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A closer look at what it takes to conquer the daunting Red Bull 400

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30 Uphill battle A closer look at what it takes to conquer the daunting Red Bull 400. - By Chris Roberts

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WILDFIRE TOP OF MIND

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HIGH LEVEL

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Henry stars in the new IMAX film, Superpower Dogs, narrated by Hollywood

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08 OPENING REMARKS There needs to be far more transparency in politics and at the local level, that means hearing from not just the mayor in the media.

10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter writers suggests a better way to recycle local bikes and salute Pemberton athletes in the Yukon River Quest.

13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Is the Valley Trail becoming the Valley Highway with the advent of people zipping along on e-bikes? It’s not a trend writer Joel Barde is enjoying.

82 MAXED OUT Max reminds us that the climate crisis, like pollution, does not respect borders—

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28 ECOLOGIC It’s difficult to know what the Green New Deal (GND) is about, what its connections are and why

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29 THE OUTSIDER Writer Vince Shuley gets onboard with a 30-day challenge, riding a bike every day

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this month and, so far, it’s been a good reminder to keep your ride in shape and check weather concerns at the door.

36 TRAVEL Finale Ligura is a much-loved place for cyclists. In this travel article, writer Tim Morch visits the oldest bike shop in this picturesque place and learns of the long family tradition.

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44 VELOCITY PROJECT Writer Lisa Richardson wonders if she has lost her “wild self” after finding herself perplexed over the many strange places campers find to set up for the night.

46 EPICURIOUS Cliff and Gorge Vineyards is located on Texas Creek Ranch, 18 kilometres south of Lillooet, and is well worth discovering.

50 NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW This week, our columnist reflects on bad movies with good reviews, in particular the new Stuber, which hits Village 8.

52 MUSEUM MUSINGS Mollie Stephenson, like so many Whistler residents, came to work for one season in between school and ended up returning to work here for season after season as the area grew in popularity.

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Seeking transparency TRANSPARENCY. It has become a bit of a touchstone word in the world of politics in the last few years.

It is one of the things that voters want most and yet for many of the open houses, information meetings and even coffee meetings before council, you could count on two hands the number of citizens who

BY CLARE OGILVIE edit@piquenewsmagazine.com

show up (and they are the usual suspects).

I have to give credit to the Resort Municipality of Whistler for upping its game on reaching out to residents when it has something it wants to share. Its artistic storyboards, the surveys and so on are useful tools.

Occasionally, municipal staff will also organize a press briefing ahead of a council meeting if large reports are to be presented (much appreciated as council meets Tuesday night and Pique goes to

(in fact, the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association has launched a petition urging the provincial government to keep its promises regarding government transparency) and here in Whistler, we are still waiting for transparency around the $6.7-million Gateway Loop project.

I have written this before, but one of the greatest stumbling blocks to transparency at the RMOW is the fact that the media is not allowed to speak to taxpayer-funded staff— the experts on the issues we are usually trying to get our heads around—so we can share accurate, pertinent and meaningful information with readers.

The community was excited to learn at a recent council meeting that the longawaited climate change coordinator, Max Kniewasser, a Whistler resident of three years, started in his position in June.

Previously with the Pembina Institute as the director of the B.C. Clean Energy Economy program, Kniewasser holds a key position as the resort plans for climate crisis.

Given his experience and the fact that he has lived here for three years, it would be logical to assume that he has some ideas

... here in Whistler, we are still waiting for transparency around the $6.7-million Gateway Loop project. press Wednesdays, resulting in reporters frequently working past midnight).

The barrier for many levels of government comes when its citizens are looking for information and it’s not something the politicians (and some might argue the staff as well) want to be public.

Think back to the SNC-Lavalin story on the federal level. Provincially, wholly owned subsidiaries of the province are still exempt from Freedom of Information requests

for all of us.

But Pique has not been allowed to interview him. If we have questions we have to talk to Mayor Jack Crompton— about everything.

When the excellent Whistler Presents schedule was revealed recently, Pique wanted to find out what went into getting some of the awesome artists, how the lineup was reached, and about the evolution of the program as it gets ready to hit 10 years in

operation. And though there are excellent, informed professionals heading up this program, we were told the only person we could speak to was the mayor.

It is interesting to note that back in December, when the resort was struggling with the fallout of the letter sent by council to the fossil-fuel industry requesting that the companies begin taking financial responsibility for the “climate-related harm caused in our community by your products,” the mayor was not available for days and Pique’s interview was rescheduled three times.

This past week, our mayor was back in the news for calling out Port Coquitlam’s mayor in an email (obtained by The Province through a Freedom of Information request) for the way he dealt with China’s $6,000 sponsorship of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) conference.

Both Crompton and PoCo’s mayor, Brad West, do not believe UBCM should be taking money from a nation that Canada is embroiled in a dispute with.

But Whistler’s mayor took great exception to the way West did it. For his part, PoCo’s mayor explained in great detail in a reply email to Crompton that speaking out the way he did was the only way he could get any traction after trying patiently to go through regular channels.

Like many large and slow-moving organizations, UBCM was not busy having open and transparent meetings about China’s sponsorship, or the planned flashy cocktail party the Asian nation was to host.

And while we are talking about this, is Whistler, considering its fossil-fuel letter last winter and its stance on the climate crisis, comfortable with the sponsorship UBCM takes from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, FortisBC, the Mining Association of B.C. and the Trans Mountain Expansion Project?

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

We need to recycle our bikes The [number] of bikes that get thrown out in Whistler is outstanding [as] people eager to upgrade create lots of garbage.

At the same time, there is big demand for inexpensive Valley Trail bikes to get people to work and the bar.

[It] seems like the main reason for that is the high cost of fixing bikes.

The solution would be “Our Community Bikes” shop in Whistler where you could donate your unwanted bike to rent, [find bike] stands and tools to fix your beater, and get inexpensive or used parts from.

Maybe it can be part of Whistler’s social programs and part of the Re-Build-It Centre?

Nickolai Skriabin Whistler

Yukon Race competitors amazing It was a pleasure to read [Pique sports editor] Dan Falloon’s July 4 article on Pemberton’s entry in the recent Yukon River Quest canoe race.

We had followed the race online, but were craving more details, which the article provided.

We’d like to send our congratulations to each member of the team!

Simply completing that arduous 715-kilometre race is an incredible physical accomplishment.

Doing it in under 48 hours— in less-than-ideal conditions—is a truly amazing feat.

Hugh Fisher and the Pemberton Canoe Association have created a long-standing legacy here in Pemberton, and continue to be an inspiration to our community.

Allen and Tonette McEwan Pemberton

Extreme politics, extreme commentary I write here today from my desk beside a bookshelf stacked with the forbidden words of

up roughly 30 to 50 per cent of Canadians at any given time.

As a right-leaning libertarian, I defend G.D. Maxwell for having the right to say and believe what he wants, but I seriously question the choice of Pique to publish it during these difficult political days.

Recently, conservative writer Andy Ngo was attacked and suffered a brain injury while covering the protests in Portland by a dangerous far-left group called Antifa. This same group has been causing trouble in Hamilton, Ont., where I grew up.

That is one of the reasons my family, which still lives there, voted for Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives.

I am a staunch believer in free speech, and I call upon G.D. Maxwell to understand that when he speaks about the Doug Ford Conservatives, he speaks about my family and the family of many, many others; if that were not so, Doug Ford would not have been elected in a landslide victory.

For that matter, neither would have Donald J. Trump. Think of how many American tourists coming to Whistler G.D. Maxwell insults when he unleashes his diatribes against Republicans.

I no longer write my poems, as my words nowadays will only be contorted into some box by “liberals” and labelled far-right. This tells me that in the public square and the world of ideas online, we should all keep in mind that you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

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our times.

I scan the materials: Holy Bible, Shakespeare, Orwell, Peterson and the works of my poetic hero Allen Ginsberg. It is this last one that inspired me when I wrote my own poems and won the Whistler poetry competition ... twice.

Since then, Justin Trudeau has become Prime Minister, and I have found that my country has slowly been dividing itself into ever smaller and smaller groups.

In turn, I have found that the words of G.D. Maxwell have become more and more filled with hate for conservatives, who make

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The Valley Trail is for everybody— but not e-bikes AT ITS BEST, the Valley Trail is a welldesigned, multi-use trail that accommodates the needs of both cyclists and pedestrians.

And up until recently, it has worked out well, with both user groups striking a delicate balance.

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Yet regular walkers and runners will recognize that that balance increasingly feels out of whack.

The advent of e-bikes—which are significantly heavier, and (most often) run far faster than pedal bikes on flats—has thrown things out of balance.

On more than one occasion, I’ve found myself darting off the trail as an e-bike silently ripped past me at dusk, grateful that the heavy machine didn’t slam into me.

Unlike many Whistlerites, I didn’t, until recently, have particularly strong feelings towards e-bikes.

I haven’t cross-country mountain biked in years, so the damage that they do to trails— according to some—is far from my mind.

In fact, I can actually fully appreciate the appeal of them. Going up hill (for most of us) sucks, and the e-bikes facilitate a far more ecologically friendly form of transportation than driving.

I just don’t think they necessarily belong on the Valley Trail, which is increasingly starting to feel like the Valley Highway.

This week, Whistler council got a look at the proposed e-bike policy that staff has been diligently working on.

bike reaches 32 kilometres an hour, will be permitted on the Valley Trail—as well as other mountain bike trials managed by the RMOW and the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (with the exception of those located above the Flank Trail on Sproatt and Rainbow Mountains.)

Other e-bikes, with higher top speeds and no requirement for pedalling (is this not an e-scooter at this point?), will be prohibited.

Yet the draft policy is clear that staff is

... the draft policy is clear that staff is not ready to step in and actually regulate their use.

And while it has some positive elements—such as keeping e-bikes out of the high alpine out of concern for a recovering grizzly bear population—the policy, overall, fails to properly grapple with the public safety risk they pose.

Under the proposed policy, Class 1 e-bikes, which are equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when a rider is pedalling and ceases operation once a

not ready to step in and actually regulate their use.

It, instead, aims to garner a “high level of voluntary compliance” through signage.

“The policy recommends adopting signage to let users know that the Valley Trail is a recreational multi-use trail used by a wide range of ages, abilities and user types, as well as a key attraction for visitors, and is not a dedicated bicycle commuter

network,” it reads.

What’s more, the policy explicitly recommends against speed limits—a sensible measure that could, with a rejigging of existing bylaws, give the municipalities some enforcement options.

According to the RMOW, speeding wasn’t identified as an issue during a safety review process and the “built form” of the trail “limits the speed to an acceptable level.”

Tell that to the person whose tranquil walk is interrupted by a gang of tourists on e-bike rentals! The liability risk alone should prompt staff to develop some more sensible options for council to consider.

What’s clear is that little is known about the safety risk of e-bikes.

Last summer, a woman was killed after she was hit by an e-bike in east London, prompting a larger discussion on e-bike policy. And recent figures from the Netherlands—where the sale of e-bikes now outpace regular bikes—show a troubling increase in e-bike related tragedies, particularly among older, male riders.

Sales of the bikes are on the rise, and will only continue to grow as prices drop.

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Mollie Stephenson spent several summers at Rainbow Lodge starting in 1926, and like many who have come after her, unexpectedly fell in love with the area and its outdoor lifestyle. Though she went on to marry and live elsewhere, Mollie will always be remembered as one of the first seasonal workers who just couldn’t keep away from the valley.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Four years ago, Pique’s cover feature by Allen Best, “Cannabis and Compromises,” investigated how some ski towns have embraced legalization of cannabis in the U.S. At the time, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Alaska and Washington, D.C. had all legalized recreational marijuana, though you can’t smoke in public, nor in most hotels, so it is tricky to enjoy this newfound freedom, especially as a pot tourist.

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Wildfire remains a concern for local tourism stakeholders COMMUNICATION, MESSAGING ‘EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT’

BY BRADEN DUPUIS THE 2019 WILDFIRE season has been kind to Whistler so far (knock on wood)— with no fires on the doorstep or smoky skies impacting enjoyment of the outdoors—but after back-to-back, record-breaking fire seasons, the issue is never far from the minds of local tourism stakeholders.

“It’s always going to be on our radar because of what we’ve experienced,” said Karen Goodwin, VP of destination and market development for Tourism Whistler (TW).

“And we’re concerned, but if you look at the pace of bookings right now, August, for example, is pacing to be the best August we’ve had, ever, in terms of room nights.

“So it’s not translating to deter people from booking at this point. The summer is pacing well.”

In 2018, B.C. saw 2,117 wildfires burn a record 1.35 million hectares of land (beating the previous record of 1.2 million hectares burned in 2017).

According to TW, Whistler was impacted by smoke from wildfires for 10 days last year (from Aug 12 to 22) and 11 the year prior (Aug 1 to 12).

HOLD YOUR BREATH The Red Bull Joyride event at last year’s Crankworx took place under cover of smoke—but that didn’t deter about 35,000 people from coming out to watch it.

