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How squatting, once the norm in Whistler, laid its hardscrabble foun

AWARE

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TRANSIT

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CHOIR COMEDY

The Sea to Sky

Singers pair up with Vancouver comic

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THIS WEEK IN PIQUE

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Ramshackle soul How squatting, once the norm in Whistler, laid its hardscrabble foundations. - By Magdalena Bokowa

STILL AWARE

The Association of Whistler Area

TROPHY TIME

It took some time, but lugers

Residents for the Environment celebrated its 30th anniversary with a party

Natalie Corless and Caitlin Nash finally received their FIL Crystal Globes

for past presidents, members and volunteers.

after their dominant youth ‘A’ seasons.

HEAVY LIFTING

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by the Pemberton Valley Dyking District calls for a dramatic increase in

ON POINT Mountain Movement Dance Collective hits

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CRITICAL STUDIES

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CHORUS OF LAUGHTER

Sea to Sky

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Singers team up with Vancouver comic Ross Dauk for Comedy Tonight!, a

on the corridor’s wildlife.

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THIS WEEK IN PIQUE

Opinion & Columns 08 OPENING REMARKS Earth Day has come and gone for another year, but Whistler’s

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environmental charity continues its tireless work heading into its fourth decade.

Founding Publishers KATHY & BOB BARNETT

10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR One local reflects on some changes to Alta Lake—and suggests

Publisher SARAH STROTHER - sstrother@wplpmedia.com

how to better protect this Whistler gem.

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13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Whistler has made efforts to be greener in recent years, but this week, our columnist argues that the resort should go after low-hanging fruit and ban plastic bags.

94 MAXED OUT Some locals celebrated news that the Whistler Housing Authority is looking at making

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32 SCIENCE MATTERS What would happen if we treated our deteriorating nature with the same

Arts & Entertainment Editor ALYSSA NOEL arts@piquenewsmagazine.com

33 RANGE ROVER Remembering a man who made an enormous impact on Greenland’s ski and

urgency as we did with the burning of Notre Dame?

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42 TRAVEL Allen Best heads to West Virginia on assignment and makes a pit stop in coal mining towns— deep in the heart of Trump country.

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Lifestyle & Arts

50 FORK IN THE ROAD News of the fire at Notre Dame made headlines around the world. This week, Glenda Bartosh takes a look at what fuelled the workers who originally built the beloved Paris cathedral.

52 EPICURIOUS The Whistler Public Library’s Eat Local! series offers an approachable entry into the locavore movement.

56 NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW Avengers: Endgame is finally here—and apparently it’s the best one yet.

58 MUSEUM MUSINGS Jane Burrows played an important role in Whistler’s history, co-founding and operating the Whistler Question and teaching at local schools. This week, the column celebrates her life.

62 PIQUECAL On Sunday, head to the Whistler Public Library for the Whistler Children’s Chorus Spring Concert at 5 p.m. Foodies should also return to the library on Wednesday for the kickoff a new series called Eat Local!

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OPENING REMARKS

Celebrating AWARE MONDAY, APRIL 22 , marked Earth Day. If we’re being honest, the occasion seems to be little more than an excuse for social-media posts depicting our more picturesque adventures. (I’m also guilty of this, so I’m not passing judgment!) But amidst the images of mountain tops, sunsets, and beaches, was a post from the Association of Whistler Area Residents

BY ALYSSA NOEL arts@piquenewsmagazine.com

for the Environment (AWARE), Whistler’s environmental charity, with a list of 30 concrete ways regular people can take action to help curb their carbon footprint. Fittingly—much like Elizabeth May’s Earth Day nuptials—April 22 marked another important occasion: the

an example. Single-use plastic drinking straws have driven me crazy for years— actually, I can trace that feeling back to a haunting video of some boaters painstakingly pulling a straw out of a turtle’s bloodied nose. Unless you have a disability, you don’t need one. They’re used for all of 10 minutes then dumped in a landfill, to linger forever on this planet in one form or another. But still, the waste straws produce seems like such a small slice of the plastic pie. Why worry about it? Because, as StrawWars proves, if you can get enough people and establishments to ditch those useless, harmful items you can start to make a dent in your own community. The long list of bars and restaurants that have said goodbye to straws (with compostable versions available upon request in some) is testament to that. With about 3 million visitors to the resort each year, the number of straws diverted from

In total, they’ve worked with 135 events, collected 6,947 kg of waste and diverted 91 per cent of it from the landfill. On top of that, they staff the zero waste event stations and help educate people about reducing waste in their own lives.

organization’s 30th anniversary party. The list of action items—ranging from making your own non-toxic cleaning products to keeping your tires properly inflated for better gas mileage—is indicative of their approach. AWARE’s work is rooted in science, based on fact, and carried out through practical projects that tackle tangible problems. Take their StrawWars campaign as

the landfill starts to add up. Another example of a practical project is AWARE’s Zero Waste Heroes, a social enterprise that works with events (of which Whistler has no shortage) to divert as much waste as possible from the landfill. Proceeds raised go towards AWARE’s other initiatives. In total, they’ve worked with 135 events, collected 6,947 kg of waste and diverted 91 per cent of it from the landfill. On top of

that, they staff the zero-waste event stations and help educate people about reducing waste in their own lives. The beauty of it is it’s simple, local, and helps the community as a whole become greener—despite hosting so many wastegenerating events every year. (I still feel angry thinking about a story I wrote for the Whistler Question in 2017 about Tough Mudder encouraging participants to leave their soiled running shoes behind to be donated to charity, but instead, throwing them in the trash.) The world—and its view on the environment—was a very different place in 1989 when AWARE first started its efforts to protect Whistler’s environment. Back then, reusable bags, compost, and vegetarians were the domain of hippies. But in 2019, we live in a much different, more worrisome time. With only 11 years to prevent irreversible damage from climate change—and the forest fires, floods, and wacky weather that’s already occurring— we can often feel overwhelmed and powerless to create change. And that’s why the community should be celebrating AWARE this week: it has spent three decades arming locals with concrete suggestions on how to tread lightly on this mountain town. On top of that, its members have served the important role of watchdog, advocating on behalf of the environment to our local government. It also offers outreach—from EcoFlix, presenting films that promote environmental discussion, to its greenhouse and gardening program that helps residents grow food locally. Help celebrate 30 years by perusing their list of 30 ways to take action (at awarewhistler.org) and incorporating them into your life. n

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Protect Alta Lake I’m pleased to see studies taking place on Alta Lake. Over the years, I’ve seen many changes and I’ve been very concerned. We’ve had property on Alta Lake since the ‘60s. As long as I can remember, there have been septic tanks on properties on or near the lake. The main sewer line did not go in until the late ‘70s and at that time, the homes on the east side of the lake were connected. From the ‘60s and into the ‘80s, we got our drinking water from a line into the lake. It is hard to imagine that it was once that clean. I’m very concerned about this new threat to the health of Alta Lake. Septic tanks likely contribute to the problem, but the biggest change I have seen that can directly contribute to this problem is a great increase in the number of party barges on the lake. Ten years ago, there was only one party barge. Today, there are more than 30 barges. I’m not surprised that humancaused “nutrient loading—so poop and pee” (“Charting long-term change in Whistler’s lakes”, Pique, April 18) has increased greatly, because I have seen 10 to 30 people on one barge, drinking all day. I’ve seen them peeing off the barges and even cleaning their dishes in the lake after their barbecue. Many of the barges themselves are pollutants. Many are made from oil drums, styrofoam, and cement board and other materials that break down, polluting the lake

Alta Lake was originally a fishing lake and for sailing and paddle sports. When not in use, the barges are often parked or abandoned near or in the wetlands and Alta Lake Park. We should not tolerate that. With so many party barges and, unfortunately, so many individuals who don’t use them responsibly, something needs to be done to protect Alta Lake from the damage they cause, directly and indirectly. I think it would make sense to study the proliferation of the barges and form some bylaws around them so that the municipality can manage their impact on the environment and peaceful enjoyment of the lake by all. We only have one Alta Lake! Ken Mason // Whistler

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and threatening wildlife. It was extremely upsetting to find a barge breaking down in the wetlands beside the River of Golden Dreams. It had an old mattress on it and chunks of styrofoam were breaking up into smaller bits. Another rotting at the mouth of Scotia Creek. Other barges left to rot had gas tanks, propane

tanks, motors, and barbecues left on them. One even has an old fridge. There are a few barges in use that have electric motors, but most have gas-powered motors, old polluters, that burn oil. Many are extremely noisy and disturbing since they are running up and down the lake all day and evenings. Jet skis were not allowed for this reason.

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Annually, University of British Columbia (UBC) helpers have been assisting with the Whistler Cantando Music Festival with the front desk reception, adjudicators, setting up equipment, warm-up rooms, evening concerts, clinics, etc. that host approximately 2,000 secondary and middle music groups from many provinces across Canada. This year, a record number of UBC helpers will be assisting with two music festivals: the Whistler Cantando Music Festival from April 25 to 28, and Con Trio Festival from May 2 to 5. Both festivals feature school wind ensembles, concert bands, orchestras, jazz bands, drumline, and choirs that highlight artistic talent, and facilitate growth—They are critical music-making opportunities to

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I am a year-round, permanent Canadian citizen living and working in Whistler. Living with a disability that affects my ability to consistently work full-time means that, for me, housing affordability and stability is in some ways MORE important and necessary than for many others who are also waiting for WHA rental

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(Editor’s note: The name associated with this letter has been changed to protect the writer’s identity.) After reading the recent article in the April 18 edition of Pique, “Whistler Housing Authority Looks to Refine Eligibility,” I am very alarmed to see that one proposed change to eligibility would be that the applicant for WHA rental housing is required to work a minimum of 30 hours instead of 20 hours per week. As someone who currently receives ongoing disability payments for a prior injury/illness, depending on my ability, some months of the year I am able to work full-time 40 hours, but at other times when my health restricts me, I go down to 20 hours a week, and my income is supplemented by my disability payments. That would mean that I could potentially be ineligible for WHA rental housing?

housing. I strongly urge WHA to take a closer look at this proposed change to eligibility and to avoid any possibility of discrimination against: 1) people living with disabilities; or 2) people with different sources of income, including disability payment or other form of assistance; or 3) people whose weekly hours of work may fluctuate throughout the year. Emily R. // Whistler n

FOR THE RECORD An article in last week’s Pique about Whistler’s food-truck program incorrectly stated the date of a block party introducing this year’s vendors. The party is scheduled for June 28, starting at noon, in the Upper Village. n

Backcountry Advisory AS OF WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 We’ve finally admitted that spring is here at Avalanche Canada. For the weekend, flurries and unsettled weather will keep alpine temperatures cool. The best skiing on cloudy and cooler days will be on high elevation northfacing terrain where dry snow persists and any new snow accumulates. If the sun comes out and temperatures rise, look for corn and slush on solar slopes. After the weekend, the avalanche forecast for the Sea-to-Sky region—and all our other regions—will shift to a spring message. Our danger ratings will be replaced with the spring conditions icon, indicating avalanche danger may be variable and can easily range from Low to High throughout the day. We’ve broken down the conditions you’re most likely to encounter at this time of year into four scenarios:

COLD AND SNOWY—when winter storms roll through; DAILY MELT-FREEZE CYCLES—warm during the day, cold overnight; ALL MELT, NO FREEZE—intense warming with no overnight re-freeze; ALL FREEZE, NO MELT—cool weather with little or no melting. Each scenario has lots of trip-planning information but it will be up to you to decide which one applies to your specific location and situation. The Mountain Weather Forecast will continue through the summer with new weather forecasts daily. In the forecasting office, we’re trading in ski boots for flip flops, pulling batteries from transceivers, and we’ll soon be heading to Penticton for biking, climbing, and the annual meeting of Canada’s avalanche professionals. From all of us at Avalanche Canada, thank you for a great winter. n

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It’s time for Whistler to take a stand against Big Plastic LAST DECEMBER, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) was in full-blown crisis mode. A letter it sent to leading oil companies—calling on them to take financial responsibility for “climate-related harm” (while simultaneously boasting about the 3-million people who visit the

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resort annually)—had gone viral, resulting in a deluge of negative stories, columns and letters from people who viewed the stunt as deeply hypocritical. A highly successful resort that relies on fossil-fuelled international travel was lecturing the industry that makes its existence possible? In an interview with Pique during the outcry (“Whistler climate-change letter draws ire of fossil-fuel industry,” Dec. 20, 2018), Whistler’s newly elected mayor, Jack Crompton, acknowledged the letter was “tone-deaf” and pledged to do better when it comes to responding to climate change. The key, he said, should be to act at the local level. “You’ll hear me say this often going forward: We must act locally,” he said. While discussed against the backdrop

of climate change, it seems that this position would logically extend to other environmental initiatives—including a long-called-for ban on plastic bags. At this point, a move away from them seems inevitable. Just last year, delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention passed a resolution calling on the province to prohibit plastic bags and major jurisdictions, including the province of Prince Edward Island, are in the process of doing just that. Moreover, there is a growing vanguard of municipalities across North America that are taking action themselves. Yet despite the trend, there seems to be little interest among Whistler council—which routinely touts its environmental bona fides—to join them. Mountain towns like Whistler are particularly well suited to take a stand on plastic bags, and many have already done so. In March, Jasper introduced a ban, following a host of Colorado mountain towns that have already done so, including Telluride, which introduced its ban back in 2011. Moreover, just down the highway, Squamish municipal council recently voted to ban both plastic bags and straws by the end of 2019, responding to a delegation of Howe Sound Secondary and Squamish Elementary students concerned with their impact. In spite of this, Whistler council appears

content to sit on the sidelines (perhaps hoping the sense of shame we feel every time we ask for one is enough to make us stop). Even Councillor Arthur De Jong, a celebrated environmentalist who handles Whistler’s environmental portfolio, recently told Pique (“Close-your-doors campaign pounds the pavement,” Feb. 28) that it would be shrewd to take a “look before you leap” approach to a ban, rather than follow communities such as Victoria, which passed its plastic-bag ban in 2017 and subsequently faced a lawsuit from Big Plastic. Yet, surely De Jong and the rest of council recognize that that challenge— brought on by the aptly-named Canadian Plastic Bag Association—was dismissed by the B.C. Supreme Court last summer (days before it was to take effect), with Supreme Court Justice Nathan Smith ruling that the bylaw works because municipalities have the power to regulate business transactions. The win has been touted by Victoria’s mayor, Lisa Helps, who is urging other municipalities to follow suit. “This isn’t just a victory for the City of Victoria, it’s a victory for cities, because cities do have very limited powers,” said Helps, in an interview with CBC. In Victoria alone, the ban is estimated to keep 17 million plastic bags out of landfill on an annual basis. One can only imagine

how many Whistler’s 3 million annual visitors produce. Instituting a ban would, of course, involve some smart planning on the frontend—and perhaps some discomfort on the part of business owners looking for quick, seamless interactions with tourists. But at this point, it’s the right thing to do, not to mention something there is widespread support for. A 2011 survey of 250 residents and visitors carried out by the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) found that 85 per cent would welcome such a prohibition. That number has likely grown in the intervening years, as recognition of the harmful impact of single-use plastic has intensified. Reflecting on the climate change debacle at his six-month mark (“Crompton reflects on first six months in office,” April 11), Crompton said that while he feels that the sentiment of the climate-change letter was right, the execution was all wrong. “It’s crucial that our town respond to receding glaciers and hotter, drier summers,” he said. “I want to be able to look my kids in the eye when they’re 30 and say I participated in the response. I didn’t stand on the sidelines.” Agreed—and one could say the same things about plastic bags, which pile up in our landfills and landscape and could easily be prohibited with some bold leadership. n

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One posted a suggestion: “(G) iven how many people come here from other countries, not just Canada, (the municipality should) allow those that have (an) accepted application for permanent residency to get on the list, with the caveat that they can’t actually rent/buy until they get PR/Citizen status.” Another reader was pleased with the recommendations, adding, “the elimination of loopholes through more sensible rules is GOOD.”

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THROWBACK THURSDAY

In this issue from April 2013, Pique dedicated plenty of pages to wrapping up the World Ski and Snowboard Festival for another year. (Remember, in the not-sodistant past, it was 10 days long.) It also marked the first year after WSSF lost its title sponsor, Telus. The feature story that week, meanwhile, gave ink to the community’s many volunteers in celebration of National Volunteer Week. It quotes organizations ranging from the Whistler Community Services Society to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games (VANOC), which was still fresh in people’s minds at the time. The takeaway message was clear: Whistler relies on passionate volunteers. Half a decade later, that still rings true. n

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Celebrating 30 years of AWAREness PAST PRESIDENTS, MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS GATHER TO SHARE THREE DECADES OF STORIES

BY BRADEN DUPUIS BY THE TIME the 2010 Olympic Winter Games had come and gone from Whistler, those involved with the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) were completely burned out. “I think it was maybe one year after the Games … we put a call out saying ‘This is going to be the end of AWARE,’” recalled past president Sara Jennings, at an event celebrating the environmental charity’s 30th anniversary at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre on April 22. “So we put a call out to the community saying, ‘If people don’t step forward, we’re going to die,’ and thankfully, people like you guys today recognized that AWARE was an important organization that needed to continue, and people did step forward.” In its 30th year, AWARE is going strong, evidenced in part by the close to 100 people that came out to celebrate its many noteworthy achievements over the years. Former Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed was on AWARE’s founding board of directors and became president in 1990. “The issue that we all got together on was to start recycling here in Whistler,”

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Melamed said. “There was nothing … we organized the first volunteer recycling drop-off days. We did one on Earth Day, right in front of the conference centre.” Soon AWARE was coordinating weekly recycling drop-offs at the old Rainbow site, which got a “very strong response” from the community, and the group began to evolve. “We quickly shifted into land-use and development, and saving wetlands,” Melamed said, which eventually led to “the biggest battle and the longest public hearing in Whistler’s history,” regarding development of the Nicklaus North golf course. “I think it was about seven or eight hours of public hearing. Pretty much everybody who lived here spoke,” Melamed said to laughs from the crowd, adding that AWARE ultimately lost that fight by a vote of 7 to 0. “It was really, really heartbreaking,” he said. During this time, AWARE burgeoned into the largest community group in Whistler, Melamed added. “It was all about development here, and the late ‘80s, early ‘90s was about Whistler’s community finding its voice, but we were persona non grata at municipal hall,” he said. “In fact, the mayor, in the early ‘90s, forbade municipal employees from becoming members of AWARE. They could be disciplined for such.” But the group “changed the course of Whistler’s history” when Hugh O’Reilly— council’s AWARE representative at the time—became mayor. “We knew he was going to take action

on behalf of the environment, and he did,” Melamed said. Brad Kasselman served on the board for 11 years, from 1998 to 2009, and was president from 2006 to 2008. “Naturally there was a lot of things going on in Whistler at the time. We had a very pro-business provincial government in the Liberals, and we had this steaming, outof-control freight train called the Winter Olympics, “ Kasselman recalled. That freight train would provide Kasselman a demonstration in AWARE’s influence when, as the “public face of the environmental discussion” leading up to the Games, his business partners received a call from the Vancouver Organizing Committee. “(They) suggested that my business would not be successful in bidding on Olympic business because of my activism with AWARE at the time, and obviously this came as a real shock to me,” Kasselman said, though the pressure didn’t slow him down. “In the end it all worked out OK, but it made me think, ‘Wow, this little volunteer grassroots organization was really an organization that could, and was, and was doing great work throughout the Olympic development period,” he said. “I think, for lack of better terms, (AWARE) made a very gargantuan development effort a little bit less destructive than it might have been otherwise.” It was also around this time that AWARE had the benefit of being the charity recipient of local food-and-drink festival Cornucopia, which “led to a very wonderful

thing, which I would call our crowning achievement over those years, in the form of funding a conservation constituent at the table of the 2004 to 2009 (Land Resource Management Plan),” Kasselman added. Johnny Mikes was hired to fill the role, negotiating for a 25-per-cent increase in protected areas in the LRMP. “It resulted in this incredible legacy of lands, including the Upper Elaho, the Upper Soo, and the Upper Callaghan,” Kasselman said. “These are areas that are no longer in the industrial land base, and it all started with the AWARE board of that time, of those years, and that amazing effort at Cornucopia to raise funds.” When AWARE found itself out of steam following the Games, the Community Foundation of Whistler stepped up to help pay for the organization’s first executive director, Claire Ruddy. “When we think about AWARE’s past three decades, what often stands out are the tangible challenges that many of you faced, like pushing back on development, starting recycling, safeguarding wetland corridors, the Emerald Forest,” Ruddy said. “As we look to the future, things seem a little bit more abstract, but no less important. Climate change, biodiversity loss, changes in backcountry use, growing visitation, changes in the way that we value and respect wilderness … our role (is) as important as in the past as we move into the future.” Head to www.awarewhistler.org for more. n

