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VOLUNTEER WEEK Celebrating the volunteers of Whistler

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SMASHING STEREOTYPES Snotty Nose Rez Kids challenge Indigenous stereotypes

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Without a trace A year after Ryan Shtuka’s mysterious disappearance from a Sun Peaks house party, his family continues to look for answers. - By Joel Barde

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SPOTLIGHT ON VOLUNTEERS

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TOMMY BOY

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the Freeride World Tour.

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event, the World Ski and Snowboard Festival.

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08 OPENING REMARKS The World Ski and Snowboard Festival has long been the end-of-season celebration we all look forward to. But the vibe of the festival is changing.

10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Readers respond to last week’s feature story, “Stuck in the middle,” which analyzed the pipeline debate between B.C. and Alberta.

13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Sports editor Dan Falloon is delivering the news, literally. The intrepid reporter has taken on a Pique paper route and it’s not without its trials and tribulations.

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37 THE OUTSIDER Now slimmed down to just five-and-a-half days, World Ski and Snowboard Festival

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Lifestyle & Arts

58 VELOCITY PROJECT Columnist Lisa Richardson turns into a kitchen witch, crafting some Balm of Gilead from her nearby black cottonwood tree.

60 EPICURIOUS Whistler will be well represented in Vancouver airport’s new restaurant expansion as treat-eatery Purebread and Whistler Brewing Company are slated for YVR’s new marketplace concept.

64 NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW Hide Fido and Fluffy—Pet Sematary is back with another adaption based on the 1983 Stephen King novel.

66 MUSEUM MUSINGS Whistler Museum looks back at its old newsletters as it starts to plan its summer programming and expand its staff with summer students.

70 PIQUECAL The World Ski and Snowboard Festival kicks off on Wednesday with free shows in Skier’s Plaza at 3 and 4 p.m. On Saturday, head to Whistler Contemporary Gallery at 4 p.m. to hear Art Talks.

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OPENING REMARKS

Speak up for WSSF THE WORLD SKI AND SNOWBOARD Festival has long been the end-of-season celebration we all look forward to.

But there is little doubt that as we move further and further away from its former 10-day iteration the vibe of the festival is changing.

I feel like it’s moving from wild child to mellow fellow.

Whether the changes we are seeing are embraced by the community, the festival is supported, and we all work to make this an ongoing success, is really up to us.

BY CLARE OGILVIE edit@piquenewsmagazine.com

Change happens; organizers of events turnover. But if Whistler wants the WSSF to be a signature event and not something that dies a slow, lingering death, then we need to make our voices heard.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), less than two weeks out, is still in discussions about what its financial support will look like. Gibbons Whistler is not supporting the festival financially this year and the festival length is even more

“WSSF is moving ahead with our (The RMOW’s) committed investment, and the paperwork should be wrapped up in the next few days. As soon as it is, we will share the (Attract Retain Augment) amount with you,” said a spokesperson in an email.

According to the WSSF website, this year, the Big Air competitions will be supported by the RMOW. In previous years, these events had received support from Gibbons.

“The Resort Municipality of Whistler, in partnership with funding from the Province of British Columbia, is proud to support the Big Air competitions at this year’s World Ski and Snowboard Festival,” said Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton on the festival’s website.

Last year, the RMOW gave the WSSF $100,000 as it had done in previous years.

We have yet to learn the amount for this year. However, it will not be funded through the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding from the province, says an RMOW spokesperson.

“In regards to RMI, please note that the (Festivals Events and Animation, FE&A) program is now funded through the (Municipal and Regional District Tax, MRDT),” explained the spokesperson in an email. “Funding of the FE&A program shifted from RMI to MRDT under the

... if Whistler wants the WSSF to be a signature event and not something that dies a slow, lingering death then we need to make our voices heard. condensed, running from April 10 to 14 in 2019. For most of the festival’s life—it started in 1995—it was 10 days. Last year, it went down to six and this year, it is five-and-a-half.

Are we in danger of losing the festival altogether? And if we are, is the community content with that?

When asked this week about its financial support of the festival, the RMOW had little to say.

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direction of the province.”

(MRDT—also known as Hotel Tax—applies to short-term tourist accommodation, including hotel rooms.)

Gibbons first got involved in 2014, and by 2018 is was a 50/50 partner with Whistler Blackcomb after Tourism Whistler, a onethird partner, stepped away from the event.

The previous year, 2017, longtime festival producer Watermark Communications

Inc. and executive director Sue Eckersley handed the reins of the festival over to Whistler Blackcomb (Vail Resorts) and its events arm Crankworx.

There were several big changes for the festival in 2018, but Whistler also celebrated that there was a festival. Last year, for example, the music mainstage was cut. Many questioned this change, not just because music has always been an integral part of the festival but because without it, it would near impossible to find sponsorship, something Watermark had been struggling with before stepping away.

Music is a driving factor in the lives of young people; it’s a passion and brands want to connect with that.

This year, we are seeing a modest return of mainstage music at Skier’s Plaza associated with events such as the ski and snowboard invitational competitions, which will now be in the après time slot, 4 to 6 p.m., not at night.

Whistler Blackcomb said last year that it intends to return the festival to its 10-day schedule, but it’s hard to believe that considering it is even shorter this year.

Is this condensed version of the festival an opportunity lost?

At its height in 2006, a Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance study found the festival generated $37.7 million in economic activity for the province, of which $21.3 million was spent in Whistler, and there were 28,000 hotel room night bookings. It’s unlikely the festival is anywhere near this size of an economic driver any more.

But the WSSF has drawn thousands to town with many businesses relying on the event to round out winter profits year after year—it is an important part of surviving the spring.

But it’s not just about supporting business. After all, at no time during the year does Whistler feel more like its true self than during the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. It’s a time to rekindle our love of the mountains, this corridor, and kick back and relax in our hometown.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Canadians should own our responsibility

for what it produces no matter where the oil is used.

Leslie Alexander Whistler

It’s not just about climate change

While enjoying the unusual amount of March sunshine and bemoaning the lack of fresh snow, I read the Pique’s feature, “Stuck in the Middle, A personal journey to find compromise on the Alberta-B.C. pipeline debate,” (March 31, 2019).

Then I saw that the World Meteorological Office (WMO) had published its 25th annual, State of the Climate (https://public.wmo.int/ en/our-mandate/climate/wmo-statementstate-of-global-climate.)

It’s difficult to relate to the hard numbers in the report on C02 levels in the atmosphere, which have risen from 357 parts per million (ppm) in 1993 to 405.5ppm in 2018. It’s easier for me to picture the impact with the report’s fact that 2018 was the fourth-warmest year on record.

Aside from wondering if next year’s spring will come even earlier, what does this have to do with “Stuck in the Middle?”

One of the views we are supposed to consider is from Chris Slubicki’s YouTube video, which is “just trying to get a message out there about how bad things are here in Alberta.”

How does the plight of Albertans (or British Columbians or all Canadians) fare in

comparison to the 62 million people in 2018 alone were affected by floods, hurricanes, wildfires, heatwaves, and other extreme climate events? The costs include thousands of deaths and billions in dollars.

WMO Secretary General Petteri Taalas goes on to say, “Extreme weather has continued in early 2019, most recently with Tropical Cyclone Idai, which caused devastating floods and tragic loss of life in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi ... Idai’s victims personify why we need the global agenda on sustainable development, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.”

While I sympathize with Albertans who lost their jobs both in the oil patch and in the office towers in Calgary, I need to put some facts on the table, which did not get mentioned by writer Steven Threndyle (in his cover feature in Pique, “Stuck in the Middle,” March 28, 2019).

The job losses in Alberta’s oil industry were the result of a global downturn in energy prices and have little to nothing to do with oil pipelines being built or not built through B.C. The (very recent) oil glut in Alberta (resulting in increased oil shipments by rail) is the result of ever increasing production in the tarsands operations over the past 10 years.

Bitumen production increased from approx. 1.2 million barrels per day in 2007 to approx. 2.8 million barrels per day in 2017.

The legitimate question is: Do Albertans think that it is their god-given right to ship bitumen across B.C. lands, rivers and coastal waters without getting agreement from British Columbians as to where, how and how much is acceptable to B.C., considering the inherent environmental spill risks? I think not.

B.C. did not suggest stopping Alberta from shipping bitumen through the existing Trans Mountain (TM) Pipeline. However, B.C. did not agree to having bitumen tankers loaded from the Enbridge Pipeline project negotiating their

Apparently 58 per cent of Canadians think the pipeline delay is a national crisis. Would those who had a choice in growing the oil and gas industry of Canada, or had the “luck” of growing up in Alberta like to poll the people living on the coastal regions of Mozambique on what constitutes a national crisis?

I think “Stuck in the Middle” minimizes our impact in the world because our population is small, and is giving up because “the buyers will simply look to another source.”

In my view, Canada has always stood larger than its size and Canadians should own our responsibility for the oilsands and

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR shipping route through the hazardous waters of the B.C. North Coast. And (B.C. doesn’t) agree to a three-fold bitumen tanker increase through the Salish Sea, considering what a major tanker spill would mean to tourism, the way of life of coastal First Nations and wildlife such as the endangered orcas.

For some environmental purists, the conflict between Alberta and B.C. may be about keeping the oil in the ground (or the tarsands) because of the real dangers of global warming.

But most realistic people are more concerned about the immediate risk of increased bitumen flow to Burnaby residents, the Burrard Inlet and the rest of the Salish Sea where the tankers would run through.

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balanced and nuanced article about the Trans Mountain Pipeline debate. Unfortunately, Steven Threndyle’s five-page article didn’t mention the biggest concern that most coastal people have with this project. That being the threat to marine ecosystems from even more tanker traffic. In fact, the words “ocean” and “sea” don’t show up once in the article.

I don’t expect people born east of the mountains to immediately understand all of the complexity and interplay between ocean and forest that takes place in our bioregion. However, if they have “mined mountains of data” they should at least acknowledge the extreme difficulty in trying to clean up a diluted bitumen spill on a very intricate and dynamic coastline.

“... most realistic people are more concerned about the immediate risk of increased bitumen flow to Burnaby residents, the Burrard Inlet and the rest of the Salish Sea where the tankers would run through.”

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Instead of mediating between the Alberta and B.C. governments it openly sided 100 per cent with Alberta, and even purchased the old pipeline with everybody’s tax money, when Kinder Morgan got cold feet.

For instance, a negotiated agreement with B.C. in return for being able to build the TM Pipeline expansion, could be a reduction of bitumen flowing through the pipeline over a number of years to be replaced by more refined products, which have less potential to damage B.C.’s environment.

Finally, I take strong issue with a couple of things: One, the quoting of someone in Mr. Threndyle’s article who calls Alberta bitumen de-carbonized heavy oil—compared to “heavily carbonized crude oil” from Mexico and Venezuela. Who are they trying to fool?

Two, unperturbed by any insights about the need to curb Canada’s carbon footprint, the Alberta Energy Regulator is forecasting an increase of bitumen production in the oil sands by another 40 per cent to 3.8 million barrels per day by 2027.

So, perhaps they need to build another pipeline through B.C.? I’m sorry, but this is insanity in my books.

Erich Baumann Whistler

One of many Cascadian perspectives From the look of the cover of the March 28 Pique, I had expected to be reading a relatively

Most coastal people’s opposition to Trans Mountain stems from an analysis of the risk involved compared to the financial reward received. It doesn’t stem from a Keystone XL Pipeline-style foreign-money conspiracy or callousness towards our Albertan neighbours.

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Good news and bad news On March 21, I went to a fishery meeting in Squamish. It was attended by some of my fellow fishermen, guides, biologists, Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) managers, and DFO law enforcement. The topic of discussion was Howe Sound and the Squamish River watershed.

There is some good news and, of course, some bad news.

The good news: Glass sea sponges are protected! I think they were discovered back in the 1970s in Howe Sound and just recently have been protected by federal law. It seems that most of the glass-sea-sponge areas have been mapped out and are now protected, which is great news.

The bad news: There are certain species of fish that are endangered to a point that they may become extinct. There are many factors at play, including, overfishing and BC Hydro water-level practices.

The overfishing is DFO’s responsibility as it seems that even if the numbers are low they allow sport and commercial fishing to continue.

And, when the science clearly points toward

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR conservation versus harvest, DFO still allows a harvest (unless of course the public yells and screams to get the killing stopped).

BC Hydro kills off salmon and trout fry in the Cheakamus River by releasing water and then cutting the release back. This is called ramping up and ramping down, and it causes juvenile fish to get stranded and die. One study showed that 30 per cent of steelhead fry in the Cheakamus were killed by the ramping methods of BC Hydro.

The question was asked, how long did it take to get protection for the glass sea sponges? The answer—a few days or in some

Honouring rail travel We were pleased to see your recent article, “A railway runs through it,” (Pique, March 24) which offered a look back at rail travel in the Sea to Sky corridor.

As a company that still operates trains on these tracks, Rocky Mountaineer is proud to honour the history of the line and those who pioneered in constructing it through the stories we share with guests onboard our trains.

The landscapes of this region, especially through Cheakamus Canyon, are some of the most picturesque sections of our various rail

“ ... how long did it take to get protection for the glass sea sponges? ... But meanwhile, DFO is continuing to allow overfishing and, along with the provincial government, also allowing BC Hydro to continue killing salmon and trout fry in the Cheakamus River.”

- GEOFF GERHART

cases, just hours. But meanwhile, DFO is continuing to allow overfishing and, along with the provincial government, also allowing BC Hydro to continue killing salmon and trout fry in the Cheakamus River.

One of the DFO managers confirmed that the process to protect endangered fish from becoming extinct can take up to two years.

Meanwhile the glass sea sponges get full protection in just days or even hours. How does this make any sense?

Before I left the meeting, I asked the DFO managers if anyone (BC Hydro) had been charged for knowingly operating Daisy Lake dam in a way that was killing fish. I never got an answer, so I guess it’s a no.

If you care about our fish, please write your MLA and your MP. If they know we are watching, perhaps we can get something done before it’s too late.

Geoff Gerhart Whistler

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AS OF WEDNESDAY APRIL 3 After the last few weeks of warm and sunny spring weather, the Whistler area is due for a change in the weather pattern—just in time for the weekend!

A series of Pacific frontal systems are lining up to bring a substantial amount of precipitation through Saturday and Sunday.

The storms are expected to come in with moderate to strong southwesterly winds and the freezing level is forecast to drop to 1,500 metres. If you are looking forward to some winter skiing conditions, this is good news as most of the precipitation ought to arrive as snow at upper elevations.

As the new snow accumulates, expect to see an increase in the likelihood of stormslab avalanches running, and reactive wind

slabs developing in the lee of terrain features, especially on north-through east-facing slopes.

In most places, the new snow will be sitting on either a supportive crust or moist/wet spring snow. However, on high elevation (2,000 metres and above), north-facing terrain the new snow could be sitting on a weak layer of feathery surface hoar or sugary facets, which could potentially be a reactive sliding layer.

The sun tends to pack a lot of punch this time of year. If it does poke out this weekend, even for a short period of time, minimize your exposure to steep slopes facing the sun.

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Delivering the news IN THIS SPACE, I’ve touched on how enjoyable it is to see an edition of Pique all the way through, from writing the stories and taking some photos, to putting together some pages and proofreading the copy.

I’ve subsequently gone a step further.

When one of our delivery fellas resigned earlier this year, I figured I would step into the role and give it a shot and deliver the

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news in every sense of the word. It’s a help for the community paper I dearly love, it’s a little bit of exercise and hey, a few extra shekels doesn’t hurt, either.

I drop off anywhere between 800 and 1,100 editions a week to about 20 locations in the village, with small amounts like five or 10 going to a few spots to 200 or so at certain boxes. I was pleasantly surprised when my Toyota Yaris could handle more than 20 bundles of 50 papers, in the front and back seats, with the trunk reserved for last week’s leftovers.

The first week was surprisingly hairy, I’ll admit. Coming to our Function Junction office early and loading the car went OK, but after my first drop-off at

a local hotel, I misplaced the scissors I had brought along to cut the plastic ties that bind the bundles together, so I had to tear them apart by hand. (Luckily, they had just become buried under some stacks in my car and I was able to recover them for future weeks. Also, if you see me wandering the pedestrian stroll early on Thursday mornings, fear not, my

replaced the previous week’s edition with … the previous week’s edition at my last couple of stops.

Once I’d gotten everything sorted, it was well over two hours of delivery work.

It should have been a simple enough task, right? Or was it in fact I who was simple?

The next week, things went according to plan. Old editions were separated into the

I would argue that we shouldn’t take for granted the way our lumber, fresh produce and cheesy poofs make it to store shelves.

scissors aren’t golden so I’m not one of the tethered from Us.) Then there was the mystery of the missing newspaper box, where I circled a building in Whistler Village a half-dozen times, a bundle in each arm, without finding the box before ultimately moving on (and bringing a new one to replace it the following week). That wasn’t all—I realized late in the route that I’d mistakenly

trunk while new editions stayed up front.

No scissors were misplaced. The papers all got to where they needed to be. Once I had a system in place in my mind, it all started running like clockwork.

There’s still the odd fly in the ointment— sometimes there’s some strange trash in the boxes, anything from junk mail and payparking slips to banana peels and half-eaten ice-cream cones. Please, no matter what

you think of our content, place these things in the proper receptacles.

There are other inexplicable things that happen, too. At one local eatery, I drop off just five copies; one week, that number had somehow multiplied to 43.

Also, this experience has made me think a little more deeply about the processes that keep things running smoothly for all the deliveries we rely on in life. Certainly the full-timers operate on an entirely different level. After a weekend trip to the Interior, being reminded of the hairpin-curves that truck drivers have to navigate or thinking of the tragedies that have occurred on Canadian rail lines in recent years, I would argue that we shouldn’t take for granted the way our lumber, fresh produce and cheesy poofs make it to store shelves.

That goes double for remote and northern communities, especially in light of the recently ended, 18-month saga that Churchill, Man. went through after its rail line washed out in early 2017. The price of food skyrocketed and staple supplies became scarce as private companies bickered and the federal government was inactive for months in that situation.

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Whistler hosted numerous alpine World Cups in the 1980’s and ‘90s with hometown competitor Rob Boyd taking the win in 1989.

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while other said, “Totally got me.”

Amidst several “hahaha”-s, “LOL”-s, and “April Fool’s Day?” comments, one reader joked, “The cost and inconvenience to the community will be worth it for the four-storey washrooms,” However, one follower wasn’t a fan, typing,

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1995 The first year of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, which at its peak brought 200,000 people to the resort and $21 million in economic activity for Whistler

In this issue from April of 2009, Pique gave readers a primer as they headed into a provincial election in the cover feature story.

Inside, the newsmagazine also remembered legendary skier Shane McConkey, who died in a ski-base-jumping mishap, March 26 that year.

He was filming a segment for Matchstick Productions (MSP) in Italy. The scene involved skiing a steep line, then dropping off the 600-metre Sass Pardoi cliff in the Dolomite Mountains.

In his tribute to McConkey, MSP producer Scott Gaffney wrote, “Shane McConkey was an incredible influential figure in two distinct sports, and he was a brother for the MSP Films crew and thousands of people whose lives he touched.

His loss will be felt the world over as he leaves a void that simply can never be filled.

As one fan put it, ‘It feels like Superman died.’ He basically did.”

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Celebrating Whistler’s volunteers, the heart of the resort NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK IS APRIL 7 TO 13

BY BRANDON BARRETT WHEN ASKED what has kept longtime local and volunteer Cliff Jennings coming back, week after week, to lend a hand at the Whistler Food Bank for nearly a decade, his answer was simple: “I can’t say no to my daughter.”

Jennings’ answer holds some truth considering his daughter, Sara, has run the local food bank for years now, but there’s no denying the spirit of philanthropy in the Jennings’ family. Cliff is a founder of Whistler Search and Rescue, a volunteer-led organization that he gave 27 years to, and his wife, Vivien, a former Citizen of the Year, spearheaded an annual clothing drive out of her Whistler Cay home that was a direct precursor to the Re-Use-It Centre.

In such a privileged town, it’s important to take every opportunity to highlight the many volunteers like Jennings that form the backbone of the community. And with National Volunteer Week set for April 7 to 13, Pique spoke to a number of local organizations that rely on

UP IN THE AIR A Zero Ceiling participant takes on TAG’s Treetop course. The non-profit relies on volunteers for its Work 2 Live and Adventure Sessions programs.

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volunteerism to do the work they do.

Jackie Dickinson, executive director of the Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS), which operates the food bank, the Re-Use-It and Re-Build-It centres, as well as a range of social programs, said the organization was founded on the work and expertise of volunteers.

“We have volunteers at WCSS, through

Ceiling, a non-profit dedicated to reducing youth homelessness. Zero Ceiling provides housing, employment and the opportunity to live and play in the mountains for a year through its Work 2 Live program, as well as opportunities for homeless youth from around the region to come to Whistler and experience a day of skiing or snowboarding through its Adventure Sessions.

“We have a very active retired community that live here, and part of their commitment and role in the community is to volunteer.”

- JACKIE DICKINSON

our food bank program, who have been around longer than the most senior people in our organization,” she explained. “They literally have passed down the knowledge for us to understand how this program has worked and how it will continue to work.

We have volunteers who have been working for us every Monday for the past 20 years.

It’s unbelievable.”

Among the many local organizations on the constant lookout for volunteers is Zero

“It’s the best volunteer gig in town,” said Sean Easton, Zero Ceiling’s co-executive director. “You come up, spend four or five hours with the crew, and beyond just having fun snowboarding, you’re part of an experience that these individuals might never have had the option to do. It’s been amazing just see these guys light up.”

As the resort’s largest employer, Whistler Blackcomb also relies on the

largest number of volunteers—more than 700—to assist in its operations. Whether patrollers, on-mountain doctors, event staff, mountain safety personnel or the more visible Mountain Hosts, there are a number of ways residents can give back to the engine that makes the resort run.

“To say (volunteers) are critical to what we do, that may be an understatement,” said Marc Riddell, WB’s communications director. “We couldn’t do a lot of the things we do without folks giving up their time to help us give us the best possible experience to our guests each year.”

Dickinson believes both Whistler’s retired and immigrant community have played significant roles in fostering the resort’s active network of volunteers.

“We have a very active retired community that live here, and part of their commitment and role in the community is to volunteer,” she says. “But the thing we see a lot of is people coming here with an incredible skillset from other places in the world and the job they may be doing is not a reflection of their schooling, so they want to be involved in organizations like ours as a way to retain some experience and connection to the work they’ve done. We’ve had people who were lawyers and nurses in their home countries, people who have come with a tremendous amount of skills.

I think that makes us unique compared to anywhere else.” n

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BY BRADEN DUPUIS A YEAR AND A HALF after receiving a development permit from the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), a Lil’wat Nation development in Function Junction is looking to finally break ground this spring.

“We got conditional approval in October of 2017 and have just been working to remove the conditions,” said Kerry Mehaffey, CEO of the Lil’wat Business Group. “We did the initial site works and I think we’re hoping we’re relatively close to completing all the conditions, and we start servicing in the spring.”

The lands are owned by the Lil’wat Nation through the Legacy Land Agreement of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Plans for the 2.15-hectare site include a gas station and three mixed-use buildings containing office, commercial and residential space, (which has been increased from 18 to 48 units since 2017).

The residential units will be 100-per-cent rental and managed by a third-party property management company, Mehaffey said.

As for the commercial side, it’s too early to talk about specific tenants, Mehaffey said, though he noted the Nation has had “a lot of interest” in the space.

The conditions required for approval include planning for localized improvements along the frontage of Alpha Lake Road and consideration for intersection improvements at Highway 99.

The original plans, presented to council in October 2017, outlined big revisions to Alpha Lake Road near Highway 99, including realigning Lynham Road to create a new four-way intersection, widening Alpha Lake Road to include a dedicated left-turn lane and a second eastbound through-lane towards the highway, and adding a second northbound through-lane and eastbound turn-lane at the Highway 99 and Alpha Lake Road intersection.

It’s unclear if the traffic improvement plans have changed since first introduced in 2017—Mehaffey said the Lil’wat are still in discussions with the provincial Ministry of Transportation regarding the traffic plan, and couldn’t provide specifics at this time.

Nor could the RMOW. When Pique requested a copy of the project’s traffic impact study through an RMOW freedom of information request in April 2018, the request was denied under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (which allows a public body to refuse information requests that might reveal sensitive information

about or related to a third party—the third party in this case, the Lil’wat Nation, requested the records be kept confidential).

Asked for an update from its perspective on April 1, the RMOW said simply that it can confirm that work towards completing the conditions continues.

LIQUOR POLICY AMENDED FOR NONTRADITIONAL BUSINESSES “Non-traditional” businesses hoping to serve liquor may soon be able to do so through the RMOW’s business licence process.

Council adopted an amended liquor licensing policy at its March 26 meeting to accommodate the change. “(The new policy states) that liquor service must be complimentary and subordinate to the primary business, liquor can only be served when the primary business is operating, and the hours of service of liquor must not extend beyond the hours of the primary business, but in all cases the liquor service hours could not extend beyond the period of 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.,” said planner Frank Savage, in a presentation to council.

Under new provincial regulations introduced in 2017, hundreds of “nontraditional” Whistler businesses are now eligible to apply for a liquor licence, provided they don’t operate out of a motor vehicle or cater to minors.

The RMOW, through its Liquor Licensing Advisory Committee (LLAC), initially explored using Temporary Use Permits (TUP) for interested businesses, but ultimately decided business licensing would be more appropriate as a regulatory framework.

Applications under the new policy will be considered by RMOW staff, the LLAC and by council, which can make recommendations about whether a licence should be approved, as well as attach conditions to the business license.

“So a non-traditional business applying for a liquor primary license, say a retail store or a hair salon, will go through the full liquor primary license application review process, the same as would a new pub or a lounge,” Savage said.

So far there has been lukewarm interest in the idea (at least under the TUP framework)—just one business has expressed interest at municipal hall in the last 18 months, Savage said.

