Pique Newsmagazine for August 11, 2022 by Pacific Coastal Publications LP

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THIS WEEK IN PIQUE

32 Dreaming of 2030 B.C. is exploring bringing the Winter Olympics back in 2030—but what’s Whistler’s appetite to do it all again? - By Megan Lalonde

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SEEING GREEN

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GREAT LAKE Born out of the pandemic, Arts Whistler’s

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Opinion & Columns 08 OPENING REMARKS With the prospect of hosting the 2030 Olympics, B.C. and Whistler have a

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10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter writers this week thank the community for another

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13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Columnist Robert Wisla gazes into his crystal ball to see what Pemberton and its surrounding areas could look like in 2050.

66 MAXED OUT Max picks apart the many hoops marijuana retailers will have to jump through if they want to set up shop under Whistler’s new commercial cannabis policy.

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31 RANGE ROVER Leslie Anthony returns to the Purcell Mountains for Part 2 of his epic trek. Lifestyle & Arts

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Just because Whistler’s equipped to host the Olympics doesn’t mean we have to WE SOMETIMES JOKE in the Pique newsroom that Whistler’s occasionally fraught relationship with tourism can feel like dating a rich but indifferent boyfriend we just can’t seem to quit. No matter what boundaries we try to set, no matter how much we promise ourselves, This time will be different, whenever he comes strolling back in, flashing those fancy

BY BRANDON BARRETT clothes and fat wads of cash, we always welcome him back with open arms. We even tried to take these past two-plus years of barely talking, barely seeing each other, to reassess the relationship, to really figure out what’s best for us. But now he’s returned to make amends, and he’s come bearing the shiniest, most expensive gift that money can buy: the 2030 Olympic Winter Games. I’m being a little bit facetious in stretching this toxic-boyfriend analogy, but after listening to the local powers that be spend the pandemic talking ad nauseum about “building back better,” about the urgent need to balance visitation in the face of “unconstrained” growth, about the “extraordinary changes” needed to even approach meeting our climate goals, about the crushing economic realities facing our overworked and underhoused frontline workers, it’s difficult to reconcile all that with our desire to host one of the biggest, costliest live events on the planet. Can’t live with him, can’t live without him. Despite all this, I’m not even against bringing the Games back to the resort. Truth is, it’s tough to know where to stand

at this early stage. There’s no questioning many of the most significant amenities Whistler enjoys today—from world-class sporting venues and employee housing to an improved highway and lucrative hotel tax—were a direct result of the 2010 Games. But there’s been a certain inevitability to the language used by some of the resort’s elected officials when describing the joint First NationsVancouver-Whistler-Sun Peaks bid that strikes me as potentially worrisome. In an interview with Pique last month, after rhyming off the list of benefits the community saw flow out of the 2010 Games, Councillor Ralph Forsyth said it would be “selfish” of us not to host the Olympics again. Well, then. I’d argue shouldering the burden of hosting a global event estimated to cost taxpayers as much as $1.2 billion just

shaped and led by the four host First Nations that have already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Vancouver and the RMOW: the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. The 2010 Games were unquestionably transformative for the Squamish and Lil’wat, and you can draw a direct line from those Olympics to the political, cultural and economic empowerment both Nations continue to harness today, thanks in part to the legacy land swap and development rights they gained as a result of hosting the event on their ancestral lands. Dubbed by some as “The Reconciliation Games,” the 2030 bid has the potential to build even further on this promise. B.C., and by extension Whistler, can and should be a beacon to other countries contending with their own colonial histories of cultural

and I worry that all the monied interests surrounding the Games could stand in the way of this essential progress. I am heartened, however, by the Nations’ unanimous support for the bid, as well as the RMOW’s commitment, according to Mayor Jack Crompton, to continue the journey already started with our local First Nations even if we don’t land the Olympics in 2030. We have a rare opportunity to set an example in the international sphere, so let’s ensure it’s done in a genuine way, following the Nations’ leadership. There’s no denying there are still several crucial questions left to answer about the bid, not least of which is who will be left holding the bag should the Games run over projected costs, as they so often do. So, while I’m not necessarily against Olympics 2.0, I sincerely hope we can stop

Beginning to heal the historical wounds of our Indigenous Peoples is long overdue in this country, but it won’t happen if it’s rooted in corporate interests or political manoeuvring. Reconciliation, after all, should be a bridge, not a cudgel. because we can would be selfish. There’s also the fact that many locals are struggling now, so a whole suite of benefits eight years into the future won’t mean much to them. Then you have to question why a once-every-two-decade Olympics should serve as the largest single injections of affordable housing this town has ever seen. There is a rather convincing argument for hosting the 2030 Games, however, and that is the opportunity for the event to be This rare 4-bedroom/2.5 bathroom townhome features one of the largest floor plans in the Village North at 1475 sq ft. Feel at home in the open concept kitchen and living area, with a gas fireplace that brings a true ambiance in any season. Perfectly situated on the edge of Whistler Village, so you’re only a short walk to all of the world-class amenities. Unlimited owner use with a nightly rental option.

(and, in some cases, literal) genocide. The Games offer an unparalleled platform to share this story on a global scale, but it’s certainly not the only platform, and, given its spotty history, there is good reason to wonder whether the Olympics™ are the best vessel through which we advance this urgent effort. Reconciliation, true reconciliation, happens inch by inch, not over two weeks of highly corporatized televised sport,

to take a moment to better understand its implications before we rush headlong into such a massive undertaking, even with the prospect of advancing reconciliation dangling before us. Beginning to heal the historical wounds of our Indigenous Peoples is long overdue in this country, but it won’t happen if it’s rooted in corporate interests or political manoeuvring. Reconciliation, after all, should be a bridge, not a cudgel. ■

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Whistler BioBlitz a success The Whistler Naturalists would like to thank everyone who made our 16th annual BioBlitz a success—an event to highlight and research the rich biodiversity in our area. The 2022 BioBlitz included both a June event that focused on schools and alpine surveys that happened at the end of July. In June, scientists gave presentations to 23 classes (about 500 students!) at Spring Creek, Myrtle Philip, Whistler Secondary and Xet’ólacw Community School in Mount Currie. Students had the opportunity to do things like go on guided nature walks and view pollinating insects under microscopes. We hope to inspire the next generation to appreciate and care for nature. In June, BioBlitz scientists also sampled various sites in the valley, including the Gord’s Garden area of the Sea to Sky Trail and the Whistler Valley. July’s science component focused on alpine biodiversity. We surveyed in the Callaghan Valley and Whistler Mountain. We were fortunate to be joined by 30 of B.C.’s best scientists, who applied their expertise to (among other groups) the insects, spiders, vascular plants, mosses, birds, mammals, amphibians, and fungi. Thanks also to all volunteers who helped with logistics. Thank you to Scott Gilmore and Trevor and Chloe Van Loon who gave a presentation about

We know that some have had to pay for telling the truth and in [slain Washington Post reporter] Jamal Khashoggi’s case, it was at the cost of his life—but what of telling lies? If you lie in court, the cost might be your freedom, but how often does that happen? If you lie as a politician, people are so used to it that it is often ignored. If you lie in business, you might be sued, but the costs of doing so probably preclude it from happening often. “The big lie” led to the Jan. 6 riots and deaths at the U.S. Capitol. What happened to the days before conspiracy theories became widespread and accepted by so many? Sorry, but Elvis is dead. There was a time when a person’s handshake and word were all that was needed and that was because people told the truth. We need to all tell the actual truth, not alternative facts, and we need to be proud of telling the truth. Maybe then the world would start to heal. Dennis Fitzgerald // Australia using iNaturalist, and how it helps people share information to learn more about nature. Hundreds of results from this year’s surveys are being collated and will be added to the Whistler Biodiversity Project list available on our website (now nearing 5,000 species documented in the Whistler area). Finally, we could not have run any of our BioBlitz events without generous and ongoing support from the Whistler Community Foundation, the RMOW, and AWARE, our charitable sponsor. Also a huge thanks to Whistler Blackcomb, Creekside Market, Tantalus Hotel, Avalanche Pizza,

Whistler Cooks, and the Whistler Olympic Park. See you next year! Bob Brett and Kristina Swerhun // on behalf of the Whistler Naturalists

We need the actual truth, not alternative facts Is there any real truth in the comment “Speech is free, but you have to pay for your lies,” by attorney Kyle Farrar from the trial of Alex Jones, who denied the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was real?

Firefighters save the day—and granddog, Monkey Many thanks to the members of the Whistler Fire Department who on Saturday, July 30 ended our grandparenting nightmare. Our grand-dog, Monkey, had become stuck under our backyard shed. We are grateful and so appreciative of the expertise, efforts, caring, and kindness of these men who rescued Monkey. We are fortunate to have such outstanding community members! Bruce Chalmers and Mary-Lou Ralston // Whistler n

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Are we ready for the City of Pemberton? ONE LINE STUCK with me from my recent interview with Whistler council candidate Gabriel Pliska. He basically said, “We need to focus on the future of Whistler and think about what kind of community we want to see by 2050.”

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I think Pliska is right. While 2050 might sound like a faraway year, it is coming upon us sooner than we think. In 2050, Whistler will be coming on its 75th anniversary as a resort municipality, Pemberton will turn 95, and little old Lillooet will pass its 104th birthday. With the recent Balance Model Initiative report from the Resort Municipality of Whistler and new climate modelling projections, we have been given a glimpse into what the future of Whistler could potentially look like by 2050. The Balance Model projects Whistler will have a busier future, filled with nearly twice the current population, twice the current congestion on Highway 99, and a housing crisis that will only worsen. The climate projections also paint a dire situation, with increased warming,

droughts and a shorter ski season. A dryer, hotter Whistler could mean wildfires in the valley, a thought I dread to imagine. Unless action is rapidly taken to address these projections, Whistler’s future could be much less livable. While the Balance Model just looked at Whistler’s potential future, I have a strong feeling these trendlines for Whistler are something the entire Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) will continue to experience. If the SLRD municipalities continue to grow at the same rate they did between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, we are talking about Pemberton having a population of 18,321 by 2051, Whistler with 37,612 and Squamish at 78,808. Right now, it’s hard to imagine the ‘City of Pemberton,’ but as new neighbourhoods continue to be built up the hillsides and the number of townhomes grows in the Village, the idea becomes easier to imagine with each passing day. Memories of the tiny village of 800 people in the Spud Valley, built mainly for farming and logging, begins to fade as development encroaches and the lines between Mount Currie and Pemberton become increasingly blurred with each new housing development. If the Sea to Sky continues at this level of growth, it won’t just stop at the municipal

boundaries. The surrounding regions will also grow. Be it WedgeWoods, Britannia Bay, or even the Bridge River Valley. We already have an idea of where the growth will be. In Electoral Area D, for example, the Tigerbay Development Corp.’s ‘South Britannia’ housing development, located south of Britannia Bay, is currently in the rezoning

Tourism will likely continue to grow, driving a need for employees, and with the region providing ample employment, people will continue to come. application process with the SLRD, which could see between 1,000 and 1,500 units built in the region south of Squamish. In Whistler, the Nordic and Glacier 8 housing developments have been approved, while the ambitious Northlands development on the outskirts of the village is currently going through an advanced zoning process.

These projects alone could provide over 1,000 bed units in Whistler. While the Balance Model predicts a few slower years of growth over the next two decades for Whistler, the trends for this region will likely stay the same. Tourism will likely continue to grow, driving a need for employees, and with the region providing ample employment, people will continue to come. Over the next two decades, the province projects that it will grow by more than 1.3 million people, with the vast majority coming to the southern part of the province, including the Sea to Sky. Dealing with this growth is a herculean task, and I greatly respect our elected representatives at all levels of government for tackling this issue. There is no easy way of dealing with it. Every policy decision can come with backlash as you try and balance the need for more housing and infrastructure against the desire of residents to keep things the way they are. As the region continues to grow, conversations need to be had about what that growth looks like, long term. If we are heading toward the future of a city in the mountains, what does that look like? This municipal election cycle is a chance for all residents in the SLRD electoral areas and municipalities to decide on the region’s future and plan accordingly. ■

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Green building policy could have widespread implications for Whistler’s construction industry THE DRAFT POLICY SETS PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW BUILDINGS IN THE MUNICIPALITY

BY ROBERT WISLA MORE CHARGING STATIONS, increased waste diversion and cutting-edge building requirements to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could all be coming to Whistler thanks to the municipality’s new green building policy. At an Aug. 2 Committee of the Whole meeting, Whistler’s mayor and council heard an information report from staff on the draft policy, which, if adopted, would set new performance requirements and guidelines for buildings in the resort. Officials first adopted a green building policy in 2008 to provide a framework of performance-based guidelines and criteria for rezoning projects to help the municipality achieve its climate action goals. Under the new updated policy, builders will have to complete a comprehensive checklist of requirements for buildings subject to rezoning, along with supporting documentation. Under the policy, the checklist requirements apply to rezoning applications, and to applicable development and building

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permits. The draft policy will also be used as a tool to assess the sustainability features of development and building permit applications for single-family homes over 465 square metres in size. According to Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) planning manager John Chapman, this new policy should help streamline the permitting process by

bringing in one single checklist. The existing policy has several checklists that applicants either choose from or are assigned by us, which adds some complexity.” Chapman noted the construction industry’s response to the draft policy has so far been generally positive and reflects an improvement over the existing policy and procedure.

