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GETTING ENGAGED

Municipality

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B.C. ELECTION

Pique catches up with

the Sea to Sky election candidates

ROCK ON

Musician Emily Molloy is

concentrating on a new EP

WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR? Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

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THIS WEEK IN PIQUE

52 Anatomy of a comeback After a traumatic brain injury, Whistler snowboarder Kody Williams had to learn to walk, talk, and eat again. Now, he just can’t wait for winter. - By Alyssa Noel

STAY ENGAGED

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WATER WORRIES

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Whistler reviewed its community engagement strategy as it looks to

expresses future concerns, Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman says the

improve accessibility to municipal information and build public trust.

municipality is prepared to tackle them when they arise.

SEARCH AND RESCUE

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team has been busy over the summer noting an increase in new and

adaptive coach Phil Chew is set to be inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall

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of Fame.

ELECTION UNDERWAY

Pique catches up

ROCK ON

After a move to the city, Emily Molloy was

with the three candidates in the provincial election running for the Liberal

picking up steam—and live gigs—when the pandemic hit. Now, she’s

Party, the NDP and the BC Green Party.

concentrating on a new EP.

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THIS WEEK IN PIQUE

Opinion & Columns 08 OPENING REMARKS It is National Newspaper Week and it’s clear that now more than ever

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Founding Publishers KATHY & BOB BARNETT

10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter writers this week argue that Vail Resorts’ decision to partially

Publisher SARAH STROTHER - sstrother@wplpmedia.com Editor CLARE OGILVIE - edit@piquenewsmagazine.com

cancel ski school is a poor decision, and ask local government to re-think community amenities from developments.

Assistant Editor ALYSSA NOEL - arts@piquenewsmagazine.com Sales Manager SUSAN HUTCHINSON - shutchinson@wplpmedia.com Production Manager KARL PARTINGTON - kpartington@wplpmedia.com

13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST With more people than ever seeking out furry companions, Megan

Art Director JON PARRIS - jparris@wplpmedia.com

Lalonde argues pet owners should avoid breeders—and Whistler should consider reversing rentals’ “no-pets policies.”

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86 MAXED OUT There’s a little Devil inside all of us, and this week Max’s inner Angel and Devil have it

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out over Trump and COVID-19.

Production production@piquenewsmagazine.com LOU O’BRIEN - lstevens@wplpmedia.com Arts & Entertainment Editor ALYSSA NOEL arts@piquenewsmagazine.com Sports Editor DAN FALLOON - sports@piquenewsmagazine.com Features Editor BRANDON BARRETT - bbarrett@piquenewsmagazine.com Reporters

Environment & Adventure

50 SCIENCE MATTERS In times of compounded crises—a pandemic, crippling racism, rising inequity and escalating climate risk—we can no longer afford to listen to advocates of narrow self-interest, argues David Suzuki.

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51 RANGE ROVER Writer Leslie Anthony shares an essay from his days at Powder magazine, which

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encapsulates the vibe of this foundational publication as news breaks that it is closing down for good.

60 TRAVEL Writer Lisa TE Sonne offers up a travel game to play at Thanksgiving dinner (virtual or otherwise) and relives some of her favourite birds along the way.

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Lifestyle & Arts

64 FORK IN THE ROAD Writer Glenda Bartosh reminds us all about the real meaning of Thanksgiving and offers us some sage words about the celebrating the occasion.

70 MUSEUM MUSINGS Whistler would be a very different place today if it were not for the influence of Eldon Beck. A landscape architect from California, he is often credited as being the visionary behind Whistler Village.

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OPENING REMARKS

Valuing your community newspaper THIS HAS BEEN the most challenging seven months of journalism I have experienced since I started in this career many decades ago now. The year started out like so many before, but as the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic dawned on us, I have to admit I wished it were “fake news.” Instead, Pique’s newsroom (indeed, all the staff) soon realized that this was a story that would take every skill we possessed, all our dedication, passion and commitment to tell.

BY CLARE OGILVIE edit@piquenewsmagazine.com

Our lives and our communities have changed in profound ways. Our kitchen tables, coffee tables and spare rooms became our newsrooms—but while our office location changed, our mission to tell you the stories that mattered

here to our columnists and travel writers, many of whom have written for and continue to contribute to Pique without financial compensation—though beer donations are gratefully accepted!). But we’ve never wavered in our commitment to cover the stories that matter to this community, from keeping the spotlight on local government to telling readers how to access our local community services to telling the stories of the people who are the backbone of our town. I am deeply committed to the role of community newspapers and I am humbled by the support Pique has seen from the Sea to Sky corridor and far beyond. I am grateful to every business and individual that has chosen to advertise with us and/or become a subscriber, and all those who pick us up each week to read, and the thousands more who read us online all day, every day. My most ardent thanks go to those who allow us to tell their stories. It’s been tough on all of us. And we are nowhere near out of the woods.

“Some of the most trusted sources of news—local sources, particularly local newspapers—are slipping away, never to return. The cost to democracy is great.” - MARGARET SULLIVAN

has not. We helped you understand the virus, but we also shared stories about its impact on restaurants, local businesses, Whistler Blackcomb and our frontline workers in every sector. We understand that you are under threat—because we are, too. Pique staff took wage rollbacks, we’ve had to let staff go permanently, and with freelance budgets frozen, our columnists and other contributors are in jeopardy (a huge salute

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proven track records for truth and accuracy and which operates with a moral compass. Media outlets and reporters are investing in bringing you the information you need to vote in the Oct. 24 election, they are keeping you up to date on how to stay safe in his pandemic, they are helping us all understand how to navigate in this ongoing crisis from things as simple as grocery shopping to the more complex concerns of how Canada is going to weather the economic challenges brought on by COVID-19 in the decades to come. No doubt, you are wondering why am I discussing all this. (It’s not just because I was shocked by the horrendous U.S. election debate, and some of the outrageous social media supporting President Donald Trump’s more than 50 misleading statements, or outright lies—see the Washington Post for more on that). This week marks the 80th annual National Newspaper Week, which recognizes the service of newspapers and their employees across North America. In longtime journalist Margaret Sullivan’s 2020 book, Ghosting the News— Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy, she writes: “Some of the most trusted sources of news—local sources, particularly local newspapers—are slipping away, never to return. The cost to democracy is great.” With the news this week that Powder magazine is shuttering, too, after printing for more than 48 years, it is clear that the entire spectrum of storytelling is threatened. Pique will continue—without doubt. We will remain your trusted, No. 1 source for local news, a fact supported by our local government’s own community survey. But as you read us and the other sources of information you use, please consider the value and importance of community newspapers and keep supporting us, and most importantly, please keep telling us your stories. n

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Getting rid of Valley Kids ski program is bad idea Thanks for the article about Valley Kids programs (and other offerings for those under seven years old) being axed for this winter (“Popular Whistler Blackomb ski school program on hold,” Pique, Sept. 24). While I can understand some of the programs being cancelled, and the rationale behind it, Valley Kids (and probably Kinder) should be in place. Valley Kids is not babysitting or daycare. For our kids, it is a vital part of their connection with the freedom and independence of the mountains, while learning the amazing camaraderie of winter sports, on their own terms. From a parental mental health and community standpoint—which are all frequently referenced touchstones, especially “in these challenging times”—Valley Kids is a lifeline. It gives parents of young children a regular, dependable opportunity to get back out on the mountains, spend time with their partners (skiing—what?!), and rediscover the person they were “BK” (before kids). Community? We all made friends. Whether you are a new or a longtime local, you will meet like-minded people who consider investing in their kids’ mountain future to be a priority.

It made us feel a part of something, not like isolated parent-bots. The outdoors is usually the thing that brought people here. Taking away the opportunity for parents to get out there, and for their kids to learn to ski and love Whistler at the youngest age, is just wrong. Confidence? Being able to have my threeyear-old be in a positive, safe mountain environment was amazing. After a few weeks, each of our kids (all four of them) were independent skiers who had discovered a whole new world, that they wanted to share with us on other ski days. They all learned to rip before

they started school. Staffing? The team of instructors is amazing. They are not one-and-done seasonals. They are dedicated, long-term local, professionals who are heartbroken and seriously frustrated to hear that they can’t continue their inspirational work of making ski enthusiasts out of our smallest citizens. Which makes recruiting and lodging issues moot. COVID concerns are valid, but the point about riding the chair with random people isn’t. Young skiers only ever ride gondolas anyway (Whistler Blackcomb long-term rule), and legal ratios mean

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a maximum class size that fits in any gondola, no problem. For meals, they all eat in designated places, and only with their instructors and group, a.k.a.—their ski bubble. With the other programs for young skiers being kiboshed, density won’t be a factor. My husband and I are both long-time ski pros (and parents). Teaching your own kids is not usually a great idea, as there are too many expectations on both sides, and at worst, it ends up being an expensive way to use up ski days. Privates? Really, really not viable for most families. WB/Vail Resorts need to come through on their epic promises about community spirit and mental health, and the importance of our youth getting involved in the mountains, not to mention supporting long-term employees during a time of transition. Suspending other programs for young skiers may make sense, but getting rid of Valley Kids is not logical, period. And from a community standpoint, it is a bad idea. Laura Scully (Joncas) // Whistler

What should a responsible concerned member of the public do? On Friday, Oct. 3, I was at Rainbow Park on the lakeshore, and between 4:30 to 5 p.m. I observed a group of 19 people, all under the age of 30, huddled close together in an intimate and happy circle, all without masks. Their behaviour was calm and quiet, there was occasional laughter, and their beer drinking was not offensive. At 5 p.m. as the sun

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was fading, they got up and left with goodbye hugs. Maybe some of them were going off to work in bars and restaurants? My question is about our obligations (we, the conscious and observant public) in relation to their risky behaviour. Should I have phoned someone in the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) to report them, or some other public entity? I don’t know if they were contravening any bylaw. Should I have walked over and asked them if they thought it was risky to be there in such a large group? I hate to be the person who has to ask people who are having fun to stop it. Perhaps the Pique could convene a panel of Whistler’s influencers and advice leaders to discuss this. We would all benefit from a consensus if one emerged. Bob Anderson // Whistler

Reconsider the Alta Lake Road development (Editor’s note: This letter was sent to mayor and council and shared with Pique.) Many years ago, we were involved in the rezoning of what is now Millar’s Pond. In exchange for rezoning, the council and mayor at the time required a substantial Community Amenity Contribution (“CAC”) to benefit both Whistler, generally, and the Millar’s Pond neighbourhood. In exchange for rezoning, they required that we donate approximately 20 per cent of the land for community benefits and amenities (which now comprise swing sets, tennis courts and the like) and a further 20 per cent of the land for employee housing. That council and mayor negotiated, hard, and in so doing extracted many benefits that exist to this day. In short, we were asked to give away almost 40 per cent of the land, to benefit the community, in exchange for the rezoning of the remaining 60 per cent. We accepted, gladly. Community Benefits: The rezoning of 5298 Alta Lake Rd. will add tremendous value to the land and make the developer a handsome profit. What is being asked of the owner of 5298 Alta Lake Rd. in exchange for this rezoning? What benefits, or CACs, does the community of Whistler get in exchange? To

date, as far as the community can see in the proposal(s) as submitted—almost nothing. Rezoning is a privilege, not a right; the council and mayor should ask for a great deal more to benefit our community. Traffic: The rezoning, if approved, will overload the existing roads, increase traffic exponentially, and burden the existing neighbourhood. Further, with young families in the area, specifically at the Residences at Nita Lake, the increased traffic will prove an unnecessary material hazard. Access from a different location on Alta Lake Road would mitigate this risk, and this solution is easily achieved. Health, Safety and Neighbourhood: In addition to the hazard posed by increased traffic (noted above), post COVID-19; virtually no community in the world is embracing shortterm rentals (such as those associated with Airbnb). There are hundreds, if not thousands, of communities restricting this type of rental accommodation or eliminating it altogether. Several studies have determined that short-term rentals “cause rent increases, reduce housing supply and exacerbate segregation” (according to the BBC). It is also noted that with these shortterm rentals: “the character of the community is changed”—not for the better. We recognize that development is a complex subject and that employee housing is necessary. But, to point out the obvious, you hold all the cards; your negotiating position is much stronger than those who seek merely to profit from this development. This property has had several development applications made— each materially different from the last: hotels, multi-family, single family, short-term rentals, market housing etc. Do not rush to approve a patchwork plan that has not been well thought out and is fundamentally flawed. In short, the developer will build anything that they can get approved and profit. As such, you should determine what benefits the community most. With this in mind, we respectfully ask that you use your influence and authority to: • Keep the neighbourhood safe. Require that the new development be accessed from a separate location;

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• Maintain the character of the community. Do not permit short-term rentals; • Build what is needed as opposed to what is most profitable. Specifically, employee housing; • Negotiate benefits for both Whistler generally and the Nita Lakes neighbourhood; Obtain a better Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) package. You have a responsibility to look to the long term, to both build and protect the community. We all know that this property will be developed; the remaining questions are: Into what? And when? Please give this the time and attention it deserves. Truthfully, you can do better. Cara and Murray Sinclair // Whistler

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significantly lower everyone’s chances of exposure to the virus as well as fewer “cluster transmissions” stemming from school settings. If parents, grandparents and everyone concerned want schools to be safer, by reducing chances for exposure through lower density and less contact in classrooms, and or the mandatory wearing of masks throughout the school day, then make your voice heard. Teachers’ voices are not enough.

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The pandemic pet problem THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC flipped life upside for pretty much everyone. For many British Columbians, the changes included a shift to working remotely and more time than ever spent at home. The result? Many British Columbians decided it was finally the perfect time to bring home a furry companion.

BY MEGAN LALONDE On the surface, this is incredible news. With pets proven to ease the negative feelings associated with isolation and mental health issues, shelters like Vancouver’s SPCA saw a remarkable increase in online dog adoption applications, as general manager Lorie Chortyk told our sister publication Vancouver Is Awesome last month. “We’ve not only seen an increase in applications but the number of applications we’re getting per animal,” she said. “Sometimes it’s 200 people who apply for one dog.” The demand is so high that Vancouver’s main SPCA branch does not currently have any dogs listed for adoption on the SPCA website, despite the fact that the shelter takes in new animals on a daily basis.

