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like a ribbon of fire stretching south as far as the eye could see thanks to travellers’ vehicle brake lights. Grocery stores were packed, parking lots were packed, everywhere was busy and for the most part smiles lit the faces of workers and business owners alike as Whistler enjoyed a busy long weekend. Not much news in these observations. But perhaps what should be focused on is what opportunity is missing. This is the first year that B.C.’s Family Day long weekend and the American Presidents’ Day long weekend have fallen at the same time. You may recall that Family Day was introduced in 2013. Part of the original impetus behind situating Family Day on the second Monday
of February was to encourage British Columbians to get out and enjoy outdoor recreational opportunities before the rush of American visitors the following weekend. Locally, that meant resort hotels, outdoor activity providers, Whistler Blackcomb, and the municipality all offered discounted rates to B.C. residents. The Presidents’ Day weekend is one of the priciest in resorts.
have shut out many B.C. travellers from coming to Whistler. When the idea to move the holiday to the third weekend in February was floated last year many resorts spoke out against it but their arguments fell on deaf ears. “Moving Family Day is the right thing to do for businesses small and large, and is better for families who may be spread
It may be the sheer frustration some of our visitors experienced last weekend will result in them not booking next year—but surely that is not the best way to even out visitation. Generally the occupancy on the American long weekend in Whistler was strong, often in the 90 percentile whereas the weekend before was much lower. However, when Family Day was placed there occupancy shot up— bringing in between $7 and $10 million in incremental visitor spending at ski destinations across the province. This is the opportunity we have lost—by the NDP provincial government moving the Family Day weekend to coincide with the U.S. long weekend we
out across the country,” said Premier John Horgan in a release a year ago. “This gives families an opportunity to schedule and spend more time with loved ones from other provinces.” Last year Whistler was at peak occupancy across both weekends. Figures comparing the second and third weekend of February this year are not yet available, but it’s safe to say that combining the visitors into one big deluge will likely lead to declines in occupancy for the month, and also
overall declines in revenue. At the heart of this is the fact that B.C. residents tend to book closer to holiday dates while U.S. visitors are planning ahead leaving little, if any, room for provincial guests to get a room. And it’s not just in Whistler. An executive at Big White Ski Resort predicted the move would be “a disaster,” with B.C.’s popular resorts having room capacity problems. “All we’re doing is cramming everyone into one weekend,” Michael Ballingall told the Kelowna Capital News. “So you’re just displacing people from B.C. with people who have already booked from America and Ontario.” Said Ian Jenkins, director of sales and marketing at SilverStar Mountain Resort in the north Okanagan: “We used to see good, solid visitation on back-to back-weekends. “It was great alignment, because (there is) Presidents’ Day in the U.S. and you have the Alberta Family Day, so you always filled up that weekend. And then having Family Day in B.C. the weekend before, allowed us to have that weekend busy as well,” he told Daybreak South host Chris Walker. “So, it was really ideal for the ski business.” It may be the sheer frustration some of our visitors experienced last weekend will result in them not booking next year—but surely that is not the best way to even out visitation. n
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Letters T O T HE ED I T O R Hope there is a budget for cleaning For sure this (will) not be the first, or the last, (letter) you (will) receive about the $3-million washroom expense/investment included in the last Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) draft budget. My question is: Did the RMOW consider a cleaning legacy fund included in this amount? My first impression of the Whistler Visitors Centre men’s washroom on any weekend is that it’s not good for tourists. My wife … told me that (the ladies washroom) was nausea-inducing. So hopefully these big bucks (will) change not only the architectural design (must be a real Whistler jewel that could be presented at the next Georgie Awards), but also the daily maintenance to keep them usable. Jorge Ravenna Whistler
The snow was perfect, the mountain was the most beautiful that we had ever seen, you could still see a different area every day, and there was a large village that my eight-year-old twin brother and I could walk around. Over the next 20 years, we flew from New Jersey (and later New York City) to Whistler every single year. Some trips had better weather and ski conditions than others, but our love for Whistler and the magic we felt never faded. In 2017, on trip No. 20, it was from a laptop in my hotel room at the Cascade Lodge that I messaged a new friend David for the first time. “Have you gone skiing yet this winter?” he asked, to which I responded, “I’m actually in Whistler right now!” When I got back to NYC, David and I went
and asked me the most important question of my life. The Whistler magic that I had felt at eight years old, and all of the subsequent years, culminated in the most magical, amazing moment I could have imagined. We have the most perfectly meaningful memories and pictures from one of the best days of our lives. “My place” has officially become “our place”. Thank you, Whistler, for a lifetime of happiness! Staci Feigenberg New York
on our first date and discussed skiing (and Whistler!) the entire time. Two years later, on Feb. 4, 2019, I was so excited to share Whistler with David for the first time. Little did I know what he had planned! The first two days involved absolutely freezing temperatures, highs of -20 Celsius. On the second day, we saw a beautiful “sun rainbow” that extended over the chairlift we were riding. David secretly took this as a good sign. On Day 3, the weather finally warmed up and it was a sunny bluebird day. After getting on the first gondola of the day, and then a brief delay waiting for 7th Heaven to open, we stopped at the top to admire the view. All of a sudden, David got down on one knee
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Letters T O T H E E D IT O R of questions related to the Whistler budget. Simple questions—the simplest being: “Can I please get a list of the potential savings that were discussed in order to avoid a tax increase?” Then the adventure began. Finance wrote me and told me that without direction from our budget-conscious councillors or mayor, they would not consider any savings—and they have received no such direction to try to save any money. This seemed crazy, considering the election speeches made and articles written about fiscal prudence and so on. I dug deeper, writing Councillor Cathy Jewett and asking if she had a memory of any money-saving suggestions or ideas that were discussed in an effort to avoid another dreaded tax increase. She immediately referred me to the newly minted Audit and Finance Portfolio czar, Coun. Ralph Forsyth. He responded that he was unavailable to meet me all week (budget week) because he was skiing. Maybe Monday? And Mayor Jack Crompton simply ignored
my question (because he knows the answer) and agrees to meet, but he will not commit to doing anything. He has already confirmed to me that he will not direct his staff in these matters, including finding any savings. Staff tells the mayor how much more cash they need and he raises our taxes to cover it. Now that is simple. Not a great campaign slogan, but simple. And now they announce a governance committee. Interesting to see that some of people in charge at the time of the bus-loop boondoggle have jumped in to provide some much-needed education on the topic. The topic of good governance that is, not the epic fail. I just figured they were downright terrible managers with no governance skills whatsoever to create that mess. They will re-educate me on that now, I guess. Shockingly, this committee will not focus on whose governance failed us on the bus-loop roof (nice to confirm) or whose
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we need to use our voices and push council to ensure CECAP becomes a real priority. Anyone can: stay on top of council agendas, write to mayor and council to take actions on issues they care about, and make sure council has measurable CECAP progress to report on each quarter (or explanations if things are not on track). Better still, show up at the Feb. 26 council meeting and ask what is earmarked in the 2019 budget to fund CECAP-related projects. Don’t let this plan get buried—it needs to be top of mind and be backed with a budget that drives results. We can have an impact if we’re collectively moving toward the CECAP emissions reduction and adaptation targets. Every community member has a voice. Let’s use it. Diana Mulvey Whistler ■
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and Nike’s agreement with Kaepernick included financial considerations for worthwhile organizations, but just drops in the bucket compared to their profits. Pledging a million bucks a year for three years is significant enough that no one can say Gillette isn’t putting its money where its mouth is, but when parent company Procter and Gamble (P&G) is valued in the billions, they’re not in any danger of overextending their budgets, either. Never mind that both P&G and Nike are publicly traded, and anyone reckoning that significant portions of investor dividends aren’t being used to furthering some truly horrifying political causes is kidding oneself. It’s a business, after all, and for decades, sex sold. Perhaps the pendulum is swinging a bit, and these days, social justice is an effective strategy. But should Nike really be boasting double-digit gains, or P&G exceed its earnings expectations in large part because of saying the right things in conservations into which they chose to launch themselves? This isn’t to say that customers shouldn’t affect change with their wallets. Supporting companies that espouse directtrade practices, especially industries when it’s not necessarily common, is valuable. And opting not to patronize businesses that feel almost like an intermediary for some regressive causes (most famously, American sandwich chain Chick-fil-A’s long-time commitment to anti-LGBTQ groups) also seems like a wise choice of one’s hard-earned dollars. Those are the every-last-cent-helps choices, not purchasing Gillette or Schick or a house brand of shaving cream. A recent episode of sitcom The Good Place explored why, for centuries, no human had earned enough points in earthly life to eventually graduate to the peaceful section of the afterlife. In the episode, one man picked flowers for his grandmother in 1534 and received a point boost; a modern-day man ordered flowers for his grandmother, but because of the detrimental environmental and social costs—the blooms were picked by underpaid workers and trucked long distances to their destinations—the thoughtful gesture was a net negative. The world is a more complicated place than ever before. As consumers, we all need to try our best to ensure our actions minimize harm while maximizing positive effects. The right answer will always be an individual one, balancing one’s own needs and well-being with his or her own social conscience. On one’s own journey, a kind corporate message can be a factor—but it shouldn’t be a starting point. n
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ackcountry wanderers beware: the Instagram allure is real, and disaster can strike when you least expect it. Just ask Demi Dall. On Sunday, Feb. 17, Dall was exploring the natural beauty of Brandywine Provincial Park with some friends—drawn to it, like so many others, by photos posted to the internet. “We’d seen a few photos on Whistler Winter and that sort of thing and it looked really nice, so we went for a hike down there,” Dall said. The group was rounding the last bend before the falls when they heard a sound like thunder, Dall said, followed by urgent shouts of warning from a man up ahead. Some ice had broken free from the lookout deck directly above them, and was hurtling downwards. Two of the girls found cover behind some rocks, while another evaded the falling ice. Dall tried to run back the opposite way, “but as I was running, one of the ice boulders clipped my ankle, and I fell down, like, onto my face,” she said, noting that she’s got a nice facial bruise to prove it. But the real damage was to her foot—the ice “boulder” that clipped her fractured both her cuboid and cuneiform bones, leaving her in a moon boot for the next three to four months. “The timing was pretty impeccable, that we (were) just like, (standing) right underneath this part to go around the cliff, and it broke off and slid down right at that time,” she said. “When we got home, we were all so shaken up. It was a really scary experience.”
Ryan Marrin was also out at Brandywine with friends that day, and said his group was the first to come across Dall’s after the ice slide. “I heard some crying up ahead, and the girl had just had her foot crushed,” he said. “When we walked past and saw the ice chunks that had actually fallen, that they were describing, they were massive.” Marrin said the ice likely fell from underneath the lookout deck up top, where there had been icicles nearly 2.5 metres long hanging underneath. “On their way down, they obviously reduced in size, because of the tumbling,” he said. “But looking at the ice chunks sitting in the water (at the bottom) … honestly, if (the hikers) were underneath it, they would have been dead for sure.” Taliha Walker, who was part of Dall’s group, doesn’t dispute that. “Honestly, when I didn’t have a rock to hide behind, I actually looked up, and I just saw all this ice coming down at me, and I just thought, ‘OK, well I’m gone,”’ she said. Looking up in that second, Walker said it “felt like a wave” of ice was descending on her. “To me, it was substantial … like an extreme, extreme hailstorm,” she said. Luckily, her friend pulled her into cover behind a rock at just the right moment. “When she pulled me it sort of turned my head the other way, and as I was turning my head the other way, this huge, huge boulder just came right over the top of us,” Walker said. When the dust had settled, the three women found Dall leaning against a tree, in a lot of pain and not breathing properly as she slipped into shock.
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The man who alerted the four women to the falling ice came to assist, eventually helping to carry Dall back out to the trailhead. “He said he’s been backcountry snowboarding like all his life, and he’s been in a few backcountry avalanches, and he said that’s the scariest thing he’s ever seen happen,” Walker said of the man (who did not respond to an interview request before Pique’s deadline). For Dall, the extended stint in a moon boot isn’t ideal, but with her stay in Whistler coming to an end next week (even before the injury), at the very least she can take comfort in knowing the injury hasn’t shortened her season by much. “It’s a nice goodbye gift from
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Canada,” she joked. “I only had a week left of snowboarding anyway, so I guess you could say it’s OK timing.” And while she’s no stranger to hiking, her experience at Brandywine taught a lesson she hopes to share with others. “You just have to keep your wits about you,” she said. “Even when you’re doing something that you think you’re not in danger, you just always have to be aware of your surroundings and what could possibly go wrong.” The provincial Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development was unable to provide an interview or any information on the incident before Pique’s deadline. n
6 COUNCIL BRIEFS Whistler council endorses BikeBC grant 1 20 RESERVE BYLAW Council looks to its capital-spending future 22 W ATERLUTION Students learn reconciliation using canoes 24 POLICE BRIEFS Sledder dies in fall on Pemberton Ice Cap
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hile Whistler2020 (Whistler’s guiding community document, adopted in 2005) highlighted the need for more learning opportunities locally, there is still work to be done. “The 2018 Community Life Survey indicates that just 31 per cent of respondents are happy with the accredited education opportunities in Whistler,” said Suki Cheyne, executive director of the Whistler Learning Centre (WLC), in a presentation to the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 12. “So what is the WLC doing to bridge the gap between the plan and reality?” The short answer is “lots.” In her presentation, Cheyne touched on several initiatives underway at the WLC, including a new pilot program in partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) called Learn Earn and Play (LEaP). The program will allow Whistler residents to get their first year of postsecondary education while working full-time in Whistler. “From the perspective of the labour force, and having additional recruiting of people, it can be set up in some kind of model where it’s an education plus paid work experience for the international student, (and) also supplies workers into the local community,” said Kevin Wainwright, director of special projects at BCIT’s SITE Centre of Excellence. “At the same time, that same type of program is also available for the local community, so it’s not separated, it’s not segregated, which means it’s much easier to put on offerings and hit critical mass and keep programs viable.” At the outset, LEaP will focus on business-related courses, certificates, diplomas and degrees, with the level of completion depending on the goals of the student. The courses will prove relevant to Whistler’s economy, with classes relating to programs like small business management, human resources, leadership, project management, business management, sustainable business leadership, non-profit management,
and tourism, as well as financial and marketing management. The WLC is eyeing staff recruitment for the 2019-2020 winter season. Meanwhile, in partnership with U.S.based non-profit Road Scholar, which offers life-long learning opportunities to adults 50 and over, the WLC will host two programs in 2020. The group is also partnering with the Lil’wat Nation to develop a First Nation Therapist Training Centre of Excellence, with training being delivered exclusively in Whistler. “The goal of this program is to develop and implement a universitylevel program to train First Nation individuals at a level needed to qualify as a licensed mental health therapist falling under the BC health providers act,” Cheyne said. A speaker series is also in the works, with the first event planned for May. The WLC is also working with the Lil’wat Nation on developing a cultural awareness course for delivery this year, Cheyne said. “Should this be successful, it can be customized for different communities, each of which have their own unique characteristics,” she said. “This course would provide an opportunity for Resort Municipality of Whistler staff to receive First Nation cultural awareness training, which is a goal of the corporate plan.” With Statistics Canada estimating the economic impact of education services to be $13.1 billion in British Columbia for 2016, pursuing educational opportunities makes sense for Whistler. “Education offers an opportunity for responsible growth with a weatherproof, environmentally friendly and authentic experience that can benefit the local economy and the community,” Cheyne said. The RMOW has $177,500 earmarked for learning and education initiatives in 2019, including $107,500 for Whistler 101 seminars, $45,000 for cultural tourism initiatives and $25,000 for a First Nations and Whistler Learning Centre. Find out more about the WLC and its latest programs at www. whistlerlearningcentre.com. n www.piquenewsmagazine.com | February 21, 2019 | 15
News WHIST L ER Whistler council endorses BikeBC grant COUNCIL BRIEFS: CLS NOW ONLINE; COUNCIL HITS THE ADVOCACY TRAIL By
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he Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is seeking provincial funds to assist with a Valley Trail upgrade at the Whistler Golf Club. At its Feb. 12 meeting, council endorsed a grant application for $212,985 to the BikeBC infrastructure funding program to pay for the project. The area in question is highly used, said parks and trails supervisor Lorne Russel in a presentation to council. “I’m sure at this point we’re well over a thousand (people) daily through there, and over 350,000 annually,” Russell said. Last year, the RMOW initiated a comprehensive Valley Trail safety review (expected to be finalized in the next month or so), which identified the area near the Whistler Golf Club as a “primary area for improvement,” Russell said. “We have had a couple of incidences in that area, (with) cyclists and pedestrians and vehicle traffic,” he said.
HAPPY TRAILS A presentation slide showing the section of Valley Trail near the Whistler Golf Club that is set for improvements.
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The project includes 185 metres of new, grade-separated Valley Trail, improved crosswalk lighting, vehicle safety barriers, improved wayfinding signage, landscape improvements and more.
The total project cost is estimated at $307,980. “If the grant is successful, the province would contribute $212,985, (and) the RMOW would contribute $94,995,” Russell said.
If the grant is unsuccessful, the municipality will look to complete the project in phases over three years. The RMOW has included $125,000
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annually for the next four years in the proposed 2019-2023 projects list (made up entirely of provincial Resort Municipality Initiative funds). Priority areas for improvement include the aforementioned Whistler Golf Club connection, the Highway 99 crossing at Nesters Road, the Alpha Lake Park/Highway 99 curb separation, at Millar Pond Park and from Rainbow Park to Alta Lake Road.
COMMUNITY LIFE SURVEY NOW ONLINE
The Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) Community Life Survey is now online at www.whistler.ca/survey. The online segment of the annual survey (which takes about 15 minutes to complete) comes on the heels of the RMOW’s 12th annual phone survey, which gauged the moods of 300 permanent residents and 200 part-time residents last month. “The information provided is vital for tracking the progress of key municipal and community performance indicators to help with planning and decision
WHISTLER COUNCIL HITS THE ADVOCACY TRAIL
Whistler’s new mayor and council have been out and about in recent weeks, attending conferences and meetings in the hopes of building relationships and better advocating for local residents. Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton recently sat down with Vail Resorts CEO Rob Katz to talk about shared priorities moving forward, Crompton said in his mayor’s
“We want to be good advocates for our community moving forward, and I found these to be productive conversations.” - JACK CROMPTON
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report at the Feb. 12 council meeting. “We talked transportation, we talked housing—those items which are at the top of the list for our organization,” Crompton said. “It was a useful conversation.” Further to that, Crompton, along with Councillors Duane Jackson, Cathy Jewett and John Grills, also had the opportunity recently
to meet with the provincial ministers for tourism and municipal affairs for housing. “It starts our advocacy,” Crompton said. “We want to be good advocates for our community moving forward, and I found those to be productive conversations.” Whistler’s new council has also been active on the convention front, with Grills attending the IMPACT Sustainable Travel and Tourism conference in Victoria last month (see Pique, Feb. 12), Councillor Jen Ford taking in a conference on making all roadways safer, and Jackson attending a housing conference. The conference highlighted the fact that housing is challenging for all communities, “and that changing demographics and household formations are outpacing the delivery of housing,” Jackson said. “So housing is a crisis and we are not the only ones to be faced by it … in general it was a great conference, (I) made some good contacts and (am) bringing some notes back.” Topping it all off, following the Feb. 12 council meeting, Whistler’s mayor and council drove north to Mount Currie for a late meeting with Lil’wat Nation council. “(It) will be our first opportunity to meet with them and introduce ourselves, so (we’re) excited about that,” Crompton said. n
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WHISTLER COUNCIL GIVES FIRST READINGS TO NEW RESERVE AMENDMENT BYLAW By
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he Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is making a change to its reserve establishment bylaw to help pay for infrastructure projects—now and in the future. At the Feb. 12 meeting, council gave first three readings to a bylaw that would allow unallocated surpluses from the general fund to be transferred to the capital reserves (which support local infrastructure projects) rather than just the general operating reserve. “The changes put the money in reserve accounts that allow the municipality to plan and to allocate on capital projects moving forward,” said Mayor Jack Crompton. “It’s forward thinking, forward
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THE GREAT CANOE JOURNEY WORKS WITH SLCC TO TEACH KIDS MORE ABOUT INDIGENOUS CULTURE By
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he children’s eyes gleamed with wonder as they gathered around a Western redcedar, 10-person canoe at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) last week, as part of an education program using Indigenous watercraft and perspectives to teach about reconciliation. “What happens if a fish jumps over the canoe?” asked one. “Have you ever seen a shark?” asked another, to those leading the program through the Great Canoe Journey, organized by Waterlution, a national nonprofit that educates young people about the importance of water.
the interior of the SLCC, building toward a crescendo of beats as they drummed faster and faster. Working together in unison, they were taught that, much like music, paddling is easier and flows better when everyone works together. When asked what the biggest message the children should take away from The Great Canoe Journey was, Olivia Allen, project lead for youth programs at Waterlution, said: “For them to realize the knowledge and craftsmanship that went into building a canoe traditionally, and that, hopefully, will help them understand how Indigenous groups hold so much knowledge and how unique Indigenous groups across Canada really are.”
