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Racin’ Jason’s career milestone JASON WHITE COMPLETED HIS 100TH RACE IN THE NASCAR PINTY’S SERIES IN LATE JULY. Photo Mathew Murnaghan.

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IT WASN’T THE START TO HIS 100TH CAREER RACE IN THE NASCAR PINTY’S SERIES THAT RACIN’ JASON WHITE WAS ANTICIPATING;

HE NEARLY MISSED THE START DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND HE FINISHED 14TH IN THE DOUBLEHEADER IN SASKATOON, SASK. ON JULY 24. HOWEVER IT WAS A MINOR BUMP ON A JOURNEY FULL OF HIGHS, LOWS AND THE UNPREDICTABLE EVENTS OF NASCAR RACING.

White said he asked himself if it was really happening as his team rushed to get his car into the lineup for the milestone race.

“We literally put the hood down, rolled the car backwards, started up and rolled out onto the track for the second race,” said White.

It was symbolic of the perseverance and nevergive-up attitude that has taken the Sun Peaks resident and business owner across the finish line over 100 times. He is one of only eight people to ever to accomplish this and is now in an elite category of racers.

“The significance is being a Western (Canadian) driver,” he said. “90 per cent of the racing has been in Quebec, Ontario, the Maritimes. It’s basically east of London, Ontario is where all the races are.

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CONTINUED FROM COVER The effort and the dedication to do 100 races being from the west is why it is such a big deal.”

To accomplish the feat White took over 1,000 flights and used more than three million air miles to travel to and from competitions.

His career in the Pinty’s series began in 2006 when NASCAR bought CASCAR

and White decided to race full time. By 2008 he had earned the title Rookie of the Year. In 2011 he was voted Canada’s Most Popular Driver and Most Improved Driver and was eighth in points.

However, it wasn’t until recently that he began his push to 100 races.

“It was this year at Daytona right after I finished the Lucas Oil 200 that Joey McColm (from) CBRT came over to the motorhome,” White recalled.

“We had a barbecue and him and I put this deal together to get these six races and get to 100. I started to get pretty excited about it…this February was when I really said ‘okay, let’s go get it.’”

In the early years of his career White’s ambition to drive full time was met with skepticism from some drivers also based in the west.

“Most of those guys said ‘ah, it’s impossible, there’s

no way you can run out east full time’. They all gave up and I just kept soldiering on.”

Had it not been for the support of his family, teams, and sponsors over the years, White said he felt he wouldn’t have been able to accomplish his goal.

He assured SPIN he’s not retiring from racing anytime soon and will be back in action at the end of August for the Outdoor Truck Series.

SPFR extinguishes restaurant blaze PUBLISHER

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A FIRE CAUSED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE RESTAURANT ON JULY 28. Photo SPIN

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SUN PEAKS FIRE RESCUE (SPFR) CREWS EXTINGUISHED A FIRE AT BELLA ITALIA RESTAURANT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF JULY 28.

SPFR captain Joss Advocaat said they were dispatched at 1:20 a.m. after a caller reported the restaurant was filled with smoke.

Sixteen firefighters responded in five trucks, BC Ambulance and RCMP were also on scene.

“When crews arrived on scene SPFR was able to man an interior attack and quickly knock down the flames and ventilate the smoke out of the building,” Advocaat said.

“Damage was contained to

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the kitchen area.”

He added an SPFR investigation is underway but it’s suspected the blaze came from kitchen rags.

Tarrah MacPherson, owner and operator of Bella Italia,

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echoed Advocaat’s sentiment.

She explained clean laundry had been returned around 7 p.m. from in-house washing and was placed in a milk crate in the kitchen to be folded the next day.

The restaurant closed at 11 p.m. and at 1 a.m. a security guard in the village noticed the smoke.

“It was warm, dry laundry that incubated from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. and had oil leftover on it,” she said. “It wasn’t any kitchen equipment.”

In an effort to avoid a repeat MacPherson said they will switch to disposable cloths and all remaining laundry will be done off site.

“All restaurateurs should be aware of this hazard, it’s not something everybody forecasts or foresees.”

With the help of a carpet cleaner loaned from Fireside Lodge and an ozonator loaned by Top of the Mountain Accommodations the doors weren’t closed long.

She said they had to close for two days in addition to one pre-planned shut day but were back serving guests by July 31.

“I’m very grateful for the many phone calls in the last 24 hours offering assistance and help...

