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Neron finishes BC Cup Series on the podium NIKKI FREDRIKSON
HEADING INTO THIS YEAR’S BC CUP SERIES SUN PEAKS’ GABRIEL NERON HAD ONE GOAL IN MIND: TAKE THE OVERALL TITLE IN THE JR. SPORT (17 AND 18-YEAROLD CATEGORY). WITH TOP TWO FINISHES IN EACH COMPETITION ON THE CIRCUIT, HE WAS WELL ON HIS WAY TO ACHIEVING IT NEAR THE END OF THE SEASON. Racing four weeks straight at the beginning of the season, Neron was a top contender in the Jr. Sport Men category with two second place finishes and three firsts. He set a goal of increasing his lead over his competitors by five seconds each race in hopes of getting closer to times of competitors in the Jr. Expert and Elite men categories. Heading into the final race of the season at Mt. Washington, Neron was challenged by professional mountain biker and friend Brett Tippie to move up into the Jr. Expert category.
The switch took Neron out of contention for the overall title he was aiming for but qualified him for the Elite Men’s category next season. “I realized that if I didn’t move to Junior Ex. I would have to qualify for Elite Men next year. I didn’t want to do that,” said Neron. This year was the first season he has competed in almost the entire series. A crash on Sept. 2 during training at Big White prevented him from competing in the race. “I went out, I had two great runs and then I went for a third one and after the last quarter of the race course I went around a corner, got hung up went over the bars (and) snapped the bicycle in a few pieces. Bruised my hip and scratched my elbow pretty bad. That’s why I didn’t end up racing,” he said. With only two weeks until the Big White competition and the final competition of the series in Mt. Washington, he had to rebuild his bike before the next race. “It was quite a bit of work to get everything in time for the race but I got help from my friend
NERON, RIGHT, CLAIMS HIS SPOT ON THE PODIUM AT THE LAST RACE OF THE SEASON IN MT. WASHINGTON. Photo supplied
Matt at the shop (Elevation Bike at Sun Peaks) and we got it together.” Throughout the weekend in Mt. Washington over 150 millimetres of rain fell causing muddy and cold conditions on the course, forcing Neron to put mud tires on his bike for the first time ever. “The Saturday I had to do seeding runs because I swapped categories. I did my seeding runs (and) I got fourth which is, I think, reasonable,” he said. The next morning Neron
woke up to rain, but not letting the conditions get him down, he went for one lap before the races and then went for it. “I got to the top, it was snowing but I was ready. It was the last race and I was there to have fun. So I had a lot of fun in my race run and I got to the bottom and I sat on the first step of the podium for about two minutes then the last three guys came down and they got me which is fair enough but I still got a third position so I’m stoked with that,” said Neron.
Neron finished the race with a time of 4:09.33 following second place competitor Kendall McLean and Lucas Cruz, who both have World Cup experience. Sponsored by Sun Peaks Resort, Rocky Mountain, Down the Road Wellness, Meranti, Black Beaver Athletic, and EVI, Neron said he is thankful for all the support he received this season and is looking forward to competing in the Elite Men’s division next season.
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BEAR COUNTRY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. HAS TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE CAHILTY HOTEL AND SUITES, MAKING THEM ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS ON THE MOUNTAIN. They will now have around 100 employees during the winter.The Oct. 1 switch was a milestone for Bear Country, adding more staff to their
team and making more rooms available in their rental pool. “The Cahilty Management approached us and asked if we were interested in getting involved with the Cahilty Hotel and Suites,” said Reiner Brecht, president and chief executive officer of Bear Country. Brecht said the expansion was a natural fit as they launchedtheir own reservations department this year and expanded their marketing department. “Sun Peaks is moving forward, we are growing,” he said.
“Actually last year Bear Country had a lot of times where we had no units available.” He said he expects the addition will allow for them to attract more conferences and bus tours as they will be able to use facilities at the Hearthstone Lodge, another property they manage, as well as the Cahility. As the Sun Peaks Centre is constructed and the community tries to attract larger events the company would like to be involved. “Bear Country will align with that and promote it as that,” Brecht said. “Going forward needless to say because of the facilities that we have...we can utilise conferences and meetings far better.” It’s a big step forward for the company that started in 1994.
Since Brecht took over in 2007 they have added multiple hotel properties to their portfolio. “It’s a big investment for Bear Country what we are doing with the Cahilty, not just size-wise but money-wise. But at the same time Bear Country grew a lot of reliable hard working people and with a lot of reliable and long time people working at the Cahility it’s new chances for them to grow with us forever and were looking forward to having each of those employees in our team. “Bear Country would not invest if we did not love Sun Peaks. We breathe, we love and we enjoy being part of this community.”
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AN ATM WAS RIPPED FROM THE VILLAGE DAY LODGE IN THE EARLY MORNING OF SEPT. 25 CAUSING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES. Photo SPIN
ATM STOLEN FROM DAY LODGE
Around 3 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 25 suspects broke into Sun Peaks Resort’s Village Day Lodge and made off with an ATM. The glass entry door was smashed and the machine was ripped out causing extensive damage, most likely using a rope tied to a vehicle, according to Kamloops RCMP.
The ATM was found later that morning at the intersection of Agate Bay Rd. and Adams Lake Forestry Rd., located approximately 60 kilometres from Sun Peaks, with the cash missing. Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality confirmed security cameras at the entrances to the
village were operational and RCMP have viewed the footage. RCMP said it’s possible the suspects were in a black Ford F350 pickup truck with silver trim and a lift kit. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kamloops RCMP or by anonymous tip to Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Kamloops filmmakers secure funding for Shtuka documentary SUN PEAKS NEWS ”PEAKS AND VALLEYS,” A DOCUMENTARY PROJECT FOLLOWING THE SEARCH FOR MISSING SUN PEAKS RESIDENT RYAN SHTUKA, WILL BE ONE OF 30 PROJECTS TO RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH TELUS’ STORYHIVE THIS YEAR. The three filmmakers who submitted the pitch will receive $50,000 as well as assistance from an industry mentor to make their dream project a reality. Storyhive, which works with the National Screen Institute, chose 15 projects through public voting and another 15 by a board decision. Jared Featherstone said his team is ecstatic with the news and excited to begin more work on the project, adding they also received an additional $7,500 from Creative BC. Featherstone and fellow
filmmaker Russ Walton travelled to meet with other grant winners and mentors. “We went over the specifics and heard inspiring stories from mentors,” he said. The team were assigned to work with TV documentary maker Leigh Badgley, something Featherstone said they’re looking forward to. The group all hail from Kamloops and spent time in Sun Peaks, making the story of Shtuka’s disappearance especially relevant to them. “It’s a situation everyone I know has been in, walking at night in Sun Peaks. His disappearance grabbed our attention on a personal level,” said Featherstone, adding once they began to see the efforts of Search and Rescue and other volunteers it became clear the situation was something they wanted to work on. “We want to tell their stories as well, tell the story of the community coming together.”
The project pitch included a budget for production expenses, equipment purchases and rentals and travel to Beaumont, Alta., Shtuka’s hometown. “We wouldn’t have been able to do this project without that $50,000.” Their team plans to meet with the Shtuka family soon to go over the process and how they want to tell the story, as well as to plan logistics and schedules. When the first draw is received they can purchase equipment and make travel plans for interviews. “We know this is a sensitive subject and we have a good rapport with his family and we’ve done the legwork to establish a relationship with them. We want to tell this story with due care and due diligence,” he said, adding his journalism training will assist them in the process. Featherstone also thanked those who voted and the media
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who helped them demonstrate to Storyhive there was a strong audience for the film. The finished documentary will be 15 to 20 minutes in length and will be featured on Telus platforms in
summer 2019. Their story can be followed on Instagram @peaksandvalleys2018.