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The two Grade 4 classes from Lil’wat’s Xet’ólacw Community School and Whistler Waldorf School had no shortage of curiosity as they stood, Feb. 15, in a circle around the old canoe where they learned about the traditional ways of the Indigenous peoples of Squamish. The canoe has a different meaning to each nation and family, but for Squamish Nation canoe builder and culture-resource guest Aaron Nelson-Moody (Tawx’sin Yexwulla), “the canoe is supposed to only carry the best of our culture out into the world.” He offered a glimpse into the past journeys of canoes, which often travelled for thousands of kilometres, and explained that canoes are still used today, before going into detail about how they are made. “The man who carved this canoe filled it with water and put some red-hot rocks in (the canoe) until the water was boiling,” said Nelson-Moody, who carved for three 2010 Olympic venues, the entrance doors for the Canada House pavilion at the 2006 Games in Torino, Italy and four of the wall boards currently hanging in the SLCC. “(The carver) left (the rocks) there for about 24 hours, so the wood would get really soft with the hot rocks and the canoe would open up and becomes wider,” Nelson-Moody said. Given drums, the students circled around
During the hour-and-a-half program, the students also heard a traditional song, toured the cultural centre and created some regalia. “I think that throughout history and previous generations there wasn’t enough shared with the children about our (Indigenous) cultures, which means they grow into adults who don’t understand,” said Emma Joye Frank (La Kwala Ogwa), an in-training Indigenous youth ambassador at the SLCC. “That is why I think it is important to start really young sharing our culture, so that the youth can grow into adults who have a grounded understanding and respectful relationships with Indigenous people.” Waterlution will be offering a similar workshop extending cultural education and leadership training over two days on May 3 and 4 in Whistler. Those aged 18 to 30 can sign up to participate for free starting Feb. 22 at waterlution.org/great-canoe-journey. Waterlution is using this program across Canada to tackle reconciliation through education. It uses youth volunteers and cultural-education partners to teach about traditional canoes, Indigenous culture and First Nations’ perspectives on water. n
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n Ontario man has died after falling into a crevasse on the Pemberton Ice Cap on the Family Day holiday, confirmed police. At about 1:20 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18, Pemberton RCMP was notified of the accident by an emergency beacon activated on the Pemberton Ice Cap. It is believed that the 32-year-old visitor was sledding with friends when his snowmobile dropped into a crevasse and he was ejected from the sled, police said. Friends on the scene administered first aid until search-and-rescue crews arrived and continued the life-saving efforts. The man was then transported via helicopter to the Whistler Health Care Centre. “Despite the best efforts of everyone involved, the male did not survive his injuries,” police said in a release. In a follow-up call, Whistler RCMP Staff Sgt. Paul Hayes said he was told the victim was an intermediate-level sledder. The investigation has been turned over to the BC Coroners Service. Snowmobiling remains the No. 1 cause for emergency response by Whistler Search and Rescue (WSAR), and was the “single largest contributor to trauma by activity,” according to WSAR’s most recent Manager’s Report. Covering March 7, 2017 to March 4, 2018, WSAR responded to 11 snowmobile-related callouts in that time, including one fatality, compared to 10 for ski-mountaineering, eight for out-of-bounds skiing, eight for hiking and seven for mountain biking. The sport’s growing popularity is likely a contributing factor to the rise in callouts. The Powder Mountain Snowmobile Club recorded roughly 1,400 snowmobile trips into the Brandywine area alone over the 201718 winter season.
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A structural fire that broke out at a Nicklaus North home this weekend was contained by firefighters within hours, according to the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). At about 2:20 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, the Whistler Fire Rescue Service (WFRS) responded to a house fire at 8016 Nicklaus North Boulevard. A total
of 38 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was mostly concentrated to the roof structure. “Firefighters quickly made entry and determined the fire was growing inside the vaulted ceiling void space, which was approximately 30 feet (nine metres) at the peak. With fire and intense heat raging just under the roof, attacking the fire from above on the roof was not an option and the decision was made to make an aggressive, offensive attack from inside the house,” read a report from WFRS Chief John McKearney shared with Pique. McKearney said the fire had likely been simmering for “some time” to gain such a hold in the truss area, and required “extensive efforts” to open up the ceiling and walls, “chasing the source to combat multiple flare-ups that were occurring.” The home’s occupants, who were on vacation from Ireland, were uninjured in the fire. Firefighters were also able to salvage several important personal belongings from the blaze.
WHISTLER MAN ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF COKE, MDMA AND GHB
A Whistler man is facing charges after he was found in possession of a number of controlled substances last week. At 12:40 a.m. last Thursday, Feb. 14, police officers patrolling the Village Stroll noticed two males who appeared to be “acting suspiciously,” according to a release. A subsequent search of the males led to the seizure of what is believed to be cocaine, MDMA and GHB, a barbiturate that is used both recreationally and, in some cases, as a date-rape drug. “Whistler RCMP share this information to highlight public safety and recommend that you enjoy responsibly with friends, (that) you do not accept drinks where you are not sure of the origin, and (to) never leave your drink unattended,” police urged in the release. GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyric acid, is an odourless, colourless substance when added to drinks. Victims will typically become groggy and unable to recall recent events. A 21-year-old local man was arrested and subsequently released on a promise to appear in court at a later date. n
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News WHIST L ER Whistler campaign finances disclosed MODEST EXPENDITURES REFLECT QUIET CAMPAIGN By
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he disclosure forms have been filed with Elections BC, and spending amounts in Whistler’s October election campaign are now public. Whistler’s 20 candidates collectively spent $25,631 on advertising, signs, wages, mail outs and brochures. Of those elected, Ralph Forsyth spent the most ($3,020.09) followed by Jen Ford ($2,259), Duane Jackson ($2,083.63), Cathy Jewett ($1,719.93), Arthur De Jong ($634.48) and John Grills ($184.27). Mayor Jack Crompton, who was acclaimed, listed no campaign-period expenses, but after checking with Elections BC in response to a Pique question, added two pre-campaign expenses: $121.85 for a campaign announcement party and $44.76 for website hosting. Of the rest of the candidates, Lance Bright was top spender ($4,692.96, including $3,000 for salary and wages), followed by Gord Annand ($2,625),
CAMPAIGN COSTS Whistler’s campaign finances have been disclosed for last October’s election.
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Janice Lloyd ($2,005.97) Brian Reid ($1,784), Miro Kolvek ($1,635.32), Melanie Tardif ($1,258.72), Larry Falcon ($1,090.10), Jeff Murl ($364.35), Dawn Titus ($176.72), David Buzzard ($54.26) and Tova Jamernik ($42.54). Ira Pettle, Steve Andrews and Nathan Hawkins listed no expenditures.
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The 2018 local government election was the first under new provincial legislation banning corporate and union donations, and limiting individual contributions to $1,200 per campaign (and only from B.C. residents who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents).
Whistler’s modest election campaign was a far cry from other communities— take Squamish, for example, which saw mayoral candidate Paul Lalli declare $25,948 in contributions in a losing bid. (Read more about Squamish’s campaign finances here: squamishchief.com/ news/local-news/show-me-the-moneysquamish-election-funding-disclosuresshow-who-supports-whom-1.23630771.) In Pemberton, of those elected, Ted Craddock spent the most at $180, followed by Ryan Zant ($92.95) and Leah Noble, who listed $9.97 on a boosted Facebook post as her only expense. Amica Antonelli, also elected, listed no expenses. Of the remaining candidates, David Mackenzie spent $394.40, while Karen Love and Rob Martineau listed zero campaign activity. Mayor Mike Richman, who ran unopposed, also spent nothing on his campaign. Find the full campaign finance disclosure forms for each candidate at www.elections.bc.ca. n
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possible bobcat sighting has the Conservation Officer Service (COS) urging Whistlerites to keep their pets indoors for the time being. On Feb. 15, the COS received a report of a lynx on Highway 99 near Rainbow. Given the rarity of lynx sightings in Whistler, Sgt. Simon Gravel said it’s far more likely the animal in question was a bobcat. “It’s very common at this time of year to have an increase in sightings of coyotes and bobcats, as they are looking for food and easier prey so they will approach some residential areas,” he said. “The same thing happened at about the same time last year when we had an
increase in cat activity.” Two days after the sighting was reported to the COS, Alpine resident Tony Kloepfer spotted what he believes to be a bobcat on the side deck of his Valley Drive home. “We were looking right at it, and then it walked away. Later, within a half hour, we were out wandering around the side door of our house and our neighbours’ yards, and there he was again,” said Kloepfer, who added that he noticed several large paw prints around the property as well. Concerningly, the Kloepfers’ house cat, Peeka, has been missing since Saturday, Feb. 16. Although he’s an outdoor cat, Kloepfer said it’s unusual for Peeka to go missing for this long. “We figure that, unfortunately, the
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bobcat got him,” Kloepfer said. “We saw a tiny patch of blood where the bobcat was. No signs of dragging or anything, but obviously it killed something.” Gravel is urging local residents to not only keep their pets indoors, but shoo away a bobcat if it’s spotted on their property. “You can use hazing techniques similar to what you would for bears: Keep your distance and make a lot of noise to make sure they’re moving on and not staying around. We don’t want them to get comfortable and start hanging out on people’s balconies,” he said. Similar to bears, it’s also important to
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he Village of Pemberton’s (VOP) decision to proceed with the development of a 16-car parking lot in Fougberg Park has raised the ire of local residents who say the decision was made without adequate public consultation. The VOP received six letters regarding council’s Feb. 5 regular council meeting decision to green light the plan, which will see a public car park built on the rear of the park, accessed via John Currie Lane. A green space along Prospect Street, as well as the trees, will be maintained as part of the plan. One of the letters was from Annie Oja, a parks planner with the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). Oja sits on the VOP’s Advisory Design Review Commission, which provides council with advice on site planning and landscape elements. In her correspondence, Oja said that the VOP has missed some “important planning steps” in making its decision. “Where is the clear, long-term plan? Where is the opportunity for public input? Where is the public hearing?” she wrote.
Oja also noted that the project has not been brought to the panel for review and comment. “Does this project have a development permit?” wrote Oja. “It’s critical that all major development projects within the downtown core receive development permits as these are what shape the look and feel of our mountain town.” (In an email to Pique, a VOP staff member said that the design will “be refined as per our standard, and the project will go through a Development Pemit process.”) In discussing the opposition to the development plan, Mayor Mike Richman suggested that council revisit it in a future council meeting or “hit the pause button” and see how “parking looks” after the downtown enhancement project is complete. In order to reconsider the resolution, one of the councillors who voted in favour would have had to ask that it be brought back to council for further consideration. The resolution would also require a secondary vote and a majority vote in favour to be brought back. For Councillor Ted Craddock, bringing it back would set a bad precedent. “I think this council has to decide that
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once a decision is made—whether we are for or against it—our responsibility is to back council’s decision,” he said. “We can certainly go out and say, personally I’m not in favour of it, but that doesn’t mean you can bring it back to the next meeting and say, ‘gee, everyone has got to change their mind because we got some feedback from the community.’ “We are always going to get feedback from the community. We are never going to please everyone.” Coun. Amica Antonelli, the only councillor who voted against the motion, argued that council should reconsider the project and that public consultation was inadequate. “I went through the materials that we had online for the downtown enhancement plan and every single design shows Fougberg Park as a park,” she said. “There is no consultation materials that show Fougberg Park as a parking lot.” Antonelli—who serves as a land-use planner with the RMOW—also argued that the land that the park sits on is not zoned for a parking lot. In the end, none of the councillors who approved the development motion on Feb. 5 asked to revisit it. Following a discussion with staff
on council procedures, Antonelli put forward a motion to seek a legal opinion as to whether she, as someone who voted against the motion, has the ability to bring it back for reconsideration. Richman supported this motion, and staff will seek a clarification on the matter. For Nicole Brink, a trained architect who watched the proceedings with her young child on her lap, the decision was heartbreaking. The decision to develop the park does not reflect the “proper due process for changing land use,” she said following council’s discussion. “This is just bulldozing through all of that,” said Brink, a trained architect who worked for 10 years in architecture and planning. “They’re doing a change of use—from a park to a parking lot— without any public consultation.“ Brink—who has since circulated a change.org petition to stop the development—said she was disappointed with the lack of public consultation on the decision. (As of press time the petition had over 190 signatures.) “They should have had an open house or a public hearing,” she said. “They have just bulldozed it through without any of the correct process.” n
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illage of Pemberton (VOP) council received its bi-annual update on crime statistics and policing initiatives at its Feb. 19 regular council meeting. The Pemberton RCMP saw an 11-percent drop in calls in 2018 compared to 2017, explained Cpl. Mike Hamilton of the Pemberton RCMP and Insp. Kara Triance, officer in charge of the Sea to Sky RCMP Detachment, in their presentation to council. The number of violent offences was in line with last year, with 68 such offences in 2018 compared to 71 in 2017. Property crime also stayed relatively flat, with about 107 such incidents.
there are ongoing issues around public consumption of alcohol. Councillor Amica Antonelli asked if there is anything that the Village could do to improve the situation. Triance suggested anything that the VOP could do to bring families, and lighting and “attractiveness” to the area would be helpful, noting that many of the people of concern may suffer from mental health or addiction issues. She cited the basketball courts and playground behind the community centre as a good example of bringing more activity to an area. “That brings people there, and that … moves along people who are just hanging out,” said Triance, who also suggested advocating for mental health services.
“We don’t have the authority to humanly lift this issue alone” - KARA TRIANCE
Notably, there were no commercial break-and-enters or auto thefts in 2018, said Hamilton. There was, however, an uptick in bicycle thefts, with 13 bicycles going missing. Hamilton explained that the bikes were stolen by teens, and that the issue was dealt with through a communitybased model, rather than laying charges, and that since the intervention the thefts have stopped. The number of criminal charges laid in 2018 dropped 16 per cent from 2017, with 150 laid in 2018. That number has been influenced by some targeted policing in 2017, as well as a broader trend in policing where officers are required to carry out more administrative work for each investigation, explained Insp. Triance. Officers “aren’t able to process through as many files as they were in the past,” she said. In line with Whistler RCMP, Pemberton RCMP continues to put a focus on impaired driving, with increased check stops resulting in 100 drug and alcohol infractions ticketed in 2018, compared to 68 in 2017. A constant issue for the RCMP remains policing the area around the downtown community barn, where
Cpl. Hamilton followed up the discussion by saying he would reach out to the mental health team at the Pemberton Health Centre on this issue. The overcrowding issues at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park were also discussed, as Pemberton RCMP has expressed serious concerns over visitor parking on the shoulder of Highway 99. “We don’t have the authority to humanly lift this issue alone,” said Triance. VOP Mayor Mike Richman suggested that the two parties could work together to push for a meeting with the province in the spring concerning the issue and possible solutions. “I think together we can bring a lot more strength to the conversation,” he said. In other policing news, the Pemberton RCMP can now deploy “RCMP scarecrows” to help with efforts to reduce speeding; the standup cutouts feature an RCMP officer holding a radar gun. “Coquitlam RCMP had some great success with the RCMP scarecrow, and Mike (Hamilton) asked if we could park a few officer scarecrows around the highway,” explained Triance. “I said we’d give it a try, and if it doesn’t work, we can put them in the recycling bin,” said Triance, adding that it was an inexpensive investment. n
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News P EM B ER TO N & TH E VALLEY Sea to Sky school board comments on funding review MORE THAN 20 RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATION, COURSE BASE FUNDING By
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n agenda item added during the Feb. 13 Sea to Sky School District board meeting provoked a discussion of more than an hour as the trustees went over the 22 recommendations of a funding model review. In February 2018, the Ministry of Education contracted an independent panel to review how the province’s education funding model is structured. While this will not impact the amount of funds the province provides, it could have lasting impacts on who gets the funding and how it can be spent. Much of the discussion surrounded parts of the first recommendation: Special needs should be covered first, including Indigenous students, unique district characteristics and inclusive education. “I think we all agree with this recommendation,” the board’s secretarytreasurer Mohammed Azim said.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
With regards to special education funds, there are two main categories: students who have less common, high-cost issues, and students whose needs are more common in most communities. Funding for the first set of students will stay the same, where the school will work with doctors’ designations. But according to the funding model review, students with more common learning needs - such as a learning disability or moderate behaviour issues - would no longer need to be formally diagnosed by a doctor to be eligible for funding. Instead, schools would be given funds for special education they could distribute as necessary. A recent audit of the SD48’s special education funding found only one of the district’s 289 students with special needs was no longer eligible under the current funding plan. “What I see is an unintended consequence of the way we do things now,” said school board chair Rick Price. “Sometimes before a kid gets the help he or she needs, we first convince them they have a deficit ... Give them the enabling support they need without the necessity to
first inadvertently convince them that they are riddled with deficits. That doesn’t do any good for anybody.” Trustee Cynthia Higgins asked what the long-term implications of removing a required diagnosis could mean for students. “I love the idea that we could go ahead and not label kids and get them the money they need quickly,” Higgins said. “I’m curious if that label, which is so not great for kids to have, is advantageous for them in the future because it identifies them to maybe be exempt from taking courses or having to do requirements to graduate.” Superintendent Lisa McCullough said students may still need to provide their education history to post-secondary, but the K to Grade 12 public system could support them with a report or counsellor testimony instead of a formal diagnosis.
COURSE BASE FUNDING
Superintendent McCullough said Recommendations 9 and 10 are problematic for many districts. The review calls for changing funding from the number of courses taken to based on the number of students, which can be much lower. It could impact how many advanced courses can be offered to students in rural schools who need to be competitive for applying to university or college. “One of the critical factors in our grad rate,” McCullough said, “is simply the requirement that our students take eight courses and not have spares.” In SD48, students haven’t been given spares for seven years in order to keep them on track to graduate and so they aren’t given unsupervised time at school. “This has been a critical factor for kids who are a little wayward and maybe things are a little unstructured in their life to stay structured and stay on track. It’s absolutely affected our grad rate. Now the incentive for the principal will be to create spares to offer some kids the ninth course,” she said. The board will submit their comments and concerns to the ministry, asking for clarifications on several recommendations. Azim said the new model is not expected to become effective until the 2020-2021 school year, to give time for feedback and implementation. n
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Time it right STUDY LOOKS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST TIME TO EXERCISE Dan Falloon
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n both her personal life and her career, Eleanor Roberts is a champion of active living. The Vancouver-based kinesiologist rides her bike—including in a number of RBC GranFondo events—and also does yoga, plays soccer and serves as a personal trainer. She kicked up her cycling in recent years after her dad, Glyn, was diagnosed with a heart condition, and because injuries prevented him from activities such as running, cycling was a way the two could be active together. “We got bikes in 2017, in June. We hit the ground running. We did the Whistler Fondo (twice),” she said, noting the Levi’s and Silicon Valley Fondos in California are also high on their list. As an early riser and active commuter, Roberts often exercises in the morning, which is something she enjoys because it allows her to complete her daily allotment straightaway, but also because that’s when she’s more motivated. “I think there’s definitely a difference,” she said. “You have more energy when you’re in it (in the morning) and when you’re in it at the end of the day, sometimes you get that fatigued feeling.” However, a new study which Roberts is participating in is investigating whether there is any risk associated with exercising that early in the day. The study, which features researchers from Vancouver Coastal Health, the University of British Columbia and SportCardiologyBC, will study 126 recreational and competitive
athletes over a span of 10 years. Dr. Saul Isserow, the director of the Vancouver General Hospital Centre for Cardiovascular Health and the director of Cardiology Services at UBC Hospital, explained that heart attacks generally occur when there is an underlying factor that is triggered. He added there is evidence suggesting that exercise may be one trigger for heart attacks, while a Massachusetts study of 2,000 people who died of sudden cardiac arrest found the patients’ circadian rhythm was more varied in the morning. “One of the triggers, we believe, for heart attacks may be exercise,” Isserow said. “The paradox is that during the time that the person actually exercises, they’re more at risk than if they were sitting on their deck-side for that time. But if they didn’t exercise, for the 23 hours of the day that they’re not exercising, they would be at higher risk if they didn’t exercise for that one hour.” Isserow, the founder of SportCardiologyBC, said the study is not trying to “engender any fear in anyone;” he stressed the physical, psychological and emotional benefits of exercise, adding that the study is working to ensure that activity is done as safely as possible. “It’s all theory and supposition and extrapolation, so we are looking to see whether or not it can be the case,” he said. Isserow said participants, who exercise for at least 30 minutes three times per week and hit a target heart rate of between 60 and 70 per cent, will exercise at one time of day, and then exactly the opposite, done annually for the next 10 years. They will wear the Holter monitor for 24 hours to record the
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WHAT A RIDE Eleanor Roberts and her father, Glyn, finish off the RBC GranFondo Whistler in September. PHOTO COURTESY OF VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH
effects of exercise throughout the day. In particular, researchers will be looking for arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats) during the process, as it tends to be a common denominator in heart attacks. As part of the study, participants complete a questionnaire, undergo an electrocardiogram and do a stress test before their workout. “We’re taking some people who are quite committed to keeping exercising for the next 10 years. They’re supposedly free of disease; they don’t think they have any heart disease,” he said. Isserow noted that the time-of-day element is somewhat oversimplified,
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as, for example, those working night shifts have a different circadian rhythm than typical nine-to-fivers. This study, he noted, studies daytime workers on traditional schedules. For her part, Roberts has participated in other activity studies before, but they have ranged in length from one visit to two weeks. She’s intrigued to see what the results bring in a decade and is comforted knowing her heart will be monitored closely in that time. “It’ll be super interesting, a really good comfort for me that I’m getting checked in on,” she said. “It’s a better place to be, for sure.” n
5 M OUNTAIN NEWS Suicide rates in mountain towns 3 36 E COLOGIC The relationship between man and snake 37 O UTSIDER Staying warm on those frosty days 38 F EATURE A Syrian refugee’s story in his own words
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SPEN, Colo.—Suicides continue to perplex Aspen and Pitkin County, where the rate over a recent three-year period stood at 22.6 per 10,000 residents. That compares with 19.1 for Colorado altogether. Mountain towns tend toward higher suicide rates for reasons still unclear, and Western states tend toward higher rates than those in the East, again for reasons unclear. The Aspen Daily News reported that local officials have decided to push in two realms. One effort involves getting the citizenry—everybody from lift-ops and bartenders to bank officers and, perhaps, county commissioners—trained in mental health and first-aid. The idea, explained Greg Poschman, a county commissioner who has taken a keen interest, is to train people into being able to identify people in need Resilience training, the second approach, targets youths more than adults, teaching them to adapt and recover more quickly from situations involving stress, adversity, or tragedy. Colorado’s highest suicide region lies in southwestern Colorado, according to Colorado Health Institute’s statistics for 2017. Men are three times more likely than women to commit suicide, and the most vulnerable are those aged 45 to 64. However, suicide is the leading cause of death among those 10 to 24.