The fire department was phenomenal and Joss did a great job managing the scene.”

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Municipality updates wildfire protection plan, adds fire breaks JEAN STRONG

SUN PEAKS MOUNTAIN RESORT MUNICIPALITY (SPMRM) IS CONTINUING WORK ON A LONGTERM GOAL OF CREATING MORE FIRE BREAKS BETWEEN WHITECROFT AND THE RESORT. For years councillors have discussed creating a break on the mountainside. Now, with additional funding from a Union of B.C. Municipalities grant, their contracted forester is making plans to include fire breaks (also known as fuel breaks) in the update of the overall Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP).

Bruce Morrow, registered

professional forester, said a fuel management program was started at Sun Peaks by the regional district in 2009. The program was pushed by Sun Peaks Resort LLP before SPMRM was incorporated and took over the responsibility.

Over the years projects have included forest fuel management through activities such as thinning brush, removing debris or trees and cutting branches at a certain height.

Morrow said in addition to new breaks and treated areas, the new CWPP will include revisiting sites which were completed years ago to maintain them.

He added it will help address issues cropping up related to increases in spruce and Douglas

fir beetles in the area.

“Things are evolving, we have to get more aggressive than in the past...we have to manage it because we want fires to stay on the surface (where they are easier for crews to fight).

“We’ve completed almost 200 hectares here from Whitecroft up,” he said. “Sun Peaks has been really proactive and done a really good job on maintenance projects and new areas.”

The breaks, specifically, are designed to create a place where fire will be low intensity and easier to fight. They also provide areas which are easier to access in the event of a fire.

Morrow aussaged concerns around clear cutting where guests make their first impression of the mountain.

“Some (fuel breaks) are

clear cuts; that’s the most aggressive,” he said. “Or you can have a patch of clear cuts, then forest, then an opening... we have to look at aesthetics, especially around Sun Peaks.

We use a combination of timber harvesting and hand treatments.”

Morrow explained the work is especially important along the road as it’s a likely spot for a fire to start and needs to be protected as the main evacuation route.

He also said any fire along the road or in Whitecroft would also likely move east and north with the wind, towards Sun Peaks.

“It’s a very valid concern.”

Fire breaks and other work undertaken by foresters is being complemented by a campaign

by Sun Peaks Fire Rescue (SPFR) to get homeowners and stratas

to protect their properties.

SPFR fire prevention officer Dean Schiavon began working with stratas this summer by recruiting representatives and has his eyes on individual homes next. He said it’s important to understand there isn’t just one solution to minimize the impact of wildfire.

“The proposed fuel breaks have the potential to greatly enhance the efforts Sun Peaks residents are starting to undertake in turning their neighbourhoods into FireSmart recognized communities,” he said. “It takes everyone working together using different strategies, such as the FireSmart program, forest fuel mitigation and fuel breaks, which will ultimately help Sun Peaks survive a wildfire.”

OCP AMENDMENT ON THE TABLE FOR NEW EAST VILLAGE LOTS Sun Peaks Resort LLP (SPR) has applied to amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) as part of a bid to rezone an area in the East Village.

After SPR sold the last lot they owned in 2017, they applied for Crown grants for three lots in the East Village and one in the West Village.

The lot for which SPR has applied for the amendment is 36 A, which sits on either side of the East Village Ski Way, where dog sled tours start in the winter.

The application to Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (SPMRM) asks to change the OCP designation from general residential to multi-family tourist accommodation and rezone the land from resort reserve one to tourist accommodation one.

SPR has proposed the 3.25 hectare site be split into four lots.

Two on the uphill side would be used for townhouses and the two on the downhill side for apartments.

In following the Local Government Act the application was given to departments within the municipality as well as six First Nations bands for consultation.

Sun Peaks Fire Rescue requested an area large enough to turn around and that sprinklers be installed as the buildings would be in the far end of their response area.

Tk’emlups said they defer consultation to Adams Lake Indian Band and Neskonlith Indian Band. Neskonlith Indian Band requested more time to evaluate the referral. Skeetchstn Band said they defer comment to Tk’emlups te Secwepemc. Tk’emlups te Secwepemc said a consultation or engagement agreement is not in place.

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Little Shuswap Lake Band said they reviewed known and accessible cultural heritage resources and environmental concerns.

They wrote to SPMRM with a number of comments and concerns.

They stated they identified multiple cultural heritage resources near the proposed rezoning and believe

road building near creeks is an environmental concern.