But on the not-so-bright-side, that likely means more people than usual are turning to breeders for a new pup. For a long time, I’ve had trouble understanding why the first stop for so many prospective pet owners is a breeder, or worse, Kijiji or Craigslist. I get the reasoning—you’ve always dreamt of owning a particular breed, you’re looking for a hypoallergenic pet, you’re more comfortable knowing a dog’s lineage or medical history, you don’t want to deal with some of the quirks that a shelter dog may have, or maybe you’re discouraged by a shelter’s necessarily rigorous application process. I have many counter-arguments, but I’m trying my best to avoid turning this column into a rant. This isn’t to shame those who purchased their pet from a breeder, or to say there aren’t many responsible breeders in Canada that take proper care of their animals and aren’t part of the horrific puppy-mill industry, or that those dogs aren’t just as deserving of good homes. But I don’t necessarily agree with the decision to support an industry that brings more animals into the world for profit when there are millions of deserving animals around the world who are already so desperately in need a home—many of which will be euthanized before they can find one. According to Humane Canada,

Canadian shelters took in more than 81,000 cats and nearly 30,000 dogs in 2018, the most recent set of statistics available. Of those, 35 per cent of all dogs and 34 per cent of cats were surrendered to shelters by their owners. Meanwhile, the fraction of dogs deemed healthy, treatable or adoptable that were nonetheless euthanized was two per cent in 2018—or about 600—while seven per cent of healthy cats, or around 5,670, were euthanized that year. Just picture 5,670 cats, and 600 healthy dogs who could have lived healthy, happy lives. Another potential downside to the pandemic-stoked uptick in pet guardians? As life regains some facets of normalcy while the economy continues to suffer, some of those new pet parents may realize they can’t keep caring for their new friend, inevitably contributing to the number of animals abandoned to shelters. That’s one reason why, as I write this, the City of Vancouver’s Renters Advisory Committee considered a motion calling for the prohibition of the “no pets” clause in rental contracts at its Oct. 6 meeting. The motion states that “COVID-19 has exacerbated an already existing problem: the current legislation discriminates against renters that have pets and are trying to find affordable housing in B.C.” According to the BC SPCA, these “no

pets” policies are the leading cause for surrender and abandonment of pets. The animal welfare organization says about 20 per cent of companion animals surrendered by their guardians are abandoned due to lack of available pet-friendly housing, representing about 1,500 pets annually. The prohibition of landlords’ and stratas’ ability to include “no pets” clauses in rental agreements isn’t unheard of; it has already been successfully implemented in Ontario. The motion argues that as such, it may be studied and applied here in B.C. Anyone who’s sought rental housing in Whistler knows that the vast majority of options carry the stipulation that in order to live there, you cannot have a pet, despite the well-studied benefits pet-ownership offers. The few options that do allow renters to keep pets typically cost more in an already astronomical market. As long as pet owners are willing to take responsibility for their companion and pay a deposit for damages, I can’t see why Whistler can’t at least look into taking a similar stand. And if you, like me, are an aspiring dog owner who can’t wait to bring home a little furball as soon as possible, please at least attempt to deny the burning desire to scroll through puppies for sale on Kijiji—eventually, there will be a rescued animal in need of a good home that will fit perfectly into yours. n

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RMOW makes ‘major tune-up’ to community engagement strategy INITIATIVE AIMED IN PART AT IMPROVING PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY TO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION

BY BRANDON BARRETT IN A FIRST for the organization, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has completed a formal review of its community engagement practices, identifying a number of ways to improve the public’s accessibility to important municipal information and build trust in the community. “It really gives us an opportunity to step back, to check in and provide some guidance for our way forward,” explained Michele Comeau, manager of corporate projects, during the Oct. 6 regular meeting of council. “I wouldn’t characterize it as replacing the engine, but perhaps doing a major tune-up.” With municipal transparency a hotbutton issue in the 2018 municipal election, one of Whistler council’s first orders of business was to strike a Governance and Ethics Committee tasked with enhancing public engagement. Now, that committee has come back with two separate reports: the Community Engagement Review (CER), and a Community Engagement Policy (CEP), the first such formal policy the municipality has put in place. Drawing on an “external scan” of best practices and key engagement trends, as well as an internal review of the RMOW’s

COMMUNITY CONNECTION The RMOW is hoping to diversify its community engagement after a formal review of its procedures. A 2019 municipal open house in Function Junction is pictured. FILE PHOTO BY BRADEN DUPUIS

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policies and procedures, the CER includes more than two-dozen recommendations that vary in scope and timeline. “There are nearly 30 recommendations in the report and they range from tactical, very kind of practical, smaller recommendations to broader, more foundational items that are more long-term and resource-heavy,” Comeau said, adding that in some cases, the recommendations touch on work that is already underway. Several of the recommendations centre

our community,” Comeau said. The RMOW is also exploring different digital tools through which to engage the community, an approach that has only grown in relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Technology is advancing so quickly and people are embracing it a little bit more and getting more comfortable with it,” said Councillor John Grills. “I find it a really interesting time to be doing this work given the current parameters we’re having to live in with Zoom and [online] council meetings

“I wouldn’t characterize it as replacing the engine, but perhaps doing a major tune-up.” - MICHELE COMEAU

on improving the public’s accessibility to what is often complex municipal information, including the creation of a centralized corporate document library, a single website landing page with all of the ongoing opportunities for engagement listed, and making content from council meetings easier to search and navigate digitally. Another suggests providing easyto-understand information on required municipal engagement procedures, such as public hearings and land use and development protocols, “because they can be quite complicated and are very important part of our business and very important to

and so forth.” Ultimately, the municipality wants to reach not only a greater number of people, but a wider diversity of community members. “One of the areas of doing this is increasing the coordination of engagement activities,” Comeau added. “So, for example, instead of having multiple open houses or multiple checkpoints on specific projects, perhaps we can bunch some of those together, which saves time for people participating and hopefully would increase participation in some cases. Some projects may require their own engagements but there are times when we can bundle things together.”

The CEP, meanwhile, will give municipal staff and elected officials guidance on when and how to engage with the community, providing a road map for improving decisionmaking and public trust. The reports come on the heels of Whistler’s annual Community Life Survey, which once again showed a lack of faith in local officials, with just 49 per cent of respondents saying they believe municipal decision-makers have the community in mind when making decisions, which was in line with 2019’s results. It should be noted, however, that public trust in local government has generally been on the downswing across the board; a 2015 survey, for example, found that only 53 per cent of respondents in other benchmark communities had trust in decision-makers, slightly lower than Whistler’s average score over the 13 years the question has been posed. That trend has been coupled with an increasing desire from the public for more direct, meaningful engagement—not to mention the growth of social media as a source for news and information. “It’s an amazing channel, but it also presents some challenges with volume, and in some cases, misinformation,” Comeau noted. Next steps will include the completion of an engagement guide and toolkit for municipal staff and elected officials, as well as a phased implementation plan. “I think we’ve accomplished something that is really key to furthering the connection to the people who pay the bills,” said Coun. Cathy Jewett. To view the full report, visit whistler.ca/municipal-gov. n

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Whistler Search and Rescue is reminding people to go out prepared THOUGH CALL NUMBERS ARE STEADY, ORGANIZATION SEES CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS

BY DAN FALLOON WHILE WHISTLER Search and Rescue (WSAR) isn’t seeing ballooning call numbers like its cousins across the province, manager Brad Sills has noticed changes because of COVID-19. In an Oct. 1 interview, Sills said that the limited access to Garibaldi Provincial Park, which was reopened in late July with a day-use reservation system, kept calls from surging compared to Squamish— Squamish Search and Rescue had already equalled its 2018 record for calls in a year by late September. “The consequence of Garibaldi Park being closed was that our call volume was kept at an average amount. We didn’t see any increases here like some teams, which was a blessing,” he said. “For the calls that we did do, the transfer was pretty explicit. We were on Wedge Mountain three times and Wedge is not a place, traditionally over the last 10 years, that we’ve gone to more than once a year. “But it was billed as being only a 20-minute car ride from Whistler.”

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received a request for extrication from the BC Ambulance Service and the RCMP after a solo 25-year-old hiker was injured when he fell while exploring ice caves near Iceberg Lake. Sills said that three members responded to the scene and the hiker was taken out by helicopter. The rescue took roughly two hours. There was no immediate indication of the hiker’s condition. “We just transferred him to the care of the ambulance and haven’t followed up with him as yet,” Sills said. According to Sills, the hiker was fortunate to have been discovered by two unrelated hikers, as he was injured and immobile in an area without cellular service, and the area does not see much mid-week traffic at this time of year. One of the responding hikers returned to cellphone range and notified authorities. Sills used the incident to reinforce safety messaging for those looking to explore the backcountry, especially at this time of year. Firstly, solo hiking is dangerous and ill advised, especially when heading into an area without cellular service. As well, ice caves are unstable at this time of year, and people

“We didn’t see any increases here like some teams, which was a blessing.” - BRAD SILLS

Sills said that the types of rescues and problems people are facing are changing as inexperienced recreationalists explore new terrain. “People are turning to the backcountry, so we are being inundated with a whole new demographic of people that are new to backcountry travel. That learning curve is quite steep,” he said. “Typically, they’re falling prey to some pretty basic fundamental rules, like they’re dehydrated because they haven’t brought enough water, or they’ve exceeded their endurance because a trail is eight kilometres and they made it as an eightkilometre hike, but it’s eight kilometres in and eight kilometres back out again and they hadn’t anticipated that.” Sills added that the rescue of an injured hiker on Sept. 30 was a good example and offered many teachable moments. Around 3 p.m. that afternoon, WSAR

should complete a careful assessment before entering. Lastly, hikers should be prepared to spend a night in the backcountry in case of an emergency like this, and that means preparing for winter conditions. While the injured hiker had some of the recommended gear, Sills reiterated that proper preparation is key to survival. “He had some gear. More than the average [hiker],” Sills said. “But he would have had an extremely uncomfortable evening if he had had to spend the night. “He had bear spray, which was great, and he had a light cotton sweatshirt and a windbreaker. “It’s winter up there at this time of year at night time.” Full WSAR backcountry advice is available at whistlersar.com/ backcountry-tips-before-you-go and www.adventuresmart.ca/tripplanning/ planning.htm. n

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Whistler to stop sending its landfill waste to U.S. IN A CLOSE CALL, FIVE-YEAR LANDFILL WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACT AWARDED TO BELKORP ENVIRONMENTAL

BY BRANDON BARRETT FOR THE FIRST TIME in 15 years, Whistler won’t send its waste to a landfill in Washington state after council awarded a five-year disposal contract to a B.C. company. “I have a bit of a moral problem sending our garbage over a border to another country,” said Councillor John Grills. “There could be issues down the road with policy changes either by the state or the federal government, which could present problems to us. It’s gone well for several years but that’s something we’re not in control of.” Since the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) closed the municipal landfill in 2005, the community’s solid waste has been shipped to a landfill in Roosevelt, Wash. With that contract set to expire on Nov. 1, the RMOW put out a request for proposals this summer, ultimately getting back three proposals. After the initial scoring process—which was based on a number of environmental and financial criteria—two of the proposals, from Belkorp Environmental, which maintains a closed landfill as well as a

new landfill in the Cache Creek area, and Republic Services, the RMOW’s previous waste contractor, which operates the Washington landfill, had very similar scores. That prompted an invite to each proponent to be interviewed so they could further state their case to staff and clarify the finer points of their proposals. In the end, Belkorp narrowly beat out Republic Services for the contract, with municipal staff appreciating the flexibility

higher volumes of waste per load than their existing contract, which involved sending waste by both truck and rail. Republic Services, which relies on receiving waste at a designated collection point (DCP) in Burnaby before moving on to Washington, can ship up to 35 tonnes per load, while Belkorp is predicting to carry up to 40 tonnes per load. Belkorp has also committed to modifying its B-trains to allow for three

“I have a bit of a moral problem sending our garbage over a border to another country.” - JOHN GRILLS

and cost of the company’s proposal. “Through that [interview] process, we got a high level of comfort,” said James Hallisey, the RMOW’s manager of environmental projects. “Not only is Belkorp the lowest price point, but they had good answers to our questions.” A key selling point to Belkorp’s proposal was the use of what’s called a B-trainconfigured transport truck and trailer system that will enable the RMOW to ship

additional tonnes to be transported per load—although that won’t be in place until the third year of the contract. “The idea behind that would be to load more waste into each truck then send fewer trucks down the road to the landfill each year,” explained Andrew Tucker, municipal manager of transportation and waste management. “That provides a little more flexibility to the municipality.”

B-train trucks do produce more GHG emissions per trip compared to rail, however, with a back-haul program from the landfill back to Belkorp’s DCP in Coquitlam, the estimated emission output between the two proposals were similar. “That, in combination with reducing the number of trucks leaving the transfer station because of the larger capacity of these trucks, we calculated that GHG emissions were similar in nature,” Tucker said. With the back-haul program in place, Belkorp’s estimated emissions would drop from 461,733 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per year to 396,802 kg. The B-trains would also require modifications to Whistler’s waste transfer station in order to accommodate the larger trucks, which is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. Belkorp’s Campbell Hill landfill does not currently have a gas collection system in place, as the new site has to hit a provincially mandated threshold of 10,000 tonnes of waste before the system can be installed, likely as early as next year. Until then, the company will blanket the waste with a bio-cover. If the RMOW is satisfied with Belkorp’s performance over the five years of the contract, it can negotiate another five-year contract extension. n

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Regional transit remains campaign priority for Sea to Sky incumbent LIBERAL MLA JORDAN STURDY IS SEEKING RE-ELECTION

BY ALYSSA NOEL JORDAN STURDY, Liberal MLA for the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding, might have been surprised by the NDP government’s decision to call a fall election, but he’s not complaining about the shortand-sweet campaign. “Honestly, [campaigns] are not my favourite part of the job,” he said with a laugh. “It came as a shock to the Greens and all of us, frankly, that [NDP premier John] Horgan decided the political opportunity was too attractive to ignore. He could attempt to manufacture a reason, but it’s been pretty clear that rationale was thin.” But, back on the campaign trail, Sturdy said one of his major priorities, if re-elected, is regional transit that would connect Mount Currie, Pemberton, Whistler, Squamish, Pinecrest, Britannia Beach, and Furry Creek with Metro Vancouver. “I believe that’s a service that is due and that will be of tremendous benefit to the corridor if, for nothing else, the limited capacity we have on the Sea to

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Sky Highway,” he said. “This summer, I’ve seen many people at my [North Arm] farm who had never been to Whistler, let alone Pemberton. I am confident that they will be back.” To that end, he’s also confident that the Sea to Sky’s tourism industry will rebound post-pandemic. The problem is how to help in the short-term. “We do have an acute problem, there’s no question about that,” he said. “I believe shorter-term strategies are more challenging right now. We need to be supporting local and small business … Certainly, the federal government supports are critical with the wage subsidy piece. It’s a piece that has had a profound impact on allowing some of these businesses that have been challenged to remain open and keep their people employed and working.” BC Parks also plays an important role in recovery, he said. He doesn’t believe shutting down the parks and implementing a pilot day-pass program in the busiest ones—such as Garibaldi Provincial Park— was the right move. “I posed a question to [provincial health officer] Dr. [Bonnie] Henry when we had

caucus briefings with her,” he said. “I said, ‘Can you please advocate with the minister to open up BC Parks as opposed to keeping them closed because it just doesn’t serve the community well? They should be open.’ She said, ‘… the minister is not acting on my advice.’ I think, generally speaking, we need significant investment in BC Parks.” More funding could mean better staffing and plans in place at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, which has not reopened since closing at the beginning of the pandemic. “My general philosophy around a place like Joffre is let’s have more people at Joffre and manage them better rather than having fewer people at Joffre and people dispersing everywhere,” he said. “I think we can do a better job there, but it means we need better garbage collection, rangers on site, communications up there. None of that has happened. Closing the park, that was the solution. It was not a solution at all.” Another major local issue this election is childcare. Pemberton in particular was recently turned down for Childcare BC New Spaces Fund because the cost-per-space of $60,000 was deemed too high.

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VALERIOTE’S prime motivation for running for the Green Party in the upcoming provincial election comes from under his own roof. In an Oct. 5 interview, Valeriote cited his six-year-old twin daughters as inspiration, as he hopes that their generation can avoid natural disasters or pandemics such as COVID-19. “The questions that they ask about the world and the environment, garbage, waste, water and how things work is inspiring and I feel strongly that I want to do my best and work hard so they live in a world where they have their own kids and grandkids in a healthy environment,” he said. As for why he’d be an effective representative for the region, Valeriote pointed to his background as a geological engineer. Valeriote has also worked in environmental consulting, giving him business experience. His career to this point, he said, has been rooted in fact, whereas the province’s other parties draw on ideology and competition.