Short-term rental taxes increase to 11 per cent JEAN STRONG
OWNERS OF SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROPERTIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF CHANGES THAT AFFECT THEM STARTED OCT. 1. Changes made to the Provincial Sales Tax Act announced in July impact how the municipal and regional district tax (MRDT) and provincial sales tax (PST) apply to short-term rentals. Now anyone who sells shortterm rentals must collect PST and MRDT (in applicable areas like Sun Peaks). Previously property owners renting out fewer than four properties were not required to charge PST. Some were required to charge the general sales tax. The change more than doubles the amount of tax charged to visitors. The PST is eight per cent and in Sun Peaks the MRDT is set at three per cent. The only exemptions are if properties are not listed online and make less than $2,500 in gross revenue, for low cost
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accomodation less than $30 per day, or accommodation that is continues for 27 days or more. Matt Hick, chief executive officer of vacation rental site Allura Direct, said owners should be aware of the addition. “All short-term rentals in B.C. now must charge PST and MRDT when possible,” he said. “Everyone needs to know the requirement as of Oct. 1....this is one of the largest changes in short-term rentals ever.” Hick said if a property is listed exclusively on a website that collects and remits tax on their behalf, and nowhere else, they will see little change. But anyone who rents it themselves or who doesn’t list with a platform that collects on their behalf, must register for a PST number and collect the tax themselves. He estimated around half of Allura Direct properties will be affected and around 75 per cent on larger global platforms. It’s estimated if AirBnB collected PST in 2017 it would have brought in $16 million. Guests who have already booked their accommodation
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won’t notice a difference until they book for their next stay after Oct. 1. Because of this, Hick said, the impact of the decision won’t be clear for a while. “It’s unknown, there is a very large demand for those resorts right now...my guess is more tax and higher prices can’t be good but you won’t see any negative trends for the next 18 months because people have already booked.” Stephanie Avery, director of finance and administration for Tourism Sun Peaks (TSP), said it’s hard to say what the long term affect could be but there likely won’t be a huge impact. TSP members who need to register were informed earlier this year and booking systems have been updated. Arlene Schieven, TSP president, said she doesn’t think guests or providers will notice much difference. “It’s just making it an even playing field,” she said. “And it’s the same difference everywhere so it’s not just an impact on Sun Peaks.”
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Tasteful Excursions offers more as Greyhound shuts doors JEAN STRONG
GREYHOUND BUS SERVICES HAVE LONG BEEN A STAPLE FOR THOSE TRAVELLING BETWEEN COMMUNITIES IN B.C., ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE LOWER MAINLAND. Since announcing the end of all but one of their B.C. routes earlier this year other companies have stepped up in an effort to fill the gaps including Tasteful Excursions. The transport company, which started offering wine tours in 2013 and shuttles to Sun Peaks in 2017, will increase services branded as TasteFull Transportation. Gordon Stamp-Vincent, director of shuttle services, said the company already offered trips to airports in Kelowna or Vancouver as required. Now they will increase availability
to both locations under TasteFull Transportation. “With the challenge of winter travel, we have historically assisted the airlines with ensuring stranded winter travellers make their vital flight connections by transporting them to Vancouver or Kelowna,” Vincent-Stamp said in a press release published Sept. 20. “Basically, we are simply expanding this level of service to form an integral part of our existing services– plus identifying our shuttle division as TasteFull Transportation.” Transportation will also be offered to Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing in Blue River, B.C., Canadian Mountain Holidays, and other resorts such as Whistler, Revelstoke, SilverStar and Big White. The company has nine 14 passenger vans equipped with wifi, charging outlets and room for luggage.
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SUN PEAKS IS MADE OF A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF YEAR ROUND RESIDENTS, PART-TIME LOCALS AND VISITORS AND ALL OF THEM ARE IMPACTED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF SUN PEAKS MOUNTAIN RESORT MUNICIPALITY (SPMRM). With a local election on Oct.
20 it may be unclear who has a say in choosing our local representatives. To be eligible to vote you must be 18 years old or older and be a Canadian citizen. You also must have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months to register and lived or owned property in the area for at least thirty days. If you own property in one jurisdiction but live in another you may vote in the jurisdiction where you live and in each jurisdiction where you own
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property. For example, if you are an eligible voter who lives in Vancouver but own a home in Sun Peaks you may vote in each jurisdiction. All previous eligability requirements must be met plus have been a resident of B.C. for at least six months before they register, and have lived in or owned property in the jurisdiction in which they intend to vote for at least 30 days.
Registration takes place day of and requires a solemn declaration from residents and two pieces of identification from non-resident property owners and the title of the property or other proof of property ownership. Voting will take place Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Sun Peaks Family Practice in the Annex’s parking lot. Advance polls will be open at the municipal office in the Kookaburra Lodge on Oct. 10
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those not available on either day are able to mail in their ballot as long as it is received by Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. There are six candidates running for three SPMRM councillor positions and two candidates running for one position of trustee for area four of the Kamloops/Thompson school district. Al Raine is the only mayoral candidate for Sun Peaks.
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Contractor chosen for Sun Peaks Centre
AN AERIAL RENDERING OF THE PROJECT. Photo SPMRM
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GREYBACK CONSTRUCTION LTD. IN PENTICTON, B.C., HAS BEEN SELECTED TO COMPLETE THE SUN
PEAKS CENTRE BY SUN PEAKS MOUNTAIN RESORT MUNICIPALITY (SPMRM). Five proposals were received by the municipality and were judged on criteria such as experience, qualifications, project leaders, experience in alpine environments,
knowledge of local conditions and references. Rob Bremner, chief administrative officer for SPMRM, said now they are working to design and plan phases for the project. He added they would like to have some site preparation work
done this fall to allow work to get underway as soon as April 2019. The centre, announced in March 2018, will cover the current ice rink surface and combine it with the existing sports centre to create a multipurpose community facility. It’s expected to hold up to
3,000 people and will be used for conventions, concerts and other events. The cost for expanding the sports centre is estimated at $3.4 million and arena canopy work is estimated at $3.6 million.
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This winter five new signs will be in placed to help guests navigate through the village. Paid for by Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality with funds collected through business license fees, the signs will list shops and restaurants throughout the village
with directional arrows and a map showing the location of the sign. Funk Signs from Kamloops was chosen to create and install the signs for a total cost of around $3,300. They will be put in place at each entrance to the village stroll
in October. Council said they hope the new signs will help prevent sandwich boards from crowding the village and they also plan to pass a bylaw covering businesses’ sign usage in the future.
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Hollyer’s first book supports women in business Letters to my Daughters nominated for national award JEAN STRONG
AS A BUSINESS PERSON AND MOTHER LINDA HOLLYER HAS SOME EXPERIENCE DISPENSING ADVICE. Her three daughters now have their own careers and she’s watched them face challenges that come with being women as well as millenials. Having spent 35 years working in a male dominated field Hollyer had similar experiences along the way and shared them with her kids, but she knows business isn’t a topic in all homes. “Being a millenial it can be hard to find a good job and
they end up starting their own business,” she said. With that in mind she created a guide for young women in business to help them with dilemmas such as how to negotiate a raise, when to leave for a new job and how to work with challenging colleagues. It’s her first book, titled Letters to my Daughters - Business Advice for Entrepreneurs, and it went on sale this summer. It became a bestseller on Amazon Canada and was nominated in the business and self-help category for for the Canadian Book Club Awards hosted by The Self Publishing Agency in September. Hollyer said she wanted to create something to flip through for tips while navigating a career. “I always felt there was a place for women to succeed and be female in a male industry,” she said. “Just don’t give up, there will be so many hard times
when you want to just give up as it’s hard.” Hollyer emphasized the importance of surrounding yourself with people who support you whether in official groups or with like minded friends, a strategy she used herself during the creation of the book. Writing began in April 2017 alongside a book coach, a Globe and Mail editor and a book designer. She said she wanted it to be easy to read, accessible, and appeal to a younger audience with a clean design and colours. Now she will focus on marketing the book, writing her second and third and supporting her daughters in their journeys. “It’s awesome to see, I’m super proud of them...it makes me cry. “The response has been great,” she said. “If you read the reviews it’s just so rewarding to hear people read it and they got something from it.” Hollyer started coming to Sun
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Peaks over two years ago and is moving from Vancouver as she fully retires after expanding her previous business into 42 international markets.