They requested the opportunity to send a field crew when construction plans are finalized but before excavation and said it’s their policy for their field crew to asses new roads or areas for proposed roads.

Before adoption of the

amendment can take place SPMRM council must give first, second and third reading, hold a public hearing and receive approval from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

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Protecting forest health NIKKI FREDRIKSON

RESIDENTS AROUND HEFFLEY LAKE ARE STILL SEEING NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF A 2017 DROUGHT ON THE LOCAL DOUGLAS FIR TREE POPULATION. Heffley Lake Community Association director Phil Youwe said mature trees in a blowdown area in the Twin Bay section of the lake are infested with Douglas fir bark beetle.

“The bark beetle moves into trees that are overmature, are stressed (and) are larger trees over 20 cm in diameter,” he said. “They move in there as a pest and can result in trees dying, they die over two to three years.”

The community has seen the problem for the past

few years and has worked closely with the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Indian Band and the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations to mitigate the further spread of the bugs.

After a few meetings with both entities, the band took action on the blowdown area in November 2018 and initiated a funnel tree and trap tree program.

“What the forest service did initially was to add some more traps and put trap trees down on the ground which allows more inspects to come into those trees. That was initiated by Tk’emlúps Indian Band and was very successful.”

The trap trees were removed in the winter of 2018, but the community has started to see more beetles in the blowdown area again.

“The beetles take a long time to get control of it,”

said Youwe. “Right now their population is increasing, so what we saw in 2019 was more dead trees coming in and around the blowdown area.”

The trap trees act as a natural control method as there is no spray deterrent for the bugs. The community association has continued to co-ordinate with the band and for further control efforts.

“We’re in good communication with them, we’re happy with the ongoing discussion we’ve been having and we’re looking forward to meeting further this fall to discuss next steps,” said Youwe.

The group has discussed looking at a larger program for 2020 as the beetle density is still fairly strong. They are also putting out information for residents to learn how to identify and control attacks.

“Our members just need to become aware of how to identify attack by (the) fir bark beetle, so we’ve offered to put on a small field trip if necessary for those interested so they can identify fir bark beetle and what evidence they can

identify to tell the trees have been attacked.”

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JEAN STRONG CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUN PEAKS CENTRE IS WELL UNDERWAY IN THE CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE. Work is around two weeks behind due to design delays according to Rob Bremner, chief administrative officer for

Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality.

But Bremner added crews should be able to make up time because many components have been premade and will only need to be assembled on site.

The rink, dressing rooms and building should have a roof by fall to allow for more work to be completed through the winter.

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Letter to the Editor: An Appointed Councillor AL RAINE Mayor of Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality

EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS HAS BEEN EDITED FOR LENGTH AND CLARITY. SEE THE FULL SUBMISSION AT SUNPEAKSNEWS.COM Over the past few years some have asked “Why was Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (SPM) incorporated with an appointed councillor?” It is indeed a rare occurrence in B.C. and to the best of my knowledge, Whistler is one of the few municipalities that was also established with a provincially appointed councillor.

In Sun Peaks, four councillors are elected and a representative of Sun Peaks Resort LLP (SPR) is appointed. This is how the Province envisioned collaboration between the municipality and SPR and itself, and what the Sun Peaks Governance Committee strongly recommended.

Why recommend this? SPM was realized under the Mountain Resort Associations Act of B.C. which was a result of a proposal made by SPR’s parent company, Nippon Cable.

Under the Commercial Alpine Ski Policy (now the All-Seasons Resort

Policy), Nippon Cable entered into an agreement with the Province that established the plan for future development. Under the agreement, Nippon Cable earns the right to exclusively develop those lands proposed as base area in the approved Master Plan.

As part of the local governance study, the committee recognized that with land use approval process and SPR’s rights to purchase Crown Lands, it was important to have representation of either the Province or SPR or both at the council table to be certain that these commitments were clearly understood. The committee proposed an SPR representative be appointed by the Province without the normal “conflict of interest” regulations. The exemption only applied to the business of SPR’s activities and rights under the Development Agreement with the Province. Any personal “conflicts of interest” of the representative had to be declared.

This recommendation was debated strongly at the time, but almost all members of the governance committee agreed that with SPR’s role in the community’s future, it was essential to have those interests at the table. The appointed

position represents one vote on council and all decisions are made by majority vote, at least three members of council.

