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FINDING FUNDING

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Para Nordic skier Ethan Hess set to compete at World Championships in Prince George

Whitehorse-based Kaska Dena artist, Joseph Tisiga shows Tales of an Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was… at the Audain Art Museum

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OPE NING

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Thanks for the memories

’ve been a bit nostalgic in the last few weeks. I’ve been thinking about how long it’s been since I saw snow banks this size in the resort. Yes, this much snow can be challenging for neighbourhod

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highway, a tangible sense of pride, and so much more. Of course, there are many who believe hosting an Olympics is a massive waste of money, and building facilities all over the world is not sustainable—I would not disagree, in principle. However, I have to admit that the many weeks I spent writing about Games’ events in February

Wandering the Hometown Hockey village this past weekend at the plaza— with all the white and red and so many people sporting their Olympic mittens—just sparked that whole vibe once again, and reminded us what it means to live in Canada, in a destination that knows how to celebrate events on a world stage.

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driving, parking and just plain navigating our busy highway—but still, you have to admit that it’s really awesome! Kids can head out to the backyard and build jumps, snow caves and even homemade luge tracks (yes, all of these are risky but can we just relish the fun of these snow adventures for a moment instead of being caught up in correctness). On a couple of the big snowfall nights, you could hear a snowmobile or two around the local streets as neighbours visited on tracks instead of tires. People cross-country skied into the village. Somehow, it all harkened back to earlier days. This week nine years ago, Whistler was wrapped up in the spectacle of the Winter Olympic Games hosted here and in Vancouver. Those Games gave us the Cheakamus Crossing neighbourhood, Whistler Olympic Park and trails, the PassivHaus at Lost Lake Park, the Whistler Sliding Centre, the upgraded

Many of us think of Whistler as home, a community where we help each other, raise our kids, support our friends in their businesses, protect our environment and have fun. and March (Paralympics) were some of the most fun I had in my reporting career. Now almost a decade later, Whistler and Sea to Sky kids are on the Olympic stage themselves having grown up in a community with facilities to train on. Who remembers bundling up to watch Canada in the men’s and women’s hockey finals at the Olympic Plaza on the big screen?

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world stage it would put us on. The Garibaldi Olympic Development Association made four separate bids for the Olympics. In 1968, Vancouver/ Garibaldi won the Canadian nomination for the 1976 Games, but when Montreal was awarded the Summer Games for that same year, Whistler’s Olympic dream was lost—until 2010. Next year will mark a decade since we hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games. As we consider that milestone, it’s a good time to ponder what the intervening years have brought to us—ups and downs for sure, but also a maturation as a resort. In the last few years, we have seen some “unintended consequences” of our success felt in a housing crunch, seemingly endless bumper-to-bumper highway traffic and a general feeling of being overcrowded in the environment. We are perhaps at a sort of crossroads—close to build-out of our community plan and close to having had enough of the issues associated with success (one hesitates to say that as so many places would do anything to be in our shoes). Perhaps the focus as we move forward should be on consolidating what makes Whistler the success it is. Perhaps we need to step away from a continual push to be “faster, higher, stronger” and consider instead reaching out to be welcoming, successful, and sustainable. n

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Letters T O T HE ED I T O R Making a difference together Yesterday, I brought home some webbing that needed sowing to make tethers for the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program. My wife Karin was happy to spend a couple of hours making loops on the ends. When I went to the mountain today, a sit-ski needed a small welding repair. The fellows in the groomer shop at the top of Whistler Mountain were happy to help, but lacked the welding machine to do the job. Over lunch, I mentioned to my friend Lockie Brown that I was going to take the sit-ski on the bus down to Function for repair. He immediately offered to drive me there and back. Down at Function (Junction), we went to Proteck Industries, where they fixed it immediately and June Paley refused to bill us for the work. The tethers and sit-ski are now back in place to help those adaptive clients who cannot enjoy a day without these tools. None of these little actions was a big deal, but together they show how community support can make good things happen. This is why I think Whistler is a very special place indeed. Doug Wylie Whistler

JOFFRE NEEDS SOLUTION

Joffre (Lakes Provincial Park) is even more dangerous in the winter with the snow banks

‘This could truly be a world-class and super-special experience!’ - BRIAN HOCKENSTEIN

narrowing the road. I’ve almost hit several people and cars in the past month. Joffre needs to be managed by both the government and the Lil’wat Nation, on whose

land this is happening. Let’s come up with a solution that simultaneously enriches the experience, manages the danger caused by the crowds and funnels money back into the land and the people of the land. Imagine how rich an experience someone could have by parking in Mount Currie and then taking a shuttle up the Duffey to be led on a guided tour by a true local who is deeply knowledgeable about both the nature and the traditional use of the land for the past 10,000 years. This could truly be a world-class and super-special experience! Brian Hockenstein Whistler

RAISING AWARENESS ON DEMENTIA

The Alzheimer Society of B.C. thanks the people of Whistler and the North Shore and Sunshine Coast region for their encouraging response to January’s annual Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and to our campaign intended to challenge stigma surrounding the disease: “Yes, I live with dementia. Let me help you understand.” Recently, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences released a report by a panel of dementia experts highlighting priorities for a national dementia strategy, work undertaken by the Public Health Agency of Canada in 2018. The authors emphasized the importance of adopting healthy lifestyles that might prevent or delay dementia, as well as overcoming stigma and fear of living with dementia. They stressed

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Letters T O T H E E D IT O R that it’s possible to live well with the disease. Increasingly, when we talk about raising awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, we need to talk about challenging stigma. Negative attitudes about the disease mean that when someone begins to suspect that they—or someone close to them—might have dementia, they are less likely to seek out a diagnosis. They’re less likely to disclose their situation to others. Worrying that someone will judge them or think of them as being less of a person means people are less likely to ask for help. The dementia journey can be incredibly isolating. When we talk openly about the disease and challenge preconceived notions, people living with dementia begin to feel like they aren’t alone and can ask for help. They can better prepare themselves for the challenges ahead. Communities play a key role in helping people living with dementia, their families and caregivers feel like they belong, just by being aware of the disease and actively engaged with learning more about it.

With over half-a-million Canadians currently living with dementia—a number that will only grow as the population ages—it has never been so important to be open to having a conversation about dementia. It’s never been so important to change the conversation. Though Awareness Month is now over, you can still visit ilivewithdementia.ca. Find tips on how to be more dementia friendly, as well as resources to take action against stigma and be better informed about a disease that has the potential to affect every single one of us. You can also use the hashtag #ilivewithdementia to help spread the word. We would like to thank our local staff and volunteers for their work. We also appreciate the local media’s coverage of dementia issues. The stories help foster a better understanding of the impact this disease has on local families and help the Alzheimer Society of B.C. work towards our goal of a dementia-friendly province. If your family lives with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, please contact our regional Alzheimer Resource Centre at 604-984-8348

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Letters TO TH E ED I TO R or 604-984-8347 (toll-free 1-866-984-8348 or 1-855-984-8347) for information on support groups and the many other services we offer to assist you. You can also call the First Link Dementia Helpline at 1-800-936-6033 and visit www.alzheimerbc.org. Vivian Tsai Support & Education Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of B.C.

WATCH OUT FOR MEASLES

To date, no measles cases have been reported in B.C. related to the Washington state outbreak. However, travellers are at potential risk of exposure to measles, because people with measles can infect others prior to the

vaccine is available as a combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, and is available from your local health unit, family doctor, and many pharmacists. MMR vaccine is safe and effective; however, it is a live-virus vaccine and cannot be given to some people with certain types of weakened immunity. In B.C., measles vaccine uptake is assessed in children at the second and seventh birthdays. For the most recent years of data available, 87.3 per cent of children turning two had received one dose of measles vaccine, and 88.4 per cent of children turning seven had received two doses, based on data in the provincial immunization registry reported

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onset of symptoms like fever and rash. While it is expected that most travellers will be immune to measles, some individuals will be susceptible, including infants less than one year old or people who have never been immunized against measles. Measles is highly infectious and spreads through the air by coughing and sneezing, as well as respiratory secretions. The best protection against measles is vaccination. BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) advises British Columbians to review and update their immunization status at any time, and especially prior to any travel. The measles

by B.C. health authorities. In order to ensure interruption of transmission of measles in populations, a level of population immunity of 95 per cent is recommended. There are pockets of unvaccinated people in several parts of B.C. The last large outbreaks of measles in B.C. were in 2014 and 2010. Those who are concerned about their potential measles exposure but have no symptoms can call 8-1-1 and speak to a nurse. For more, visit www.bccdc.ca or follow us on Twitter @CDCofBC. Heather Amos BCCDC Communications n

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AS OF WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13

A couple of weak, low-pressure systems brought flurries and more reasonable winter temperatures back to the Whistler and the Sea to Sky region this week. Snowfall is expected to taper on Saturday as the weather cools and dries into Sunday. Last weekend’s extreme-wind event polished and scoured snow surfaces, which means there are a variety of wind-affected surfaces below the new snow. Additionally, those extreme winds redistributed snow to unusual places, which means wind slabs have developed lower than usual in start zones, in more protected areas

and at lower elevations. Keep that in mind as this new snow may now be hiding windaffected features that were visible earlier this week. With the return of warm(er) temperatures and a flurry of new snow, ski quality has improved. As the clouds clear on Sunday, the best skiing may be found just out of the wind in more-protected and sheltered terrain. With any dynamic weather pattern, snow and avalanche conditions can change quickly. Before leaving the ski area this weekend, and anytime you head into the backcountry, check the avalanche bulletin at avalanche.ca for daily Sea to Sky region updates. n

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t the height of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history earlier this year, a Twitter user made the astute observation that the French would never allow tens of thousands of federal workers to go weeks without pay—at least without taking to the streets first. It got me thinking about the cultural factors at play in different societies, and how those distinct norms either encourage

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or dissuade activism. France, of course, is steeped in a long history of protest dating back to the French Revolution, and there’s no denying that the French people continue to hold significant sway over their leaders. Take the recent Yellow Vests movement as example: After four weekends of chaos unfolding in the streets of Paris, embattled French President Emmanuel Macron decided he needed to do something to placate the Gilets Jaunes, announcing a series of concessions that included raising the minimum wage, cancelling a planned fuel-tax hike, and scrapping levies on overtime and pensions. In all, the new measures will cost the French government up to US$10.1 billion, which makes them seem all the more improbable. It’s hard to imagine Justin Trudeau making such significant concessions after agreeing to spend $4.5 billion to buy a pipeline that thousands of Canadians came out so vociferously against. Although it may pale in comparison to France, Canada does have a history of activism, whether we’re talking about the Abortion Caravan that protested the criminalization of abortion in the ‘70s or the Indigenous communities that stood against land theft in Oka in the ‘90s. More recently, Canada has cultivated a civilized, almost placid image in the international media, casting itself as a level-headed voice in contrast to the bluster and braggadocio of Trump’s America. Thousands piling into the streets in protest probably doesn’t jive with Trudeau’s stolid version of Canada. In a December column for The Washington Post, Vancouver political commentator and cartoonist J.J. McCullough writes about what he sees as Ottawa’s attempt to restrain political activism through its Elections Modernization Act, “a mammoth piece of

legislation embodying the worst consensus wisdom” from both the left and right. Seemingly triggered by Canada’s introduction of set election dates in the early 2000s, the bill proposes a threemonth “pre-election period” in which Canadians will face restrictions on their political activity. Spending more than $500 on “partisan advertising” and “partisan activities” (which includes things like door-to-door canvassing and phone calls to organizing rallies) during this period requires registering with the government, as well as securing a registered financial agent and auditor. On the face of it, the new law appears to be at least partially in reaction to the pay-to-play political landscape of the U.S., where powerful lobbyists have intertwined their interests with legislation for so long that it will likely take years, if not decades, to untangle the mess—if there is ever the political will to do so. But, in reality, Trudeau’s bill might also serve to quell political activism, and, most alarmingly, the kind of grassroots campaigns that so much historical social change has been founded on. “The new law would help censor established NGOs, unions and other activist groups as intended, but given their resources and experience in complying with existing federal regulations, they would not be its worst victims,” McCullough writes. “Of far greater consequence will be the discouragement and intimidation of those upstart actors and activists whose political organization is more amateurish and whose causes, accordingly, are most likely to be disruptive or challenging to Ottawa.” I’m not sure what, exactly, it will take to get Canadians to embrace a culture of protest. We are, after all, not a people that have historically enjoyed rocking the boat. What I do know is that the activism of today looks entirely different than eras of civil unrest in the past. For many so-called “slacktivists,” political action is as simple as hitting the “Like” button, and I shouldn’t have to tell you that’s not how change is made. The main driver of any significant social movement is being emotionally invested in a desire for change—and that’s true of activists in 2019 or 1969. Nobody risks tear gas, imprisonment—or worse—to protest for a cause that doesn’t sit near and dear. You just hope the next generation of Canadians, as well as the leaders who serve them, understand that a desire for change isn’t a vote for cynicism, but one for hope. n

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he Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) will have some extra funds to work with in each of the next two years. At the Feb. 12 council meeting, Whistler’s mayor and council approved $120,000 in Fee-For-Service (FFS) funding for the organization in each of 2019 and 2020 (pending approval of the municipal budget). The figure isn’t quite the $150,000 per year in base funding WORCA estimates it takes to maintain its trails, but it’s a big boost from the $50,000 per year the group received from 2016 to 2018. The original recommendation from staff was for a new FFS agreement worth $53,060 in 2019 and $54,121 in 2020, until Mayor Jack Crompton introduced an amendment for the additional funding. Speaking before the meeting, WORCA president Dale Mikkelsen said the group would be hard-pressed to maintain its standards under the proposed funding amounts. “Our objective with the ask for $150,000 was not only to maintain the trails, but to bring all of the trails over the next three years up to a really durable, sustainable standard,” he said. “At $50,000, I’m pretty firmly convinced that WORCA won’t be able to even maintain trails to the existing condition they’re in.” With a good contingent of WORCA members in the audience, council opted to increase the funding after a healthy

discussion. Councillor Cathy Jewett, noting she’s been a WORCA member since it started and means no disrespect to the work the group does, suggested a smaller amount. “My feeling is, in the interest of supporting all the other organizations that we support with FFS, that we be a little bit more conservative, and I was thinking about $100,000,” Jewett said, in proposing an amendment to Crompton’s amendment (that was eventually defeated). Despite some big asks for increased funding, in renewing previous FFS agreements with other organizations in February 2018 (Whistler Animals Galore, Arts Whistler, the Whistler Museum and Archives and the Whistler Chamber of Commerce), the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) kept all increases to two per cent annually to “manage expenditures and ever-increasing cost of services.” But WORCA’s ask is supported by its community contributions, said Coun. Jen Ford. WORCA presented to Whistler’s Committee of the Whole on Jan. 8, outlining the group’s increasing annual spend (more than $100,000 per year) and the fact that other similar-minded communities have recently passed Whistler in terms of support. There’s also the Sea to Sky Mountain Biking Economic Impact Study released in 2017, which found WORCA-maintained trails generated more than $13 million in initial expenditure and nearly $16 million in industry output (see Pique, Jan. 14). “I don’t think anyone at this table

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disagrees that we get exceptional value from the work that WORCA does within our community, and they make that money go really, really far with the volunteer hours and with the innumerable number of people that commit their time to the trails of our community,” Ford said. But it would be advantageous to have a master plan with an inventory of all trails in the valley, along with a breakdown of what needs repair and maintenance, said Coun. Arthur De Jong. “Certainly from an environmental standpoint I think it’s imperative we make sure that this money is solely there to repair an existing trail system, potentially deactivate trails that should not have been built, and certainly not build more until we have clarity of a comprehensive master plan,” De Jong said. “I have huge respect for WORCA; they’re part of the backbone of our community and backbone of our recreational development. The municipality wants to support you; we have to steward every dollar while we do that with you.” There are potential synergies to

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explore with the RMOW’s Forest and Wildland Advisory Committee, Trails Planning Working Group and WORCA, Ford added. “We really do need to understand how many trails is enough, we need to understand the carrying capacity of the forests, and all of the trail network, and really look at that in the context of wildfire management and creating the breaks and FireSmarting our community,” she said. Crompton appreciated the conversation from the council table, noting the recurring theme of shared planning between trail groups and a collaborative trails master plan. “Conversations about deactivated trails, conversations about where our resources are best spent, I think are very important,” he said. “I think there’s some expectation and hope from our table that what happens going forward is a real effort to get our organizations together, and our plan together, and move in a real collaborative and coordinated direction together. “I’m enthusiastic about the work that is involved.” -with files from Dan Falloon n

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Jewett also sees the need for increased youth engagement at the municipal level. “It is so important that we broaden our scope of opinion seeking, and there are all kinds of different ways we can get that,” she said, using focus groups, or utilizing different community groups as just two examples. In terms of potential hard changes to Resort Municipality of Whistler policy, Jewett said it’s still early days. “I think it would be really premature to talk about what we’re going to end up with. We know that we want to do better,” she said. “We hear from people that think, or have the impression about the way we do things, (but) we really do really ensure that we follow the correct processes, and actually, the law, because we’re talking about the Local Government Act.” From Crompton’s perspective, the revived committee is about striving to be better. “Good governance isn’t satisfied with good enough. This committee provides regular check-ins to ensure we remain confident our process is serving the public. When we find opportunities to improve, we will incorporate new policy,” he said. “My primary expectation is that we stay engaged in ensuring good governance. You don’t want to take your eye off the ball.” Jewett was one of the candidates in October’s election campaign who spoke about governance, Crompton pointed out, making her a natural fit to take the lead. “Coun. Jewett articulated that direction extremely well. I share her vision for a governance committee that links governance to public engagement,” Crompton said. “I’m confident in Coun. Jewett’s leadership and vision.” n

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he most striking takeaway from the second annual IMPACT Sustainability, Travel and Tourism conference in Victoria, in Claire Ruddy’s eyes, was the sheer growth of the event. Having attended both years, Ruddy, the executive director of the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE), was encouraged to note that attendance had nearly doubled in Year 2. “I think that speaks to the recognition about how the future of tourism does need to be sustainable, and the importance that that has to both tourism as an industry, but also the communities where tourism is a big part of the economy,” Ruddy said. It was encouraging, too, to see the widely varied faces in the room—from business and tourism to sustainability and beyond, she added. “There was a lot of people who were at different stages on the journey to

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conference (which took place Jan. 20 to 23), with AWARE, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and Resort Municipality of Whistler all sending delegates. Sessions at the conference covered the wildfires in California, managing traffic flows at highly visited areas, providing crucial info for visitors, protecting culture and more, said Whistler Councillor John Grills.

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but basically it’s going to dramatically reduce the cost and the carbon footprint of current jet fuel,” Grills said, adding that he also spoke with a representative from Wilson’s Transportation in Victoria (which now services Whistler), who told him the company is eyeing an electric fleet for 2030. “So there were conversations about the impacts of actual travel, and where some gains can be made there.” While we wait for the green-tech revolution to begin in earnest, Grills said it’s about taking the “little wins” where we can get them: implementing regional transit, for example, or encouraging people to take shuttles rather than private vehicles. There’s also a need to shift our personal behaviours, Ruddy added. “We can’t underestimate that, and it takes time for people to get comfortable with new habits or new ideas, and so when we’re talking about things like getting people out of cars, we can’t just do that over night,” she said. “(But) there is plenty we can be getting on with now.” n

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he province’s student ranger program is heading into its second year, giving 48 students the opportunity to spend the summer working for BC Parks. Twelve teams of four students will be stationed at parks around the province. Yet despite being home to extraordinarily busy parks, the province has opted to move last year’s only Sea to Sky team to the Sunshine Coast. “We leave it up to each region to determine where the crews are based out of,” said Stuart Walsh, a safety and compliance officer with BC Parks. “This year they have made the determination to move the crew from Alice Lake to the Sunshine Coast.” Walsh said that despite the move to Sechelt, he anticipates student rangers will have “a strong presence in the Sea to Sky corridor.” A team will also be stationed out of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in North Vancouver, he noted. Public education—around everything

from backcountry safety to backcountry ethics—was a key component of the Alice Lake Provincial Park team’s role. Given the massive popularity of parks such as Garibaldi Provincial Park and Joffre Lakes Provincial Park—especially with relatively inexperienced hikers— many view outreach as especially important in the region. As reported in Pique last week, Cpl. Mike Hamilton of the Pemberton RCMP warned that he believes a hiker will be struck on the section of highway near the entrance of the park if “drastic action is not immediately taken,” in a letter sent on Aug. 13, 2018 addressed to road contractor Mainroad Group and shared with the province. (The letter was made public after a Freedom of Information request by outdoor enthusiast Steve Jones.) Walsh said that despite their new location student rangers would be active in the corridor. “Absolutely, we will be spending time in the Joffre Lakes’ of the world,” he said. Speaking of the merits of the student ranger program, Walsh said it seeks to

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35 Retta Court, Pinecrest Estates

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$820,000 $1,999,000

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3108 Hillcrest Drive

207 – 4338 Main Street

204D – 2020 Evolution

8228 Valley Drive

$ 2,680,000 Canadian $ 2,144,000 US Dollar* £ 1,685,535 UK Pound*

$ 749,000 Canadian $ 599,200 US Dollar* £ 471,070 UK Pound*

$139,900 Canadian $111,920 US Dollar* £ 87,988 UK Pound*

$ 3,195,000 Canadian $ 2,556,000 US Dollar* £ 2,009,434 UK Pound*

Kathy White Real Estate Advisor Whistler

Phone 604-616-6933 kathy.white@evcanada.com

KATHY WHITE Engel & Völkers Whistler

*Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and subject to change. Any reference to square footage is approximate. Buyers are recommended to perform own investigations. * Plus GST & currency rates are subject to change – estimated: Feb. 11, 2019

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5233 Jordan Lane

$7,795,000

This special 1.3 acre property generates $185,000 a year net to the owner. Walk to the creekside lifts and still enjoy the ambience of a unique enclave of estate properties. 5 bedrooms, generous family recreation space and fully furnished and equipped. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/5233Jordan

Ann Chiasson

604.932.7651

#207 - 3300 Ptarmigan Place

$1,549,000

Deer Run is located just 2km south of the Whistler Village - on Blueberry Hill. #207 is a spacious 2 bedroom and loft with 2 full bathrooms featuring stunning views of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Matterport 3D Showcase: bit.ly/207DeerRun

Sally Warner*

2.5

604.905.6326

9137 Riverside Drive

$899,000

8468 Matterhorn Drive

$5,980,000

9096 Corduroy Run

$3,250,000

Those with an appreciation for quality & design will value the beautiful post & beam construction, vaulted ceilings w skylights, warm wood flooring w custom lighting, sound throughout, wood burning stone fireplace, media room, boot warmers, chef’s kitchen w walk-in pantry, glass wine showcase, expansive deck w fire table, patio furniture & BBQ.

Stunning new contemporary home by Heritage West Homes offering 4600 square feet of living space with an open planned main floor of 3500 square feet and 1100 sq ft semi-finished lower level to accommodate guests and family gatherings. 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, a delightful chef’s kitchen with ample sunshine.

Ann Chiasson

604.932.7651

#333 - 4800 Spearhead Drive

$889,000

Beautifully renovated one bedroom in the slopeside Aspens on Blackcomb. Put your skis on at the door and ski down to the new Blackcomb Gondola! Matterport 3D Showcase: http://bit.ly/333AspensMatterport

Sally Warner*

604.905.6326

9125 Riverside Drive

$799,900

604.932.7651

#108D - 2020 London Lane

$145,000

Evolution is the ultimate ski in / ski out, pet friendly ¼ ownership in Whistler! This corner onebedroom suite offers everything you would wish for in a vacation property, at a fraction of the cost. The open floor plan features sophisticated design, a fully equipped kitchen, complete with granite countertops and Miele appliances, and an elegant living area.

Dave Beattie*

604.905.8855

9231 Wedgemont Place

$735,000

Unique in this day and age to find a 2.387 acre lot; 6,995 sq ft buildable plus an auxiliary building, 12 minutes from Ski Lifts and 15 minutes to 5 world class golf courses at an exceptional price! Wedgewoods is a 600 acre property with 108 lots for those who want to get away from the hustle and bustle and have easy access to world class recreation.

Great opportunity to purchase a stunning 1.371 acre estate lot in Phase 3 of WedgeWoods, and start building right away. Build up to 5,920 sq ft plus an auxiliary building. Features spectacular mountain views, great sunshine, easy level access and river frontage. No GST.

Great opportunity to purchase a stunning 1.93 acre estate lot in Phase 3 of WedgeWoods, and start building right away. Build up to 6,995 sq ft plus an auxiliary building. Features spectacular mountain views, great sunshine, easy level access and river frontage. No GST.