Letters to My Daughters can be purchased in the Bluebird Market in Sun Peaks or on Amazon.ca.
Unique textile art workshop coming to Village EMILY PERRINS HOW MIGHT YOU FEEL ABOUT SHREDDING AN ARTWORK YOU WERE ON THE CUSP OF COMPLETING? OR OF TRADING YOUR WORK WITH SOMEONE ELSE, AND SEEING THEM FINISH AND SIGN IT AS THEIR OWN? It seems an unconventional method of art-making, but Canadian textile artist, Shannon Wardroper, uses these and other experimental techniques in her own work and when teaching students her craft. It‘s something locals will get the opportunity to emulate at an art workshop she is hosting in Sun Peaks Nov. 16 to 18. Wardroper is renowned for her collage-like prints on large panels of kimono silk. She creates her art through a series of repeated screen printing, wax dying, weaving and appliqué layering stages. “It is a very involved process,” Wardroper admited. Her resulting designs merge material and motif in a way that is vibrant and rich in meaning. Wardroper’s artistic approach is partly inspired by the years
she spent living and studying abroad in Japan, Thailand and England. “Much of (my) work is really a travelogue of much of my time spent in different countries,” she said. Certainly, after observing performance artists and rituals like tea ceremony in Japan, Wardroper found her art practice evolved to a form of “performative inquiry,” that is, “ways of learning that use unusual methods in the study of arts.” In regards to her preferred specialty in textiles, she mused: “There’s not too much difference between dye on silk, and oil and canvas, aesthetically.” Yet, the lengthy and physical processes of working with different fabrics and other materials, building and deconstructing layers, and using less conventional artistic techniques, facilitates a different art-making experience for textile artists. As one example, Wardroper explained: “It’s immersive and incredibly sensual, as you can imagine, being surrounded by all this silk
ARTIST, SHANNON WARDROPER, IN HER FORMER HOME-BASED TEXTILE GALLERY ON SALT SPRING ISLAND. Photo Supplied
and colour. You enter that lovely gap, that sensual gap, when everything else falls away.” Now focused on teaching, Wardroper encourages her students to “mine their experiences for something that is meaningful to them, in terms of their image making,” but to also “experiment and play a bit” with their art, as she does. Her goal is to challenge traditional Western methods of art-making and to inspire
a more experimental and collaborative approach in her students. “The cutting up (of the art) is kind of terrifying for people but it’s a good emotional exercise too, I think,” Wardroper smiled. “It can be quite thrilling to see the results. People are usually very surprised and delighted with what they depart with. You sorta gotta suspend your disbelief and see what comes of it.
“It is very rewarding to see what students do. It’s inspiring,” she said. Participants in Wardroper’s three-day workshop, held at the Burfield Lodge, will learn and practise the artistic techniques she uses to create their own print collage on silk. To register, and for more information, contact the artist at shannon@wardroper.org.
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WHISTLER PONDERS HOW E-BIKES SHOULD BE ALLOWED ON ITS TRAILS WHISTLER, B.C. – E-bikes have been selling hand over fist. A 2017 industry report found that the e-bikes had doubled in growth from 2016 to 2017. “This quick rise has taken North America by surprise,” pointed out Whistler’s Pique. “And policymakers are trying to catch up with a technology with little to no hard scientific (information) to go on.” The article about Whistler’s sometimes passionate debate focused on pedal-assist e-bikes, where riders have to pedal to engage the motor. They have become the most common e-bikes on mountain trails. By one definition, they can attain a maximum speed of 32 kilometers per hour (20 mph) and a maximum power of 500 watts. But do those pedal-assistedbikes belong on mountain trails? It’s a gray area, said Daniel Scott,
lead author of a new policy for the Whistler municipality. “They’re the new kid at the playground, and we need to figure out how they’re going to play nice with everyone else.” In the French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes, e-bikes have been integrated. Having observed that integration, Cathy Jewett advocated for e-bikes. “We need to find a compromise and make it work for everybody,” said Jewett, a member of the Whistler council. Environmental impacts and safety of e-bikes have been debated. “The concern is that the e-bikes can go twice the distance and place more wear and tear on trails,” said Craig McKenzie, who represents the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association. “People can cover more ground in the same length of time, and that creates maintenance issues. The bikes are heavier so the trails have to be built to a higher standard to absorb the momentum, especially the down trails. This means increased costs.” That doesn’t mean that
McKenzie thinks this is an obstacle. Whistler, he said, should seize the opportunity for e-bikes, as in many places they have been banned for mountain trails. There’s also the issue of safety. Whistler’s trail system was built with the assumption that if you had the skill to get up the trail, you had the skill to make it back down, even if it’s a doubleblack-diamond downhill run. Getting up the trail with an e-bike could be easier. The take-home message? “The technology will only advance, so we need to adopt the best approach that’s flexible as things evolve,” said Scott.
A VERY HOT, DRY YEAR BUT STILL ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE SNOW ASPEN, Colo. – Rains forecasts may change outlooks, but for now it’s been hot and dry in the Colorado Rockies for about as long as anybody can remember. Last winter was droughty and summer was worse, hot and dry. In Aspen, restrictions were imposed in August on outdoor watering. Still, city water officials
say there will be enough water to make snow. “There are a lot of reasons why snowmaking is a water use that can be done even during this dry period,” Margaret Medellin, the city’s portfolio utilities manager, told the Aspen Daily News. Snowmaking happens mostly during November and December, when there’s minimal outdoor watering and relatively few visitors. Outdoor uses consume as much as 86 per cent of the city’s water during summer months. Snowmaking, if done during a more narrow window, consumes about 8 per cent annually. Medellin said she believed that snowmaking can be coordinated to avoid dipping below minimum streamflows designated for maintaining health of local creeks.
SOME IN WHITEFISH REJECT THIS NEW CODE OF THE WEST WHITEFISH, Mont. – The ski town of Whitefish does not want to extend a welcoming hand to those attending a conference in mid-October. The New Code of the West conference has invited Ammon Bundy to speak. The name Bundy in the West has become synonymous with those who think the federal government should have no role in public lands, that the
lands should be in private hands. Clive Bundy, Ammon’s father, refused to pay the Bureau of Land Management for grazing his cattle on public lands in Nevada. He argued that the federal government had no right to own vast acres of lands. His bill for grazing rights ran to more than $1 million. In 2016, his son Ammon and a second son, along with other armed protestors, seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The Whitefish Pilot reported pushback from some local residents, including state legislator Bob Brown. “By inviting Ammon Bundy, organizers and participants of this event are attempting to normalize the seizure of public lands and to legitimize threats against federal and local law enforcement,” he said. Another speaking out against the event was Richard Hildner, a member of the city council. “Two years ago, a group of neo-Nazis and white supremacists wanted to hold a rally in Whitefish, and the people of Whitefish stood together against that divisiveness,” he said. “The New Code of the West event brings with it a similar divisiveness that we rejected two years ago, and we reject now.”
SUN PEAKS MOUNTAIN RESORT MUNICIPALITY
NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality that an election by voting is necessary to elect THREE Councillors and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
COUNCILLOR – THREE (3) to be elected
VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS
Surname
Usual Names
Residential Address
COLEMAN GRENIER O’TOOLE POPIG POZZA MITCHELL
Katheryn Mike Rob Ines Mario Bruce
Sun Peaks, BC Tobiano, BC Sun Peaks, BC Sun Peaks, BC Sun Peaks, BC Kamloops, BC
GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality on: Saturday, October 20, 2018 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the Sun Peaks Family Practice located at 3115 Creekside Way, Sun Peaks, BC
ADVANCE VOTING will be available to qualified electors as follows: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:00 am to 8:00 pm 106 - 3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC
ELECTOR REGISTRATION The registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day • Canadian citizen • resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration • resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law. Resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. Non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.