It was the last presentation to council for Savage, who is retiring after 14 years with the RMOW. “As you move on to retirement, thank you, Frank. You are a true professional, and you are a community builder,” said Mayor Jack Crompton. n

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WedgeWoods floats idea to fill the housing gap DEVELOPERS TO EXPLORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH SLRD

BY BRADEN DUPUIS MORE THAN A YEAR after first floating the idea, the developers of WedgeWoods Estates north of Whistler are still looking to assist with affordable housing options in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD).

Developer David Earhardt was on hand for the SLRD’s regular meeting on March 20 in Pemberton to present on the topic.

“What I’m hoping to do today is put before you, for discussion purposes, an opportunity to try and see if there’s a way that we can make WedgeWoods serve the community in a better fashion,” Earhardt said.

“We have well in excess of 300 acres (121 hectares) of land that presently nothing is taking place on … we would like to believe that part of the solution for affordable housing can be provided by the private market.”

There are two cost components to a typical real estate project, Earhardt said: the land base and the improvements upon it.

“Very roughly, about one third of the costs of a project in the corridor, presently, is made up from the land component—so buying the land, servicing the land, putting the roads and whatnot onto it—the other two thirds are the cost of the building,” he

said. “There is opportunity with the land that we have that we can take the cost of the land out of the affordability component.”

In other words, if WedgeWoods were to move forward with affordable housing, it would do so by including the serviced land in the process on the basis of $1, “so that anything that does take place on the site in the affordable housing that is

Things slowed down for a few years after that, until the buyers started returning in late 2014.

“A few people came in and it was then like a dam burst,” Earhardt said, noting that Phases 1 through 5 are now developed (representing 88 lots).

“The first three phases are totally sold out, which represented 51 lots. There’s a

“I think my concern is that this is just a development in the wrong place.”

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created would strictly be based on the cost of the improvements,” Earhardt said, adding that the proponents also believe any housing created should have covenants or controls to ensure the land always remains at $1.

Construction on WedgeWoods began in 2008, with the first of six planned phases (constituting 108 lots in total) completed in 2010, Earhardt said.

number of homes under construction there … and we just recently completed, this year, Phases 4 and 5, which have 47 lots. They’re about 40-per-cent sold.”

Work will take place on Phase 6 over the winter, Earhardt said.

The affordable housing types envisioned include family-style apartments and townhomes—enough to house 50 to 60 families—and would cater to those who

are making good money but having trouble getting into the housing market.

“I see what happens (with this proposal as) having the ability to meet another segment of the market of the people that are earning reasonably good money but do not have the ability to swing the big down payments to get into the homes,” Earhardt said.

“So it’s that in-between group.”

SLRD directors expressed interest in the proposal, but had concerns about the added density on the highway, and in a community that is lacking services like a grocery store.

“If something like this were to move forward, one component I would want to see is a lot better consideration for transit … ,” said Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman, noting that there are already capacity issues on transit between Whistler and Pemberton.

Squamish director Doug Race agreed, positing that the development never should have been approved by the then-board in the first place.

“I had this overriding concern that I have never understood why this development is here,” Race said “So that’s a concern for me— whether we want to expand this in any form, and just make the mistake even larger.

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Interim fees introduced for artificial turf field ANDRÉE VAJDA JANYK SPORTS FIELD TO OPEN THIS SUMMER

BY BRADEN DUPUIS THE LONG-AWAITED Andrée Vajda Janyk Sports Field is set to open this summer, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is moving ahead with some interim fees for the new artificial turf facility.

An update to the RMOW’s parks and recreation fees and charges policy was adopted at the March 26 council meeting, while council also gave first three readings to a related bylaw.

Rates for use of the entire field range from $10/hour for local registered youth agencies ($35/hour for adults) to $100/hour for out-of-town commercial or admissioncharging groups.

Local youth groups will pay $20/hour ($40 for out-of-towners), while local adult groups will pay $70/hour ($85 for out-oftowners).

“All users are required to pay if you want exclusive use of the field, but if you show up at the field, it’s not being used and you’re with your friends, family, you want to kick a ball around, go ahead,” said manager of village animation and events Bob Andrea, in a presentation to council.

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“You can use it. It’s like any other play field.”

The fees will be reviewed at the end of the 2019 season.

“Our fees are based on research that we did comparing market rates, looking at the facility types and attributes, seasonality, and of course, supply and demand,” Andrea said.

“In the fall, the recreation department is planning to come before council to update the fees and charges bylaw, and that would

include facility rental rates, and that will be an opportunity to confirm these fees at that time.”

There is still work to be done on the field, mostly involving landscaping and impact testing, Andrea added.

“We don’t have an exact (opening) date,” he said, noting that it will depend on the rate of the snowmelt and contractor availability.

“When there is big snow years, our approach to snow clearing will be: during

exceptional circumstances, we’ll clear off the snow to get it open for the seasons.

That’s to avoid any potential issues, damage, that sort of thing,” Andrea said.

“And in terms of parking, for this summer we’re going to monitor it closely, see how that parking arrangement works, and we can consider adjustments later in 2019.”

The anticipated total project cost is about $2.5 million, Andrea said.

The Whistler Youth Soccer Club (WYSC) has started a fundraising campaign to contribute to the field, and has already secured “some great donations” from its membership and local businesses, said president PJ O’Heany, in an email.

Exact details of the club’s contributions have not been finalized with the RMOW, he added, but the WYSC expects its contribution to be “well over six figures.”

“Despite the great leaps forward by the (RMOW) and the contractors last fall, the Andrée Vajda Janyk Sports Field will still be under construction this spring,” O’Heany said.

“There are many items on the to-finish list, and we are working with the (RMOW) as to how our fundraising will enhance and benefit the project.”

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Liberals’ 2019 budget leaves ‘a lot to be desired:’ BC Chamber FEDERAL ELECTION SET FOR OCT. 21

BY BRADEN DUPUIS WITH A FEDERAL ELECTION just seven months away (election day is set for Monday, Oct. 21), the campaign trail is about to heat up—all starting with the federal budget tabled March 19.

“Overall, it provided a variety of potential funding opportunities for municipalities, and it’s always good to see that in a federal budget,” said Mayor Jack Crompton, pointing to things like a $2.2-billion top-up of the federal Gas Tax Fund.

“Local governments in British Columbia will see an immediate benefit from (that) … and this one-time transfer will provide an estimated $280 million in additional funding to local governments in B.C. for roads and other infrastructure.”

While it’s too early to say how much Whistler will receive this year, Crompton said the resort applies for the funds for projects related to roads and core infrastructure services.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) will also be looking at funding

programs related to housing, energy efficiency, disaster management and vehicle charging, the mayor said.

“They are opportunities the RMOW will be looking at closely,” he said.

anything substantial to address the rising costs of doing business in Canada, and competitiveness,” Litwin said, pointing to recent BC Chamber survey results that show 80 per cent of members feel the year-over-year costs of

“It doesn’t do anything substantial to address the rising costs of doing business in Canada...”

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“(But) we’re not always guaranteed to see the funding, as it requires significant research and work on our staff’s part to access that funding.”

From the BC Chamber of Commerce’s perspective, there are some positives in the budget—like almost $630 million to expand work-integrated learning programs—but not enough help for business, said president and CEO Val Litwin.

“I think overall we thought this federal budget left a lot to be desired. It doesn’t do

doing business in B.C. have grown worse.

The budget is “definitely an election budget,” Litwin said.

“No surprises, the electorate is going to get a crack at some more money to put a down payment on that first home, but really, what we need is more product, not more cash causing people to buy more product,” he said.

“Even though they’re focusing on the right area with housing, I don’t know that it will be sufficient enough to solve the housing issue for young Canadians,

especially here in B.C.” From the tourism perspective, a seemingly enhanced focus on the industry is encouraging to local stakeholders.

“We’re seeing the federal government recognize the importance of tourism as an economic driver for Canada,” said Karen Goodwin, Tourism Whistler’s VP of destination and market development.

“They’re maintaining Destination Canada’s (budget of) $95 million, which is super important to us—we work very closely with Destination Canada to leverage their efforts in marketing the country, and then we piggyback on that to promote Whistler.”

Further to that is an extra $58.2 million for Destination Canada over two years for regional development agencies to develop new tourism experiences, as well as a proposition to create a seventh Economic Strategy Table dedicated to tourism.

Specifics are light at this point, but the concept is encouraging.

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Gradeless reporting pilot project hits the right mark MORE WHISTLER CLASSES SIGN ON TO DITCH LETTER GRADES IN FAVOUR OF DETAILED FEEDBACK

BY MEGAN LALONDE TWO YEARS after a group of Sea-to-Sky teachers first began ditching graded report cards in favour of more detailed, specific feedback, the pilot project is still going strong—and showing its benefits.

At a recent meeting, participating teachers attested that “students are responding well” to the new reporting processes, said school district 48 (SD48) assistant superintendent Paul Lorette.

“I think generally what (teachers are) reporting is that there’s more of a focus on learning rather than on worrying about what grade (students) received or if their grade is higher or lower than their friends’,” he said.

Instead of receiving a traditional letter grade, students participating in the program receive reports the school district refers to as “communicating student learning” using “descriptive feedback,” explained Lorette.

In that in-depth feedback, teachers identify an area of strength that each student is displaying, as well as an area where students may be able to improve.

“The draft provincial reporting policy requires that there is a (four-point)

performance scale that is used (for each area of curriculum),” Lorette added.

The performance scale identifies how well students are grasping the concepts and competencies expected for each subject, from “emerging” to “developing” to “proficient” to “extending.” These descriptors are provided to parents at several points throughout the school year.

There are also several opportunities for face-to-face discussions between students, parents and teachers, including two student-led conferences per year.

When the pilot project was first implemented, several parents voiced concerns about the elimination of traditional letter grades. In response, the pilot allows parents who want to see their child’s grade to simply request a letter grade from their teacher.

“For those families, we feel that they’re taken care of and they get what they need,” said Lorette. “What we’ve found though, is the number of parents who actually request letter grades is much lower than the number who say they would prefer them, so that’s interesting.” Last year, approximately 12 per cent of parents requested letter grades at the end of the year, he added.

The pilot was originally implemented in Whistler classrooms in February 2017.

At the time, 25 teachers in the district volunteered for the pilot, with about 825 students in Grades 4 through 9 taking part.

Now, the pilot encompasses approximately 40 classrooms across the district, ranging from Kindergarten through Grade 9. All students in Grades 10 to 12 continue to receive the letter grades and percentages required to apply to postsecondary institutions.

“When we’ve done our survey in the past couple years, we’ve had some open-ended questions … there have been a number of parents who’ve said, ‘When this first came out I was skeptical, I didn’t understand it, but now that I see it in action I appreciate the difference it’s made. My child is much less anxious and is bringing back really good information about their learning.’ We have received that feedback from a number of families,” Lorette said.

Christine Zucht is one of those parents who feels the pilot project’s reporting system has been beneficial for her family.

“Our child’s current teacher and her teacher last year used the new reporting system thoughtfully,” she wrote in an email. “We feel the student goal setting, the student ‘proofs’/ examples and the teacher feedback used in this system was extensive

and informative.

“Our child has enjoyed being able to show and explain her numerous pieces of work that have been posted online or sent home as proofs of her learning,” Zucht continued. “The student-led conferences provide an opportunity for her to lead the discussion of sharing and celebrating examples of her learning in the classroom and to identify future goals for improvement, along with input from her teacher.”

SD48 is one of “13 or 14 other districts” that have signed on to the provincial pilot project this year, Lorette explained.

“The idea is that the province right now has a draft reporting policy, and these pilot districts are providing feedback to the ministry, and then the ministry will then use that feedback to either change their policy or make some changes depending on the feedback that they receive,” he said.

For more information on the pilot project, go to https://sd48seatosky.org/ pilot-csl/ or to https://curriculum.gov. bc.ca/sites/curriculum.gov.bc.ca/files/ pdf/updates/educator_update_student_ progress_k-9.pdf to view the ministry of education’s guidelines for reporting student progress. n

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Another record year for Whistler Museum FEE-FOR-SERVICE RECIPIENTS REPORT TO WHISTLER COUNCIL

BY BRADEN DUPUIS IT WAS YET ANOTHER record-breaking year for the Whistler Museum and Archives (WMA) in 2018.

“We had 12,858 people come through the exhibit,” said Bradley Nichols, the WMA’s executive director and curator, in a presentation to council on March 26.

“It was the busiest year in the museum on record for the fourth year in a row.”

Nichols was on hand for the meeting— along with representatives from Arts Whistler, the Whistler Chamber of Commerce and Whistler Animals Galore—to report on how the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) Fee-for-Service (FFS) funding benefited the organization last year.

The $175,099 the museum got from the municipality in 2018 (which will rise to $178,601 in 2019 and $182,173 in 2020, pending budget approval) was instrumental in maintaining its core staff of three, Nichols said.

“That funding is really important, as those key members were able to then access other funds and get other grants,” Nichols said, adding that being able to retain experienced staff also helps attract interns.

Working back-of-house with the museum’s archives and collection (about 96 per cent of which is now catalogued) takes up the majority of staff time, Nichols said, but 2018 was another big year for museum programming as well.

The Discover Nature program at Lost Lake Park saw about 6,500 interactions, while offerings such as the museum’s Speaker Series and historical walking tours also remain popular.

The museum is continuing its search for a permanent home in 2019, but there are no real updates on that front.

“There has been talks with the RMOW, but nothing has been finalized yet,” Nichols said after the meeting.

The museum has been in its current location—a temporary facility consisting of four joined trailers tucked behind the Whistler Public Library—since 2009.

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Last year, the WMA board revealed it is eyeing Lot 21, a plot of land in Florence Petersen Park next to the Whistler Public Library, for the museum’s new home (see Pique, May 8, 2018, “Whistler Museum targets lot 21 for new building.”)

ARTS WHISTLER At $656,569 in 2018, ($669,701 in 2019, $683,095 in 2019) Arts Whistler makes up the biggest chunk of the FFS pie—but it also has a massive impact, said executive director Mo Douglas.

“Part of the challenge with the arts (is) it does tend to need public subsidy, but it has a really great multiplier impact in the community economy—about $3.20 for every dollar spent on arts goes back into the community,” Douglas said in her presentation.

“It’s much more of an economic driver than people realize … but when you think about your own experience, when you engage (with the arts), yeah, that makes sense. We often go to dinner, then we go to

Scene, our website, which is a portal to all arts, culture and heritage here in Whistler, (and) lots of social media with incredible growth every year,” Douglas said.

Arts Whistler has always done fundraising in the past, Douglas said, but has found it gets a better return-on-investment through grant writing and corporate sponsorships.

“We applied for employment diversification and resilience for arts professionals (through the BC Rural Dividend Fund), and we just got $80,000 for this project—that’s going to help put artists to work through a variety of means,” Douglas said.

WHISTLER ANIMALS GALORE At Whistler Animals Galore (WAG), the $84,897 received in 2018 ($86,595 in 2019, $88,326 in 2020) went to three different areas: bylaw, impound and lost-and-found services ($27,000), rescuing and rehoming animals ($35,000) and community engagement and education ($22,800).

In 2018, WAG sold 172 dog licenses and

“It’s much more of an economic driver than people realize … but when you think about your own experience, when you engage (with the arts), yeah, that makes sense.”

- MO DOUGLAS

the show, then we go do something else or whatever it might be.

“So it definitely means people are out there experiencing other things beyond just the arts, and that comes out of their wallet a bit, too.”

Of the money received in 2018, $100,000 went to marketing and promotions, $250,000 to the operations of the Maury Young Arts Centre, $256,569 to programming and events and $50,000 to administration.

“Since that amazing Canadian Heritage grant we got a few years ago of half-amillion dollars, we’ve managed to carry on a lot of our more sophisticated and fulsome marketing programs—things like Arts

dealt with 19 impounded animals and 42 strays (24 were reunited with their families, while 18 were never reclaimed) as well as two RCMP seizures.

“We’re an on-call centre for lost and found animals 365 days every year,” said WAG’s executive director Lindsay Suckling.

“We get about 200 lost-and-found reports per year, and we also provide an emergency shelter for animals that have been temporarily displaced due to emergencies such as fires, floods, owners being injured or ending up in the hospital.”

But the “heart and soul” of the work WAG does lies in rescuing and rehoming animals, Suckling said.

“With the funding that you provide, it allows us to have a trained staff member dedicated to adoptions and animal care,” she said.

“By going through our adoption program, we are producing more responsible, knowledgeable and committed Whistler dog families, and socialized, trained, sterilized, vaccinated, licensed and healthy animals.”

Through its adoption program, WAG placed 134 animals into forever homes in 2018, and provided temporary homes for 180 unwanted, abandoned or abused animals (29 of which were critical-care cases).

“We had two dogs who were shot by arrows, we had a dog who had a broken back, we had multiple broken bones, just to give you an idea of what critical care encompasses, and the time and cost of rehabilitation and aftercare that is involved with that,” Suckling said.

“And we’re proud to say that we able to fundraise 100 per cent of our critical care costs through fundraising and event campaigns.”

WHISTLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Whistler Chamber’s $153,875 in 2018 ($156,953 in 2019, $160,092 in 2020) went towards delivering the Whistler Experience program: $66,750 for events, $31,718 for marketing, $28,600 for “tools” and $26,807 for “improved IT.” “FFS funding was applied to cover just shy of 50 per cent of the Whistler Experience program expenses,” said Chamber general manager Michelle Ratcliffe. “This allows us to keep costs down for businesses and reach more people throughout the local workforce.”

More than 22,000 people have now gone through the Whistler Experience program (which offers customer service training to resort employees), including 3,600 last year alone.

“With FFS funding, we help local businesses recruit, engage and retain the best teams, and as the (RMOW’s Economic Partnership Initiative) states, we’re developing the next generation of leaders to get us to that vision,” Ratcliffe said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APRIL 16, 2019 – 6:00 P.M. MAURY YOUNG ARTS CENTRE (formerly MILLENNIUM PLACE) Franz Wilhelmsen Theatre, 4335 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 2199, 2018 SUBJECT LANDS: Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2199, 2018 affects all parcels of land in the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

PURPOSE: An official community plan is a statement of objectives and policies to guide municipal decisions on planning and land use management within the Resort Municipality. The plan adopted by Bylaw No. 2199, 2018 would replace the Resort Municipality’s existing official community plan, adopted in 1993, as well as official community plans of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District that remain in effect for areas recently incorporated into the Resort Municipality’s boundaries. The new plan includes a regional context statement pertaining to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District’s regional growth strategy and establishes limits on growth of the Resort Municipality by means of an urban development containment boundary and bed unit limit, for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing the experience of visitors to Whistler, maintaining the livability of the community and protecting the natural environment.

The plan designates development permit areas for most types of residential development, for commercial and industrial development, for environmental and groundwater protection and for the protection of development from wildfire.

INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS: A copy of the proposed Bylaw and relevant background documentation may be inspected at the Reception Desk of Municipal Hall at 4325 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC, during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday from April 4, 2019 to April 16, 2019 inclusive (statutory holidays excluded).

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: All persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw, will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard by Council at the Public Hearing.

Written comments must be addressed to “Mayor and Council”, and may be submitted prior to the public hearing (by 4:30 p.m. on April 16, 2019): Email: corporate@whistler.ca Fax: 604-935-8109 Hard Copy: Legislative Services Department 4325 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC V8E 0X5 Submissions received for the proposed Bylaw will be included in the information package for Council’s consideration, which will also be available on our website at www.whistler.ca with other associated information.

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Lack of full-time jobs affecting Sea to Sky paramedic numbers UNION SAYS STAFFING SHORTAGE ALSO AFFECTING AMBULANCE SERVICE ACROSS THE PROVINCE

BY JOEL BARDE THE UNION REPRESENTING the province’s paramedics and dispatchers claims a lack of secure employment in the Sea to Sky corridor is leading to staff shortages.

Sea to Sky ambulance services is having a “harder and harder time (recruiting) enough on-call paramedics to fill their schedules,” said Cameron Eby, president of the Ambulance and Paramedics of BC (APBC). If one person gets sick, there is “often no one else to work, so the ambulance gets shut down,” he added.

According to a recent press release from the union—which is currently negotiating with the provincial agency that oversees paramedics and dispatchers, BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS)—on the week of March 11, anywhere between 25 to 40 ambulances on any given night were out of service across the Sea to Sky, Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley.

Most of the issues were in the Metro Vancouver area, but on two occasions Pemberton was down one ambulance, said Eby, adding that staffing is a significant and ongoing issue in the Sea to Sky region.

He contends that the issues could be addressed if BCEHS offered more full-time employment in the Sea to Sky, rather than the mix of full-time and on-call work that is currently offered.

There are two types of on-call shifts: paramedics on “call-out shifts” who wait for calls at home for $2 an hour, and those on “standby shifts,” who make $12.33 an hour while waiting at a station, explained Eby. The lack of employment security is resulting in high rates of employee turnover.

According to the BCEHS, of the 36 paramedics working in Whistler, only four of them have full-time positions.

“It used to be there was a long line of people applying to get into stations like Whistler and Squamish, and that’s no longer the case,” said Eby. The situation is also creating challenges when it comes to attracting advance-care paramedics, added Eby. “(The advanced-care designation) gives the paramedic more life-saving diagnostic skills and interventions, specifically for cardiac and respiratory and trauma situations,” he said. “You could be on the ski hill, receiving advance-care paramedic care, and then they transfer you to the ambulance, and the paramedic crew is actually going to be a lower level of care,” he said.

But according to Shannon Miller, a spokesperson with the BCEHS, 33 of the 36 paramedics in Whistler are primary-care

EMERGENCY RESPONSE A union representing B.C. paramedics and dispatchers says that a lack of fulltime positions at Sea to Sky paramedic stations is leading to high turnover.

PHOTO BY JOEL BARDE

paramedics, a ratio that is in line with the rest of the province.

Staffing models are “generally based on call volumes and call acuity (nature of the calls),” Miller explained in a statement.

“Since the 1990s, the Sea-to-Sky region has consistently increased and stabilized its staffing to account for growth and trends in medical emergency calls.”

Miller also pointed out that the BCEHS’s regional deployment model, which allows ambulances to be sent from one community to assist with patients needing care in another, works well for patients.

“This flexibility ensures the most appropriate and closest resources are available at any given time to the patients needing care,” she said, noting that the median response times for life-threatening and time-sensitive calls is nine minutes, 46 seconds, which falls within BCEHS’s response-time targets.

APBC is also drawing attention to mental health issues related to the work, pointing to a recent survey administered by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. It found that 81 per cent of paramedics and dispatchers in B.C. report they feel that BCEHS does not adequately monitor fatigue and burnout.

Eby believes that finding applies to the corridor. “Although the call volume is not as high in the Sea to Sky, (paramedics) are still seeing horrific car accidents,” he noted.

Moreover, because there aren’t enough full-time positions, people end up working a bunch of days in a row just to make ends meet, he added.

“They end up working as much as possible,” he explained. “So they don’t necessarily get the days they need to rest and recover from those situations.” n

NEWS WHISTLER

Multiple rooms ‘ransacked’ in WSS break-in: RCMP POLICE BRIEFS: PEMBERTON MAN FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING BAR FIGHT; IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT

BY BRANDON BARRETT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING an apparent break-in at Whistler Secondary School (WSS) last week, according to a release.

Mounties were first alerted to the forced entry at about 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday, March 26. Several windows were broken and “multiple rooms were ransacked” during the break-in, police said. Investigators believe more than one person was involved and said one of the suspects may have cut their hand or arm during the incident.

Police continue to investigate and are working with school officials to determine what, if anything, was stolen.

“It’s really disappointing that this happened,” said Chris Nicholson, assistant superintendent for School District 48 in a statement that was relayed to Pique.

“We’re happy that no one was hurt, and ask anyone who has any information to contact the RCMP.” Tips can be sent to the Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044, or contact Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous.

PEMBERTON MAN ASSAULTS OFFICER, DAMAGES CRUISER FOLLOWING BAR FIGHT A 22-year-old Pemberton man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted an officer and damaged a police cruiser following a bar fight last week.

At about 11 p.m. last Tuesday, March 26, Pemberton RCMP responded to a report of a fight that had broken out at a bar in the 7400 block of Frontier Street. Soon after officers arrived on scene, they learned that

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Pemberton RCMP at 604-894-6634, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous.

LOCAL RCMP REMOVES 23 IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM THE ROADS Whistler and Pemberton police were kept busy last week, removing a total of 23

“It’s really disappointing that this happened.”

- CHRIS NICHOLSON

the suspect had reportedly struck another patron with a glass object prior to being removed from the bar.

The victim subsequently received medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

After being located outside the bar, the suspect reportedly assaulted an officer and damaged a police vehicle during his arrest.

impaired drivers from local roads over the span of just seven days.

Between March 26 and April 2, police issued eight 90-day immediate roadside prohibitions, 12 three-day prohibitions, and three 24-hour suspensions.

“Removing impaired drivers from our communities is a priority for the RCMP and our efforts will continue until such time as

folks get the message that it’s just not worth the risk to drive drunk,” the RCMP said in a release.

In February, Whistler RCMP presented police stats for 2018 to local municipal council, which showed a 72-per-cent increase in impaired driving infractions compared to the year before. At the time, Staff Sgt. Paul Hayes said he believes the jump to be due largely to RCMP’s proactive enforcement.

“I don’t believe there is necessarily more drivers on the road that are driving impaired ... I think we were more effective last year in catching them,” he said during the Feb. 26 presentation.

In December, new rules increasing penalties for drunk driving and expanding police powers to demand breath samples went into effect across the country. The legislation gives officers the right to ask for a breath sample from any driver they lawfully stop. Previously, officers were required to have a reasonable suspicion that a driver was impaired in order to demand a breath sample.