“As a professional engineer, I’m mostly interested in fact-based and evidence-based decision making and collaboration can get there,” he said. As well, Valeriote served four years as a councillor in Gibsons, from 2014 to 2018, before his family made the move to Whistler. That term gave him a “big-picture view” of how government operates. “The council experience is very valuable in terms of understanding the structure of government, how decisions are made, who to talk to, how to make a persuasive case for the region or a particular project,” he said. “The council experience is also really valuable for finding a compromise, seeing the differing opinions, taking it all into account and being able to move a project ahead.” In terms of issues affecting the riding, Valeriote said that the pandemic has brought into focus the scope of efforts that are required. “Climate change is a challenge that needs to be looked at in a holistic systems view,” he said. “We can’t tinker around the edges. We’ve shown during COVID that even when we shut down our economy, it doesn’t make a huge difference in carbon emissions,

so we need to rethink the way we do things. It’s an opportunity for a fully green recovery. “That includes economic development, so green jobs, bringing talented people in.” Valeriote sees several other issues in the region—housing, labour and childcare—as being interconnected under the overarching issue of affordability challenges. “It’s a social fabric that eroded … under 16 years of the BC Liberals. The housing policies and funding need to come along in a way that respects people’s ability to make a living and have a good quality of life, that respects equality, allows for a living wage and brings in more childcare,” he said. “Housing issues are tied up with other issues, and they’re all affordability issues. “To properly tackle them, we need to engage funding from all levels of government.” Lastly, on regional transit, Valeriote said it’s an important initiative that needs to find funding without boosting alreadyhigh fuel prices. “It’s a key to economic development, with people getting to work without spending a lot of their paycheque on a private vehicle. It absolutely should happen,” he said. “There needs to be a funding mechanism

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Union organizer running for NDP in Sea to Sky UFCW ORGANIZER KEITH MURDOCH BANKS ON YEARS OF ADVOCACY TO CARRY HIM INTO OFFICE

BY BRANDON BARRETT A LOCAL UNION organizer has thrown his hat into the ring as the NDP’s candidate for the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding in this month’s provincial election, and he’s confident his experience advocating on behalf of Whistler workers will serve him well in office. “It’s all pretty simple and it’s similar to why I do my union work: I care about people and I’ve always wanted to fight injustice,” said Keith Murdoch on his decision to run in this month’s provincial election. An organizer with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) for more than 15 years, Murdoch is the founder of the Whistler Workers Alliance, which was launched two years ago in partnership with a small group of Whistler Blackcomb Snow School employees. The UFCW and the Alliance have set their lofty sights on unionizing WB’s entire workforce, and most recently, Murdoch has led an application to recognize the company’s snowmaking department as a collective bargaining unit. (That application now sits with B.C.’s Labour Relations Board.) A Vancouver resident whose work began bringing him to Whistler in 2017,

Murdoch said his advocacy gives him “a pulse of the people and a sense of what matters to folks who live in Whistler and the challenges they’re facing.” Chief among those challenges in Murdoch’s mind—along with the obvious strain on the tourism economy that COVID has created—is an issue that has persisted in Whistler for years: affordable housing. “I think it’s a real shame that the BC Liberals ignored this issue for the 16 years they were in power and allowed it to come to this. In saying that, the NDP is very cautious at making changes in the housing market because we understand that people’s life savings are invested in their homes,” said Murdoch, pointing to the efficacy of the NDP’s speculation and vacancy tax as a means to combat the issue. “We have introduced a speculation tax and the great news is it seems to be working,” he added. “The revenues that are coming in from that speculation tax are being invested in affordable housing projects, including the new employee housing project in Whistler [and] the Northyards rental project in Squamish that I recently visited. Certainly I’m excited and I want to help encourage this progress to continue.” An admitted “NDPer for life,” Murdoch applauded B.C.’s governing party for how its

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handled the COVID crisis, specifically crediting its $1.5-billion economic recovery plan and the $100 million earmarked for the tourism sector for helping keep businesses afloat. “These funds will help businesses operate in the Sea to Sky, they’ll help employ the many young people who have lost their jobs and been affected within this industry,” he said, adding that he’s looking forward to hearing more ideas from the sector. Some in the industry—including Tourism Whistler—have warned that that $100 million in support, while welcome, would be stretched thin across one of the hardest hit sectors in the province. With that

in mind, Murdoch believes it’s imperative destination marketing organizations like Destination BC continue to market the province to Canadians looking to stay closer to home for their next trip. Calling climate change “one of the most important issues” to his platform, Murdoch welcomed the NDP’s pledge, last week, to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in the province by 2050—but would like to see that timeline accelerated. “This announcement to go net carbon neutral by 2050 is a bold move by the government to help protect the future of our province,” he noted. “Personally, I think 2050 is great but I would like to see that actually pushed up to make those improvements sooner. If I’m elected as the MLA, environment is my top priority.” Murdoch would also like to see movement on a regional transit plan for the corridor, an effort that has been at a standstill as local and provincial governments wrestle with the cost-sharing arrangement. “We have the provincial funding available and we’re committed to working with local governments to find a funding structure that will make it happen,” Murdoch said, adding that he brought the issue up to Premier John Horgan last week, who said the NDP is committed to finding a solution. n

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Gibbons family’s generous gift creates new UBC endowment ‘IT’S HARD TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH IT ALLOWS ME TO DO,’ SAYS WHISTLER SECONDARY GRAD AND MARY E. GIBBONS MEMORIAL CENTENNIAL AWARD RECIPIENT ABBY UNRUH

BY MEGAN LALONDE DESPITE THE ongoing global pandemic, recent Whistler Secondary School grad Abby Unruh has been settling into her new life as first-year engineering student at the University of British Columbia well. “It’s nice actually. There are more people here than I thought there would be. One of the residences is open,” said Uruh, “and that has like 500 students at least, so it doesn’t feel quite as lonely as I thought it would.” One major factor that’s been making the transition to post-secondary a little less stressful? Unruh won’t have to figure out how to pay for her tuition throughout the next four years, thanks in part to a generous gift from a local family. Unruh is one of the first-ever recipients of the Mary E. Gibbons Memorial Centennial Award, a $10,000 scholarship that will provide Unruh, and other deserving students, with $5,000 per semester throughout the duration of her four-year undergraduate program.

The new Centennial Scholars award was established this year through a $500,000 donation to UBC from longtime Whistler locals Richard (Dick) and Colleen Gibbons, with those funds matched by the university. The endowment was created in honour of Dick’s late mother, Mary, who died in 1970 from cancer at 51. Theaward“willassistoutstandingstudents who may not otherwise be able to attend university,” according to a release from UBC. Said Unruh, “It was really just a gift to be able to come to a place like this and go into a program like engineering, which I know is kind of high-intensity, and just not have to feel stress about another problem that could be lingering or looming.” In order to be considered for the award, Unruh had to fill out an additional application that required an up-to-800-word description of circumstance, “so you’re basically just telling them about where you’re at and how your family’s doing financially and what it would mean if you were to receive an award like that,” Unruh explained. While the Mary E. Gibbons Memorial

Centennial Award is open to any domestic student applying to attend UBC, the university explained that preference will be given to students from the Sea to Sky corridor, as well as to students from Nelson—where Mary was born—and from Burnaby where Dick and his brother, David, attended Burnaby South High School. “It is the family’s hope that these awards will inspire students to come to UBC and thrive,” said Richard in the release. “My brother and I both graduated from UBC Law School and were on the varsity football team. We squeezed everything we could from our university education. It is now time for us to give back to the communities that helped to shape our lives.” For Unruh, the award provides her with extra time and space to pursue goals she wants to accomplish both within her engineering program and as a member of the UBC student community. “Because I don’t have to work part-time, because I don’t have to worry about the financial aspect, I can join clubs and stuff like that, and fill up my time with other really

productive things that are actually quite beneficial. I’m not having to worry about if I’ll be able to pay for the next semester,” she said. “It’s just such a gift. It’s a blessing, really. It’s hard to express how much it allows me to do.” Unruh said she’s also grateful for the connections she’s been able to make with her fellow Centennial Scholars as a result of receiving the award. “I just want to be able to thank [the Gibbons family] and to express how encouraging it is for a student in the kind of situation that I’m in to be provided for and to know that there is somebody who cares about your plans and your future, and is watching and looking as you aspire to do something great, and become something great as a result of their donation. It’s so incredible that they would be so generous—it’s almost hard to comprehend.” Unruh added, “I really want them to know that what they’re doing is a really, really great thing, especially for people who don’t always have the best financial situation. It’s really just enabling people to pursue their passion and find success in that passion, too, and that’s a rare thing.” n

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IN WHISTLER, WE WEAR MASKS..... “Because we care. A mask is a visible public signal that we are trying to protect everyone in our community and we understand that we can carry and spread the virus before we develop any symptoms of illness.” Bruce Mohr, MD, Whistler Health Care Centre “So we can all keep doing what we love. “ Maeve Jones, human and life enthusiast “To encourage visitors to do the same.” Jeanette Bruce, Whistler Public Library “To keep our future leaders protected.” Cheximiya Allison Burns-Joseph, Cultural Ambassador, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre “To protect our elders and knowledge keepers.” Cultural Ambassadors, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre “To help protect those who are high risk.” Nora Clark, artist “To protect our friends who are dealing with cancer. And to keep my mom and dad safe!” Chris Winter, Dad, husband, skier & mountain biker “To keep our community safe.” Richard Kemble, professional kayaker “Because my dad has brain cancer and can’t get sick.” Colt Paul “So we can ski and ride this winter.” Geoff Buchheister, COO, Whistler Blackcomb “So we can welcome the world again.” Barrett Fisher, President and CEO, Tourism Whistler “For the health and well-being of our students, staff and families.” -Stuart Bent, Principal Spring Creek Community School “Because we respect each other.” Dr. Karin Kausky, Whistler Health Care Centre “To show kindness and encourage trust.” Katrina Frew, Director of Training, Gibbons Whistler “To protect our parents.” Jack Crompton, Mayor, Resort Municipality of Whistler “Because it is our business to support our business community.” Melissa Pace, CEO Whistler Chamber of Commerce “Out of respect for each other’s safety.” Vanessa Werner, Postpartum Doula & Breathwork Practitioner

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Whistler is, the COVID-19 lockdown has felt especially constraining. But thanks to the work of municipal staff, antsy Whistlerites will have a few more recreational outlets in the coming weeks, as everything from ice skating to cross-country skiing is set to resume. Providing an update to mayor and council at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) manager of recreation Roger Weetman said the past few months of the pandemic “have been a whirlwind” for staff members as they prepared to restart a host of recreational activities in the safety way possible. “For me, this was a telling time,” Weetman said. “It was a time when we knew nothing about the virus and how it spread. I’m very thankful that since that time, we’ve made leaps and bounds.” Read on for more information on the current and upcoming status of a host of RMOW-run recreational services and facilities.

MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE POOL • Main pool reopened Oct. 5 to public-lane swimming only. • Pre-booked 60-minute timeslots must be reserved. • Leisure pool being targeted for reopening in mid-October. • Aquafit sessions will resume Oct. 20. • Likely no swimming lessons until at least the New Year.

MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE FITNESS CENTRE • Reopened Aug. 17. • Pre-booked 75-minute timeslots must be reserved, including access to weight room, cardio room and stretching room. • Existing membership passes were extended for the length of the closure, plus an additional three weeks. • Outdoor fitness classes moved indoors in mid-September, and are available through online registration only. Class capacity is determined by the intensity of the activity.

MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE ICE RINK • Reopened Aug. 17. • Public skating will resume Oct. 19.

MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE SQUASH AND BASKETBALL COURTS • Pre-booked 45-minute timeslots must be reserved, and are only available to up to two members of the same household per booking.

RESUMING GAMEPLAY AT MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE The RMOW is following viaSport’s guidelines for resuming gameplay at the MPSC, which involves a cohort model. “Really, it means you’ve got to play within that user group,” explained Weetman. “That is in essence the only way sport can happen with full-contact play.” The cohort approach limits the number of participants to those who will primarily interact with each other within a sporting environment over a period of time, intending to curtail the number of people each athlete comes into contact with and reduce the risk of transmission. Cohorts should be made up of individuals or teams of similar age and skill level, and can comprise up to 50 people and four teams to form a mini-league. This could have implications for spectators, with Weetman noting it’s unlikely parents will be permitted, for instance, to attend their child’s hockey games at the MPSC in order to keep below the 50-person capacity. Families should be allowed to watch practices, however, he added.

DROP-IN SPORTS AT MEADOW PARK SPORTS CENTRE • Master lists will be created for each sport, or sport level, to a maximum of 50 people per list. • Only those on the master list will be permitted to register for a sporting session of the sport they choose. • Individuals can only be on one drop-in sport master list to reduce the risk of transmission.

SKATING AT WHISTLER OLYMPIC PLAZA • Opens Dec. 11. • Skate rentals will be $8 per pair. • The RMOW is considering a nominal entry fee for customers with their own skates. • Approximately 40-person capacity.

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Proposed highspeed rail line could revolutionize travel in the Sea to Sky PASSENGERS COULD GET FROM WHISTLER TO DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER IN HALF AN HOUR, SAY PROPONENTS

BY BRANDON BARRETT A HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE that would take passengers from Whistler to Downtown Vancouver in just over half an hour could revolutionize travel in the Sea to Sky. Called the Mountain Valley Express (MVX), the envisioned high-speed rail corridor would connect Vancouver to Whistler in the north and Chilliwack to the east. With speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour, proponents say the MVX could carry up to 15,300 passengers per hour and would cut down on travel time by up to 80 per cent, compared to driving by car. “We have a choice. Do we continue business as usual, or chart a new path to prosperity, a path that also considers the large looming climate emergency?” said PhD candidate and urban planner Alex Gaio in a release. A recent masters graduate of Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Gaio is heading the so-called MVX Collective, which is pushing the province to launch a feasibility study on the rail line. “As we think about the COVID19 recovery, we need to think big,” says Langley Councillor Nathan Pachal in the release. “B.C. is a province of builders. Let’s build for the future.” Utilizing predominantly existing highway and rail corridors, MVX is planned to feature new, dedicated rail tracks that are forecast to accommodate 97,000 trips per day, removing an estimated 20 per cent of drivers off of congested highways. “Climate change requires us to rethink how we live, work, and play,” the report read. “We can no longer continue investing billions in public funds towards highways, which fuel rising congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, and expensive sprawl that eat away our farmland and forests. We can, and we must, do things differently.”

Rail has been put forth as a potential travel alternative to Whistler since the commuter train to the resort was discontinued in the 2000s. The hang-up there has usually hinged on cost, and at an estimated price tag of between $7 billion and $16 billion, MVX would come at a steep cost to taxpayers— although proponents are recommending that revenues from B.C.’s carbon tax be used to fund a portion of the project, along with any available federal monies and land-capture value around rail stations. “Anchored by Whistler Blackcomb … the Sea to Sky has seen incredible economic growth and tourism demand since the 2010

“Continued sustainable development is only possible with the alternative ...”

Olympics,” the report read. “However, this has also brought unprecedented highway congestion, creating unreliable travel times and unanticipated pressures on natural areas. Continued sustainable development is only possible with the alternative, fast transportation connection enabled by MVX.” The MVX calls for 11 rail stations, located at Whistler, Squamish, Horseshoe Bay, North Vancouver, Waterfront, CommercialBroadway, Lougheed, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack. The project would also be a major job boost for the province, with proponents predicting the creation of 460,000 to 1 million jobs over a 30-year period. To view the report, visit http://mvx.vision. Pique will have more on this project and what it could mean for Whistler next week. n

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• The RMOW is anticipating a busy cross-country ski season, with already a 200-per-cent increase in extra-early-bird pass sales. • Early-bird prices are in place until Nov. 8. • The new Lost Lake Trail North (formerly Old Mill Road) is being widened to facilitate two-way cross-country skiing between Lost Lake and Nicklaus North.

• Remains open for contactless holds pickup from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from 12 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. • The library is preparing to reopen to in-person browsing by late October. Browsing sessions will likely be limited to 20to 30-minute timeslots, and most furniture will be removed to discourage lingering. n

Public No�ce Ques�ons? We’re Listening.

No�ce to Amend Council Procedure Bylaw No. 788, 2015 In accordance with sec�on 123 (3) of the Community Charter no�ce is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Pemberton intends to amend Council Procedure Bylaw No. 788, 2015 at the Regular Council Mee�ng to be held on Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 at 5:30 p.m.