We now have nine years of experience. Council has only made a few decisions without unanimity.

The appointed councilor has fulfilled the intended role to keep members of council informed of SPR’s vision and its rights under the provincial agreement.

With a SPR representative at the table, council has made effective and informed land use decisions. We have seen strong collaboration between community and SPR interests.

On the few occasions where members of council were not in agreement with the position of SPR, there was debate and the final council decisions were taken in the best interest of the community at large. Importantly, we have both entities working together and the process is public and transparent.

Speaking at the council table is far more transparent than “back room” lobbying. From time to time, council may not agree with SPR’s position, however the voting structure is public and protects the community interests; it has worked as intended.

We have achieved considerable progress working collaboratively and community interests have always prevailed.

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Water to wine Kamloops’ newest winery tour follows an ancestral Indigenous path JUSTIN MOORE THE MEETING OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH THOMPSON RIVERS IS A GEOGRAPHICAL LANDMARK THAT HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO IMAGERY DEFINING KAMLOOPS FOR AS LONG AS PEOPLE HAVE CALLED THESE LANDS HOME. Nowadays we travel over and around the two rivers, rarely using the natural current to commute except for the odd summer joyride, but a new tour is going back to traditional methods of travel and including Kamloops’ blossoming winerys.

Moccasin Trails, a company that aims to educate people on Indigenous traditions, stories and community and immerses guests in Indigenous culture, has added a new tour to their roster.

Partnering with Harper’s Trail Winery and DiVine Tours, Moccasin Trails now offers a five hour tour unique to the region.

A shuttle provided by DiVine Tours takes guests to an Indigenous Cultural Knowledge Keeper and paddlers at the Prichard Bridge before they depart by canoe, gliding along the South Thompson.

On the water participants hear drumming, songs and stories of the land that leave them seeing the Thompson Valley in a new light.

“We wanted to take people back to the ancestral path of our people through the waterways and hiking trails,” said Greg Hopf, co-owner of Moccasin Trails.

The canoes are brought to a private dock at Harper’s Trail and so begins the VIP tour of the grounds and winery operations.

Naturally, wine tastings are poured as a private picnic lunch is served in the shade of the tasting room patio.

The tour not only expands the Kamloops Wine Trail but more importantly provides a significant platform for

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Indigenous culture to be shared and experienced without stigma or prejudice.

“These are stories that have been passed down orally from generation to generation.

They’re ours to protect. They’re ours to share the way we want to share them,” said Hopf.

Moccasin Trails was founded three years ago by Frank Antoine, of the Bonaparte First Nations, and partner Hopf, of the Northwest Territories. The two sought to create an informative,

respectful atmosphere where travellers could experience Indigenous culture first hand.

Knowledge of the land, trails and stories told are not taken but passed down in partnership with members of these communities.

“I moved into the region a few years ago; these are not my stories to tell,” Hopf said.

“That’s where our connections are and where our success is, having those connections to our community people, both youth and elders that want to share

their culture.”

The new tour was a natural progression for the partners as well as the company. And with traditional lands stretching out from the Thompson-Okanagan, each region with its own unique culture and stories, Antoine and Hopf are still just getting started.

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Reading the natural environment JEAN STRONG

BEING A TEACHER AT A SCHOOL ON A MOUNTAIN POSES A UNIQUE SET OF CHALLENGES. BUT AT SUN PEAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SPES) TEACHERS HAVE BEEN APPLAUDED FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND ABILITY TO ADAPT. Emily Fell started teaching at SPES in 2012 and has dedicated herself to her mountaintop classroom from day one. Currently she teaches a Kindergarten and grade one and two split, ages she said she loves.

She works with the limitations of the smaller classrooms and resources at SPES by taking advantage of the natural environment.

“I love it,” she said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to be outside. It’s not a standard school and I think we make up for it in other ways...and the kids gain more independence.”

Lessons outside of the classroom can include learning about their community, environmental sustainability, the health centre, the natural environment versus man made objects and more.

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“They’re more engaged, they can see it and they’re touching it. They’re very interested in their community,” Fell said.

She described field trips and outdoor classes in the spring and fall as especially effective ways to teach science and social studies.

Another focus in Fell’s classroom is reading.

“It’s really the foundation; if they’re struggling with reading they’ll struggle across the board.”

With the help of parent volunteers, children from the three grades form small groups and take time reading with her or rotating through other stations and working independently.

“Seeing them take so much pride when they learn something new is amazing.