Ann Chiasson

Sally Warner*

Ann Chiasson

604.932.7651

#3 - 1375 Alpha Lake Road

$629,000

Excellent location and space in Whistler’s thriving Function Junction. 20ft.+ ceilings with single door and garage door access. 300 ft. mezzanine plus a loft with a full kitchen is currently used as a studio. This commercial unit has a full 4 piece bathroom and access to plenty of power to accommodate business operations under the IL2 zoning.

Dave Beattie*

604.905.8855

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#11 - 2211 Marmot Place

$999,900

Beautiful 2 bedroom/2 bath corner townhouse located in Whistler Creek! These townhouses do not come on the market often. Located within walking distance to the Creekside Gondola, bike park, shopping & restaurants. This updated townhouse boasts a spacious master and second bedroom, new flooring throughout and an open concept kitchen and living area.

Matt Chiasson

604.935.9171

604.932.7651

#101 - 7350 Crabapple Court

$389,900

780 square foot 2 bedroom on the first floor of Orion, Pemberton’s newest condo development. Great views, carport, storage, efficient state of the art design and construction, Orion is due to complete in early 2020. Additional units may be available. Contact listing realtor to get a copy of the Developers Disclosure statement, and complete price list.

Matt Chiasson

604.935.9171

PEMBERTON OFFICE 1411 Portage Road, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L1 604.894.6616 or Toll Free 1.888.689.0070

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News WHIST L ER CWSAA president sounds positive note on future of Western Canadian ski industry DEMOGRAPHIC ISSUES ARE BEING MET WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, SAYS CHRISTOPHER NICOLSON By

Joel Barde

he Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) has released its annual financial report, and despite ongoing concerns about a lack of young people picking up skiing, the organization’s president is sounding a positive note. The report found that over $100 million was spent on lift and base infrastructure over the 2017-18 season. “Whistler Blackcomb, as you well know, is leading the way with a $56 million investment,” said CWSAA president and CEO Christopher Nicolson, referring to last summer’s historic spending on on-mountain infrastructure. Capital investments tend to “go in cycles” and are indicators of strong years and confidence in the market, said Nicolson. “Right now, in terms of a cycle, there is a confidence in the industry, and we saw that this year with investment.”

The industry, however, is thought be dealing with a serious demographic challenge. As reported in a recent Pique editorial (“What will the future hold?” Jan. 31), the most recent Facts and Stats Report from the Canadian Ski Council found that “participation by Canadians in skiing shows a gradual, but steady decline over the past 9 years.” It found that younger people are dropping out of the sport at a relatively high rate and the sport is getting increasingly expensive, prompting concern for its long-term viability. Attracting new skiers is “a big priority” for the entire industry, said Nicolson, pointing to initiatives such as Canada’s Largest Lesson and Never Ever Days as indications that the industry understands and is rising to the challenge. Both offer package deals, of rentals and a lesson, at a dramatically reduced price and are designed to introduce people to

snowsports. “There is a big effort to have first-time skiers and snowboarders, and develop the opportunity for first-time skiers and snowboarders,” said Nicolson. When asked about the cost of skiing, Nicolson said that it’s just one of a number of factors that can deter someone from trying out the sport. “Price is a factor but it’s not the only factor,” he said. “Time and the ability to spend your time doing something you’re capable of” are also factors. Nicolson added that there are some positive signs when it comes to attracting and retaining young people to the sport. “You’re seeing a lot of skiing and snowboarding in schools … (and) youth engaged in ski-school programs and ski clubs,” he said. “There’s a lot of optimism.” Whistler Blackcomb communications director Marc Riddell said the resort is well aware of the demographic issue and is actively taking steps to address it.

“We know that the skier and snowboarder population is stagnant right now, and that collectively we have a job to do to grow the sport,” he said. “There are no easy answers … It’s something we are completely mindful of.” Riddell said the Epic SchoolKids program—open to Canadian and Washington State kids free of charge—is an example. It provides five days of free skiing and riding at Whistler Blackcomb, and includes one free first-time ski or ride lesson with equipment rental. “This year was a huge success,” said Riddell of the program. “We have had over 15,000 kids, between Kindergarten and Grade 5, register for the program. “15,000 kids from Canada and Washington State is pretty substantive.” The goal is to spark a passion for skiing. “The goal is to really hook those folks on everything we have to offer, and get them engaged and involved in the sport,” Nicolson said. n

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News WHIST L ER New app aims to improve backcountry safety ADVENTURESMART APP COMES WITH TRIP-PLANNING FEATURE By

Joel Barde

ooking for a tool to plan a safe ski tour or hiking trip? There’s an app for that now. Created by AdventureSmart—a national organization dedicated to promoting safety in the backcountry and reducing the number and severity of search-andrescue incidents—the AdventureSmart Trip App helps people pack essentials and plan ahead, ensuring that backcountry users notify friends or family before their trips. Using the trip-planner feature, users can input vital information, such as where they will be visiting, their route and itinerary. Users are also prompted to input trusted contacts, who are then emailed or texted their plans. If a user doesn’t make it home

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safe by a scheduled time, it’s up to the contact to notify authorities. “If there is no reply, then they have all of the (information) to send off to RCMP or the local municipal police,” explained Sandra Riches, B.C. AdventureSmart coordinator. Having the information can be a huge help to search-and-rescue teams. “It can make the difference between them finding you in a few hours compared to a few days,” she said. Moreover, the app also offers handy checklists that can be used to make sure you are adequately prepared for whatever adventure you’re planning. For people planning a summer camping trip, these will include such things as fire starters, extra clothing, and even an emergency shelter, explained Riches.

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Given people’s fondness for smartphones and apps, Riches hopes that using the app becomes a force of habit for users. “What we’re trying to do is instill some behavioural change,” said Riches, noting that AdventureSmart’s three main tenants are trip planning, training and taking essentials. “We’re trying to instill some habits.” The app, she stressed, is relevant for anyone who engages in backcountry recreation, from newbie hikers to experienced backcountry users.

“Say you’re an experienced backcountry snowmobiler and you head up on the Pemby ice cap on a regular basis, please, use the app,” said Riches. “We know you guys have it down pat and know what you’re doing. “However, there are a few things that could help us find you and help us get you out of there more quickly (if something goes wrong).” The app is available for download on Apple and Android devices. It is also available for use via web browser here: plan.adventuresmart.ca. n

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Prime, ski-in/out, slopeside chalet with separate, luxury, carriage house suite. Exceptional access to main chairlifts. Custom timberframe and real rock accents. Featuring a true chef’s kitchen, stunning open living area with floor to ceiling rock fireplace, theatre and games rooms, wet bar, gym, custom wine cellar, 2 hot tubs & more.

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NEW CONSTRUCTION. ELEVATION is alongside the new Orient Ridge chairlift & 16th fairway, with true ski-in/out to Canada’s 2nd largest ski area. Exceptional alpine views & an abundance of sunshine. Please refer to Disclosure Statement for specific offerings details. E.O.&.E is an artistic representation. All sizes & measurements are approximate.

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News WHIST L ER Re-Build-It Centre launches toollending library MEMBERSHIP COSTS $50 A YEAR, OR $75 FOR A FAMILY By

Brandon Barrett

histler’s climbing population and associated housing shortage has had one obvious side effect for residents: a distinct lack of storage space. That’s how Lori Pyne found a niche she could help fill through her work as manager of the Re-Build-It Centre in Function Junction. “I was just seeing so many tools coming and going out of the Re-Build-It for a cheap price, and I wanted to make the centre of influence bigger so that more people got to take advantage of the tools that were coming and going,” she explained. That led to the launch of the Re-BuildIt Centre’s new tool-lending library, where patrons will be able to borrow from a variety of tools to help with their next project.

It’s a concept that is already growing in popularity—Pyne said there are more than 150 tool libraries in North America alone, including in Squamish and Pemberton— and one that is tailor-suited to Whistler. “We have things like tablesaws, and no one has room to store a tablesaw—even a family with a garage doesn’t have room, because they have five bikes and six pairs of skis,” Pyne said. “It absolutely lends itself to Whistler, so when you get here and need a bookshelf in your room, you can come here, get the tool you need and make it happen.” Membership to the library is $50 a year, or $75 for a family, the library’s only associated cost other than a $3 maintenance fee on larger, expensive items like tablesaws. The initiative was made possible thanks to a $6,000 community enrichment grant from the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

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TOOL TIME The Re-Build-It Centre’s now offers dozens of tools to borrow through its new tool-lending library.

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Jackie Dickinson, executive director of the Whistler Community Services Society, which operates the Re-Build-It, believes the library fills a gap in an age when fewer people are connecting with the community around them. “At one time, we were spending a lot more time chatting with our neighbours and a lot of this stuff happened organically,” she said. “Now in our day and age, when people have different shifts and we’re not always on the same schedule as our neighbours—and also we have a community where there is a lot of flux and transition—sometimes we’re not seeing those same bonds. That’s where you’re seeing organizations like the (Whistler Public) Library and us creating these initiatives to really build community capacity.”

Pyne was clear the tools—which range from five-metre (16-foot) ladders to paper shredders, jigsaws and even pop-up tents—are intended for small-scale, relatively short-term projects. (Tools are lent out for a week at a time, and can be renewed if needed.) “This is for do-it-yourself projects, family-home renovation, tending your garden, tooling your skis and bikes, but it’s not something that you should be doing for work,” she said. The Re-Build-It will also accept donated tools. “If you have a unique tool that’s taking up space in you home, bring it down and we’ll add it to the library. You’ll still be able to use it—and so will everyone else,” Pyne said. To view the available inventory, visit mywcss.org/tools. n

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News WHIST L ER Investigation continues into triple stabbing in Whistler Village POLICE BRIEFS: SEARCH CONTINUES FOR SUSPECT IN CREEKSIDE ASSAULT By

“potentially” a factor in the stabbings. All three men were transported to local area hospitals for their injuries. One of the males remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The other two men are in stable condition, and their injuries

Brandon Barrett

hree people were stabbed in a fight that broke out in the village this week and police are still seeking witnesses to the incident. At about 2:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, Whistler RCMP responded to a report of a brawl and stabbing in the 4200 block of Village Square. Investigators on the scene learned that several bystanders had reportedly tried to break up the fight along the Village Stroll, which resulted in three males suffering stab wounds, police said. “What it sounds like to me was the bars were emptying out at 2:30 a.m., a fight occurred and people tried to break that fight up,” said Staff Sgt. Paul Hayes in a follow-up interview. “We haven’t established any sort of connection between the parties yet.” Hayes added that alcohol was

as investigators gather further evidence, Hayes noted. With the investigation still in its early stages, police are requesting the public’s help to identify any witnesses or provide video evidence of the incident. Anyone with more information is

“We haven’t established any sort of connection between the parties yet.” - PAUL HAYES

are not considered life-threatening, police said. Whistler RCMP “quickly identified” and arrested three individuals on the scene in connection to the stabbings. The suspects are all in their early twenties and hail from the Lower Mainland. The suspects were previously known to police and have since been released from custody with a future court date

asked to contact the Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous.

POLICE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SUSPECT IN CREEKSIDE ASSAULT

Whistler police are searching for a suspect linked to a reported assault in Creekside earlier this month, according to a release.

At about 1:50 a.m. last Wednesday, Feb. 6, Whistler RCMP received a complaint of an assault that had occurred in the 2100 block of Lake Placid Road. Investigators have since learned that the victim was trying to escort a male out of a business in the area when the suspect allegedly struck the victim “several times” before fleeing on foot. Police described the suspect as a 27to 28-year-old man of possible Asian or First Nations descent, approximately 5-10 tall, with long black hair in a ponytail and scruff on his face. At the time of the incident, he was seen wearing a white jacket, a silver and gold logo shirt and black pants, and was carrying a blue, yellow and black snowboard and a satchel-type handbag. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous. n

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7:30pm - 10:00pm - Main Event: $80 Sample from an extensive collection of fantastic wine, beer, spirits, ciders and gourmet cheese. Enjoy delectable appetizers from local restaurants including the Bearfoot Bistro, Purebread, Sidecut, Milestones and Portobello while listening to fabulous live entertainment. A Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Charity Fundraiser

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Noches de la Havana is a centuries-spanning, fedora-demanding, flower-splashed fiesta. Come dance the rumba in old Havana, salsa in Hemingway’s rum bar and mambo into the glamourous Tropicana nightclub filled with delectable delights. Whistler’s most extravagant mountain top party of the year! To purchase tickets, please visit: WHISTLERBLACKCOMBFOUNDATION.COM

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News WHI STLER Park City patrollers reach labour deal with Vail Resorts AGREEMENT INCLUDES COMPENSATION FOR PATROLLERS, SAFETY PERSONNEL WITH SPECIALIZED SKILLS By

...to change your life Ocean View living in Gibsons, BC. A perfect home for half the year, or year round. Think of the time you won’t spend ﬁghting trafﬁc, or waiting in lines…for more than half a minute. Price? About half what you’d pay in Vancouver or Whistler. Beautiful beaches, excellent golf, top quality restaurants, shopping and galleries…and that’s not the half of it. Call us today, or visit:

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How the other half lives

This is not an offering of sale. Offering of sale can only be made by way of disclosure statement. Pricing subject to change. Photos and renderings are artist interpretation only. E.&O.E.

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ark City ski patrollers have reached a two-year labour agreement with Vail Resorts that will recognize workers with specialized skills and certification. Announced last week, the deal follows months of negotiations between the Park City Professional Ski Patrol Association, part of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7781, and Vail Resorts, owner of Park City Mountain Resort (and Whistler Blackcomb). The agreement covers all ski patrollers and mountainsafety personnel—approximately 200 workers in all—through Nov. 14, 2020. The deal was ratified by 97 per cent of members. The new contract includes a base wage increase and compensation package for employees with special skills, such as avalanche control, dog handlers, chairlift evacuation coordinators, EMTs and paramedics. “We were motivated by a desire to retain a highly skilled, professional, and tenured Ski Patrol workforce,” said Julia Edwards, business manager for the union, in a release. “We’re working diligently to ensure that Patrollers can earn a livable wage, and remain here serving our guests and the Park City community for their entire career.” Previously, workers with specialized safety certification were not paid more at the Utah resort, although ski patrol and mountain safety personnel did have access to education packages that covered avalanche training and other mountainsafety skills. CWA spokesperson Al Kogler said the addition of a specialty-skill compensation scale was “a big deal,” and will go a long way towards retaining qualified staff long term. “Sometimes there’s a bit of a rub with the resorts, and this isn’t unique to Vail (Resorts), but they want to portray this as really not a career, as something you do for a few years before you figure out what you want to do with life,” he explained. “We’ve got many, many people who want to do this for the rest of their life, so to be recognized for these extra skills that they’ve gone and taken classes on is the best way to keep people coming back.” Negotiations with Vail Resorts began last summer and continued after the previous

two-year agreement expired in November. Union members agreed to work through the holidays without a contract so as not to “inconvenience guests,” said Kogler. “Ultimately it came together, so we’re happy, but there are always tense moments near the end (of negotiations),” he added. In a statement, Park City Mountain Resort COO Bill Rock said he was “pleased” to move ahead with a new contract. “A lot of time, energy and effort went into reaching this new agreement, which is in alignment with the overall Vail Resorts policies, programs and compensation practices, and mutually beneficial to both parties,” he said. “As a Company, we are committed to treating all of our employees fairly and investing in their continued development.” When Vail Resorts merged the former Canyons Resort and Park City Mountain Resort in 2015, at the time, neither Park City employees nor Vail Resorts were in favour of unionization. Patrollers from Canyons, in contrast, had already operated under a union for years and led the push to organize under the merged resort. Last year, a group of Whistler Blackcomb ski instructors announced they had been meeting with representatives from the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union 1518 in the hopes of eventually organizing the ski resort’s 4,000plus workforce. Now, their sights are set on local workers in other resort sectors as well. The group has a tall order ahead of it: Signatures from at least 45 per cent of a proposed bargaining unit must be obtained before the group can apply for union recognition from B.C.’s Labour Relations Board. Dubbed the Whistler Workers’ Alliance, the group is hosting weekly information sessions called “Worker Wednesdays,” with the first session taking place at Earls on Feb. 13. Snacks and refreshments are available. Check the Whistler Workers’ Alliance Facebook page for details on future meet-ups. “A lot of our focus this season is going towards really trying to help with community education, educating workers on what their rights are, on basic legislation,” explained UFCW organizer Keith Murdoch. “We’ve started Worker Wednesdays to help facilitate that and that’s the focus for us.” n

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News WHIST L ER American Friends of Whistler to hand out $90K in grants this year DESPITE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS, RAISING AWARENESS OF GROUP ‘CONTINUAL CHALLENGE’ By

Brandon Barrett

he American Friends of Whistler (AFOW), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the resort community, will hand out close to $100,000 to deserving local and regional organizations this year. Founded in 2002 by a group of American visitors who regularly spent time in Whistler, the AFOW raises and distributes funds to groups working in the following sectors: health and human services, arts and culture, environmental protection, and outdoor recreation. This year, the organization will dole out $15,000 to the Whistler Food Bank; $17,000 to the Whistler Community Services Society’s (WCSS) Birth, Baby and Beyond program; $13,500 to Arts Whistler; $10,000 to the Howe Sound Women’s Centre; $10,000 to Avalanche Canada; and $25,000 to the Audain Art Museum.

“We have a fondness for Whistler,” explained AFOW board chair Gerry Brown. “It’s just something we like to do for our second home, to support good causes in the Whistler area.” Jackie Dickinson, executive director of WCSS, explained how crucial the AFOW’s longstanding support has been to Whistler’s dedicated social-service provider. “These grants allow us to keep doing the work we’re doing and at an even bigger capacity,” she said. Demand for the food bank—and WCSS’s programs, in general—has been on the rise as Whistler’s population has ballooned in recent years. Food was handed out 2,249 times at the food bank throughout the most recent fiscal year, with children making up 35 per cent of those visits. Factor in the WCSS’s new, central location on Nesters Road, and Dickinson expects demand to continue climbing. “We’ve seen more people coming in to our food bank and this grant is really

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beneficial to us serving that population. And also, because of the growing population in Whistler, we’re able to now run this program, Birth, Baby and Beyond,” she noted. “We just ran it seven times a fiscal year and we’re on tap to do that again this year.” Birth, Baby and Beyond is an eight-week program for new mothers to meet with other moms in a supportive setting, as well as a clinical counsellor and registered doula. “We’ve seen some really positive impacts it’s had on the community and the mental health and well-being of family systems,” Dickinson said. “When we can invest in families that early on, we know the impact is fantastic.” In spite of the AFOW’s significant contributions to the community, current board member (and former chair) Rod Rohda said the organization struggles to attract new donors. “Getting visibility is a continual challenge for us,” he said.

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Rohda noted how, around the time the AFOW was founded, there was “a real influx” of Americans looking to give back to the resort following the dot-com boom. “Those people are aging, and there are new people, younger people coming into the community, so how do you reach out to them and get their attention and get their interest in contributing to us?” Rohda asked. “That’s an ongoing challenge and I think any fundraising organization has that challenge to face.” The AFOW is hosting its annual Inside Scoop event on Sunday, Feb. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Audain Art Museum. The event is partially a thank you to AFOW donors, but also open to anyone who wants to learn more about the organization, Rohda said. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door, and include a private museum tour, as well as talks from Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton and Whistler Blackcomb COO Pete Sonntag. RSVP to info@afow. org. n

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News WHIST L ER Climate change not core subject in new high-school curriculum SEA TO SKY EDUCATORS ALLOWED TO USE DISCRETION IN TACKLING SUBJECT By

Joel Barde

t used to be that the great debate around school curriculum centred on whether teachers should be required to teach the theory of evolution. But in recent years, increased scrutiny has been placed on what students learn about climate change. Late last year, the province’s new school curriculum—which is still being rolled out—came under scrutiny when The Tyee published a story in which four Burnaby school district teachers said it gives short shrift to the topic of climate change. “I strongly believe there should be very explicit language in the Science 8-10 curriculum which covers this topic in greater depth,” said Katharine Lange, a science teacher at Moscrop Secondary, in an interview with The Tyee. “As local and global citizens, all students in British Columbia should be informed as to the scientific principles,

supporting data, and overall ecological impacts of climate change.” But the Burnaby teachers’ concerns are not shared by Sea to Sky educators. “You can’t possibly capture—in a curriculum—all of the core topics,” said April Lowe, president of the Sea to Sky Teachers

superintendent for School District 48 (SD48), said he thinks climate change is “reasonably represented” when it comes to mandatory classes. Climate Change, he noted, is listed as a topic of possible discussion for Socials 10 and 11, both of which are mandatory for graduation.

“I strongly believe there should be very explicit language in the Science 8-10 curriculum which covers this topic in greater depth.” - KATHARINE LANGE

Association. “That’s why this one was made broad enough, to allow for teachers’ and students’ passions to come forward. People who live in this area are very cognizant of the issues around climate change, so I can’t imagine that many classrooms escape those discussions, just from the very nature of the people that live here.” Chris Nicholson, assistant

“I don’t feel we’re giving short shrift to this very important topic,” he said, adding that the new approach gives teachers the latitude to pursue important topics. “It really allows students and teachers together to delve further into topics or areas that are meaningful or relevant to them.” Cynthia Higgins, a newly elected school trustee representing Whistler on

the SD 48 school board, said teacher autonomy is critical. “We have to trust that our teachers in the Sea to Sky will cover climate change, along with all the other topics related to the environment and do that in an appropriate fashion,” she said. “You’re going to see variation from classroom to classroom on that, as we are going to trust each individual teacher to provide the curriculum … in a fashion that best meets the needs of (their) unique classroom.” Years in the making, the new curriculum was adopted at the Kindergarten to Grade 9 level in the 2016-17 school year, and the Grade 10 level this year. The Grade 12 curriculum is mandated to take effect next year, though some teachers have already adopted it. The new curriculum is designed to modernize B.C’s education system, placing more focus on understanding concepts and developing skills and less on memorizing facts and figures. n

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News WHIST L ER NatureSpeak: Want to learn more about Sea to Sky geology? By

Steve Carney

f you are interested in geology, then you are in the right place. We live in a world-class geological location. Many of us have an intimate connection to geology and nature through our daily lives and our love of the outdoors. Geology isn’t abstract for us—it is a way of life. Whether it is the cliffs we “drop,” the glacial mounds that give us “big air” or the rockfall that has us sitting for hours on Highway 99, geology is intertwined in our everyday life. So, it was hardly a surprise to see 300 budding “geos” crammed together like basalt columns in the Maury Young Arts Centre last November to hear Dr. Steve Quane, Professor of Geology at Quest University, give an excellent lecture entitled, “How Volcanoes and Glaciers Shaped Our Land” (available on Whistler Public Library’s Facebook page). There was a real buzz, and clearly, there is a thirst for geological knowledge here.

The good news is that our incredible geology has attracted incredible geologists and educators who have generated a fantastic body of work and—with a little bit of digging—you can unearth a veritable smorgasbord of old and new geological media and much of it is free! Here are a few of my favourites:

PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (EBOOK) EDITED BY STEVE EARLE:

If you want a good introductory geology book, with emphasis on examples from Western Canada, especially British Columbia, this free electronic book is the one for you. It covers many aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, mass wasting and climate change. Download this book for free at https://opentextbc.ca/geology.

WHISTLER NATURALISTS, “NATURESPEAK ARTICLES” BY JACK SOUTHER:

There are lots of geological websites

and blog resources out there of varying quality and veracity. I particularly like the posts from the late, great Jack Souther, the eminent geologist and local character who wrote amusing and highly informative articles on diverse local geological topics including, the age of Whistler versus Blackcomb mountains, hexagonal columns in lava, the dangers of Mount Cayley and the geological names of ski runs. Check them out at whistlernaturalists.ca/ naturespeak-articles.

VANCOUVER, CITY ON THE EDGE— LIVING WITH A DYNAMIC GEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE BY JOHN CLAGUE AND BOB TURNER:

This clear and beautifully illustrated book is a favourite of mine and provides a fabulous summary of the geology of our area, from Vancouver to Mount Meager, including earthquakes, volcanoes, the Ice Age, glaciers and landslides.