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BY BRADEN DUPUIS THE RESORT Municipality of Whistler’s Festivals, Events and Animation (FE&A) budget is now public, and it bears a striking resemblance to last year’s funding layout. Of the $770,250 being doled out this year, Ironman Canada will once again receive the lion’s share (at $282,000, no change from last year) followed by the World Ski and Snowboard Festival ($170,000, up from $100,000 last year) and Tough Mudder ($100,000 for the full and half events, no change from last year). In response to questions regarding the FE&A funding for Ironman—an event run by a private company that many in the community do not support—Crompton deferred to the three-year agreement signed in 2017 (see Pique, Aug. 7, 2017: “Ironman renewed, but not everyone is onboard”). “It’s an agreement that we entered into, and it’s an agreement that we’re going to honour,” he said. As for the big increase to the World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF), Crompton pointed to the fest’s sizable economic impact. “An Economic Impact Assessment conducted in 2012 showed that it generated

said general manager Darren Kinnaird. “Years ago, we saw an opportunity to get more kids and families involved in Crankworx, and we shared that with the FE&A group,” Kinnaird said. “They invested in that programming over the years, and it has now reached a point where there is hundreds if not thousands of kids coming here to participate in Crankworx. “It has turned into a huge component of the Crankworx world tour, and a big part of that was from the funding that we’ve gotten over the years from the FE&A program.” That’s not to say Crankworx won’t apply for FE&A funding in the future, “we just thought, ‘You know what? This program that we’ve worked with them on for the last few years has matured, and we don’t need the support anymore,’” Kinnaird said. “It’s been, I think, sort of like a poster child of what the FE&A was supposed to do.” Other events in this year’s FE&A lineup: the Whistler Film Festival ($45,000); Cornucopia ($36,000); GranFondo ($30,000); Whistler Pride and Ski Festival ($25,000); the Whistler Children’s Festival ($22,500); the Whistler Writers Festival ($18,750); the Whistler Village Beer Festival ($15,000); the Whistler Half Marathon ($14,000) and the Whistler 50 Relay and Ultra ($12,000). A new event announced in 2017—the Whistler Youth Games, which had $20,000

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2 THE LOOKOUT, TALUSWOOD $27.3 million of economic activity for B.C., and $14.7 million in Whistler economic activity,” he said. “This event is critical to extending our ski season.” Does that mean the RMOW is committed to long-term funding for the WSSF, which has undergone some big changes of its own in recent years (see Pique, Dec. 13, 2018: “Whistler World Ski and Snowboard Festival founder critical of new direction of event”)? Not entirely. “We’re committed to a spring shoulder season event that lengthens our ski season and builds durability into the businesses that operate in Whistler,” Crompton said. The most noticeable change is to funding for Crankworx Whistler, which will get nothing from the municipality for the first time since 2013. The mountain bike festival received a total of $242,000 from 2013 to 2018, but didn’t apply for any FE&A funding in 2019,

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allocated to it that year—was not pursued further, due to a lack of resources within the organizations working to deliver the event. The FE&A program was launched in 2013 to “provide a coordinated and targeted cultural offering” for Whistler, according to the RMOW. While it was originally funded with provincial Resort Municipality Initiative money, the program is now paid for using Municipal and Regional District (also known as the hotel tax) funds. The investment of both funds is a “partnership between the RMOW and provincial government … the provincial government provided encouragement for us to pivot the FE&A program towards the MRDT funds,” Crompton said. “It wasn’t a change in policy, it was a change in application of the policy.” Find more info at www.whistler. ca/culture-recreation/events-festivals/ program-information. n

APRIL 25, 2019

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Closing Blackcomb first will lead to a ‘unique’ experience, says WB LATE SPRING SKIING WILL BE OFFERED ON WHISTLER THIS YEAR

BY JOEL BARDE LATE SPRING SKIING is going to look a little different this year. On Monday, April 22, Whistler Blackcomb (WB) closed down Blackcomb Mountain for winter operations, meaning that those looking for some lastminute turns will be skiing Whistler. According to Marc Riddell, communications director for WB, the change could prove beneficial on a number of fronts and was made “well before” the resort even opened. “We just felt that this year we could really offer a cool package for guests that were coming in,” said Riddell. With the bike park set to open on May 17, skier and bikers will be sharing the mountain and loading on the same lifts, creating a “unique” package that WB sees as an asset, said Riddell.

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“To be able to get sightseers, mountain bikers, and skiers up all in the same time is kind of a unique thing,” he said. The Fitzsimmons Express will be primarily focused on the bike park, while certain cabins of the Whistler Village Gondola will be rigged to load bikes. “When you can be going up the Whistler Gondola and then look down at the bike park, and then get off and put your skis on and ski down to Emerald Chair, I think it is going to be pretty cool,” he said. The resort also feels it could lead to some efficiencies for mountain operations, Riddell added. “It’s easier for our teams to operate,” he said. “It’s a north-facing aspect and the snow tends to stand up longer than it would on Blackcomb.” When asked if the decision to shutter Blackcomb had anything to do with the new Blackcomb Gondola—which opened late and, according to some skiers and

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riders, had operational delays throughout the season—Riddell said the call was made before the lift even started turning. “It has nothing to do with the gondola,” said Riddell. “In fact, we made that decision prior to the gondola being completed.” So does this mean no more late-

spring Blackcomb laps and beers on the Rendezvous Lodge patio for good? “This is not to say that we’re going to do this consistently,” said Riddell. “We are going to look at it, as we do every year, and then decide what’s best for us—what’s best operationally and best for the guest experience.” n

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Dave Treadway chased life to the fullest HUNDREDS PACK FAIRMONT BALLROOM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE PRO SKIER

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favourite mantras was to “chase life.” But to hear from the family and friends who gathered this week to pay tribute to the late pro skier, Dave appeared to have already discovered the essence of life and lived it in the way only he could. Hundreds packed into the Macdonald ballroom and spilled into the hallway of the Fairmont Chateau Whistler on Monday, April 22 to remember the beloved husband, father, brother and son. He died in a fall down a crevasse in the Pemberton backcountry last week. He was 34 years old, and leaves behind his wife Tessa, sons Kasper and Raffi, and unborn son due in July. But of course Dave’s impact stretched beyond his family, and well beyond the Sea to Sky. Coming from a Christian family that his brother Darryl described as “modernday action-sports missionaries,” Dave and his family spent months at a time on missionary work around the world. According to his father Tim, Dave had a knack for making “friends and fans everywhere,” whether a group of “tattooparlour bike mechanics” in Thailand, an

old Korean man he taught card tricks to on a flight to Canada, or a lonely neighbour who would sit with Dave around a fire discussing the deeper meanings of life. “You know how interested he was in people,” remembered Dave’s mom, Deanna. “Always caring for other people until the day he died. That was David.” Dave valued experiences and relationships foremost, and none was more important than his relationship with God. A man of deep faith, Dave skied with a cross emblazoned on his helmet, and took every opportunity he could to spread the gospel. After moving to the French Alps’ ski hub of Chamonix out of high school, Dave happened to walk into a Protestant church to find a group of older women, heads bowed. They told him they had been praying for a young person to come along and start a multi-week course they had envisioned, aimed at teaching young people about Christianity. In short order, he had gathered a couple dozen ski bums to attend the weekly sessions. His ministry continued closer to home when he launched a Young Life chapter through the Pemberton Community Church, a program that connects mentors to children to hang out, play and discuss their faith. At the time of his death, he had

been in talks to launch a Young Life chapter in Golden, B.C., where he and his wife had recently bought their rugged dream home. “David loved pioneer projects like that,” explained Deanna. Dave had a tendency to veer away from the conventions of modern life, often eschewing the comforts of home for a backcountry tent or remodelled RV. He dubbed his nuclear family the “Free Range Family,” giving his sons the nomadic lifestyle his parents had once given him. It’s clear he wanted more out of life than the average person, and was willing to seek out adventure any way he could find it, toeing the line between his sense of risk and his strong morals. After all, here was a kid who, at 16, revealed to his parents that he had gotten a tattoo behind their backs. The only thing was, his act of rebellion was a tattoo of the Christian fish symbol, also known as the ichthys. “How could we say no to that?” said Deanna with a laugh. “As we grew older, Dave became the antagonist of all these ridiculous stunts,” said Dave’s older brother, Dan, who recalled a time he and his brother Darryl pressured him into launching off a makeshift bike ramp in their backyard that had been lit on fire—while Dave was doused in gasoline. “He had to fight off two older bros and

maybe the worst peer pressure he had was from our dad.” As he grew older, and his young family with it, Dave’s “biggest concern was how to properly raise his boys,” Tim, his father, explained. Reading through a journal found in Dave’s tent after his death, Tim said Dave’s biggest dream was to bring his wife and sons to a patch of backcountry in Golden to complete a documentary being filmed about his family’s life. Playing a portion of the footage from Free Range Family, the assembled crowd at the Fairmont got a glimpse into Dave’s unique worldview. “When I’m on my deathbed at 90-something years old, I want to be able to look back and say I did this and did that, and not be complacent,” Dave says in the clip, the snow-capped mountains peeking from behind him. “To be able to have the courage to take a step and risk your life, your cozy three-bedroom home, or that RRSP or medical plan to say, ‘Do I want to be comfortable, or do I really want to live?” It’s clear which path Dave chose. A GoFundMe in support of the Treadway family has raised more than $300,000 at press time. To donate, visit gofundme.com/ support-for-the-treadway-family. n

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BY BRADEN DUPUIS WHILE WHISTLER is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Karuizawa, Japan in 2019, the resort won’t be adopting any new sister cities any time soon. At its April 16 meeting, council adopted a new policy around international relationships that will keep Whistler’s sister city commitments to the one. “Essentially what we’re recommending is an approach and a new policy that provides a foundation for a more diverse and proactive approach overall to international relationship activities,” said communications manager Michele Comeau in a presentation to council. The new policy aims to provide a decision-making tool to “guide and prioritize activities” for all of Whistler’s international relationships (the resort also currently has less formal “friendship city” relationships

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concerning to me,” Crompton said. “Our town (and) our country speak French, and I think it would make some sense for us to at least consider going down that path.” But the amendment was defeated, with other councillors preferring the single sister city model. “(The sister city model) is super formal and kind of rigid, whereas the policy that’s laid out here, we have a friendship city, and maybe we don’t see a friend for a long time, but we’re still a friend with them,” said Councillor Ralph Forsyth. “This policy, to my eye, makes it flexible, so that we can create friendships, and if they work, great. The one in China, they came and they pumped us for information and they left and we never heard from them again.” Following a comment from Coun. Arthur De Jong at a previous meeting, the new policy will also seek to create at least one relationship with a city in a developing country.

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THE COST OF HEALTHY EATING Half a million British Columbians can’t afford a basic healthy diet, but are rising food costs really to blame? That was the question posed by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) public health dietician Gerry Kasten in a presentation to council on April 16. In the VCH region, the cost of a healthy diet for a family of four is now estimated at $1,056 per month, “but the point that I’m here to make tonight is that the root cause of food insecurity is not the price of food … it’s poverty,” Kasten said. Food insecurity—defined as “inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints”—affects one in 10 households in the region, Kasten said, and it takes a major toll on our healthcare system. “Food-insecure adults, they have much

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of government. “You can be this force for change by framing food insecurity as an income-based problem, and advocating for evidencebased policy solutions to food insecurity,” Kasten concluded.

COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM GRANTS AWARDED Also at the April 16 meeting, council approved $136,800 in grant funding for 30

community groups. The biggest chunk of this year’s Community Enrichment Program (CEP) funding went to the Sea to Sky Community Services Society ($17,300 for the Whistler Multicultural Network, as well as the parentand-tot and better-at-home programs), the Howe Sound Women’s Centre ($17,000 for prevention, education, advocacy, counselling, empowerment and drop-in services) and the Association for Whistler Area Residents for the Environment ($10,000 for a Sea to Sky Climate Change

Symposium). To qualify for a CEP grant, applicants must operate in the areas of environment, social services, community services, recreation and sport or arts and culture, and the amount provided cannot exceed 50 per cent of a program’s total cost. In 2019, the RMOW received 30 CEP applications asking for $249,342. While all of the applicants will receive funding, the CEP’s 2019 operating budget of $136,800 won’t be exceeded. Find more at www.whistler.ca/cep. n

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Ride hailing expected to launch in B.C. this fall FAIRNESS FOR LOCAL TAXI INDUSTRY ‘CRITICAL,’ SAYS MAYOR

BY BRADEN DUPUIS B.C’S SELECT STANDING committee on ride hailing has made its recommendations, and now the future of the industry lies with government. “Whatever the province recommends, I think an even playing field between the taxi industry and ride hailing is critical,” said Mayor Jack Crompton. “I hope we see a regulatory regime that will allow for Uber and Lyft to be a reality, and I think it’s important the taxi industry have an equal playing field on which to compete.” As the former owner of a local taxi company, Crompton said he’s fairly closely connected with many drivers in town, but hasn’t received any official comment from the Whistler taxi industry on the issue. “Ultimately, ride hailing is provincially regulated, and once there’s a regulatory regime in place, I imagine Whistler would be one of the first places we’d see ride hailing,” he said. “(But) the rights and responsibilities available to Uber should be available to taxis, and that’s my opinion of things. How the province will provide an even playing field is for them to say.” The necessary legislative changes to allow ride hailing have already been passed, said Bowinn Ma, MLA for North VancouverLonsdale and chair of the select standing committee for ride hailing. “What the government is doing now is basically updating some of the regulations that are required in order to allow the new transportation network services regime to come into effect,” Ma said, adding that the expectation is still to have the services launch in the fall of this year. “It’s clear the public is very frustrated with the lack of transportation options available here in B.C., and we’re really optimistic that the regime that we’re bringing in this year will be able to help resolve that and that people will be able to have access to the kinds of options that they’ve been waiting for.” Over the past two years, the committee invited submissions from almost 400 individuals and groups ranging from the taxi and ride-hailing industries and local governments to First Nations and advocacy groups, Ma said. On the topic of fairness for taxis, Ma pointed to recommendation No. 8 from the committee. “(It) said that the provincial government should ensure that legislation governing the existing taxi industry is reviewed and updated in concert with the drafting and introduction of any new transportation network company’s specific legislation in order to allow for fair and equitable competition between the two industries,” she said.

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Whistler joins national Walk for Alzheimer’s on May 5 ANNUAL FUNDRAISER TO HONOUR JANE BURROWS, AND CHANTEL AND LINDA JACKSON

BY BRANDON BARRETT ERIKA DURLACHER KNOWS how difficult it can be to live with Alzheimer’s. She was there at every step of the way as her husband, Peter, battled the neurodegenerative disease until his passing in 2016. That meant driving on the Sea to Sky Highway for medical appointments three times a week, helping Peter move around the community in a wheelchair as his mobility deteriorated, and watching the man she loved slip further away towards the end of his life. Now she’s turned her efforts to organizing Whistler’s Walk for Alzheimer’s, the second year the fundraiser has been held locally— and the first under the Walk for Alzheimer’s national umbrella. Last year’s Whistler walk raised close to $11,000, and more than $5 million was raised nation-wide. Ultimately, Durlacher wants to raise awareness and break down stigma for the more than 747,000 Canadians living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia. “It’s not something to hide your head and bury it in the ground about,” Durlacher said. “If

you have it, you have it and you can make the best of it. There are ways to still … have as good a quality of life as you can with the disease.” Although improvements have been made, Durlacher believes Whistler could be better equipped to support those with dementia. “I’m hoping by setting up these walks and showing that the community is interested in making our community more dementiafriendly, we will get more support here and have more programs and provisions,” she said, noting how a support group for family of those with Alzheimer’s that used to run at the Whistler Health Care Centre was shut down several years ago due to a lack of attendees. Durlacher believes that Whistler’s growing population could accommodate the group’s re-launch. “I think we’re ready for that now,” she said. Bruce Stewart, GM of event sponsor Nesters Market, has his own personal connection to dementia, specifically a form known as frontotemporal dementia, which claimed the life of his mother last year. He spoke about the pain of watching his mother’s cognitive abilities diminish near the end. “Her disease was more cognitive, so she wouldn’t recognize people, time of day,

places, things, and you couldn’t have a discussion with her about, really, anything,” he recalled. “It was hard as a family to go see your mother and your mother’s not there, really, because she doesn’t recognize you— at least for the first five, 10 minutes.” Before her passing, Stewart’s mother

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BY JOEL BARDE THE GRADE 12 CLASS of the Whistler Waldorf School recently had the experience of a lifetime, spending several days living and volunteering at a Costa Rican coffee farm that is embracing environmental sustainability. For Roshan Beaven—whose father is a coffee roaster and co-owner of the Whistler Roasting Company—it was a profound experience. “Just meeting the families was amazing, how they just kind of welcomed complete strangers into their homes, and treated us like family,” said Beaven of her time in Providencia de Dota, a small village of about 250 people. The class was working with Green Communities, a Costa Rican organization that helps local coffee farmers switch from conventional to more-sustainable forms of farming. Known as a “service trip,” graduates of Waldorf schools around the world engage in similar excursions, with the goal of connecting to the broader global community through volunteer work. The class left on Feb. 20, and returned on March 2. In years past, Whistler students have travelled to places like Guatemala and Belize, and worked in a variety of settings, including orphanages, other Waldorf schools, and farms. This was the second year in a row the school’s graduating class chose to work with Green Communities in Costa Rica. Amy Gilbert said she was impressed with how innovative the Costa Ricans were when it came to sustainability. “They were using the coffee cherries off the coffee plants to make fertilizer to then

put back on the coffee plants,” she said. “It was like a massive cycle.” Emma Wardrop, a humanities teacher who was one of two accompanying teachers, said the work the students carried out was of great importance to the community. “One day we were fertilizing trees, and that fertilizer is literally passed down the line of people,” she said. “It’s all done by hand, because they don’t have the money for big machines and fancy fertilizer.” There is a “lot of value” in learning about the life cycle of everyday products, added Wardrop. Seeing a coffee farm up close allows students to “follow the coffee process from tree and cherry ... back to Starbucks.” “Whenever you go to Starbucks you don’t think about that,” said Beaven, chiming in. “But now I will.” The trip, of course, wasn’t all work, with the class enjoying free time in the afternoons and a visit to Manuel Antonio National Park. One of their favourite Costa Rican activities was soccer. “We played soccer a lot,” said Beaven, with a laugh. “Sports and games are kind of a universal language … That was a really good way to get to know everyone.” The students have fundraised the majority of the travel expenses for the 12 students and two instructors. The group held bake sales, sold flowers, held silent auctions and had a number of Creekbread fundraisers, where $3.50 of every large pizza, and $1.75 of every small pizza went towards the trip. Back in Canada, Wardrop described the trip as a resounding success and one that had the desired effect. “One of our students had never been out of B.C., and he was super gung-ho to go back and work with them again,” she said. n

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Speed, alcohol believed to be factor in car accident that injured two POLICE BRIEFS: WHISTLER, PEMBERTON POLICE RECEIVE 81 CALLS FOR SERVICE OVER WEEKEND

BY BRANDON BARRETT TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED in a car accident this week that briefly trapped one of the drivers in his vehicle, confirmed the Whistler RCMP in a release. At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 21, police were notified of the two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Alpine Way and Valley Drive. Investigators have since learned that the driver of a black Land Rover is suspected of rear-ending the other vehicle, sending both cars into a nearby ditch. The driver of the vehicle that was reportedly struck sustained non-lifethreatening injuries and was treated and released at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle, a 30-year-old Ontario man, was trapped as a result of the collision. The Whistler Fire Rescue Service attended and extracted the man from his vehicle before he was taken for treatment for unknown injuries, police said. Police believe that speed and alcohol may have been factors in the crash. Whistler RCMP is asking anyone with

information on this incident, or anyone who recalls seeing the Land Rover in the minutes leading up to the crash, to contact the detachment at 604-932-3044, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or solvecrime.ca to remain anonymous.

for service over the long weekend. Among those calls were nine drivers taken off the road for impaired driving, as well as another nine individuals arrested and detained in cells for a variety of offences “related to excessive alcohol

Investigators have since learned that the driver of a black Land Rover is suspected of rear-ending the other vehicle, sending both cars into a nearby ditch. LOCAL POLICE KEPT BUSY OVER EASTER LONG WEEKEND It was a busy Easter for Whistler and Pemberton RCMP, which received 81 calls

consumption,” police said in a release. One of the individuals was arrested for causing a disturbance before having another offence tacked on when he reportedly damaged RCMP property while in custody.