FEBRUARY SNOWFALL RECORD SET
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.—Snowfall records have started toppling at Mammoth Mountain, which is often the snowiest ski area in the United States. Mammoth Mountain by midFebruary was already nearing its annual average of 1,000 centimetres of snowfall. Ski and riding season has been extended to July 4. Mammoth had several rough years of drought. Now, it’s like the good old days— except more. February had produced several three-metre dumps. “You can ski onto our third-storey sundeck here at Main Lodge,” reported Lauren Burke, the communications officer for the ski area. February alone has been the snowiest on record. At the summit, 14 metres of snow have fallen. This winter has challenged patience and equipment. The highway to Los Angeles six hours away has been closed often. Winds up to 273 kilometres per
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a device used to measure snow got buried. In Mammoth Lakes, the town at the foot of the ski area, streets are lined with banks of snow 4.5 metres high. The town is buried, without sufficient space to dump more snow until the spring shrink begins. Three hours to the north and 488 metres lower, Lake Tahoe got drenched with rain before yet another storm. The Tahoe Daily Tribune reported that several ski areas in the Tahoe-Truckee area have received two metres or more of snow in recent storms. If not at the same scale, Sun Valley has also had a storm that produced 89 centimetres in 36 hours, this coming off a winter that the Idaho Mountain Express described as hitherto distinctly unmemorable.
EMISSIONS FROM AIR TRAFFIC ROSE NEARLY 31%
ASPEN, Colo.—Emissions associated with the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport rose nearly 31 per cent over a three-year period and air traffic grew 19.8 per cent. The Aspen Daily News explained that emissions resulting from commercial airline and private-jet operators accounted for almost 95 per cent of the total. Airport operations were responsible for more than two per cent. The final three percent was attributed to limousines, taxis, and other ground transportation. The greenhouse gas emissions for 2014 through 2017 were identified by a consulting firm, Mead & Hunt, and reported to Pitkin County. John Kinney, the airport director, told Pitkin County Commissioners that not only have the number of flights increased both during peak season and in the shoulder seasons, but corporate jets have become bigger, too. More long-haul flights have also been added. Will biofuels help dampen this carbon footprint? Possibly, but it’s far off into the future, he said. The Wall Street Journal had the same assessment, calling biofuel use “a drop in a very big bucket.” Transportation surpassed electrical production two years ago as the leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency reported CO2 emissions from U.S. commercial aviation increased 6.2 per cent from 2010 to 2016. Passengercar emissions increased 1.2 per cent during the same time. Globally, air travel is believed to account for two per cent of carbon emissions. n
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his week I’ll spare readers (and myself) another diatribe on conservatives and the impending global environmental disaster they portend in favour of a midwinter dive into something far more interesting. It’s a unique little theory I first came across while writing Snakebit: Confessions of a Herpetologist, but the story has deepened and solidified in
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intervening years to show how natural affinities between organisms can be found in the strangest places. The short version goes like this: higher primates, including humans, owe our marvellously acute vision and ability to sense incoming peripheral dangers to … snakes. That’s right, snakes. It’s a capacity gained in our early days as tree-dwellers but one that opened up the world to us when we descended from the branches. The concept was first proposed by Dr. Lynne A. Isbell, a professor of anthropology at the University of California whose area of interest is primate behaviour and ecology; her fascinating 2009 book The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well fleshes it out. The longer version starts in comparisons of primate vision with that of other mammals. Primarily, our forwardfacing eyes and extensive overlapping visual fields yield us greater depth perception, sharper visual acuity—including, in some species, trichromatic colour vision—and more brain-bits involved with it all. “In fact,” writes Isbell, “what separates primates from other mammals most is their much greater reliance on vision as the main sensory interface with the environment.” Most of us are at least partially aware of this departure point. But what sort of selective pressures in early primate lineages could have driven evolution of such sharp vision? Isbell’s 2006 “snake detection theory” handily answered that question. She hypothesized that when “large-gaped constricting snakes appeared about 100 million years ago and began eating mammals, their predatory behaviour favoured the evolution of changes in the vision of … the lineage that was to become primates.” In other words, early primates were selected for an ability to spot lurking snakes before getting close enough to them to put themselves in the danger zone. When venomous snakes appeared some 40 million years later, it ramped up the pressure on
primates to detect them, with further effects on our ancestors’ visual systems. The first line of supportive evidence is that among all primates, Old World monkeys, apes and humans collectively display the best vision; this lineage evolved at more-or-less the same time and place as venomous snakes, has coexisted with them for 60 million years, and comprises species that are, to this day, basically freaked out by snakes. Conversely, the lineage that evolved on the island of Madagascar have the poorest overall vision among primates, and, having never lived with venomous serpents, aren’t all that worried about them. In a 2019 article, Isbell discusses studies that occurred since she proposed her theory which show human and nonhuman primates in our lineage to display “a visual bias toward snakes compared with other animate objects, such as lizards, spiders, worms, birds and flowers.” What does “visual bias” mean? Well, it turns out these reptiles light up a key area of our brains: we can pick out snakes more quickly and accurately than other objects, especially in difficult and cluttered conditions like the chiaroscuro lighting of a forest or savannah—exactly where you might find a snake—and this ability increases when our time to do it is limited. We can also more readily recognize snake scales than those of lizards, or the feathers of birds, and neuroscience studies show that our group of primates even has snake-sensitive neurons in an area of the brain that has expanded only in this lineage. In her original 2006 article, Isbell also noted how evolution of such high-powered vision must have come with increased metabolic and neurological demands that required specific molecular precursors, all of which may been present in early primates’ fruit-filled diets. Fascinating stuff. The snake detection theory ultimately brings new biological sense to our dichotomous fear-fascination attitude when it comes to these animals. As Isbell sums it: “Our long evolutionary exposure to snakes explains why [fear of snakes] is humanity’s most-reported phobia but also why our attraction and attention to snakes is so strong that we have even included them prominently in our religions and folklore. Most importantly, by recognising that our vision and our behaviour have been shaped by millions of years of interactions with another type of animal, we admit our close relationship with nature.” Leslie Anthony is a science/environment writer and author who holds a doctorate in connecting the dots. n
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COPING Pique columnist Vince Shuley offers some sage advice on how to keep warm on those frigid days. PHOTO SUBMITTED
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can recall exactly three occasions in the last five years when I’ve been colder than any other time in my life. The first was in May, 2014 on a glacier in Central Asia. A five-day snow storm with fierce winds had forced our party
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into basecamp boredom, but that wasn’t the cold part. When the skies parted to reveal the mountainous majesty of the Pamir Range, all warmth evaporated. Rising to do my job of capturing the beautiful morning light with my camera, I thought as soon as I got moving that blood would return to my extremities. A few hours and kilometres later, the severe solar radiation at 5,000 metres above sea level finally thawed my frozen digits. The second was in February, 2018 in a backcountry zone near Sun Valley, Idaho. You know when the hardened Ketchum locals start talking about the “coldest day of the year” that you’re in for it. We started at somewhere pretty close to -30 C, then began doubling on snowmobiles for the next 15 kms or so. It was the windchill that got us. Driving faster got us to our destination faster, but
more speed meant a colder ride. We were truly damned if we did and damned if we didn’t. The third was a couple of weeks ago right here in Whistler. I’m usually ready for the arctic outflows that arrive in February, but this was the fiercest—and most sustained—cold snap I’d ever seen on the coast. Normally I’d retreat back to bed on such a day, but with friends in town that had flown across the world for a week of skiing, it was time to layer up and rally. I dove into the very depths of my gear closet to retrieve the few pieces of apparel that I’ll only wear for a few days every few years—but knowing that fierce cold can strike any time—refuse to part with. The following are items that helped me face the worst of a West Coast polar vortex. THE ONE-PIECE THERMAL LAYER—People often think wearing thermal tops and bottoms is the same as a one-piece suit, but I can attest I feel warmer in the onesie. There are no gaps for wind and cold air to penetrate and the warmth from your groin and legs doesn’t get caught in elastic traps. For the coldest days, I wore my Icebreaker Sheep Suit plus an additional leg layer plus another upper body layer. That was before I added a hefty, hooded midlayer to my torso. THE PUFFY—There’s all sorts of puffy
jacket options for all sorts of temperatures. I prefer the synthetics over down when skiing in storm weather because they’re more resistant against moisture, but in arctic outflow that matters little. Loft is the magical ingredient here; filling the voids between your base/mid layers and your outerwear. My new Patagonia Micro Puffy I received as a Christmas present did just the trick. OVERMITTS. A staple for ski racers, overmitts are just that—a waterproof shell that slides over your regular glove providing an extra layer of protection from wind and cold. You do sacrifice dexterity and fashionability, but who the hell cares when it’s -25 C and windy? SOFTSHELL OUTERWEAR—Some may disagree with me here, but I believe Gore Tex shell outerwear is built for keeping us dry, not warm. For the coldest days I substitute my Gore for a soft-shell jacket and pants that are lined with Windstopper or Polartec fabric. These are far more efficient at cutting the wind, and you’re rarely worried about your gear wetting out in extreme cold. BALACLAVA AND FACE MASK—Some people wear these all the time but I personally can’t stand heat getting trapped around my neck and face. When the going gets cold, however, I make exceptions. An integrated hood in your baselayer works
great too, but making it through the day without frostbite on your cheeks requires that your face be completely covered. The thicker masks lined with fleece fare better than the neck tubes. ELECTRIC AND CHEMICAL HEAT SOURCES. I haven’t yet made the move to battery-powered boot heaters or socks, but plenty of my peers have done so on account of circulation issues, previous cases of frostbite or just not liking having cold toes. I’m lucky enough that my lower appendages generally don’t get hit too hard (my hands are a different story), but I do like to have a packet or two of hand warmers in my first aid kit for backcountry emergencies. Electricheat gloves were flagged a few years ago for having an unacceptable amount of interference with avalanche transceiver signals, so steer clear of those unless you plan on skiing strictly in bounds. We may be through the worst of it, but arctic outflows are a mountain reality. Such days can also bring the closest thing we have to dry champagne powder on the coast, so don’t let the temps keep you at home. Vince Shuley still can’t quite feel all his fingertips. For questions, comments or suggestions for The Outsider email vince@ vinceshuley.com or Instagram @whis_vince n
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Man at The Airport A Syrian refugee’s story in his own words Story and photos by Hassan Al Kontar Editor’s Note: Syrian refugee Hassan Al Kontar became the centre of a global media firestorm last year while stranded in a Malaysian airport. After a lengthy ordeal that saw him spend seven months in the airport’s arrivals terminal, followed by two isolating months in a Malaysian detention centre, Al Kontar was relocated to Canada—and Whistler, specifically—thanks to
an international campaign spearheaded by local resident and retired journalist Laurie Cooper, with whom Hassan now lives. But that’s not where Hassan’s story ends. Today, he is settling into his new life in Whistler, still far from his home and, more importantly, the loved ones he holds dear. Pique approached Hassan to write about the harrowing experience behind him and the evolving future that lies ahead. The essay that follows has been lightly edited for grammar and clarity.
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They say “thank you” a lot. They say “sorry” a lot, even if it’s not their fault. And they hug a lot. These were some of my first impressions of Canadians and the community of Whistler. Personally, I love all three things—especially the last one. Now when someone approaches me to say hello, I just throw myself at them and hug them. I figure it is going to happen anyway, so I might as well be the one to do it. “How do you find Whistler so far?” That’s the typical question I am asked, and normally I am stuck with providing typical answers. It is a beautiful place. The people are friendly. But, in truth, it is much more than that. When I was a child, my parents would read to me from a book about a village in the high mountains, covered in snow, with wooden cabins. It was a place where everyone smiled at everyone else, where you can read the love in people’s eyes—and feel it, too. A peaceful, quiet place. Some days I feel like I am living in the pages of that book. I am from a part of the world where life teaches us to be much more serious. Even before the war in Syria, it was a precarious existence. We lived with uncertainty from day to day, never feeling secure and always fearing the future. That was why I left Syria in 2006. Young, smart and full of dreams, I moved to Dubai to build a better life for myself and, hopefully, a safer future for my family. Everything was working according to plan until war broke out in my country in 2011. From that moment, my destiny was
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taken out of my hands. I have always been very close to my family and each member of them has played an important role in providing me with the strength to get through these past few years. One of the most difficult things I have ever done in my life was saying goodbye to them the first time I left Syria. On the day I left, my father asked: “What am I going to do without you?” My father had a very strong influence on me as a child. In a strange way, I think he knew that I was going to face difficulties in my life, and he worked hard to prepare me. From an early age, he took me to our family farm and taught me the value of hard work. All day, we laboured side by side in the fields, and then, at night, he would sit beside me and read to me about history, politics and culture. It was the best education I could have hoped for. Our family had a small olive farm in the town where my father grew up. There were some grapevines and a small house and we would spend the weekends there. It was a simple existence. There was no electricity. But my father took the opportunity to teach us about the truly important things in life. He reminded us of our roots, the value of nature and the Earth. The hard work on the farm made me physically strong, but it also gave me an appreciation of the sound of water and the smell of wet earth after a rainfall. I would later draw on these memories to get me through some of the most difficult times in my life.
Stuck in limbo The world first heard about me in the spring of 2018 after I became trapped in an arrivals terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. As the bearer of a Syrian passport, I was unable to leave the country and, because I had overstayed my visitor visa, I was also unable to re-enter Malaysia. I was stuck in a bureaucratic limbo that stretched out for nine months: seven in the airport and two in a Malaysian detention centre. Throughout that time, I thought a lot about my father and what he had taught me. It is because of him that I was able to keep going and refused to be intimidated by the government officials and rules that held me there. Although my father passed away in 2016, I wanted him to be proud of me, and I was certain that he was smiling down on me from above, knowing that I was doing the right thing by standing up for myself. But on this particular day, I leaned my back against the wall and collapsed, sliding to the floor. I couldn’t take any more. Nothing made sense. I looked up towards the ceiling. This is too much. Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve all of this? I don’t know if I was speaking to God or to myself. I was in an airport in Cambodia when the authorities told me that I would not be allowed to enter their country. A week before, a Turkish Airlines employee had kept me waiting for two hours before
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... my mother gave me another gift that would ultimately save my life. When I was a kid, she would force me to take English classes during the summer. cancelling the ticket I had bought to go to Ecuador, where I had hoped to seek asylum. I had spent my whole fortune on that ticket, nearly $2,000, money my mother sent after selling a beautiful gold necklace. Ecuador was supposed to be my escape plan. When that didn’t work, I tried to go to Cambodia. Both times I was turned away, I asked the same question: “Would you treat me this way if I had a passport from the U.S. or U.K. or Canada?” Then I walked away before I had to listen to whatever lies they were going to tell me. In that Cambodian airport, I realized that it was not me, but my nationality that was the cause of my problems. That moment changed me and it has changed the path I will take for the rest of my life. My personal story became the story of every Syrian who was looking for a safe place to live. That’s why, when I decided that the only way to fight for my survival was to take my story to the world, through social media, my first tweet was about what it means to be Syrian. I felt and still feel a responsibility towards my people. Not speaking on their behalf, but speaking
about them. Not complaining about our situation, but explaining what we are going through and what we have been going through since 2011. Whenever I could, I delivered my statements with a smile. It seemed to me that people have enough of their own problems. They probably didn’t want to listen to another guy crying for sympathy online. Not everyone understood what I was trying to do. I have been attacked by many people on social media, but I try not to waste time or energy worrying about them. I need to maintain my focus on the main battle—to stand up for my people and for refugees everywhere. Here’s how I once described living at the airport for all those months: It’s like someone forcing you to take a yoga class when you would really prefer to be taking a dance class. You don’t want to be there, but you have no choice. I had no option but to make the best of a bad situation. I was living in the Air Asia arrivals terminal without access to shops or restaurants. I ate leftover airline meals—rice with a piece of chicken—three times a day for seven months.
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They didn’t provide anything to drink, and I love coffee, so every day I tried to persuade (a.k.a. bribe) one of the members of the airport cleaning staff to bring me a coffee. The staff member didn’t speak any English, so to break through the language barrier, I downloaded the Starbucks logo, sent it to them on WhatsApp, showed them the shop’s location on Google Maps and then texted the kind of coffee I wanted. They would go out into the main terminal, look for the logo and show my order to the barista. The whole process could take up to four hours for a single cup of coffee. Sometimes I would ask them to get me food from McDonalds. It was so difficult to explain things to them that I ended up ordering the same McDonalds meal the entire time I was there. But even that was better than what we were given in the detention centre. We got cold tea in plastic bags! Now that I am in Whistler and I am able to cook for myself, it is about much more than simply preparing food. It is an act that confirms my status as a free person once again. Thank goodness Laurie and her family love eating what I cook.
When people have no other choice, they will find a way to adjust to their circumstances in order to survive. I was sleeping on chairs or under an escalator. I was eating the same food day after day. I was driven crazy by the constant airline announcements day and night, but I still managed to have a bit of fun. I had a little red stuffed animal that I called Miss Crimson. I made videos of me taking Miss Crimson on walks around the terminal and letting her look out the windows at the airplanes. I adopted a small plant in one of the bathrooms and took care of it. Now that I am in Whistler, I have a real cat. Her name is Mittens and my friend Laurie calls her my girlfriend because she follows me everywhere in the house. She sleeps with me every night and she takes up the whole bed, just leaving a narrow strip for me. So far, she is my only girlfriend. I may have been like a lion in a cage facing down governments when I was stuck at the airport, but I am out of practice and still a little bit shy when it comes to speaking to women.
