VIR President Tim
Evans
It was announced at the last Whistler event in 2019 that Canada West would be moving their annual “Escape” event to a new location. Then the pandemic hit and everything was put on hold for 2020. Late in 2020, when it looked like things were getting better, they announced the 2021 event would take place at Sun Peaks, which had hosted Canada West events in the past, but the event moved from there to Whistler some time ago. Normally, these are large events with PCA members coming from all regions in British Columbia, Alberta, and Washington. This time, it was limited to 70 participants from only the three BC regions. It quickly sold out and then we waited to see if it would actually happen. Thankfully, we got the go ahead from our Provincial Health Officer and off we went. Nine cars and 18 members travelled from the Island to Sun Peaks to participate in the multi -region event organized by the Canada West Region from July 9 – 11th. On the Friday, Marilyn and I left on the 9am sailing out of Swartz Bay, along with Rob and Aurelie, and Steve and Heather. Later, we met up with Trevor and Sonia at the Chevron in Chilliwack, where we filled up for the next leg of the journey. We stopped at the Briton Creek rest stop on the Coquihalla for a bite to eat and to stretch our legs, and then again in Kamloops to fill up and have a full tank of gas for the drives on Sunday. The other Island participants had either gone to the mainland the day before or decided to take different routes to get to Sun Peaks. Upon arrival, we checked in at the resort and the event registration desk, where we picked up our name tags and swag bag. Unfortunately, due to water restrictions, we were unable to wash our cars in preparation for Saturday’s concours lite in the village but we did our best with the detail products we brought with us and the Chemical Guys spray-on products and the microtowels we received in the swag bag. That evening was a social, where we got together for a buffet of snacks, drinks, and to meet up with members from our own Club and the other clubs. Saturday brought an early start as we had to line up the cars by 8am so that once the gates were opened, we could start positionVANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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