The 39-year-old Alberta man was released from custody once he was able to care for himself. He has a court date scheduled in North Vancouver for May 22.

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BY JOEL BARDE THE PEMBERTON Valley Dyking District (PVDD) has updated its sediment management plan to account for the impact of the 2010 Mount Meager landslide, with the new plan calling for a significant increase in sediment removal. “Since that slide, we hadn’t had good updated information (on the) full scope of the impact,” said Steve Flynn, operations manager at the PVDD. “Now we do understand it … now we can deal with it.” Prepared by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants Ltd, The Lillooet River Flood Mitigation Program: Preliminary Sediment Management Plan says that sediment removal in the order of 210,000 to 260,000 cubic metres a year may be necessary over the next several decades. It draws heavily from the Lillooet River Floodplain Mapping Report, which was released in December 2018 and found that peak discharge flows related to specific flood events are higher than previously understood and infrastructure does not offer as much protection as was previously thought.

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The Meager landslide took place 66 kilometres upstream of Pemberton and caused some channel blockage of Meager Creek and the Lillooet River, but no major flood. “The material came down, and it ended up in the floodplain,” explained Flynn. “Now, because it’s in the floodplain, the water is grabbing it and moving it down (the river).”

of the river—which begins just past Miller Creek and runs past Pemberton— is considered the “highest priority area for profile maintenance,” as a reduction of the river’s hydraulic capacity could significantly add to the flood hazard for the Pemberton area. The slide has greatly increased the amount of work the PVDD is responsible for, said Flynn. “There is always going to be

“The main slug of gravel hasn’t even made it into the lower reach yet—it’s still above the lower forestry bridge.” - STEVE FLYNN

While finer material has already made it down to the lower parts of the river, near the Pemberton area, the coarse material hasn’t. “The main slug of gravel hasn’t even made it into the lower reach yet—it’s still above the forestry bridge,” said Flynn, noting that the PVDD removed 15,000 cubic metres of debris from the river this spring. Flynn added that the current situation will improve over time, as the material is removed and dispersed downstream. The report states that the lower part

gravel movement in the river system, (but) previous to the slide ... it was somewhat stable,” he said. “But with the slide, and all the material that’s in it ... it’s just moving much faster.” The VOP and the SLRD have both applied for grants, in the amount of $150,000 each, that would be earmarked for future planning, with a response from the province expected soon. This planning would involve looking at all options to improve flooding infrastructure in the valley and prioritize all of the possible

courses of action in coordination with the Village of Pemberton, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, and the Lil’wat Nation, explained Flynn. “There’s significant environmental, engineering, planning costs to figure all that out,” said Flynn, who estimates that the sediment removal could cost about $2 million a year to carry out. “Right now we’ve got zero commitment from the province to help us out in any way shape or form,” he said. “We are in the process of trying to get funding commitments out of them. But to date, we’ve gotten zero.” The amount of work “far exceeds” what local taxpayers can afford, added John Beks, who chairs the PVDD. The province and perhaps even the federal government will need to come to the table to make it happen, he added. “We need government assistance, as the Meager slide had a big impact on our community,” said Beks. “It was the largest debris slide in Canadian history, and it had a big impact on us.” According to a statement provided to Pique by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, the province is currently reviewing the available information “to support the development of options for effectively managing public safety in the Pemberton Valley. The province intends to meet with the PVDD, local governments and First Nations in the coming months to discuss approaches moving forward.” n

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BY JOEL BARDE THE GOAL OF seeing regional transit by fall 2019 appears increasingly implausible, with the province yet to approve a proposed funding and governance model the stakeholders put forward late last year. “We’re in a bit of a holding pattern now,” said Village of Pemberton (VOP) Mayor Mike Richman. “It’s a little bit frustrating. Our goal was to put buses (on the road) in the fall, and it’s kind of been slowed.” The fact that the transit model would be unique—with member communities retaining jurisdiction over their own bus service, while a separate commission oversees regional service—may be a complicating factor, Richman added. “This not something we can model off (of) something we’ve seen,” he said. “So on that level, I think the province wants to make sure we all get it right … this could set the stage for other communities like ours.” The stakeholders—which include the VOP, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), and Lil’wat and Squamish nations—put forward a proposal at the end of 2018, but still haven’t heard a response from the province, said Richman. The proposal, he explained, includes a request that eight buses be put on the road to start, as well as a funding model that includes a motor-fuel tax, which will be levied at gas stations throughout the corridor and used to subsidize service. The partner communities have agreed that a Regional Transportation Commission should govern the project. It would include a board comprised of regional representatives from local governments and be charged with negotiating financing and service levels with the province. Yet under current legislation, First Nations are not permitted to be on such a commission. As a result, VOP council recently submitted a resolution to the Lower

Mainland Local Government Association conference—to be held next month— calling on the province to change the rules. “The philosophy is we all need to be equal partners at the table,” said Richman. “We want to meet with our counterparts and be equal partners when we discuss these things and pursue (them).” Richman added he will be looking to work with partner communities to create a similar resolution for September’s annual Union of BC Municipalities Convention. In the meantime, Richman said the partner communities are seeking to forge a committee structure in the interim. The RMOW’s own website still states that the “fall 2019 (regional transportation) goal requires that the Province approve a regional transit funding model, create a Regional Transit Commission and include a motor fuel tax in its February 2019 budget”—something that has yet to happen. Yet Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton is hopeful that a commitment will be made soon. “It (was not) necessary for it to be in the 2019 budget for it to be adopted by the province,” said Crompton. “We made our submission to the province as early and thoroughly as we could ... I’d say our primary task at this point is advocacy.” Crompton added that Whistler council is “extremely supportive” of both Squamish and Lil’wat nations being part of the commission. Both Squamish and Lil’wat nations declined requests for interviews. In response to questions from Pique, the Ministry of Transportation sent the following: “BC Transit, the Province of BC and local partners have been exploring the possibility of transit service along the Sea to Sky Highway. The Province of BC and the Sea to Sky local government partners are working together to review and develop a governance and funding model. Once a governance and funding model is established service implementation work can begin.” n

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BY JOEL BARDE A QUEST UNIVERSITY academic is hoping to give policy makers a better understanding of the impact of recreation on the Sea to Sky corridor’s animal population—a topic that has received little study and is of increasing concern to many. “Ultimately, my big question is, ‘How do humans and wildlife (interact) in space and time in the Sea to Sky corridor?” said Kimberly Dawe during an April 17 presentation at Whistler’s Maury Young Arts Centre. During her well-attended talk, Dawe—who holds a PhD in Ecology from the University of Alberta—illustrated the growth of recreation in the corridor with a bevy of well-chosen statistics and introduced her Sea to Sky monitoring project, which is focused on medium and large mammals. Right now, there is a “knowledge gap,” with many believing human activity may be negatively affecting medium and large mammals, but limited data to back it up, explained Dawe. Policy makers are in a “reactive mode” when it comes to thinking about trail management and recreation, she said. “We think there may be problems, but we still don’t know,” said Dawe. “Having

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more information can help us have a more productive conversation.” Population projections show significant increases in the region’s population, and tourism is its top economic driver, she added. Fifty-nine per cent of visitors to the South Coast region of B.C. are motivated by wildlife and sightseeing opportunities while 48 per cent are motivated by hiking, said Dawe, citing provincial statistics. Whistler alone attracts some 3 million visitors a year, she added. Mountain biking is also on the rise. Non-resident mountain bikers completed

predators stay away. This can create a “predator refuge in areas with much more human use,” said Dawe. During her presentation, she also hit on a controversial topic: the off-leash dogs that often accompany backcountry hikers. Research suggests they can contribute to a “landscape of fear” for certain animals, said Dawe. “The literature suggests that cougars don’t like to be disturbed by dogs, that they are negatively affected (by) them.” The goal of Dawe’s monitoring project— known as the Sea to Sky Mammal Monitoring Project—is to better understand the impacts of outdoor recreation, determine risks of

“We want to be able to make explicit decisions on what kind of impact we are willing to accept.” - KIMBERLY DAWE

an estimated 1.2 million rides in 2016, compared to an estimated 211,000 in 2006. Yet despite all this, research into the impact of this activity on the region’s wildlife is scant. “We want to know what kind of impact we are having … to be able to manage it,”” Dawe said. “We want to be able to make explicit decisions on what kind of impact we are willing to accept.” Busy trails can lead to a change in the natural dispersion of animals, with “prey species” attracted to “human areas,” while

human-wildlife encounters, and integrate teaching and research opportunities for Quest University students. Since 2017, Dawe has been monitoring the Tenquille to Owl Lake Recreation Area, near Pemberton, with remote cameras. She currently has 22 cameras set up over the area, with an additional 15 cameras to be installed in the near future. (The Pemberton Wildlife Association is supporting the project.) Dawe has also secured “confirmed funding” for a number of cameras in the

Shannon Basin area near Squamish, which has seen a heavy influx of visitors since the Sea to Sky Gondola opened in 2014. The cameras are being used to test various hypotheses, such as the space hypothesis (that human trail-use decreases the abundance of wildlife on and in proximity to trails), the time hypothesis (that wildlife will use trails more frequently at night or on days with lower use during periods with high-human trail use), and human encounter risk (that encounter risk will be highest during lower human-use periods). Species-specific differences are expected. Dawe has also identified the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s alpine trail network as an area she is interested in studying. It was closed last September after two separate groups of hikers had close calls with a grizzly near Rainbow Lake. “I’ll approach the municipality and see if there is interest in getting a monitoring site set up here, and then maybe (in) some other areas around Whistler,” said Dawe, following her presentation. Dawe has also identified areas in the Pemberton area for study and is interested in how the potential introduction of userfees or other user-visitation management strategies at Joffre Lake Provincial Park impacts them. “I’d really like to start monitoring in anticipation of (increased) user traffic over the coming years,” she said. Asked if she is in it for the long term, Dawe answered: “I’m a climber who lives in Squamish, and my partner (and I) have jobs in Squamish. So life is pretty good right now,” she said with a laugh. n

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Mountain News: As berries ripen earlier, Banff’s grizzly bears impacted allen.best@comcast.net BANFF, ALTA. – By 2080, warming temperatures may cause buffaloberries to ripen three weeks earlier than they do now in Alberta’s Bow Valley. At higher elevations of Banff National Park, the earlier ripening could come 40 days earlier, according to a study by a University of Calgary researcher. That change could make life more difficult for grizzly bears, researcher David Laskin told the Rocky Mountain Outlook. “The buffaloberry crop ... is a critical buffet for the bears late in the season, and it’s an opportunity for them to gain a lot of weight before hibernation,” he said. A male grizzly can eat up to 220,000 berries in a single day. “Their ability to reproduce relies on how much weight they can put on in summer. There’s going to be a bigger gap between when bears eat berries and when they hibernate, and that may compromise their ability to gain weight.” That could have implications, he adds for human-bear conflicts.

BEST NOT TO PLAY FOOTBALL WITH THOSE NERF THINGEES FRISCO, Colo. – Scattered around Colorado’s high country above highways after this winter of deep snows lie 22 explosives coloured yellow, orange, and blue, all of them shaped like mini-torpedoes. The Summit Daily News says they also resemble Nerf footballs. The Colorado Department (C-DOT) of Transportation put 1,569 explosives into avalanche paths, using Avalaunchers and other devices, to trigger slides when nobody was below. Helicopters were also used to drop charges. This is 10 times the number of charges from last winter, which had relatively sparse snow in Colorado. Only 1.4 per cent of the total explosives failed to detonate. Tracy Trulove, a spokeswoman for C-DOT, tells the Summit Daily that the agency has 70 trained individuals who will try to locate the explosives. Just the same, there could be some things that look like Nerf footballs lying about. It’s best to not fiddle with them.

QUESTIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AS PHONE COVERAGE EXPANDS JACKSON, Wyo. – The National Park Service favours adding 13 cell towers to supplement the two existing towers in Grand Teton National Park. Whether this is good is being debated. The intent, say park officials, is to improve reception in the front-country portion of the park. They acknowledge a small increment of new telephone reception in backcountry areas. Even a small increment doesn’t sit well

with Jim Stanford, boatman on the Snake River and a Jackson town councillor. “Are we losing something here?” he asks the Jackson Hole News&Guide rhetorically. “Are these places becoming less wild for the sake of modern convenience?” Franz Camenzind, a well-known conservationist, also has reservations. “Providing extensive coverage to the general public, I don’t think it’s their responsibility. I think it’s contrary to the value that natural areas and national parks can provide to the public.” The new coverage will not be comprehensive, says Rusty Mizelle, but he had advice for those bothered by the coverage: “Turn your cellphone off.”

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Cellphone service has already fundamentally altered rescue operations during the last decade, says Cody Lockhart, of the Teton County Search and Rescue. First responders now initially use cellphone forensics to determine locations. “A decade ago, most of our incidents started out as a search, and then became a rescue,” he said. This shift has “definitely saved lives.”

DUMPSTER-DIVING BEAR WITH TASTE FOR HONEY PAYS PRICE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. – The blondhaired black bear first attracted attention in Steamboat Springs for its dumpsterdiving. But when it started hanging around a daycare centre, state wildlife officials knew that the bear had to go. But to where? In this case, the bear was captured and then released to a ranch about 50 miles from Steamboat, in the pinyon-andjuniper country near Meeker, in northwest Colorado. But the bear got into trouble there, going after honey in a bee farmer’s hive. That earned the two-year-old a death sentence. Kris Middledorf, a wildlife manager for Colorado, told the Steamboat Pilot & Today that when bears cause agricultural damage, they must be killed, because the state must compensate the farmers and ranchers for their losses. It quickly becomes expensive. The Department of Parks and Wildlife has sometimes provided electric fencing, to keep the bears out of the apiaries. But there are just too many new apiaries in that area during the last 10 years, he said. Last year, 18 bears were relocated in northwestern Colorado, of which eight were subsequently killed because they got into trouble a second time. n

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What do we do when the cathedral burns? WHEN PARIS’ Notre Dame caught fire on April 15, the flames threatened more than eight centuries of culture and history. The fire evoked shock, horror and grief worldwide. While the cathedral burned, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed determination to rebuild what the French regard as a sacred site. Beset by divisive “yellow vest” demonstrations, the French were united by the Notre Dame fire in grief and their resolve to rebuild. Within a day, wealthy donors and companies pledged a billion dollars for restoration. The first challenge

BY DAVID SUZUKI will be to determine what caused the fire so a repeat can be avoided in the rebuilding. I wouldn’t wish to diminish in any way the profound emotional impact of the Notre Dame conflagration. I have visited the great cathedral a number of times, and each time has been a deep spiritual experience. But if we had a similar response of shock and horror at the death throes of the Great Barrier Reef, the toxic state of the Ganges River, the degradation of the Amazon rainforest or the rising levels of carbon in the atmosphere that gives us air, weather, climate and seasons, think of the responses we could develop. What prevents us from action is the perceptual framework through which we encounter the world. We all share a common sensory system to inform us about what is happening around us. Humans have increased the range of our senses with telescopes, microscopes and technology to see, hear and smell far beyond the range of our organs.

advantage of opportunity. Today, scientists and supercomputers provide powerful amplification of foresight by marshalling a vast array of information and projecting scenarios into the future. For decades, leading scientists and their organizations have warned about catastrophic changes in the chemistry of the atmosphere, depletion of oceans, spread of toxic pollutants throughout air, water and soil, acceleration of species extinction and so on. As Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments vow to fight a carbon tax and pit jobs and the economy against action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we fail to unite in recognizing the threat of climate change to our health and survival. Children are not yet blinded by the perceptual complications of adulthood or our verbal declarations. They see that our current trajectory is toward a radically uncertain future. Inspired in part by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, young people are calling on adults for real action to preserve their future. Surely that merits as profound and intense a response as the French have had to the Notre Dame fire. We know the cause of the current ecological crisis. With our profligate use of fossil fuels and over-exploitation of renewable and non-renewable resources while putting our “wastes” into air, water and soil, we’re destroying the natural systems on which we depend for health and survival. Having identified the cause, we could commit massive amounts to stop the practices that are creating the problems while searching for new ways to provide for our needs and to exploit what we call “waste.” This will call for a shift in the way we see ourselves in the world. By raising their future for consideration, children are trying to get politicians to move beyond

Children are not yet blinded by the perceptual complications of adulthood or our verbal declarations. They see that our current trajectory is toward a radically uncertain future. However, factors such as gender, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic position and personal experience shape the way we respond to the input from our senses. Ask a man and a woman about love, sex or family, a Bay Street financier and a Bay Street homeless person about money, the economy or welfare, a Palestinian and an Israeli about Gaza, water or Jerusalem, and chances are the responses will be radically different. One of humankind’s most important attributes for survival has been foresight— the ability to use observation, experience and imagination to look ahead and make decisions that minimize danger and take

their current priorities of re-election and party solidarity and to show businesspeople the folly inherent in the drive for everincreasing profits and endless growth. There is no hidden agenda or ulterior motives behind their pleas. Ignoring their calls for action puts us on a road to extinction. Repairing Notre Dame and preventing future damage is worthy, but we must also do the same with our precious natural systems and areas. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org. n

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The Greenland Giant IN GREENLAND last week, a 67-year-old man shovelling snow from a roof fell, broke his neck, and died. Though it’s the kind of accident one might associate with a remote northern outpost, it remains an uncommon tragedy. In this case, doubly so—Lasseraq Skifte was known internationally for his enormous impact on Greenland’s ski and tourism aspirations, and

BY LESLIE ANTHONY the Inuit youth groups he mentored. Of mixed Danish-Inuit ancestry, Lasseraq grew up Inuit, and, as a kid, couldn’t understand why Danish kids laughed at him when he tried to speak their language. Like most occupiers, the Danes had an uncharitable view of the Inuit, causing Lasseraq to grow up resenting them and vowing to be better. He threw himself into education, eventually skipping two grades. At age 15, he went to study in Fairbanks, Alaska, for two years. Afterward, he attended New Hampshire’s famed Dartmouth College, where he ski-raced and joined the swim team. After college, Lasseraq peddled

