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hat was a great storm.

Kind of like the good ol’ days where you couldn’t find your car in the morning because it was buried under the snow.

Whistler doesn’t really take snow days off, but if we did, Thursday, Jan. 3 would have been the day.

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Of course, along with the all the rejoicing there were significant problems.

Pemberton residents were cut off due both to the road being too dangerous to drive and a tree that fell and blocked the highway. The busy village also lost power for several hours.

Whistler Blackcomb, while salivating over the snow, didn’t open much terrain due to safety issues—frustrating, yes, but let’s be honest: it’s been a little gnarly up there so it’s important to keep putting safety first.

In some ways, all this snow has taken us a bit by surprise since we had such a slow start. But historically the ski hills’ alpine regions are a good bet for good skiing most years. It’s the village and our “rain events” that put a damper on things, and we know that these experiences are set to be the norm in the decades to come.

With this as our reality, it’s time to

look at how prepared we are for the more violent impacts climate change will bring—storms, wildfire, drought, floods and so on.

Were you ready to stay at home last week if the roads were impassable, the highway closed, the power out? Do you have a free-standing source of heat and enough food and water for everyone (pets, too) in the house? What about

of wire, 390 power poles, 700 cross-arms and 230 transformers that were damaged as a result of the winds on Dec. 20.

Hydro workers were brought in from out of province to help get customers back on the grid, and some still did not have power for 10 days.

The winds came from three different directions and clocked in at over 100 km/h in some places. BC Hydro is still tallying

As the frequency of extreme weather events rises, so too do insurance payouts. They used to average a few hundred million dollars a year but there has been a huge surge and claims now total over $1 billion every year.

sources of light or first-aid equipment?

Have you set up with friends where your kids can go if you are stuck in Whistler, Pemberton or Squamish and can’t get home after work?

Let this last storm cycle act as a bit of a wake-up call on a personal level.

This storm came just a couple of weeks after B.C. experienced a significant windstorm and weather event that cut off power to 750,000 people. Ninehundred BC Hydro field personnel worked to repair more than 1,900 spans

the cost of the storm and recognized publicly that it needs to improve parts of its operation plan as these types of events become more common.

As the frequency of extreme weather events rises, so too do insurance payouts.

They used to average a few hundred million dollars a year, but there has been a huge surge and claims now total more than $1 billion every year. The insurance sector has been calling for stronger climate policies and increased investment in measures to help residents adapt.

And, yes, the NDP government recently released its CleanBC climate action plan— yay—but the small print does little to address the many shortcomings outlined in B.C.’s Auditor General Carol Bellringer’s 2018 report on climate change. This report found: “(T)he B.C. government is not adequately managing the risks posed by climate change. It is very likely that B.C. will not meet its 2020 emissions reduction target of 33% below 2007 levels, and models suggest the province is not on track to meet the 2050 target.”

Indeed the cost of climate change impacts are sitting on the front lines with municipalities in many cases.

Whistler has budgeted $1.46 million for community wildfire protection in its budget, for example. Bellringer’s report reveals that it would cost approximately $9.5 billion to address sea level rise and seismic upgrades to dikes along the Metro Vancouver shoreline and the Fraser River shore, while a major Fraser River flood could cost between $19.3 and $22.9 billion.

In its report Paying the Price: the Economic Impacts of Climate Change for Canada, the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy said the economic impact of climate change on Canada could be $5 billion per year by 2020 and between $21 and $43 billion per year by 2050.

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Letters T O T HE ED I T O R Get real with carbon offsets In your “Opening Remarks” column (Pique, Jan. 3) as ways we can reduce our carbon footprint you suggest, “offset your carbon emissions if you fly?” If we really want to reduce our collective carbon footprint we should offset all our emissions, not just the ones from flying.

Well, actually, we should drive smaller, more fuel-efficient cars, eat less meat, and drastically reduce our energy consumption. But clearly very few people are actually willing to do that.

So we buy carbon offsets. If you go onto PlanetAir’s website you can calculate your emissions from your home’s heating and electric consumption, your car’s use, your flights, your bus rides, and other emitting activities. Then, adding all those items up gives you a partial total of your footprint.

Partial because I still don’t know any way of calculating the emissions from a pair of skis, food we buy, bikes, clothes, etc.

Well, you could read How Bad Are Bananas: The Carbon Footprint of Everything by Mike Berners-Lee and then fine-tune your emissions calculation.

I take the emissions calculation from PlanetAir and go to The Himalayan Stove

Project website (himalayanstoveproject.org) and buy carbon offsets. They are US$20 a ton.

Unless you really want to be able to show people your carbon offset certificate, just contribute multiples of US$20 to purchase stoves. This saves the admin fee of carbon credits and 100 per cent of the money goes to buying stoves.

I prefer the Himalayan Stove project as its stoves instantly change people’s lives and reduce pollution. A real reduction is achieved immediately. This is in contrast to the hocus pocus of buying carbon offsets attributed to not cutting trees down—trees that may never have been cut down anyway.

Buying carbon offsets does help mitigate our footprint. However, it should not be viewed

as a “get-out-of-jail-free card” that allows us to continue our gluttonous lifestyles.

In conclusion, I just have to share the best analogy I have for buying carbon offsets: “It is like beating your dog with a stick covered in a blanket, it doesn’t hurt as much but you still shouldn’t be doing it.”

Bryce Leigh Whistler

2018). Following the backlash from industry, Mayor Jack Crompton made a video response clarifying the letter and its intent.]

I saw the video (by Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton) and it did not impress me as I watched him skirt around the issue.

It was the interview that moved me to contact him.

To say that people should not feel uncomfortable coming to Whistler is a clever way of doubling down on the controversy and not taking full responsibility for his unfortunate miscue.

In my view, his apology fell far short of what is an acceptable response to companies that drive our national economy and that of our

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He has successfully lost my vote and support in any future election because of his unwillingness to offer a blanket apology without trying to justify a lack of understanding of the bigger picture.

(The mayor needs to) stop and pause to think about his position statements before hitting the send button.

I don’t need to emphasize the fact that the economy of Whistler is dependant not only on tourism but also on attracting multiple business meetings to the local hotels and to the convention centre.

I am concerned—as are many of my friends and neighbours—that the mayor’s approach will not only discourage oil and gas companies from coming to Whistler but also other business sectors.

Many of the small businesses and restaurants depend on companies holding their meetings here.

In speaking with a patient who is an oil-company executive, he doesn’t think the mayor has any grasp on how much money is spent in Whistler during the four days they hold their meetings.

As he said, we have very significant expense accounts for entertainment and he won’t be spending a dime in the future in this resort town.

It has nothing to do about “feeling welcome” but more importantly about business and keeping political agendas out of the conversation. Crompton has missed the mark.

He needs to reach out to the people he has disenfranchised.

As mayor, your responsibility is to be an ambassador for our resort town, not a champion of personal opinion. As I said before, Crompton’s raison d’être is to be sensitive to the concerns of all citizens of Whistler and leave personal agenda aside.

Good luck in the future. The electorate will have the final word.

Dr. PJ Pommerville Whistler/Vancouver

PASSING THE BLAME ON CLIMATE CHANGE

As a leader in the resort industry, I was quite shocked to see the letter the Whistler mayor and council sent the energy sector in Alberta claiming (climate change) is all their fault … and to pay for it.

One only has to look at the traffic jam stretching from the north end of Whistler all the way back to Vancouver on any given weekend (to see) the energy sector is not to blame. The energy sector is not forcing all those people to drive to your resort.

Perhaps the council should be putting a carbon tax on all the restaurant bills, bar bills,

hotel bills, lift tickets and everything else that gets transported to the village and beyond. Oh wait, maybe we shouldn’t give Justin Trudeau any more ideas.

Set up a toll on the highway to tax/blame all the incoming tourists and leaving locals. Aren’t they as equally to blame for using fossil fuels?

All those concrete structures called hotels and condos and lift stations are equally as liable.

(The) concrete-curing process gives off huge amounts of carbon and is not easily recycled.

Huge amounts of waste and unrecyclable materials are generated by your industries.

Using helicopters to build more structures on the mountain burns more fuel than is necessary, as do all the heli-ski operations around.

Not having efficiently burning wood stoves, leaving storefront doors open, heating patios in winter, all the lights left on all the time all over the valley—I could go on but instead I choose to stay away, not so much because of the hypocritical stance and letter regarding the council’s opinion (by the way, how many vehicles are in your family garages?), (but) because of the high cost to try and enjoy it.

I know of a lot of local Vancouverites are also simply looking elsewhere to spend their holidays.

As one old enough to see the recess of glaciers across Western Canada, I have made the choice to lower my footprint and do my part.

I only use my vehicle several times a month and utilize public transportation and humanpowered means to travel and get to work.

What exactly is the council doing instead of just blaming others?

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On this particular day, a few young men came to some of the houses on our block of Crabapple Drive and shovelled walking paths from street to door. I was too late to thank them in person, but am anxious for them to know how much that meant to myself and others.

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Letters TO TH E ED I TO R p.m. A black Dodge pick-up truck was ahead of me at the stop sign. I stopped and saw the fellow flash a light in his cab and then promptly accelerate in reverse into my bronze Toyota Highlander.

He tried to drive away but stopped after I honked and yelled. He immediately claimed “that I must have rolled into him, that I was behind” and continued to lie while we exchanged paperwork.

I was so flustered by his outright lie that I called police. They asked us both to stay at the scene but he drove away down Lorimer and likely exited through Blueberry. He admitted using a flashlight in his cab to see if he was in four-wheel drive, but denied backing up and I suspect there was a reason he drove away before the police arrived.

But without a witness, I will be found 100-per-cent at-fault by ICBC. He obviously knew this with his quick lie, but I was blissfully unaware that I would be held responsible.

I have left notes on the homes on Treetop Lane, talked to the daycare and Whistler Transit and my kids and I have posted all over social media. We may have an Instagram lead but if anyone out there witnessed this, please contact me at the Pique offices (or ICBC directly if you prefer).

And let’s all be kind and honest in 2019!

Catherine Power-Chartrand Whistler

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NEW LOOKING AT ECOLOGICAL IRONY

Over the past few weeks, there is one single term used repeatedly to describe—or more like “demonize”—everyone from the average skier to the average oil-patch roughneck.

This term, hypocrisy, is just one of many

examples of how the entire debate on climate change is conducted nearly exclusively using logical fallacies or outright balderdash worthy only of a six year old in any sandbox.

I’ve been waiting hopefully for some of the skilled writers at the Pique to step in and correct this idiocy, but then Leslie Anthony only made it worse (“Oh, the hypocrisy,” Dec. 27).

I feel the need to reveal to the great and noble snow-sports community in general, and Whistler in particular, how it is now being scrutinized and documented by various sociologists for what they term ecological irony.

Consider this from “Skiing, mobility and the irony of Climate Change” by Mark C.J. Stoddart published in Human Ecology Review in 2011: “The relationship between skiing and climate change is marked by what (Bronislaw) Szerszynski (2007) refers to as ecological ‘irony’: the gulf between expressed environmental beliefs, on one hand, and active participation in ecologically destructive practices, on the other. The ski industry and many skiers adopt a generally pro-environmental standpoint (Fry, 2006; Rockland, 1994; Sachs, 20012002; Weiss et al., 1998). However, skiing is intimately bound up with mobility networks (Larsen et al., 2006; Lassen, 2006; Sheller & Urry, 2006; Urry, 2004) oriented around airplane and car travel.

“Insofar as ski resorts are nodal points in networks of automobility and aeromobility, skiing contributes to global climate change at the same time that the sport is viewed as particularly vulnerable to its consequences.”

Bad news that the shrinks are paying attention but the good news here is their nuanced use of the term “irony,” which is generally more accurate (and forgiving) than “hypocrisy” in most cases.

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A jumble of weather is expected this weekend: snow, sun, wind, calm, warm, possibly even (boo) a little rain. What will this mixed bag of tricks bring as far as avalanche conditions are concerned? Well, each one of these factors has its own unique way of influencing how the snow bonds to a slope.

When new snow falls rapidly and accumulates at rates of about two centimetres per hour, the snowpack rapidly becomes unstable on steep slopes. The weekend storm is expected to be small compared to recent storms we’ve had, however, if new snow is blown by the wind, unstable slabs can develop on lee (downwind) sides of ridges and other terrain features. A moderate-to-strong wind can easily triple snowpack depths on winddeposited slopes, turning 10 cm of light snow into

a dense 30-cm-thick slab—yikes!

When temperatures rise close to 0° C, snow becomes more plastic and starts to creep (move slowly downslope) at a faster rate than when cold.

Avalanches often occur during periods of warming, especially if it’s the first major warm-up after a storm. Sunshine further enhances this effect. Best to avoid steep south-facing slopes if temperatures start to climb and the sun starts to shine.

Rain can rapidly destabilize a slope, creating loose, wet avalanches in areas where there are no buried weak layers, and slab avalanches on slopes where there are weak layers buried under the snow. The onset of rain is usually a cue to seek the sanctuary of an establishment specializing in serving fine beverages. Just make your way there via a mellow slope rather than beelining it down the steepest slope you can find. n

Letters TO TH E ED I TO R For instance, a guy who works in the Alberta oil patch might also spend his weekends fishing in the Athabasca River, which is ironic but not particularly hypocritical. The guy has to work somewhere, and if it’s Fort Mac, it likely will be in the oil patch.

Besides, everyone uses fossil fuels to do nearly anything, even a standard granola cruncher going to a pipeline protest. No matter what our awareness and intentions, we are always constrained by our immediate conditions, which may well be quite ironic in how the values conflict to the point of a seeming contradiction.

But then there is awareness combined with cynicism, fatalism, denialism, laziness, narcissistic self-interest and a host of other rather unsavoury attitudes, which can magically transform irony into hypocrisy.

While an average oil-patch worker (or skihill employee) might not find much opportunity available to resolve the irony of working in an industry that threatens the other values they appreciate, the same cannot be said for, let’s say, Whistler council or perhaps a big influential climate champion that recently created a video series entitled “The Choices We Make” … speaking of some pretty funny irony!

Whistler council, Tourism Whistler, Vail Resorts, Alpine Canada, and others who are de-facto leaders of this great snow-sports

capital of the universe are all no less a victim of irony than the rest of us, but they do have a greater opportunity—and thus an obligation— to make reasonable and achievable efforts to resolve these ironies, as only leaders can.

Not just changing lightbulbs either. We all know that climate change is a political problem requiring political solutions and our

why they do it!), but considering the general low vulnerability and high influence of these particular leaders, the risks are markedly low.

Vail Resorts clearly demonstrated all this when it publicly and loudly (stopped advertising with) The Rebel Media … on its website, resulting in no negative consequence.

If our corporate and community leaders fail

“I think it’s fair to say these leaders engage not only in irony, they engage in hypocrisy. The only real question at this point is whether it is deliberate.”

- BRUCE KAY

community leaders have demonstrated fully that they are not the least bit shy to get political: Whistler council’s recent letter is one example and Vail Resorts’ funding of the Republican Party is a giant glaring one. Yes, both are horrible examples of leadership but certainly they are political.

There are risks in being overtly political (not so much in changing lightbulbs ... maybe that’s

to take reasonable and achievable opportunities to lead in a domain where they claim to care and the risks to them are low, I think it’s fair to say these leaders engage not only in irony, they engage in hypocrisy. The only real question at this point is whether it is deliberate. Considering for a moment that fundamentally there is exactly zero difference between The Rebel Media and the Republican Party, it seems to me that at least Vail

Resorts knows what they now need to do, unless they hypocritically never actually intend to.

Bruce Kay Powell River

AERIAL SILKS THANKS

Whistler Aerial Silks held an evening performance on Saturday, Dec. 15—a celebration for the silks athletes to show their skills to family and friends.

The Whistler Gymnaestrada team provided beverages and snacks, which added to the evening’s amazing performances, making the entire event a huge success for both silks and Gymnaestrada groups.

The Gymnaestrada team raised more than $1,000 for its World Gymnaestrada performance in Austria in July 2019.

We would like to thank the following people and organizations for supporting this great display of athletics and performing arts: IGA, Pemberton Supermarket, BC Wine Studio, Deanne Palmer, Randi Kruse and Senka Flowers.

A huge thank you to the silks and Gynaestrada coaches Dani Duncan and Tami Mitchell for organizing the event. Finally, thank you to all the amazing volunteers who put so much time and positive energy into making this a wonderful community event.

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need to get something off my chest.

It’s a shameful secret that’s been eating a hole in my stomach lining for the last six years and it’s time I admit it publicly.

Am I afraid of the consequences? Yes. In fact, half-a-decade ago my editor told me in no uncertain terms that this particular affliction of mine is something

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I should keep buried deep down inside and never breathe a word about within the boundaries of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. But I can keep it in no more.

I hate winter.

I hate white-knuckling it down the slush-covered highway. I hate taking the dog out to pee while wet sleet seeps through my jeans. I hate trying to run on snow-encrusted ice. I hate endless months of cloud and gloom.

Do you know when I manage to muster some genuine affection for these dark days? Maximum twice a week on my days off, if conditions are right and I can get up the mountain or head to Whistler Olympic Park for a cross-country ski with my dog in tow. (If he could read this, he would deliver a solid counter-argument because WOP just might be his No. 1 destination on this planet.)

Please, correct me if I’m wrong, but the formula for winter-loving goes

the world has caught on to how great Whistler is in the summer months since I first started working at Pique way back in 2012.

In that time, summer visits have shot up to actually outpace winter visits.

On top of that, I have now heard enough people tell the tale of “coming for a winter then realizing summer is even better” enough times to know there are others out there like me, even if they won’t admit it to an entire newspaper circulation.

Before you sentence me to 100 lashings or ship me off to the Lower Mainland to live amongst the umbrella-toting, fairweather masses, let me give you this: I believe Whistler to be the best place to weather the least enjoyable season.

Take New Year’s Day for example.

On Jan. 1, I joined a group of friends on the Alpha Lake dog dock, stripped down to my bathing suit, a toque and mittens and dunked into the nearly frozen-solid water.

One by one, we stood on the snowcovered dock in bare feet and methodically climbed down the ladder to hang our bodies in the icy black liquid. For a split second, I felt the spark that accompanies summer adventures into the alpine—the thrill of going somewhere the majority of humans would not.

After brunch and mimosas, we packed up and headed to Whistler Olympic Park.

The crowds of the last two days had all but emptied out, leaving us and our dogs to cross-country ski in utter peace on the newly pressed snow.

I can’t be alone in this. If you are out there, I beg you, free me from the shackles of silent suffering and show some solidarity.

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something like this: untraditional and/or very low work hours = the opportunity to get outside and actually enjoy snow.

For everyone else, is that white stuff really much more than nuisance 80 per cent of the time?

I can’t be alone in this. If you are out there, I beg you, free me from the shackles of silent suffering and show some solidarity.

One reason I feel emboldened to out myself as a Winter Grinch—risking email backlash or, more importantly, not looking like a true local—is that

In case you still want to come at me, know this: I’m trying. After months of prodding, nudging and cajoling from my partner, I’m also signing up for AST 1—a New Year’s resolution that dates back to 2016 when I first decided to try and stretch my love of the outdoors past October.

So there it is: my deepest, darkest secret. Despite my best efforts, I might always struggle with winter, but from November to April, there’s nowhere better to be than here—that is, unless Pique is open to creating a South American bureau. n

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SURGING STRATAS While growth in single-family home valuations dropped to 11 per cent last year (after two years of 20-per-cent increases), strata residential properties, like condos and townhouses, saw a 23-per-cent increase in value.

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Assessments up again; market showing signs of slowdown SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES INCREASED IN VALUE BY 11 PER CENT IN 2018 Braden Dupuis

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hile Whistler is still seeing an across-board-increase in its property assessments, the local real estate market is showing signs of softening.

Local property values for single-family homes rose, on average, 11 per cent overall between July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018, according to BC Assessment (from $1.74 million to $1.93 million).

The increase comes after back-to-back 20-per-cent increases in 2016 and 2017.

Strata residential properties, meanwhile, increased in value by 23 per cent (from $781,000 to $962,000).

But owners can expect a range of values, said Keith MacLean-Talbot, acting deputy assessor for BC Assessment’s Greater Vancouver region.

“For strata markets, so condos and townhouses, owners will see anywhere from zero-per-cent to 30-per-cent increases, and the single-family homes will see anywhere from zero per cent to 20 per cent, with the average being 11 per cent for the single-family home market,” MacLean-Talbot said.

Overall, Whistler’s total assessed roll for residential properties increased again last year, from $15.9 billion to $17.4 billion.

The numbers are slowing down

somewhat, but it’s not like Whistler doesn’t exist anymore, said Ann Chiasson, of Re/Max Sea to Sky. “Softening is a hard word to say, but things are stabilizing a little bit … we’re seeing product sit out there for longer,” Chiasson said.

While Re/Max sales figures show an overall lower number of units sold in 2018 compared to the previous two years, it was only in the second half of the year (after BC Assessment’s July 1 deadline) that sales started to slow down.

Chiasson’s advice for prospective buyers would be to look at what’s available, negotiate and be comfortable with the value, she said.

“Whistler is still moving along, we still have people looking. The reality is that we aren’t going anywhere, and we have lots of skiing,” she said, adding that the resort is still waiting to see what effects Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass might have on the real estate market.

“I believe there will be people that come here on an Epic Pass, see the value of our properties compared to where else they ski, and go, ‘Holy man, this is free!’” she said. “The Vail effect will be there, it’s just a matter of when.”

The 2019 assessment is also generally consistent with what Whistler Real Estate Co. president Pat Kelly has seen in the market lately.

Like Chiasson, Kelly reported a slower second half in 2018.

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“I think there’s a lot of things that have all contributed to a slowdown, call it what you want: a drag on buyer confidence, rising interest rates, more government regulation aimed at real estate that’s making it more uncertain, a volatile stock market, slowdown in real estate around the world generally,” Kelly said.

“A lot of major markets are experiencing a downturn for all the same reasons.”

One market segment that is seeing higher demand locally is properties that can be rented, Kelly said, as owners look to bolster their income.

“That is an area that has seen a lot more buyers looking to buy, and that has pushed prices,” he said.

With the Vancouver market also cooled (now seeing its lowest levels of activity in 18 years), it could impact Whistler as well, Kelly said.

“All of that factors into the decisionmaking process, whether it’s directly or indirectly, and people will be a bit more conscious,” he said.

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“So I would think going forward … I expect we’ll continue to see a much lower rate of appreciation, and probably lower levels of activity, which means sellers should really try to be up to date with what’s going on currently, and not live in what happened in 2017, because that’s not the reality right now.”

BC Assessment’s total assessed roll for commercial properties in Whistler in 2019 was $2.03 billion.

“Generally speaking, the average change for those properties was 23.36 per cent, and again, there will be a range that owners will see, anywhere probably from the five-per-cent range up to 45 per cent,” MacLean-Talbot said.

In Squamish, single-family homes increased by six per cent, on average ($875,000 to $927,000), while Pemberton saw a 14-per-cent increase ($727,000 to $828,500).

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COUNCIL BRIEFS On open doors, RMOW lacks legal authority POLICE BRIEFS Aussie man steals truck, crashes, flees on foot BEARS COS seeks eyewitnesses to advance feeding investigation WEB BREACH RMOW website targeted by hackers

News WH I S T L E R TW halts marketing in China amid rising tensions ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE LEAD OF DESTINATION BC AND DESTINATION CANADA By

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Joel Barde

ourism Whistler is pausing its marketing efforts in China amid rising tensions between Canada and China.

“We’ve halted them for the time being, following the lead of Destination British Columbia and Destination Canada,” explained Shawna Lang, director of market development for Tourism Whistler.

Lang said Tourism Whistler’s (TW) marketing efforts mostly focus on socialmedia postings on Chinese social-media platforms, and that the organization works closely with both destination agencies when it comes to marketing in China.