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“Listen, I am being guarded by eight police officers, so I don’t want you to cry because you might make me cry and I don’t want to look weak in front of them.” These were the first words I spoke to my mother after 58 days in a Malaysian detention centre. I was at the airport again, but this time I was about to fly to freedom and safety in Canada. After seven months of living in limbo in the airport, I had been arrested and threatened with deportation to Syria. Going back to Syria would have meant certain imprisonment—and possibly worse. Throughout my time in the detention centre, I had been unable to contact my family. Needless to say, my mother wasn’t able to stop from crying that day, but for the first time in eight years, they were tears of happiness—and that was priceless to me. While my father prepared me physically and mentally to face anything life would throw at me, my mother gave
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Now everything is starting to make sense again. I didn’t go through everything I did because I am a bad person. Everything that happened to me has led to a new path in life. but I insisted. “I want to be the reason for your happiness, not the person who makes you put your life on hold. You have my absolute blessing,” I reassured him. Perhaps the darkest day of my life was a week before my brother’s wedding. During what was just another normal day at the airport, I started seeing strange news reports coming from my home city in Syria of Sweida. ISIS was attacking some villages and there had been three suicide bombings. I felt completely powerless. As the eldest son, it is my job to protect my family, but here I was sitting on a chair in an airport, hundreds of miles away. I wasn’t there for my family when they needed me the most. This is a feeling that I know will never leave me. When I boarded the flight that would take me to Canada, I looked like a man from the Stone Age. For nine months, I hadn’t been able to cut my hair or trim my beard. As I took my seat on the plane, I was focused on only one thing: coffee. I asked the flight attendant to keep it coming. You don’t realize how much the small things in life mean to you until you don’t have them. In the detention centre, I was always cold. I had no blanket and the cell was so crowded that sometimes I couldn’t even lie down to sleep. I had only the clothes I was wearing—and they were filthy. But I kept my spirits up by singing and
dreaming about the future. I refused to give up hope. I am going to win this damn thing, I kept saying to myself. People often think that those who have survived through difficult circumstances are somehow better than they are. They assume we have never made mistakes in our life, that we don’t know fear. They call us heroes. In truth, we are people who have made many mistakes and have felt more fear than most. I still live in fear—although it is a different type of fear. I am afraid of forgetting the people who still need help. I am afraid of disappointing those people who have believed in me and supported me. I am afraid because I thought reaching Canada would be the end of my story, but it is really just a new beginning, with much bigger responsibilities this time. I lived in fear for so long that I find it difficult to enjoy each day. I am haunted by the faces of the people I have met over the years who were only searching for safety and a chance to love and be loved. In life, we have dreams, we have aims and we have goals. But dreams are not meant to come true; that is why we call them dreams and why they are usually consigned to childhood. But being in Whistler, after years of being homeless, illegal, jobless, on the run, and in hiding; after seven months of sleeping in an airport chair, listening to the endless flight
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announcements, hiding myself under an escalator just to avoid the stares or constant questions, all of that made me realize that I was wrong. Dreams can come true. You may be able to live your fairytale story, but you will never be able to run from your past or who you are or what you are meant to be. Destiny, some call it. Now everything is starting to make sense again. I didn’t go through everything I did because I am a bad person. Everything that happened to me has led to a new path in life. I believe I have a special role to play by continuing to raise awareness of the plight of the Syrian people, and of refugees everywhere. So when you start questioning yourself and wondering why certain things have happened, remember that the time will come when it begins to make perfect sense. Is it worth it? I kept asking myself that question during my two months in prison. Is it worth being locked in a four- by five-metre cell with 40 other people, with the lights on 24 hours a day, an open toilet and only freezing water for washing? I wasn’t sure of the answers at the time, but now I am sitting here at Cranked Espresso Bar in Rainbow enjoying my coffee (they make great coffee, by the way), looking out at the beauty of Whistler and working on this article, knowing that now I have a home and a family that loves me and will
take care of me. I am more than sure that it was absolutely worth it, and I’m ready to do it again and again. I have so many names for her, nicknames that I created: my Canadian mother, Godmother, 007, the face of hope, the leader of my Avengers team, one of the Three Musketeers who helped me come to Canada after living for months in an airport and a Malaysian prison. Laurie Cooper is the real hero behind the scenes. She has choices in her life. Other people choose to enjoy their lives, travel the world, enjoy music, movies and take care of their house and their family. But Laurie took a different path in her life. She decided to make a difference and to be a good example for others to show that just one individual can change someone’s life. She gave her time and her children’s time to take care of other people’s children. She wants to give them the love, peace and hope they are missing. And so can you. Every individual can make a difference and save lives. It’s not as hard as you think and it will cost you nothing—just a belief in human rights. Meanwhile, there is one important question that needs to be resolved: should I ski or snowboard? Thank you Laurie, thank you Whistler, and thank you Canada. haSSan n
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counting, it’s a surprise this shark’s eyes are no bigger than mine. As such, the staredown is startlingly intimate and initially frightening. But not to fear. While this gentle giant has a gaping mouth, his teeth are miniscule, and he’s only interested in feasting on plankton. Therefore, he is completely indifferent to my presence. As long as I follow the rules—keep a one-metre distance and stay away from the tail—he and I are ideal swimming partners. We establish a rhythm, him languidly propelling himself through the planktonrich sea feeding, and me keeping pace. It’s mesmerizing, it’s intoxicating, and it’s one of those bucket-list activities that can only be believed when
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experienced. After 10 minutes, guide Leo Ramirez taps my shoulder to return to the group, which includes my wife, Kerry, to watch two other whale sharks feed while suspended vertically in the water. Again, I’m fascinated. But nothing can match my first time coming eye-to-eye with a magnificent whale shark. Back on the boat, everyone is excitedly peppering Leo and marine biologist Mariana Padilla with questions. I find out my one-on-one buddy has been nicknamed Diggy Diggy by the crew of Baja Charters, the tour operator we’ve booked for this once-in-a-lifetime thrill. He has a scar on his dorsal fin and
is about 20 years old, a youngster, considering these creatures live up to 120 years and grow to 18 metres. Whale sharks, which aren’t whales at all, earned the whale adjective due to their impressive size. Every winter, these docile and harmless sharks winter in the Bay of Cortez near La Paz, Mexico at the tip of the Baja Peninsula. And they’ve become a tourism spectacle. Several companies offer tours to interact with these incredible beasts under strict government guidelines. After our whale-shark fun, we return
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Please join us to celebrate the life of to the Island Kitty and tender to the 15-metre Island Cat catamaran for warm showers and more animated conversation over margaritas and steak-and-chicken tacos in the sunshine on deck. The whale shark encounter is the highlight of our getaway to the Los Cabos region of the Baja, which seamlessly blends a Southern California aesthetic with Mexican authenticity. We enjoy that vibe and completely unwind at two of Los Cabo’s most luxurious hotels, both in the five-star Auberge Resorts Collection. At Chileno Bay Resort, we switch it up between lounging in a cabana beside the three-tier infinity pools and swimming and snorkelling in a protected cove of the Sea of Cortez. Our sumptuous room provides the
type of no-alarm sleep-ins that perfect vacations are made of. We dine by candlelight clifftop at the al fresco Comal on blackened tuna and Sauvignon Blanc. Speaking of nouveau Mexican cuisine, after moving to the area’s second Auberge resort, Esperanza, we perch ourselves on the promontory that is Cocina del Mar restaurant for totoaba fish for two paired with Mexican sparkling wine. With waves crashing below, it’s the most romantic and atmospheric dinner we’ve ever had. Otherwise, we only leave our casita with the disappearing glass wall for couple time in the white hammock at the beach and quick plunges in yet another infinity pool. Air Canada flies between San Jose del Cabo and Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto with the airline’s comfortable, new, quiet and fuel-efficient 737 Max jets. Check out BajaCharters.com, AubergeResorts.com an AirCanada.com. n
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“The weather was turning so quickly. It was really windy up top. I knew that I had to land my first run because the pipe was slowing down and it would be hard to put down another run later into the competition to do the same thing,” said Sharpe, who rounded out the evening with an even 90.00 in her final attempt. “After that run, I felt really good about it and was pretty confident going into the next two runs. It just kept slowing down and slowing down, so I wasn’t quite able to up my first score.” One of Sharpe’s main rivals this season has been countrywoman Karker, who holds the FIS Crystal Globe advantage heading into the final event of the season at Mammoth Mountain in March. It’s a friendly competition much of the time, however, as the 26-year-old Sharpe sees a lot of herself in the 21-yearold Karker. “It’s super fun to have Rachael up on the podium with me at events. She’s kind of doing what I did in 2015 when I had my breakout year, dominating and showing that you’re not there to mess around,” Sharpe said. “It’s pretty cool to watch her come through.” The proximity to home allowed Sharpe’s family and friends to support her in the flesh, something she hadn’t experienced to that level since winning Olympic gold in South Korea last February.
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“It was awesome. I had pretty much my whole crew there that was at the Olympics supporting (me),” she said. “It was super fun. There were quite a few people out there braving the cold on finals night, but the qualifier (on Feb. 14) was gorgeous. It was super sunny and the pipe was running really fast.” Sharpe added that the contest was well organized and, sticking with the Wild West theme, there was an afterparty at infamous Calgary nightspot Cowboys. “There was a lot of good energy,” she said. Karker echoed Sharpe’s sentiments, saying she was thrilled to excel in her first Canadian World Cup. “I am so happy that Calgary hosted this event and to podium for Canada in Canada is incredible,” Karker said in a release. “We are used to skiing this pipe so it makes it a little easier because we know it so well.”
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Canada also podiumed in the men’s event as Noah Bowman earned a thirdplace finish with an 85.50 tally. American David Wise’s 90.00 snagged the win over New Zealand’s Nico Porteous, who notched an 87.75. “It’s a very cool feeling to hear the crowd cheering for you; it almost brings more nerves than usual. I wanted to do my best for all the people that came out to support us,” Bowman said in a release. “If I didn’t have this pipe in my backyard growing up I don’t think I would be doing what I am doing now so I have Winsport and (Calgary Olympic Park) to thank for where I am today.” The final was chock-full of Canadians, as Brendan Mackay placed fifth, Sascha Pedenko sixth and Whistler’s Simon d’Artois seventh. Dylan Marineau and Evan Marineau were 13th and 16th, respectively. Full results are available online at www.fis-ski.com. n
49 C ANADA GAMES Maya Mikkelsen at the Canada Winter Games 50 NORDICS CHARGE Peiffer, Murdoch hit podium at Westerns 54 S PORTS BRIEFS Kripps earns first-ever four-man bobsleigh win
Sports T H E S C O R E Mikkelsen holds her own in Red Deer LOCALS CLOSE TO MEDALS AT CANADA WINTER GAMES By
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histler’s Maya Mikkelsen started her first Canada Winter Games with a bit of an unfamiliar experience. Competing against athletes two to three years older than her, the 15-yearold moguls skier lined up in the aerials event at Alberta’s Canyon Ski Resort on Feb. 17, pulling off a fourth-place finish after squeaking into the final in the sixth and final qualification spot. Mikkelsen said she wasn’t used to the bigger jumps in the aerials event, which she competed in to help make the contest happen. “Aerials is definitely not my thing. We just had to do it because there were no aerialists, really. There were only two,” she said. “It was different but I liked it because it was really improving my jumps for the moguls. I was just doing my mogul tricks on a bigger jump, so I was getting more comfortable with those tricks.” “The first couple times, I didn’t land them because I didn’t understand how big I was actually going,” she said. “I kept over-rotating them. “Once I figured out my speed and how fast or slow I had to be flipping, then I started understanding how to do it better.” Mikkelsen took that momentum into the Feb. 18 moguls event, which saw her qualify with the third-highest score on her first run and advance immediately. The other half of the finals field did a second run, and with stellar athletes advancing after she did, Mikkelsen took nothing for granted in the final. “There were some really strong skiers that messed up in Run 1 so I knew that the finals would be a lot harder if they put down a second run,” she said. Mikkelsen’s Freestyle Whistler teammate Jessie Linton took sixth in the moguls contest. Mikkelsen had experience with the Canyon course after taking part in last year’s test event. It was a bit simpler than what she faces in B.C., but she certainly didn’t mind. “It was definitely a pretty easy course. We’ve definitely skied a lot harder courses in the past,” she said. “I usually tend to do better on easier courses because I have more confidence. I really want to try to get my confidence up when we get to the hard courses.”
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Mikkelsen had the opportunity to take in the Alberta-B.C. hockey game after completing her events and was getting set to fly out to Colorado on Feb. 19 to continue her season. Mikkelsen’s fellow club members have also had strong starts if they haven’t hauled in any medals quite yet. In the men’s aerials event, Josh Maga and Sam Cordell took fifth and seventh, respectively, while in the moguls contest, Cordell and Maga finished sixth and seventh, respectively, with Cordell finishing only 1.82 points off the podium. Meanwhile, local Whistler Nordic Development Centre athletes brought home the local contingent’s first medals of the games on Feb. 18. Larissa Black of Squamish won the women’s 7.5-km pursuit by 6.6 seconds over teammate Gillian Gowling. Zoe Pekos took 18th. The men were also successful as Ryan Elden won gold in the 10-km pursuit by 52.6 seconds over runner-up Leo Grandbois of Quebec while Lucas Smith placed 10th. Both teammates had strong showings in biathlon on Feb. 17, as Black and Gowling took fourth and fifth, respectively, and Zoe Pekos took eighth in the women’s six-kilometre event. As for the men, Ryan Elden and Lucas Smith placed fifth and seventh, respectively. The Games continue until March 3. n
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Sports T HE SCORE Peiffer, Murdoch lead Whistler Nordics’ charge at Westerns YOUNG XC SKIERS HIT PODIUM IN KELOWNA By
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fter a slow start to her season, Benita Peiffer was certainly ready to charge when given the opportunity. Competing in the sprint heats event at the Western Canadian Championships in Kelowna on Feb. 8, the Whistlerite topped the open women’s division, nicking top qualifier Katie Weaver by just 0.08 seconds to earn the victory. “Sprints are my favourite race to compete in. That’s my strong suit,” she said. “I didn’t really go into it thinking too much about it. Otherwise, I kind of freak myself out. “But I made sure to go into it making sure I wasn’t tiring myself out each heat and making sure I still had some energy.”
She credited father Tony for waxing her skis perfectly to ensure she had great speed. “I started with the group and slowly made my way into second and third place,” she said. “When we came to the finishing stretch, I pushed extra hard into the downhill, came into second place for the final stretch and finished against Katie Weaver.” Peiffer also performed well in her two other events, anchoring the BC Supernovas relay team en route to an Open Women victory in the 3x5-km event while also taking a fifth-place finish in the open women’s 10-km contest. The relay, Peiffer explained, was one of the most enjoyable races she had all season. Paige Latta and Elizabeth Elliott helped the Supernovas into second place heading into Peiffer’s turn. Peiffer then
SUPER SUPERNOVAS Whistler’s Benita Peiffer, centre, flanked by BC Supernovas
teammates Paige Latta, left, and Elizabeth Elliott, celebrate their relay victory at the Western Canadian Championships in Kelowna on Feb. 10. PHOTO SUBMITTED
put up the second-best lap overall—and the best among anchors—to lift the trio to victory. “I just had the most fun with it. There was not much pressure when they’re
some of your best friends that you’re racing with. You’re skiing together and hope you get a good result,” she said.
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“I just wanted to get out there and ski my hardest. My team came in strong in second place. I passed the girl who was in first place and got a good lead out of it.” Peiffer explained that some earlyseason health issues, which left her feeling run down with little energy were compounded by misdiagnoses, and this added to her frustratingly delayed start to the season. Her training for the World Junior Championships trials was affected and she was not selected as a starter for the province’s Canada Winter Games team, though she did qualify as an alternate. However, now feeling healthy and strong, Peiffer is eager to finish the season with some local races, a B.C. Cup event in Salmon Arm and then the nationals in Ottawa. She will then hope to qualify for the North American and Canadian Biathlon Championships here in Whistler at the end of March. “I got it all figured out and I trained hard through winter break. I’ve been having some strong results recently,” she said. Fellow Whistlerite Michael Murdoch
The weekend was a frigid one in the Interior, which is challenging at the best of times, and even tougher when there are only thin layer of Spandex protecting racers from the elements. “Making sure your fingers and toes stay warm is actually really crucial to having a good result because if you start getting cold … you’re pretty much just going to stop racing from there,” he said. It’s been an exciting season for Murdoch, who went to compete in Europe for the first time this season, racing in Switzerland and France. “It’s definitely a new environment for me and an environment I could get used to,” he said. “All the guys are super competitive and it’s fun being right in the mix.” Other Whistlerites in action included: Joe Davies (eighth in the junior men’s sprint, fourth in the junior boys’ mass start and third in the junior boys relay); Marlie Molinaro (ninth in the juvenile girls’ sprint and mass start, and third in the juvenile girls’ relay); and Mila Wittenberg (34th in the open women mass start and fourth in the junior girls relay).
“I like chasing people instead of getting chased. It puts a little less stress on you.” - MICHAEL MURDOCH
also took home hardware, helping the BC Power, Speed and Grace squad to a third-place finish in the open men’s category. “The team was a couple of my buddies I’d been racing with all through my ski career,” Murdoch said. “We started off pretty good, but our first teammate fell in the first leg, so we were catching up to the front guys to put us in a better spot. “I was second leg, so I caught up to No. 2, and our third guy finished it off. That’s against some of the fastest skiers in Canada.” Murdoch enjoyed the chance to hunt down some of the skiers ahead of him during the relay. “I like chasing people instead of getting chased. It puts a little less stress on you,” he said. “Just having that guy in front of me is always a little treat for me to try to chase and catch.” He was also fourth in the junior men’s sprints and seventh in the open men 15-km mass start, in which he was tripped, costing him a higher placement.
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Closer to home, the annual P’ayakentsut race will return to Whistler Olympic Park this Sunday, Feb. 24. However, it returns with a new title sponsor and will now be known as the Coast Outdoors P’ayak. Race director Sherryl Yeager said with a hearty crew of 80 volunteers, they are ready for a busy weekend. As of Feb. 17, registration was outpacing 2018’s record registration of more than 650 participants, including ballooning numbers in the 50-km field. “Everything is coming along really smoothly,” Yeager said. “If it keeps on this trend, then we’ll have a record year.” With plenty of snow at the park, Yeager is hoping for the perfect balance of cold without being teeth-chattering. “We’ve got tons of snow. We’ve got fresh snow at the venue,” she said. “I’m really hoping this high-pressure system holds on and we’ll have nice clear and cold conditions for race morning.” For more information, visit www.payak.ca. n
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C 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.
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anadian bobsleigh pilot Justin Kripps steered his way to a career first at Lake Placid, N.Y. on Feb. 16. Kripps, the reigning Olympic twoman champion, earned his first-ever BMW IBSF World Cup four-man victory with Ben Coakwell, Ryan Sommer and Cam Stones. The Canadians shared the podium with the Latvians, led by Oskars Kiebermanis (0.07 seconds back) and the Russians, driven by Maxim Andrianov (0.13 seconds back). Sitting in fourth after the first run, Kripps and Co. charged onto the podium with the best second attempt. “That was crazy. It was just an awesome day with the boys,” Kripps said in a release. “I thought after the first run we had a good shot. I knew the boys could push faster than we did in the first run, and they did. I’m just so happy for all the team.” Chris Spring’s sled, meanwhile, placed 10th while Nick Poloniato’s was 18th. Kripps also earned hardware in the two-man race, taking third behind only winners Francesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany, and runners-up Romain Heinrich and Dorian Hauterville of France. Spring and Neville Wright were sixth while Poloniato and Coakwell placed ninth. The women also enjoyed success, with the lone Canuck sled of Christine de Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski capturing silver with Americans Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza sliding to victory. Germany’s Stephanie Schneider and Deborah Levi, meanwhile, placed third. The skeleton racers, meanwhile, didn’t take home any medals. However, Mirela Rahneva took fourth in the women’s event as Elena Nikitina of Russia and Jacqueline Loelling of Germany shared the win while American Kendall Wesenberg placed third. North Vancouver’s Jane Channell placed 10th and Madison Charney ended up in 16th. As for the men, Dave Greszczyszyn was the top Canadian in 15th while Kevin Boyer took 18th and Kyle Murray was 23rd. Russia’s Alexander Tretiakov topped Latvia’s Martins Dukurs and South Korea’s Sungbin Yun for the victory.
SNOWBOARDERS STAR AT MOUNT SEYMOUR
Whistler Valley Snowboard Club competitors passed the test in their final warm-up event prior to heading to Alberta for the second week of Canada Winter Games. In BC Snowboard Provincial Series slopestyle action at Mount Seymour on Feb. 16 and 17, Juliette Pelchat won both women’s events while Maggie Crompton took a second in the first event and a third in the second. As for the men, Truth Smith topped the Feb. 16 competition and was second to teammate Lane Weaver the next day. Full results are available online at www.bcsnowboard.com.
WMSC ATHLETES PERFORM WELL AT KIMBERLEY
A contingent of 22 Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) athletes got hot in chilly conditions during Teck Open super-G racing on Feb. 9 and 10. Organizers had hoped to run an evening slalom event, but cancelled it because of cold conditions. Whistler’s women swept the podium both days, with Emeline Bennett, Jaden Dawson and Sara Stiel finishing in order on both occasions. Fiona McInnes jumped from fifth on Saturday to fourth on Sunday. The men, meanwhile, also brought home numerous medals as Graham Seltzer and Sam Fuller took second and third, respectively, on Saturday, with Matthias Shorter (fourth), Adam Usher (fifth), David Wood (sixth), Hayden Harley (seventh) and Nick Katrusiak (10th) all hitting the top 10. The next day, Seltzer jumped to the top of the podium, trading places with Saturday winner Taylor Nellis of Grouse Mountain. WMSC members took spots four through seven in order: John Nicolls, Harley, Usher and Shorter.
HESS STARTS UP AT PARA NORDIC WORLDS
Through two days of competition at the IPC Para Nordic World Championships in Prince George, Ethan Hess of Pemberton has put up a pair of results in the teens. The sit-skier started with a 15th-place showing in the middle-distance event on Feb. 17 before placing 18th in the sprint on Feb. 18.
Sports T H E S C O R E The cross-country competition wraps with the relays on Feb. 23 and longdistance race on Feb. 24. Full results are available online at www.paralympic.org.
WFC MEMBERS MEDAL AT KICKING HORSE
Whistler Freeride Club competitors had a successful showing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Jeep Junior Freeski Series action on Feb. 10. Drea Dimma and Kierstin Higgins took the top two spots, in order, in the female 12-to-14 contest while Wei Tien Ho and Marcus Goguen were second and third in the same age category for the men. Tristan Curran (sixth) and Iliad Mirabbasi (10th) also hit the top 10 for the guys. Olivia McNeill also medalled, taking second in the female 15-to-18 division while for the men, Leif Gascoigne was just off the podium in fourth. Rhys Higgins (sixth), Ryder Bulfone (eighth) and Jakob Jewett (10th) all placed in the top 10. Full results are available online at www.freeskiers.org.