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One concern for local stakeholders is the media headlines that accompany such wildfire seasons, which can negatively affect the perceptions of potential visitors.

“When people see smoke outside their window, they assume it’s everywhere,” said Saad Hasan, chair of the Hotel Association of Whistler.

“They don’t think that maybe Whistler is not affected … if they have heard through

“All in all, things have been working in our favour, but it can change very quickly,” he said.

“And when that happens, that’s when our communication team is always ready to stay ahead of the messaging.”

For Whistler Blackcomb, wildfire is considered the “No. 1 external threat” in the summer, said communications director Marc Riddell.

“It’s always going to be on our radar because of what we’ve experienced.”

- KAREN GOODWIN

the grapevine that there is smoke, they will just not travel.”

When fires are getting out of hand in other parts of the province, communication and engagement becomes “exceptionally important,” Hasan said.

“The best we can do is to have the accurate messaging out there as to what is happening here in the resort,” he said.

It’s something that must be dealt with as it happens, Hasan added, pointing to the favourable weather conditions Whistler has enjoyed so far this year, and another “exceptionally successful” Canada Day in the resort.

“From an operational perspective, we’re always concerned by it, not just for the safety of our guests, but the way it impacts the experience,” Riddell said.

“But it’s not something we can prepare for, so we monitor it on a day-to-day, monthto-month basis, to see how it impacts our operations.”

While there has been anecdotal evidence of the impact of wildfire smoke on tourism locally in recent years—such as cancelled sightseeing flights or outdoor activities— stakeholders say there has been no noticeable impact on the resort’s bottom line.

Goodwin noted that occupancy has

stayed strong during smoke events, while Riddell pointed to the approximately 35,000 people who came out to watch Red Bull Joyride during Crankworx last year.

“That was at kind of the peak smoke period that we experienced last summer,” he said.

“So it hasn’t really had an impact on the overall business. People still want to come and enjoy it.”

With wildfires a threat that is seemingly here to stay, how will tourism fare in the long term?

“I think key to minimizing the impacts on tourism is to make sure our locals, member businesses and visitors have all the facts and the latest information from those official sources, so they’re informed and all on the same page,” Goodwin said.

“And we’d like to avoid some of those international headlines like ‘B.C. is Burning.’ I know California suffered from the same thing last year—it sounded like the entire state was on fire.

“It doesn’t bode well for that international traveller who is not as well versed on our diverse geography and exactly how far away a fire in northern B.C. might be to Whistler.”

Residents and visitors are reminded to report all fires in Whistler immediately by dialing 911. Fires outside of Whistler should be reported to the BC Wildfire Service at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 toll-free on most cell networks.

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some business owners are still venturing to make a go of it in the village.

Longtime local Jeremy Peterson said he recently paid $40,000 to purchase the remainder of a lease from yogurt shop Menchie’s.

On top of that, Peterson had to put up a damage deposit of $41,000 and is now paying about $10,000 a month in rent for his space.

But Peterson said that in the end it’s worth it: He wouldn’t have wanted to open his bar, Stinky’s on the Stroll, anywhere else.

“My heart was set on the village,” said Peterson. “For me, to have a chance to open up my own place, on the stroll—man, it’s amazing! I pinch myself.”

Peterson’s rent—$80 per square foot, with $27 per square foot in triple net fees (fees that cover taxes, insurance and maintenance)—is slightly below figures for the area laid out in the recently released 2019 Whistler Chamber Lease Report.

The report pegs the Town Plaza area of the village as costing $85 to $95 per square foot ($25 to $30 triple net).

That compares to $70 to $85 ($21 to $25 triple net) for Olympic Plaza; $95 to $125 (all included) for Village Square; and $110

“There isn’t a significant amount of availability in our community right now, which is good news,” said Pace. “Businesses are thriving and stores are filled. Occupancy is high.”

Given the high price of commercial rent, can small business still make a go of it?

“It’s never going to be an easy task, but certainly it’s possible for them to come into the community and build a business,” said Pace.

“As long as they take into account labour and housing, and all the other expenses that go along with it, then of course they have a chance of being quite successful.

“It’s businesses that come in and don’t understand necessarily how impactful housing might be on ensuring the longevity of their businesses ... [that] may falter.”

Whistler Real Estate Company owner Pat Kelly, who helped draft the report, said demand for space remains strong.

“It’s more of the same as we’ve been experiencing in recent years,” said Kelly.

“There’s lots of interest in commercial space here, but there really are limited opportunities.”

Kelly said that there has been some slight price increases at the “bottom end” of the market.

“There is no empty ground-floor space in Function, for example,” he said. “So we are finding the new leases that are being found there are closer to $20 than to $18

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to $150 (all included) for Mountain Square.

Outside of the village, there are still some (relatively) cheaper deals to be found.

The report stated that commercial real estate in Function Junction costs $18 to $25 ($7 to $9 triple net), while space in Creekside is $35 to $55 ($20 to $25 triple net).

Nesters is priced at $45 to $55 ($35 to $55 triple net).

The figures in the report are largely the same as last year, and according to Whistler Chamber CEO Melissa Pace, that’s a positive thing. “[Business owners] are seeing enough [cost] increases in other ways,” she said, noting labour challenges.

Despite some empty store areas located underneath Earls, Pace said there is little vacant space in the village and demand for it remains strong.

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(per square foot), so that moved up [from 2018],” said Kelly, adding that the price of commercial space for restaurants has increased dramatically over the years.

“You’re not going to find a spot for a restaurant for anything less than $45 or $40 (per square foot), and it used to be around $35,” he said.

“I would describe our situation now as very low vacancy.”

Back at Stinky’s, Peterson said he has to credit all the friends he has made over the years with helping him get his business off the ground.

“The trade guys gave me great deals, and friends have come and given me their spare time to rip down a wall or whatever,” said Peterson.

“I couldn’t have done this without the support of Whistler.” n

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Housing project could benefit essential services COUNCIL BRIEFS: UBCM SPONSORSHIP CONTROVERSY; SPECIAL EVENT BYLAW GETS FIRST READINGS

BY BRADEN DUPUIS A REVISED APPLICATION from Whistler Sport Legacies (WSL) for an employee housing project in Cheakamus Crossing was endorsed by council at the July 9 meeting, with a public information meeting to follow.

The project is one of five private developer employee-housing ventures to arise from the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing (and one of two that was green lit for further review on Feb. 26—see Pique, Feb. 28).

The revised application proposes a zoning amendment to allow for a new employee housing building at 1315 Cloudburst Dr. and for employee-housing use of the existing townhouses at 1345 Cloudburst.

The rezoning application seeks an increase in gross floor area at 1315 Cloudburst—from 2,500 square metres to 3,900 square metres—to allow for 57 apartment units.

The added density (about 1,400 square metres) would be secured for employee housing use via a housing agreement placed on title, which would restrict its use to below-market, price-

restricted employee housing (not athlete or coach accommodation).

The existing density (about 2,500 square metres) would be available for either employee or athlete housing.

Proposed rental rates are $1,200 a month for one-bedroom units (about 438 square feet) and $2,200 for two-bedroom (about 660 square feet).

Of the building’s proposed 57 units (21 one-bedroom and 36 two-bedroom), 20 would be designated as incremental, price-restricted employee housing. Eligible employees can come from the WSL workforce or from the Whistler Housing Authority waitlist.

At 1345 Cloudburst, meanwhile, WSL is looking to provide an extra 20 employeehousing townhomes.

But an amendment to the proposal floated by Councillor Jen Ford could help ease the pain of essential services in Whistler.

Ford’s amendment—unanimously supported by council—added the caveat that the zoning for the 20 townhouses at 1345 Cloudburst include a right of first refusal to full-time daycare workers and essential services as defined by the province.

The Whistler Housing Authority instituted a policy around essential

BARE ESSENTIALS A new housing project in Cheakamus Crossing could benefit essential service workers after a council amendment on July 9.

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services in 2003, which gave priority to those working in public health, safety or education—but the policy was terminated in 2008, when demand for rental housing in

Whistler began to grow.

With council’s approval, a public information meeting for the WSL project will follow, as well as a formal public hearing process.

WSL’s original proposal was for 48 apartments in one building, though a phased approach with a second building was always part of the larger plan.

The rezoning application is the first private-developer employee housing project to come to council since it updated its guidelines for such ventures on March 26 (see Pique, April 1).

Some of the other projects, like one proposed for 2077 Garibaldi Way in Nordic, have been met with fierce opposition from neighbours.

While it’s not clear when council will next consider those proposals, a municipal spokesperson said that the planning department has not received any new or revised materials from the applicant at 2077 Garibaldi Way.

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NEWS WHISTLER Coquitlam Mayor Brad West made its way to the public realm via a freedom of information request—and subsequent headline in The Province—on July 6.

On June 29, Crompton sent an email to West regarding the Port Coquitlam mayor’s public opposition to a Chinese government sponsored event at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention valued at $6,000.

Crompton’s opposition isn’t in regards to the sponsorship itself—a stance he says he and West agree on—but in the Port Coquitlam mayor’s choice to take the matter public.

“My intention here was to have a oneon-one conversation with another person.

I wanted to encourage him to engage with an organization that I have a lot of respect for,” Crompton said after the July 9 council meeting.

“There are many avenues that UBCM makes available for members to advocate for change in policy. My hope is that elected officials use those avenues.”

In his response to Crompton, West said he raised the issue with the UBCM executive more than once before being asked by a reporter for his position— which he gave.

It’s the second time in less than a year that a letter penned by Crompton has garnered attention outside of Whistler (the first being the now-infamous letter to oil and gas companies demanding they “pay their fair share” of climate-related

costs, which still prompts the occasional outraged letter to council)—what’s the mayor’s takeaway this time around?

“I place a high value on vigorous debate and collegiality,” he said.

“In our council and at UBCM, those two things are fundamental to the success of our organizations, and as I move forward I want to be a person who promotes those here and with my colleagues (at UBCM).”

SPECIAL EVENT BYLAW GETS FIRST THREE READINGS A new bylaw aims to add more oversight to special events in Whistler.

The Special Event Bylaw (SEB), introduced and given first three readings at the July 9 council meeting, will “strengthen the planning, organization, management, and execution” of Whistler’s special events, according to Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) staff.

As it stands, there is no bylaw governing special events currently in place, said manager of village events and animation Bob Andrea, in a presentation to council.

But with Whistler’s significant yearround growth in visitation has come an increase in the number (and complexity) of special events, prompting the need for regulatory oversight via the SEB. “Using policy to manage special events will help us achieve positive outcomes,” Andrea said.

“We’d love to be able to help to continue to ensure a safe public environment, further protect the natural and built environments of Whistler, and assist with providing clear expectations for our event organizers.”

The SEB will formalize existing guidelines, best practices, processes and procedures for special events, and serve as a resource for RMOW staff and event producers.

In essence, the SEB will ensure event producers are compliant before, during and after their events by providing clear expectations and requirements.

The bylaw breaks events down into three categories: Major Event, (at least 500 attendees), Minor Event (fewer than 500 attendees) and Club Event (any public or private event that has 12 or more attendees, of which any part takes place on public property and occurs at least twice a year— this includes running, hiking and biking clubs or camps).

Crompton raised the question of weekly community groups—like WORCA’s wildly popular Toonie Races—in relation to the new bylaw.

“Most community and club events that currently just book a park, or field, or trail or outdoor space, that would still be booked through our outdoor facility booking process,” Andrea said.

“Something that comes in (that is) new, we would analyze, we would determine what would be the best tool or mechanism

for making sure it’s regulated properly.”

Special events that don’t fall in one of the three categories can be approved by the general manager of resort experience.

A companion bylaw dealing with ticketing and enforcement concerning special events was also introduced on July 9. The bylaw amendment adds fines for “failure to provide proof of any licence, permit, approval or authorization” for a special event.

Under the amended bylaw, event producers can be fined up to $500 for any of a wide range of infractions— everything from holding an event without a permit to advertising an event without RMOW permission.

They’ll also have to submit a security deposit (the amount of which will depend on the size, duration, and nature of the event).

Sue Eckersley—who has produced events in Whistler through her company Watermark Communications Inc. for about 20 years, including Cornucopia and the Whistler Holiday Experience—said the bylaw appears to be in line with what’s already in place.

“I don’t think it’s much different than what actually exists now, it just seems to be that it’s formalized,” she said.

“I think it’s nice that the expectations are the same across the way … My expectation would be that those people who run the department—who are eminently reasonable—won’t be onerous for the small events as they find their way.” n

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Council supports e-bike draft policy ‘CLASS 1’ E-BIKES PERMITTED ON VALLEY TRAIL

BY BRADEN DUPUIS AFTER MONTHS of consultation with key stakeholders, Whistler council opted to support a draft policy concerning “e-mobility devices” (or e-bikes) at its July 9 meeting.