“We see this as an overall improvement across the board. With this new policy, we’re bringing in one single checklist. The existing policy has several checklists that applicants either choose from or are assigned by us, which adds some complexity.” - JOHN CHAPMAN

decreasing staff workload and improving processing times. “We are finding that administering the existing green building policy from 2008 is challenging. It’s not well aligned with building technologies. Practices have evolved, the Building Code has evolved, and the BC Energy Step Code has been introduced,” he said. “We see this as an overall improvement across the board. With this new policy, we’re

The requirements in the checklist range considerably, from energy use and building materials to site design and water conservation, but are all designed to reduce a building’s overall negative environmental impact and encourage more sustainable low- or zero-emission lifestyles. For example, to improve energy efficiency, all new developments must be built one step higher than the current requirements mandated by the RMOW’s

existing Building and Plumbing Bylaw. New developments must use a lowcarbon energy system as the primary space and water heating source and high-efficacy lamps for light fixtures in new dwelling units, and commercial and industrial space. Rezoning applications that require demolition must meet a minimum 60-percent waste diversion rate and submit a demolition waste diversion report. Applicants are also encouraged to conduct a salvage assessment of buildings planned for removal. According to RMOW planner LouisFélix Tremblay-Renaud, this follows a similar policy already in place in Squamish, where applicants receive a partial refund on their permitting fee if they meet a 40-percent diversion rate, and a more substantial, pro-rated refund at 80 per cent. Councillor Duane Jackson, a long-time developer in the community, was optimistic the waste-diversion aspect of the policy would become more widespread across the province as more processes to deal with demolition are put in place. “I’m optimistic the demolition one will become more common, and the buildings that are mostly getting demolished are a lot of 1970’s buildings—not a lot in those buildings is reusable. So when it refers to

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Council paves way for sixstorey Whistler Blackcomb staff housing complex WHISTLER COUNCIL APPROVES REZONING AND SUBDIVISION OF 66-UNIT HOUSING PROJECT, DUBBED GLACIER 8

BY ROBERT WISLA LOCAL OFFICIALS have paved the way for a long-awaited Whistler Blackcomb (WB) staff housing project slated for the base of Blackcomb Mountain. The six-storey, 66-unit apartment complex, dubbed Glacier 8, will be 100-percent employee-restricted and subject to rental rate stipulations. At the Aug. 2 council meeting, officials approved the rezoning and subdivision of the site, located on Glacier Lane and nestled between parking lots 6 and 7. It would be WB’s eighth employee housing apartment on Glacier Lane. The project was first floated in 2018, but was delayed in part by the pandemic. At that time, WB said the complex would house up to 200 employees, and would primarily target seasonal staff. “Affordable employee housing is critical for our community’s success, both today and for the future, and a core tenet of our Official Community Plan,” said Whistler Mayor Jack Crompton during the council meeting. “As the town’s largest employer, Whistler Blackcomb can have a major impact with this project, and I

am heartened by their commitment to the community and our vision for a more sustainable future.” Development and building permits are still needed before the project breaks ground. “We are excited that the Glacier 8 housing project is moving forward. Housing availability is essential for the sustainability and viability of our community, and the partnership between Whistler Blackcomb and the RMOW has been critical in reaching this milestone,” said Geoff Buchheister, Whistler Blackcomb COO, in a release. “Affordable housing for Whistler Blackcomb employees and the broader community is a top priority, and we remain committed to our ongoing collaboration to ensure we collectively make progress towards these goals.” In addition to adding housing for the resort’s largest employer, the project will also provide funding for transit. As part of this step, WB will make a $1.08-million contribution towards transit, reducing vehicle volume on the roads and assisting with the RMOW’s climate action goals, the municipality noted. The building will also be subject to the RMOW’s green building covenant, consistent with the objectives and goals of the RMOW’s green building policy. n

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GREEN BUILDING FROM PAGE 14 reusing wood, lumber, and framing, it’s not worth anything. It’s more of a hassle to handle it,” he said. “I hear from the [province] that these may be challenges because there are no processes in place, and it’s hugely labour intensive and just adds to the cost. [We should] have a check-up in a year and revisit some of the practical elements of the policy.” The draft policy also requires new buildings to be designed for widespread electric vehicle uptake to encourage zeroemission transportation. All residential parking spaces for new multi-family and mixed-use developments, excluding visitor parking spaces, must provide an electrical outlet capable of providing Level 2 EV charging or higher to the parking spaces. In non-residential developments, at least 25 per cent of parking spaces must be provided with an energized outlet capable of providing Level 2 charging or higher. This requirement can be implemented over time, but builders are encouraged to lay out the groundwork for this infrastructure in new buildings to save on overall cost. “The most important piece here is the EV-ready requirement that allows buildings to adapt over time. That’s going to be the biggest upfront cost and hardest to retrofit after the fact,” said RMOW general manager

of planning and resort experience, Jessie Gresley-Jones. “Requiring 100 per cent EV on Day 1 could be over-asking when the demand is not currently there, so this allows a flexible approach over time to respond to the market.” Currently, fossil fuel-run vehicles are Whistler’s largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for 52 per cent of Whistler’s total emissions last year. In addition to the EV building requirements, bike infrastructure is also mandated for buildings requiring rezoning. Multi-family residential developments must provide sufficient long-term bicycle parking spaces in a bicycle storage facility or within each residential dwelling unit to encourage more active transportation. Twenty-five per cent of required long-term bicycle parking spaces must be equipped with an electric outlet to support electric bicycle charging and other e-mobility devices. The draft policy will consider the input staff received at last week’s Committee of the Whole meeting and bring a final policy back to council at a future date for adoption and implementation. You can learn more about the green building policy at whistler.ca/business/ land-use-and-development/planning/ green-building-policy. n

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How to access non-urgent medical care without a family doctor in Whistler FORMER TOWN PLAZA PATIENTS CAN OBTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS VIA NON-PROFIT MEDRECORDS

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THOMSON remembers the last time he was dropped as a patient. He was living in Vancouver at the time, and his family physician decided to close her practice in favour of a cancer research position. That was before he made the move to Whistler in the early 2000s. “Now, again, I’ve lost my doctor’s office— it’s the second time for me, but the bigger problem now is we have a child,” he said. Thomson, his wife and three-year-old daughter have been without a primary care provider since Whistler’s Town Plaza Medical Clinic closed its doors on May 1 after more than a quarter-century of operations. The family has previously brought their daughter, Skye, to a clinic in Squamish, “but that’s 45 minutes away,” Thomson said. A call to the Whistler Medical Clinic, the resort’s only remaining family practice, confirmed the clinic is not accepting new patients at this time. Patients without a family doctor looking for non-urgent care within the resort should call the clinic on Saturdays or Sundays when the office opens at 9 a.m. to schedule a same-day appointment. Weekday appointments are

generally reserved for existing patients. Meanwhile, the Whistler Health Care Centre’s emergency room is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. British Columbians covered by the province’s medical services plan can also schedule virtual appointments with doctors, mental health counsellors or dieticians for free via the TELUS Health MyCare program from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. The online care provider offers services like referrals and prescription renewals, though the website states its “doctors may be unable to prescribe medications that require an in-person assessment by a physician who has an established relationship with you,” including but not limited to opiates, benzodiazepines and some stimulant medications. British Columbians can also call the HealthLink line at 811 for advice. Thomson, who said he has had several bouts with skin cancer, recently managed to schedule a one-time weekday phone appointment with Whistler Medical Clinic’s Dr. Josh Forestell, who provided Thomson with a referral to a dermatologist. But when it comes to in-person care, Thomson said he and his family are now considering leaving Whistler due to the lack

of family doctors. Health-care “is one of those things that people only deal with when they’re confronted with it,” he added, “because nobody thinks they’re going to get hurt … You just think you’re not going to have that problem when you’re healthy. And then people procrastinate and think things will just take care of themselves, but they won’t.” Without access to family doctors, Whistler is becoming “less and less of a community,” said Thomson.

FORMER TOWN PLAZA PATIENTS CAN ACCESS MEDICAL RECORDS THROUGH NON-PROFIT Confounding the stress of navigating life without a family doctor for Thomson is the process of obtaining his medical records from the last two decades as a former patient. The family practice and walk-in clinic served approximately 200 patients a week prior to its closure, and counted about 100 regular patients, who are now invited to access their medical records online. Patients will likely receive a notification call or letter in the mail from MedRecords, a B.C.-based non-profit that’s working on behalf of Town Plaza to inform patients

of the clinic’s closure and offer them the opportunity to retrieve their records. In order to access those records, patients need to provide their personal health number, their new doctor’s name and a valid credit card. It takes up to 30 days for records to be sent to a new primary care provider, and comes at a cost ranging from $37.50 to $85.95 per patient record, excluding taxes and shipping. Patients without a new family doctor can opt to have their records released to them directly, but that can take up to 45 days to and is accompanied by an additional $65 charge per record. When a medical practice closes, patient records are typically sent to private storage companies that keep them for as long as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC guidelines recommend. To obtain a copy of these records, some of these storage facilities have historically charged upwards of $600 per record, according to MedRecords founders, a prohibitive amount for many patients. That reality was reportedly what led to the non-profit’s founding a little under a decade ago. Still, Thomson said he’d rather have been handed a hardcopy of his records, and believes patients should “absolutely not” have to pay for their records. n

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New research puts dollar value on Whistler forests’ carbon storage capacity ‘WE’RE UNDERVALUING IT SO MUCH THAT IT’S NOT CREATING THAT INCENTIVE TO PROTECT IT,’ SAYS LOCAL GRAD STUDENT

BY MEGAN LALONDE TREES ARE POWERFUL players in the fight against climate change, serving as “carbon sinks” that pull greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions out of the atmosphere and improve air quality—but with the price of lumber on the rise in recent years, that doesn’t mean they’re priceless. In terms of dollars, just how valuable is Whistler’s temperate rainforest standing? That’s one question Whistler-based graduate student Jared Areshenkoff sought to answer through his recent master’s research for Royal Roads University. As part of his research, Areshenkoff evaluated how much carbon trees within the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) can effectively store, based on the pollutant’s current and future market price. His research focused on above-ground biomass—so branches, stems, foliage and bark—located within the resort’s boundaries. “Nearly everything that is considered in today’s world is typically viewed from an economic lens, including the steps needed for climate change mitigation. I wanted to use

that same argument in order to put a value on trees within the RMOW that doesn’t include lumber value,” he explained in an email. “Essentially, what this research is about is providing another argument for protection,” he added in a follow-up conversation. As Areshenkoff discovered, Whistler’s

individuals or groups looking for a way to compensate for their GHG emissions, with prices set by the province. The offsets brought in an average of around $100,000 for the CCF annually, as of 2021. Areshenkoff used both quantitative (numbers-based) and qualitative

The researcher determined that trees cover 68.53 per cent of the RMOW. Leaning on a normalized set of carbon sequestration and storage values for specific tree species, he was able to determine that Whistler’s above-ground biomass removes approximately 208.16 kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) each year. “As far as how much carbon is actually being sequestered and stored on an annual basis, this is essentially new research,” he said. Currently, the province prices carbon at $50 per tonne, a number that’s set to rise by $15 each year until it reaches $170/ tCO2e by 2030. At carbon’s current price, Areshenkoff’s research shows Whistler’s trees—without accounting for below-ground biomass like roots—should be valued at nearly $10.5 million. “This, of course, will increase annually based on the price of CO2e at roughly $3 [million] per year,” he added. Keeping in mind the CCF overlaps Whistler’s boundaries, Areshenkoff said the CCF currently sells carbon offsets at a rate of $25t/CO2e—meaning its current carbon forest structure is valued “far below B.C.’s

“Nearly everything that is considered in today’s world is typically viewed from an economic lens, including the steps needed for climate change mitigation. I wanted to use that same argument in order to put a value on trees within the RMOW that doesn’t include lumber value.” - JARED ARESHENKOFF

trees are significantly undervalued. The resort lies within the Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF), one of more than 60 community forests across B.C. that already places a value on forest carbon and sells it in the form of offsets. Since 2015, the CCF has offered the verified credits to

(interpretation-based) data analysis throughout the year-and-a-half-long research project to first figure out just how many trees are located in Whistler. Then, he used software called i-Tree to determine a monetary value for the pollutants the CCF removes from the atmosphere.

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NEWS WHISTLER << FROM PAGE 18 price on pollution.” When confronted with the difference “between what the province values forest carbon within the CCF, at roughly $100,000 a year, versus what my research indicated, at, like, $12.5 million, it was surprising, honestly, for me to find out that my research is accurate; my population data sets are accurate,” he said. Incorporating research like Areshenkoff’s into future evaluations could eventually mean a decrease in the number of trees cut down for lumber each year. (With little commercially viable old growth left, the CCF board in March decided to defer old-growth logging for the remainder of the year while it looked to diversify its revenue stream.) Trees shouldn’t just be valued for their carbon-capturing abilities, but for their other “ecosystem services,” Areshenkoff continued. In other words, that means trees’ positive effects on biodiversity, soil and slope stability, wildfire mitigation and psychological wellbeing of humans who walk among them. The benefits to assessing nature’s dollar value in these terms “are huge,” Areshenkoff noted, but carbon sequestration and storage values are an easier place to start because CO2e already has a definitive market price. Especially if the other above-named ecosystem services were fully captured, “the benefits to protecting the trees would far outweigh any merchantable value they have” as lumber, he added. Now with his thesis completed,

FOREST FOR THE TREES Whistler’s trees are valuable, and not just for their lumber or their appeal to tourists, according to new research. PHOTO BY STOCKSTUDIOX / GETTY IMAGES

Areshenkoff said he is currently working with the municipal government to create “tree tags” that will eventually be posted throughout the village. “They’ll say this Douglas fir, or this hemlock at full age of, say, 150 years, is worth $15,000 in lumber value, but when accounting all the ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, cooling effects, cultural values, etc., this tree is actually worth in the range of $65,000,” he explained. “I think it’ll be a really good tool for not only tourists, but all of us locals to walk around the village and be like, ‘Wow, I

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didn’t really realize that this tree held such economic value aside from its lumber value.” It seems Areshenkoff’s research is coming at the right time: It aligns with a project looking to assign value to Whistler’s natural assets that was OK’d by Whistler council on July 19. The project will be operated through the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI), an organization that works with municipalities to quantify the value provided to local government by ecosystems and natural resources like forests, wetlands, drinking water, ski terrain

and trail systems. Though Areshenkoff admitted he’s far from the first to complete carbon registry work, what his research has found is just how “severely undervalued” the current carbon storage numbers are. “That’s one of the main problems, is that we’re undervaluing it so much that it’s not creating that incentive to protect it,” he said. “It’s just so, so important to remember that these ecosystems can self-regulate and thrive without human intervention, but they can also coexist and coexist if they’re protected and managed properly.” n

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‘My childhood was taken away from me’ PEMBERTON’S ROGER MOLINARO SENTENCED TO 5.5 YEARS IN JAIL OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT OF MINORS

BY BRANDON BARRETT

moderate risk of reoffending—although the judge did say his ongoing denial of the offences could be an impediment to his rehabilitation. The Crown had initially pushed for a sentence of between seven and nine years.