While 2018 saw some positive gains, Lang said the Chinese market has to be kept in perspective as it remains “very small” for Whistler. “It’s less than one per cent of our market share year-round; it’s very small,” she said.

“But as skiing grows in China, leading up to the (2022 China Winter Olympics), we’re seeing more and more demand for the ski market.”

Lang added that Destination Canada is doing a “deep dive” into the current sentiment in China, and the organization should provide additional direction to TW by the end of the week.

The rift between the two countries traces back to the Dec. 1 arrest of Meng Wanzhou, one of China’s top telecommunications executives. The chief financial officer for Huawei Technologies was arrested in Vancouver and remains there on bail pending possible extradition to the U.S. on suspicion of fraud involving American sanctions in Iran.

The rising tensions have led to questions about what it all could mean for tourism. The Liberal Party of Canada has touted the growth potential of the Chinese tourism market, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declaring 2018 the year of Canada-Chinese tourism.

Yet following the arrest of Wanzhou, Tourism Minister Melanie Joly announced that she would not travel to China to mark the end of the year, and Destination Canada—the national body that markets Canada abroad—halted its marketing efforts in the country.

“Destination Canada, along with

co-invested partners, temporarily paused new marketing efforts in China,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Pique. “We’re continuously assessing the market to determine when to launch new content.”

What impact the tensions are having so far is difficult to say, as tourism numbers generally lag three months behind.

Yet according to Amy Hanser, a sociologist at the University of British Columbia who has studied consumption in contemporary China, the diplomatic situation has placed Canada in the uncomfortable position of being in the middle of a U.S.-China conflict.

And if Canada is identified as being oppositional—or working against China’s interest—“you might expect Chinese consumers to think twice about if they (will) travel to Canada or … buy Canadian products,” explained Hanser. “There is a history of Chinese consumers (making) consumption choices based on national interests, and this is a moment in which Chinese consumers are recognizing that they are globally powerful as consumers.”

According to Walt Judas—chief operating officer of the Tourism Industry Association of BC—it’s “much too early” to say what the impacts will be.

Judas noted that the most recent Destination Canada statistics on Chinese tourism (which include numbers up to and including September) were positive, with arrivals for the first three quarters of 2018 up 4.9 per cent over 2017.

One concern, however, is that Canada could lose a designation that facilitates easy travel between the two countries. China granted Canada “approved destination status” back in 2009, giving Canada the ability to market “deliberately and effectively” in China, said Judas.

The status also led many more airlines to offer flights between the two countries, he added.

“I would expect that if you took that away, a number of those airlines would back away,” he said.

Judas said it makes sense for organizations like Destination Canada, Destination BC and TW to pause marketing efforts at this moment, as it is a sound “precautionary measure” to take.

“It’s not a forever thing, obviously,” he said. n

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News WHIST L ER On open doors, RMOW lacks legal authority COUNCIL BRIEFS: Q3 FINANCIALS PRESENTED By

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hile Whistler’s mayor and council received yet another letter asking them to take action on open doors along the Village Stroll, the matter isn’t as straightforward as a simple bylaw amendment.

“The RMOW (Resort Municipality of Whistler) looked into our ability to regulate the closing of retail store doors, and staff have confirmed with our legal counsel that it is beyond the authority of a local government to regulate the position of a retail-store door,” said Mayor Jack Crompton at the Jan. 8 council meeting.

But Councillor Arthur De Jong, who will oversee the local environment portfolio for the next four years, said he remains committed to the cause.

“A number of residents have spoken to me about this challenge, and I certainly

respect the legal realities of it, but given the climate crisis that we’re in, to not be able to do the simplest of enactments to shut doors, I can certainly understand why (that would be) … unaccepted by a lot of our environmental community,” De Jong said.

“I’ll certainly work at ways to continue to see how we may be able to achieve the objective of having the doors shut.”

Coun. Ralph Forsyth related the issue to a story about over-packaging in Germany—when frustrated citizens began ripping off excess packaging and leaving it behind, store owners were forced to raise the issue with their suppliers.

“They pushed it up the chain, and now they don’t have the over-packaging problem they did. So the moral of that tale is that norms are always more powerful than laws,” Forsyth said.

“If people are truly outraged by open doors then they’ll stop going to those stores and they’ll encourage their friends

not to go to those stores, and they push it up the chain.”

And if the municipality wants to encourage businesses, it can reach out to the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, Forsyth added.

“We can certainly talk to them and see if they can prod their members to close their doors.”

Q3 FINANCIALS PRESENTED

Also at the Jan. 8 meeting, new director of finance Carlee Price was on hand to present the municipality’s Q3 financials for 2018.

Nine months into the fiscal year, overall operating revenues were at 92 per cent and expenditures 73 per cent of their annual budgeted amounts (compared to 98 and 73 per cent last year, respectively).

“This is as expected; we collect most of our tax revenues in the summer, as we did last year, and some of the fees that we collected last year were above

expectations,” Price said.

Day lot parking revenues, for example, were $407,300 higher than the prior year (thanks to the introduction of pay parking in lots 4 and 5), and parking enforcement revenues were also up $176,800 year over year.

Meadow Park Sports Centre revenues were down slightly thanks in part to some excellent weather in September, Price said.

“So that was a bit of a negative, but not enough to offset all the other good news,” she said.

Investment income to Sept. 30 (unaudited) was $1,259,632—about 85 per cent of the total budgeted for the year.

The Q3 financial report also includes an update on ongoing municipal projects, and how much of each budget has been spent to date.

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21-year-old Australian man is facing charges after he reportedly tried to steal a truck at a busy village intersection before crashing it into a nearby snowbank and leading police on a foot chase.

At about 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 7, police received a report of a male that had entered an unlocked truck at the intersection of Highway 99 and Village Gate Boulevard. Police said the truck’s owner was working nearby at the time, and left the keys in the vehicle.

While attempting to leave the scene, the suspect got the vehicle stuck in a snowbank, leading the male to flee the scene on foot. Shortly after, officers caught up with the suspect while he was running down the Valley Trail.

“During the investigation, it became clear that the suspect was intoxicated,” police said in a release, adding that the man is now facing possible charges of impaired driving on top of vehicle theft.

Police are asking any witnesses to the incident to contact the detachment at 604-932-3044 or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous.

POLICE NAB SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT WHILE SHE WAS AT DETACHMENT REPORTING SEPARATE CRIME

Talk about wrong place, wrong time.

A 49-year-old woman attended the Whistler RCMP detachment last Wednesday, Jan. 2 with a friend who was reporting a crime. This, in itself, is not all that unusual, except for the fact that the Australian woman had been captured on security footage earlier in the day allegedly shoplifting “an item worth several hundred dollars” from a store in the village, police said.

In a moment of pure chance, officers happened to be reviewing security footage of the woman at the very moment she was inside the detachment.

“The police officers noticed that the female looked remarkably similar to the woman in the video,” said Staff Sgt. Paul Hayes in a release.

After realizing officers had recognized her from the footage, the

woman exited the building, leaving her friend to speak to police. Later that day, the woman turned herself into police at the detachment, where she was taken into custody.

The Aussie native was eventually released after police recovered the stolen item. Owners of the store, located in the 4200 block of Mountain Square, chose not to press charges and were “happy to have their item back,” police said.

CHALLENGING ROAD CONDITIONS LEADS TO MULTIPLE COLLISIONS

As the snow continues to blanket the Sea to Sky, local police are urging drivers to remain cautious after several vehicle collisions last week.

Whistler and Pemberton RCMP received reports of eight motor-vehicle collisions over the course of just two days last week: Wednesday, Jan. 2 and Thursday, Jan. 3, when a deluge of snow hit the corridor, snarling traffic on the Sea to Sky Highway.

“Luckily no one was seriously injured in those collisions,” police said, “however, it is a timely reminder that, during this time of year, motorists need to build in longer commute times, slow down and leave extra distance between vehicles.”

Mounties reminded drivers not to become “overly confident in your vehicle abilities because you have approved snow tires, chain, studs or four-wheel drive.”

STRANDED SKIERS RESCUED

A pair of skiers were rescued near Fitzsimmons Creek on the final day of the year.

At about 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, Whistler RCMP was alerted to the two stranded males. The night prior, the men reportedly took a wrong turn while walking from Skier’s Plaza towards Whistler Blackcomb staff housing and ended up down an embankment near the creek. Unable to travel on their own out of the area, the skiers spent the night outdoors before Whistler Search and Rescue crews, with the support of Whistler Blackcomb, long-lined them to safety the following morning.

The men were subsequently treated for exposure at the local health clinic. n

News WHIST L ER COS needs eyewitnesses to advance investigation into bear feeding PROVINCIAL AGENCY LAUNCHED INVESTIGATION IN KADENWOOD LAST MONTH By

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he Conservation Officer Service (COS) said it is moving ahead with its investigation into alleged bear feeding in Kadenwood—but it needs eyewitnesses to come forward and corroborate the reports it has already received.

“With the people we’ve talked to, everybody knows it’s happening, that (bear-feeding has occurred) in the area. But it’s all thirdhand, secondhand information,” explained lead investigator Tim Schumacher.

“They have heard this, they have heard that, but we need to be able to verify with the person who saw someone feeding the bears, that saw whatever they saw—we need them to come forward and talk to us.”

In a Dec. 16 press release, the COS confirmed it had launched an

investigation into bear feeding in the neighbourhood, which the agency has reason to believe has occurred over a number of years.

It was later revealed that, three months prior, on Sept. 19, the COS killed a sow and two cubs in Kadenwood after the animals approached the officers at close range and did not respond to repeated hazing attempts. While tranquilizing the animals, two other yearling cubs approached the officers, exhibiting troubling behaviour that Schumacher said he had never seen before.

“I was concerned for my safety and another officer’s safety when we were trying to tranquilize these bears,” he said.

“Habituation is one level of bears becoming used to people, but this was domestication-like behaviour they were exhibiting. Someone will get hurt if these bears are left out in this state.”

The COS initially chose not to publicize the three bears’ deaths at the

time in order to protect the integrity of its investigation and not tip off the suspects, who Schumacher noted are now aware of the case.

The COS has so far received multiple eyewitness reports, but “most of them have been anonymous,” said Schumacher. While investigators can keep tipsters anonymous from the public, Schumacher said it is essential that they provide contact details so that the COS can follow up and verify their claims.

“People can come forward, call our RAPP line and say that they want to remain confidential,” Schumacher said.

“Only the conservation officer knows who that person is, their name and their contact number, so then we can at least call them back and ask the questions we need to ask to verify.”

The RAPP line can be reached by calling 1-877-952-7277. Schumacher also urged any witnesses who have already sent tips into the agency but

did not provide contact details to get in touch with the COS once again.

The Pemberton Wildlife Association and the BC Wildlife Federation are offering rewards totalling up to $4,000 for information leading to a successful conviction.

Schumacher said the investigation is one of the most significant to take place in Whistler, and urged the public to resist approaching or feeding bears.

“In B.C., people have been killed by bears they were feeding,” he noted. “It’s very serious. It’s selfish, because people want to get their photograph or have this experience with the animal, and there’s a reason why it’s against the law. It’s one of the most serious offences in the Wildlife Act and we can’t have it happen.”

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News WHIST L ER Personal data of up to 3,000 people was at risk in municipal website hack RMOW SAYS IT DOES NOT APPEAR HACKERS WERE SEARCHING FOR PERSONAL INFO, HOWEVER By

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people whose information was at risk, Crompton noted.

“It was an all-hands-on-deck effort last week with people from all over the organization making calls.

I was impressed at how quickly this organization was able to activate a call centre,” he said. “The RMOW takes the security of its website very seriously, and our response was quick and thorough.”

The website was scanned regularly leading up to the breach, and the “latest security patches” have always been applied to the whistler.ca content management system and server, according to the release. The RMOW said hackers exposed “an obscure vulnerability that could not have been applied as part of the regular updates, patches and ongoing monitoring efforts.” Crompton added that the breach appeared to be “a botbased attack” aimed at websites using the open-source content-management framework, Drupal.

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histler’s municipal website, whistler.ca, was the target of a security breach last month that put the personal information of up to 3,000 people at risk, confirmed the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW).

In a release sent the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 4, the RMOW said that the breach, which was first discovered Dec. 28, appears to be an attempt to redirect web traffic to “different, and most likely, illicit websites.”

After taking action to resolve the issue, municipal staff learned, on Jan. 3, that personal information collected through forms on the website may also have been at risk. The webforms and any associated personal information was quickly removed from the site, which was returned to “an earlier, uncompromised version,” the release stated.

The municipality is now reaching out to people whose personal information was stored on the website—although it does not appear the hackers were searching for personal data, explained Mayor Jack Crompton.

“There is no indication that the data was compromised, but out of an abundance of caution, we are contacting everyone whose personal information has been on the website,” he said.

Data such as credit-card and social-insurance numbers were not stored on the site, and the RMOW said information from third-party sites, such as parking-ticket payments and homeowner grants, was not impacted in the breach. Crompton said individuals’ contact details, as well as some medical information submitted to the site through the RMOW’s Kids on the Go program, was vulnerable in the attack. The municipality has contacted between 2,500 and 3,000

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“There’s no indication the RMOW was specifically targeted,” Crompton said. “It’s more likely that it was part of a massive search for websites that are Drupal-based to exploit.”

The municipality said it is now scanning the website several times a day for malware. A security audit of the breach will also be conducted in the coming days.

In October, the RMOW unveiled a new design for its municipal website that it said was aimed at improving user access to frequently visited municipal information and online services. The website last underwent a design and architecture upgrade in 2013, with an operating system upgrade and minor homepage refresh in 2015.

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News WHIST L ER SLCC awarded $578K for Indigenous Youth Ambassador program GRANT WILL ALLOW FOR 60 INDIGENOUS YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM BETWEEN NOW AND MARCH 2020 By

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he Canadian government has awarded the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) $578,000 for its renowned Indigenous Youth Ambassador program, the single-largest grant the museum has ever received for education and skills development.

The funds, granted through the Youth Employment Strategy and Employment and Social Development Canada, will allow for 60 Indigenous youth to participate in the immersive cultural and business training program between now and March 2020.

“The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre is a world-class cultural destination,” said Sea to Sky MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones in a statement. “A big part of its success is the Indigenous Youth Ambassador program, which provides skills training and cultural and protocol engagement for Indigenous youth. It is an honour to support the SLCC

with renewed funding.”

Executive director Brady Smith said “the biggest thing” the grant offers is a measure of financial stability for the program.

“Typically for this style of funding, organizations have to apply and then reapply every single fiscal year,” he noted.

“What this does is it allows us to have a bit of breathing room.”

The program is open to eligible Indigenous youth between the ages of 16 and 30, with members of the Lil’wat and Squamish nations given first chance to take part. Participants undergo three months of paid training in a wide range of skills and sectors at the museum and in the field.

“That’s key to making sure that people are willing and able to work in all the different functional areas that we have in our building,” explained Cheximiya Allison Burns-Joseph, program facilitator who was also one of its original participants before the SLCC opened its doors a decade ago. “It’s

amazing that they’re able to get that core training, but also the experiences they have with community leaders that come in and share their hands-on experiences.”

The ambassador program is the centrepiece of the SLCC’s core mandate of employing First Nations youth.

Participants must plan to either enter the workforce or an education program following completion, and, thanks to partnerships with several local companies, graduates have an avenue towards employment in the resort.

“Not only does it increase the ability for us to have young First Nations people working within our four walls here, but the training that each participant goes through … allows them to understand what it’s like to work in the resort of Whistler,” Smith said. “For Whistler to be such a white, privileged community, I think diversifying our workforce is truly opening up the eyes of many organizations and leaders in the Sea to Sky.”

Perhaps more important than the practical skills participants learn is the connection they gain to their respective culture, community and heritage.

“This helps bring us to a positive place where not only the visitors are experiencing our culture, but (the Indigenous youth) are able to be proud of who we are as individuals from each of our communities and to integrate the things that we learn here and bring them back to the community,” said Burns-Joseph.

Since 2008, more than 500 First Nations youth have graduated from the program. Smith said it’s not unusual to see a drastic change in participants over the course of the training.

“Participants realize throughout the 12 weeks that it’s OK to be themselves,” he said. “It’s really, truly an amazing thing to see kids going from tremendously shy to outwardly outspoken in less than 12 weeks, and to realize that being an Indigenous person is a great thing.” n

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eading up the mountain last year, Irie Smith took note of a Whistler Blackcomb sign touting the mountain operator’s reduction of waste to landfill.

“It said, ‘reducing 70 per cent or something of our waste going to landfill,’ and I thought that was so cool,” Smith recalled.

But on her ride down, Smith noticed something else—a garbage bag tucked underneath an on-mountain restaurant.

“I had wondered if that’s how they were reducing their waste, and I wanted to look more into reducing waste and how easy or how hard or how much of an impact it has on pollution,” Smith said.

The 17-year-old Whistler Waldorf student parlayed her curiosity into her Grade 12 project, which will see her commit to going zero waste for an entire year.

Since Oct. 1, Smith has been keeping all of her waste—anything that

can’t be recycled or composted—in a 500-millilitre mason jar.

“The first month was especially hard, especially going grocery shopping. I was like ‘Oh lord, I am not going to have most of my favourite treats anymore,’” Smith said with a laugh.

“Receipts is a big one, because most places have to print two receipts, and if you don’t take it then it just goes in the garbage, so I take those most of the time.”

After two months, Smith said her jar was almost half full already—mostly with receipts, Band-Aids, and stickers from fruit—but she’s already starting to get a handle on the waste she creates.

“It’s getting easier now,” she said. “I’ve gotten the hang of it. I can go three or four weeks without putting anything in, but it was mostly just from that first month.”

The experience has been an eyeopener for Smith as well.

“Anything in the bathroom was kind of a big one—toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner—everything,” she said.

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“It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but the first time I did a zero-waste shower, even, I was like, ‘Holy cow, this is weird.’”

Making the shift to zero waste is not easy, but Smith likens it to breaking any

other bad habit.

“The first couple weeks or days it’s just bringing awareness to what you’re actually doing … for me it was not an easy shift to make, but in my head it made sense, because of how much I cared about the environment,” she said.

“I think as long as you’re motivated and you really want to do it, it’s just lifestyle changes, really.”

Her zero-waste goal has already inspired her family to do more composting— Smith estimates the family’s garbage has decreased by 50 per cent.

And while she’s only committed to one year of zero waste for her project, the revelations uncovered in her first two months are more than enough to keep Smith motivated.

“After the first month, I was like, ‘This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done,’ … but (now) I don’t know how I could stop,” she said.

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ne of the most magical (and “grammable,” as the youth say) experiences of being at Whistler— spending time with the friendly whiskey jacks while waiting in the lift line—might not be so magical after all.

“There is research that shows they’re spending loads of time away from their nest, because they’re programmed to gather food until there isn’t any more food to gather, and the chicks are dying,” said Claire Ruddy, executive director of the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE), in a presentation to the Committee of the Whole on Dec. 4.

“Basically, Instagram is killing the whiskey jacks.”

The info came from BC Parks, which is working on a campaign to get people to stop feeding the local birds, Ruddy said.

It’s indicative of a larger environmental concern.

“There’s all these things that people just aren’t aware of … we don’t connect the action with the result,” Ruddy said.

“How do we make sure that we are aware of the things that are maybe invisible to us?”

Ruddy was on hand to provide an update on AWARE to Whistler’s new mayor and council.

massively successful Zero Waste Heroes program, which aims to reduce the waste produced by local events.

“In the five years since its inception we’ve had over 55,000 users of this program, it’s been featured on CBC a couple of times, (and) it’s been a really good kind of education piece,” Ruddy said.

“How do we make sure that we are aware of the things that are maybe invisible to us?”

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The association has three main goals, Ruddy said: Connecting people with nature, building sustainable community, and safeguarding habitat, biodiversity and wilderness.

AWARE has been busy of late, curating programs like its Whistler Nature Camps, GROW Whistler and the

“For us it’s not just about collecting waste and working with the events to reduce their waste footprint, it’s also about providing a lot of education to people who are attending those events.”

The association also got an environmental component added to the Whistler Chamber of Commerce’s

Whistler Experience program “after years of trying,” Ruddy said.

The program focuses on “how to be a good eco-citizen,” and teaches new residents about bears, invasive species, reducing waste and more.

In total, AWARE has more than 20 active community programs, and welcomed about 2,300 people to its events and programs in 2017 (not counting Zero Waste Heroes events).

Advocacy plays a major role in the group’s work as well.

“We’re always focused on finding shared values—normally somewhere around the love that we all have for nature and time outdoors—but we do also try to ensure that we always stay true to the things that we represent, and that we advocate with grit for issues that we think are being underrepresented,” Ruddy said.

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the conservation mindset and creating behavior shifts; and increasing the local focus on climate change.

“We’re looking for more engagement of the community on climate actions,” Ruddy said, pointing to the Transportation Advisory Group as one example of how much investment of time, energy and capacity it takes to get people to shift their behaviours.

“There has been great work on transportation, fire, housing and waste, but we need every business, every individual to act when it comes to climate change, and to get to that behaviour change and culture shift.”

This year will mark a significant milestone for AWARE, as the association celebrates its 30th anniversary (a number of events will be planned throughout 2019).

Councillor Arthur De Jong, who will oversee the local environment portfolio for the next four years, lauded AWARE for how it has grown over the years.

“The way it evolved has been really impressive, and I agree with your priorities here no question, and your sense of urgency, which I think we’re all aware of,” De Jong said.

“So what can we do to help you?” n

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors within the Bralorne Sewer Service Area in Electoral Area A of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District as defined on the map following, that assent voting will be held on the following question: Are you in favour of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District adopting the following proposed bylaws: 1. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Bralorne Wastewater Treatment System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1595-2018, which will permit the borrowing of up to $700,000 for the purpose of completing the construction of the new wastewater treatment system in the Bralorne Sewer Service Area (the associated estimated annual debt servicing costs will be $38,750 and recovered via tax requisition as set out below); and 2. Bralorne Sewer System Local Service Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 585, 1995, Amendment Bylaw No. 1594-2018, which will permit an increase of $38,750 to the maximum annual tax requisition amount, which is estimated to be $429.31 per parcel (and is in addition to the existing maximum annual tax requisition of $346.22 per parcel resulting in a total annual estimated tax requisition of $775.53 per parcel.)

VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS ADVANCE VOTING #1: ADVANCE VOTING #2: GENERAL VOTING:

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Gold Bridge Community Club, 699 Gun Lake Road, Gold Bridge MONDAY JANUARY 21, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Pemberton & District Community Centre, 7390 Cottonwood St., Pemberton SATURDAY JANUARY 26, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Gold Bridge Community Club, 699 Gun Lake Road, Gold Bridge

ELECTOR REGISTRATION There is no need to pre-register to vote as the registration of qualified electors 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 before the day of registration Resident of OR registered owner of real property in the Bralorne Sewer Service Area for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration, and • Not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in the assent voting and not 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, provide proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (recent Land Title certificate, property tax bill or property assessment notice), and, if there is more than one owner, provide written consent from a majority of the property owners to one owner voting. (Please contact the SLRD ahead of time for the required consent form - it must be signed by a majority of the property owners. Unsigned or incomplete consent forms will not be accepted.) No one can vote in respect of property that is owned (in whole or in part) by a corporation.

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REQUESTING A MAIL BALLOT PACKAGE: Up until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday January 24, 2019, you can request a mail ballot package by submitting the following information to the SLRD office by mail (Box 219, 1350 Aster Street, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0), by fax (604-894-6526), or by email (kclark@slrd.bc.ca): 1. Your full name; 2. Your residential address; 3. The address of the property in relation to which you are voting (for non-resident property electors); 4. How you would like your mail ballot package to be delivered to you (your choice of the following delivery methods): (a) Pick up at SLRD office (1350 Aster Street in Pemberton); (b) Regular letter mail through Canada Post to your residential address; OR (c) Regular letter mail through Canada Post to an alternate address provided when requesting the mail ballot package; and 5. To ensure you receive the correct registration application form in your mail ballot package, you must indicate whether you are going to be registering as a resident elector or as a non-resident property elector.