MAIL BALLOT VOTING REGISTRATION The registration of all electors for this election will take place at the time of voting. You will be required to make a declaration that you meet the following requirements: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality on general voting day and at the times of all advance voting opportunities.
REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Before 4 pm on October 18, 2018 you must submit the following information to the Municipal office by mail (106-3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC V0E 5N0), fax (250-578-2023) or email (admin@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca): (1) Full name, (2) Residential address, (3) Address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors), (4) Method of delivery of your mail ballot package: • pick up at Municipal office, OR • regular letter mail through Canada Post to residential address, OR • regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address that you provide when requesting the ballot package, and To be counted, your mail ballot must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Nicky Braithwaite Chief Election Officer
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A CAREER AS A TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL HAS PROVIDED BRUCE MITCHELL WITH IMPORTANT SKILLS HE CAN USE AS A COUNCILLOR, HE SAID. Having been around Sun Peaks since 1975, Mitchell has a deep connection to the community and has been a resident for seven years. “I’ve made lifelong friends, when I’m up here I really feel like I’m in my home environment.” Mitchell said he has important skills for running
meetings and how to generate and operate within policies. It also helped him hone his public speaking, leadership and teaching ability. He has served on many boards and committees throughout his career. He’s served on strata councils in Sun Rivers and at Sun Peaks and has taken a leadership role in the Nordic Club. He is a past president of ArtZone Sun Peaks and a member of the group that created the official Sun Peaks community plan. “I would like to use these
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This fall she will run for municipal council, the first time she has stepped foot into the political world. “My whole life has been
serving the public,” she said. She’s been a member of a volunteer fire department, and worked in various resorts for retail and food and beverage. She said working at Expo 86 opened her eyes to what is out there. Coleman explained her experience in stratas taught her to see how small details apply in a broader way. “I have the drive and ambition to get into that and learn it and working with a small group of people for a vision.”
a big step toward accessing more funding and ensuring development is sustainable. “I think it was a necessary step, we certainly have more resources to access for funding for major infrastructure which has major costs.” Pozza said during the current economic upturn it’s important utilities, especially water, can keep up. He added the cost of solutions to this issue will likely need to be borne by the people who are using the service at the higher than expected rates.
Another focus of Pozza’s is the health centre. He’d like to see it become self sustaining rather than being supported by the health association or taxpayer dollars. “The fire department has also done extremely well, as well,” he added. “Our fire department has a reputation of being an extremely good fire department with lots of training.” Also important to Pozza is snow removal, traffic and speed issues, and making a year round road to the east. “I’m a community member
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE KATHERYN COLEMAN’S FRIENDLY FACE FROM BLUEBIRD MARKET OR ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE FACTORY, GREETING PEOPLE AND CHATTING WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR LIVES.
KATHERYN COLEMAN WITH HUSBAND SCOTT,CHILDREN SHAY AND SPENCE AND DOGS KOOPER AND KAI. Photo Supplied
MARIO POZZA HAS BEEN A COUNCILLOR IN SUN PEAKS SINCE THE MUNICIPALITY’S INCEPTION IN 2010 AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1996. He began volunteering with the fire department in 1997, becoming the deputy chief, and spent four years with the improvement district before becoming involved with Tourism Sun Peaks. He said sewer and water issues are key as the community moves forward. The municipal utility takeover this year was
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skills to help my community,” he said. “I think that my council experience would be most helpful.” There are a number of things Mitchell said are important for Sun Peaks as it grows. The first piece for him is continuing to build the capacity for hosting large events, including cross country biking and skiing trails. Mitchell also sees improving the health centre and school as keys. The school and education society, he said, should provide attractive and unique learning
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BRUCE MITCHELL experiences for all students. He would like to focus on sustainability and following the official community plan, neighbourhood zoning and by-laws. Also of importance to Mitchell is working with First Nations groups and the Sun Peaks Housing Authority. “We need to ensure that Sun Peaks is truly where we all belong.”
That vision for Sun Peaks, she said, is similar to now but expanded. “Becoming more four seasons and hosting conventions can put us on the world stage,” she said. “Also as a homeowner I’m very aware that expansion like that costs money.” Other big issues for Coleman are housing for staff and residents, expanding and supporting the school and health centre and having a police presence in Sun Peaks. She said if elected she would
BRUCE MITCHELL WITH WIFE INGRID. Photo Supplied
dig into the issues and educate herself. She would also like to see more community involvement and input on council decisions. “I’m like a broad strokes person. Coming in with promises is very easy but action is where it’s at...I have a very good work ethic and I’m not afraid of learning new things or learning new perspectives and I’m prepared to have mine changed. I’m very open.”
MARIO POZZA who lives here full time...I think I help represent people who want to be here as part of the community. I want development but we have to have the community to support that development, it’s a balance...There needs to be respect for people who live within the community.” MARIO POZZA WILL RUN FOR REELECTION THIS FALL. Photo SPIN
INES POPIG AND HER HUSBAND PETR MOVED TO THE MOUNTAINS 20 YEARS AGO, LOOKING TO RETIRE TO A SMALL RESORT COMMUNITY. DESPITE LITTLE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT PLANNED INVESTMENT. “Sun Peaks offers the opportunity for an active lifestyle in a natural setting right at your doorstep. The plans that were in place in 1996, the natural setting and the potential lifestyle attracted us to Sun Peaks.” Popig has been involved in
Sun Peaks’ local government in some form since 1999 and said she chose to seek council reelection as she would like to see the village evolve. “We are now at the cusp of some significant expansion that will benefit our residents, visitors and business owners.” Over her eight years as a councillor said she has applied her financial background to help with efficiency and has been proud to always review budgets carefully and support infrastructure without burdening the taxpayer. She also has important skills
MIKE GRENIER A SUN PEAKS HOMEOWNER FOR 16 YEARS AND ACTIVE PERSON IN BUSINESS AND PROVINCIAL POLITICS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MIKE GRENIER IS READY TO STEP INTO LOCAL POLITICS.
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“I have a background in real estate development,” he explained. “I think there are many exciting developments at Sun Peaks. I think with my background in real estate development a few people thought I’d be a good addition for council so I decided to run.”
from spending 11 years as a trustee in the Sun Peaks Improvement District (prior to the development of the municipality) and participating in the community’s incorporation. “The most recent assumption of water and sewer responsibility has required the municipality to take on debt, but at a lower cost to our owners than had it remained with SPR.” Moving forward she said she believes the community needs to focus on younger residents to help them find well paying jobs and affordable accomodation.
When developing Tobiano resort near Kamloops Grenier established the fire department, municipal grade water and sewer utilities, wastewater facilities and fibre optic network. Grenier has also served on the TNRD Film Commission, helped found the Kamloops Golf Marketing Association and worked on the Kamloops Air Services Committee. Grenier said he sees great value in increasing access to the area by air. He was also a co-chair of the Friends of the Secwepmec Cultural and Education
INES POPIG “All of our residents and owners need community space and indoor recreational opportunities. Our children need a permanent school.” In the future Popig said she would like to see Sun Peaks remain small and friendly but become self sustaining. “We must grow beyond total dependence on tourism by expanding into tournaments, conferences and festivals.”
Society, an experience he said would help when developing relationships with local First Nations groups. Grenier is aware of other issues faced by the community. He said poorly run short-term rental units should continue to be addressed “constructively and meaningfully” as they can become nuisances to residents. He pointed to the Sun Peaks Centre as a great addition to the community and said long term it will be important to focus on land use, parking, staff accommodation and taxation.
