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Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) expects passenger train service to return to the Island by the end of next year or early 2017. ■ P4
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Courtenay council gave second reading to a rezoning for Crown Isle lands near Costco where Silver Sand Land Corp. intends to build a residential development. ■ P6
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Mount Washington Alpine Resort has been sold to a subsidiary of Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI), a multi resort holding company headquartered in Park City, Utah.
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Mount Washington Alpine Resort has sold its ski and recreation operations to a subsidiary of Utah-based Pacific Group Resorts. The company has built and developed facilities and real estate projects at Whistler and various American locations. Mount Washington will be the company’s fourth resort.
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American firm purchases Mount Washington ski resort The company’s other resorts in the eastern U.S. have virtually 100 per cent snowmaking coverage. “This year we’re a little bit late in the process to get snowmaking put in, but we may see the ability to put some snow guns in to test it this year,” said Don Sharpe, Mount Washington’s director of business operations. “With this group, it’s (snowmaking) top priority.” The sale includes most of the development land near and around the base of the resort, which has endured hard times the last couple of seasons due to a lack of snow. In previous seasons, however, there were times when the
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mountain had one of the deepest snow bases in the world. The current ownership group will retain two prime development parcels. “Over the past 25 years, George Stuart and his ownership group have invested a tremendous amount of money and energy into Mount Washington,” Peter Gibson, Mount Washington’s president and general manager, said in a news release. “We are indebted to them for what they have helped us build here.” Campbell River businessmen Henry Norie and Alex Linton opened the resort in 1979. See SKI, Page 4
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Brushworks, a group of local artists formed 14 years ago, will open a three-week show at the Pearl Ellis Art Gallery on Nov. 10. Works from 29 different artists will be exhibited. ■ P33
SPORTS Stellar soccer tenure ends
For Royston’s Samantha Rodgers, a great thing came to an end on Oct. 31 when she helped guide the Vancouver Island University Mariners women’s soccer team to a silver medal at the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) provincial championships. ■ P43
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A plane overshot the runway at the Courtenay Airpark and crashed into the Courtenay River Monday morning. There were no injuries. ■ P3
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