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LANDSCAPES ALONG HIGHWAY 99 FROM VANCOUVER TO WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA BY TURNER, B; KELMAN, M; ULMI, M; TURNER, T; AND FRANKLIN, R:

If you are interested in exploring the geology along Highway 99, take a look at this great little self-guided booklet and map, which is free to download from the Government of Canada’s Natural Resources Canada website (geoscan. nrcan.gc.ca). It contains: location maps; photographs; schematic representations; geoscientific sketch maps; cartoons; cross-sections; and great block diagrams. This will really enrich those depressing trips down to the city. It won’t be long before the snow is cleared and you can get out into the field and explore with your newfound knowledge. I hope to see you out there! Steve is a volunteer with the Whistler Naturalists. For more info on the Naturalists, go to whistlernaturalists.ca. If you have a question for Steve email him at steve@whistlergeo.com. n

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Joel Barde

registered professional biologist is undertaking a study that aims to shed light on the health of the great blue herons that live in the Pemberton area. “The key to this project and understanding their status is to find their nests,” said Greg Ferguson, who is working in partnership with the Pemberton Wildlife Association (PWA) on the project. “Nests give us a point where we can focus our monitoring efforts.” Ferguson said the birds have experienced a three-to-five-per-cent decline in the region since 1960 and are covered under the Species at Risk Act. The great blue heron are a large, mostly grey bird with a long yellow dagger-like bill. The birds that live around Pemberton are a coastal subspecies of the heron that is non-migratory, added Ferguson. Adults are tall, long-legged birds with a sinuous neck that forms an “S”

curve at rest and in flight. They are white on top of their head as are the feather plumes on the back of their head and chest. They can often be seen standing while foraging in open habitats, such as streams, lakes, wetlands and fields. Ferguson said that it is vital to protect colonies of the birds, as that is where they breed. “If those get disturbed, that can have a big influence on the population,” he explained. As the birds are covered under the Species at Risk Act, there are implications when nests are found. If they are found on Crown land, a buffer zone is established to prevent activity such as logging that might disturb the birds. If the birds are found on private property, landowners can face restrictions. “(Land owners) aren’t allowed to disturb them under the law,” explained Ferguson, adding that sometimes that affects people’s willingness to report them. In such cases workable solutions are possible, he said. “The government and ourselves will try to work with

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landowners to come up with an agreeable solution that meets everybody’s needs.” In coordination with the PWA and the Stewardship Pemberton Society, Ferguson is currently seeking volunteers. He anticipates the monitoring work will get started in March or April, depending on the weather. Ferguson is open to taking on volunteers of various skill levels, as training is provided. To take part, volunteers should have an interest in nature and environmental science, as well as a willingness to sit for a couple of hours at a time (to carry out monitoring work). The study area will include the area up to D’Arcy, Lillooet Lake and the Upper Lillooet River, said Ferguson. Volunteers will have an involved job, tasked with documenting a number of important facts. These include information on where the sighting was made, what direction the bird was flying and any nesting activity (such as carrying twigs or calling young). This is the fourth year of the heron count, with previous iterations focusing

on the larger Sea to Sky area. Ferguson noted that despite the smaller focus area, he welcomes any sightings from around the Sea to Sky corridor. The study is part of a broader project looking at species at risk in the corridor. “The focus this year is on the Pemberton area with surveys for nests and important foraging areas being a key objective and hopefully nest monitoring,” he said. “However, we’re still very much open to receiving information from anyone about heron sightings in the Sea to Sky corridor, in addition to Western screech owl and barn swallows.” The great blue heron, he added, is a majestic bird that many feel a connection to. “Lots of people, including myself, find it to be an amazing bird,” said Ferguson. “It’s a bird we see a lot of—so I think people are familiar with it. It’s reflective of a healthy environment.” To take part, you can contact Greg Ferguson by phone at 604-349-4760 or email at suncity28@gmail.com. n

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he board of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) isn’t ready to demand accountability of the world’s largest oil producers—at least not until it takes a closer look at its own backyard. At the SLRD’s regular meeting on Jan. 30, the board debated a motion to join the more than 16 communities across B.C. sending “climate accountability” letters to the world’s 20 biggest oil producers. (Whistler’s own “climate accountability” letter drew fierce opposition from the Canadian oil industry late last year: See Pique, Dec. 20.) After a brief discussion, the board moved to receive the letter and refer it to SLRD strategic planning to develop a corporate and regional greenhouse-gas reduction plan. “We’ve got strategic planning coming up in April, and that is our time to put this on the table, and say what are we going to do, as a region, to address this? Because if we point the finger, three of those fingers are still pointing back at us,” said Squamish Mayor Karen Elliott, adding that the first goal in Squamish’s strategic plan for 2019 is to do its own community energy and emissions plan. “I think that is our job as a board, is to take a good hard look at ourselves, and then we can start holding other people accountable.”

SOME THOUGHTS ON ‘RIDE-HAILING’

In response to a call for submissions on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, the SLRD board opted to boil its response down to five key points: The provincial government should provide protections for rural areas to ensure that ride-hailing services are available and not just pulled to larger urban areas (i.e. not delivering services in the rural areas that need these services); Class 4 driver’s licenses for all drivers providing ride hailing services should be a requirement for safety reasons; the data that the provincial government collects regarding ride-hailing services is to be made public; ride-hailing services should be required to develop and implement a system for measuring their greenhouse-

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News PEMBERT ON & T H E V A L L E Y Task force to address food issues WHISTLER CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS RAISING FUNDS TO TACKLE EIGHT INITIATIVES By Joel Barde

ith rising public consciousness about what we eat and where it is harvested, a local organization is seeking to improve access to locally grown food and support farmers. The Whistler Centre for Sustainability (WCS) is raising money to implement several action items aimed at improving the region’s food system. Broadly defined, a food system includes all infrastructure and processes involved in feeding a population. Cheeying Ho, executive director of the WCS, told Pique that the initiatives would support local farmers, promote healthy eating and an “understanding of where our food comes from.” The initiatives were developed by the Squamish Lillooet Regional Food Task Force, which began meeting in 2017. It is made up of a “diverse group of people from all aspects of food,” said Ho, noting that farmers,

local government, and environmental organizations are represented. “This is the first time a regional task force has gotten together to look at food and sustainability,” said Ho. “The task force includes people from all local governments, except for Lillooet.” Ho said the task force, which met four times since its inception in the fall of 2017, produced a healthy dialogue. “People were really interested in sharing with each other what they’re doing around food,” she said. The stakeholders also discussed various “gaps” in the region’s food system and “actions that can be done on a regional scale to move forward food sustainability,” explained Ho. The task force has developed eight initiatives it hopes to tackle: Design or redesign an educational resource for realtors and newcomers who are considering purchasing Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) or non-ALR farmland in any of the regional communities; Identify and support an individual to be

a Sea to Sky regional representative to the Small-Scale Meat Producers’ Association; Create a regional online food hub that hosts inventory of local producers that anyone can buy and develop ways to transport it to buyers; Develop a food literacy initiative that describes what nutritious food $20 can purchase; Work with local schools to improve food literacy and cooking skills; Promote sustainable food packaging; Develop and implement a policy and education program to divert all organic waste from landfill; Design and develop a regional food procurement policy that can be adopted by local municipalities and businesses that would support local farmers. Planning and engagement coordinator Dawn Johnson highlighted the online food hub as a particularly exciting initiative. “Essentially, what it would mean is looking at agriculturally rich areas, like the Pemberton Valley and the fantastic diversity they have in Lillooet, and then

linking (them) through a food hub,” said Johnson. “At this stage, the concept is virtual— there is no physical space linked to it. But this virtual food hub would essentially be a conduit for produce through the whole Sea to Sky,” she said, adding that a transportation system could be developed as well. To finance the projects, the WCS has secured a $58,000 grant from the Vancouver Foundation to be paid over two years. However, it requires matching funds to proceed with the grant agreement, so WCS is aiming to raise $29,000 this year. So far it has secured $5,000 in monetary funding ($2,000 from the Resort Municipality of Whistler and $3,000 from the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation), as well as about $8,000 in in-kind matching. The stakeholders will meet two-tothree times a year in order to update each other on their progress, said Ho. To contribute or learn more, contact Cheeying Ho at cho@whistlercentre.ca. n

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Council Considera�on of an Applica�on for a Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store

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No�ce is hereby given in accordance with the Village of Pemberton Non-Medical (Recrea�onal) Cannabis Retail Policy that Council will consider an applica�on for a Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store in the C-1 Zone at the Regular Council Mee�ng scheduled for Tuesday, February 19th commencing at 9am in Council Chambers, 7400 Prospect Street, Pemberton, BC.

What is the proposed loca�on and opera�ng hours? The Applicants, Mark Mendonca and Todd Mumford, have applied to the Liquor and Cannabis Regula�on Branch (LCRB) for a Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store (CRS) licence proposed to be located in Unit 3-1366 Aster Street, Pemberton, BC. The proposed hours will be 9am to 9pm, seven days a week.

How can I provide feedback ?

You may provide comment in-person at the mee�ng in which the applica�on is being considered, or you may provide a wri�en submission to the a�en�on of Lisa Pedrini, Sr. Planner, Box 100, 7400 Prospect Street, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0 or via email lpedrini@pemberton.ca prior to noon on Monday, February 18, 2019.

How do I get more info?

A copy of relevant background documents and the applica�on under considera�on may be inspected at the Village of Pemberton Oﬃce, 7400 Prospect Street from Tuesday, February 5th to Monday, February 18th during regular oﬃce hours (8:30am – 4:30pm), Monday through Friday (statutory holidays excluded) and also online at www.pemberton.ca. For more informa�on contact Lisa Pedrini, Senior Planner at 604-894-6135 (ext. 234) or lpedrini@pemberton.ca.

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News PEMBERT ON & T H E V A L L E Y Permit granted for Squamish tree walk SEA TO SKY GONDOLA INVESTS MILLIONS INTO NEW PROJECT AND TO CONVERT FROM DIESEL TO HYDRO Keili Bartlett

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space for the Nation. “We are also confident this new experience will bolster Squamish’s recreation economy by providing accessibility to nature for visitors of all abilities, as well as enhancing the tourism activities Squamish has to offer in off-peak times and during inclement weather,” he said. “Our goal is to ultimately create another unique and spectacular yearround visitor experience.” Since the gondola opened in 2014, Brown said the company has taken feedback from its visitors and staff into account, including accessibility and the desire for more trails. “It’s the ease at which those who currently wouldn’t be able to access that area find themselves in this beautiful space that really compelled us to do a project like this,” he said. The elevated walkway project will be the second major infrastructure addition to the Sea to Sky Gondola. The company will also invest more than $2 million to convert from diesel-generated power to BC Hydro, once proper permits are approved. “(This) significantly reduces our carbon footprint,” Brown said. “It’s a point of pride for us, because to turn off the diesel generators by next fall will be an enormous step forward for us as a business. We have a value around respecting nature and the environment. Being able to not burn that kind of diesel every year just to keep the summit electrified will be a huge breath of fresh air—pun intended.” The tree walk is expected to open in spring 2020, with construction beginning in late 2019. n

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he Sea to Sky Gondola has plans to take visitors even higher above Squamish. A development permit for a multimillion-dollar addition of an elevated tree walk was approved by the SquamishLillooet Regional District (SLRD) on Jan. 30, and announced by the company on Feb. 6. Next, the project will go through First Nations engagement, as well as local and provincial government approvals. “The elevated tree walk we have envisioned and propose will make it easy for our guests of all ages and abilities to better connect to the great outdoors, regardless of the season and no matter the weather,” said Kirby Brown, Sea to Sky Gondola general manager, in a release. The 34-metre-tall spiral structure will begin on the Panorama Trail, leading over wetlands and above treetops on Panorama Ridge with a 2.5-kilometre loop return. The walkway will be 2.4-metres wide, with a grade varying between four and five degrees. “You will be able to push a stroller up that quite easily,” said Brown. “Able upper-bodied people with wheelchairs will be able to ascend it without great difficulty. It’s a little bit above the three degrees that you typically see, but again this is about adventure. It’s meant to be a little more advanced.” The company is also looking for accessibility partners for programming and accessible vehicles such as the TrailRider, which helps people to cross many kinds of terrain not suitable for a wheelchair or walker. The Panorama Trail’s Stawamus Chief overlook structure will remain, while the trail will be re-graded in anticipation of more visitors. Educational features are being designed to add to the trail. On the new elevated walkway, selfguided educational materials may be added to the area stretching over the wetlands, the base, and summit of the spiral structure. “The tree walk will preserve, connect and enhance access to natural areas while protecting environmentally sensitive areas,” said Brown in the release, adding that the tenure is not only on Squamish Nation territory but considered a sacred

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2019 Budget Info Sessions

Take Part in the 2019 Budget Process

What to Expect Ways to Have Your Say

In Person: A�end the Public Budget Info Session March 5, 2019 @ 5:30pm Council Chambers, Chambe 7400 Prospect Street

In Wri�ng:

The public is encouraged to a�end the following budget sessions to learn about 2019 projects and expenditures. At the Budget Sessions, the Commi�ee of the Whole will be considering and discussing budget informa�on presented by Staﬀ. At the Budget Info Session on March 5th, Staﬀ will make a presenta�on and the public will have it's opportunity to ask ques�ons regarding the budget. The presenta�on will be available the following day at www.pemberton.ca for those who are unable to a�end.

Upcoming Budget Sessions

Budget Session #2 (During Commi�ee of the Whole Mee�ng) 2019 Revised Opera�ng, Capital and Project Budgets Email your Comments to budget@pemberton.ca Tuesday, February 19, 2019 @ 1pm | Council Chambers, 7400 Prospect St. prior to March 1, 2019. Report to Commi�ee of the Whole Completed Roll Tax Implica�on Report of 2019 Revised Budget All input will be summarized summari and adressed at the Budget Tuesday, March 5, 2019 @ 1pm | Council Chambers, 7400 Prospect St. Info Session on March 5th. Public Budget Info Sesson (Prior to Council)

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CANDY LINES Azerbaijan’s Candy Cane Mountains proved to be a visually stunning playground for Whistler couple Justa Jeskova and Steve Storey.

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Exploring Azerbaijan by mountain bike LOCAL COUPLE TAKES EPIC, MONTH-LONG ADVENTURE IN SOUTH CAUCASUS Joel Barde

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hile adventure travel appeals to many in the Sea to Sky corridor, few can say they’ve done something as interesting as spending a month in Azerbaijan—and presumably even fewer can say they went on an epic, mountain-bike adventure there. That, perhaps, played into the popularity of a recent talk given by Whistler locals Justa Jeskova and Steve Storey. Part of the Whistler Public Library’s Armchair Tours series, the event was standing room only, with attendants leaning up against a table in the back of the library’s community room, listening intently as the couple narrated a slideshow featuring Jeskova’s stunning photos of the trip. (The awardwinning photographer’s clients include Whistler Blackcomb, Tourism Whistler, and the Scandinave Spa.) Jeskova recalled that the pair’s decision to travel to Azerbaijan was made after they realized going to Iran would be too challenging in terms of obtaining a visa. With its diverse climate, geography, and astonishing mountain ranges, they figured travelling to Azerbaijan could make for an exciting adventure. It turns out they were right. Situated at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Azerbaijan is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the

east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. Yet despite its mountainous geography, the country is not known for mountain biking, and after speaking with locals, Jeskova and Storey estimate there are only between 20 and 30 active riders in the country. While only intending to spend a day in the capital, Baku, the couple extended their stay, linking up with some local mountain bikers for some fun single track accessible from the city. They also visited a number of Baku’s architectural marvels, including the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum (a gem of a building that looks like a giant rolled carpet) and the Heydar Aliyev Center. Designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, the centre eschews sharp angles, famous for its flowing, curved style. The couple then got off the beaten path, visiting the district of Khizi in the northeastern part of the country. That’s where they found the Candy Cane Mountains: barren, rust-coloured, shale mountains (the stark colour is created by the oxidation of iron compounds in the earth). The mountains provided a firstrate freeride playground, where walks up narrow ridges were rewarded with fast runs down. Storey and Jeskova also travelled to Lahic, a small village known for its highly skilled copper artisans. There they found fairy-tale single track, where the only

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thing holding them up were goats parked along the trail. The couple also visited Khinalug, a remote, self-sufficient Caucasian village that Jeskova explained had never experienced the ravishes of war. Throughout the slideshow, Jeskova intercut mountain-biking shots with images of locals, often as they relaxed in modest, beautifully decorated homes. Following the talk, Jeskova said that it was the magnificent Candy Cane Mountains that inspired the trip in the first place. “I saw (a) photo (of them), and they resonated with me,” she explained. “I was like, I want to bring bikes there.” With little in the way of tourism infrastructure, especially when you leave Baku, Jeskova said that she largely relied on Facebook and Google to find destinations. “I’m literally searching ‘Azerbaijan, mountains,’” she explained. “I’m Googling the whole time, seeing if any picture comes up.” As a photographer, the landscape

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and people provided wonderful subject matters, said Jeskova, adding that her favourite type of photography is portraiture. “It’s never, for me, just about the action,” she said. “I really want to see (the people’s) story and how they live.” While acknowledging that the trip wasn’t without its challenges (her rudimentary Russian was definitely helpful), Jeskova said that she would encourage people to visit Azerbaijan, saying that she felt safe the entire trip, and adding that the country boasts a fascinating culture (as well as great food). Many of the challenges the couple faced were related to the fact that they were mountain biking, Jeskova added. “If you want to go hiking or something like that, there are lots of organized tours,” she said. For Storey, the mountain biking was an incredible treat and merits exploration. What he found in the Candy Cane Mountains was the “kind of riding I dream of,” he said. n

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Dispatches O U T O F R A N G E Mountain News: Will Fortress Mountain ski area lifts run again after 15-year lapse? Allen Best

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ANMORE, Alta—There is new hope in the Kananaskis Country, south of Banff, for a ski area shuttered since 2005. The Rocky Mountain Outlook reported $5 million has been raised by private investors to get the Fortress Mountain ski area opened by as early as December 2020. What will be different this time? That’s not clear. The challenge outlined by Andy Waddell, the chief financial officer for the company, will be to capture more of the skiers and snowboarders from Calgary that typically travel across the Continental Divide to ski at resorts in British Columbia, or to Idaho and Montana. Fortress lies about two hours from Calgary, compared to three or four hours to the nearest resorts in British Columbia. “Fifty per cent of (the more than 5 million) Albertan ski days are outside the province,” he said. “That’s a huge number of skiers that leave Alberta to ski simply because Alberta’s ski hills are full.” On its website, the new ownership group attributes the 2005 closing to a lack of investment. They also suggest plans to produce base-area ski-in, ski-out accommodations. The ski area was created in 1967. It was purchased in the 1970s by the Aspen Skiing Co., which renamed it Fortress Mountain, to reflect the rocky monolith that towers over the resort’s slopes. In the 1990s, it was purchased by Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, which also owned Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and five others. With lifts nearing the end of their life cycle and skier visits declining, the company closed Fortress in 2004. Since 2010, the slopes have been used for cat skiing. The Kananaskis area where the resort is located has been a backdrop for several Hollywood movies. Leonardo DiCaprio earned his Oscar there playing the part of frontiersman Hugh Glass in The Revenant, while the late Heath Ledger supposedly fought a bear while playing the role of Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. Brad Pitt was there, too, for the filming of the The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. To open, Fortress Mountain needs a new potable water system and refurbished sewer line plus a new day lodge and new or refurbished lifts. A mountain-top restaurant and other niceties are also planned.

Fortress estimates it has $41 million in infrastructure already in place. Whistler-based Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners was retained to create a master plan. Chris Chevalier, president of Fortress Mountain, said his company envisions a ski area more like British Columbia’s Red Mountain than Whistler. Total lift capacity will be 2,500. In comparison, Red Mountain has an hourly capacity of 7,500 per hour; 14,000 passengers at Lake Louise; 40,000 at Colorado’s Winter Park; 50,000 at Utah’s Deer Valley; and 67,000 at Whistler Blackcomb.

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FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Twitter lit up with reactions after news got out about the trail runner in Colorado who fought off a mountain lion and then killed it with his bare hands. The man, who is in his 30s, will never have to buy a beer again in his life, said some. State wildlife officials were skeptical when they first got the report. But the story given by the trail runner matches up with all available evidence. The Denver Post explained that he had been running in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, west of Fort Collins, when he heard something behind him. Rebecca Ferrell, spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the runner did everything right: He locked eyes with the cat. He yelled at the animal and waved his arms over his head to make himself look bigger. The year-old lion pounced anyway. The trail runner said he blocked the cat with his forearms when the cat went for his head and neck. The lion bit him on the face and clamped its fangs on the man’s wrist. It wouldn’t let go. Picking up a rock with his free hand, the trail runner pounded the cat in the head. He then put the lion in a headlock and wrestled with it. When able to get his hand out of the cat’s jaws, he counterattacked. He jumped on the lion’s back and, using all his appendages, choked the animal to death. He then hiked to his car and drove himself to a hospital.

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Tahoe-Truckee area of the Sierra Nevada have been getting the kind of dumps for which they’ve long been known. One recent storm alone delivered more than 1.8 metres of snow, with another such storm over the weekend predicted to deliver 1.5 to two metres to areas above 2,134 metres. That’s different from the drought of recent years, when it was possible to walk into meadows in ordinary street shoes to record the snow depths. It’s also likely to be different again in the future. Not because of drought. But because the warming climate will produce less snow. That was the conclusion of a study released by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in November. The study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, predicted a 79-per-cent drop in peak snowpack water volume by 2100 in headwaters for 10 major reservoirs in California. Alan Rhoades, a Berkeley Lab postdoctoral fellow and lead author of the study, said a community of models was analyzed. The models tend to disagree about mid-century climatic conditions. By 2100, they cohere that a dramatic decline in the snowpack of the Sierra Nevada will occur if greenhouse-gas emissions continue to increase as they have. Carbon dioxide levels last year reached 410 parts per million. Researchers talked to water managers in advance about what metrics would be most useful for resource planning. “Water managers are constantly competing between how much flood risk can they handle with reservoir storage and how much supply they can provide for urban and agricultural users,” Rhoades said. California, like Colorado and most other Western states, depends to a great extent upon its mountain snowpack for water. That snow arrives in a very narrow window. “We basically get 50 per cent of our annual precipitation in five to 15 days, or one to two weeks,” Rhoades said in a press release from Berkley Lab issued in December. California’s storms, perhaps unlike those of the Rocky Mountains, tend toward relative warmth. “So as the world continues to warm, these storms will get even warmer and won’t readily get to freezing, whereby you could have snowfall or snow accumulation and the persistence of snow on the surface,” he said. The study also found that peak snowpacks will occur, on average, four weeks earlier.

Declines will not be equal across the Sierra Nevada, however. Lower elevations, such as in the Tahoe-Truckee area, will see more rain and less snow. Lake Tahoe, when full, has an elevation of 1,900 metres. This compares with Colorado resorts, where most base areas are at 2,440 metres to 2,740 metres, with several ski areas topping out above 3,660 metres. The study also found that snow season—both the accumulating time and the melting—will decrease by 20 days by mid-century and by 30 days by century’s end. Is there any way around this? Reducing emissions will slow but not stop warming, as much of the future warming is already locked in, such as the carbon dioxide temporarily in the oceans. Holding the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require unprecedented social changes, Dr. Kristie Ebi, a lead author on a recent special report for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, told an audience in Tahoe recently. If temperatures rise two degrees, the impacts will be much bigger, she said. The California water research was conducted as part of the Hyperion Project. The Colorado River Basin will also be studied in similar fashion.