THOMPSON FOURTH AT FELDBERG
Marielle Thompson’s streak of qualifying for finals came to an end at Feldberg, Germany on the weekend. Fortunately for the Whistler ski-cross racer, it didn’t happen immediately. In the first of two races, on Feb. 16, Thompson scored a fourth-place finish as Sweden’s Sandra Naeslund topped countrywoman Lisa Andersson and France’s Alizee Baron for the win. Other Canadians included Brittany Phelan in sixth, India Sherret in 11th, Kelsey Serwa in 12th and Abby McEwan in 17th. The next day, Thompson tumbled to a 13th-place finish. However, Phelan and Serwa made the final, taking third and fourth, respectively, with Naeslund taking another win ahead of Austria’s Andrea Limbacher. McEwan was seventh and Sherret took 15th. As for the men, Canadian Kevin Drury found the podium on Feb. 16, taking third behind winner Ryan Regez of Switzerland and Florian Wilmsmann of Germany. Other Canadians in the top 30 were Brady Leman in 11th and Chris Del Bosco in 21st. The following day was less successful as Drury was the top Canadian in 13th, ahead of Leman in 19th and Del Bosco in 26th. France’s Jean Frederic Chapuis earned the victory over Swiss competitors Romain Detraz and Regez.
ST-GERMAIN SIXTH IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SLALOM
Canada’s Laurence St-Germain put up an impressive showing in her first individual FIS World Ski
Championships race on Feb. 16. Competing at Åre, Sweden, St-Germain took sixth in the slalom, 2.60 seconds back of champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States. Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson and Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova rounded out the medals in second and third, respectively. Erin Mielzynski and Roni Remme placed 10th and 12th, in order, while Amelia Smart ended up in 22nd. St-Germain pulled off her career-best result in tough conditions in Sweden. “I knew the conditions were hard, I really gave it my all from the start. My first run I was a little slow out of the start but I skied well at the bottom. (For the second) run I really wanted to attack the whole way down. I didn’t really know how it was going to go until I crossed the finish line and saw the green light at the bottom. I was so surprised and now I’m really stoked,” she said in a release. In Valentine’s Day action, MarieMichele Gagnon and Mikaela Tommy were the lone Canadians in the giant slalom, taking 23rd and 26th, respectively. Vlhova knocked off Germany’s Viktoria Rebensburg and Shiffrin for the victory. As for the men, in the closing competitions, Trevor Philp posted the top Canadian result with an 18th-place showing in the giant slalom on Feb. 15 while Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen topped Austria’s Marcel Hirscher and France’s Alexis Pinturault for gold. Simon Fournier, meanwhile, earned 30th. Fournier was the lone Canadian finisher in the Feb. 17 slalom, however, taking 24th. In an Austrian podium sweep, Hirscher scored the win over Michael Matt and Marco Schwarz. Earlier in the championships, Remme made an impression with a top-five result on Feb. 8. The 22-year-old Ontarian earned a fifth-place finish in the Alpine combined race, finishing 1.13 seconds back of champion Wendy Holdener of Switzerland. Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova was second, just 0.03 seconds back, while Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel took third. Remme sat near the back of the pack in 28th position after the downhill run, but posted the best slalom time to rocket up into the top 5. “I was not super thrilled with my downhill run this morning, so for sure, coming into the slalom, I wanted to change gears and really try to attack it as best as I could,” Remme said in a release. Remme then led Canada with a 28th-place showing in the downhill on Feb. 10. Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec earned the win, topping Corinne Suter of Switzerland and, in the final race of her career, American Lindsey Vonn. Gagnon, meanwhile, took 32nd. n
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ALTERED STATE Can a quiet and deeply thoughtful piece of film provoke radical action? Jordan Manley’s Treeline makes the case.
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his morning, on my way home from the school bus-stop, I detoured via a small patch of Douglas fir—the grandfather tree, called Srap7ul, in Ucwalmictws, the language of
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the Lil’wat Nation, meaning “something standing upright.” I found a group of trees that seemed to form a rough circle, and inserted myself in the arc and stood there for a few minutes, thinking about the things they were giving that I wanted to express appreciation for, to acknowledge. I attribute this new peculiar behaviour in large part to Jordan Manley. I don’t think it’s quite what he had in mind when he set out to make a film about tree-skiing for Patagonia in Dec. 2017. Then again, he did want to provoke action. “Yes,” admits Manley, “I did have an activist agenda. Absolutely.” It’s an unexpected confession because the film feels like more of a hymn than a tirade, its 40 minutes of detailed photography, rich soundscapes, mostly serene activity, and unexpected revelations about trees (their persistence! their spirit! their interconnectedness! their consciousness!) left my alpha waves in a blissed out meditative state. Manley has heard that a lot since Treeline: A Story Written in Rings premiered
at the Banff Festival in October, and even more so, since it was released online, three weeks ago, where it’s tracking upwards of 750,000 views. The film began, originally, as a seed for a ski magazine feature. When he was working predominantly as an editorial photographer, Manley shared the idea of shooting a story about different treeskiing locations around the world with fellow tree-skiing enthusiast, Leah Evans. “It floated out of my mind, but Leah held on to it.” When Evans was brought under the shelter of Patagonia as one of its sponsored athletes, she pitched the idea, attached Manley’s name to it, and out of the blue, seven years later, Manley was approached to make a film. In the intervening years Manley had been travelling the world, making awardwinning short films—the 12-part Skier’s Journey series and The Curve of Time. He’d also suffered a concussion, and as part of his healing process, he spent two years wandering around the North Shore, seeking out the immense trees that had escaped being log, that the late Randy Stoltmann had honoured in his 30-year-old Hiking Guide to the Big Trees of Southwestern British Columbia. “That was a thrill.” Manley has always stood out creatively in our adrenalized niche. There’s nothing frivolous in his work, and Treeline is equally invested with intention and care. Perhaps it’s an adjunct to being forced to stop, heal and closely examine his life and identity, but the 34-year-old has a
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new level of resolve: “At this point, I feel like spending the limited time I have on earth trying to make a positive impact where I can, through the things that I know how to create and control.” And so, tasked with a mission— to entertain, to create something that would hold a viewer in an altered state, transport them into other people’s lives, discover something new—he set out to make a film that would sing the being of trees back into our sightlines. “I thought quite a bit about how trees serve such foundational roles in our daily lives—every fresh breath of air we take, our buildings, our fuel, all of these things owed to trees that are kind of background to us on a daily basis. So in some ways this film was an effort to take trees out of the background and put them more in front of us.” Much of what we are now coming to understand about the forest, thanks to the research of scientists like UBC ecologist Dr Suzanne Simard, reconfigures our appreciation for its rich complexity. While we’ve been distracted looking at the treetops, skiing through the spaces between the trees, or assessing the trunks for board feet, much of a forest’s majesty has been invisibly working beneath the ground—a network of fungi and roots and signals and energy transfers. “From the beginning,” says Manley, “I wanted the forests to feel alive, and part of that meant finding characters who feel really alive when they’re in the forest and who feel that they are in
communication with those places.” Through interviews with author Michael Cohen, paleoecologist Connie Millar, tree doctor Konami Tsukamoto, Shinto priest Akihiko Tamaki, and professor Suzanne Simard, conducted over five months of travelling to Japan, California, Nevada, and the B.C. interior, and shooting with a dozen athletes, Manley came away with all the different perspectives that would feed into the film, and leave him with an even deeper personal appreciation for trees. In the same way that he, as a flyfisherman, has come to appreciate the salmon, trying to be aware of the gift, he’s conscious of a deeper upwelling of appreciation when he works with wood. “Every time I kill a fish, I tend to say thank you. Not that I think the fish needs to hear that or cares. It’s dead. But if we’re thanking an animal or a ‘resource,’ we’re appreciating it and hopefully, we’ll take better care of it, of all these things that are limited.” Is it going to be enough? Manley wonders. As I followed an upwelling instinct to go and stand in circle with the trees in my yard, and say thanks, I breathe in what you breathe out, you breathe in what I breathe out, it occurred to me, this is where changing the world begins. Past the initial burn of outrage. Stepping into loving communion. The Velocity Project: how to slow the f*&k down and still achieve optimum productivity and life happiness. n
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Epicurious? Green Moustache finalizing deal to put healthy vending machines into B.C. hospitals PILOT PROJECT WILL SEE FIRST ALL-VEGAN VENDING MACHINE INSTALLED AT LIONS GATE HOSPITAL
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Lions Gate Hospital, before rolling out to other hospitals if successful. “It is honestly a much better option because we can get one up and running in a matter of days and it can technically provide the same volume of food we could provide in the café,” Richer explained. The Green Moustache first launched its vending-machine program last year at the Meadow Park Sports Centre, where it dispenses regular items from the café menu, such as its classic Buddha Bowl, collard wraps, pressed juices and vegan desserts. Unlike a traditional vending machine, the food is made fresh and restocked daily. “The great thing about our vending machines is they can carry all of the food we serve in our restaurants,” Richer said. “Outside of our smoothies, that will be the only thing they can’t get out of our vending machines. We’re also going to be partnering with other retailers, like Spark Kombucha, to get their bottles in there.”
he prevailing mantra at The Green Moustache has always been that food is medicine. Now the vegan food company is putting that philosophy into action through a deal it is finalizing with
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Vancouver Coastal Health to bring its vegan vending machines to a hospital near you. The café franchise—which counts two locations in Whistler—has been in talks with the health authority for the better part of two years to open all-organic, plant-based restaurants in a number of B.C. hospitals. While that contract is still in the bidding process, restaurant co-founder Nicolette Richer proposed a pilot project that would introduce Green Moustache vending machines first to
Richer said the deal makes sense particularly for hospital staff that struggle to find nutritious food options at odd hours on the job. “Normally they can’t access food 24-7 in the hospitals. They have to rely on the one or two restaurants that might be open in the community, which often results in gas-station food and things like that,” she said. “I have a feeling that it’s going to be successful just based on the fact that people will be able to get all of our food, which they can warm up, for example, in their own kitchen.” Ultimately, Richer would like to see Green Moustache vending machines in hospitals, schools and rec centres across the country. She also hopes to shift the common perception of vending machines as solely dispensaries for junk food. But with that shift to plant-based, whole foods, the cost will be higher than the average vending machine, with the menu ranging from $6 to $14, which is
still affordable when you consider you’re getting the same menu and portions as you would at the café. “I see, easily, that most other restaurants are charging five or six dollars more per meal for non-organic food, for food that has tons of fillers, like really inexpensive flours, processed sugar, salt, and things like that,” Richer noted. “I think people are going to have to get over their perception around food being expensive, because at the end of the day, it’s either they pay for it now to get freshly made, organic, delicious, nutrient-dense food, or they are going to pay for it later with their health, because your diet is directly related to your health.” Since opening its first location in Whistler Village in 2013, The Green Moustache has seen significant growth, now counting six locations in B.C. and Alberta—with a seventh slated to open in North Vancouver this summer. This most recent deal will allow the company to “scale our business so quickly because of
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the fact we don’t follow that brick-andmortar model,” Richer said. “In this day and age, it’s really challenging because commercial space is very expensive in British Columbia and most parts of Canada, and it takes a lot of time, we’ve been finding, working with the health authorities to get approvals.” Last year also saw the launch of the Green Moustache’s equity crowdfunding campaign on FrontFundr. Through that campaign, Richer said the company attracted two major international investors that would nearly cover the company’s entire capital expansion cost. However, with its target met and because
FrontFundr is only open to Canadian investors, Richer said the campaign was temporarily shuttered, with plans to relaunch it in the near future. “We really want Canadians to have the opportunity to invest in our company, and I think this will probably build a stronger case for Canadian investors who might be nervous about investing in a small, private company,” Richer said. “Now that they see we have attracted international investors, I think it’s going to make it that much more successful.” For more information, visit greenmoustache.com. n
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Former Whistlerite lends her voice to Oscar-nominated animation ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, STARRING LEAH JUEL, UP FOR AWARD IN SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) CATEGORY Alyssa Noel
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an you guess how old I am?” Leah Juel poses this question over the phone from Hawaii where she’s escaped the unseasonably cold Vancouver temperatures. I’ve seen her photo on IMDB and read a substantial list of animated productions she’s been in, but hearing her unusually high-pitched, whimsical voice over the phone, I’m at a loss to answer. “I’m 33,” she says before describing how, until she got rid of her landline, telemarketers would ask her if her parents were home. (She would often play along.) That unique voice has come in handy. The Whistler-raised voice actress has been in several episodes of animations like Starship Operators and the Trollz TV series. But more recently, she’s played the role of Lorraine, an anxiety-ridden leech, in the short animation Animal Behaviour. That production, written and directed by husband-and-wife duo David Fine and Alison Snowden, is up for an Oscar in the Short Film Animated category on Sunday, Feb. 24. “I feel like Animal Behaviour is something really different,” Juel says. “There’s a lot more dialogue in this short film. Usually there’s more silence and a lot less conversation going on … It’s very different and I think that will give it a good shot.” Clocking in at just over 14 minutes, the film is about a group of animals in a therapy session discussing their— very human—issues when an angry ape named Victor joins them and throws the session into chaos.
For her part, Juel tapped into her own struggles with anxiety to play Lorraine, who not only has to breathe into a tiny paper bag, but also gets wedged up Victor’s rear end. “I could really relate to Lorraine as well because I do have anxiety and that’s something I struggled with in high school,” she says. “I knew exactly what a panic attack felt like. I think that’s why I got the part.” Juel first got her start in acting as a student at Myrtle Philip Community School when the touring Missoula Children’s Theatre came to town. “I
VOICE IT Leah Juel, who grew up in Whistler, stars in Animal Behaviour, a short animation nominated for an Oscar. PHOTO SUBMITTED
audition for voiceover (parts) again,” she says. “That’s when I got Animal Behaviour.” As a huge fan of Fine and Snowden’s previous work—including Bob and Margaret—Juel was thrilled when she landed the role. “They wanted to have the (actors’) natural voices as much as possible for the characters,” she says. “(David Fine) was
“I could really relate to Lorraine as well because I do have anxiety and that’s something I struggled with in high school ... ” - LEAH JUEL
must’ve been seven or eight,” she says. “I found a love for theatre and acting at a young age even though I was shy.” Despite her mountain surroundings, Juel was not interested in ski racing. Instead, she was drawn further into the small, local theatre scene in high school. “After that I got involved in acting classes,” she says. “People who heard my voice were like, ‘Have you ever done voice acting?’ I always loved animation so much. When I finally realized that voice acting could be a thing I was so excited about it. I love it way more than any other kind of acting.” After a short stint in L.A., followed by a longer move to Toronto where she studied children’s television and production, Juel found herself back in Vancouver where she became a dental assistant. “While I was doing that, I started to
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like, ‘Where did you come from?’ Because he hadn’t heard of me before.” After recording her part, Juel anxiously waited to hear more about when the film would be released. “A couple years went by and I thought, ‘They must’ve recast it or decided not to make it,’” she says. It turned out Snowden had contracted a life-threatening lung infection and had to undergo surgery. With the couple
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animating and directing the production, it was essentially brought to a halt while she recovered. “Dave sent us an email about what had been going on,” Juel says. “He told us he was going to start submitting the film for all these film festivals.” From there, Animal Behaviour travelled to festivals in Croatia, France and Brazil, and also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Then we found out we got an Oscar nomination,” Juel says. “It’s been crazy (going from) not knowing what was going on with it to seeing where it’s gone. To get to be part of something like this is really exciting.” While the nomination has been exciting, the film itself has helped Juel launch her voice-acting career. “I stopped working at the dental office,” she says. “It’s been moving in an exciting direction ever since I did this film. You know when you’re younger and you have ideas and goals for your path, but you get off of that? If things keep drawing you back, it’s important to stick with them.” To watch Animal Behaviour visit nfb. ca/film/animal_behaviour/. n
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hortly before the first Dream Big Vintage Collective pop-up event, Helen Hamilton received a sign from the universe. She and her friend/roommate/ co-worker Catherine Leduc had been collecting—and altering—vintage clothing for some time, as well as curating other vintage items, including books. The night before they were set to host their first event at Mount Currie Coffee Company in Whistler (where they both work), Hamilton picked up one of those books called The Law of Attraction: The Science of Attracting More of What You Want and Less of What You Don’t. “I flipped through it randomly and, on the first page, the author had said in it, ‘Friend, dream big. From Michael,” Hamilton recalls. The hand-written message in the second-hand book matched the name of their burgeoning business. “It was the night before our big event and we were so nervous,” Hamilton recalls. “We read that and we were like, ‘Woah, this is a sign we’re supposed to be doing this right now.’ We’re both quite spiritual, but I’ve never had a sign like that in my life.” The pop-up shop wound up being a success with a strong turnout. The second event in Pemberton also saw the same amount of sales, despite being a smaller town. “People loved it,” Hamilton says. “It was a thrill to watch it happen.” The pair first discussed the idea for the pop-up store last summer while lounging at Alta Lake. Both were fashion fiends with “loads of clothes we wanted to get rid of,” Hamilton says. “We both love clothing and love putting outfits together.” To add to their offerings, they went down to Vancouver to select a few more vintage items. Their parameters were strict. “We both have to like it,”
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she says. “There’s no filler … We say, ‘Would we wear that?’ Then it’s a massive fight whether we want to keep it (for ourselves) or not.” While Whistler has second-hand and vintage clothing stores, their range of items skew more towards a skate/surf/activewear style, primarily for women. “There’s so much room for more vintage, second-hand stuff in Whistler,” Hamilton adds. They plan to host pop-up events once a month—and eventually expand to Squamish and Vancouver—but recently, they added a new facet to the Dream Big Collective. Late last year, Hunter Gather approached Hamilton—who is also a local musician—to host an open mic night. She jumped at the opportunity to create the Dream Big Music Collective, with help from local guitarist Andrew Morris, and showcase new, local talent. The most recent event featured six performers and was jam-packed. “It’s nice to bring the opportunity to musicians who are maybe too nervous to try and get shows on their own and play for three hours,” she says. “It’s just a nice feeling.” The next open mic night at Hunter Gather is set for March 14 at 7 p.m. The next pop-up event, meanwhile, will be on March 15 at the Mount Currie Coffee Company in Whistler from 6 to 8 p.m. Then, in April, keep your eyes open for a shop day at HandleBar Café and Apres in the Upper Village. Find out more on Facebook at facebook. com/dreambigvintagecollective or on Instagram at Dream Big Vintage Collective. “We feel really positive about it,” Hamilton says. “We knew it could be a bit of a long journey just slowly building it, but we’ve got enough traction to make it happen once a month at different venues. We’re trying to treat it more like a vintage party now. It’s been really good.” n
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Notes FROM T HE BA C K R O W Half-baked Oscar predictions W
atching movies and smoking cannabis is a time-honoured tradition (pro tip: skip the soda and get an extra bag of M&Ms) but the big weed news this week is that THC has officially infiltrated the Oscars. Vox.com is reporting that celebrity swag bags for nominees in the acting and directing categories will contain THCinfused chocolates and CBD skin creams, reportedly to help with the anxiety of being
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rich, famous and up for your industry’s top award. So smoke ’em if you got ’em this Oscar night (Sunday) and watch for glazed eyes on those celebrity cutaway crowd shots. As for who’s gonna win? Academy politics and selections are notoriously difficult to understand (also, I didn’t see all the nominated movies this year) but if you want to roll the dice on your Oscar ballots, here are a few semi-educated guesses from the back row.
BEST ACTOR
The favourite rolling in is Rami Malek for portraying Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (Malek was great, the only hitch is that’s not his real singing voice but rather a digital construct). The dark horse is Christian Bale for Vice but I kinda think Bradley Cooper might win for stealing Sam Elliot’s voice in A Star is Born. (Also, a sympathy nod for not nominating him for best director).
BEST ACTRESS
This race is a lot tighter, with newcomers Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) and Yalitza Aparicio (Roma) making strong runs. Olivia Colman is probably most deserving of the award, but the smart money is on Glenn
UP IN THE AIR If you need a break from the Oscars this weekened, check out How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
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Close for The Wife. Did anyone see that one? It doesn’t matter; expect the Academy to give it to Close as a sort of lifetime achievement vote.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
My pick is BlacKkKlansman but the surprise upset will be if the Academy gets over their Netflix bias and gives it to The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Realistically, the best script of the year wasn’t even nominated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
You’d think this one is linked to whatever takes Best Picture, but I don’t think that will happen this year, so the frontrunners here are The Favourite and Green Book. My money is on Green Book.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Marvel always wins this one and Avengers: Infinity War is a top pick in many circles but I’m hoping Steven Spielberg’s team takes it for Ready Player One. Or even the crew at First Man—anyone but the crappy Avengers.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hard to beat Roma on this one. Emmanuel Lubezki is one of the best
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Tricky category because the nature of editing is to make it unnoticeable. Bohemian Rhapsody is a contender here (despite being panned on the internet with a clip that does seem pretty shittily edited). I think Vice is gonna take it.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Has to be Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. That movie changed the artform (and was one of the best movies of the year, animated or not). Pixar’s Incredibles 2 made a shitload of money though, and Hollywood loves money.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Free Solo, the Jimmy Chin/Alex Honnold doc is the favourite after a big BAFTA win, but Bing Liu’s coming-of-age, skateboard flick Minding the Gap is one of those docs that only comes around once a decade. It deserves the statue.
BEST DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón probably gets this one but I’m thinking the Academy might just pull a fast one and honour Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman), not just for this film but
because he’s strung together an impressive 30-year career with no prior recognition. (And let the record show that Inside Man is a perfect heist film!) Giv’r Spike!