“Hangouts and sleepovers when you’re a child are supposed to be something that you look forward to, but for me, it was the complete opposite. I knew what was coming and having someone take such advantage of an important part of your childhood is so traumatizing.” - COMPLAINANT NO.1

has had a profound negative impact on your victims and their families,” she said. “The impact on victims of sexual interference as a child can continue to manifest itself in different ways over a lifetime.” Janzen considered several aggravating and mitigating factors when applying the sentence, noting that the “opportunistic” Molinaro, who has no prior criminal record, is believed to be of low to

In April, the Pemberton court heard devastating victim impact statements from the two complainants and their families, who talked about the sense of betrayal they felt from a man they considered as close as family. “My childhood was taken away from me and this has ruined my ability to trust anyone no matter how close they are to me and my family,” said one of the victims

during her impact statement. “Hangouts and sleepovers when you’re a child are supposed to be something that you look forward to, but for me, it was the complete opposite. I knew what was coming and having someone take such advantage of an important part of your childhood is so traumatizing. It makes me so sad to think about how this has changed me.” In addition to the prison term, Molinaro faces several other court orders as part of his sentence. He is required to register for life as a sex offender and provide a DNA sample to authorities. He is prohibited from communicating directly or indirectly with the victims or any of their immediate family members during his prison term, and cannot come within 200 metres of any dwelling the victims ordinarily reside in. He is prohibited from obtaining employment, whether paid or volunteer, that would put him in a position of trust with those under the age of 16, and he is to have no contact with anyone under 16 except for his own children or if he is in a public place with a member of the public present, or he is under the supervision of an adult who has reviewed the terms of his prohibition order. He is also prohibited from owning firearms. n

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PEMBERTON’S Roger Molinaro was sentenced last week to five and a half years in jail in relation to the sexual assault of two minors over a period of years, putting an end to a harrowing case that shook the rural community to its core. The 52-year-old Pemberton businessman and former Whistlerite was found guilty on several charges in November 2021 related to the abuse of the minors, who were close family friends, over a period of three years in the case of one victim, and six years in the case of the other. The victims, whose identities are protected by a publication ban, were between the ages of nine and 12 or 13, and six and 12, respectively, in the periods in which the abuse took place. Molinaro was arrested in April 2020 after police launched an investigation into historical allegations of child sexual assault. Ultimately, he was found guilty on seven counts: sexual interference of a person under 14; invitation to sexual touching under 14; invitation to sexual touching under 16; two counts of sexual interference of a person under 16; and two

counts of sexual assault. Judge Patricia Janzen handed down her sentence in Pemberton Provincial Court on Wednesday, Aug. 3, after Pique’s press deadline, addressing Molinaro directly. “It is clear that your offending contact

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Whistler council approves Nordic housing development WITH OFFICIALS’ GREENLIGHT, 14 EMPLOYEE-RESTRICTED TOWNHOMES AND SIX MARKET TOWNHOMES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN NORDIC ESTATES

BY ROBERT WISLA WHISTLER’S MAYOR and council have approved the issuance of a development permit for the Nordic housing development located at 2077 Garibaldi Way. With the approval, 14 employeerestricted townhomes and six market townhomes will be constructed in the Nordic Estates neighbourhood. The development came about as a result of the municipality’s Private Sector Employee Housing Initiative, one of the recommended actions of the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing, to allow the private development of resident restricted housing on underdeveloped lands. Since the original rezoning application was submitted to the municipality in 2017, the proposed housing development has evolved significantly after extensive input from the community and Whistler council. The original proposal, which drew significant public opposition, was for a fourstorey, 74-unit employee rental development spread over three separate buildings. However, density and neighbourhood

concerns around parking led to the project being substantially altered. A “robust” housing agreement for the project received first three readings in May, setting the maximum initial sales price for the employee units at $559 per square foot, the maximum rental rate at $2.75 per sq. ft., and a maximum monthly rental rate per room of $1,000. The agreement also dictates that owners wishing to sell their unit must first make it available to qualified candidates on the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) waitlist, according to priority. If, after a period of 60 days, the unit still has not sold, then the owner can sell it to anyone who meets the definition of a qualified employee under the WHA’s criteria. A penalty of $700 per day will apply to a unit that is used or occupied in breach of the agreement. At the Aug. 2 meeting, Councillor Duane Jackson raised concern about the length of time it took to approve the townhome development, which first came before council five years ago. “In this time, construction costs have increased substantially, so if we can take this process and the other ones we’re

going through and establish more clarity on guidelines, livability, proximity, density and things like that, [we should],” he said. “This project went from looking at high density in an existing neighbourhood. We had resistance to it. If we could create a postreview process, what could we do in terms of information that could go out and avoid some of the iterations that have happened? There’s been [submissions to] the design panel many times, a lot of conversations, a lot of expense. “Whatever we can do, because I don’t think we want to do another five-year approval process because there’s probably not too many people that would jump into the current developer’s shoes.” Coun. Jen Ford praised the developer’s work at including the community in the design process. “I echo that this is great. It has come a long way. I mean, it’s a completely different project than 2017; these are not apples-to-apples projects,” she said. “This was a concerted effort by the developer to listen to the community and find something that works for the site, and I think they’ve done that well. This is 14

units of employee housing that someone else would have had to build otherwise, so this is awesome.” Mayor Jack Crompton, meanwhile, spoke to how the municipality’s Balance Model Initiative—an overarching effort to better manage Whistler’s capacity and growth—has shaped both the project in Nordic and Whistler’s approach to housing overall. “I think the Balance Model gave us a lot of good direction around what we will have to do to make big dramatic changes if we want to see the kind of future that we envision,” he said. “This housing delivered now is good. We will need to see more, so we’ll need to do things differently for that to happen. It will mean giving our team the tools they need to do that work. It will mean resourcing it, as we talked about, around climate. So I share the enthusiasm to see this realized, and I certainly have a desire to see us expedite the delivery of housing moving forward.” With the issuance of the development permit and related bylaw and Official Community Plan amendments passed, the developer will begin site work this September. -With files from Brandon Barrett n

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Area C director Russell Mack seeks third term on SLRD board VOTERS WILL ELECT AN AREA C DIRECTOR ON OCT. 15

BY ROBERT WISLA SQUAMISH-LILLOOET Regional District (SLRD) Electoral Area C Director Russell Mack has announced his intention to run for a third term in October’s upcoming municipal election. The former Pemberton fire chief, Mack said he wants to continue working closely with the Village of Pemberton to create more sports facilities in the Pemberton Valley, expand the regional trail network, and continue work on major infrastructure improvement projects in the rural properties surrounding the valley. “When I first ran, the biggest thing was to start working cooperatively with the Village [of Pemberton], and we’ve done that. I get along well with Mayor [Mike] Richman. I mean, we have our challenges and disagree on some stuff, but we always come to a good conclusion,” Mack said. “We’ve accomplished a lot of stuff that’s been on the books for years, like the Friendship Trail, but the big thing now is Den Duyf Park. I want to see a nice baseball diamond put in there. We’ve got the two soccer fields and the bike park now, so I want to see a nice baseball field put in there, and we’ll get that done.”

Mack, who was first elected in 2014, also wants to continue working with the federal and provincial governments to improve regional safety by addressing debris flows, landslide risks and fire safety issues. “At Lillooet Lake Estates, there are issues with Catiline Creek debris flow. We’ve been working on that for years, and I’m hoping we’re getting to a point where we can start some work on that. We need federal and provincial funding to help out, but I think that is something we can accomplish,” Mack said. “With the Reid Road issue, that’s another one that I’d like to see mitigated in a timely fashion because those poor folks are out of their homes, and that’s not a good scenario, no matter how you look at it.” Late last year, an evacuation order was issued for several properties along Reid Road north of Pemberton, due to the imminent threat of landslide. Mack would also like to see the Upper Meadows Fire Department get a proper funding source and establish a service area. Regarding the hot topic of the day, affordable housing, Mack noted that it is a challenging issue that requires cooperation between all levels of government and developers. “I find it is challenging when you talk about affordable housing. What may be

IN THE RUNNING Russell Mack, pictured here with his wife, Sandra. PHOTO SUBMITTED

affordable to one person is totally not affordable to somebody else. So, where do we draw that line? Who comes up with that figure, so to speak, and is it realistic? “I think we must get federal and provincial support and work with developers to deal with the cost of land and infrastructure and all that stuff.” During Mack’s time as director, the WedgeWoods community north of Whistler

has been the subject of a few proposals —some of which are still under review—designed to tackle the housing crisis in the area. This includes bylaw changes to allow more auxiliary dwelling units on a property and a potential expansion of the WedgeWoods development, with some lots earmarked for affordable housing. “I know we talk about affordable housing at our board meetings fairly regularly because housing is just a challenge, even for the regional district, for us hiring employees,” Mack said. Mack also wants to continue being an advocate for low taxation on the regional board. “I think people are taxed now beyond belief. As far as I can see, it’s just so hard. It just seems that governments’ answer to everything is to raise the taxes. Well, at some point, people can’t afford to live,” he said. “The most important thing we have to do as so-called politicians is to make sure we keep that in mind, where the money comes from.” Area C is the most populous of the SLRD’s four rural electoral areas, with 3,200 residents, stretching from WedgeWoods north of Whistler to the Pemberton Meadows and D’arcy on Anderson Lake. Voters head to the polls on Oct. 15. Find more information at slrd.bc.ca/inside-slrd/ spotlight/2022-general-local-elections. n

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Public no�ce is given to the electors of the Village of Pemberton that nomina�ons for the offices of: Mayor (One) Councillor (Four) School Trustee (One) will be accepted by the Chief Elec�on Officer or a designated person from 9am, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 to 4pm Friday, September 9, 2022, excluding statutory holidays and weekends. Nomina�on forms for mayor and councillor are available at the Village of Pemberton office at 7400 Prospect Street and on the Village website at pemberton.ca. Nomina�on forms for school trustee are available at the Village office and on the School District No. 48 website at sd48seatosky.org.

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Campaign Period Expense Limits In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local elec�on, the following expense limits apply for candidates during the campaign period: Mayor $10,797.83 Councillor $5,398.92 School Trustee $5,398.92 Third Party Adver�sing Limits In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general local elec�ons, the following third party adver�sing limit applies during the campaign period: $809.84 For further informa�on on the nomina�on process please contact: Gwendolyn Kennedy, Chief Elec�on Oﬃcer, gkennedy@pemberton.ca or 604-894-6135 x237 For further informa�on on campaign period expense limits and third party adver�sing limits, contact Elec�ons BC at elec�onsbc@elec�ons.bc.ca or on 1-800-661-8683.

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Pemberton wedding industry seeing surge in business THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS WHO PUT THEIR WEDDINGS ON HOLD DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE FINALLY GETTING MARRIED, LEADING TO A SURGE IN BUSINESS FOR VENUES, VENDORS AND PLANNERS ACROSS THE PEMBERTON VALLEY

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THE COVID-19 pandemic moving to an endemic stage, venues across the region have reopened over the past several months. Thousands of people across the country and world who had to put their weddings on hold during the pandemic are finally getting married, leading to a surge in business for the Pemberton and Sea to Sky wedding industry. “Everyone in the industry is pretty inundated. It’s a massive year, and the reason for that is because people are feeling more comfortable with having celebrations, and we’re getting lots of new bookings and a lot of last-minute bookings,” said Blue Violet Events owner Cailey Wilkes. “We also have this backlog of basically two to three years worth of weddings that still hadn’t happened in the last couple of years. So it is insanely busy for all of the vendors and the venues.” The backlog has resulted in pentup demand for weddings surging in the Pemberton Valley, with the celebrations happening even on atypical days of the week. “This year, everyone has weddings every day of the week because venues only have certain availability for new bookings,” said Wilkes. The uptick isn’t just a trend in the Pemberton Valley. Across British Columbia,

WEDDING RUSH After two years of essentially no gatherings, more people are finally feeling comfortable enough to hold events like weddings again. PHOTO BY ANNA BLAZHUK MOMENT/GETTY IMAGES

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the industry has seen a surge in business. According to hellosafe.ca, in the first half of 2022, weddings in B.C. were up 44.5 per cent compared the same period in 2021. This works out to 9,864 weddings, compared to 6,973 in 2021. Wedding celebrations in B.C. have even surpassed COVID-19 levels, as the industry grew 2.9 per cent in 2022 compared to 2019. The industry generated $145 million more revenue in the first half of this year than the entirety of 2021. Under current projections, the industry is forecast to bring in almost $1.45 billion in revenue by year’s end.

of what a wedding costs; an average wedding used to cost $30,000 to $40,000; now that’s like $50,000 to $60,000 if you’re looking at a 100-person wedding and want a good variety of vendors.” The rising cost for venues has led to more people choosing farms and barns in the Pemberton Valley due to the lower upfront cost. “Farms and barns and the standalone venues where you bring everything in yourself have become really popular again. Probably just because the initial cost looks much lower,” said Wilkes.“Big hotels, big

“[Y]ou have to change your expectation of what a wedding costs; an average wedding used to cost $30,000 to $40,000; now that’s like $50,000 to $60,000 if you’re looking at a 100-person wedding and want a good variety of vendors.” - CAILEY WILKES

While the boost in business is exceptional, the industry has also been dealing with record-high labour shortages and inflation rates at their highest level in 40 years. “Weddings are definitely feeling the impact of inflation. So what you could get with their current budget, you no longer can, or you have to increase your budget to have the same vision, so everything’s going up in price,” said Wilkes. “So you have to change your expectation

companies, museums and large venues have had to increase their rates because of staffing shortages and food and beverage price hikes.” Wilkes cautioned that while that option might be cheaper upfront compared to other venues, people tend to forget about the cost of bringing in outside vendors, which can drive up the cost substantially. Ultimately, it depends on the specific wants of the soon-to-be wed. “Typically, for a farm wedding that doesn’t have a lot of infrastructure built in,

couples will need to consider that. Usually, I find it’s not way more than going with an established venue like a hotel or a resort. It’s comparable, but a lot of it comes down to the couple’s wants and needs,” said Carlee Cindric, owner of Pemberton-based wedding planners, Pocketful Productions. “If they’re looking for a basic wedding, with some simple decor and florals, it’s quite manageable to keep that potentially even under the cost of a hotel. A lot of it comes down to group size. If you’re doing a 60-person wedding versus a 150-person wedding at a farm, that’s going to make your costs go up or down.” The pandemic has led to another wedding trend. Now that restrictions have lifted, weddings have of course grown in size from the period when capacity restrictions were still in place, but it remains rare to see the kinds of larger, 100-plus-person weddings that were common before COVID-19. “I’m finding that most of the weddings we are working on this year are under 100 people. I think I only have one, maybe two that are above 100 this year, which in the past we would see more, 100 and up. So we’re not at that micro-wedding level. We’re not at that 10-person wedding or that 30-person wedding. It’s hovering around that 80-person mark,” Cindric said. If you’re planning your own wedding, it’s best to start organizing sooner than later, Wilkes advised. The surge in demand has led to venues and vendors needing to be booked well in advance. “If clients or couples have a photographer or a planner they love, they should reach out to those people quickly before they book up,” she added. n

