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‘UNICORN’ NEXII UNDER COURT PROTECTION FROM CREDITORS Nexii owes creditors more than $112M BOB MACKIN BIV

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he local, Vancouver-based green building products startup that called itself the fastest in Canada to reach a $1-billion valuation is under court-ordered protection from creditors.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Michael Stephens appointed KSV Restructuring on Jan. 11 to monitor Nexii Building Solutions Inc., which owes creditors more than $112 million.

Stephens’ order under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act bought time for Nexii to seek interim financing of up to US$750,000 and granted a stay of proceedings against the company until at least Jan. 22, when the next hearing is scheduled, to protect Nexii and related companies and their directors and officers from legal action.

Nexii’s Jan. 10 petition to the court said it owes senior secured lenders Powerscourt Investments XXV LP, Trinity Capital Inc. and Horizon Technology Finance Corp US$79 million and equipment lessors, trade creditors and landlords $6 million.

Assets include equipment, accounts receivable, contracts and intellectual property worth a total book value of $69 million.

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WLNG MARINE TRANSIT PLAN SPARKS DEBATE AMONG COUNCIL ‘We should try to be proactive rather than reactive in our approach to this whole project,’ said Coun. Eric Andersen ANDREW HUGHES

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ecent information about Woodfibre LNG’s marine transit sparked some debate among Squamish council members at their first meeting in 2024.

At the Jan. 9 special business meeting, Squamish council received a staff report on Woodfibre LNG’s (WLNG) Construction Marine Transportation Management and Monitoring Plan (MTMMP), which detailed feedback from District staff.

WLNG’s plan is meant to satisfy conditions of its provincial Environmental Assessment Certificate and Sḵwx̱w ú7mesh Úxwumixw’s (Squamish Nation) Environmental Assessment Agreement, and the federal decision statement.

Feedback will be sent to the Environmental Assessment Office and Woodfibre LNG. A recent development in WLNG’s plan is that Squamish-based workers will be ferried from Site B to WLNG during the construction phase.

Site B, also referred to as West-Barr Lease in the plan, is on the east side of Mamquam Blind Channel at the south end where the channel opens into Howe Sound.

Kate Mulligan, the municipal director of major projects industrial, said the ferry vessel will have space for approximately 100 to 200 passengers, but there was yet to be an indication of how many workers would be travelling daily during the construction phase.

Furthermore, Sarah McJannet, a planner with the District, said staff are seeking more information about docking the vessel at this site as the District is also looking at dredging options in the blind channel.

Feedback on the plan varied widely among council members.

Some council members pushed for increased

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Location of Site B log sort.

public consultation. Moreover, some council members lamented the lack of time given for District staff to provide feedback, as staff were originally given a two-week period for feedback in July which they were unable to meet.

“My bigger issues are with the overall process of bringing this project into production and it disturbs me that we’re regularly given inadequate time windows for feedback,” said Coun. Lauren Greenlaw. “And in this case, I believe we were given 14 days, which is a ludicrously short period of time for an organization that both manages a municipality and all its functions.”

However, the report notes that WLNG

considers the plan a “living document” and the District has taken part in recent marine user group meetings in October and December 2023 with WLNG to discuss the plan.

“Given the nature of this living document, the District anticipates this feedback will be considered and resulting revisions to the Construction MTMMP will be made,” reads the staff report.

Other comments from council members waded into how they should be approaching the project.

“We should try to be proactive rather than reactive in our approach to this whole project,” said Coun. Eric Andersen. “And I’m not pointing fingers at staff, but all of us. We all

need to be thinking this way. We’re reacting to this EAO process. Well, that’s not the only thing we should be doing. We should be working pro-actively towards obtaining benefits for the community for the waterfront.”

Andersen also gave the example of collaborating with WLNG and the province to improve the Site B and Highway 99 intersection, which he highlighted as a “serious safety concern.”

“It’s a serious issue and it’s going to cost a lot of dollars. And we sure could use their help and collaboration,” he said.

Coun. Jenna Stoner later responded to Andersen by saying WLNG is “welcome to SITE B: Continued on 5

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NEXII: Continued from 1 Nexii, according to the petition, requested the stay of proceedings to “implement a sales process that the petitioners believe will enable them to restructure and implement a transaction that will benefit their creditors and stakeholders, and in particular will provide greater benefit than a forced liquidation or a bankruptcy.”

Nexii markets the proprietary Nexiite panelling system, a low-carbon concrete alternative produced at its factory in Squamish, for customers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Starbucks Coffee Company and AECOM. As of Dec. 20, 2023, 142 people were employed by Nexii: 75 in Squamish, 62 in Vancouver and five in the U.S. Nexii owns various companies under the Omicron Canada Inc. umbrella, which employs 160.

The affidavit from acting CEO William Tucker said several senior executives departed between August and December, including CEO Stephen Sidwell, manufacturing executive vice-president Brian Carter, investor relations vice-president Todd Buchanan and finance vice-president Bonnie Dawe.

Tucker’s affidavit said he and Chicago-based senior executive advisor David Bryant are the current members of senior management.

The Nexii website still shows former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson as the executive vice-president of strategy and partnerships.

“Nexii requires additional funding to pursue its growth and business strategy. Historically, Nexii had funded growth through equity, and some debt financing,” said Tucker’s sworn statement. “Currently, Nexii is not able to raise additional capital through equity and the senior secured lenders are not prepared to advance additional funds without a clear path to the sale of Nexii’s business.”

Tucker is also the CEO of Omicron Canada Inc., the residential designer and builder Nexii

Unfortunately, shortly before closing, one of the investors terminated its involvement and the investment did not proceed.

WILLIAM TUCKER acquired in 2021.

Nexii owes Omicron—which Tucker called “self-funding and profitable”—$4 million.