HOUSE DESIGN MATTERS MORE THAN LOCATION FOR SOLAR GAIN

CANMORE, Alta.—For homes that want to be self-sustaining in energy, design matters much. That point was driven home in Canmore, at the entrance to Banff National Park, in the assessment of solar energy potential. A recent report concluded that rooftop solar on houses on the valley’s sunnier eastern side were expected to outperform those on the western side, which falls within the shadows of towering mountains earlier in the day. But rooftop geometry had 4.3 times more impact on solar potential than the location, reported the Rocky Mountain Outlook. Canmore has set a goal of reducing community greenhouse-gas emissions 80 per cent by 2040. In Colorado, the mountain-rimmed Grand County also looks to add more solar. The Sky-Hi News reported county officials have identified several areas in its valleys, which range from 2,130 to 2,740 metres. That’s about the elevation of several solar farms in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. There’s more sun in the San Luis Valley, although not as much as in the Mojave Desert. Cooler, but sunny, high elevations can produce almost as much electricity, as hotter locations can sometimes get too hot for the collectors. n

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Stockholm and handed out leaflets with the message, “I am doing this because you adults are shitting on my future.” Now her lone action has spread worldwide, and she’s gone on to address negotiators at December’s UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, and delegates at the January World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She’s also inspired thousands of students from Brussels to Melbourne to Winnipeg to walk out of classes every Friday to draw attention to the climate crisis and opportunities to fix it. Young people have also launched a number of climate-related legal actions in the U.S., Canada, Belgium, Norway, India, Colombia and elsewhere. With the slow pace of justice, the kids could be grown up and the planet half-cooked before their cases are decided. A suit launched by 21 young Americans in 2015 is still making its way through the courts. The plaintiffs argue that government promotion of fossil fuels in the face of known climate impacts violates “the youngest generation’s constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property.” At least government attempts to dismiss the case have failed. These kids have more wisdom than the grownups elected to represent our interests. They also have more at stake. While governments support the fossil fuel industry with subsidies, incentives and propaganda for the sake of shortterm profits, young people must consider what kind of world they’ll inherit from their short-sighted elders. Because most are too young to vote, they have few avenues other than protests and legal action to get politicians and others to pay attention. Thunberg has a good response to those who accuse her and other youth of being simplistic: “You say nothing in life is black or white,” she told wealthy

elites in Davos. “But that is a lie. A very dangerous lie. Either we prevent 1.5 C of warming or we don’t. Either we avoid setting off that irreversible chain reaction beyond human control or we don’t. Either we choose to go on as a civilization or we don’t. That is as black or white as it gets. There are no grey areas when it comes to survival.” Sweden is ahead of much of the world on climate action and policies. But as Thunberg knows, that’s not so much a statement about her country’s progress as it is about the world’s inability to confront this crisis with the urgency it demands. As much as I admire these kids, I’m saddened that it’s come to this. Children shouldn’t have to spend their time in court or protesting. They should be enjoying their formative years, getting outside, playing, spending time with friends and family, studying—even connecting on social media. “I wish I didn’t have to be here today,” 11-year-old Lucie Atkin-Bolton told the Guardian during a Sydney, Australia, protest. “I’m the school captain at my primary school. We’ve been taught what it means to be a leader. You have to think about other people.” She said politicians have let her down. As if to prove her point, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison berated students protesting throughout the country, telling them they should be learning about mining and science. “The best thing you’ll learn about going to a protest is how to join the dole queue,” he said. As Thunberg says, “Some people say that we should be in school instead. But why should we be studying for a future that’s soon to be no more? And when no one is doing anything whatsoever to save that future?” Too many adults become complacent, unwilling to even imagine making sacrifices for their children and grandchildren—even though many changes required to bring emissions and warming under control would confer numerous benefits, from healthier diets to reduced pollution to greater employment and economic opportunities in clean energy. It’s time to heed the world’s youth, or get out of their way. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington. n

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AVOIDING HEURISTIC TRAPS Heuristics are simple rules of thumb we employ to balance our constant need to make good decisions with our need to make them quickly.

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o begins the abstract of a landmark 2002 paper by avalanche educator Ian McCammon. The paper, summarizing his presentation at an International Snow Science Workshop held in Penticton, British Columbia, explores the psychological milieu of a notion long implicated in avalanche accidents but generally relegated to afterthought: the heuristic trap.

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Heuristics are simple rules of thumb we humans employ to balance our constant need to make good decisions with our need to make them quickly. The “trap” happens when, due to time constraints, commitment, desire, past experiences or social conditioning, we make decisions in high-risk situations out of unconscious habit, based on familiar but inappropriate cues that often yield catastrophic results. Appearing at a time when several significant backcountry accidents occurred in North America, McCammon’s paper comprised a cri du coeur to elevate the human dimension in avalanche study and education to the same levels held by more traditional empirical data. Over the intervening years, there has been much discussion and progress in this direction, with educators looking more closely at how decision-

making behaviour can raise risks, and offering more courses and aids to facilitate proper decision-making. This represents a shift from when safety focused mostly on terrain, weather and snowpack, but the conversation continues, and with that in mind, during the Fifth Annual Winterstoke Backcountry Festival in Whistler this January, Arc’teryx convened a panel of experts for a public forum on understanding how human behaviour and group dynamics contribute to decision-making in avalanche terrain. Clearly, we know much about how weather patterns, temperature, wind, precipitation, snowpack, slope angle, aspect and terrain contribute to the likelihood of avalanches—the kind of data comprehensively studied, filtered, organized and profiled by Avalanche Canada in bulletins and apps. Yet despite such excellent resources using science and data-gathering to profile and support our understanding of the predictability of avalanches, incidents and sometimes fatalities still occur—often to experienced people. With backcountry travel on the increase, the more we can know about why, the better for all. The four-person panel offered a great cross-section of experience and expertise: Brett Trainer has a background in nonprofit fund development and currently sits on the board of Mountain Mentors as co-founder and director of community and partnerships; Dr. Pascal Haegeli, a renowned Swiss avalanche safety expert from Simon Fraser University works around the globe and across all disciplines; Colin Zacharias has almost 40 years in avalanche risk assessment and consulting,

mountain guiding, mountain safety, and instruction; Ken Wylie has 30 years of professional guiding and delivering high-level education, and authored the compelling 2014 memoir, Buried. The first question discussed was whether a new focus on the “human factor” in risk evaluation means we’ve reached peak science in our understanding of avalanche predictability. The answer, of course, was no: there’s always more to learn even in areas that are well understood—the incrementalism of science is as important as ever. Dr. Haegeli and his team, for instance, employ approaches and methods from atmospheric science, snow science, geography, GIS, risk analysis, decisionmaking science, communication, psychology, sociology, accident analysis, public health and medicine. Some of his activities include: development of the Avaluator—a decision aid for amateurs in avalanche terrain; examination of the effectiveness of avalanche airbags; and redesign of InfoEx, the daily subscriber exchange of technical snow, weather, avalanche and terrain info that remains a key source of data for Avalanche Canada’s public avalanche bulletins. In discussing how human behaviour contributes to incidents, the focus was on group behaviour. As Zacharias noted, “Pros try not to cross lines of safety, while (recreationists) don’t have the dayin-day-out experience with snowpack information.” Bridging that gap requires not only paying attention to avalanche advisories, but incorporating key components of the pro mindset that the rest of us should understand: teamwork in decision making, overcoming bias

and allowing any one person to have a veto that all will respect; a pre-trip plan that reviews terrain choices and possible hazards beforehand; monitoring and reviewing group progress and expectation en route; and debriefing afterward on successes and challenges. Research is also showing that we can use what we know of human behaviour in a positive way to have the same group dynamics that lead to problems contribute to safe decisionmaking. This growing merger of natural and social sciences strongly supports the idea that tools for managing heuristic traps are essential for effective avalanche education. Key findings of McCammon’s original study that have since been borne out include: evidence that group dynamics, commitment to a goal, and desire for powder presented significant heuristic traps in many accidents; evidence that group size influenced susceptibility to certain heuristic traps (worth digging into); and evidence that the level of avalanche training in victims influenced their susceptibility to heuristic traps. Those who attended learned how the people problem around decisionmaking in avalanche terrain remains all too real, but, perhaps more importantly, also came away with a desire to know more about it. Learn more at avalancheassociation.ca, avalanche.ca and arc.lib.montana.edu/ snow-science/objects/issw-2002-244251.pdf. Leslie Anthony is a Whistler-based author, editor, biologist and bon vivant who has never met a mountain he didn’t like. n

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Fasting love will lead us all to nowhere When, when will we learn? I shall avenge the death of all the romance Until, until I’m gone -“22: The Death of All the Romance” by The Dears histler is marketed, rightly so, as the ultimate escapist fantasy, a place where you can leave the doldrums of your hum-drum, work-aday life behind for something a little less traditional, and a whole lot more, well, fun. But that freewheeling lifestyle means foregoing certain conventions of adulthood. Outside of the tourism sector, Whistler isn’t exactly the ideal landing spot to advance a career. I don’t even know where you’d buy a suit here, if, for some reason, the need were to arise. Because of these reasons—the constant churn of our transient population, the unaffordability, the lack of significant job prospects, among others—finding love in Whistler can be a tall order as well. Whether here for a winter or a weekend, the prevailing mantra among the resort’s seasonal set, Here for a good time, not a long time, means the fairy-tale ending sits out of reach for many. That’s not to say the storybook

romance isn’t possible here; whenever a place arranges itself around a shared set of values, then, you’re that much more likely to find someone whose principles already align with yours, or so the theory goes. Whatever your stance on Whistler’s romantic prospects, there’s no question the dating scene here is unique. Daunting to some, a world of opportunity for others, I decided to immerse myself in the good, the bad and the ugly of dating in Whistler—just in time for Valentine’s Day. I spoke to local singles about their dating horror stories and happy couples who found love where they least expected it. I even dipped my toes into the murky waters of Whistler Tinder for the first time—with the help of an honest-togoodness online dating coach. So get ready and strap yourself in for a look at the high highs and low lows of the Whistler dating scene. It’s bound to be a wild ride.

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Whistler’s popular Summer Facebook forum, which seems to provide regular insights into the weirder side of our resort town. In this case, the story comes from Kate Down, a 25-year-old who moved to Whistler, by way of Edmonton, just over a year ago. On this September day, Kate decides to share the details of a Tinder date gone awry that I would eventually describe to her as a “goddamn masterpiece” of storytelling. Prior to this date from hell, Kate had been chatting online for a couple weeks with a guy—The Guy, for our purposes—who initially seemed “super normal” to her. As she would soon learn, normal was not the right adjective. Already feeling comfortable with her suitor, Kate agreed to meet at his place— probably more common than usual in a town full of twenty-somethings with limited budgets for wining and dining. He planned to make her dinner, maybe have a drink or two, “normal date stuff,” Kate says. Upon arriving, she felt hopeful. The Guy lives in a beautiful, two-storey house equipped with a second-floor balcony and hot tub. He is attractive, and they seem to share a similar sense of humour.

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Feature And even though there was no dinner to speak of, the conversation goes well as they chat by the fireplace, drinks in hand. Soon after, he sparks a joint, not unusual for this part of the world, Kate thinks. Then, he turns to her and says, “I’m just gonna do some MDMA.” Uh oh. Being the gentleman he is, The Guy offers Kate some, which, after a moment of stunned silence, she politely declines. “I’m a lady, what can I say?” she writes. Following a brief interlude of drugtaking, he excuses himself for a quick shower, something Kate justifies since he had gotten home from a day of work in Vancouver only minutes before she arrived. After washing up, The Guy comes down the stairs, sporting only his boxers. Seeking Kate’s sartorial advice, he asks her what he should throw on. She responds, quite sensibly, with: “Jeans and a T-shirt?” Considering this fashion tip for a moment, he ultimately chooses to stay in his underwear. They chat for a little while longer, before it’s time for the next psychoactive ingredient to be added to the mix. “I’m just gonna do some mushrooms real quick,” he announces. “He ends up swapping between beer, weed, MDMA and shrooms multiple times throughout the whopping two hours and 45 minutes I was in his presence,” Kate recalls. It’s at this point our drug-addled Don Juan decides it’s high time for a quick jam sesh. “He brings out a djembe (for him) and a cajón (for me) and we have a twoperson drum circle,” Kate writes. “The image of him in his boxers, visibly on mushrooms, on a djembe just given’ ‘er will forever be in the forefront of my mind.” After making sweet music together, the conversation turns suggestive— at least on The Guy’s part. He keeps

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joking about getting naked, which Kate immediately shuts down. “Let’s just say this now: He knows I’m uncomfortable; I know he knows because he asked me,” she recalls. “My disquiet is not a mystery at all.” But Kate guts it out, interested in seeing where this cringeworthy date is going to take her. Soon enough, The Guy pours himself into a pair of psychedelic tights that Kate describes as “very reminiscent of something a genie would wear if the genie sidelined as a stripper in an acid trip.” She is just relieved he’s wearing anything at this point. Lest you think this strange, drugfuelled carnival ride has reached its final destination, The Guy has another surprise in store: an exhaustive tour of his garden. “He smokes a joint and tells me the scientific name of every single

plant in his garden. Every. Single. One. Three of them were wrong (thank you, horticulture class),” Kate says. The cornucopia of drugs having kicked in, The Guy decides he’s had enough of this wearing-clothes business and whips off his genie tights, wrapping them around his neck like a scarf. They keep talking in the backyard, him completely buck naked, her slightly disturbed, until she decides it’s time to leave. On her way, she calls her friend with a dating story for the ages, and, still without dinner, makes a pitstop at McDonald’s. The Guy texts her almost immediately, explaining how well intentioned he was, and that it’s OK she just wasn’t “feeling naughty.” Ugh. “So anyways, I’m still single,” Kate says. Jokes aside, Kate admits she put

herself in a precarious position and probably should have left earlier. And while she doesn’t justify it, she says when you’re dating in Whistler, you sometimes take risks that you wouldn’t otherwise. “There’s barely any expectations, really, of dating in Whistler, but then also coupled with the housing crisis—people are living in bunk beds, so it doesn’t seem like such a big deal to go to some stranger’s house. It didn’t seem like such a big deal at the time, but obviously it was a much bigger deal than I thought it would be. I got a stern talking to from my dad.” Reflecting on the date, Kate says she hopes “this wasn’t a very typical Whistler dating experience, but it kind of screamed Whistler to me afterwards.” She believes things would go a lot better if people were more upfront with

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Feature STO R Y what they want from online dating. “There’s such a hook-up culture here and people go on Tinder with a lot of different expectations, but they don’t actually talk about them. People go on Tinder looking for a one-night stand or friends with benefits or they’re looking for the love of their life, but nobody actually talks about that,” she says. These days, Kate has officially given up on Tinder (“A guy told me I looked like Mike Myers, so now I’m officially done”)—but, despite her pessimism, she hasn’t lost all hope. “My parents keep saying that it will happen when I least expect it, which is exactly what I think will happen to me,” she says. “If it does happen, it will be in a super unconventional way and

it probably will have very little to do with Tinder.”

Put me in, coach! Tinder has always intimidated me— especially Whistler Tinder. Ask any local who has braved the dating app for long enough, and they’re bound to get a faraway look in their eyes and say something like, “It’s a jungle out there, man.” Being 32, I’m on the older side of Whistler Tinder, and, committed as I am to a life free from skiing or physical exertion of any kind, I don’t exactly fit the mould of a typical Whistler bachelor. However, I figured I couldn’t very well tell the story of Whistler’s dating

scene without at least trying out Tinder, the world’s most popular dating app among Millennial singles. But first, I needed some advice, so I enlisted the help of Deanna Cobden, the Vancouver-based founder of Dateworks (dateworks.ca), a coaching service that specializes in online dating that has been covered everywhere from the National Post to Playboy. We agreed to a few things: I would try out Tinder for a month, after which I would send Deanna screenshots of my profile and every interaction I had on the app. This, in short, terrified me. For my profile, she suggests writing three sentences about who I am and what I like. I mention that I’m a writer, performer and sandwich enthusiast.

Can’t get much more authentic than that. She also urges me to say something about the activities I enjoy and what I’m looking for in a woman. I say something about being proficient at spooning (who doesn’t like a good cuddle?) and ask my potential lady suitors to tell me about their doggo and their most strongly held TV opinions. What could go wrong? “I’m not sure about the doggo part,” Deanna later tells me. “It kind of fell flat to me.” This is clearly blasphemy, but I carry on, undeterred. I figure, if I don’t meet anyone promising, at least I’ll get to see some sweet dog pics. Deanna also stresses the importance of posting quality photos (of myself, not cute dogs) to the profile. It’s not shallow, she reminds me. “It’s not superficial,” she says. “We all want to see each other; it’s only natural.” Although I’m not convinced I’m ready to be seen with such scrutiny—isn’t that the greatest fear of dating, being seen for what you truly are?—I realize this is for research purposes and trudge onwards. I set up my profile and go live. My main photo is of me at a wedding from a few years back when I had more hair and wore a tux for the one and only time in my life. Is that 100-per-cent authentic? Probably not, but since I’m far from the only person presenting idealized versions of themselves online, I might as well go with the flow. Welcome to the jungle.

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Feature ST ORY Like a lot of couples in Whistler, where, outside of dating online or a chance encounter on the hill, there are few avenues to meet other long-term locals, let alone one you’d want to date, Élyse and James met at work. At Zogs, to be precise. “We take pride in saying we met at a hotdog stand,” says Élyse. “Nothing less romantic than that.” They got together despite the couple’s cultural and linguistic barriers; Élyse is Quebecois, while James is from Australia. “The funny thing is I’m French Canadian, so we would spend the entire day working together but we didn’t really speak at all because I was working with another French Canadian guy, so we went a full 10-hour shift without really talking,” Élyse recalls—although she admits there were other factors that initially drew them together. “He rides bikes and he’s good looking. You know how it is,” she adds. Geographical differences also led to another challenge for Élyse and James, one that many other couples have to contend with in an international hub such as Whistler: residency status. “At the time when James did his residency, it was in 2015 or something like that. It took a long time,” Élyse recalls. “It took two and a half years for his residency to come through, which is a really long time when you think your visa is going to run out. That was a lot of pressure on the relationship.” Based on her past dating experience in Whistler, Élyse never imagined settling down here. In hindsight, however, she recognizes the resort has a way of naturally bringing people together. “You just don’t think it can happen. But it does happen,” she says. “That’s the thing in Whistler: if you can meet someone that has the same hobbies as you—and everyone does the same things here—it makes it easy. You have the same passions and do the same sports, and then that person becomes your best friend.”

The limited LGBTQ dating pool If you think it’s hard finding a partner in Whistler as a straight, cisgender single, just imagine dating in the local LGBTQ community. “Times are changing by the year for the better, but back when I got here, Whistler was definitely a town that was not a very comfortable place where I felt like I could be someone that was out,” says Stephen Greig. “Just meeting someone in the traditional fashion was not available to me.” Stephen arrived in Whistler 16 years

ago as a closeted gay man. Despite its multinational, largely liberal-leaning populace, Whistler was, and remains at its core, a sports town, with all the inherent machoisms that that entails. For Stephen, dating in Whistler was a continual struggle, so he turned to dating websites and online forums that were mostly centred around hooking up—and even then, the dating pool was extremely limited. “Once you met the five people online, that was it,” Stephen remembers. “Through the seasons, though, you’d get a little bit of a turnover in a way, and that started changing a lot as Whistler grew and became more accepting.” With limited options locally, Stephen began to spend more time in Vancouver, where he met a dedicated group of friends in the LGBTQ community. But after splitting his time between the two locales for several years, Stephen became tired of what he called his “divided life.” “I really felt like I needed to get back to Whistler and work on my friend group there,” he says. It was thanks to his colleagues at Whistler Blackcomb, in fact, that Stephen became more comfortable with himself. After about three years in town, he came out as gay. “I think it was because of my smaller work crowd—I was in Snow School—that I had that support, and I felt comfortable coming out and being myself. It’s just been amazing since,” he says. “I’ve only had support from my work group and my close friends.” But after coming out, there were still slim pickings in town. Unlike Vancouver, Whistler has no dedicated LGBTQ venues. Sure, the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival— North America’s largest LGBTQ ski week—comes to town every winter, but visitors make up the bulk of attendees. Seeing few avenues for the community to connect, Stephen launched a nowdefunct gay club night a few years back that packed the Savage Beagle once a month. More recently, Stephen started a meet-up group through Whistler Blackcomb that brings members of the local LGBTQ community (and allies) together at the Pangea Pod Hotel. He also credited Alphabet Soup, a monthly dropin at the library for LGBTQ individuals and their friends and family, for creating another opportunity to connect. Stephen, now 37, has officially given up the single life, having met his partner online two years ago. They have since bought a house together. “The rat race has ended,” he says of his relationship status. “You’re constantly looking for the next person, and now the chase is over. I feel relaxed now. It can be stressful. I’m glad to be done with it.”

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Feature S T O R Y The various romantic notions of Whistler Like a lot of aspects of our resort town, there’s a stark difference between how tourists and locals view Whistler’s romanticism. To the visiting couple, Whistler is a lover’s paradise flush with scenic vistas tailor-suited for romance. For many locals, in contrast, Whistler is a singles’ wasteland where you’re more likely to catch a rash than a suitable mate. As resident manager for Whistler World Crawl, Brittney Munro gets to see (and facilitate) the resort’s hook-up culture firsthand. She helps organize pub crawls that are marketed primarily to young singles. Unsurprisingly, most of the attendees aren’t exactly looking for lasting love. “I have heard of other stories where people met on the crawl and then they dated after. But, again, with people leaving town so often, it’s generally a fling on your vacation,” she explains. Attendees are divided by coloured stickers: Green means single, red is taken, yellow is hard to get, and blue is horny. The most common classifier? “I’d say most people go for horny, or horny and single,” Brittney says. Ah yes, horny and single—might as well put that on the Whistler welcome sign. If there is a common thread that ties together the resort’s resident and visitor populations, it’s a penchant for celebration—and that extends to Whistler’s bustling romantic tourism sector. “I think what Whistler does best is celebrate, so whether it’s love or whether it’s winning a medal or accomplishing some amazing feat, people come to celebrate,” says Katrina Frew, who has hosted many a romantic getaway as Gibbons Whistler’s director of festivals and events. “So yes, the atmosphere is romantic. Being on top of the mountain takes your breath away and gives you this natural euphoria.” Katrina says most couples that come here to mark an anniversary or to celebrate their love in some way typically want something outside of the box. “Traditionally, you would think we’re setting up candle-lit (dinners) … and champagne and all that stuff, but what actually is the hidden romance is the fact that they met their partner at après ski, or at Buffalo Bills or on the Longhorn patio, or they got engaged in Whistler on the chairlift, and they’re coming back to remember that epic experience or place where they found love,” she says. Then there are the bachelor and bachelorette parties, which Katrina says is “probably our most popular service.”

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Feature ST ORY Even in these alcohol-soaked environs, there is a method to the madness. “Usually we try to puppeteer and have the bachelor parties next to bachelorette parties, and that’s where some couples actually meet,” she says. “It’s like a scene out of National Geographic because people are hunting and looking for love. There’s a lot of love at Buffalo Bills.” I’m sure the dancing cage helps. Having seen romance bloom in Whistler many times—including with a number of celebrity couples—Katrina knows that finding love here isn’t an impossible task. Those that do, she says, are all the stronger for it. “It’s not easy to find, but when you do find it, it’s sacred,” Katrina adds. “Sure, we could be totally cynical and bitter about dating and love in this town, but it does exist and those stories are truly genuine and epic.”

The Tinder tool It took me all of three days to grow tired of Tinder. After those first initial dopamine hits gleaned from swiping staged photos of strangers, the novelty wore off pretty quickly. It all feels so forced, like we’ve been strong-armed into playing a role in a crappy performance none of us really want to be cast in. I realize this is not exactly a new revelation in 2019. The people who remain on the app these days seem to be doing it either out of sheer boredom or a desire for no-strings-attached sex—or both. Especially in Whistler. Is anyone out there actually looking for something real? According to Deanna, my trusty dating coach, despite how it may appear, most of us are just sappy romantics at heart. “This is the issue with modern dating: people are genuinely looking for somebody,” she says. “Even if somebody might seem flakey, the bottom line is, in their heart of hearts, they really do want to meet somebody.”

It’s this conflict between the authentic and the performative that I kept feeling in my own Tinder experiences. Yes, I genuinely am open to finding love, but the internet isn’t exactly the best place to express real emotions. Social media has trained us to value being right above all else, to covet irony and sarcasm above sincerity and earnestness. So it can feel kind of awkward to let yourself be vulnerable and state, outright, what you want. It’s this barrier that Deanna tries to break through with her clients. We are so accustomed, she says, to making “those little points of connection” the traditional ways: through family, friends, work, maybe an activity or hobby, that we have yet to figure out how to translate it to our online lives.