The policy will permit Class 1 e-bikes (pedal-assisted motors, top speed of 32 kilometres an hour) on the Valley Trail network and most, but not all, off-road, nonmotorized recreational trails.

Class 1 e-bikes will not be allowed on hiking-only trails, all recreational, nonmotorized trails above the Flank Trail on Sproatt and Rainbow mountains, and within the Emerald Forest (other than the access road connecting Lorimer Road and Alta Lake Road).

Class 2 (full-throttle bike, no human effort required) and Class 3 (similar to Class 1, but with a higher top speed) devices are considered motor vehicles by “senior legislation,” including the Motor Vehicles Act, according to a staff report to council, and are therefore deemed not appropriate or safe for use on any recreational non-motorized trails on Crown lands.

Class 2 and 3 e-bikes are allowed on motorized trails (none of which exist in Whistler) and resource roads, as well as on municipal and provincial roads and highways.

Other “e-mobility devices” like low-speed motorcycles, powered skateboards, stand-up scooters, segways and hoverboards are also classified as motorized vehicles by provincial legislation, and are also not allowed on the Valley Trail or other non-motorized rec trails.

The policy was built within the framework of the provincial Motor Vehicle Act, ICBC regulations, the Off-Road Vehicle Act and the Wildlife Act, but perhaps most importantly a similar policy from Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC), said manager of resort parks planning Martin Pardoe, in a presentation to council.

“Their new e-bike policy, which came out in April 2019, that’s very relevant because it has jurisdiction on many of Whistler’s trails,” he said.

“Consistency with these documents is good from a legal perspective, but it also makes it easier for everyone to understand and to best achieve success.”

The proposed e-bike class system, which mirrors the RSTBC policy, is a relatively new

ELECTRIC BOOGALOO Whistler mayor and council hear a presentation on e-bikes at the July 9 council meeting.

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concept, Pardoe said.

“It is being adopted by governments, cycling advocates and industries across North America, and RSTB has also recognized they’re likely to see some legal challenges to their policy, which they welcome, because it can help better define things and advance the whole e-bike agenda,” he said.

“So there’s lots of things that are moving in this. We know that e-bike technology is going to change, new devices are going to appear at any time. Use patterns, policies and legislation will all continue to evolve.”

Municipal staff is proposing to monitor e-bike use over the next two years to understand changes, trends and issues, with an eye to re-evaluating or adapting the proposed policy where necessary.

Councillor Ralph Forsyth, council’s rep on the Recreation and Leisure Advisory Committee (RLAC), said he was originally of

the mind that e-bikes should be free to go where they want, until he heard from the public.

“I’m comfortable with the policy, as is RLAC,” he said.

“I think it’s not so prescriptive that we can adjust as we need.”

With bylaw operating on a complaints basis, and the different classes of e-bikes hard to tell apart at a glance, enforcement will be difficult, noted Coun. Cathy Jewett.

“In my winter time work dealing with enforcement of slow zones with skiers (as a patroller with Whistler Blackcomb), I know how important the education portion is, as well as signage,” she said.

“So it’s also another really important part of our plan, to have those education pieces …

Hopefully people will get the message.”

Find the full draft policy, along with more e-bike info, at www.whistler.ca/ebikes. n

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Avalanche Canada gets $25 million in federal funds MONEY WILL BE USED TO EXPAND OPERATIONS—BUT ORGANIZATION SAYS IT’S TIME FOR THE PROVINCE TO COME THROUGH AS WELL

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has announced a significant investment in Avalanche Canada—but the organization said the B.C. government needs to follow suit.

Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson announced that Avalanche Canada would receive a one-time endowment of $25 million to support its long-term sustainability and expansion of its services during a Monday, July 8 press conference at Grouse Mountain.

The money will largely go towards expanding Avalanche Canada’s services to areas that have been underserved, said Avalanche Canada’s executive director, Gilles Valade.

It will allow for daily forecasts in places such as the North Rockies, Yukon, and areas in Quebec, he said.

“We’re also going to expand our services in Newfoundland and Labrador,” said Valade. “This is national funding for the whole country.”

In South Coast B.C., the money will be put towards an ongoing avalanche terrain-rating project in the Spearhead Traverse area, as well as youth outreach.

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“We’re working on developing a bit more youth outreach on the coast,” said Valade.

Moreover, the funding will also be used to “shore up” resources, replace old vehicles and infrastructure, and hire much-needed staff.

“Many of our departments are sort of parttime staff,” said Valade. “We will be able to increase our capacity in those departments.”

The federal government has stepped up to the plate in a big way and it’s now time for

the province of B.C. to do the same, he added.

“The federal government made a huge commitment, with $25 million that we need to stretch for 10 to 15 years,” said Valade. But in order “to work,” Avalanche Canada also needs the provinces to come to the table and “participate.”

Avalanche Canada, said Valade, is currently looking to strike a multi-year funding agreement with B.C. that will see an increase to

the annual financial support it receives.

The province currently contributes $150,000 annually as well as a “gaming grant” of about $250,000, that it has to apply for every year.

“B.C. really needs to increase their level of funding—but also the certainty of their funding,” said Valade.

“We are still at a yearly funding ask that is at the same level as it was in 2004.

“Close to 80 per cent of all avalanche fatalities are in B.C. … And we spend 80 per cent of our budget in B.C. ... It’s avalanche country.”

Wilkinson—who was unavailable for an interview due to an unforeseen travel constraint—was complimentary of the work that Avalanche Canada does in a release.

“Living in coastal B.C. so close to nature, and so close to the mountains is undoubtedly an incredible privilege,” said Wilkinson. “We know that Vancouverites and Canadians across the country need access to the right information, training and protections to safely enjoy everything that our amazing natural environment has to offer.

“Avalanche Canada is leading this charge not only here in B.C. but across the country, and I am so proud that our government is directly supporting their critical work.” n

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VCH to train nurses in forensic sexual assault exams REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY COMMITS TO TRAINING THREE NURSES TO CONDUCT EXAMINATIONS IN WHISTLER

BY JOEL BARDE AFTER YEARS OF advocacy from sexual assault advocates, it appears that Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking to train three experienced nurses on how to administer forensic sexual assault exams.

In an online job advertisement, the regional health authority is seeking three nurses with a minimum of two years of experience in acute care or public health to undergo the training, which is to begin in late September and would largely be online.

The applicants are to be stationed in Whistler, according to the posting.

“Candidates accepting this training opportunity must agree to remain in the department for at least 18 months subsequent to completing training,” it reads. “This will ensure you are able to consolidate and apply your skills in the specialty area that VCH has supported and funded you to complete.”

When trained, the nurses will be able to administer a forensic sexual assault exam, which are used to gather crucial evidence in cases of sexual assault.

When asked for more detail on the new initiative, VCH declined comment.

“We are planning additional forensic testing services for the Sea to Sky corridor, but it is premature for us to share more information with you at this time,” wrote a spokesperson. “Our plans for this service are still in development, so we are not prepared to discuss them at this time. We will be able to make an announcement at a later date.”

A number of parties—including the Sea to Sky RCMP, Howe Sound Women’s Centre,

what we think it means,” she said. “I hope it leads to a higher level of service for Whistler.”

Last spring, VCH was in discussion with the Hospital District—an SquamishLillooet Regional District body that pays for the building of local hospitals and capital equipment—about a plan that would have seen it pay for the training of the three nurses. At the time, it was thought to cost $12,000 in total. “[The Hospital District] CAO looked into

“To me, it’s simple: it’s a need and a serious void in our community.”

- NICOLE SHANNON

and Dr. Kim MacDonald, who until recently ran the corridor’s only abortion clinic— pushed for VCH to offer the exam in Whistler.

Whistler Councillor and Sea to Sky Regional Hospital District Chair Jen Ford has been quietly advocating for the training.

She said she was thrilled to see the job advertisement when alerted to it by Pique.

“It’s great to see—and I hope it means

it further and reported back to me that, unfortunately, we can only contribute to capital spending,” she said.

Pique’s stories on the lack of funding garnered attention locally and prompted some business owners to pledge to pay for the training.

A number of locals—including Stefanie Hostetter of Re/Max Sea to Sky Real Estate,

Nicole DesBecquets of The Whistler Hat Gallery and Nicole Shannon of Keir Fine Jewellery—offered to donate money towards training.

“To me it’s simple: it’s a need and a serious void in our community,” said Shannon, in a Facebook message to Pique.

“A traumatizing event should not lead to more trauma by our system. Having a trained medical team could make all the difference in healing, conviction rates, reduction in assaults, and that makes Whistler and the corridor healthier.”

Ford said the outpouring of support was “very inspiring” to see.

“It’s a testament to the way our community rallies,” she said. “People step up—whether it’s a GoFundMe or a community event— people come together in our community in ways that are very inspiring.”

Ford, however, noted that VCH won’t accept donations directly.

She encouraged people to donate to the Whistler Community Services Society instead.

“If they want to help the community at a grassroots level, I would say contributing to Whistler Community Services Society would be a good way,” said Ford.

“They provide a lot of that frontline support, outreach and various victim services support.” n

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BY SABRINA HINITZ WHAT BROUGHT YOU to Whistler?

Almost everyone I’ve asked that question of has included “nature” as one of the top reasons why they came, or why they stayed for longer than originally planned. Our majestic Coast Mountains, lushly vegetated temperate rainforest, and multi-hued lakes and streams are truly captivating.

We can attest to how good it feels to bask in our natural surroundings. To hear the songbirds sing from the treetops, smell the wild roses, watch the wind set the forest in motion like a ripple in the ocean.

Humans evolved in nature so it may sound odd that we would need science to prove that being in the forest is good for our health and well-being. Yet it has done just that, and this research may one day allow doctors to prescribe “forest bathing” sessions to patients that would be covered by provincial or extended health programs.

The term forest bathing comes from the Japanese phrase shinrin-yoku (shinrin means forest and yoku, bath or bathing). Another way to phrase it is “bathing or taking in the forest atmosphere with all of your senses.”

Shinrin-yoku originated in Japan in 1982 when the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries launched a national health program and coined the term. Since then it has gained popularity across the world as empirical evidence continues to emerge supporting the idea that forest bathing is actually very good for our health.

Dr. Qing Li, president of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine and author of Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness, has studied the benefits of forest bathing on human health since 2004. What he has learned is that spending time in nature can do the following: reduce blood pressure, reduce stress, improve

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Forest bathing is not meant to be exercise ... Rather, it’s an opportunity for mindful connection with nature.

First, you’ll have to leave your bike at home. Forest bathing is not meant to be exercise. It isn’t a hike or a jog. Rather, it’s an opportunity for mindful connection with nature. A chance to slow down and open up all of your senses to the experience of, well… experiencing. To actually register what you are noticing as you wander aimlessly through the forest. To let your heart guide your steps, or your nose, or your ears. When we open up our senses in this way, we begin to connect to the natural world in the way that we evolved to.

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VOP loan for up to $980,000 gains community approval via alternative approval process COUNCIL BRIEFS: BC TRANSIT MOU; TOP-EARNING STAFF; NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS

BY JOEL BARDE THE VILLAGE OF PEMBERTON is now able to borrow up to $980,000 to cover the cost of extending and paving the parking lot adjacent the Community Barn and to serve as a contingency fund for the downtown enhancement project.

Pemberton council learned of the results of a successful alternative approval process, which grants it permission to borrow the funds, during its July 8 regular council meeting, where it also gave fourth and final reading to the loan authorization bylaw.

The paving and parking lot extension job is expected to cost $100,000, with the remaining $880,000 allocated for any potential cost overruns (the VOP is hoping not to use all of it).

Council moved forward with the loan request during its May 28 regular council meeting, but in order to do so it needed to gain the approval of the public via the alternative approval process, which called on the VOP to advertise the proposal and invite those against it to register opposition.

In total, 67 community members registered opposition. That’s less than the 195 people that was needed to veto the project (10 per cent of the community’s population), but more than VOP Mayor Mike Richman wanted to see.

“It was more than I would hope for,” he said.

Richman feels that some might suspect that the decision to take the loan was made midway through the project. It was, rather,

NEW GROUND Crews are expected to pave the parking lot adjacent the Community Barn in the near future.

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made back in January, before the project even began, he said.

“It took us seven years to be awarded the grant and a whole year to go to tender and get a contractor for it … In that time, prices went up so much that we had to cut the project back to make it affordable,” said Richman.

Still, there were certain pieces of the project that couldn’t be sacrificed, said Richman. “There are certain elements of the project that allowed us to win the grant, and if we cut the project back any further, it would compromise the grant and the project itself.”

BC TRANSIT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING VOP council also took a look at what transit service may look like for the next three years.

Staff sought council’s input on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BC Transit that sets out three changes to current transit service levels.

The proposed changes—and their related cost to the VOP—are: • Having the 99 Pemberton Commuter stop in Rainbow Estates in Whistler. This change is set to begin in September 2020 and will cost the VOP about $2,071 annually.