According to Tucker’s affidavit, Nexii has raised $125 million since 2019, but costs have been high relative to revenue. It expected $14 million total revenue for 2023, a $7.1-million increase year over year. It has four ongoing construction projects nearing completion, expected to bring in $8.3 million, and six under contract where work has yet to begin.

The Omicron companies have 67 contracts in progress worth $150 million before costs and another $110 million worth of contracts.

Last August, according to Tucker, Investcorp Green Limited invested $5 million in Nexii and,

by November, the company had an $18-million term sheet for an investment from unnamed “strategic investors in the Middle East.”

“Unfortunately, shortly before closing, one of the investors terminated its involvement and the investment did not proceed,” said Tucker’s filing. “Losing access to these funds significantly limited the petitioners’ options.”

In September 2021, Nexii issued a news release that said it had reached “unicorn” status in less than 31 months.

The same announcement heralded Procter and Gamble CEO David Taylor’s appointment to the board and promoted support from actor Michael Keaton and Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco for expansion in Pennsylvania.

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HOW COLD IS IT?: As temperatures dipped well below freezing, waterfalls turned into icicles.

SITE B: Continued from 4 come to the table and take action and they haven’t. They continue to forge ahead on short timelines and not bring other people along.”

Nevertheless, Stoner believed there was still room for collaboration with WLNG. “I think to me, one of the opportunities here is dredging at the Mamquam Blind Channel.

I’m encouraged to hear that they are part of the conversation if not part of the working group yet. … My only comment would be to reinforce that language of the ongoing work that the District is doing and the opportunity for collaboration should Woodfibre be interested in showing up and actually doing something

for our community,” she continued.

Coun. John French said he didn’t want to wade much into the proactive versus reactive comments.

“But I will point out that Woodfibre LNG is not using Darrell Bay and has basically, it appears, walked away from that site,” he said.

“There’s a reason and we’re the reason. [It’s] totally my opinion, but I feel that there were so many roadblocks put up by the District of Squamish at Darrell Bay, that ultimately, those roadblocks forced Woodfibre LNG to find different solutions for their shipping needs.”

If interested in learning more, please review the Construction MTMMP or the meeting on the District’s website at squamish.ca.

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You can now digitally pay for a bus in Squamish with an app.

BC Transit’s Umo fare system is now live on Squamish transit. Umo, pronounced “you-mo,” can be used either through an app or reloadable card, according to a news release from BC Transit.

“When ready to travel, riders open their app to display a dynamic QR code that serves as their fare product. As riders board the bus, they present their app’s QR code to a new onboard validator,” reads the release. “The Umo app also provides riders with additional tools to help them plan their trip including real-time information and maps.”

Alternatively, riders can also use the Umo card. “[An] Umo card can be picked up for free from a BC Transit Umo vendor. The card is designed for continued use and can be continually topped up with fare products through a vendor, online at ca.umopass.com, or through Umo’s customer service call centre at 877-380-8181.”

Additionally, BC Transit noted that the

30-Day Pass would soon replace the existing Monthly Pass, though the exact date is unknown and BC Transit expects it to take several months. The 30-Day Pass allows users unlimited trips during a 30-day period and can be activated on any day of the month.

“While it is expected most riders will find one of Umo’s new payment methods a more convenient option, sheets of 10 tickets will continue to be sold and cash will continue to be accepted for riders who prefer these options.”

Finally, Squamish riders using Umo will automatically be converted to a DayPASS fare if they ride the bus a second time on any given day.

“This means regardless of a rider’s chosen Umo payment method, a rider will never pay more than two times the value of a cash fare for unlimited daily travel in the Squamish transit system,” reads the release.

Eventually, BC Transit intends to provincially enable onboard payments with debit and credit cards.

For more information on Umo, visit bctransit.com/umo. You can also download Umo Mobility app in the Apple and Google Play stores.

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EVER CONSIDERED BEING A B.C. SHERIFF?

Provincial government is currently hiring deputy sheriffs, including in the Sea to Sky Corridor future training class sizes will be 20 recruits or more, according to a spokesperson from the Ministry of the Attorney General.

If hired, new recruits attend mandatory Sheriff Recruit Training (SRT) at the Sheriff Academy at the Justice Institute of B.C. While attending the 14-week training, new hires receive a salary equivalent to $48,729.07 per year.

However, new hires have to agree to stay in the sheriff position for two years or repay their training costs.

Once finished training and working full-time, the annual salary for a sheriff ranges from about $68,000 to $77,500.

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ave you ever thought about being a sheriff? Did you even know that B.C. had sheriffs?

There have been sheriffs in this province since as early as 1857.

Their role has evolved and been centralized since they were expected to be tax collectors back in 1860, or even executioners at Oakalla prison up to the 1960s.

Today, approximately 500 sheriffs work within our justice system throughout the province.

WHAT DO THEY DO Sheriffs are provincial peace officers who provide security within the court system in B.C. in Provincial, Supreme and Appeal courts.

They also transport people within the province who have business related to the courts, including those accused or convicted of a crime.

Among other duties, they also conduct intelligence gathering and risk assessment.

Unlike other law enforcement agencies, for example police officers who may have arrested someone who appears before a judge, the sheriff’s role is neutral within the courts.

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HIRING The British Columbia Sheriff Service (BCSS) is currently hiring for upcoming deputy sheriff positions including in the Sea to Sky Corridor.

The next sheriff recruit training class runs this spring and is anticipated to have 60 new recruits.

The application is open until Jan. 19.

There will be two other intake periods in 2024.

Over the next few years, BCSS anticipates that

Attorney General of British Columbia Niki Sharma acknowledged that there is currently a shortage of sheriffs in B.C., which can impact court cases if there isn’t a sheriff available when needed.