The SLRD will send out mail ballot packages by regular letter mail service through Canada Post (or have them ready for pick up at the SLRD office in Pemberton) starting on Wednesday January 16, 2019. To be counted, your mail ballot package must be received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 8:00 p.m. on January 26, 2019. Please refer to www.slrd.bc.ca/ for more detailed information about how, where and when to return your completed mail ballot package.

SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED BYLAWS The intent of Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Bralorne Wastewater Treatment System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1595-2018 and Bralorne Sewer System Local Service Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 585, 1995, Amendment Bylaw No. 1594-2018 is to: • Borrow up to $700,000 which is required to complete the construction of the new wastewater treatment system in the Bralorne Sewer Service Area, with annual debt servicing costs estimated to be $38,750; and • Increase the maximum annual tax requisition amount by $38,750 so that the annual debt servicing costs associated with such borrowing can be requisitioned.

The area that is the subject of the proposed bylaws is the Bralorne Sewer Service Area as identified in the map to the right. TAKE NOTICE that the above is a synopsis of the proposed bylaws and that this synopsis is not intended to be and is not to be understood as an interpretation of the bylaws. The full bylaws may be inspected at the SLRD office (1350 Aster Street, Pemberton, BC) during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

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News WHIST L ER Reflecting on the legacy of Chris Prior NEW LINEUP The 2018-19 Prior snowboard line boasts both new and classic shapes,

THIS SEASON’S BOARDS AND SKIS PAY HOMAGE TO PRIOR’S ARTISTIC PASSION By

Joel Barde

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espite passing away just over a year ago, Chris Prior’s fingerprints can be found all over Prior’s newest snowboard line.

"Before Chris passed away, we really redesigned most of our models,” explained Dominic Morin, who worked closely with Prior for a dozen years and now serves as the company’s head shaper.

“He was on a bit of a designing spree at the end, so we had a lot of fun designing new shapes, and doing different R&D projects.”

Morin described Prior as a handson boss with a passion for refining and developing new boards and skis.

“He basically had the last word on everything,” said Morin. “The shapes we have come out with are definitely inspired by his vision.”

representing the tastes and expertise of company founder Chris Prior, who passed away in October 2017. A new machine, pictured here, allows the Whistler-based company to efficiently build ski and board cores in its Whistler factory.

The lineup includes a couple new models—short and fat powder boards called the Thruster and, in honour of Prior, the Legacy.

But it also features many of familiar shapes, which have been refined. Some have also been given new artwork.

Models such as the MFR, the BC Split, and the Brandywine have been carried on, explained Morin. “These are all superpopular models that have been popular for years.”

When asked to pick a favourite, Morin deferred. "When you have been making boards for (so) long, you love every one of them," he said. "Today was a 50-centimetre (day). I was in my garage, debating which one I would take."

It was buzzing when Pique visited the Prior manufacturing facility and shop recently, as employees churned out new boards and skis in the busy shop and

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carried out administrative work in the upstairs office.

Morin explained that he has been encouraged by an ongoing trend in snowboarding that is seeing people experiment with different shapes.

"I think people are more and more open to shapes, definitely," said Morin.

"People tend to go towards the powder or it's more surf-vibe orientated.”

The beauty of riding different boards in different conditions was something Prior long understood having come from windsurfing, where if you don’t have the right board, you may get skunked, explained Morin. "(Prior) was used to the quiver idea, and he would ride everything,” he said, adding that the new shapes especially pay dividends in the backcountry.

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possible with the time you've got."

Morin, who works closely with a core team of longtime Prior employees, explained that Prior’s legacy can be felt in every element of the production cycle, from early design to using the new computercontrolled cutting machine to produce ski and snowboard cores.

“He was a really great artist,” said Morin. "I'm really confident with what we are delivering; it's about remembering Chris and all of his work.”

Morin said that the shop has a strong following in Whistler, and friends of Prior also gave feedback on boards, which inform the final product.

“Lots of local people are tight with the company and are good friends of the shop,” he said.

“Chris had a lot of respect in town. And look—we’re buried in boards.” n

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News PEMBERT ON & T H E V A L L E Y

NEW LOOK With a new front entrance, reconfiguration of the stacks, and a new paint job and carpets, the Pemberton and District Library has a fresh new look.

Pemberton’s busy library gets a new look

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THE ‘HUB OF THE COMMUNITY’ REMAINS BUSY AND CRITICAL TO THE GROWING TOWN By

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Joel Barde

he Pemberton and District Library has been given a facelift thanks largely to community fundraising.

In an effort to create more space and adapt to the needs of patrons, the library’s front entrance has been redesigned, shelving has been reconfigured, and dedicated spaces for computing and studying have been created.

The busy library—which has operated out of the same Cottonwood Street building for the past decade—has also received new carpeting and a fresh paint job.

In 2018, the library received about 88,000 visitors, and administrators said the changes will allow it to host larger events, such as public talks and movie nights.

According to Judith Walton—chair of the library board—the library continues to serve as an important “hub of the community.”

She attributes some of its popularity to Pemberton’s new condominium and apartment developments. “If (people) are in a small place to live, they come to us to have a bit more space (to) do their computer work or do their work,” said Walton. “They can get a cup of coffee or

a hot chocolate. It just (provides) a bit more space for them.”

The new, dedicated computing area will also provide more privacy, as a few of the terminals will have glass on either side of them.

The renovations, which occurred in two phases beginning this summer, recently wrapped up. They were made possible thanks to a $40,000 donation from the Whistler Backcomb Foundation, $30,000 from Friends of the Library

Gillis said that residents of one of the new downtown developments were unable to set up internet for several months after moving into their building, leading many to come to the library to work. “We really noticed it in the library, because we were basically the place where people were having to come to work,” she said.

Staff spends a “large chunk” of its time assisting the public with internetrelated tasks. “It’s just the way things are

“We want to make sure everyone is getting equitable access to the services and resources they need access to...”

- JUDITH WALTON

(a volunteer group that advocates and fundraises for the library), $35,000 from the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, and $13,300 from an Oktoberfest event organized by the library board.

According to library director Emma Gillis, despite some gains, internet connectivity remains a “massive ongoing issue” in Pemberton, and the library is a go-to spot for many area residents looking to log on.

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now,” explained Gillis.

“Everything is online, and we want to provide a welcoming space where people aren’t scared to come and ask for help for something.”

It’s one of the reasons the library offers patrons the opportunity to book one-onone computer training sessions with staff.

“We want to make sure everyone is getting equitable access to the services and resources they need access to, and

that requires us as a staff to remain well trained, so we can help with these things,” said Gillis.

Walton added that funding for additional staffing would be helpful, citing the fact that Pemberton does not have a Service Canada Centre, which also adds to the workload of staff.

“Because there is no Service Canada here, (staff are) often helping people trying to get their (unemployment insurance) or their (Canada Pension Plan), and that’s kind of not library stuff,” said Walton. “(On one occasion, staff) spent six hours helping somebody sort it all out,” she explained.

With a frustrating lack of afterschool options in Pemberton, the library is also helping out in the childcare department, adding programming aimed at younger students.

“We have added a couple extra programs just trying to cater for afterschool programming, because there is definitely a need for after-school activities,” said Gillis, adding that, going forward, she is looking forward to seeing the library grow with the community and respond to its specific needs.

“I just want to see us continue to grow, and for the community to continue to support us, and to keep communicating with us about what they want and need,” she said. n

News PEMBERT ON & T H E V A L L E Y Locals pay tribute to Chris McCrum SQUAMISH MAN WHO DIED IN AN AVALANCHE ON JAN. 3 RECALLED AS ‘PIONEER’ AND ‘LEGEND’ By

Jennifer Thuncher

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quamish’s Chris McCrum, 42, who was swept up in an avalanche near Pebble Creek on Jan. 3, is being remembered as a passionate volunteer, athlete, and friend.

“I considered Chris family and know how lucky I am to be able to say that,” said his longtime friend Bryan Raiser.

“A legend in every sense—unbounded love and positivity bounced out of him while keeping a level of maturity that was humbling. In the mountains, his endurance and work ethic were baffling to the point that I have long used ‘The McCrum Gene’ as a unit of measurement when assessing other humans. I still can’t comprehend that his physical form is gone, but for as long as I live there will not be a single adventure that he is not there with me.”

For many others, McCrum is also remembered as an avid mountain biker who helped build and maintain the trails Squamish is famous for.

“Chris was a dedicated volunteer, a passionate past SORCA exec board

to a cabin in the area where they waited for rescue crews to arrive, said Whistler RCMP Sgt. Rob Knapton.

“It’s an unfortunate story ... it’s a group who went out that’s experienced in the backcountry, they had all the equipment that they’re supposed to have, they had emergency beacons to be able to reach us or call for help if something happened,” Knapton said.

“Unfortunately, even with that, this person died in this avalanche.”

Whistler RCMP confirmed that McCrum and his friends had been out “several days” prior to the avalanche.

McCrum appeared in the pages of The Squamish Chief many times over the years for his trail work, mountain-bike advocacy at municipal hall, or for his rankings in local races. Former Squamish councillor, Susan Chapelle, remembered him more personally.

“My dear friend. My first Squamish boyfriend. A man that showed me just how wild I could be in the mountains,” she wrote on Twitter.

“You embodied the values that this

“His energy will be felt for years to come...”

- AN ONLINE DEDICATION TO MCCRUM BY SORCA

member, an exceptional trail builder, an incredible athlete, and a friend to many of us. His energy will be felt for years to come on many of the surrounding Squamish trails that he had a hand in building and maintaining,” reads an online dedication by the Squamish OffRoad Cycling Association.

“The next time your tire hits the dirt, or your shovel strikes the ground, tip your helmet in thanks to an incredible pioneer, Chris McCrum. We like to think that on Jan. 3rd, just like he did in every Toonie he raced in, Chris simply took another path, he ventured off somewhere to explore the mountains and we lost sight of him for the time being.”

McCrum was one of a group of experienced skiers on an outing near Pemberton last week, when the weather conditions suddenly worsened.

When McCrum was swept up in the avalanche, his friends were able to locate him using an avalanche transceiver and dig him out, but he did not survive.

RCMP was contacted using an emergency beacon. The group transported McCrum

town was built on.”

Those at municipal hall also expressed their sorrow about McCrum’s death.

“Like countless others in our community, District of Squamish Council and staff are incredibly saddened by the passing of Chris McCrum, who has contributed so much in his young life to what Squamish is today,” read a statement from the District of Squamish.

The news release said he was instrumental in the development of the Smoke Bluffs’ infrastructure and noted his work with SORCA. “His deep base of trail building knowledge and sustainable practices have helped shape Squamish’s trail network into the world-class asset it is today,” the statement continued.

“To give of oneself so fully to the betterment of community is truly admirable, and from all of us who have benefitted from Chris’ selfless work, we remember him with gratitude.” n

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PEMBERTON VALLEY DYKING DISTRICT Request for Proposal The Pemberton Valley Dyking District is issuing a Request for Proposals for the purpose of removing 15,000 cubic meters of sediment from one location in the Lillooet River for flood protection purposes.

Background: The recent Pemberton Valley Flood Plain Mapping report completed in December 2018 indicates that sediment deposition occurring in the Lillooet River has reached a level where it is now compromising the elevations of the dykes and sediment removal must take place in order to ensure that flood protection works are maintained.

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News P EM B ER TO N & TH E VALLEY Local conservationists laud agreement to close fish farms DAVE BROWN HOPES MOVE SIGNALS GOVERNMENT’S DESIRE TO TRANSITION AWAY FROM OPEN-NET FARMS

By Brandon

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ea to Sky conservationists are hopeful an announcement last month that several fish farms will be removed from the Broughton Archipelago signals the government’s appetite to transition the province’s aquaculture industry away from open-net farming.

Announced Dec. 14, the agreement between the provincial and federal governments, First Nations, and two fishfarm companies will see all 17 fish farms in B.C.’s Broughton Archipelago (a group of islands on the northeastern flank of the Queen Charlotte Strait) either closed or relocated over a number of years in order to create a migration path for wild salmon.

“This is the first indication of any farms being shut down and the government is getting serious about accountability on that front,” said Dave Brown, member of the Sea to Sky Fisheries Roundtable. “It has to definitely be viewed as a positive, and hopefully this will be the first step into transitioning the whole industry towards closed-containment (farming) or no longer having open-net farms in our oceans.”

Salmon Farmers Association has said there is no evidence that farmed salmon negatively impacts wild salmon.

“This is only the beginning,” said Stan Proboszcz, science advisor for the Watershed Watch Salmon Society, in a release. “Salmon farms in other areas like the Discovery Islands and the West coast of Vancouver Island are still a threat to B.C.’s wild fish. First Nations and citizens across B.C. have been clear that this dirty industry has no place in our shared waters.”

The closures stem from new provincial guidelines announced in June that require fish farms to obtain First Nations’ approval to operate in their territory. Under the regulations, farms also need to prove to DFO that their operations do not have an adverse impact on wild salmon.

The Namgis, Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis and Mamalilikulla First Nations were part of this most recent agreement.

Bob Chamberlin, chief councillor of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis, told media that the agreement is “critical to Canada’s development. We’re seeing a jointly defined government, First Nations process come to shared recommendations.”

“I commend the government for making sure they engage the First Nations ... that’s the only way the process can move forward in a diligent manner.”

- DAVE BROWN

The plan calls for four farms to be closed this year, two in 2020 and four in the two years after that. The remaining seven tenures will also end unless they obtain First Nations approval and a licence from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

Studies have shown that open-net fish farms can spread harmful parasites to wild salmon as they migrate past the farms. In 2017, a landmark report led by fish advocate Alexandra Morton found that wild salmon exposed to opennet farms were far more likely to be infected with piscine reovirus than those that weren’t exposed. The study showed that 45 per cent of wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago and 37 per cent in the Discovery Islands were infected with the virus, which makes it more difficult for salmon to swim upstream to their spawning grounds. The B.C. 34 | January 10, 2019 | www.piquenewsmagazine.com

Brown applauded the government for involving First Nations in the decisionmaking process.

“I commend the government for making sure they engage the First Nations because I think that’s the only way the process can move forward in a diligent manner,” he said.

The agreement also includes requirements to implement new technologies aimed at reducing risk to salmon on the farms, such as sea lice, as well as plans to restore wild salmon habitat in the Broughton Archipelago.

Brown is hopeful government officials will next look to shutter fish farms in the Discovery Islands, a focus of the 2012 Cohen Commission, which concluded that fish farms were likely having significant impact on Fraser River sockeye. n

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George Mitchell Henry May 12, 1937 – December 29, 2018 George was born in Gladstone Manitoba to Mary & John Henry.

He passed away in Lions Gate Hospital after a lengthy courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife Shirley, sister June (Arnie), son Michael (Susan), daughter Michele, grandchildren George (Rachel), Grant, Alex, step great-granddaughter Bella and many nieces, nephews and friends.

His love of the ocean originated in Prince Rupert where he grew up and spent summers fishing off the coast. After High School graduation he moved to New Westminster to attend BCIT and UBC. “Mr. Henry” taught in 100 Mile House for 4 years then at Pemberton Secondary School for 30 years as a teacher and Vice-Principal . He is remembered for his musical talents in the many musical productions that he wrote and produced, and the band “The Generation Gap” that he performed with which included some of his students and a teacher. He taught a wide variety of courses including all the Industrial Education courses, English, Cooking and Band. He was a favourite teacher for many as he had the ability to connect with his students in a positive way.

George was a Charter Pemberton Lions Club member, President of PACA (Pemberton Agricultural & Community Association) President of the Pemberton Museum. He was a great historian and spent countless hours on construction, supervision and fundraising events at the Pemberton Museum. George spent much of his life in Pemberton volunteering in the community whether it was Loggers Sports , doing repairs at the Visitor Centre or helping pour concrete for the new Village water tank. He also built and operated Pemberton’s first Drive Inn Restaurant the “M & M Drive Inn.” George built a second home on Lillooet Lake and spent much of his time there with his family and friends. It was one of his favourite places to be. Nothing gave him more pleasure than to have his family and friends surrounding him at the dining room table at the lake.

He will be sorely missed by his friends there.

Family was very important to George, he was a caring, supportive father. He was a brilliant man and always a teacher to the end.

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George will be missed for his sincerity and sense of humor that he maintained even during his final days.

The family wishes to give a special thank you to the Pemberton Health Centre Staff and Doctors- N. Fisher, J. Fuller, A. Finnigan, N.Vagelatos,W. Ho and all the nurses and Dr. Avenessian at the Oncology Dept at Lions Gate Hospital.

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t’s well known that residents of the Sea to Sky corridor have a healthy appreciation for mountain environments. For many, it’s what drew them to the region in the first place.

That sense of wonder, it turns out, is felt around the world, as evidenced by the astonishing popularity of a relatively new online course dedicated to studying them in-depth.

Developed by two academics at the University of Alberta (U of A), Mountains 101 is currently the most popular sciencerelated Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in the world, with over 25,000 participants from some 170 countries since it was released in 2017.

The class—which is free to the public— touches on a wide range of subjects, from the cultural significance of mountains to various societies, to the geological origins of mountain ranges.

“Given that mountains are such a dynamic landscape and are currently undergoing such rapid change, (it’s been) a really cool, timely and special thing to be part of,” said Zac Robinson, a U of A historian focused on the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains.

Robinson co-teaches the class with David Hik, a terrestrial ecology professor who now teaches at Simon Fraser University.

The class traces back to an informal, interdisciplinary meeting of U of A faculty in which mountain environments, and people’s relationship to them, were discussed.

In 2012, four members of the group— Hik, Robinson, along with physiologist Craig Steinback and glaciologist Martin Sharp—began offering the class at U of A, drawing students from a wide range of backgrounds.

The class proved popular, prompting them to explore the possibility of turning it into a MOOC. A recent development in distance education, MOOCs offer academic courses via the internet, often for free, and are seen as a way of democratizing higher education.

“I think the MOOC space is one that evolved as a very important place for post-secondary institutions around the world (to be able to) offer access to highquality learning opportunities for free, which is probably the way publicly funded universities should work,” said Hik. Prior to completing the course material, the pair knew they had something big on their hands. A short teaser for Mountains 101, which features the pair discussing the content over stunning mountain landscapes and music, quickly amassed millions of views.

According to Robinson, the reception was both a delight and kind of scary. “We were kind of at the front-end of putting this thing together,” he said. “It just went viral.”

In developing the course, Hik said they were forced to rethink their pedagogical approach, as they felt a standard PowerPoint presentation and some voiceover simply wasn’t going to hold people’s attention.

The pair ended up going with a documentary-style course, with footage shot in national parks. The course also

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includes quizzes and interactive features aimed at testing knowledge retention.

“You’re not just passively sitting and watching,” said Robinson. “You sort of have to be engaged, and at the end of each lesson, there is a really cool interactive map ... where you have to identify the various peaks and where they are in the world.”

The class is broken down into 12 sections, allowing students to set their own pace—they can binge it like Netflix, or set aside some time every week to complete it. “Most folks will take a few months to slowly move through the stuff,” said Robinson.

The course cost around $500,000 to produce, with the majority of funds coming from the U of A, explained Hik. To make it work, Hik and Robinson sought out a raft of in-kind support from organizations such as Travel Alberta, The Alpine Club of Canada and Parks Canada.

Parks Canada, noted Robinson, facilitated access to researchers, and filming on-location shots in national parks.

“If we needed something or wanted something specific, they would send their folks out with GoPro cameras,” he said.

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when it comes to global warming, the theme of climate change weaves through the course.

“What’s interesting to me—and this is a really hopeful thing, I think—is that mountains as a landscape have never been so globally adored as they are presently.

Because they are valued, almost globally, there is hope that this is one place that can affect people to want to make positive changes in the world,” said Robinson, noting the “rapid changes” mountain ecosystems are now experiencing due to climate change.

With students around the world—a group of 30 is currently enrolled in Pakistan—Robinson and Hik are currently in the process of developing a follow-up course, which will likely take the form of three smaller mini-MOOCs. That will likely come as good news to those who have finished the class. According to Robinson, the number one comment they get from students who complete it is, “When is 201 coming out?”

To sign up for Mountains 101, visit ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/onlinecourses/mountains-101. New courses begin the first Monday of every month. n

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t’s a very different time for the ski industry than when Grand Targhee opened for business in late 1969. Baby boomers were coming of age and America was increasingly prosperous. Innovations had made skiing accessible to the merely athletic and not the truly adventurous.

And, not least, wide-bodied jets had made long-distance travel possible.

Skiing was booming then. Grand Targhee, located on the western side of the Teton Range near Driggs, Idaho, was one of 97 ski areas in the United States founded during the 1960s, according to a compilation of founding years conducted by the International Skiing History Association. Others included Breckenridge and Keystone, Park City and Crested Butte, Ski Apache in New Mexico, and Schweitzer in Idaho. Plus Jackson Hole, in Wyoming.

The pace has slowed to 23 new ski areas in the 1980s and just eight in the century’s last decade. There were still significant acreage expansions at ski areas.

Vail basically doubled in size during the late 1980s and 1990s, for example. But the best mountains had been taken.

Skier days began flattening. In 197879, national skier days were at 50.2 million (not counting Pacific coastal states). The highest they’ve reached since then was 60.5 million. Last year, a drought year in Colorado and other states, they fell back to 53.3 million.

Participation, however, has not kept up with population growth. For more than 15 years, the ski industry has been pondering how to pick up the pace. That dilemma was discussed again recently when Mike Kaplan, chief executive of the Aspen Skiing Co., met with local elected officials.

Kaplan described a “flat skier-visit environment” for the industry. The four ski areas in the Aspen area did about 500,000 skier days in 1967-78, the year that Snowmass opened. By 1993, it was doing 1.4 million skier days. Since then, that number has changed little except for a dip during the recession of a decade ago.

The critical problem he identified at a meeting covered by The Aspen Times’ Scott Condon is that ski areas remain heavily dependent upon the same folks who produced the big gains in the 1960s and 1970s, baby boomers who, by the way, are overwhelmingly white guys.

Baby boomers have been aging out.

They were responsible for 31.1 per cent

noted Condon. That had dripped to 14.8 per cent last season, despite the offer of discounted tickets to older skiers.

Older skiers are valuable to the ski industry because they tend to have the time and money to spend more time on the slopes: 9.1 days for those 65 years of age and older. That’s the highest of any age cohort other than those 17 and younger.

Too, there’s more competition, as was observed by Kaplan and others, including cruises, beach getaways, and trips to Las Vegas.

A youth movement is occurring, Adrienne Saia Isaac, marketing and communications director for the National Ski Areas Association, told the Times.

Generation Z, aged 21 and younger, comprised 34 per cent of skier visits last season, the largest age group. Gen Xers (aged 38 to 53) and millennials (ages 22 to 37) have been “holding steady” in skier visits, she said. However, they ski and ride less than prior generations.

For at least 15 years, the ski industry has been confounded by the rapid dropout rate of beginners. Only 19 per cent continue on to become proficient and long-term customers. “There have been a number of successful innovations that would make a difference if more widely adopted,” said Rick Kahl, editor of Ski Area Management, an industry publication. Too often, though, ski schools reject those changes and marketing departments resist spending the necessary money.

Of course, ski towns aren’t withering away. There are no boarded-up windows, common in small farming towns. Ski towns, nearly all of them, have the problems of success, such as affordable housing. And, then there’s Vail Resorts, whose stock has gained appreciably in the last 22 years, a reflection of the company’s profitability. Now, Alterra Mountain Co. wants to get in on the action.