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dictionaries and encyclopedias door-to-door in Champagne-Urbana, Ill., racking up sales by enchanting people with his intriguing Greenlandic heritage. The diversity of cultures he experienced in America made him reflect on the discrimination of his youth, and he returned to Greenland preaching a newfound love-thy-neighbour philosophy. There were many sympathetic ears because things had shifted during his absence; Danish and Inuit integration was more widespread, and Greenlandic (a close relative of the Canadian Inuit language, Inuktitut) was once again being taught in schools—to all Greenlanders. Given his involvement at Dartmouth, Lasseraq saw sport as the perfect vehicle to deliver the “we’re-all-in-it-together” message, and threw himself into outdoor recreation projects. Among other achievements, he was single-handedly responsible for returning the lost art of kayaking to Greenland one village at a time, but was particularly passionate about projects related to skiing—which was how we met in 2002, while I was on a filming trip to Greenland. Lasseraq was an easygoing man with dark, weathered skin and twinkling eyes who moved with economy and authority. Like most Inuit, he was full of stories and could point to any passing chunk of land or sea and recall something that happened there to himself or another person. In this way, he assembled the vastness and unbelievability of the landscape as a bit-map of human experience. On several occasions we joined Lasseraq and his wife Ane-Sofie for dinner, and I’ll always

remember her traditional carved jewelry, seal skin vest and boots. But back to skiing. Though Greenland is 80 per cent icecap, mountains abound. Lasseraq understood its vast potential as an alpine destination and set out to promote modern area-based skiing. In the southerly fishing town of Maniitsoq—where skiing had been popular since the 1970s largely due to Lasseraq’s efforts to bring Europeans in for off-season race training—he took us on a 25-kilometre boat ride to Apussuit Ski Centre, situated atop a small icecap. Nearby, the stunning mountains of Hamborgerland offered one of the most spectacular sights along the west coast and a staging area for heliskiing. (When heli-skiing first arrived, it was essentially vetted by Lasseraq, who dictated where they could fly while he worked to keep some large ski-touring areas heli-free.) In the surrounding archipelago, Lasseraq steered us to the haunting burial grounds of Ikamiut, a village destroyed by a tidal wave where there was also a memorial to Whistler ski legend Trevor Petersen, for whom this part of Greenland held special meaning. Though he worked tirelessly up and down the coast, Lasseraq’s greatest efforts were saved for his home of Sisimiut. Despite the bright, colourful fishing harbour, Sisimiut’s spectacular mountain backdrop gives the town an almost alpine feel. Lasseraq was happy the day he died, having heard that the government had just approved one of his pet projects—a year-round ski area at a nearby glacier; the project name, Sikumiut, means “living at the ice.” Sisimiut is also the site of Lasseraq’s

wildly successful Arctic Circle Race. Founded in 1998, this challenging threeday, 160-km international cross-country ski loppet draws hundreds of participants from Europe and North America. A community rallying point, with dog-sledders and snowmobilers serving as support teams, it’s also a reason for kids to take up crosscountry skiing and other sports—activities Lasseraq saw as ultimately benefitting the country’s social fabric. The race route is also part of the 200km trek between Sisimiut and the town of Kangerlussuaq. The hike takes 10 to 12 days but provides a fantastic crosssection of Greenlandic landscapes from coastal mountains, through tundra, tarns and riverbeds, to the face of the icecap. Mountain bikers also use it as you can camp anywhere and there are even a few huts along the way. Lasseraq’s status was such that he hosted the Queen of Denmark on visits. But he also had unflinching honour; having toured extensively as a coach on the World Cup and skied all over the world, he was honoured to be asked to coach the Danish National Ski Team for the 2002 Olympics, but resigned when the country refused to allow him to include skiers from Greenland. Much loved, much invested, much accomplished, Lasseraq was a giant of the Greenlandic community who will be sorely missed. Leslie Anthony is a Whistler-based author, editor, biologist and bon vivant who has never met a mountain he didn’t like. n

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FEATURE STORY Unwelcome squatters became Whistler’s long-term residents Dig into Whistler’s colourful history and you’ll find countless stories of adventurous Whisterlites who have come up with creative ways to call the Sea to Sky home since its earliest days. In the mid-‘60s, newly named Whistler Mountain began to burgeon; the first lifts had been installed and whispers of a strangely beautiful mountainside full of deep powdered snow emerged, as did those chasing it—in droves. “It was always really hard to find a place to live,” begins Wilhelm-Morden, who arrived, fresh-faced from Ontario, in 1973 and spent four years living rent free in the aforementioned squat cabin built by Ted in the fall of 1975. “In the summer, it was no problem to find housing, but in the winter all the owners came up from the Lower Mainland to ski, so there has always been an issue of supply.” By the early ‘70s, communities surrounding Alta Lake were experiencing such rapid and haphazard growth that condos outnumbered cabins and were crammed into neighbourhoods such as Creekside. Squatting—the act of occupying land or uninhabited buildings, often times on Crown land—started to become the norm, among other alternatives such as van dwelling or camping. “There were 600 residents in Whistler at the time. Sixty were squatters. That’s 10 per cent of our community,” estimates Wilhelm-Morden. “It was a common thing that people were doing … and the idea was not to spend a lot of time or money on it because you could be evicted and lose it at any moment.” As the rest of Canada was beginning to experiment with the hippie lifestyle, some in Whistler were already doing away with social norms and embracing communal living. In a mountain resort town full of industrious spirits, escaping conformity and embracing community

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were king. “It was definitely a very abandoned fur-trap cabins, dilapidated hippie thing to do,” laughs Wilhelm- logging cabins and old mining shacks Morden. “But it was also just a way to were prime squatting material. “It was a reset and go back to simpler days.” pioneer kind of lifestyle, in the spirit of For the four years they lived in the Whistler’s earliest pioneers such as Myrtle 120-square-foot (11-square-metre) cabin, Philip,” says Whistler Museum executive the pair never had electricity or running director Brad Nichols, who has researched water. “We went from urban kids, born the history of ski bums and squatters and raised in cities, to living quite a extensively throughout the years. different lifestyle. We made so many “People were coming here to build a memories that will be forever etched dream, to ski a beautiful place and they into my mind,” Wilhelm-Morden says. would do whatever they could do to stay She continued commuting to Capilano here,” says Nichols, who is developing University to continue her studies while an upcoming exhibit that will focus on living in the squat, and the pair would the history of housing in Whistler. plough a parking spot off the highway “Squatting embodied the free and hike the 15 minutes in to their tiny spiritedness of the ‘60s and ‘70s that abode. “The car would give you away Whistler is still known for,” he continues. that someone was there. It wasn’t “Someone once said, ‘Whistler was built obvious that we were living there, but on the smiles of 20 year-olds,’ and I think we also weren’t hiding it,” she notes. it’s one of the best ways to describe it.” Wilhelm-Morden, who recently In an excerpt from “The Squatters,” ended her term as Whistler’s mayor G.D. Maxwell writes, “(They) bore a after 17 years in public service, laments striking resemblance to pioneers from that her only transferable skill at the a century earlier. Shaggy hair, shaggy time was her knack for persevering. “My beards, unkempt clothes, and those were mother was a big fruit canner so I carried just the women, mind you. They worked those skills with me, but not much else.” hard in the summers, skied hard as In due time, however, they adapted members of the UIC Ski Team during the and learned, hosting frequent dinner winter, and partied hard all year long.” parties made with meals cooked on a wood stove. They also had frequent runins with pests, namely mice and raccoons and, at times, even bears. “We were living so close to nature. I mean, we were living in nature,” she says, laughing as she recalls one particularly resourceful bear that got into the habit of knocking over the cooler If there were homey squats, then they kept in the creek during the summer there were also party squats, such as months, consuming its contents quite the original Toad Hall—yes, that one— regularly. “Let’s say we had to modify before its second incarnation in the Soo things quite a few times.” Valley, famous for the namesake poster that now adorns walls across Whistler featuring 14 naked men and women, clad in only ski boots, toques, giggles and smiles, standing proudly before their soon-to-be-demolished home. The poster is so legendary in ski-bum circles that it can still be found in rather If the squat life sounds almost utopian, obscure places, such as in an après ski it certainly seems outside of the typical, pub in Kitzbuhel, Austria, where word run-of-the-mill experience—and in a town has it anyone from the photo drinks for where the former mayor described the free. male-to-female ratio as “10 to one,” most The original Toad Hall was a squats were far more rudimentary. Old, ramshackle building, insulated by

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The exterior of the Soo Valley Toad Hall. George Benjamin Collection / Courtesy of the Whistler Museum

whistlerites find anywhere to work and play in the 1970’’s’. George Benjamin Collection / Courtesy of the Whistler Museum

sawdust, and first occupied by just four men, one of whom was John Hetherington. Part of a motley crew of self-professed ski bums who often slept on the floor, Hetherington worked ski patrol and lived there for two winters along with a few “lifties who worked the T-Bar.” He described it as “the coldest damn place I’ve ever lived in.” They soon learned to use the wood stove, though it only heated the kitchen, and got a friend to wire a stereo for music and settled into what Hetherington says was a “primitive existence.” Though the living conditions were crude, the parties were anything but and a reputation started to quickly build. The owner soon got wind of Toad Hall’s rapidly growing reputation and decided to take back the residence, leaving them homeless yet again. Hetherington recounts that to abate the reputation of the first locale, two old “Toad Hallers” borrowed fancy clothes, pretended to be married and effectively coaxed the owner of the new compound into renting the large parcel to them, with its main building and other outbuildings, for $75 a month. Two

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quickly became 20, and the legendary Toad Hall 2 was birthed on Green Lake. The Soo Valley Toad Hall quickly became a scene of wild and rugged debauchery. Hetherington, who wasn’t officially a resident at that time, but a frequent visitor, noted more attention was given to the sound system than other domestic niceties. “It was pretty outrageous the stuff that was going on over there … People would show up from all over the place and bands would come up from Vancouver and play for free for three straight days, so the place got that kind of reputation.” Meanwhile, Hetherington had moved with George Benjamin into another local hippie haunt known as Tokum Corners. Without power or running water, “We had to climb over the snowbanks and over the railroad tracks to bail water from the lake and back again,” recalls Hetherington. The place eventually came up for sale, and after a bit of negotiating, Benjamin and Hetherington bought the property outright, with cash. The price tag? $1,100.

People hanging out at another popular local squat, Tokum Corners, in 1980. George Benjamin Collection / Courtesy of the Whistler Museum

days,” and featured, “A big bathtub full They lived in it for seven years until “the railways took it from us,” of punch—whatever got dumped in— Hetherington says. During that time, and bands and huge bonfires.” Munster scavenged the local landfill Hetherington says they installed a well, next door for wood and spent his hard a pumphouse and had not only running earned money on solid roofing materials. water, but hot water. “Everyone thought that was amazing when that happened,” He built the squat for a whopping $50. Not having second thoughts of building he laughs. It was like we were rejoining on Crown land at the time because of its civilization. proximity to the town dump and it being a “It was a great place to live,” he problem area for bears, it quickly became continues, “The lake was right there, we the centre of an inevitable showdown built a big dock and it was a great place to swim.” Asked how the neighbours— with local authorities. sparse at the time—treated the duo and their rotating houseguests, Hetherington acknowledges it was a “love-hate” relationship but that they tried to make amends by “shovelling snow off their rooftops or looking out for their homes when they were gone.” As is still the case today in a tight housing In the same vein, Andy Munster, a market, tensions arose as Whistler kept long-term resident and local builder, growing and the first plans to change the also had a squat, next to Diversion Creek, town dump into what is now Whistler which would later be known as the first Village took hold. Residents weary of house built on the future site of Whistler the all-night parties started to complain. Village. It was also known for its annual “They choose to live like gypsies while parties, which Munster described to others pay room and board,” wrote Ted Maxwell as typically lasting “about three Franks in a 1978 letter published in the

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Whistler Question. “They are completely dedicated to their undisciplined lifestyle of enjoying everything the valley has to offer without contributing in any way.” The provincial Land Branch, executors of the Crown land—which the squatters were occupying and which was later sold for the development of the village—perhaps under pressure from the Alta Lake District Ratepayers Association, issued eviction notices to more than 40 squats in late 1977. The squatters fought back, spearheaded by their shaggy-haired spokesperson, Charlie Doyle, founder of the irreverent alternative newspaper, The Whistler Answer, who was squatting in an old trapper’s cabin on the Cheakamus River. “It was a lovely place,” he said to Maxwell. “I lived there for four years, until 1979.” The group amassed 300 signatures (a feat for a town of only 600) to secure an extra year at the village squats. They argued extra time was needed “to arrange living arrangements due to a severe lack of low-income housing available in Whistler for its seasonal

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workforce,” which still rings true 40 years later. The powers that be eventually caved and supported the measure, giving the squatters a one-year extension and a $500 bond under the promise to “remove their structures and return the land to its natural state” after the year was up. The Lands Branch was quite serious about the potential evictions, enlisting the fire department to set fire to four illegal squats on Fitzsimmons Creek as a way to drive home the message. The first squat that was destroyed? Andy Munster’s. At the same time, Wilhelm-Morden and her husband recognized the squatting free-for-all was over and decided to be proactive. Thinking they had built their tiny abode on Crown land, they decided to “take the bull by the horns,” and told the authorities they were there but were planning on vacating as soon as they finished building their home on a piece of newly purchased land in Alpine Meadows. Instead, they were met with a surly notice from the attorney of the landowner—they had unknowingly been squatting on private

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Then and Now: Silver Linings No one can dispute that Whistler life has gone from a sleepy ski town to a full-blown global destination. In the same vein that its earlier residents—the ones who are today’s small-business owners, realtors, builders, lawyers and mayors—endeavoured creative ways to stay in the ski town, so do the new arrivals of today. Van dwellers remain numerous in the day lots and illegal campsites continue to pop up in the hidden corners of the resort. As first reported in Pique, in September of last year a municipally contracted company removed several truckloads of trash from an illegal campground that was discovered on a small island in Fitzsimmons Creek, near the original Munster. Adrian Moran, co-owner of 50 North Exterior Property Detailing, which cleaned up the site, said it took three trucks about two days to clear roughly 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms)

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the provincial lands branch enlisted the help of the local fire department to set fire to illegal squats in the late 70s. George Benjamin Collection / Courtesy of the Whistler Museum

of trash. but you can find three jobs in one day.” “Workers removed everything from Lured to Whistler for its outdoorsy clothing to old snowboard boots, food lifestyle, MacKay, like many of his friends, wrappers and tins, a sleeper couch, and says he fears he’s been priced out of at least 2,000 cigarette butts,” he told Whistler and is lining up appointments for Pique. “One of the things that took us house-shares in Squamish. He gripes about the longest was picking up the cigarette the change and although he’s thought butts. They were just everywhere.” about leaving, he still thinks Whistler is Nametags and uniforms were found “very welcoming and all-inclusive.” And scattered around the site, just steps yet he fears that with Vail Resorts’ 2016 from luxury hotels where tourists pay takeover of Whistler Blackcomb, the very hundreds of dollars a night to stay in “soul of Whistler” that the squatters helped peak season. pioneer is at stake. Those selling lift tickets and pouring “The way that Whistler is going, it’s drinks in the old squat sites surrounding only catering for the people who have Whistler Village are still running into turned up for a season or for a year,” says the same issues as 40 years ago, except Mackay, commenting on the available now Whistlerites have to contend with staff housing which he says is often a dwindling housing stock along with expensive, cramped and not conducive skyrocketing price tags. to long-term residency. “Those people are “When I first moved here nine years only here for one short time, blow a bunch ago, you could find a room quite quickly of money, party and then leave. They for $600 to $700,” notes Mark MacKay, a won’t make up the long-term residents or Scottish transplant who says he is facing help shape the vision of the future. eviction with his landlords planning “The people, like myself, who are to retire and move back into their growing their career, well, they can’t investment property. “(Before) it would grow anymore. And it’s kind of met take about two to three weeks to find a with the attitude that the ones that can’t job. Now it’s been completely flipped on afford it, well, who cares? Get out. That its head. It takes months to find a room you’re disposable. It’s kind of sad. I feel

as though it’s just becoming a utopia for the rich.” Finding that balance has left many to question how long they will be able to hold out in Whistler. It may be an exhausting effort but Wilhelm-Morden is hopeful that those wanting to will find a way to stay. Wilhelm-Morden points to the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing that she spearheaded in 2016, which is focused on boosting employee housing inventory, and says various programs offered by the Whistler Community Services Society such as daycare incentives, are aimed at easing the burden many young families are feeling. With Whistlerites spending 44 per cent more on rent and utilities in 2016, the most recent data available, than the B.C. average, it’s clear there is still much work to be done. As a former squatter, WilhelmMorden acknowledges it has always been tough to make Whistler home. “But I see Whistler, despite its challenges, continuing to bse a dynamic place,” she said. “So if you love living here, persevere, like we did, because it will get better.” n

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Are you passionate about Whistler? Catherine Rose Findlay Fraser passed away on April 16, 2019 in Vancouver, BC. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, John Fraser, her three daughters and their spouses, Sheena (Martin Kluftinger), Anna (Rob Sproule) and Mary (Mike Mosher), and her 7 granddaughters (Cate, Danielle, Sarah, Lottie, Annie, Chelsea and Addie), whom she loved fiercely and was so very proud of. Born in Carleton Place Ontario in 1933, Cate lived her life with curiosity and conviction, and was never afraid to take the road less travelled. She attended Carleton Place High School and Branksome Hall in Toronto. After graduating as a nurse from the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Cate headed west to fulfill her life-long dream of skiing in the mountains, eventually marrying and starting her family in Vancouver, before returning to Ottawa to support her husband John’s 30-year career in politics. It was her love of the mountains, her family, and her cherished friends that brought her home to Whistler where she lived out her retirement skiing, painting, contributing to the community, and creating the very best family home in the world for her children and grandchildren and friends to escape to. Cate also stayed true to her roots in Carleton Place, spending summers at the family cottage on the Mississippi Lake, where she hosted family and friends, and happily cheered on the annual music and fashion shows produced by her grandchildren, great nieces and nephews. A lover of music, art, history and the great outdoors, Cate pushed those she loved to live every day to the fullest, and to never stop being curious. Her friendships were diverse, founded on shared passions and interests, not age or stage, and her ability to laugh at herself and the world around her made her the most beloved person to all who were lucky enough to know her. Her mischievous and light hearted demeanour brought joy to many, while her strength, wisdom and unconditional love served as a guiding light for her family. She is always loved, forever missed, and never forgotten.