Sharma said, at times, sheriffs have been recruited elsewhere because of their skills.

“The sheriffs are so well trained and they do such a great job in our court system that we’ve seen a real recruitment effort sometimes by the other police officer ... agencies to have our sheriffs,” she said.

“We’ve actually put a push back the other way to keep our sheriffs and to grow our service.”

Therefore, the provincial government has

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Asked about a possible increase in wages to help retain sheriffs, Sharma said it is something the ministry is looking at.

“I’ve been hard at work on that since becoming Attorney General because of the shortages that sheriffs are facing. We did a big … independent report on what the specific issues were, and what we needed to work on. One of them that came through that was wages,” she said.

“The recruitment or retention bonus that we just recently announced is kind of an interim measure. ... We’re going to continue to work to make sure that the wages also reflect that, but the retention and recruitment bonus, I think, is a part of that effort.”

While neither Sharma nor the ministry could say what the current demographic of the force is, Sharma encouraged folks from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Squamish Nation members in the Sea to Sky. “We have an Indigenous strategy that we’re working on actively, and a big part of that is increasing Indigenous people in all levels of our justice system. And I think a sheriff is a good example of that, too.”

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DISTRICT OF SQUAMISH NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DISPOSE OF LAND (42000 LOGGERS LANE)

WHAT’S PROPOSED: Disposition of District owned land at 42000 Loggers Lane to Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

The Municipal Council of the District of Squamish gives notice pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter of the intention to dispose of land that is not being made available to the public for acquisition.

The land to be disposed of is legally defined as PID: 018-493-246, Lot C North ½ South West Quarter Section 2 Township 50 Reference Plan LMP 13031 and is further identified on the map below.

The District intends to sell the land to Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for a purchase price of $17,490,000.

Legal agreements related to this transaction may be inspected at the offices of Municipal Hall, 37955 2nd Avenue, Squamish, B.C., V8B 0A3 during the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday, daily, except holidays.

For more information concerning this sale, please contact the undersigned at (604) 892-5217.

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DISTRICT OF SQUAMISH NOTICE OF HEARING Tuesday, January 30 at 6 p.m.

WHAT’S PROPOSED: Temporary Use Permit No. DTU00048

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AFFECTED LANDS: 37322 Sp’akw’us Landing, Squamish BC PROPOSED TEMPORARY USES: To allow for Business and Professional Office

In Writing

Minor and Research and Development uses to continue on the property outlined in black on the Location Map below, for a period of three years.

Deliver a written submission to hearing@squamish.ca, or drop off to the Corporate Officer at Municipal Hall before 4 p.m. on the date of the Hearing.

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If technical issues occur for a person during the Hearing, submissions may be made by emailing hearing@squamish.ca and staff will distribute to Council and make available on the website. For those participating via telephone or electronically, the District is encouraging written submissions to be made as well.

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Persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Temporary Use Permit will have an opportunity to be heard and to present written submissions for the Hearing.

Council will not consider submissions received after the close of the Hearing.

LOCATION MAP:

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Participate electronically through the use of the WebEx platform by Electronic Participation visiting squamish.ca/public-hearings-and-meetings. Instruction for

participation in the WebEx virtual Public Hearing can be found at that site.

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Visit squamish.ca/public-hearings-and-meetings in advance of the scheduled Hearing time for:

OCEANFRONT PENINSULA

HOW TO VIEW THE PROPOSED REZONING A copy of the proposed Temporary Use Permit and related information that has been or may be considered by Council may be inspected online or at Municipal Hall.

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WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN A HEARING

37955 Second Avenue, Squamish, British Columbia, from January 18 to 30, 2024 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays.

Questions? Contact the Planning Department: 604.815.5002

By Telephone

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Instructions on how to set up WebEx and how to log in;

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How to get on the speakers’ list;

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An opportunity to test your computer’s connection to the WebEx platform.

Participate by telephone during the Hearing by calling 1.604.449.3026 and entering the Access Code 146 367 8438.

Dial *3 to ‘raise your hand’ indicating that you’d like to speak. You will be placed on a speakers’ list and alerted when it is your turn to speak. You will hear a message that “your line has been unmuted” when it is your turn to speak.

Prior to the meeting, please visit squamish.ca/public-hearings-and-meetings for detailed instructions.

In Person You may participate in person during the Hearing in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall, 37955 Second Avenue, Squamish, British Columbia.

All submissions will form part of the public record.

Please note that Council may not receive further submissions received from the public or interested parties concerning the Bylaw described above after the conclusion of the Hearing.

This is the first of two notices of Hearing.

Dated this 18th day of January, 2024 at Squamish, British Columbia.

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Capacity in Council Chambers is limited and so participation electronically via WebEx, or by telephone is encouraged.

Watch the meeting without speaking If you do not wish to participate but would like to watch the meeting and hear the submissions, you can do so by watching the meeting at squamish.ca/live-meetings.

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WEST VANCOUVER-SEA TO SKY MLA JORDAN STURDY TO RETIRE Sturdy has served as MLA for the riding since 2013, and narrowly held the seat in the 2020 snap election against a green challenge SCOTT TIBBALLS

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ongtime West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA, Jordan Sturdy, will not seek a fourth term in the upcoming provincial election.

“I thoroughly enjoyed my time as an elected official,” he said in an interview with Pique.

“I still have my farm, and I am now at a place where I need to take it to the next level, and to figure out how to transition it into the next generation. That requires all of my attention.”

Sturdy, who sits as a BC United MLA, was first elected in 2013, and re-elected in 2017 and 2020 as a BC Liberal, BC United’s previous iteration.

Before that, he was the Mayor of Pemberton, where he still lives.

Sturdy said he never intended to be an elected official, but it was just how things worked out.