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Study of the dust-on-snow phenomenon began there in about 2005.

Last Saturday, it became the site of Colorado’s first avalanche fatality. The Colorado Sun reported that the victim, a 40-year-old skier from the Front Range, had been participating in the Silverton Avalanche School’s three-day, Level 2

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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo.—The Summit Daily News recently set out to find out what visitors, setting out from Denver International Airport, would find in rental vehicles for a trip to Colorado mountain resorts.

The results? Something less than comforting. Of the six car-rental firms, only one said it could guarantee a four-wheel

federal agency has long advocated for a 0.05 per cent limit for all states. Each day, an average of about 29 people die in the United States in alcoholrelated deaths.

The Park Record reported that DUI arrests have dropped more than 50 per cent over the past seven years, despite a booming population.

What will be the effect on tourism in Park City? The Park Record talked with David Corsun, who directs a hospitality management school at the Daniels College of Business. “If you really want to ski Utah, you’re going to ski Utah,” he said. “You’re just going to figure it out.”

Utah has long had among the most

... many of the vehicles driven by out-of-state visitors to Colorado mountain resorts do not meet the state’s requirements for driving in inclement weather. or all-wheel drive vehicle. True, the vast majority of their SUVs and pickup trucks come equipped with all-wheel or fourwheel-drive capability. But no guarantees.

And snow tires? Forget about it.

In other words, many of the vehicles driven by out-of-state visitors to Colorado mountain resorts do not meet the state’s requirements for driving in inclement weather.

It used to be called the chain-law. But most rental-car companies prohibit use of chains, too. One company represented told the Summit Daily that this rule stems from fear that chains could damage the vehicles or because many people don’t know how to properly install chains.

Of course, how many ski towns residents know how to use chains anymore? In the good old days—say the 1970s and 1980s—they used to be part of the essential tool kit.

ALCOHOL THRESHOLD DROPPED FOR DRIVING

PARK CITY, Colo.—To be on the safe side when visiting Park City, one drink of alcohol should do it with dinner for a 68-kilogram (150-pound) man. Under Utah’s new blood-alcohol threshold of 0.05 for drivers, two drinks in an hour will push him over the limit.

For a 54-kilogram (120-pound) woman, even one drink in an hour might be too much, according to figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The new limit is the lowest in the state. Utah was among the first states to adopt the now standard 0.08. Prior to that, it was mostly at .10.

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restrictive laws governing alcohol in the United States, owing to its domination by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Mormons, as members are commonly known, do not believe in alcohol consumption. Until 2017, state law required bartenders mixing drinks to do so behind partitions, commonly called Zion curtains.

HOLY CROSS TAKES A VERY BIG STEP

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—Just like that, Holy Cross Energy has taken a giant step toward its pledge to achieve 70-percent carbon-free electricity to members in the Vail and Aspen areas.

The Glenwood Springs-based cooperative announced a two-way power purchase agreement that will enable development of a new 100-megawatt wind farm.

This new wind power will allow Holy Cross to hit its goal of 70-per-cent renewable energy by 2021. That is nine years earlier than was promised in the pledge announced in September.

Holy Cross’ new partner is Denverbased Guzman Energy, a wholesale power provider. Guzman, two years ago, partnered with Kit Carson Electric with the goal of developing solar resources to push that cooperative based in Taos, N.M., toward 100-per-cent renewables.

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FORTITUDE Louise passed away December 18 surrounded by her family and so very, very much love. Her family can only say how deeply we appreciate the love and support that flowed over and around Louise in recent months.

The overwhelming outpouring of concern and care is beyond description. Our community, her friends (the 6 Pack) and co-workers, the Whistler firefighting community and everyone who ever came in contact with Louise unreservedly expressed their collective love and care. She knew and appreciated this love.

Her husband Brian, daughter Jessica and brother Dave are comforted by the demonstration of just how deeply Louise impacted so many in Whistler and far, far beyond.

Louise’s contributions to the Whistler community were many. She was a long-time volunteer with Freestyle Canada, prowled the outfield for the Sea to Sky Champion Tapley’s fastball team, a decade-long Girl Guide leader, co-chair of the Whistler Remembrance Day Service for more than 20 years, past Whistler Museum board member and a volunteer on the local running circuit when not competing.

Louise’s professional career included working in the brokerage industry, real estate, resort planning, the school board and her personal passion—as a florist.

In recent years Louise became a fierce, long-distance runner competitively attacking many 10-kilometre, half and full marathons, including completing the Boston Marathon last year.

Along with her new-found passion for running, Louise was a beautiful life-long swimmer, backcountry trekker, visionary gardener and amazing hostess.

Just this November, Louise chaired a remarkable, sold-out fundraising event in support of the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund (Survivor) Centre— raising $20,000 on the night.

A celebration of Louise’s incredible life will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler on Feb. 2nd from 3-5 p.m.

In lieu of flowers please forward donations to the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn Fund Centre.

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EcoLogic Oh, Christmas tree W

hen I was a kid, January 6th was the day the Christmas tree came down. This was not optional; in my WASPy, Catholic-constellated Toronto suburb, ending the holiday season on “The Epiphany” (whatever that is—I don’t think I ever knew) was orthodoxy, and families of other religious persuasions who’d followed the Christian lead in obtaining a tree also followed in its disposal.

By Leslie Anthony This came less from empathizing with tradition than practicality: a special municipal collection of Christmas trees took place on the first work day after Jan. 6, and if yours wasn’t on the curb that morning you’d have to dispose of it yourself. Since precious few options existed to facilitate this, people religiously defrocked their trees en masse the day before, packing decorations away in the same dusty boxes from which they were perennially liberated. And so, walking to school on Jan. 7—or 8 or 9 (depending on which day of the week the 6th fell)—I’d shadow a veritable forest of perfectly symmetrical fir, spruce and pine, in all shades of brown and green, lying sideways as though some silent solar wind had toppled them, an occasional overlooked string of clinquant tinsel the only hint of the holiday storm that had now subsided.

I passed hundreds of trees, and remember having the schoolboy thought of how extending this to the rest of the city would be multiplicative, yielding a number larger than any I had ever written. That was a lot of trees, and I imagined Toronto’s fleet of dirty yellow garbage trucks lining up at a gate somewhere outside the city to dump their crumpled cargo, where it was bulldozed into a pile the size of which could not be comprehended. Whether some form of this was true or not, simply having the picture in my head had yielded another thought that grew stronger every year: what a waste.

I could not comprehend the hubris of nurturing a life for up to 10 years only to sever it for use as an ephemeral symbol. In retrospect, it wasn’t the casualness with which trees were discarded—in unceremonious contrast to the anticipation and joy with which they were welcomed and erected—that addled my subconscious (though that would eventually happen as well) but the

simpler issue of biomass.

By the time I was a teenager I eschewed the Christmas tree trope, and over the years found more reasons to dislike them: the land used to farm them, the chemicals, the obscene pricing ($500 on a street corner in New York!), and the carbon issue, which involves fertilizer, export, transport, and disposal (e.g., according to U.K.-based Carbon Trust, the decomposition footprint of a two-metre Christmas tree is about16 kilograms of CO2. That’s 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases from the U.K.’s seven million landfill-bound trees each year).

I never joined the debate over artificial versus real trees sparked by A Charlie Brown Christmas because I found both unconscionable, but there is a difference.

Canadians spend about $56 million per year on artificial trees produced overseas with a huge environmental impact that last seven to 10 years before being trashed (not recycled), while Christmas trees raised as crops at home deliver more than $100 million to the rural Canadian economy and can mostly be recycled— and not just chipping and composting as the RMOW does, but in processes that show industrial promise.

Some 85 per cent of an evergreen needle is comprised of the structurally complex polymer lignocellulose.

Despite being rich in carbohydrates and aromatics, lignocellulose was traditionally unattractive to industry because of the high energy required to break it down. But a new process called liquefaction uses moderate temperatures and environmentally friendly solvents to convert needles into simple high-value sugars, organic acids and phenolics. A solid byproduct called “bio-char” can also be used as a catalyst for other chemical reactions.

The process can handle wet or dry trees, and an industry built on it could also convert much of the biomass waste from both food crops and forestry management into vital products.

Though I’ve never fully reconciled my own quandary, my partner loves Christmas trees and so we cut a small one each year—one being crowded out by others and unlikely to survive, apologizing to it and compensating in spring by planting a bunch more. But as Jan. 6 passed the tree’s still standing, on a life-support diet of sugar and water while I work on a new plan: keeping it alive until next year.

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PLAN AHEAD Storm cycles can mean great skiing and boarding, but they also mean proper preparation to play safe.

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now whips sideways. Wind hammers every square centimetre of exposed skin. Frigid air finds its way to your body through every clothing crevice. Chair lift rides thrust you into the fray and hoods tighten as couples, friends and even strangers huddle for warmth.

Storm riding can be an acquired taste, and if you’re not yet a fan, you’ll soon learn to love it.

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Some mountains have the uncanny weather pattern of snowing at night and opening up to beautiful sunny days.

No so here in Whistler. Daytime storms are par for the course; a celebrated occurrence; a local’s rite of passage.

Entering the eye of the snow storm can yield the deepest powder days (such as those celebrated during December 2018’s record-breaking snowfall month), but it can also level those not prepared. To give you the best chance of surviving this winter’s mean, wet snow storms, Pique presents you another Outsider’s guide.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK

Everyone is great at checking the snow report in the morning (and the forecasted amount the night before), but in Whistler there is a massive crowd affect when the centimetre count climbs past a couple dozen. Forty to 50 cms in Whistler is a red flag in my experience, especially

if that same amount falls in the valley before a warming event (like we saw in everyone’s buried-car Instagram posts last week). People get so wrapped up in the FOMO of missing a big storm they often forget to check all the facts before running out the door and merging onto a crowded highway before merging into a crowded lift line.

Overnight snowfall is the first figure I check. Then I look at the day’s forecast and maximum temperatures, noting that the higher the freezing level, the earlier I need to be up there skiing before it gets rained out. Wind is what determines whether alpine lifts open or not (after avalanche control is done) and the forecasts for winds are generally pretty accurate. So I weigh the probability of skiing the alpine that day on the speed and trend of those winds. I then check the live temperatures and see how it varies around the mountains. If it’s raining at Pig Alley at 7 a.m., the day is probably a wash and I’m usually better off trying to get some chores done. Like shovelling.

SHIELDS UP

Coastal storms hit us with more intensity here in Whistler than our continental cousins, and consequently, with a lot more moisture. The key to staying warm in these storms is first staying dry, so if your gear resembles a recently-used bathmat after a couple of runs, it’s probably time to shell out for a real shell.

A durable waterproof membrane should always stand between your insulating garments and the elements (e.g. GoreTex, but there’s plenty of other good

membranes out there). But even then, waterproof garments will only hold out for so long when you’re patiently waiting for Blackcomb Mountain to open on a wet 40-cm day. People hate those Whistler Blackcomb (WB)-issued plastic ponchos; they look ridiculous and seem like yet another an unnecessary plastic product. But if you’re stuck at the bottom with no idea when you’ll be loading, swallow your pride and don the poncho, at least until the lifts move. I guarantee you’ll have the last laugh. When you get home, run your jacket and pants through the dryer on the hottest setting to liven up the durable water repellent (DWR) coating for the next pow day.

If that doesn’t work, it’s time to retreat your DWR, something most Whistlerites should do a couple of times during a stormy season.

CHOOSE (TERRAIN) WISELY

The very capable folk who staff WB mountain operations and ski patrol will often decide this for you since chairlifts have to remain shut during unsafe avalanche conditions and/or high winds.

When the weather is temperamental with rapidly rising freezing levels—like this last series of storms—staying above the rain with no open alpine lifts can get a little tricky. If you can access the alpine, good storm skiing comes down to managing visibility. The drop-in entrance into the abyss never fills one with confidence, but often these runs aren’t as bad once you get past the first vertigo-inducing turns.

As I’ve written in this space before, big storm days are often a gamble between sticking to safe bets—where everyone else is skiing—or risking it all on the hope that the next chair will open. Trees are a haven for visibility, but a high-freezing level can turn these powder alleys into immovable mounds of mucous. Sometimes it’s worth hitting the highest pockets of trees and suffering through the schmoo to get back to the chair.

SURVIVE

The biggest danger on storm days is Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS). This can happen when skiers and riders fall into tree wells, creeks or simply get stuck in deep snow with no way to breathe.

Always ski with a partner in the trees, and try to maintain line of sight between you. Failing that, stay within earshot and yell at each other about how awesomely deep the turns were. Carry a whistle in a jacket pocket somewhere near your face or chest and be ready to respond if you see someone who has fallen and can’t get out of the snow.

Intense snow storms—and the crowds that follow them—can be intimidating.

Deep snow can be fatal. But with the right tools, a few savvy decisions and someone watching your back, it should take a lot more than wind and snow to blow you over.

Vince Shuley gets high on storm skiing. For questions, comments or suggestions for The Outsider email vince@vinceshuley.com or Instagram @whis_vince. n

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SEASONAL SADNESS SEC : 002 For some, the seasonal life becomes the only life, addicted to the high of powder, moving from winter to winter, swapping the vitamin D of summers, and the proven depression-lifting properties of morning sunlight, for short winter days with grey snow-laden skies.

Commitment goes out the window with the friends made each winter that don’t return. Peter Pan syndrome gets under the skin as they pursue Never Never Ski Land and eternal youth and happiness through limitless seasons.

They juggle the annual six months of stress finding accommodation for their chosen northern or southern season in towns where the housing crisis means slumlords reign and quality of living goes down. Many share rooms with two, three, sometimes four others. Minimum-wage jobs don’t pay enough for a single renter, so you may as well split it amongst strangers.

Then, add drugs and alcohol and see what happens. A Swedish study in 2017 revealed that ski-resort employees had a higher risk of drug and alcohol abuse than the general population.

The prevalence of “risky consumption” of alcohol was 82.9 per cent among seasonal workers, and 58 per cent among non-seasonal staff. The overall prevalence of risky consumption of drugs in the study sample was 8.3 per cent for seasonal workers and 2.8 per cent among other employees. These numbers would surely not surprise anyone who has spent time in a ski town.

Altitude doesn’t help either. Those who already have a predisposition to mood disorders may find themselves in more than just a funk when calling a mountain postal code home. Some research from Utah reveals that those living at 2,000 metres above sea level or higher are at a significantly higher suicide risk than those at sea level.

Then there’s the isolation. Many ski fig.01 towns are in remote regions of the world with smaller year-round populations and little mental-health support. Traveling to a city takes time away from hourly incomes and those same hourly incomes may mean long days of working to pay the rent on the dump you’re now calling home.

The cycle is real and the old saying that you either have two big houses or two jobs in a ski town is dead on.

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Feature STO R Y THE WHISTLER NUMBERS SEC : 003 Whistler’s fast-growing population, which increased by 20 per cent from 2011 to 2016, brings its own concerns. The Community Foundation of Whistler’s most recent Vital Signs report found that 71 per cent of Whistlerites don’t have relatives nearby and 27 per cent spend more time alone than they would like.

Thirty-four per cent say it’s hard to make friends, which is no surprise given that 39 per cent have incomes below the living-cost level. Going out costs money and when you don’t have it, you stay home—though home may present its own problems with 17 per cent of renters living in overcrowded conditions.

“Resort communities are more at risk for depression simply because they are rural and often lack a hospital, such as in Whistler, where we instead have an urgent-care facility,” explains Jackie Dickinson, executive director of the Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS). “A lot of people have left their support networks, family, friends, the people who know their stories and history.”

Dickinson is lax to suggest that depression in ski towns is on the rise. She believes that the current focus on mental health puts it in the spotlight, which translates into an increase in people seeking help.

“Our frontline outreach team has seen an incredible growth in need since 2013, but that may not be due to a rise in depression, more a rise in population growth and the discussion that Canada is having about mental-health awareness led by campaigns such as the Bell Let’s fig.02 Talk campaign.”

fig.02 : THE BLACK DOG Winston Churchill popularized the phrase, ‘I’ve got a black dog on my back,’ referring to the strain of depression that was weighing down on him. shutterstock.com

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Feature ST ORY MORE THAN JUST WHISTLER The ski town of Vail sits in Eagle County, two hours from downtown Denver. In 2017, the county reported 15 suicides. The Roaring Fork Valley where Aspen resides has one of the highest suicide rates in the U.S., and four separate suicides occurred in San Miguel County in 2016 where the pretty, yet isolated ski town of Telluride is found.

Even the Sunshine State of California is not immune, with six reported suicides over two and a half years in the Tahoe mountain town of Truckee.

It would appear the American mountains take more than they should, with the mountain states of Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho and Colorado all in the top 10 states for suicide rates per 100,000 residents.

Don’t be fooled into thinking the North American ski towns are the only ones with the mental-health challenges either. In Queenstown, New Zealand, police reported an average of four attempted suicide calls per week in February of last year.

Nineteen people have committed suicide in the Queenstown-Lakes District of New Zealand, home to four ski resorts, since 2012—and 14 of those were in the last three years.

Ski towns are typically fun places to be, though they are not known for fostering deep-seated connections, given their transient nature, one way to also describe most of the people lured in for a short snow holiday or by the temptation of a powder-filled season. Finding connection can be fleeting in a constant world of goodbyes.

The macho nature of the male-dominated snowsport industry, where risk brings instant reward on a daily basis, means few feel they can speak of their fear,

The macho nature of the maledominated snowsport industry, where risk brings instant reward on a daily basis, means few feel they can speak of their fear, reveal their vulnerability and expose the darkness that may reside within themselves.

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reveal their vulnerability and expose the darkness that may reside within themselves. Men over the age of 30 are also more vulnerable to mental-health struggles in ski towns, especially when injured, as they lose that regular connection to skiing and snowboarding.

As a press release from Vail Resorts’ charitable foundation revealed: “In surveys conducted in the resort communities by various organizations, many residents indicated they don’t know where to turn for help if they have a mental health issue and if they did know where to turn for help, frequent barriers such as cost, perceived stigma and language prevented them from seeking treatment.”

And, all the while, the irony is that what we think will fix the black-dog blues, skiing or snowboarding, is the very thing contributing to it. It’s only so long before fatigue kicks in—and with adrenal burnout comes depression, anxiety and exhaustion. We may be high on the mountains, but we can come crashing down when the chairlifts close.

WHAT GIVES? SEC : 005 So now that we know what the numbers are for mental health in ski areas, now that we know what the risk factors are, how do we address it? What is the solution to helping those with shattered dreams and mounting debts, isolation and a lack of connection?

Services help, education helps, reaching out to those with depression helps. Seasonal businesses should be offering support and training for all employees to notice when others are struggling and how to help when they are.

Ski towns need to desperately address the housing crisis, and many are. Aspen is experimenting with tiny homes, Vail and Whistler Blackcomb are building employee housing, and Queenstown has put forth an Airbnb tax to reduce the number of days locals can put their residences into the nightly-rental pot in an attempt to encourage more long-term rentals.

Colorado’s pot tax is funding mental-health initiatives (that’s what you call irony given the research on adolescent males and marijuana-induced depression). Other programs such as Aspen Strong in Colorado and Mental Health Week in Canada are shining spotlights on the issues with

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Many believe connection is the key to keeping depression at bay, though once the black dog grips you, it is nigh on impossible to actually want to see anyone. The sense of isolation in seasonal ski towns can be a mental barrier to overcome—and that’s before the black dog has you wanting to stay in bed with the curtains closed.

The WCSS moved to its new location at 8000 Nesters Road last year, effectively making its outreach program more visible in a non-clinical setting. Normalising mental health as a wellness initiative is imperative to reducing the shame stigma that often surrounds mental illness.

“Our services are free to access,” says Dickinson. “If you need more support than what we offer then we work as an advocate to navigate the system for you and more targeted psychologist or counselling services are reduced from $150 to $35. This helps make support more accessible.”

When the black dog has you, it is hard to function, to shower, to clean your teeth, wash your clothes, make a piece of toast.

Being heard is integral to surviving the dark days, not being judged, not being told what to do, being heard or simply having someone sit with you through the silence, to let you know you are OK. If you need help in a crisis, call Crisis Services Canada at 1-833-456-4566, or the BC Crisis Line at 1-866-661-3311. For further information about suicide prevention, depression and mental health visit crisisservicescanada.ca or talk to your GP, local health professional or someone you trust. For more info on Whistler Community Services Society’s outreach program, call 604-932-0113 or visit mywcss.org.

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fig.03: MAJOR INVESTMENT The head of Vail Resorts, Rob Katz, and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, have donated more than US$2 million in grants to emotional wellness programs in nearly all the mountain communities it operates. That included $100,000 to support the Whistler Community Services Society’s outreach program. The WCSS social-service team is pictured.

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It’s the signature dish at Dallas’ hottest barbecue joint.

Pecan Lodge’s Hot Mess is the mosttender and moist, low-and-slow-cooked brisket, shredded atop a baked sweet potato.

It does, indeed, look a bit of a mess, but man, is it ever tasty.

In fact, all the Texas barbecue at Pecan Lodge is lip-smacking good, from the ribs and sausage to the chicken and sides of collard greens and mac n’ cheese.

The funky, cafeteria-style restaurant in Dallas’ warehouse-turned-hipster Deep Ellum neighbourhood serves you only after you join the long line up and order from the limited menu.

And when that day’s allotment of barbecue meat is gone, it’s gone.

The no-nonsense formula keeps Pecan Lodge consistently ranked among the best barbecue in Dallas.

My son, Alex, and I are visiting this North Texas metropolis for its triple-threat of cuisine—barbecue, Tex-Mex and steak— and back-to-back Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks games.

In fact, Dallas’ good eating, professional sports, JFK history and everything’s-biggerin-Texas swagger is attracting more and more Canadian tourists.

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international tourist market for Dallas, behind only Mexico, and Air Canada has responded with new flights.

Last year, the airline added non-stops to Dallas from both Vancouver and Montreal to supplement the Toronto-to-Dallas flights Air Canada has been operating for decades.

After jetting from Vancouver, we check in at the landmark Adolphus hotel downtown, and then at the Cowboys’ pre-game party outside the 80,000-seat AT&T Stadium.

We watch the Cowboys’ dancers and the Rhythm & Blue Drumline while sipping Miller Lite.

Inside, our cheap seats are in the nosebleeds, but we don’t care.

We get caught up in the excitement of NFL football, helping cheer America’s team to a 29-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

After the game, we make a beeline for Mariano’s Hacienda for Tex-Mex beef tacos and the frozen concoction that helps you hang on.

That’s right, Mariano’s invented the blended margarita machine in 1971.

The next day, more food and basketball is on the menu.

So, we make our way to Dakota’s Steakhouse for perfectly done filet mignons and grilled asparagus before the Dallas Mavericks and Orlando Magic tip off at the American Airlines Center.

Our basketball tickets are as good as

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The seats are so close to the action I can snap pictures of Mavs star DeAndre Jordan both on the court and at the bench.

As an added bonus, the home team blows out the Magic 101-76.

We take to getting to and fro everywhere in either Ubers or on app-accessed standup Bird motorized scooters.

It’s a blast zipping around the city on this unique mode of transportation.

It’s how we get to the Sixth Floor Museum commemorating the spot in Dealey Plaza where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

We also Bird to the Reunion Tower to take in the views of Dallas’ impressive skyline.

The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum was a little too far out of town, so we Ubered there to sit behind the desk in the exact replica of the Oval Office.

All in all, an incredible boys’ long weekend in which spending time as father and son was just as important as the sports, attractions, eating and drinking.

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wo-time Paralympic snowboarder John Leslie grew up enjoying the coldest season, and with his new non-profit organization, he’s looking to help children share the feeling.

Late in 2018, Leslie’s new endeavour, Loving Winter, took flight at Calgary’s Varsity Acres Elementary School.