“The one thing about modern dating and using apps like Tinder and Match. com is that people don’t really understand how to make those connections,” says Deanna. “They just think, ‘Oh well, I’m going to show up, I’m a nice guy, and I’m really looking for this.’ But it doesn’t work that way, because everybody is nice, and everybody is just one note. It tends to start looking like a job interview.” It’s this “online dating fatigue,” as Deanna put it, which set in for me soon after registering for Tinder. In a sea of profiles, everyone begins to look the same. The same heavily filtered photos. The same dull bios. It’s to the point where if someone does stand out, it immediately arouses suspicion. There’s no way anyone is that interesting/attractive/charming (and I

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include myself in this assumption). It helps to explain my apprehension towards the few matches I did get over the month—although I should also add that I went on a few dates in that time with someone my friend set me up with, which was obviously another factor. Skipping past the initial feelingout process online and actually meeting someone in the flesh to see if things clicked was far more appealing to me than Tinder. Even still, I had a promise to keep, and wanted to gauge how I fared in the competitive field of online dating. After sending the screenshots to Deanna, it was time to face the music. The first message I sent was to a woman who wrote only, “Netflix and chilli” on her profile. Being a lover of food puns, I decided to message her something about the joys of five-alarm chilli and eating said chilli without spilling in bed. This was going well. Shockingly, I never got a response. Match No. 2 appeared to be some sort of underwear model I wasn’t sure actually existed. Still, I was inspired to write. This time, I complimented her on her looks, but only after acknowledging that I wasn’t like all the other dudes complimenting her on her looks. “I’m trying to resist opening the conversation by saying something like, ‘You’re incredibly attractive,’ but sometimes you gotta call a spade a spade,” I flailed. Regular Rico Suave over here. This tact, it would seem, isn’t that effective (she never responded). “You don’t really need to comment on someone’s attractiveness. Because that’s all she gets,” Deanna advises. “It’s a boring, standard comment.” Oh no! Am I another lame fish in a sea of lame fishies? It would appear so. Match No. 3 went much better, with several days of engaging back-and-forth. Also, I have a job, which seemed to be a major plus for this particular woman. But after a few days of banter, I didn’t really

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Feature STO R Y on what you do with it. “You can use a hammer to fix something or destroy something. It’s all about how you’re going to use it,” she says.“(Online dating) is such a new thing, most people don’t know what they want and struggle with feeling good enough for the person they actually want. Thinking they’re on the same level. Often, it can really feel like, ‘Oh, I have to settle.’ But that’s all coming from you. Dating is truly a journey of personal growth, understanding and really being OK, fully, with who you are.”

Taking a leap of faith

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feel the urge to take that next step to a real-life date. Deanna did comment on the quality of (most of) my messages, so at least I can toot that horn. “I love your messages. They’re great. You definitely have awesome opening lines,” she says. “The kind of messages you’re writing, you can’t really teach people that. You either have that knack for wittiness, being able to look at someone’s profile and comment on it, or you don’t.” Finally, being a writer was paying off for something. Where I was lacking, however, was in the photo department, according to Deanna. “Your pictures are not the best, I’m going to honest with you,” she says. Oof. “You have your shirt on, that’s a

plus. You don’t have a selfie in the bathroom mirror, so that’s good.” So what, exactly, is wrong with them? Well, apparently the one of me twerking at a Seattle karaoke bar is “too goofy.” I guess women want an adult as a partner, not a beefy manchild who knows how to throw down. Who knew? OK, what else? “They’ve actually done studies where a candid, half-turned face off to the side gets a lot of interest for men,” Deanna says. “You want to have a photo of you looking at the camera, not filling the entire iPhone. A little bit back, but not far away. Hit the sweet spot.” Whoa, that is very specific. On top of that, you should have a full-body photo, one showing you engaging in some sort of activity, and absolutely no group shots, such as the one of my dad

Megha

and I at a Vancouver pub. “You want to have just you in the picture,” adds Deanna. “People ask, ‘Who’s that guy? He’s better looking!’” Uh, that’s my father, Deanna. My stupid, hunky father. “Well, no one knows that. You can’t really caption ‘Me and my dad’ on Tinder. The exception is puppies and kittens. You can have those.” Good to know. Throughout our conversation, the one thing Deanna stresses again and again is authenticity. I ask her how she reconciles this notion with the scientifically proven need to angle profile photos to a precise degree. How can something so calculated be authentic? While acknowledging this incongruity, Deanna says Tinder is a tool, and like any tool, depends entirely

What has been reiterated to me consistently through this process is that, in all matters of love, whether online or otherwise, fortune favours the bold. You can sit around waiting for the perfect partner to land in your lap, or you can go out and take a chance. Online dating may foment an ambivalence towards romance—after all, why take a risk when there is an infinite supply of new matches on the horizon? But even Tinder requires a certain amount of courage to burst the bubble of online anonymity and meet someone. And, if we’re being honest here, Whistler is all about taking risks. Most of us have left behind lives to come here and take a chance on our own happiness, and that doesn’t have to exclude love. “You can’t let those opportunities go by,” says Kyle Marques, who met his now-girlfriend, Meghan, last summer in the middle of Alta Lake. Literally. Kyle spotted her from a floating dock as she passed by on her stand-up paddleboard— the most Whistler of meet-cutes. He shot her a smile and waved her over. They’ve been together ever since. “Whistler is an amazing, magical place and moments like this can happen,” Kyle says. “Don’t take the expiration date on your time here as hopelessness.” n

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year after a serious relationship ended, my friends began "bugging" me to give online dating a shot, so I decided I’d try it. I swiped right on an attractive, adventurous looking guy. “It's a match!” We introduced ourselves and decided to meet up. The date was going great, we talked about mutual interests and goals, we connected. I left happy and feeling optimistic. That's when things took a bad turn, or so I thought. We were exchanging messages the following day, when he suggested we take Mika for a dog walk. The thing is, Mika is my dog’s name and that never came up during any of our conversations. “How does he know?” I thought. Is this guy stalking me? I knew he was too good to be true. Of course this online dating experience would end up like this. What was I thinking? Before taking the time to think, I texted him back—“How do you know about my dog, Mika? I don’t recall telling you!” Coincidentally, he also has a dog named Mika! That was the first of many Mika walks and the start of many weird looks when we both called our dogs at the same time.

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was bored one night and finally gave in to Tinder. I matched with a cute guy, we met for drinks, classic stuff. We hit it off pretty well and ended up going back to his place to watch a movie. I was getting more into him when I saw how family oriented he was—his brother had called him just to chat and he had a few family pictures around his apartment. When I commented on it, we ended up going through a photo album. Laughing at cute pictures, telling me stories—everything was great—until he flipped a page and what do I see ... my parents! Umm, WHAT?! After a mini freak out, some frantic messages to family and a bit of research, we found out we are actually distantly related, we think third cousins. We'd never met because of some divorces and falling-outs and how distant the relationship is, but we were definitely blood related. Weird to even say, but it was a bit of a let down because we were getting along really well and had lots in common (eww maybe that's why). All I can say though is thank goodness we looked in that album on the first date. Cringe.

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began texting back and forth with a lovely young lady I met through mutual friends in Whistler, and our flirty texts quickly began to develop into something more. We parlayed through potential scenarios of where, when, and how our first date would be conducted. We decided a morning fresh tracks breakfast would suit both our interests well, and the date was set. We met 7 a.m. at the Whistler Gondola and up we went for breakfast, and a morning on the hill. Conversation flowed as the gondola reached the Roundhouse and continued through breakfast. Loads of bacon, hash browns, some fresh fruit and eggs a'la scramble. I was already two coffees deep when the bell was rung, and I quickly downed another on my way out the door. She was a great skier, and I was enthralled by her beauty set against the morning sun. So consumed in fact, that I did not even think to plan for the impending bowel movement that would surely need to be dealt with at some point. Three laps on Emerald and we went to Red Chair. This is where it hit. Like a ton of bricks against my bladder when I sat down next to her—I needed to drop a deuce. I was on the chair with nowhere to turn. I thought about every possible scenario that would allow for relief without having to simply jump from the chair or soil my ski gear. While she talked, I strained. I cursed myself for that last cup of cheap coffee and not planning ahead. I hoped beyond hope to make it to the top but half way up the chair all hope had faded. I leaned to the side, up on one cheek and the gates of hell opened. I pooped my pants on Red Chair. On a first date, after fresh tracks breakfast, on a clear blue bird day—I pooped my pants on Red Chair.

OH NO... That last coffee was a mistake!

THANK YOU...

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outh Moravia is the warmest and most fertile region in the Czech Republic—a place where modernism mixes with castles and chateaus and where fruit of the vine coexists with natural landscapes known for their bucolic beauty. It’s a great alternative to over-crowded Prague, perhaps providing an even more authentic cultural experience grounded in history and tradition. The capital of South Moravia is Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. Located where the Svitava and Svratka Rivers meet, it is often referred to as “Little Vienna” and the “Hidden Heart of Europe.” It’s a good starting point for exploring the entirety of South Moravia.

VILLA TUGENDHAT Given the history and heritage associated with Brno, it might be somewhat surprising that the city is also one of the pioneers of functionalist architecture—a style that believes a building should be designed based on its purpose. Buildings are bold, defined by clean lines and functional spaces.

The most famous modernist building in Brno—also listed on the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage sites— is Villa Tugendhat. UNESCO cites that, “Its particular value lies in the application of innovative spatial and aesthetic concepts that aim to satisfy new lifestyle needs by taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by modern industrial production.” Villa Tugendhat was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and built in 1930 for Greta and Fritz Tugendhat. (They later fled the country one year prior to the outbreak of the Second World War). Located in a wealthy neighbourhood, the functionalist home has plenty of space and green areas surrounding the villa. Inside, clean lines and a somewhat minimalist décor impart an airy spaciousness to the living spaces. The villa grounds can be toured by the public, but to tour the interior will require a reservation anytime from two to three months in advance. It’s probably one of the most popular sites in Brno for tourists.

VEVERI CASTLE IN BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC

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Brno Reservoir is the largest recreation area of the city, a place where the city comes to play, stroll, canoe and even visit Veveri Castle. Located on a rocky shore above Brno Lake, Veveri Castle is thought to be built in the 13th century. There are some indications it may even be older. Starting as a small hunting lodge, it eventually became one of the largest castles in the Czech Republic. Today, it still retains the basic silhouette of a medieval fortress. Sadly, the complex was severely damaged during the Second World War battles between the German and Red armies in April 1945. Subsequent well-intended transformations inflicted further damage. Despite the scathing, the castle is the target of extensive reconstruction and renovations to reinstate the castle premises to their appearance at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A source of real pride with Moravians, it is well worth a visit.

Not many places have received such punctilious and loving care as the unique area surrounding the Lednice and Valtice chateaux. The Lednice-Valtice Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known as the “Garden of Europe” and quite possibly the largest composed landscape in the world. It is considered as one of the most striking complexes in the English Neo-Gothic and Tudor style. Forests, Empire-style hunting lodges, artificial lakes and river channels are interspersed with Chinese gazebos, bridges and even a minaret. The landscape is a cultural history of the Liechtenstein royal family’s reign—one of elegance, grandeur and opulent gardens. The majestic Baroque Valtice chateau is on one side of the vast holdings and the Tudor-Gothic-style Lednice is on the other, serving as boundary anchors for this one-of-akind cultural and natural landscape.

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A medieval town close to the Austrian border, the small town is known for its old Gothic- and Renaissance-style buildings, labyrinth of underground tunnels and wine. Located on a steep rock outcropping over the Thaya River, its privileged perch presents panoramic views of the town and surrounding countryside dotted with robust vineyards. (Aromatic white wines from this region exhibit with an unmistakable spicy flavour and fullness). In July 1809, one of the greatest battles of the Napoleonic wars was fought here. However, it is more noted for the Romanesque Rotunda of St. Catherine, an architectural jewel built in the 11th century, also listed as a national cultural monument. Originally it was part of a fortified complex—a system of fortresses that were strategically designed to guard the southern border of modernday Czech Republic. The most coveted artifactual treasures are religious frescoes depicting the life of Christ. They are considered the oldest frescoes in the entire Czech Republic. Because of their antiquity and fragile status, the rotunda has a climate-controlled environment and restricts number of visitors to preserve the treasured Romanesque art. For culinary treats, try their renowned pickles and superb white wines. n

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or a relatively small outpost, the city of Prince George has played a pivotal role in Ethan Hess’ career. To start, the then-15-year-old won his first-ever Canada Winter Games medal—a bronze—there in 2015. But now, his sights are set even higher, as the Pemberton sit-skier will race among the globe’s best as the northern B.C. city hosts the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Para Nordic Skiing Championships from Feb. 15 to 24. “I remember that being a really special place,” said Hess, now 19. It’s been a season of development for Hess, who was born with spina bifida. In his IPC World Cup event this season in December at Vuokatti, Finland, Hess took a 17th-place finish in the middle distance 7.5-kilometre race to go along with a 20th-place showing in the five-km event and a 29th in the 800-metre sprint. While there was no long-distance 15-km race, replaced instead with the five-km event, Hess was proud with his performance in the longest offered distance. “I feel like my endurance has really improved,” he said. “I really built my engine this summer. I put in a lot of hours and I think the volume really helped me. “I did a lot of canoe trips with my dad, so that really built a longer-term cardio base.” The 2018 Paralympian felt he struggled in two of the three races, but his coaches confirmed before too long

that his efforts were enough to crack the Canadian team for worlds. “I was quite confident that I would be going, but of course, it feels good to have it finalized,” he said. “It’s a good feeling having everything set and getting ready to fly out pretty quick here (on Feb. 11).” While his skiing has taken him to Europe and Asia already in his young career, for such an important event, Hess is more than happy to stay closer to home. “It’s cool to travel, but you’re there to compete and when you’re travelling, you deal with things like jetlag,” he said. “Having the other people have to deal with the jetlag and be right at home, it’s

BACK TO PRINCE GEORGE Ethan Hess, shown here at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, will return there for the IPC World Para Nordic Skiing Championships.

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“There’s just so much nerves and so much pressure, even though I’m not at the top of the team and there’s not a lot of (external) pressure on me. But there’s the pressure you put on yourself.” With no competitions on his plate since the Finland World Cup in midDecember, Hess has been satisfied with

“I really built my engine this summer. I put in a lot of hours and I think the volume really helped me.” - ETHAN HESS

a good little advantage to have.” Right after worlds, Hess will head east to Red Deer, Alta. for his second Canada Winter Games experience. He looks at the opportunity as a chance to “decompress” and hang out with a number of friends who are also set to compete at the Games. “It’ll be cool to go from World Champs. It’ll really put things in perspective. I don’t expect to be nervous at all at Canada Games,” he said. “I expect to be level-headed and to have more fun. These big races, they’re very meaningful. The Paralympics was very meaningful, but I wouldn’t describe it as fun.

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his recent training block, which has given him the chance to prepare well for the two major competitions ahead. “It’s been nice to do one World Cup, take lessons from there, work on it for a couple months, then go into a month of

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racing,” he said. After achieving a dream he’s held since he was 14, Hess is early on his track to return to the Games in three years’ time with the hope of improving on his top result of 24th at last year’s PyeongChang Games. “I’m pouring my life into this and looking towards Beijing,” he said. He’ll also go in a bit wiser after his Paralympics debut, as he knows now to embrace the Games for what they are as opposed to trying to treat them as just another event on the calendar. “The pressure got to me in a way I wasn’t expecting it to at the Games, so I had to re-examine myself mentally,” he said. “I’ve really worked on that in self talk and the way I look at things. You’re going to try to look at it as just another race, in a way, so you don’t let the pressure get to you, but it’s just a different thing.” n

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wo Whistler Mountain Ski Club alums are off to Italy for the FIS Junior World Ski Championships. Asher Jordan and Kyle Alexander, both 19, were among 11 young skiers named to the team last week. Jordan, speaking from Calgary where he was getting set to board a flight to Italy, is excited to compete at Val di Fassa at his first Junior Worlds from Feb. 18 to 27. “I was pretty stoked. I definitely had a little hope in the back of my mind because I’ve been skiing good. It was just a matter of putting it down on paper,” he said. “I’m happy with it. I’m super happy to go.” Jordan has already covered some significant miles in 2019, starting in Quebec before competing at: Telfs, Austria; Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy; and Kirchberg, Austria. He then returned to this side of the pond for Nor-Am Cup action at Idaho’s Sun Valley Resort. Jordan’s best results came at Telfs, where he placed sixth and 12th in a pair of FIS slaloms. He was pleased, in particular, with how he adapted to Europe. “The racing is so much different over there and there’s so much more intensity,” he said. “I think it will truly help because everyone (who will be competing) over there is from Europe. “Training over there and racing, I think, will give me the edge.” Jordan added that he managed to stay collected on the mental side of things, which allowed him to put down smooth runs. “I was just trying to keep it cool,” he said. “It was a pretty hard race, but I was just trying to keep it calm … and just ski like I know I can. I think it really helped me.” With so much travel, especially with only five days between the Quebec NorAms and FIS racing in Austria, Jordan said he handled the transition well. “It’s definitely been a hectic couple months in the New Year,” he said. “Going to Quebec and then Austria, those (dates) were tight, but I managed them well— good sleeps, good recovery, good nutrition. “That helped me stay strong through the last couple months and I’m looking forward to the next couple weeks here.” Mixed in with Jordan’s racing in Europe was an opportunity to train at Val di Fassa, a resort at which he’s never competed. “It was nice to get to see it and feel

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Sports T HE SCORE Kariya reflects on career for Whistler visit FORMER CANUCKS GOALIE KIRK MCLEAN ALSO PART OF SUCCESSFUL HOMETOWN HOCKEY WEEKEND By

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rowing up in North Vancouver, Paul Kariya had his fair share of time in Whistler. However, the 44-year-old hadn’t been up in years before coming up to appear as a guest during the Rogers Hometown Hockey broadcast from Whistler Olympic Plaza on Feb. 10. As part of the festival, the thenMighty Ducks of Anaheim’s first-ever draft pick signed autographs and took pictures with fans on Feb. 9 and 10 before sitting alongside Hometown Hockey hosts Ron MacLean and Tara Slone ahead of and during the first intermission of the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers contest. Shortly before his Sunday session, Kariya recalled his first trip to the resort, as an atom player with the North Shore Winter Club, and looked back fondly on a ski trip with his father. Despite the teeth-chattering cold on

the weekend, Kariya took the time to enjoy Whistler Blackcomb both days, even taking part in Fresh Tracks on Sunday. “Whistler is a special place and I can’t believe how much it’s grown since my earliest memories up here when I was nine,” he said. After his retirement in 2010, last playing with the St. Louis Blues, Kariya returned to Southern California where he picked up both snowboarding and surfing in earnest. While it’s possible to do both in one day, it’s not something Kariya has experienced quite yet. “That is the goal,” he said with a chuckle. “One day, I’ll do that. The surfing there is excellent. The snowboarding on the local mountains is fun but it’s certainly not Whistler Blackcomb.” Kariya added that each year, he’ll return to B.C. to join his family for a ski trip to one of the province’s resorts, mixing Big White or Sun Peaks in with trips to Whistler.

On the hockey side, much of Kariya’s career was spent in emerging markets, as he joined Anaheim for its sophomore season and led them a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2003, joined the Colorado Avalanche for a season, and then spent two years helping the relatively new Nashville Predators to back-to-back seasons of over 100 points. “Going into a non-traditional hockey market, I remember my first training camp and seeing the palm trees on the side, coming from Vancouver and the University of Maine prior to that, I definitely had culture shock,” he said. “But the fans there are some of the best fans in the NHL and playing in a place like Nashville, (it was voted) as the best sports franchise, period, in North America (by ESPN in 2017). The fans there are incredible. Both of those markets are really non-traditional markets I’ve enjoyed playing in.” Both those teams have enjoyed success, with Anaheim winning the Stanley Cup in 2007 and Nashville

falling to Pittsburgh in the final in 2017 before finishing with the best regular season record last season. After retiring in 2010 because of post-concussion syndrome, Kariya kept a low profile for several years before his election to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017 alongside longtime teammate and close friend Teemu Selanne. “It was something I never expected and I’m very grateful to be recognized like that,” he said. “To go in with Teemu, it was a special time for both our families.” Also in town this weekend was goalie Kirk McLean, who also has fond memories of Whistler after backstopping the Vancouver Canucks for over a decade, including to the 1994 Stanley Cup Final in which the upstart Canucks fell in seven games to the New York Rangers. “It’s always great to get up here. This is my first time (coming up) during the winter this year and we got a bit of a cold snap,” he said. Based back in Vancouver after finishing his career with the Carolina

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Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and the Rangers, McLean explained that as a keen golfer, he’s more of a summer visitor, having owned a house in the Nicklaus North neighbourhood, as he was also a member of the namesake course. During McLean’s career, the Canucks held several training camps at Meadow Park Sports Centre, while the resort was also a regular haven for the netminder and fellow teammates during the annual All-Star break. “It’s kind of a luxury to have, living in Vancouver, to have such a beautiful area,” said McLean, whose two AllStar Game appearances, in 1990 and 1992, came before the Whistler arena’s construction in 1993. Reflecting on his later career on teams in the southern United States still establishing themselves in their respective marketplaces after playing in a hotbed like Vancouver, McLean said he enjoyed the change of pace. “It’s a different feeling,” he said. “They have a hockey community down there. “The organizations made us feel at home and, as much as they could, created a really good hockey atmosphere.”

ORGANIZERS HAIL WEEKEND A SUCCESS

While there was plenty of excitement with the big-name stars in town, the Hometown Hockey weekend also shone a light on the game’s next generation. Local organizer Steve Neal was thrilled with how the event played out in Whistler Olympic Plaza with entertainment, games and interactive displays alongside the draws of Kariya and McLean. “I really thought that it exceeded all

of our expectations. We had a vision when this opportunity came to us to focus on what we could do to help the community and our first focus was to bring an incredible event that’s free for the community that will bring people together,” he said. “We wanted to help minor hockey in the Sea to Sky corridor galvanize their efforts together, give them a platform to work together and generate some awareness for their organizations.” Meanwhile, Whistler Minor Hockey Association treasurer Rob Palm said joint fundraising efforts with the Squamish association were successful, as initiatives like a Whistler Cooks-led barbecue and popcorn by donation, as well as a 50-50 draw garnered between $2,500 and $3,000 for the groups to split. That’s in addition to a Scotiabank contribution of $7,500 to each group. “We probably could have done better if it weren’t for the bloody cold,” Palm said. Community hockey spirit was also well on display on Saturday morning after Palm arrived to find that power to the Meadow Park Sports Centre was knocked out, jeopardizing a day of friendly games between the Squamish and Whistler teams. However, BC Hydro managed to fix things quickly and only two games were lost. In all, 28 teams took part and Palm praised the connection between the Whistler and Squamish organizations, which also supplied volunteers for the weekend’s events. “The biggest thing, to me, was that the two organizations worked really well together,” he said. As well, Zero Ceiling received a $15,000 Ted Rogers Community grant as part of the weekend. n

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Sports T HE SCORE Black looks back on Jr. Worlds BIATHLETE RISES TO THE OCCASION FOR CANADA By

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t the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Youth/Junior World Championships, Whistler Nordic Development Centre biathlete Larissa Black held her own against a strong field that boasted many senior IBU Cup athletes. At the competition, which ran from Jan. 26 to Feb. 3 in Osrblie, Slovakia, Black helped the Canadian team to a ninth-place finish in the Junior Women 3x6-kilometre relay event with Nadia Moser and Emily Dickson. “It was super cool and those girls are super supportive and I definitely look up to them,” she said. “Being the anchor in that race, too, was really cool. Being able to ski the course with some of the best skiers in the world, I’ll remember it forever, for sure.” Being the last of her team to start, Black had time to see what was happening out on the course. Though Moser’s performance gave Black a surprising lead

to try to protect, she was encouraged to stay calm and not try to do more than she could do. “I was warming up and then I went into the start pen where you can see all the standings on the screen,” she said. “I looked up at the screen and we were tagged in 10th, and then Nadia went and she slowly made her way up to third and on her last loop, she was in second, so it was pretty crazy. “I went up to my coach in the start pen and asked ‘Are we in second?’ and he said ‘Yeah, but it’s no big deal.’ I just took that into my race, remembered what I needed to do, stuck with that and tried not to think about second place. I just tried to hold the place as much as I could and do well.” In the individual races, Black took finishes of 54th (in both the 12.5-km individual and 7.5-km sprint) and 53rd in the 10-km pursuit, putting up similar results to teammate Dickson, a senior IBU Cup competitor. Black, who turns 20 on Feb. 15, said

while the competition was stressful, she responded well to the pressure, as it lit an additional fire underneath her. “It was really cool because in Canada, it’s not as big. When you go over there, it’s a bigger field of girls. It’s interesting to see how seconds make a difference in places, rather than minutes like it does in Canada,” she said. “It definitely pushes you, for sure.” Black felt she generally performed well, but could have placed higher if she had made a few more shots. She was proud of how she skied and will look to build on that momentum as she is set to wrap her season in Scandinavia with races in Norway and Sweden starting later this month. “I definitely want to take all the skiing experience I learned there,” she said. “My shooting has been doing really well, but I have some personal things to figure out with that. But the skiing, (I need to be) pushing on every single part of the course. The girls that do the best out there are the ones that work the hardest and I need to

take that into the races when I go over to Norway.” With a handful of European races now under her belt over the past two seasons, Black is adapting to the culture change of competing in locales where the sport has greater popularity. “It’s definitely more structured, for sure. It’s more intense. The vibe on the training days is that there are about 40 people in the range and you’re fighting to get on a mat to shoot,” she said. “That makes your focus way more heightened. You’re thinking about what you need to do, thinking about everyone around you. “You know you’re going to race them in a few days, so you definitely want your focus to be a lot higher than you would in Canada.” Black’s Whistler Nordic Development Centre teammate, Lucas Smith, also competed. Smith, originally from Winnipeg, helped the youth relay team to a 20th-place finish while he took 52nd in the pursuit, 59th in the individual and 60th in the sprint. n

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Sports T HE SCORE Whistler pair set for axe-throwing nationals FORGED’S KOTZEN, MACKIE LOOK TO CHOP THE COMPETITION IN TORONTO By

Dan Falloon

orged Axe Throwing’s two representatives at the 2019 National Axe Throwing Championships in Toronto on Feb. 17 are quick studies in the sport. Brent Kotzen and Krista Mackie both started roughly a year ago—and they’ve now worked their way up to the top 192 competitors on the continent. Kotzen said his experience is technically 20 months from his first huck, as he came to Forged for a work event, but then ramped up his interest after he took a job at the centre last February. He considers himself throwing competitively only since early October when he and Mackie went to the regional event in Lethbridge, Alta. “I pick up things quickly,” he said. Kotzen, who was born in Cape Town, South Africa before living in Sydney, Australia for 20 years, explained that he changed his technique dramatically, eschewing power for a more accurate approach.