“It was a set of circumstances that brought me in in the first place,” he said, before shifting to talking about his popular family farm in Pemberton, North Arm Farm, which received 80,000 visitors in 2023.

“It’s a big operation, and really my wife and one of my daughters have taken the lion’s share of the responsibility over the last couple of years.

It has been difficult to navigate through all of the demands on my life, and so I think that my future is not in politics, my future is on my farm in Pemberton.”

Asked about achievements during his 11 years as MLA, Sturdy said he was most proud of helping people.

“Much of what we do is of a more private and personal manner in that we’re continually approached by constituents about issues that they have with the provincial government, with provincial policy—with the federal government, for that matter—and much of what we do never sees the light of day.

“It’s about helping people solve problems, and that is overall very gratifying, useful, and practical work. That’s probably the most important aspect of what we do.”

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Jordan Sturdy.

He pointed to the introduction of a cumulative effects assessment framework for Howe Sound as a major win.

“It is a really important thing that will help us understand and ensure the biodiversity and health of Howe Sound continues to move in a positive direction,” he said. “That was a tool that was not previously used in a place like Howe Sound, so bringing that to this area was very important.”

A regret, however, was a long-term failure to move the needle on introducing a regional transit service—an item that has long been on the wish list of the regional community.

“I thought we were getting there, and it just seems to keep falling off the table,” he said.

“I did meet with the premier this summer and I was quite optimistic after that meeting. We’ll see when the budget rolls around if there’s additional resources for transit or not, and whether they begin to adopt legislation that would make that happen.”

Sturdy’s retirement opens up the race for the West Vancouver-Sea to Sky riding, which was a close three-way race in 2020. Sturdy won the riding by only 60 votes following a judicial recount, fending off BC Green candidate Jeremy Valeriote (who is running again in 2024).

He will bow out of politics during a time when BC United is low in the polls while the two-term NDP government holds a solid leading, with BC United facing challenges on its right flank from the resurgent Conservative Party of BC. BC United is yet to announce who will run for Sturdy’s seat, but he said he is encouraging all potential candidates to throw their hat into the ring.

“Win, lose or draw, it’s a worthwhile endeavour,” he said Asked whether he’d do it all over again, Sturdy said yes, but maybe not for quite as long.

“Honestly, I wasn’t intending to run in 2020, but it was a snap election and I couldn’t really walk from it at the time,” he said. “It had always

been my intention to step aside.”

He did say his time helped him develop some opinions on term limits as a way to continually usher in fresh blood.

“I think there’s some real value in us thinking about what that looks like. I think we do need fresh ideas, we do need a new perspective on things,” he said.

“We also need to make sure people are not running with the sole objective of being re-elected. Obviously if you’re not elected you can’t effect change, but if your whole identity is integral to your political career, then if you lose that position, you lose your identity and you become lost, so people can become desperate to win, [so] their decisions are not necessarily made for the right reason.

“Whereas if you had term limits, then there’s nothing to lose. It’s easier to make the right decision when you have no skin in the game.

You’re going to be gone anyway, so make the good decision, not the one that’s expedient, or that’s going to create opportunity for yourself.”

Asked about the upcoming election, Sturdy said he believes B.C. needs change, and he will be encouraging locals to vote BC United.

“I don’t believe this government is on the right track. There may have been some good decisions, but at the same time our outcomes are deteriorating,” he said.

Sturdy cited health-care and transportation as major sticking points, criticizing delays with the Massey Tunnel replacement, the Pattullo Bridge replacement being so slow, and the Broadway subway being over budget and behind schedule.

“It just goes on and on … they really haven’t accomplished a thing,” besides double the provincial debt, he added.

“In seven years they’ve doubled what it took every single government that preceded them to accumulate prior. Yet what are the outcomes?”

“When you look at the bigger-picture issues of right track, wrong track—the majority thinks we’re on the wrong track on the major issues.

Whether the government has worn their welcome out yet, I guess we’ll see in October.”

The provincial election will be held on or before Oct. 19, 2024.

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BESTRONG TRAINING OPENS IN DOWNTOWN SQUAMISH

Located on Third Avenue, the recently opened gym offers personal and hybrid training in a welcoming environment for anyone ANDREW HUGHES

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new gym has opened in downtown Squamish and aims to get clients ready for any adventure, big or small.

“BeSTRONG really is about making people feel like they can say yes to any adventure and that’s different for every person,” said Lisa Lethbridge, owner and head coach at beSTRONG Training which is located on Third Avenue across the street from PearlSpace.

For some, said Lethbridge, that might be keeping up with their kids on the ski hill or playground. And for others, it might be getting up and out of bed without experiencing pain.

“While we have the knowledge and capacity as a coaching team to allow people to crush whatever extreme goals they have, we are also very inclusive,” said Lethbridge.

Having just opened in December, the gym feels as if you’re walking into your own personalized gym, which is by design.

It has a variety of equipment available for use.

Lethbridge said they limit the capacity inside, so clients can feel welcome and avoid one of the potentially intimidating aspects of larger gyms.

The two primary options that the gym offers are personal training, which is one-on-one with

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Lisa Lethbridge, owner and head coach at beSTRONG Training which is located on Third Avenue across the street from PearlSpace.

a coach, and hybrid training, which offers some coaching sessions and other customized, on-your-own training.

Currently, they offer a free consultation for anyone interested to discuss personal goals and conduct a movement assessment.

“What I’ve tried to bring is that intimate feeling of training with just a warm and welcoming space,” said Lethbridge.

With the new year upon us, fitness goals are often front of mind for many. Lethbridge stressed that to stick with the goals throughout the year, people need to find enjoyment, consistency and progress in their training.

“You really need to find a training program or an environment that you’re stoked about turning up to,” said Lethbridge. “That can be a setting like this where it is highly personalized, it can be

a group class, but ultimately, what matters most is that you’re excited by the prospect of going somewhere.”