Civil rights groups have warned the rules could lead to baseless searches that may unfairly single out minorities who have historically been disproportionately targeted by police. Federal officials have said they expect the rules to be challenged in court. n

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NEWS PEMBERTON & THE VALLEY

Pemberton moves forward with 6.32% municipal tax rate CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WILL TOTAL $6,551,589, LARGELY FUNDED BY $5.3-MILLION FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT

BY JOEL BARDE THE VILLAGE OF Pemberton (VOP) council gave readings one to three of its fiveyear financial plan at its April 2 regular council meeting, raising the tax rate to 6.32 per cent, 0.57 per cent more than council recommended last month at budget meetings.

The discrepancy is to account for for new property assessments stemming from the Revised BC Assessment Role, which the province provided to the VOP on Friday.

“We’ve kept the same dollar number for the budget,” said VOP Mayor Mike Richman, explaining the change in rate (see “Pemberton accounts for Employer Health Tax in 2019 budget,” Pique, March 18).

The VOP has budged capital expenditures of $6,551,589 in 2019. The budget is unusually large this year, due to a $5.3-million federal government grant awarded to the VOP in 2018 for its downtown enhancement project.

In 2019, there are no proposed tax increases for operations, capital projects, and general revenues.

Instead, the additional revenue generated by the tax hike is going towards paying costs associated with

BIG ITEM The largest 2019 capital expenditure, the downtown enhancement project, is already underway. The $5.8 million project is being financed by a $5.3 million federal government grant.

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the introduction of the Employer Health Tax (EHT), as well as a new “contingent liability” of $40,000 (money to be set aside in case of unforeseen future expenditures).

Property and business owners in the VOP’s industrial park have raised concerns about the proposed tax rate (“Pemberton industrial park business owners raise concerns about municipal taxes,” Pique, March 26).

Much of the variability is due to demand for various types of property, he added.

“There has been a large and continued demand for townhouses and condos, so some of them will feel a tax increase as a result, because their assessment has grown more, relative to a single-family home in the Glen or on the hill,” said Richman.

Council also passed a resolution that will increase sewer user fees, with a single-

“There has been a large and continued demand for townhouses and condos, so some of them will feel a tax increase as a result...”

- MIKE RICHMAN

Following the April 2 council meeting, Richman acknowledged that they will see an increase in what they pay.

“The industrial park, for certain, will see a rise because of the increased value there,” he said.

However, he added, some residential property owners may not see much of a change from what they paid last year.

“It really depends your property, where it is, and how it’s assessed,” he said. “(But) overall, residentially, the average (increase) is fairly flat.”

family dwelling to pay $517.24 in 2019, up from $491.49 in 2018.

The frontage tax for sewer will be set at $5.875 per metre of sewer, down from $6.67 in 2018.

The money raised will be used to add an additional $40,000 to the VOP’s sewercapital-reserve fund, which was created in 2018.

“Last year was the first year we brought that in,” explained VOP Chief Administrative Officer Nikki Gilmore.

“This year, we’re just upping it again,

which is similar to what we’ve done with the water (reserve).”

There will now be $80,000 set aside in the reserve, she said.

Council is committed to building up reserves on key files such as sewer and roads.

“We’ve left ourselves really unprotected over the years,” said Richman, noting that the sewer reserve can be drawn upon if an unforeseen “major issue” arises with the VOP’s sewer treatment plant.

The municipal budget water-user rates for 2019 are set according to a five-year bylaw passed in 2016. It calls for an annual increase of $38.82 for single-family homes, meaning a single-family dwelling will pay $593.45 annually for water in 2019.

The water frontage tax has been reduced to $3.88 down from $4.36 in 2018, per metre for water infrastructure.

Richman commended the VOP’s manager of finance and administration, Lena Martin, for the 2019 budget, noting that he had recently met with third-party independent auditors (a requirement of the municipality) who liked what they saw.

“Their review was quite complimentary,” said Richman. “They feel we have really good protective controls in place within our financial department and the information is clear and straight forward.”

For a full list of the 2019 capital expenditures, you can see the council agenda here: pemberton.ca/public/ download/documents/82517. n

NEWS PEMBERTON & THE VALLEY

Pemberton business owners prepare for summer of construction BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS, BUT FLAG DUST AND TEMPORARY WATER OUTAGES AS POTENTIAL ISSUES

BY JOEL BARDE WITH WORK UNDERWAY on the long-awaited downtown enhancement project, the Village of Pemberton (VOP) is working in coordination with business owners to minimize the impact.

“Staff has been working really, really hard with the local business owners,” said VOP Mayor Mike Richman. “We totally get that this is going to be a disruptive project. There is no real way around that when you do this scope of work.”

The downtown enhancement project will see the rehabilitation of Birch, Frontier, Aster and Prospect streets, as well as the replacement of aged, underground piping.

The project also includes new stormwater and catchment systems, and the installation of new sidewalk LED street lights throughout the downtown core.

To facilitate the work, traffic will be redirected from various streets throughout the summer.

The road construction will by no means shut down Pemberton in its busy summer tourist season, said Richman. “We are fully open for business all summer, and we can’t wait for the tourist season to begin,” he said.

Despite the roadwork, there will be plenty of parking for people to access, added Richman.

“We’ve tried to lay it out in a way where parking gets replaced as parking gets removed,” he said, adding that VOP staff has been working with business owners to accommodate deliveries, and to release a tentative project timeline.

Mark Mendonca, president of Tourism Pemberton,and Graham Turner, president of the Pemberton and District Chamber of Commerce, commended the VOP’s communication with business operators on the file.

There are some concerns, however, particularly when it comes to temporary water outages, said Mendonca.

That point was echoed byKirsten McLeod, owner of the Pemberton Valley Supermarket.

“I can’t operate a grocery store without water,” she said. “Vancouver Coastal Health will not let any food establishment operate without water.”

McLeod said she has been notified that there will likely be three occasions when her water will be temporarily shut down, with the outages expected to last between six and eight hours.

“If (the outages) are outside of our operating hours, we wouldn’t (have to close down),” she said, adding that the grocery store is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days

a week, with staff arriving at about 6 a.m.

McLeod is looking forward to the end product. “I’m definitely looking forward to safe sidewalks, (just) to safely get around,” she said.

Ivan Knowles, owner of Spud Valley Sporting Goods, said he is most concerned about dust control.

“We get an afternoon wind blowing through town, it’s just going to make dust,” he said. “They are going to have to be on top of that ... and do what they can to ensure that there is some form of topping being applied right away to the holes they are digging.”

With the right approach, the VOP can

“Staff has been working really, really hard with local business owners.”

- MIKE RICHMAN

mitigate the issue, said Knowles. “If they stay on top of it, and they control the dust ... people will be more inclined to walk the community. But if that’s not happening, people don’t want to be walking in a dusty environment—that’s for sure.”

Mobilization for the project is already underway, and the VOP has released a projected timeline, which may change due to “inclement weather, material delays, and other unforeseen circumstances.”

• Mid May: work on Frontier Street to begin (road work, sidewalk work, irrigation, and landscaping) • End of May: work on Aster Street to begin (road work, sidewalk work, electrical work, and landscaping) • Mid June: work on Birch Street and John Currie Lane to begin (road work, sidewalk work, electrical works, irrigation, landscaping, water main works) • Beginning of July: work on Prospect Street to begin (road work, sidewalk work, electrical works, irrigation installed, landscaping, water main works, retaining wall installation on the west side) • End of July: general work to begin (road works, sidewalk works, electrical works, landscaping, water main works) • Fall: project completion For more information on the project and up-to-date road closures please see the VOP’s website: https://www.pemberton. ca/municipal-services/2019-downtownenhancement-project. n

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TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2019 @ 7:00 pm Pemberton Community Centre – 7390 Cottonwood Street The Pemberton Valley Dyking District will be holding its 72nd Annual General Meeting and you are invited to attend this event. You will gain a great overview of what the Pemberton Valley Dyking District does, see what projects the Dyking District completed throughout 2018 and what projects are planned for 2019.

At the Tuesday, April 9, 2019 AGM the Pemberton Valley Dyking District will also be electing two Trustees to the Board for a 3-year term each..

Voter Eligibility: (ID must be presented) Only persons attending the election and meeting the following eligibility requirements are entitled to vote: • A Canadian Citizen • Eighteen years of age, or older • An owner of land within the Pemberton Valley Dyking District boundaries • A resident of the province of British Columbia for the prior six months • Legal representative of an owner of land within the Pemberton Valley Dyking District boundaries • Authorized agent of a corporation or board that owns land within the Pemberton Valley Dyking District boundaries. The authorized agent must deliver a letter in writing on company letterhead before the election begins. That authorized agent must sign a Statutory Declaration Form prior to voting Trustee Eligibility: • Every person who is qualified to be an elector is also qualified to be a Trustee • The spouse of a qualified elector may also hold the office of Trustee For further details, please go onto the Pemberton Valley Dyking District’s website: www.pvdd.ca PO Box 235 Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0 Phone: (604) 894-6632 Fax: (604) 894-5271 Email: trustees@pvdd.ca

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Remembering the ‘glamorous’ World Cup days LONGTIME LOCALS GATHER TO REMEMBER DOWNHILL RACING AT ITS FINEST

BY JOEL BARDE LONGTIME WHISTLER locals packed into the Whistler Museum on Thursday, March 28 to celebrate the resort’s fascinating history of hosting World Cup downhill skiing in the 1980s and ‘90s.

The Museum’s speaker series talk—titled “Whistler’s World Cups: From Fiasco to Fiesta”—featured a short presentation from Whistler ski-god Rob Boyd and former World Cup ski-race organizer Alex Kleinman.

The evening took on a casual tone (very Whistler), with plenty of back-and-forths between Boyd, Kleinman and the audience members, many of whom helped put the races on.

Boyd was quick to thank the famous Whistler Weasels Workers, a volunteer organization dating back to the 1970s, which was instrumental in preparing the courses.

He recalled that while racing on the World Cup circuit, he and the other racers would get into a routine of going to a new resort, racing, (and perhaps partying if they did well), and then moving on to the next one when it was Rob Boyd and Alex Kleinman regaled a capacity crowd at the Whistler Museum with World Cup stories on March 28.

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all over, without giving much thought to the actual organization of the event.

Over time, he has come to a greater appreciation of the magnitude of work that goes into putting on such a race, he said.

(Boyd was a member of the Canadian National Alpine Ski Team from 1985 to 1997, winning a total of three World Cup Downhill races during that time.)

“I’m still learning to appreciate more and more what was done by so many people for so long before (the racers arrived),” he explained.

Speaking in front of a lively audience, Kleinman recalled seeing Jamie Tattersfield—who was in charge of Whistler Mountain’s mechanical equipment for years, prior to moving to Sun Peaks, where he served as the resort’s operations manager until the 2014-15 season—in an early groomer, trying to groom a steep pitch of the Lower Dave Murray Downhill known as the “Weasel.”

“Charlie Davies was sitting in the cab holding onto Jamie as they went down the Weasel sideways,” said Kleinman, garnering a big laugh from the crowd.

Rather than risk the groomers, race volunteers decided to boot and ski-pack the Weasel slope in preparation for races, explained Kleinman. (Hence the group’s name.)

Kleinman also discussed the challenges of pulling off World Cup races. Whistler’s

heavy snowfall—and occasional rainfall at lower elevations—made things difficult, he explained.

Whistler’s first World Cup Downhill race, in 1979, ended up being cancelled due to avalanche risk.

In 1982, the race returned, with Switzerlands’ Peter Müller getting gold, while the Crazy Canucks’ Steve Podborski and Dave Irwin finished second and third, respectively.

That year, the race travelled down the north side of Whistler, ending in the village, as Whistler Mountain wanted to highlight its newly built village, explained Boyd.

“Unfortunately, that year it snowed and it snowed, and it made the course quite easy,” he added.

In later years it would return to the south side of the mountain, down the upper and lower sections of the Dave Murray Downhill.

Prompted by a question from the crowd, Boyd recalled his 1989 win. It felt like the entire community had won, he said.

“It was such a huge celebration,” he said. “(People) put in so much work—blood, sweat and tears—into preparing this track.”

Recalled Kleinman of the year that Boyd won: “I can still remember standing with the Austrian, German and French coaches at Coaches Corner … The comment was, ‘Ya, he is going faster than anybody. He’s going to win’ ... It blows me away that they understood (that).”

There would be races in the 1990s, but the feasibility of Whistler holding the event became even more challenging when the International Ski Federation (FIS), the world’s highest governing body for international winter sports, moved the North American stops of its World Cup circuit to earlier in the season.

This lead to three “consecutive cancellations of the Whistler stop on the World Cup circuit due to snow and weather conditions” between 1996 to 1998, according to a post on Whistler Museum’s blog.

Among those in the audience was Whistler Councillor Cathy Jewett, who moved to the community in 1976 and had a long career working as a professional ski patroller before moving into a supervisory role with Whistler Blackcomb’s ski safety department.

It was “so glamorous,” she said of the World-Cup days. “The Europeans were coming here—ya, it was a pretty big deal ... plus, the Crazy Canucks were doing really well.”

To see Boyd win on home turf was an incredible experience, she added.

“The difference between now and then is that that’s what skiing was for us,” she explained. “There wasn’t competitive bigmountain skiing. There was no such thing as terrain park.

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Mountain News: Banff gateway town looks into dimming glaring lights

BY ALLEN BEST allen.best@comcast.net CANMORE, ALTA. —Towns and cities have been shifting to LED lights, because they’re more energy efficient. But brighter isn’t necessarily better.

That’s the conclusion already drawn in Canmore, the town at the entrance to Banff National Park, which is butting heads with FortisAlberta, an electrical utility. It wants to install LED lights with brightness measured at 5,000 Kelvin.

Other towns and cities, studying the literature as well as looking at LED lights, have concluded that less is better, as Canmore’s Andy Esarte, the town’s manager of engineering, has already decided. The Rocky Mountain Outlook reported that the town has commissioned a study at a cost of $20,000 to find the right balance.

Lights of more than 3,000 Kelvin “create a harsh glare, making it difficult to see clearly at night,” said the International Dark Sky Association.

The American Medical Association, in a 2016 study, warned that too much blue light—as produced with 5,000 Kelvin—can suppress melatonin production, leading to disrupted sleep and other health risks.

The utility disputes some of this contention. “There is no evidence that LED streetlights impact human sleep cycles any differently than high-pressure sodium streetlights that have been used for the past 30 years,” said Alana Antonelli, manager of corporate communications and marketing.

She cited a U.S. Department of Energy study that concluded LED lighting poses no more risk than other lighting technology.

But the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health issued a report in 2016 warning of potential dangers.

“Although data are still emerging, some evidence supports a long-term increase in the risk for cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity from chronic sleep disruption or shiftwork and associated with exposure to brighter light sources in the evening or night,” the report stated.

John Barentine, of the International DarkSky Association, suggested that mountain towns look at what Jasper is doing. The town has very harsh, blue-rich 5,000 Kelvin white LED roadway lights. A company called Lumican—a partner with the association, intends to retrofit the town with “warm” white LED lights, down to 1,700 Kelvins.

Those lower-Kelvin lights, said Barentine, superficially resemble the old sodium lights with which most people are familiar.

In parallel, Parks Canada intends to apply for International Dark Sky Park status for Jasper National Park. The municipality has shown interest in accreditation as an International Dark Sky Community.

“I hope this turns into a model for similar mountain towns, especially those in (or that are gateways to) parks and similar protected

areas,” said Barentine. “Jasper is currently very over-lit, and the problem is made worse in the winter when there is snow on the ground. We hope the solution that Lumican is trying to put together for Jasper will make all the stakeholders happy. Better lighting is more attractive to both residents and visitors, improves nighttime safety, and keeps the night sky over the national park dark.”

Denver will soon convert 44,000 outdoor fixtures. It plans to hew to a maximum 3,000 Kelvins, which falls closer to the transition between yellow and blue light.

The Colorado specifications meet the AMA’s recommendation for street lights.

NOW RESERVATIONS AND A FEE TO VISIT GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—Come May 1, you won’t be able to drive to the trailhead to Hanging Lake, a charming waterfall and scenic pool of water amid limestone cliffs reached via a relatively easy three-kilometre hike from Glenwood Canyon.

The Forest Service, working in partnership with the City of Glenwood Springs, has made the popular destination one that requires a permit year-round. And from May 1 to Halloween, the only access will be shuttle buses from Glenwood.

The Forest Service began taking steps to limit access after a 23-per-cent increase in the number of visitors in 2016. Altogether, visitation doubled in five years.

This is the third significant attraction along the I-70 corridor in Colorado to which access is being limited. First was the road to Maroon Bells, the pair of 4,267-metre peaks outside of Aspen. There, visitors must take free shuttles during summer and autumn days. Driving there during the evening and early morning is still permitted.

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THE OTHER DAY, after our first good March rain in the valley, a friend texted me a photo of a Western toad crossing a snowy trail at Lost Lake. When the toads start to move in Whistler, it always reminds me of the time I spent studying such things as a biology graduate student.

My study site was a large beaver pond in Haliburton, Ontario, just south of Algonquin Park. I’d arrive when the late March woods were quiet, sullen, and grey, then spend a month counting amphibians as they made their spring migrations to ancestral breeding areas. Like Lost Lake, thick ice crowning the pond would be barely free of the shore, with water glistening darkly in

BY LESLIE ANTHONY only a few places along the edge. But each time a warm south wind delivered rain, all hell would break loose.

In most of Canada, springtime means hockey, maple syrup, and a long-awaited respite from the cold. But while humans measure spring’s air of renewal in cultural terms, some animals are tied to a more stringent metric: it’s the only time of year an individual might see another of its kind. Naturally, such encounters engender a kind of urgency—one that also gets biologists excited.

When it rained, I’d wait until dark then head into the forest. Muffled noise from the leaf litter would meld with the rain and a growing cacophony from the pond— the kind of sounds that could make your skin crawl. But the night was alive and the

converged from every direction, swarming over snow, ice, rock and wood, their internal switches firmly locked onto Phase One: Must Get To Water. Put something in front of them, they went over it; put them in something, they climbed out. Water, when it was reached, became a sanctuary for Phase Two: Must Mate. In my light beam, startled frogs leapt into the darkness, while at the pond’s edge salamanders seemed to sense the weight of their impending biological destiny; pausing briefly, they appeared to take one last look around before plunging beneath the ice.

I felt privileged to witness so many of these nocturnal scrambles. Not simply because they are deeply fascinating in a biological sense, or that so few people ever see such things, but because so few ever will have a chance to see them: disease, pollution, invasive species, shrinking habitat, road mortality and even climate change have made such spectacles increasingly rare in Canada. Because amphibians are adapted to specific regimens for breeding, larval development, and adulthood, climatic flux acting at any juncture can affect both populations and overall distribution. A warming climate, for instance, will favour a few species but be detrimental to most.

Increasingly frequent mid-winter mild spells prompt premature breeding by some species, whose eggs are then destroyed by freezing when weather returns to seasonal norms. At the other extreme, exceptionally hot spring days cause water temperatures to spike, accelerating fungal, algal and bacterial growth that kill eggs—an effect exacerbated when trees that moderate water temperature are cut from the margins of aquatic habitats (e.g., clear cutting).

While human activities and fragmented habitat drive local amphibian extinctions,

Blind with purpose, thousands of glistening amphibians rose from the quiescence of the forest floor, zig-zagging towards the pond in drunken clusters, bouncing off each other like surprised billiard balls ... ground around me moving; no Hollywood special-effects tech could conjure what I tracked in my headlamp.

Blind with purpose, thousands of glistening amphibians rose from the quiescence of the forest floor, zig-zagging towards the pond in drunken clusters, bouncing off each other like surprised billiard balls—burnished Wood Frogs, tiny Spring Peepers, striking Yellow-spotted Salamanders, and glabrous Blue-spotted Salamanders. The sheer numbers were impressive: I could count more within a metre of where I crouched than the average person might see in a lifetime.

The secret world of amphibian breeding involves not only migration, but a prodigious burst of ritual advertisement, frantic courtship and furtive mating—kind of like spring break in Daytona Beach without the booze. I’d watch mesmerized as the animals

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what happens during natural climatic shifts? Basically, the same thing—changing distributions of species adapted to particular ecological/climatic associations. The difference is that these occur gradually over vast periods of time as part of larger, integrated change to which species can adapt.

But back to the toad at Lost Lake.

The photo was like a postcard from the Devonian, when amphibians first evolved.

Today, 370 million years later, even superficial understanding of such littleknown netherworlds grants awkward membership: after studying them so long, I always felt that were I a frog or salamander in spring, I’d know just where to go and what to do.

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WSSF: ‘The Outsider’s’ greatest hits WITH A NEW SPRING comes a new rendition of the storied World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF). Now slimmed down to just five-and-a-half days, the organizers have had to pack in the as much mountain sports, arts and music as they can into a limited window. We still get Michael

BY VINCE SHULEY Franti, though. So be ready to wave your hands in the air when you hear him bellow “Whistlerrrrrrrr how you feeeeelin’?!” from the mainstage in Skier’s Plaza.

I’ll start with my what is probably my favourite audience event of the year in Whistler: Multiplicity. There’s a couple of names I recognize on the speaker roster this year. Sisters Izzy and Zoya Lynch have long been a part of showcasing interior British Columbia to the world with their skiing and photography, and I’m curious to see what adventures they’ve been up to of late. Multiplicity usually includes one or two tales of harrowing endurance expeditions, that should be covered this year by Torontonian Mario Rigby (who crossed Africa from Capetown to Cairo by foot and kayak), and the immeasurable Jon Turk, who at 73-years-young has done more adventuring than most of us put together including circumnavigating Ellesmere Island by sea kayak.

THE WILDCHILD EVENT The Saudan Couloir Race Extreme is back for its second year after 2018’s triumphant return.

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The summaries of the speakers at Multiplicity are impressive enough, but it’s when you start to hear the stories that happened along the way that you start shifting uncomfortably in your seat. Polar bears ripping holes in tents, dodging bullets in a government-rebel firefight, that sort of thing. These aren’t the experiences explorers go looking for, it just comes with the territory when you start going “full bush” to the most far-flung locations on the planet.

There’s such a spectrum of speakers every year at Multiplicity that you never quite know what you’re going to see, hear and feel. It’s not an eye-candy event by any means, but you’ll leave no less inspired. Multiplicity is as mountain culture as it gets. Don’t miss it on the evening of April 10.

Year 2. This is the true Whistler test of gated badassery (sorry, Peak to Valley). Look out for it on Blackcomb on April 13 (April 12 is scheduled as a weather day).

If you’re more about hanging out and enjoying the non-competitive vibes, the JP Memorial has a bunch of meetups taking place on the mountains. Locations for some of these gatherings are still being decided, but highlights include a Quarter Pipe Shred

There’s such a spectrum of speakers every year at Multiplicity that you never quite know what you’re going to see, hear and feel.

It’s not an eye-candy event by any means, but you’ll leave no less inspired.

The WSSF has less of the sport competition events than it did in its heyday, but there are still plenty of events worth getting up the mountain for.

The Saudan Couloir Race Extreme is back for its second year, its deep ruts ready to swallow speed-suit-clad bodies whole.

The hundreds of competitors lining the ridge of this iconic Blackcomb run last year cheering on their fellow steel-legged comrades was a sight to be seen. Respect to all those throwing their hats in the ring for

Session (April 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Blackcomb Terrain Park), an open-ski session on April 10 and a Trivia Night on April 11 at 5 p.m. Check wssf.com for updates on the meeting locations and times.

If you’re not feeling the upload or want to stay safely within a stone’s throw of a beverage-serving venue, the Big Air event is back to wow your eyeballs with a slew of aerial tricks you probably won’t be able to pronounce. Catch it in the afternoons of April 12 and 13.

I’m going to cheat for the last of my Greatest Hits of WSSF and highlight an event taking place on the weekend before on April 6: the Darkside Skimo Race. It’s the first time I’ve seen a ski mountaineering race take place on Whistler Blackcomb property for over a decade (the old schoolers might remember the World Backcountry Freeride Jam as part of the WSSF, circa 2007) so it’s pretty exciting to see competitors once again skinning, booting and skiing in a mass start race around the resort. The tentative course (subject to approval by Blackcomb Ski Patrol in the days leading up to the event) starts from Rendezvous, climbs then descends into Jersey Cream Bowl, bootpacks up Purple Haze, descends Pakalolo, climbs up to and over Spanky’s Ladder, descends Ruby Bowl, climbs up Blackcomb Glacier … You get the idea. I haven’t had a lot of friends join me in signing up for the Darkside Skimo Race (for obvious reasons) but I’m hoping to see a few more Whistler locals at the start line than last year’s event at the Sea to Sky Gondola.

All the best for the fest.

Vince Shuley will be suffering up Blackcomb Mountain for the Darkside Skimo Race and will enjoy taking it easy for the WSSF. For questions, comments or suggestions for The Outsider, email vince@vinceshuley.com or Instagram @whis_vince. n

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A year after Ryan Shtuka’s mysterious disappearance, his family continues to look for answers

BY JOEL BARDE It’s been a year since her son’s disappearance as Heather Shtuka sits at the head of a dining table in a modern, post-and-beam cabin in Sun Peaks.

Friends and family—including her daughters, 18-year-old Jordyn and 13-year-old Julianna—surround the table and talk.

At various times in the day, everyone’s attention turns to social media, to posts that eulogize Ryan’s young life. One, from an ex-girlfriend, has everyone in tears.

The cabin is full of people, a mix of Kamloops and Sun Peaks residents, and friends from Beaumont, Alta., the Shtukas’ hometown.

A group of Ryan’s friends, some of whom are in town for the first time, play cards in the family room.

Almost everyone is wearing green—Ryan was born on St. Patrick’s Day—and a bunch of people are wearing black hoodies, emblazoned with the hashtag #findryanshtuka and a friendly looking, long-necked green dinosaur.

Following Ryan’s disappearance, the Shtukas spent five months in Sun Peaks, scouring the valley through the winter and spring in painstaking detail, looking in ditches, ravines and backyards for any trace of their son.