“The way I was throwing wasn’t working for me. I started trying to work on a different throw that I saw, so my accuracy and my consistency has just skyrocketed,” he said. “I initially started with the standard way that we show how to throw, which is basically straight arm, you basically bring it back and start hucking it towards the target. “I worked on what I call ‘dainty’ but everyone else calls it ‘the Canadian flick.’ I hold it differently. I start a bit closer and instead of it being more in my arm or my shoulder, it’s all in the wrist.” Around the time he switched his technique, Kotzen also changed his weapon of choice, going to the Cold Steel Axe Gang, which has a four-inch straight blade and a straight handle as opposed to the standard curved blade and curved handle. Mackie, meanwhile, got into axe throwing as a job before it was a pursuit. After having recently moved back to Whistler from Australia, she had responded to a job posting at Forged with the encouragement of her boyfriend after she

had displayed impressive accuracy during a visit to Whistler Shooting Adventures. “As a joke, he tagged me in a post saying that when the zombies come, I’m already in charge of security, so I may as well go round out my skillset,” she said. After finishing third in Forged’s house league before going to regionals, she expected the top two finishers to qualify in Alberta before she went on a roll. “I hit a stride and had an out-ofbody moment. I thought ‘Is this really happening?’” she recalled. Mackie was home in Ontario when she officially found out she’d qualified for this Sunday’s double-knockout event and invited her friends and five-foot-tall mother to come cheer her on in a group dominated by tall, burly guys. “It’s an honour to make it this far,” she said. “If I can not get knocked out in two (straight), that would be the goal.” Mackie took encouragement from the regional event, where roughly a third of the competitors were women, discovering that Forged’s roughly 50-50 proportion wasn’t an anomaly. She and Kotzen took

tips from regionals winner and defending national champion Straun Riley. “We saw where the bar was,” she said. “To watch the top player throw and get tips from him, to see where he stands and how he throws, that was such a cool learning experience.” Mackie noted that Riley’s wife was third at the regional event and with no divisions, just a free-for-all, took some hope that she could match up well. “I was a bit naïve, too, but then you’re like ‘We’re in this just as much as they are. We have just as much of a chance. It doesn’t matter which gender is behind the arm throwing it,’” she said. “I love that it’s not divided.” After the tournament concludes, Kotzen will participate in a skills competition in the evening, challenging around the world (hitting targets in a specific order in the fewest throws) and ambidextrous (throwing two axes simultaneously) events. The other two events are doubles, with two competitors throwing simultaneously, and a time trial, where challengers try to garner as many points as possible in 50 seconds. n

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BEDA KAREL NOVOTNY JANUARY 31, 1942 –JANUARY 31, 2019 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Fred Karl Novotny after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. He is survived by his partner, Barbara; son, Michael; daughter, Glenda; sister, Hana Furstova; former wife, Helena as well as extended family. Fred (Beda) was born and raised in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He escaped the oppression of communism and received his refugee asylum in Denmark in the fall of 1964. Fred immigrated to Canada in 1967 where he started his own highly successful construction companies operating in Vancouver and Whistler. Although he immigrated to Canada he never forgot his roots. After the fall of the iron curtain, he was able to reconnect with his sister and extended family and stayed in touch ever since. He was loved very much and will be missed. On retirement, he moved to the sunny Okanagan to enjoy his new “work”…. golfing at St. Andrews By the Lake.

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Sports T HE SCORE Sharpe silver at World Champs SPORTS BRIEFS: CORLESS PODIUMS IN GERMANY; LOCALS STAR ON TIMBER TOUR By

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assie Sharpe is still looking for gold at the FIS World Ski Championships. The Whistler halfpipe skier put down an outstanding run in her first attempt at Park City, Utah on Feb. 9, tallying a 94.40. That score held up until the third and final round when Estonia’s Kelly Sildaru landed a 95.00 to hand Sharpe her second silver at the event. “Kelly laid down a phenomenal final run,” said Sharpe, who was also second at Kreischberg, Austria in 2015, in a release. “I’m happy for her, though obviously I’m a bit disappointed at having missed coming in first.” Fellow Canadian Rachael Karker took fourth, 5.40 points back of third-place Brita Sigourney of the United States. On the men’s side, Canadian Noah

Bowman took home the bronze, finishing 2.60 points back of champion Aaron Blunck of the United States while France’s Kevin Rolland went home with silver. Landing his final run, Bowman narrowly edged out Whistler’s Simon d’Artois by just 0.2 points. Other Canadians included Brendan MacKay in 11th and Evan Marineau in 12th. In the moguls, Canadian Mikaël Kingsbury continued his dominance by winning both the single and dual moguls events. In the former, he bested Australian Matt Graham and former Whistlerite Daichi Hara of Japan, in order, while in the latter, he topped American Bradley Wilson and Hara. Other Canadians in the singles event were Philippe Marquis (sixth), Laurent Dumais (24th) and Pemberton’s Brenden Kelly (25th). In the dual competition, Dumais took 12th, Kerrian Chunlaud was 18th and Kelly ended up 29th.

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As for the women, Whistler’s Sofiane Gagnon ended up as the top Canadian in the dual event, taking 10th as France’s Perrine Laffont topped Americans Jaelin Kauf and Tess Johnson for gold. Fellow Canadian Justine Dufour-Lapointe ended up 12th. In the singles contest, Gagnon was once again 10th, though Justine DufourLapointe and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe were fifth and seventh, respectively. Kazakhstan’s Yulia Galysheva topped Australia’s Jakara Anthony and Laffont for gold. Meanwhile, in the snowboard events, Canadian Mark McMorris went home with a silver in the slopestyle event, as his 93.00 was just 0.25 back of champion Chris

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Corning of the United States. Another American, Judd Henkes, went home with the bronze while Whistler resident Darcy Sharpe took 10th and fellow Canadian Mikey Ciccarelli placed 15th. Canada had three women in the top 10, meanwhile, as Jasmine Baird led the way in sixth while Brooke Voigt and Laurie Blouin were back to back in eighth and ninth, respectively. New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synnott topped Norway’s Silje Norendal and American Jamie Anderson for gold. In the halfpipe, Derek Livingston was the lone Canadian in the men’s finals, placing seventh. Australian Scotty James topped Japan’s Yuto Totsuka and

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CORLESS PODIUMS AT JUNIOR WORLD CUP

Whistler’s Natalie Corless continued a stellar season at Winterberg, Germany on Feb. 8. The 15-year-old posted a third-place finish in the Youth ‘A’ women’s event, finishing 0.604 seconds behind winner Sophie Gerloff of Germany. Melina Cielaszyk, also of Germany, was in the runner-up position. It was an excellent day for all of Canada’s entries in the event, as Whistler’s Caitlin Nash took fourth, Calgary’s Ava Luscombe and Kailey Allan were fifth and sixth, respectively, and Whistler’s Midori Holland took eighth in the 45-sled field. Nash and Corless also slid to an eighth-place finish in the doubles event, 0.861 seconds behind champions Jessica Degenhardt and Vanessa Schneider of Germany. Austria’s Selina Egle and Lara Kipp took second while Germany’s Luisa Romanenko and Pauline Patz were third. In the men’s race, Devin Wardrope was the top Canadian in 16th, 1.424 seconds off the pace set by winner Gints Berzins of Latvia, who edged Germany’s Pascal Kunze and Russia’s Pavel Repilov. Whistler’s Garrett Reid was 20th, Dylan Morse took 24th and Thomas Fassnidge ended up in 31st. In Viessmann FIL World Cup action in Oberhof, Germany, Whistler’s Reid Watts put up the best Canadian singles result with a 19th-place finish, 0.867 seconds behind the pace of winner Semen Pavlichenko of Russia. Runners-up were Roman Repilov, also of Russia, in second and Latvia’s Kristers Aparjods in third. Pemberton slider Trinity Ellis, meanwhile, was 21st in the women’s event, 1.727 seconds behind champion Natalie Geisenberger of Germany. As part of a podium sweep, Tatjana Huefner and Dajana Eitberger took second and third, respectively. Whistler’s Veronica Ravenna, representing Argentina, was just behind Ellis in 22nd. In the doubles event, Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith tied their seasonbest fifth, 0.722 seconds behind winners Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt of Germany. Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, also of Germany, were second and the Latvian duo of Andris Sics and Juris Sics placed third. Canada wrapped the weekend with a seventh-place finish in the team event as Ellis, Watts, and Walker-Snith were 1.593 seconds behind the winning Italian team. Germany and Latvia rounded out the

podium in second and third, respectively.

YOUNG FREESTYLERS STAR ON TIMBER TOUR

Freestyle Whistler athletes went home with seven gold medals despite challenging conditions at the Timber Tour stop at Mount Washington from Feb. 8 to 10. Chase Capicik led the way, winning all three of her U16 events. In the slopestyle, Capicik’s teammate Malica Malherbe placed second, while on the men’s side, Matthaeus Heslop topped the U14 event while Ewan Clemenson took third, and Evan Bush won the U16 competition. Meanwhile, Liam Tennock took second among U18s. In the moguls, Capicik led a club sweep with Malherbe in second and Armstrong in third, while in the U14 women’s event, Leda Walker and Emilia Oziewicz took first and second. As for the men, Phillip Kang and Daniel Gannon were second and third, respectively, in the U16 event while Landon Owen-Mold was third in the U14 contest. Lastly, in the big air, Capicik was the squad’s lone female medallist, though on the men’s side, Heslop won the U14 contest, while Tennock took second in the U18 event and Stephen Lindsay-Ross was third in the U16 challenge. As for the Super Youth event held at the same time, Westley Corrigan (first in U8 men), Armaan Asrar Haghighi (first in U12 men), Avery Krumme (first in U12 women), Poppy Clemenson (second in U10 women) and Aurelia Booth (third in U10 women) all medalled in the slopestyle. In the moguls, Asrar Haghighi led a team sweep of the U12 men’s podium with Findlay Henderson in second and Aiden Dawson in third. In the women’s event, Krumme won the U12 event while Zoe Henderson and Poppy Clemenson took second and third in the U10 contest. Lastly, in big air, Krumme won the U12 women’s event, while Clemenson and Henderson went first and third, respectively, in the U10 contest. As for the men, Asrar Haghighi and Findlay Henderson took second and third, in order. Full results are available online at freestylebc.ski.

LOCALS PODIUM AT MOUNT BAKER

A strong contingent of local snowboarders headed south of the border on the weekend to take part in the Legendary Banked Slalom at Mount Baker. Sisters Amalia and Juliette Pelchat won their respective categories (winning the Next Gen girls and Junior girls, respectively). Meanwhile, Anthony Shelly was second in the Next Gen boys category and Sara Niblock took third in the pro women’s event. Full results are available online at lbs.mtbaker.us. n

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NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the Local Government Act and the Community Charter that the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (“SLRD”) is proposing the adoption of Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Britannia Creek Debris Flood Works Operations and Maintenance Service Establishing Bylaw No. 1601-2018 (the “Bylaw”). Starting in the 2020 taxation year (and continuing thereafter), the Bylaw intends to establish a new service area, consisting of a portion of the community of Britannia Beach excluding the town center (the “Service Area”) and identi�ied in the map below:

The Bylaw authorizes the SLRD to tax requisition up to a maximum annual limit of $6,757.05 (inclusive of a mandatory 5.25% provincial fee) for the purpose of operating and maintaining debris �lood protection works on a segment of Britannia Creek (the “Works”), including the ability to contract out such operations and maintenance services. Responsibility for the overall cost of operating and maintaining the Works is shared between the Service Area and a separate service area consisting of taxable properties within the town center (the “Town Center Service Area”) because the purpose of the Works is to provide protection to: • vital community amenities (such as the �ire hall and the wastewater treament facility) that are located within the Service Area; and • the Town Center Service Area.

Therefore, cost-sharing has been allocated as between the Service Area and the Town Center Service Area as follows: • The Service Area is responsible for a 20% share of the overall cost of operating and maintaining the Works, in recognition of the protection the Works provide to community amenities located within the Service Area; and • The Town Center Service Area is responsible for an 80% share of the overall cost of operating and maintaining the Works, in recognition of the protection the Works provide to properties within the Town Center Service Area.

For clarity, the Bylaw only pertains to such 20% share for which the Service Area will be responsible (and not the 80% share for which the Town Center Service Area is responsible; the SLRD Board is in the process of pursuing the adoption of a separate bylaw for this purpose). In respect of the 20% share for which the Service Area is responsible, the anticipated annual cost of operating and maintaining the Works is estimated to be $6,757.05 and such cost is to be borne by the taxable properties within the Service Area through a parcel tax. The maximum annual requisition is estimated to be $33.12 per taxable property within the Service Area.

The SLRD Board is seeking participating area approval of electors by way of Alternative Approval Process for the Service Area. The number of eligible electors in the Service Area has been determined to be 309, and the number of elector responses required to prevent the SLRD Board from proceeding without the further assent of the electors is 30. The deadline for elector responses for this Alternative Approval Process is 4:30 p.m. on March 25, 2019. The SLRD Board may proceed with the Bylaw unless, by the deadline stated above, at least 10% (being 30) of the electors of the Service Area indicate that the SLRD Board must obtain approval by assent voting (referendum).

Elector responses must be given in the form established by the SLRD Board. Elector response forms are available at the SLRD of�ice (1350 Aster St., Pemberton, BC) and at www.slrd.bc.ca/ BritanniaCreekDebrisFloodWorksServiceAAP. The only persons entitled to sign the elector response forms are electors of the Service Area. For more information about elector quali�ications, see www.slrd.bc.ca/BritanniaCreekDebrisFloodWorksServiceAAP. Public inspection of the Bylaw can be made at the SLRD office (1350 Aster St., Pemberton, BC) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (M-F, except holidays) and at www.slrd.bc.ca/ BritanniaCreekDebrisFloodWorksServiceAAP.

For more information: SLRD Corporate Officer K. Clark (604) 894-6371 (ext. 230) or kclark@slrd.bc.ca.

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GREENER PASTURES Asked if Whistler is doing enough to combat climate change,

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In the groove with green love WE CAN’T CARE TOO MUCH WHEN IT COMES TO ‘HOME’

appy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Such a sweet time for love—so this year let’s get the good vibes going for this amazing place we call home and dish out our finest “green

Glenda Bartosh

love” along with the usual pink and red. But before we get started with all the happy hearts, let me ask, what’s “home” for you? Remember that sweet and crazy thing most of us do when we’re kids and figure out that “home” is a telescoping target? It goes something like this: “I live at 1234 Alpine Way, Whistler, BC, Canada, Earth, Solar System, Universe, Cosmos.” On we’d go, and laugh, as if some vein of divine cosmic awareness had suddenly come home to roost, pardon the expression, and, really, it had. Still, it never escapes me how many of us draw the line for home at the end of our driveway, or the threshold of our front door. Or our community’s boundary. Or, God forbid, our national border. And it didn’t escape many that NASA’s latest report on the state of the climate—a powerhouse of a report irrefutably laying out the evidence how we humans are dangerously heating our beautiful home, beyond anything imaginable back when we were kids— came out the day after President Donald

Trump’s State of the Union address. An address in which he failed to mention climate change. No-sirr-ee. That didn’t escape too many of us. Read all about it in NASA’s own words (climate.nasa.gov) or the Feb. 6 New York Times’ graphically charged article. We’re now at more than 1 C above the historic average of the late 1800s. “Even an increase of 1.5 degrees will have dire consequences, according to the United Nations science panel on climate change,” says the article. Last year was the fourth warmest year in 140 years of modern record-keeping, only behind 2015, 2016 and 2017. Eighteen of the 19 warmest years have occurred since 2001—the year Feet Banks caught everyone’s eye with his cult film, Parental Advisory. The year after Stella Harvey founded the Vicious Circle, and, in turn, Whistler Writers Festival; and Arthur De Jong’s grabbing of Whistler Blackcomb’s (WB) management lapels to drive the mountains to a zero operating footprint was manifest in a formal plan named, what else? Zero Operating Footprint. So how are we doing, folks, on our own personal arcs of spreading the green love and skinnying down the ol’ carbon footprint? In the big picture, since 2012-13, Whistler’s greenhouse-gas emissions have actually gone up because of so many more visitors. In fact, they’re going up so much, the resort won’t be able to meet its 2020-30 emission reduction goals. But on the sunny side, there’s a double-digit reduction on a per capita

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basis, so locals are doing more. “Are we doing enough? Absolutely not—we need to step it up,” says Arthur speaking unofficially as just another Whistler local who cares, without either his rookie RMOW councillor hat or that as senior manager of mountain planning and environmental resources for WB. Still, it’s heartening to see how many people who love their Whistler home are doing remarkably cool things. Feet bought a hybrid last year that gets better mileage than my Smart car. He composts. Walks to work. Holds in his farts. Buys local and avoids internet shopping and stuff from China like the plague. And he and the rest of the gang at Mountain Life planted 6,100 trees last year to offset paper the publication used over the past 12 years. The inimitable Sara Jennings—good pal of Feet and single mom of two who are getting a big lesson in green love every day—has hardly ever owned a car, period. She doesn’t have one now. She and her kids live in a wonderfully small home of 550 square feet. They don’t have a TV. They cook from scratch, go vegetarian at home, and avoid plastic and one-use containers. The equally inimitable Cate Webster focuses on energy use. Their utility bill is “outstandingly low” since she and Y.P. use indoor drying racks. They heat hot water on the fireplace for dishes, shower (no baths), and wear sweaters and cozy slippers, just like our moms and dads taught us to do. As for Arthur, he and his wife Nicola have resolved to eat more plant-based

foods. (Arthur and Dan Wilson at Whistler’s Centre for Sustainability hold up Paul Hawken’s bestseller Drawdown— ”the most comprehensive plan ever to reverse global warming”—as a great resource. Interestingly, two of the top four reversals deal with food: reduced food waste and a plant-rich diet). They’re down to one meat dish every two days; Nicola is chopping beets as we speak. They compost like crazy, waste little food, plus Arthur has figured out how to chop 30 per cent off his on-mountain vehicular emissions by simply travelling with colleagues or using the lifts more. As for that excellent zero footprint plan Arthur started at WB, it has wagged the dog and has now spread to all Vail mountain resorts. But not before driving wonderful initiatives on the local mountains, like reducing WB’s waste since 2000 by more than 70 per cent, and seeing 80 per cent organic/local offerings at both Steeps and Christine’s eateries. So what else can we do in the green love department? Lots, my friends. If you need more inspiration, read about Leslie Anthony’s and Asta Kovanen’s no-shopping experiment in “Year of Living Better” in last week’s Pique. And remember, home really is where the heart is. On that note, let’s take another line from Arthur: “Each and every one of us, we all have the power.” So let’s get ‘er done. Glenda Bartosh is an award-winning journalist who wants a VV—Vegan Valentine, to be clear—on Feb. 14. n

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Epicurious? Fairmont Chateau Whistler chef wins big at Food Day Canada DEREK BENDIG EARNS GOLD FOR HIS SEVEN-COURSE FEAST CELEBRATING REGIONAL INGREDIENTS

y now, Food Day Canada is old hat for Fairmont Chateau Whistler executive sous chef Derek Bendig. An annual celebration of Canadian ingredients held at restaurants and homes

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across the country, Food Day Canada has led to yet another gold for Bendig, who was awarded for the multi-course menu he crafted exclusively for the event back in August. Announced last week, it’s Bendig’s third gold in four years. Reflecting on his success with the judges, Bendig credits the win to his deep “respect for where we are.” “You can’t really sum up Canada’s cuisine in just one spot; we’re such a large country,” he added. “It makes you really think about what’s local, what’s around

and what inspires us.” For Bendig, the inspiration stemmed first and foremost from the products he sourced. His seven-course feast featured everything from grassfed highland beef to Berezan shrimp grown at a Langley fish farm (a landlocked farm, not the open-net variety that has garnered much controversy of late) and smoked Gindara sablefish from Vancouver Island that is produced in partnership with local First Nations. The idea was to highlight not only the bounty of ingredients this region has in abundance, but also the ethical harvesting and production techniques that are available. “The whole point was to showcase these technologies that are around and that we can do this stuff properly, sustainably, put out a great product and have it done in a way that we can be proud of,” Bendig said. Bendig also takes the “from your own backyard” approach quite literally, sourcing produce from the Fairmont’s

rooftop garden as well as his own plot in Cheakamus Crossing’s community garden. “The theme this year, rather than a locality, was about starting a conversation about agriculture, aquaculture and where it’s going,” explained Bendig.

security, food scarcity. Those are all going to be much more important things to think about as we move forward.” Food Day Canada originated as “The World’s Longest BBQ” in response to a single recorded case of mad-cow disease

“We went back to the traditional idea of growing our own vegetables out of our own yards. That was the point.” - DEREK BENDING

“We went back to the traditional idea of growing our own vegetables out of our own yards. That was the point: to start that conversation and have people come together at this event to think about where our food comes from, food

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Exploring identity in Tales of An Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was WORK OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST JOSEPH TISIGA ON DISPLAY AT AUDAIN ART MUSEUM Alyssa Noel

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ack in the late ‘50s, an Englishborn man named Oliver Jackson operated a museum in Kelowna, B.C. seemingly filled with First Nations’ art. His collection boasted around 4,000 items—from beadwork to masks to moccasins and instruments. The only problem: he was European. When he passed away, his family approached the Kelowna Museum to see if they wanted the robust collection. They didn’t have the capacity—and felt uncertain about showcasing what were essentially faux Indigenous artifacts. Instead, they approached the Sncewips Heritage Museum in the Westbank First Nation. “They wanted these works,” says Curtis Collins, director and head curator at the Audain Art Museum. “The younger staff said, ‘I don’t know’ (because of) ideas around appropriation and exploitation. However, when they started talking to the elders in those communities, they said, ‘We respect this man’ because at the time when it was illegal for First Nations people to carve and bead because of the government ban, Oliver Jackson showed them how to reconnect with some of these traditions.” Many of those items sat on tables sprawled in one of the inner rooms of the Audain Art Museum on Tuesday evening, just three days before the opening of Tales of An Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was. By the show’s opening on Friday, Feb. 15, they would be positioned inside a wall tent, which lay collapsed on the floor, just one piece of a large exhibit featuring the work of Kaska Dena Nation artist Joseph Tisiga. “The work is Oliver Jackson’s but the conversation I’m interested in having is really with the First Nation and this gesture of resiliency and self-determination by controlling the dialogue,” Tisiga says during a break from finishing that section of the exhibit. “I’m trying to introduce

these objects and this collection of work as hopefully something that we can reflect on and have a conversation with. Whether I’m successful with what I’m aiming for … I’m sort of OK with not hitting the mark, if that’s the case. But you’ve got to start somewhere.” Tisiga, who was born in Edmonton, but now calls Whitehorse home, is just 34 and over a decade into his artistic career. (He also has a day job in social work there.) He’s best known for his oil and watercolour paintings and collages, but got his start in assemblage, which he’s returned to for this exhibit. His work can be found in the National Gallery of Canada, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, as well as in private collections across the country. Most recently Tisiga was named a REVEAL Indigenous Art Award Winner. He’s garnered national acclaim for digging into themes of identity— sometimes in a satirical way. “Normally, museums will not do an exhibition of a young artist,” Collins says. “He’s 34; he’s only been practicing for about a decade. It’s totally unusual … I’m hoping it pushes him to the next level. We give him a big opportunity setting him up with the means, material, time, people to really push his practice.” The show also marks Collins’ curatorial debut at the museum. When he started the job in May 2018, he quickly noticed a hole in the programming for February 2019. While he had known Tisiga back when he ran the Yukon School of Visual Arts— inviting him to the school as a guest artist—it wasn’t until Collins was out for lunch with a former VP from Sotheby’s Auction House that an idea clicked. “He mentioned Joseph and showed the work on his phone that he had bought for his personal collection and I went, ‘That’s it!’” Collins recalls. For his part, Tisiga was intrigued, but nervous when he got the invitation. “It’s a big show, it’s a big space,” he says. “I

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PICTURE IT A photograph from Joseph Tisiga’s series Tales of an Empty Cabin.