While it’s athletically focused for the time being, he hopes to incorporate artistic elements such as painting and photography.

“The primary focus right now is bridging the gap between signing up for a ski-school day and showing up for that first day on snow,” said Leslie, who recently moved to Vancouver after spending eight seasons in Whistler.

“Generally, kids don’t get a lot of time to prepare with equipment or prepare with dryland training, or practice equipment.

“The kids show up on the ski day and if they’ve never skied before, it can kind of be a (mess).”

The pilot program saw 570 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6, with sessions held for 30 minutes per day for nine days. The program helps kids understand the basics, right from interacting with the equipment to information such as how to use ratchets on snowboard bindings.

“We got the local ski hill to bring in enough equipment for 50 kids (at a time) to touch, play with, see, look at,” he said.

Leslie explained the teaching processes are done with help from the Burton Riglet program as well as Snowboard Addiction. As well, there is some yoga training mixed in.

Leslie funded this initial endeavour with his own money, but now that he knows it’s a workable program, he’s looking to bring in more support.

“Now that it’s done and we’ve got a product, I’m going to start to market it and hopefully fundraise some money to put it into more schools,” he said.

To get started, Leslie tapped organizations such as Canada Snowboard, BC Snowboard, Alberta Snowboard, Canada Sport Institute and Ever Active Schools in Calgary to create a curriculum sanctioned by all involved. Leslie added that the curriculum can be tailored to a school’s needs, while he is looking to tweak it along the way as well.

Leslie isn’t in the gym the entirety of the program, but will come by toward the end and get the students particularly amped up to head to the hill.

“I designed it so I could be competing or training or on the road doing my own thing and then come in for the last few days,” he said. “We made photos and videos to accompany the program, with me in it.

“When I got there, I was a very

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familiar face and they got to see me in the flesh. It was exciting.”

On the competitive side of things, Leslie started the season with fourth- and fifth-place finishes in the banked slalom at the International Paralympic Committee World Cup stop at Landgraaf, Netherlands in November. He then took a seventhplace result at the Dew Tour in Colorado last month.

Leslie is taking some steps back early in the four-year cycle before the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in China, where he will attempt to represent Canada a third time.

Leslie is planning to forgo an upcoming training camp in Quebec, but will continue the World Cup schedule at Big White in February. Being so far from another Games, if there was any time to stop and take a breather, he said, it’s now.

“This will be my third quad. It’s definitely a marathon, not a sprint,” he said. “I’m so used to being at every training camp, not missing a single

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This year, it feels weird to take time off, but I think it’s the most important year (to do it).”

Leslie added that the down time would also be used to adjust to living in Vancouver, where he moved with his girlfriend.

“My girlfriend and I were just looking to try something else. I had been in Whistler for seven or eight seasons and my girlfriend had been there for four,” he said. “We were finding that we were having so much work in the city and with me doing my public speaking, there’s a lot more opportunity.

“I did the math and I was spending 20 hours a month just driving back and forth.”

However, he had plans to spend the first week of the New Year in Whistler boarding pow and staying with his former roommates.

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The day before the meeting, WORCA president Dale Mikkelsen explained that the prior three-year fee-for-service agreement provided $50,000 per year, though other temporary funding, such as $20,000 a year for the construction and maintenance of the Alpine Trail Network (primarily Lord of the Squirrels) and $5,000 for the Culture Climb trail, was helpful.

However, Mikkelsen added that WORCA is now spending upwards of $100,000 a year in maintenance costs, and while Whistler as a community was among the vanguard to fund organizations like WORCA, other similar-minded communities have since surpassed Whistler in terms of support.

WORCA is asking to triple its base funding to $150,000 a year to help support the province’s largest trail network measured in kilometres, and its second-largest mountainbiking organization.

“We certainly don’t want to be unthankful for the RMOW. They were certainly a leader in providing this kind of funding at all,” Mikkelsen said. “Over the years, in the three years that fee-forservice has been in place, a lot of other regional districts and municipalities took the precedent of WORCA to their own municipalities and realized both the economic and community resource that trail-building was and trails were.”

After analyzing other similar mountainbike-tourism communities, Mikkelsen said WORCA found that all but Revelstoke provided local organizations with funding ranging between $80,000 and $125,000 a year despite many of those communities having fewer kilometres of trails and a smaller riding population.

Mikkelsen cited the Sea to Sky Mountain Biking Economic Impact Study, which found WORCA-maintained trails generated more than $13 million in initial expenditure and nearly $16 million in industry output.

As well, with the Resort Municipality of Whistler reaping about $250,000 in taxes, contributing to WORCA’s request would leave the muni well in the black, he reasoned.

“There is significant financial gain for the RMOW and the businesses in the town because of the mountain-bike infrastructure

that WORCA maintains,” he said.

While mountain-bike use on the trails is increasing, Mikkelsen also explained that other users, such as e-bike riders and trail runners, are also using the trails more and boosting maintenance needs. WORCA doesn’t have exact counts at this time, as the trail counters don’t account for the type of user, but general use is up between 50 and 75 per cent since 2016 while trail running across the continent is seeing sharp increases. Two major races with between 400 and 500 runners have approached WORCA to use the trails it maintains in 2019.

WORCA is also in the process of compiling results from a recent e-bike survey, and while the activity and its trail impact is currently minimal, there is room for it to grow in the next three years over the course of the agreement.

The increase, Mikkelsen explained, would also allow for WORCA to build a contingency fund in order to account for weather damage in coming years. In 2018, he said, a full quarter of the budget was used to restore infrastructure, such as bridges and significant portions of trails near Sproatt Creek, from winter damage.

“We spent $100,000 in 2018 just trying to get caught up. Where are we going to be in 2021?” he said. “(The damage) was (to) a trail over a significant creek that connects a lot of the west-side trails together, so it wasn’t one of those things where we could live without that for a year. The reconstruction of the bridge was pretty imperative.”

Mikkelsen said that WORCA’s lead trail-builder Dan Raymond looked at the numbers and estimated that the contribution would need to be increased in order to keep the trails at acceptable standards.

“If (the agreement) renewed at just $50,000 again, with the number of trails we now have to maintain, we would see a slow decline in the quality,” Mikkelsen said, adding that WORCA’s goal is for new builds to be supported by its own fundraising.

Mayor Jack Crompton said after the presentation that the proposal will go through the RMOW’s budget process and a decision will be announced in the spring.

“It’s viewing the ask in the context of the full municipal budget,” he said.

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anada’s bobsleigh teams are in a state of flux just months after the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

However, while the 2018-19 season is one of transition, pilot Chris Spring is feeling optimistic for what Canada could present at the 2022 Games in Beijing, China at the conclusion of this quadrennial.

A season after he took 10th in twoman at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, Spring has spent this season on the North American Cup (NAC) circuit after the bulk of Canada’s brakemen didn’t return for this season. That’s meant that Spring, who has a pair of BMW IBSF victories to his name, has an entirely new, less-

experienced crew for this season.

“This year’s been particularly tough, not just for us and Canadians, but for a lot of different teams,” he said. “It’s difficult after an Olympic Games to retain a lot of athletes in the sport. A lot of that is due to the nature of the sport, being away from family and friends for so long. Generally, we leave first week of October and aside from a 10-day break at Christmas, we’re gone until mid-March.”

It’s especially challenging, Spring said, that many of the athletes have partners and children, as well as careers.

While some of the brakemen may be done for good, Spring said many are talented enough that they’ll be able to step back in a year or two before the Games and be competitive.

“A lot of athletes are smart people

CELEBRATING VICTORY Chris Spring is shown celebrating a win with Neville Wright at Whistler Sliding Centre in 2017. This year, the veteran pilot is leading a new crew on the North American Cup circuit.

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and are leaving behind well-paying jobs to compete for Canada for little to no money at all,” he said. “After an Olympic Games, a lot of athletes say ‘It’s time for me to be a father or a mother more and provide for my family.’”

While understandable, Spring acknowledged that it is heartbreaking

to see Canada going young in a World Championships season, especially as the sport’s second-biggest stage is coming here to Whistler in March.

“It’s disappointing to see, especially when we have World Championships at home, and last year, (Olympic two-man champion) Justin (Kripps) and I went

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Sports T H E S C O R E 1-2 in the two-man race here. We have the ability to be World Champions,” he said. “To go into the race knowing that we have amazing athletes at home that unfortunately aren’t going to be part of the team this year—I know that we’ll still have a good chance with the athletes we have—but it’s tough to know, especially in four-man, that we’re leaving a lot behind.”

So far, Spring has slid with athletes who are, at most, in their second competitive season. The results have been a mixed bag, as some of the early four-man races have seen the team place near the back of the pack. However, in the final races before Christmas, Spring took three of four wins at Lake Placid, including both two-man races.

The 34-year-old reasoned that spending a season teaching the

make sure that they’re taken care of as well.

“It’s definitely a different approach, but it’s had its rewards as well.”

Spring’s most common brakeman this season has been Darren Lundrigan, a second-year competitor who is looking to make the most of the opportunity that he’s been given.

Lundrigan worked with two other young pilots last season, but the Brudenell, PEI product is thrilled to be under Spring’s tutelage this year.

“He’s obviously a skilled pilot, so it just makes the rides a lot easier. He’s an easy guy to slide for,” Lundrigan said. “When you’re in a tough sport, it’s great to have a guy like that, with an easygoing personality. He’s always got your back.”

Lundrigan explained that he and

“There’s a lot more responsibility and work on my side of things.

I can’t just leave my focus on driving and being a better athlete myself; I have to help these guys out and make sure they’re taken care of as well.”

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newcomers the lay of the land on the NAC tour is best for the young athletes’ long-term development.

“To put them on the World Cup straight away was definitely not going to be advantageous for us, so we just decided to stay back and do the North American Cup circuit, trying to get some points that way and also develop these athletes so that when they do reach the world stage, they’re not overwhelmed by that,” he said. “You don’t want to go and do some World Cup races and not be competitive, right?”

That said, Spring and his motley crew haven’t ruled out trying their luck on the top loop this season, though many of them are battling injury at this point in the campaign.

Spring explained that while his teammates are growing, he’s also learning a lot about operating with all eyes on him as the team role model.

“I have to remind myself that the athletes that are coming in are not the veterans that I’m used to having on my team,” he said. “There’s a lot more responsibility and work on my side of things. I can’t just leave my focus on driving and being a better athlete myself; I also have to help these guys out and

Spring work well together and ensure that each attempt means something.

“Every time we’re going down the track, he’ll ask me what my goal is for that run, what you want to work on.

He’ll tell me what he wants to work on,” Lundrigan said.

Lundrigan first became a bobsledder through the RBC Training Ground program, which looks to identify potential Olympians who have backgrounds in other sports. Lundrigan had formerly participated in track, rugby and soccer when he opted to give the program a shot.

“I had never thought about doing bobsleigh before. It’s not really one of those sports that you seek out,” he said.

“When they asked me if I’d like to try it, I figured I might as well give it a go. It seemed like an exciting sport and I got to like it.”

Before this season, Lundrigan had finished no higher than sixth, but after teaming with Spring, he now has six medals to his name. The first victory, a two-man win at Lake Placid on Nov. 30, was memorable for him.

“It was really cool to be able to stand on the podium with your friend and have them raise the flag for you,” he said. n

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he family is saddened to report that Jane passed away peacefully at Hillside Village during the night of December 29 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers.

Born in Kirkland Lake ON to Orval and Vera Archer, Jane was predeceased by her parents and by her brother Dean and sister Bettyann Elliott.

After her school years in N. Ontario, Jane went on to take a degree in Marketing Research at Ryerson in Toronto, and then decided to travel the world ending up in Vancouver where, while taking her teaching degree at UBC, she met the love of her life, Paul Burrows at the Dev Pub in 1968.

The pair were married in 1971 at St Mary’s Anglican in Kerrisdale followed by a raucous reception in the Medieval Inn in Gastown.

Paul, who was on the first ski patrol at the fledgling Whistler Resort, built his first cabin at Alta Lake (later Whistler) in 1969, and Jane and Paul moved in while Jane taught the primary grades at Signal Hill in Pemberton.

When the Myrtle Philip school opened in Alta Lake in 1973, Jane was in the first cohort of teachers to work there.

Together as an aside, the couple started Whistler’s first weekly newspaper, the Whistler Question in April 1976.

With no children of their own, (Jane claimed that she was mother to a score of 5 year olds every year!) the couple travelled extensively racking up an amazing 60 cruises in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.

In 2000, both retired, they moved to Salmon Arm to begin a new life in their custom-designed lakeview home on 16 St SE. With a long history of Alzheimers in her family, Jane was diagnosed with Familial AD in 2012, and in September 2016 the couple moved to Lakeside Manor. From there Jane moved to Ackerview Guesthouse in March 2018 and finally to Hillside Village in August.

Jane is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Paul, as well as nephews Doug, Peter and Brian Elliott, Dean Archer and niece Tracey Archer Keyes and sister-in-law Marilyn Archer all of Ontario.

There will be a service for Jane at Lakeside Manor at 1:30pm on Thursday, January 10, with a further Celebration of Life and interment at Whistler sometime in April, 2019.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jane’s name to the Alzheimers Society of BC. or to Paul and Jane Burrows Endowment Fund c/o the Shuswap Community Foundation www.shuswapfoundation.ca.

Online condolences may be sent to Jane’s family through her obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com

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Sports T HE SCORE Two silvers for Canada at Altenberg SPORTS BRIEFS: MAXWELL 11TH AT KÖNIGSSEE; MIELZYNSKI EARNS FIFTH AT OSLO By

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anadian bobsleigh pilots drove to a pair of silver medals in BMW IBSF World Cup action in Altenberg, Germany on Jan. 5.

On the women’s side, Alberta’s Christine de Bruin and Ontario’s Kristen Bujnowski earned their first-ever World Cup podium appearance, finishing 0.31 seconds back of winners Mariama Jamanka and Annika Drazek of Germany.

Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza placed third.

“I did not expect this, so it feels amazing,” de Bruin said in a release. “My only focus was on making sure I had clean runs. I knew if I nailed corners one, nine and 14 the results would take care of itself. But silver? I am super excited and happy.”

Meanwhile, the other Canadian sled of Alyssia Rissling and Bianca Ribi placed 10th.

In the men’s two-man race, Summerland’s Justin Kripps and Ontarian Cam Stones cruised to a silver medal in their first action of the World Cup season.

Olympic champion Kripps spent the early part of the campaign on the Europa Cup circuit, but was thrilled to return to the top tour with an impact.

“It’s awesome. We haven’t done any World Cups yet this year, so it is hard to know where you stack up against the big boys. It was awesome to come out and get a medal in the first race,” Kripps said in a release.

Kripps and Stones held the lead after the first run, but a skid early in the second run allowed Germany’s Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis all the

BACK ON TOUR Justin Kripps, shown here winning a North American Cup event at Whistler Sliding Centre in November, took second in his first World Cup event of the 2018-19 season.

FILE PHOTO BY DAN FALLOON

opportunity they needed to slip ahead, winning the race by 0.37 seconds.

Latvians Oskars Kiebermanis and Matiss Miknis placed third.

Nick Poloniato and Ben Coakwell, meanwhile, took 14th.

The Canadians didn’t see the same level of success in the four-man race, as Kripps’ sled took 12th and Poloniato ended up in 17th. Friedrich took his second win of the weekend, ahead of Kiebermanis and fellow German Nico

Walther.

In the skeleton races, Canadians finished just outside the top 10 in both events. On the men’s side, Dave Greszczyszyn took 11th. Russia’s Alexander Tretiakov earned the win ahead of South Korea’s Sungbin Yun and fellow Russian Nikita Tregubov. The only other Canadian, Kevin Boyer, took 24th.

On the women’s side, Elisabeth Maier took a Canadian-best 11th. Russia took first and third once again, with

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Sports T H E S C O R E Elena Nikitina snagging gold and Yulia Kanakina taking bronze, while Germany’s Jacqueline Loelling was in the middle in second. Other Canadians included Mirela Rahneva in 14th and North Vancouver’s Jane Channell, a regular at the Whistler Sliding Centre, in 19th.

Jan. 8 at Flachau, Austria, with St-Germain emerging as the lone Canadian in finals, taking 13th, 4.71 seconds back of champion Vlhova. Shiffrin placed second while Switzerland’s Katharina Liensberger rounded out the podium in third.

MAXWELL 11TH AT KÖNIGSSEE

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Young luger Carolyn Maxwell took an 11th-place finish at this weekend’s Viessmann Luge World Cup at Königssee, Germany on Jan. 5.

It was the 18-year-old’s secondbest finish ever and her top result away from her home track of Calgary, where she earned a 10th-place showing in December.

Germany’s Julia Taubitz earned the win ahead of American Summer Britcher and Austria’s Hannah Prock.

Whistler’s Reid Watts was the lone Canadian to qualify in the men’s race, though he didn’t qualify for a second run and finished 26th. Austria’s Reinhard Egger took first over Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller and Germany’s Sebastian Bley.

Lastly, in doubles action, Tristan Walker and Justin Snith ended up in 13th place. A pair of German teams, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, and Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt, took the top two spots, respectively, while Austrians Thomas Steu and Lorenz Koller were third.

MIELZYNSKI EARNS FIFTH AT OSLO

Canadian skier Erin Mielzynski continued a strong Audi FIS World Cup season with two recent high results.

On New Year’s Day, Mielzynski took fifth in the parallel slalom event in Oslo, Norway, narrowly missing a chance to be in the final four. Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova bested American Mikaela Shiffrin in the big final, while Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener knocked off Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson in the small final. No Canadians participated in the men’s event, which saw Austria’s Marco Schwarz beat Great Britain’s Dave Ryding in the final, while Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern topped Sweden’s Andre Myhrer in the small final.

Action shifted to Zagreb, Croatia on Jan. 5, with Mielzynski earning an 11th-place finish in the slalom, 4.69 seconds back of winner Shiffrin. Vlhova and Holdener took second and third, respectively. Laurence St-Germain, meanwhile, took 15th.

No Canadians completed two runs in the men’s event. Austrian Marcel Hirscher ran away with the win over France’s Alexis Pinturault and fellow Austrian Manuel Feller.

Women’s slalom action continued on

The Whistler Freeride Club had its first competition of the campaign, the IFSA Junior Regional, right here in Whistler from Jan. 4 to 6.

With the club providing the bulk of competitors, many of the podium finishers were from here in Whistler.

In the men’s 12 to 14 event, Marcus Goguen topped Wei Tien Ho and Will Wilson while in the women’s 12 to 14 event, Kailey Sherlock and Kiersten Higgins took the top two spots over Alyeska Ski Club’s Brenna Gessner. In the women’s 15 to 18 competition, Olivia McNeill nipped past Amber Mullings and Alexa Dodds while in the men’s 15 to 18 division, Leif Gascoigne emerged over Jakob Jewett and Cam Duguid.

Meanwhile, in the under-12 event on Jan. 4, Isla Inglis and Talia Wittenberg took the top two spots while the AllMountain Development Program’s Tessa Paxton was third among the women while on the men’s side, Floyd Guy took the victory over Jacob Robichaud and Samuel Hoad.

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GARDNER 11TH IN BAD GASTEIN PARALLEL SLALOM

Canadian Darren Gardner put up the top Canadian result in men’s snowboard parallel slalom action at Bad Gastein, Austria on Jan. 9.

The Calgarian made it to the 1/8 finals and took 11th. Germany’s Stefan Baumeister bested Switzerland’s Dario Caviezel in the final and Benjamin Karl topped Lukas Mathies in an all-Austrian small final for third place.

No Canadians made the 16-rider women’s final on Jan. 8, though Megan Farrell just missed out with her 19th-place showing in qualifiers. Austria’s Claudia Riegler got past Poland’s Aleksandra Krol in the final while fellow Austrian Sabine Scoeffmann edged out Switzerland’s Patrizia Kummer in the small final.

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58 Velocity Project

IN PRAISE OF SLOW BOOZE Drinking more mindfully might be as easy as swapping mass-produced plonk for hand-crafted, small-batch beverages. And P.S., happy 10th anniversary, Pemberton Distillery.

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The maker’s medicine

T

he best drink I had over the festive season was a small plastic glass of port-wine, infused with herbs and hawthorn berries that yoga teacher Natalie Rousseau had “kitchen-witched” together for a solstice celebration she hosted. Maybe

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it was the 90 minutes of yoga we’d just finished; maybe it was the candle-lighting ritual Natalie had invited us to participate in to silently bestow a good wish for the women in the room, or the toast she’d offered to the low ebb of the year; maybe it was knowing that this brew had taken at least a month to steep, and I could taste the complexity, and full flavouredness of her concoction, but, unusually for me, the Great Gulper of Life and Fruity Beverages, I didn’t need to chug that glass down. It invited savouring.

A meek little mouse of a thought skittered across my mind: perhaps this is a solution to your drinking, Lisa? And then it disappeared into its hole, before it could be eaten by Denial, or Indignation, or straight up Hostility.

My curiosity followed that little mouse for long enough to ponder this: could more medicinal brews be the path forward? Instead of using wine to hydrate, and reward myself for getting through another day of parenting, self-employment, and winter in the valley—perhaps I could seek out water

(novel thought!), dance parties, and lovingly handcrafted beverages.

Which leads me not to abstinence, but down the road to the Pemberton Distillery, a 10-year-old, crazy experiment in artisanal distilling that has hosted 7,000 distillery visitors, won awards globally, and literally paved the way for B.C.’s craft distillery industry. The effort and attention to detail that goes into producing each batch of spirits at the Pemberton Distillery renders it utterly disrespectful to just throw it back in a race to the bottom of the bottle.

Founders Tyler and Lorien Schramm didn’t just battle resistance and regulations to build the distillery itself, from the ground up. They were also

industry means that now you’ll find craft breweries and distilleries on farms, like at the Beer Farmers in Pemberton, and in downtown city centres.

When the Schramms started out in 2008, they had to abandon their original dream of setting up on Pemberton farmland, and jump through the same kind of building and fire code hurdles as if they had been building an oil refinery.

Despite this, the successful and award-winning Pemberton Distillery also now has its own eight-hectare, certifiedorganic farm just outside of town where they plan to grow all the distillery’s herbs, fruits, nuts and grains.

“Growing our own ingredients and

The effort and attention to detail that goes into ... each batch of spirits at the Pemberton Distillery renders it utterly disrespectful to just throw it back in a race to the bottom of the bottle. instrumental in the development of the industry, spearheading the creation of B.C.’s craft-distillery designation. It took five years of “often extremely frustrating effort” to get to that point, recalls Lorien Schramm, now older, wiser, the mother of two, and slightly gobsmacked at the tenacity they had.

The BC Craft Distillery designation that they co-crafted has subsequently paved the way for B.C.’s current 35 operating distilleries. Their push for changes to the regulations in the

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working outside, with our hands in the Pemberton soil, offers us a kind of life balance to the mostly inside work of distilling,” says Lorien.

On the farm, Tyler and Lorien currently grow organic hops, most of the herbs and botanicals used in their absinthe and many for their gin, and they are slowly expanding the raspberry, strawberry and rhubarb crops to eventually be self-sufficient. Wormwood grows on site like a weed, and an elderberry orchard should start producing a good flower crop this year.

Apple, pear, apricot, walnut and hazelnut trees are still some years away from bearing fruit. Until then, the Schramms handpick raspberries and strawberries for their liqueurs at North Arm Farm, purchase apples, apricots, pears and plums from small farms in Lillooet and Pemberton, haul handpicked Riley Creek Farm apples over the Duffey for their apple brandy, and forage for wildflowers in the local mountains.

“We were part of the early movement towards local, craft, handmade organic, and Pemberton and the community here is a perfect example of that lifestyle and ethos,” says Lorien.

“Ten years ago, it felt more like a local’s secret. Now the rest of the world is discovering it. People are becoming interested and aware of what they are drinking and seeking out local, organic and craft beer and spirits.”