Since leaving in June, they’ve returned to Sun Peaks every month since, and have publicly vowed to keep looking until he’s found.

PHOTO: On the night of his disappearance, 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka attended a silentdisco party at a Sun Peaks ski bar followed by an afterparty a short walk from his home.

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While there are moments of unspeakable sadness, there is also a good deal of laughter as people recall happy memories of Ryan and joke amongst each other.

This particular weekend, Heather explains to me, is about creating new memories. “I feel like if we didn’t do this … then this whole weekend will always be burned into our minds as the worst.”

Yesterday, Sun Peaks Resort—Ryan’s employer at the time he went missing—organized a group ski in his memory. Around 100 people, including resort staff and members of Ryan’s family, gathered at the top of a green run just off the Sunburst chair.

Green flags were distributed, and everyone skied down together as the sun broke through the clouds for the first time that day.

Later that night, family and friends visited a community hockey rink, where they skated under the lights and sat around a propane fire.

Heather will try her hand at snowboarding on the trip.

Her friend, Nancy, tumbles on the ice. Kids laugh and dance in the snow. She knows these new memories will never erase the horrific ones of her son’s disappearance, but PHOTOS: Friends of the Shtuka family take comfort in each other’s company at an outdoor skating rink in Sun Peaks. PHOTOS BY JOEL BARDE MAP OPPOSITE: Ryan shared a home with five other people, a short walk from where he was last seen. MAP BY CLAIRE RYAN

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they serve an important purpose nonetheless.

“It doesn’t balance it out, but it won’t be just one tragic memory,” she says. “There will be a collage of them.”

The mysterious disappearance of Ryan continues to haunt Sun Peaks, and in the absence of any significant clues, theories abound as to what may have happened on that fateful night in February 2018.

Yet despite the challenges and the unimaginable pain they must be feeling, the Shtukas—and the lifelong friends they have forged in the last year—continue to search for their son.

SETTLING IN In the winter of 2017-2018, Ryan Shtuka was settling into the comfortable rhythms of ski-town life, snowboarding as much as he could, hanging out with new friends, and working a relaxed job in the resort’s tube park, where kids bomb through a series of banked turns in inflatable tubes.

Ryan had moved into a cabin with five other people in an older part of Sun Peaks, near the entrance to the resort. Ryan shared a small room (“no bigger than a closet,” according to Heather) with James Maxwell, whom he knew from high school, and soon made friends with his other roommates, including Chris Feeney, a 31-year old Australian, who shared

his passion for rugby and ribbing his friends.

Ryan had grown up riding his local Alberta hill, and appeared to have been living out his dream in a B.C. resort known for champagne powder and short lift lines.

At one point shortly before his disappearance, he texted his father, Scott, boasting that he had been boarding for “36 days straight” and had just landed his first backflip.

Ryan was two years removed from high school, having spent a year working for his father’s commercial construction business in Edmonton followed by a year of post-secondary education.

It was a year meant for fun and adventure, the kind of youthful sojourn that is so common among 20-somethings looking to find themselves.

While they supported the move, Ryan’s decision to relocate to Sun Peaks had caught those closest to him off guard. To them, it was a bold decision that seemed a bit uncharacteristic.

“It was nice to see he found something,” says Danny Perrault, one of Ryan’s closest friends. “He just decided, like, ‘Hey, this is what I want to do right now,’ and he just did it.”

Perrault, who speaks thoughtfully with a slight French accent, learned to snowboard with Ryan, and the two stayed in touch over the years, even after Perrault moved to Saskatchewan at the age of 10. “Normally, a friendship would probably have faded away, but we would always be playing Xbox (online) when he was gone, and that’s kind of

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FEATURE STORY how we maintained our friendship,” he says.

Before moving West, Ryan asked his friend to join him in Sun Peaks, but the move didn’t make sense for Perrrault, who had recently started working at his brother’s electrical business.

Ryan’s disappearance has affected Perrault deeply. On his left forearm, he has a four-leaf clover tattoo inscribed with Ryan’s birthday. After his friend’s disappearance, he upended his life to move to Sun Peaks and assist with the search. He refers to the Shtukas as second parents.

“It’s something that I really appreciate, too, that even through all of this tragedy, I was able to build new relationships with people who were already there in my life,” Perrault explains.

Perrault describes Ryan as shy, but says, once you got to know him, he could be “a bit of a shithead” who was quick

Burfield Drive, a 15-minute walk from Ryan’s home.

It is a frigidly cold night, dipping to -20 Celsius. Later that night, nearly 20 centimetres of snow will fall—an uncharacteristically large dump for Sun Peaks.

People filter in and out of the party; Heather estimates between 30 and 50 people could have been there over the course of the night.

Maxwell is the first of his friends to leave, followed by Feeney and his girlfriend, who depart the house sometime between 1:30 and 2 a.m. Heather said that Ryan gestured he was going to leave with them, but never did. “(Ryan’s friends) stood up and said, ‘OK, we’re going,’ and (Ryan) stood up … and looked like he was going to put on his coat,” explains Heather.

“And (the friends) continued out, and that’s ... the mystery, I suppose. Nobody can really remember him

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“It wasn’t as though we didn’t have issues or problems or worries.

“And then you get this text and your life completely changes,” she continues. “From that point, our lives have been overwhelmed with sadness and tragedy and torment, because I don’t know where he is, and I don’t know what’s happened to him.”

A DRIVE FROM HELL Heather knows something is wrong; Ryan had always been a responsible kid, never one to miss a shift. It didn’t

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to “rip on you.”

“I don’t remember any times with Ryan when we weren’t just laughing away,” he reflects. “We’d just always be having fun.”

A TRAGIC NIGHT OUT It was Feb. 16, 2018, and Ryan is at a silent disco party at Bottoms, a quintessential ski bar with a pool table in one corner and a flurry of stickers all over the fridges.

He jams along with dozens of other 20-something seasonal workers, listening to music over headphones that allow them to toggle between two DJs playing different sets.

That night, Ryan—along with Maxwell, Feeney, and others from the bar—go to an afterparty at a house on

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staying afterwards. Nobody remembers him saying, ‘Hey, I’m leaving ... and yet, when (his friends) looked behind them at some point, he was not there.”

Heather doesn’t blame them for leaving without Ryan.

“I think they were like, ‘OK, maybe he thought to stay. And I think their thoughts would have been different if he had said, ‘I’m coming with you.’”

Ryan is thought to have left shortly after, but no one can remember seeing him leave, according to Heather.

When Ryan doesn’t make his shift the next day, his supervisor contacts one of his roommates, and, as concern grows, they post on the resort’s community Facebook page.

Later, they call the local hospital, which advises them to notify the police.

After that, Maxwell texts Heather, who is at home with the family, to tell her that they have filed a missing persons report and that someone from the RCMP may be in touch.

That text, Heather says, marked a dramatic turning point in their lives.

“Last year, our lives were what our lives were,” she says.

make sense; Ryan wasn’t aggressive. He didn’t have a drug problem.

Frantic, she looks at her phone and realizes that the message she’d texted him that morning—“Good morning, Lovebug”—hadn’t been delivered to his phone.

That night, she and Scott drive from Beaumont to Sun Peaks. During the nine-hour trip, she pleads out loud for his safety.

She wonders if he might have gotten turned around and lost. “That,” she says, “was the only thing that could possibly make sense to us.”

In the morning, Heather meets with Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR), which tells her that given the amount of time that had passed and the alcohol Ryan could have consumed, the chance of finding him alive was “slim to none.”

Members of the KSAR would spend 15 hours searching for Ryan that day, a comprehensive effort that included dog and drone teams. In association with members of neighbouring search-and-rescue teams, KSAR members

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would return on five other occasions between February and May, as well as number of other times with specialty teams.

“In total, KSAR members alone put in more than 1,025 hours over the course of the search,” says Jennifer Stahn, media coordinator with KSAR, in an email.

At the end of that initial grueling day of searching, a member of the search party tells Heather there is a chance that Ryan is in a garage or shed, a possibility that fills her with hope she might find her son. “They did tell us … that just because they couldn’t find him, doesn’t mean he couldn’t be in a shed, an outbuilding, or a basement,” she says.

What happened next is etched in Heather’s mind: A search-and-rescue team manager, she says, told her and Scott that they had “done all the tasks that have been assigned to us from the RCMP, and until there is some new information, or the RCMP call us out again, we will not be coming back.”

Though unable to comment on the specifics of any private conversations with Ryan’s family, Stahn shared that the province’s search-and-rescue teams operate at the discretion of “tasking agencies” such as the RCMP. “It is true we (could not) go out again until RCMP (asked) us to,” explains Strahn in an email. “The RCMP continues to investigate (the case) and our SAR manager is in contact with them, ready to call our team out again if and when RCMP request it.”

Heather, who has been up for 36 hours straight at this point, doesn’t believe what she is hearing. And though she is grateful for all of KSAR’s efforts, it was clearly a difficult moment for her. “I’m like, ‘OK, so I will see you tomorrow?’” she recalls.

On top of that, Heather learns that the RCMP constable who was handling the case would be returning to Kamloops.

The next day—with fear that Ryan might be trapped somewhere—Heather, along with Scott and five friends from Beaumont, renew their search.

Over the course of the next five months, over 1,000 PHOTOS: ABOVE: Colby and Gregory Griffiths—twin brothers from Kamloops— have spent countless hours searching for Ryan. PHOTO BY JOEL BARDE RIGHT: Danny Perrault, one of Ryan’s closest friends, moved to Sun Peaks to join the search. Later, he got his friend’s birthday inscribed on his left forearm.

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volunteers will pitch in, moved by the Shtukas’ loss.

A grassroots, independent campaign emerges, with the team learning searching techniques on the go. The couple doesn’t leave Sun Peaks until the start of summer. “Every single day, Ryan was searched for,” says Heather. “We never took a day off.”

Ryan’s mom quickly becomes the face of the search, granting multiple interviews with media on the disappearance and efforts to find her son.

On Facebook, she expresses the agony that only a mother who has lost a child can understand, the torture of not knowing Ryan’s whereabouts. Like in this post, from less than a month after Ryan went missing: I lie awake incredibly aware that we haven’t located him. Did we do enough? Did we somehow miss him? Does someone, after 3 long weeks, have knowledge that places him somewhere else?

And in between the morning and the night is the waiting and the planning and the second guesses.

I don’t know if what we are doing is right....but I don’t know how to do it any other way.

The dogs did not find my son today.

And now I have to uncurl myself from this dark, dark place and find the strength to do this again tomorrow.

Insane.

A GROUP EFFORT The volunteerism that Ryan’s disappearance has inspired has been nothing short of astonishing.

A GoFundMe campaign, set up by friends of the family eight weeks into the ordeal, has so far raised $95,000, money used to fund the family’s living expenses, in Sun Peaks and back in Beaumont. The donations have also paid for billboards and flyers, a private investigator and a $15,000 reward for “any information leading to the location of Ryan.”

In the early days, the searchers were unpracticed, with people using ski poles to probe areas they felt Ryan was most likely to be found.

Eventually, Sun Peaks local Jerry Tremblay comes onboard to help organize the search in a more systematic way. He helps develop training modules for volunteers and organizes the valley into discreet swaths that are thoroughly searched and then ticked off.

“At least, we could say, ‘OK, that’s done,’” he explains.

“What I wanted to see, at the end of the day, was that (the volunteers) would feel effective in the search, because that was going to bring them out the next day or the next weekend.”

Tremblay is impressed by volunteers’ dedication, by the busloads of people who come from Kamloops and beyond to work in often cold, difficult conditions.

Among the most dedicated volunteers are two 16-year old twins from Kamloops, Colby and Gregory Griffiths. Exuding a maturity beyond their years, the two spend all of their weekends and Spring Break searching for Ryan, and continue to help the Shtukas whenever needed.

Tremblay quickly recognizes the boys’ leadership skills and has them train some of the new volunteers.

“It put me in an awkward situation, telling 50-year-olds how to (properly search),” recalls Gregory. “You know, getting brought up, it was always ‘Respect your elders’ and all that.”

When I speak with them, the boys explain that once they got involved, they became deeply invested in the search and grew close to the family. There are too many questions left unanswered for them to give up, particularly after the snow melts in the spring and Ryan still hadn’t been recovered.

Even still, the boys say they have received a certain level of pushback, with some—even friends—suggesting they are “wasting (their) time at this point.”

“What I keep saying to them is, ‘What choices do I have?’” says Colby. “What do I have left to do? Are you just going to go home and mope about it?

“No, you are going to go out there and do what you can, and what you can do is search this mountain.”

The Shtukas’ story has captured the public imagination in a profound way. Heather’s advocacy has given people a sense of Ryan’s personality and how much he is missed, fleshing him into a three-dimensional character rather than just a headline in the news.

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A friendly, likable young man attends a party on a night like any other and vanishes just minutes from his home. It feels like the kind of unimaginable nightmare that could have happened to any family.

“I feel so fortunate that with my kids, nothing has happened to them,” saiys Tremblay. “I couldn’t even imagine the grief (the Shtukas) go through.”

AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION The RCMP, so far, has been tightlipped about Ryan’s disappearance. Investigators say they still don’t have a theory as to what happened.

Since Ryan’s disappearance, there has been significant turnover in the Kamloops RCMP, which has had two different superintendents and four different staff sergeants in charge of the rural detachment responsible for the Sun Peaks area.

That, says Heather, has been challenging, as she’s had to reintroduce the case to new investigators several times.

During their press conference almost a year to the day after Ryan went missing, Kamloops RCMP stressed that the disappearance is an ongoing investigation and encouraged the public to come forward with anything they may know.

“We are receiving tips weekly, and are investigating all of them,” says Cpl. Jodi Shelkie.

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A documentary crew is currently working on a film about the disappearance, and Heather has amiably accepted numerous interviews, articulating the series of events that led her to this moment with remarkable candour and eloquence.

The case, Heather admits, has all the hallmarks of a crime movie. “As long as Charlize Theron plays me, I’m okay with it,” she says during a lighter moment.

What happened to Ryan—how a six-foot tall, 180-pound guy could simply vanish with seemingly no trace—has been the subject of major speculation, only made worse by an RCMP force that has not ruled out any possibilities.

For a while, armchair sleuths would post their theories directly to Heather’s Facebook page. (She eventually put an end to it in coordination with the administrators of her public

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The deluge of unsolicited theories have, at times, seemed ripped out of the script of a half-baked Hollywood plot, like the theory that Ryan was sold into the sex trade, that he was drugged and abducted.

“I get messages all the time,” Heather says. “I still get messages.”

For Feeney—the Australian friend Ryan went to the party with—the attention took on a negative tone. “I’ve definitely had some death threats, threats to turn me into the police, even people saying that they have a video of me doing something,” he says in an interview with the Sun Peaks Independent News.

But the Shtukas have it even worse, he adds. “(Ryan’s) two younger sisters are the nicest girls, and they are a loving family, they should not have to read stuff like that.”

The speculation, says Heather, has been further fuelled by a January 2019 CBC article and radio documentary on the case. It reported that a Sun Peaks resident, Jim Reid, was awoken in the middle of the night by an “unusual interaction” and heard a person yelling at someone to “get in the car, get in the fucking car.”

While Heather doesn’t rule out the possibility it was Ryan, she says she hasn’t seen any corroborating evidence that places him near Reid’s home, which is about 20 minutes away from the party house—in the opposite direction from where Ryan lived. This information, she says, should have been included in CBC’s reporting.

“No evidence puts Ryan there; everything puts him down in Burfield,” Heather says.

“If you listen to the (documentary), it was really just to sensationalize (the story) and cause speculation.”

There are a million theories and in the end, Heather says, only one will prove true.

Within the search’s inner circle, there are diverging ideas on what could have happened. One person tells me he feels the whole thing is “too clean,” and that, to him, suggests foul play.

Another voices what seems to be the predominant theory among Sun Peaks residents: that Ryan was walking towards the village, perhaps to get a bite to eat postparty, and was struck by a drunk driver. In a panic, the driver disposed of the body, or so the theory goes.

“Could he have been hit by a drunk driver? Yes,” says Heather. “But there should have been evidence.” Sun Peaks, she adds, is located in a quiet valley—and sound travels. “So how did somebody not hear something?”

“Was he targeted? That makes no sense at all,” she says, adding that Ryan wasn’t the PHOTO: Ryan’s parents, Scott and Heather Shtuka, have vowed to continue their search until their son is found.

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confrontational type.

Heather tries not to let the conjecture overwhelm her. She doesn’t want to be consumed by dark thoughts. She has two kids to raise and wants to give them as normal of an upbringing as possible.

“I don’t want their lives to be changed,” she says. “I don’t want to project my fears on them and keep them from doing the things they need to do. Those are the reasons I don’t want to live in (the) reality of speculation.’”

MISSING BUT NOT FORGOTTEN On Feb. 17, 2019, the group amasses outside a popular café in the Sun Peaks village.

People light candles and use plastic cups, with holes cut into the bottoms, to shield them from the wind.

The group walks around the village, ending near a clock tower that stands not far from the tube park where Ryan worked.

Standing at a lectern, Ryan’s father, Scott, a hulking man who spent much of the search using a backhoe to search through snow banks, recalls a a letter he’d recently found from the time he and his wife spent living in the Sun Peaks. It read: “Love never gives up.”

“That was kind of the theme over this weekend, was that love doesn’t give up, and we’ll never give up,” he says. “And Ryan, he knows that.”

Then, Heather, wearing a black, three-quarter length puffy jacket and grey sweater, takes a moment to imagine what Ryan might have thought of the scene before her.

He never loved the spotlight, she says, but he would have been amazed by “a collective group of people who have embraced kindness because he inspires them.”

As for the green, long-necked dinosaur emblazoned on the clothing and hats that family and friends proudly wear, Ryan would have been “mortified.”

“It was something he loved as a child”— and is perhaps “not exactly a young man’s ideal representation,” she says with a smile.

“But I think it’s fitting,” she adds. “Dinosaurs lived a million years ago, and yet we still remember them. That, too, will be your legacy, Ryan.” n

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s a teenager, I read dozens of books on the Second World War, and out of them I’ve drawn a lesson from one of Hitler’s biggest mistakes.

The Fuhrer’s panzers audaciously crossed the Russian border without first procuring the necessary documents. Presumably Adolf was aware that obtaining a Russian travel visa is a tedious and expensive process. It remains so, and it cramps my style, that’s why I’ve ridden 40 other European countries before finally coming here.

Maybe 1,300 times in my life I have awoken in the morning with no idea where I’m sleeping that night, travelling with no unnecessary encumbrances such as sleeping bag or tent, confident of always finding a room somewhere.

But Russian authorities are not into spontaneous adventure. Long before departure, they demand submission of proposed itinerary, including all hotel reservations!

For the occasion, though a native Canadian, I have chosen my Italian passport, reluctant to arouse any sensitivity amongst Russian custom officials who have witnessed Team Canada win too many Gold Medals in international hockey tournaments, often at their home team’s expense. At the border, I know I’ve made the right choice when the officer smiles upon presentation of my visa and shouts “Juventus,” a popular Italian soccer team, and maybe the only word we mutually understand! But my partner Hisano Motohashi and I must still run the gauntlet of six other, more sullen border guards.

We receive a much warmer welcome from the Russian mosquitoes.

Maybe a reflection of my Italian heritage, I’ve long valued beauty in all aspects of life. In rural Russia, the concept appears to be entirely superfluous. The Soviet era has left a legacy of austere structures in various degrees of decay. The term “East Bloc” seems to graphically apply to the grey concrete monoliths.

Some older, wooden farmhouses retain their charm, actually enhanced by the absence of paint. Lilacs provide the odd splash of colour, as does the occasional tulip, still in bloom at this latitude in mid-June.

All in all, not very pretty here, but as an environmentalist who values peace and quiet, I approve of the Russians’ evident disdain for lawnmowers, weed-eaters and leaf-blowers ... local landscaping is definitely 100 per cent certified organic.

The city of Pskov provides the only respite from the monochromatic architecture, with its warm brick medieval walls, as well as its white and blue orthodox churches topped with golden onion-dome steeples.

From a geographic perspective, Western Russia is more on the scale of Western Canada than it is with its Eastern European neighbours. As with our Sea to Sky Highway it is often 50 kilometres or more between outposts of civilization. Our cabin on Lake Peipus, Europe’s fifth-largest lake, is the only accommodation available along

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE a 250-km stretch of road. We cover 460 km in the four days in Russia, getting the cost of our visas almost down to $1/km.

Happily, Russia is a lot easier to exit than it is to enter. At the Estonian border, formalities are concluded in mere minutes, and a heavy rain keeps the mosquitoes grounded or drowned.

Communication has been fully restored, as Estonia has rapidly embraced English as its second language. A veritable gem-in-the-rough for cycle tourists, the country is the size of Netherlands, but has only one-tenth the population, so motor traffic is light.

As with the other countries that used to lie on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, prices here are half those of Western Europe. Comfortable accommodation is cheap, when not free … on my first ride in this country, I recall a kind B&B owner in Simuna who was so ashamed that he could not offer the second B (breakfast) that he would not accept any money for the first B (bed) either!

Road maps, on a scale of 1:200,000, ideal for cyclists, are also available without charge.

In Sillamae, population 15,000, something is conspicuous by its absence: there are no houses. “East Blocks” prevail here: rows and rows of grim Soviet-era apartment buildings. Charmless as they may be, I appreciate their considerable environmental value, imposing a fraction of the ecological footprint compared to low-density, car-dependent, singlefamily homes that Western culture still considers the Shangri-La to which everyone must aspire. We spend a night here, even though it was long a Uranium Enrichment Centre during the Cold War. Thirty years ago I spent an entire winter in Uranium City, Sask., so I am confident that I am immune to the effects of ionizing radiation. Hopefully Hisano is too, what with her Japanese heritage.

On the second day in Estonia, we battle the only head wind of the entire trip (dumb luck? Not at all, be sure to consult me before you plan your next bike journey). At Kivioli, we ride past a dowhill ski station, estimated vertical drop of 110 metres. Topographically challenged as it is, it’s understandable that Estonia is not a world power in alpine skiing. On the other hand, cross-country ski trails are ubiquitous.

Medieval castles and old windmills provide frequent photo ops as well.

Near day’s end we reach Tapa, only to learn that its only hotel is closed … and it is starting to rain, hard. Time for Plan B: the last train to Tallinn departs in 10 minutes (yes, I concede dumb luck this time!).

An hour later we arrive in Estonia’s capital city. Plenty of hotels here, and they are all open! Tallinn’s historic centre is beautifully preserved and restored, but the cobblestone is bone-jarring to ride on road tyres and I never have time to walk when on a bike holiday. Hisano would like to linger, but the next morning I must whisk her away to the ferry terminal, as we have an appointment to respect, far to the North … a ride under the midnight sun during the Summer Solstice!

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Peiffer reflects on successful rookie campaign WHISTLER FREERIDE CLUB ALUM FINISHED SIXTH IN FREERIDE WORLD TOUR OVERALL STANDINGS

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PEIFFER’S Freeride World Tour career got off to a strong start with a third-place finish in his firstever competition in Hakuba, Japan.

While he didn’t return to the podium in 2019, Peiffer’s rookie campaign was strong enough to earn him sixth overall in the season and punch his ticket for the 2020 campaign.

Looking back on his debut, Peiffer said the bronze result was a good way to start the season in the standings while also giving him a sense he wasn’t at all out of place on the tour.

“I didn’t expect it, honestly, when I got it. It was really big as a confidence booster for the rest of the season, knowing that you can compete on a venue that’s not really my style of skiing and still be able to succeed,” he recalled. “Being able to stand on the podium beside Markus Eder and Tanner Hall, I don’t think I’ll process that for a while, just because it’s nothing like you’ve ever imagined.

“I didn’t podium for the rest of the season, which I’m totally OK with, but it’s still nice to know that it’s achievable,” he added.

Peiffer, however, said the most memorable

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part of the season was the camaraderie he created with other competitors.

“Just getting to be around such a great group of riders, really, I think is the highlight for me,” he said. “It’s so intimidating coming into it, but everybody makes you feel at home. They’re all such good friends now. Everybody is so friendly and kind and open that it just kind of took

they’re doing.”

In terms of his own skiing, Peiffer explained he is learning to balance the riskversus-reward nature of the scoring system, where a couple of crashes are detrimental to a competitor’s chances of being invited back the following season, whereas a slate of conservative runs is a safer but less exciting option.

“Just getting to be around such a great group of riders, really, I think is the highlight for me.”

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off that edge and made the experience that much more fun.”

Peiffer explained that he looked up to fellow competitors as role models, studying how they were dealing with increased on-site media and distractions compared to the qualifying or junior tours.

“It’s really good to see how a lot of these experienced and more-professional guys (manage) their mental game and seeing how they interact around dropping in and comps at bigger venues,” he said. “For me, it’s seeing how they handle it, and what

“You don’t want to crash and you don’t want to do poorly, so it’s balancing that fine line of, ‘How big can I go before I crash?’”

Peiffer said. “It was really motivating to see them throw down some big things. I can do that, too.”

Peiffer experienced 2019 alongside his twin brother, Liam, who finished the season ranked 16th and missed out on being in the top 12 invited back for 2020.

With an atmosphere where competitors are both friend and foe, Tom explained it was tough to handle that relationship on

tour, especially when Liam finished 12th at the fourth race in Andorra and didn’t qualify for the season’s final event in Verbier, Switzerland.

“It was a dream come true that I could ride and qualify with him,” he said. “(But) for him to succeed, it’s going to hurt me.

I’m being supportive, but also ensuring my own individual success, while also trying to make sure he’s successful. There’s no real way to go about it.

“It was so heartbreaking in Andorra just to see the pain, what he had to go through.

It was a dream come true, but it’s your worst nightmare at the same time is the best way to put it.”

While he finished higher in the standings, Peiffer said the results aren’t necessarily indicative of who is more talented overall, given that factors such as this season’s venues and weather conditions were among the myriad factors that affected the outcome.