• An additional midday service for the 99 Pemberton Commuter to begin in June 2021. The change would cost the VOP about $35,163 annually.

• An additional midday or later evening service on the local transit network within Pemberton. It would take effect September 2021 and cost the Village approximately $101,994 annually.

After discussing with VOP Chief Administrative Officer Nikki Gilmore, council directed staff to pursue the first item (the stop at Rainbow Estates) given

that many transit users rely on the stop to access employment opportunities.

Following the meeting, Richman said the VOP is still hoping to get regional transit on the road soon, and it’s better to take a wait-and-see approach on remaining initiatives in the memorandum.

As reported by Pique (“Province rejects funding model for regional transit,” July 4), the regional transit project recently received a major blow when the province rejected the funding model put forward by its stakeholders, which include the VOP, Whistler and Squamish.

“We’re still hopeful we can work something through with the province and our partners to provide a full regional transit system,” said Richman.

“Until we know a little more about that we’ve deferred talking about finding the funds to fund more routes.”

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION This year’s Statements of Financial Information, which reveals the VOP’s top earners for 2018, was presented to council at the July 9 meeting.

In total, seven staff had salaries exceeded $75,000 (the threshold that lands one on the list): chief administrative officer Nikki Gilmore earned $120,079 ($3,105 in expenses); skilled worker/firefighter Cameron Adams earned $94,839 ($600 in expenses); manager of corporate services Sheena Fraser earned $93,985 ($6,221 in expenses); and fire chief Robert Grossman earned $87,683.

In total, the VOP paid $1,728,802 to employees.

At Councillor Ted Craddock’s request, council passed a resolution to include attendance at council meetings in quarterly reports.

NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS VOP also took a major step in adopting the Energy Step Code—a new provincial standard that establishes progressive energy efficiency performance targets—at its meeting.

Staff has been liaising with Pemberton’s building community about the changes, which are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020.

To help update the building community on the new rules and regulations, the VOP hosted a “builder’s breakfast” on June 26 and a “pop-up consultation” at RONA for the general public the following day.

Staff has also circulated a survey, in person and online, which has received 40 responses so far.

“The majority of those who completed the survey indicated their support for the Village’s proposal to adopt the Energy Step Code,” read the staff report to council.

“Specifically, 80 [per cent] of respondents cited positive reasons for adopting the Energy Step Code.”

Twenty per cent of respondents, however, felt that the VOP should not adopt the BC Energy Step Code before it is required by the BC Building Code.

To implement the changes, the VOP also gave readings one through three of a new building the code, which conforms with the BC Building Code and reflects the Step Code.

Richman said that he feels confident that the building community is by and large on board with adopting the Step Code.

“I feel that for the most part people recognize the benefits of the Step Code,” said Richman. “It’s taking us in a more ecological direction.” n

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BY JOEL BARDE VISITATION TO BC PARKS, by most estimation, has grown in recent years.

But that’s not what was borne out in the agency’s most recent statistics report, which covers from March 2017 to March 2018.

It found a slight decrease in total park attendance from the previous year: from 24,815,157 to 23,562,482.

Moreover, it noted a dramatic drop in visitation to South Coast parks, saying visitation decreased by about 2 million visitors between 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Most glaringly, the report said that Mount Seymour Park went from 930,650 to 487,085 visitors (a drop of almost 50 per cent), and busy Cypress Provincial Park went from 1,712,879 visitors to 208,453 visitors (a drop of nearly 90 per cent).

The discrepancies—which fly in the face of anecdotal evidence—were pointed out by local outdoor recreation advocate Steve Jones, and BC Parks responded quickly by taking the report off of its website and pledging to review the report and correct any errors, but not before some media outlets reported the faulty data.

NUMBERS GAME BC Parks is now reviewing a statistical report that claimed busy Cypress Provincial Park saw a dramatic drop in visitation.

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According to Tori Ball, a terrestrial campaigner with the B.C. chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), the errors are “very concerning” and suggest there could be wider mismanagement at BC Parks related to underfunding.

“If their tracking of visitation is this far off, it doesn’t give a lot of confidence for the tracking of things that would take (even)

for full-time rangers at BC Parks.

“Funding continues to be a core issue for BC Parks, both on the staffing level and what resources those staff have to work with,” she said.

“There are not enough rangers to go across the province. The area that each ranger has to cover is huge. And even though student rangers are great, they are

“I think they’ve taken a good approach and they will get the right numbers out there to make sure their management decisions are made off of accurate data.”

- STEVE JONES

more effort to monitor,” said Ball, noting concerns such as wildlife management.

The errors appear to be at popular parks that are close to Vancouver, she added.

“It makes me worry about parks that are further out,” said Ball.

Ball said that underfunding continues to plague BC Parks. With a 2018-19 budget of $40.5 million, BC parks receives approximately $2.88 for every hectare of protected land—while Alberta Parks and Parks Canada get about $24 and $38 respectively.

Ball is therefore calling for more funding

seasonal and only for the summer.”

Ball’s comments were echoed by Jones, who said he is also concerned with funding levels.

Jones, however, applauds BC Parks staff for taking swift action when they realized something was amiss with the report.

“I think they noticed quickly enough, and I don’t think it really has (had) a major impact yet on any decisions,” said Jones.

“I think they’ve taken a good approach and they will get the right numbers out there to make sure their management decisions are made off of accurate data.”

Jones, who lives on the North Shore, said the figures run contrary to what he’s seen at local parks.

“All of the anecdotal evidence is things keep getting busier and busier as the population grows and more people live active, outdoor lifestyles,” said Jones. “And also as Destinations BC (the provincial tourism agency) continues to actively grow [interest].”

Jones is also concerned about other backcountry camping spots, namely those on Crown land with little or nothing in the way of amenities and infrastructure.

“I think one of the concerns is where are the people going that aren’t being counted?” he said.

“Semaphore Lakes has been a major concern for a while. There is a lot of concern about it because it has no outhouses and there is no food cache. Are people following leave-no-trace principles when they are in these areas with no infrastructure?

“Anecdotally, no is the answer.”

In a statement to Pique, BC Parks said staff is currently reviewing the “Statistics Report from 2017-18 and the report will be re-posted once a full review has been concluded.

“We recognize some data entries were missing from the 17-18 report and are working with our staff to correct this gap and ensure we have a full data set.

We apologize for this oversight and are committed to correcting any errors or missing entries in the report.” n

DISPATCHES OUT OF RANGE

BY ALLEN BEST allen.best@comcast.net JACKSON, WYO. —A jury will be given the task of deciding whether an injury suffered at the “pond skim” in 2017 was the result of negligence by Snow King Mountain Resort, the in-town ski area in Jackson.

The skier, still a minor, had skied across the pond several times when he agreed with friends to be part of a “rowdy train,” in which all ski down together.

“As he tried to exit the pond, another skier in the rowdy train skied across (the boy’s) left leg,” the lawsuit says. “The edge of that ski cut (the victim’s) leg, severing muscle, tendon and nerve. He now suffers ‘drop foot.’”

The parents of the boy, who filed the lawsuit, must prove that their son’s risk was not an inherent one to skiing, explained the Jackson Hole News&Guide.

SOME ROADS STILL BURIED DEEP IN SNOW TELLURIDE, Colo.—In the days before July 4, roads to some but not all of the high passes in the San Juan Mountains around Telluride were finally cleared of snow sufficient for use by motorized vehicles.

The Telluride Daily Planet reported Ophir Pass was opened but with cuts in the snowbank described by one outfitter as being nine to 11 metres deep. Those using the four-wheel drive road will be able to see close at hand the force of an avalanche that ran 305 metres wide and 600 to 900 vertical metres.

With that done, work began on the road over 13,114-foot-high (3,442 metre) Imogene Pass, between Telluride and Ouray. After that comes Black Bear Pass, which is below 4,000 metres but which is said to be one of the scariest Jeep roads in Christendom.

SEARING MEMORIES A YEAR AFTER THE FIRE IN COLORADO BASALT, Colo.—Basalt and El Jebel are changed places a year after the scare of the Lake Christine Fire. Three houses were destroyed by the 12,500-acre (5,058 hectare) fire. Nobody died, although one firefighter was still being treated for injuries in May. It could have been much worse.

The fire began on the evening of July 3. Two mornings after, the Roaring Fork Valley was a “vision of hell,” said Scott Condon, a resident of the area, writing in The Aspen Times.

“Smoke clogged the air and was lit orange by the flames. Ashes rained down.

Sirens wailed and there was a constant popping from natural and man-made materials consumed by the flames.”

Luck spared the community a much worse conflagration. Had conventional wind patterns prevailed, 100 homes could easily have been lost.

A mobile home at El Jebel was at particular risk. A vegetation reduction project on federal lands east of the trailer park undertaken several years before helped. And then the mobile home park was spared because of a somewhat risky strategy. Fire flares were used to create a fire line. There was no margin for error. No error occurred. This saved 200 homes.

The fire was started at a shooting range near El Jebel. A young woman shot a tracer round that burst through a paper target.

Wikipedia explained that tracer rounds can have a mild incendiary effect, igniting flammable substances on contact. It had been a drought winter, and the brush was tinder dry. The brush exploded into wildfire.

The Aspen Daily News reported that the woman and her boyfriend were sentenced last week after hearing what some of those who suffered losses in the fire had to say.

The words were hard, the anger and sorrow still fresh and deep.

“The Lake Christine Fire took my home and my security with a hellacious vengeance,” said Andee McCauley. She and her husband Bill lost their home. She talked of the “sheer terror of evacuation” as the fire flowed “like molten lava” down the ridge to their home.

She said she continues to grieve for the loss of her grandfather’s handwritten journals dating from the late 1800s, her grandmother’s pearls, her father’s violin, art, furniture, family photos, and a large collection of tools.

The Daily News’s Chad Abraham reported the two defendants showed little emotion until they addressed the judge.

Then they struggled to hold back tears.

Allison Marcus, 22, the woman who shot the rounds that started the fire, said she had not realized she was shooting tracer rounds. “I would not have done so if I had recognized the risk I had created.”

Her boyfriend, Richard Miller, 23, haltingly told the judge that he also didn’t know that the tracer rounds were in the ammunition tin. “I really wish I had looked and recognized tracer rounds were in the ammo tin. I am sorry.”

The Daily News reported that each must perform 1,500 hours of community service, pay $100,000 in restitution, and spend 45 nights in jail.

“The two of you are now part of the history of this valley,” Judge Paul Dunkelman said. “That’s a huge responsibility to be part of the history of a valley like this. But you haven’t written the last chapter.”

That last chapter, he suggested, will be whether their actions in the future reflect their words of contrition at sentencing. n

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BY LESLIE ANTHONY global grassroots movement. You may also recognize the idea as being put forth by a group of U.S. Democratic congresswomen led by the indefatigable Alexandria OcasioCortez. Despite what can be gleaned from the news, however, it’s difficult to know exactly what a GND is all about, its connections, and why such an initiative is important at this time.

First, a little history. The name itself borrows from the historic New Deal in the United States, a series of programs, public works projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1936 in response to widespread need for “relief, reform, and recovery” from the Great Depression. These included relief for the unemployed through government job

Indigenous Peoples and halting the rise of racism. Given the relative inaction of politicians on these issues, people from all walks of life are convening in towns around the world to define exactly what this pushback to a currently destructive status quo will look like. The GND turns on the need for—and potential power of— collective action.

No surprise that the Sunrise Movement—America’s take on the thriving global youth climate uprising—is at the roots of the GND. This collective grabbed onto the idea with some newsworthy action—occupying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the orientation for new members of Congress earlier in the year.

Sunrise has also been organizing around the GND nationwide, and recently wrapped a “Road to the Green New Deal Tour” that included more than 200 town hall meetings whose spillover into countries like Canada follows a similar blueprint.

It’s also no surprise to see heavy advocacy for a GND from Naomi Klein/ Avi Lewis & Co. over at TheLeap.org, as its tenets fully align with many of The Leap’s proposals. The Leap is also behind a worthy animated video summary (youtube.com/ watch?v=k7p27E6hzvk) that outlines the GND’s “… ambitious plan for how we can eliminate poverty and create millions of jobs while tackling the biggest threat of our time: climate change. It involves massive public investment in clean energy, transit and climate adaptation work. But the vision is bigger than that: it’s about transforming our entire economy to be safer and more fair, and give everyone a better life.”

Naturally, such lofty ideas scare some people. They criticize the GND’s heavy reliance on government spending, its

... it’s about transforming our entire economy to be safer and more fair, and give everyone a better life.” programs and welfare: bank reform (such as insuring individuals’ deposits); relief for farmers through agricultural reforms that lowered crop production and pushed up prices; the institution of Social Security for seniors; and political power shifts (liberals and conservatives, populating both Democrat and Republican parties at the time, realigned, with most liberal-minded folks joining the Dems in supporting a New Deal coalition while conservatives—no surprise—generally opposed this intrusion of government). The New Deal was a broad response to a crisis that had resisted all other forms of melioration and required direct intervention.