With numerous coaches at the gym, Lethbridge said beSTRONG can help provide consistency and accountability so clients aren’t all on their own in managing their progress. She also said they have plans to start small group sessions on Saturdays in January and host seminars on a variety of topics.

“I’m really excited to be offering different community events [in 2024],” she said.

Ultimately, beSTRONG is about offering stability, hoping to help people meet their goals and have fun and confidence while doing it.

“This is the every-person facility and we are very much about balance and moderation. I believe that you should be strong to do whatever you want to do. But I love cookies and going out and having fun,” Lethbridge said with a laugh.

“Gym is important, but gym is not life.”

“I think that’s really what makes us stand out.”

For more information about beSTRONG Training, visit bestrongtraining.ca or keep up with them on social media.

New business openings are a regular beat for reporter Andrew Hughes. If you are a brand new business that would like to be considered for a story, write to ahughes@squamishchief.com.

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Water Meter Installations – Water meters are being installed at Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and multi-family residential properties in Squamish. A rate study will be undertaken with public input to update the way these properties are billed for water consumption.

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EDITORIAL

WIN-WINS

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ome new health policies by the provincial government are a boon for the well-being of residents in Squamish and around the province.

It is 7 a.m. on a Saturday, and you get that oh-so-familiar feeling of having a urinary tract infection (UTI) that, according to the Kidney Foundation, leads to 500,000 visits to doctors per year in Canada.

Do you call your Squamish doctor’s office—if you are lucky enough to have a family doctor—and suffer through the rest of the weekend to be seen next week, or do you brave the lineup at the walk-in clinic?

And who will watch the kids or take over your work while you go?

Well, now another option is available: head to your favourite Squamish pharmacy and see if you qualify for treatment immediately.

As of June 1, 2023, qualified pharmacists— including in the district—can treat 21 minor ailments such as UTIs, its nasty cousin, the yeast infection, shingles, pink eye, thrush, and more.

What could be a painfully long wait, literally, to see a doctor, can be taken care of in mere minutes at the pharmacy at the grocery or drug store in town.

And it frees doctors to deal with more complex patient issues.

This won’t work for everyone, granted. For example, if you have had recurring UTIs, that must be discussed with a doctor. And it likely has other downsides, like being one more thing for our already busy pharmacists to do these days in this understaffed but booming town.

However, overall, giving patients more autonomy over their health is positive.

Another beneficial example of a health change for women is the test for cervical cancer; the province is moving away from only depending on the dreaded Pap test, or Pap smear, which women have endured for generations. Instead, they are phasing in home-based tests.

This is a first in Canada.

Starting Jan. 29, most women aged 25 to 69 can choose to order a kit to self-screen for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the leading cause of cervical cancer. They can also still choose to have their screening done by a medical professional if they wish.

It is up to them. How humane.

“Self-screening removes obstacles such as cultural barriers, history of trauma, the need for transportation, child care and booking time off from work for traditional testing,” reads a provincial news release about the change.

“This can improve outcomes for patients, reduce demands on the healthcare system and expedite care for others.”

It is a win-win.

RAILING AGAINST POOR DRIVING ETIQUETTE OUTSIDER INSIGHTS

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quamish, British Columbia, all of Canada: Let’s talk about the quality of driving.

I’ve lived in Canada since 2018, and I’ve always been amazed by the high insurance rates when it comes to insuring a vehicle and the poor reputation of drivers in this part of the world when it comes to safety, awareness and skill on the road.

I also think these two things are connected, and there are a few solutions that could help everyone.

My credentials are: I’ve owned my driver’s licence for 16 years and have never been in an accident or received a speeding ticket, here or in Australia, where you can be fined for driving three kilometres over the limit.

First up, some peeves about drivers: Four-way stops. I have nothing against this road design feature, but rather a select few’s approach to wanting to wave everyone through, as if lacking the bravery to claim their right of way. Road rules are not about being polite; they are about being predictable

so other drivers know what to expect. Never give up your right of way.

Merging on the highway. The on-ramp of a highway is meant for those merging onto the road to get up to speed. Nobody wins if you slow to a stop to wait for the right opportunity to merge, because traffic should be going fast enough that a runningstart is a requirement, not a bonus.

When and how to merge. This applies to those entering a highway and those on it. When you want to move over into a new lane, you are required to match speed with the lane you’re entering, and make sure it’s clear. Throwing on a turn signal and going anyway is a recipe for disaster. Those already in the lane would also do well to make space if it’s clear the merging driver clearly has no grasp on the concept that two vehicles can’t occupy the same space.

Highways are losing lanes. When two lanes go into one lane at highway speeds, don’t take the 200m warning sign as a signal you should overtake. Many drivers don’t seem to grasp that when you are overtaking a vehicle in a lane that’s ending, they will have to merge. Into you.

Car parks. When navigating a carpark, don’t be the driver that gets up in other drivers’ space when DRIVING: Continued on 13

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Ha7lh skwálwen cht kwis emút cht iy sts’its’áp’ cht iy kw’shétsut cht na7tkwa temíxw tl’a Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (We have good feelings that we live, we work and we play on the lands of the Squamish Nation) DRIVING: Continued from 12 they’re trying to manoeuvre. It’s the same concept as allowing people already on the bus to get off the bus before you get on: If you allow other drivers in a car park the space to get out of there, you will have more space to park your vehicle.

Speeding. Chill out, British Columbia.

What about some solutions? I’ve thought of a few over the years. These are extreme, but I think that the sweet spot is somewhere between them and whatever is happening right now, which I suspect is nothing.

Prevent parents from teaching their children to drive. This is an expensive one, but intuitively, if you are taught to drive by someone lacking in skill, you will lack skill. More needs to be done to

ensure that new drivers get the right end of the stick.