INES AND PETR AFTER COMPLETING A HIKE TOGETHER. Photo supplied
He also wants to ensure residents or property owners can see the value for their dollar. Knowing legalized cannabis will be a relevant topic, Grenier attended a class at Kwantlen Polytechnic University this year on financing a cannabis enterprise in Canada. Overall Grenier said he would like to ensure a balance between supporting businesses and residents. “The thing that’s really important is we have a support for business and mixed use resort environment.”
ROB O’TOOLE ROB O’TOOLE IS READY TO GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. WHILE THE SUN PEAKS RESIDENT ALREADY HAS EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEERING AND HOLDING POSITIONS ON VARIOUS BOARDS HE WILL RUN FOR SUN PEAKS COUNCIL THIS FALL. O’Toole lives in Sun Peaks with his wife Tania and two children. He moved to Sun Peaks for the first time 1997, helping to open Bottom’s Bar & Grill and manage Masa’s
Bar + Grill. He previously lived in Rayleigh where he volunteered for the parent advisory committee and Rayleigh Water Works. Since moving to Sun Peaks, O’Toole has been involved with the elementary school, helped the Sotheby’s Art Auction and served on the board of the Sun Peaks Education Society. He said running for council is a next step to be more community minded and to give back more.
“I have a business background, my whole life I’ve been managing other people’s money and that’s essentially what you’re doing on council. I’m fiscally conservative but have a young family and value education at a high level.” If elected, he would look forward to being a voice for young families and those trying to make a life in Sun Peaks and focus on the housing authority. In the future O’Toole said he
would love to see a permanent school on the mountain, have some sort of library or community space, a recreation park space aside from the soccer field and an inclusive community. Increasing the art scene in the community is also important to the father of two. He said he saw the impact art has first hand when he lived in Tofino.
ROB O’TOOLE WITH HIS CHILDREN, LIAM AND DARVY, AND WIFE TANIA. Photo Supplied.
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COMMUNITY COLUMNIST VIEWS MEL ROTHENBURGER TNRD REPORT director.mrothenburger@tnrd.ca Mel Rothenburger is the TNRD Director for Electoral Area P, including Whitecroft and Heffley Creek. He was the mayor of Kamloops from 1999-2005 and a former newspaper editor.
THERE’S A LOT OF HANDWRINGING GOING ON OVER THE CIVIC ELECTION. MEDIA PUNDITS, AND SOME CANDIDATES, ARE AFRAID NOBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION, THAT THERE WILL BE A LOUSY TURNOUT. There are several reasons for these worries. One is that the campaign period has been cut to 29 days compared to 47 the last time we went to the polls. Another is that candidates aren’t allowed to spend as much money on their campaigns as they used to be. Yet another is that civic elections overlap with the provincewide referendum on proportional representation. Besides that, a lot of mayors
either aren’t running again or have been acclaimed to office without a contest. Thirtyfive B.C. mayors, including Mayor Al Raine, have been acclaimed because nobody chose to run against them. That’s 22 per cent of all the mayors in B.C. Two other mayors within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District have been elected by acclamation — incumbent Robin Smith in Lytton and Jan Polderman, a current councillor, in Lytton. Polderman will succeed Jessoa Lightfoot, who decided not to run for another term. Directors in two of the 10 TNRD electoral areas have been elected by acclamation as well. I’m one of them (Area P); the other is Herb Graham of Electoral Area N (Nicola Valley South). I see a contradiction in the fact that so many incumbent mayors are retiring yet so many other mayors have been elected by acclamation.
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Why Stress? Part 2 RON BETTS RESIDENT SKI WRITER ron@sunpeaksnews.com
A native of Cape Breton Island, Ron Betts has called Sun Peaks his home mountain since 2008. Ron splits his winter between guiding heliskiers in the central Monashees and working with the Sun Peaks Ski School, he is a frequent contributor to Ski Canada Magazine.
IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS SERIES WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON THE BODY, WAYS TRAUMA CAN AFFECT THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND SOME OF THE WAYS THAT STRESS OR TRAUMA CAN MANIFEST IN INDIVIDUALS OVER TIME. IN THIS SECOND INSTALLMENT WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT SOME WAYS TO RECOGNIZE IMBALANCE AND SOME MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT CAN HELP MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BALANCED NERVOUS SYSTEM. A well-regulated nervous system is capable of experiencing some stress; it’s a part of our everyday lives and can have a positive effect on performance, concentration, social interactions and many
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other things. Problems can arise when that balance gets lost and our nervous system goes into a state of either hyper-arousal or hypo-arousal. When we’re in balance we can think logically and clearly, we feel grounded and poised, we can communicate clearly and make eye contact. Some people describe a feeling of being “in the body.” We’re aware of things like our breathing and have an internal awareness of both our mind and body. Sometimes events happen that knock that balance off; in the animal kingdom it might be a sudden movement, or noise, or sight of a predator. Things out of the norm can trigger the fight or flight response. When the threat has passed, most animals will come back to a state of relaxation. In humans, the nervous system can experience similar fluctuations. The things that trigger this change might not be huge life or death events. It might be something that we’re scarcely aware of, a historical trigger from our past or a
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Fears about low civic election turnout may be unfounded History shows that incumbent mayors are very difficult to defeat. It’s usually incumbents who are elected by acclamation. When there’s no incumbent running, and there’s a race between newcomers, the interest and the turnout goes up. So you’d think that with fewer incumbents running, there would be fewer acclamations. This brings us back to the question: is there simply a lack of interest in this election? There are reasons to think that’s not the case, and that we shouldn’t assume the turnout will hit a record low as some predict. For one thing, the shorter campaign period is a good thing, not a bad thing. The old six-and-a- half week campaigns — longer than
provincial elections — were tough for civic candidates to sustain. I have to think voters suffered from election fatigue in these marathons as much as the candidates did. While new rules on spending limits certainly present a challenge, they also make it easier for new candidates to get involved without worrying about being up against the wallet brigade of better-known names. As for the referendum on electoral-system change, a positive view would be that it will help raise awareness about B.C. elections in general, civic as well as provincial. And then there’s the incumbents-and-retirees thing. I like to think that being elected by acclamation means voters have decided you’re doing a good enough job to keep you. That’s my story and
I’m sticking to it. Seriously, though, I don’t think it means there’s a lack of interest in civic politics, whether it be municipal or regional. There is no lack of issues, and residents make their concerns known each and every day. And there are still elections in which to participate. Six candidates for Sun Peaks council, two for Area 4 in School District 73, and 18 in eight TNRD electoral areas. That’s a pretty good roster. In 2014, the overall turnout in the rural areas for the TNRD was 25 per cent. In Area P, it was 32 per cent. Though similar to other places, neither of those is anything to brag about, and it would be nice to see those numbers go up. We can help make sure they do by getting out to vote on Oct. 20.
