JASPER – Visitors to the Columbia Icefield have a new way to step into the world of glaciers through an art installation featuring landscape photography at the Discovery Centre’s Glacier Gallery.

Although visitors have been able to view “Meltdown: A Drop in Time” since May 15, Guardians of the Ice held an official opening on Thursday (Aug. 21), which included an IceWalks tour of the nearby Athabasca Glacier and a guided artists’ talk with photographers Jim Elzinga and Roger Vernon.

Elzinga, who is also the founder and executive director of Guardians of the Ice, explained during the event how the problem with raising awareness about melting glaciers was not denial but the passivity of individuals.

“The purpose behind our work is trying to look at ways that we can engage differently wit

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