“That’s the weird thing about competing. Everybody always asks, ‘Who’s better, who’s better?’” Peiffer said.

“Sometimes, you’re not feeling it and you don’t feel quite as confident, and other times, you’re feeling really good about it.

There are so many variables that go into it that are out of your control.”

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BY DAN FALLOON GILLIAN GOWLING WORKED best in hot pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park on the weekend.

During the Canadian and North American Biathlon Championships, the Whistler Nordic Development Centre (WNDC) skier earned a second-place finish in the junior women’s division in the 10-kilometre pursuit. It was a B.C. sweep of the podium as Emily Dickson took the win while Gowling’s teammate, Larissa Black of Squamish, placed third.

“That was a huge highlight,” Gowling said. “That race is really about shooting and tactics and this season, I was a little bit sick throughout.

“My skiing wasn’t up to the pace of everyone else, but biathlon is two sports.

It’s skiing and shooting, and I had a good day in the range in the pursuit race, so that helped me achieve a podium.”

Gowling’s other results were all fifth-place finishes in the sprint, the individual and the mixed relay with teammate Angus Tweedie.

“Everyone is, of course, very good and the competition is very high. I feel like the week had some ups and downs but definitely, the pursuit was the highlight,” she said. “I think everyone at the end of the season was pretty tired. It was the last little

ahead of her for gold in the pursuit.

“My goal was to recover for those events, which I was able to, so that for sure was the highlight of my season,” she said. “My season definitely did not turn out as I would have liked, but that’s sport. I’m happy to be healthy again and to be racing.”

Reflecting on her season and what she took from it, Gowling said she learned the importance of staying on an even keel.

“I feel like it’s all about sticking to the process. It doesn’t matter if you have ups and downs, you can always improve. You just have to stay positive and be patient,” she said.

Black, meanwhile, took third-place finishes in the sprint and individual events in addition to the pursuit. She acknowledged that she was anticipating more fatigue than she did after experiencing a tough travel schedule, but got a boost from her return home.

“When you’re racing at home, you’ve always got a little bit of extra energy being in front of all your family and friends,” she said. “It’s definitely substantial. I love racing at home because people that don’t usually get to travel with you, don’t usually get to watch you, you really want to try your hardest so they can see the true excitement of biathlon. You want to get good results when your family’s watching.”

Black was thrilled to be on the podium in the individual races, but had to rally to make it in the pursuit, her favourite event.

“For the whole race, I was in sixth or

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push until we have a bit of a break.”

Being familiar with the venue, Gowling was excited to race such a high-profile event on home turf.

“It’s not often that we have competitions here in Whistler, so whenever we do, it’s a really big advantage for us,” she said. “We can sleep in our own beds and eat the foods that we’re accustomed to. There’s a lot of people that get to come out and watch us race that don’t often see us.

“The atmosphere was really good this past week.”

Gowling started the season with events in Switzerland and France, but was sick from the get-go. She recovered from her cold, but upon returning, discovered she had contracted a virus that kept her from returning to Europe as she focused on her recovery. However, she had already qualified for the Canada Winter Games, where Black finished just three seconds

seventh and in the last couple shootings, where it really counts, some people will mess up because they’re nervous or just because they go in with too much confidence,” she said. “When I wasn’t shooting the best in the first couple of rounds, I refocused for the last two and was happy to come out in third from that.”

Other WNDC medals included: Ontario’s Zoe Pekos taking second in the junior women’s sprint and third in the individual; Manitoba’s Lucas Smith winning the youth men’s pursuit and taking second in the youth men’s sprint; and B.C.’s Ryan Elden taking third in the junior men’s individual and second in the junior men’s and women’s relay alongside Dickson.

As well, operating outside the WNDC, Whistler’s Benita Peiffer was second in the youth women’s individual event.

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would like to put the 2018 Enduro World Series season behind him, and he’s done a good job of it after the first two events of 2019.

Melamed opened with a fourth-place showing in Rotorua, New Zealand before an up-and-down day en route to an eighth-place finish in Tasmania, Australia on March 31.

Those are good enough to place him sixth overall after a quarter of the season, and with some time off before the real meat of the campaign gets going, Melamed is hungry for more.

“Normally, I would have been very satisfied with top 10s but now I know that I can ride better,” he said.

While Melamed was just over 10 seconds off the podium at the first event, he’s more focused on narrowing the 51-second gap between him and winner Martin Maes of Belgium. Still, he took the result as a sign of progress.

“I did work in the offseason and to have it all come together and work was

pretty awesome. People thought I should be bummed by not getting third but for me, third is just another place and being fourth was just as close,” he said.

The second race, meanwhile, started off extremely well with three consecutive topfive stages. However, the race’s back half turned into a roller-coaster for Melamed.

“I was right there where I wanted to be.

I was second halfway through the day and made some rookie mistakes, which is good, because it kind of fired me up,” he said. “I’m just fired up for the next month to prepare for the third round.”

After those mistakes resulted in placements of 69th and 44th in Stages 4 and 6, respectively, Melamed recalled there are plenty of lessons he can take as he moves forward in the season.

“Enduro is amazing because you’re always learning. This is my seventh year and I’m still learning new things,” he said.

“What happened to me on Stage 4, I tried to push myself a bit too hard physically. I was just curious how hard I’d trained and I wanted to see where my fitness was at.

I went a bit too far over the line, got too fatigued and I just made a mistake because

IN CONTROL Whistler’s Jesse Melamed is off to a strong start through the first two Enduro World Series races.

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I honestly couldn’t see straight.

“There’s a limit to how hard you can push on a stage … even if you can push more, maybe you shouldn’t.”

However, Melamed proceeded to not only recover, but win the next stage and put himself right back in the mix.

“I really wanted that stage win because I knew I could do it and I wanted to see ‘Am I still one of the fastest riders?’ I proved that,” he said. “I knew that it suited me because there’s this huge rock bed at the top of the stage that’s similar to one I ride in Emerald.”

The 27-year-old explained that he prepared for 2019 by trying to actually take a bit more time away from the bike,

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“I took it really slow in the offseason, got on my bike when I wanted to and didn’t really go fast all the time,” he said. “I always rode behind someone, which I don’t normally do. I took a big break off the bike as well so I could reset and get excited again when I got back on the bike.”

On the flip side, he put in significant time working to get stronger after injuries have thrown a wrench in several recent seasons.

“I can crash and walk away from them without any injuries because I’m well balanced and strong, so that’s something new,” he said. n

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Darkside Skimo set to debut ORGANIZER ERIC CARTER RAN LAST YEAR’S SQUAMISH SKI-MOUNTAINEERING QUEST

BY DAN FALLOON THERE’S A TIME and place to push one’s luck, but spring in the backcountry is neither.

That’s a major reason why after last year’s sold-out Squamish Skimo race, organizer Eric Carter had some trepidation about the perfect storm of good fortune coming together again.

Instead, the ski-mountaineering race (where competitors are touring, but trying to finish in the fastest time) will come to Blackcomb Mountain this weekend as the Darkside Skimo.

“We totally lucked out with the weather. The conditions and the weather were absolutely perfect for avalanche conditions,” Carter said. “The reasoning for the move to Whistler was that we figured we wouldn’t be able to get that lucky two years in a row. It’s a statistical impossibility.”

The race is slated for this Saturday (April 6), but could be bumped back a day based on avalanche conditions. Carter said while the hesitation of running the race in Squamish again was a factor in the move, having the spectacular landing spot on Blackcomb makes the decision easier.

REPEAT PERFORMANCE Last year’s Squamish Skimo, shown here, was a sold-out success. Organizer Eric Carter is debuting the Darkside Skimo on Blackcomb Mountain on April 6.

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“The (alpine) terrain on Whistler Blackcomb is really spectacular,” he said.

“We really wanted to show that off as well.”

Last year’s race was in the backcountry, but this time around, it will be “entirely inbounds,” Carter said. That said, the course will be off-piste using runs like Pakalolo and Spanky’s Ladder.

“It’s going to be like a downhill skier’s race,” Carter said. “We want to get a little bit away from the Spandex and skinny-ski perception of ski mountaineering racing and remind people that it is about the skiing. The stuff that we do when we’re not racing is kind of cool skiing, so we try to focus on that and use that terrain that we

have available at Blackcomb.”

Carter is expecting between 100 and 120 participants including national champions Nick Elson and Kylee Toth Ohler as well as six to eight of their teammates. While there are some of the sport’s biggest names in town, Carter said with both long- and shortdistance contests, the event is designed to appeal to a variety of skiers.

“It’s a more efficient way of getting out and getting in the mountains. It’s something we all do as ski tourers and ski mountaineers, and the racing just adds a competitive aspect to it,” he said. “We can take these techniques and use them in the backcountry as well, just to be more efficient. That’s the goal of our race.

“We do want it to be a super competitive race and a high-quality race, but we do also want it to be appealing for a regular ski tourer who might just be kind of interested in how you can move a little faster.”

With main sponsor Escape Route on board for three years, Carter is hoping to continue to hold the event in the future.

“That’s our goal, to keep going the next few years, ideally at Blackcomb, but we’re open to other opportunities,” he said.

The course outline, subject to change, as well as other pertinent race information is available at www.squamishskimo.com. n

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Whistler Mountain Bike Park has new manager BRAD WHITE TAKES OVER FROM BRIAN FINESTONE

BY DAN FALLOON

FINESTONE LOOKS BACK ON 12 YEARS AT THE PARK

NEW WHISTLER MOUNTAIN Bike Park manager Brad White has been in the resort for much of mountain biking’s ascent.

He’s had a hand in plenty of Whistler’s cornerstone runs, ranging from Lost Lake, the Flank Trail, Into the Mystic and Lord of the Squirrels to working with Paddy Kaye and the Joyride crew on the namesake Joyride trail.

Speaking a few days before he officially took over the role from 12-year veteran Brian Finestone, White said he was thrilled to be called upon.

“It means a lot, for sure. It’s an honour and it’s intimidating and exciting at the same time,” he said.

White said he brings plenty of hands-on experience to the role, and has done the dirty work like shaping trails. While he’s still soaking in all he can about the manager position, White knows he’ll be supported by long-term, knowledgeable staff in the midst of an exciting time for the park. Roughly 17 kilometres of new trails have been built in Creekside over the past two years while another eight are on track to be developed this year.

“My vision is just to work holding strong here with what’s been (happening with) the Creekside development, with what the organizers and stakeholders have laid out,” he said. “I’m just here to facilitate that vision however I can.”

WB business development manager Wendy Robinson said White’s experience, having been in town for more than a quarter-century and with the company since 1997, will be valuable in the bike park’s next era.

“He comes from a background of working with machines and from the beginning of his time in Whistler … building trails with the (Resort Municipality of Whistler) RMOW, building some of Whistler’s legacy trails,” she said.

White is also an avid rider, though he acknowledges that summer sports weren’t the draw for him when he came

Finestone, meanwhile, is moving on to the EcoChallenge: The Expedition Race as its mountain bike coordinator. The Discovery Channel program, hosted by Bear Grylls and created

by Mark Burnett of Survivor fame, is currently filming in Fiji. It was last held 17 years ago.

“I decided it was time to move on for a few reasons, some personal and some for professional growth. Everything fell into place with a great opportunity that I just couldn’t pass up,” Finestone wrote by email from Fiji. “Mountain biking has changed since the last (Expedition Race) in 2002 and my goal is to make the bike segments modern, ride-able and places where racers with bike skills can separate from the pack.

The race is in Fiji, so it will require all of my bike knowledge and throw in a cultural and logistics learning curve I can’t wait to tackle.”

Looking back on his time at the bike park, Finestone had to handle a constantly changing sport in a way that made sense for the park and for its participants.

“The sport evolved so much it was a constant challenge to keep it relevant. I really look at the lifespan of the Park as having a variety of phases and my time was an era that moved lift-serviced mountain biking from a very core, niche market to a more accessible industry. I am probably most proud of making the sport more digestible for kids and a wider audience versus solely for die-hard early adopters. I love that there are families riding together, some of whom came to riding via their kids,” he wrote.

Finestone thanked the team that helped him throughout his years with the park and is excited to see them complete the 1199 trail, which was inspired by late Canadian downhill rider Stevie Smith. The 1199 refers to the number of points he garnered en route to the World Cup title in 2013.

“I am proud to have been part of the team that came up with things we now consider standard in bike parks, like trail designations for Technical and Freeride, as well as the concept of trail progression infographics to help people find the experience they are looking for, whether it’s old school tech or flowy jump trails,” he wrote. n

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to Whistler fresh out of college in Ontario at 21 years old.

“I had never really ridden a bike much, but I moved to Whistler, had my first ski season and fell in love with the mountains and the experiences that you had in them,” he said. “I got my first bike and never looked back.

“I fell in love with the freedom, the experiences, and the memories you can get from that simple thing that a bicycle can do.”

With that new passion, White sought ways to turn it into a job. He had experience working with construction equipment, which got his “foot in the door” with the RMOW. “No one really knew how to build bike trails with a little mini-excavator that could flip over if you walked over a nickel,” he said. “It was quite a learning curve for everyone involved there. Being able to create something and ride it was very fulfilling and I’m fortunate to still be doing

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Looking back on his accomplishments so far, White is most proud of Into the Mystic as it was a challenging build and helped shape his approach to thoughtful, sustainable development where crews build trails efficiently while also being cognizant of environmental effects and weaknesses.

“We never knew if we could push it through,” he said. “It took a lot of people and a lot of talking and constant re-evaluating every day because you can’t necessarily put a trail where you want to put it.”

With the park set to open on May 17, Robinson said riders can expect several exciting developments as Upper Creekside will open for the first time and Dirt Merchant has received a refresh.

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Axemen dominant in Division 3 play CLUB EXPANDING ITS ‘FAMILY’ IN THE SEA TO SKY

BY DAN FALLOON WITH A 12-1 RECORD and a 461-82 point differential, the Axemen Rugby Club is in the midst of an incredible season in BC Rugby’s men’s Mainland Division 3.

However, even with just two games left in regular-season play on the eve of the playoffs, head coach Blake Mahovic is almost more eager to talk about all the other exciting developments happening with the Sea to Sky’s home club.

Firstly, before March 23’s 43-5 romp over Capilano, the Axemen fielded a second team for the first time, playing to a 20-0 exhibition win.

“It’s a great time,” he said. “They (Capilano) were really great to be able to bring two teams up. They don’t normally operate with two squads, so they called in some players, which was awesome of Capilano to do.”

All told, the Axemen had 36 players available to play in the match.

As for the main team, Mahovic said that the biggest change for the steamrolling squad hasn’t been anything major—there just has been increased commitment.

“We just took it down to basics, we put in a game plan and we put in an environment where people wanted to play,” he said. “We’ve always known we’ve got the talent to compete at a really high level. It was about getting the buy-in and how we do that as a club.

“We want to be a home away from home for people.”

The Axemen are in the midst of a four-game homestand before playoffs. It is set to wrap this Saturday at 12:45 p.m. at Howe Sound Secondary School. Having such a long stretch of games at home is welcome for the players and, Mahovic hopes, for a steadily growing fanbase in the Sea to Sky. “It’s been amazing, because it really rewards those guys who have been playing

all the way through the winter,” he said.

“We go and play in the city, all the way down to Chilliwack and White Rock to play.

“We want those players to come back and play on our home ground, but also, it’s something for the community.”

Next season, the Axemen hope to have the existing team promoted to Division 2, run a new team in Division 3 and add a women’s squad as well.

“We’re going to be pushing for promotion this year, and then ideally—there are still some discussions to be had—we will add another team into the league that we’re currently competing in,” he said.

The Axemen have traditionally had a marginally higher proportion of players from Whistler as compared to Squamish, Mahovic said, but after tapping Quest University, he reckoned that the numbers are now an equal split.

The higher participation is welcome, as Mahovic’s day job revolves around suicide prevention training and men’s mental health, which he said is never far from his mind in his recreational pursuits as he looks to create a positive environment.

“The social connections that you build through rugby is something I felt very strongly in the U.K. and me and some other members of the leadership decided that’s what we wanted to do here,” he said. “We wanted to offer people not only an avenue to play rugby, but support as well.”

The Axemen are also involved at developmental levels, running a program out of Howe Sound Secondary in Squamish and assisting at Whistler Secondary. The club also runs youth programming with 60 kids and the ability to grow.

“The youth program holds jamborees with other clubs, so they have competitions with city clubs. It’s not as formal, but they’re always accepting more players,” he said.

For more information, check out Axemen Rugby Club on Facebook. n

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Whistler boarders excel at nationals PELCHAT EARNS PAIR OF WINS, SMITH SECOND

BY DAN FALLOON NO MATTER THE LEVEL , Whistler’s snowboarders impressed in slopestyle competition all over at the Air Nation finals at Calgary Olympic Park last month.

Juliette Pelchat led the way, winning both the Western Canadian Championships and the Junior Nationals events while also earning sixth at Senior Nationals.

“Westerns was the one that stood out to me the most because it was just a really fun contest, everyone was encouraging everyone and we were all having a good time,” she said.

Pelchat added that to make the finals as a 14-year-old going up against athletes five or more years older in the senior competition was an incredible feeling.

“It was unbelievable. I was so happy to make it to finals because I was going against older people,” she said. “My goal when I entered the contest was to make it to finals and I achieved that.”

Watching the older riders perform up close, Pelchat said she didn’t pick up technical points so much as she absorbed how they carried themselves en route to success.

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“You can’t doubt yourself, you have to be 100-per-cent sure,” she said. “That’s what I can apply to my riding—always be confident.”

Meanwhile, 15-year-old Truth Smith came away with a second-place finish at Junior Nationals, which was an encouraging development after some frustrations to

start the week at the Western Canadian Championships.

“It was pretty sick,” he said. “We were there for a whole week and the first competition (Western Canadians) was the one I thought I’d do best in, but I did the worst out of the three there. I was in a bummer of a mood.”

However, Smith recovered with a 10th at Senior Nationals before progressing to silver at Junior Nationals. “(At Senior Nationals), it was unexpected and I was super stoked on that, and then at Junior Nationals, there was an insane amount of good snowboarders and I just landed the best run I could have,” he said. “It meant so much.”

Smith felt his run benefitted from his switch 900 and backside 900 tricks, which was similar to winner Liam Brearley.

“Some guys were doing a (720) to a (1080), but the guy who beat me did a (900) to a (900) like me,” Smith said. “My coach said ‘That was a sick run, you’re probably going to end up in fifth or sixth’ and I was super stoked on that already. Then I got second.”

In future years, Smith will have even more tools in his arsenal, as his rail work has improved and he has a pair of new 1080s, a switch and a backside, under his belt thanks to coach Sam Weston.

“Getting the two 1080s is really the cherry on top,” he said.

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BY DAN FALLOON CAMIE MATTEAU RUSHBROOK celebrated a title in her first season of girls’ hockey.

The local player, who joined the BC Hockey Female Midget AAA League’s Greater Vancouver Comets after growing up in Whistler Winterhawks programming, helped the squad complete a perfect season in league play. The Comets won all 32 regular-season games before dispatching the Thompson Okanagan Lakers in a one-game semifinal and sweeping the Fraser Valley Rush in a best-of-five championship series.

Matteau Rushbrook was held scoreless in the playoffs after posting three goals and nine assists in 28 games in the regular season.

The Comets now head east to face the Alberta champion St. Albert Slash this weekend in the Pacific Midget Female Regionals. The winner will advance to the Esso Cup national championships in Sudbury, Ont. from April 21 to 27.

LOCAL FREESKIERS FINISH HIGH IN IFSA RANKINGS A handful of local freeskiers finished

high in the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association’s junior rankings.

Tristan Curran and Marcus Goguen placed first and second in the ski male 12-to14 category while in the female standings, Kayley Sherlock was third. As well, Olivia McNeill ended the 15-to-18 female ski campaign in second.

Full rankings are available online at www.freeskiers.org.

FREESTYLERS WRAP TIMBER TOUR SEASON AT SILVER STAR Local Freestyle Whistler competitors brought home plenty of hardware from the final Timber Tour event of the season at Silver Star on the weekend.

Two locals topped the men’s big air competitions for their respective divisions, as Landon Owen-Mold won the U14 contest and Andre Dreyer did the same among U18s. Meanwhile, Aidan Mulvihill placed second among U16s. As for the women, Caoimhe Heavey topped the U16 event.

In slopestyle, Emerson Raffler and Owen Scarth were second and third in the U16 men’s event, while Dreyer was second for the U18s. On the women’s side, Heavey led a Whistler sweep of the U16 podium ahead of Chase Capicik and Malica Malherbe.

Lastly, in the moguls, Matthaeus Heslop was second in the U14 men’s event, while Daniel Gannon and Adam Dupray were second and third in U16. Josh Maga, now on the BC Team, won the U18 division.

Meanwhile, Emilia Oziewicz placed second in the U14 women’s event, and Capicik won the U16 contest ahead of Malherbe and Lynette Conn in another local sweep.

As well, Capicik was announced as part of the Canadian moguls team that will compete at Chiesa in Valmalenco, Italy, as part of the FIS Junior World Ski Championships on April 5 and 6, joining Jessica Linton and Sam Cordell.

In Super Youth action, also at Silver Star from March 28 to 31, medal winners were: Hugo Mason (first in U14 men’s medley, first in U14 men’s slopestyle, and first in U14 men’s moguls); Jake Drenka (third in U12 men’s medley and third in U12 men’s slopestyle); Jude Oliver (second in U10 men’s medley and first in U10 men’s slopestyle); Tavian Haddad (third in U8 men’s medley and third in U8 men’s moguls); Linda Madi (second in U12 women’s medley and first in U12 women’s slopestyle); Juno Buhler (second in U8 women’s medley, second in U8 women’s moguls and third in U18 women’s slopestyle); Findlay Henderson (second in U12 men’s moguls); and Zoe

Henderson (third in U10 women’s moguls).

Full results are online at www. freestylebc.ski.

NUMEROUS WMSC U12 SKIERS PODIUM AT BIG WHITE Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s U12 athletes went big at the Big White Invitational, winning 16 of the 24 medals offered in the two-day event, including all eight golds.

To start, in the one-run stubbie slalom, Thea Torn was tops and Marlowe Cook was third among the women, while Thomas Legg led a podium sweep with George Sarkis taking second and Graydyn Swanson placing third.

In that afternoon’s one-run panel slalom, Cook and Torn placed first and second, respectively, while Legg, Swanson and Sarkis once again dominated the podium in order.

In a second one-run panel slalom the next day, Torn was back on top while Cook took second. Among the men, Maxim Akbulatov earned the victory over Swanson and Sarkis.

Lastly, in the one-run slalom, Cook earned her second win while Torn placed third, while Kingsley Parkhill won the men’s event with Sarkis placing third.

Full results are available online at www.bcalpine.com. n

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Crowning a ‘junk’ tree with overdue appreciation “WHAT’S THIS?” asked my clutterresistant husband, observing the giant mason jar of oily plant matter on the counter.

“Ohh, it’s medicine! It’s called Balm of Gilead,” I explained.

“Oh. But what is it?” he queried.

“Cottonwood tips in oil.”

“Hmm. And what’s it good for treating?” he asked, in an impressively neutral

BY LISA RICHARDSON manner, eyes scanning to the brand new bottle of extra virgin olive oil next to the stove that was now suddenly, dramatically, near-empty.

I reamed off a list of benefits for the old herbal remedy that I’d gleaned from the website of Natalie Rousseau, a local yoga teacher, seasonal celebrant and selfdescribed “kitchen witch:” good for sore muscles, aches and pains, simple wound healing, as an expectorant chest rub to treat a boggy spring chest cold. The resinous buds of the cottonwood tree are rich in salicin, which your body converts to salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin. Bees also use the resin to protect their hives. Pemberton clinical herbalist Evelyn Coggins calls it a homemade Tiger Balm (and will be selling preparations at the Pemberton Farmers Market this summer at Roz’s gypsy wagon, Fridays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

“Plus,” I enthused, “it’s helping me be more in tune with this place, with the seasons, and what’s outside our door.”

My husband knows that “tuning into the deeper rhythms” is my jam right now, so, even though I could see his brain calculating the cost per millilitre of this little experiment, as compared to the cost per unit of a bottle of generic aspirin tablets, factoring in the probability of me ever:

NATUROPATH Wildcrafting balm of Gilead and gleaning insight into the phrase ‘all my relations.’

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1. Completing this project and 2. Treating anything with it, he simply nodded quietly, and put the jar back on the counter.

Since moving to Pemberton from the land of gum trees and jacarandas, I had acquired the habit of thinking of black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp., which I couldn’t reliably even identify), as junk trees—the wood is too wet to burn well, the snowfall of the seeds in May wreak havoc on friends’ allergies, and the branches crash to the ground, making them hazardous to live directly under.

Then, in February, I joined Kera Willis and Güliz Ünlü for an all-day workshop, offered through Mountain Horse School called “Lightning Seeds: Opening the Gateway of What’s Possible.”

The hook had been set, when Kera asked: “What happens when we invite natural rhythms, cycles and energies to help us create the changes we wish to see, in ourselves and the wider world?”

Facilitated by Kera and Güliz, our group was invited to stand in the crunching snow in the shelter of a cottonwood and consider:

the creek behind my house. I had a basket with me and the memory of smell, and I snuffled along the forest floor, like a truffle pig, until I spied dropped branches with the tell-tale resinous buds (quick sniff for confirmation; month-old memory of sitting at Kera’s table still fresh).

I gazed around to locate the source,

“What happens when we invite natural rhythms, cycles and energies to help us create the changes we wish to see, in ourselves and the wider world?”

- KERA WILLIS

what is the smell of lightning? What is the sensation of green? How do we court wonder? How might we hold ourselves if we invited animals to approach us, instead of steam-rolling our way into the thick of things, without waiting, without listening, without receiving?

We ended our explorations at the mixing table, pouring melted beeswax and cottonwood oil into containers, inhaling the distinctive aroma as the balm slowly cooled and set.