2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS NOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public notice is hereby given that nominations for a four-year term for the following ofﬁces of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District: • Director representing Electoral Area A - 1 position • Director representing Electoral Area B - 1 position • Director representing Electoral Area C - 1 position • Director representing Electoral Area D - 1 position

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SCIENCE MATTERS

Hot profits, hot temperatures and necessary solutions AS PARTS of the world reel under

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unprecedented heat, oil companies are raking in unprecedented profits. In the first three months of 2022, the 28 largest fossil fuel companies made close to US$100 billion. In the second quarter, Exxon made US$18 billion, Shell and Chevron close to $12 billion each and BP $8.5 billion—much higher than their record first-quarter profits. A recent study shows the oil industry has raked in profits of $3 billion a day, or $1 trillion a year, for the past 50 years. As the Guardian notes, “These profits are driven not by some fantasy of free enterprise

BY DAVID SUZUKI and perfect competition, but by the exact opposite—cartels, mega-corporations and the regulatory capture of governments, conspiring to create a market free of both competition and of a price that reflects the actual cost to the world of the product that is being sold.” Using those companies’ products as intended—that is, burning oil, gas and coal—contributed to heating never before experienced in some countries. In the U.K., temperatures climbed past 40 degrees Celsuis in July for the first time—10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal. In the U.S., 92 all-time highs were recorded up to July 16. Globally, 188 heat records were broken. In Verkhoyansk, Russia, the temperature hit 38 C on June 20, the highest ever documented in the Arctic. Canada has also experienced record high temperatures.

everywhere are feeling the pinch from high food, transport and energy prices, fuelled by climate breakdown and war,” Guterres also called on governments to manage fossil fuel demand and to offer “social, technical or financial support” to help developing nations shift to renewable energy. Oil companies say they’re investing in the transition: “Today’s results show that BP continues to perform while transforming,” CEO Bernard Looney said. “We do this by providing the oil and gas the world needs today—while at the same time, investing to accelerate the energy transition.” Are they? The world’s biggest oil and gas companies spend less than one per cent of their budgets on green energy. Most of the money is going to share buybacks and shareholders. Executives, meanwhile, say the way to address rising prices is to pump more oil. “I assure you that Chevron is doing its part to help address these challenges by increasing capital expenditures to $18 billion in 2022, more than 50% higher than last year,” Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth wrote to U.S. President Joe Biden. Industry executives have successfully lobbied for ever-increasing subsidies and tax breaks, including $151 billion from G20 governments for COVID-19 recovery, and they’ve been spending hundreds of millions a year on efforts to block and delay climate policies. That has more people calling not just for windfall profits taxes, but also measures such as a “Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.” Tzeporah Berman, international program director at Stand.earth and treaty initiative chair, argues this would “end the expansion of oil, gas and coal, phase out existing

“These profits are driven not by some fantasy of free enterprise and perfect competition, but by the exact opposite—cartels, mega-corporations and the regulatory capture of governments.” - THE GUARDIAN

This has brought increasing wildfires, severe health problems and death, warming and increasingly acidic oceans, melting ice sheets, rising sea levels, more intense and frequent tropical storms, mass evacuations, flooding and more. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven oil prices and profits higher, again demonstrating that our fossil fuel habit destabilizes social order and economies as well as the climate. “It is immoral for oil and gas companies to be making record profits from this energy crisis on the backs of the poorest people and communities, at a massive cost to the climate,” UN secretary general António Guterres said, urging governments to “tax these excessive profits, and use the funds to support the most vulnerable people through these difficult times.” Noting that “Household budgets

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production to limit warming to manageable levels and accelerate a fair energy transition where wealthy, fossil fuel-producing nations lead and support other countries so there is affordable, clean energy from sun, wind and water for everyone.” Those who profit from coal, oil and gas can’t be trusted to address the climate crisis and ensure a livable planet for our children, grandchildren and generations to come. Governments must take their global commitments seriously and stop supporting the fossil fuel industry while doing everything to facilitate a rapid transition to cleaner energy. David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Writer and Editor Ian Hanington. Learn more at davidsuzuki.org. ■

RANGE ROVER

Both Sides Now MY LAST COLUMN (“Stalking the (once) Great Glacier,” Pique, July 28), explored the legacy and passing of Glacier House, the late-Victorian era CPR destination tucked into the great bend of Rogers Pass. It was an early attempt to bring Euro-style mountain tourism to Canada, with the added bonus, unlike the Alps, of a complete wilderness

BY LESLIE ANTHONY setting. Glacier House and the Great Glacier at its heart may have passed into the mists of time, but interest in the hiking and climbing it was built upon has only increased. You can still make forays to luxury lodges in the mountains of Western Canada, but nowadays you don’t just step off a train; rather, depending on the setting, you drive or helicopter into them. In the former category, I left off my narrative enjoying a sunset honey-ginger spritzer at Heather Mountain Lodge, just off the Trans Canada east of Rogers Pass. Constructed with wood from the property, it offers relaxed views into the Pass from the main lodge or private cabins, along with a wood-fired hot tub and massive barrel sauna. The in-house restaurant named Kindle is a nod to its signature live-fire cooking that features plenty of innovation, my favourite being live radish sprouts from an outdoor garden “planted” in a black olive tapenade, fire-dried to imitate soil.

GOING BALD Hiking Bald Mountain in the Purcells, with the striking spire of the Selkirk Range’s Mount Sir Donald in the background. PHOTO LESLIE ANTHONY

Other standouts were a sablefish and melon amuse-bouche, perfectly cooked elk tenderloin atop charcoal-coloured mintand-pea tortellini, smoked trout, and a flourless chocolate torte. Though it’s always hard to leave behind such culinary delights, more hiking was on our menu, this time in the Purcell Range to the east. To reach our next destination, we’d route through Golden, a town with enough of its own appeal to warrant at least a day and night exploration. You can play it, as we did, like this: take the morning to go up Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to visit its resident grizzly, Boo; lunch in its lofty Eagle’s Nest restaurant, Canada’s highest, with its signature truffle fries

the town’s most beloved eatery, 1122, with its eclectic upscale homestyle menu and outdoor tables on the back lawn. Next morning, we fly into Purcell Mountain Lodge, another bluebird day bringing spectacular views of the local geological nexus—east to the Rockies, Rocky Mountain Trench and Columbia River Valley; west to the Purcells’ Dogtooth Range and Bald Mountain, and Purcell Trench and Beaver River Valley backed by the prominent, looming wall of the Selkirks—a great, silent sea of rock and ice. We’re greeted at the lodge not only by lodge manager Jackie Mah—one of those mamabears who can make anyone immediately feel welcome—but also by owner Sunny

[S]ince the squirrels eat plant material the bears can’t digest, eating the squirrels facilitates a form of energy transfer from alpine ecosystems the bears spread far and wide. and outstanding views to three mountain ranges and five national parks; in the afternoon, check out the Golden Skybridge, a new adventure concession whose canyonspanning suspension bridges not only deliver requisite gut-clenching, but access to ziplines, rope courses, a climbing wall and other activities (including, soon, a much-anticipated pendulum swing). That night, stay in town at Base Lodge, a new high-end, self-serve franchise taking hold in the inter-mountain west (it recently took over an existing property in Golden on the Columbia River and will be building a new lodge across the street). Have dinner at

Sun, a former Edmonton doctor now based in Vancouver who was a backcountry rube when he first visited the lodge but was immediately enamoured—enough to buy it. After a quick breakfast orientation, we scramble out with guides and hike south to a ridge called Kneegrinder (it isn’t), dodging extensive snow that has only recently begun to melt, leaving white stripes on the landscape between which flowers are beginning to bloom. From the ridge we follow high, rolling meadows back north overlooking the Purcell Trench and Selkirks. Though we’re on the opposite side of Mount Sir Donald from where we hiked in Rogers

Pass, it’s even more impressive from this aspect. Glaciers galore sag from the Selkirk ramparts, including the Illecaellewat Neve glacier we’d sat below on the other side of the range. Columbia ground squirrels, a favourite grizzly snack, abound and we encounter many bear digs; since the squirrels eat plant material the bears can’t digest, eating the squirrels facilitates a form of energy transfer from alpine ecosystems the bears spread far and wide. With the winter snowpack just pulled back, there’s also a glimpse into the sub-nivean world that exists beneath it—roots, snow algae, snow mould, insects and animal tunnels exposed. We end at a jaw-dropping overlook of Mount Sir Donald called Poet’s Corner, then climb back up through the forest and out onto the meadow to the lodge. After a 10-kilometre hike, appetites are activated, and they’re amply addressed by Austrian chef Josef, who grew up in the Alps. His contemporary-style cuisine is influenced by the lodge’s pristine environment and its bounty of wild edible plants and berries. Next morning, our final hike takes us across extensive meadows in the opposite direction, through a small watershed divide between the Spillamacheen and Beaver Rivers, and back up the other side onto the shoulder of Copperstain Mountain, where we hike the still heavily corniced ridge to a lunch spot above treeline. It’ll take another hour to reach the windy summit from here, but clutching sandwiches, everyone is silently fixated on the views to now-familiar Mount Sir Donald—a fitting end to what could be called our Both Sides tour. 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

Recurring Recurring Olympic Olympic dreams dreams BY MEGAN LALONDE

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FEATURE STORY B.C. IS EXPLORING BRINGING THE WINTER OLYMPICS BACK IN 2030, TWO DECADES AFTER WHISTLER’S OLYMPIC DREAMS CAME TRUE. BUT FOR SOME, THE RETURN OF THE GAMES SOUNDS MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

Jim Watts remembers the first time he felt excited about the possibility of the Olympics coming to Whistler. It was 1972, and the resort where he and his family spent weekends—Alta Lake, as it was still officially known then—was invited to host the 1976 Winter Olympic Games alongside Vancouver. B.C.’s bid for those Games had originally been rejected and the Games awarded to Denver instead, but the Mile High City turned down the opportunity after a referendum that November. “In my room in Whistler, we had an Olympics ’76 poster on the wall,” Watts recalls. It would have marked Whistler’s first time welcoming the Olympics since four Vancouver businessmen began exploring this part of the Coast Mountains a decade earlier in hopes of creating an Olympic mountain venue ahead of the 1968 Games. The bid never panned out, but their efforts resulted in the formation of the Garibaldi Lift Company and eventual opening of Whistler Mountain in 1966. The federal government at the time said it was willing to throw $10 million into the pot for the 1976 Winter Olympics, according to the Whistler Museum, so long as the province matched the funds. The Premier of the day was newly elected and felt the funds would be better spent elsewhere. With local support for the Games at an all-time low after the Vancouver/Garibaldi bid’s initial rejection, the thenpresident of the Garibaldi Olympic Development Association, John Fraser, agreed the timing wasn’t right. Like Denver, Vancouver and Whistler ultimately passed on the 1976 Games, with Innsbruck, Austria, the site of the 1964 Olympics, stepping in to host. Watts eventually saw his Olympic wish realized two decades after he moved to Whistler full-time. The 2010 Vancouver-Whistler Winter Olympic Games are often heralded as one of the most successful Olympics of all time. For Whistler, they ushered in valuable legacies, ranging from sports venues like Whistler Olympic Park and increased snowmaking capacity at Whistler Blackcomb to boosted adaptive sport offerings, affordable housing in Cheakamus Crossing, an upgraded Sea to Sky Highway, and the Municipal Regional District Tax—better known to most as the hotel tax— that continues to fund a range of community initiatives. But beyond the tangible benefits the Olympics brought with them, there were also the priceless memories from those two epic weeks of welcoming the world. “Just walking through the village, it was really unique, and there were people from all over the world that were coming here … Everyone’s wearing their country’s colours, walking around and having a good time,” Watts remembers. But 2010 wouldn’t be his last brush with the Olympic rings. One more lasting legacy from those Games is Watts’ son Reid, who took his first trip down the then-newly constructed Whistler Sliding Centre’s luge track at the ripe age of nine. The now-23-year-old luge athlete has since gone on to represent Canada at the last two Winter Olympics. Watts headed to PyeongChang, Korea in 2018 to cheer on his son. The nine-year-olds who call Whistler home today might not have been around to witness the last Games held in B.C., but there’s a chance that in less than a decade they could be competing at the same venues that inspired Reid to first hop on a luge sled.