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redericksburg, a town of about 10,000 people in the hill country of Texas, did not set out to become a tourist town. It was a farming and ranching centre, originally settled in the 1840s by German immigrants. It didn’t start making its living as a host until the 1960s, a byproduct of its proximity to the ranch of Lyndon Johnson, who became U.S. president when John Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. White House correspondents became aware of Fredericksburg, then one thing led to another. Pretty soon, the whole town was oom-pah-

pahing and wearing a willkommen on its municipal sleeve. I knew none of this history when I drove into Fredericksburg on a March evening. The day of our travel had been hot and humid. This is in peaches-and-pen country, and the local newspaper reported that freezing temperatures several days prior had worried growers. Fredericksburg was byproduct of my curiosity about Lyndon Johnson. He was not charismatic and handsome, like Kennedy, but he succeeded where Kennedy had not, using all the tools of political persuasion and power to push his agenda of civil rights legislation, socialized medicine, programs to give those who were not born into wealth a better shot at success in life. Donald Trump is the inverse of Johnson in almost every way, from their upbringings to their agenda. Johnson was reared in modest circumstances about a half-hour away from Fredericksburg and then, as president, hosted heads of state from Canada and elsewhere at the ranch that he and his wife, Lady Bird, had acquired. That was my purpose in being in Fredericksburg, to know this place that produced the

U.S. president I consider to be the most up in Fredericksburg but became admiral of consequential since World War II. the U.S. naval forces in the Pacific during the Fredericksburg was more interesting Second World War. than I had expected. It has a long main street Adjacent to the Nimitz museum is a garden, lined with shops, teeming with pedestrians a gift of Japan. It employs the principles of the night I spent there. Many shops play Zen Buddhism and traditional Japanese to the German heritage, and others to the sensibilities in design. Think curves, not traditional Texas themes. Think of a polka sharp corners, seemingly random placements. band in cowboy boots. Everywhere were “Why would Japan provide this after what we white pickup trucks. did to them?” my companion asked, alluding The Germanic roots are real enough. It was to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and founded in 1846, the year after Texas became Nagasaki. “The Japanese did horrible things part of the United States and the same year that during the Second World War.,” I reminded the United States invaded Mexico, to wrestle her. “Then they became a pacifist nation.” As away California and other territory. The they remain. A binge and then a teetotaler. German immigrants had been drawn to Texas It seems every people has it within for a fresh start. At least part of what motivated themselves to go on a bender of militarism. their journey to the United States was war in The Vikings were a bloody lot. Now, the Europe. Of this, I have some knowledge, as nicest folks in the world. one branch of my antecedents emigrated from Fredericksburg lies within a 90-minute Germany in the 1840s, to avoid being drafted to drive of both Austin and San Antonio, both fight against France or somebody. They arrived of which have metropolitan areas that rank in the Chicago area to grub a living. among the top 20 to 30 in the United States. War came to the German immigrants Houston and Dallas lie a few more hours anyway. Texas joined the confederacy, distant. These, I was told, constitute the although Fredericksburg settlers were primary markets for Fredericksburg. There is generally against slavery and against no down season except January and February. secession. In response to this resistance came Plus, in the last 10 to 20 years, there are murder and terrorism. the vineyards, everywhere along the highway A block off Main Street is a memorial to the Johnson ranch, wher the president to another war, all about the Pacific was born and where, at the age of 64, he died. theatre of operations and, in particular, the Johnson City and his boyhood home lies just contributions of Chester Nimitz, who grew a few kilometres farther. n

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Local duo makes luge history CORLESS, NASH RECEIVE FIRST-EVER YOUTH ‘A’ WOMEN’S DOUBLES CRYSTAL GLOBE

BY DAN FALLOON THERE WAS A BIT of a delay for Natalie Corless and Caitlin Nash to receive their FIL Crystal Globes, but once they arrived in Whistler, it was a moment to remember. Corless and Nash didn’t compete at the final youth ‘A’ women’s luge event of the season in Oberhof, Germany, and so they weren’t in attendance to claim their prizes: the overall doubles championship for both, and the singles title for Corless. The trophies first went to Calgary and were eventually brought to Whistler by coach Matt McMurray. “We were in the gym and our coach walked around the window and we saw them,” Nash said. “We were jumping up and down.” “It’s a representation of our hard work through the year,” Corless added. “To be able to have a trophy like that to showcase to people and really, just for ourselves as well, it’s a reminder of how hard we worked this season. “It’s also a really cool trophy,” she said with a laugh. The 2018-19 campaign was a season of firsts for the pair, as they won the first-ever youth ‘A’ women’s doubles in Park City, Utah, last December. It’s all come together

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quickly for the 15-year-olds, who only started sliding with one another fairly recently. “Natalie and I have only been sliding together for about a year now. It’s so cool being able to travel and, being a doubles team, being together and experiencing things together was really good because we had a really good support system,” Nash said. “Even in singles, we could depend on each other and help each other out.” The team won the first three races of the season, topping both Park City events before

Results aside, this was a year where both sliders aimed to grow their skills and, especially, learn to quickly adapt and roll with the punches at a gauntlet of unseen tracks, especially in the second half of the season. To have the cachet of the Crystal Globes is a nice bonus, though. “All the tracks were new for all of us, so we got to learn together,” Corless said. “Winning the first women’s doubles race was a really crazy experience. We were super happy being able to win it for Canada

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coming home to Canada to win in Calgary. They competed together only once more, taking an eighth-place finish in Winterberg, Germany, but winning three times in the six races offered put them in a great spot. Though their point total was aided by small fields in the three North American races, Corless and Nash feel ready to take on the world when they return for 2019-20. “Our sliding improved a lot,” Nash said. “We were getting better times. We were faster. We became a lot more competitive with other girls on the circuit.”

in our first year on the team. “It was a good first impression for us.” “We’re feeling good going into next year, for sure,” Nash added. As trailblazers in the sport, completing the first-ever women’s doubles season, there were some challenges, the duo said. They felt accepted on the circuit, but there were some logistical issues to figure out along the way. “In Canada, definitely they’re really pushing for it. The Youth Olympic Games are next year and within our own team,

we definitely have a lot of support,” Nash said. “A lot of places are really pushing for women’s doubles but it’s hard for some places to adapt. We have to work out start heights and sleds. It’s definitely very challenging, but everyone is very for it. Everyone really wants to make it a success.” Added Corless: “Everyone was very supportive, we didn’t have any issues.” Nash said an injury prevented the team from competing at the St. Moritz, Switzerland stop on tour, though they had trained there for about two weeks in advance of the 2020 Youth Olympic Games at the track. As well, Corless took her firstever singles win there to cement her Crystal Globe case on that front. As a doubles team, Corless and Nash had at least a share of the crown sewn up when they won their third race in Calgary. On the individual front, it came right down to the wire for Corless, who needed Russia’s Elizaveta Yurchenko to finish no higher than third at Oberhof. Yurchenko ultimately took fifth and Corless had the Crystal Globe by a mere six points. “I went into every race not really knowing what would happen,” Corless said. “Overall, it worked out. Not going to Oberhof, I didn’t really know what the outcome would be and I held up enough points to hold onto first place.” Pemberton’s Trinity Ellis was fourth in the standings, taking two wins in Utah and a second-place finish in Calgary in the three races she started. Nash took fourth, taking a best result of third in the first Park City race. n

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WHISTLER HOCKEY PLAYER Cody Flann and the Revelstoke Grizzlies capped a season for the ages in Campbell River on April 14. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) champion Grizzlies toppled the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League winners, the Victoria Cougars, 5-1 to claim the club’s first provincial title since 2010. “It was pretty amazing. To work so hard for that long and winning with a bunch of guys that you lay your body on the line for, there’s no better feeling than that,” he said. “It was really amazing.” Unfortunately for Flann, he didn’t suit up for the championship game after suffering a concussion in the final roundrobin game against the host Campbell River Storm. “It was really unfortunate, obviously. I really wanted to play that last game, but I had to play it safe,” he said. “I didn’t want to ruin my brain. “I had confidence in our team. Our depth was amazing all year and I was still confident we were going to win.” His gut was correct and he joined fellow Whistlerites Tyler Welsh and Ryan Grills, who won with Campbell River in 2015, as Cyclone Taylor champs. Though the Grizzlies fell behind 1-0 in the final, and though they lost to the Cougars in the opening game of the tournament, Flann said there was never a moment’s doubt that Revelstoke was capable of bringing home the title. “We stuck to our system the whole time. We played a pretty defence-first, hardnosed, hit-everything-that-moves (style),” he said. “A lot of the teams in other leagues don’t hit as much as we do in the KI, so that was a big advantage. They try to go toe-totoe with us, but we have the upper edge at the end of it.” Playing three entirely new opponents (the North Vancouver Wolf Pack from the Pacific Junior Hockey League was also in the tournament) didn’t faze the Grizzlies, Flann said. “Leagues are a lot different than the KI. We lost our first game, so we all realized it’s not going to be easy at all,” he said. “They’re all champions, (but) we know how to win. We’ve just got to play even harder. That’s what our difference was: we just never stopped working hard.” During the KIJHL regular season, the Grizzlies won a mind-boggling 42 of their 49 games before blazing through the league playoffs, losing just three times. On the heels of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s stunning four-game sweep at the Columbus Blue Jackets’ hands, it’s clear that a dominant regular season doesn’t

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always translate to the playoffs. However, Flann said that after making a run to KIJHL finals last spring, the Grizzlies were primed for postseason contention once again. It didn’t hurt that they regularly had to play two other juggernauts in the Kimberley Dynamiters and Kelowna Chiefs, who both had 43 wins. “We knew how hard it was to win and we knew what we wanted,” he said. “We just didn’t give in. We played the two best teams in the province, being Kimberley and Kelowna, and we beat them both. There’s no turning back after that.” Flann was second on the team in scoring during the regular season with 55 points, including 22 goals, and he chipped in another 15 points (eight goals) in the playoffs. He had three points in three games at the Cyclone Taylor Cup tournament. “I felt like I definitely took a step. I was more relied on than last year as a rookie,” he said. “I had some great linemates and some great teammates that helped me all the way. My game improved, for sure.” Flann’s injury kept him off the ice for the championship game, but he has also had to miss some of the revelry back in Revelstoke. “Some of the boys have been going out, but I’ve been trying to keep it chill as much as I can,” he said. “I’m feeling a lot better, so I’ll be all good.” Flann isn’t sure of his future plans, as he is weighing offers from Jr. ‘A’ teams to play a level higher, but he has also been accepted into UBC Okanagan to continue his education. While there’s no hockey program there, Flann noted that many of his friends are enrolled in the Kelowna school. “I just have to decide. I have to talk to my family and see what’s best for me. I still have time to decide, so hopefully I make the right decision,” he said. n

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Firth tops balance beam at provincials EXCELLENT SHOWINGS FROM GYMNASTS ALL AROUND

BY DAN FALLOON WHEN SOPHIE FIRTH brought home gold from the Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships in Coquitlam earlier this month, she acknowledged that to have done it in the balance beam event was a shocker. “It was very surprising. I wasn’t expecting it at all. I was just going out there to have fun and do my best,” she said. Competing in the 2005 Level 6 age division, Firth scored a 9.4 en route to taking first in the contest. Firth’s favourite event is the bars, but the beam was where she made her mark this time around. Despite some nerves when on the beam, she overcame them to score the win. “I was expecting to fall off and not do very well on (the) beam because that has been giving me some troubles in practice but I guess I was able to do it,” said Firth, whose routine included two connected cartwheels, a full turn, and a seesaw jump. “I told myself I wasn’t going to be nervous or anything because you’re more likely to fall off if you’re nervous, and you just have

to go big. That’s what I did and it worked for me.” Firth said she was bolstered by her thoughts of a teammate who wasn’t able to compete because of a broken arm. “I told her that my beam routine was for her,” she said. Head coach Karin Jarratt said that Firth’s routine was something special to see. “Of course, I watch with eagle eyes to see what they’re doing and what we can improve for the future. This was just a joy to watch. There was nothing to critique,” she said. “She hit everything she trained to. With nerves, you never know what actually happens at an event, and she just did everything right.” Jarratt said she’s proud of Firth, especially since she has worked diligently for years and tried her best on the beam, not one of her favourite events. Jarratt added that it was satisfying to see dedication pay off. “It really showed her potential. Some of the girls write off beam as ‘I’ll hit it or I’ll miss it.’ They don’t hold their hopes up too high for beam sometimes, because there

FIRTH IN FIRST Whistler Gymnastics’ Sophie Firth, shown here on the bars, earned gold in the balance beam event at the Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships in Coquitlam earlier this month.

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is such precision that’s required to pull off something that great,” she said. “To see her hit everything on it, and the look on her face afterward … it was just such a joy.” In a special event on April 24, Firth was set to follow in the footsteps of fellow Whistler Gymnastics winners to sign in gold pen the leg of a beam at its Cheakamus Crossing headquarters. “I have a favourite beam and it’s the one that I don’t hurt myself on as much. I really like that beam,” she said of how she selected the particular apparatus. Firth first joined Whistler Gymnastics’ competitive team at age nine and is in her fifth season. She hopes to stay involved in the sport in the future, but said it is getting

more challenging as the years pass by. “It’s harder to be more flexible and it’s hard to get my splits all the way down. I’m staying in it, and we’ll see how many more years (I do),” she said. The club won two other medals as part of the weekend, with teammate Gabbi Collins taking third on the beam and second on the floor in the same category. With just four girls instead of the usual nine to 14, Jarratt said it was the smallest group of competitors she brought to provincials in her memory, so to take three medals was particularly impressive. “To bring back three medals and a bunch of ribbons, it was really a surprise and a treat,” she said. n

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BY DAN FALLOON PEMBERTON’S FLOYD GUY came through in a big way at the U12 North American Freeride Championships at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort on April 8. Guy pulled off a 360 to qualify first and held the position, claiming the top spot by 0.7 points. “In qualifiers, I always wanted to put down a solid run knowing that the best boys from North America were there,” he said. “I was pretty nervous, but then I qualified first and that gave me more of a feeling that I’ve got this.” Guy said he knew everyone was going to bring it in finals, but at least as the top qualifier, he would drop last and know what he was up against. In the finals run, he had only enough space for a couple different features, with the double drop of a five-footer going into a 15-footer (1.5 metre to a 4.6 m drop) being the highlight. Guy dedicated his finals run to coach Matic Gobec, whose father passed away recently. While both qualifiers and finals were on the same face, finals offered several more terrain options, Guy recalled. “I hit really different features for my qualifiers run compared to my finals run,” he said. “For my finals run, I went to the left but for my qualifiers run, I went way far right.” Guy’s season was a successful one overall, being that he threw his first double backflip, though he acknowledged that it wasn’t always an easy one. “My season was awesome. I learned a lot of new tricks, but at the same time, in the first two months of my season, I broke my thumb in school, then tweaked my knee, then I broke my wrist between qualifiers and finals at Red Mountain,” Guy said. “I still managed to podium at every event with (only) one hand in two events.” Guy is moving up to the 12-to-14 division next year and is pumped for the challenge. “I’m really excited to compete with most of my friends because they get way more bigger features so it’ll be fun,” he said.

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GREAT GUY Floyd Guy topped the podium at the U12 North American Freeride Championships at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort on April 8.

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Also competing at the U12 event was Brooke Hemstead, who placed eighth in the women’s event.

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Members of the Pemberton Valley Equestrian Centre opened the 2019 show season with the Tbird Hunter Jumper April Season Opener at Langley’s Thunderbird Show Park from April 16 to 21, posting some solid results in the process. Lara Esslinger made her show debut on Rivaldi, emerging as the grand champion and the reserve champion in the 0.85-metre open jumper and junior amateur jumper divisions. Dr. Laura White, on Ti Amo Dora, posted results of second, fourth, and ninth in the 0.85metre open and junior amateur divisions. She also put up a third-place showing in the new strides thoroughbred class. Meanwhile, Judy Ameli, riding her newly acquired horse Cortez D, was third in the one-metre junior amateur jumper event while she posted a pair of third-place finishes to go with fifth- and sixth-place showings in the open training and junior amateur jumper 1.10-metre contests. Meanwhile, Chelsea McNeil rode Sally Warner’s horse Lexington von Darco to a first-place finish in the 1.10-metre open jumper division. Lastly, Gabby Holland and her horse, Icarius, finished as reserve champion in the open and junior amateur 1.10-metre divisions on the strength of three second-place, two third-place and one fifth-place finish.

AXEMEN IN SEMI-FINALS annual Whistler Coaches Summit from April 26 to May 5. Hosted at the Whistler Athletes’ Centre, visiting coaches can complete a week full of courses or mix and match based on what National Coaching Certification Program modules they need to earn their certification or professional development points.

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What fuelled NotreDame’s workers? BUILDING A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE ON BARE-BONES FARE PUT UP YOUR HAND if you’ve never visited Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, or if you’ve never even wanted to. Only one hand popped up amongst a half dozen Whistlerites I straw-polled last week. Everyone else had visited the monumental cathedral at least once, and the recent fiery catastrophe called up memories like a shadow play.

BY GLENDA BARTOSH For many of us (me included), our NotreDame visits pretty much track our lives. First, there’s the young-hipster-discoversEurope visit. For me, that was almost 50 years ago! And for Pique’s inimitable G. D. “Max” Maxwell, about the same. It was 1977 when he played amongst the gargoyles; marvelled at the buttresses (the flying ones, of course); and got annoyed by the throngs. “Always thought it would be a great place to drop acid,” he notes, “if you could rent it for the night and keep everyone else away.” Then there’s the romantic pilgrimage to “Our Lady” with the love of your life. This is often followed by the family visit with ensuing kids and grandkids. I can’t tick that last box but many can, including long-time

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Whistlerites Joan and Marcel Richoz. With teen-aged Marika and Noah in tow, they stumbled upon a heavenly choir singing Bach in Notre-Dame’s grand nave. Pure joy. But the prize for the most outrageous visit goes to another inimitable character with Whistler in his bones. Paul Burrows will happily bend your ear about any number of visits he’s made to Notre-Dame. The one that grabbed me, though, was the surprise stop at the grand old cathedral— with Interpol in hot pursuit. One June day in 1947, Paul, 10, and his brother John, 12, were surprised at their Waterford, Ireland, school by the unexpected arrival of their father, whom the boys hadn’t seen in ages. They’d been living with their mom, and dad had travelled from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where he had a thriving medical practice. Paul and John were removed from class and told to get dressed in their Sunday best. Dad was taking them for tea. Once in the car, a grey Chrysler limo replete with uniformed chauffeur, John asked, “Daddy, where are we going for tea?” “Actually, we aren’t going for tea, we’re going to Rhodesia!” came the jarring reply. And the limo zoomed toward the airport. So began an epic, 10-day chase by Interpol agents through France, then North and Central Africa, complete with a stop in Paris and a journey up the dizzying staircases of Notre-Dame. If anyone in 12th-13th century France who built the cathedral imagined their work would have such indelible impact on so many, I’m sure they wouldn’t have believed

it. As we all watched the grand old dame burn last week, I wondered if those workers who hauled and stacked the limestone blocks; carved the ogly-bogly gargoyles; levelled the giant oak beams; and formed the iridescent stained-glass windows fully understood what they were making. I also wondered what they ate. Notre-Dame took nearly 200 years to build. But the foundation stone was laid in 1163, so that’s where I started, and the librarians at Vancouver Public Library were happy to help. First, people were, for the most part, terribly poor in 12th century France, the early Middle Ages. City and country were quite separate worlds then (aren’t they now?). The burden of “acute poverty” complete with frequent fires, episodic plagues and ergotic poisoning—caused by a fungus that infects rye and other cereals— was borne mostly by country dwellers. To escape all this, impoverished souls would flee to cities like Paris and the surrounding suburbs. They would also seek out churches and great cathedrals to pray—and to receive alms. “The rich were forced to practice charity,” writes Georges Duby in France in the Middle Ages, 987-1460. Much of that forced charity was funneled through the church. The poor also created a ready supply of labour for building those churches, and what mostly fuelled that labour was bread— bread that could easily be poisoned with ergot from the fungus that plagued grain supplies and isn’t killed by baking. “The staple of the French diet,

particularly for the poor, was bread. Wheat, semolina, bran, millet, rye, oats and barley all had a role in various types of French bread, which came in all shapes and sizes,” states the Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World by Caryn E. Neumann. Common fare also included lots of leafy greens, root veggies and legumes: Brussels sprouts, watercress and, possibly, turnips. Steamed leeks and cabbages. Boiled and pureed peas, white beans, and other legumes, often flavoured with fried onions, garlic and the like. Yes, they ate some meat, but not often in cities far from farms and wild game. Hardly hearty dining, but maybe the redemptive factor was all the grape-based products—wine, verjuice and vinegar— commonly used in cooking and no doubt in washing troubles away after building a nave the size of two NHL hockey rinks. Whether you believe or not, NotreDame’s fire delivered some miracles, too. The great cross and altar were spared, as were the rose windows. A smaller miracle, perhaps, but one that touched me was how the swarm of bees housed on the cathedral’s roof survived, stunned by the smoke as all good bees are. Something timeless about that, too. Honey was the common sweetener in 1163 Paris as sugar was hundreds of years away, so those bees have an age-old provenance, if we could only understand their stories. Glenda Bartosh is an award-winning journalist who needs to go back to NotreDame to hear the organ play. n

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Eat Local series offers fun, approachable entry into locavore movement LOCAL FOOD WRITER JANE REID LEADS SERIES OF TALKS ON EATING LOCAL, FARMING AND GARDENING

BY BRANDON BARRETT WHEN THE WHISTLER Public Library (WPL) sent out a survey to patrons last year, one of the things heard over and over was locals’ appetite for food-related programming. “That came up again and again and I got that feedback from a lot of people in person as well, saying, ‘You know, spring is coming up and it would be a great time to do something about gardening, or something about local plants,” explained WPL’s program coordinator Jeanette Bruce. So Bruce reached out to Whistler author Jane Reid, whose book detailing her love affair with B.C. produce, Freshly Picked, had just hit the shelves months before, to craft a program that would appeal to locals hoping to learn more about where their food comes from. Eat Local, a three-part series that begins next month, was the culmination of those discussions, offering attendees a fun, no-fuss look at the locavore movement. “She’s a great speaker, has great stories to tell, and coming from Jane, it’s not intimidating. She’s made it sound very fun and really doable,” Bruce noted. Reid’s accessible approach to her subject matter can be found throughout Freshly Picked, in which she describes initially falling in love with British Columbia’s bounty of homegrown fruits and vegetables off of taste alone. “I’m eager to do anything I can to spread the message about how wonderful it is to eat locally grown (produce) for a whole variety of reasons, starting with the top one, which is flavour, going down to supporting farmers and farmland,” Reid said. “There’s a million reasons to eat locally grown food these days.” It’s important, Reid stressed, that eating local isn’t seen as a chore but rather a passion. “I think there’s a strong desire for people to feel more connected to the food they eat. It’s not just in Whistler; I think it’s all over now, and I think that’s why something like

LOCAL LOVE AFFAIR Whistler’s Jane Reid, author of Freshly Picked, detailing her love affair with B.C. produce, will lead a series of talks on the locavore movement next month at the Whistler Public Library. FILE PHOTO

these talks have an appeal,” she explained. “Sometimes people might be unsure how to feel more connected to their food sources, so I do think it’s important to think of it as

second talk, on May 8, will see Reid moderate a discussion between Pemberton farmers from Laughing Crow Organics, Rootdown Organic Farm and Plenty Wild Farms.