A month later, on the first day of spring break, I found myself at the base of the massive cottonwood growing beside

up, up, to the wild outstretched limbs of a 45-metre tall “junk tree.” And all I could think was: majesty. I tried to snap a picture, but she was too tall to be contained in the frame. A coastal dweller, her kin are native to western North America and the flood plain is her habitat—she can take root in pure sand or gravel along riverbanks and creek beds, and absorbs water through her roots to help control flooding. She’s a local here, grounded in her belonging.

I picked the buds from winterfallen branches, taking in the scent, and I complimented her on her lovely qualities, as I tasked myself with noticing them—including

the fact that the branches she drops in winter storms are rich with medicine. That I don’t have to take any life to “harvest” this gift, a relief for a vegetarian who thinks too much about such things.

In the month since that day, as my jar takes up space on the counter, infusing plant medicine into oil that I can massage into tired muscles post-ride or rub on my son’s chest when he’s coughing, I have come to notice this specific tree all the time. I see her—from my window, when I’m out in the yard, or walking the creek—and I feel some surge of calm, of gladness, like when I see a friend around town. Some mornings, I have found myself just stepping outside my front door and standing where I can look up at the crown, rising up above all the other trees, and I slow my thoughts, and stand in greeting.

I wonder if I’m seeing a little shimmer or shudder in her buds, in response. Or if it’s just the wind. Or my imagination. Either way, we have entered a kind of relationship. This tree has given me medicine, a way to treat my family, to respond to their scrapes and aches and pains. But even if I never use the oil medicinally, some other, deeper “medicine” has been gained in this small glimpse at the significance of the phrase I have heard my Lil’wat neighbours use: all my relations.

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BY BRANDON BARRETT WHISTLER HAS LONG BEEN known for welcoming the world. Soon that warm welcome will extend all the way to Vancouver International Airport—and better yet, will include craft beer and fresh-baked treats.

Two longstanding local businesses, Purebread Bakery and the Whistler Brewing Company, have been announced as part of YVR’s plans to expand its food-andbeverage offerings. These additions will include more than 30 new dining and retail options and 10 new concepts “that will combine award-winning culinary teams with fresh, local ingredients.”

The resort’s original craft brewer will be the namesake of YVR’s new Whistler Brewing Lodge. Details on the concept remain scarce, but a release from the airport says the lodge, along with the Red Truck Beer Company Truck Stop and a Steamworks-branded bar and restaurant will “add to YVR’s artisanal craft-beer scene, while delivering a mix of traditional mountain cuisine and hearty, brewpub fare.” (A spokesperson for Whistler Brewing declined to comment, saying that more details will come closer to the project’s opening date.)

Purebread will be part of a “local marketplace” concept coming to YVR. Designed by Tastes on the Fly, creators of the award-winning Napa Farms Market at the San Francisco International Airport, the marketplace is inspired by B.C.’s vibrant food scene, and will operate in both the domestic and international terminals.

Along with Purebread, the International Terminal food market will be anchored by four other made-to-order food stations, including a 49th Parallel and Live Fire Pizza station. The market will also be flanked by a full-service restaurant and bar that will feature a seafood-inspired menu.

“It’s definitely great exposure for us,” says Purebread co-owner Mark Lamming.

“We feel that the product offering we have

BREW HUB An artist’s rendering of the Whistler Brewing Lodge, a new brewpub concept that is part of the Vancouver International Airport’s planned restaurant expansion.

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is very well suited to travelling long-flight or short-flight for the public. It’s grab-and-go, it’s easy enough to take on a plane, and it’s something you can eat hot or cold.”

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unusual to what we normally do, which is to have total control. We open a location, we staff it, we run it, we do everything. This is a little bit more hands-off, but they said, ‘No, no, we definitely want to have you lay down

“We were very adamant that something we wanted to have full control over is the level of service and the level of product that’s being delivered.”

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be responsible for staffing the new food concepts, Lamming says it was important he got assurances that the Purebread standard would be met before deciding to be part of the expansion.

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First launched years ago out of the Lammings’ Whistler kitchen, Purebread has grown into one of the resort’s—and Vancouver’s—go-to options for decadent baked goods and bread. Along with its two Whistler locations, Purebread now

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Lamming said he never could have imagined just how big Purebread would one day become.

“I don’t think anything we’ve done was actually part of the vision,” he reflects. “It was a means to an end at the beginning, and we’ve managed to hire and keep very good people who have given us the ability to look at growth opportunities. We’ve never sat down and said, ‘OK, in 10 years, we want to be here, here and here.’”

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Jam-packed lineup of music and arts during WSSF PIQUE’S GUIDE TO ALL THE CULTURAL HAPPENINGS AT THE WORLD SKI AND SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

BY BRANDON BARRETT FOR KRISTEN ROBINSON, or KR as she is best known, the 2019 edition of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF) represents something of a full circle for the longtime event producer.

KR cut her teeth at WSSF, working as a producer between 1996 and 2002. This year, she is heading the arts and culture program, and just like back in the festival’s late-‘90s heyday, her focus sits squarely on the grassroots, local vibe that WSSF became known for over the years. “(The goal) is to make sure that the five and a half days are action packed and that there really is a strong integration of sport, art, music and mountain culture,” she says.

Robinson has brought in several local producers in 2019 to helm events that they have long histories in, such as Ryan Proctor, who is heading Intersection this year after serving as a judge at its inaugural edition nine

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years ago, and Angie Nolan, who takes over the 72hr Filmmaker Showdown after competing in it as a filmmaker 11 times and winning the grand prize in 2016.

“What’s unique this year is being able to bring in someone like Angie Nolan, who has participated in (the event) for so many years and has this great affection … for the program and is now coming in as a producer,” Robinson says.

This year will also see the return of a music mainstage to Skier’s Plaza, dubbed the “Slope Side Stage,” after organizers decided to spread the musical acts to various venues around the resort at the 2018 event.

“It’s really about getting back to the roots of the integration of the pillars (of the festival),” Robinson says of the mainstage.

The free outdoor concerts are also being scheduled for the après hours in lieu of the evening shows of years past.

This is the second year in a row that WSSF will run as a condensed version—it was 10 days in 2017, the last year under longtime producer Watermark Communications.

Notably, Gibbons Whistler will not return this year to split production duties with Whistler Blackcomb’s in-house producer, Crankworx Events Inc.

With a jam-packed schedule, there’s plenty to take in during WSSF, set for April 9 to 14. Here is Pique’s rundown of each arts and culture event on the bill.

APRIL 9 STAY HUMAN FILM SCREENING AND ACOUSTIC SET BY MICHAEL FRANTI Whistler Conference Centre. 8 p.m. $30 Whistler favourite and frequent visitor Michael Franti and his band Spearhead will be headlining WSSF’s music offerings this year, but before his free show at Olympic Plaza, the activist and filmmaker will be kicking off the festival with a screening of his new documentary, Stay Human.

That will be followed by a Q-and-A and intimate acoustic set by Franti.

APRIL 10 ART+SOUL Whistler Conference Centre. April 10-14. 12-6 p.m. Free to attend More than 40 artists will showcase their

work at WSSF’s main visual arts event, which runs from April 10 to 14. Programmed by beloved local DJ Ace Mackay-Smith, ART+Soul celebrates “the rebels and freethinkers who portray their work in gritty and thought-provoking mediums,” according to the WSSF website.

The event is free to attend with numerous artworks available for purchase.

SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS Skier’s Plaza. 3 p.m. Free The Snotty Nose Rez Kids have earned a tremendous amount of buzz over the past year. Hailing from the Haisla First Nation, Yung Trybez and Young D blend trap beats with raw lyricism that challenges Indigenous stereotypes. (See page 69 for related story.)

The rap group first caught Robinson’s eye when they were in town last year for the Whistler Film Festival’s Music Showcase.

“They blew me away,” she says. “Since then, they’ve been nominated for a Juno and they’ve got a new record coming out.

They’re really great people and we’re excited to bring them back.”

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WHAT’S ON @ THE AUDAIN MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Skier’s Plaza. 4 p.m. Free A fixture of the resort’s concert stages over the years, Michael Franti brings his live show and positive message of change to Skier’s Plaza. The eclectic singersongwriter’s latest album, Stay Human Vol. II, was released in January.

MULTIPLICITY Whistler Conference Centre. 8 p.m. $30 Called the “most inspiring night of the year” by attendees, Multiplicity is a multimedia visual feast bringing together six speakers from the mountain world. Presented by Mountain Life Media, this year’s speakers are: big-wave surfer Greg Long; cross-Africa explorer Mario Rigby; pro skier and brain injury survivor Jamie Mocrazy; former soccer superstar and Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit; adventure photographer Zoya Lynch; pro skier Izzy Lynch; and avalanche survivor Jon Turk.

APRIL 11 OLD SOUL REBEL Skier’s Plaza. 3 p.m. Free Fresh off their turn as finalists in the hit CTV music competition, The Launch, Vancouver’s Old Soul Rebel, made up of core members Chelsea Johnson and Lola Whyte, bring a fresh lens to modern rock, with a repertoire inspired by their respective First Nations and African-American upbringings.

“That’s an example of a really hardworking Canadian band and just really seeing that pay off with The Launch and their touring schedule just exploding,” Robinson notes.

LITTLE DESTROYER Skier’s Plaza. 4 p.m. Free Little Destroyer have been turning heads with their bold take on electronica, playing loud, “dissonant grunge pop anthems,” according to WSSF. The Vancouver three-piece brings their intimate yet powerful sound to Skier’s Plaza on the festival’s third day.

PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN Whistler Conference Centre. 8 p.m. $30 Always a hot ticket, the Pro Photographer Showdown returns to shine a light on some of the top action-sports shooters in the game.

Four invited photographers—plus a wildcard entry—compile a slideshow of their life’s work, while a panel of judges will select the winner of the $10,000 grand prize.

Entrants this year are Ale Di Lullo, Robin O’Neill, Tal Roberts, Zak Noyle and Marcus Paladino.

APRIL 12 SKRATCH BASTID Skier’s Plaza. 3 p.m. Free World champion battle DJ Skratch Bastid is one of Canada’s premier names on the ones and twos. Known for spinning a diversity of genres, Skratch Bastid, a.k.a. Paul Murphy, has performed in more than 30 countries

alongside the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Premier and Just Blaze.

72HR FILMMAKER SHOWDOWN Whistler Conference Centre. 8 p.m. $30 Angie Nolan has seen and done it all at the 72hr Filmmaker Showdown, a race against the clock to shoot, edit and produce a short film in just three days. This year Nolan moves from behind the camera to behind the scenes, and to hear her tell it, she feels your pain, fellow filmmakers.

“I think that’s what I can bring to the table: An understanding of what they’re going through and the pain at every step. I can relate,” she says.

Notable this year is the loss of longtime title sponsor, Olympus, which provided camera gear to competing film crews free of charge. But given Nolan’s connection to the local film scene, she says that she can help any crews looking for gear or support.

Participating teams will vie for $7,000 in prizing. Although the deadline to apply has passed, Nolan welcomes any interested teams that have not signed up to show up at the conference centre on the first day of shooting, Friday, April 5, at 10 a.m. with the $50 registration fee in hand.

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APRIL 13 MAT THE ALIEN Skier’s Plaza. 3 p.m. Free The Whistler club scene’s prodigal son returns to the resort where he made his name. With a penchant for booming beats across a variety of genres, Mat the Alien’s stature has only grown since becoming Monster Energy’s official DJ and holding down a residency in Las Vegas.

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INTERSECTION Whistler Conference Centre. 8 p.m. $30 Similar in concept to the 72hr Filmmaker Showdown, Intersection invites six snowsport fimmaking crews to shoot, produce and edit a five-to-seven-minute ski and/or snowboard film in just a week. All the footage is required to be shot within 100 kilometres of Whistler, and each film must contain at least 30 seconds of both terrain park and in-bounds Whistler Blackcomb footage.

Judges will select the winning slideshow and the recipient of the $10,000 grand prize.

“Intersection really hones in on what Whistler and this valley is all about: resort skiing, backcountry skiing, sledding, terrain parks—what everyone comes here to do, really,” says Proctor.

APRIL 14 MARCHFOURTH Skier’s Plaza. 3 p.m. Free Closing out WSSF is the renowned Portland, Ore. marching band, MarchFourth. Blending funk, rock and jazz into a colourful, circusinspired live show featuring everything from stilt walkers, hula hoopers and Vaudeville-style dancers, MarchFourth is so much more than just a live concert, it’s an experience.

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NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW

Dead pets and depravity THE MAIN DIFFERENCE between a parasite and a symbiote is that there’s no such word as symbiote, unless you read comic books.

In that universe, Venom is an example of a “symbiote” because he’s an alien organism biologically interacting with a

BY FEET BANKS dude—to the benefit of both. A parasite, on the other hand, just leaches from its host without giving anything back— think tapeworms, sea lice, or stoned-out snowboarders with no jobs who live off their girlfriends’ deluded hearts and waitressing tips. (Skiers do this too, don’t @ me.)

The actual word is symbiont, from the Greek symbosis which means “living together,” and the reason I even bring

BIG BITE Jeté Laurence stars as Ellie in Pet Sematary.

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it up is because the new Pet Sematary remake opens this week and, while plenty of animals from tarantulas to keyhole limpets have established symbiotic relationships with other creatures (in this case microhylid frogs and scale worms, respectively), humans seem to be the only species that keep other creatures for emotional companionship, as pets.

Much has been written about the evolutionary transition of certain animals from being our food to our friends, but one thing is certain: pets teach children about death. Whether it’s flushing the goldfish, shoveling Fluffy off the highway asphalt or burying Spot out on the back 40, losing a pet at a young age helps prepare us for the great inevitable.

But that doesn’t mean you should take your kids to see Pet Sematary, because even though it’s an essentially unnecessary remake, this version has bite.

Staying true to the Stephen King novel (and first film, scripted by King), this one sees a young family move to a cute new home wedged between a they-drive-toofast piece of rural highway, a graveyard for animals killed on said highway, and an old native burial site.

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The first thing to die is the cat, which comes back thanks to some mysterious magic of the land and a wise old neighbour named Jud (John Lithgow, ruling it!). But when the young daughter is hit and killed by a tanker truck, the grieving father can’t help but try for similar results, burying her in the hallowed ground out back. And it goes downhill from there.

Unproven directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer craft good creepy atmosphere and intense jump scares but aside from gorier gore and some slightly derivative editing/costuming, this new Pet Sematary doesn’t really improve on the original.

King’s magic has always lived with his characters and screenwriter Jeff Buhler can’t channel the master. Still a solid night out for horror fans, though, especially if you’ve never seen the first one.

Sticking with King, there is no more prolific cinematic source material. His novels and stories have been adapted for the screen 70 times! The Shining is probably the best of his horror adaptations (although King himself reportedly hated Stanley Kubrick’s version), but it’s hard to top classics like Stand By Me or The

Shawshank Redemption. The Download of the Week, however, is one of the less celebrated ones: The Running Man. Working under the penname Richard Bachman in the early ‘80s, King apparently cranked out the first draft of The Running Man in just three days. The film adaptation came out in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger starring as an unjustly accused prisoner forced to compete in a to-the-death game show in an oppressive dystopian future world of 2019.

Full of loud, repetitive violence (the plot is basically run, kill, run, kill, save the girl, run) and now-painful Schwarzenegger wisecracks, the real fun here is in appreciating King’s prescient view of a future where degrading or dangerous reality TV game shows are the only way for the lower class to get ahead. (Win as much money as you can carry! But you have to carry it while climbing a rope with three pissed-off Dobermans snapping below.)

The Running Man is no Predator (despite having Jesse Ventura), but it’s a solid ‘80s actioner that asks: are we really that far off from a Survivor meets Hunger Games scenario? And, if the prize were high enough, would you compete? n

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STRIP CLUB The Comic Strippers are a fictitious male stripper troupe made up of some of Canada’s best improvisers. They bring their hilarious improv show to the Maury Young Arts Centre on April 6.

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BY BRANDON BARRETT FORMER WHISTLERITE David Milchard wants to be clear: Despite its name, The Comic Strippers is not an actual X-rated strip show.

“It’s a parody,” he says. “We don’t actually strip and I think that’s good for everybody involved.”

Made up of four of Canada’s top improvisers: actor Milchard, the star of the hit web series Convos with My 2 Year Old; Roman Danylo, star of CTV’s Comedy Inc.; Ken Lawson, star of the APTN sitcom, Health Nutz; and Canadian Comedy Award winner Chris Casillan, the Comic Strippers is a fictitious male stripper troupe who decide they deserve more respect. How do they go about earning that respect? Well, by enrolling in an improv class, of course.

“We basically do improv scenes with our shirts off and after each scene, the music plays and we have to dance because when there’s music, we’re unable to control our bodies—they just go,” Milchard explains.

Although it is 19-plus, Milchard says the show is designed to appeal to multiple generations and genders; in their promotional materials, The Comic Strippers make a point of inviting men who may have apprehension to attend— if only to look better by comparison.

“Some of the performers have what’s called ‘Comedy Bodies,’” their website reads.

Inspired by the popular Australian male revue Thunder from Down Under, The Comic Strippers’ show takes a lighthearted look at the world of buff, greased-up erotic dancers in the vein of Chippendales. But with its body-positive message, the show ends up being so much more.

When it comes down to it, Milchard says, The Comic Strippers are all about “celebrating what you have, rocking what you got.

“There’s a really positive energy at our shows,” he continues. “The audience comes and supports us, and we support them. It’s a fun celebration of who you are

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A seasoned improviser of nearly 20 years, Milchard says performing half-nude has actually been a liberating experience.

“I certainly don’t find myself feeling awkward in any way—I actually feel more free than I ever have,” he notes.

Milchard, who lived in Whistler between 1998 and 2001 and now calls Vancouver home, has earned a fair bit of buzz through his YouTube channel, which has amassed more than 125 million views, not to mention turns in a pair of Netflix series, Altered Carbon and Haters Back Off!, but he always returns to his love of improv.

“Improv is a very powerful force in my life. It is something that started about 18 years ago and it changed my life, for sure,” he says. “Some of the basic principles of improv are really great tools to use in life: to say yes, to listen, to make the other person look good, to build on ideas—and also accept your own ideas.”

Winners of the 2016 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Live Performance, The Comic Strippers have built their reputation from the ground up, banking on word of mouth and other grassroots marketing to build their profile. Since being founded six years ago, they have performed across Canada, the U.S. and Australia.

“It’s been a whirlwind of an adventure.

We started out doing shows in front of, like, 30 people, and now we do shows in front of, sometimes, 1,000 people,” Milchard says.

“When we first started, we were like, ‘Are we really doing this? We’re running around with our shirts off doing improv scenes, dancing and acting like fools?’ But as typical improvisers do, we said ‘Yes, and …

Once you walk out on that stage, you just go.

You’re not really thinking about anything other than improvising your shirts off. Your shirts off? Or your minds off? Maybe both: we improvise our minds and our shirts off.”

The Comic Strippers play the Maury Young Arts Centre on Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets available at showpass.com/ comicstrippers. n

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BLOCK BY BLOCK The museum, as it was in the summer of 2000, hosting the LEGO Building Competition.

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be thinking of summer; there is still snow melting in parts of the valley and you’re just as likely to see someone walking through the village carrying their skis or board as you are to see a person biking along the Valley Trail.

At the museum, however, we’re looking ahead to summer programming and expanding our staff with summer students.

We recently came across a Whistler Museum and Archives Society (WMAS) newsletter from the summer of 2001 and, despite the 18 years that have passed since its publication, the newsletter is not all that dissimilar to those we currently send out bimonthly.

Like today, the newsletter from 2001 updates readers on recent events held at or by the museum and introduces new staff members. That summer the museum hired three summer students: two to work with the collections and one to work more on programming and community outreach.

Kathy Loof, one of the two collections assistants, worked on digitizing the museum’s collection while Eric Cron was to spend his summer cataloguing and doing preliminary work to create a database. This type of work continues to be carried out by our summer students and interns in the archives today.

The third student, Erin Coulson, had varied responsibilities, including working on the outdoor signs around the museum, assisting with the running of the museum, publishing the museum’s newsletter, and searching for information on the train wreck near the Cheakamus River to answer the many inquiries the museum had received.

The newsletter also reported on the Canada Day Parade in which the museum

won a prize for Best Community Club Entrant, thanks to “the creative talents of Darlyne Christian and the helpful mobile power of Alex Bunbury, both museum trustees.” Apparently this was the first parade where Darlyne rode in her own creation, an experience she described as “quite exciting.”

After the parade the museum launched its latest cookbook, Festive Favourites, full of recipes from community members. (As it happens, we no longer have a copy of this book in our reference library—if anyone has a spare copy we would love to take a look.)

Recent fundraisers were mentioned, including one held at the Dubh Linn Gate to launch the museum’s first educational website and an Oscar Night that raised over $3,500, along with new additions to the collections (such as two signs for Overlord and Lost Lake that were anonymously delivered to the museum).

Of course, there have been changes in the almost two decades since this newsletter was sent out.

The museum has moved into a different space and our online presence, including our website, has evolved (remember social media didn’t really exist in 2001). In the summer of 2001 Paul Jago was announced as the winner of a competition to design the museum’s new logo, a logo that has since changed at least twice.

In case you don’t currently subscribe to the museum’s newsletter, our last Speaker Series event for the 2019 season will be next Thursday, April 11. We are very excited to welcome Dr. Ian Spooner of Acadia University to discuss his studies of sediment records in Alta and Lost Lakes and what these records can tell us about environmental change dating back to the 18th century. If you have an interest in our lakes or a story about your own experiences of Alta or Lost Lakes, please join us! n

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THERE’S A NEW MARKET coming to the Sea to Sky corridor.

Last month, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) board approved a three-year temporary use permit for land in Britannia Beach to host the Highway Arts & Adventure Market.

Located just off Highway 99 at the southern entry to Britannia Beach near Galileo Coffee House, the market will include 50 vendor stalls in its first year with artists, artisans, farm vendors, food, adventure companies, sports outfitters and performers. Organizers envision increasing to 120 stalls next summer.

“This approval is a step toward an idea I’ve had for over 12 years now to create a very easy and effective interface for tourists entering the Sea to Sky region, allowing them a glimpse of all things Sea to Sky, particularly our arts, culture, adventure activities, businesses, and help them wayfind to get directly to those things rather than driving around randomly searching,” says market founder John Jervis in a press release.

No date has been set yet for its opening. For more information visit seatoskymarket.com.

QUEST LECTURE This month’s Quest Lecture delves into the issue of human-wildlife interactions.

Quest tutor Kim Dawe will offer insight into better managing the relationship between wildlife and recreational trail users in the Sea to Sky corridor using research from other outdoor hubs along with remote

camera sampling from this area. Dawe, who has two graduate degrees related to ecological process and experience working in environmental consulting, teaches students about biodiversity in British Columbia.

Because of the popularity of the topic, organizers are moving this lecture from the Whistler Public Library to the Maury Young Arts Centre.

The free event takes place on Wednesday, April 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Doors are at 6:30 p.m.

WRITE STUFF Have you ever had a hankering to put pen to paper and learn the art of calligraphy?

Well, now’s your chance. The Pemberton & District Community Centre is hosting an Uncial Calligraphy Course with four classes from April 9 to April 30.

Students will learn how to write the uncial alphabet—based on medieval style— as well as the proper use of materials. By the end of the course, they’ll be able to learn how to create their own calligraphic piece.

For more information call instructor Laura Antonelli at 604-906-1527.

FREE FILM SCREENING The Whistler Public Library is hosting a free community screening of the film Colette on Tuesday, April 9 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Starring Keira Knightley, it’s based on the true story of author SidonieGabrielle Colette who ghostwrites a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband. The book goes on to great success, leading Colette to seek creative ownership over her work. n

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Snotty Nose Rez Kids smash Indigenous stereotypes one club banger at a time BUZZED-ABOUT HAISLA RAP GROUP HITS THE WSSF STAGE ON APRIL 10

BY BRANDON BARRETT THERE IS AN INEVITABLE point during the Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ high-octane live show when the crowd stops viewing the duo as solely an Indigenous rap group—although they are unapologetically that—but simply as a talented rap group, period.

“The crowds are starting to get a lot more diverse, and the reaction is the same every time: It’s loud and it’s very, very energetic,” says Darren “Young D” Metz, one half of the group, alongside Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce. “We want people to not only understand where we’re coming from, but also feel it.”

A lot more people have been feeling the Snotty Nose Rez Kids after a banner year that saw them short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize and nominated for a Juno.

“It was a game-changing year, definitely,” says Metz.

Hailing from a small Haisla Nation reservation in northwestern B.C., Nyce and Metz grew up writing poetry in elementary school and recording fuzzy anthems on

HAISLA HIP HOP Snotty Nose Rez Kids incorporate their First Nations’ heritage into their trapinfluenced sound.

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a cheap desktop mic. To say they offer a fresh perspective compared to many of their contemporaries in the Canadian hiphop scene would be a vast understatement.

Blending trap beats with intense lyricism that touts messages of pride in who they are and where they came from, the Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a breath of fresh air in an industry that has for too long held down Indigenous

for have gone in a completely different direction,” says Nyce. “For us, we’ve been doing this for a while, and we can only talk about (issues) from our perspective … At the end of the day, we can only be ourselves.”

Challenging long-held Indigenous stereotypes, SNRK are acutely aware of the risk of being tokenized as the First Nations’ rap group with a bit of buzz. They were

“We know if we want energy from the crowds, we have to give that energy, so they can give it back. A lot of our live shows is where we win new fans, so we take our shows as seriously as when we go into the studio.”

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artists. Activists by nature, their songs are often politically charged, like “The Warriors,” which speaks out fervently against the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion.

In an age when the solipsistic Soundcloud rapper and his nihilistic drugsoaked anthems reign supreme, SNRK, as they are known, stand out exactly because of the social message in their lyrics.