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In par�cular, sec�on 18 Order of Proceedings and Business will be amended to adjust the order of proceedings by moving considera�on of Bylaw Readings forward in the agenda to follow Staﬀ Reports. This change follows a recommenda�on by Ministerial Guidelines that if mee�ngs are to be held via electronic means, items that may be of greater public interest (ie: staﬀ reports, bylaw presenta�on and readings) should be considered at the beginning of the mee�ng.

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Other amendments to the Bylaw include minor housekeeping to correct numbering inconsistencies and clariﬁca�on of electronic par�cipa�on for commi�ee and commission members. A copy of the proposed Council Procedure Amendment (Order of Proceedings) Bylaw No. 888, 2020, is available on the Village of Pemberton website.

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Ques�ons and comments can be directed to Sheena Fraser, Manager of Corporate & Legisla�ve Services, at 604-894-6135 ext 228 or sfraser@pemberton.ca.

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New Passive House public washrooms expected to open before year’s end PROJECT HAS STOKED COMMUNITY CONCERN OVER PRICE TAG

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THE FIRST OF THREE new village washroom facilities—which have stoked concern in the public over the project’s price tag—is expected to open at the Lost Lake Passive House before year’s end. In a technical briefing on Thursday, Oct. 1, municipal staff provided an update on the project so far, relaying that much of the work being done at both the Passive House and Whistler Olympic Plaza (WOP)—which will be home to the second of three new public washroom facilities, along with the Gateway Loop—has taken place out of the public eye. “A lot of this work happens below ground and has been backfilled so is not necessarily visible to the public eye when they are looking at the sites there,” noted Melissa Hollis, capital projects supervisor for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). Hollis said “a significant amount of work” has been done at both sites since construction began in May, including laying the foundation, installing interior and exterior concrete walls, and other

The village washroom project drew controversy during November’s budgeting process over its $4.5-million cost. Since then, certain design changes were made to help cut costs, most notably replacing the original heavy timber roof with more traditional construction materials. “The character of the buildings, we tried to still have the wood effect but we’ve reduced it down to a couple of details and the timbers don’t carry through the whole structure,” explained Andy Chalk, the RMOW’s manager of facilities construction. “The changes in terms of construction details were primarily the result of the cost we received in the first go-around of tendering. We internally didn’t feel those numbers were acceptable and we wanted to revisit the project so we could keep it in the budget we anticipated.” As it stands, the approved budget is $1.6 million for the WOP facility and $770,000 for the Passive House washrooms, in addition to an estimated $330,000 in so-called “soft costs,” which include consultant and design fees, insurance and project management. The project will be covered in its entirety by Resort Municipality Initiative funding.

“[W]e have very complicated, very cost-intensive components in the buildings, and therefore it drives the price up.” - ANDY CHALK

mechanical work and heat-trace installation. At the Passive House site, the building frame and roof have been installed, and workers are getting set to install windows and doors before moving to the interior. In all, the Lost Lake site will house three universal family stalls, while the WOP facility will include 12 stalls in total, including three urinals and two toilet stalls on the men’s side, four toilet stalls for the women’s washroom, and five universal family compartments. Two of the stalls will be designated as accessible. The work at the WOP site has required “some very deep and complex excavations,” Hollis said. At one point during excavation for a deep manhole and service tieins, municipal workers hit a water main connection that has forced the expansion of the project site to accommodate its relocation. Hollis said the tentative completion date for that work and “for the site to return as it was” is the week of Oct. 19.

Meanwhile, plans to build washrooms at the Gateway Loop—another municipal project that was criticized for its steep price tag—were put off in May as the RMOW amended its budget in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is no timeline or final budget for that project’s completion at this point. Asked if the community’s worry over the project’s final cost was warranted, Chalk said, “those in the construction industry probably have fewer concerns about the cost of things, because, when we build a house, for example, the most expensive components are the kitchen and the bathroom. All we’re building here are bathrooms, so we have very complicated, very cost-intensive components in the buildings, and therefore it drives the price up.” The RMOW is also exploring the possibility of accessing provincial and federal recovery grants to help offset some of the project’s costs. n

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If there was ever a winter to buy backcountry gear, last season was probably it. But as another season approaches, it’s not too late to put those avalanche safety courses to use and spend some time away from lift lines. As Michael Pearce from evo Backountry explained, last winter’s loss might be this season’s gain, if you’re looking for a new-toyou ski touring setup. Due to the premature end to the season, some barely-used ex-demo setups “may have only been skied on, like, three or four times, so they’re still in really good condition,” he said, adding that the store is also stocked with a fresh shipment of Jones splitboards. The shop is offering about 40 per cent off on ex-demo backcountry packages, which include skis, bindings, skins and a phantom base treatment that renders

regular ski waxes unnecessary, as well as 10 result, we’ve got lots of equipment to sell per cent off transceivers, and 15 per cent off and move through, [so] some great probes and shovels. offerings [can] to be found,” Hunt added. While the Whistler Village retailer While winter might be on everyone’s specializes in backcountry gear, its sister minds, this month’s sale is also the last locations, evo, evo Blackcomb, evo Village chance to take advantage of deals on new Sports and Sportstop are also offering up and ex-demo bikes, as well as apparel, to 20 per cent off 2021 skis, snowboards, at WB’s bike retailers. boots, bindings and more gear better suited for resort riding, as well as deep discounts on last season’s gear, until Oct. 12. If you’re more interested in cutting- With it’s new format, WB aims to host “a similar type of sale,” while simultaneously edge technology than discounts, you’ll want to check out Escape Route’s “really spreading people out over space and time,” said Hunt, adding that he encourages marketplace and Squamish locations. Both shoppers to stop by mid-week, if possible, now carry Plum bindings, as well as ZAG and prepare for queuing in accordance with skis, developed in Chamonix, as well as Dynafit’s newly released super-light binding, store capacity limits. That said, Hunt expects “the in-store weighing in at only 150 grams, according experience [format] to be quite different to Retty. from [the old] Turkey Sale,” featuring a Avalanche airbags have also “come more pleasant shopping experience a long way,” Retty said, naming the compared to “the frantic-buying-frenzy” of new E1 patrol bag from Scott that’s “the Turkey Sales-past. Hunt is also reminding lightest avalanche bag in the industry.” shoppers that all WB retail locations In terms of Turkey Sale deals, the require face coverings and are “touchless locally owned retailer is also offering up environments”—so be sure to bring your last season’s Dynafit and DPS skis for up to credit cards, rather than cash. 40 per cent off, as well as a wide selection Capacity limits are also in place at evo of snowshoes. Backcountry, with only five shoppers at a time allowed in the small storefront. While Escape Route’s Turkey Sale has always taken place in the business’ retail stores, this year, the retailer is Escape Route is also stocked with a wide expanding the sale, both to the parking lot selection of Gore-Tex products, as well as and to the end of October, rather than some more insulated products, listed at the traditional Thanksgiving-weekend cutoff. 40 per cent off. Similar discounts on last “The reason we’re doing that is because season’s shells and down jackets are also it’s impossible for us to get people into our available at evo Backcountry, with 20 per store and do it safely,” he said, adding that cent off 2020-21 styles also on offer. he feels the 2,000-square-foot store can Whether you’re looking for outwear, skis, safely accommodate 10 people at one time. boards, helmets, goggles or more, shoppers With COVID-19 continuing to wreck can visit any of WB’s eight participating havoc on Canada’s economy as well, Retty locations to find similar discounts, of up to 50 is also reminding Turkey Sale shoppers that per cent off on last year’s gear, said Murray this is one more opportunity to support local. Hunt, area manager for Vail Resorts’ retail “What makes us different than pretty operations. much any other shop is that we have been Can-ski Marketplace is focusing Whistler’s outdoor store for 30 years, our on kids’ equipment, while ex-demos sole focus has been … self propelled will be available at the Whistler Clearance adventures in the backcountry,” he said, Centre’s Blackcomb location, Can-Ski adding that the business has long Marketplace and at Can-Ski Creekside. supported community initiatives and is With a strange ending to the 2019- depended on by local families as an employer. 20 season and the abrupt closure of WB’s “The idea of shopping local and supporting retail locations in mid-March, “as a those local shops is crucial, now.” ■

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Pemberton council receives water system performance report MAYOR CONFIDENT VILLAGE CAN HANDLE POTENTIAL UPCOMING ISSUES

BY DAN FALLOON THE VILLAGE of Pemberton (VOP) will likely require some big-ticket water system upgrades in the coming years, according to a report from assistant manager of operations and projects David Ward. Ward presented the Village of Pemberton Water System Performance Assessment Report to council at its Oct. 6 meeting. Wells within the VOP have tended to produce water with increasing iron and manganese levels over time, explained Ward. The current main well, Well 3, surpassed the aesthetic maximum of manganese during this year’s testing, though it is within the Government of Canada’s maximum allowable concentration (MAC). The report concluded that the village has between four and six years before the levels surpass the MAC. As testing has not yet discovered a suitable replacement site, the report recommended treating the water for manganese and iron in the future. What has baffled operations staff is why levels rise when they do. For the first several years of Well 2’s use, it saw minimal levels of both elements, but eventually saw a spike and it was relegated to backup status in 2014 in favour of Well 3. However, Well 3 is now starting to show some of the

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same tendencies, with levels of manganese starting to tick upwards and Ward expecting to start seeing rising amounts of iron within the next couple of years. In an effort to determine what is happening, Ward said crews are now testing water quality monthly as opposed to annually to see if factors such as time of year have an effect on the levels. “The numbers just seem so hard to follow,” Mayor Mike Richman said as he asked for an explanation. “They spike and

Another concern is consumption levels. Though the town’s population growth has slowed in recent years, new development and continued growth will result in a 30 litre-persecond usage rate, the sustainable pumping rate for the source Pemberton Creek Fan Aquifer, within the next 15 to 20 years. The report recommends seeking a new source, improving leak detection and repair, and encouraging water conservation efforts. Ward noted that consumption rates from roughly 2010 to 2015 are skewed

“If we could really lower our consumption ... we could extend the life of the aquifer...” - DAVID WARD

they fluctuate and they move all around.” “It’s really hard to say because it’s 130 feet [40 metres] below the ground. It’s hard to explain or think of what could be causing these fluctuations,” Ward said. While redeveloping a well when needed is a stopgap that can extend its life, there are a finite number of times it’s a viable option. Ultimately, the water will need to be treated for manganese and iron down the line, with Ward noting that the process for both is similar. The treatment plant would run in the “millions of dollars,” he added.

because of the eventual discovery of a toonie-sized leak in a pipe, with usage even depleting the aquifer at some points. Recent consumption rates show an encouraging downward trend ever since. “I can’t explain it, but it’s a good thing to see,” he said. However, the Village’s per-capita usage is still significantly higher than an average municipality at 611 litres per day compared to the average of 427 litres per day. “There is room for improvement for our water consumption, either through water conservation measures, sprinkling

restrictions, [and] identifying and repairing leaks,” Ward said. “If we could really lower our consumption to be more in line with the Canadian average, we could extend the life of the aquifer for a noticeable and a significant amount of time.” Still, to be prepared, the municipality has been socking away cash. In an interview following the meeting, Richman said council has long been preparing for these projects. “These are all big-dollar projects for a community like ours and so we are not just starting to consider this. We’ve been considering this for a while,” Richman said. “We’ve been working for a number of years to build up our reserves and our water service.” According to the Village’s audited 2019 financial statements, there was just over $750,000 in general water reserves as of Dec. 31, 2019. Chief administrative officer Nikki Gilmore said no grants currently exist to help defray the costs of such projects, though the VOP will stay attentive for opportunities. Long-term borrowing would be an option if needed. In addition to tapping every potential funding source, Richman also stressed the importance of ensuring other potential beneficiaries are identified. “I’m hopeful that we are continuing to have conversations with Lil’wat Nation and looking at, potentially, joint aquifers, how we can approach this together and maybe we could supply all of our communities together,” he said during the meeting. ■

Public No�ce

No�ce to Amend Business License Bylaw No. 855, 2018

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In accordance with s. 59 (2) of the Community Charter no�ce is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Pemberton intends to amend Business Licence Bylaw No. 855, 2018 at the Regular Council Mee�ng to be held on Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at 9:00a.m. What is the Business Licence Amendment (Housekeeping) Bylaw No. 890, 2020 about? In general terms, the purpose of the proposed housekeeping bylaw amendment will be to: 1. Address minor changes to wording, of several deﬁni�ons and clauses to improve clarity 2. Establishes a new Auxiliary Business Fee of $50 per loca�on if doing the same business in more than one loca�on 3. Amends and reduces the late payment fee if the Business Licence is renewed a�er January 31st 4. Removes the requirement to provide no�ce in wri�ng of a business closure

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What is the Zoning Bylaw Amendment (Child Care Centre) No. 889, 2020 about? The Zoning Bylaw Amendment will add “Child Care Centre” as a permi�ed principal use in all Commercial Zones including: C-1 (Town Centre Commercial), C-2 (Tourism Commercial), C-3 (Portage Road Commercial), C-4 (Service Commercial) and C-5 (Neighbourhood Pub Commercial). What is the significance? Wh This Zoning Bylaw Amendment aims to remove barriers and help facilitate the development of both private and public Child Care Centers in Pemberton. How do I get more informa�on? Copies of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the Village of p Pemberton Office, 7400 Prospect Street during office hours from Thursday October 8th to Monday October 19th 2020 and also available online at www.pemberton.ca How can I provide Feedback? You may provide comment virtually at the online Public Hearing, or you may provide a wri�en submission prior to 4pm Monday October 19th, 2020. In order for wri�en submissions to be included in the Public Hearing agenda, they must be submi�ed by 12 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2020. All other submissions will be forwarded to Council before the start of the Public Hearing but will not be included on the agenda. To submit comments or inquire regarding addi�onal informa�on please contact: inqui

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BACK IN 1964, Shirley Henry stepped off a train with a baby in her arms and into the quiet mountain town she would call home for the rest of her life. Her husband, George, who had just taken a job teaching metal and woodwork at Pemberton Secondary School, catalyzing the move from 100 Mile House, got a flat tire and was late picking them up. Surveying her new surroundings— complete with its dirt roads and tiny population—she promptly burst into tears, according to Mike Henry, who was that new baby. It might have been a rocky start, but Henry would go on to become a staple in Pemberton—as its longest-serving mayor and in several other leadership and volunteer roles over 56 years. Henry passed away on Sept. 28 at the age of 79 after a battle with cancer. “I know she really loved Pemberton,” Mike said. “Everywhere she went, she compared Pemberton to other places. She felt it was her town.” While she was a teacher before the move, and served as a local substitute teacher, her roles in the community over five decades are almost too numerous to list: she served as alderman from 1975 until 1978; she became mayor for 15 years from 1979 to 1993; she was a director of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District; she was involved in Cubs, Brownies, Girl Guides; and she was a chairperson for the Canada Week Committee for 25 years. Her “crowning achievement” though was helping to bring the Pemberton Airport to life, Mike said. “Now it’s a big asset to the community and used all the time,” he said. “She sat on the board of the B.C. Aviation Council.” More recently, and up until her death, she was secretary-treasurer of the Pemberton & District Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Pemberton, the Pemberton Community Endowment Fund, and Winterfest. She also was a supervisor at the Pemberton Visitor Centre. “When I was mayor, she was there with Tourism Pemberton and helped get [that organization] going,” said incumbent MLA Jordan Sturdy. “She got that tourist booth in place—and never really left that booth for the whole time it was open.” One image that encapsulates her leadership for Sturdy is in a video of the flood of ’84. “I just remember her being drenched, clearly in the trenches, doing everything that needed to be done with a small town

