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21TuesdayJuly232013SportsRecreationCircusAtreecuttingpermitentitlesindividualstoremoveoneofthefollowingThreeChristmastreesunder2.5metresinheight.20treeslessthan2.5metresinheightfortransplanting.Upto5cubicmetresofdeadstandingorwindfallencutdependsontreespeciesandsizebutitisapproximatelyTreesandtimberaretobecutfromdesignatedCrownPro-vincialLandonly.Thepermitmustbewithyouatalltimeswhilecuttingandtransporting.TM66permitscanbepurchasedfromparticipatingTREECUTTINGPERMITSGovernmentByDIANASMITHTherearethosewhorunawaywiththecircusandthosewhoactuallyarethecircus.BothtypeswerefoundintheFamilyFunCircusthatsweptthroughtheNWTrecently.TheblueandyellowbigtoptentbroughtanelementofmysteryandmagicevenwhenitwassimplyparkedinthemuddybacklotofthereccentreinHayRiveronJuly10and11.Storm-forcewindsseemedbenignastheyrufedtheagsatopthetentsfourpointsandashinglightsblinkedfromconcessionsonwheelstheirwindowsfullofpinkcottoncandy.Attheentranceajollyyoungfellowinashinytuxgatheredticketsandusheredspectatorsinsidethedimlylittentwhereredsilkropesandthehumancannonbecamethefocalpoint.ThejollyfellowwasJairoOjedatheringmaster.TheropesbelongtohiswifeAmandawhopracticesherart30feetintheairintheearlyhoursofthemorning.ThecannonwasforOjedaslittlebrotherJohnnywholaterstoodatopitandclimbedin.Ojeda22isafth-gen-erationcircusperformer.Amandacomesfromsevengenerationsofperforming.Thetwogrewupwatchingtheirparentsdotheirjaw-droppingroutinespickedupriskytricksandcameupwithactsoftheirownallwhilebeinghomeschooledandlivinginasemi-truck.ThisisourlifeOjedasaid.Itsallanyofusknow.Wewerebornontheroadinthehospitalofwhatevertownwewereinatthetime.Adayinthelifeofthecir-cusstartsat400or500a.m.Uponarrivalthereismuchtodofromsettingupthetentanditsapparatusesputtingonashowtearingdowntheminiaturecitythathadjustbeenbuiltandhittingtheroadonthewaytothenexttowntodoitalloveragain.ItsexhaustingandsomepeoplewhotagalongdontlastOjedasaid.Itsnotforeveryone.Somepeopleloveitandsomepeoplejustgethomesick.AccordingtoOjedathecircusdemands11.5monthsoutoftheyearwithonlytwoweekstovisithomeandrelax.WegetdowntoTexaswaterouranimalssleepinforafewdaysandthentakeoffagainhesaid.ButIloveit.HavingbeenontheroadhiswholelifeOjedaknowsnothingaboutlifeinatownwithayardandschoolfriends.SometimesIlookatatownaswepassthroughandIwonderwhatitsliketohaveajobandtocomehomeeverynight.ButIdontthinkIcoulddoit.IfIminoneplacetoolongIgetanitchtoperformandkeepmoving.Ojedasaidhisparentsmetinthecircusandafterwork-ingforotherpeopletheyde-cidedtostarttheirownfamilycircus.ForeightyearsnowtheyhavebeenindependentandtravellingalloverMex-icotheUSAandCanada.Ofcoursetheycanthelpbutpickupafewstraysalongtheway.MeaganEvalykcurledupinasleepingbagonamake-shiftplywoodbunkinsidethesemi-trailerdidwhatmanyonlydreamofrunawaywiththecircus.July7markedherfirstweeksleepingonthebunksinceshehoppedonthetruckinYellowknife.ItsbecauseshesawmybrotherintightpantsOjedasaidwithalaugh.IjustthoughtImnotdoinganythingelsesowhynotEvalyksaid.Havingbeeninfosterhomesmostofherchildhoodshesaidsheisusedtothetransientlifeandwantedtoexperi-enceotherplaces.AccordingtoOjedashellbedoingoddjobsandhelpingbehindthescenes.ThecircuspackeduplateJuly11anddrovethroughthenighttoHighLevel.FromtheretheywereofftoEdmontonandthenMani-toba.Ojedasaidsometimestheydontknowwheretheyregoing.Whentheydonthavesponsorsbookedtheyjustwingitandputonashowwherevertheyhappentobe.Nothingsguaranteedinthisbusiness.Thatswhatmakesitexcitinghesaid.Family-runcircustoursNWTpicksupnewmemberPhotoDianaSmithJohnnyrightandJairoOjedapackuptheirhumancannontohittheroadforAlberta.