The GND represents an ambitious vision for tackling the climate crisis through a just transition off fossil fuels, in a way that also addresses other crises faced by humanity— from the job losses/contractions and affordable housing issues of economic inequality, to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of

broad focus, and seemingly unrelated (but in essence intimately linked) targets. Most frightened are those Chicken Little business leaders and politicians who think that a GND advocates for complete deconstruction of society as we know it, and that it’s just too much change for anyone to contemplate.

Of course, they’re way off. Better to think of the GND more as a “living renovation” in which we tenants remain in the building while a few rotting cornerstones, pillars, and beams are carefully and thoughtfully removed, to be replaced by something that makes the overall building stronger, more resilient, and, ultimately, more habitable.

In other words: with ecological thinking as the prime directive in such an economy, nothing would be lost to its participants for changes from which they only stood to gain.

Leslie Anthony is a science/environment writer and author who holds a doctorate in connecting the dots. n

OUTSIDER

Jumping on the 30-day challenge bandwagon I’LL ADMIT I’m one of the least trendsensitive people that I know. I haven’t started wearing shorter-length pants that show my socks, nor do I wear dress shoes without any socks at all. I figure that if I ignore these fashion fads for long enough, my usual dress

BY VINCE SHULEY sense (or lack thereof) will come around again.

My money and effort is better spent elsewhere on something that I’ll appreciate.

One of the more interesting trends I’ve noticed in the last few years is the 30-day challenge. This idea stemmed from the popular 1960 book Psycho-Cybernetics

by Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon who noticed his patients seemed to take about 21 days to get used to their new faces. The concept actually turned out to not hold water, but people believed in it enough that it started to appear in all types of self-help books and motivational speaker presentations. Further research in 2009 at University College London examined the new habits of 96 people over the space of 12 weeks, and found that the average time it takes for a new habit to stick is actually 66 days.

Individual times varied from 18 to as long as 254 days. The point here is that everyone takes a different amount of time to adapt to a new habit, but there’s no harm in seeing if 30 days will make the change stick.

HEALTHY HABIT 30-day ride challenge tip #4: keep your bike in good working order.

PHOTO BY VINCE SHULEY

When I first heard about 30-day challenges, they were more of the diet/ cleanse/purge variety, which instantly made me roll my eyes. Unless you’re an addict to a certain vice, I’m a firm believer that all things can be enjoyed in moderation.

I don’t need to demonstrate to myself or others what my body will look and/or feel like after 30 days of some neanderthal devolution diet. The most laughable of these is the Sober October challenge, where people try to not drink alcohol for a full calendar month only to undo all that cleansing effort by binge drinking on the eve of Halloween. Some folks can hold it together and power to them, but I find that if I just drink in moderation throughout the year, I’ll be perfectly fine. If you struggle

and/or mental test and I feel I’m able to self-regulate my vices. Last month I was tasked through an employer of mine to help promote a 30-day ride challenge across the social media sphere. The idea was to get mountain bikers out riding their bikes for 30 days straight in July. There was no requirement of distance or vertical, just get out on your bike and ride at least one trail once a day. It was strongly suggested in my workplace (though not mandatory) that all of our team should participate if for no other reason than to practice what we preach. I had run out of excuses. I accepted the 30-Day Ride Challenge and threw the gauntlet down to a dozen of my mountain biker friends.

When this paper publishes, I’ll be 11 days

If I can move daily tasks around to accommodate a quick bike ride, I should be able to get the other stuff done, too.

with alcoholism, you probably need to start with a longer stint than 30 days and don’t be afraid to contact outreach services such as those offered by the Whistler Community Services Society.

There are also the challenges that add to your life rather than withdrawing something from it. This is more appealing to me for two reasons, I enjoy a physical

deep into the 30-Day Challenge. Here are a few of the positive things I’ve already noticed: • I’m planning my days better. I tend to struggle with time efficiency and can suffer from task procrastination, leaving nonurgent chores on the backburner for weeks, sometimes months. If I can move daily tasks around to accommodate a quick bike ride, I should be able to get the other stuff done, too.

• The camaraderie is motivating.

From ridelog apps I’ve noticed friends and colleagues logging small rides—as short as 15 to 20 minutes—on days they obviously didn’t have a lot of spare time. I’m texting back and forth with a friend of mine in Squamish who—as a relatively new dad— has to wake up in the dawn hours in order to fit in a ride on his busy days.

• I’m more in tune with my bike and gear. To ride 30 days in a row, your bike has to be running in tip-top shape. If you need repairs, crack a beer, sit down and do it. Or call around and beg a bike shop to have your steed ready for the next day. And don’t forget to promptly launder and dry your riding jerseys, shorts, chamois and gloves to avoid that sticky feeling at the start of the ride.

• Any weather is ride weather. Living so close to great trails, I’ll often skip days when it’s pouring rain or opt for lounging by the lake when it’s 35 degrees outside instead of combatting dry and blown-out trails. Forcing myself to ride in these conditions makes me realize how privileged I am to live where I live.

• I’m finding trails I wouldn’t otherwise ride. On a recent trip to Vancouver Island, I had to do my mapping homework to find the closest trails to where we were staying.

Exploring unfamiliar trails—however challenging—is one of the reasons I got into this sport.

Whether or not people make it through the full 30 days isn’t important. The choice to make a positive change in our daily routine is.

So far so good. Nineteen days to go.

Vince Shuley is coming around to the idea of a 30-day challenge. For questions, comments or suggestions for The Outsider email vince@ vinceshuley.com or Instagram @whis_vince. n

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The former freestyle skier, who once had aspirations of

competing in the X-Games or Winter Olympics, took part in his first Red Bull 400 race last summer in Whistler. He didn’t win the event. He didn’t even place among the top half of finishers. The only thing he’s certain of is that he didn’t finish in last place.

But even if he had, simply finishing this unique and daunting race is an accomplishment in itself, especially for someone who suffered a spinal cord injury that threatened his livelihood and tested his resolve just five years prior.

“When you step over the finish line at (Red Bull) 400, it’s such a gratifying feeling,” says Shaw, reflecting on the 2018 event. “If I can do this, what else can I do?

“But then you see people puking at the finish line and you’re like, well, I don’t know.”

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The race Shaw refers to is a 400-metre vertical sprint at a thigh-burning 37-degree incline up the ski jump at Whistler Olympic Park. Red Bull has hosted the event in Whistler in three of the past four years, but this year’s race holds the distinction of being the first ever World Championships to take place outside of Europe.

The event’s distinct setting and format has attracted athletes from a range of disciplines, such as triathlon, cycling, and speed skating, who will travel to the resort for the July 13 event. Erik Ressell, a 19-year-old speed skater from Norway, will look to defend his world championship and improve on his time of three minutes, 16.16 seconds (3:16.16) recorded during last year’s World Championships in Austria. Andrea Mayr, an Austrian doctor, will also travel to Whistler in hopes of securing her second consecutive title on the women’s side.

And, despite the race being a showcase of elite athleticism, it’s open to anybody looking to test their mettle.

“We’ve had some people do it in 20 minutes and pretty much walk up it,” explains Red Bull Regional Communications Specialist Christina Krcevinac. “It’s like running a marathon.

If it’s on your bucket list, you can check it off. You can be a Red Bull athlete for a day.”

That isn’t to suggest you can peel yourself from the couch and mosey on down to Whistler Olympic Park to compete in the event without proper preparation. While the course is about the equivalent of four soccer fields in distance, and might only require between 600 and

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FEATURE STORY 800 steps, its drastic 140-metre elevation gain is enough to increase one’s heart rate beyond 200 beats per minute.

“A lot of people say, ‘I can run 400 metres; it doesn’t take long,’ but at that steepness it’s very, very tough,” Krcevinac adds.

The Red Bull 400 originated in Austria in 2011 and has expanded in each subsequent year. It’s now part of a global circuit that includes 20 World Championshipqualifying events in Russia, Japan, Poland, and the United States, among other countries. Moreover, this year’s circuit features three new events in Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, and South Korea.

Winning the race requires a mix of speed, endurance, strength, mental fortitude, and strategy. The latter aspect is particularly important as there are qualifying heats to determine the top 20 athletes who will compete in the final race for the title of global champion. Some athletes who qualified for last year’s final race declined to participate due to being so exhausted, according to Red Bull.

Those looking to compete in a more recreational capacity can sign up as part of a four-person relay team in which each participant completes 100-metre segments of the uphill race. While this sounds a lot more manageable, Krcevinac doesn’t recommend signing up for both the individual and relay races.

“I’ve had some people register and ask me if they could register for the relay and (individual) run and I’m like, ‘You’re not going to make it,’” she says.

MIKE SHAW: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND BEING GRATEFUL Had the Red Bull 400 existed six years ago, Shaw might have been a favorite to win the men’s race. He played other sports, but lived for freestyle skiing and, even after suffering two broken ankles in years prior,

was still involved in competitive skiing in a coaching capacity.

Shaw moved to Whistler in 2010 and was soon after hired to serve as head coach of the British Columbia Freestyle Ski Team. Two years later, he was coaching young skiers from all over the country who shared his aspirations of competing on the international stage.

In December 2013, during some downtime following a training session at a World Cup competition in Colorado, Shaw joined the athletes he was coaching for a fun afternoon on the slopes at Keystone Mountain. He recalls attempting to perform a routine 720. It was a trick he had performed hundreds of times, but something went wrong on this day. The biography on his website notes he suffered a “scorpion-like” crash.

As Shaw explains, he landed in soft snow and was pitched forward on his face with his feet extending toward the back of his head. All the pressure went to his neck, bending his head back so far that it broke the C6 vertebrae of his cervical spine.

Some might block out or be unable to recall such a life-altering event, but Shaw remembers it vividly.

“I hadn’t even stopped falling and I was like, ‘Oh my God, no,” he recalls.

That wasn’t all he thought about during and in the immediate moments after the crash.

“I was like, ‘Shit I just ruined my parents’ retirement. What am I going to do?’ My life had always been like 90 per cent skiing up until that point and 10 per cent everything else. That was the devastating part.”

Almost instantly, Shaw’s thoughts turned to his former ski coach, Josh Dueck, who had become paralyzed nearly 10 years prior and won a silver medal in the men’s slalom sit-ski event at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Before long, Shaw was transported to a Denver hospital and presented the option of undergoing a posterior cervical laminectomy, which involved spinal fusion via two titanium rods and 10 screws.

The operating doctor told him he had a zero-per-cent chance of walking again without the surgery and a 50-per-cent chance with it. It was an easy decision.

Although he was injured doing the

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sport he loves, Shaw also credits freestyle skiing for being a major help in his recovery.

Falling down and having to pick yourself back up again is a recurring element of the sport, and one that fosters resiliency that can be applied to other aspects of life—and resiliency Shaw has showed in spades. Less than four months after the crash, he walked out of the hospital, and two weeks after that, he went skiing in an adaptive sit-ski at Revelstoke Mountain.

A year after the crash, surrounded by his closest friends and supporters, he went skiing in Whistler.

Shaw has continued to achieve important milestones in his recovery, none of which, he says, have been as challenging as the Red Bull 400. Despite the challenge, however, he is genuinely grateful for Red Bull bringing the event to Whistler.

“I’m not as physically active as I used to be, so I lose it really fast. I have to keep working at it. And that’s why Red Bull 400, to me, is the ultimate challenge. It’s like, ‘God damn it, if your legs can handle that 400-metre hill, they can handle almost any day in the life.’

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“And the cool part is that it gives me that motivation to get after it. I know I’ve got Red Bull 400 coming, so I better get my butt to the gym,” he adds, before extending a sincere apology for postponing our original interview for that very reason.

In recent years, Shaw has led fundraising efforts for Wings for Life, a non-profit supporting spinal cord research, and founded HeadStartPro, an organization that helps athletes improve performance and prevent injuries. In 2017, he delivered a TEDx talk on healing through grief in front of more than 2,000 people in Vancouver’s Stanley Park.

“I’ve never been more nervous,” he says of the talk. “It was more nerve-racking than any freestyle skiing I’ve ever done. I was in the back, in the green room, about to puke. I felt nauseous.”

However, using visualization techniques, he was able to mentally prepare himself for the task at hand, just as he had done throughout his career in skiing, during his recovery, and later in the Red Bull 400.

“That was my X-Games,” adds Shaw.

UBC TRACK ATHLETE SET ON DEFENDING HER TITLE While this year’s Red Bull 400 in Whistler will attract more accomplished athletes than any other year, it won’t feature defending men’s champion Kieran Lumb, who conquered the hill in 3:50.14 last year and finished fifth at the World Championships in Austria. The University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds track and field athlete is unable to compete due to his training and competition schedule, but his teammate and last year’s surprise winner on the women’s side, Robyn Mildren, hopes to prove last year was no fluke.