PEMBERTON PROMINENCE Shirley Henry (left) receiving an award from the BC Chamber of Commerce in 2013 for her many years of contribution to business organizations. PHOTO SUBMITTED

in a big disaster, responding,” he said. “I’ll never forget that picture of her on TV, water running down her face, her hair completely matted to her head, but telling people what had to happen and directing things. [She went] after senior level governments to get here and help us out. It was really inspiring.” Henry received many accolades and awards over the years as well. “In her office there’s this wall full of awards,” Mike says. “She’d prefer to work for nothing and get a little plaque than work for money.” That ranged from a community award from the BC Achievement Foundation in 2018 to the Queen’s Jubilee Medal in 2002, Year of the Volunteer Award in 2000, Freedom of the Village of Pemberton in 1996, and the Pemberton Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award in 1975. “You can’t even measure the impact and contribution she made on this community,” said Village of Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman. “Not only did she make those contributions, but she, in my mind, is what makes this a special place. That sense of community she lived all the time is what makes Pemberton special.” While it was announced back in 2018, a final tribute will be a new park located in the Tiyata Development, called Henry Park, in honour of both Shirley and George, who passed away in December 2018 and was also a massive contributor to the community both as a volunteer and long-time teacher and vice principal. In a note dictated to her daughter Michele before her passing, Shirley thanked friends and family for their support and love. “My wish for all of you—take every opportunity that comes your way,” she said. “Some will be very successful and rewarding, others not so. Fill your life with many memories and no regrets. I love you all and will always be looking over you.” n

REMEMBERING JOEL WILSON It is with great sadness that the family of Joel Wilson announces his passing as a result of a heart attack on Friday September 30, 2020 while hiking with friends in Sayulita, Mexico. Joel was living his best life soaking up the sun, surf and cerveza's in the beach town living alongside fellow Whistler local transplants. Born, September 24, 1971 Joel grew up in Oakville, New Hampshire and Milton Ontario before moving to Whistler in 1993. Joel loved the Whistler Mountain community and was always willing to help a friend in need or strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger. Never short on words, Joel loved people. When he first moved to Whistler, Joel worked at the legendary Buffalo Bills. Always a hard worker, he also had a part time job with Whistler Limousine & Glacier Coachlines. Soon he worked his way to the top and became one of the owners. He helped grow the company to become a successful transportation business. His great personal skills, and direct contact with many corporate groups and local hotels & meeting planners, contributed to the success of the business. His hard work, easy going attitude and charming smile got him through many situations and helped him to make many new friends. Joel was a huge part of the Whistler Wilson family living and working alongside his brother Shawn, Shawn's wife Kim and will always be affectionally remembered as "Unkie Joe" to his nephew Cody. We would ask that everyone remember Joel in their own way; raise a glass and share a story or two. Although his life was cut short, he had just turned 49, he lived a full life, travelled, fished, made lots of friends and passed in a peaceful place. The family would like to thank everyone that was a part of his life and especially his Sayulita family that was with him in the end. We take solace in knowing that he was in a good place with good friends. At Joel's request, his life will be celebrated on a fishing boat and his ashes spread in the sea near Puerto Vallarta, at a later time.

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SCIENCE MATTERS

Humility, caring and wisdom make a better future possible

Thanking locals - Tracy Higgs, Dan Wilson & Family! To Tracy - for five plus years as Chair/Co-Chair, of Spring Creek PAC, and for your tireless efforts in spearheading many of the fundraising, teacher, staff, student & family events including the launch of the annual Fall Harvest Festival!

To Dan - for enhancing the playground and outdoor educational and recreational areas in a long-term, sustainable manner. We are thankful for the time you have given. With volunteers like you, we have a chance to make this world a better place.

FOR MANY, the pandemic has renewed our innate appreciation for and connection to nature. People have taken to growing food on windowsills and in backyard and community gardens. We’re cultivating yeasts to bake bread and getting outside more to walk, run, swim and cycle. In the face of uncertainty, nature brings solace and sustenance. Research shows time spent in forests—and even just looking at trees or photos of them—boosts immune systems, lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, improves mood and ability to focus, and increases energy levels and sleep quality.

With appreciation of Dan,

BY DAVID SUZUKI

Tracy, Cole and Holden; from the Students, Staff, Parents & Parent Advisory Council (PAC) of Spring Creek Community School

As we consider the natural world, we must remember that how we talk about it matters. Steven Nitah, former elected chief of Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation and fourtime member of the Northwest Territories legislative assembly, says shifting our language can help shift our understanding. “We need to re-do land use plans. We need to rebuild those plans as landrelationship plans,” he says, urging us to re-imagine and re-orient our relationship with nature—to manage for abundance based on reciprocity and to recognize our responsibilities to the land, water and air. As a society, we continue to exceed biological limits, which increases our species’ collective exposure to risk. With climate disruption, our refusal to contain

powerful will send benefits trickling down to the rest. In Canada, the most affluent 0.5 per cent of families now holds 20.5 per cent of the wealth—some $2.4 trillion—and income inequality continues to grow. If, as El Akkad says, polarization is rising between those who champion individual rights to profit and those who believe in collective responsibility to people and planet, we must make explicit choices to work toward equity, inclusivity and a more balanced relationship with the natural world. We have the chance to invest in and create a better future. Why wouldn’t we choose this path? What stands in our way? To envision new ways and to act differently, we need to co-create stories of what is possible and worthwhile. In her book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, ethnobotanist, professor and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Robin Wall Kimmerer encourages us to recognize the world as a gift. Humility, she says, will help us make better choices. Stories have always helped humans make sense of the world, and Kimmerer says they’re strong tools for restoring the land and our relationship to it. “We need to unearth the old stories that live in a place and begin to create new ones, for we are storymakers, not just storytellers.” We have the power to tell different stories that help right our relationships and better enable us to work for the good of all. Although everyone can benefit from the wisdom in Indigenous Peoples’ stories, Kimmerer cautions against wholesale appropriation. We must take inspiration

“We need to re-do land use plans. We need to rebuild those plans as land-relationship plans.”

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carbon emissions has put our well-being and survival at risk. In his essay “The year America melted down,” Omar El Akkad observes, “Maskwearing has become politicized, just as school shootings became politicized, just as climate change became politicized, just as any instance of communal survival at the expense of personal profit inevitably becomes politicized.” Things that shouldn’t be politicized are, but El Akkad argues battle lines continue to be drawn around issues that pit individual rights against responsibilities to uphold the common good. Individual rights only matter in the commons, though, and so must include responsibility. In times of compounded crises—a pandemic, crippling racism, rising inequity and escalating climate risk—we can no longer afford to listen to advocates of narrow self-interest or those who falsely claim that favouring the wealthy and

from the old stories and build more balanced narratives about relationships between people, place and planet. The choice isn’t as complex as some might have us believe. We can choose humility, caring and wisdom based on knowledge gained from Indigenous Peoples, scientists and experts, and shoulder the responsibilities to each other and Earth through our actions— creating a better future for all. Or we can continue on as we have, knowing that the crises we face will worsen. Humanity’s ability to take the first path lies in the values we choose, the stories we tell ourselves and the strength of the relationships we are willing to build with each other and Earth. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Community Renewable Energy Manager Sherry Yano. ■

RANGE ROVER

Bridesmaid Over the weekend, word came that American Media was shuttering four hallowed actionsport titles: Bike, Powder, Snowboarder and Surfer. It’s a gut-wrenching turn of events for many in the Whistler community. I’ll have

BY LESLIE ANTHONY more to say in the future, but for now, offer an essay penned for Powder’s 40th anniversary in 2012.

I SHOULD HAVE been Editor of Powder. As Managing Editor, I was next in line to the crown, a king on-deck. And, as befits any royal-in-waiting, legions of tea-sipping old-lady skiers awaited my coronation. Old, I assume, because according to one letterto-the-editor of that era, my opinions were those of a “90-year-old wanker.” Such reader antipathy alone diminished my chances of clutching a scimitar in the court of reprobates inhabiting Powder’s then-office in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., but in the end, family matters would scuttle my bid for glory when I was forced to retreat from the Golden State to the lesser kingdoms of the Great White

GOODBYE, POWDER Leslie Anthony looks back on his time with the iconic ski magazine, which was recently shuttered. PHOTO BY LESLIE ANTHONY

North. In the meantime, however, I could claim to have known many of those who would ultimately hold the throne. My first feature for Powder was commissioned by Casey Sheahan, who— perhaps because writers who actually lived and skied in the East were rarer than hen’s teeth—listed me as a valued contributor when he passed the helm to Steve Casimiro. In turn, Casimiro deemed my collaborations with photographer Henry Georgi of such value—apparently because we “worked cheap and would do anything”— that he asked, in a terse fax, simply: Where do you want to go this winter? My answer was the definitive three-word list: Quebec, Newfoundland, Scotland. And off we went, no rationalization necessary. The next year, on assignment to Alaska for the “Soul of Skiing” theme issue, Casimiro routed Henry and I through Los Angeles from Toronto so we could tour the Powder palace. It added a million miles to the journey but we ate our first tacos, met everyone that mattered, and stayed at Casimiro’s hobbit house in Laguna Beach that featured a fur-wrapped television and toys mailordered from an Archie McPhee catalogue. It confirmed the Canuck view that everyone in California was weird but didn’t stop me— after ski trips with Casimiro, Rob Story, Dave Reddick and other Powder stalwarts— from eventually moving there to work. My first day on the job was rattled by an earthquake no one paid attention to. Next day, my dog died and I had to line up

at a crematorium behind Hollywood types turning their poodles to ash. The day after, it rained, and everyone in the office— everyone—walked to the front door to observe this apparent meteorological miracle. I felt I’d entered Narnia. Although I learned much from Mr. Casimiro about making magazines, we also had many adventures. Though he didn’t drink, he was no stranger to childish mayhem: together in the Nevada desert we sprayed string cheese around a gas station, vomited Pop Tarts, and giggled like children in the Clown Motel; we swung upside down from John Falkiner’s rafters in Verbier after skiing miraculous waist-deep April pow with Ace Kvale and Mark Shapiro; with Mike Hattrup we were chased through Chamonix by Gendarmes for raining snowballs from a hotel balcony; we ran aground in the Arctic Ocean off Greenland aboard a boat dubbed the “S.S. Coffin”; and dissected the cheeseand-chocolatiness of the World Alpine Championships in Vail. But our strangest bond was that somehow, independently, we’d both climbed and skied ash-dribbled volcanoes in Mexico, inspired by the same 1980s story in Powder. As chief editorial underling I had my own stable of go-to contributors that included Tom Bie, John Bresee, Derek Taylor and Porter Fox. All save Porter— too much of a free spirit to be anything but Editor-at-Large, a role I would also be relegated to—were sufficiently persistent and savvy to go on to be Editor. Speaking

of free spirits, one day I was told I was getting an intern. It turned out to be a freckled, mop-haired guy from Gunnison, Colo., whose first words to me were: “Holy shit—you’re a dude! When I told people I was going to work for Leslie Anthony they said ‘I’ll bet she’s hot.’” He lived in a shitshow VW van in the parking lot, poking his head out from its shell each morning. We called him Turtle, but his name was Keith Carlsen. He was the messiest person ever but good at cleaning my office. Somehow, he also became Editor. One time, while Keith was minding my house and I was on assignment in Fernie, I picked up a baby-faced, dreadlocked snowboarder hitchhiking to the hill. He knew my work and blurted that he, too, really wanted to get into writing. My advice was: don’t do it, but if you must, blah, blah, blah… years later he called out of the blue to thank me for whatever I said. Steve Metcalf then shaved his dreads, turned to skiing, and also became Editor of Powder. Apparently, the crown was easier to claim than I thought. Maybe being a 90-year-old wanker wasn’t a handicap. Maybe I didn’t need to get Casimiro into all that trouble hoping he’d be killed so I could slide into his chair. Maybe I could even have run the ship from a remote hideaway in the north. But we’ll never know, will we? Leslie Anthony is a Whistler-based author, editor, biologist and bon vivant who has never met a mountain he didn’t like. ■

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FEATURE STORY

After a traumatic brain injury, Whistler snowboarder Kody Williams had to learn to walk, talk and eat again. Now, he just can’t wait for winter.

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early four years ago, Jocelyn Williams was sitting by her son’s hospital bed in Vancouver doing the only thing she could. “I just sat in the chair beside him, put my hand on his arm, and started singing lullabies to him; ‘This Little Light of Mine,’ ‘Amazing Grace.’ The nurse said, ‘Do what comes naturally’ and that’s what came naturally,” she recalls.

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Kody Williams, a then-23-year-old semi-pro Whistler snowboarder, had called her to say he was postponing his trip home to London, Ont. for Christmas. It had snowed in Vancouver and that meant a rare opportunity to shoot rail footage for a DOPE Industries film in Stanley Park. “I didn’t hear from him for a couple days, but that’s not uncommon if he has a couple busy days,” Jocelyn says. The next call, though, came as a complete and utter shock. Normally, she wouldn’t take a personal call at work during office hours, but “something told me I had to answer the phone.” On the other end was Kody’s friend Evan. “He said, ‘Kody has had an accident and we’re in the emergency room.’ I was like, ‘OK, he’s had injuries before.’”

But Evan handed the phone to a social worker who laid out the extent of his accident. “The social worker came on and said he had a bad fall and that he had traumatic brain injury and bleeding into the brain with extreme swelling,” she said. “At that point, I lost it.”

A major blow The details of what, exactly, happened on Dec. 19, 2017 aren’t entirely clear to Jocelyn. For his part, Kody, now 26 and back living in Whistler after some time recovering in Ontario, remembers nothing from that day. “Everything I know is what I’ve been told,” he says. “I don’t remember anything from the hospital, really.” What Jocelyn knows is Kody was riding a rail on a wooden staircase in the park when fell and hit his head. He blacked out, came back to, but passed out again when the paramedics arrived. He wasn’t wearing a helmet and it’s possible a fall a few days earlier might have compounded the injury. By the time Jocelyn, her husband, and several family members had made plans to rush to Vancouver at the busiest travel time of the year, they had almost no information. In total, 10 of them arrived at the hospital. On top of that, as news broke of the snowboarder’s injury, fans and industry friends also began to call the hospital to find out how he was doing. On top of that, a friend had quickly and quietly launched a GoFundMe to help support Kody in his inevitably lengthy recovery. It raised more than $30,000 in just three days. “At that point, I don’t think we understood Kody’s status in the snowboard community,” Jocelyn says. “We didn’t get

the big picture of the global snowboard community. I was getting calls from Italy and I was like, ‘Who are these people?’” When the family first arrived at the hospital, things weren’t looking great. Jocelyn remembers a doctor ushering them into a small conference room where he drew a diagram of the head injury and explained the surgery that would temporarily remove part of his skull. When the surgeon emerged three-anda-half hours later, he told Jocelyn it was the most challenging operation “in all my years of surgery,” she recalls. “It was a lot of wait-and-see, a lot of pacing the walls, going to the chapel. A lot of tears, a lot of silent moments.” Eventually, Jocelyn was allowed back at his bedside where she first sang to him. Today, that image of his mom sticks in Kody’s mind. “I kind of remember—I don’t know—but like waking up. I didn’t know who my mom was at first until she sang me a lullaby from childhood. Then I remembered who she was,” he recalls. Over the coming months, Kody would have to learn to walk, talk and even chew again. “The first time I saw myself in the mirror, I guess that’s probably one of the most vivid memories,” he says. “I don’t know when it was—at the hospital or later at GF Strong [Rehabilitation Centre]—but just the first time I saw myself in the mirror and I had a huge dent on the right side of my skull. That’s the most vivid memory I have.” It might be hard to imagine Kody’s passion for snowboarding surviving such a painful and life-altering ordeal. But even in those early, groggy days, it was always bubbling under the surface. “In the hospital, my mom gave me a pair of socks and they had snowboarders on them,” he remembers. “I got really happy because I thought it meant I was going snowboarding—[even though] I was bedridden.”