chronic trigger that causes us to react. If our body can’t get back to that place where we feel regulated, the problem can compound and begin to cause issues. Think of your nervous system like a record with a scratch. We sometimes get stuck and can’t get the record to play normally. So, what can we do to find that well-regulated place? Partly, it can be having awareness of when things are out of balance. A hyperaroused nervous system can manifest many ways. We can experience feeling anxious, tense, restless or you might have feelings of anger or defensiveness. Another way to maintain balance is to avoid triggers. Then there are some physical things we can do to help the system reset. I’ll use an example that hopefully many readers can relate to. Let’s say you’re skiing along on a flat-light day and you have one of those crashes that leaves you in a heap, gear strewn all over the hill. Maybe you jump up, dust yourself off and away you go. Now imagine a few days later the light is similar, or you’re on the same run you had the crash and you start having some feeling of unease. Maybe it manifests when you’re skiing in a crowd, or at a certain
speed. That might be a sign that your nervous system isn’t regulating properly. Now let’s go back to the original crash. When it happened let’s say that instead of quickly getting up, you instead took a moment to notice your breathing, or slowly become aware of your body. Not only is this a way to check for injury, it’s also a great way to get your limbic system and neocortex communicating. That’s just a fancy way of explaining the body’s way of letting itself know that things are okay, in the wild it would be the equivalent of the gazelle who just escaped a predator telling itself it’s now safe. Another way to help yourself in a situation of stress is to be aware of your surroundings and pick three things in your vicinity to notice: what colour is the sky, how much snow is in the tree branches, is it windy or not? By bringing yourself to the present, you can help your brain’s ability to self-regulate. Some experts use the five senses, five things exercise. Try to be aware of as many things as you can for each sense. It’s important to realize that the fluctuations some people experience in their nervous system can be triggered by many things, big or small, things in your present or events that happened in the past; triggers can be physical
events or psychological ones. It’s also important to be aware of when regulation exercises aren’t working, or when you aren’t able to regain that feeling of balance. If that’s the case, it might be time to seek help. There are many trained professionals who can identify and help deal with the effects of stress or trauma. There are also different options and modalities that can help. Science has come a long way in helping us understand brain function and ways to regulate the nervous system. EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is proving effective in dealing with trauma. Also, Somatic Experiencing is recognized as a way of helping individuals regain regulation. There are a couple of great books for those who want to learn more. Try, The Pocket Guide to Polyvagal Theory by Stephen W. Porges, or Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine. We sometimes spend so much time on our physical wellbeing by eating well, exercising, and getting plenty of rest that it’s easy to overlook our emotional wellbeing. Remember that life is like walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls; it just takes balance.
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AROUND 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED A CANDIDATES FORUM IN LATE SEPTEMBER HOSTED BY SPIN TO ALLOW VOTERS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SIX PEOPLE RUNNING FOR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL SEATS IN THIS YEAR’S ELECTION. During the planning process we were unsure how many would attend but were excited to the see the seats fill and see others tune into our Facebook Live broadcast, or view the video after the event. It was great to see the
public interested in hearing what the candidates had to say on local issues, but even better in my opinion, was that we had more candidates to listen to. All councillors were acclaimed in 2014, which generally means people were happy with their representation and felt secure under their leadership for another four years, but it made for a boring election period in Sun Peaks. I don’t feel that anything drastic has necessarily changed in that regard, but having new people step forward and potentially gain a seat means greater diversity of opinion and a wider breadth of experience, which are always good
Supporting local politics things when seeking solutions to problems. As I mentioned at the forum, I believe the number of people running speaks to the growth and development of our community as a whole. As we take stock and think about the direction we want to go, it’s an important point to reflect on. All candidates deserve congratulations for entering the race; there are definitely impediments to serving on municipal council and not many incentives so I applaud everyone who sought a seat. In addition to opening themselves up to a level of public scrutiny most of us will never encounter, working in local politics involves long hours, much
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flexibility, and high levels of responsibility and accountability that are challenging to balance with other commitments, such as full time jobs, growing families and volunteering. In general there is also little financial compensation involved. In fact, traditionally Sun Peaks’ council has donated their stipends back to the community to the school or health association. While this isn’t a rule, it will be interesting to see what happens in the future. These roadblocks generally mean those who can serve in municipal politics are older and more secure in their careers or retired. If we want to hear more younger people’s, women’s, and
minorities’ voices in local politics we have to think about the system as whole in the future. Even if you don’t agree with all their decisions, it’s important to appreciate and thank the current mayor and council for the many hours they have put in over the last eight years, especially outgoing councillor Mike Forester who made the difficult decision to step back this year. I’d also like the thank Sun Peaks’ municipal staff who do so much behind the scenes, including helping to facilitate this election process. Good luck to all the candidates and thank you for stepping up for the good of the community.
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Chasing northern loam: two wheeled trip to the Yukon SAM LOXTON SOME PEOPLE IN SUN PEAKS MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT THERE’S A THREAD CONNECTING THE YUKON CAPITAL OF WHITEHORSE DIRECTLY TO THE ROWDY TRAILS OF OUR BELOVED BIKE PARK. That thread is local sponsored rider Dylan Sherrard, who grew up in the Yukon before chasing his bike dreams south to Kamloops. Anyone who’s met Dylan knows he’s a passionate individual, but there’s a distinct glow of fondness that creeps into his voice whenever he reminisces about the laidback lifestyle and endless trails of his hometown. Inspired by Dylan’s stories, my fiancée Leigh and I decided to head north this summer for a taste of Yukon singletrack. The distance is daunting on a map, but Whitehorse is just a two hour flight from Vancouver or Kelowna with Air North, the Yukon’s signature airline. The service, fares, and even the food (we scored free cheesecake on our flights!) on Air North were all great and, most importantly, our bikes arrived with
us undamaged. Everyone we talked to about riding in the province gave us the same recommendation: stay with Boréale Explorers. As soon as we got there we saw why. The crew at Boréale live and breathe mountain biking, as evidenced by the multiple shuttle vehicles parked next to their lodge and the yurt-turnedbike shop used to store your rig. Add in stunning backyard vistas, an outdoor hot tub, plenty of lawn games for post ride shenanigans, and a fridge well stocked with local brews and you’ve got the ingredients of an epic base camp for two wheeled exploring. The fact we were treated to a spectacular show of northern lights over the lodge late one night was just the icing on the cake. Luxurious digs aside, it’s the trails that make or break any bike trip and it’s here that the Yukon really shines. With over 700 km of bike trails in the Whitehorse area alone there’s no shortage of riding options and Boréale hooked us up with local guide Finn to take us straight to the best bits. Along with seriously shredding on a bike, Finn is the
only person I’ve ever met who might be even more stoked on bicycles than Dylan. It must be the way they raise them up north. Our first stop was Grey Mountain. The ride started right in the heart of Whitehorse, our first few pedal strokes carrying us past the SS Klondike, a preserved paddle steamer, and over the Yukon River. Grey Mountain is crisscrossed with cruisy cross country style trails that serve up sweeping views. The trails El Camino and Southpaw were standouts, offering up flowy descents through the tight trees of the boreal forest. The rest of our riding was done in the small community of Carcross, a short drive south of Whitehorse. The terrain on Montana Mountain is the stuff mountain biking dreams are made of: soft turns cut into deep loam, with rock slabs as grippy as sandpaper dispersed throughout. The story behind the trails is amazing too, as most of them were built by the local Carcross/Tagish First Nations youth as part of the Singletrack to Success program. Many of
LEIGH RIDING WOLVERINE TRAIL IN CARCROSS. Photo Supplied
the trails are named for wildlife in the area and have a unique grading system built into the name: the harder the trail, the scarier its namesake animal is. Wolverine is the must ride trail in Carcross; mazes of wooden skinnies, bridges, and slabs weave through rock gardens at the top before giving way to fast, flowy berms set amongst an epic backdrop. Nares View was another personal favourite. With several solid days of riding under our belts we still
hadn’t even come close to exploring all the trail options on offer, so it was a bittersweet feeling to pull into our new favourite northern watering hole, Winterlong Brewing Co., for a final post-ride pint before the flight home. As we flew south over the Coastal Mountains we were already dreaming of all the unridden trail we left behind and it won’t be long until the call of the northern loam draws us back to the Yukon again.
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Ines Popig Sun Peaks has been my home for 20 years and during this time our village has grown into a vibrant year round community. We now have a school, medical clinic, an NHL sized ice rink, and are currently experiencing significant construction of new residences. But our work is far from done. The water and sewer systems need expansion, development of affordable employee housing is in the works, our school needs to be located in a permanent building and the design of the Sun Peaks Centre has started.
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Our mission is to plan, design, and build a world class skate park for the Sun Peaks community. We are a group of community leaders, business owners, skateboarders, residents, and volunteers who are dedicated to creating a new public use multi-season recreational entity in our community. The skate park is fully supported by the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality mayor and council who have set aside $50,000 in matching funds in addition to allocating land to the project.