From the outset, the Schramms wanted to live lightly on the Earth, and be part of an organic revolution—a system in which success means going fungal, not viral, and spreading your values for greater good, rather than scaling your production for more profit. Their efforts will always be intensive, and deeply intentional, yielding an ecosystem of growers and makers with a deep passion and intimate connection with what they do, and beverages worth savouring. That’s something to raise a glass to.

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n 2018, when more than 50 B.C. chefs put their names to a letter calling on the B.C. government not to renew 20 salmon farm leases, one name was conspicuously absent—Ned Bell’s.

If any chef in B.C. can be called a sustainable seafood advocate, it’s Bell. The celebrity chef is the official ambassador for the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise program and is the author of Lure, a cookbook based on sustainable seafood from the West Coast.

Unlike many of his peers, Bell thinks fish farming, including open-net fish farms, is becoming an increasingly important source of sustainable seafood.

It’s a highly polarized issue within the conservation world.

“If you live on the south coast of this province, and if you want to talk about farmed fish, get ready for an environmental crusade that’s going to come knocking on your door in a real hurry,” he said.

“I honestly think we’ve done a disservice to probably the most sustainable opportunity for protein consumption, which is farmed fish, and also the healthiest.

“Farmed fish is superior in many, many ways. That said, there are challenges with it. It’s not to say all farmed fish is good, but certainly not all farmed fish is bad. But equally, not all wild fish is good.

“Would I cook it? Absolutely. Do I put it on my menu? Currently no, because it’s not Ocean Wise recommended.”

Bell splits his time between his roles as the culinary director of the Vancouver Club and as executive chef and ambassador for Ocean Wise. He concedes there are problems with eco-labelling, one of them being fraud and mislabelling.

“Is seafood fraud an issue?

Absolutely,” he said. “We know it is.

Traceability is probably the largest conversation that we’re all having right now, when it comes to the seafood that is in our grocery stores or on our plates, mainly because we import so much of

the seafood that we consume in North America. Eighty per cent of the seafood that we consume here in North America is imported.”

The Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) chain-of-custody verification system is one of the reasons he trusts

The four certification or rating programs he uses as a guide are MSC, Ocean Wise, SeaChoice and the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch. These programs sometimes disagree with each other, and fish farms are one such area.

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the label, because it avoids the kind of mislabelling that can often occur in restaurants, he said.

But as Bell pointed out, MSC covers only some of the world’s largest fisheries.

He therefore relies on other sustainable seafood recommendation programs to cover the gaps.

remains on the “do not eat” lists of some seafood guides such as Ocean Wise’s, Bell said fish farming will have an increasingly important role to play. In some cases, it may be better to eat fish that are raised in the oceans than to eat wild fish that are overfished, he said.

“The reality is we need aquaculture.

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ACT UP Local Ira Pettle has a busy 2019 ahead with improv classes for kids and adults, as well as The Whistler Kids Cabaret program.

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ra Pettle started 2019 a little differently than usual.

“This is a first for me: I started thinking about this year two months ago, which is a big step for me,” he says.

The next 12 months are “all about organization and pre-planning,” he adds.

That’s, in part, due to the astounding number of pursuits he’s juggling. He leads infant/toddler music classes, DJs weddings, teaches corporate groups improv through Tara O’Doherty’s new Laugh Authority venture, hosts countless kids parties via the municipality and is working on a to-be-revealed new community theatre project—to name just a few. (Oh yeah, there was also his 2018 campaign for a council seat, too.)

He bought the domain name irapettle.com 15 years ago as a place to list all these activities, but partly because of their diversity, he hasn’t been sure how to properly design it.

“I want to take the next step into my life’s purpose,” he says. “The conversation I’m entertaining now is how can I maximize my service—that’s really what it’s all about—to all those different circles I roll in—and even what has yet to be created here.”

Combining his background in education (he has a Masters of Education) and entertainment, Pettle is continuing that mission with three new programs, all launching this month.

First, there’s After School Kids Improv class, running every Wednesday for nine weeks, starting on Jan. 16. Then there’s the adult version called Beyond the Bubble Whistler Improv, which is also nine sessions every Wednesday starting Jan. 16.

(Kids from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and adults from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., both at the Maury Young Arts Centre.)

Both will aim to boost confidence, create community, help participants learn to be more present (perhaps that’s more applicable to adults) and—of course—improvise.

“It’s going to have a more relaxed format in that we’ll gather, do some warm-up games to get everybody listening to each other and create a team mentality,” Pettle says of the kids’ class. “Then we play improv games and learn through laughter; that’s the big tagline. They’re not even going to know necessarily that they are learning how to be teammates and enhancing their listening skills and gaining confidence, confronting their fears. That also spans age limitations.”

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adults, showing up to class is half the battle, Pettle says. “What I do really well is create a safe space,” he says. “The only pressure is the pressure you create for yourself. That’s not an improv thing, that’s a life thing. So we go slow and we build slow, but we get there.”

Finally, the biggest project Pettle has planned for the year is Whistler Kids Cabaret, a five-month performingarts, educational-development program and production, running every Tuesday starting on Jan. 15.

The idea for the extensive program came from his experience hosting the Children’s Flag Stop Theatre Mentorship Program, which culminated in sold-out productions of Pan at the Flag Stop Theatre Festival last summer.

“This grand slam of a show, we spent 20 hours on together, which is nothing,” he says. “This came out of a debrief of what needed to be different with Pan

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To that end, the program is broken into four stages: improv and ensemble training; script analysis, movement, and vocals; audition, cast and rehearsal; and tech, dress, and performance.

The final result will be three shows in June featuring a variety show with a mix of dance, monologues, period pieces, comedy, along with other types of performance art.

“I’m confident the show is going to be the greatest show this town has seen from a kids’ performing arts perspective,” he says. “We want to start turning out higher-level content in kids’ theatre.”

“I feel like it’s going to be epic. We’re going for it. Five months together, what can we do?”

For more information on any of the programs or to register email ira@ irapettle.com. n

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NEW BOOK Whistler’s Sara Leach recently released her eighth children’s book.

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hen Whistler author Sara Leach first started writing about her character Lauren 10 years ago, that young girl looked a lot different than she does today.

“The reason I wrote Slug Days (the first book featuring Lauren) as a picture-book manuscript was because I was teaching a little girl with autism spectrum disorder,” says Leach, who works as a teacherlibrarian at Spring Creek Community School. “She’s not Lauren, but that’s where the inspiration came from. I was feeling I wasn’t being the best teacher I could be for her. I wrote it to explore what she might be thinking.”

By the time the book was released in October 2017, Lauren had evolved into her own character entirely. “She’s not that student at all,” Leach adds. “Lauren is Lauren and every person, whether they have autism or not, is going to be different from everybody else.”

That character and her story—which focuses on Lauren navigating the ups and downs of home and school life—was so well received that Leach’s publishers suggested she write a follow-up. Late last November, she released Penguin Days, again through Pajama Press.

“It started with my publisher saying, ‘Slug Days has done really well. Do you want to do another one?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I think Lauren has a lot of potential,’” she says. “Because Lauren doesn’t always understand social situations, there’s plenty of opportunity for her to be put in uncomfortable situations, which means lots of opportunities for stories.”

This time, in Penguin Days, Lauren

and her family travel to North Dakota for a wedding in which Lauren is a flower girl. “I wanted her to be somewhere where there’d be a lot of people,” Leach says. “And I also wanted her to be somewhere where there would be extended family around that maybe she didn’t remember. Her cousins remember her, but she was too little last time she saw them, so she didn’t remember them.”

While writing the book wasn’t necessarily easy—though it does mark her eighth children’s book—it helped to have the character fully developed this time around.

“It was fun to write about the same character again. To me, Lauren feels like a living person inside my head. It’s much easier and fun to write the second book because I’ve already done all that thinking about her and I know her tics, I know her family background, so all of that is done already,” Leach says.

Her goal with the books is not to teach kids about autism spectrum disorder, but rather simply to “write a good story,” she adds.

“I’m not setting out to teach anything; neither of these books started from wanting to teach kids about autism spectrum disorder,” she says.

“They started with wanting to write a good story. My goal would be that kids love it.”

The book is available now at Armchair Books. Leach will be celebrating the release of Penguin Days at the Whistler Public Library on Jan. 20 at 4 p.m. She’ll be reading from the book as well as talking about the writing process. n

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Notes FROM T HE BA C K R O W The Dog Days of winter cinema T

he peak of summer brings “dog days” because Sirius, the dog star, peeks over the horizon at just before dawn after being hidden for most of the year.

In winter, a.k.a. right now, the meaning of the phrase is a bit different. It refers to the movies released prior to the Academy Awards in late February—because most of those movies are dog shit.

Or at the very least, they’re about dogs. Like, A Dog’s Way Home, which opens this week at the Village 8. There were no pre-screeners for this one but the trailer is lengthy and very thorough.

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A dude gets a puppy, they have fun. The puppy grows up, the fun continues.

A goddamn squirrel ruins everything, luring the now-grown-but-lacking-injudgment dog all the way to New Mexico (fear not, some idiot humans play a role, too).

Then there’s a really shitty CGI mountain lion (a.k.a. a cougar), but wait! In a surprise twist (revealed in the trailer) the cougar befriends the dog and, check this, helps it get home all the way back to Colorado via a lines-on-amap montage and one of those random moments where, instead of going home, it runs into its loving owner on the street somewhere. Moral of the story: maybe put a collar tag on your dog if you love it so much.

The good(ish) news for A Dog’s Way Home is that director Charles Martin Smith has lots of animal movie experience—he made Air Bud, Dolphin Tale and Dolphin Tale 2. Besides the fact that it tells you the whole movie, the trailer for this one also features an incredibly cloying dog-narration voice.

GOOD BOY A Dog’s Way Home is just one of the movies to be released during the “dog days” of cinema this year.

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If the whole movie is narrated in such a fashion, I’d suggest skipping this one at all costs. Or driving rusty, four-inch spikes into each ear right after you get your popcorn—this movie looks better when you’re deaf.

Also opening, and looking at least slightly higher quality (it’s still the dog days though so don’t get too excited), The Upside stars Kevin Hart (Ride Along, Central Intelligence) as an on-the-ropes-but-proud dude who ends up with a job as a totally unqualified caretaker for a super wealthy quadriplegic played by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Isle of Dogs).

While it looks like an updated version of Disorderlies only not as funny and instead of the Fat Boys you get the comedian who had to quit as host of this year’s Oscars because he didn’t know how to apologize for some old tweets that a bunch of people hated (is there any other kind of tweet?), this one is

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actually a remake of a based-on-true 2011 French film called The Intouchables.

Written by Paul Feig, (Spy, the Ghostbusters remake) and directed by Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent) this version has good talent abound—even freakin’ Nicole Kidman is in it— and word on the street is that Hart and Cranston do everything they can to make the odd couple/bromance/ buddy comedy bits work, pulling some real chuckles and even a few “ah shucks” moments out of the material.

But Burger overcooks the sentiment and, of course, there are some of black/white, rich/ poor, able/disabled dynamics that won’t sit right with everyone (a homophobia joke too, just in case). It’s better than the dog movie though, so that’s something.

The Stream of the Week is Adam McKay’s 2008 classic, Step Brothers. Starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as spoiled adult imbeciles thrust together when their

single parents marry.

It’s a ridiculous premise (or is it—with today’s house prices and a generation of helicopter parents?) and the humour is juvenile at best (cue the prosthetic nutsack), but the entire cast buys in and throws down, including Adam Scott, absolutely slaying it as Ferrell’s more successful (and douchier) older brother Derek.

Back in the day, many critics refused to take McKay and Ferrell’s brand of dumb comedy (which included Anchorman and Talladega Nights) seriously even as audiences loved it, but a decade later, this stuff holds up. And let’s not forget that writer/director Adam McKay went on to write the Ant-Man script for Marvel then win a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for The Big Short. His latest, Vice, is another award contender. It’s not playing up here yet but watch for it. n

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he Deep Winter Photo Challenge is poised to live up to its name this year.

Though it was a slow start to the season, storms have been steadily rolling in to Whistler, creating some prime conditions for the six professional photographers taking part in the annual event.

This year’s selection of talent includes Ming T. Poon, based in Lake Tahoe, California; Vermont’s Jesse Dawson (and the sole female photographer); Jake Dyson, formerly with Sherpas Cinema; Vancouver writer and photographer Bruin Alexander; Squamish’s Kieran Brownie; and Josh Dooley, based in Pemberton.

The group will be sent out “to capture athletes in their natural mountain habitats” over 72 hours and then tasked with editing the best images into a fiveminute slideshow.

The results will be shown at an event at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler on Jan. 11. The winner, meanwhile, will be crowned the King or Queen of Storms with a total of $10,000 up for grabs.

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Art Committee is inviting Alberta and B.C. artists to submit proposals for 2D artwork that will be digitally produced and installed in Banff as a public art exhibit. Work can include painting, drawing, printmaking and photography.

The exhibit will feature one piece of art that will be printed on weather-resistant vinyl and mounted on a 12-metre by 9.7metre panel for five years.

While the callout is open to artists of all levels from the two provinces, the work should demonstrate a knowledge of Banff or the Bow Valley.

“The work should celebrate mountain culture through an appreciation of the intersections between people and/or between the mountain environment,” the description reads.

Artists can submit up to two images electronically to publicart@banff.ca with artist contact info, a 150-word statement and image list. The deadline is Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. For more information visit artswhistler.com.

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Museum Musings Speaker Series: Exploring the Liard River By

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ith the beginning of the new year, we have been spending some time looking back at what 2018 brought to the museum (new records, new exhibits and many new donations of artifacts and archival materials) as well as looking forward to what lies ahead.

Each year January marks the beginning of our annual Speaker Series.

We’re very excited to start our 2019 series next Thursday, Jan. 17, with Highways of the Past: Canoeing the Grand Canyon of the Liard River.

In 1972 Mike Stein and five fellow adventurers filmed their journey on the Liard River, which flows 1,115 kilometres through parts of the Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Their trip focused on the Grand Canyon, a 30-km stretch of the Liard River containing numerous Class IV and higher rapids. For decades the resulting 16-millimetre film was thought lost, but recently Stein not only found a copy, but also had it digitized.

He will be at the Whistler Museum for the first screening of Highways of the Past and to discuss his own experiences before, during and after the trip.

While looking through a copy of Garibaldi’s Whistler News published three years prior to the trip down the Liard River, I found an article written by another participant in the canoe trip, Jim McConkey. McConkey came to Whistler

RUNNING RAPIDS In 1972 Mike Stein and five fellow

adventurers filmed their journey on the Liard River, which flows 1,115 kilometres through parts of the Yukon, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.

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deep snow skis, with little camber and soft heels.

When the skier was ready to head for the hill, McConkey recommended starting with a long, gentle slope to practice the “continuous, flowing motion of linked turns straight down the hill” that is powder skiing. According to the article, there is no room for traversing a run on a powder day as “traversing like a cautious old woman is Taboo.”

The article ends with hints that still hold up well today, such as “establish a rhythm,” “keep your head and shoulders

“Be sure to laugh when you take a giant clobber in the deep snow. You will get your chance to laugh with your friends when they fall. Powder snow and clobbers too are for everyone.”

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Mountain to take the position of ski director in the spring of 1968 and began writing instructional articles about ski techniques for the publication during his first season. In early 1969, Whistler Mountain received weeks of what he described as “beautiful, deep powder snow.” This led to “Learning Powder Snow Technique,” an article in which McConkey instructs skiers on the proper way to ski powder.

The article begins by defining true powder snow as “very light snow that flies out from underneath the skis, sometimes bellowing up over the skier’s head.” Once the skier found the right snow, they also had to ensure they had the right equipment, meaning flexible

facing down the fall line,” and “keep your feet locked together.” Especially useful is McConkey’s last reminder: “Be sure to laugh when you take a giant clobber in the deep snow. You will get your chance to laugh with your friends when they fall. Powder snow and clobbers too are for everyone.”

We may not be able to promise weeks of powder skiing this January, but you can join us at the museum Jan. 17 for a unique look back at an incredible journey from 1972.

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4. Dropping in Alan Danby drops into the Blackcomb Glacier cave. Photo by Rich Duncan. 5. New Year’s Day The peaks rose above the clouds for some sunny and scenic New Year’s Day views on Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Photo by Megan Lalonde. 6. Pals on a pow day Hunter, front, and Bella spent their Thursday playing in the snow at Whistler Animals Galore (WAG). Both dogs are currently available for adoption. Photo by Kendall Benbow.

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TRIO OF NINJAS Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin (or DLNA) are set to perform at the Pemberton Hotel on Jan. 26.

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eadly Lethal Ninja Assassin (DLNA) were off to a good start when they were sidelined by injury.

With just two gigs under their belt, Rory Malkin, guitarist and vocalist of the Whistler rock band, broke his collarbone and needed surgery.

“That’s put, somewhat, the stop on our progress, but in a funny way,” Malkin says. “Now that I’m coming to the end of it I’m seeing it as a blessing in disguise.

It’s allowed us to talk about the direction we want to go in. It’s given me time to actually sit down and work on original songs in my own time.”

Now on the mend, the band—also made up of Scott Barrow on drums and Liam McCook on bass—is ready to hustle in 2019. They’ve honed a set of heavy rock and punk songs, ranging from Audioslave to Tool and Smashing Pumpkins, and they’re preparing to record a few demos in an effort to secure more gigs around the Sea to Sky corridor.

“Since that first gig we’ve been practicing as much as we can,” says McCook. “Every practice we try and dedicate time to originals, as well as getting covers down.

The aim in the long run is we want to write our own music. It’s hard to start out as an

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WHO: Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin WHERE: Pemberton Hotel WHEN: Sat. Jan. 26 at 9 p.m.

Winter Group.”

Shockingly, Malkin waded through about 40 responses from drummers before landing on Barrow. “In huge cities finding a drummer is impossible, but you come to Whistler and everyone plays drums,” Malkin says.

After establishing they were a good fit, the group eventually secured a practice space at Podium Auto Detailing in Whistler, run by their friend (also local artist) Randy “Randoid” Smith— who ended up playing another pinnacle role in the band’s progression.

“We play a song by a band called Reuben … who I’ve been a really big fan of since I was 14 or 15,” says Malkin. “They have a song called ‘Deadly Lethal Ninja

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originals band in Whistler.”

With so many established acts, it can be hard to be a cover band in Whistler too. To that end, DLNA feel they’ve tapped into a niche genre that’s been underserved in the local music scene.

“A lot of bands in Whistler—no disrespect to them—they play pub rock; the sort of music that pleases everyone,” McCook says. “There’s nothing wrong with that, but we had a specific idea of what we wanted to play and we didn’t want to compromise on that.”

So far, the feedback has been good.

“It was encouraging to have people come up to us (after the first gigs) and give us high fives and say, ‘I can’t believe you played that one song by that one band I loved,’” says Barrow. “It’s not just guys. It’s girls coming up and asking for punk songs. It’s quite a range and it’s surprising to see how much people want this type of music.”

Another way to put it: “It’s energetic (music) for people who ride the bike park all day,” he says. “It’s mountain bike music.”

Musical tastes aside, the trio bonded over their love of mountain biking when they first came together in early 2018.

McCook and Malkin first started playing together the previous fall with Barrow coming on after answering their call out for a drummer in the “infamous Whistler

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Assassin’ and before we had a name we were playing it at Podium. Randy hangs out when we’re practicing and we were playing that song when he leans out from upstairs and says, ‘What is that?’”

They told him the name of the track and he replied, “Cool I like that one,” Malkin says. “The next week he was calling us ‘Assassin’ then ‘Deadly Ninjas.’”

With a gig coming up and no band name under which to play, they went with Smith’s nickname for them. “It was thrust upon us,” Malkin says.

“There’s something kind of sarcastic about the name—two Brits and an Australian, that represents us quite well.”

Next up, DLNA are set to play at the Pemberton Hotel on Jan. 26. Tickets are $5 at the door and the show starts at 9 p.m.

To keep an eye on the band follow them on Facebook at Deadly Lethal Ninja Assassin. ■

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CLUB SHRED THURSDAYS The team at Whistler Blackcomb’s Club Shred are bringing the party back to Merlin’s Bar & Grill all season long!

Rotating between Whistler local favorites Red Chair and Joni Toews (from Case Of The Mondays). d Merlin’s Bar & Grill d 7 pm-midnight

THE HAIRFARMERS Voted Whistler’s best band every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs. A Whistler must-see! d Sidecut d 5:30-8:30 pm

JENNAMAE JennaMae brings her soulful, sultry voice and strums on her guitar, sharing her stories and remixed covers to the mics around Whistler. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

KARAOKE NIGHT Come belt out your best covers at karaoke every Thursday night from 9 pm! d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm

LOCALS’ NIGHT Party at Whistler’s longest-running locals’ night. Specials all night long. For VIP table bookings or guest list, email info@garfinkels.com. d Garfinkel’s d 7:30 pm

ROBCAT Alt-country to rock, folk to funk, jam bands to bluegrass.

Shakin’ it up down on Main Street. d Brickworks Public House d 8:30-11:30 pm

RUCKUS DELUXE Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

WILL ROSS d Mallard

Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

Clubs/DJs #TBT WITH THE SOUNDS OF STACHE Stache has been on a nomadic musical adventure for almost a decade, travelling to over 50 countries and sharing his passion for music with others. Drawing influences from all four corners of the globe, his appetite, understanding and energetic delivery will guarantee a funky smorgasbord of beats. Free. d Three Below d 9 pm-1 am

COCKTAIL DANCE PARTY Start your weekend early with a handcrafted cocktail. Then hit the dancefloor or rock our legendary dancing cage with help from DJ Peacefrog. d Buffalo Bills d 7 pm

SHUT UP AND PARTY

RUBY&HALE Catch the local duo at Cranked on Saturday from 6 until 9 p.m.

vibes, remixes mash-ups and new stuff to keep you on your toes. Free. d Three Below d 9 pm-midnight

THURSDAY LOCALS’ NIGHT Come join our legendary locals’ night every Thursday, kicking off the night with a game of skate at 9 p.m. followed by DJ Praiz and friends throwing down some dope tracks. Prizes to be given away each week include concert tickets, snowboards, electric sunnies and skateboards!

Email info@garfinkels.ca for guest list and VIP options. d Garfinkel’s d 9 pm-2 am

THURSDAY NIGHT FUNK Featuring DJ Dakota and his one-of-a-kind funkadelic style. d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

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DANIEL HUGHES

Start your weekend off one night early and come get wild with Whistler’s loosest bar staff. With music from Fidel Cashflow and DJ Shearer. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP and other special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm

Hughes is an up-and-coming acoustic artist that plays a mix of jazz, R&B and pop classics. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 2-5 pm

THROWBACK THURSDAYS WITH MR. TWITCH

Live music by Whistler favourites Red Chair. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm

Enjoy a musical journey of nostalgia curated by Mr. Twitch.

Disco-funk-hip-hop-house and whatever else. Old school-

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE THE HAIRFARMERS

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Voted Whistler’s best band every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs. A Whistler must-see! d Merlin’s Bar & Grill d 3-7 pm

LIVE MUSIC Solo artists perform every week, except on the first Friday of every month when they swap out for a full band. No cover, no lineups. d Whistler Brewing Company d 6-9 pm

MARCUS RAMSEY Marcus Ramsay and friends bring the noise with their footstomping, booty-shaking blues-rock style that everyone can enjoy! Playing catchy originals and tasty covers that you know and love. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

MICHAEL BELANGER Michael will be shedding some acoustic covers through the ages with a focus on ‘90s and guilty pleasures. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 6-9 pm

RUCKUS DELUXE Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy-nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

A WHOLE LOTTA LED Deep Winter Photo Challenge afterparty with a tribute to Led Zeppelin. Playing all the iconic Led Zeppelin tunes you want to hear live and loud just like Zep at their ‘70s peak!