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Relatively recent research speaks to the value of returning to sport after a brain injury. While it should be noted there is a big difference between a traumatic brain injury (TBI) like Kody’s and a more common sports concussion, studies are starting to indicate that, for the latter at least, an early return to activity might be helpful. That’s at odds with the commonly held—and now considered outdated— advice that if you sustain a concussion, you should hole up in a dark room with no stimulation to let your brain recover. “Sports-related, the recommendation is to rest for 24 to 48 hours and gradually start back on the activity,” says Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s department of physical therapy and director of the perception-action laboratory. “Just walking to start with, then start gradually building it up. A lot of these athletes are so well conditioned, [they] get deconditioned so fast sitting there in a dark room. It’s hard to get back in the routine of conditioning. Unless somebody really starts to experience a lot of symptoms and feel very ill from exercise, they should start within that 48 hours.” Virji-Babul mostly studies adolescent brains that haven’t fully developed yet— only that doesn’t mean exactly what you might think. “Now we know [brain development] continues into your 20s or early 30s,” she says. “If you have an injury on top of a brain that’s still developing, that changes how the brain is developed.” In other words, the brain can find new

pathways to get to the same destination. However, with a major injury—or major change in the brain—that can take longer. “Some people report having problems with memory or emotional issues related to sleep, headaches. Often those are people who have had multiple concussions already,” she says. “It is very complicated to figure out who is going to recover quickly. What does it take? Why do some people take so much time?” Part of the challenge is no one can say conclusively the extent to which a brain can recover. “That potential exists until a person stops progressing with every opportunity to recover,” says Dr. Cirelle Rosenblatt, clinical director and director of neuropsychology at Vancouver’s Advance Concussion Clinic. “If they’re getting focused rehabilitation, if you’ve done appropriate assessments and you know what you want to address with rehabilitation, and they’re being offered that stimulation and engagement where that system is being challenged, and the brain is being challenged, then no one else can say how far that person is going to go. People can get 100 per cent better and recover fully and return to pre-injury life in instances which seem completely impossible. And other individuals who suffer injuries where we would predict that it’s possible they could return to pre-injury lives sometimes don’t achieve those returns.” That said, as Kody demonstrated, there is hope for people with TBIs. “In the life of a brain injury, a significant, relatively severe injury, three years is not a maximum, it’s probably more of an average,” adds Rosenblatt.

The road to recovery Still, Kody’s recovery feels remarkable to his family. Four years ago, they wondered if he was going to survive. This month, he was officially added to the Burton athlete roster. “It was crazy; I got called to go on this trip to Mount Hood to do some filming [with Burton],” Kody says. “That’s led to me slowly riding for them again.” Officially added to the iconic snowboard company’s Americas team on Oct. 1, Kody is also featured in Burton’s new movie, One World, which is set to debut in Denver, Colo. on Oct. 23. “The current team of riders really look up to Kody for his original style and positive attitude,” says Patrick Dodge, global team manager with Burton, in an email. “It was

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FEATURE STORY a natural fit and welcome addition to our Americas team.” Dodge, who has known Kody dating back to his days as part of Burton’s “knowbuddy” regional sponsorship program, said it’s been “inspiring” to watch his comeback. “It was really scary,” he writes in the email. “When an injury is that serious, you just hope for the best and for their overall health, and snowboarding becomes secondary. So to see Kody back on a snowboard is incredible and inspiring. It is cool to see him use his platform as an athlete to talk through his experience and share it with other riders.” While he’s come a long way, Kody is still not fully recovered. His short-term memory is tricky, he gets terrible headaches that have prevented him from working manual labour jobs (instead, he’s been working retail in the village), and he’s suffered from seizures that, thankfully, he’s starting to control with medication. “I have to take medication every day, probably for the rest of my life,” he says. Pre-COVID-19, he was slowly chipping away at a business idea to create his own helmet company called Dome.Peace. “I would suggest wearing a helmet,” he says. “Now, if you see me on the snowboard, I always have it on.” Rosenblatt and other experts echo that call. While a helmet won’t prevent a concussion, “they prevent more significant brain injuries,” Rosenblatt says. “You’re worried about things that will penetrate the head and the skull. That vulnerability to a brain is something we certainly want to protect and avoid.” In fact, she would like to see Whistler Blackcomb mandating helmets on their terrain. “B.C. as a province has statistically been lagging in helmet use,” she adds. “To me, it’s just not acceptable. I don’t think anyone should be allowed on lifts without a helmet.” (Whistler Blackcomb “strongly

recommends” the use of a helmet on its terrain, and in certain programs, such as Snow School, helmets are mandatory.) Jocelyn’s motivation for encouraging her son to tell his story was just that. “Would I like people to wear a helmet? Absolutely. It’s that one extra piece that could make a difference,” she says. “That’s what I said to Kody: … ‘When they look at you, they won’t see you’re a TBI survivor. They won’t see that at all, especially since you’ve come along so well.’ I said, ‘You have to talk about it and you have to tell your story.’”

Riding smart With another winter quickly approaching, Kody, like most other snowboarders and skiers in the resort, is anxiously awaiting snow. For the uninitiated, it might seem impossible that someone would want to return to a sport that brought them so close to an untimely end. But for Kody, life without snowboarding would take on a completely new shape. “I can’t wait for it,” he says. “I want to say I’m at the level I was. Since I hit the right side of my head, it affects the opposite side. The left side of my body is a little weaker, but my trick selection has changed.” He might not be more tentative, but he is more cautious, he adds. “I definitely commit a lot more and think a lot more now before doing things.” Jocelyn’s friends have wondered how she can let her son back on his snowboard. “It’s not my place to take something like that away from Kody,” she says. “Do I worry about it? Do I have legitimate concerns? Absolutely … If he’s nervous all the time, he’ll never get beyond it. I have to support him, and remind him—not about the injury, he knows that well enough—just ride smart. Be smart.” ■

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he travel most of us are doing these pandemic days is strolling down memory lane, and what better holiday than Thanksgiving to recount our gratitude, alone or with others, for past journeys, trips, and experiences? We can do this solo in a journal, prayer, or extended mind travel, or if we celebrate the holiday with others (virtually or actually) why not launch a great conversation by throwing out some travel questions and going around the table (virtual or real) for answers. Some possible questions: What are the “high” and “low” memories of your life travels (so far)? Besides Canada, what’s your favourite country to travel in? Favourite continent? What do you think is the best time of year to travel? Who is the most amazing person you have ever met travelling? A different way to recount your travel blessings is to pick a noun. The options are limited only by imagination. A few that come to mind are “library,” “hotel,” “museum,” “sport,” “food,” “trees,” or “birds.” You can use the noun as a theme and a prompt. Think about favourites, weirdest or the most fascinating you have seen. For me, “birds” is the noun I’ll conjure this year. Perhaps that’s because turkeys are often part of this holiday tradition, or perhaps it’s because I am fantasizing about flying more! I am also empathizing with the winged creatures that can’t fly (like penguins, ostriches, cassowary and us, metaphorically). I am not a deliberate birder, but I understand the fascination. I don’t always carry binoculars, and I’m not quick to name a winged one. Now, however, I enjoy feeding and watching birds at home because of the awe I enjoy, which has been generated by the birds I’ve seen on my travels—and the great sense of gratitude I have that I was lucky enough to see them. Could I ever forget watching the penguins of Antarctica through the diningroom windows of the Hurtigruten cruise ship, as those flightless birds went sliding down icebergs on their bellies into the sea? Or when I was on a shore expedition and saw chinstrap penguins building nests then actually witnessed a little chick come out of an egg? Or when I heard a gentoo penguin call out its “ecstasy” song? Years later, in equatorial waters, I saw the smaller Galapagos penguins dart about while I was snorkelling. These northernmost penguins in the world are worth remembering. The Galapagos are also renowned for the blue-footed and red-footed booby birds, and both the magnificent and the great frigatebirds. The latter lives up to its name when they puff out red pouches for a courtship show. During both of my trips to the Galapagos, one aboard Ecoventura and one aboard the Princess Grace yacht, I saw several different kinds of the very finches that inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution. He noticed that their beaks were distinctly different on diverse islands in ways that showed specific adaptations for survival.

TRAVEL & ADVENTURE On the Sepik River and in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, there were also unique birds, including the cassowary. This diverse country has more than 600 different languages, the most of any country. Each group or people we visited also seemed to have diverse creativity in the use of feathers for personal adornment, ceremonies, and art. In the heartland of the U.S., in Nebraska, there’s a double bonus for my avian memories. One pre-dawn morning, I sat in a bird blind to wait for the sun to rise to see male prairie chickens do crazy dances for the females. Like the frigatebirds in the Galapagos, parts of them puff out in red to get attention. Another day at dawn and dusk, I sat in a bird blind to watch one of the largest animal migrations on the planet—hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes repeating a migration pattern that goes back many millennia. The birds stop at the central Platte River to rest up and fatten up before heading north to Canada and the Arctic. In Kenya, I happily anticipated being wowed by the elephants, lions, zebras and giraffes. What I didn’t expect was to round a bend and see a two-metre-high ostrich blocking our dirt road. I didn’t expect to see flocks of birds with neon blue stripes, or birds just sitting atop hippos and rhinos. In Iceland, the waterfalls and geysers and landscapes of the Golden Circle lived up to the advance hype. The sight of puffins at twilight, though, which my husband and I saw thanks to a local who suggested an unmapped path, is what earned the exclamation mark for best serendipitous surprise! Back home now, we may all look skyward and wish we enjoyed the freedom to spread our wings and ride the swooping thermals as bald eagles and so many other birds do. We can also be grateful for the flights we have had in the past, and for the freedoms we still do have! This includes the liberty to not only let our lips and fingers travel down memory lane, but also to dream and to plan the trips we would still like to take. So after thanks for all the good paths, flights, and foods already experienced, here’s the last question for now for your journal or holiday conversation: “Where would you most like to go before next Thanksgiving?” Lisa TE Sonne (www.LisaSonne.com) has travelled all seven continents and authored three different travel journals that have room for you to co-author with your experiences, MY ADVENTURES, BIKING LONDON, and THE GREAT OUTDOORS, which includes a checkoff list to visit of all the Canadian National Parks. www.LisaSonne.com Twitter: @ ExploreTraveler. n

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BY DAN FALLOON LONGTIME WHISTLER adaptive ski coach Phil Chew will be recognized for more than two decades of work with B.C.’s athletes. Chew recently received word that he’ll be inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in Collingwood, Ont. He got an inkling about his nomination about a year ago, then filled out some forms for the Hall earlier this year, and officially received the news in a letter in late September. Though the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame has not yet revealed its 2020 inductees publicly, board chair Stephen Finestone confirmed that Chew would be going in. However, because of COVID-19, the ceremony for its 2019 inductees, including 2010 Olympic gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor-DeMerit and Blackcomb Mountain legend Lorne McFadgen, has still not taken place. Before 23 years as a provincial coach, Chew was on the national team for a decade, competing at the Paralympics in 1984, 1988 and 1992. That experience as an athlete, he said, made him want to keep in the sport even after his own competitions were over. “I’d been there for 10 years. I knew what it was all about,” he said. “With sports, especially disabled sports, people do it, they get really good at it, and then they do another job and they wouldn’t do much with it. I thought I could make it better.” Ultimately, 24 of Chew’s athletes graduated onto the national ski team. But it was finding the athletes for the provincial

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level that proved challenging, since as an adaptive system, there wasn’t the same chain as in other programs with local clubs. “You’ve got to find the athletes and try to teach them how to ski,” he said. “If they have some athletic ability, then you can zero in on ski racing.” As part of the Building Our Best program, athletes worked on skiing fundamentals, raced a loosely set giant slalom, watched videos and had an inspirational talk. “We could see what kind of talent there was around the province, then from there, we’d invite them to a training camp and if they had some athletic ability, then we’d start training them,” Chew said. “There was no other system happening like that in Canada.” Once athletes were part of the program, Chew would take them to NorAm Cup races

that I’d coached,” he said. One of those athletes was Matt Hallat, now Alpine Canada’s para-Alpine high performance director, who nominated Chew for the Hall. “Personally, I’ve known Phil for 25 years or so, and seen the impacts that he had with

“Anyone who’s met Phil knows that he remains to this day a dedicated athlete himself and the energy that he has is contagious.” - MATT HALLAT

and work get their International Paralympic Committee points totals to an acceptable level. If they achieved that, they were soon picked up for the national team. Chew saw an uptick in interest after Olympics and Paralympics were awarded to Vancouver and Whistler in 2003, and several athletes he coached competed on the sport’s largest stage in their own backyard. “That was the coolest thing, to see guys

Paralympic sport and with skiing in British Columbia and at a national level,” he said. “It’s exciting when someone like that can be recognized.” Hallat credited Chew for making him and his family aware of adaptive sport, and helped set him on the path for what his life would become. “Phil was the first person who approached me when I entered my very

first ski race and made me and my family aware of what Paralympic sport was and that it even existed,” he said. “It can’t really be overstated how that lit the fire a little bit. “He kickstarted what became, and what has been, my career since then.” Chew recalled: “I saw him and said ‘Holy cow, this kid could be a really good skier,’” adding that he was proud to see Hallat build a career in the sport even after retiring as an athlete. Hallat, who received coaching from Chew for about five years, said Chew was an excellent mentor for him. “[He has] an unwavering passion for skiing and ski racing. Anyone who’s met Phil knows that he remains to this day a dedicated athlete himself and the energy that he has is contagious,” he said. Chew was so dedicated to the athletes that he also organized the Westside WheelUp bike race for 16 years, with proceeds going to multiple causes, including the team. Chew lauded longtime assistants Dallas Smith and Jason Fink, as well as Whistler Adaptive Sports Program founder Sian Blyth for their help and support throughout his coaching career. He also credited Dave Murray for helping him score a sponsorship with Atomic when he was starting out, noting he still has that initial set of skis. n

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HIGH-FLYING ACTION After cancelling its Whistler festival, the Crankworx World Tour held an event in Innsbruck, Austria from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. PHOTO BY KIKE ABELLEIRA/CRANKWORX

Crankworx holds Innsbruck event ORGANIZERS TOOK LESSONS FOR 2021, HOWEVER IT LOOKS

BY DAN FALLOON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, Darren Kinnaird was pleased with how Crankworx’s first international event during the COVID19 pandemic went off. The Crankworx World Tour general manager said that while there were some challenges to holding the circuit’s Innsbruck stop from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, it was ultimately a worthwhile experience. “The athletes were super, super grateful that we were able to do something,” he said, noting organizers took care to be “overly safe, overly cautious.” “From Summer Series and from this, we know that we can, regardless of where we are, put on a safe event,” he added. “When you have enough planning, foresight, communication, documentation, you can run a successful, safe event in these times.” Kinnaird and the Crankworx team had a test run of operating in a pandemic during the Crankworx Summer Series, held at three resorts across the province with a roster of B.C.-based athletes. However, there ended up being some challenges that experience couldn’t account for. “We had no idea what early October in the Austrian Alps was going to be like,” Kinnaird chuckled, adding that the whip-off course was blanketed with 40 centimetres of snow the weekend before competition. “It was more intense weather. On Saturday (Oct. 3), we had to cancel everything.” Kinnaird said there was heavy wind and rain, with a tree falling onto the gondola line, though it was removed. “I’m looking forward to doing it in the spring again,” he said. While the festival saw a strong number of entries overall, the fields were European-

laden, with only a handful of athletes making the trip overseas. Only two Sea to Sky reps attended, with Pemberton’s Lucas Cruz finishing 21st, as the top Canadian, in the iXS Innsbruck Downhill on Oct. 4. The race was a warm-up for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in nearby Leogang, running from Oct. 7 to 11, with the downhill contest closing proceedings. Cruz said in an Instagram post that, despite a tough downhill run, that he was “very grateful to be over here in Europe doing what I love!” Meanwhile, Whistler’s Anita Naidu was on track to take part in the first overseas women’s CLIF Speed and Style, but the event was wiped out due to weather. Kinnaird said it was particularly challenging for American riders to head to Europe, especially with constantly changing rules, while for many Canadian riders, the prospect of heading over for a one off was a tougher sell. “They’re not keen to travel internationally with everything that’s going on,” he said, noting self-isolation on either side of travelling adds up. “You’re really committing to four weeks there plus two here, so it’s a month and a half.” Looking ahead to 2021, Kinnaird said the tour is making plans and contingencies to hold all three stops in Rotorua, Innsbruck and at home in Whistler, and is prepared for as many situations as possible. “We want to be ready for whatever gets thrown at us and whatever we are or aren’t able to do,” he said. As for a Summer Series redux, “we’re trying to figure out how that may or may not fit in the mix,” Kinnaird said. “It was super successful last summer and regardless of what happens with the world tour, it’s something we want to build on,” he said. ■

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Finding a new state of grace REIMAGINING AND REINVENTING THANKSGIVING HAS CONSTANTLY RECURRED IT’S BEEN MANY a year—nearly 400 to be exact—since Thanksgiving, as most North Americans know it, is generally considered to have been first celebrated by Puritan Separatists (later known as Pilgrims) in Plymouth Colony in what today is Massachusetts. Although even this version is contested. That said, Thanksgiving has been so reinvented and reimagined over the years, it’s no surprise this year will be no exception.