“I’m definitely feeling a little bit more pressure this year,” says Mildren.

But that doesn’t mean she’s going to do anything differently than she did last year, when she competed in the Canadian Track & Field Championships in Ottawa and participated in a road race the week of Red Bull 400. That said, she’s still training

between 90 minutes and three hours per day for track, all while pursuing a PhD in neurophysiology at UBC. “What really gets affected is stress levels and recovery time, particularly if you do a super hard workout in the morning and then you’re in the lab collecting data all day. You don’t really get to take a nap like professional athletes or plan everything you’re going to be able to eat,” she says of her chock-a-block schedule.

Mildren tried to train specifically for the 2018 World Championships in Austria, but found it challenging because “it’s hard to mimic the conditions of the Red Bull 400.”

She finished in ninth place, a result she in part attributed to her strategy of simply trying to survive rather than pushing herself to a potential injury while running uphill in the pouring rain. One competitor, as she recalled, had to be airlifted from the Paul-Ausserleitner-Schanze ski jumping hill.

“I don’t want to say I threw in the towel, but I definitely changed priorities to surviving and not getting hurt to giving it everything I had,” she says with a laugh.

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Mildren’s experience speaks to the difficulty of actually trying to win the race in a diverse field consisting of premier athletes. The average Joe can complete the race at his or her own pace, but doing so in under five minutes is an accomplishment that only top contenders can hope to achieve.

“It’s hard to compare to anything else,” says Mildren. “I have never finished a race and not been able to stand until I did Red Bull 400. You get over the line, collapse on the mat, and your legs just can’t support you.

“It’s only four or five minutes, but 100 metres in and your legs and Achilles are just screaming at you.”

She characterizes the event as one with a lot of energy and sound. It’s particularly palpable when ascending the hill.

“Then you’re at the top and you’re in the most pain you’ve ever been in in your life,” she adds.

Heading into last year’s event, experienced Ironman competitor and triathlete Rachel McBride was

considered the favourite, given the fact she had set a Whistler course record in 2016. Mildren admits she might have benefited slightly from flying under the radar last year, but knows that won’t be the case in 2019. She will also face stiff competition from Mexican Red Bull distance runner Alex Roudayna as well as other world-class athletes who specialize in different sporting disciplines.

Mildren, who is qualified to speak on the physical advantages of athletes in various sports given her kinesiology background, acknowledges that cyclists have the advantage of being so flexed at the hip, but notes that they, along with triathletes, do more volume than runners. While it’s not lost on her that she and Lumb, both distance runners, won last year’s event, Mildren believes that speed skaters and cross-country skiers might be best suited for the event due to muscle mass distribution.

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Old World Craftsmanship

New World Technology Visiting the oldest bike shop in Italy’s mountain-bike heaven Finale Ligure

Story and Photos by Tim Morch

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he Whistler downhill crowd is no stranger to Finale Ligure, the “Italian Eden of mountain biking,” with its picturesque Mediterranean backdrop. It is also home to Oddone Bici, a bike shop that’s been in operation for more than 90 years—a true gem, which blends tradition and technology.

Walking in the historic centre of the Italian seaside town, I stumble upon the Oddone bike café and am immediately drawn in. Co-owner Giovanni Vizzini chats affably as he tunes the latest downhill

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bike. I ask if he works on older bikes as my rear derailleur was acting up and he invites me to bring it in to see if it could be adjusted. I admit I am surprised that a shop full of the latest technology would even consider looking at my 30-plus-year-old bike.

The following morning, with my bike on the stand, Giovanni says: “It’s a long time since I see a Diamondback. Let’s take a look.”

Giovanni has decades of experience to draw on.

The Oddone bike shop was founded in 1928 by Guido Oddone. Guido rented and repaired bicycles and operated a small taxi service. But with the onset

of the Second World War and rationing, the taxi side of the business stalled but bicycle portion thrived.

Thirty years on, as Guido eyed retirement, his son Giancarlo took over, adding a hardware store in the second half of the building. For three decades, Giancarlo and his wife Gina raised their three children around the trade.

The tradition continues today as Giancarlo’s daughter, Giovanna, married Giovanni Vizzini, also a barman and chef, and then in 1997 the couple took over the business. Today the Vizzinis’ children Andrea and Adele also help in the bike shop and its companion coffee shop.

Giovanni is a skilled craftsman. He wields his tools as an artist handles a paintbrush—with precision and purpose. As a mountain-bike rider, his work and lifestyle blend seamlessly.

With my old bike up on the stand, he smiles and says: “Let’s see what we can do.”

Following a series of speedy adjustments, lubing the shifter, shortening the chain and installing a new shifter cable, he frowns then proclaims the derailleur kaput.

“Do you have a derailleur for old seven-speed bikes?” I ask.

“I do,” Giovanni replies, “but I am not sure if it works with the shifter. Let’s find out.”

He quickly removes the old derailleur, re-bores the threads, installs the replacement and resets the chain length. With some fine-tuning, the chain glides flawlessly up and down the cogs.

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While Giovanni works his magic, Andrea comes over to chat. He walks me through the arch to the café and accessories side of the business, introducing me to his mother, Giovanna.

Offering me a delicious coffee, Giovanna says with a charming smile, “You know, coffee is part of Italian life.”

An assortment of baked goods, wine and craft beer line the shelves and the menu offers a variety of meals for any time of day. Magazines and newspapers complement the vintage posters and miscellaneous memorabilia. The shop had a classic feel to it, in spite of being filled with the latest clothing, bikes and technology.

The next day, climbing the hills on a test ride, the gears shifted faultlessly, even in the middle of a steep ascent. It feels like a new bike. I’m impressed with the quality of the service and customer experience and return to tell the family just that.

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Madsen third at Xterra Victoria LOCAL TRIATHLETE PODIUMS AFTER RECENT HEART PROCEDURE

BY DAN FALLOON WHISTLER TRIATHLETE Karsten Madsen acknowledged he wasn’t initially satisfied with his third-place finish at the Xterra Victoria race on July 7.

After all, he’d won the event in 2016 and 2017.

But there was something a bit different this time around, as less than a month before the race, Madsen had a heart procedure to diagnose arrhythmias in his heart.

“Initially, when I had finished, I was really frustrated that I didn’t win. I want to win everything that I do. That’s my competitive nature,” he said. “Quickly, I pulled myself out of that funk and was giving myself a bit of a break on that. The last two months has been an absolute sideshow.”

In terms of the offroad triathlon race itself, the 27-year-old placed four minutes and 27 seconds (4:27) back of winner Sam Osborne of New Zealand and 2:18 back of runner-up Josiah Middaugh of the United States.

“I didn’t go into the race with the best fitness, and I knew that going in,” he said.

“I knew what I could do, what I couldn’t do.

“I had, actually, a worse swim than I

THE RIGHT PATH Whistler’s Karsten Madsen took third at the Xterra Victoria on July 7.

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predicted, so I had my work cut out [for me] on the bike.”

Originally from Guelph, Ont., Madsen has subsequently adapted to B.C.-style trails in the time that he’s been in Whistler, which gave him a boost heading into that portion of the race.

“A lot of those guys, they reside more in Colorado, or the guy who won is from New Zealand, and I don’t think they’re as good at downhill singletrack as maybe what I am, so I knew that if I rode really clean and fast on

“Coming into the run, I basically stomped the first two kilometres, got a gap on him.”

At that point, however, Madsen became concerned about how he would hold up the rest of the way.

“Sure enough, I could feel the wheels kind of starting to come off, but it was after I’d done the full climb,” he said.

During the descents, Madsen was mindful of how he ran, knowing that a fall would cost him dearly. However, he held a 20-second advantage over Rakita on flat

“Initially, when I finished, I was really frustrated that I didn’t win. I want to win everything that I do.”

- KARSTEN MADSEN

the descent,” he said. “I knew I could keep myself in the race.”

Toward the end of the biking section, Madsen played some cat and mouse with Branden Rakita, who was then in third, but eventually finished 16 seconds back of Madsen in fourth.

“I felt on paper that I was a better runner and I didn’t want to close the gap of 20 seconds [on the bike course.] I didn’t feel it was worth it,” Madsen said. “Instead, I’d rather he have a sense of security that he’s in third and that he’s holding third.

ground to finish off the race.

Madsen crossed the line less than a month after his procedure to suss out which heart arrhythmias he has. Madsen collapsed during the Xterra World Championships in Spain in April and had tests performed on June 12, days after winning the Whistler X Triathlon.

“There were four catheters in my femoral artery that went up into the heart. They induced arrhythmia, essentially trying to figure out why certain arrhythmias happen to me,” he said, adding that tests revealed atrial

fibrulation and supraventricular tachycardia.

Madsen’s training for the bulk of the Xterra season, with the start marked by the Victoria race, was interrupted by the tests. He originally had a 10-day rest period before he could get back at it. However, he also picked up a virus in the hospital, which extended his recovery time to two weeks.

“You can’t just go back to training because deep inside in the artery, they’ve made punctures,” Madsen explained. “You need that area to clot and to heal back up before you’re really able to exert yourself.

“Your femoral artery is something you don’t want bleeding.”

After the tests, Madsen spoke with his doctors and his family balancing the risks of leaving his arrhythmias untreated for now versus fixing it with ablation or cryogenic freezing.

He said the treatments have a 95-percent success rate, but if something went wrong he would require a pacemaker and his athletic career would be done. However, the arrhythmias are not yet impacting his quality of life and not yet enough of a concern to require fixing, Madsen said.

“We all agreed that this has not happened regularly enough yet for us to take that kind of risk,” he said. “Let’s see if we can go another 10 years because obviously, that would be the best-case scenario. Go another 10 years without having a major issue and in 10 years’ time, I could be done racing and it might not be a problem again.”

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Cruz hits World Cup podium PEMBERTON DOWNHILLER SECOND AT VALLNORD

BY DAN FALLOON PEMBERTON’S LUCAS CRUZ made some history in Andorra on July 5.

In his second year on the MercedesBenz UCI World Cup downhill tour, Cruz earned his first podium appearance, placing second in the junior men’s division at Vallnord. Cruz was 2.7 seconds back of winner Matteo Inniguez of France while fellow Canadian Patrick Laffey was just 0.4 seconds back of Cruz. The only other Canadian, Seth Sherlock of Squamish, took a sixth-place finish.

Les Gets,” he said.

Cruz credited his B.C. upbringing for his success in Andorra, explaining that the setup was similar to what he might find back here in the Sea to Sky. “It was pretty similar to the BC Cup [race] we had in Whistler. It was so blown out and dusty and because there were so many people on track, it was hard to see every lap because of all the dust in the air,” he said. “Because it was so dry, nothing held together, so the track changed pretty much every lap. You had to change your mind a lot, which was tricky.”

With so much changing from run to run, Cruz tried to push his speed in the sections that were least likely to have experienced

“I really made my mark and I finally got that good result. I’ve been fourth and fifth a few times, so it feels good to know I’m right where I’m supposed to be.”

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Reached in Les Gets, France, the site of the next World Cup race, Cruz said he had some nerves over the weekend, but it had little to do with the race.

“It’s pretty amazing, actually. It’s just such a new experience and I was actually more nervous going up to the podium than I was before my race runs,” he said. “I really made my mark and I finally got that good result. I’ve been fourth and fifth a few times, so it feels good to know I’m right where I’m supposed to be.”

The podium finish, Cruz said, will help rid him of the bad taste he acquired taking a fourth in Maribor, Slovenia to start the season. He was happy with his riding, but the sense of knowing he was close but not quite there was hard to take.

“It definitely gave me a confidence boost and I’m ready to give it my all here in

much change while he slowed in parts with potential issues.

“There were bigger holes and lots of big rocks kicked out into the lines that you’re used to. You had to be really on your toes and still pushing it to go fast,” he said.

While the weather was blazing, Cruz said it was really only an issue at night, making it difficult to sleep. On race day, the elevation battled off some of the heat while presenting other challenges.

“It was really high up so your lungs—or mine, anyway—weren’t that used to it,” he said.

In the elite men’s event, Whistler’s Finn Iles took a 50th-place finish while Mark Wallace was the top Canadian in 16th.

France’s Loic Bruni took the win, sharing the podium with countryman Loris Vergier and Australian Troy Brosnan. n

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MADSEN FROM PAGE 38 While there aren’t any physical changes to Madsen’s heart right now, he said he has a change in mindset as he continues his athletic career. It’s simple: if something feels wrong, stop.

“There’s no more toughing out stuff. If you feel an arrhythmia come on, or the onset of it, it’s immediate, you need to pull out,” he said. “In Spain, at the World Champs, I kept pushing through it, going in and out of the arrhythmias and essentially what happens is there’s a loss of blood pressure. Your heart is doing all sorts of wacky things and your body doesn’t really know what’s happening.

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“Basically, it takes all the blood away from your brain.”

While Madsen was disappointed not to win gold in his first race back, he acknowledged those who bested him are strong competitors, most notably Osborne, who won third at the World Championships.