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something that’s a joy, not a duty.” Running every Wednesday for three consecutive weeks, the series’ first talk is on May 1 and will answer the question of “How and Why to Be A Locavore,” led by Reid. The

“We see these people at farmers’ markets … and it’s interesting to talk to them about what their daily life is like, how children fit in with being a farmer, why they chose the Pemberton Valley to farm and if they see

themselves still farming in 10 years,” Reid noted. “We brought questions that we’d like to ask them and I think the audience will be interested in hearing their answers. They are an extremely enthusiastic group.” The third and final talk, set for May 15, will feature local gardening pros offering tips on starting your own garden, just in time for green-thumb season. “(I want to offer) anything that can connect people to the food they eat— and the taste. It’s very rewarding to eat something that is grown close by, especially if you know where it came from and who grew it—it might even be you who grew it,” Reid said. The May 1, 8 and 15 Eat Local talks are free to attend and all run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Learn more at whistlerlibrary.ca/events/ eat-local. n

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Mountain Movement dancers leave comfort zone to compete PEMBERTON STUDIO’S STUDENTS SET TO WRAP UP SECOND SEASON OF COMPETITION

BY ALYSSA NOEL HAYLEY EDMONDSON found inspiration to open the Mountain Movement Dance Collective in an unlikely place. “Mountain Movement was conceptualized when I was walking in downtown Pemberton … and I saw a lot of little girls riding their bikes in tutus,” she recalls. “I said, ‘I wonder if there’s a dance studio for kids here?’ There were classes at the community centre, but no dance studio. That sparked the idea.” Edmondson grew up dancing competitively in the Fraser Valley. As a result, she had a strong grasp on the art of dance and how to teach it, but she wanted to learn more about how to run a business. So, before launching her studio, she took business classes at the University of Victoria. She moved back to Pemberton in 2016, found a space, renovated it and opened her doors to host three classes in 2017. While she started out offering recreational dance classes—from jazz to tap, hip hop to lyrical—in September 2017, she added a

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competitive level of dance as well. “We’re in such an art bubble up in Pemberton and Whistler where it’s a mecca for sports and a central hub for all things outdoors,” she says. “For youth dancers, the best way to get out there and get exposed is youth dance competitions. I grew up in the Fraser Valley and I found that (dance competitions) were such a positive

starting to pay off, Edmondson says. “One thing that’s so important—and why everybody should take dance—is in this day and age of instant, it’s not instant at all,” she adds. “It takes a really long time. Everyone wanted it to be seasonal; they wanted to sign up for three months at a time and you just can’t.” They deepened their understanding of

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environment … I just always knew to grow these dancers to be the athletes they can be capable of we’d need to get out of the bubble and competition was the best way I could think of to do that.” The competitive dancers train for 12 hours a week, including a day of strength work. To that end, the program is for dedicated dancers—and that hard work is already

that commitment earlier this month when they travelled to Surrey for the Synergy dance competition. “I specifically chose that competition to bring our dancers to mainly because of the venue,” Edmondson says. “It was the Bell (Performing Arts) Centre … this theatre is so gorgeous, it was amazing dancing there. You really felt like you were a real performer being up

there—with the wings, backstage area, and dressing room.” While they earned a couple of thirdplace finishes, Edmondson says that was a small part of the experience. As dancers with just two to three years under their belts, they were up against competitors who have been training for much longer. “The second reason I wanted to go was it was the best of the best that go to that competition. While we aren’t quite on that level yet, it, for me, is all about getting us out of our bubble and getting us to see what it means to be a hardcore, competitive dancer. It was a big eye opener for us. They did fantastically, even dancing on a stage like that.” Next up, the group is heading to Burnaby for the Star Talent Dance Competition before wrapping up their season at home in Whistler on the May long weekend with two dance competitions that quietly take place at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler and the Westin Resort and Spa. Overall, Edmondson says, it has been a fulfilling second year for the studio. “I hope they continue dancing and competing and, as they see their improvement on the competitive circuit, it keeps them hungry,” she says. For more information on the dance studio’s recreational and competitive classes, visit mountainmovement.ca. n

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BY BRANDON BARRETT KIRSTIN CLAUSEN knows mining history isn’t exactly the sexiest topic for tourists, but the executive director of the Britannia Mine Museum is banking on an ambitious interactive show launching this summer to paint the historic mill in a new light. “I think we can be honest: Mining can be a tough sell to turn it into a tourist attraction,” Clausen said. “We hope people will feel a connection to the story.” That particular story is deeply rooted in the history of British Columbia. Once the most productive copper mine in the British Empire, the Britannia mill today is a national historic site and museum that welcomes visitors from around the globe. In an effort to better appeal to modern audiences, staff at the museum dreamed up the concept for BOOM!, a multi-sensory, interactive show that brings the historic Mill No. 3 to life through “sound, smell, shaking and noise,” Clausen explained. In operation from 1921 to 1974, the ore mill served as the focal point of Britannia Beach, and according to Clausen, has many stories to tell. “The show takes you on a bit of a rollercoaster,” she said. “There’s a little bit of teaching and you have to learn some things, which is pretty museum-like. But we’ve injected some humour and then we’ve layered the special effects on, and I think we’ll make some people cry. I think people will run the gamut of emotions—not everyone, but there will be a lot of emotional connection to the story of the mill and the community of Britannia Beach.” The culmination of a 10-year process from inspiration to completion, BOOM! has been developed primarily by Vancouverbased video-production company Vista

Collaborative Arts, which has produced themed attractions around the world, including The Sleeping Giant for Mexico’s Museo del Acero. That show was created as part of the revitalization of a former ironsmelting blast furnace in Monterrey, which also holds a special place in the hearts and history of the local population. Also tapped to contribute to the project is Dynamic Attractions, which has worked on several popular theme parks such as Universal Studios Florida and Disneyland. The Port Coquitlam-based company has engineered and fabricated the museum’s movable skip for the show, which demonstrates how mining equipment was once hauled down the massive, 20-storey mill building. Unsurprisingly, there were numerous logistical challenges that went into developing a multimedia attraction on the site of the 96-year-old mill, but the main two, Clausen said, were to preserve the historic rail and stairs of the original building, as well as housing all the necessary AV technology in the unheated mill. “The building is essentially like being outside. It doesn’t have heat. It’s just like a shell,” she noted. “So now you start adding expensive electronics, computers and special effects, but they have to function as though they were outside. “I’m proud we found solutions to both of those challenges.” BOOM! and the additional rehabilitation of the museum’s infrastructure were made possible thanks to a $1.4-million federal grant, as well as another $2.6 million raised by the museum. The show is set to launch this summer. The Britannia Mine Museum will have additional details on the opening in the coming weeks. To learn more, visit britanniaminemuseum. ca. n

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Avengers return WELL, YOU GOTTA HAND it to Marvel. With minimal leaks and more hype than any film in a while, Avengers: Endgame is finally here. And apparently it’s the best yet. Perhaps because I have been banging the “Avengers aren’t really all that good”

BY FEET BANKS drum for a number of years, the cinematic gods did not bless me with an Endgame prescreening, but early word from the bullpen is that returning directors Joe and Anthony Russo have concocted a fitting finale to the uber-successful, decadelong, 22-film Marvel Cinematic Universe storyline that started way back with the

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first Iron Man flick, and one of the best orchestrated comic book movie climaxes of all time. Speaking of, there’s an interesting side note and cultural observation about this film: over the past month (at least), there’s been a very robust and popular internet discussion based on the theory that AntMan might singlehandedly defeat bad-guy Thanos and become the Endgame hero-iest hero of all. The strategy, so the theory goes, is that Paul Rudd’s wisecracking, size-shifting AntMan will make himself really small, like cellular level small, then somehow jump/ climb/scurry and insert himself into Thanos’ ass/intestinal tract. Once firmly latched in, Ant-Man will suddenly expand to supergiant size and explode the thought-to-be indestructible Thanos from the inside out, separating the stones of destiny (or whatever they are called) and saving the day. As incredible as the Ant-Man Sodomy Theory is, it will never come to be (also, I’m pretty sure no one talked this way about

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from up the street was not bringing their 12-year-old daughter back (hint: it took them five days!), things get really weird, and equally dark. Thanks to some tight work, the FBI catches the neighbour/rapist but he manages to manipulate the Broberg family to the point where he’s not only not charged with his crimes, he’s able to do them again! True crime stories are not for everyone and, at times, Abducted in Plain Sight is very difficult to watch, especially for parents. This one actually watches like a step-by-step playbook of what not to do (with disturbing re-enactments) and is almost like watching a shitty horror movie where people make the worst decisions and you want to scream at the screen, except it’s all real (even the alien subplot). Available on Netflix, Abducted in Plain Sight is a harsh, crazy reminder of the power of manipulation in a world where no one expects evil to live just up the street. (It also kind of makes you wish the world had more Ant-Mans). n

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BY ALYSSA NOEL THE WHISTLER WRITERS Festival has announced details for its spring reading event. Travel, Place, Identity: Unpacking the Idea of Home is set to take place on May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre. It will feature four authors, including Pat Ardley, who wrote the book Grizzlies, Gales and Giant Salmon: Life at a Rivers Inlet Fishing Lodge; Amy Fung, author of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being; Becky Livingston, whose first book is called Travels with a Daughter’s Ashes; and Geoff Powter, whose latest book is Inner Ranges: An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People. Local writer, editor, biologist and Pique columnist Leslie Anthony is set to moderate. “Anyone who has travelled or lived in lands that were not their place of origin will have thought about what home means, and how much we identify with our sense of place,” says Stella Harvey, artistic director of the Whistler Writers Festival, in a release. “Our four guest authors are all asking questions about how we identify with place in different ways, whether it’s through great loss, living a life of adventure on the West Coast, risktaking in the mountains, or an examination of Canada’s mythologies of multiculturalism and settler colonialism.” As part of the event, organizers are also launching a writing contest open to everyone in the Sea to Sky corridor (Lions Bay to Lillooet, in this case). Writers of all levels are welcome to put pen to paper and come up with 250 words or less to answer the questions, “How is our sense of self

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UPCOMING EVENTS ABOUND AT THE POINT The Point Artist-Run Centre unleashed a jam-packed lineup of spring and summer arts events last week. The long list kicks off with their annual spring fundraiser, this year called the Cinco de Mayo Lucha Libre on May 5. It will include Mariachi music, a Mexican tapas dinner, Lucha Libre improv wrestling, a silent and live auction, a piñata party and dancing to DJ Su Comandante. Participants can also sign up for a piñata workshop earlier in the day to learn how to make the colourful party smashers. Tickets to the fundraiser are $55 while the piñata making workshop is $40. Other workshops set for spring include: Animal Adventures Into Clay, which will teach participants how to make animal sculptures on May 15, 22 and 29; Pot to Table Cookware, which will teach participants how to hand-sculpt pots on May 15, 22, and 29; an indigo dyeing and felt workshop, where participants can learn about Japanese shibori folding and indigo vat dyeing on June 22; and, finally, surface printing where you can learn how to make block prints on June 22. For more information or to register for any of the events go to thepointartists.com. n

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GREAT TEACHER Jane Burrows and her class show off their Halloween costumes. PHOTO FROM THE WHISTLER QUESTION COLLECTION, 1980

Remembering Jane Burrows BY ALLYN PRINGLE THE INTEGRAL ROLE Jane Burrows played in the founding and operations of the Whistler Question, Whistler’s first newspaper, came through clearly at the opening of the Whistler Museum’s temporary exhibit in September 2017 featuring photographs from the Question. In the Question, as in so much else, Jane and Paul Burrows were equal partners. Born in Kirkland Lake, Ont. in 1941, Jane moved west to Vancouver in the ‘60s after completing a degree in marketing research at Ryerson University and taking time to travel the world with a few friends. While living in the city, Jane obtained her teaching degree from the University of British Columbia and, in 1968, met Paul at the Dev Pub. Jane began her teaching career with the Howe Sound School District (today Sea-to-Sky District #48) soon after her marriage to Paul. After teaching for a time in Britannia Beach, Jane transferred to Signal Hill Elementary where she taught primary grades. Commuting from Alta Lake, where Jane and Paul lived in their Alpine Meadows A-frame, to Pemberton in the early ‘70s was not for the faint of heart. In a 2000 interview with Whistler Cable, Paul recalled that stretch of Highway 99 as “nothing more than a glorified logging road.” A spot was decided upon by the Burrowses as “the point of no return” and if conditions became questionable, Jane would decide to turn back or forge ahead depending upon whether she had passed that point or not. Alta Lake officially became the Resort Municipality of Whistler in 1975 and the next year brought great changes for both the Burrowses and their growing community. Following an unsuccessful run for Whistler’s first mayor on Paul’s part, the two sat down to decide on their next project. They came to the conclusion that Whistler was in need of both a bus company and a newspaper. Without the funds to purchase the requisite vehicles, the Burrows decided upon the latter. The first edition of the Whistler Question was produced in their

basement and published in April 1976. Jane was an important influence on the Question, both in what was covered and who was hired. When Glenda Bartosh (who would buy the paper in 1983) applied for a job as a reporter, she had to pass two interviews, one with Paul at the Creekside office (the paper had moved out of the basement) and one with Jane at their home. Five months after the Burrowses became publishers, Myrtle Philip School opened in September 1976. Jane transferred from Signal Hill to form part of the school’s original staff. At Myrtle Philip, Jane was not only a kindergarten teacher but the kindergarten teacher in Whistler, a position that held a great influence over an entire generation of Whistler children. When the growth of Whistler’s population led to the need for a second kindergarten class there was great consternation that, for the first time at the school, students would start their schooling with a teacher who was not Mrs. Burrows. Jane and Paul were also incredibly active in their community outside of the school and paper. Both were involved in the Alta Lake Ratepayers Association before there was an RMOW, joined the Whistler Ice Stock Sliding Club, sang in the Whistler Singers, contributed to the Whistler Museum and Archives and sat on the Whistler Public Library’s first board of trustees. Despite these and many more commitments, the pair made time for extensive travels to almost every continent (as far as we know, the Burrows did not go to Antarctica). In 2000, now both retired, Jane and Paul moved to their dream home in Salmon Arm and quickly became involved in their new community. They continued to travel, even after Jane was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012, taking their 60th cruise in 2015. Jane passed away on Dec. 29, 2018. On Saturday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m., there will be a memorial for Jane at Myrtle Philip Community School, an opportunity for everyone who has felt her influence to remember an amazing woman who, whether teaching five-year-olds about Stone Soup, instructing Question employees on what to keep in their car for winter driving or helping shape the Whistler we know today, impacted so many people. n

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Comedy Tonight! shows off lighter side of choral music SEA TO SKY SINGERS TEAM UP WITH VANCOUVER COMIC ROSS DAUK FOR TWO NIGHTS OF MUSIC AND LAUGHTER

BY BRANDON BARRETT VERONICA MCPHEE will be the first to admit that most people wouldn’t associate choral music with side-splitting belly laughs. “A lot of people have an image of choral music as something maybe related to the church or something that has a serious side to it, which it does, in fact,” explains McPhee, musical director for the Sea to Sky Singers. “But with this concert, we wanted to highlight the joy of singing together and the funny songs that are out there.” The Sea to Sky Singers have teamed up with award-winning Vancouver comedian Ross Dauk to show the lighter side of choral music at Comedy Tonight!, scheduled for this weekend at Centrepoint in Squamish. The adult choir will run through a series of humorous humdingers, including “Make ‘Em Laugh” and “Be a Clown” from the 1952 musical, Singing in the Rain; “When You’re Smiling,” recorded by Louis Armstrong; and even a Latin version of “Old MacDonald

CHORUS OF LAUGHTER The Sea to Sky Singers

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Had a Farm.” Dauk, in turn, will provide commentary and share bits that relate to the songs in some way. Needless to say, it’s an unusual format for Dauk, voted as one of Vancouver’s best comedians in the Georgia Straight. “I think it’s unique in my comedy career so far,” he says. “I wouldn’t normally tailor

combined. “That’s how I’m approaching it.” More than just a musical performance, McPhee consistently strives to deliver an eclectic experience at her concerts that offers a little bit of something to everyone. “A goal that I always have is to create more of an event for people, that they’re not just