Whistler, like Innsbruck, could welcome the Olympics back for a second time, after the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with four B.C. First Nations—Lil’wat7ul (Lil’wat), xwm 0kw y’ m (Musqueam), Sk_wx _wú7mesÚxwumixw (Squamish) and s ĺilẃ ta l (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations—and the City of Vancouver last October to begin exploring a bid for the 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Work on the potential bid is currently in the community

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Olympic revellers pictured in Whistler Village. File photo by Coast Photo/ Brad Kasselman. Whistler’s Reid Watts flies town the track during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Photo by Vaughn Ridley, courtesy of the COC. The Olympic torch reaches Skier’s Plaza in Whistler Village on Feb. 5, 2010. File photo. A younger Reid Watts pictured at the Whistler Sliding Centre in 2009, where the local first hopped on a luge sled. File photo. The iconic red mittens that became a symbol of the 2010 Games. File photo.

engagement phase. With pre-existing venues and a golden track record in the host seat, southwest B.C. is looking like an increasingly attractive option to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) that claims it wants to stage more sustainable versions of the Games. But the question remains—how willing is the community to welcome the Olympics back? VANCOUVERWHISTLER 2.0 Following the MOU, the RMOW joined the Four Host First Nations in signing a collaboration agreement with the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and the Canadian Paralympic Committee in January of this year. The COC-led feasibility team, under the leadership of

the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, released a draft hosting concept in June, before announcing its financial estimates on July 8. According to that master plan, events would be split amongst Vancouver, Whistler and Sun Peaks and make use of pre-existing venues wherever possible. The plans paint a picture of what a “climate-positive” Games would look like, according to the feasibility team. The 2030 Olympics and Paralympics would be the first mandated by the IOC to achieve net-zero emissions. “This Indigenous-led concept has a strong vision rooted in being a good steward of the water, land, mountain and sky, and includes world-class venues,” the feasibility team states on its website. “It can be delivered by people with the necessary skills and experience, focused on leaving lasting legacies to benefit future generations, while helping a new generation develop their own skills.” In the Sea to Sky, Whistler Olympic Park would host biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined and para Nordic skiing events, while the Whistler Sliding Centre would welcome back bobsleigh, skeleton, and luge. Alpine skiing would return to Whistler Blackcomb’s Creekside zone, including speed events and para snowboard. Alpine skiing technical events and para alpine skiing would take place on Ptarmigan. Whistler Olympic Plaza would be the site for the Whistler Medal’s Plaza, while the Conference Centre would once again serve as the Mountain Broadcast Centre. The plan also proposes a new partnership with Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops, which would host snowboard and freestyle skiing events on the traditional, unceded territories of the Adams Lake, Little Shuswap Lake and Neskonlith Indian Bands. Among those events are several new disciplines added to the Winter Olympics roster since British Columbia last hosted the Games more than 12 years ago. All other events would take place in the Lower Mainland, including at a new Olympic hub at Vancouver’s Hastings Park (home to the PNE) that would become the site of a temporary big air ramp, among other venues and attractions. The initial evaluation pegs the total cost of bringing the Games back to B.C. at up to $4 billion, at least $1 billion of which would need to be publicly funded. The feasibility team says between $299 million and $375 million in government grants would be required to renovate existing Olympic venues from 2010, as Pique reported last month, plus $165 million to $267 million needed to build new Olympic Villages and between $560 million and $583 million to cover public security. Officials estimate that $5 to $6 would flow into the region for every $1 of taxpayer money spent. Though the overall cost to host the Games in 2030 would be similar to 2010, according to the feasibility team,

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FEATURE STORY the difference this time around would be the need for three villages instead of two—which would turn into housing once athletes head back home—and significantly reduced security costs, thanks to new intelligence practices used to secure major events. While prospective sites for the Vancouver and Sun Peaks villages have been identified, the draft hosting plan lists Whistler’s Athlete Village site as “to be determined.” In June, feasibility team member and Vancouver 2010 vice-president of sport Tim Gayda said officials are working closely with the RMOW and are considering a number of potential locations within the resort, one being the Whistler Golf Course driving range. Tourism Whistler is the current leaseholder for that parcel of municipally owned land. An Athletes’ Village in Whistler would need to accommodate approximately 2,460 athletes and staff during the Olympics, and 860 during the Paralympics. “It’s [the RMOW’s] priority, in terms of looking at providing non-market housing, [to have it] next to the town, to alleviate transportation issues and things like that,” Gayda said at the time. “We’re hoping to land on, ultimately, where our villages are by the end of the summer.” According to a RMOW staff report presented in July, the IOC would also require about 25,000 rooms to accommodate other key stakeholders at the Games, including 13,000 rooms for media and 5,000 rooms for Games sponsors, as well as an expected 2,500 beds in Vancouver and 6,120 beds in Whistler for Games-time workforce like staff and volunteers. “Hotel inventory will be contracted, with the support of Hotel Associations, to meet IOC requirements for Games Family and stakeholders,” the report read. “This work is underway.” IOC international sponsor Airbnb will support spectator accommodation, according to the report. THE RECONCILIATION GAMES “An Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Games provide a multi-faceted opportunity to act on our communities’ and our governments’ collective commitment to reconciliation, to amplify Indigenous voices and to reimagine how a Games can make us all stronger.” That was the message outlined in a letter signed by Chiefs of the Four Host First Nations and sent to the RMOW and City of Vancouver last month, asking for the municipalities’ continued support and engagement in the bid exploration process. An Indigenous-led Games “has the potential to positively transform this country and set a precedent for generations to come,” the Chiefs added. The Indigenous-led bid exploration process speaks to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 91— which asks “the officials and host countries of international sporting events such as the Olympics, Pan Am, and Commonwealth games to ensure that Indigenous peoples’ territorial protocols are respected, and local Indigenous communities are engaged in all aspects of planning and participating in such events”—while respecting both the Province of B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and the federal government’s United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The nation-to-government work being done on the potential bid is already building relationships and “breathing life” into those calls to action, Squamish Nation’s Chris (Syeta’xtn) Lewis, a cultural ambassador for the feasibility team, told Whistler council on July 19. When Whistler councillors unanimously decided at that meeting to stay in the metaphorical canoe and direct RMOW staff to continue working with the COC’s Feasibility Team, councillors named the strengthening of bonds between municipal government and First Nations as one major intrinsic benefit. Developing stronger working relationships with First Nations partners “was a goal of this council,” noted Councillor John Grills last month. “We’ve made great strides, but the conversations taking place and the almost daily interactions is something I never believed could happen, and this is what this current process is allowing us to do.”

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RMOW staff have also pledged to implement a community-wide public education campaign on the topic of reconciliation, should the bid advance. Lil’wat Nation Chief Dean Nelson agrees the 2030 Olympics could be an “amazing” opportunity to help advance reconciliation, if the process is “kept at the level we think it should be, [with] everyone involved.” Nelson has noticed excitement within his community since Olympic talks began last year, but says the discussions haven’t been free of skepticism. Some of the concerns he’s heard from Nation members come from workers worried about the inconvenience a Games would pose in terms of their cross-corridor commutes. “With all the stoppages and everything, they still have to make it to work on time,” says Nelson. “There’s so much traffic and so much other people around for a few weeks, I guess, it’s just that type of congestion” they’re unsure about. Legacies Lil’wat Nation would be looking to leverage from the Games would be housing for its community members and a lasting regional transit strategy through the corridor, says Nelson, but among the biggest draws for Lil’wat Nation is the prospect of increasing opportunities for its youth to participate in sports. “Investing into our youth and funding higher profile athletes to excel, in general and in the communities—just having more inclusion for all,” he says. The Games would also be an opportunity to build on the reconciliatory efforts made the last time the Olympics rolled into town and “help educate Canadians and the world about First Nations and our cultures and teachings,” says Sqwá First Nation Chief Lara Mussell Savage, community engagement lead for the 2030 Feasibility Team. As a member of the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee (VANOC) working in Indigenous participation, Mussell Savage worked closely with the Four Host First Nation Society in the lead-up to 2010. “The work that was being achieved then, the word that we were using was unprecedented,” she recalls. “Some incredible achievements were being made at that

time in Indigenous participation. I was really proud of the work that was being achieved, so with this go-round, with this project, having the four Nations leading this work is incredibly inspirational to me.” WORD ON THE STREET According to the results of a Research Co. survey released last month, 54 per cent of British Columbians think a bid for the 2030 Winter Games should “definitely” or “probably” be launched, which was up 11 points since late 2021. Opposition, meanwhile, has fallen by 10 points, to 35 per cent. Meanwhile, a recent poll on Pique’s website found 46 per cent of the 405 respondents polled would support a bid to bring the Games back to B.C. in 2030, while 44 per cent would not. Ten per cent say they’re still undecided. But of the 48 individuals who responded to the poll from within the Whistler community, 48 per cent say they would support a bid, compared to 31 per cent who say they’re opposed and 21 per cent who remain undecided. In a presentation to Whistler’s Committee of the Whole on July 19, Mussell Savage provided mayor and council with an update about the feasibility team’s ongoing community engagement efforts. From mid-June to July 19, the team conducted 16 engagement activations with the public, connecting with more than 2,200 individuals. About 1,200 of those connections were made in Whistler. Conversations with the Whistler community up until that point, Mussell Savage said, had been “overwhelmingly positive.” “The kinds of things that are coming forward are a lot of intrigue around Indigenous-led. We’re hearing comments like, ‘It’s time, we’re ready for this, that’s amazing, that sounds incredible,’” she explained, adding that the most commonly-heard concerns are questions about housing and transportation plans. The RMOW reported hearing concerns about local businesses’ ability to secure enough staff to serve an anticipated increase in visitors during the Olympics

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CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT Skwah First Nation Chief Lara Mussell Savage presents to Whistler’s Committee of the Whole on July 19. Screenshot. The Whistler Sliding Centre’s public programming is one enduring legacy of 2010. File photo courtesy of the Whistler Sliding Centre. Volunteers from the 2010 Olympics reunited in early 2020 to celebrate those Games 10th anniversary. File photo. Whistler Olympic Plaza in the village. File photo courtesy of Tourism Whistler. Canada’s Helen Upperton pilots a bobsled down the Whistler Sliding Centre track in 2010. File photo by Adam Taber Photography. Olympic celebrations in Whistler Village. File photo by Coast Photo/Brad Kasselman. Partners of the 2030 Feasibility Team celebrate the announcement of a draft hosting concept at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in June. Photo by Megan Lalonde. A biathlon event at Whistler Olympic Park during the 2010 Games. File photo by Leanna Rathkelly.

according to a 2011 University of British Columbia study, the province’s economy grew in 2010 with new businesses, jobs and an increase in visitor spending, all likely related to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Welcoming the world back in 2030 will give Whistler a reason to update its 2010 legacy venues, create more affordable housing “and help our economy if the recession gets worse, as it did in 2008,” Watts says, but “best of all, it gives our local athletes a chance to compete and succeed in their sports.” For Watts, the prospect of the Games coming back to Whistler is purely exciting. “I think we should all embrace it,” he says. “There’s a lot more good than bad that comes from hosting the Games, and it lasts for generations.” LOOKING AHEAD

and beyond. “Stakeholders also shared a desire to minimize financial risk to RMOW with the early establishment of financial mechanisms such as trusts, funds and other financial instruments that could provide long-term buffers via public/private partnerships, should the bid proceed,” municipal staff noted in a report. During engagement sessions, many community members have reiterated the importance of ensuring the 2030 Games remain “as accessible as possible,” Mussell Savage tells Pique, from physical access for people with disabilities to employment and training opportunities to affordability. “Everyone noted how hard it was to get tickets to see [events] in 2010.” With that in mind, having hosting experience to draw from is “a huge advantage,” for a potential bid, adds Mussell Savage. “I think that it’s been really helpful that we have memories from 2010, because there are lessons to be learned that we can improve upon and do better next time around.” While many Whistlerites who stuck around for the festivities in 2010 could reminisce about their Olympic experience for hours, not everyone’s memories of the Games are so rosy. Long-time Whistler local Paul Fournier says he remembers landlords dropping long-term tenants in favour of big payouts for renting out their homes to Olympic workers in 2010. While he doesn’t necessarily foresee that happening on a wide scale again thanks to B.C.’s tenancy laws, he questions how the resort’s ongoing housing crisis and rental prices will be impacted by another Games. “Infrastructure workers, course workers, officials, security, RCMP, all of that. Where are you going to find the room for them?” he says. He also questions the effects a 2030 Olympics would have on local businesses, remembering a much quieterthan-usual season the resort experienced throughout winter 2009-2010, aside from a few weeks in February. Fournier likens the Olympics to the controversial Ironman Canada race that was held annually in Whistler from 2010 to 2019. Organizers of the popular triathlon were contracted to host the event in Whistler through 2020, but ended up inking a five-year deal in 2019

with Penticton that meant the race left the resort earlier than expected, amidst significant local opposition. “They said, ‘OK, well, we’re just going to shut the highway down for a day … because this is really great, Ironman’s really cool,’” Fournier says. “For tour companies, when they’ve only got so many days in a year in the summer to run their thing and they’re supposed to suck it up? Or if you’re a tradesman … you can’t drive your vehicle and go to work that day or go to your job site, you can’t get to Function [Junction]. It’s the same thing with the Olympics, only that was for [a] way longer period of time that it was very disruptive. There’s a lot of collateral damage.” Bringing back the Olympics is like “trying to bring back a dead horse,” Fournier believes. “The highway’s already been worked on, they’ve already built an Olympic Village, where are you going to build another one? [Whistler’s] been over-promoted. We can’t keep up as it is in this town now. There’s traffic, there’s waits, there’s no parking, there’s no accommodation, there’s no staff; service has suffered. Everything is at critical mass.” WHAT’S IN IT FOR WHISTLER? Much has been made about the enduring legacies of the 2010 Games that Fournier and others have mentioned. What else would Whistler stand to gain from a second go-round? In addition to accelerating reconciliation with First Nations, drawing investment into the region and reigniting the feelings of pride and community generated in 2010, a 2030 Olympics could boost the resort’s workforce housing supply and help create more climate-friendly transportation offerings, according to an RMOW report. In Watts’ view, another Olympics could ensure financial stability for Whistler amid an economically turbulent post-pandemic period. The 2010 Games saved Whistler’s economy, as he sees it, following a 2008 recession that saw visitor numbers drop. There’s some data that could back up those claims:

Watts’ excitement was visibly shared by most of Whistler’s elected officials when they decided last month to continue exploring a potential bid. As Coun. Arthur de Jong put it at the July 19 council meeting: “I think we do our community a disservice if we don’t dig as deep as possible on what the legacy and business opportunities are with this.” At this point, there are more questions than answers around what a potential 2030 bid and its legacies would look like. Namely, questions concerning how partners would share the financial risks and rewards. So far B.C.’s NDP government has provided no commitments of support, and an Aug. 15 deadline for COC president Tricia Smith to hand over a detailed business plan to B.C. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Melanie Mark looms. The RMOW acknowledged it needs more clarity about how a 2030 Games would be financed and indemnified. Once those matters are cleared up, “a variety of agreements will be required to articulate commitments,” a staff report states. In the letter to their municipal government partners, chiefs of the Four Host First Nations said their own councils are in the process of confirming their communities’ support for a 2030 Games Bid, “conditional on the successful completion of the next phase, the development and finalization of a 2030 Games Multiparty Agreement.” Once the province determines how much support it would be willing to offer a bid, the federal government would then come to the table to join discussions. All levels of government and partners would need to be in agreement in order for a bid to progress, including the Four Host First Nations, the City of Vancouver, the RMOW, the COC and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, the province and the feds. According to the feasibility team’s timeline, those groups would articulate the governance and structure of a Games-time organizing committee, funding shares of each signatory, and legacy benefits in the multiparty agreement that would need to be signed sometime this fall. The Four Host First Nations are also preparing for nation-to-nation discussions with Secwépemc leaders, who have not been involved in the bid exploration from the outset but are being asked to host events on their Nations’ territory in the Interior. If all goes according to plan, the partners would engage in targeted discussions with the IOC this December, before submitting a formal bid. Also exploring bids are 2002 Olympic host Salt Lake City (though U.S. officials are also considering a bid for the 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games) and Sapporo, Japan, the 1972 host. The IOC is expected to award the 2030 bid in late May 2023. “We’re taking it one day at a time,” says Lil’wat Nation’s Nelson. “You know, it is a few years away yet, so we’re still in that frame of mind as well, that nothing is set in stone. But we’re looking forward to opportunities and participation.” A community survey will remain open on the 2030 Feasibility Team’s website until September. Head to gamesengagement. ca to offer your feedback. ■