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thought it was a really good opportunity to just try something and take the challenge, in a way … He was just really open to whatever I was interested in doing.” Aside from the space dedicated to Oliver Jackson’s complicated work— which will also include assemblage Tisiga was finishing with an astroturf canvas and items like constructed cigarette butts, golf balls and a fire pit—the show also includes large-scale, handtinted photographs from his No Home in Scorched Earth series in which he poses as the subject; the more traditional paintings and collages for which he is known borrowed from collections across Canada; and pieces from a series called A Prop for Reconciliation, which includes characters from Archie comics interacting with stereotypical Indigenous images. “They’re the stereotype of Euro-North America,” Collins says of the comic book characters. “Archie rips off stories from everybody and kind of homogenizes them in a very particular Archie way, but in this context … it’s that interaction and discussion that Joseph wants to have about stereotypes about oppression, the relationships between Euro-North

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Americans, if you will, and First Nations.” The exhibit, however, will open with a reference to its namesake character and story. A series of performance photographs glean inspiration from a 1937 book by Archie Belaney, another European man who assumed a First Nations identity he called Grey Owl. “What Grey Owl was doing was acting out what people want to see an Indian person as,” Collins says. “When I say ‘people wanted to see’ I mean people of European ancestry in Canada.” For his part, Tisiga says the goal is to explore his Kaska Dena identity—with the additional challenge that his people were historically nomadic and, therefore, focused on oral traditions rather than visual objects. “When I think about making culturally oriented objects that have some authenticity or some naturalized history to them—I don’t have that,” he says. “So I have to look into fictions or self-generate iconography or cherry pick from things. In my paintings in the gallery you can see that.” Tales of an Empty Cabin: Somebody Nobody Was runs at the Audain Art Museum from February 16 until May 6. n

NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW Battle Angels ARTS NEWS Anonymous Art Show seeks submissions MUSEUM MUSINGS Summers gone by PARTIAL RECALL Photos from the past week

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PAINT ON Artist Jane Waterous offered a spin on a “ski” painting.

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Jane Waterous aims to create joy CANADIAN ARTIST UNVEILS NEW PAINTINGS AT THE WHISTLER CONTEMPORARY GALLERY ON SUNDAY By

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ane Waterous might live in a tropical paradise, but it’s not all fun and games. “I’ve become a late-in-life workaholic,” she says from her home in the Bahamas. “I don’t play golf; when you live on an island you need a focus and I’ve found it.” Her focus? Art. Some weeks she says she spends 100 hours avoiding the sandy beaches in favour of painting. Waterous’ bright, joyous, sometimes-3D pieces have earned her fans around the world— from members of the Royal family to Hollywood’s elite. She’s also represented locally at the Whistler Contemporary Gallery where she’ll visit on Sunday, Feb. 17 and unveil new work. “I’m not a sun bunny,” she says. “I crave the mountains and Whistler is the quintessential place to come. I love working with the gallery. I look forward to it every year.” This year, she’ll be showcasing new work from her Gatherings series, which uses tiny 3D sculpture-like figures that, collectively, form a shape, words or pattern. Fittingly, one of those features figures spelling out the word “ski.” “That’s my attempt for the ski (crowd),” Waterous laughs. “It’s fun to change it up and figure out what the market is asking for—and it varies.” Next up, she’s beginning to delve into new materials, including marbles. “I love the idea that no two marbles are

alike and, in my Gatherings figures, no two are alike. It’s a perfect marriage— or perfect storm. I’m not sure yet,” she says. “I’m also working with light; I’m doing projects with neon. It was a combination of resins, marbles and neon put together—stay tuned. It’s coming out soon.” Waterous—who is originally from Canada—might call the Bahamas home, but she also spends much of her time travelling, which is a source of inspiration for her work. One of her recent impactful trips was to South Africa where she designed a summer program through the not-for-profit Lalela to help at-risk kids access art. “It was exciting and overwhelming and hard,” she says. “The foundation is really to give these kids a break from their life and consistency and structure and art and fun and food. These kids have nothing. They literally have nothing other than the clothes on their back and a little bit of food. It was an escape and a little bit of hope.” Waterous’ work has a similar goal— to bring a little light and joy into a sometimes-dark world. “My work … is trying to capture the human spirit and give a bit of joy and wonderment to its audience,” she says. “When I have clients or collectors come back to me and say, ‘Every day I look at your work and it brings a little joy into my life,’ it can’t get any better than that.” To meet Waterous and see her new work, visit the Whistler Contemporary Gallery on Sunday, Feb. 17 from 4 to 8 p.m. n

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Notes FROM T HE BA C K R O W Battle Angels I

sn’t it fitting that even though it opens on Valentine’s Day, the weakest part of Alita: Battle Angel is the romantic subplot, while the ass kicking and grim postapocalyptic landscape steal the spotlight? Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror, Desperado) from a mangaadaptation spearheaded by James Cameron (Avatar, Terminator 2, Piranha II), this one is about a discarded cyborg (Rosa Salazar) with a deep secret who is nursed back to health by a benevolent scientist (Christoph Waltz) only to discover she is the greatest ass-kicking

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mechanism on the planet and the powers that be will do anything to stop her. The set-up and world building is impressive, the visuals are gorgeous, and while co-writers James Cameron and Laeta Kalogridis throw a lot of plotlines around, Rodriguez has always had a flair for action and with Cameron’s budget behind him the result is a pretty kickass ass-kicking flick. Unlike the frantic, choppy fight sequence barrages we see in comic book flicks like The Avengers, Rodriguez shoots his fight scenes close enough to feel personal and viscerally painful, but with enough choreography, distance, and shot-duration to show off the grace and beauty of the battles. At the end of the day this is still a cyberpunk comic-book movie, with a plot that falters at times and dialogue that could be tighter, but the (CGIaccentuated) Alita character is intriguing enough, and Cameron/Rodriguez inject enough creativity and tenacity to make Alita a decent post-apocalyptic comingof-age flick. The hidden value of genre films is

KICK IT Alita: Battle Angel features more ass kicking than romance, despite opening on Valentine’s Day. that they can more easily shed light on the human condition than some of their artier counterparts. This is why you get zombie movies with poignant messages about racism or consumerism, or 1980s action splatter-fests that predict, and critique, our current reality TV, YouTube star, selfie society. The contemporary world might be a few years away from the violent corporate oligarchy (and death squads) of Alita, but the writing is on the wall. Sharpen the pitchforks, we’ll head them off at the pass. Sticking with the revolution, February is also Black History Month and Netflix has a few interesting documentaries worth checking out. The Two Killings of Sam Cooke is a new doc about the life, and mysterious death, of one of soul music’s brightest stars. Through archival footage, and interviews with friends, family and academics, the film covers a lot of ground in under 90 minutes, shining

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the spotlight on Cooke’s importance as both a musician and an activist/role model in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and early ‘60s. Cooke was shot to death—in alleged self-defense—in 1964, but his politics and revolutionary role in supporting black artists in the music industry raises more than a few questions. And the way the LAPD handled the investigation doesn’t help. Slightly more uplifting, and coming from way out in left field, Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America is a doc about black pianist Daryl Davis and his “hobby” of meeting and befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan. One person at a time, Davis is out to literally kill racism with kindness and respect, and it works (sometimes). Many of the Klan members Davis has met end up turning over their robes to him and reconsidering their beliefs. It’s an interesting approach (although not everyone in the black community

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is on board) but Davis’ insistence that “when you’re talking, you’re not fighting” has a certain simple appeal to it. This one is 100 minutes and also available on Netflix. Of course, Ava DuVernay’s 2016 doc 13th is still one of the most important flicks of the millennium, and a lesserknown but also important one is Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. It doesn’t have DuVernay’s polish but still gives an interesting look at a writer/activist/ legend whose influence can be still be felt today. Unrelated to Black History Month, the Stream of the Week is Netflix’s Russian Doll starring Natasha Lyonne and her perfect hair in a sort of updated Groundhog Day premise involving death, fate, parallel universes and so, so much more. The less you know about this one going in the better it is, but know that the episodes are only 30 minutes (there are nine of them) and it rules. n

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alling all Sea to Sky artists—and “inspired newbies.” Arts Whistler is bringing back its Anonymous Art Show fundraiser this year after a successful event in 2018 that raised $11,000 for the Arts and Culture Endowment Fund. The exhibit features work of various mediums on eight-inch by eight-inch (20 cm-by-20-cm) fabric or wood canvases. The catch is all art must be anonymous. Then, at an event on April 5, buyers will have the opportunity to bid on pieces—which could belong to a wellknown local artist or someone just beginning their artistic career. Artists can submit up to four pieces by the March 1 deadline (that means delivered to the Maury Young Arts Centre by the end of the day). Proceeds from the show, meanwhile, go towards supporting “accessible and diverse community art programs,” Arts Whistler says in a release. “These programs help foster Whistler’s arts and culture scene by supporting the artists we love to love and providing opportunities for the community to explore their creative potential.” For more information, visit https:// bit.ly/2RP2Cjg.

RMOW OPENS POET’S PAUSE COMPETITION

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has opened up submissions for its annual Poet’s Pause poetry competition. Writers are invited to submit original, unpublished poems with the winner to be displayed at the Poet’s Pause sculpture

sites in Alta Lake Park. One of the sites features large, metal chimes and is called Lost in Sound, located at the north end of the park. The other showcases large Adirondack chairs at the south end called Lakeside Couple. The poems should reflect the theme of the sculptures—“listening” for the chimes and “togetherness” for the chairs. They should be no longer than 240 words. “The Resort Municipality of Whistler is a proud champion of the art community, and supports emerging and established artists in a variety of mediums through our public art program,” says Whistler mayor Jack Crompton in a release. “Public art creates a rich resort experience and inspires creative conversations and thought.” The winners will also receive $200 and have their work read at a council meeting in April. To submit a poem email resortexperience@whistler.ca. For further details, visit https://www.whistler.ca/ culture-recreation/arts-nature-heritage/ public-art/poetry-competition.

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Internationally renowned portrait artist Nafisa Naomi is back in Whistler and hosting a regular figure-drawing class throughout the rest of the season. Every Wednesday until April 24, artists of all skill levels can drop-in and improve their figure drawing with the help of a live model. It runs from 6 until 8 p.m. No experience is required, but artists should be 16 years old or older. Dropin classes are $15 each or $48 for four. Bring your own drawing supplies, paper and pencils. To pre-pay and register visit https:// www.showpass.com/o/arts-whistler/. n

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SUMMER FUN Some of the colourful skiers of summer camps.

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n a recent article, I shared the story of Marine World/Africa U.S.A., a California zoo and theme park with an unexpected connection to the museum. This week, I’m writing about a topic that is much more quintessentially “Whistler”: the Dave Murray Summer Ski Camp. Those who attended the camps on Whistler Mountain in the 1980s may have fond memories of summer skiing under the leadership of former Crazy Canuck Dave Murray. The roots of this action-packed camp date back to 1967, when it was helmed by Austrian ski legend Toni Sailer. Murray attended as a teenager and took over as head instructor in 1984. The camp’s new name endured past Murray’s tragic death from skin cancer in 1990, before being simplified to The Camp in 2013. Over the past several months, I have been working with a large collection of materials related to the Toni Sailer and Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps. These included a veritable treasure trove of 43 videocassettes and DVDs containing footage from these bygone summers. Most of these tapes were annual highlight videos set to catchy tunes of the ‘80s and ‘90s. Predictably, skiing took centre stage, showcasing everything from the wedge turns of beginners to the graceful freestyle of coaches like Stephanie Sloan. One oftrepeated stunt saw campers zoom down a hill and through a large slush puddle waiting at the bottom. Needless to say, this resulted in many painful-looking wipeouts. The videos also featured many outdoor activities that put the “summer” in Summer Ski Camp. Once off the ski hill, campers enjoyed biking, swimming, windsurfing, watersliding, canoeing,

roller-skating, and more. Volleyball, tennis, and golf seemed to be the most popular sports. More unusual pastimes also made appearances—including a flying trapeze, an Aerotrim machine, and a large, suspended basket carrying passengers over a river. As per the carefree spirit of Whistler, cheeky and even rude humour abounded in these tapes. Peppered throughout the videos were scenes of campers making faces, telling jokes, and generally clowning around. The ski camp staff performed and filmed skits such as “Dave Murray Land,” “Timmy’s Dream,” and “The Lighter Side of Coaching.” They were even kind enough to include blooper reels. More than one person mooned the camera. On the other hand, there were also several professionally edited, televised advertisements for the camp, such as a BCTV promo from 1984 and a Pontiac World of Skiing special aired in 1995. As I watched hour after hour of footage, I was struck with a sense of double nostalgia. Firstly, for the fun-loving campers whose childhood memories I was vicariously experiencing—and who must now be at least in their 30s. Secondly, for myself. Here I was, handling VHS tapes for the first time in a decade and reminiscing about the summer camps outside my own hometown of Edmonton. Although I must admit that the skiing scene on the Alberta prairies can’t compare to that offered at the Dave Murray Summer Ski Camps! Holly Peterson is the archival assistant at the Whistler Museum and Archives. She is here on a Young Canada Works contract after completing the Museum Management and Curatorship program at Fleming College (Peterborough, Ontario). n

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MUSIC MAN Danny Michel performs at The Point on Sunday, Feb. 17.

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anny Michel is driving through a blizzard to Saskatoon. “It’s been chilly, but that’s too be expected,” he says. “I find that sometimes shows are a little more special in the winter. Everybody’s cooped up … People are more appreciative. People have come so far in the elements to get there. It makes it a little more cozy and fun.” If Michel, a Juno and Polaris Prizenominated indie sing-songwriter from Ontario, seems unfazed by his crosscountry winter tour it’s for good reason: he’s been at it for over 20 years. During those decades he’s led a remarkably interesting career—from moving to Belize to record with The Garifuna Collective to writing an album aboard a Russian ice-breaker while on an Arctic expedition with astronaut Chris Hadfield. “I’m riding in the car with my cousin and we’ve been talking about the music business and our careers,” Michel says. “I do something like the Belize record and I move on. I don’t tend to look back and relish in that. I’m just like, ‘What’s next?’” Part of that, he says, is because of how challenging it’s become to make a living as a musician. In November, he wrote a

Facebook post on the topic, explaining that, thanks to streaming services, his declining album sales dropped by 95 per cent in 2018. He listed his song “Purgatory Cove,” a particularly compelling single from his most recent EP, White & Gold, as an example. The song was on CBC Radio 2 and 3’s Top 20 charts for 10 weeks, making its way to number three. “In 2018, that equals $44.99 in sales,” he wrote. “I feel like everybody is in a bit of a panic mode,” he says. “It’s hard to sit back and look at the good times because everyone’s trying to figure out how to keep (going).” After an outpour of interest in the post he updated it. “I’m also getting constant personal notes from musicians (many you know) sharing their stories,” he wrote. “Truthfully, they’re heartbreaking. Some struggling to pay rent, buy food or see a dentist. It’s worse than I suspected. And always hidden. That’s why I decided to reveal MY simple math.” Michel has never shied away from shedding light on social issues—related to the music industry, environment, education, or struggles in developing countries. During his stint in Belize he founded The Danny Michel Ocean Academy Fund, raising $82,000 to help fund scholarships for a non-profit community high school in the country.

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“I think it’s fun,” he says of supporting various causes. “I love that stuff. How fun is it to raise awareness for an issue and help out? That’s giving back. It’s the right thing to do.” Michel’s latest focus, though, has been behind the camera. Earlier this month, he released The Circle, a nine-minute film exploring the stunning scenery around his home in Meaford, Ont. (Before you balk at Ontario’s beauty, British Columbians, take a look for yourself at dannymichel.com/videos.) “It’s something new and challenging I haven’t done before,” he says. “I like to get out of my comfort zone. I don’t enjoy doing the same thing over and over. I’d rather go into the water a little too deep where I can’t touch the bottom.” While he might have his sights set on pursuing more film work, Michel is also touring heavily from coast-to-coast this winter. He’ll make a stop in Whistler

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for the Cypress Point Winter Carnival on Sunday, Feb. 17. “I haven’t been there in years,” he says. “I used to play there a lot when I was younger.” Touring solo this time around, the audience can expect a career-spanning set. “I was joking with a friend today, I’m on day three (of the tour) and I get wiped,” he says. “It’s easier touring by myself. It’s calmer and simpler and I’m not with a big group of people. That makes it relaxed and chill.” Catch Danny Michel at The Point Artist-Run Centre as part of the Cypress Point Winter Carnival on Sunday, Feb. 17. Activities are taking place throughout the day with Will Ross hitting the stage at 7 p.m. and Michel starting at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for the show or $35 with dinner for adults. Kids 12 and under are $15 for the show and $25 with dinner. Get them at Armchair Books or online at thepointartists.com. n

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IT'S GRAND TASTY JAM Catch the Bluesberry Jam Showband at the Maury Young Arts Centre on Feb. 14.

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usic fans can wander into any village venue that hosts live music and discover a solid cover band pretty much any night of the week. But stumbling upon one that has 11 members, a horn section and three back-up singers? Well, that’s a little less common. In fact, Bluesberry Jam Showband just might be the sole Sea to Sky band that fits that description. “Generally the dancefloor is packed,” says vocalist Samantha Sinanan. “We’re so lucky that people get up and dance.” The group first formed in Squamish back in the ‘90s as Bluesberry Jam, a straight-ahead blues band with the usual guitar, bass, drums and vocals setup. “Over the last two years it’s expanded to become the Bluesberry Jam Showband,” Sinanan says. “We’ve expanded to cover that core roots and blues to R&B, soul and funk. We are so lucky that we’re all really good friends. We have a great sense of camaraderie. It’s like a band family.” Sinanan, the newest member of the group, joined in 2016 after playing a solo gig at a local event and meeting the band’s bass player, who also works as a sound tech around town. “We got to chatting and he said, ‘We’re looking for another back-up singer,’” she recalls. “It is a lot of a fun.” The group has a repertoire that includes “lots of the classics, lots of R&B,” ranging from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, but they’ve recently added in more contemporary covers by artists like Amy Winehouse and Elle King too.

WHO: Bluesberry Jam Showband WHERE: Maury Young Arts Centre WHEN: Feb 14, 7 p.m.

“We’re trying to strike a bit of a balance,” Sinanan says. “We generally do covers when we perform, but we have a couple of original pieces, some works in progress as well.” While they’ve played several venues around Squamish—from the Sea to Sky Gondola to the Brackendale Art Gallery— Bluesberry Jam Showband has only performed in Whistler a handful of times. The most recent gig was part of the Hear and Now local music festival last fall. On Feb. 14, though, they’re headlining Arts Whistler Live! Best Date Night Ever at the Maury Young Arts Centre. “We’re really excited about that show,” Sinanan says. ‘We’re hoping people come out and bring their dancing shoes. Bring a date, bring a friend, bring yourself.” And don’t worry—the performance won’t be packed with sappy love songs. It will, however, include Prosecco and chocolate-covered strawberries. “We considered the Valentine’s Day theme when we were putting together our set list. There’s one song we do called, ‘You Don’t Love Me’ and we were like, ‘Maybe that’s not a good one to include!’ A lot of the older tunes have that love-y theme, but we don’t want to be too mushy. We want it to be fun.” Tickets for the show are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Get them at https://www.showpass.com/best-datenight-ever/. For more on Bluesberry Jam Showband visit bluesberryjamshowband.com/. n

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BARS , C L U B S & P U B S

DAMASCOSOULSYSTEM Don’t miss Damasco Soul System at The Crystal Lounge on Friday at 9 p.m.

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to get all you lovely ladies in the mood! Join Juan and the lads as they serenade you with all the greatest pop-punk love songs of all time! d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

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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

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

MARC CHARRON One man band on the run, songwriter, world traveller, original van lifer. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 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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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

COAST MOUNTAIN THURSDAY’S! Venture on out to Function Junction for the most sophisticated après of the week! Funk, soul, jazz, blues, rare groove, disco and other rare beats curated by Stache, paired with the best beer and service in Whistler! free d Coast Mountain Brewing d 3:30-7:30 pm

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

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

MARC CHARRON One man band on the run, songwriter, world traveller original van lifer. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

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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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every month when they swap out for a full band. No cover, no lineups. d Whistler Brewing Company d 6-9 pm

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DAMASCO SOUL SYSTEM Damasco Soul System returns to the Crystal Lounge with the forever fusion of reggae, Latino, and Afro-beat. Hear the magic of berimbau (musical bow), along with improvised jams and rock-steady reggae rhythms. free d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm-midnight

DEEP FRIDAY APRES

Peter is a long-time local singer-songwriter and plays a fun mix of acoustic hits and his own originals. He will be sure to have the whole crowd singing along. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 6-9 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 dance floor. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm

Straight from the mountain into the bar, playing all your deep house apres needs to get your weekend started right! d Crystal Lounge d 3-6 pm

FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB

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

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

LADIES’ NIGHT

THROWBACK THURSDAYS WITH MR. TWITCH

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 3:30-7:30 pm d Longhorn Saloon d 9:30 pm-12:30 am

SHUT UP AND PARTY

Enjoy a musical journey of nostalgia curated by Mr. Twitch. Disco-funk-hip-hop-house and whatever else. Old-school vibes, remixes mash-ups and new stuff to keep you on your toes. Free. d Three Below d 9 pm-midnight

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Live music by Whistler favourites, Red Chair. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm

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LIVE MUSIC Solo artists perform every week, except on the first Friday of

Start your weekend off right with TyMetal’s energizing vibes! d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

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 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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ACOUSTIC SESSIONS

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

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

KAL MOLLINSON Kal Mollison, frontman of acclaimed Canadian indie band Sandcastle Theory, builds on-the-fly vocal and instrumental arrangements; mixing solo acoustic renditions of classic pub and college rock tunes with live loops and beats. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

LIVE @ BLACK’S Every Friday and Saturday party with local and touring musicians at Black’s Pub. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm

MARCUS RAMSAY Marcus is a Sea to Sky singer songwriter that put himself on the map after winning the Be the Best Play the Fest competition at the Pemberton Music Festival with his band Northern Ignition. He then quickly became a crowd favourite amongst Whistler locals. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 9 pm

ZAAC PICK Folk-pop with a reputation for compelling lyrics and haunting melodies. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 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 Let TyMetal provide the soundtrack to your weekend! 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 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

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

MARTINI MONDAY d Buffalo

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house, trap, hip hop and more. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 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

SEAN MICHAEL Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley play major roles in Sean’s guitar style and vocal melody. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm

SUNDAY SESSIONS The best locals’ party in Whistler. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm

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MARVELLOUS MONDAYS WITH MONTY Local legend Monty Biggins offers hits of the eras in an Americana Swing sound. His soulful voice has been described as a journey of the heart. An entire rat pack in one man, he’ll tip his glass to you with that jazzy swagger. d Pangea Pod Hotel d 3-6 pm

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

Open Mic night at Cranked Espresso Bar with host Jenna Mae. Cranked is the perfect place to play without the intimidation of being on a big stage and huge audience. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 6-9 pm

SEAN MICHAEL Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Kurt Cobain and Bob Marley play major roles in Sean’s guitar style and vocal melody. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 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

MONDAY MADNESS Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley and Billy The Kid throw down all the hottest deep and dirty beats you know and love. Deep tech, bass, house, trap, plus more. d Maxx Fish d 9:30 pm

MONDAY NIGHT FEATURING DJ GAINZ DJ Gainz has taken over Monday so come get your fix of the freshest tracks in town! d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

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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

SUNDAY NIGHT THEORY WITH TYMETAL

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

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FVCK MONDAYS 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,

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LOCALS LIVE Grab your friends and come down to get up to perform on our open mic. d FireRock Lounge d 9 pm

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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

TUESDAY NIGHT FEATURING DJ DAKOTA Dakota brings his crowd-pleasing, hip-hop vibes to Tuesday night. d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

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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

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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 10 pm-1 am

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Feel the heat by our fireplace and pretend you are back on the beach. d FireRock Lounge d 5 pm

GAMES NIGHT AT PANGEA

“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

OPEN MIC NIGHT

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BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

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RUBY & HALE Think tasteful guitar licks with a powerhouse soul voice and you’re in the right ball park. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm

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Blues night with Sean Rose. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 8 pm

FOXY GET FUNKY

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

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

Whether you know her as DJ Foxy Moron or just Ace, you know she kills it on the vinyl. Join us as this homegirl legend spins you silly. d Pangea Pod Hotel d 4-7 pm

WILDIN’ OUT WEDNESDAYS Featuring DJ Gainz the fastest up-and-coming DJ in town. d The Keg d 10 pm-2 am

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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 COMMUNITY

GAMES CAFE

Come in and enjoy a massive selection of popular games. Sunday to Thursday. > 4-8 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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

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WHISTLER MUSEUM

LEARN HOW TO RECYCLE

Learn more about Whistler’s culture and history. Now open by donation. > Daily 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm > Whistler Museum

THURSDAY FEB14 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

ACTIVATE AND CONNECT FOR SENIORS 50+

Connect with friends, new and old, through weekly activities. Meet at Whistler Community

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Services Society. In partnership with the Mature Action Community. > 9:30-11 am > Whistler Community Services 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 are 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 COMMUNITY

PARENT INFANT DROP-IN

An opportunity to develop a supportive social network with other parents of young babies.