BEST PICTURE
I wish Black Panther could win because it was the most fun (or even BlacKkKlansman) but the Academy is probably gonna go the other way and award the cinematic artistry of Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma. I’ll be really surprised if A Star is Born wins (even though it was pretty good for a musical) but Hollywood loves movies about stars, so you just never know. If you’re skipping the Oscars, the new flick at the Village 8 this week is How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. Offering cartoon salvation after the disappointment of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, this one is more of the same from the same reunited talent. And that’s a good thing. In other news, the trailer for The Dirt, the Netflix Motley Crue movie, dropped on Tuesday. Based on one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll books ever made, this one has potential but the trailer gives me cause for worry. Time well tell because the flick drops March 22 on Netflix, and we’ll get into rock ‘n’ roll movies in more detail next week. Giv’r! n
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he Whistler Public Library might host programs every weekday night, but for Jeanette Bruce, one monthly event is a highlight: the Community Book Club. “This is a bold statement, but I think it’s my favourite program—and we run a lot of programs,” says Bruce, program coordinator with the library. “From a work perspective, it’s really rewarding, but I’ve also met a lot of amazing people through the book club. Hopefully they would say the same thing.” The Community Book Club first started in July 2015 as a partnership between the library and Armchair Books, with the independent bookstore still serving as a partner today. Back then, Bruce was working at the store and would come to the library to help with the club. “Then I started working at the library, which was very convenient,” she adds. Each month, she faces a massive task—choosing the book. Generally, she sticks to two overarching rules: The book has to have been out for more than a year, and be available in paperback— mostly to ensure its accessibility. Other than that, she looks at a range of topics and genres. “We try not to shy away from race, gender, LGBTQ issues,” Bruce says. “Those issues that are real and existing in our world right now, I love digging my teeth into those books. It’s always worthwhile.” Often, she adds, people end up reading books they never would’ve selected on their own. It might seem surprising, but books with mixed reviews are often the best book club picks. “Usually a book that’s universally loved is a boring discussion,” she explains. “The ones that have a really interesting, juicy discussion are polarizing books that half the crowd hates and half loves. By the
end, we’ve met in the middle. The people who come have such compelling things to say, it’s very persuasive.” Book club members come and go throughout the year, but the numbers tend to grow in the winter months to around 20. While ages have become more diverse over the last five years, the gender of participants has not. “The white whale for book clubs is getting dudes to come,” Bruce says. “I would love to have more guys coming, but I’m not going to reinvent the wheel. I’m over the idea that men and women have to read different books. I’m letting them come to us.” That said, there have been a few men in attendance over the years, but one in particular stands out. “Last year we had an awesome guy who was 23 years old,” Bruce says. “He came every month regardless of the book. Sadly he left Whistler, but he approached me before he left and said, ‘The next place I end up in my journeys I’m going to look for a book club.’ If you’re a dude, don’t be afraid, you’re welcome to come.” Currently, the club is reading the 2017 National Book Award winner Sing, Unburied, Sing. The next meeting is set for Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the library’s Fireplace Lounge at 7 p.m. No registration is required. The book can be borrowed from the library or purchased at Armchair Books (with 15 per cent off for book club members). “I know several of our attendees would say if you’re new to town and looking to meet people, it’s a great way to do it,” Bruce says. “(You) meet likeminded people. They like to read, they’re insightful readers. The social aspect is an important one.” For more information visit whistlerlibrary.ca/events/communitybook-club-sing-unburied-sing. n
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nsurprisingly, the sub-zero temperatures and arctic winds have left the museum feeling a bit chilly. Rather than dream of warmer climes, this weather has inspired me to look back at photos of winters from Alta Lake’s past. Some photos in the Philip Collection were donated to the archives with notes on the back detailing who is in the image and what they are doing. A few of these photos (such as the one above) portray an activity that you would be surprised to see happening on Alta Lake today: an ice harvest. Before hydro lines came to the valley (and then for an additional few years before that power could be accessed) most residents kept food from spoiling using cellars dug into the ground or ice houses. Ice houses were double-walled structures that were tightly insulated and packed with sawdust. Once filled with blocks of ice, these houses could keep food from spoiling through the hot summer months. Places such as Rainbow Lodge cut blocks of ice out of Alta Lake in February, when the ice was usually thickest. As Myrtle Philip noted on the back of one photo, “They cut the ice with an ice saw … like a big crosscut saw.” The ice was then dragged to the ice house on a sled, by person or by horse. The ice harvest on Alta Lake could be a social event for those spending the long winter in the valley. William MacDermott, also known around Alta Lake as “Mac,” had his own ice house and once his harvest was done those who helped harvest gathered in his cottage to
celebrate with jugs of Mac’s homebrew brought out from under the floorboards. Winter tales from Rainbow Lodge often seem to end in a celebratory drink. In an audio recording Myrtle relates the story of a railway crew she accompanied through the snow from Rainbow Lodge to the Cheakamus Canyon around 1913 or 1914. The crew arrived at Rainbow Lodge to rest for a couple days after walking from Pemberton on wooden skis. Myrtle fed them pea soup and baked beans and then accompanied them to a camp somewhere between Alta Lake and Squamish. At the camp the group waited for an older and exhausted engineer to catch up. He arrived two hours later, saying, “I’m all through boys, I can’t go any further. I’m going to lie right here and die. I’ve had it.” From the camp they were able to call for an engine and caboose to come from Squamish. The crew met the train almost 10-kilometres south of the camp; it had run into the snow at the end of a bridge over the Cheakamus River and could go no further. It was here that they, like the ice harvesters, were rewarded with a drink. As Myrtle described it: “I’ll never forget the bucket of tea they had sitting on the stove. A big ten quart bucket and it was full of boiling water and a man came in and poured practically a pound of tea in that pail wanting to give us a nice warm cup of tea, it could have pretty well stunned a horse it was so strong!” Though some drank homebrew while others had tea, in the early winters of Alta Lake everyone seemed to welcome a chance to get warm after being out in the snow. n
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he World Ski and Snowboard Festival has unveiled the cultural events returning as part of this year’s season-ending blowout. Returning for the second year in a shortened five-day format, events include Multiplicity on April 10, Pro Photographer Showdown on April 11, the 72hr Filmmaker Showdown on April 12 and Intersection on April 13. The ART + Soul (formerly State of the ART) art show will run throughout. Tickets are on sale for individual events or as a multi-event “WSSF Multimedia Pass” at wssf.com/tickets.
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Two days of fun for a good cause are set to take place on March 1 and 2 as part of the annual Telus Winter Classic, which benefits the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation. The first party is Whistler Winetastic where attendees can try a range of wine, beer, spirits and cheese, as well as appetizers from local restaurants, at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler on March 1 from 7:30 until 10 p.m. Then, on March 2, guests head up Whistler Mountain for the annual Mountain Top Gala party, starting at 6:45 p.m. This year, the theme is Noches De La Havana, “a centuries-spanning, fedora-demanding, flower-splashed fiesta,” according to organizers. The party takes place at the Roundhouse Lodge, so guests are
encouraged to dress warmly for the gondola ride at 6:45 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The event will also include an online silent auction for which participants must pre-register. Tickets for Whistler Winetastic are $80 while Mountain Top Gala tickets are $250. For more information or to purchase them, visit showpass.com/o/ whistler-blackcomb-foundation.
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Squamish’s Foyer Gallery is celebrating International Women’s Day on March 6 with an art show focused on the theme of Exposure. The show is not juried with the goal of being as inclusive as possible and organizers are accepting submissions until Feb. 24. Art should be original and fit the theme. “This is a safe form of exposure that is the result of a powerful and autonomous process in which the artist has full control over what she chooses to expose,” organizers say in a Facebook post. “This chosen form of exposure can serve to support the healing and growth of the artist and will challenge and positively transform her experience.” The exhibit opening, meanwhile, will take place on March from 6 to 8 p.m. and include “music, community and refreshments” alongside the art. It will be on display at the gallery— which is located in the Squamish Public Library—until April 1. For more information, or to submit, visit facebook.com/ squamishwomensartshow. n
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WICKED WEATHER Chad Storm (a.k.a. Tom Chadwick) has been busy this year.
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hortly before he was set to compete in the Whistler Music Search, Chad Storm was watching The Jungle Book. When the song “I Wan’na Be Like You” came on, he turned to his girlfriend at the time. “I said, ‘I’m going to play that,’” he recalls. “She said, ‘No you’re not.’” He ended up performing the Disney track during the competition and while he might not have won, several years later, “that has literally been the biggest song of my career,” he says. That trend of playing whatever he feels like has persisted throughout Storm’s (whose real name is Tom Chadwick) music career. “I’ve never compromised with what I want to play,” he says. “But you get to know what people like.” Originally from the North of England, Storm spent his 20s in Glasgow, Scotland, before moving to Whistler in 2013. When he first picked up a guitar as a 15-year-old, he was drawn to playing Oasis, Foo Fighters and Incubus. Later, he’d tackle the classics like Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Nowadays, he oscillates between his long-time favourites and new pop acts— from Adele to Katy Perry. “I sing a lot of female songs,” he says.
“I don’t know what it is that draws me to that. It’s a challenge—and female voices affect me more … It’s also something other dudes aren’t singing.” He might have started playing music at a young age, but it wasn’t until his sister asked him to play her wedding in 2004 that he first performed for an audience. From there, he started to play at parties, then pubs and write some of his
WHO: Chad Storm WHERE: Crystal Lounge WHEN: Thurs. Feb 21 at 9 p.m. Pub, Arts Whistler, Whistler Brewing Company and Brickworks. “It’s a little bit breaking through— once you get one gig, people give you a shot,” he says.
“I sing a lot of female songs, I don’t know what it is that draws me to that. It’s a challenge—and female voices affect me more … ” - CHAD STORM
own songs. But that momentum slowed to a halt in Glasgow. “I embarked on a career in civil engineering, studying parttime (while) working, so I had no time for music,” he says in an email. “I started to lose my confidence playing live, but fortunately I had a few opportunities to play with others that kept me strumming every now and then.” While he was part of a popular Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band for a time after that, Storm didn’t start performing regularly until he moved to Whistler six years ago. The music search in 2014 offered a bump in profile, followed by gigs at The Crystal Lounge, then later Black’s
Now, he’s playing four nights a week, usually at The Crystal Lounge or Brickworks, as well as three nights a week with Canadian Wilderness Adventures’ mountaintop fondue tour. “For me, I’m lucky I’ve got a good job
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doing land surveying in Function, doing work I love,” he says. “I don’t have to worry about doing music for money.” Instead, performing has remained a passion—one he hopes to grow. He’s been playing alongside local drummer Drew Crome, who returned to the Sea to Sky corridor after moving away for a time. “We’re around the same age with the same vibe,” he says. “It’s more a friendship with music attached … It is fun with someone else because it’s still new for me. I play with a drum peddle when I’m on my own—just to have the company, it can be a little lonely (on stage).” Next up, though, you can catch Chad Storm at The Crystal Lounge on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. “I’m happy with what I’m doing,” he says. “It’s how I express myself creatively and I’m getting better. I know the bigger things will come.” For more visit facebook.com/ ChadStormMusic. n
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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
PATRICK GAVIGAN Vancouver-based singer songwriter formerly of the 99.3 FM CFOX Seeds winning band theTURN. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
STORM Sexy blues tones and warm electric vibes; batten down the hatches, you’re in for a storm. All your favourite tunes stripped raw and served with soul. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm
Clubs/DJs #TBT WITH THE SOUNDS OF STACHE Stache has been on a nomadic musical adventure for almost a decade, travelling to over 50 countries and sharing his passion for music with others. Drawing influences from all four corners of the globe, his appetite, understanding and energetic delivery will guarantee a funky smorgasbord of beats. Free. d Three Below d 9 pm-1 am
AFTERNOON DELIGHT Hansomish and Pauly Deep take you on a magical journey on their disco party train! d Pangea Pod Hotel d 5-8 pm
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
LEVEL UP - HOUSE & TECHNO Featuring a rotating selection of DJs playing some of the best underground electronic dance music in house and techno, the “Level Up” nights are set to up your dance game. Hosted by DJ Miss KosmiK. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm-2 am
BARS , C L U B S & P U B S THROWBACK THURSDAYS WITH MR. TWITCH 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
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
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DEEP HOUSE FRIDAY APRES AT CRYSTAL 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 LIVE Live music by Whistler favourites Red Chair. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm
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 Merlin’s Bar & Grill d 3:30-7:30 pm d Longhorn Saloon d 9:30 pm-12:30 am
LIVE MUSIC Solo artists perform every week, except on the first Friday of every month when they swap out for a full band. No cover, no lineups. d Whistler Brewing Company d 6-9 pm
MATT HOYLES Matt Hoyles is a low down, wailing bluesman, hailing from deepest darkest New Zealand. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm
PATRICK GAVIGAN Vancouver based singer songwriter formerly of the 99.3 FM CFOX Seeds winning band theTURN. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
RACHEL LEWIS Rachel brings her rich acoustic covers on her keyboard with her honey-smooth vocals. 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 dancefloor. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm
SHUT UP AND PARTY 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
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THE CURE LOUNGE SESSIONS Enjoy lake views on the patio while DJ Smokey sets the tone with a blend of soulful house tracks. d Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge d 5 pm
WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS Resident DJ Dre Morel and Tommys providing a breath of fresh air to Whistler’s lounge and nightclub scene. Email info@tommyswhistler.com for all reservation inquiries. d Tommys Whistler d 8 pm-2 am
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BROTHER TWANG Come wind down your ski day or ramp up your Saturday night festivities with the boys from Brother Twang. d FireRock Lounge d 9 pm-midnight
CHRIS WITOSKI Witoski’s sets consist of a wide range a classic and contemporary cover songs and originals thrown in for good measure. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
CONOR FITZPATRICK Conor is new to Whistler’s music scene and is already making his mark as a musician everyone wants to see. d Cranked Espresso Bar d 9 pm
THE HAIRFARMERS Voted “Whistler’s best band” every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs—a Whistler must-see! d Dusty’s Bar and Grill d 3-6 & 9 pm-midnight
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
RACHEL LEWIS Rachel Lewis and Phil-T-Beats play your favourite top 40 hits, new and old, as well as Rachel’s catchy, upbeat originals! d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm
Clubs/DJs LADIES’ NIGHT It’s Whistler’s No. 1 stop for stag and stagette parties. DJ Turtle and friends mix up everything from hip hop, R&B, new rap, dance hall and Top 40 bangers. Email guestlist@ moejoes.com for VIP and group perks. d Moe Joe’s d 9:30 pm
SATURDAY NIGHT 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
WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS Resident DJ Dre Morel and Tommys providing a breath of fresh air to Whistler’s lounge and nightclub scene. Email info@tommyswhistler.com for all reservation inquiries. d Tommys Whistler d 8 pm-2 am
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ACOUSTIC SESSIONS Gather your pals and listen to some of Whistler’s best local musicians after treating yourself to our weekly homestyle Sunday roast. d Three Below d 8 pm
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 Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC) d 3:30-6:30 & 8-11 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
SUNDAY SESSIONS The best locals’ party in Whistler. d Tapley’s Pub d 9 pm
WILL ROSS Born and raised in Hamilton, Ont., Will has been making music since the age of 10. He is a multi-instrumentalist, live-looping artist. He is currently based out of Squamish, B.C. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
Clubs/DJs GAMES NIGHT AT PANGEA Challenge your crew: Cards Against Humanity, Jenga, Settlers of Catan, HedBanz, and many more. Drinks and food specials all night long. d Pangea Pod Hotel d 4 pm
SEND IT SUNDAYS With music from T-Zen and DJ Shearer. Keep your weekend alive, and join us on Sunday nights for one of Whistler’s wildest industry nights. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm
SOULFUL SUNDAYS Soul Club Whistler spinning that funky soul soundtrack. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm
THE SUNDAY GLOW PARTY Moe Joe’s is transformed into a psychedelic UV infused rave cathedral, as Fidel Cashflow, Zapps and La Dooda cook up an aural feast of house and electro beats. Arrive early to beat the line. d Moe Joe’s d 9 pm
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The wildest party in Whistler on a Monday night continues with music from Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley, The Rogue Killers and DJ Shearer. Throwing down all the hottest tunes you know and love. Deep, tech, bass, house, trap, hip hop and more. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. d Maxx Fish d 9 pm
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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
MICHAEL FABRO Michael Fabro is a Canadian acoustic pop-rock performance artist. With a focus on crowd-pleasing hits and infectious vocal hooks the young artist has fused multiple styles into dynamic live act. d Mallard Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
MEATY MONDAY
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MONDAY MADNESS
The Resort Municipality of Whistler also advises that any complaints of the tax roll must be received by the Manager of Financial Services no later than 4:30 PM, Friday, March 15, 2019. Valid Complaints are: • Errors or omission of a name or address, • Errors or omissions of a parcel, • Errors or omissions of taxable area or frontage, • An exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. A complaint must be in writing and must: • Include an address for delivery of any notices in respect of the complaint, • Identify the property of which the complaint is made, • Include the full name of the complainant and telephone number where they can be contacted at regular business hours, • Indicate if the complainant is the owner of the property, • Indicate, if applicable, the name of the complainant’s agent and telephone number where they can be contacted at regular business hours, • State the grounds that the complaint is based upon, • And any other prescribed information. Resort Municipality of Whistler 4325 Blackcomb Way Whistler British Columbia Canada V0N 1B4 www.whistler.ca
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
TOMMYS AND WHISTLER JUNGLISTS PRESENTS KYTAMI Kytami, winner of the Live Act of The Year Vancouver Island Music Awards 2013, Winner of the WCMA’s Electronic/Dance Album of the Year 2013 comes to Tommys. $15. d Tommys Whistler d 8 pm-2 am
TRIVIA NIGHT The Crystal Lounge hosts trivia every Monday night! Bring your friends and test your knowledge for a night of fun, laughs, prizes and the chance to “burn your bill.” Conditions apply. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm
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BLACK ‘N’ BLUES Blues night with Sean Rose. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 8 pm
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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
TOMMYS TUESDAYS Tommys Tuesday with resident DJ Dre Morel and guests, bringing you all the best of the best every Tuesday evening! Free entry before 10:30 p.m. with guest list. d Tommys d 8 pm-2 am
Clubs/DJs 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
Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the locals’ living room. d Tapley’s Pub d 8 pm
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ANTONIO LAROSA d Mallard
Lounge d 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm
GEORGE Georgina is acoustic/folk singer songwriter from Australia who pours her heart and soul into her songs. d Crystal Lounge d 9 pm
INDUSTRY NIGHT Live music from Neverland Nights. d Buffalo Bills d 6 pm
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KARAOKE NIGHT
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Feel the heat by our fireplace and pretend you are back on the beach. d FireRock Lounge d 5 pm
The Resort Municipality of Whistler advises that the parcel tax roll for the 2019 roll year are available for public inspection at the Resort Municipality of Whistler Municipal Hall, 4325 Blackcomb Way, business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday only (inclusive) (statutory holidays excluded).
Voted “Whistler’s best band” every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs—a Whistler must-see! d Dusty’s Bar and Grill d 3-6 pm
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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
“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
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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
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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
Jam Night with Kostaman and Friends every Wednesday night from 9 pm. d Black’s Pub & Restaurant d 9 pm
Clubs/DJs FOXY GET FUNKY 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
SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS Shut Up and Play the Hits, bringing you and evening of indie, rock, alternative and your favourite hits! d Tommys Whistler d 8-2 am
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Week of February 21st By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In December 1915, the California city of San Diego was suffering from a drought. City officials hired a professional “moisture accelerator” named Charles Hatfield, who promised to make it rain. Soon Hatfield was shooting explosions of a secret blend of chemicals into the sky from the top of a tower. The results were quick. A deluge began in early January of 1916 and persisted for weeks. Seventy-six centimetres of rain fell, causing floods that damaged the local infrastructure. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned, Aries: when you ask for what you want and need, specify exactly how much you want and need. Don’t make an open-ended request that could bring you too much of a good thing. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges are brothers born to parents who were also actors. When they were growing up, they already had aspirations to follow in their mom and dad’s footsteps. From an early age, they summoned a resourceful approach to attracting an audience. Now and then they would start a pretend fight in a store’s parking lot. When a big enough crowd had gathered to observe their shenanigans, they would suddenly break off from their faux struggle, grab their guitars from their truck, and begin playing music. In the coming weeks, I hope you’ll be equally ingenious as you brainstorm about ways to expand your outreach. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): According to Edward Barnard’s book New York City Trees, a quarter of the city is shaded by its 5.2 million trees. In other words, one of the most densely populated, frantically active places on the planet has a rich collection of oxygengenerating greenery. There’s even a virgin forest at the upper tip of Manhattan, as well as five botanical gardens and the 843-acre Central Park. Let’s use all this bounty-amidst-the-bustle as a symbol of what you should strive to foster in the coming weeks: refreshing lushness and grace interspersed throughout your busy, hustling rhythm. CANCER (June 21-July 22): As a poet myself, I regard good poetry as highly useful. It can nudge us free of our habitual thoughts and provoke us to see the world in ways we’ve never imagined. On the other hand, it’s not useful in the same way that food and water and sleep are. Most people don’t get sick if they are deprived of poetry. But I want to bring your attention to a poem that is serving a very practical purpose in addition to its inspirational function. Simon Armitage’s poem “In Praise of Air” is on display in an outdoor plaza at Sheffield University. The material it’s printed on is designed to literally remove a potent pollutant from the atmosphere. And what does this have to do with you? I suspect that in the coming weeks you will have an extra capacity to generate blessings that are like Armitage’s poem: useful in both practical and inspirational ways. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1979, psychologist Dorothy Tennov published her book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love. She defined her newly coined word “limerence” as a state of adoration that may generate intense, euphoric, and obsessive feelings for another person. Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Leos are most likely to be visited by this disposition throughout 2019. And you’ll be especially prone to it in the coming weeks. Will that be a good thing or a disruptive thing? It all depends on how determined you are to regard it as a blessing, have fun with it, and enjoy it regardless of whether or not your feelings are reciprocated. I advise you to enjoy the hell out of it! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Based in Switzerland, Nestle is the largest food company in the world. Yet it pays just $200 per year to the state of Michigan for the right to suck up 400 million gallons of groundwater, which it bottles and sells at a profit. I nominate this vignette to be your cautionary tale in the coming weeks. How? 1. Make damn sure you are being fairly compensated for your offerings. 2. Don’t allow huge, impersonal forces to exploit your resources. 3.