Enforce regular testing. It makes little sense that when a new driver passes their test and gets a licence, they are never tested again unless they run afoul of the road rules in a big way. I say in a big way, because I’ve seen plenty of funky manoeuvres right in front of the RCMP and nothing ever seems to get pulled up.

Life-long bad habits are baked in. If regular testing was enforced, once every few years for every driver (or even in a lottery system, like jury duty), maybe we’d have some more attentive drivers on our roads.

Now, these ideas are expensive. But when Canadians are constantly going on about the cost of living, taking a look at the long-term impact of a poor driving

Many drivers don’t seem to grasp that when you are overtaking a vehicle in a lane that’s ending, they will have to merge.

Into you. culture is a great place to start, because perhaps it will reduce the cost of insurance and registration down the line.

It’s certainly a more appropriate response to cost of living pressures than giving out free money.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEW FERRY TO SQUAMISH NEEDED

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am a passenger who frequently rides the ferry between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale and it is always overcrowded with passengers.

People are always having one sail waits (or more) at both ends of the route.

A lot of people who ride this route are people travelling from the Sunshine Coast to Whistler via Horseshoe Bay. I think the solution to reduce overcrowding on the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route is to run a new ferry from Squamish to Langdale.

It would be a much faster way to get from the Sunshine Coast to Whistler.

It would attract more ridership to the ridership.

It would attract new customers to the ferry system.

It would help boost tourism on the Sunshine Coast and in the SquamishWhistler area.

Our population is growing here on the south coast and with that, so is the ridership on the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale ferry. Thus, there is the need for a new ferry between Langdale and Squamish to help reduce overcrowding on the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale ferry.

Ian Dewar McPherson Richmond

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HWY 99 VERSUS MALAHAT

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’m amazed travelling between Squamish and Whistler, how dangerous it is driving back and forth, especially during evening hours and rainy nights.

There’s an inability to see any highway markers highlighting the road/lanes.

The so-called road markers which are supposed to define the directional lanes are completely invisible and drivers have to guess where their side of the road is!

During Christmas, driving on the Malahat, I was amazed at how well the highway was marked, making driving less stressful.

Driving the Malahat was not guesswork like it is on the Sea to Sky Highway.

Why, with the amount of increased traffic and accidents that happen along there, have proper highway markers not been installed?

Are we just waiting for more accidents or even deaths to occur before government action is taken?

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Monday to be considered for Thursday’s edition. Full names and neighbourhood will be published with the letter. The publisher reserves the right to refuse and edit letters for length and clarity or to address legal concerns. Email letters to: editor@squamishchief.com.

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TOP TIKTOK OF THE WEEK On Saturday, the temperature dipped to -14.8C, beating the previous record (for 1983 to 2023) of -11.8 C in 2017. Reporter Andrew Hughes shot a video of the impact around town. See the video on TikTok @squamishchief.

On Sunday, we broke the record for Jan. 14 at -12.3 C, C, surpassing the old record of -9.7 C set in 2007.

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DARTS & DAFFODILS SNOW SHOVELS FULL OF SPRING DAFFODILS

to a good neighbour on Diamond Road who cleared my front area and truck when we had a snow dump overnight Monday. It was so much appreciated!

STARBUCKS’ DAFFODILS to the lady in

the dark car with her dog on Tuesday, Jan. 9, for buying my order at the drive-thru. It made my day.

—Squamish Chief delivery driver

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HSPAA HOSTS TWO AWARD-NOMINATED ARTISTS FOR FIRST CONCERT OF 2024

Finalists for the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards, Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira, will play a concert on Jan. 27 This will be an introduction to Cape Breton stepdance from Nova Scotia and the seated ‘podorythmie’ foot rhythms of Quebec.

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he Howe Sound Performing Arts Association (HSPAA) has lined up its first concert in 2024.

On Saturday, Jan. 27, two artists will combine their talents in string instruments for a concert at St. John the Divine Anglican Church in Squamish.

“Local fiddling favourite, Jocelyn Pettit, joins forces with cellist Ellen Gira to fuse traditional and contemporary music styles into a powerfully uplifting and soulful performance,” reads an email about the event from Veronica McPhee.

“Join Howe Sound Performing Arts Association for an evening of high-energy tunes and soulful songs, with nuanced fiddle-cello interplay, vocal harmonies, lively stepdancing, and French Canadian foot percussion.”

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. and the doors will open at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for $25 on the HSPAA’s website howesoundarts.ca.

Pettit is also hosting a related event, Intro to Stepdancing, earlier on Jan. 27 from 1 p.m. to 2

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Celtic fiddler Jocelyn Pettit.

p.m. also at the church.

“Come tap your toes and move your feet to the fun music of Canada’s East Coast and Quebec!

This will be an introduction to Cape Breton stepdance from Nova Scotia and the seated ‘podorythmie’ foot rhythms of Quebec,” reads

McPhee’s email. “Everyone is welcome— whether you are a seasoned dancer or have never danced before. Hard-soled shoes are recommended.”

Pettit and Gira’s album, All It Brings, has been nominated for Traditional Album of the Year for the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards. The awards will be announced in early April in St. John’s, N.L. Check out more from Pettit and Gira at jocelynandellen.com.

Pronounced you-mo!

BC Transit’s new electronic fare system, Umo, is now ready for use in the Squamish Transit System. Umo allows you to select the best payment method for your lifestyle and travel habits.

It’s your choice how to use Umo – app or reloadable card.

Every rider must carry their own payment method and may choose between: Downloading the Umo Mobility app from the Apple App or Google Play stores

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Buy passes or load cash through the app, online at ca.umopass.com, Umo’s customer service line at 877-380-8181, or through a vendor.