They also learn leadership, they help each other out.

“The reading program came into place and they have had huge amounts of success and growth with reading. As much as we’re outside that has to happen too.”

To combine topics she also has students work on a project each spring which has them read a book, build what they want to write out of items like pine cones, rocks, bolts, paints and more, and then write their story. A photo of their physical

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creation is included with their story. Once repeated a few times she makes a book with their entries for them to keep.

“They’re very proud. It’s wonderful, it takes time to set out but it’s worthwhile…It’s also a great opportunity for parents to come in and see.”

When she’s not with her students, Emily and her husband Brynn Fell have two children of their own at home. The couple moved to the village in 2011 and now have four-year-old Rex and two-year-old Ivy, who are mountain-raised daredevils.

Fell said the chance to raise their kids in an environment like Sun Peaks has been like returning to how she and Brynn we’re raised.

“There’s 50 kids on the street,” she said. “When we first lived here there were hardly any kids. It’s nice because it’s like living in a rural area but with everything close. You can walk to dinner and more and more amenities.”

She added Rex and Ivy have been able to grow up skiing and being active.

“They grow up looking at the mountain and the lift and that’s what they’re aiming for…

The amount of risk and what they’re able to do is amazing.”

Now Rex will start school at SPES in September, joining Fell’s classroom.

“He’s pretty excited. Lot’s of parents want certain things for their kids education; to get to create that program is wonderful.

“We just love it here. It’s a great place to raise a family.

We’re lucky, we’ve got a pretty unique environment.”

Staying for the foreseeable future, Fell said she’d love to see a new school built in the East Village.

“I would love long-term to see a full building, a brick and mortar school...It could bring the outside in with windows and give us more space to grow. A site that can take advantage of the trails and outdoor classrooms.”

In the meantime, she will continue with her outdoor classes and reading programs and has her eyes on a project for the whole school to do with ArtZone.

“I just love this lifestyle...the fact that it can be integrated into a school day for my kids is great.”

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Shtuka documentary premieres in Kamloops and online

ALLAN MCVICAR, JARED FEATHERSTONE, JULIANA AND HEATHER SHTUKA AND RUSS WALTON AT THE KAMLOOPS PREMIERE. Photo SPIN

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THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE IN DOWNTOWN KAMLOOPS WAS NEARLY FULL ON JULY 15 AS A TRIO OF LOCAL FILMMAKERS PREMIERED THE PROJECT THEY’VE CREATED OVER THE PAST YEAR. With the help of a Telus Storyhive grant, Russ Walton, Jared Featherstone and Allan McVicar told the story of the disappearance of Ryan Shtuka in the 20 minute film.

Ryan, who disappeared from Sun Peaks on Feb. 17 2018, was remembered by his mother, Heather Shtuka

and youngest sister, Juliana Shtuka, at the Kamloops event. His father, Scott Shtuka, hosted family, friends and supporters during a premiere in their hometown of Beaumont, Alta.

Heather thanked those who attended the screening.

“That I stand here before you feels so surreal,” she said to the crowd. “It’s been 17 months of indescribable grief and unexpected blessings.”

She thanked the filmmakers and added she was proud of their work.

“The story was created with compassion and care.

It’s a legacy for them and for Ryan.”

Featherstone also thanked those who attended as well as those who supported them by voting for the project to receive funding, those who spoke on or off camera and friends and family who helped throughout the process.

“What grabbed us about this story right from the beginning was the fact we’ve grown up in Kamloops,” he said. “We’ve been in Ryan’s shoes, we’ve done that walk before. We know how easy it seems at the time but without walking through his shoes that night we really don’t know what happened.

“We don’t have a lot of money, we don’t have a lot of expertise in search and

rescue, but what we can do is tell Ryan’s story.”

Walton added the experience, which he described as surreal, helped them understand how the community can respond to a crisis.

“It was emotional but we’re proud,” he said.

The film delves into Ryan’s life in Beaumont, moving to Sun Peaks and the night he went missing. Interviewees include Sun Peaks’ Mayor Al Raine, Sun Peaks Independent News’ editor Jean Strong, Kamloops RCMP’s Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, volunteer searcher Gerry Tremblay and Ryan’s family and friends.

Despite its short length

it also covers a variety of theories within the community and highlights the fact that there is no evidence or clues for investigators to say what might have happened.