Be tough and discerning, not lax and naïve, as you negotiate deals. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Sixteenth-century Italian artist Daniele da Volterra wasn’t very famous for his own painting and sculpture. The work for which we remember him today is the alterations he made to Michelangelo’s giant fresco The Last Judgment, which spreads across an entire wall in the Sistine Chapel. After Michelangelo died, the Catholic Church hired da Volterra to “fix” the scandalous aspects of the people depicted in the master’s work. He painted clothes and leaves over the originals’ genitalia and derrieres. In accordance with astrological omens, I propose that we make da Volterra your anti-role model for the coming weeks. Don’t be like him. Don’t engage in cover-ups, censorship, or camouflage. Instead, specialize in the opposite: revelations, unmaskings, and expositions. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): What is the quality of your access to life’s basic necessities? How well do you fulfil your need for good food and drink, effective exercise, deep sleep, thorough relaxation, mental stimulation, soulful intimacy, a sense of meaningfulness, nourishing beauty, and rich feelings? I bring these questions to your attention, Scorpio, because the rest of 2019 will be an excellent time for you to fine-tune and expand your relationships with these fundamental blessings. And now is an excellent time to intensify your efforts. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Michael Jackson’s 1982 song “Beat It” climbed to No. 3 on the recordsales charts in Australia. On the other hand, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 1984 parody of Jackson’s tune, “Eat It,” reached No. 1 on the same charts. Let’s use this twist as a metaphor that’s a good fit for your life in the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may find that a stand-in or substitute or imitation will be more successful than the original. And that will be auspicious! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington is 184-metres high and 42-metres wide: a tall and narrow tower. Near the top is a round restaurant that makes one complete rotation every 47 minutes. Although this part of the structure weighs 125 tons, for many years its motion was propelled by a mere 1.5 horsepower motor. I think you will have a comparable power at your disposal in the coming weeks: an ability to cause major movement with a compact output of energy. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1941, the Ford automobile company created a “biological car.” Among its components were “bioplastics” composed of soybeans, hemp, flax, wood pulp, and cotton. It weighed 454 kilograms less than a comparable car made of metal. This breakthrough possibility never fully matured, however. It was overshadowed by newly abundant plastics made from petrochemicals. I suspect that you Aquarians are at a phase with a resemblance to the biological car. Your good idea is promising but unripe. I hope you’ll spend the coming weeks devoting practical energy to developing it. (P.S. There’s a difference between you and your personal equivalent of the biological car: little competition.) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Cartographers of Old Europe sometimes drew pictures of strange beasts in the uncharted regions of their maps. These were warnings to travellers that such areas might harbour unknown risks, like dangerous animals. One famous map of the Indian Ocean shows an image of a sea monster lurking, as if waiting to prey on sailors travelling through its territory. If I were going to create a map of the frontier you’re now headed for, Pisces, I would fill it with mythic beasts of a more benevolent variety, like magic unicorns, good fairies, and wise centaurs.
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O NGOING & DAILY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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
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
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WHISTLER MUSEUM
LET’S TALK ABOUT FOOD: VEGAN NUTRITION
Learn more about Whistler’s culture and history. Now open by donation. > Daily 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm > Whistler Museum
THURSDAY FEB21 COMMUNITY
BNI MOUNTAIN HIGH
Services Society. In partnership with the Mature Action Community. > 9:30-11 am > Whistler Community Services COMMUNITY
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+
FEB 21 THE VELVET UNDERGROUND SHOP
WOMEN’S KARMA YOGA
Drop-in for weekly yoga classes led by an all-female team of certified 200-hour yoga instructors. Includes mat use and childminding. All women, all ability levels welcome. This program is made possible by yoga instructors and childminders donating their time. Contact us to join the team. Free. 604-962-8711. > 9:30-10:30 am > Whistler Women’s Centre COMMUNITY
Connect with friends, new and old, through weekly activities. Meet at Whistler Community
PARENT INFANT DROP-IN
An opportunity to develop a supportive social network with other parents of young babies.
Speakers and a public-health nurse are often in attendance. Free. > 11 am-12:30 pm > Whistler Public Library COMMUNITY
ROTARY CLUB OF WHISTLER MILLENNIUM
Join the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium to learn about what the club is doing to support your local community and international projects. Lunch is available for $20. Everyone welcome. > 12:15 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side COMMUNITY
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB
The club meets every week and visitors are welcome. For a partner, please call Gill at 604-932-5791. > 1-5 pm > Whistler Racquet Club
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THIRD THURSDAY
Head to the Audain on the Third Thursday of each month to slow down, focus and spend time with the museum’s Permanent Collection. Learn more about the pieces, the artists who made them and the stories about them. Connections will also be drawn with wider art movements, groups and trends. Free with general admission. > 5-7 pm > Audain Art Museum COMMUNITY
LUNA PRESENTS THURSDAY NIGHT YOGA
Come shake your shanti in a 90-minute Hatha Flow yoga class. Get in the flow with an emphasis on breathing and movement. 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
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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 COMMUNITY
LET’S TALK ABOUT FOOD: VEGAN NUTRITION
Join Janelle Leclair, Holistic Nutritionist behind Peaceful Easy Vegan Nutrition, as she shares her knowledge on plant-based nutrition in this 4-part series. Whether you’re veg-curious or already part of the vegan movement, you’ll learn about how a vegan diet can support mental health, powerful women, mountain adventures, and Whis life! Free. 604-962-2555. > 6:30-9 pm > The Velvet Underground Shop ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
STITCHES IN THE STACKS
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
SQUAMISH + PEMBERTON COMMUNITY
FRIDAY FEB22
along your deck and join them in The Burrow to meet local Magic: The Gathering fans and play some rounds. Totally new to the game? You’re welcome too! Our Magic experts will help get you started. No registration required! > 4-6 pm > Whistler Public Library
SPORTS
WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD
Triathlon focused swim squads. Full details at whistlertriclub.com/training-sessions. Free to members for fall (includes entry into Meadow Park). Non-members $8 drop-in (includes entry into Meadow Park). > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre COMMUNITY
WELCOME CENTRE MULTICULTURAL MEET UP
Come and say, “hi” if you are new to Canada and Whistler! Everyone and every age is welcome. Casual meet up, workshops, information about living in Canada. Check calendar at welcomewhistler.com for full details. Contact info@welcomewhistler.com or 604-698-5960. > 9:30 am-noon > Whistler Public Library ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME
Books, songs and rhymes for preschoolaged children, accompanied by a caregiver. Registration is not required. > 10:30-11 am > Whistler Public Library
Drop-in to the Pemberton Public Library every Thursday afternoon and learn how WorkBC can assist you in your job search and career planning. For details, call 1-877-932-1611. > 1-5 pm > Pemberton Library (Pemberton) COMMUNITY
TOURISM PEMBERTON AGM
The 2019 Tourism Pemberton Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 21 at the Pemberton Regional Airport. Pizza and refreshments will be served. All existing and prospective members welcome! Free. > 6-8 pm > Pemberton Regional Airport (Pemberton)
WALK AND TALK SERIES
See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3, 5:30 & 7 pm > Audain Art Museum COMMUNITY
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 COMMUNITY
MAGIC: THE GATHERING MEET-UP
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SUNDAY FEB24 COMMUNITY
SINGING WITH THE BABIES
KIDS NATURE CLUB
Learn songs and rhymes to soothe and entertain baby while encouraging early language development. For kids up to walking age. Free. > 11-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MADE IN WHISTLER MARKET
Local artists and artisans sell their goods at the Made in Whistler Market. Free admission. > 12-6 pm > Westin Resort & Spa
WALK AND TALK SERIES
See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum
Held on the last Sunday of every month, these free sessions are focused on encouraging learning through fun interactive activities. Open to all ages, but geared toward ages five to 11, all children must be accompanied by an adult. Past topics include building solar-powered cars, painting birdhouses and being bear smart. Free. > Last Sunday of every month, 10-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WALK AND TALK SERIES
See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum
MONDAY FEB25
COMMUNITY
SPORTS
FAMILY TOGETHER TIME
WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD
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 COMMUNITY
WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN
an introduction to our vibrant community. Families take sample classes, attend Q & A sessions with administrators and students, tour campus, and experience Quest’s dining facilities. Free. 604-898-8000. > 9 am-2:30 pm > Quest University (Brackendale/Squamish)
COMMUNITY
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN
SATURDAY FEB23
See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre COMMUNITY
WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN
MUSIC & WORDS
See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-10 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre
SQUAMISH + PEMBERTON COMMUNITY
QUEST UNIVERSITY OPEN HOUSE
A Quest Open House presents a comprehensive overview of Quest’s academic program and admissions procedures, as well as provides
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Exclusive
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 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
Trade Tasting
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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PiqueCal SPORTS
or go to WhistlerESC.com. > 3-6 pm > Whistler Public Library COMMUNITY
FAMILY APRÈS
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
SQUAMISH + PEMBERTON ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ACOUSTIC COFFEE HOUSE
The Acoustic Coffee House is back! Come join in with this afternoon of music. > 4-6 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)
TUESDAY FEB26 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
RHYME & SONG
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 COMMUNITY
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. 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 thecoastalvillage.ca or call Janey Harper at 778-840-1529. > 11:30 am-1:30 pm
All equipment provided, trail pass included! Eighteen to 35s only, please dress for the weather. Meet at the Lost Lake PassivHaus, alcohol free. Participants must reserve a spot before hand. To register text 604-932-7843 or PM Luna Whistler on Facebook. $20. > 5:30-8:30 pm > PassivHaus
LUNA PRESENTS (NEARLY) FULL MOON CROSS COUNTRY SKI NIGHT
COMMUNITY
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 COMMUNITY
WHISTLER SINGERS
Whistler’s community choir. No auditions and everyone welcome. 604-932-2979. > 7-9 pm > Myrtle Philip Community Centre
WEDNESDAY FEB27 SPORTS
INDOOR PICKLEBALL DROP-IN
Have fun with others learning the fastest growing sport in North America or simply play a game! All levels welcome. Free paddle rental. $8. 604-932-1991. > 10-11:30 am > Whistler Racquet Club ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BOOK & CRAFT CLUB
Drop in for this casual session, where preschoolaged children will enjoy a short story and then use different media to create a fun craft. > 10:30-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library
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FEB 26 PASSIVHAUS
COMMUNITY
FOOD & DRINK
FAMILY APRÈS
BRITISH MULTICULTURAL KITCHEN
See Monday’s listing for more info. > 3-6 pm > Whistler Olympic Plaza ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WALK AND TALK SERIES
See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum COMMUNITY
INTERACT CLUB OF WHISTLER
The Welcome Centre will hold a British Multicultural Kitchen. Come and learn how to cook a traditional English Main dish and dessert, and then eat with everyone who has helped to cook it. It is $10 which will include instruction and a meal. Please register by email Barbora.vanekova@sscs.ca or call 604-6985960. It will be at the old WCSS building at 1519 Spring Creek Drive. > 5:30-8 pm > Old WCSS building
Interact is a club for young people ages 12 to 18 who want to make a difference in their community, mentored by the Rotary Club of Whistler and Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium. The club includes students from Whistler Secondary School, Waldorf, Spring Creek and Myrtle Philip who want to join together to tackle the issues in their community they care most about. > 4-5 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
FOOD & DRINK
COMMUNITY
QUEER WEDNESDAYS
LET’S GET QUIZZICAL
We reserve the prime family-style table by the Ola Volo mural for our LGBTQ2+ family. Get your game (or gay’m) on. > 5-8 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel
COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB
Join Whistler Public Library and Armchair Books on the fourth Wednesday of every month for this community book club. Free and open to all. Pick up the book at the library or mention the book club to buy it for 15-per-cent off at Armchair Books. Free. > 7 pm > Whistler Public Library
Are you smarter than the average 5th grader? Let’s hope so as host Stache brings you trivia with a Whistler twist. All the regular rounds plus our weekly degenerate round full of public and celebrity scandals. Great banter and awesome prizes! Free. > 9-10:30 pm > Three Below
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MATTRESSES-BUNK BEDSSOFA BEDS-CUSTOM SOFAS Save over 1500$ renting from the owner, 2 bedroom condo creek side walk to Gondola. Parking garage, pool, hot tub and B-BQ. 3 weeks available. Check in from Sunday to Sunday. March 10 and 17, and 24, 2019. Lake Placide Resorts. Creek side, walk to gondola. 1000$ per week. If you want more than one week contact us for a better rate. 778-882-3474 franceajean@gmail.com
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Family of three people looking for executive rental. Local Business owner in Whistler for 20 plus years. Willing to look after any property management. Minimum three bed required. Call to discuss renting your property to these ideal tenants. Shauna O’Callaghan 604905-9105 shauna@shaunaocallaghan.com Single retired professional woman re-quires studio apartment in Whistler vil-lage. May - Oct, dates flexible. Refer-ences available. Contact summerhill2281@gmail.com
604-815-0057 Alpenlofts@gmail.com Alpenloftsvet.ca 106-40775 Tantalus Rd Squamish, BC
FOR SALE - MISC Two Books (memoirs) by local BC Author $25 each
WHISTLER 2BR/2BA $1,295,000
Nightly and/or weekly rental accommodation, available to visitors over a short period of time. Vista Place is a new, leading-edge residential and business rental complex minutes from downtown Pemberton and all the Sea-to-Sky Corridor has to offer. The development’s first phase, Vista Place I, will be completed in early 2019. Spacious contemporary apartments on the second storey feature stunning views - and have been designed with long-term livability in mind. Versatile secondfloor office spaces and groundfloor commercial spaces are ready to be customized to suit your small business vision. info@vistaplacebc.com https://vistaplacepemberton.com/
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REAL ESTATE
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Queen mattresses from $289.99 Bunk Beds from $699.99 Sofa beds from $1099.99
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Beautiful 2 bed, 2 bath condo in desirable Northstar complex. These do not come on the market often. Bright corner unit with renovated kitchen and new appliances, new washer and drier. Northstar boasts one one of the largest pool and hot tubs of all the complexs in Whistler. Immaculately maintained. Phase 1 zoning allows for nightly rentals, long term or your own use. Fabulous location across from IGA market place. You or any guest will love the convenience of a short walk to the village and the slopes yet far enough away from the loud town core at night. Private sale. For further details: 604-721-4278, 604-721-4513 northstarforsale@gmail.com
The first one "Losing My Country Keeping My Soul", is about the author going to college in Miami, Florida,1965 -67, but gets drafted for the Vietnam War in January 1968.He goes through training and is sent to California to be flown to Vietnam. Instead, he goes AWOL and becomes a fugitive for a year eventually entering Canada in a most unusual manner. The second, "Deserting to Canada Living Underground 1969-1973, tells how he lived and worked in Vancouver, Van. Island, Campbell River, Quadra Island, and Texada Island, without any legal working papers. 604-487-1448 alglass@live.ca
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Owners of Blackcomb Springs Suites, a true ski in/ski out, 186 hotel suite property in Whistler are seeking a guest focused, owner sensitive hotel management company. An RFP has been issued by the Strata Council/ Owners Community and offers a management opportunity for the recently renovated first-class resort. To be considered as a bidder, please email by Feb. 23/19. blackcombspringsowners@gmail.c om blackcombspringssuites.com
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Welcome Centre at Whistler Public Library - Information, support, community connections and ESL practice groups for newcomers and immigrants. Meet people, make connections, volunteer, build your communication skills in English. Multicultural Meet Up every Friday 9.3012pm.604-698-5960 info@welcomewhistler. com FB: WhistlerWelcomeCentre
Donate Used Clothing & Household Goods- To be distributed to local charities by Sharon 604-894-6656 for pick up.
WHISTLER COMMUNITY LISTINGS
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
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BLUE HIGHWAYS MASSAGE & SPA
Roll & Release massage clinic & spa
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Serving Whistler for 25 years in: Deep Tissue Massage, Relaxation, Thai & Shiatsu, Therapeutic Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy & Hot Stone Massage Registered Therapists available on request
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Community
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GENERAL NOTICES ROTARY CLUBS OF WHISTLER & PEMBERTON
nita makes scents add an aromatherapy upgrade & receive a free travel-sized roller of your chosen blend available February 1st - 28th. not valid with any other package or discount. certain conditions apply.
ask about our RMT locals rate locals discount available for all regular-priced spa treatments. ask our team for further details. @TheSpaAtNitaLakeLodge
2131 Lake Placid Road
located at Nita Lake Lodge above Loka Yoga free parking and village shuttle
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 Pemberton Rotary Club at the Pemberton Community Centre, Wednesdays at 7:15am www.pembertonrotary.ca
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Notice of Public Viewing-Forest Stewardship Plan A replacement draft of a Forest Stewardship Plan #422 for the Whistler area Cheakamus Community Forest K3V is available for review by the public, community stakeholders and commercial recreation operators from January 23rd to March 27th 2019. The copy of the draft replacement plan is available at the Whistler Public Library at 4329 Main Street during business hours or alternatively it is available through: http://www. cheakamuscommunityforest. com/ccf-projects/ A Forest Stewardship Plan addresses the Provincial Forest and Range Practices Act, Part 2: Division 1 and guides all primary forest activities within the Community Forest Tenure for the next 5 years. While the plan is technical in nature as it addresses the 11 forest values and objectives set by government for the area, the plan also includes the efforts since 2010 to balance forest management with the recreation and conservation priorities of the First Nations and resort community. For those unable to adequately review this draft plan by these means you are asked to contact Tom Cole RPF 604-932-7616 or tomcole7616@gmail.com
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Comments to this draft plan must be received in writing by March 29th 2019 for their consideration by the statutory decision maker. Cheakamus Community Forest 4325 Blackcomb Way Whistler BC V0N 1B4 Attn: Heather Beresford – Environmental Manager
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Made in Whistler Market- Saturday's from 12-6p.m. on December 15th, 22nd, 23rd, 29th & 30th. Then every Saturday, January 2019 through March 2019. Free Admission at The Westin Resort & Spa in Whistler.
VOLUNTEERS Big Brothers, Big Sisters Sea to Sky Volunteer to Mentor- just 1hr/week - and make a difference in a child's life. Call 604892-3125.
EDUCATION FIRST AID AND SURVIVAL
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
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.
SPORTS & RECREATION
Avalanche Skills Training Courses - Level 1+ & Level 2
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/
Glacier Travel / Crevasse Rescue Courses
Griffin Squadron Squamish Air CadetsOpen to youth 12-18yrs at Don Ross Secondary School on Tues at 6:30pm.
Guided Backcountry Adventures
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.
(WB Passholder discounts available)
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS ARTS & CULTURE Arts Whistler - Full arts & culture listings. Comprehensive artist directory & programs, events & performances year-round. For info 604-935-8410 or visit www.artswhistler.com Pemberton Arts Council - Connect with other artists, writers, artisans, musicians & help make Pemberton a vibrant arts community. Call 604-452-0123 or visit www. pembertonartscouncil.com Pemberton Writers - Meet with other writers to review and critique monthly. Opportunities for writing in a comfortable and creative setting. Email crowley7@telus. net Sea to Sky Singers - Invites new & former members to join us for an exciting new term, the spring & fall terms culminate with a concert. Choir meets Tues, 7-9pm at Squamish Academy of Music, 2nd Ave. Veronica seatoskysingers@gmail.com or 604-892-7819 www.seatoskysingers.net Whistler Community Band - Rehearsals on Tuesdays 7 - 8:15 pm CONTACT whistlerchorus@gmail.com FOR LOCATION Whistler Singers - Resumes Septem-ber 11th, 2018 for the fall/winter sea-son. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9pm at Myrtle Philip School in the Toad Hall room. Everyone is welcome! Inquiries can be sent to whistlersingers@gmail.com For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/whistlersingers/
Pemberton Valley Trails AssociationMeets the second Wed of each month. 7pm at the Pemberton Recreation Centre. Call 604-698-6158 Sea to Sky RC Flyers - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada Club active in the Sea to Sky Region flying model airplanes, helicopters and multi-rotors. Contact S2SRCFLY@telus.net Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Provides sports & recreation experiences for people with disabilities. Chelsey Walker at 604-905-4493 or info@whistleradaptive. com Whistler Martial Arts offers - Kishindo Karate for kids age 4 and up, Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for kids and adults. Also Kickboxing, Judo, Yoga and Bellyfit for adults. Call Cole 932-2226 Women's Karma Yoga - Thursdays, 9:30-10:30, ongoing by donation and childminding provided. Whistler Women's Centre: 1519 Spring Creek Drive. 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
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.