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EXCITEMENT BUBBLES FOR BRACKENDALE ART GALLERY’S REOPENING

The BAG is set to have a soft opening in mid to late February; find out how you can support revised arts and culture hub JENNIFER THUNCHER

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he metaphoric BAG is overflowing with activity and excitement at the Brackendale Art Gallery (The BAG) these days.

The BAG will be opening in mid to late February, according to one of the owners, Jessica Rigg, who was bubbling over with excitement, telling The Squamish Chief what is happening and all that is to come in 2024.

The ultimate goal is to transition the entire property into an arts and culture centre.

The newly renovated café will be open daily for the soft opening, Rigg said.

“For the first few weeks, we’re just going to focus on welcoming the community into the new space, showing people around, testing many ideas, training staff, kind of working out the kinks, and just preparing for more of a full programming come March.”

The aim is to have four or five different community gathering spaces within the building.

There will be the main stage area, which most people who have visited the space pre-renovation will be familiar with.

“That’s going to stay familiar, with a bunch of unique improvements, but there’ll be musical performances a few times a week ... that will be focused on that main stage area, and a few other community performances.”

For March, bookings are already in place for Douglas Kerr and the Almost Brothers, Surf Hat, the Bluesberry Jam Showband and The Paperboys, among others.

“March will have a community focus where we are bringing back some of those favourites,” Rigg said, “And starting to re-establish some of those long-running partnerships, and developing some new relationships with people that have expressed an interest in being part of The BAG,” she said.

Other events that are envisioned for The BAG include markets, art-focused events and youth-centred opportunities.

“One of our goals is to actually develop some opportunities specifically for youth in events and programming, including getting opportunities for young artists to perform a showcase at The BAG and also on the other end to learn about how to actually put on a performance, such as [with] sound and lighting training in the tech side of things,” Rigg said, adding that the sound and lighting is being upgraded.

“We have a huge team of very talented, very experienced technicians who are eager to pass that knowledge on to the next generation.”

The upstairs gallery area at The BAG, known by some as Thor’s loft after previous owner, the late Thor Froslev, has been expanded.

“Now, the entire second floor will be a dedicated art gallery space, which is pretty exciting,” Rigg said, adding that local Harper Wellman, who folks may know from Squamish Arts, has been hired as an art curator.

“I think the plan is to do the first formal art exhibit in April and he’ll be releasing a call for artists to submit in February when we launch

PHOTO COURTESY BRACKENDALE ART GALLERY

Extensive renovations are underway.

our newly designed website,” Rigg said.

The folks at The BAG are also partnering with various other stakeholders, such as Between Shifts Theatre, and working with the owners at Trickster’s Hideout, Rigg said, to co-ordinate event calendars and support each other.

“Making sure that we’re maximizing the use and the attendance at both spaces,” she said. “It is a great opportunity for Squamish to have choices and excitement happening in both neighbourhoods. We are all good friends and it is a really exciting time for arts and culture in Squamish.”

SURVEY SAYS The BAG’s survey has been filled out by about 600 respondents so far, and Rigg said it is being kept open to gather as much feedback as possible.

The survey results informed the ideas being unveiled at the community hub, she added.

The majority of the respondents so far were locals, but people from as far away as Ontario, and even Maui took the time to fill it out.

“Which just demonstrates that this place has had such an impact on people,” she said.

About 80% of respondents had been to The BAG before, but 20% hadn’t.

About 95% of respondents were looking forward to live music and concerts.

“So that’s going to be one of our main focuses for this initial year of programming. We’re going to develop a live concert series for 2024 in the coming months.”

Another thing that came out of the survey was the desire for comfortable seats for watching performances. So there will be new seating installed, but the former wooden pews will be honoured around the building, Rigg stressed.

MOVIE NIGHTS Another thing the survey results have confirmed for the owners is the desire to have movies played at The BAG. “We’re going to have at least one day a week when we’ll do a matinee and evening show, set up theatre style, and bring in maybe not brand new performances, but at least those in theatres,” she said, adding there will be a mix of older favourites and new shows to watch.

“We’ll try to make that really cost-effective for everyone, too. And make it a fun community event with a concession.”

The survey also showed that locals want another place to dine in Brackendale and so Rigg

said owners were happy to hear the dining options they are working on will be welcomed.

Come the nicer weather there will be a rooftop patio and community gardens that will be open in the summer.

There will be spaces available for the public to book to host workshops, courses and meetings and the like. (Inquiries can be sent to events@ brackendaleartgallery.com.)

“There will also be community workshop space in the chapel that will be transitioning so that people can host meetings and workshops and get a smaller, intimate space outside of the main gallery.”

HOW CAN YOU HELP? For those who are able to help fund the expensive and extensive renovations, the Founding Membership drive is on until Jan. 30.

“The focus of this drive is to just help us hit the finish line and hit the ground running with some of our programs and just getting the doors open.

Because as everyone understands, the cost of an undertaking like this is enormous. We just want to make sure that some of the important things that we had hoped to be able to do at opening can happen so that people can engage right away.”

Founding members get perks such as gift certificates and an invite to a sneak peek event, beyond the perks given for an annual membership, depending on the tier of donation.

Contributions for a Founding Member range from $100 through $2,500. The top tier includes a $200 gift certificate, a custom-made Bell of Brackendale and being immortalized in the famous Casting Wall of faces.

Then, there will be recurring annual memberships.

“The idea behind the recurring annual membership ... is that we’re going to offer an annual membership where the money will be earmarked to support us in arts and culture programming and inclusivity and accessibility.”

The annual membership will include a discount for the café and a “Passport to the Republic,” she said, noting if you know about the Republic reference, then you know, but if not, there will soon be an educational component to explain its release on the website and social media. With the passport, attendees to The BAG can get it stamped after each event they attend.

