Ottawa cobbler on 25 years of fixes — and the sidewalk staple 'that will kill your shoes'

Icefields Parkway has been closed for so long that the residents of Jasper, Alta., have started placing bets on when it will reopen.It’s been nine days and counting since the rugged, scenic 232-kilometre highway connecting Banff and Jasper was closed after being walloped by a winter storm that buried it in snow and swelled the avalanche risk along the route.