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Iles makes history in MontSainte-Anne WHISTLER DOWNHILL LEGEND FINN ILES BECOMES FIRST CANADIAN TO WIN QUEBEC WORLD CUP STOP SINCE 2013

BY HARRISON BROOKS WHEN FINN ILES dropped in for his run at the World Cup Downhill event in MontSainte-Anne, Que. last weekend, taking the win seemed almost destined. Racing in Canada, in front of his parents, one day before returning home to Whistler— where he will be competing in Crankworx and celebrating his 23rd birthday later in the week—how could he not win? Even Red Bull TV announcer Eliot Jackson had “a feeling about this run,” based on Iles extremely successful season to date. With everything seemingly lining up perfectly, all that was left was to stomp the run and take the top spot on the podium. And Iles made no mistake. With his time stamps coming up green on each of the checkpoints, Iles’ lead grew to more than a second before disaster nearly

FLYING FINN Broken chain be damned, Whistler’s Finn Iles escapes potential disaster for his first career World Cup win. PHOTO COURTESY OF RED BULL CONTENT POOL

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struck in the form of his chain falling off. Unable to pedal, Iles cruised down the final section of the course and managed to hold on for the win, just 0.238 seconds ahead of Great Britain’s Laurie Greenland. Throwing his bike down and letting out

I just pushed the limit. This is the greatest day of my life. To do this nine years after Stevie [Smith] did it, to be able to win here as a Canadian, it means so much to me. I don’t know, I want to cry. This is amazing.” On top of getting his first-ever World Cup

“This is the greatest day of my life ... to be able to win here as a Canadian, it means so much to me. I don’t know, I want to cry. This is amazing” - FINN ILES

a celebratory scream, Iles, with tears welling up in his eyes, had a barrage of friends and teammates rush him to share in the celebration, before finding his parents for a long and emotional embrace. “I really can’t believe what just happened,” said Iles in his post-race interview with Red Bull TV. “I was halfway down and my chain fell off. I was like, ‘Oh no, I can’t pedal,’ so

win, Iles, who had won in Mont-Saint-Anne as a Junior back in 2017, became the first Canadian to win in the Elite category of any downhill World Cup since Smith did it in 2013. Already a role model for Whistler’s young riders, Iles’ win is a big step towards taking on that role for young riders all across the country, the same way Smith was a mentor for the young Whistlerite and many others.

“All the Canadian Juniors, all the young Canadian riders coming into racing right now are inspired by Stevie and what he did nine years ago. And I’m just following in his footsteps and trying to blaze my own path, but look at this, I can’t believe it,” he told Red bull TV. The year Smith finished first in MontSainte-Anne, he also managed to take the win in the World Cup overall standings. He remains the only Canadian downhiller to ever claim that title. While Iles is currently sitting second in the 2022 World Cup overall standings behind France’s Amaury Pierron, the odds are against him to become the second Canadian to take the overall crown. To complete the feat, Iles will need another win and for Pierron to not qualify for the final race in Val di Sole, Italy, which takes place on the first weekend in September. However, even if Iles can’t take over first place in the overall, he still has a great chance to finish the season as the secondever Canadian to podium in the World Cup standings, as long as he can manage another strong finish in Italy in just under a month’s time. n

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Hometown hero Jesse Melamed wins Enduro World Series Whistler SETH SHERLOCK TAKES U21 WIN, WHILE FELLOW SQUAMISH RIDER REMI GAUVIN LANDS FIRST PODIUM OF THE SEASON

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to really push it in the afternoon if he wanted to have a chance. “I had to ride hard, which I did. Couldn’t make any mistakes, which I didn’t, so I’m stoked,” he said about the final three stages, where he hit fifth, eighth and fourth to claim the last spot on the podium. Sherlock, meanwhile, was in the same boat as Melamed, leading for the entire day. But that didn’t mean it was all smooth sailing for the young rider, who was neckand-neck with fellow Canadian Emmett Hancock for most of the day. “I lost like 15 seconds to [Hancock] on the last stage, but still got the win. So I’m pretty stoked,” he said. Canadians dominated the U21 field, with Leif Rodgers, Colby Pringle and Whistler’s Marcus Goguen going three, four and five, respectively, after Sherlock and Hancock. On the women’s side, after being neckand-neck with eventual winner Harriet Harnden through four stages, Squamish local Andreanne Lanthier Nadeau had a run to forget in Stage 5. She finished 14th overall, falling out of the top three and settling into fifth place in the pro stage. But it wasn’t all bad news for local riders, with Chilean-born Florencia Espineira Herreros—who now calls Whistler home— finding her way on to the podium. She capped off her extremely consistent day with a second-place finish in the last stage to snag the last podium spot. The third-place finish in Whistler marks the third podium of the season for Espineira Herreros, who managed to pick up a pair of second-place results in France and Slovakia earlier in the season. Next up on the EWS tour, riders will be heading to Burke, Vt. on Aug. 13 before travelling up the road to Sugarloaf, Maine a week later. n

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AFTER SPENDING hours on their bikes, battling gnarly terrain and 30-degree heat on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, crossing the finish line in Whistler Village became a storybook ending for multiple local riders competing in the Whistler stop of the Enduro World Series (EWS). Whistler’s own Jesse Melamed and Squamish local Seth Sherlock were both able to secure the win in the Elite and U21 Men’s categories, respectively, to the delight of the hundreds of fans crowded around the finish line on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7. “Just having the crowds out there was really special,” said Melamed. The rider said he didn’t feel pressure to finish on top of the podium, since he had already won in Whistler in 2019, but couldn’t help but feed off the crowd’s energy all day. “I didn’t feel like I had to win, I just felt like I had to give them a show. They were just so stoked and so amped and even when I came down and flatted, they were still stoked,” Melamed said. “We have fans all over the world, and it’s amazing, but here you can hear the emotion in their voice when they yell, ‘Jesse,’ and it’s more like I just need to pedal harder and push as far as I can. They really lifted me up after the flat. I just had hype men everywhere all day.” But despite the win and the energy he was feeling from the crowd, the best moment of the day, according to Melamed, was standing on the podium with his Rocky Mountain Race Face teammate and fellow Sea to Sky local Remi Gauvin. Although he did land in the top three in 2019, this was Gauvin’s first time actually standing on a podium since his last podium finish came as a result of a post-race disqualification. To do it with good friend Melamed, in front of the home crowd, was nothing short of a “dream come true” for the Squamish-based rider. “It was a dream, man. So many of my friends are in the crowd and my sponsors, everyone’s so supportive. So many people yelling my name on the tracks and it really fired me up, so yeah, I’m really happy,” said Gauvin. “Even to be in the top 10 for me this year would be amazing, so to get a podium here is unreal.” Melamed got off to a hot start, winning the Pro Stage on Saturday and the first two stages on Sunday, before hitting a snag in Stage 3 with a flat tire, resulting in a ninthplace finish on that section. Gauvin’s day went pretty much the opposite. After starting “a bit tight” in the first two stages on Sunday, with a 16th- and ninth-place finish, Gauvin knew he needed

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By fax: (604) 894-6526 By email: kclark@slrd.bc.ca (with original completed nomination documents to follow by hand, courier or mail as noted in the next column)

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By hand only: District of Squamish 37955 Second Ave., Squamish, BC Attention: Manager of Legislative Services

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Interested persons can obtain information from the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District on the requirements and procedures for making nominations. Candidate nomination packages are now available: •

Printed copies can be picked up during regular business hours at the School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) ofﬁce (37866 Second Ave. in Squamish) and at the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District ofﬁce (1350 Aster St. in Pemberton).

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Electronic copies can be downloaded from the websites of School District No. 48 (Sea to Sky) https://www.sd48seatosky.org/apps/pages/trusteeelections and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District www.slrd.bc.ca/Election2022

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a trustee if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 15, 2022; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office as a trustee, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

CAMPAIGN PERIOD EXPENSE LIMITS In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general school elections, the expense limit for candidates during the campaign period in Trustee Electoral Area 4 and Trustee Electoral Area 5 is $5,398.92.

THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING LIMITS In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2022 general school elections, the third party directed advertising expense limit of $809.84 applies to Trustee Electoral Area 4 and Trustee Electoral Area 5. The third party cumulative advertising expense limit is $161,967.47 and applies to directed and issue advertising in all election areas. The total value of all advertising sponsored cannot exceed this limit. For further information on the nomination process, please contact Kristen Clark, Chief Election Ofﬁcer (604) 894-6371 ext. 230 or (toll-free) 1-800-298-7753 or kclark@slrd.bc.ca. For further information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC at (toll-free) 1-800-661-8683 or electionsbc@elections.bc.ca or visit their website: www.elections.bc.ca

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Specialized Dual Slalom event at Crankworx Whistler. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS

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QUEST FOR QUEEN Vaea Verbeeck hits the last berm before the finish line in the quarter final race of the

Vaea Verbeeck grinds out Dual Slalom win in Whistler RIDING THROUGH KNEE PAIN, VERBEEK HANGS ON FOR THE WIN, WHILE BAS VAN STEENBERGEN TAKES THIRD IN THE MEN’S

BY HARRISON BROOKS NOT EVEN a reoccurring knee injury could keep Vernon’s Vaea Verbeeck from the Dual Slalom win at Crankworx Whistler on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9. After dominating the field in the early rounds of the tournament-style event, Verbeeck’s knee—an injury she has been dealing with all year—started to flare up again, making the last few rounds a bit messier than she would have liked. Fortunately, she still managed to grind out a win in the semi-finals against Louise Ferguson, leading to a final match-up against American rider Jordy Scott. Unfortunately, disaster struck for Scott in the first of two finals runs, falling on the top section, giving Verbeeck the chance for the easy win, assuming she put down two clean runs—and the Canadian made no mistake. “Obviously that’s not how you want finals to go,” said Verbeeck. “But at the same time, it was such a relief for me. I had been so messy with my performances, with the injury just getting more aggravating as the day went on, but sometimes that’s just the way it goes. So I’ll definitely take a bit of relief before going into finals. Honestly, it’s been a really tough and long day.” Verbeeck, who currently is in the lead for her second straight Queen of Crankworx title, with a few more events in Whistler and two more stops on the tour still to go, is focusing on one race at a time while dealing with the injury. Throughout the rest of Crankworx Whistler, Verbeeck will compete in three more events including Pump Track, Speed and Style and the Canadian Open Downhill race to end the week on Sunday. With so much racing still to go, Verbeeck thinks giving her knee time to recover will be key to getting as many valuable overall points as possible. “I have Pump Track tomorrow, Speed

and Style the following day, but there is also Speed and Style practice tomorrow morning,” she said on Tuesday. “So I might have to skip that so I can sleep in, do a proper recovery and make sure my knee is fresh to maybe try to salvage some points at Pump Track, which is not my forte, but I do want to get as many points as I can for the overall standings. And then Speed and Style, hopefully I’ll be healthy for that one.” On the men’s side, in a hotly contested semi-finals match, two-time reigning King of Crankworx Bas van Steenbergen fell to eventual winner Bernard Kerr, before following it up with a come-from-behind win to take the bronze against Australia’s Jackson Frew. “I was honestly really happy. I was so close to Bernard, that could have gone either way. We both made a couple little mistakes, so yeah, I’ll take third. That’s a hard-fought race, for sure,” said van Steenbergen. In the finals, Kerr faced off against American rider Joey Foresta, and managed to edge out the victory in another tightlycontested race. Luckily for van Steenbergen, who is on the quest for his third straight King of Crankworx title, the current second-place rider, Mick Hannah, who won Monday’s Air DH race, fell out of the competition one round earlier, giving van Steenbergen the much-needed point advantage. “Obviously that sucks for him, but nice for me to build a bit more of a buffer. And then Jackson’s pretty close by, too, so getting the win over him was pretty important,” he said. “I’m kinda focusing on the war and not the battles.” Like Verbeeck, van Steenbergen will also be competing in Wednesday’s Pump Track race, followed by Speed and Style on Thursday and the Canadian Open Downhill on Sunday. He is aiming to build as many points as he can before the last two stops of the tour in Cairns, Australia in October and Rotorua, New Zealand in November. n

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CRUISIN’ CRUZ Pemberton’s Tegan Cruz handles A-Line’s tech section like a pro at Crankworx Whistler’s Air DH event on Monday, Aug. 8 . PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS 2 GO BIG OR GO HOME Sechelt’s Gracey Hemstreet absolutely sends it at A-Line’s Moon Booter to the delight of the packed crowd for the Air DH race on Monday. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS 3 CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS Whistler’s Jesse Melamed and Squamish’s Remi Gauvin douse each other in champagne while sharing the EWS Whistler podium on Sunday. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS 4 SETH IS BEST Squamish’s Seth Sherlock takes the win in the U21 category of Sunday’s EWS Whistler event, joined on the podium by fellow Canadians Emmett Hancock and Leif Rodgers. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS 5 ALN ALL IN Squamish’s Andreanne Lanthier-Nadeau hits a sharp corner in Stage 2 of the EWS Whistler race on Sunday. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS 1

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Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues TOO MUCH HEAT; TOO MUCH DROUGHT; NOT ENOUGH PRECIOUS WATER “CAMPING IS FUN, requires much work...” This down-to-earth observation is from a diary made during the summer of ’63 by one Carl Bernstein and his travelling companion. Yes, that Carl Bernstein—of Bernstein and Woodward, Watergate, and All the President’s Men fame. At the time, Bernstein was a dictationist and cub reporter in Washington, D.C. with the Evening Star, the yin to the morning Washington Post’s yang, where

BY GLENDA BARTOSH he’d eventually work with Woodward and change history. He was on a classic road trip with his buddy, Stan, across the States and back through Canada in an off-white Chevrolet Corvair they’d taken the backseat out of to fit in camping gear, Chef Boyardee ravioli and Carl’s guitar. (He’d later buy a banjo in Chicago.) For all you fellow campers—road trippers and otherwise—Carl’s diary entry will resonate, but the timeframe might not. 1963 was no ordinary year. Soon after Bernstein returned, 100,000-plus people, led by Harry Belafonte and other civil rights leaders, would March on Washington to hear Martin Luther King Jr., and JFK would be assassinated just months after his eloquent “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech. Six years later, before the ’70s broke, former Democratic senator and President