“I think lately with social media and that kind of stuff, the sounds people are looking

critical, for instance, of the Junos for lumping their acclaimed sophomore record, The Average Savage, into the Indigenous Music Album of the Year category (they wound up losing to classical musician Jeremy Dutcher).

And yet, at the same time, they recognize that without that category, they likely would not have been nominated at all.

It’s a fine line to walk as Indigenous artists who are fiercely proud of their heritage, yet want to be treated like any other hip-hop

group—First Nations or otherwise.

“I have thought about being booked as the Indigenous act or being put onstage with other Indigenous artists at festivals and stuff like that, but I think we’re at a point in our careers where we can be booked as an Indigenous act and as a dope-ass rap group, not just because we’re Indigenous,” Nyce says.

Known for their high-energy performances, Metz says the group takes pride in their stage presence knowing it’s the quickest way to convert the uninitiated.

“We know if we want energy from the crowds, we have to give that energy, so they can give it back,” he explains. “A lot of our live shows is where we win new fans, so we take our shows as seriously as when we go into the studio.”

SNRK’s latest album, Trapline, is due out May 10, and features an eclectic mix of featured artists that speaks to the group’s diverse influences.

“A lot of our features are from people from different ethnicities, and it shows that we’re all not so different,” Metz says.

“We share the same vision, we feel the same way. It’s just a vibe.”

The Snotty Nose Rez Kids play a free show on the Skier’s Plaza mainstage as part of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival on April 10 at 3 p.m. n

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SFU WRITER’S STUDIO WRITING CONSULTS

Need an expert opinion on your writing? The SFU Writer’s Studio offers free one-on-one, 45-minute consultations. Register at least one week prior to the consultation time required. Seven pages of poetry or a prose manuscript must be submitted one week prior to your scheduled appointment. For more information and to register, call the library at 604-935-8435. > 2, 3 & 4 pm > Whistler Public Library

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

WHISTLER YOUTH BAND WALK AND TALK SERIES

Docents will provide visitors with an introduction to the Audain Art Museum and its permanent collection.

Visitors will be encouraged to explore the galleries afterwards. These drop-in tours are free with the purchase of admission or museum membership.

604-962-0413. > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMMUNITY

BNI MOUNTAIN HIGH

BNI provides a positive and structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business referrals. It does so by helping you build personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. Register by emailing David Livesey at david_livesey@cooperators.ca. $20. > 6:45-8:30 am > The Venue

ACTIVATE AND CONNECT FOR SENIORS 50+

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

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

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

Let the trumpets sing! The Whistler Youth Band is a beginner band for youth ages 10 and up. > 6-7:30 pm > Myrtle Philip Community School

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 four-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! 604-962-2555. > 6:30-9 pm > The Velvet Underground Shop

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COAST MOUNTAIN THURSDAYS!

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. > 3:30-7:30 pm > Coast Mountain Brewing

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! > 5:30-8:30 pm > Sidecut

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. > 7 pm > Buffalo Bills

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

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

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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 favourites Red Chair and Joni Toews (from Case Of The Mondays). > 7 pm-midnight > Merlin’s Bar & Grill

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. > 7:30 pm > Garfinkel’s

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Put it on the rocks and call it a show! Hosted by Jack-Qui No. > 8-11 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

Stache has been on a nomadic musical adventure for almost a decade, travelling to more than 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. > 9 pm-1 am > Three Below

KARAOKE NIGHT

Come belt out your best covers at karaoke every Thursday night from 9 pm! > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

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. > 9:30 pm-2 am > Moe Joe’s

Featuring DJ Dakota and his one-of-a-kind funkadelic style. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

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WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN

Drop in to the Pemberton Public Library every Thursday afternoon and learn how WorkBC can assist you in your job search and career planning. All services are free.

For details, call 1-877-932-1611. > 1-5 pm > Pemberton Library (Pemberton)

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. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

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. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER | BETWEEN SHIFTS THEATRE

Between Shifts Theatre Society presents Don’t Dress for Dinner, the sequel to the hilarious smash hit Boeing Boeing that played to sold-out crowds! Purchase advanced tickets online! $20. 604-815-9518. > 8-9:30 pm > Eagle Eye Theatre (Brackendale/ Squamish)

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

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THE HAIRFARMERS

Voted Whistler’s best band every year since 2001, The Hairfarmers combine uncanny vocals with innovative guitar and percussion covering all your favourite songs.

A Whistler must-see! > 3:30-7:30 pm > Merlin’s Bar & Grill

MICHAEL FABRO WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3, 5:30 & 7 pm > Audain Art Museum

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. > 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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THE CURE LOUNGE SESSIONS 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

WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN

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

Enjoy lake views on the patio while DJ Smokey sets the tone with a blend of soulful house tracks. > 5 pm > Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge

Jenna is a local singer-songwriter and will be playing a mix of her own originals and and all your favourite acoustic hits. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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). Nonmembers $8 drop-in (includes entry into Meadow Park). > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

EVAN KINSELLA

With a high-energy performance, heartfelt songwriting, and a dynamic collective of musicians behind him, Ev Kinsella is capturing audiences everywhere he goes. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

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. > 9:30 pm > Moe Joe’s

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

Live music by Whistler favourites Red Chair. > 9:30 pm > Tapley’s Pub

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Learn more about Whistler’s culture and history.

Now open by donation. > Daily 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm > Whistler Museum

THE CULTURAL CONNECTOR: A JOURNEY OF ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY

Grab a Cultural Connector guide and explore Whistler’s world of culture. 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

FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB Featuring DJ TyMetal. Start your weekend off right with TyMetal’s energizing vibes! > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

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. > 6-9 pm > Whistler Brewing Company

ONGOING & DAILY

WHISTLER MUSEUM

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A WHOLE LOTTA LED

A Whole Lotta Led brings their world-class Led Zeppelin tribute back to Dusty’s for a night of non-stop rock and roll! > 10 pm > Dusty’s Bar and Grill

COMMUNITY

GAMES CAFE

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

SEA TO SKY

NIGHT MAGIC: THE GATHERING MEET-UP LADIES’ We have a gift for all ladies. Enjoy a glass of New monthly event for teens and tweens. Bring along your deck and join them in The Burrow to meet local Magic: The Gathering fans and play some rounds. Totally new to the game? You’re welcome, too! Our Magic experts will help get you started. No registration required! > 4-6 pm > Whistler Public Library

Every Friday and Saturday, party with local and touring musicians at Black’s Pub. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

champagne then hit the dancefloor and dance the night away with DJ Peacefrog. Info@buffalobills.ca for guestlist or table bookings. > 7 pm > Buffalo Bills

CHAMPAGNE FRIDAY

Kick off your weekend at Garf’s. Get on the guest list and join the party: info@garfinkels.ca. > 7:30 pm > Garfinkel’s

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SARAH HAGEN, “PERK UP, PIANIST!”

With an enthusiastic performance schedule that has taken her all the way to Carnegie Hall, Sarah Hagen transforms her award-winning role as “concert pianist” into a stand-up, or rather, sit-down comedy. $25. > 7:30-9 pm > St. John the Divine Anglican Church (Brackendale/Squamish)

DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER | WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS BETWEEN SHIFTS THEATRE Resident DJ Dre Morel and Tommys are providing a breath of fresh air to Whistler’s lounge and nightclub scene. Email info@tommyswhistler.com for all reservation inquiries. > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

SAT

See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 8-9:30 pm > Eagle Eye Theatre (Brackendale/ Squamish)

WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMEDY

THE COMIC STRIPPERS IMPROV COMEDY SHOW

A male stripper parody & improv comedy show! A fictitious male stripper troupe, played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians perform a hilarious improv comedy show. “Best Live Production” at the Canadian Comedy Awards. Come laugh with us and at us! 604-935-8410. > 8-10 pm > Maury Young Arts Centre

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ARI NEUFELD

SINGING WITH THE BABIES

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

Ari is a multi-faceted Canadian artist who creates a flourish of interactive music with hands, feet, mouth and heart. > 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

night long. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP and other special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

FAMILY TOGETHER TIME

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

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WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN

See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-10 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

MUSIC

MATTHEW HOLLAND

He’s an up-and-coming singer-songwriter from New Brunswick who shreds his guitar like there’s no tomorrow and sings with his unforgettable raspy vocals. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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. > 9:30 pm > Moe Joe’s

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! > 3:30-6:30 pm > Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC)

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

Sea to Sky

> 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS SATURDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB > 9 pm-2 am

Let TyMetal provide the soundtrack to your weekend! > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

THE CURE LOUNGE SESSIONS > 5 pm > Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge

LIVE @ BLACK’S

BROTHER TWANG

Come wind down your ski day or ramp up your Saturday night festivities with the boys from Brother Twang. > 9 pm-midnight > FireRock Lounge

LAMBSBREATH, DOUBLE FUZZ AND HOLY TOKES

A Crystal Lounge triple band show! Mark Lingelbach dashes through space and time, with the help of his dynamic first mate, some musically inclined friends and his super advanced imagination. They create mind-altering sounds and songs, meant to be played at maximum volume, and in front of diverse crowds. You can almost never catch the same Lambsbreath show twice, as the live show and guest artists are constantly revolving much like the Earth around our sun. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

SUPREME SATURDAY

DJ Nikky from Vancouver brings 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. > 10 pm > Garfinkel’s

SEA TO SKY

DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER | BETWEEN SHIFTS THEATRE See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 8-9:30 pm > Eagle Eye Theatre (Brackendale/ Squamish)

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WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

FOOD + DRINK

SUNDAY FUNDAY

Join us every Sunday in Whistler Creekside for après drinks pricing available all day! Sunday Funday complimentary canapés served from 7 to 10 p.m. Free village shuttle available. 604-966-5711. > Cure Lounge at Nita Lake Lodge

MUSIC

THE HAIRFARMERS

> 3:30-6:30 pm > Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC)

Soul Club Whistler spinning that funky soul soundtrack. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

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. > 9 pm > Moe Joe’s

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 are provided. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

SUNDAY SESSIONS

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. > 4 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

Gypsy is quickly becoming one of Cranked’s favourite musicians. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

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

SPORTS

SUNDAY NIGHT THEORY

TyMetal’s unique blend of rock, funk and R&B is unmatched and will leave your ears craving more! The evolution of Sunday night is here. > 10 pm-1 am > The Keg

SEA TO SKY

Come join in with this afternoon of music. Bring your instruments and come early to sign up. > 12-2 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)

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MUSIC & WORDS

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

MEATY MONDAY

Sport and beer what more do you need? How about a chance to win our famous Meat Raffle? Proceeds donated to charity. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

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. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

FVCK MONDAYS

The wildest party in Whistler on a Monday night continues with music from Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley, The Rogue Killers and DJ Shearer. Throwing down all the hottest tunes you know and love. Deep, tech, bass, house, trap, hip hop and more. Email info@maxxfish. com for VIP plus special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

MONDAY MADNESS

Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley and Billy The Kid throw down all the hottest deep and dirty beats you know and love.

Deep tech, bass, house, trap, plus more. > 9:30 pm > Maxx Fish

WILL ROSS

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ont., Will has been making music since the age of 10. He is a multiinstrumentalist, live-looping artist. He is currently based out of Squamish B.C. > 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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. > 4-7 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

JERRY’S DISCO

Dust off your gaper day getup, from backwards helmets to gorby gaps, ‘cos the best Jerry outfit gets a free bottle of prosecco! > 7-10 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN

See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

OPEN MIC GYPSY RONGOAKEA

Stop by and repair ripped seams, sew on the loose buttons, patch the jeans! With love for community Whistler Sewing Services is opening the Muse Lab new creative space in Function. Six sewing machines and all the supplies are ready to fix, mend and create.

Visit your creative universe! $10 per hour.

604-967-2422. > 12-9 pm > Muse Lab

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

The best locals’ party in Whistler. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

ARI NEUFELD

> 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

MONDAYS IN MUSE LAB

MONDAY NIGHT FEATURING DJ GAINZ

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

SEA TO SKY

ACOUSTIC COFFEE HOUSE

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

OPEN MIC

Open mic night at Cranked Espresso Bar with host Caleb Mckenzie. Cranked is the perfect place to play without the intimidation of being on a big stage and huge audience. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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MARTINI MONDAY > 7:30 pm > Buffalo Bills

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FILM SCREENING: COLETTE

On the second Tuesday of each month, we screen a hit movie, straight from Hollywood or fresh off the film festival circuit! > 7-9 pm > Whistler Public Library

COMMUNITY

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 am > Whistler Public Library

THE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE SOCIAL GATHERING AND MEETING

What if housing wasn’t just a place to live, but rather, a way of life? The Coastal Village is connecting people who want to live in community with others who have similar values for the betterment of our health, happiness and well-being. Research shows that both men and women thrive in community. Free. 778-840-1529. > 5:30-8:30 pm > The Mountain Village

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD APRIL 10 SKIER’S PLAZA

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

Members. Skateboards and helmets provided. > 7-10 pm > Maury Young Arts Centre

MUSIC

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 10:30pm with Guest List. > 8 pm-2 am > Tommys

PATRICK GAVIGAN TENNIS LOCALS’ NIGHT

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

TUESDAY NIGHT: LUNA LOUNGE FEATURING SKATE NIGHT

Come ride the ramp or just hang out and sample the ping pong, pool, PS4 & Xbox1! $2 drop in. Free for Luna

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter formerly of the 99.3FM CFOX Seeds winning band the TURN. > 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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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. > 9 pm-1:30 am > Three Below

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

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

DANIEL HUGHES

Daniel Hughes is an up-and-coming acoustic artist who’s quickly turning into one of Whistler’s favourites to watch. He plays a crowd-pleasing mix of jazz, R&B and pop classics. > 4:30-8 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

ALLSORTS

BINGO

Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the locals’ living room. > 8 pm > Tapley’s Pub

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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. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

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“I Will Survive” won’t sing itself, so come over to Whistler’s longest-running karaoke night and belt out all your favourite hits. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

TUESDAY NIGHT FEATURING DJ DAKOTA

Dakota brings his crowd pleasing hip-hop vibes to Tuesday night. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

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Build communication, public speaking, and leadership skills with Mountain Spirit Whistler Toastmasters.

Everyone welcome. > 5:30-7 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side

Multiplicity, presented by Mountain Life Media, is a multimedia, visual-storytelling extravaganza featuring six of the most exciting speakers and adventurers in the mountain kingdom all under one roof for one night.

Prepare to be moved. Tickets are $30 at wssf.com/ events/multiplicity. > 8-11 pm > Whistler Conference Centre

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BOOK & CRAFT CLUB

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

high-energy live shows, inspiring music, and worldwide philanthropy efforts. Free. > 4 pm > Skier’s Plaza

LET’S GET QUIZZICAL

Are you smarter than the average fifth grader? Let’s hope so as 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

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. > 5-8 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

INDUSTRY NIGHT

Live music from Neverland Nights. > 6 pm > Buffalo Bills

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

Shut Up and Play the Hits, bringing you and evening of indie, rock, alternative and your favourite hits! > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

JAM NIGHT SWATCH ART+SOUL

Selected artists unveil the heart and soul of the underground mountain culture that thrives below the uptown galleries. Free. > 12-6 pm > Whistler Conference Centre

WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMMUNITY

INTERACT CLUB OF WHISTLER

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 who want to join together to tackle the issues in their community they care most about. > 4-5 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

Have fun with others playing the fastest-growing sport in North America! All levels welcome. Free paddle rental. $10. 604-932-1991. > 10-11:30 am > Whistler Racquet Club

MUSIC

SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS

Above all else, SNRK blend trap beats with woven lyricism that challenges Indigenous stereotypes that paint their people as ill-mannered savages. Their music is best described as thought-provoking club bangers, and their live shows prove it. Free. > 3 pm > Skier’s Plaza

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LIP SYNC BATTLES

Can’t sing but know all the words? Compete and show us your best performance for the chance to win $100 in gift cards. Props and costumes. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

WILDIN’ OUT WEDNESDAYS

Featuring DJ Gainz the fastest up-and-coming DJ in town. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SEA TO SKY

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD QUEER WEDNESDAYS

Jam Night with Kostaman and Friends every Wednesday night from 9 pm. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

PATRICK GAVIGAN

> 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

March 22nd 1945 March 25th 2019

Once the word gets out everyone is going to want to see this guy with his incredible guitar shedding vocals. He is already one of Cranked’s favourites. On warmer sunny days we’ll have Conor playing outside on the patio. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

SPORTS

INDOOR PICKLEBALL

Colin Clark

DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER | BETWEEN SHIFTS THEATRE See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 8-9:30 pm > Eagle Eye Theatre (Brackendale/ Squamish)

Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Dear Friend to those he has left behind. Pre-deceased by his son, Steve Clark and succeeded by his loving wife Lesley June Clark, son Daren Clark, daughter in-law Jodi Arron, and grandson Jack Harrison Clark, Colin will be forever missed!

Having emigrated from the UK to Canada at an early age, Colin embraced the West Coast as his home.

As a driven entrepreneur and family man, Colin ran his own hair salon in Dundarave, West Vancouver, named “The Londoner”, for many years.

Raising two children with his wife Lesley, he enjoyed an adventurous life here with winters in the mountains, and summers on the ocean.

A true pioneer and Larger than Life personality, Colin always left a lasting impression with whomever he came in contact.

We miss and love you dearly, dad!

May you rest in peace and have strong winds and effortless powder days wherever you are!

Love always and forever, your family.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ALS Society of Canada at the following link: www.als.ca The family will be hosting a Celebration of Life for Colin at the end of April 2019. Information can be found at the following link: www.squamishfuneralchapel.com

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: 18-DR-1911 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF O. R. H and S. R Hester, Adoptees. / NOTICE OF ACTION FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND STEPPARENT ADOPTION TO: Alexander Flavio Getta, 3832 Sunrise Drive, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, CDV01B3.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Joint Petition for Adoption by Stepparent has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on: E. James Kurnik, II, Esq. Kurnik Law 700 Fifth Avenue South Second Floor Naples, Florida 34102 Primary Email: service@kurniklaw.com Secondary Email: jkurnik@kurniklaw.com on or before May 6, 2019, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 3315 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida 34112, before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

The minor children are identified as follows: Date of Birth Place of Birth May 15, 2009 Halifax, NS Canada January 27, 2011 Naples, Florida Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

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Free Will Astrology WEEK OF APRIL 4 BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A mushroom shaped like a

horse’s hoof grows on birch trees in parts of Europe and the U.S. If you strip off its outer layer, you get amadou, spongy stuff that’s great for igniting fires. It’s not used much anymore, but it was a crucial resource for some of our ancestors. As for the word “amadou,” it’s derived from an old French term that means “tinder, kindling, spunk.” The same word was formerly used to refer to a person who is quick to light up or to something that stimulates liveliness. In accordance with astrological omens, I’m making “Amadou” your nickname for the next four weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them,” wrote novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez. “Life obliges them over and over to give birth to themselves.”

Here’s what I’ll add to that: As you mature, you do your best to give birth to ever-new selves that are in alignment with the idealistic visions you have of the person you want to become. Unfortunately, most of us aren’t skilled at that task in adolescence and early adulthood, and so the selves we create may be inadequate or delusory or distorted. Fortunately, as we learn from our mistakes, we eventually learn to give birth to selves that are strong and righteous. The only problem is that the old false selves we generated along the way may persist as ghostly echoes in our psyche. And we have a sacred duty to banish those ghostly echoes. I tell you this, Taurus, because the coming months will be en excellent time to do that banishing. Ramp up your efforts NOW! GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “When spring came, there were no problems except where to be happiest,” wrote Ernest Hemingway in his memoir. He quickly amended that statement, though, mourning, “The only thing that could spoil a day was people.” Then he ventured even further, testifying, “People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” I bring these thoughts to your attention so as to prepare you for some good news. In the next three weeks, I suspect you will far exceed your quota for encounters with people who are not “limiters of happiness”—who are as good as spring itself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s time to prove that Cancerians have more to offer than nurturing, empathizing, softening the edges, feeling deeply, getting comfortable, and being creative. Not that there’s anything wrong with those talents. On the contrary!

They’re beautiful and necessary. It’s just that for now you need to avoid being pigeonholed as a gentle, sensitive soul. To gather the goodies that are potentially available to you, you’ll have to be more forthright and aggressive than usual. Is it possible for you to wield a commanding presence? Can you add a big dose of wilfulness and a pinch of ferocity to your self-presentation? Yes and yes!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): General Motors manufactured a car called the Pontiac Aztek from 2001 to 2005. It wasn’t commercially successful. One critic said it looked like “an angry kitchen appliance,” and many others agreed it was exceptionally unstylish. But later the Aztek had an odd revival because of the popularity of the TV show Breaking Bad. The show’s protagonist, Walter White, owned one, and that motivated some of his fans to emulate his taste in cars. In accordance with astrological omens, Leo, I suspect that something of yours may also enjoy a second life sometime soon. An offering that didn’t get much appreciation the first time around may undergo a resurgence. Help it do so.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Of all the female sins, hunger is the least forgivable,” laments feminist author Laurie Penny. She’s referring to the hunger “for anything, for food, sex, power, education, even love.” She continues: “If we have desires, we are expected to conceal them, to control them, to keep ourselves in check. We are supposed to be objects of desire, not desiring beings.”

I’ve quoted her because I suspect it’s crucial for you to not suppress or hide your longings in the coming weeks.

That’s triply true if you’re a woman, but also important if you’re a man or some other gender. You have a potential to heal deeply if you get very clear about what you hunger for and then express it frankly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Only one of Nana Mouskouris’ vocal cords works, but over the course of an almost 60-year career, the Libran singer has sold more than 30 million records in 12 different languages. Many critics speculate that her apparent disadvantage is key to her unique style. She’s a coloratura mezzo, a rare category of chanteuse who sings ornate passages with exceptional agility and purity. In the coming weeks, I suspect that you will be like Mouskouris in your ability to capitalize on a seeming lack or deprivation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your tribe is symbolized by three animals: the scorpion, the eagle, and the mythological phoenix. Some astrologers say that the scorpion is the ruling creature of “unevolved” or immature Scorpios, whereas the eagle and phoenix are associated with those of your tribe who express the riper, more enlightened qualities of your sign. But I want to put in a plug for the scorpion as being worthy of all Scorpios. It is a hardy critter that rivals the cockroach in its ability to survive—and even thrive in—less than ideal conditions. For the next two weeks, I propose we make it your spirit creature.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian novelist Gustave Flaubert declared that “our duty is to feel what is sublime and cherish what is beautiful.” But that’s a demanding task to pull off on an ongoing basis. Maybe the best we can hope for is to feel what’s sublime and cherish what’s beautiful for 30 to 35 days every year. Having said that, though, I’m happy to tell you that in 2019, you could get all the way up to 95 to 100 days of feeling what’s sublime and cherishing what’s beautiful. And as many as 15 to 17 of those days could come during the next 21.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sommeliers are people trained to perceive the nuances of wine. By sampling a few sips, the best sommeliers can discern facts about the type of grapes that were used to make the wine and where on Earth they were grown. I think that in the coming weeks you Capricorns should launch an effort to reach a comparable level of sensitivity and perceptivity about any subject you care about. It’s a favourable time to become even more masterful about your specialties; to dive deeper into the areas of knowledge that captivate your imagination.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Every language is a workin-progress. New words constantly insinuate themselves into common usage, while others fade away. If you travelled back in time to 1719 while remaining in your current location, you’d have trouble communicating with people of that era. And today linguistic evolution is even more rapid than in previous ages. The Oxford English Dictionary adds more than a thousand new words annually. In recognition of the extra verbal skill and inventiveness you now posses, Aquarius, I invite you to coin a slew of your own fresh terms. To get you warmed up, try this utterance I coined: vorizzimo! It’s an exclamation that means “thrillingly beautiful and true.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): One of history’s most audacious con men was George C. Parker, a Pisces.

He made his living selling property that did not legally belong to him, like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Statue of Liberty. I suspect you could summon his level of salesmanship and persuasive skills in the coming weeks. But I hope you will use your nearly magical powers to make deals and perform feats that have maximum integrity. It’s OK to be a teensy bit greedy, though.

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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

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 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

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING BNI Mountain High - Meets at 6:45-8:30am every Thursday at The Venue. BNI provides a positive and structured environment for 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 blair@blairkaplan.ca

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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

Re-Build-It Centre - Daily 10:00am to 5:00pm. Accepting donations of furniture, quality used building supplies & new items.

Deliveries and pickups available for $35. Call 604.932.1125, www.mywcss.org, rebuildit@ mywss.org

Regional Recycling - Recycle beverage containers (full deposit paid) electronics, appliances, batteries, Lightbulbs, drop-off times are 9am-5pm on Nesters Rd. Pick up service 604-932-3733

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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

The Mountain Village Social Gathering Join us at one of our regular social gatherings on the last Wednesday of every month.

There is a group of us at The Mountain Village who are forming a sustainable, multi generational neighbourhood based on the co housing model. WHAT IF... Housing wasn't just a place to live, but rather, a way of life? To find out more, visit our Facebook page @themountainvillage or go to our website www.themountainvillage.ca

FAMILY RESOURCES

HOUSEKEEPERS • $18 per hour • Pay Review After 3 Months • Flexible Schedule • Fun Working Environment • No Slow Season • Applicants must be available weekends.

• Have a valid Work Permit • Be able to work well under pressure • Be a team player Experience is preferred but not essential.

Training will be given to all new staff.

Please email your resume to: hskp@thewhistlervacationclub.com

Roland’s Pub is looking for part time server’s and bartender for weekend day shifts.

Experience and Serving It Right certification required.

Please apply in person or email resume to info@rolandswhistler.com

Baby/Child Health Clinics - Free routine immunizations & newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth & development assessments & plenty of age appropriate resources avail. By appointment 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

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES APPLY TODAY!