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Tranquille Tunnel Theatre and Chimera Theatre are bringing a brand new escape room experience to the abandoned tunnels of Tranquille this fall with Escape From Padova, Canada’s only tunnel escape rooms with actors! Tranquille Tunnel Theatre is back for another season of underground adventures . It will take you back to Padova City in the 1990’s! info@tranquillefarmfresh.ca
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Like father like son Jeremy and Tavin Krutop win motocross final NIKKI FREDRIKSON
10-YEAR-OLD MOTOCROSS RACER TAVIN KRUTOP ENTERED THE FUTURE WEST MOTO 2018 FALL SERIES FINAL IN PRINCETON, B.C. WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND, TO TAKE THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. After a successful weekend Sep. 22 to 23 on top of a strong season Tavin earned the overall champion title for the series in both the 65cc open and 65cc 7/9 category. “Somebody told us a long time ago don’t focus on results just do your best, whatever happens, happens. That’s what I think he focuses on. He’s really determined. He knows he’s doing his best. In the end, you can only do so much and it was enough,” said Tavin’s dad Jeremy Krutop. Having placed first in the series opener on Sept. 8 to 9 in Mission, B.C. then second Sept. 15 to 16 at Whispering Pines in Kamloops, Tavin and his dad Jeremy Krutop were confident going into the final races Sept. 22 and 23 that Tavin would be able to take the series championshipthey hadn’t anticipated that Jeremy would also come home with a championship title. “Woke up that Saturday morning and as soon as Tavin woke up he’s like, ‘Dad you gotta race today’ so I said ‘Okay I guess.’ I hadn’t raced for a couple years. It was fun though, it was wicked,” said Jeremy. Racing both days Jeremy finished third and second
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in Saturday’s race and took first place on Sunday earning himself the first place overall for the Jr. Vet category. “I won in the second moto and then I figured I could get back at it. Then today I felt confident that I could win. I had a really bad start and had to work my way through the pack… (but) I knew I could win by the last lap,” said Jeremy. For Tavin the final track challenged him with a large double jump section standing
between him and the first place finish. A pep talk from the Friday night clinic instructor was all it took for him to hit the jump during his race. “(The track) was really different it was a lot smaller. There was one big double I didn’t want to hit the double in practice but I ended up hitting it,” said Tavin. Recalling what it was like going over the jumps for the first time, Tavin said he opened up his machine in fourth gear and went for it.
“It gets to a certain point where one kid does it then they pretty much all have to do it or you’re lap times drop significantly, you’ll lose seconds each time you don’t do it,” explained Jeremy. Unlike his dad’s race, Tavin had a strong start in each race leading the pack throughout the nine laps. He finished first in both of his age class races Saturday and second on Sunday. He then finished second in all three of his open class races to
take the title. “Super proud of him, he raced really hard,” said Jeremy. The father-son duo has a few races they’re hoping to make it to in October before focusing on Tavin’s upcoming Arenacross series starting in late November. Tavin is thankful for his sponsors RTR Performance, Powder Ventures Excavating and Fox Racing for their continued support this fall season.
SPAC preseason training underway NIKKI FREDRIKSON
“IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW COMPETITIVE YOU ARE IF YOU’RE NOT HAVING FUN YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN,” SAID WADE RETTIE, SUN PEAKS ALPINE CLUB (SPAC) PROGRAM DIRECTOR. In the midst of preseason training the SPAC Racers are focusing on basic movements to prepare for another competitive season while incorporating some fun
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activities to strengthen the team’s dynamic. “We’re trying to create a group activity, create that good kind of team feel and bonding because there are kids that have moved from one age group up to the next. (We’re) trying to help them interact with their new, old familiar teammates,” explained Rettie. For some athletes that team dynamic was strengthened over the summer by attending a summer training camp at Mt. Hood, Ore., where the U14 and U16 athletes were able to get 14 training runs in a day.
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“The key for me with summer camps is it’s the time to go and work on your drills. I find that if you’re trying to teach new skills and drills in our winter we’re already a little bit behind just because we want to get on snow and we want to start working on things specific to the sport,” he explained. This winter the club will welcome two new head coaches for the U10 and U12 accelerated programs and a few new assistants. Jeff Robinson and Cam Watson will bring a wealth of knowledge and years of
experience to the program. “What I’m trying to do is do a bit of hiring locally and then also trying to ensure that we’ve got our next wave of coaches coming up as well.” “I think assistants have the ability to learn and flourish within the club and the hope and thought is we can have a strong program for years to come,” said Rettie. As the newly appointed program director (named to the position in July 2018), Rettie said he and the club were set up for success this season by former director
Montana Molyneux. “I think the strength as a club as a whole is the community of the club, the support that the athletes have from the parents, coaching staff and the community of Kamloops and community of Sun Peaks.” Before setting their sights of the start of a new season the club is looking for support from the community and will host their 20th Annual Oktoberfest at the TRU Grand Hall in Kamloops. Tickets are available at sunpeaksracers.com.
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Future of Velocity Challenge uncertain NIKKI FREDRIKSON
THIS WINTER THE VELOCITY CHALLENGE & FIS SPEED SKIING WORLD CUP WILL TAKE A HIATUS ONCE AGAIN AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESTRUCTURES THE EVENT. GENERALLY HELD IN MARCH, IT STARTED IN 1988 AS A LOCAL EVENT AND GREW OVER 30 YEARS TO BECOME THE ONLY FIS SPEED SKIING EVENT IN NORTH AMERICA. THE EVENT WAS ALSO PAUSED FOR ONE YEAR IN 2012.
A ski resort in Switzerland will take Sun Peaks’ usual spot in the circuit. “We’re re-evaluating our core group of volunteers and sponsorship models to help carry on the event and keep it at the resort as an international sanctioned World Cup,” said Scott Coleman, event organizer. “We decided to take a year off to do that and that we have not made a final decision to stop hosting them, but we need to figure that part out and see if it has the legs to stay here.” The annual competition takes roughly nine months of
planning and fundraising to organize. Coleman relies heavily on a key group of volunteers from the community and on Sun Peaks Resort LLP to ensure the event’s success. “A lot of our existing volunteers that have been key to organizing this event and running it for the last 30 years. We’re getting older so we’d like to see some of the younger folks carry on the tradition here at the mountain,” explained Coleman. Last year’s event was extremely successful. A new course record of 179.55 kilometres per hour was set by Italy’s Simone
Origone and they hosted three back-to-back World Cup events. “Resorts contend for World Cup events. It’s a prestigious event to host, it takes a number of years to get a homologated course. You have to host races before they’re going to sanction you for a World Cup event. It’s something we don’t want to see go away because it would be hard to get back,” he said. Coleman is planning to hold a meeting to stir up more interest in the sport from the younger generation of skiers at Sun Peaks. “We feel there’s a great
opportunity for skiers that are at that 16 to 18 year range. They could compete on the World Cup circuit and do very well and actually place internationally,” he said. Thankful for the community’s support, Coleman said he is hopeful the event will return with a shaper focus on World Cup speed skiing and larger corporate sponsors to keep the event on the mountain for years to come.