However, a stronger Madsen will take them on again this weekend in Quebec City.

“These are guys where you will not beat them if you’re not at your 100-per-cent level,” he said. “Everyone is at a superior level.

“I’ll race again next weekend, and the idea is to be a little bit better than Victoria.” n

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McNeely tops Dirty 30 RACE COULD BECOME ANNUAL EVENT

BY DAN FALLOON A WRONG TURN couldn’t slow down Patrick McNeely during the Whistler OffRoad Cycling Association’s (WORCA) Dirty 30 race on July 6.

During the race marking WORCA’s 30th anniversary, McNeely got himself turned around as part of the Comfortably Numb section near the end of the course. However, he still managed to take the 30-kilometre thriller race win in a time of two hours and 32 minutes (2:32).

McNeely started strong, taking the lead straightaway, but got mixed up in the Golden Door corridor.

“I ended up taking a wrong turn and got back onto the earlier part of the course.

I started following the trail flagging in the wrong direction,” he said. “After a couple of minutes, I recognized the trail. I remember from Trailforks that I’m not supposed to ride this trail in the same direction.”

McNeely asked for help, and confirmed he wasn’t on the Foreplay Descent, and worked his way back to the course, where he had fallen behind a handful of other riders. However, McNeely recovered and reassumed the lead.

“I had to pedal frantically to regain my position. There was enough trail left to get back into first,” he said.

Despite his issues getting there, McNeely enjoyed the Foreplay Descent, noting it was the “featured fun trail of the whole course.”

Other 30-km race winners included: Michelle Chang (women’s); Nicolas Mikkelsen (junior male); and Sophie Lawrence and Ayva Gaudet (junior female) as they rode and finished together.

McNeely, who is originally from Colorado, settled in the Sea to Sky corridor roughly two-and-a-half years ago. He said he’s started to venture north to the WORCA Toonies, but is still familiarizing himself with all of the mountain-biking options Whistler has to offer.

“It was a course I was not familiar

STRONG SHOWING Patrick McNeely won WORCA’s Dirty 30 race on July 6. with. I live down in Squamish and I’ve been coming up to the WORCA races partly just to learn the trails and get to know people up there,” he said. “The wet

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weather added elements of challenge but made it extra fun as well.”

McNeely lauded WORCA for putting on a well-run and unique event that he’d like be to see continue, as riders continued to

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the thriller (30-km) or chiller (18-km) courses. Despite some rain, Lamont said the feedback he’s received has been good to this point.

“We put forward a really solid course for everybody,” he said. “It was raining a little bit, so it made it quite challenging for people, but all in all, I think a lot of the comments we got were incredibly positive.”

Lamont, who came back on to the WORCA board to help put on the anniversary event, would be open to seeing it continue. He was thankful for those who helped out at the race, but would need a few extra hands on deck next time.

“I had some good help from people marking the course and taking stuff down, but it was a lot of work,” he said. “We’re looking forward to doing it again, but would need more involvement from other people.” n

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CROSS-COUNTRY DOMINATION Landon Drain (left) and Kieran Nott (right) posted excellent showings at recent Canada Cup events in Ottawa and Regina.

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BY DAN FALLOON A PAIR OF Pemberton paddlers has put up some excellent results in two recent competitions.

Over Canada Day weekend, Kieran Nott and Landon Drain competed at the East Sprint Canada Cup in Ottawa, where they teamed up to place third in the U16 1,000metre final. In individual competition, Drain was ninth in the U16 1,000-m A final and Nott

While the competitive environments were comparable, with similar waterways, the pair agreed that the Ottawa races were tougher and their successes more meaningful.

“In general, Eastern Canada is a lot stronger and a lot more serious about flatwater paddling than Western Canada is,” Drain said.

Drain said training camps in Florida and Quebec were beneficial to his training, “That really helped with technique, strength, pushing myself a lot, because I

“In general, Eastern Canada is a lot stronger and a lot more serious about flatwater paddling than Western Canada is.”

- LANDON DRAIN

was fourth in the B final while in the U16 200metre event, Drain took fourth in the B final and Nott was seventh. Drain also took third in the four-man 500-m event with three others.

The scene shifted to Regina this past weekend for the West Sprint Canada Cup where both racked up the medals. In the U16 1,000-m final Drain and Nott placed second and third, respectively, while they teamed up to win the U16 1,000-m final. As for the U16 200-m event, Drain earned the win while Nott took fifth, then Drain topped the 2,000-m event with Nott placing third.

The duo also jumped up to the U18 level, earning third in the 500-m contest, while teaming up to take third in the U14 fourman 500-m race.

Drain also won the open men’s fourman 500-m with racers from Oklahoma.

had a lot more people to train with. There was a lot stronger competition because it’s further east,” he said.

Nott, however, didn’t do a Florida training camp like Drain and his younger sister, so he was a little behind to start and struggled at provincial trials. However, after attending the Quebec training camp and rediscovering his stroke, he’s feeling strong again.

“I had paddled for one week and then it was provincial trials,” Nott said. “I had no idea what was going on. I had lost all my technique from last year. It helps a lot with a confidence boost.”

Both Drain and Nott are heading to national trials in Kamloops later this month and, should they make the team, will attend nationals back in Regina in late August. n

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Local trails appear safe from changes SPORTS BRIEFS: MILLER HITS EWS PODIUM

BY DAN FALLOON DESPITE SOME uncertainty after news broke last week that the Municipal Insurance Association of B.C. (MIABC) had requested that the District of North Vancouver (DNV) remove five teeter-totters from trails on Mount Fromme and Mount Seymour, it appears that the issue will not extend its reach into the Sea to Sky. The DNV subsequently decided to leave the features in place in hopes of working out a compromise with its insurer, but it appears as though trails in Whistler and Pemberton will not be affected.

The issue with teeter-totters stems from an Ontario civil suit that found a county government liable after a mountain biker became a quadriplegic following an accident.

To start, those types of features are few and far between in the Sea to Sky. The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) said there are two on its land, and anticipates that they will remain there indefinitely.

“The RMOW has only two teeter-totters currently on its trails. Both are located in [A River Runs Through It]. No changes are planned at this time,” a spokesperson wrote in an email.

Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association president Dale Mikkelsen said there are no teeter-totters on the trails curated by the organization, noting that Whistler has typically approached its building differently.

“It’s not our tradition to build what’s

to build natural singletrack in steeper terrain. Woodwork was generally used in order to safely navigate wet areas or steep areas, rather than as a stunt or a feature.”

Up in Pemberton, both a SquamishLillooet Regional District spokesperson

“It’s not our tradition to build what’s traditionally been known as stunts on the trails. It was very much a trademark or hallmark of North Vancouver trail building.”

- DALE MIKKELSEN

traditionally been known as stunts on the trails. It was very much a trademark or a hallmark of North Vancouver trail building,” he said. “When they had to bridge or cross challenging terrain, they would couple that with a feature because that was the state of the sport at that time.

“In Whistler, it’s been more traditional

and Ian Kruger of the Pemberton Off-Road Cycling Association confirmed that there are no teeter-totters in Pemberton.

For its part, the MIABC said it was unsure of how it came to be the villain in the scenario, as CEO Tom Barnes said in an email that it does not seek to directly influence its clients’ decisions.

“The Municipal Insurance Association of B.C. does not suggest or request its members take or refrain from any course of action. Specifically, we have not requested any member make any changes to any trail biking facilities. We do offer our members a robust range of risk management services, which they can employ to assess risks of all types, determine the options available to address them, and adopt those that are compatible with their risk appetite,” Barnes wrote.

MILLER HITS EWS PODIUM Squamish’s Miranda Miller hit the Enduro World Series podium in Les Orres, France on July 6 and 7.

Miller finished a minute and 52.63 seconds back of pro women’s winner Isabeau Coudurier of France while Germany’s Raphaela Richter took third.

Other Canadians included ex-Whistlerite Andreane Lanthier Nadeau, now in Squamish, in 13th and Whistler’s Georgia Astle in 20th.

Remi Gauvin was the top Canadian on the pro men’s side in 23rd while Squamish’s Rhys Verner was 44th.

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NOTICE OF WAIVING OF PUBLIC HEARING ELECTORAL AREA C Faceless Mountain Communications Site Zoning Amendment Application Pursuant to Section 464 of the Local Government Act this is to provide notice of intent of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to amend Squamish-Lillooet Regional Area C District Zoning Bylaw No. 765, 2002 in a manner consistent with the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 689, 1999.

Public Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 467 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing will be waived regarding the following bylaw: 1. Squamish-Lillooet Regional Area C District Zoning Bylaw No. 765, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1633-2019 PURPOSE OF BYLAW 1633-2019: The SLRD received a zoning amendment application from Signal Systems for a proposed private communications tower on an unsurveyed parcel of Crown land on Faceless Mountain.

Signal Systems is applying for a License of Occupation of Crown Land in order to act as a local private telecommunications service provider for two-way voice radio rentals and airtime for clients in the area. The proposed communication site is 60 m x 60 m (0.37 ha) and is located on the peak of Faceless Mountain (see Appendix A) at an elevation of 2450 m, chosen for the best line of sight for a series of nearby repeaters. The following structures are proposed: •

6 m x 6 m wooden deck helicopter landing pad

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8.5 m high Com-shell Tower (a type of communications tower) (see Appendix B)

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The applicant states that there will be no water, sanitary, roads, hydro, gas, cable, telephone or drainage requirements for the site. All access to the site, including for construction, will be by helicopter. Power requirements will be provided by the solar panels installed on the Com-shell.

Proposed Zoning Amendment • To allow for a private communications tower on an unsurveyed parcel of Crown land on Faceless Mountain to support improvement of commercial mobile radio service.

Amendment Bylaw 1633-2019 would add private communications site and communications tower as a permitted use for the specific portion of the unsurveyed crown land. The proposed amendments do not affect overall density, floor area, siting requirements or parcel coverage. The amendments are consistent with the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 689, 1999. The area covered by Bylaw 16332019 is an unsurveyed parcel of Crown Land located on Faceless Mountain as outlined on the map included in this notice.

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A copy of the Board resolution waiving the public hearing is available for public inspection along with a copy of Bylaw 1633-2019 as set out in this notice. Third reading of Amendment Bylaw No. 1633-2019 is scheduled for July 24, 2019. All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw.

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VELOCITY PROJECT

Rewilding the world, ourselves THERE

ARE VANS and tents everywhere—pitched along the side of the road, the highway, the highway pull-outs, behind the Welcome to Whistler sign, on the road to the Squamish dump.

We drive past, befuddled: “Do they know this is the dump road?”

BY LISA RICHARDSON “Are they actually just setting up their folding chairs right there? In the ditch and the dust?”

“Maybe they’re broken down.”

“I think they’re actually camping there.”

“But it’s the turn-off to the landfill.”

Is this what middle age feels like? A continual state of perplexedness at the weird behaviour of the shining unwrinkled ones? For I am perplexed. It’s July. And people are camping in the strangest places.

I’m trying to understand them rather than just mock them, because someone famous and cool said that’s how you stay relevant. And if I’m searingly honest, I could just as easily have been them 20 years and two left turns ago—even though now, I have grown a crust so thick that

FEAR AND YEARNING Are rogue roadside campers

along the Sea to Sky symptomatic of a culture trying to get reacquainted with our exiled wild selves?

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the welcome mats laid at the door to the Sprinter vans parked along the access road to my local lake irk me irrationally. We’re all victims to years of decimating cuts to parks’ budgets that failed to anticipate a growing demand, to education budgets that axed outdoor education and access to nature, to increased student fees, to globalization and privatization and inflation and a thousand other small tyrannies that have compounded to make being 25 today much

I drive past the dump-side campers and on, to one of my favourite wild places. It’s not deep wilderness, more a remnant that hasn’t yet been paved over or encroached on yet. As I walk into the woods, alone in the dark, past the sign that warns of recent grizzly bear sightings, I feel a shiver of vulnerability. While it hasn’t been domesticated, this place hasn’t been entirely defanged, either.

“Wildness attracts everybody,” writes

“Wildness attracts everybody, but appears to be in short supply.”

- MARTIN SHAW

harder than it was when I bandit-camped my way around North America in a 1987 Toyota Tercel with two paid-for University degrees in my back pocket.

The British mythologist Martin Shaw says that there are old fairy tales that tell us that we were all born with a secret twin, a wild twin, who was sent into exile at the hour of our birth.

He writes that the work of becoming fully human demands searching out this long-abandoned character, for he or she has your life’s purpose tucked in her pocket. “If there was something you were here to do in these few, brief years, you can be sure that the wild twin is holding the key.”

Shaw, “but appears to be in short supply.

Not feral, not hooligan, not brawling, but the regal wild. The sophisticated wild.”