BY GLENDA BARTOSH Those early settlers with the unusual black hats who had fled religious persecution in Europe were no doubt grateful for much that first Thanksgiving, including the freedom to live as they wanted, and the kindness and generosity of Indigenous people without whom they never would have made it through their first year. Of course, original peoples, wherever they lived in North America, had their own unique traditions of acknowledging the goodness and food that supported their lives long before any Europeans arrived, including the members of the Wampanoag tribe who helped those first settlers.

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Our Canadian ideas about Thanksgiving also started back at that early Plymouth feast, but it wasn’t until 1879 that Canada, as a nation, marked its first official Thanksgiving. Overall, we’ve had lots of time to shape our traditions and customs. But this, our first and, most probably, not our last Thanksgiving in a pandemic, we’ll be creating our own unique versions of how to safely share the tradition. Will it be virtual Zoom or Skype dinners held remotely with loved ones? Real dinners confined to our own little household bubbles, as advised? Maybe even doing it in quilty jackets, out on the patio with a barbecued bird? However you create a happy but safe way to spend it, don’t forget that at the heart of any Thanksgiving lies the simple idea of gratitude. By my Oxford Dictionary of Word Histories, the words “grace,” “grateful,” “gratitude” and even “gratuity” all come from the same root: the Latin gratus meaning “pleasing” or “thankful.” “Thanks,” on the other hand, comes from the Old English thancas, the plural of thanc, which meant “kindly thought or gratitude”, which is Germanic in origin and, surprisingly, related to the English word “think.” On the other hand, we seem to get much more excited about something when it’s gratis, meaning free. Gratis, by the way, is a contraction of the Latin gratiis, meaning “as a kindness,” from gratia meaning “grace” or “kindness,” echoed in the Spanish gracias—all of it flowing from the same wellspring of pleasing or being pleased, receiving or bestowing kindness, thanking or being thanked.

When I imagine those early settlers in Plymouth and compare them to us today, it strikes me that gratus is pretty much missing in life today at the best of times. Even with the pandemic, states of grace and gratitude have generally been relegated to moments of religious or contemplative practice, for those who do such things. Other than the odd “thank goodness” moment when somebody running a red light whizzes past the front bumper of your car, or a sigh of relief when your loved one’s COVID-19 test results come back negative, most of us seldom express real gratitude. It seems that the more we have, the more likely we are to take it for granted and the less likely we are to feel thankful. Barry Schwartz explored all this a few years back in his interesting book, The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less. In it, he documents, in just one example, the 85 kinds of crackers, 285 different cookies, 95 variations of snacks like chips and pretzels, 230 soup offerings and 175 different salad dressings found in local grocery stores. But maybe with our lives now pared back by this virus, we’re more open to experiencing gratitude, even for things we once took for granted. To try and picture what gratitude might have looked like in simpler times, before 200-plus kinds of cookies, I’m looking at Jennie Brownscombe’s 1914 oil painting, The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth which hangs in Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth. It’s a strange, idealized representation with the supposed first Thanksgiving meal served up in a pastoral field on a long table covered in a white tablecloth and laden with elegant dishes

and silverware, glowing peachy-violet light all around. The whole thing looks a bit posh, like a contemporary Feast of Fields in Pemberton. The scene is dominated by welldressed, well-groomed people in a state of reverential prayer. Supposedly they are Pilgrims, though in their fine suits and white lace collars, they more resemble Victorians. At the far end, several Indigenous people sit impassively—present, but of little significance to the central event. I’m not a historian, but Jean Leone Ferris’s painting The First Thanksgiving, 1621, also from the 1900s, seems somewhat more authentic and illuminating. Outside a rustic log house, there’s a thick-planked wooden table holding a few simple dishes. We also see a spent cooking fire and food bits strewn about on the ground. A hungrylooking dog takes it all in. No one is at the table, and no one is engaged in reverential prayer. All the focus is on a woman serving a platter of food to several Indigenous people. The atmosphere is pleasant and unpretentious, and can only be interpreted as reciprocating generosity. It makes for a simple but heartfelt notion of Thanksgiving. However you interpret this unusual Thanksgiving, be it with dogs round a campfire or with white linen and crystal, I hope you make it safe, make it your own, and think about all the reasons you have to be grateful. Glenda Bartosh is an award-winning journalist who will be gratefully spending this Thanksgiving in her tiny but lovely family bubble. ■

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From ‘90s nostalgia to sweeping ballads, Emily Molloy releases series of singles FORMER WHISTLERITE SET TO COMPLETE FOUR-SONG EP RELEASE BY END OF YEAR

BY ALYSSA NOEL EMILY MOLLOY is an album girl living in a singles world. Late last month, for example, she discovered Deftones quietly released a new record and so she spent the day listening to the entire thing. “I grew up with [the routine] you go buy a CD and spend the day going through it,” she says. “You look at the lyrics and open it up. Now, it’s not like that anymore. It’s a singles kind of game. It’s easier, strategically. You get a lot more bang out of your buck if you release everything as a single.” To that end, you might not be surprised to learn that Molloy has been parsing out bits of her forthcoming four-song EP. The first single, “Catastrophes,” a gritty blues track, came out on March 31. The second, “Purple Sunbeams,” followed months later on Sept. 25. Tapping in to her love of gritty ‘90s grunge, the song displays her versatile vocal range,

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culminating in a core-shaking cathartic wail. The video, which she initially put together herself—save for some help with editing from a friend who also insisted she include footage of herself—likewise draws inspiration from her preferred era. “It’s total ‘90s nostalgia,” Molloy says.

While Molloy—a past winner of The Crystal Lounge’s Whistler Music Search— might be best known for her high-energy shows, she finds herself penning those slow, emotional songs more often than people might think. “I’m totally that person—high energy and screaming—but a lot of the music I

“I’m totally that person—high energy and screaming—but a lot of the music I write is hilariously soft.” - EMILY MOLLOY

“There’s elements of Marilyn Manson and Queens of the Stone Age … The video, for me, was really reminiscent of Much Music.” One of the final two songs, set to be released before the end of the year, is a departure for the former Whistlerite. “The next two songs, one is really bluesy-rock and the other is a very beautiful, heart-wrenching ballad,” she says. “I think I might be most excited to release the ballad.”

write is hilariously soft,” she says. “I’m always releasing that high-energy stuff, but a lot of the time, I’m writing ballads and trying to figure out how to make them not ballads.” New music aside, Molloy is marking two years since she moved from the resort to Vancouver. “It’s been awesome,” she says. “I do miss a lot of aspects of Whistler. The quiet

and living in a mountain town is really awesome. I’ve done it most of my adult life. But I needed to make the move to the city and I actually started progressing in terms or music.” To that end, pre-pandemic, she played her first show as an opener at The Rickshaw and started playing around the city helping out on vocal duty for various bands. “Over time, I’ve been picking up momentum and starting to play bigger shows,” she says. “I’ve been joining a couple different bands, which has been cool.” While she hasn’t been able to return to the stage the way she’d like, as ongoing pandemic restrictions have eased, she’s been playing with musicians in her bubble again. “It’s kept me going,” she says. “We’ll jam a little bit because we can’t play shows anymore.” For now, though, she plans to focus on the EP release. “It’s really nice to be releasing music at least and it’s something I feel like I need to be doing right now,” she says. “It’s what I want to be doing, but also what I need to be doing.” Hear the first two singles on all streaming platforms. To keep up with new releases, and to see the videos, head to emilymolloymusic.com. n

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Mary MacDonald mines the dark places for debut collection of short stories

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BY ALYSSA NOEL PICTURE THIS: it’s 4 a.m. on a blustery winter Whistler morning. Mary MacDonald is just waking up. She pours herself a cup of coffee and flips open her laptop. Her goal is to write before the world wakes up—all while she’s in the murky middle between night and morning. “I write between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.,” she says. “I have a job, so when are you going to do it? I think, in a way, it influences the story because it’s dark at 4 a.m. In Whistler it can be -19 C and the wind could be howling. I love that time of day … It’s kind of dreamlike, too. What I try to do is not fully wake up.” Instead, she dives into that semiwakefulness to see where the story goes. That was how, short story by short story, she wrote her debut collection The Crooked Thing, set to mark its official release at the Whistler Writers Festival on Thursday, Oct. 15. The stories vary wildly in time, setting, and characters, but they possess a poetic undercurrent that hints at MacDonald’s background as a poet. “My default position is poetry,” she says. “I’m a poet at heart, so I wander all over the place. For me, I have to wrestle the story and give it enough grounding, [so] the reader is going to go, ‘I get what she’s trying to say here.’” Their inspiration is also gleaned from the same place. “I come back to this Robert Frost quote. He said, ‘Poetry begins with a lump in the throat; a sense of wrong or homesickness or a love sickness.’ And all of

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idea and came up with a sympathetic, but troubled character named Chester. “You love Chester,” she says. “You’re rooting for him. And all my stories feel like that to me. There’s, of course, a dark sadness because a lot of them are sad and thematically about death and loss and regret. I really feel like, for whatever reason, I’m a glass-half-full person. I’m the person who gets up every morning and I’m happy, whatever lands on my plate. I feel like I’m capable of going into dark places. I call it excavating.” And, she adds, if you’re able to go into that dark place, mine it for a deeper understanding and emerge mostly unscathed. “I have a responsibility, if I can write

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my stories are like that. I call it a stone in my boot because I’m a walker—something you can’t ignore. Something that keeps harping at your brain,” she says. One example was a quick CBC radio story MacDonald heard one day while driving on the Sea to Sky highway. A man who piloted the aquaferry between Granville Island and False Creek had stolen the boat with the aim of making it to Kauai. He made it to Tofino. “I thought, ‘Who does that?’” she recalls. “It stuck with me for weeks.” Eventually, she decided to explore that

about it, I should write about it.” Fittingly, MacDonald will be celebrating the launch of her book at the Whistler Writers Festival. It was thanks to festival founder Stella Harvey’s writing group, The Vicious Circle, that she (a child psychologist by day) started to write fiction back in 2006. “I wanted to have the first launch at Whistler at the festival,” she says. “That felt right to me.” RSVP for the free book launch event, which runs from 6 to 6:30 p.m., as part of the festival at festival.whistlerwritersfest.com. n

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PROSE POETRY An upcoming panel at the Whistler Writers Festival will feature four poets. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Delve into prose poetry WHISTLER WRITERS FESTIVAL PANEL FEATURES FOUR POETS ON OCT. 17

BY MARY MACDONALD HEKLA IS ONE of Iceland’s most prominent and active volcanoes. The word also means “a small hooded cloak.” The mist that hides the summit. Poetry can be this search for solid land through the obscure and difficult. The clarity of a poem can be brave, reading the weather and slipping through to beauty in a dark time. This year’s Whistler Writers Festival is celebrating prose poetry and the work of four marvelous, bold, talented and wellestablished poets. Patrick Friesen’s Outlasting the Weather is a collection of poems that lives in layers, taking us places we had not expected to go. “What the sea brings forth, we shall eat, sang a choir of gulls. It sounded almost Biblical, Elizabethan.” In poet and translator David Keplinger’s selected poems, The Long Answer, the poems visually peel back, shuttle between narrative and lyrical, the ordinary and the wild.

“So old, no one remembers/ what was asked for/ in the first place/ and which leaves us…/ with only each other.” In Carsten René Nielsen’s latest work, Forty-One Objects, each poem is an object. The poems are optimistic, original, hopeful and infused with joy. “I tried to write on the blackboard, but the chalk left no trace. As if the board were made of metal, or the chalk were a rusty nail.” Ulrikka S. Gernes’ Frayed Opus for Strings & Wind Instruments features poetic songs, with twists and turns, wit and wisdom, and perfect jazz timing. These are dream-like poems that run deep. “Have I loved, have I loved, have I loved enough?” Mary MacDonald is a poet, writer and member of the Whistler Writers Society. She will be moderating the poetry session on Saturday, Oct. 17, at this year’s Whistler Writers Festival and launching her new collection of stories, The Crooked Thing on Thursday, Oct. 15. (See story on page 67.) For more information or tickets, visit whistlerwritersfest.com. n

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TAKING THE STROLL Landscape architect Eldon Beck explains his design of the village to a group of onlookers. ELDON BECK COLLECTION

Eldon Beck comes to Whistler BY ALLYN PRINGLE IT IS A COMMONLY-HELD belief that Whistler would be very different today if it were not for the influence of Eldon Beck. A trained landscape architect from California, Beck is often credited as the visionary behind the Whistler Village, which he began working on in 1978. In 1972, Beck’s firm was hired by Vail, Colo. to consult on a community master plan. The plan aimed to resolve some of the community’s traffic issues and create a pedestrian-centred village. From 1972 to 1978, Beck worked with Vail as its primary consultant, a time he described as forming the bulk of his early mountain-planning experience. By 1978, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) had spent three years discussing, consulting, planning, and working hard on a town centre to be built on what had been the dump. The site and funding, from both the provincial and federal governments, were secured; the RMOW, however, did not yet have a final plan for the site. Terry Minger, who had been the general manager of Vail and would become the president of the Whistler Village Land Company, introduced Beck to Al Raine, the provincial appointee to the Whistler’s municipal council. Though Beck described the existing plans for the town centre as a grid plan “like a little city,” which “felt like a mini-Vancouver,” there were parts of the council’s plans that excited him. They wanted to build a pedestrian village (the early plans included a pedestrian spine that was intersected with vehicle crossings) with lots small enough that they could be bought and developed by local developers. Beck was asked to come take a look and modify the plans, which he felt imposed a building plan on the natural environment rather than letting the land guide the plan. Beck first arrived in Whistler in

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September 1978. According to him, his first impression of the area was not of the mountains but of being overwhelmed by the fragrance of the forest. It was cloudy, as can often be the case in September, and Beck had to trust Raine when he “swore up and down there were mountains.” The weather did clear up and Beck was able to gain an idea of the site’s natural surroundings, though the site was somewhat overgrown and some of the sightlines were hard to make out. To get a good view of Fissile Peak, Beck decided to “elevate” himself, or climb as high up a tree as he could (he later claimed this blew Raine away and ensured he got the job). As he remembered it, he was then taken to someone’s garage where he was introduced to the council and asked to come up with something for their next meeting. In the foreword to Beck’s book Edges, Raine claimed that the Village Stroll and some of the buildings of the Whistler Village began to appear on Beck’s sketchbook

What was supposed to have been a modification of the existing plans had become a wholly new design.