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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 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

SHANNON FORD SOLO EXHIBITION OPENING

Shannon Ford uses her own handmade gemstone powders, and incorporates cut gemstones, 24 Karat Gold and Palladium into her paintings. Start your Valentines’ celebrations with an art aprés and a chance to meet the artist. Wine and canapés served. Free. 604-935-1862. > 4-6 pm > Mountain Galleries

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Come shake your shanti in a 90-minute Hatha Flow yoga class. Get in the flow with an emphasis on breathing and movement. 18-to-35-year-olds only, free positive vibes for all in attendance! $3 for non-members, free for Luna members. > 5:30-7 pm > Maury Young Arts Centre COMMUNITY

SOLVING THE LAKE OF THE WOODS BOUNDARY PUZZLE

Why is there such a puzzling boundary between Canada and the USA at Lake of the Woods? Find out from local expert David Malaher. > 7-8:30 pm > Whistler Public Library 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 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

STITCHES IN THE STACKS

Calling all knitters! Join us at the Library on Thursdays in February for Stitches in the Stacks, our brand-new knitting group. This group is free to attend, but you’ll need to bring your own supplies. Let’s curl up by the fire and make something beautiful together. (Crochet lovers, you’re welcome too!) > 7-8 pm > Whistler Public Library

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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 (Pemberton)

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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 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

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Local artists and artisans sell their goods at the Made in Whistler Market. Free admission. > 12-6 pm > Westin Resort & Spa

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This drop-in program is for kids two to four years and it focuses on early literacy through music, rhyme, stories and movement. Free. > 10 am > Whistler Public Library

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A parent-directed hour with board games, crafts and a story corner with felt puppets. A drop-in program for families of all ages. Free. > 3:30-4:30 pm > Whistler Public Library

ANGELA MORGAN

This highly anticipated event will showcase Angela’s delightful paintings. Her latest collection of snowy scenes and more, always promises to delight everyone at her Annual Winter Exhibition with Adele Campbell Gallery. Angela will be in attendance, ready to answer any burning questions or to add a unique note to any purchased paintings on the night. > 5-7 pm > Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery COMMUNITY

WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN

Get your resume reviewed, learn about the local labour market, job search tips, and more. All services are free. For details, call 1-877-932-1611 or go to WhistlerESC.com. > 3-6 pm > Whistler Public Library COMMUNITY

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Whistler knows how to après and now the whole family can celebrate a great day on the slopes with even more fun at Whistler Olympic Plaza. Parents can share stories about their day with a warm beverage while the kids participate in a variety of outdoor, winter activities and entertainment each week. > 3-6 pm > Whistler Olympic Plaza

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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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Learn how to recycle and why it is important. A workshop by AWARE, what you can do to reduce waste, how to make it easier. Learn practical skills to easily use in everyday life and why waste is a problem in our local and regional environments and around the world. For more information info@welcomewhistler.com. > 11 am > Whistler Public Library

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Books, songs and rhymes for preschoolaged children, accompanied by a caregiver. Registration is not required. > 10:30-11 am > Whistler Public Library

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The Acoustic Coffee House is back! Come join in with this afternoon of music. > 4-6 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)

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This program gives toddlers, parents and caregivers the opportunity to learn songs, rhymes and finger plays together. Movement is encouraged and your preschooler’s early language and literacy development is supported. For more information, please come to the library, call 604-935-8436 or email youthservice@whistlerlibary.ca. Free. > 10:30-11 am > Whistler Public Library

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WE RUN WHISTLER: WEEKLY GROUP RUN

Group run for intermediate runners and above. Two distance options: approximately 5 km and 10 km. Check our Facebook page, facebook. com/groups/werunwhistler for weekly updates. Headlamps mandatory. #werunwhistler rain or shine… or snow! Free. > 5:55 pm > Lululemon ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

FILM SCREENING: INDIAN HORSE AT MAURY YOUNG ARTS CENTRE Join us at Maury Young Arts Centre for an encore screening of Indian Horse. This event is free to attend, but seating is limited! Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the event will begin at 6 p.m.. Make sure you arrive early to avoid disappointment. > 6-9 pm > Whistler Public Library SPORTS

CREATING COMMUNITY AND COHOUSING

Join us on our journey to creating real community through the cohousing model of building a neighbourhood community. Cohousing is not a commune, not a cooperative. For more information, visit our website at thecoastalvillage. ca or call Janey Harper at 778-840-1529. > 11:30 am-1:30 pm COMMUNITY

VITAL CAFE: YES THERE IS POVERTY IN WHISTLER

Vital Cafés are monthly small group conversations on big issues affecting our community. Different themes each month, inspired by the UN Sustainable Development Goals. February’s theme: “Yes there IS poverty in Whistler” recognizing hidden poverty with guest Jackie Dickinson, Whistler Community Services. Hosted by the Community Foundation ofWhistler. > 5-6:30 pm > Whistler Museum

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All levels are welcome to join in the locals’ night. Clinic for beginners and casual play for intermediate and advanced players. Free racket rental, snacks and beverage included! $20. 604-932-1991. > 6:30-8:30 pm > Whistler Racquet Club COMMUNITY

WHISTLER SINGERS

Whistler’s community choir. No auditions and everyone welcome. 604-932-2979. > 7-9 pm > Myrtle Philip Community Centre

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Drop in for this casual session, where preschool-aged children will enjoy a short story and then use different media to create a fun craft. A great opportunity for parents to connect with other parents of young children! > 10:30-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library

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Build communication, public speaking, and leadership skills with Mountain Spirit Whistler Toastmasters. Everyone welcome. > 5:30-7 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of February 14th By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): When directors of movies say, “It’s a wrap,” they mean that the shooting of a scene has been finished. They may use the same expression when the shooting of the entire film is completed. That’s not the end of the creative process, of course. All the editing must still be done. Once that’s accomplished, the producer may declare that the final product is “in the can,” and ready to be released or broadcast. From what I can determine, Aries, you’re on the verge of being able to say, “it’s a wrap” for one of your own projects. There’ll be more work before you’re ready to assert, “it’s in the can.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to create your own royal throne and sit on it whenever you need to think deep thoughts and formulate important decisions. Make sure your power chair is comfortable as well as beautiful and elegant. To enhance your ability to wield your waxing authority with grace and courage, I also encourage you to fashion your own crown, sceptre, and ceremonial footwear. They, too, should be comfortable, beautiful, and elegant. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1995, astronomer Bob Williams got a strong urge to investigate a small scrap of the night sky that most other astronomers regarded as boring. It was near the handle of the constellation known as the Big Dipper. Luckily for him, he could ignore his colleagues’ discouraging pressure. That’s because he had been authorized to use the high-powered Hubble Space Telescope for a 10-day period. To the surprise of everyone but Williams, his project soon discovered that this seemingly unremarkable part of the heavens is teeming with over 3,000 galaxies. I suspect you may have a challenge akin to Williams’, Gemini. A pet project or crazy notion of yours may not get much support, but I hope you’ll pursue it anyway. I bet your findings will be different from what anyone expects. CANCER (June 21-July 22): A study by the Humane Research Council found that more than 80 per cent of those who commit to being vegetarians eventually give up and return to eating meat. A study by the National Institute of Health showed that only about 36 per cent of alcoholics are able to achieve full recovery; the remainder relapse. And we all know how many people make New Year’s resolutions to exercise more often, but then stop going to the gym by February. That’s the bad news. The good news, Cancerian, is that during the coming weeks you will possess an enhanced power to stick with any commitment you know is right and good for you. Take advantage! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are there two places on Earth more different from each other than Europe and Africa? Yet there is a place, the Strait of Gibraltar, where Europe and Africa are just 14 kilometres apart. Russia and the United States are also profoundly unlike each other, but only four kilometres apart where the Bering Strait separates them. I foresee a metaphorically comparable phenomenon in your life. Two situations or influences or perspectives that may seem to have little in common will turn out to be closer to each other than you imagined possible. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo basketball star Latrell Sprewell played professionally for 13 years. He could have extended his career at least three more seasons, but he turned down an offer for US$21 million from the Minnesota team, complaining that it wouldn’t be sufficient to feed his four children. I will ask you not to imitate his behaviour, Virgo. If you’re offered a deal or opportunity that doesn’t perfectly meet all your requirements, don’t dismiss it out of hand. A bit of compromise is sensible right now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 1992, an Ethiopian man named Belachew Girma became an alcoholic after he saw his wife die from AIDS. And yet today he is renowned as a Laughter Master, having dedicated himself to explore the healing powers of ebullience and amusement. He presides over a school that teaches

people the fine points of laughter, and he holds the world’s record for longest continuous laughter at three hours and six minutes. I nominate him to be your role model in the next two weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will be especially primed to benefit from the healing power of laughter. You’re likely to encounter more droll and whimsical and hilarious events than usual, and your sense of humour should be especially hearty and finely tuned. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science suggests that people who use curse words tend to be more candid. “Swearing is often inappropriate but it can also be evidence that someone is telling you their honest opinion,” said the lead researcher. “Just as they aren’t filtering their language to be more palatable, they’re also not filtering their views.” If that’s true, Scorpio, I’m going to encourage you to curse more than usual in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s crucial that you tell as much of the whole truth as is humanly possible. (P.S. Your cursing outbursts don’t necessarily have to be delivered with total abandon everywhere you go. You could accomplish a lot just by going into rooms by yourself and exuberantly allowing the expletives to roll out of your mouth.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the mid-1980s, a California carrot farmer grew frustrated with the fact that grocery stores didn’t want to buy his broken and oddly shaped carrots. A lot of his crop was going to waste. Then he got the bright idea to cut and shave the imperfect carrots so as to make smooth little baby carrots. They became a big success. Can you think of a metaphorically comparable adjustment you could undertake, Sagittarius? Is it possible to transform a resource that’s partially going to waste? Might you be able to enhance your possibilities by making some simple modifications? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Mongolia is a huge landlocked country. It borders no oceans or seas. Nevertheless, it has a navy of seven sailors. Its lone ship is a tugboat moored on Lake Khovsgol, which is three per cent the size of North America’s Lake Superior. I’m offering up the Mongolian navy as an apt metaphor for you to draw inspiration from in the coming weeks. I believe it makes good astrological sense for you to launch a seemingly quixotic quest to assert your power, however modestly, in a situation that may seem out of your league. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “A freshness lives deep in me which no one can take from me,” wrote poet Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf. “Something unstilled, unstillable is within me; it wants to be voiced,” wrote philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In accordance with your astrological omens, I propose we make those two quotes your mottoes for the next four weeks. In my opinion, you have a mandate to tap into what’s freshest and most unstillable about you — and then cultivate it, celebrate it, and express it with the full power of your grateful, brilliant joy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): According to the Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, the word “obsession” used to refer to the agitated state of a person who was besieged by rowdy or unruly spirits arriving from outside the person. “Possession,” on the other hand, once meant the agitated state of a person struggling against rowdy or unruly spirits arising from within. In the Western Christian perspective, both modes have been considered primarily negative and problematic. In many other cultures, however, spirits from both the inside and outside have sometimes been regarded as relatively benevolent, and their effect quite positive. As long as you don’t buy into the Western Christian view, I suspect that the coming weeks will be a favourable time for you to consort with spirits like those.

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CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Donate Used Clothing & Household Goods- To be distributed to local charities by Sharon 604-894-6656 for pick up. 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 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 1-877892-2022 admin@sscs.ca Stewardship Pemberton Society and the One Mile Lake Nature Centre- Connecting 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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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

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

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Alpine Club of Canada Whistler Sec-tionOutdoor club focused on ski/split board touring, hiking, mountaineering and skills training. More info: accwhistler.ca Trip Schedule: accwhistler.ca/trips/ Griffin Squadron Squamish Air CadetsOpen to youth 12-18yrs at Don Ross Secondary School on Tues at 6:30pm. Pemberton Valley Trails AssociationMeets the second Wed of each month. 7pm at the Pemberton Recreation Centre. Call 604-698-6158 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. Sea to Sky RC Flyers - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada Club active in the Sea to Sky Region flying model airplanes, helicopters and multi-rotors. Contact S2SRCFLY@telus.net

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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

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Women's Karma Yoga - Thursdays, 9:30-10:30, ongoing by donation and childminding provided. Whistler Women's Centre: 1519 Spring Creek Drive. Drop-in 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

Full & Part Time Housekeepers Eligible successful candidates may receive*:

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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.

• Full-time work year round and a FUN work environment. *eligibility and conditions based on DRCL policies and practices set out in general terms and conditions of employment.

Whistler Children's Chorus Rehearsal Tuesdays at MILLENNIUM PLACE (4 - 5:30 pm) contact whistlerchorus@gmail.com

Email your resume with the position you wish to apply for to: Madiha.Hassan@diamondresorts.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 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 Club- Whistler 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 likeminded people that get together & paint. Gretchen is the painting coach. $5 to attend. 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 604-907-2804 or wr@ bookbuffet.com

WHISTLER’S RE-IMAGINED ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Basalt Wine + Salumeria are currently looking to fill the roles of: Il Caminetto is the newest Whistler restaurant to join the Toptable Group famiglia! The storied restaurant offers a modern taste of Italy to bring a fresh, contemporary style of dining to the mountain.

FRONT-OF-HOUSE:

BACK-OF-HOUSE:

Assistant Wine Director

Line Cooks

Food Expeditor Server Assistant

(2-3 years related experience)

Dishwashers

LINE COOKS DISHWASHERS Please send your cover letter and resume to skeenan-naf@crystal-lodge.com Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits. Full and Part Time positions available. Come join the best team in Whistler!

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Position Details • Pemberton Office, Monday to Friday from 10:00 - 4:00 • Maternity leave position until October 31, 2019 with the possibility for extension The successful candidate will have: • Meticulous attention to detail and customer service skills • Ability to multi-task and handle a fast-paced environment • Excellent computer skills • Knowledge of the Pemberton area is an asset

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COMMUNITY CENTRES 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

The Beacon Pub and Eatery is currently looking for:

HEAD CHEF LINE COOKS MORNING COOKS DISHWASHERS Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits. Come join the best team in Whistler! Interested applicants please email your resume to skeenan-naf@Crystal-Lodge.com

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Pemberton & District Community Centre - Located at 7390 Cottonwood St. Fitness Centre, facility rentals, spray park, playground, children, youth, adult & seniors programs. For more info 604-894-2340 or pemrecinfo@slrd.bc.ca

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Toptable Group is seeking a Group Sales & Events Coordinator in Whistler, BC. This individual will be responsible for coordinating all group bookings and events at our Whistler restaurants; Araxi + The Cellar by Araxi, Bar Oso, and Il Caminetto.

Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Explore First Nations Art Galleries, and Interactive Exhibits. Gift Shop & Cafe are in our admission free area. Open Tuesday'sSunday's per week. 10am-5p.m..

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS: • Previous experience in sales and customer service is required • Previous restaurant experience is an asset

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 604-932-2019

We offer year round full time hours, competitive wages, gratuities, extended medical & dental, accommodations, potential for future growth within the company, and an employee discount at all Toptable restaurants.

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BNI Mountain High- Meets at 6:45-8:30am 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 help-ing 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

is now hiring for the following position:

Front Desk Agent Room Attendant* Houseman Ski Concierge Full-time and Part-time Seasonal incentives available *Short-term accommodation available Please email resume to hr@listelhotel.com Thank you for your interest. Only those applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted.

Roland’s Pub & Red Door Bistro Are Hiring

DISHWASHERS Start immediately!

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.

CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE? WORK WITH US! Kaze Sushi is looking for Experienced Sushi Chef

Please apply in person with resume at the Whistler restaurant from 5:30pm onwards Call or email Tom on 604-938-4565 or tokyotom111@hotmail.com

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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 Activate & Connect - Come join us Thursday mornings 9:30am to 11:00am at Whistler Community Services for a weekly drop in program for seniors 50+. Everyone welcome, in partnership with Mature Action Community. www.mywcss.org 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 inplace; MAC also provides opportunities for social interaction. Visit www.whistlermac. org or e-mail info@whistlermac.org Outreach Services - Free confidential support for adults dealing with the challenges of social wellness. Please call our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. 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 604576-9734 or ecbayer2@gmail.com

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY 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. Earthsave Whistler - Providing info & support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. earthsavewhistler.com

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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 Re-Build-It Centre - Daily 10:00am to 5:00pm. Accepting donations of furni-ture, quality used building supplies & new items. Deliveries and pickups available for $35. Call 604.932.1125, www.mywcss.org, rebuil-dit@ mywss.org 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 Re-Use-It - Daily 11:00am to 6:00pm, Donate all household goods in good shape. Accepting bottles & cans, old electronics, anything with a cord, and light fixtures for recycling. All proceeds to WCSS. Call 604.932.1121, www.mywcss.org, reuseit@ mywcss.org. 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

FAMILY RESOURCES Baby/Child Health Clinics - Free rou-tine immunizations & newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth & devel-opment assessments & plenty of age appropriate resources avail. By ap-pointment 604-9323202 Camp Fund - Provides financial assis-tance to enable children of financially restricted families to attend camp. Call WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org

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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

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KidsArt - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restrict-ed families to participate in arts and culture education. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an out-reach worker. www. mywcss.org.

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Kids on the Move - Provides financial assistance to enable children of finan-cially restricted families to participate in sport programs. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an out-reach worker. www. mywcss.org. Outreach Services - Free confidential support for adults and families experiencing challenges with mental health, food insecurity, housing insecurity, substance use, misuse or addiction, employment, eating disorders, violence in relationships, roommate conflict or homesickness. Contact our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an out-reach worker or visit www. mywcss.org. 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 Drop-InA play group for you and your under-5 child. Signal Hill Elementary, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 9am-12pm. Thurs only 12pm-3pm. Call 604894-6101 / 604-966- 8857 Whistler Public Library - Open Mon-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am5pm. 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 604935-8433

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Sundial Boutique Hotel at 4340 Sundial Crescent, Whistler BC V0N 1B4 is currently hiring for a

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Address: 108-4557 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC, V0N 1B4 Apply by email at nagomisushi@outlook.com

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Eligible successful candidates may receive*:

Experienced Cocktail Bartender

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Server (Bar Oso) Server Assistant

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114 Maxed Out ‘Toilet Mahal’ coming to a public place near you

have this friend in Toronto. He and his partner are both successful lawyers, great people and good companions. They have a beautiful home in a tony section of town and a cottage on Georgian Bay. The word 'cottage' doesn’t do justice

By G.D. Maxwell to the spectacular, large, log home sited on a huge, wooded lot with magnificent views of the bay. That’s context. Like so many successful, wealthy people, money means something different to them than it means to those of us with substantially less. One time, heading up for a few days to enjoy their company, I stopped at

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a roadside mom-and-pop farm not far from their cottage to pick up a few fresh veggies and some flowers. There was a nice bundle of small sunflowers shining like gold on the rough board counter. They were $10 and I bought a bunch. They were well received. Two days later, my friend stopped there and bought another bunch. He didn’t have a 10 so he gave the nice lady a 20, telling her to keep the change. A day later, on my way back to Toronto, I stopped in to buy some to take home. The price was $20! My friend had gamed the market and doubled the price of sunflowers because of his indifference to spending $20 when $10 would have made the seller happy. In a nutshell, that’s the Whistler Premium writ small. With one major difference. My friend was doubling the market with his own money. The Whistler Premium is a legacy of staff and council, present and former, spending tax money. Which is why staff, current, and Happy Jack have a special Valentine’s Day present for all of us in the 2019 draft budget. One we’re all sure to appreciate and love for years to come.

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In 1988, Canada’s Barenaked Ladies hit the charts with "If I Had a Million Dollars." It was a catchy tune where they mused about what they’d buy if they had a million bucks. Among other things, a house, furniture for the house, a Chrysler K-car, a tree fort, a fur coat—but not a real fur coat—an exotic pet, the Elephant Man’s remains (creepy), really expensive ketchups, etc. Of course, a million dollars went farther in 1988 ... even in Whistler. But circa 2019, Jack and the staff are going to buy us—and I’m not making this up—toilets. Million-dollar toilets. Several of them. Total budgeted amount: I hope you’re sitting down, $3,052,000 In 1976, Earl Butz, who was U.S. President Gerald Ford’s Secretary of Agriculture, was fired when word got out about a comment he’d made to Pat Boone, Sonny Bono and John Dean. You can Google them if you really need to know who they are/were but it’s not important. One of them asked him why the Republican Party wasn’t able to attract more black voters. He said it was because blacks only wanted three things: A tight (crude reference to female genitalia I’m sure Clare would edit out if I wrote it), loose shoes, and a warm place to defecate, although he use the more common word for that particular bodily function ... which I’m also sure would be edited out. Well, if all goes according to plan, we’ll all have a warm place to defecate when we arrive at Gateway Loop, stroll in Whistler Olympic Plaza (WOP) or visit the PassivHaus. And I’m pretty sure no one will lose their job. The overlooked toilets at Gateway Loop, a.k.a the World’s Most Expensive Roof That Still Won’t Keep You Dry, will add $966,668 to the $6.7 million price of that monument to someone’s ego. New toilet facilities at Whistler Olympic Plaza are budgeted at a breathtaking $1,036,668 while the muchneeded toilets at PassivHaus are a relative bargain at only $666,664. The remaining $382,000 is for professional services, though I don’t know why they couldn’t fit a couple of sixes in there too. Consider yourself serviced. I have no idea what the Toilet Mahal at WOP might look like but even in Whistler it’s a public toilet—stalls, urinals, sinks, counters, hand dryers, presumably. To put the million-dollar price tag into perspective, let’s suppose you had a building lot that was already serviced, that is to say you had water, sewer and electricity already on the site, not unlike WOP. Construction costs for a modestly upscale home in Whistler run around $500/square foot these days. That million bucks would build you a 2,000-square-

foot home, which is much larger than most of you reading this—thank you both—are living in and, in my own case, have ever lived in. I’ve never seen a 2,000-square-foot toilet. But that’s the Whistler Standard, apparently. To be clear, we’ve created that standard. It’s a reflection of how carefully or carelessly staff and council has spent money over the years. How they’ve gamed up the price of things by overdesigning, over-building and over-paying because, well, because we’re special. We’re desperate to put on a good face for the people who come here. And, in this case, there’s an added perniciousness, best voiced by Happy Jack when he said words to the effect, “It’s RMI (Resort Municipality Initiative) money. We have to spend it on something.” We have to spend it on something. So it doesn’t really matter what it costs, eh? Except it makes everything else the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) spends money on more expensive. Even the stuff RMI doesn’t cover. Some years ago, when the RMOW was festivalizing every weekend during the summer, they were booking bands to play as part of Whistler Live! RMI funds were paying for the lion’s share. Another person in town who booked musical acts was commenting about how much more expensive they’d become because Whistler Live! was paying more than what they used to get and now, like the sunflowers, they thought that was what they were worth. And, in a very real sense, they were ... because a new market bar had been set higher by a bidder who wasn’t spending their own money. If you don’t imagine this is important, dig into the history of Whistler Housing Authority prices. The escalation has tortured the concept of affordability and will probably take our breath away when prices for Cheakamus Phase II are announced. Apparently no one on council challenged staff when the initial plans for Gateway Loop were revealed. No one questioned why or even suggested they were proposing the World’s Most Expensive Roof when, really, all we needed was a simple shelter. The Whistler Standard Kool-Aid flowed freely and all drank deeply. While I hope there might be some discussion about million-dollar toilets this time around, I suspect this too is a done deal and council will roll over and play dead. So happy Valentine’s Day. And remember, it’s only your comfort everyone has in mind. n

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