It ends with a call to action to keep searching for Ryan and other missing people, something echoed

by Heather while addressing the audience. She drew attention to the number of people missing and their loved ones’ experience.

“The fear (of losing a child) is uncompromising and crippling,” she said. “We fear our children will be forgotten only to be remembered by those that love them until we too pass from memory...I stand here and implore you not to forget our children.

Our children deserve to come home, for they all matter.”

The film can be viewed on Telus Optik or streamed online on YouTube under the name Peaks and Valleys: The Search for Ryan Shtuka.

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Bike Tales: The first lessons HELEN DAVIES In partnership with Sun Peaks Resort FINALLY TIME FOR MY FIRST LESSON! I MET IAN, MY INSTRUCTOR, AT ELEVATION BIKE SKI & BOARD. WE FILLED OUT THE REQUISITE PAPERWORK AND HEADED TO FALL LINE, RIGHT NEXT DOOR, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ENSURED MY EQUIPMENT WAS GOOD TO GO AND I WAS INTRODUCED TO GROWLER, MY BIKE! Ian covered the basics with me before we got on the bike. He went over the location of the gears and how they work, gearing up and down, and then the brakes—right controls the back wheel and left the front. This may sound totally intuitive, but I learned to ride in the UK where not only do they drive on the left, but the brakes on a bike are the opposite way around!

The first half of the lesson was focused on getting familiar with the bike around the village. We made the most of the natural terrain — inclines and downhills, roads and narrower paved trails. Ian called out the importance of looking ahead and adjusting gears in anticipation of an uphill or downhill stretch and getting comfortable with how that felt. He also educated me on how optimizing gear changes can help maintain a cadence or consistency in pedalling speed.

Sun Peaks presents a lot of opportunity for riding out of the seat for that extra cardio and thigh

push uphill, and we rode an area I typically run along so I was happy to lean in and go for it, knowing my uphill effort would be rewarded with a gentle “coast” on the way back down. Little did I know Ian had other ideas! He challenged me to zig zag down the road, completing neat turns (well Ian’s were neat) on the slightly raised curb either side, and practising safe stops using gradual braking and coming to a complete stop— note to self — before putting my foot down.

The second half of the lesson focused on specific manoeuvres to get used to the way the bike responded and to refine things like my turning technique. We took narrower paved paths, completed tighter turns around objects we found, going in one direction and then the other. We practised riding over some rougher areas of terrain, nothing scary at all, but small areas with river rock, uneven gravel and dirt, and small potholes.

Once again Ian got me focused on looking ahead, being in the right gear, seeing my way through or over the challenge, using my body to lean into the tight turns, or exerting resistance against the handlebars coming out of the pothole.

Ian was right. Even with just a few of these tips and techniques in mind, you really do start to approach biking with a different lens. By the end of our lesson I was starting to actively seek out small obstacles and challenges like bumps and narrow channels that

would force me to work with the bike and be more thoughtful about what I do, rather than just literally take the path of least resistance.

You have far more fun and every ride will be different.

My second lesson with Ian was another opportunity to get to know my bike, Growler, even better.

In contrast to my first lesson, which focused on understanding the controls and practising drills and techniques, my second lesson was all about getting out on the trails.

Ian had assessed my comfort and capabilities in my first lesson and wanted to create a real ride experience where my skills would be put to the test in a more natural and spontaneous environment.

What better way to push a few boundaries and unleash my confidence than getting out and experiencing the wonderful network of Sun Peaks trails that beckon?

It was a beautiful evening as we set off on Vista Trail with its gentle inclines and magnificent views, to join McGillivray Lake Trail, meandering through the forest as we wound our way out to the lake.

Last week’s drills to look ahead and anticipate the need to gear up or down really came into their own as we reached uphill stretches, areas of flatter terrain, and some slight downhills despite the overall climb.

The trails themselves are peppered with rocks and small obstacles and Ian challenged me to seek them out. We also utilized wider stretches of trail to practise turns,

HELEN READY FOR THE PROGRESSION PARK. Photo Supplied

contrasting that with trying to stay within narrower sections that are more representative of single track, and really took advantage of the range of terrain.

We left McGillivray Lake via Great Grey—essentially downhill most of the way. While easier on the legs and cardio, we criss-crossed more uneven sections of trail, taking little detours and navigating over narrow wooden bridges, steeper downhill sections and then

powering through some muddier sections that warranted a certain momentum and made me jolly glad I didn’t wear white! Growler and I both needed a shower once we got back to the village.