within the next 24 hours. His plans were presented to council three days later and quickly endorsed. What was supposed to have been a modification of the existing plans had become a wholly new design. Beck’s visit to Whistler in 1978 was the first of many (he was most recently here last October, when he participated in a speaker event on the development of the Whistler Village) and the beginning of a longstanding relationship with a town he describes as “a happy place.” n

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1 SEA TO SKY SUNSET These stunning shots were snapped by local photographer Jorge Alvarez from the Tantalus lookout last week. 2 ORANGE SHIRT DAY Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre staff pose for a photo on Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30. The national movement aimed to honour and recognize children who were sent to residential schools. “We wear orange on this day to show our acknowledgement of the intergenerational trauma these experiences caused, and support our fellow Indigenous communities on our paths to reconciliation and healing,” the SLCC wrote on Instagram. PHOTO SUBMITTED. 3 SAYING THANKS Back in March, when Canada went into lockdown, Whistler’s perennial favourite musical duo The Hairfarmers helped raise $200,000 for food banks across the Sea to Sky, through a series of virtual après sessions. Whistler wanted to thank the pair for their efforts with a day of epic mountain adventures. The teams at Canadian Wilderness Adventures, Blackcomb Helicopters, Forged Axe Throwing and Coast Mountain Brewing put together a wild itinerary while Tourism Whistler tagged along to document it. PHOTO BY HAILEY ELISE AND OLLIE JONES PHOTOGRAPHY. 4 BEAR AWARE A bear visited a longtime local’s deck this week to investigate an (empty) hummingbird feeder. It’s a good reminder for Whistlerites to secure attractants away from bears’ reach as our furry friends prepare to hibernate. PHOTO BY NICHOLAS DAVIES. 5

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “A person’s best ally is someone who takes care of herself,” says actress Susan Clark. I heartily agree. The people with whom you can cultivate the most resilient bonds and most interesting synergy are those who have a high degree of self-sufficiency—those who take rigorous responsibility for themselves and treat themselves with tender compassion. In the coming weeks, Aries, I think it’s especially important for you to emphasize relationships with allies who fit that description. Bonus! Their exemplary self-care will influence you to vigorously attend to your own self-care. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): According to my reading of the astrological potentials, the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to take a vacation in reverse. What’s that? It’s when you devote yourself to renewing and reinvigorating your relationship with the work you love. You intensify your excitement for the vocation or job or long-term quest that teaches you important life lessons. You apply yourself with sublime enthusiasm to honing the discipline you need to fulfill the assignments you came to earth to accomplish. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If you are not having fun you are doing something wrong,” said comedian Groucho Marx. He was exaggerating so as to drive home his humourous point, but his idea contains some truth—and will be especially applicable to you in the immediate future. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you have a temporary exemption from feeling frantically dour and unpleasantly dutiful. As crazy as the world is right now, you have a cosmic mandate to enjoy more playtime and amusement than usual. The rest of us are depending on you to provide us with doses of casual cheer. CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark,” writes Cancerian author Rebecca Solnit, adding, “That’s where the most important things come from.” I think this is good advice for you in the coming weeks. What exactly does it mean? How and why should you do what she advises? My first suggestion is to reframe your conception of the unknown and the dark. Imagine them as the source of everything new; as the place from which the future comes; as the origin of creative changes. Then instruct your imagination to be adventurous as it explores brewing possibilities in the dark and the unknown. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality,” wrote author Norman Cousins. Whether or not you believe the “immortality” part of his formulation, I’m sure you understand how fabulous it is when you help activate beauty and vitality in someone. You may even feel that inspiring people to unleash their dormant potential is one of the most noble pleasures possible. I bring these thoughts to your attention, Leo, because I suspect that you now have exceptional power to perform services like these for your allies, friends, and loved ones. I dare you to make it one of your top priorities. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “The messiah will come when we don’t need him any more,” said author Franz Kafka. In that spirit, and in alignment with current astrological omens, I will tell you that the precise help you wish you could attract into your life will show up as soon as you make initial efforts to provide that help to yourself. Here are some additional nuances: The gift or blessing you think you need most will be offered to you by fate once you begin giving that gift or blessing to yourself. A rescuer will arrive not too long after you take steps to rescue yourself. You’ll finally figure out how to make practical use of a key lesson as you’re teaching that lesson to someone you care for. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Ursula K. Le Guin said that we don’t just naturally know how to create our destinies. It takes research and hard work. “All of us have to learn how to invent our lives, make them up, imagine them,” she wrote. “We need to be taught these

skills; we need guides to show us how. If we don’t, our lives get made up for us by other people.” I bring this to your attention, Libra, because the coming weeks will be an excellent time to upgrade and refine your mastery of these essential powers. What can you do to enhance your capacity to invent your life? Which teachers and information sources might be helpful? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1984, hip-hop group RunDMC was the first to achieve a gold record in their genre, meaning they sold more than 500,000 albums. Their next album sold more than a million. They were pioneers. In 1986, legendary producer Rick Rubin encouraged them to do a remake of “Walk This Way,” a song by the hard rock band Aerosmith. The members of Run-DMC didn’t want to do it; they felt the tune was in a genre too unlike their own. But Rubin eventually convinced them, and the cross-pollination was phenomenally successful. The Run-DMC-meets-Aerosmith collaboration launched a new genre that sold very well. The song was later voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In this spirit, and in accordance with current cosmic rhythms, I urge you to try a bold hybrid or two yourself, Scorpio: blends of elements or influences that may seem a bit improbable. They could ultimately yield big dividends. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You Sagittarians periodically go through phases when you specialize in stirring up fresh intuitions. I mean, you’re always one of the zodiac’s Intuition Champions, but during these special times, your flow becomes an overflow. You have a knack for seeking and finding visions of the interesting future; you get excited by possibilities that are on the frontiers of your confidence. From what I can tell, your life in recent weeks has been bringing you these delights— and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Take maximum advantage. Aggressively gather in the gifts being offered by your inner teacher. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Calling on my expert knowledge of healing language and imaginative psychology, I have formulated a mantra for you to use in the next six weeks. I suggest you say it five times after you wake up, and again at mid-day, and before dinner, and before sleep. It should help keep you intimately aligned with the dynamic groove that the cosmos will be conspiring to provide for you. For best results, picture yourself as glowing inside with the qualities named in the mantra. Here it is: StrongBrightFree ClearBoldBrisk DeepNimbleKind AdroitSteadyWarm. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles features displays that extol the musicians who’ve won Grammy Awards over the years. A few years ago, a distinctly unfamous musician named Paz Dylan made professional-looking fake posters touting his own magnificent accomplishments, and managed to sneakily hang them on the museum walls. They remained there for a month before anyone noticed. I’m going to encourage you to engage in similar gamesmanship in the coming weeks, Aquarius. It’ll be a favourable time to use ingenuity and unconventional approaches to boost your confidence and enhance your reputation. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Relationships never stop being a work in progress,” writes author Nora Roberts. That’s bad news and good news. It’s bad news because even for the most loving bond, you must tirelessly persist in the challenging task of reinventing the ways the two of you fit together. It’s good news because few activities can make you more emotionally intelligent and soulfully wise than continually reinventing the ways the two of you fit together. I bring these thoughts to your attention because the coming weeks will be a fertile time for such daunting and rewarding work. Homework: What’s the most interesting and transformative action you could take right now? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.

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An age-old debate for today ... AND SO, with the dreaded virus having reached the ultimate seat of power, the capital of the free world, the highest office in the land, we can only hope... “You can’t write that.” Write what? “What you’re about to write.” How do you know what I’m about to write... and who the heck are you? “I’m the Angel of Your Better Conscience.” Say what? “The voice inside your head.”

BY G.D. MAXWELL You’re going to have to be more specific. There are lots of voices in my head at any given moment, all clamouring to be heard over this damn tinnitus. “I’m the voice of humanity. Your better angel.” Yer joking. Never heard of you. “I try to stay under the radar. Besides, you generally do the right thing, the humane thing, the morally correct thing.” Hey, don’t let that get around. I have a reputation to keep up. “Regardless, you can’t write what you’re about to write. It’s morally wrong.” You sure you’re not my editor? “I’m your conscience.” “Piss off, you wimp.” Whoa, who the heck is that? “I’m the Angel of Your Darkness.” OK, this is getting spooky. Am I dreaming? Does this have anything to do with that mushroom I ate last night, the one I’m pretty sure was a pine mushroom? Angels? Darkness? Conscience? “You know me. You were about to let me have my way when goody two-shoes popped up. Go on. Write it. You know you want to. You know it’s what you want to happen. You know he deserves it.” “Don’t listen to him. He’s evil. Angel? My aunt Fanny’s behind. Fallen angel is more like it.” He’s the devil? “Exactly.” “Sticks and stones. Whatever. It’s voices like you that keep shrinks in business. You just can’t abide letting someone give vent to dark thoughts, regardless how sorely they’re deserved. “Don’t listen to him. You know life is precious. You can’t wish it to end for anyone.” “Oh, sweet Jesus. Next you’re going to break into an angelic rendition of ‘Every Sperm is Sacred.’ I’m going to throw up.” “Every life is precious. Any person’s death diminishes mankind. You can’t wish for anyone’s death.” “This is evil on Earth, if someone deserved that fate, this is it. He’s a poster child for inhumanity. He’s lied, cheated and

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caused countless deaths during his life. His death would be lifting mankind one small step out of the quagmire it’s been in since the first ape walked erect.” “I don’t deny his Dark Angel has been a guiding force in his life. But writing what you were about to write would bring you down to his level and hand him the victory he has always strived to achieve. There’s no doubt he has debased the norms of public behaviour and wrecked havoc on moral expectations. But what you were about to write would vindicate everything he believes in.” “So according to you, everyone should wish the monsters of the world a nice day. Turn the other cheek and toss in a blind eye for good measure. Let the evil ones take the day and wait for the ultimate judgment to balance the scales. What tripe.”

believe your old editor wouldn’t run with it.” Cut him some slack. He still lived down there. NSA woulda been breaking down his door if he published that. At least now he’s safe in New Zealand. “I told you that was an evil idea.” Listen, if the two of you would like to argue this out, fine with me. It’s not helping me meet my deadline. I’m going to get another cup of coffee. You two have at it. “So, prissy, why shouldn’t people root for the Grim Reaper? And don’t give me more of that ‘every life is precious’ nonsense. He sure doesn’t believe it. Every decision he’s made in life proves he doesn’t give a damn about anyone but himself and will go out of his way to screw anyone if there’s a penny of profit in it for himself.” “Death doesn’t kill an idea. Especially

You’re going to have to be more specific. There are lots of voices in my head at any given moment, all clamouring to be heard over this damn tinnitus.

“And I suppose you were the one who put that idea into his head about starting a GoFundMe page to hasten regime change.” “Who else. I still think it was a good idea. Woulda raised enough to get the job done and pay down half the national debt.” That was your idea? I thought it was mine. “Of course it was my idea. I still can’t

an evil idea. Evil people will die just like everyone else. Wishing them dead gives them an air of immortality they neither possess nor deserve. The best way to counter them is to defeat their ideas. Judgment will be passed on this one in a month’s time.” “And suppose his brand of evil isn’t defeated? How many more people will die because he’s too arrogant, too self-centred,

too ungrateful to even begin to realize the damage he’s caused and the damage he will cause doubling down on his, ‘Oh, COVID-19 isn’t so bad.’ Yeah, maybe not when you have a team of top doctors working 24/7 treating only you, with drugs unavailable—and ill advise —to everyone else... especially those whose healthcare coverage you’re so hellbent on taking away. The man has no humanity and the world would be better off without him.” “All true. But irrelevant. Jeez, didn’t you ever watch any of the endless Star Wars movies? Your anger and hatred feed the monster. They satisfy him because the more anger and hatred you give vent to, the more you vindicate his choices, the more you become him.” “Kumbaya, dude. Let’s all join hands and sing together.” “No, let’s all join hands and show him his brand of evil has run its course. Let’s show him it’s not acceptable to call on your followers to beat those who disagree. Let’s show him it’s not acceptable to denigrate people who have chosen to defend their country by calling them losers and suckers. Let’s show him it’s not acceptable to mock the physical disabilities of others, not acceptable to grab women’s... you know, just because you’re rich and powerful, not acceptable to congratulate racists and foment confrontation on the streets just so you can shout hollow words about law and order, not acceptable to approach every decision you make only wanting to enrich yourself at other’s expense.” You guys still arguing? I’d really like to get back to work, if you don’t mind. “Yeah, get back to it. Write the words.” “You can’t.” I can’t do anything ‘til you two get the heck out of my head and let me work this out for myself. Shoo! n

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SQUAMISH 40889 The Crescent AMAZING HIGHLANDS HOME! Newly built in University Heights. 4 beds & 4 baths with one bed suite. Beautiful open floor plan, hardwood floors, 2 kitchens on the main. Breathtaking mountain views, heated covered patio. Close to all trails & schools . $2,295,000

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604-966-7640

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One level 3 bedroom townhome in Alta Vista Pointe. It is a great recreational home with space for all the family. Bright and airy, it features a fully equipped kitchen, open plan living/dining area, wood-burning fireplace, 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, laundry and a sundeck to relax and live the dream.

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604.905.6326

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2578 Snowridge Crescent

604.905.8855

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The 3440 square foot, five bedroom plus den, 4.5 bathroom home is very versatile. Zoned for nightly rental you can separate the income with a 2 bedroom, 2 bath suite and or a 3 bedroom plus den home. Equipped with an outdoor Hot Tub, views of Whistler Peak, Whistler Creek and the Dave Murray Downhill run, will round out the mountain experience.

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5.5

604.905.0737

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Walk to Whistler Village and the ski lifts from this 1710 sq.ft. Smoketree townhouse in Whistler Cay Heights. This three-level townhouse features 2 bedrooms, den, 3 bathrooms, sauna, a wood-burning fireplace and a huge loft of almost 200 sq.ft. Carport and easy parking.

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604.932.8629

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This three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom home is ideally situated to enjoy everything Whistler has to offer! Well maintained and recently painted, updates include granite counters and heated flooring in the kitchen, vaulted ceilings in the bedrooms, and an outdoor hot tub on the large wrap around deck.

Chris Wetaski

604.935.2214

$2,499,000

Bright family home within walking distance to Whistler Village with beautiful Blackcomb Mountain views. Open concept floor plan is perfect for entertaining. Flex room could be used for an office or bedroom plus master bedroom are situated on the main level. The upper level showcases 3 bedrooms with a lof.

A wonderful family home in a great family neighbourhood. The well-designed open floor plan features vaulted ceilings, hardwood flooring, a chef’s kitchen, spacious living room with a wood-burning fireplace and a huge deck with a private hot tub. The generous master bedroom has a spa-like ensuite bath strategically located to maximize privacy.

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3282 Arbutus Drive

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Priced well below replacement, 3800 provides the perfect Multi Generational home where family and friends can connect and rejuvenate. Planned to perfection for sharing; the home offers 5 bedrooms, media room, family room and office in a private location. Available for showings by appointment.

Ann Chiasson

$1,275,000

A solid, well-constructed home on a beautiful street in the Glen neighborhood in Pemberton. This home has a beautifully landscaped yard with mature trees, shrubs and raspberry bushes and is fully irrigated and easy to maintain. Incorporated into the landscaping and desks is a hot tub.

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7413 Ambassador Crescent

$3,350,000

Fully renovated 5 bedroom family home available at Whistlers premium residential address in beautiful Whitegold. Just a few minutes walk to the village and connected directly to all the amenities that the Lost Lake area has to offer. Swimming, hiking, biking in summer and cross country or snow shoe trails in winter.

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604.902.2779

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#853 - 4090 Whistler Way

$359,000

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#214 has been set up to sleep 4! At the end of 2017, the unit was gutted, redesigned and completely renovated, including flooring, kitchen cabinets and appliances, furniture and vanity. This unit will not disappoint, do not miss your chance to own in one of Whistler’s best complexes.

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604.902.0132

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