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Nixon’s enlightened advisor, Daniel Moynihan (incidentally, the son of a harddrinking, Irish newspaperman), wrote his legendary 1969 memo to Nixon describing how the increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere created by burning oil, gas and coal would melt glaciers and cause the oceans to rise. It was a message that would be reinforced to Congress years later by NASA’s James Hansen. So you see, we’ve known for decades and decades that we were headed for some very serious shit, like the heat and drought scorching the planet this spring and summer; last summer; the summers of 2016 and

time near “blue spaces”—the ocean, a lake or river, even a swimming pool or fountain—scores even higher in terms of mental and physical well-being. Even better? Places where “blue” and “green” meet, like much of the Sea to Sky and those places where we all like to camp. But we don’t stop there. Merely looking at water, when we’re camping or otherwise, is just the beginning. After lapping it up and pouring it over ourselves to feel better, we pour it on our pets, our plants and our dusty vehicles after all those road trips. And so, I gently remind you, me, all of us, dear readers, especially during these

[I]f you treat water like you’ve had to slog a heavy container of it along a rough trail to your campsite—something millions of people have to do every day—we all win. 2020—tied as the hottest years on record. Even the early summer of 1988, when Hansen testified, was unusually hot. All that heat and drought—and all the ensuing fallout: deaths, ecosystem collapse, dying oceans— simply because we’ve been too stubborn, too entrenched, too foolish and foolhardy to get ourselves off fossil fuels. And what do we do when we get hot? Why, we cool off… with cool, blue water, of course! Drinking it, showering in it, swimming in it, soaking in it—heck, merely looking at it. Research done by Europe’s BlueHealth consortium concludes that even looking at water refreshes us physically and mentally, much like the benefits from the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” (shinrin-yoku). But New Scientist, reports that spending

hot dry summer months, that that thar blue stuff is precious. So treasure it! I remember staying with a family in Tokyo who’d known my great-aunt in Canada. After taking a nice cool shower on a muggy August day, my host gently commented, “Ah, Canadians love water.” My showers became much shorter after that, but he was right. We Canucks love our water and use it like wastrels, even during the Stage 2 restrictions now in effect. A 2010 study found Whistler’s water use well above average. So if you don’t already have one, check out Home Hardware on Alpha Lake Road for low-flow showerheads. Or Rona just down the way (if they don’t have them in stock, order online and they’ll bring them in). And don’t forget the Re-Use-

It Centre on Nesters Road and Re-Build-It Centre in Function Junction. They get in stuff like that, too, occasionally. Better yet, use water like you’re camping! Yes, it might be a little extra work (see above) but if you treat water like you’ve had to slog a heavy container of it along a rough trail to your campsite—something millions of people have to do every day—we all win. Stop turning on the tap full-blast just to brush your teeth. (Do we do that because we like the sound, like a creek or fountain?) Rinse your dishes like a camper—in a half cup of water, then give that to your dog. Sponge-bathe more; shower less. Do that old hippie thing and save your rainwater to use all kinds of ways. For there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues when all that water turns out to be limited. Water shortages are real. The climate disaster is real. So let’s not lose sight of the fact it’s a very good thing indeed that history has been made this summer with the U.S. finally passing its most aggressive climate legislation to date. Legislation so many, many years after Bernstein’s camping adventure and Moynihan’s memo. As for Bernstein’s road trip, read all about it, and more, in his memoir Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom. It’s a fine summer read, plus you’ll learn about one of the most important journalists ever. As for that 1958 rockabilly hit, “Summertime Blues,” it was co-written and recorded by Eddie Cochran, who was tragically killed at age 21 in an accident when he was on tour in England in 1960. Who says history is dry and dusty and we can’t learn anything from it? Glenda Bartosh is an award-winning journalist who uses the same dishwater a couple of times. n

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Art on the Lake floats into third year with expanded format THE ALTA LAKE EVENT IS SET FOR AUG. 11 AND 12 WITH ART, LIVE PAINTING, AND MUSIC ON THE WATER

BY ALYSSA NOEL OUT OF ALL the unusual sights at last year’s Art on the Lake event—from giant unicorn floaties to people precariously dancing on kayaks—one stood out for organizers. “I’ve never seen so many dogs on paddleboards,” says Mo Douglas, executive director of Arts Whistler. So, for the 2022 installation, they decided to accommodate those paddling pooches with a doggy dock—and their own event. WAG.Woof.Water will take place on Friday, Aug. 12 giving dogs the opportunity to jump off a dock—and raise some money for WAG. “That came from observing [so many dogs]—and being able to stretch Art on the Lake to two days,” Douglas adds. What started as a way for Arts Whistler to host a safe, distanced, outdoor event during the height of the pandemic in summer 2020 has become a much-loved summer staple heading into its third year. This year, Art on the Lake is set to take place on Aug. 11 and 12 on Alta Lake—weather delay dates are earmarked for Aug. 18 and 19 or Aug. 25 and 26—with a floating art gallery showcasing more than 30 Sea to Sky

BOAT ON Paddlers take in art and music at the 2021 Art on the Lake event on Alta Lake. PHOTO BY JEREMY ALLEN / THE FULL TIME HOBBY

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artists, as well as 12 local bands, nine artists live painting, dance performances, familyfriendly events and a few surprises. “The first year we had to be really cautious about social distancing,” says Suzanne Gibson, program team lead for Art on the Lake. “This year, we’re able to have more hands-on elements.” That includes long-time Whistler artist Andrea Mueller hosting a paint-bynumbers mural and a pirate ship made for kids to colour.

several layers of paint to create a threedimensional effect. “I’ll probably do three or four paintings at a time,” McDonald says. “When one layer is drying, I’ll work on another … On nice, hot days, they dry pretty quick.” While she calls Squamish home these days, McDonald lived in Whistler for several years and drew unique inspiration for a series from a much-loved local restaurant. “I’m a sushi maniac,” she says. “That’s been my No. 1 food since I was five. I

“The first year we had to be really cautious about social distancing. This year, we’re able to have more hands-on elements.” - SUZANNE GIBSON

But much of the action will include local bands—from Introduce Wolves rocking out on a floating barge to Foxy Moron and Vinyl Ritchie’s DJ dock set— and artists live painting. Painter and sculptor Sarah McDonald plans to bring a few pieces to work on simultaneously when she sets up on the dock at Wayside Park on Aug. 12. Her vibrant and textured pieces feature

lived in Whistler from 2003 until 2010 and Sushi Village was our go-to place for any celebration or big event.” Not only has she made a sushi sculpture, but also the first pieces purchased at a recent Coast Mountain Brewing exhibit were her paintings of dinner at Sushi Village. More recently, though, she’s been drawn to the colourful wildflowers finally emerging in the mountains.

“I tend to go through different stages,” she says. “I don’t even know what to paint for Art on the Lake. They’ve chosen my Sushi Village painting [to be displayed] but I’m enjoying wildflowers right now.” In addition to McDonald, there are several other emerging artists set to paint live at the event, which will probably be a little different than the studios—or stages, in the case of the musicians—they’re used to. “We told the artists to bring bathing suits if the weather is hot—to jump in and have a swim during breaks,” Gibson says. While those artists are primarily Sea to Sky locals, so too are the participants. Arts Whistler says it’s happy to welcome visitors, but the Thursday and Friday dates were chosen to keep congestion down at local parks. To that end, a shuttle will be running from Blackcomb Way to bring participants— and their packed-down inflatable vessels—to the lake. You can also rent boats at Backroads at Wayside Park and Whistler Eco-Tours at Lakeside Park. (Everyone, of course, is encouraged to practice boat safety.) Finally, keep an eye out 48 hours ahead of time to find out whether Mother Nature will cooperate or the dates will be changed. Otherwise, “be prepared to be on a boat for a while,” Douglas says. “Safety first: bring lots of water, sunscreen and that sort of thing.” For more, visit artswhistler.com/ artonthelake. n

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CHEQUED OUT Kaz Yamamura celebrates with his team after winning the Deep Summer Photo Challenge on Aug. 9 at Whistler Olympic Plaza. Photo by Clint Trahan/ Crankworx PHOTO BY CLINT TRAHAN / CRANKWORX

Kaz Yamamura gets back to his roots for Deep Summer win VANCOUVER FILMMAKER TAKES HOME TOP PRIZE AND $5K

BY ALYSSA NOEL IT WAS PRETTY clear early on that Kaz Yamamura was in the running to win the 2022 Deep Summer Photo Challenge. Primarily known these days for his video work—see ifhtfilms.com—Vancouver’s Yamamura told the massive crowd at Whistler Olympic Plaza gathered for the event on Tuesday, Aug. 9, that it was “really fun to go back to my photography roots.” The slideshow of his images—all shot and edited in three days—stood out for best pairing epic alpine images with jawdropping mountain bike tricks. His image of a biker suspended upside down in midair between two cliffs and over a traintrack earned the loudest cheers of the night. In the end, he beat out five other photographers, taking home the $5,000 prize and the Bonny Makarewicz Memorial Trophy as part of the Crankworx event. “It feels amazing,” Yamamura said. “My whole team dropped everything to help me out. I’m so thankful for everyone involved. I couldn’t have done it without them for sure.” The warm summer evening marked the first time in three years that crowds returned to the grass of Whistler Olympic Plaza for the event. While the format, rules, and general vibe were much the same, this year there was an effort to better work with the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre and incorporate elements of reconciliation. “This year we’ve returned to Whistler with a renewed vision,” said co-host Derek Foose. “We’re [working] with the SLCC for a new partnership.” To that end, each slideshow featured

images from Whistler’s Community Reconciliation Canoe, a months-long project at the SLCC that invites anyone from the community to contribute to carving the final canoe. Participants were then invited to sprinkle cedar shavings from the canoe on their favourite places in Squamish or Lil’wat territory. Whistler photographer Jeremy Allen’s slideshow, however, most deeply incorporated that spirit. He and an orange-shirt clad team walked onto the stage to set up his submission, in which he helped raise money for the Indigenous Life Sport Academy. “At first we wanted to buy two bikes for two super awesome young athletes here,” Allen said. “We raised $8,000 and then the sponsor dropped out. Then we crowd-funded—everybody here together as a whole—and we raised $30,000. That was made possible by so many brands and people out there.” (They’re still aiming to raise another $10,000. Find out more at instagram.com/ thefulltimehobby.) That slideshow featured some of the young riders who are in the program mixed with professionals. While learning the story behind the submission strengthened it, the overall presentation was also compelling for its pace, variety and music. “The Deep Summer experience was so much for me and I’m excited and stoked to be here,” said Deep Summer competitor Steve Dan-Andrews. “I got to experience so much, try out new features and ride some pretty awesome bikes … It was amazing to meet some new pro riders and engage in this culture and with all the people. I can’t thank everyone enough for getting me to where I am today.” n

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MUSICAL MARRIAGE Adam and Andrea Zonnis bring their folk offerings to The Point Artist-Run Centre on Aug. 14. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Zonnis goes with the flow VICTORIA HUSBAND-AND-WIFE DUO ARE SET TO PLAY THE POINT ON AUG. 14

BY ALYSSA NOEL IT ONLY TAKES a few minutes of conversation with Zonnis to learn two things: the husband-wife folk duo seems adept at going with the flow, and they’re exceedingly friendly. It’s those qualities that led the couple, on a whim, to record an album in Colombia at an American producer’s house back in 2020. “We were there when the pandemic hit,” says Andrea Zonnis, one half of the duo. “We just brought our guitars and showed up. Music is such a wonderful way to meet people.” While it’s not unusual for the pair to get a lead—or even an offer—for a show after a performance, this particular encounter was unique.

“We start off fun and go through some meaningful stuff with rockin’ stuff at the end—a bit of dancing.” - ANDREA ZONNIS

“[The album] is still unreleased—to be released soon,” says Adam Zonnis. “It’s almost ready to go. We spent two days: one day of recording and one day of mixing.” The Victoria-based duo has amassed a collection of impressively diverse tracks over the years. Merging Andrea’s background studying musical theatre, her love of funk and old-school soul, with Adam’s penchant for tongue-in-cheek acts like Tenacious D—and spinning it together with a shared love of storytelling—they

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offer “a little bit for everyone,” Andrea says. “We don’t usually make a setlist, but we have an idea of what direction we’re going to go in,” Adam adds of their live shows. “[The shows] have an arc to them. We start off fun and go through some meaningful stuff with rockin’ stuff at the end—a bit of dancing.” They might pre-book some gigs in advance, but out road-tripping with their RV and son Zander, they’re also open to impromptu shows—like one that unfolded on a ferry ride. “We took a ferry from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert and on the ferry, behind the cafeteria, there was a theatre. We asked the lady at the desk if we could play and she said, ‘Yes, you can totally do that. I’ll make an announcement on the intercom and you can collect tips and sell merch,’” Adam recalls. “We can be completely spontaneous.” The pair’s return to The Point Artist-Run Centre in Whistler won’t be quite as spur-ofthe-moment. Zonnis is set to play the Sunday Concert Series on Aug. 14 from 3 to 6 p.m. “The Point is absolutely amazing and there were so many great people,” Andrea says, recalling the last time they were at the historic Alta Lake lodge for the 2021 Flag Stop Theatre and Arts Festival. The unique venue hits the mark that Zonnis looks for in a show. While they’ll play the right city gig, they much prefer small towns, house parties, or other unconventional venues. “We don’t want to play just a café or a bar in a city,” Adam says. “If we go to a small town, people bring their friends … A few years ago, we weren’t as experienced with touring and we’d play a downtown restaurant in Calgary. Then we were like, ‘Let’s just play our friends’ houses and everyone is super into it. It’s the same vibe as a small town.” For more, visit facebook.com/ zonnismusic. Tickets to their Whistler show are $15, available at thepointartists.com/ events.html. n

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FULL STOP Performers from the Flag Stop Theatre and Arts Festival take a bow on the Point Artist-Run Centre’s floating stage following their performance this weekend. PHOTO SUBMITTED. 2 BIG FANS Mountain bike fans took a seat in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park to cheer on riders racing in the Enduro World Series’ Whistler stop on Saturday, Aug. 6. PHOTO BY HARRISON BROOKS. 3 CLEAN-UP CREW Sydney Smyth clears burdock during the Sea to Sky Invasive Species Council’s adopt-a-trail event. PHOTO SUBMITTED. 4 INTO THE WILD Some Whistlerites got a sneak preview of the menu at the soon-to-be-open Wild Blue restaurant on Wednesday night, Aug. 9. PHOTO BY JESSLYN GATES. 5 WHAT A DRAG Squamish drag 1