After attending 12 events, you get a free annual membership the next year.

“So, it’ll keep encouraging people to stay connected with the community and also so that we can earmark some additional funding specifically to support some of the programs that we’re hoping to run.”

For more information, go to brackendaleartgallery.com, The_BAG_brackendale on Instagram, and Brackendale Art Gallery Theatre Teahouse on Facebook.

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he late comedian George Carlin is quoted as saying, “I think it’s the duty of the comedian to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.”

Some hilarious line-crossing comedians are set to take centre stage at Sḵwx̱w ú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Totem Hall on Feb 4.

The Bad Apples Comedy Show stars comedians Nelson Mayer and Clayton T. Stewart.

Mayer, who hails from Winnipeg, features his Métis heritage in his comedy.

Stewart, of the Peguis First Nation, draws on his Ojibwe heritage and Treaty membership for his performances.

Both comedians have had plenty of success in their own rights, including performing at festivals across Canada, the U.S. and beyond.

The two have combined forces to bring audiences The Bad Apples.

They have appeared in performances seen on HBO, Prime Video, Crave TV, APTN,

CBC, Sirius XM, iTunes, and TUBI. “With a blend of cultural insights, personal experiences, and an unapologetic sense of humour, their performances leave audiences doubled over with laughter … inspired by their unique perspectives,” reads the event description.

Also performing in the Squamish show is comedian Justin “J-Bomb” Fillion.

Comedian and North Vancouver Squamish Nation member, Keith Nahanee will be hosting the show, and performing a set of his comedy.

The local event is produced by Burnout Entertainment, the production company of Nahanee and his partner Bernadette (Berny).

Nahanee performed with The Bad Apples at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival in May of 2023.

“They’re really funny,” he said.

Nahanee, who performs in about 75 standup shows a year, began his comedy career during a very sad time for the Nation.

In 2014, the Nation lost 41 people in one month for various reasons—from natural causes to stillbirths, accidents, overdoses and suicide.

It was a dark time desperately in need of some light, Nahanee said. The couple decided to put on a comedy show on the

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Capilano 5 Reserve, at the Chief Joe Mathias Centre.

“We learned how to produce shows just by jumping in there,” Nahanee said, with a laugh, adding they likely lost money on that first show.

“I think we were down maybe one or $200.

But you know, it was fun,” he said.

Eventually, he started doing a 10-minute set of his own stuff, and his standup career grew from there.

His humour focuses on relationships and family, but he also jokes about some heavy truths.

“A lot of non-natives look at me, and they sort of get cautious. Meanwhile, I’m a certified clinical hypnotherapist. I do energy readings. I do house cleansing, I do comedy, and I’m an outreach worker. So I make fun of those things—the stereotypes.”

Once he and his wife were going into the Cactus Club and a non-Indigenous person saw them and pushed his key fob a few extra times to ensure his vehicle was locked.

Nahanee uses this incident in his act.

“I looked at his car, and I was like, that’s a crap car anyways. What are we going to steal—your children or your land?” he joked.

“So, we sort of reverse it.”

He gets big laughs, he says, though sometimes he must remind non-Indigenous

audiences that it is OK to laugh.

“A lot of them won’t laugh because it’s so ‘sensitive.’ I do that in quotations because it’s not sensitive. It’s an eye-opener,” he said.

Nahanee said he admires honest comedy, like Carlin’s.

“He tells the truth about society, about the government, about the school system. And he’s no holds barred, but he does it in a funny way.”

While overall Nahanee has had a ton of positive feedback for his shows, once or twice he has had a member of the audience get upset about jokes that take aim at the church.

He has a message for anyone coming to the shows.

“If you got offended by any of this, you shouldn’t be here. This is a comedy show,” he said.

You can catch Nahanee for free in the second episode of Margin Films’ Comedy Invasion, called Rez Style.

It streams for free on Roku and Tubi.

He also has other plans in the works such as a possible collaboration on eight to 13 episodes of First Nations comedy, but first, catch him hosting the The Bad Apples Comedy Show in Squamish.

Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $25 each, through Eventbrite.

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OCTOBER 30, 1967 DECEMBER 16, 2023 Psalm 139:23-24 "Search Me, Oh God, And Know My Heart, Test Me, And Know My Anxious Thoughts. Point Out Anything In Me That Offends You, And Lead Me Along The Path Of Everlasting Life."

In loving memory of Wayne was born on October 30th, 1967, and passed away December 16th, 2023, at the age of 56. He is survived by his father Robert Jung and sister Kelly Kerr of Squamish BC, his daughter Trysha Walker (Tyler) and grandchildren Natalie and Tenus of Ponoka AB, his extended family members, and various cousins and nieces. He is predeceased by his mother Patricia Ann Jung of Squamish.

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On December 22nd, 2023, Beverley Croft, beloved mother and “Gra” (to her grandkids), passed away at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Born to Harry and Millie Barwell on June 3rd, 1935 in Revelstoke, Bev was the big sister of Jeanie (d. 1957). She is predeceased by her husband Tom (d. January 2023) and will forever be loved and missed by her two children, Andrea and David, and her grandchildren Shane and Summer.

Over her life, Bev lived in several communities around BC, including Kamloops, Victoria and Qualicum Beach, but Squamish was home.

Graduating from Vic High in 1954, Bev then started her working life as a stewardess for Air Canada before marrying Tom in 1961.

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Tom and Bev moved to Vancouver Island to be closer to the grand kids in 2005, retiring in Qualicum Beach. Retirement led to many happy years traveling the world and spending time with family. Bev loved reading, gardening, her cats, traveling and

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May 21-June 20

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Cleaning up your home and office will help you see the bigger picture. It’s important to get enough rest to prevent your immune system from weakening this winter.

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