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS YOUTH ACTIVITIES Whistler Children's Chorus Rehearsal Tuesdays at MILLENNIUM PLACE (4 - 5:30 pm) contact whistlerchorus@gmail.com
EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES APPLY TODAY! Diamond Resorts Canada Ltd., Whistler, BC
Basalt Wine + Salumeria are currently looking to fill the roles of:
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!
In-House Marketing Concierge Full Time Eligible successful candidates may receive*: • Extensive benefits package which may include; ski pass or wellness allowance, disability coverage, travel insurance and extended health and dental. • Discounted employee rates at any Diamond Resort
International resort. • 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.
Email your resume with the position you wish to apply for to: embarc_hr@diamondresorts.com
SSISC is hiring! The Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council (SSISC) is a non-profit organization that works to minimise the threat of invasive species that impact on the environment, the economy and human health in the Sea to Sky corridor.
We are hiring for the following seasonal positions:
STORE CLERKS
- competitive wages and shopping discounts
COOKS, BAKERS, BARISTAS AND DISHWASHER/ SANDWICH MAKER
Invasive Species Field Crew Members
- competitive wages, meals and benefits
Field Crew Lead Hand
Experience an asset but not essential
Education & Outreach Assistants
Full time and part time positions available
Full Job descriptions and details on how to apply available at ssisc.ca/2019jobs Application Deadline: 5pm March 8th, 2019
Contact in person or email catering@alpinecafe.ca
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
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
DOUG BUSH SURVEY SERVICES LTD. is looking for a
SURVEY FIELD TECHNICIAN With a two or three year college or technical school program in geomatics. Three years experience and proficient in the use of robotic survey instruments and GPS equipment for engineering and building construction layout, topographic site surveys, site improvement surveys and precise monitoring. Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D also an asset to assist in office with computations and drawing preparation. Please call Ian @ 604-932-3314 or email @ ian@dbss.ca #18-1370 Alpha Lake Rd. Whistler BC V0N 1B1 Serving Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
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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
MUSEUMS Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Explore First Nations Art Galleries, and Interactive Exhibits. Gift Shop & Cafe are in our admission free area. Open Tuesday'sSunday's per week. 10am-5p.m.. 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
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Apply in person or email FULL TIMEresume DAYtoBARTENDER info@reddoorbistro.ca Resort Municipality of Whistler Experience and Serving Right certification required. Starting wage is $12/hour plus tips. Extended whistler.ca/careers 2129 LakeIt Placid Road, Creekside Medical & Dental Benefits after 3 months. Staff discounts in Roland’s Pub and Red Door Bistro. Apply in person with resume. (MAC) -
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Mature Action Community Represents seniors in Whistler and welcomes new members. MAC meets for fun and interaction with local sen-iors and those just visiting on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Whistler Community Services Com-munity Room for Activate and Connect. Come join us for coffee and socializing while engaging in fun activities. Check us out at www.whistlermac.org or view our schedule on Facebook - Whistler Mature Action Community Group page. 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.
Red Door Bistro is looking for
BUSSERS Full time or part time available. Minimum wage to start plus tips and staff meal each shift. Staff discounts in Roland’s Pub Red and Doorreliable Bistro. Apply in person with resume. RDC Fine Homes is looking for and positive High-Performing Experienced Carpenters to join our growing team.in Please apply
person with resume RDC specializes in High Performance Custom to 2129 Lake Placid Road. Homes and Renovations.
WE offEr: Positive work environment Work on innovative energy efficient projects – new homes and renovations Leadership training Extended health benefits Tool purchase support
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Certified Dental Assistant for busy family dental clinic
Located 20 minutes north of whistler in the beautiful pemberton valley.
Hours negotiable with competitive wage. Email “info@pembertonvalleydental.ca” or fax to 604-894-6934
Earthsave Whistler - Providing info & support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. earthsavewhistler.com 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
We are hiring journeymen & apprentices for the following trades:
Plumbers, Gas Fitters, HVAC, Refrigeration, Skilled General Labour
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
We are a seven-day-a-week service and repair company working from North Vancouver to Pemberton. We provide flexible steady employment, good wages, benefit package, service vehicle, cell phone and more. The successful candidate will be a professional tradesman both in appearance, skill and attitude that is able to work independently and as part of a team.
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
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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. EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS: • Previous experience in sales and customer service is required • Previous restaurant experience is an asset
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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY 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 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 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. 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
SOCIAL SERVICES Access to Justice - Need legal advice but are financially restricted? Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to find out more or visit www. mywcss.org. Counselling Assistance - WCSS sub-sidizes access to a private counselor depending on financial need. Contact an outreach worker at 604.932.0113 or visit www.mywcss.org. Food Bank, Pemberton - Run by Sea to Sky Community Service. Open every second Monday. 604 894 6101 ESL Volunteer Tutor Program - Vol-unteer one-to-one tutoring for new im-migrants & Canadian citizens. For more information or to register, contact the Whistler Welcome Centre info@welcomewhistler.com or call 604.698.5960
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Counselling Assistance Available - WCSS subsidizes access to a private counselor for $35-$50/hr depending on financial need. Contact an outreach team member at 604932-0113 www.mywcss.org Food Bank Whistler - Located at 8000 Nesters Road, every Monday from 10am to noon. For emergency food bags, please call 604.935.7717 for as-sistance. www.mywcss. org, food-bank@mywcss.org Healthy Pregnancy Outreach ProgramLearn how to prepare healthy affordable meals at this outreach program. Sea to Sky Community Services 604-894-6101 Meadow Park Rec Credit - If you are financially restricted, you may be eli-gible for a $131.20 municipal recrea-tion credit. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak with an out-reach worker. www.mywcss.org. North Shore Schizophrenia Society Services for family, friends & community. Mental illness info, support & advocacy. Call Chris Dickenson at 604-966-7334 Outreach Services - Free, confidential support for youth experiencing challenges with mental health, food inse-curity, housing insecurity, substance use, misuse or addiction, employment, eating disorders, violence in relation-ships, roommate conflict or homesick-ness. Contact our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an out-reach worker or visit www.mywcss.org.
Overnight Front Desk Supervisor Needed Free Ski Pass Health & Medical Signing Bonus of $500 Guaranteed Employee Housing
Pearl's Safe Home - Temporary shelter for women & children experiencing abuse in relationships. Locations in Whistler & Pemberton avail 24/7. All services are free. 1-877-890-5711 or 604-892-5711 RMOW Rec Credit - If you are financially restricted, you may be eligible for a $127.60 municipal recreation credit. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 www.mywcss.org
Details: Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com
Support Counselling - For women regarding abuse & relationship issues. No charge. Call 604-894-6101
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Whistler Community Services So-ciety Outreach Services Now Available Monday to Saturday at our new location - 8000 Nesters Road (next to WAG) 604.932.0113 www. mywcss.org
Join an established management team at Il Caminetto - 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.
Whistler Food Bank - Located in the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Social Services Centre, 1519 Spring Creek Dr. Every Mon 10am-12pm. For emergencies call 604935-7717 www.mywcss.org foodbank@ mywcss.org
Il Caminetto is seeking an Assistant Wine Director to assist in overseeing the wine program. The successful candidate will assist with wine list development and maintenance, inventory, and food and wine pairings. This role will involve a mix of serving and management shifts.
Whistler for the Disabled - Provides info for people with disabilities on what to do & where to go. Visit www. whistlerforthedisabled.com
• Previous experience working in a premium food and beverage operation
Whistler Housing Authority - Long-term rental & ownership housing for Whistler residents. Visit www.whistlerhousing.ca Whistler Mental Health & Addiction Services - If you or someone you know needs help with a mental health issue or substance misuse or addiction problem, we can assist. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. 604-698-6455 Whistler Multicultural Network Settlement information, social support and programs for newcomers and immigrants living/working in Whistler. 604-388-5511 www.whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com Whistler Opt Healthy Sexuality Clinic - Professional sexual health services at a reduced cost. Free HIV testing. Clinics at Whistler Health Care Ctr, 2nd floor on Tues 4:30-7:30pm. Winter hours Thurs. 5:00pm7:00pm. Confidentiality assured. Whistler WorkBC Employment Services Centre - Provides free one-stop employment services to job seekers and employers. Drop in services at the Pemberton Library Thursdays 1-5 PM, and at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 PM. For more information visit www.WhistlerESC.com or call us at 604-932-1600
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We offer competitive wages, a unique environment, seasonal bonuses, staff discounts and benefits. Ask about accommodation.
Victim Services - Assists victims, witnesses, family members or friends directly affected by any criminal act or traumatic event. Call 604-905-1969
Come Grow Sport with us at our Whistler Olympic Legacy Venues We are recruiting for:
Whistler Athletes’ Centre (High Performance Training and Accommodation) Positions for this venue are currently filled
Whistler Sliding Centre (Bobsleigh, Luge & Skeleton) Positions for this venue are currently filled
Whistler Olympic Park (Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing and Outdoor Activities)
Ski Patrol Sport Coach
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Lost and Found? If you spot a stray animal or have lost an animal, call WAG at 604-935-8364. WAG operates a lost and found service to help reunite lost pets with their families.
Currently looking for
Journeyman Electrician & Apprentices to work in Whistler and Squamish. Must have Canadian Red Seal. Must be detail oriented, a team player and work under little supervision. Wage Depends on experience and skill level. Send resume to:
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Whistler Women's Centre - Provides confidential support, resources, referrals and advocacy for women living in the Sea to Sky corridor. All services are free of charge and include access to emergency safe housing, child/youth counselling, play space and computer access. Drop-In Centre open Mon 12-230, Tue-Thu 12-5. 1519 Spring Creek Drive. You can also access our services at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 p.m. www.hswc.ca or call (604)962-8711. 24 HR Crisis Line: 1-877-890-5711
Culinary Staff Needed
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The Four Seasons Culinary team is looking for Demi Chef’s and Commis 2 for contracts starting immediately.
$500 signing bonus available for all hires
Birth, Baby and Beyond - Join a reg-istered counselor and meet other moms with the opportunity to ask ques-tions and share experiences in a safe, welcoming and nonjudgmental setting. Call 604.932.0113 for more information or visit www.mywcss.org. Concussion Support Group - WCSS is offering a recurring 8 week program to support people living with persistent postconcussion symptoms. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak with an outreach worker about upcoming sessions or visit www.mywcss.org. Epilepsy Support Group- For individuals & families seeking guidance or support. Contact eswhistler@gmail.com Immigrant Peer Educators - Immigrants providing support and information for those who may be experiencing challenges adjusting to a new culture. 604-388-5511 info@whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com
Details: Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com Housing is available for successful candidates as well!
Become part of a dynamic team and surround yourself with art. The Audain Art Museum is currently seeking:
Visitor Services
SMART Recovery Pemberton - (SelfManagement and Recovery Training) A Cognitive-Behavioural group for individuals with substance abuse con-cerns. Pemberton Health Centre (Board Room) January 17th, 24th, 31st, and February 7th 2019 4:30-6:00pm **drop in welcome.
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Protect your pooch this winter! Antifreeze is highly toxic for pets – check for spills and keep safely stored away from pets. Ice melters can irritate paws – wipe off paws after walks to avoid dogs ingesting. White dogs are difficult to see in the snow – keep pets on leash as cars are not able to brake or react quickly in the winter weather.
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Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Facilitat-ed by a registered counselor, this pro-gram is designed for couples and indi-viduals who have experienced loss of a child, either before or after birth. Please call WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak to an outreach worker for more information or visit www. mywcss.org.
Jesus Rock Of Ages Ministry- A bible based church that holds services at Millennium Place's main floor theatre at 4:30pm. www. jesusrockofages.com Roman Catholic Church- Come celebrate mass at Our Lady of the Mountains, Whistler on Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am, Tuesday 5:45pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday/Friday 5:45pm. St. Francis of Assisi, Pemberton on Sunday 12:30pm and Friday 9am. St. Christopher's, Mt. Currie on Sunday 11am. 604-905-4781 Whistler Church- Join us for worship and fellowship around Jesus. Sunday 10 am at Myrtle Philip Community School, 6195 Lorimer Rd. Nursery, Sunday School to gr. 6, Youth gr. 7 and up. Call Pastor Jon 604-7983861 / Kelvin 204-249-0700 or www.whistlerchurch.ca
FUR & FEATHERS Get Bear Smart Society - Learn more about coexisting with bears. To report a conflict, garbage or attractant issue call 604-905BEAR (2327) www.bearsmart.com Pemberton Wildlife Association Advocates for the conservation of fish, wildlife & wilderness recreation. Also offering target shooting & archery facilities. www.pembertonwildlifeassociation.com WAG - Whistler Animals Galore - A shelter for lost, unwanted, and homeless cats and dogs. Let us help you find your purrfect match...adopt a shelter animal! For more info 604-935-8364 www.whistlerwag.com
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Summary: Xet’olacw Community School is a Lil’wat Nation School situated 35 minutes north of Whistler, B.C. in the Mount Currie Community. The school is a modern, dynamic institution with a strong First Nations curriculum as well as academics from N to 12. Key Qualifications and Attributes: • The ability to teach various high school subjects • Member of the Teacher Regulation Branch
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he melodrama spooling out of Ottawa and wherever former minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has been holing up would be laughable if it weren’t for the fact it’s pretty much brought the governing of Canada to a standstill.
By G.D. Maxwell Launched on the flimsiest of foundations, fuelled with petulance, steeped in irony, perpetuated by adolescent titillation and misguided moral compass, it’s quickly becoming another I-can’t-believe-we’rethis-gullible saga. To put this potentially governmentdestroying tale into perspective, it all began on Feb. 7, when The Globe and
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Mail published a story citing “sources” claiming justice minister and attorneygeneral W-R came under “heavy pressure” from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to persuade Canada’s Public Prosecution Service director, Kathleen Roussel, to negotiate a remediation agreement with Quebec-based SNC-Lavalin in a criminal case involving the company bribing Libyan officials to secure contracts in that country. That is the sum total of the foundation on which this nonsense is based. Public speculation has blown it up from there. It seems ironic a respected publication that repeatedly calls on the government to be more transparent can make such serious allegations based on evidence so opaque. We don’t know who those sources are, although the use of the plural form suggests more than one. We don’t know what the source of the sources’ knowledge is. We don’t know why we should believe them. We don’t know what “heavy pressure” means. And whomever they are, they’re not talking. Faced with anonymous allegations of “wrong doing,” the Prime Minister and senior members of the PMO said no undue pressure was brought
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to bear on W-R. Much was made of the first statement by the PM that he didn’t “direct” W-R to issue a directive to the Public Prosecutor to negotiate a settlement. Subsequent denials said no pressure was brought to bear and W-R was told it was her decision alone. Let us ponder for a moment how adults in high places make decisions. In the case of Ms. Roussel, we don’t know how she decided not to pursue a negotiated remediation agreement. We don’t know that because she didn’t issue any reasons. Fair enough. She doesn’t have to. We don’t know why W-R chose not to direct her to do so, something within her power. She too didn’t explain her decision and was under no obligation to do so. But we do know there was discussion between her and the PMO about whether it was a good idea to bail SNC-Lavalin out. There were arguable justifications to do so for purely economic reasons. There were also good reasons to do so for political purposes, not the least of which is the strong support the Liberal party enjoys in Quebec. This is how people, at least people who work together, make decisions. You argue your position, I argue mine. At the end of the day, whomever is empowered to make the ultimate decision makes the decision. This seems to be what happened here. Is that what the “sources” meant by heavy pressure? I hope not. Let us digress for a moment. In the real world, deals get done. All decisions are, to some extent, political decisions. SNC-Lavalin is not a company that’s easy to love, especially if you live outside Quebec. It seems to be, or has been, a poster child for the kind of sleazy corruption and government bailouts we read about so often in La Belle Province. It was largely the lobbying of the company that convinced this Liberal government to bring in legislation establishing the ability of the Public Prosecutor to cut remediation agreements, something done in other countries we generally compare ourselves to, favourably. But that too is the way things work in the real world. In the early 1980s, Nova Scotia’s “Michelin Bill” changed the way the province’s Trade Union Act operated. Having successfully signed up enough workers at one Michelin plant to force a certification vote, the company lobbied successfully to require unions to certify all company plants simultaneously, notwithstanding they operated independently. The effect was to insulate the company from efforts to unionize. Closer to home—and not even
in the same league—B.C.’s ski resorts successfully lobbied the former provincial Liberal government to change the date of February’s Family Day holiday to a week prior to when it was celebrated in other provinces, arguing it would help boost business on an otherwise quieter weekend. That exercise in enlightened self-interest didn’t last long. Back to the case at hand, the only person(s) who know what the heck “heavy pressure” means aren’t talking. At least not for the record. If it’s people who were actually present during those discussions, or if it’s W-R herself, we’ll only know when they come forward. In the meantime, all there is is an allegation that can’t be refuted because no one knows what it means and no one has any basis with which to judge its credibility or lack thereof. Of course, things got worse. W-R was shuffled to what is universally seen as a less powerful cabinet position. Was she booted because she wouldn’t bend to the heavy pressure? Don’t know. Is it within the Prime Minister’s discretion to promote, demote or remove cabinet ministers? Why, yes, it is. Have former Prime Ministers demoted and/or removed cabinet ministers who are seen as not being team players? Only every single one of them ... except Kim Campbell who wasn’t around long enough to do that. Did JT remove W-R so he could put in a puppet that would direct the Public Prosecutor to cut a deal with SNC-Lavalin? We’ll never know because not even he is dumb enough to direct or even allow David Lametti to do that at this point. Of course, things got worse. W-R quit her new cabinet post. Why? She won’t say. But this added fuel to the fire. She hired a former Supreme Court justice to advise her what she could say. He must be getting paid by the hour because it sure is taking a long time to figure this out. JT’s has his new attorney-general trying to decide whether he can waive attorneyclient privilege and let W-R talk. Based on what I understand about that privilege, he’s effectively waived it based on his own public statements of what transpired. I wish they’d put an end to this melodrama though. It’s getting old. There’s so much smoke at this point I’m wondering whether there’s a fire or just a smoke bomb. There’s work to be done that isn’t getting done. There’s a country to run and, hopefully, move forward. Won’t someone please call the adults back into the room. Editor's Note: Since G.D. wrote this column, Jody Wilson-Raybould has addressed cabinet and is to testify before a Parliamentary justice committee. n
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#102 - 7350 Crabapple Court
$389,900
This property is the king of views and privacy in Alpine. Sit on top of the world of Whistler, enjoying your hot tub on a cliff edge overlooking just about everything, Blackcomb & Whistler Mountain, Green Lake, Armchair, Wedge. Need a mortgage helper? Monthly revenues of $5,500.00 to help.
Unbeatable SKI IN/OUT location right on the Dave Murray Downhill. Just steps to Whistler creekside base area shops, lakes and valley trail network. Vaulted ceiling unit featuring a bright spacious open concept living area with fresh paint, carpet, windows and more! This is a very well managed and maintained property in perfect ‘move in’ condition.
780 square foot 2 bedroom in 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. Beyond “passive” standard for energy efficiency and a focus on healthy living construction techniques.
Doug Treleaven
James Collingridge
Jane Heim
5
604.905.8626
2246 Brandywine Way
$2,249,000
This 4 bedroom + den home is sure to keep the ambiance high with your family and friends. Features include over sized front windows, skylights, open concept living, vaulted ceilings, a hot tub on its own deck and a cozy wood burning fireplace. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/2246brandy
Josh Crane
4.5
604.902.6106
604.902.0132
#11 - 2211 Marmot Place
3
$999,900
2
604.935.0802
2931 Stanley Road - Birken
$719,000
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.
Family home, weekend get a way, or investment property, take your pick. Built in 2004 on just under a half acre, this home is perfect for an active young family. Minutes away from Gates lake, and a quick walk to the bus stop for the kids ride to school. Separate shop that is heated, toy shed out back for sleds and storage. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/2931stanley
Matt Chiasson
Matt Kusiak
604.935.9171
2
2
604.935.0762
Price Reduced
#H102 - 1400 Alta Lake Road
$439,000
#212 - 7350 Crabapple Court
$459,900
#207 - 1411 Portage Road
$375,000
One bedroom main floor property in desirable Tamarisk on Alpha Lake. This is an original unit and ready for the latest in interior upgrades. With 650 square feet and a large deck this is on of the best values in Whistler today. Lots of parking for owners and guests.
840 sq. ft . 2 bedroom on the second floor of Orion, Pemberton’s newest condo development. Great views, private garage, 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.
This top floor 2 bedroom unit is located on the main Boulevard into Pemberton and is walking distance to all amenities, dining. shopping., schools and transportation. Whistler is only a 25 minute drive for commuting. Mountains Edge is a unique concrete building which has an R2000 energy rating, keeping winter heating costs very low.
Michael d’Artois
Michael Nauss
Patrick Saintsbury
604.905.9337
1
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