WE ARE HIRING: Customer Service Rep (PART-TIME) JOB DESCRIPTION: Whistler’s Storall is seeking a Customer Service Representative to work Thursday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays beginning April 18th, 2019. Reporting to the property manager the candidate would be responsible for: handling customer service enquiries and sales, billing, accepting financial transactions, maintaining physical facility in a clean manner.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: The successful candidate will enjoy working with the public and have experience in: providing top customer service and sales, using Microsoft Office, and basic computer programs, billing, cash accounts and working independently. Must be able to get on well with other staff.

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

This position is an excellent opportunity to work for a well established, successful local company. Orientation with other staff will be provided.

Kids on the Move - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to participate in sport programs. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www. mywcss.org.

Resort Municipality of Whistler

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 outreach worker or visit www. mywcss.org.

Please submit resumes by email to Laura Hick at laura@whistlerstorage.com

Full Time Member Experience Associate 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

Employment Opportunities · Manager, Legislative Services · Bylaw Park and Trail Ambassador · Program Leader - Myrtle Philip Community Centre · Lifeguard/Swim Instructor · Student Labourer I - Horticulture · Student Labourer I - Roads · Student GIS Technician - Engineering

Pemberton Parent Infant Drop-In Facilitated by Capri Mohammed, Public Health Nurse. Every Mon 11am-12:30pm at Pemberton Public Library.

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Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub is hiring:

LINE COOKS Work at Whistler’s best location!

Refine or jump-start your culinary career in our fast-paced and busy kitchen. We offer competitive wages, tips and a season ski pass. Please stop by the pub between 10am and 5pm with a copy of your resume.

You can also submit your resume via email to careers@dubhlinngate.com.

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS FAMILY RESOURCES 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

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NATURE TOUR GUIDE

Must be available to cover all Weekends & Stat Holidays The successful candidate will require the following qualities; • Good Customer Service skills • Previous office experience • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Publisher) and the Internet • Capable of managing tasks & making decisions without direct supervision with-in set guidelines • The ability to multi-task, take the initiative, have an eye for detail • The ability to communicate efficiently and effectively.

• Good knowledge of the Whistler area

Guide Income ranges from $18 to $35+ per hour

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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.

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Must have BC Class 5 drivers license

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Knowledge of BC bears, other wildlife, local flora, fauna and natural history is valuable

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Guiding & Off-road driving experience plus photography skills are a bonus

Please forward your resume to conveyance@whistlerevcanada.com

* If you are passionate about wildlife & nature, we can train you!

We thank all applicants however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please forward resumes to info@whistlerdiscoverytours.com

ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER Seeking a full-time Assistant Manager to help inspire, develop, oversee and manage our front-of-house team.

The Assistant Manager will help oversee day-to-day operations and uphold Araxi Restaurant’s exceptional levels of hospitality.

Qualifications • Previous restaurant leadership experience is required • WSET Level 2 or equivalent is an asset Excellent training and growth opportunities available within an award-winning restaurant group.

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

Please email your resume & cover letter to:

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SEEKING STRONG, ACTIVE, RELIABLE AND NATURE-LOVING F/T & P/T STAFF FOR OUR 21st SEASON! WORK OUTSIDE THIS SUMMER: • STARTING WAGE OF $18.00/HOUR • PERFORMANCE & END OF SEASON BONUS • POSITIVE, ENCOURAGING TEAM & LEADERS • SEASON RUNS APRIL 15 - OCTOBER 31

APPLY NOW: Send your resume and availability to carolyn@mountainberrylandscaping.ca

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Whistler Public Library - Open Mon-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am5pm. Music & Words, Mon 10am. Rhyme & Song, Tues 10:30am. Parent & Infant dropin, Thurs 11am. Preschool Story Time, Fri 10:30am. Singing with the babies, Sat 11am.

Call 604-935-8433

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES APPLY TODAY! Diamond Resorts Canada Ltd., Whistler, BC

Full & Part Time Housekeepers / House Person

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

Counselling Assistance - WCSS subsidizes access to a private counsellor depending on financial need. Contact an outreach worker at 604.932.0113 or visit www.mywcss.org.

ESL Volunteer Tutor Program - Volunteer one-to-one tutoring for new immigrants & Canadian citizens. For more information or to register, contact the Whistler Welcome Centre info@welcomewhistler.com or call 604.698.5960

Food Bank, Pemberton - Run by Sea to Sky Community Service. Open every second Monday. 604 894 6101

Eligible successful candidates may receive*: • Retention Bonus Program of up to $1,200 for eligible candidates.

• Extensive benefits package which may include; ski pass or wellness allowance, disability coverage, travel insurance and extended health and dental.

• Travel allowance and 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: Madiha.Hassan@diamondresorts.com

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 eligible for a $131.20 municipal recreation credit.

Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak with an outreach 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

Après Spas is hiring a full-time hot tub/pool technician Great opportunity to work outdoors in summer.

4 x 9-10 hour shifts (Sunday - Wednesday preferable) Looking for someone that has attention to detail and is self-driven.

Requirements include: Valid class 5 BC driver’s license Provided: Great hourly wage, $18-$20 starting, Tools and equipment Experience not necessary, but an asset.

Visit www.apresspas.com for full details Send applications to info@apresspas.com

Outreach Services - Free, confidential support for youth 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 outreach worker or visit www.mywcss.org.

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

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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

Support Counselling - For women regarding abuse & relationship issues. No charge. Call 604-894-6101

Victim Services - Assists victims, witnesses, family members or friends directly affected by any criminal act or traumatic event. Call 604-905-1969

Whistler Community Services Society Outreach Services Now Available Monday to Saturday at our new location - 8000 Nesters Road (next to WAG) 604.932.0113 www. mywcss.org

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES APPLY TODAY! Diamond Resorts Canada Ltd., Whistler, BC

Full Time & Part Time Off Property Contact Eligible successful candidates may receive*: • Retention Bonus Program of up to $1,200 for eligible candidates.

• Discounted employee rates at any Diamond Resort International resort.

• Full-time work year round and a FUN work environment.

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

*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: Tracy.Rebelato@diamondresorts.com

Whistler for the Disabled - Provides info for people with disabilities on what to do & where to go. Visit www. whistlerforthedisabled.com

Whistler Housing Authority - Long term rental & ownership housing for Whistler residents. Visit www.whistlerhousing.ca

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Whistler Mental Health & Addiction Services - If you or someone you know needs help with a mental health issue or substance misuse or addiction problem, we can assist. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. 604-698-6455

- competitive wages and shopping discounts

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Whistler Multicultural Network Settlement information, social support and programs for newcomers and immigrants living/working in Whistler. 604-388-5511 www.whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com

- competitive wages, meals and benefits

Experience an asset but not essential Full time and part time positions available

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 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

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

Contact in person or email catering@alpinecafe.ca

Refreshingly Unique & Affordable We are hiring journeymen & apprentices for the following trades:

Plumbers, Gas Fitters, HVAC, Refrigeration, Skilled General Labour We are a seven-day-a-week service and repair company working from North Vancouver to Pemberton. We provide flexible steady employment, good wages, benefit package, service vehicle, cell phone and more. The successful candidate will be a professional tradesman both in appearance, skill and attitude that is able to work independently and as part of a team.

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spearhead.plumbing@gmail.com www.spearheadplumbing.com

ASSISTANT MANAGER & SALES ASSOCIATE We are looking for a reliable, self-motivated individual who loves to work with people. Shifts would vary including alternating weekends once fully trained. Previous retail and merchandising experience preferred.

What we offer: Awesome work environment, Competitive salary, bonuses & the opportunity to work where you live, while saving time and money ($2 p/h) on your commute!

If you want to work with an amazing team email your resume to: smallpotatoesbazaar@telus.net 104-7445 FRONTIER STREET, PEMBERTON, BC 604-894-6002 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS SUPPORT GROUPS Birth, Baby and Beyond - Join a registered counsellor and meet other moms with the opportunity to ask questions 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.

DIVERSE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WITH

Residential/Commercial projects ACROSS THE SEA TO SKY CORRIDOR

WE ARE CURRENTLY HIRING

Epilepsy Support Group- For individuals & families seeking guidance or support.

Contact eswhistler@gmail.com

Site Supervisors Carpenters Labourers

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

We offer; employee benefits and full time employment year round.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Facilitated by a registered counsellor, this program is designed for couples and individuals 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.

TO APPLY: CALL 604.935.2683 or EMAIL DCOTE@COASTCONSTRUCTION.CA

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.

Basalt Wine + Salumeria are currently looking to fill the roles of:

LINE COOKS DISHWASHERS BARTENDER Please send your cover letter and resume to skeenan-naf@crystal-lodge.com Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits.

Full and Part Time positions available. Come join the best team in Whistler!

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The Beacon Pub and Eatery is currently looking for: HEAD CHEF LINE/ PREP COOKS (FULL-TIME & PART-TIME) DOOR HOST/ SECURITY DISHWASHER Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits.

Come join the best team in Whistler!

Interested applicants please email your resume to skeenan-naf@Crystal-Lodge.com

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

Sea to Sky Healing Room - For Blessing/Prayer/Encouragement In the Community Church building, 7422 Dogwood Street, Pemberton.

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday: 4-6 PM 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 April 14th Service at Whistler Secondary

Whistler Bungee are hiring the following positions:

BOOKING AGENTS

The Pinnacle Hotel Whistler has the following positions available:

Sales and office experience preferred

HOUSEMAN

Applicants must be outgoing and enthusiastic

ROOM ATTENDANTS Please reply by email: parmstrong@pinnaclehotels.ca

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Applicants should have basic knowledge or have a strong interest in learning photography and love working outside Please send a copy of your cover letter and resume to:

jobs@whistlerbungee.com

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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Become part of a dynamic team and surround yourself with art.

The Audain Art Museum is currently seeking:

Accounting Assistant Part time position, 7 to 8 hours weekly

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Kaze Sushi is looking for Experienced Sushi Chef

Must be able to create rich sushi menu including maki, nigiri and sashimi with various ingredients such as raw fish, fresh fruits & vegetables.

Minimum one year as a sushi chef experience required.

Wage: $14.50 per hour, FT, to work at Kaze Sushi in Westin Whistler.

Please apply in person with resume at the Whistler restaurant from 5:30pm onwards

For complete job description please visit: audainartmuseum.com

Call or email Tom on 604-938-4565 or tokyotom111@hotmail.com

To apply, please email your resume to tlerose@audainartmuseum.com Photo: Roam Travel PR

Sundial Boutique Hotel

Currently seeking a full-time

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

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

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Job duties include: Supervising dept duties, inspection of work, administration, assist with recruiting, perform training and cleaning duties.

Skill requirements: 1 year’s prior experience as a housekeeping supervisor”, tourism, administration and customer service.

Please fax or email your resume with attention to “Human Resources Department” to:

604-932-7152 hr@sundialhotel.com

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Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate office day-to-day operations • Manage phone calls and correspondence • Assist project managers as needed

Requirements: • • • • •

Proven experience as an office administrator Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills Familiarity with office management procedures Excellent knowledge of MS Office and MS Excel General understanding of construction an asset

COMPETITIVE WAGE & EXTENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE Please email resume and cover letter to: office@gccltd.ca

Construction Manager Position Seeking employee with highly refined carpentry and organizational skills.

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Out on a Limb Landscaping We are looking for hard working,responsible workers for our upcoming season. April 15- October 31. Starting wage $18.00 per hour plus bonus at end of season Please send resumes to outlimb@shaw.ca

Veterinary Technician Pemberton Veterinary Hospital is seeking a full time veterinary technician to work within our small, yet busy team. The ideal candidate must be an RVT or equivalent; technical skills will be utilized daily via surgical and dental procedures, x-rays, in-house laboratory equipment, and much more. Applicants must be confident in animal handling (equine and livestock experience is a bonus), be able to take initiative and work individually, and deliver superior customer service.

We are seeking someone reliable, compassionate and caring. Suitable candidates can please submit a resume and cover letter to employment@pembertonvet.com.

Clifftop Contracting Ltd Labourers, Operators & Drivers Clifftop Contracting Ltd is looking to fill Labourer, Pipe layer, Machine Operator & Class 1 Truck Driver Positions. Full time, competitive wages.

Please email resume and supporting documentation (ie. drivers abstract) to rich.clifftopltd@shaw.ca

CURRENTLY SEEKING MUSEUM SUPERVISOR The position will assist the Curator with museum operations, promotions and visitor services from May -Nov 2019.

Successful candidates will have: - Previous museum or supervisory experience - Outstanding visitor service skills - Administration and computer skills Seasonal full-time position May 01 -Nov 09th, 2019. ($18/hr, 28 weeks, 1040hrs) Send resume and references to ’Personnel Committee’ 604-8945504 info@pembertonmuseum.org

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Grade Six Teacher Elementary Xet’olacw Community School, Mount Currie, B.C. V0N 2K0 1 1 Principal As per the Teaching Salary Grid March 15, 2019 Posted until position is filled August 26, 2019

Details: Xet’ólacw Community School is a Lílwat Nation school situated 35 minutes north of Whistler, BC 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.

Applicants need to be willing to work in a collaborative environment including involvement in an aboriginal student achievement program, which includes coaching that improves student and teacher performance.

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• Is committed to excellent instructional preparation and consistent record keeping. Timely reporting to administration when necessary e.g. report cards, attendance records and data request • Can use data to drive classroom/school–wide improvement initiatives • Maintain open and consistent communication with students and their families about their academic progress • Can operate and teach numeracy and literacy in collaboration with others according to the school’s strategies for improving academic outcomes • Be a positive team player committed to the belief that all children can learn at high levels • Commit to ongoing professional development including willingness to be coached by the Elementary Supervisor and Regional Principal via school visits, video teleconference calls etc. and joining Provincial Professional Learning Community model (in Vancouver) and a School-Wide PLC model on site.

• Working in Reading Mastery Program (platooned) as well as Literature program and centers.

• Work with Jump Saxon Math in collaboration with other Intermediate teaching staff • Experience and/or education in special needs an asset • Enjoy participating in school event days such as Sports Day, Eagle Run, and Flake Rodeo etc.

Key Qualifications and Attributes: • Possession of or eligibility for a BC Teaching Certificate • Membership in the Teacher Regulation Branch • Ability to work with First Nations students in a First Nations community • Innovative and energetic • Positive thinking and ability to work as a team member • Skill in developing instructional strategies based on essential skills and engaging for students • Teaching record of success an asset.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Ability to build positive student relationships • Reflective practices • Familiarity with BC’s new curriculum • Have a desire to learn and grow professionally Applications and Other Documents: Send cover letter, resume, including reference, transcripts, copy of degrees and TQS Category, prefer by fax.

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Glenda Gabriel, Receptionist/Secretary Xet’olacw Community School P.O. Box 604, Mount Currie, B.C., V0N 2K0 Tel: 604 894-6131 Fax: (604) 894-5717

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Maxed out

Housing solutions need creativity Notwithstanding the drawbacks of success, Whistler is a place that endlessly leaves me awestruck. What’s been accomplished here, in a span of less than 60 years, is without precedent in Canada and, likely, North America. We’ve gone from a twinkle in the eye of a handful of Olympic groupies to a very successful resort and a reasonably successful town.

The warts, the drawbacks, are side effects of that success and we can never go back to whatever those of us who’ve been here for decades—and decades longer than me—believe we remember as a “better”

by G.D. Maxwell time. This is tomorrow’s better time.

Arguably the largest and most threatening of those drawbacks is our supply of affordable housing. It lags both the demand for housing and the demand for workers to keep the wheels of commerce greased.

We need more housing for people who want to be here for a good time, not a long time—our very necessary economic migrants who do jobs that need to be done but will never pay enough to support a long-term life in Tiny Town. They need apartments, dormitories, suites and maybe campgrounds, for a season, for a year. To be clear, this housing has never been, nor should it be, an undertaking of the RMOW. We need more housing for people who might have thought they were only here for a season or a year but were seduced by the magic of the place. They need stable, long-term, liveable rentals or affordable places they can own, settle down, raise a family, retire.

We will need—and to some extent need now—more housing for people who have been here long enough to retire, grow older and require fewer impediments to stick around for as many more seasons as they can. Whistler will never be a place to grow old and infirm. But living on one floor instead of three, in a home with no yard to care for and no driveway to shovel, is not asking too much. And with no possibility of that kind of housing being built privately, it will only be supplied by the RMOW — the only source of bed units and, arguably land — if it is to be supplied at all.

How to do this is the trick.

George Satayana famously wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” But sometimes, looking to the past for guidance isn’t as helpful as we might think.

Case in point, the impetus for the newly

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revised guidelines for private development of employee housing.

When you’ve got a process or a product or a car or a pair of skis that just don’t work, you’ve got three choices: suck it up and hope it either gets better or you get used to it; fix it; or junk it.

Council has chosen to try to fix the guidelines when it became clear they weren’t working, something that was pretty clear from the beginning, notwithstanding the enthusiasm with which they were greeted.

other than forgoing internal charges.

It wasn’t a bad model.

Then.

The RMOW didn’t have any land to develop itself. Buildout—our self-imposed limit to growth as measured by bed units— was still a shimmering mirage in the distance. Developers won; the muni won; people who needed housing won.

So why is it a bad model now? Why shouldn’t the RMOW change the guidelines to sweeten the pot and allow developers to have some market housing and some

Arguably the largest and most threatening of those drawbacks is our supply of affordable housing.

But in trying to fix them, they’ve borrowed a page from the remembered past.

When the Whistler Housing Authority, and its predecessor the Housing Society, wanted to get affordable housing built, they cut deals with private developers. In exchange for more market density, developers agreed to build some WHA housing. They didn’t make a profit on it but they didn’t lose money either and the RMOW didn’t subsidize it

employee housing in their proposed developments?

The RMOW has land now upon which to build affordable employee-restricted housing. We’ve barely chipped away at the 300 acres we received as an Olympic legacy. It’s land we own free and clear and represents an incredibly valuable asset.

We’re a lot closer to buildout now and the RMOW is going to have to create the

bed units they bestow on private developers under these guidelines. Every bed unit they give to private developers represents one less bed unit they have to build affordable, employee-restricted housing. Why? Because unlike a time in the past we perhaps should remember, employee bed units now count against buildout. Use one for market development and it’s one less you have for more needed housing.

Finally, questions still remain about whether private developers can actually build affordable employee-restricted housing.

But clearly, council is not going to junk this idea. Listening to the comments from the Feb. 26 and March 26 council meetings, there is no appetite on council to put this suffering dog down. So how can we fix it even better?

As much as I’d like to say we can’t, here’s a few proposals.

The change away from 100-per-cent rental is positive. A mix of ownership and rental is both needed and desirable. Tying rental increases to the BC Residential Tenancy Office guidelines is not. Doing so will only rapidly make questionably affordable rentals unaffordable, resulting in pressure to open up the rentals to market. Since council has recognized the importance of tying price increases of ownership units to WHA’s core consumer price index multiplier, why not tie rent increases to WHA increases?

There was much discussion about staff’s recommendation to “consider” WHA waitlists for both rental and ownership units as opposed to giving them a “preference.”

Both are weasel words. If you’re building employee-restricted housing the availability of that housing should be made exclusively to the existing waitlists. For reasons outlined in previous columns, to open these rental or ownership units up to local businesses to rent or buy ahead of people who have been waitlisted for years creates a more important class of employees and a less important— waitlisted—class. It’s wrong and it should be stopped now!

If we’re going to enrich private developers with bed units that won’t be going to employee-restricted housing, make sure the employee housing they build is, actually, affordable. Not affordable to those StatsCan, census-generated employees who bring down $110,000 a year, whoever they are. But employees who work in, say, management roles at Whistler Blackcomb. In other words, pricing guidelines should be closely aligned with what’s being produced by WHA. Oh, and let’s not go back to incrementalism. Evaluating projects on an ad hoc basis is not going to produce the best projects to meet the RMOW’s goals for private developer built units. That’s why it was abandoned in the first place. Stick with the proposal call.

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Well maintained 5 bdrm home, offers mtn views, media room, hot tub, two fireplaces, and excellent parking in addition to the double garage. Also the large suite is a great mortgage helper. $2,695,000

Solid log house was built in 1993, and provides 3200 sqft of living area, 1000 sqft basement. 4 bdrms and 3.5 baths. Easy to add one or two bdrm rental suite.

Expansive views of Green Lake and Armchair Mountain with ample natural light throughout. $3,600,000

Introducing the best-valued detached home on the market. Having undergone a full scale renovation, this property left nothing untouched. Enjoy the convenience of ski-in/out at a fraction of the price. $2,595,000

Immaculate & spacious 4 bed/3.5 bath, slope-side lodge style townhome. Outstanding revenue generator - $185,000 in 2018!!! Private & pristine with over 2,250 sq/ft of living space with big views of mountains and Alta Lake. $2,490,000

Laura Wetaski

Ruby Jiang *prec

Jeremy Fairley

Maggi Thornhill *prec

8621 Drifter Way

9328 Autumn Place

604 938 3798

2701 Rimrock Road

778-834-2002

3-2250 Nordic Drive

604-935-9150

604-905-8199

BLUEBERRY HILL

BLUEBERRY

BRACKENDALE

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS

Spacious & renovated Blueberry townhome. Main floor features an open livingroom with adjoining dining room, powderroom and large gourmet kitchen. Top floor has 2 large bedrooms both with private ensuite bathrooms. $1,389,000

Offering breathtaking views of both Whistler and Blackcomb, this spacious 4.5 bedrooms, 3 bathroom is fully furnished and turn key ready to be your perfect mountain getaway! Flexible zoning allows for nightly rentals. $1,899,000

3,150 sf ‘Timber Kings’ home with approx. 1/4 acre on Dryden Creek. Lush gardens, basalt columns, sauna cabin, whirlpool spa & workshop. 3 beds, family games room/4th bed,office, 3 baths & 2 car garage. A warm & inviting mountain home! $1,798,000

Enjoy spectacular views from this 2-bedroom, 2 bathroom rancher home in Squamish’s prestigious University Heights with a warm inviting fireplace in the main living area, & open concept custom kitchen. $998,000

Nick Swinburne *prec

Jocelyn Cseff

Katherine Currall

Angie Vazquez *prec

3106 St. Moritz Cresent

204-3212 Blueberry Drive

604-932-8899

41496 Meadow Ave

604-907-2074

2985 Strangway Place

604-966-1364

Whistler Village Shop

Whistler Creekside Shop

Squamish Station Shop

36-4314 Main Street · Whistler BC V0N 1B4 · Phone +1 604-932-1875

325-2063 Lake Placid Road · Whistler BC V0N 1B2 · Phone +1 604-932-1875

150-1200 Hunter Place · Squamish BC V8B 0G8 · Phone +1 778-733-0611

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778-318-5900

Open House Sat 12 to 4 pm

#4 - 1446 Vine Road

$669,900

This gorgeous 3 bedroom 2 bathroom end unit will check all your boxes! Geothermal heating and cooling, stainless appliances, large double garage for all your toys, located in one of, if not the best locations in the complex! Come have a look and learn why the Pioneer Junction townhomes are the most sought after townhome properties in Pemberton.

Matt Kusiak

3

604.935.0762

#312 - 7445 Frontier Street

$589,000

H102 - 1400 Alta Lake Road

$439,000

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.

Michael d’Artois

1

604.905.9337

#15 - 4636 Blackcomb Way

$1,949,000

#212 - 7350 Crabapple Court

$459,900

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.

Michael Nauss

2

604.932.9586

#22 - 2101 Whistler Road

$389,000

Top floor corner unit. This 1302 sq ft condo is located in the “tower” corner looking south east offering superior views of sunrises and Mount Currie. Essentially having two master bedrooms, each with 4 piece ensuite bathrooms, you will love the generous floor spaces, high ceilings, ample storage and in-suite laundry.

This corner townhome fronts right onto the golf course with great fairway and mountain views and features 3 upgraded full bathrooms, heated slate flooring, an open concept living/dining and kitchen area, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, 2 sundecks and lots of storage. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/15gleneagle

Roomy studio townhome walking distance to the Creekside ski lift. This garden level home was redone with new kitchen, bathroom, flooring and cabinetry throughout. Great opportunity for the first time buyer.

Patrick Saintsbury

Sally Warner*

Ted Morden

2.5

604.935.9114

1

604.905.6326

.5

604.938.3606

Open House Sat 2pm to 5 pm

#224 - 4360 Lorimer Road

$685,000

Backing onto the Whistler Olympic Plaza this 548 square foot, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, fully furnished and equipped condo is ready for rental or weekend fun. Enjoy northwest views from the covered balcony; soak in the covered common hot tub all year-round or stroll into one of the many shops below. No GST applicable.

Ursula Morel*

1

604.932.8629

9096 Corduroy Run Court

$2,999,950

#114D - 2020 London Lane

$122,500

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

Enjoy all of the benefits of luxury condo ownership at the base of Whistler Mountain at a fraction of the cost. This 1 bed/1 bath quarter ownership property in Evolution offers custom finishings, contemporary design & comes fully equipped. Building amenities include: outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, games room, exercise room & media room.

Ann Chiasson

Bob Cameron*

604.932.7651

5

1

604.935.2214

New Listing

2578 Snowridge Crescent

$6,200,000

9483 Emerald Drive

$2,695,000

#27 - 4637 Blackcomb Way

$1,289,000

This Whistler Mountain Chalet has true convenience. Picture your family skiing or riding home for lunch. Walking down to Dusty’s or shopping without having to get into your car. In the summer the bike park is right there as well. Fine dining is a short walk, as are the two lakes in the Creekside Area.

Looking for a special property? Now offered for sale, is this solid log post and beam Artisan quality chalet set on a private view lot! Large living spaces include four bedrooms, an office, 4.5 baths, media room with Bose surround sound, family room, as well as a piano area. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/9483emerald

Welcome to the Villas at Snowberry. This exquisite 2 bedroom 2 bathroom Phase 1 Town Home has been FULLY renovated. Renovations include a spacious heated tile entry that opens up to an open concept living, dining, kitchen with all the bells and whistles including heated tile bathrooms and stone countertops.

Bruce Watt

Chris Wetaski

Dana Friesen Smith

604.905.0737

5

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