Overall it was a spectacular ride and journey of exploration, relying on my learnings from the last week, intuition, and having the confidence to let bike and body work together. I’m looking forward to next week.

and is already looking forward to next year.

He added he’s definitely planning to compete in BC Cup next year as the up-andcoming athlete hopes to one day get to the national level.

He’s recognized his weak points this season and he said he learned to find ways to deal with his nervousness on race day.

“I learned to do the course as many times as I can and then actually do course walks and watch other people on sections I’m confused on and then attempt it, and if I don’t feel comfortable on it either try it again or try something different,” he said.

As of July 23, Grunling was ranked sixth overall for

his age category in the BC Cup series. He was proudly sponsored by District Bike Company this season.

Pedalling to the podium Grunling finishes season on a high NIKKI FREDRIKSON

NERVES. EVERY ATHLETE EXPERIENCES THEM. THE BUTTERFLIES AT THE START GATE; THE RUSH OF ADRENALINE AS THEY NAVIGATE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. SOMETIMES THEY HELP PROPEL THE COMPETITOR AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON’T. SUN PEAKS ATHLETE MATTIAS GRUNLING BATTLED NERVES ALL SEASON IN THE U15 MEN BC CUP SERIES BUT PUSHED PASSED THEM TO EARN HIS FIRST PODIUM FINISH AT KICKING HORSE MOUNTAIN RESORT ON JULY 21.

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“It felt super good, especially after the whole season I was not doing so well. I was crashing or I was slipping out or messing up on my runs,” he said.

Grunling finished the course with a time of 5:09.28.

With only a few competitors behind him in the seeding he didn’t have long to wait before finding out he had made the podium.

“The course was, I would say, the gnarliest out of the ones I did. It was probably my favourite course too. It was really fun, a lot of rock slabs, then near the bottom was super high speed. It was really fun.”

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raced and adapted it to ride a few of the easier sections during training while the conditions dried up.

“For training, it was wet and raining at some points and then apparently the day before I was there it was snowing,” he explained.

“Everything dried up. It wasn’t dusty or blown out.

It was the right dryness so it was nice and tacky dirt so you could get some grip.”

The race was his last of the series as he opted out of competing at Panorama Resort on July 28 in favour of attending a bike camp and decided not to attend Mt. Washington Resort’s event.

He said he was happy with his performance this season

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LOCAL MOUNTAIN BIKE COMPETITOR KYLEIGH STEWART ONLY HAD TWO RACES UNDER HER BELT THIS SEASON BEFORE HEADING TO PANORAMA RESORT ON JULY 28 FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. NOT LETTING HER LACK OF PEDAL TIME THIS SUMMER HOLD HER BACK, STEWART COMPLETED THE COURSE WITH A TIME OF 4:00:01, EARNING FIFTH PLACE IN THE ELITE WOMEN’S DIVISION. “Going into the weekend, I didn’t have any expectations.

I just wanted to have fun and do my best. Getting a fifth was awesome; it was just a bonus,” she said.

Stewart admitted she wished she had more time on a bike before the national event. She added she wasn’t nervous about going to the competition though because she used two other races as preparation to get herself back into race mode.

She made top 10 when she competed in the BC Cup circuit races at Sun Peaks Resort and Silver Star Mountain Resort.

“It’s not much pressure when you know you haven’t been on the bike enough, so it was pretty chill going into it.”

She described the course at Panorama as a steep, technical course with a few additional jumps and said it’s one of her favourite courses to ride because it has a bit of everything.

“The course, there was a new section on it this year, a new section to me

KYLEIGH STEWART COMPETING AT NATIONALS AT PANORAMA RESORT JULY 28. Photo Stephen Exley

at least. One of them was Wall Street which was basically a straight down rock face into a really loose corner, so that’s where all the spectators hung out on Sunday because that was the rowdiest spot,” she said.

Seeded in fifth, Stewart had four competitors follow her but found the results were closely matched with the qualifying run.

Riding the high of her fifth-place finish, Stewart will compete at Crankworx in Whistler August 9 to 18, in the Deep Summer Photo Contest and the Air DH contest.

“Crankworx is one of those things that you spend two weeks just riding every day. I’d say I progress a lot while I’m there but just trying to get as much bike time in as I can before that,” Stewart said.

Sun Peaks was also represented in the Men’s Elite division at Nationals

by Gabe Neron who placed 13th with a time of 3:05.18.

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