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WILL ROSS Born and raised in Hamilton, Ont., Will has been making music since the age of 10. He is a multi-instrumentalist, live-looping artist. He is currently based out of Squamish. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

Clubs/DJs CHAMPAGNE FRIDAY Kick off your weekend at Garf’s. Get on the guest list and join the party: info@garfinkels.ca. d Garfinkel’s d 7:30 pm

FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS Start the weekend off right with music by B.C.’s finest party DJs mixing the best in hip hop, rap, R&B and party anthems. Whistler’s most energetic dancefloor. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB Start your weekend off right with TyMetal’s energizing vibes! d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

LADIES’ NIGHT We have a gift for all ladies. Enjoy a glass of champagne then hit the dancefloor and dance the night away with DJ Peacefrog. Info@buffalobills.ca for guestlist or table bookings. d Buffalo Bills d 7 pm

THE CURE LOUNGE SESSIONS Enjoy lake views on the patio while DJ Smokey sets the tone

Nightlife BARS, CLUBS & PUBS with a blend of soulful house tracks. d Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge d 5 pm

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weekend party and best vibe. VIP champagne parades along with the hottest hip hop and remixes! For VIP and guest list, email info@garfinkels.ca. d Garfinkel’s d 10 pm

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BROTHER TWANG Come wind down your ski day or ramp up your Saturday night festivities with the boys from Brother Twang. d FireRock Lounge d 9 pm-midnight

THE CURE LOUNGE SESSIONS Enjoy lake views while DJ Smokey sets the tone with a blend of soulful house tracks. d Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge d 5 pm

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THE HAIRFARMERS Voted Whistler’s best band every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs. A Whistler must-see! d Dusty’s Bar and Grill d 3-6 pm

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ACOUSTIC SESSIONS Gather your pals and listen to some of Whistler’s best local musicians after treating yourself to our weekly homestyle Sunday roast. d Three Below d 8 pm

EVAN KENNEDY d Mallard

Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

THE HAIRFARMERS

The only Whistler local giving you some acoustic R&B! Soulful, powerful and sultry. Sounds you can vibe out and sing along to. d Brickworks Public House d 4-7 pm

Voted Whistler’s best band every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs. A Whistler must-see! d Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC) d 3:30-6:30 pm

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Every Friday and Saturday, party with local and touring musicians at Black’s Pub. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm

MICHAEL FABRO Michael Fabro is a Canadian acoustic pop-rock performance artist. With a focus on crowd-pleasing hits and infectious vocal hooks the young artist has fused multiple styles into dynamic live act. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

RUBY & HALE This accomplished duo will be playing a mix of soul, R&B, pop and alt-rock. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 6-9 pm

RUCKUS DELUXE Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy-nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

Clubs/DJs LADIES’ NIGHT It’s Whistler’s No. 1 stop for stag and stagette parties. DJ Turtle and friends mix up everything from hip hop, R&B, new rap, dance hall and Top 40 bangers. Email guestlist@ moejoes.com for VIP and group perks. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm

SATURDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB Featuring Tim Livingstone of Skiitour. Tim’s classic style is a fixture of the Whistler bar scene. d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

SATURDAY NIGHT SHAKER With music from Fidel Cashflow and DJ C Stylez, two of Whistler’s hardest-working and most-loved DJs spinning the best in Top 40, mash-ups, electro, hip hop and party anthems that will keep your booty shakin’ all night long.

Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP and other special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm

SUPREME SATURDAY DJ Nikky from Vancouver brings the Whistler’s biggest

TyMetal’s unique blend of rock, funk and R&B is unmatched and will leave your ears craving more! The evolution of Sunday night is here. d The Keg d

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DARE2FUNK Combining DJing with live instrument, creating a unique sound with classic covers and originals. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

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SUNDAY NIGHT THEORY WITH TYMETAL

Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Knacker’s Yard has been performing traditional Irish, Scottish, English, Australian, and original music since 2013. Get ready to hit the dancefloor for an evening of foot-stomping Celtic folk. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 pm

OPEN MIC JAM NIGHT An open stage invitation for all who can sing, perform or even just wanna jam out with our house band. Whistler’s longest-running jam night every Sunday at Crystal Lounge.

All instruments provided. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

RED CHAIR Red Chair is a local Whistler rock band with an impressive and versatile set list. They have become a hometown favourite with their selection of bar classics, high energy performances and great musicianship. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 9 pm

SUNDAY SESSIONS The best locals’ party in Whistler. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm

Clubs/DJs GAMES NIGHT AT PANGEA Challenge your crew: Cards Against Humanity, Jenga, Settlers of Catan, HedBanz, and many more. Drinks and food specials all night long. d Pangea Pod Hotel d 4 pm

SEND IT SUNDAYS With music from T-Zen and DJ Shearer. Keep your weekend alive, and join us on Sunday nights for one of Whistler’s wildest industry nights. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm

SOULFUL SUNDAYS Soul Club Whistler spinning that funky soul soundtrack. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm

THE SUNDAY GLOW PARTY Moe Joe’s is transformed into a psychedelic UV infused rave cathedral, as Fidel Cashflow, Zapps and La Dooda cook up an aural feast of house and electro beats. Arrive early to beat the line. d Moe Joe’s d 9 pm

The wildest party in Whistler on a Monday night continues with music from Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley, The Rogue Killers and DJ Shearer. Throwing down all the hottest tunes you know and love. Deep, tech, bass, house, trap, hip hop and more. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm

KNACKER’S YARD Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Knacker’s Yard has been performing traditional Irish, Scottish, English, Australian, and original music since 2013. Get ready to hit the dancefloor for an evening of foot-stomping Celtic folk. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

MARTINI MONDAY

Hailing from Victoria, British Columbia, Knacker’s Yard has been performing traditional Irish, Scottish, English, Australian, and original music since 2013. Get ready to hit the dancefloor for an evening of foot-stomping Celtic folk. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

LOCALS LIVE Grab your friends and come down to get up to perform on our open mic. d FireRock Lounge d 9 pm

Clubs/DJs ALLSORTS Bringing a wide variety of sounds to your Tuesday evening, ED:WIN will be playing “AllSorts” of music to get you dancing down at Three Below every Tuesday night. Listen to hip hop, R&B, house, garage and disco! Free. d Three Below d 9 pm-1:30 am

BINGO Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the locals’ living room. d Tapley’s Pub d 8 pm

Bills d 7:30 pm

Clubs/DJs MEATY MONDAY Sport and beer what more do you need? How about a chance to win our famous Meat Raffle? Proceeds donated to charity. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm

MEXICAN MONDAY Feel the heat by our fireplace and pretend you are back on the beach. d FireRock Lounge d 5 pm

TRIVIA NIGHT The Crystal Lounge hosts trivia every Monday night!

Bring your friends and test your knowledge for a night of fun, laughs, prizes and the chance to “burn your bill.”

Conditions apply. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

TUE.

KNACKER’S YARD

Embarking on his solo career after an extensive music career around the Fraser Valley. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

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“I Will Survive” won’t sing itself, so come over to Whistler’s longest-running karaoke night and belt out all your favourite hits. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

KYLER J. PIERCE

EVAN KENNEDY d Mallard

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GEORGE George is acoustic/folk singer songwriter from Australia who pours her heart and soul into her songs. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

INDUSTRY NIGHT Live music from Neverland Nights. d Buffalo Bills d 6 pm

JAM NIGHT Jam Night with Kostaman and Friends every Wednesday night from 9 pm. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm

KYLER J. PIERCE Embarking on his solo career after an extensive music career around the Fraser Valley. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

Live Music

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

LAURA NEDELAK

Blues night with Sean Rose. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 8 pm

This rockin’ grandma will blow you away with her covers and original tunes. d Brickworks Public House d 4-7 pm

CELLAR SESSIONS With live music from Neverland Nights and guests, playing all your rock, alternative and party jams all night long. Plus DJ sets from Fidel Cashflow. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm

CHRISTINE SHERRINGTON Described as smoky and soulful, she plays both originals and some of country’s biggest hits. d Brickworks Public House d 8:30-11:30 pm

DANIEL HUGHES Daniel Hughes is an up-and-coming acoustic artist that’s quickly turning into one of Whistler’s favourites to watch. He plays a crowd pleasing mix of jazz, R&B and pop classics. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 4:30-7:30 pm

MATHEW HOLLAND Matthew Holland shreds a wide range of acoustic hits and sings with an unforgettable raspiness in his voice. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 4:30-7:30 pm

RUCKUS DELUXE Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy-nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. d Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub d 3:45 & 9 pm

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ONGOING & DAILY PRENATAL CLASSES

This program helps support women and their partners in making informed decisions about their prenatal and birth experience.

To sign up, please call Bev Nolan-Newsome, certified childbirth educator, internationally certified lactation consultant and registered doula at 604-894-5389. > Ongoing > Whistler ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHISTLER MUSEUM

Learn more about Whistler’s culture and history. Now open by donation. > Daily 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm > Whistler Museum

THURSDAY JAN10 COMMUNITY

BNI MOUNTAIN HIGH

BNI provides a positive and structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business referrals. It does so by helping you build personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. Register by emailing David Livesey at david_livesey@cooperators.ca. $20. > 6:45-8:30 am > The Venue COMMUNITY

WOMEN’S KARMA YOGA

Drop-in for weekly yoga classes led by an all-female team of certified 200-hour yoga instructors. Includes mat use and childminding.

All women, all ability levels welcome. This program is made possible by yoga instructors and childminders donating their time. Contact us to join the team. Free. 604-962-8711. > 9:30-10:30 am > Whistler Women’s Centre

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

THE CULTURAL CONNECTOR: A JOURNEY OF ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY As you follow the Cultural Connector route, you’ll discover the stories that enrich Whistler’s culture, the venues that celebrate it and the milestones that we’ve achieved along the way. The pathway will lead you through beautiful surroundings and six cultural institutions: Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Whistler Museum, Whistler Public Library, Maury Young Arts Centre, Lost Lake PassivHaus, and Audain Art Museum. Free. > Ongoing > Maury Young Arts Centre

COMMUNITY

PARENT INFANT DROP-IN

An opportunity to develop a supportive social network with other parents of young babies.

Speakers and a public health nurse are often in attendance. Free. > 11 am-12:30 pm > Whistler Public Library COMMUNITY

ROTARY CLUB OF WHISTLER MILLENNIUM

Join the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium to learn about what the club is doing to support your local community and international projects. Lunch is available for $20. Everyone welcome. > 12:15 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side COMMUNITY

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB

The club meets every week and visitors are welcome. For a partner, please call Gill at 604-932-5791. > 1-5 pm > Whistler Racquet Club

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Docents will provide visitors with an introduction to the Audain Art Museum and its permanent collection. Visitors will be encouraged to explore the galleries afterwards.

These drop-in tours are free with the purchase of admission or museum membership.

604-962-0413. > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum COMMUNITY

LUNA PRESENTS THURSDAY NIGHT YOGA

Come shake your shanti in a 90-minute Hatha Flow yoga class. Get in the flow with an emphasis on breathing and movement.

Eighteen to 35-year-olds only, free positive vibes for all in attendance! $3 for nonmembers, free for Luna members. > 5:30-7 pm > Maury Young Arts Centre

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FIRST NATIONS WINTER FEAST AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

The First Nations Winter Feast & Performance will feature a Northwest Coast inspired menu, Indigenous World Winery wines and craft beer from local breweries. Performances will take place throughout dinner service, featuring the SLCC’s Cultural Ambassadors and the Wells family from the Lil’wat Nation. For tickets, visit slcc.ca/feast. > 5:45 pm > Squamish Lilwat Cultural Centre ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHISTLER YOUTH BAND

Let the trumpets sing! The Whistler Youth Band is a beginner band for youth ages 10 and up. Grab an instrument and make music with friends. > 6-7:30 pm > Myrtle Philip Community School

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WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN

Drop-in to the Pemberton Public Library every Thursday afternoon and learn how WorkBC can assist you in your job search and career planning. All services are free. For details, call 1-877-932-1611. > 1-5 pm > Pemberton Library

FRIDAY JAN11 COMMUNITY

WELCOME CENTRE MULTICULTURAL MEET UP

Come and say, “hi” if you are new to Canada and Whistler! Everyone and every age is welcome. Casual meet up, workshops, information about living in Canada. Check calendar at welcomewhistler.com for full details. Contact info@welcomewhistler.com or 604-698-5960. > 9:30 am-noon > Whistler Public Library ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

Books, songs and rhymes for preschoolaged children, accompanied by a caregiver.

Registration is not required. > 10:30-11 am > Whistler Public Library ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WALK AND TALK SERIES

See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3 & 7 pm > Audain Art Museum

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MAGIC: THE GATHERING MEET-UP FAMILY TOGETHER TIME New monthly event for teens and tweens. Bring along your deck and join them in The Burrow to meet local Magic: The Gathering fans and play some rounds. Totally new to the game?

You’re welcome, too! Our Magic experts will help get you started. No registration required! > 4-6 pm > Whistler Public Library SPORTS

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

Triathlon focused swim squads. Full details at whistlertriclub.com/training-sessions. Free to members for fall (includes entry into Meadow Park). Non-members $8 drop-in (includes entry into Meadow Park). > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

For ages 13 to 18. We offer ping pong, a skateboard mini-ramp (skateboards and helmets to borrow), free Wi-Fi, Xbox One, PS3 & PS4, guitars, board games, a projector and widescreen TVs. Free. 604-935-8187. > 3:30-11 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

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In 2019, I urge you to go in quest of your personal equivalent of Jurassic Park’s pioneering breakthroughs.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may be able to find help and resources that enable you to get more serious about seemingly unfeasible or impractical dreams.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I’m a big proponent of authenticity. I almost always advise you to be yourself with bold candour and unapologetic panache. Speak the truth about your deepest values and clearest perceptions. Be an expert about what really moves you, and devote yourself passionately to your relationships with what really moves you. But there is one exception to this approach. Sometimes it’s wise to employ the “fake it until you make it” strategy: to pretend you are what you want to be with such conviction that you ultimately become what you want to be. I suspect now is one of those times for you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The students’ dining hall at Michigan State University serves gobs of mayonnaise. But in late 2016, a problem arose when 1,250 gallons of the stuff became rancid. Rather than simply throw it away, the school’s Sustainability Officer came up with a brilliant solution: load it into a machine called an anaerobic digester, which turns biodegradable waste into energy. Problem solved!

The transformed rot provided electricity for parts of the campus. I recommend you regard this story as a metaphor for your own use. Is there anything in your life that has begun to decay or lose its usefulness? If so, can you convert it into a source of power?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you grow vegetables, fruits, and grains on an acre of land, you can feed 12 people. If you use that acre to raise meat-producing animals, you’ll feed at most four people. But to produce the meat, you’ll need at least four times more water and twenty times more electric power than you would if you grew the plants. I offer this as a useful metaphor for you to consider in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you should prioritize efficiency and value. What will provide you with the most bang for your bucks? What’s the wisest use of your resources?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Modern kids don’t spend much time playing outside. They have fun in natural environments only half as often as their parents did while growing up. In fact, the average child spends less time in the open air than prison inmates. And today’s unjailed adults get even less exposure to the elements.

But I hope you will avoid that fate in 2019. According to my astrological estimates, you need to allocate more than the usual amount of time to feeling the sun and wind and sky. Not just because it’s key to your physical health, but also because many of your best ideas and decisions are likely to emerge while you’re outdoors.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): NASA landed its robotic explorer Opportunity on Mars in January of 2004.

The craft’s mission, which was supposed to last for 92 days, began by taking photos and collecting soil samples. More than 14 years later, the hardy machine was still in operation, continuing to send data back to Earth. It far outlived its designed lifespan. I foresee you being able to generate a comparable marvel in 2019, Virgo: a stalwart resource or influence or situation that will have more staying power than you could imagine.

What could it be?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1557, Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde invented the equals sign: =. Historical records don’t tell us when he was born, so we don’t know his astrological sign. But I’m

guessing he was a Libra. Is there any tribe more skillful at finding correlations, establishing equivalencies, and creating reciprocity? In all the zodiac, who is best at crafting righteous proportions and uniting apparent opposites? Who is the genius of balance? In the coming months, my friend, I suspect you will be even more adept at these fine arts than you usually are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): There’s a modest, one-storey office building at 1209 North Orange St. in Wilmington, Delaware. More than 285,000 businesses from all over the U.S. claim it as their address. Why? Because the state of Delaware has advantageous tax laws that enable those businesses to save massive amounts of money. Other buildings in Delaware house thousands of additional corporations. It’s all legal. No one gets in trouble for it. I bring this to your attention in the hope of inspiring you to hunt for comparable situations: ethical loopholes and workarounds that will provide you with extra benefits and advantages.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): People in the Solomon Islands buy many goods and services with regular currency, but also use other symbols of worth to pay for important cultural events like staging weddings and settling disputes and expressing apologies. These alternate forms of currency include the teeth of flying foxes, which are the local species of bat. In that spirit, and in accordance with current astrological omens, I’d love to see you expand your sense of what constitutes your wealth. In addition to material possessions and funds in the bank, what else makes you valuable? In what other ways do you measure your potency, your vitality, your merit? It’s a favourable time to take inventory.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1984, singersongwriter John Fogerty released a new album whose lead single was “The Old Man Down the Road.” It sold well. But trouble arose soon afterward when Fogerty’s former record company sued him in court, claiming he stole the idea for “The Old Man Down the Road” from “Run Through the Jungle.” That was a tune Fogerty himself had written and recorded in 1970 while playing with the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The legal process took a while, but he was ultimately vindicated.

No, the courts declared, he didn’t plagiarize himself, even though there were some similarities between the two songs. In this spirit, I authorize you to borrow from a good thing you did in the past as you create a new good thing in the future. There’ll be no hell to pay if you engage in a bit of self-plagiarism.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is a collection of fables that take place in India. Three movies have been made based on it.

All of them portray the giant talking snake named Kaa as an adversary to the hero Mowgli. But in Kipling’s original stories, Kaa is a benevolent ally and teacher.

I bring this to your attention to provide context for a certain situation in your life. Is there an influence with a metaphorical resemblance to Kaa: misinterpreted by some people, but actually quite supportive and nourishing to you? If so, I suggest you intensify your appreciation for it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Virginia Woolf thought that her Piscean lover Vita Sackville-West was a decent writer, but a bit too fluid and effortless. Self-expression was so natural to Sackville-West that she didn’t work hard enough to hone her craft and discipline her flow. In a letter, Woolf wrote, “I think there are odder, deeper, more angular thoughts in your mind than you have yet let come out.” I invite you to meditate on the possibility that Woolf’s advice might be useful in 2019.

Is there anything in your skill set that comes so easily that you haven’t fully ripened it? If so, develop it with more focused intention.

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Invited photographers have 72 hours to capture athletes in their natural mountain habitats and edit the best images into a 5-minute slideshow.

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Arts Whistler - Full arts & culture listings. Comprehensive artist directory & programs, events & performances yearround. For info 604-935-8410 or visit www.artswhistler.com Pemberton Arts Council - Connect with other artists, writers, artisans, musicians & help make Pemberton a vibrant arts community. Call 604-452-0123 or visit www.pembertonartscouncil.com Pemberton Writers - Meet with other writers to review and critique monthly.

Opportunities for writing in a comfortable and creative setting. Email crowley7@ telus.net Sea to Sky Singers - Invites new & former members to join us for an exciting new term, the spring & fall terms culminate with a concert. Choir meets Tues, 7-9pm at Squamish Academy of Music, 2nd Ave. Veronica seatoskysingers@gmail.com or 604-892-7819 www.seatoskysingers.net Whistler Community Band - Rehearsals on Tuesdays 7 - 8:15 pm CONTACT whistlerchorus@gmail.com FOR LOCATION

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Donate Used Clothing & Household Goods- To be distributed to local charities

by Sharon 604-894-6656 for pick up.

Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m.

BG Urban Grill: 604-905-5090 & Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. at the Pan Pacific, Mountainside. www.whistler-rotary.org

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Whistler Singers - Resumes September 11th, 2018 for the fall/winter sea-son.

Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9pm at Myrtle Philip School in the Toad Hall room. Everyone is welcome!

Inquiries can be sent to whistlersingers@gmail.com For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/whistlersingers/

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Pemberton Rotary Club at the Pemberton Community Centre, Wednesdays at 7:15am www.pembertonrotary.ca

Avalanche Skills Training Courses - Level 1+ & Level 2

Playground Builders: Creating Play Building Hope - Playground Builders is a registered charity that builds playgrounds for children in war-torn areas. Learn more, volunteer or donate at www. playgroundbuilders.org

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CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Sea to Sky Community Services running dozens of programs in Whistler to help people through times of crisis and with everyday challenges. www.sscs.ca 1-877-892-2022 admin@sscs.ca Stewardship Pemberton Society and the One Mile Lake Nature CentreConnecting community, nature and people through education, cooperation, and community involvement. www. stewardshippemberton.com Whistler Health Care Foundation raises funds for improving health care resources and services. New board members welcomed. Contact us at info@ whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org or call Karen at 604-906-1435.

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Griffin Squadron Squamish Air Cadets- Open to youth 12-18yrs at Don Ross Secondary School on Tues at 6:30pm.

Security Officer Engineering Admin Assistant

Pemberton Medical Clinic

Intermediate Maintenance

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SPORTS & RECREATION Alpine Club of Canada Whistler Section- Outdoor club focused on ski/split board touring, hiking, mountaineering and skills training.

More info: accwhistler.ca Trip Schedule: accwhistler.ca/trips/

Shuttle Driver

Full-time Office Assistant Proficiency with EMR or other electronic record system an asset. Candidate must have office admin experience with eye for detail, excellent problem solving and multi-tasking skills.

We offer a positive work environment and competitive wage.

The Four Seasons team is looking for these roles to start immediately. $500 signing bonus available for all hires

Please email your resume with cover letter at pmcmoa@shaw.ca.

Pemberton Valley Snowmobile Club Meets first Thurs of each month Dec - April, 7pm at the Pemberton Comm.

Centre. BCSF/Rutherford trail passes & liability insurance available for purchase.

Contact 604-894-1155 for info.

Details: Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com Housing is available for successful candidates as well!

Pemberton Valley Trails AssociationMeets the second Wed of each month.

7pm at the Pemberton Recreation Centre. Call 604-698-6158 Sea to Sky RC Flyers - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada Club active in the Sea to Sky Region flying model airplanes, helicopters and multirotors. Contact S2SRCFLY@telus.net Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Provides sports & recreation experiences for people with disabilities. Chelsey Walker at 604-905-4493 or info@ whistleradaptive.com Whistler Martial Arts offers - Kishindo Karate for kids age 4 and up, Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for kids and adults.

Also Kickboxing, Judo, Yoga and Bellyfit for adults. Call Cole 932-2226 Women's Karma Yoga - Thursdays, 9:30-10:30, ongoing by donation and childminding provided. Whistler Women's Centre: 1519 Spring Creek Drive. Dropin for weekly yoga classes led by an all female team of certified yoga instructors.

All women, all ability levels welcome. hswc.ca | 604-962-8711

YOUTH ACTIVITIES 1st Whistler Scout Group - outdoor & adventure program for girls and boys aged 5-17. Times and locations vary.

More info: http://1stwhistlerscoutgroup. webs.com.

Contact scoutsatwhistler @gmail.com or 604-966-4050.

Whistler Children's Chorus Rehearsal - Tuesdays at MILLENNIUM PLACE (4 5:30 pm) contact whistlerchorus@gmail. com Whistler/Pemberton Girl Guides Adventures for Girls age 5 & up. Sparks & Brownies (Gr K,1,2,3) Guides (Gr 4,5,6) Volunteers always welcome. coastmountaingirlguides@gmail.com

The Pinnacle Hotel Whistler has the following positions available:

HOUSEMAN MAINTENANCE ROOM ATTENDANTS

Coastal Mountain Excavations (est. 1975) is a Civil Construction and Snow Services company serving the Sea to Sky Corridor and beyond.