“A goal that I always have is to create more of an event for people, that they’re not just going to a concert that’s delivered at them, but they feel like it’s a big event.” - VERONICA MCPHEE

my jokes too much to a crowd, but for almost every show, I’m thinking about what I’m going to say and how I’m going to frame my jokes. With this one, it just means that what I’m going to joke about is already predecided a little bit. How it’s going to go, you never really know, but they might be very into it.” Dauk sees the concept for the show as something of a throwback to an era when “comedians and musical acts were more

going to a concert that’s delivered at them, but they feel like it’s a big event,” she said. To that end, Comedy Tonight! will feature a photo wall of choir members posing in different positions with a rubber chicken that attendees will have the chance to caption. The performance will also culminate with a “simple song” that audience members will be able to sing along to, McPhee said. Past Sea to Sky Singers’ shows have incorporated poetry, acting and dance,

proving that a choral concert doesn’t have to have the staid, sombre tone of Sunday mass. “Personally, when I go see a performance, and it doesn’t really matter what it is, I think a multimedia show always enhances the experience for people and gives different points to connect with the audience,” McPhee says. “Over the past few years, I have attempted more of that. It’s always with the goal of enhancing the music.” McPhee also has an ulterior motive to her multimedia approach: growing interest in choral music across the Sea to Sky. “I wanted to explore an expanding audience,” she said. “I’m curious to always reach out and find people who might think they don’t want to go to a choir concert, but usually once they’re there, realize how much they’ve connected to the music.” Comedy Tonight! runs April 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2 p.m. at 38014 Fourth Ave. in Squamish. The Saturday show will also include a cash bar. Tickets for the all-ages show are $20 and are available at Anna’s Interiors and Concrete Blonde in Squamish, as well as at the door. Admission is free for children 12 and under. For more information, visit seatoskysingers.net. n

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PARENT INFANT DROP-IN

THU

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

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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

ROTARY CLUB OF WHISTLER MILLENNIUM

Join the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium to learn about what the club is doing to support your local community and international projects. Lunch is available for $20. Everyone welcome. > 12:15 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side

COMMUNITY

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE

ANZAC Day dawn service on the dock at Lakeside Park. 604-698-9694. > 5:45-6:45 am > Lakeside Park

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

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

ACTIVATE AND CONNECT FOR SENIORS 50+

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

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER TAX CLINICS

The Whistler monthly support group is organized by the North Shore Schizophrenia Society for family and friends of those with a mental health challenge. Receive support from others who have been there. No registration is required. > 6:30 pm > Whistler Secondary School

FIRST NATIONS HEALING THROUGH SMUDGING

If you weren’t able to attend this session at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Whistler Public Library invites you to attend an encore session at the Library. They’re honoured to host Clara John of Lil’wat Nation in leading an informative session about First Nations healing and cleansing processes. Free for all to attend, participants are encouraged to come in with open minds in order to receive emotional or spiritual healing from this celebrated elder of Lil’wat Nation. > 7-9 pm > Whistler Public Library

FAMILY BINGO NIGHT

Need a hand to prepare your tax return? Eligible individuals can sign up for our volunteer-led tax clinics! The tax clinics require registration. Call 604932-0113 to confirm your eligibility and to register. Or find out more at canada.ca/en/revenue-agency. > 2:30-4:30 pm > Whistler Public Library

LUNA PRESENTS THURSDAY NIGHT YOGA

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

The 2019 Grad Class is hosting Family Bingo Night! This is a great family event that will be loads of fun and helping to support our great grads attend prom. Come on out and win some cash and prizes. Try your luck at the raffles and 50/50! Enjoy some tasty baked goods and delicious pizza. Tickets at eventbrite.ca/e/ bingo-night-tickets. > 7-9 pm > Whistler Secondary School

MUSIC

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

WHISTLER YOUTH BAND

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

Let the trumpets sing! The Whistler Youth Band is a beginner band for youth ages 10 and up. Grab an instrument and make music with friends. > 6-7:30 pm > Myrtle Philip Community School

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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

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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

KARAOKE WITH JACK-QUI NO

Put it on the rocks and call it a show! Hosted by Jack-Qui No. > 8-11 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

SOUL CLUB

Soul Club is Whistler’s all-vinyl funk and soul party; playing a mix finest and funkiest 45rpm records, from ‘60s rare gems right through to the newest modern soul jams. > 8:30 pm > Brickworks Public House

#TBT WITH THE SOUNDS OF STACHE

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

JENNA MAE

A finalist from Whistler’s Music Search, Jenna Mae is originally from Calgary/Banff area and moved to Whistler as a snow chaser. Bringing her soulful sultry voice, she strums her guitar, shares her stories and remixed covers to the mics around Whistler. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

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

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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

ONGOING & DAILY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHISTLER MUSEUM

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

INDOOR PICKLEBALL

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

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

Books, songs and rhymes for preschool-aged children, accompanied by a caregiver. Registration is not required. > 10:30 am > 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

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MUSIC

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

COMMUNITY

GAMES CAFE

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

ARI NEUFELD THURSDAY NIGHT FUNK FEATURING DJ DAKOTA

He spins old school and new school, ya need to learn though, he burns baby BURNS … like a hip-hop inferno! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

COMMUNITY

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

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

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

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WALK AND TALK SERIES

A non-competitive festival designed for North American school wind ensembles, concert bands, orchestras, jazz bands, and choirs utilizing some basic tenets necessary to promote quality music education. For more visit cantando.org. > 8 am-6:15 pm > Whistler Conference Centre

See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3, 5:30 & 7 pm > Audain Art Museum

LADIES’ NIGHT

We have a gift for all ladies. Enjoy a glass of champagne then hit the dancefloor and dance the night away with DJ Peacefrog. Email 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

SUSAN HOLDEN

Susan will be playing upbeat folk/country originals and covers you love. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS Let’s send it on and off the mountain this weekend! DJ Dre Morel spinning rock, pop and hip hop all night! For VIP reservations and guest list inquiries, please visit tommyswhistler.com. > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

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Whistler Blues Band is compromised of seasoned musicians that love blues music and dark sunglasses. The Blues Brothers movie heavily influenced the set list with the best foot-stomping blues tunes around. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

RUCKUS DELUXE

Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy-nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

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REFRESH MARKET

Refresh Market returns to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park April 26 and 27! Shop the edited selection of locally designed and made clothing, ceramics, food, jewelry, dry goods, vintage, and more from 100 local artists, makers and small shops, plus food trucks. $3 to $5. > 4-10 pm > West Coast Railway Heritage Park (Brackendale/Squamish)

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

“SING INTO SPRING” CHORAL CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

Live music by Whistler favourites Red Chair. > 9:30 pm > Tapley’s Pub

FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB FEATURING DJ TYMETAL

Shake off your work week by grooving to deep cuts featuring classics and future gems...you can’t help but move to the beats! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

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

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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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

SINGING WITH THE BABIES

Join the Whistler Singers and guests for Inspirito Vocal Ensemble, an evening of great music and fun. By donation. 604-932-2979. > 7:30-9 pm > Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church

WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-10 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

EVAN KINSELLA

Evan is a soul-drenched folk, hip hop artist based out of Squamish, performing solo, and collaborating with musicians and producers coast to coast. Inspired by social justice, the healing power of music, travel, and love, his music is written from the heart aims to invoke positive minds. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

SATURDAY NIGHT SHAKER

With music from Fidel Cashflow and DJ C Stylez, two of Whistler’s hardest-working and most-loved DJs spinning the best in Top 40, mash-ups, electro, hip hop and party anthems that will keep your booty shakin’ all night long. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP and other special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

BROTHER TWANG BUCK CANCER

The Whistler Firefighters Association is hosting Buck Cancer, an event to support the organization Families Fighting Cancer in the Sea to Sky. There will be a silent auction, 50/50 draw, live music by Red Chair, Forged Axe, Firefighters Challenge and the ever-popular mechanical bull. They are seeking your help with donations for their silent auction. They have a team of volunteers happy to help us pick up donations so please email buckcancerwhistler@gmail.com. > 7 pm > Dusty’s Bar and Grill

MUSIC

COMMUNITY

Come wind down your ski day or ramp up your Saturday night festivities with the boys from Brother Twang. > 9 pm-midnight > FireRock Lounge

WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMYS > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

LIVE @ BLACK’S

Every Friday and Saturday, party with local and touring musicians at Black’s Pub. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

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See Friday’s listing for more info. > 8 am-6:55 pm > Whistler Conference Centre

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> 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

RUCKUS DELUXE

> 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

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WHISTLER CHILDREN’S CHORUS SPRING CONCERT

Join the Whistler Children’s Chorus for an hour of fun and whimsical music exploring the wonders of the natural world! This event is free to attend and everyone is welcome. > 5-6 pm > Whistler Public Library

“SING INTO SPRING” CHORAL CONCERT

See Saturday’s listing for more info. > 7:30-9 pm > Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church

MUSIC

DAVID STOREY

David’s simple, rootsy songs feature small-time heroes, losers looking for a second chance and wannabe bad asses coming to terms with reality. They include tales of love, the gentle humour of family life, the irony of growing old and the paradox of living in our hyper-wired world. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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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

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STEPHEN VOGLER

Stephen Vogler plays ska, reggae, blues and rock with a healthy mix of originals and covers. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

stand-up from Georgia Straight’s “Best Comedian in Vancouver” Ross Dauk! Tickets: $20 (Children 12 and under FREE) available at Anna’s Interiors and Concrete Blonde Studio CASH BAR on Saturday night! 604-892-7819. > 7:30-9:30 pm > The Centrepoint (Brackendale/ Squamish)

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

SATURDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB FEATURING DJ TYMETAL

He got your blood pumping last night, now satiate your thirst for amazing cocktails and unique beats with TyMetal’s eclectic DJ feats. No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SUPREME SATURDAY

DJ Nikky from Vancouver brings the Whistler’s biggest weekend party and best vibe. VIP champagne parades along with the hottest hip hop and remixes! For VIP and guest list, email info@garfinkels.ca. > 10 pm > Garfinkel’s

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

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

AWARE KIDS NATURE CLUB

These free sessions educate local and visiting youth about all things environmental through fun and interactive activities. Open to all, but mainly intended for kids ages five to 11. All kids must be accompanied by a parent. Free. > 10-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library

WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 1 & 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

GAMES NIGHT AT PANGEA See Friday’s listing for more info. > 9 am-5 pm > West Coast Railway Heritage Park (Brackendale/Squamish)

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. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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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

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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. > 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

RED CHAIR

Red Chair is a local Whistler rock band with an impressive and versatile set list. They have become a hometown favourite with their selection of bar classics, high energy performances and great musicianship. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

COMEDY TONIGHT

Giggle and guffaw with Sea to Sky Singers as they present songs that tickle the funny bone. Featuring

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The best locals’ party in Whistler. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

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

SUNDAY NIGHT THEORY WITH TYMETAL

TyMetal’s diversified taste translates to deep cuts featuring classics and future gems, guaranteed to tweak your brain stem! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SEA TO SKY

MONDAYS IN MUSE LAB

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

MARTINI MONDAY > 7:30 pm > Buffalo Bills

PATRICK GAVIGAN

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter formerly of the 99.3FM CFOX Seeds-winning band the TURN. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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

COMEDY TONIGHT

See Saturday’s listing for more info. > 2-4 pm > The Centrepoint (Squamish)

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WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

See Friday’s listing for more info. > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

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TRIVIA NIGHT

GAMES NIGHT

FVCK MONDAYS

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

Visit the Whistler Public Library for a free evening of board games, popcorn and Oreo cookies. Play strategy games such as Ticket To Ride, Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne or traditional favourites like Monopoly, Scrabble and Clue. Sponsored by The Friends of the Library. > 7-9 pm > Whistler Public Library

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

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

MUSIC

MONDAY MADNESS 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

ACOUSTIC COFFEE HOUSE

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

MEATY MONDAY

OPEN MIC

Come join in with this afternoon of music. Bring your instruments and come early to sign up. > 12-2 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)

SEA TO SKY

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

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

RHYME & SONG

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

COMMUNITY

WE RUN WHISTLER: WEEKLY GROUP RUN

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

MUSIC

BINGO

Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the

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locals’ living room. > 8 pm > Tapley’s Pub

TOMMY TUESDAYS

Tommys Tuesday with resident DJ Dre Morel and guests bringing you all the best of the best every Tuesday evening! Visit tommyswhistler.com. > 8 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

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CHAD OLIVER

Ruckus Deluxe frontman and former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver sings Celtic, rock, pop and originals. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

“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

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

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

ALLSORTS

Bringing a wide variety of sounds to your Tuesday evening, ED:WIN will be playing “AllSorts” of music to get you dancing down at Three Below every Tuesday night. Listen to hip hop, R&B, house, garage and disco! Free. > 9 pm-1:30 am > Three Below

CELLAR SESSIONS

With live music from Neverland Nights and guests, playing all your rock, alternative and party jams all night long. Plus DJ sets from Fidel Cashflow. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

Jam Night with Kostaman and Friends every Wednesday night from 9 pm. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

LIP SYNC BATTLES

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

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. > 8:30 pm > Brickworks Public House

Live music from Neverland Nights. > 6 pm > Buffalo Bills

QUEER WEDNESDAYS

We reserve the prime family-style table by the Ola Volo mural for our LGBTQ2+ family. Get your game (or gay’m) on. > 5-8 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

JAM NIGHT KARAOKE NIGHT

> 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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INDUSTRY NIGHT

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MUSIC

CONOR FITZPATRICK

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, Conor will be playing outside on the patio. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

WILDIN’ OUT WEDNESDAYS FEATURING DJ GAINZ

He’s hot, he’s sicker than your average, Gainz comin’ through mixin’ tracks like a savage. No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

WALK AND TALK SERIES See Thursday’s listing for more info. > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

FOXY GET FUNKY

Whether you know her as DJ Foxy Moron or just Ace, you know she kills it on the vinyl. Join us as this homegirl legend spins you silly. > 5-8 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

KYLER J. PIERCE

Embarking on his solo career after an extensive music career around the Fraser Valley. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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Thanksgiving typically features a spectacular shopping orgy. On Black Friday, stores sell their products at steep discounts and consumers spend their money extravagantly. But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favourable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. Reassess your true worth and seek appropriate rewards. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for. Maybe you’ll go “ho-hum” when shown how to recognize a half-hidden opportunity that could bring vitalizing changes. And you may think it’s not very practical to romance the fire and the water at the same time. But if you’re interested, all that good stuff will be available for you. P.S. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora in what’s now known as Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Sunlight dimmed, temperatures plummeted, skies were tumultuous, and intense storms proliferated. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write what was to become her most notable work, Frankenstein. I suspect that you, too, will ultimately generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For over 40 years, Cancerian musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock ‘n’ roll with Latin and African rhythms. In the early years, his creations sold well, but by the mid-1980s, his commercial success declined. For a decade, he floundered. His fortunes began to improve after a spectacular meditation session. Santana says he was contacted by the archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was Supernatural, which sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammy Awards. I mention this, Cancerian, because I suspect that you could soon experience a more modest but still rousing variation of Santana’s visitation. Are you interested? If so, the next seven weeks will be a good time to seek it out—and be very receptive to its possibility. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up, like an alarm clock or thunderstorm or your partner’s snoring. But I want to revive “expergefactor” and expand its meaning. In its new version, it will refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. Your expergefactor could be an adventure you’re planning or a masterpiece you’re working on or a relationship that fills you with curiosity and enchantment. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): We live in a cultural moment when satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony are prized as supreme emblems of intelligence. If you say that you value sincerity and earnestness, you risk being considered naive and unsophisticated. Nevertheless, the current astrological omens suggest that you will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism, and irony to express yourself. As much as is

practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine. (P.S. It’s a strategy that will serve your selfish aims quite well.) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t find their creativity,” mourned Libran author Truman Capote. “There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you even a little bit, I’m happy to let you know that you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity and a semi-latent cache of imaginativity. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the word “sfumato”? Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colours. All the forms are soft and hazy. I bring this to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions. Future and past may overlap, as well as beginnings and endings. That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. In fact, it could even be pleasurable and useful. You might be able to connect with influences from which you’ve previously been shut off. You could blend your energies together better with people who’ve been unavailable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “You have a right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin. I agree. You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. I suspect you could be at one of these pivot points right now, Sagittarius. Are there any experiments you’d like to try? If so, keep in mind this further counsel from Nin. It’s possible “you will make mistakes. And they are right, too.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. The only way it could possibly become complicated and challenging is if you allow your focus to be diffused by less important matters. Ready for your assignment? It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 3,218 kilometers of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the 18th century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a Piscean blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols, and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit. When someone dares to speak to me, I’ll utter cryptic declarations like, ‘The prophecies will be fulfilled soon enough.’” I understand RiddleMaster’s feelings. You Pisceans need mystery almost as much as you need food. But I believe you should set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor. Homework: Compose an exciting prayer in which you ask for something you’re not “supposed” to. FreeWillAstrology.com

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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 ESTIMATOR / PROJECT MANAGER (PEMBERTON) Wide Open Welding Ltd is looking for a full-time Estimator / Project Manager.

Advanced Wilderness First Aid May 14-17 This 40-hr program has become a minimum standard for outdoor professionals, guides and instructors. Also re-certifies Wilderness First Responder course.

The Beacon Pub and Eatery is currently looking for: LINE/ PREP COOKS (FULL-TIME & PART-TIME) HEAD CHEF DISHWASHER

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This is a multi-faceted position. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and detail oriented. Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to express ideas clearly in both written and oral communication and strong presentation skills. Must have the ability to analyze issues and determine priorities in an environment of tight and conflicting deadlines. Proficiency in planning, scheduling, execution and management of projects. An ability to read drawings and perform take-offs is a must. Our office is located in Pemberton and the job will entail travelling to and from job sites in the corridor to conduct site measurements, layouts and verifications. Candidate MUST have a commitment to excellence and the production of high quality end results.

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The Listel Hotel Whistler is now hiring for the year-round leadership position of

FRONT OFFICE MANAGER Red Door Bistro & Roland’s Pub are looking for full time line cooks. Wage based on experience. Extended Medical & Dental Benefits, tips, staff meal, and staff discounts. Apply in person or email resume to info@rolandswhistler.com

• Responsible for leading a dynamic front office team and daily operations • Competitive Salary and incentives provided • Extended Management Health and Wellness Beneﬁts available For more information and application, please send resume and cover letter to hr@listelhotel.com Thank you for your interest. Only those applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Whistler Waldorf School Inspiring a Genuine Love of Learning Currently Seeking Teachers: - Early Childhood - Grade School - High School (Fine Arts; Drama; Math & Science) For more information and to apply visit our website. whistlerwaldorf.com

Pemberton Veterinary Hospital is seeking a full time veterinary technician to add to our busy team. Ideal candidate will be RVT (registered veterinary technician) or equivalent; 1+ year clinical experience is preferred. Technical skills to be utilized daily; tasks include anesthetic monitoring in surgical and dental procedures, operating x-ray and lab equipment, and so much more. Must be reliable, able to work independently, and provide compassionate care to our animal patients and excellent customer service to our human clients! We are a small team, and the right person may take priority over clinical experience. Suitable candidates can please submit a resume and cover letter to employment@pembertonvet.com. WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE:

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Pemberton Arts Council - Connect with other artists, writers, artisans, musicians & help make Pemberton a vibrant arts community. Call 604-452- 0123 or visit www.pembertonartscouncil.com Pemberton Writers - Meet with other writers to review and critique monthly. Opportunities for writing in a comfortable and creative setting. Email crowley7@ telus.net Sea to Sky Singers - Invites new & former members to join us for an exciting new term, the spring & fall terms culminate with a concert. Choir meets Tues, 7-9pm at Squamish Academy of Music, 2nd Ave. Veronica seatoskysingers@gmail.com or 604- 892-7819 www.seatoskysingers.net Whistler Community Band - Rehearsals on Tuesdays 7 - 8:15 pm CONTACT whistlerchorus@gmail.com FOR LOCATION Whistler Singers - Resumes September 11th, 2018 for the fall/winter season. Rehearsals are Tuesdays from 7 to 9pm at Myrtle Philip School in the Toad Hall room. Everyone is welcome! Inquiries can be sent to whistlersingers@gmail.com For more info, visit: https://www.facebook.com/whistlersing ers/

CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS Donate Used Clothing & Household Goods- To be distributed to local charities by Sharon 604-894-6656 for pick up. Playground Builders: Creating Play Building Hope - Playground Builders is a registered charity that builds playgrounds for children in war-torn areas. Learn more, volunteer or donate at www. playgroundbuilders.org Sea to Sky Community Services running dozens of programs in Whistler to help people through times of crisis and with everyday challenges. www.sscs.ca 1-877-892-2022 admin@sscs.ca Stewardship Pemberton Society and the One Mile Lake Nature CentreConnecting community, nature and people through education, cooperation, and community involvement. www. stewardshippemberton.com Whistler Health Care Foundation raises funds for improving health care resources and services. New board members welcomed. Contact us at info@ whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org or call Karen at 604-906-1435.

