this picture says it all…

Darcy Waite

This picture kindof says it all too – you guys were exhausted at the end!!

Emma

Yes – but it sure was an AWSM day!!
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Paragliding

Did you know that when you go cross country paragliding you can reach 5000-6000m in altitude and you can even travel from city to city! Some people even end up crossing the border… which can cause a little bit of trouble when they’re trying to get home! Distance Vol Libre will get you where you want to go and is a great introduction to the world of paragliding.

Website : https://www.en.dvl.ca/

Address : 640, rang de la Montagne, St-Paul d’Abbotsford, Québec, Canada, J0E 1A0

Icebreaker

Hat Making

People who have seen Logan perform know that he is always rocking his stylish hats, what some people don’t know is that he actually makes his hats himself…because his head is too big and oddly shaped to wear conventional hats! But hat making actually allows him to be creative in another way apart from music.

Hat making is otherwise known as “Millinery” – a term first used in London in the 1500s. The name devolved because many of the women’s fashion items that were popular at the time – gloves, ribbons and straw hats – were imported from Milan!

Check out this very cool shop where Emma and Logan learned some hat making skills!

FUMILE

Website : https://www.fumile.ca/

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Darcy Waite

ProfessionTV Host

PassionHosting TV shows

Fun factLove sports

You may recognize him from his roles on Blackstone and Delmer & Marta, or you may have heard that he’s produced a few films and web series himself, but it’s time to get to know DARCY WAITE as host of That’s AWSM! Outgoing, sporty, goofy, warm, and entertaining, Darcy is down to try any and all of our AWSM activities… unfortunately he doesn’t often get to! He can recite every single line from every Will Ferrell movie ever made, and isn’t too crazy about vegetables, but there is nothing he loves more than meeting teens from communities all over Canada and helping them live their best AWSM lives – which makes him the perfect guy for the job!

Emma

Age17

CommunityMississauga First Nation

NationOjibwe

Emma has a passion for taking photographs and keeping memories. She loves sports especially longboarding and skateboarding and even hung off a golf cart once while on a skateboard. But when it comes to her future Emma would like to become a geologist as she is fascinated by geodes and crystals. She believes in the power of family and hopes to one day give back to all of those people in her life who have helped her on her path.

Logan Staats

ProfessionMusician

PassionHis daughter

Fun factHe is a huge comic book nerd!

Logan Staats is a multitalented musician from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory near Brantford, Ontario. He is the inaugural winner of The Launch TV show and was mentored by Shania Twain. His single The Lucky Ones was number one on iTunes and is a great blend of folk, pop and his soulful voice. Logan could be called a burger connoisseur, with his favorite being one from a well-known fast-food chain (think Golden Arches!) but he is also a huge fan of the humble scone dog!! He loves to skateboard and flip some tricks but these days you are more likely to find him practicing his guitar before heading up on stage.

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That’s AWSM! is the unlikely meeting between an Indigenous youth and a well-known personality, facilitated by our funny, friendly, resourceful host, Darcy Waite. Together they will experience an amazing day full of thrills, chills, challenges and crazy laughs, all while hanging out and getting to know each other. That’s AWSM! truly is… AWSM! :)

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