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Outgrowing Sun Peaks’ freestyle programs NIKKI FREDRIKSON
“ALL ATHLETES EVENTUALLY OUTGROW THEIR SMALL TOWN AND MOVE ON,” SAID BARRY ROKOSH, FATHER OF LOCAL ATHLETES MAX AND JUSTIN ROKOSH. This winter season the twins will go from being two of Sun Peaks’ top competitors to transitioning to full time training with snowboard and ski programs in neighbouring regions. Both said the decision to pursue training, at SilverStar Mountain Resort and Whistler Blackcomb respectively, came down to coaching and where they’d be able to fully develop their skills. “It was a bit of a tough decision because I love Sun Peaks and Sun Peaks is an amazing mountain… but it just came down to the coaching that I was able to get a SilverStar. With the coach I’m going to be using at SilverStar he’s an ex-Olympian and then he also coached the 2014 Sochi team, so overall better coaching,” Max said. Both of the boys advanced to national competitions last season but with no certified coach able to travel with Max his family was forced to hire a SilverStar coach to attend. “To go to the top major events you need to have a coach because you’re not allowed to enter them with no coach, that could mean you’re not learning things properly and it’s more dangerous to learn without a coach,” he said. Wanting to compete at the national level again this season, Max made the decision that a change in coaching is what works best for his goals. Barry explained they saw the move coming last year. “We kind of already knew because last year we had to hire Crispin Lipscomb out of Veron a couple of times for events that the snowboard club wasn’t going to like the nationals in Calgary, so we worked with him, we liked him and we knew unless we heard differently there wasn’t going to be a
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change with hiring a higher level coach. Basically, at that time, we decided if Sun Peaks didn’t step up then Max would train out of Vernon this year.” For Justin the decision to switch to Whistler came after being named to the BC High Performance Pipe and Park team. He said it makes sense for him to train there. “Not to shine down on Sun Peaks but they (Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club) just have better training stuff going on over there with coaches…they just have a better coach over there for me,” said Justin. Spending the majority of his summer training with the BC Team in Whistler, Justin has already been putting in the work to make this his breakout year, working to perfect his double corks, rodeos, single corks, and misties. “My goal pretty much is just to try to do the best I can and try and take skiing as far as I can. So I’m taking a year off school after high school so I’m taking this hopefully to be a breakout year and see if I can make something out of it.” Brennan Thompson, president of the Sun Peaks Freestyle Ski Club, said seeing Justin move onto Team BC and switch training locations isn’t a loss but rather a natural progression, adding Justin is at a much higher level than other kids in the program. “It’s great for the club… he’ll still be in Sun Peaks occasionally. He can act as a mentor to some
of the younger kids whether it’s the Ryder’s or the Luc Dallaire’s of the world,” said Thompson. “That gives them something to look up to and say ‘Here’s where I wanna be in five years.’” Justin may have outgrown the club at Sun Peaks but the future is bright for up and coming athletes who will have a level four certified coach this year for the first time in the program’s history. Head coach Graeme Mckay’s training will allow for the club to teach and certify athletes in inversions when in the past they had to participate in training camps with different coaches. “For the younger kids that are coming up competing at a level just below where Justin is now...that’s great for them,” said Thompson. Making the decision to leave their home mountain to pursue a new level of competition and fully commit to their sports was a difficult one for the Rokoshs, but they said they knew it was the right choice for their family. “We collectively talked about it. (We) want the best for the kids and want them to be able to take it to the next level and this was really the only options that we saw,” Barry said. The boys begin training full time in November attending multiple camps, training sessions and competitions each month and will reevaluate following the end of the competitive season in the spring.
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#415 COAST SUNDANCE LODGE | $49,900 Spectacular views of Mount Morrissey from this deluxe 4th floor studio with great sense of space due to extra high ceilings. This property features the warmth of a fireplace, efficiency kitchen with 2 burner cook top, a queen bed and double bed. Complex amenities include an exercise room and outdoor hot tub. Owners personal use up to 180 days per year. Professional management in place by Coast Hotels. Just a short stroll out your front door to skiing, golf, Village shops & restaurants! Offered fully furnished; GST is applicable.
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SOLD #44 CRYSTAL FOREST | $420,000 Immaculate and bright 2 bed, 2 bath townhome in the intimate development of Crystal Forest which has never been rented. Great floor plan with access from your front patio or at the back from the private courtyard. Crawl space with 7’8” clearance in part provides extra storage. Ski-in and enjoy the central location close to all resort amenities. Heated tile floors in entries, kitchen and bathrooms, cozy corner fireplace, spacious sunny patio, two secure parking spaces, all furnishings and accessories. Short term rentals allowed. GST is applicable.
SOLD 2456 FAIRWAYS DRIVE | $849,000 Original custom design! Beautifully crafted two bedroom (potential for 3) home on the 3rd fairway of the Sun Peaks Golf Course. Contemporary open floor plan with 17 foot ceilings offers a gallery, modern prep kitchen with large sink and plenty of cabinet space, plus a second kitchen with dual wall ovens, induction cooktop, wine fridge, bar sink, “live edge” island counter top and induction cook top. Two car garage with a legal self-contained 2 bedroom ‘carriage house’ located above with full kitchen and separate laundry. GST not applicable.
#215 COAST SUNDANCE LODGE | $30,000 This studio suite features an efficiency kitchen, offered fully furnished and sleeps 4 comfortably. Slopeside accommodation makes this a great ski-in, ski-out location in the heart of Sun Peaks Resort! Owner’s personal use is a generous 180 days anytime during the year with rental management agreement in place with Coast Hotels. GST applies.
#10 ALPINE GREENS | $469,000 Bright and spacious condo with 2 beds plus office and den! Sunny Golf Course location is beautiful in both summer and winter, with views of Mt. Morrisey and easy ski-in access via the street. Features heated tile floors in kitchen and baths, cozy wood burning fireplace with beautiful fieldstone & timber mantle, natural wood raised panel cabinetry with walk-in pantry, private sundeck, 2 balconies, extra storage space, Jacuzzi tub and walk-in closet. Largely furnished, 3 parking spaces, quick occupancy avail. GST is not applicable.
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#217 COAST SUNDANCE LODGE | $30,000 This studio suite features an efficiency kitchen, cozy corner fireplace, fully furnished and sleeps 4 comfortably. Slopeside accommodation in the heart of Sun Peaks Resort! Outdoor hot tub, exercise room secure underground parking. Owner’s personal use is 180 days anytime during the year; rental management agreement in place with Coast Hotels. GST applies.
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#214 FIRESIDE LODGE
| $299,900
This spotless one bedroom condo has been renovated and is furnished with new custom bathroom & kitchen cabinetry, quartz countertops and new stainless steel appliances. With prime ski-in, ski-out access and close proximity to restaurants and shopping, this cozy home offers everything you need. This bright condo features an open floor plan with cozy fireplace with the dining and living area opening onto a private covered sundeck overlooking the village. The Fireside Lodge is a popular choice for convenient year round / recreational living plus the zoning allows nightly rentals for revenue opportunities. GST is not applicable.
2581 MOUNTAIN VIEW DRIVE | $262,500 Residential building lot conveniently located at the base of Mt. Morrisey with great ski-in access and stunning mountain views. Quiet cul-de-sac location backing onto forested ski terrain. With no time limit to build out you can relax & take time to plan your perfect mountain getaway. Design guidelines in place and zoning allows for a two bedroom legal revenue suite. Underground services installed to the lot line. GST is not applicable.
2442 FAIRWAYS DRIVE | $819,000 Easy access to this 3 bedroom home with single garage and 2 bedroom suite. The open kitchen and dining area is designed for large groups or casual family gatherings. Main home features open floor plan. The soaring window package provides fantastic views of mountain, golf course and lake from both home and expansive deck, all brightened by the featured tongue & groove pine ceiling. An easy modification converts the suite to a one bedroom and adds family room, bedroom and bathroom to the house. GST not applicable.
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#47 STONE’S THROW | $439,900 Great views from this bright, south facing, 2 bed, 2 bath condo with convenient ski-in, ski-out access. Features an inviting, open living area with an attractive window package providing abundant natural light, cozy gas fireplace and sliding glass door to the private deck and hot tub. Equipped with six appliances, including in suite laundry, heated tile floors and ample storage. The wrap around kitchen boasts abundant cabinet space and an eating bar where family & friends can gather. Heated underground parking, tourist accommodation zoning allows for short term rentals. GST is applicable.
#16 TRAIL’S EDGE | $669,000 Fully finished with hot tub, this 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, ski-in, ski-out townhouse in Trails Edge is the perfect place for family & friends. This mountain townhome features sunny south facing exposure with easy access to the village and all resort amenities. Features quality finishing throughout with inviting open living area, spacious kitchen with new quartz counter tops, heated tile floors, cozy corner fireplace, private patio & large sundeck, 2 car tandem garage & additional storage space. GST is applicable.
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