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

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS SPORTS & RECREATION Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Provides sports & recreation experiences for people with disabilities. Chelsey Walker at 604-905-4493 or info@ whistleradaptive.com Whistler Martial Arts offers - Kishindo Karate for kids age 4 and up, Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for kids and adults. Also Kickboxing, Judo, Yoga and Bellyfit for adults. Call Cole 932-2226 Women's Karma Yoga - Thursdays, 9:30-10:30, ongoing by donation and childminding provided. Whistler Women's Centre: 1519 Spring Creek Drive. Dropin for weekly yoga classes led by an all female team of certified yoga instructors. All women, all ability levels welcome. hswc.ca | 604-962- 8711

YOUTH ACTIVITIES 1st Whistler Scout Group - outdoor & adventure program for girls and boys aged 5-17. Times and locations vary. More info: http://1stwhistlerscoutgroup. webs.com. Contact scoutsatwhistler @gmail.com or 604-966-4050. Whistler Children's Chorus Rehearsal - Tuesdays at MILLENNIUM PLACE (4 5:30 pm) contact whistlerchorus@gmail. com Whistler/Pemberton Girl Guides Adventures for Girls age 5 & up. Sparks & Brownies (Gr K,1,2,3) Guides (Gr 4,5,6) Volunteers always welcome. coastmountaingirlguides@gmail.com Whistler Youth Centre - Drop - in: Fridays 3:30 - 11 PM & Saturdays 6 - 10 PM for ages 13 - 18. Located downstairs in the Maury Young Arts Centre (formerly Millenium Place). We offer: a Ping pong table, Pool table, Skateboard mini ramp w. skateboards and helmets to borrow, Free Wi-Fi, Xbox One, PS3 & PS4, Guitars, Board games, Projector and widescreen TV's. Facebook THEYC Crew, www. whistleryouthcentre.com or call 604-9358187.

LEISURE GROUPS Duplicate Bridge Club- Whistler Racquet Club reconvenes in late fall. The club meets every week and visitors are welcome. For partner, please call Gill at 640-932-5791. Knitty Gritty Knit Night- Held every Tues 6-8pm. Free evening open to everyone with a love for knitting/crocheting. Beginners welcome. For location and further details email knittygrittywhistler@ gmail.com or find us on facebook. Mountain Spirit Toastmasters- Builds communication, public speaking, and leadership skills . Wednesdays at the Pan Pacific Mountainside - Singing Pass Room, 5:30-7pm. Email contact - 8376@ toastmastersclubs.org www.whistler. toastmastersclubs.org Pemberton Women's Institute - Meets the third Mon of each month in the activity room at St. David's United Church at 7:30pm. New members welcome. Linda Ronayne at 604-894- 6580 Rotary Club of Whistler - Meets Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m at BG Bread Garden Urban Grill 604-905-5090 Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium - Meets every Thurs at 12:15pm at Pan Pacific Mountainside. 604-932-7782 Whistler Reads - Meets to discuss a new book every eight weeks. Go to bookbuffet. com & click on Whistler Reads for the latest book/event. Paula at 604-907-2804 or wr@bookbuffet.com Shades of Grey Painters Meets twice a week - Tuesdays, Watercolour, 11.00am-2.30pm @ The Rec, Pemberton. Thursdays, Acrylic, 1.00pm-3.30pm @ The Amenities Building, Pioneer Village, Pemberton. We are like-minded people that get together & paint. Gretchen is the painting coach. $5 to attend.

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Delish Cafe in Function Junction is expanding! We are currently hiring both part time & full time positions:

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Must have a work hard - play hard attitude! Employee housing available for the right candidates. Send your resume to ian@whistlergrocery.com

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Pemberton & District Community Centre - Located at 7390 Cottonwood St. Fitness Centre, facility rentals, spray park, playground, children, youth, adult & seniors programs. For more info 604-8942340 or pemrecinfo@slrd.bc.ca

Whistler Vacation Club and Elevate Real Estate Management is currently hiring for a range of positions!

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Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Explore First Nations Art Galleries, and Interactive Exhibits. Gift Shop & Cafe are in our admission free area. Open Tuesday's-Sunday's per week. 10am5p.m.. 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 6:458:30am 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 Whistler Chamber of Commerce Is the leading business association in Whistler that works to create a vibrant & successful economy. Learn more about the programs & services at www. whistlerchamber.com Women of Whistler - Group that provides opportunities for Whistler businesswomen to network, gain knowledge & share ideas in a friendly, relaxed environment. Learn more at www.womenofwhistler.com

FOR SENIORS Activate & Connect - Come join us Thursday mornings 9:30am to 11:00am at Whistler Community Services for a weekly drop in program for seniors 50+. Everyone welcome, in partnership with Mature Action Community. www.mywcss.org Outreach Services - Free confidential support for adults dealing with the challenges of social wellness. Please call our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. Senior Citizen Organizations - Is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Ernie Bayer 604-576-9734 or ecbayer2@gmail.com

www.whistlerwag.com 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. Send resume in confidence to:

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Dogs and pick-up trucks don’t mix! Dogs who are riding in the backs of pickup trucks may look like they’re having fun, but they are not safe. When you transport your dog in the open bed of your pickup, you endanger both your dog and other motorists. Even with a restraint your dog may be seriously injured or killed riding in the back of a pickup. Why risk your dog’s life? Put him in the cab with you in a travel crate, or if you have an extended cab, have your pet ride in the back portion of the cab where he will be away from the front windshield.

Mature Action Community (MAC) - Represents seniors in Whistler and welcomes new members. MAC meets for fun and interaction with local seniors and those just visiting on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Whistler Community Services Community Room for Activate and Connect. Come join us for coffee and socializing while engaging in fun activities. Check us out at www. whistlermac.org or view our schedule on Facebook - Whistler Mature Action Community Group page. Pemberton Men's Shed - Weekly social meetings WED. 11-2 in the Seniors/ youth Rec. bldg. beside library. Social meeting with BYO Bag lunch, card games and pool/snooker. Help out in YOUR community, operating the Pemberton Tool Library.

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY 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 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

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FAMILY RESOURCES Baby/Child Health Clinics - Free routine immunizations & newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth & development assessments & plenty of age appropriate resources avail. By appointment 604-9323202 Camp Fund - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to attend camp. Call WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org Families Fighting Cancer In The Sea To Sky - We are a non profit partner with Sea to Sky Community Services. We provide financial and practical support to children and parents with dependants diagnosed with cancer. Please contact us on our confidential email: ffcseatosky@gmail. com, visit our Facebook Page or website www.familiesfightingcancer.ca KidsArt - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to participate in arts and culture education. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org. 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. 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. 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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Call or email Tom on 604-938-4565 or tokyotom111@hotmail.com

This position is FT year around. Wage is $21.75/hr + benefits. 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:

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FULL & PART TIME SUMMER POSITIONS AVAILABLE Premium Rentals is looking for experienced, enthusiastic and outgoing bike mechanics to join our team to service Premium’s rental fleet as well as customer maintenance and repairs. Superior Wage | Bike Servicing Commission Structure Bike Park Pass | In Store Discounts To apply, please email: peter@premiummountain.ca

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Pemberton Strong Start Family DropIn- A play group for you and your under-5 child. Signal Hill Elementary, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 9am-12pm. Thurs only 12pm3pm. Call 604-894- 6101 / 604-966- 8857

WHISTLER’S RE-IMAGINED ITALIAN RESTAURANT

The storied restaurant offers a modern taste of Italy to bring a fresh, contemporary style of dining to the mountain.

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES FRONT-OF-HOUSE Experienced Dining Room Server Server Assistant Bar Back

BACK-OF-HOUSE

Earls is starting to build our team for Spring and Summer Servers, Cooks, Hosts, Expeditors, Bartenders & Shift Managers Visit us at the restaurant anytime to apply in person or via email at apply.whistler@earls.ca

Whistler Public Library - Open MonThurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm. Music & Words, Mon 10am. Rhyme & Song, Tues 10:30am. Parent & Infant drop-in, Thurs 11am. Preschool Story Time, Fri 10:30am. Singing with the babies, Sat 11am. Call 604-935-8433

SOCIAL SERVICES Access to Justice - Need legal advice but are financially restricted? Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to find out more or visit www.mywcss.org. Counselling Assistance Available WCSS subsidizes access to a private counselor for $35-$50/hr depending on financial need. Contact an outreach team member at 604-932-0113 www.mywcss.org

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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.

Staff Housing Available! Competitive Wage + Benefits Package

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

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Food Bank, Pemberton - Run by Sea to Sky Community Service. Open every second Monday. 604 894 6101

LINE COOKS 1-2 year(s) experience is an asset Extensive on-the-job training offered

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Proposed WHA policies: long on ideology, short on real-world details The sound of one hand clapping is, of course, the virtually inaudible sound of a small volume of air being displaced, which is to say, silence. Compared to what I’ve heard from our elected and unelected decision makers at muni hall regarding my outstanding challenge, the sound of one hand clapping is deafening. What I’ve heard is silence, nada, zilch, zero. While few of us have much of a memory and even fewer actually pay attention, let me refresh your memory regarding that challenge, since I’m pretty sure a number of you thought to yourself, “What challenge is he talking about?” Two weeks ago I challenged the mayor, any councillors, and/or our senior staff who

By G.D. Maxwell believed they had a strong case to make, to publicly debate me regarding the merits, fairness and ethics of allowing rental and/or ownership units in employee housing built by private developers—with employee bed units generously offered up by the RMOW, per the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing recommendations—to be snapped up by businesses in town, or anyone else they prefer to rent or sell to, ahead of people on the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) waitlists. The ones who have been cooling their heels for years, waiting. Since the mayor and every councillor present at the March 26 council meeting failed to raise any objections to this policy and since it was put forward by senior staff, I was pretty sure they must think it makes sense and is fair and wouldn’t have any hesitation to let the public know why they think it makes sense and is fair. Their silence only strengthens my belief this policy is indefensible. I also challenged the more than 1,200 people on the rental waitlist and 700 people on the ownership waitlist to email mayor and council telling them they thought it was indefensible. I guess we’ll know later this week when the next council package comes out how many were paying attention and actually care enough to have done so. In the meantime, many of them could be booted off the waitlists if the new WHA policies are put into effect. “What?” I hear you ask. That’s right. The deadline to return a WHA survey, part of the WHA’s annual waitlist confirmation process, is April 29. The WHA has included questions about employment status—current rules require

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applicants to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in Whistler; the proposed change is to 30 hours—household size and family structure. I’m not sure how data on those last two might be factored in to eligibility but anyone who doesn’t return the questionnaire by Monday will be assumed to be no longer interested in being on the waitlist. There are some good things being proposed. But even those come with some caveats, discussed below. Where the old guidelines had some wiggle room for people who already owned a limited class of property, the new ones would, if approved, disqualify anyone who has any ownership interest in any property. That’s probably good in the sense it applies to seniors who were eligible to get waitlisted through the Mature Action Community for senior-designated housing on the condition they sell their market house within six months of successfully acquiring WHA seniors’ housing. WHA housing was never meant to be a retirement plan for anyone cashing out of a $2-million home and paying a fraction of that for WHA housing. On the other hand, it would also disqualify anyone who had a fractional interest in the family cottage back in Ontario, courtesy of their parent’s estate. I’ll defer to anyone who believes that has any bearing on living and working in Whistler. In establishing the guidelines, the RMOW looked to five models in other communities: BC Housing; Banff Housing Corporation; Aspen/Pitkin County Housing

Authority; Canmore Community Housing Corporation; and the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency. Ironically, one thing those five have in common, with the possible exception of BC Housing, is this: they’ve all studied the WHA and how Whistler has accomplished what we’ve done. We were, in some cases, the model for what they’ve put in place. So what’s potentially changing? Well, if you’re going to rent a WHA apartment, your rent will be pegged to your income. Depending on what you make, you may be asked to pay more than your neighbour... who works fewer hours, plays more and wonders why you’re such a workaholic. Don’t know how losing your job will factor into your rent. If you want to buy a WHA unit, your net worth will be taken into account. Have too much savings or financial investments? No home for you. Notwithstanding, your wealth and income may fall far short of qualifying you to purchase anything on the market in this town. But then, you might enjoy living in Squamish or Pemberton. The old guidelines allowed you to be waitlisted if you worked in Whistler, but having grown tired of the perennial dance of finding a place to rent in Whistler, you bought a tiny condo in either town. No longer. If you own anything in either town, now officially considered satellite communities, you’re stuck with your commute and forever resigned to living up or down valley. If the devil is in the details—and they assure me he/she is—the details are

administrative. Currently, and for as long as I can remember, there are only a handful of WHA staff. They can’t, or won’t, enforce existing WHA rules except on rare occasions. They require people living in WHA housing to sign an annual declaration stating they actually live in their WHA home. Fewer than half actually complete and return the declaration. Enforcement actions? None. WHA has an anonymous means for people to report WHA homeowners who are breaking the rules—for example, not living in their home, posting it on Airbnb, renting part of it for more than the allowable rent, things like that. It isn’t used much but part of the reason might be because there are only exceptional cases where anything is actually done to enforce the rules when someone is reported. There seems to be either no appetite to enforce them or no capacity to do so. So now imagine a whole new set of guidelines that will require WHA staff to confirm earnings and/or net worth of applicants for the all-in-one waitlist. The mind reels! Will they need to see pay slips? Banking records? Canada Revenue Agency filings (taxes)? How will they verify any voluntarily reported income or net worth figures? Apparently there is going to be “community engagement” when staff formalize the new eligibility and enforcement rules. I’m guessing that’s going to be one interesting get-together. But like so much of what’s come out of the mayor’s task force, this too is long on ideology and short on real-world details. n

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SEA TO SKY’s 1st ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED HOME! 4 bed & 3 bath beautiful custom built home. Douglas fir timber frame. Interior/cedar wood paneling & concrete.Floor to ceiling windows. Low energy bills. Private deck. $1,595,000

Custom post & beam home, 4.5 bed/4.5 bath & 1 bed rev. Suite on 10 acres. 5 Stall barn, tack room & gust studio, fenced paddocks. Ideal for horse boarding, B&B, hobby or micro farm and only 5 min to Village. $1,998,000

An expansive home with stunning views perched in the exclusive Sunridge Plateau. The home has ski in access, yet within walking distance of Whistler Village center. It is thoughtfully designed to have an open concept for a big family with friends. $5,690,000

Glacier’s Reach (Phase 1) close to vibrant Whistler Village shops + events. 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom features “lock-off” option. Relaxing garden area, underground secured parkade, complex heated pool, hot tub and exercise room.$1,068,000 + GST

Angie Vazquez *prec

Brigitta Fuess

Ruby Jiang *prec

Kathy White

41160 Rockridge Place

7334 Clover Road

778-318-5900

3807 Sunridge Place

604-932-0751

101 / 101A – 4388 Northlands Blvd

778-834-2002

604-616-6933

NORDIC

WHISTLER VILLAGE

WHISTLER CAY HEIGHTS

SPRING CREEK

Introducing the best-valued detatched 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

NEW PRICE! Luxury 3 bed 3 bath townhome within walking distance to the lifts! Nightly rentals permitted, private garage, vaulted ceilings, private hot tub, & Whistler/Blackcomb views! www.4716settebello.info. NOW $2,449,000

Beautifully renovated 5 bed/3.5 bath chalet in prestigious Linkside in Whistler Cay Heights. Extremely private with SW exposure & views of Whistler Mountain, just steps from Whistler Village. $3,999,000

STUNNING new high efficiency 5br/6ba home with 1br suite. 4750sq.ft. on .67acre lot. Elevator, gourmet kitchen, Thermador appliances, amazing mountain views, fully furnished. Turnkey ready to become your new mountain home. $2,999,000

Jeremy Fairley

David Wiebe *prec

Janet Brown

Rob Boyd

2701 Rimrock Road

4716 Settebello Drive

604-935-9150

6412 Linkside Road

604-966-8874

1558 Tynebridge Lane

604-935-0700

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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604-935-9172

26 - 6127 Eagle Ridge Cres.

$1,500,000

Rare to a find spacious living area with ample bedrooms, big Whistler Mountain views & 2 under-cover parking spaces. Enjoy 2.5 bedrooms (sleeps 6), 2 bathrooms, 1368 sf on only 2 levels, vaulted ceilings, real wood fireplace, 2 balconies & spacious master bedroom with en-suite bathroom. 3D Virtual tour at http://bit.ly/26ERB.

Denise Brown*

2.5

604.935.2013

2246 Brandywine Way

$1,999,000

8556 Drifter Way

$2,599,000

Soaring views, stunning vistas, absolute privacy, way up on the very top of Alpine Meadows. This iconic Whistler inspired chalet has been always coveted from below. Now enjoy the awe inspiring property for yourself and family. The entire home revenue is $11,000 monthly, right in your pocket. That’s right, $11,000 every month.

Doug Treleaven

604.905.8626

2 Garibaldi Drive

$699,000

#201 - 2111 Whistler Road

$429,000

Best priced phase 1 property available in Whistler, unlimited owner use or rental ! Monthly strata fee is ‘all inclusive’ having just one bill to pay makes ownership so easy! Leasehold property so traditional financing not available. This property has just had a beautiful high end renovation and comes fully furnished and equipped.

James Collingridge

604.902.0132

#11 - 2211 Marmot Place

$949,900

This 4 bedroom + den home is sure to keep the ambiance high with your family and friends. Features include over sized front windows, skylights, open concept living, vaulted ceilings, a hot tub on its own deck and a cozy wood burning fireplace. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/2246brandy

Just in time for building season - this 7535 flat vacant lot in Black Tusk is ready for your client. 15 minutes south from Whistler Creekside you arrive at the gated community of Black Tusk Village. This private community offers single family housing at an attractive price point.

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

Josh Crane

Laura Barkman

Matt Chiasson

604.902.6106

#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

604.935.0762

#104G4 - 4653 Blackcomb Way

$299,000

604.905.8777

#312 - 7445 Frontier Street

$589,000

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.

Patrick Saintsbury

604.935.9114

6471 Balsam Way

604.935.9171

#3 - 2134 Sarajevo Drive

$545,000

Renovated Gondola Village unit with vaulted ceilings backing onto the forest, and mountain views from the bedroom. Move-in ready, with newer windows and tasteful upgrades to the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, the new owner can enjoy the unit as a full time residence, weekend getaway, or chic little airbnb cabin.

2.5

$2,599,000

Richard Grenfell

604.902.4260

#22 -2101 Whistler Road

$389,000

This unique townhome style 2 bedroom quarter share in Horstman House offers over 1200 square feet on 2 levels. It features it’s own mud room, open plan living/ dining/kitchen area, 2 full bathrooms and a powder room, 2 spacious bedrooms, and easy access to the pool/hot tub and exercise gym.

If you’re looking for a spacious family home with lots of social spaces to gather friend and family, this is it. This lovely home has 4 bedrooms+office+family room. The yard offers privacy with lots of room to play and garden, is fully irrigated & backs on to green space and a gently flowing creek. Matterport 3D Showcase: rem.ax/6471balsam

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.

Sally Warner*

Sherry Baker

Ted Morden

604.905.6326

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604.932.1315

604.938-3606

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