We are currently recruiting:

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ACCOUNTANT Email resume to careers@coastalmountain.ca

Please reply by email: parmstrong@pinnaclehotels.ca

WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE:

BUSSERS HOSTS PREP COOK

(day shifts only, prep experience required)

Full-time and year round. We feature evening work only, staff meals, competitive wages and a great work environment. So if you’re looking for a change or some extra hours, come by and see us.

Flexible schedules are available.

REPLY IN PERSON WITH RESUME BETWEEN 3-5 AT QUATTRO 4319 Main St. in the Pinnacle Hote

New Opportunity at the District of Squamish We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Mechanic with a proven ability to work with a range of vehicles and heavy equipment. If you are a Journeyman Mechanic with a minimum of five years of related experience, as well as a BC Class 3 drivers licence with air endorsement, we’d like to hear from you!

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LINE COOKS DISHWASHERS HOSTS DOOR HOST

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YOUTH ACTIVITIES Whistler Youth Centre - Drop - in: Fridays 3:30 - 11 PM & Saturdays 6 - 10 PM for ages 13 - 18. Located downstairs in the Maury Young Arts Centre (formerly Millenium Place). We offer: a Ping pong table, Pool table, Skateboard mini ramp w. skateboards and helmets to borrow, Free Wi-Fi, Xbox One, PS3 & PS4, Guitars, Board games, Projector and widescreen TV's. Facebook THEYC Crew, www.whistleryouthcentre.com or call 604-935-8187.

LEISURE GROUPS Duplicate Bridge ClubWhistler Racquet Club reconvenes in late fall. The club meets every week and visitors are welcome. For partner, please call Gill at 640-932-5791.

Knitty Gritty Knit Night- Held every Tues 6-8pm. Free evening open to everyone with a love for knitting/crocheting.

Beginners welcome. For location and further details email knittygrittywhistler@ gmail.com or find us on facebook.

Mountain Spirit Toastmasters- Builds communication, public speaking, and leadership skills . Wednesdays at the Pan Pacific Mountainside - Singing Pass Room, 5:30-7pm. Email contact - 8376@ toastmastersclubs.org www.whistler. toastmastersclubs.org Pemberton Women's Institute - Meets the third Mon of each month in the activity room at St. David's United Church at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Linda Ronayne at 604-894-6580 Rotary Club of Whistler - Meets Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m at BG Bread Garden Urban Grill 604-905-5090 Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium - Meets every Thurs at 12:15pm at Pan Pacific Mountainside. 604-932-7782 Shades of Grey Painters Meets twice a week Tuesdays, Watercolour, 11.00am-2.30pm @ The Rec, Pemberton. Thursdays, Acrylic, 1.00pm-3.30pm @ The Amenities Building, Pioneer Village, Pemberton. We are like-minded people that get together & paint. Gretchen is the painting coach. $5 to attend.

FULL TIME and PART TIME POSITIONS WITH A COMMERCIAL CLEANING COMPANY • Starting wage of $20.00 per hour.

• Flexible working hours • Must have a valid Driver’s License • Ski pass – Options with Whistler Experience Send resume to: teamcwhistler@telus.net Or call: 604 935 8715

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Whistler Reads - Meets to discuss a new book every eight weeks. Go to bookbuffet.com & click on Whistler Reads for the latest book/event. Paula at 604907-2804 or wr@bookbuffet.com

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Wide Open Welding Ltd is looking for a full-time Estimator / Project Manager.

With a two or three year college or technical school program in geomatics. Three years experience and proficient in the use of robotic survey instruments and GPS equipment for engineering and building construction layout, topographic site surveys, site improvement surveys and precise monitoring. Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D also an asset to assist in office with computations and drawing preparation.

Please call Ian @ 604-932-3314 or email @ ian@dbss.ca #18-1370 Alpha Lake Rd. Whistler BC V0N 1B1 Serving Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton

The candidate will need to possess the following skill set: This is a multi-faceted position. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and detail oriented. Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communication and strong presentation skills. Must have the ability to analyze issues and determine priorities in an environment of tight and conflicting deadlines. Proficiency in planning, scheduling, execution and management of projects. An ability to read drawings and perform take-offs is a must. Our office is located in Pemberton and the job will entail travelling to and from job sites in the corridor to conduct site measurements, layouts and verifications. Candidate MUST have a commitment to excellence and the production of high quality end results.

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Maury Young Arts Centre - Whistler's community centre for arts, culture & inspiration. Performance theatre, art gallery, daycare, youth centre, meditation room, meeting facilities. www.artswhistler. com or 604-935-8410 Pemberton & District Community Centre - Located at 7390 Cottonwood St. Fitness Centre, facility rentals, spray park, playground, children, youth, adult & seniors programs. For more info 604894-2340 or pemrecinfo@slrd.bc.ca Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Social Services Centre - 1519 Spring Creek Dr. Features programs & services from WCSS, The Howe Sound Women's Centre, Sea to Sky Community Services & Zero Ceiling. Open Mon-Fri.

MUSEUMS Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Explore First Nations Art Galleries, and Interactive Exhibits. Gift Shop & Cafe are in our admission free area. Open Tuesday's-Sunday's per week. 10am5p.m..

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Whistler Museum & Archives Society Explore interactive exhibits, listen to local stories & discover Whistler's journey.

Open daily 11am-5pm, 4333 Main St. www.whistlermuseum.org or 604-9322019

We offer competitive wages, a unique environment, seasonal bonuses, staff discounts and benefits.

Ask about accommodation.

Come Grow Sport with us at our Whistler Olympic Legacy Venues

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING BNI Mountain High- Meets at 6:458:30am every Thursday at The Venue.

BNI provides a positive and structured environment for the develop-ment and exchange of quality business referrals. It does so by helping you build personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. Register by emailing blair@blairkaplan.ca.

Whistler Chamber of Commerce - Is the leading business association in Whistler that works to create a vibrant & successful economy. Learn more about the programs & services at www. whistlerchamber.com Women of Whistler - Group that provides opportunities for Whistler businesswomen to network, gain knowledge & share ideas in a friendly, relaxed environment. Learn more at www.womenofwhistler.com

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Line Cook Day Server Night Busser Dishwasher We offer flexible schedules, competitive wages, discounts & perks and a free meal on shift.

Please email restaurant@pastalupino.com with your cover letter and resume or for more information.

We are recruiting for:

Whistler Athletes’ Centre (High Performance Training and Accommodation) Positions for this venue are currently filled

Whistler Sliding Centre (Bobsleigh, Luge & Skeleton) Positions for this venue are currently filled

Whistler Olympic Park (Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing and Outdoor Activities) Groomer Operator

Visit our website to view current postings and to apply: www.whistlersportlegacies.com/careers

Mature Action Community [MAC]Is the voice of Whistler's 55-Plus community.

MAC identifies, and advocates for seniors programs and services to improve the quality of life for those wishing to age in-place; MAC also provides opportunities for social interaction. Visit www.whistlermac.org or e-mail info@whistlermac.org Pemberton Men's Shed - Weekly social meetings WED. 11-2 in the Seniors/ youth Rec. bldg. beside library. Social meeting with BYO Bag lunch, card games and pool/snooker. Help out in YOUR community, operating the Pemberton Tool Library.

Senior Citizen Organizations - Is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Ernie Bayer 604-576-9734 or ecbayer2@gmail.com

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Earthsave Whistler - Providing info & support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. earthsavewhistler.com Creating Community and Cohous-ingJoin us on our journey to creating REAL community through the cohous-ing model of building a neighbourhood community.

Cohousing is NOT a com-mune, NOT a cooperative. Put your toe in the water and find out more by coming to one of our weekly meetings or regular social gatherings. For more information, visit our website at http://thecoastalvillage.ca/ or call Ja-ney Harper 778-840-1529.

Healthy Home, Healthy Planet - Expert in green cleaning offers tricks, info & advice on the best way to green clean your home or work space! Call France 604-698-7479. Free private presentation on request. www.healthylivingwhistler. com Regional Recycling - Recycle beverage containers (full deposit paid) electronics, appliances, batteries, Lightbulbs, drop-off times are 9am-5pm on Nesters Rd. Pick up service 604-932-3733 The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) - Whistler's Natural Voice since 1989. Regular events, project and volunteer opportunities. www.awarewhistler.org info@awarewhistler.org

The Sea to Sky corridor’s top civil construction company.

We are currently recruiting professionally minded people to join our team.

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Labourers Class 1 or Class 3 Truck Drivers Please send resume to: Email: info@whistlerexcavations.com Fax: 604-932-8748 Mail: Box 1145, Whistler, BC V0N 1B0.

Drop off @ Suite 202, 1400 Alpha Lake Road, Whistler (Function Junction)

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Roland’s Pub & Red Door Bistro Are Hiring

Full and part time available, day and night shifts.

Wage based on experience (minimum $14/hr), plus tips and staff meal each shift.

Extended Medical & Dental benefits after 3 months full time employment.

Staff discounts in Roland's Pub and Red Door Bistro.

Apply in person with resume to 2129 Lake Placid Road.

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Canstar Restorations helps people by restoring buildings and possessions that have been damaged by fire or water.

We are seeking cleaning and repair technicians.

No experience necessary- we provide training!

• Competitive salary • RRSP matching, health and dental, 4% vacation, sick days • Work in a variety of homes and businesses along the Sea-to-Sky • Amazing team and incredible culture • Opportunities for advancement and over-time

Email resume to careers@canstarrestorations.com

ASSISTANT MANAGER & SALES ASSOCIATE We are looking for a reliable, self-motivated individual who loves to work with people. Shifts would vary including alternating weekends once fully trained. Previous retail and merchandising experience preferred.

What we offer: Awesome work environment, Competitive salary, bonuses & the opportunity to work where you live, while saving time and money ($2 p/h) on your commute!

If you want to work with an amazing team email your resume to: smallpotatoesbazaar@telus.net 104-7445 FRONTIER STREET, PEMBERTON, BC 604-894-6002 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

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Certified Dental Assistant for busy family dental clinic

Sandwich Ninjas & Bakers Must have a work hard - play hard attitude! Employee housing available for the right candidates. Send your resume to ian@whistlergrocery.com

FAMILY RESOURCES Baby/Child Health Clinics - Free routine immunizations & newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth & development assessments & plenty of age appropriate resources avail. By appointment 604-932-3202

HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, IT’S CHEAP!

Delish Cafe in Function Junction are expanding!

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Located 20 minutes north of whistler in the beautiful pemberton valley.

Hours negotiable with competitive wage.

Email “info@pembertonvalleydental.ca” or fax to 604-894-6934

Families Fighting Cancer In The Sea To Sky - We are a non profit partner with Sea to Sky Community Services. We provide financial and practical support to children and parents with dependants diagnosed with cancer. Please contact us on our confidential email: ffcseatosky@gmail. com, visit our Facebook Page or website www.familiesfightingcancer.ca Pemberton Parent Infant Drop-In Facilitated by Capri Mohammed, Public Health Nurse. Every Mon 11am-12:30pm at Pemberton Public Library.

Pemberton Strong Start Family DropIn- A play group for you and your under-5 child. Signal Hill Elementary, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 9am-12pm. Thurs only 12pm3pm. Call 604-894-6101 / 604-966- 8857 Whistler Public Library - Open MonThurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm. Music & Words, Mon 10am. Rhyme & Song, Tues 11am.

Parent & Infant drop-in, Thurs 11am.

Preschool Story Time, Fri 10am. Singing with the babies, Sat 11am. Call 604-9358433

SOCIAL SERVICES Counselling Assistance Available WCSS subsidizes access to a private counselor for $35-$50/hr depending on financial need. Contact an outreach team member at 604-932-0113 www.mywcss.org

is now hiring for the following position: Basalt Wine + Salumeria are currently looking to fill the roles of:

HOSTS EXPEDITERS LUNCH SERVERS

Front Desk Agent Room Attendant Houseman Ski Concierge Full-time and Part-time

Please send your cover letter and resume to skeenan-naf@crystal-lodge.com Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits.

Come join the best team in Whistler!

*seasonal incentives available

Please email resume to hr@listelhotel.com Thank you for your interest. Only those applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Become part of a dynamic team and surround yourself with art.

Full time position available

Guard Part time positions available

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Food Bank, Pemberton - Run by Sea to Sky Community Service. Open every second Monday. 604 894 6101 Healthy Pregnancy Outreach ProgramLearn how to prepare healthy affordable meals at this outreach program. Sea to Sky Community Services 604-894-6101 North Shore Schizophrenia Society Services for family, friends & community.

Mental illness info, support & advocacy.

Call Chris Dickenson at 604-966-7334 Pearl's Safe Home - Temporary shelter for women & children experiencing abuse in relationships. Locations in Whistler & Pemberton avail 24/7. All services are free. 1-877-890-5711 or 604-892-5711 RMOW Rec Credit - If you are financially restricted, you may be eligible for a $127.60 municipal recreation credit.

Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 www. mywcss.org Support Counselling - For women regarding abuse & relationship issues.

No charge. Call 604-894-6101

The Audain Art Museum is currently seeking:

Security Supervisor

ESL Volunteer Tutor Program - Volunteer one-to-one tutoring for new immigrants & Canadian citizens. For more information or to register, contact the Whistler Welcome Centre info@welcomewhistler.com or call 604.698.5960

We are hiring journeymen & apprentices for the following trades:

Plumbers, Gas Fitters, HVAC, Refrigeration, Skilled General Labour We are a seven-day-a-week service and repair company working from North Vancouver to Pemberton. We provide flexible steady employment, good wages, benefit package, service vehicle, cell phone and more. The successful candidate will be a professional tradesman both in appearance, skill and attitude that is able to work independently and as part of a team.

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spearhead.plumbing@gmail.com www.spearheadplumbing.com

Victim Services - Assists victims, witnesses, family members or friends directly affected by any criminal act or traumatic event. Call 604-905-1969 Whistler Food Bank - Located in the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Social Services Centre, 1519 Spring Creek Dr. Every Mon 10am-12pm. For emergencies call 604-935-7717 www.mywcss.org foodbank@mywcss.org Whistler for the Disabled - Provides info for people with disabilities on what to do & where to go. Visit www. whistlerforthedisabled.com Whistler Housing Authority - Long-term rental & ownership housing for Whistler residents. Visit www.whistlerhousing.ca

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Whistler Mental Health & Addiction Services - If you or someone you know needs help with a mental health issue or substance misuse or addiction problem, we can assist. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. 604698-6455 Whistler Multicultural Network Settlement information, social support and programs for newcomers and immigrants living/working in Whistler. 604-388-5511 www.whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com

Whistler Opt Healthy Sexuality Clinic - Professional sexual health services at a reduced cost. Free HIV testing. Clinics at Whistler Health Care Ctr, 2nd floor on Tues 4:30-7:30pm. Winter hours Thurs.

5:00pm-7:00pm. Confidentiality assured.

Whistler WorkBC Employment Services Centre - Provides free onestop employment services to job seekers and employers. Drop in services at the Pemberton Library Thursdays 1-5 PM, and at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 PM. For more information visit www.WhistlerESC.com or call us at 604-932-1600 Whistler Women's Centre - Provides confidential support, resources, referrals and advocacy for women living in the Sea to Sky corridor. All services are free of charge and include access to emergency safe housing, child/youth counselling, play space and computer access. DropIn Centre open Mon 12-230, Tue-Thu 12-5. 1519 Spring Creek Drive. You can also access our services at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 p.m. www.hswc.ca or call (604)962-8711. 24 HR Crisis Line: 1-877-890-5711

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Located in southwestern BC, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is a local government federation consisting of four member municipalities (Lillooet, Pemberton, Squamish and Whistler) and four electoral areas. The region features some of the most spectacular forests, waterways, and mountains in the province and affords an endless range of opportunities for outdoor adventure. Headquartered in Pemberton, which is the approximate geographic centre of the region, the SLRD delivers a wide range of local, regional and sub-regional services to its residents.

ABOUT YOU

An accomplished planner, your experience demonstrates a solid understanding of the various facets of the profession. You are experienced in managing a wide range of planning projects and development applications. You can provide technical analysis of site and architectural plans and can perform complex project review. You’re also well versed in land use policy and have contributed to the creation and revision of zoning bylaws, official community plans and other planning policy documents, ideally in a regional setting. You are interested in working on agricultural planning and have a solid understanding of Agricultural Land Commission regulations and policies.

You’ve worked with professional teams under tight deadlines and are able to skillfully navigate the political process. Writing complex policy reports and delivering public presentations comes easily to you. You require minimal supervision, possess a positive can-do attitude and are able to tackle various planning challenges with competency and flair.

SUPPORT GROUPS Concussion Support Group - Monthly group for people who've had postconcussion syndrome for at least six months. First Thursday of the month, 11-12:30 at Whistler Health Care Centre. Run by Sea to Sky Community Services. 1 877 892 2022, ext 404, concussiongroup@sscs.ca

You possess a post-graduate degree in planning with a minimum of 5 years of progressive planning experience and are a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (or eligible for full membership).

Epilepsy Support GroupFor individuals & families seeking guidance or support. Contact eswhistler@gmail. com

A full job description is available on the SLRD website: http://www.slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/employment

Immigrant Peer Educators Immigrants providing support and information for those who may be experiencing challenges adjusting to a new culture. 604-388-5511 info@ whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com

If you are interested in this opportunity to apply your expertise and creativity, please submit a cover letter and resume via email by 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 29th to: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Attention: Nathalie Klein Email: nklein@slrd.bc.ca Website: www.slrd.bc.ca

RELIGION Jesus Rock Of Ages Ministry- A bible based church that holds services at Millennium Place's main floor theatre at 4:30pm. www.jesusrockofages.com

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Roman Catholic ChurchCome celebrate mass at Our Lady of the Mountains, Whistler on Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am, Tuesday 5:45pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday/Friday 5:45pm. St. Francis of Assisi, Pemberton on Sunday 12:30pm and Friday 9am.

St. Christopher's, Mt. Currie on Sunday 11am. 604-905-4781

FUR & FEATHERS Get Bear Smart Society - Learn more about coexisting with bears. To report a conflict, garbage or attractant issue call 604-905-BEAR (2327) www.bearsmart. com

Pemberton Wildlife Association Advocates for the conservation of fish, wildlife & wilderness recreation. Also offering target shooting & archery facilities. www.pembertonwildlifeassociation.com

WAG - Whistler Animals Galore - A shelter for lost, unwanted, and homeless cats and dogs. Let us help you find your purrfect match...adopt a shelter animal!

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Housekeeping Supervisor This position is FT year around. Wage is $21.75/hr + benefits.

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94 Maxed Out A memo to Dave Brownlie, President of Revelstoke Mountain Resort

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i Dave, Just wanted to say, Dave, I miss you. Wow, that was easier than I thought it would be. I’m sure this comes as something of a surprise to you.

By G.D. Maxwell After all, back in the day when we both worked for Blackcomb and then Whistler Blackcomb, we had our disagreements.

But, as they say, let bygones be bygones.

The fact is, as much as I used to argue with you about ... well, let’s not get into all the things we used to disagree about. That’s not what this memo is about.

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I probably never told you this story but shortly after I went to work selling tickets at Blackcomb, Whistler installed the Harmony chairlift. I was pretty keen to ride it, having more than once made the long trek from Peak Chair back into Harmony Bowl, but since I was only working part time I only had a Blackcomb pass. So I jumped at the chance to volunteer as a gatekeeper for the Peak to Valley race on Whistler that winter. My two days of frozen toes got me lift tickets on Whistler for both days and another Whistler ticket to use another day.

I was stoked to finally ride Harmony.

Wow! Talk about easy access: Little Whistler, the Horseshoes, Boomer, it was all there, laid out and easy-peasy to get to.

I was blathering on about how cool it was a few days later at a party at a friend’s house when a guy I’d just met, a long time Whistler patroller, rolled his eyes and started lecturing me about how THAT chair was, in his humble opinion, the end of REAL skiing on Whistler Mountain.

He honestly believed only pussies and dilettantes needed a chairlift to get to the terrain it opened up. Real skiers would

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hike out to get their turns.

Not sure what he would have thought about Symphony when it was built but that’s neither here nor there.

I couldn’t figure it out but over the next couple of decades I met a few more crusty old-timers who shared his views.

I always wondered whether they were as pissed off when Whistler—the village, not the mountain—got stores and services that meant they didn’t have to go down to Squamish to get almost anything they needed anymore.

And I promised myself I’d never get like that.

Oh, I know I was flabbergasted when you guys announced the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, but that was an admittedly selfish reaction to spending so much money for a lift that opened up zero extra terrain. And I’m willing to admit it’s become a good way to get from one mountain to the other, although not as good as a rippin’ ski down to the village and up again.

But I digress.

I guess why I miss you, Dave, is this— no matter how penurious you were about, for example, sending workerbees home to save a few bucks when things slowed down during the day, notwithstanding you’d get all that money back at the bars, retail stores and on the mountains, you understood that first and foremost, a ski resort lived and died on good operations and customer service. I’m guessing that was, at least in part, a lesson learned from years working with Hugh Smythe but regardless you got it.

I’m not so sure our current owners do.

Fact is, operations have been—what’s the nicest way to phrase this—challenging (?) this season. Getting lifts opened and

of them decided it might be a good idea to get other jobs. So when the snow came, with a vengeance, the mountain was left with a number of vehicle-maintenance folks to drive groomers. Normally, I don’t put much stock in stories like that. But this one was told by one of those vehiclemaintenance folks so ...

The long and short of it is there are about a dozen rookie groomers this year.

Wow. I remember when grooming was a lifelong job and someone had to die before there was an opening.

Anyway, we both know grooming isn’t as easy as it looks. The learning curve is long, not steep. And it is getting better.

The grooming on Tokum the other day was textbook perfect. But what used to be Harmony Piste seems to have been reduced to a single swath, much like Crystal Traverse was a few weeks ago.

Normally I wouldn’t care but so far this season I’ve been skiing a lot of groomers, rehabbing an ankle. What an eye-opener.

As you well know, Dave, big, splashy capital improvements might lure people to come. But operations and service keep them coming back. You can only ohh-ahh at a fancy new gondola when it runs, not when you’re standing at the bottom for two hours waiting for it to start running.

A Sixer on Green can move as many people as possible but if they’re falling ass over teakettle because of blade digs and grooming ridges, they’re going to be way less impressed.

Now I know you’re pretty busy with the grow-op and taking Revy to the next level and all, but maybe there’s a little consulting gig opportunity for you.

After all, I’m a bit skeptical the touted “reimagining” the guest experience by

I miss you. No, really. Seriously. keeping them running has seemed to be a harder task than ever before ... and that includes the first few months of the Symphony lift. I’m still scared to ride the new Breakdown Gondola and only rode it partway up yesterday to keep a two-yearold from melting down. We made it. I went out and bought a lottery ticket afterwards.

Grooming has seemed to be another challenge. I heard a funny story about how current management decided not to call the groomers to work until there was enough terrain to groom to make it worthwhile. I know the mountain used to have ‘em working right away because you knew they’d be around when you needed them the most. I hear a number

making it easier to get their overpriced tickets Vail Resorts announced recently is really the kind of thing that’s going to gloss over the other current deficits. And Emma is ... never mind.

Don’t get me wrong, Dave, I’m still a big cheerleader for this place. We survived Pirate and Fortress and we’ll survive this.

Vail Resorts will get its act together. And as I’ve often written, I’ll be happy to skin up and ski these mountains if it comes to that. And this season ... well, let’s just say I’ve been packing skins in my knapsack pretty regularly. And that’s just to ski in-bounds!

In closing, Dave, I’ll say it again—I miss you. No, really. Seriously. n

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