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Crankworx was held in Whistler Village to roaring success. As the Crankworx World Tour is back in town this month, we are throwing back to the original Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival, which started in Whistler in 2004. We cannot talk about the start of Crankworx without first mentioning Joyride and the Whistler Summer Gravity Festival. Joyride Bikercross was first organized by Chris Winter and Paddy Kaye in 2001. Four riders simultaneously jockeyed for the lead at full speed down a course featuring tight turns and fast jumps. It instantly drew the crowds. Joyride continued in 2002, then was incorporated into the week-long Whistler Gravity Festival in 2003—combining all the disciplines of gravity-assisted mountain biking, including Air Downhill and Slopestyle. In 2004, the Whistler Gravity Festival rebranded to Crankworx. Crankworx started as a way to pull together all gravity-assisted mountain bike disciplines and events, bringing the best mountain bikers together. The idea was also to showcase the bike park. Rob McSkimming, who was the managing director of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park at the time, approached Mark ‘Skip’ Taylor, who had experience working on the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. According to McSkimming, in 2004, “Crankworx was designed so we could strive to be on the progressive edge of mountain biking.” In 2004, Crankworx took place July 22 to 25, with concerts, pro-rider shows and an expo throughout the four days. Events included the Air Downhill along A-Line, which was then in its third year. The bike park had newly opened the terrain to the top of Garbanzo, and the Garbanzo Downhill was another signature event, along with the BC

Downhill Championship and the Biker X. Definitely the most popular for spectators was the Slopestyle. The course, which Richie Schley helped design, featured a road gap, wall ride, massive teeter-totter, a step-up to scaffolding, and huge gap jumps and drops. Prior to the event, McSkimming said of the course: “You should see what they are building for the Slopestyle session. It looks like an Olympic facility. There are some features in there that are hard to imagine riding, let alone throwing tricks on.” There were many memorable moments during the competition. Kirt Voreis left an impression, falling off his bike on top of the teeter-totter. He was able to keep both himself and the bike on the teeter-totter and continue the run after the fall. Spectators will also remember Timo Pritzel from Germany who went really big, massively overshooting the fun-box transition near the bottom of the course and flying over the scaffolding. As the Whistler Question explained, “He did clear the scaffold, but bailed his bike in mid-air and landed the old-fashioned way, which looked to most of the spectators like a guy jumping out of a two-story building.” He broke his wrist and ankle in the crash, and placed second in the competition. In an impressive underdog story, Paul Basagoitia took top honours in the 2004 Slopestyle when he was only 17 and still relatively unknown. He had a background in BMX, no sponsors and no bike, so he borrowed a bike from friend, Cam Zink, and went on to win the contest. In an interview with Pique Newsmagazine at the time, he said, “It was awesome, it was only like my fifth time on a mountain bike, so I couldn’t be happier.” Still on the progressive edge of mountain biking, the evolution of the Crankworx from 2004 to today is evident in the village this week. Whistler has again come alive in celebration of all things mountain biking and no doubt legends will continue to be created. n

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Tips to get the most

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Katherine

out of the coming weeks: 1. Exercise your willpower at random moments just to keep it limber. 2. Be adept at fulfilling your own hype. 3. Argue for fun. Be playful and frisky as you banter. Disagree for the sport of it, without feeling attached to being right or needing the last word. 4. Be unable to understand how anyone can resist you or not find you alluring. 5. Declare yourself President of Everything, then stage a coup d’état. 6. Smile often when you have no reason to. 7. If you come upon a “squarepeg-round-hole” situation, change the shape of the hole. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If I had to choose a mythic deity to be your symbolic helper, I would pick Venus. The planet Venus is ruler of your sign, and the goddess Venus is the maven of beauty and love, which are key to your happiness. But I would also assign Hephaestus to you Tauruses. He was the Greek god of the metalworking forge. He created Zeus’s thunderbolts, Hermes’ winged helmet, Aphrodite’s magic bra, Achilles’ armour, Eros’ bow and arrows, and the thrones for all the deities in Olympus. The things he made were elegant and useful. I nominate him to be your spirit guide during the next 10 months. May he inspire you to be a generous source of practical beauty. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): To be a true Gemini, you must yearn for knowledge—whether it’s about coral reefs, ancient maps of Sumer, sex among jellyfish, miniblack holes, your friends’ secrets, or celebrity gossip. You need to be an eternal student who craves education. Are some things more important to learn than others? Of course, but that gauge is not always apparent in the present. A seemingly minor clue or trick you glean today may become unexpectedly helpful a month from now. With that perspective in mind, I encourage you to be promiscuous in your lust for new information and teachings in the coming weeks. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian drummer Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Though he has received less acclaim than his fellow Beatles, many critics recognize him as a skillful and original drummer. How did he get started? At age 13, he contracted tuberculosis and lived in a sanatorium for two years. The medical staff encouraged him to join the hospital band, hoping it would stimulate his motor skills and alleviate boredom. Ringo used a makeshift mallet to bang the cabinet near his bed. Good practice! That’s how his misfortune led to his joy and success. Is there an equivalent story in your life, Cancerian? The coming months will be a good time to take that story to its next level. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): One of the inspiring experiments I hope you will attempt in the coming months is to work on loving another person as wildly and deeply and smartly as you love yourself. In urging you to try this exercise, I don’t mean to imply that I have a problem with you loving yourself wildly and deeply and smartly. I endorse your efforts to keep increasing the intensity and ingenuity with which you adore and care for yourself. But here’s a secret: Learning to summon a monumental passion for another soul may have the magic power of enhancing your love for yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Musician Viv Albertine has recorded four albums and played guitar for the Slits, a famous punk band. She has also written two books and worked as a TV director for 20 years. Her accomplishments are impressive. Yet she also acknowledges that she has spent a lot of time in bed for many reasons: needing to rest, seeking refuge to think and meditate, recovering from illness, feeling overwhelmed or lonely or sad. She admiringly cites other creative people who, like her, have worked in their beds: Emily Dickinson, Patti Smith, Edith Sitwell, and Frida Kahlo. I mention this, Virgo, because the coming days will be an excellent time for you to seek sanctuary and healing and creativity in bed.

Mansfield wrote, “The mind I love must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown little wood, the chance of a snake or two, and a pool that nobody’s fathomed the depth of.” Be inspired by her in the coming weeks, Libra. I suspect you will flourish if you give yourself the luxury of exploring your untamed side. The time is ripe to wander in nature and commune with exciting influences outside your comfort zone. What uncharted frontier would you enjoy visiting? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When you are functioning at your best, you Scorpios crave only the finest, topquality highs. You embrace joys and pleasures that generate epiphanies and vitalizing transformations. Mediocre varieties of fun don’t interest you. You avoid debilitating indulgences that provide brief excitement but spawn long-term problems. In the coming weeks, dear Scorpio, I hope you will embody these descriptions. It’s crucial that you seek gratifications and delectations that uplift you, ennoble you, and bless your future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Wish on everything,” advises Sagittarian author Francesca Lia Block. “Pink cars are good, especially old ones. And first stars and shooting stars. Planes will do if they are the first light in the sky and look like stars. Wish in tunnels, holding your breath and lifting your feet off the ground. Birthday candles. Baby teeth.” Your homework during the next two weeks, Sagittarius, is to build a list of further marvels that you will wish on. It’s the Magic Wish season of the year for you: a time when you’re more likely than usual to encounter and generate miracles. Be proactive! Oh, and very important: What are your three top wishes? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Author Aldous Huxley wrote, “That people do not learn much from the lessons of history is the most important lesson that history has to teach.” While his observation is true much of the time, I don’t think it will be so for you in the coming weeks. I suspect you will triumph over past patterns that have repeated and repeated themselves. You will study your life story and figure out what you must do to graduate from lessons you have finally, completely learned. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the film I Origins, a scientist says this to a lover: “When the Big Bang happened, all the atoms in the universe were smashed together into one little dot that exploded outward. So my atoms and your atoms were together then . . . my atoms have always known your atoms.” Although this sounds poetic, it’s true in a literal sense: The atoms that compose you and me and everyone else were originally all squeezed together in a tiny space. We knew each other intimately! The coming days will be an excellent time to celebrate your fundamental link with the rest of the universe. You’ll be extra receptive to feeling connection. You’ll be especially adept at fitting your energy together with others’. You’ll love the sensation of being united, merged, blended. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): My Piscean friend Luna sent me a message that sums up how I feel about you these days. I’ll repeat it here in the hope it will inspire you to be perfectly yourself. Luna said, “Every time I meet someone who was born within like two weeks of my birthday, I end up with the impression that they are the loopiest and wisest person I’ve met in a long time. They are totally ridiculous and worthy of profound respect. They are unhinged and brilliantly focused. They are fuzzyheaded dreamers who couldn’t possibly ever get anything practical accomplished and they are lyrical thinkers who charm me with their attunement to the world’s beauty and impress me with their understanding of how the world works. Hahahahaha. Luckily for me, I know the fool is sacred.” Homework: Imagine what you will be doing exactly one year from today. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com.

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Reefer Madness Redux: Breaking down the RMOW’s heavy-handed cannabis retail policy MANY THINGS were put on hold during the pandemic. Some have come back; some haven’t. It’s still nearly impossible to purchase a new vehicle, with available microchips going mainly—it seems—to models with the highest profit margins. Lookin’ at you pickups. Of course, new vehicles will largely disappear completely if China pulls a Putin and starts bombing Taipei, where nearly two-thirds of all chips are produced. And while I feel empathy for anyone crazy enough to want to fly somewhere— those who’ve discovered their passports are expiring and people who don’t want to buy overpriced pickups and SUVs—I can’t help

BY G.D. MAXWELL but wonder how the pandemic managed to induce blindness in so many people who failed to grasp how a couple of years of pentup demand would likely lead to buying and flying frenzy. Locally, I’m heartened to see our fearless leaders have finally come to grips with Tiny Town’s place in the legal cannabis landscape. Heartened, but confused. The long-delayed RMOW cannabis retail policy was posted early this month and reported in last week’s Pique. While it appears the Byzantine restrictions on legal pot are tailor-made to cannabis outlets, it is unclear whether these new requirements, or at least some of them, will apply to all new and/or renewed retail licences. Then again, it may just be dat ol’ debil morality rearing it’s censorious head again. In case you missed it, if there is a willingness on the part of potential pot store owners to roll the dice and apply for a licence under the new rules, Whistler could have as many as five purveyors of pleasure some time in the future—one each in Function Junction, Creekside, the village proper, Village North and Nesters. With the exception of Function Junction, the locations make sense. Creekside and the village stores will capture the majority of the tourist trade and Nesters still seems to be where the locals shop, if getting in and out without several conversations with friends is any indication. But that is where the ‘makes sense’ part begins to evaporate like a smoke ring in the breeze. Many of the requirements are meaningless. Some are so back-to-thefuture they’re laughable. In the former category, pot shops will have to be at least 750 metres apart. Looking at the authorized locations, it’s clear the only spatial problems this could possibly pose would be the locations in the village and Village North. But the requirement for those is only 150 m. apart. Even if the first applicant opened their doors in the

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far north end of the village, there would be ample room in the pedestrian-heavy Village North. Not sure what the point is here. Ditto the requirement the shops be 300 m. from schools. This conveniently bridges the dichotomy and bleeds into the laughable. The federal regulations legalizing cannabis restrict sales to people aged 18 years and older. The maximum penalty for selling or giving cannabis to underage people: 14 years in the slammer. Admittedly some high school seniors would be old enough to walk into a shop and buy pot, although I’m pretty sure they’d rather keep buying it from their friends. But interestingly, elsewhere in last week’s paper, it was reported a longitudinal study of school

for a cannabis shop to open within 300 m. of a school in Whistler—and yes, I know we need another school, just can’t figure out where—and for good measure the Meadow Park Sports Centre is lumped in with schools for this prohibition—even high school kids wonder what the lawmakers have been smoking. Don’t get me wrong... and don’t burn up the lines to Pique’s editor, I’m not in favour of your kids smoking pot. I’m aware of the literature highlighting the ill effects of cannabis on developing brains. But let’s be honest. Any young person who wants to smoke pot knows where to get it. Same place, likely, they’re getting the alcohol and cigs reported. Same places we got ours before we

Don’t get me wrong... and don’t burn up the lines to Pique’s editor. I’m not in favour of your kids smoking pot ... But let’s be honest. Any young person who wants to smoke pot knows where to get it.

kids in District 48 found Whistler teens have a more favourable view of drug use than the ‘norm.’ That said, the most used ‘controlled’ substance was, of course, alcohol, followed by e-cigs and old fashioned, light-em-up cigarettes. Further down the list was pot. Both alcohol and cigarettes have age restrictions of 19 in B.C. The upshot of this is, well, cynicism. And disbelief. When it’s physically impossible

reached the age of legality. So let’s not add to their growing cynicism about the people running the country by tossing in meaningless rules. No wonder they think we’re a bunch of bozos. Reefer Madness Redux. More problematic is the licensing vehicle chosen by the RMOW. Potential purveyors of pot can line up for a temporary use permit (TUP). Good for three years, wannabe cannabis entrepreneurs are

concerned about the renewal of their permit. With the cost of retail commercial space, the expense of fitting out a store, the challenges of finding staff, and the long list of other woes faced by retailers in town, not to mention the waning profitability of overregulated cannabis stores, there is some reluctance to embrace a limited-run licence. And as if those hurdles weren’t enough, apparently cannabis retailing will be a poster child for the RMOW’s reconciliation efforts. In announcing the new cannabis strategy, his worship, Mayor Jack Crompton, said, “We have spent a lot of time looking into whether cannabis retail can be a part of fulfilling our Official Community Plan policy that asks the RMOW to explore opportunities to incorporate Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation-owned and operated businesses into the local business economy. My hope and expectation is that anyone serious about applying to retail cannabis in Whistler, will look to the Lil’wat or Squamish as business partners.” Hence my curiosity. Is this ‘expectation’ now a key component of Whistler’s overall retail landscape? Just cannabis? Cannabis plus...? Given those comments and the plan to batch all applications for pot TUPs and make the decisions all at once, it’s pretty clear those who fail to find appropriate business partners are likely to see their plans go up in smoke. There’s a lot of reasons legal cannabis has failed to make significant in-roads into the black market. High prices, less potency and moralistic restrictions all conspire to keep the old supply chains busy. I’m not sure what hurdles social engineering might add to those barriers, but I guess we’ll see. ■

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