The shadow of an imagined grizzly bear across my path, I feel an inkling as to why my colonizing ancestors wanted to burn the wilderness down, wanted to cut the forests from hillside to the water line, to tame it, define it in units and board feet, as resources that they could use. Because the rising wild primitive is terrifying to confront, it is vast and awesome and full of power that we are no longer fluent in and it doesn’t seem to care much for humans. We are hardly central or superior, certainly not to the hungry grizzly out roaming these

woods, and that’s tough to take. When we don’t have the sophistication of ceremony, teaching, ritual, ways of approaching the power of the wild, if we don’t have beliefs that teach us we are nurtured by that wild, that we can be in harmony with it, that we are co-creators and tenders and interpreters and whisperers, then we will resort to dominating it, in order to quell our mortal fear.

Is that why the vans stop just by the highway, in earshot of the reassuring hum of non-stop traffic? Or why the long-weekend adventurers congregate with hordes on the busiest trails, to be assured they’re still in good human company? Do they seek out the most geo-tagged spots, desecrate the truly awesome places with garbage and pollution and habituated wildlife, because the word sacred has been stripped from their knowing, leaving them with a dull longing and the urge to jump into the van and drive until all they can see are trees?

I can’t decide if the highway is lined with #vanlife ironic anti-capitalist protestors, campground overflow, fools, Generation Squeeze members just trying to get by, or exiles trying to come home, answering some flickery suspicion that we all belong, deeply, to a wild, powerful, beautiful, lifegiving Earth. So I remain perplexed, and on the lookout, not for answers, but for my own wild shadow to beckon home.

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Presenting a ‘pure expression of the fruit’ FORMER WHISTLER COUNCILLOR ECKHARD ZEIDLER TALKS CLIFF AND GORGE VINEYARDS

BY DAN FALLOON AS A RESORT Municipality of Whistler councillor, Eckhard Zeidler didn’t suffer nonsense.

Now, as he heads up Cliff and Gorge Vineyards, his family enterprise at Texas Creek Ranch in Lillooet, he’s taking a similar approach.

Opining that myriad wine writers focus too much on industry personalities and far too little on the product itself, Zeidler fully intends to back up his thoughts by producing excellent wine.

“Good wine only comes from good, sound, healthy fruit,” Zeidler said. “The No. 1 job here is to grow a fruit that has all the elements that will help it become a good or superior wine. It’s about the land. It’s about the growing, the growing practices and the climate.

“If we get that sound fruit, we want to be able to present that to our customers as a pretty pure expression of the fruit. What I mean by that is we don’t take the attitude that we have a target flavour profile.”

While reaching a certain taste or texture can require excessive manipulation, Zeidler’s aim is to reflect the quality of the grapes grown on the property.

Cliff and Gorge currently has five 2018 wines up for sale, with four of this year’s offerings being single varietals (pinot auxerrois, unoaked pinot noir, cabernet franc and maréchal foch) with a rosé blend that Zeidler calls a “peasant wine” made up of many of the grapes in the experimental vineyard. It turns out that the experimental wine has worked out well.

“There’s everything in there except the kitchen sink,” he said. “Right at the moment, it’s our best-selling wine.

“It’s very good acidity, very refreshing.

We designed it to be a thirst-quenching wine.”

Though Cliff and Gorge has only recently started to sell its wines, making its offerings public has long been a dream of Zeidler. He and wife Deanne bought the property 11 years ago after a long search for a suitable parcel, while he planted the first

NATURAL BEAUTY Cliff and Gorge Vineyards is located on Texas Creek Ranch, 18 kilometres south of Lillooet. vines shortly afterward.

“We took a bit of a different approach in that we planted 32 different grape varieties here in what we call our experimental vineyard. There are a lot of different factors going into what finally ends up being your choice for the wine you’re going to make and the one you’re going to present,” he said. “How it tastes in the bottle is only one of them.”

Following fully organic principles, Cliff and Gorge does not use herbicides or pesticides in its operation, so finding grapes that would resist diseases and perform well in colder temperatures was key.

Eventually, Cliff and Gorge narrowed down its vines, though it is preparing a sixth wine for 2020. Zeidler is considering developing more of the 165 acres (66.77 hectares), as only seven acres (2.83 hectares) are being utilized for grapes, but plans to discuss the future with his two Lillooetresident sons in the near future.

With Cliff and Gorge joining the

established Fort Berens Estate Winery in Lillooet, Zeidler feels that the region is poised for further expansion, and he’s not alone. The provincial government anointed the region as one of four new wine regions in 2018.

While growing in Lillooet has its limits—producing shiraz and malbec, for example, is off the table—he explained the realities of climate change have made the area increasingly appealing.

“Grape growers are really at the forefront of seeing the effect of climate change because our crops are quite sensitive and respond quite a bit to changes in climate,” Zeidler said. “In a lot of wine-growing regions in the world, the challenge is right now that, because of warmer temperatures and longer seasons in particular, that sugars are going up in grapes. When sugars go up, alcohol levels go up.”

At the same time that sugar levels are increasing, Zeidler explained, other flavours are still developing and, most concerning to him, acids are disappearing from the grape.

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“It’s getting much harder to keep a wine that is a reasonable alcohol level and tastes what you would like it to taste like, and still be refreshing because of the acid in it,” he said. “To me, if the wine doesn’t refresh you—whatever that wine is—I can’t see the point in drinking it to be honest.”

Lillooet’s location in a desert region, but with mountains surrounding it, means that there are high temperatures during the day and cooler temperatures at night, which allows the grape to develop its sugars and acids.

Cliff and Gorge currently offers a simple tasting facility, where visitors can take a tour and purchase wine. Guests can also walk on the property to see the Texas Creek and Fraser River gorges.

As a small operation, Zeidler said the winery is open “by friendly appointment only” just to ensure that someone is on site when visitors intend to come by. To schedule a time, call 250-256-8000.

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Whistler avalanche dog makes star turn in new IMAX film HENRY THE BORDER COLLIE IS VOICED BY HOLLYWOOD STAR CHRIS EVANS IN SUPERPOWER DOGS

BY BRANDON BARRETT THERE WAS ONE moment in particular last winter when the producers of a new IMAX film knew they had made the right casting decision.

Their photogenic star, clad in safety vest and fire-truck-coloured goggles hung over his silky, reddish-brown hair, sat perched, stoically, at the top of a picturesque slab of Whistler Mountain informally known as Kodak Rock.

“Immediately the public started snapping photos, and Henry was just striking his pose. (The film’s writer-director) Daniel Ferguson looked at me and goes, ‘We’ve got the right guy for the role,” says Ian Bunbury.

Henry, as it turns out, is not your average movie star. The star of Cosmic Picture’s IMAX spectacular, Superpower Dogs, Henry is a seven-year-old border collie who is one of only 25 specially trained avalanche dogs in the country.

Voiced by Captain America star Chris Evans, Henry serves as the narrator of the 47-minute film, which follows six dogs and their human partners as they brave natural disasters, protect endangered species from poachers, and assist people with special needs.

Bunbury, Henry’s trainer and devoted companion, says he was first approached by the production team back in 2014. The crew

POWER PUP Henry the avalanche dog and his

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sat in on a Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association course that winter, looking for the right dog to fit the character they had envisioned. Henry fit the role to a tee.

“He’s got a certain character about him that fit what Daniel was trying to portray.

He wanted a mature dog that had a sort of been-there-done-that mentality, who could show the young guns how to do this job,” Bunbury recalls. “When you see the film, you’ll see that come through in Chris Evans’ narration. He’s sort of the wisecracking old hand at the job.”

Along with serving as the anchor of the story, Henry is the daredevil of the film’s canine contingent, dangling from

But, as most Whistlerites should know, the work of an avalanche dog is far less thrilling than it may appear on a towering, five-storey IMAX screen. The training, particularly in the first two years of the dog’s life, is rigourous, to say the least, with Bunbury using treats and engaging, structured games to incentivize behaviour.

It goes without saying that an avalanche dog and his trainer spend countless hours together, a dynamic that sits somewhere between teammate and beloved pet.

“When I say I spend more time with this dog than I do with my family, it’s not because I’m bragging. It’s just the way it is. We’re virtually together every day, all day.”

- IAN BUNBURY

helicopter longlines and riding in between Bunbury’s skis as they rip downhill. The film is a visual feast, replete with slick CGI effects and the kind of awe-inspiring shots IMAX is known for.

“The digital effects they have stuck on this, the dogs are coming right off the screen at you,” explains Bunbury, who adds that the film employed a 280-degree camera to mimic a dog’s range of sight. “At one point, you’re actually a scent molecule and you get sucked into the dog’s nose and past the scent receptor. It’s amazing.”

“We’re inseparable,” Bunbury says.

“When I say I spend more time with this dog than I do with my family, it’s not because I’m bragging. It’s just the way it is. We’re virtually together every day, all day.”

One of the more harrowing days on the job for Bunbury came back in 2017, when Henry discovered a 33-year-old Vancouver man, who had died in an avalanche near Hanging Lake.

“Now that I’m getting older and I’ve been on the scene of a few of these, as well as what I’m exposed to in my job as a ski

patroller, I like to say it leaves a mark on me. I’m damaged to a degree, but I cope,” says Bunbury.

Given the short window rescuers have to reach avalanche victims—Bunbury says the chance of survival drops by 90 per cent after 30 minutes—there has only ever been one successful “live find” by an avalanche dog in Canadian history, nearly 20 years ago in Fernie. Still, that doesn’t damper Bunbury’s passion for the job.

“If you had told me when I started this in 1993 that, ‘Ian, you’re going to put in all this time, all this money, all this energy to train a dog, but you’re never going to get a callout,’ I still would’ve gone, ‘Yep, sign me up,’ because I love dogs, I love working with dogs, and the possibility that I may save a life one day using a different species animal, and we’re going to save a life together, to me, that’s enthralling,” he says.

As for Henry, who has made an unlikely star at movie premieres, attracting lines hundreds deep just to snap his photo, Bunbury says he has yet to let all the attention go to his furry head.

“This is his 15 minutes of fame,” Bunbury says with a chuckle. “He doesn’t talk about it much, he prefers to keep it under wraps.”

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Flamenco troupe brings unique live show from heart of Spain to Whistler FIN DE FIESTA IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS FROM CANADA, FRANCE AND CUBA

BY BRANDON BARRETT James Dow

FOR MANY OF US, the dream of living in a romantic European city to pursue a life of passion is just that, a dream. But for Vancouver’s Lia Grainger, that ambition turned to reality six years ago when she uprooted her life to move to Seville, Spain to immerse herself in the culture of flamenco in the Andalusian capital.

“It is this bohemian dream to be an artist and live in Europe,” says Grainger, lead dancer in the award-winning music and dance ensemble Fin de Fiesta Flamenco. “I get up late, go to the studio and dance, then I do some of my writing work in the afternoon and try to go see some artists in the evening.

But, also, I come home and I live in a really tiny apartment and I move around all the time, and I come home (to Canada) and see people with, like, houses and kids and stuff.

The grass is always greener.”

As improbable a story Grainger’s is, it is not entirely unique. The 38-year-old former basketball player has joined a growing community of ex-pats that have ventured to flamenco hotbeds like Seville and Madrid to study the ever-evolving art form at its origin point. Her ensemble, while based in Spain, is a mish-mash of international influences, including a Vancouver flautist, an IndoCanadian dancer, French-Roma singer and Cuban percussionist.

“Culturally, it’s interesting because we mostly met in Seville,” explains Grainger. “We all bring different mentalities to the group.”

With such a diverse set of backgrounds and musical influences—not to mention the limited time the group has to work together, meeting up in Spain or France a few times a year whenever schedules align—you would think wrangling all those different opinions into something productive would be a fool’s errand. But, according to Grainger, although the perspectives may vary, it’s a deep passion for flamenco underlying the group’s creative process that ultimately wins out.

“It’s interesting because I think our dancers are really aware of the musicality of flamenco, and our guitarists, singers and flautist are used to working with bands, so everyone has an opinion and has something to say,” she says. “In Seville, I’m working alone in the studio on my choreography and my dance, so, for me, it’s so fulfilling to come together as a group because there’s this exchange where people have thoughtful ideas about where to put a piece of music, or how the dance should punctuate this particular part of the song … and because we’re so in love with the art form, when someone has this weird, original idea that works, everyone gets so excited and it’s so fun.”

At its core, flamenco has always been

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something of a far-reaching discipline, borrowing from the folkloric traditions of southern Spain, and specifically, the Spanish Romani, along with influences from Islamic, Jewish and West African musical traditions. Combining the complex rhythms of Spanish guitar with a highly expressive dance form, percussive hand clapping known as palmas, and deeply emotional singing, flamenco is a delicate interplay between players that is constantly mutating in the heat of the moment.

“We’re all reading each other. It’s kind of like jazz or a language in that way,” Grainger explains. “You learn to speak these different cues and then you speak them to each other and you make up the music and dance on the spot and it all goes together. In Spain, it’s still very much alive.”

As well versed as she has become in the language of flamenco, Grainger will always come at the art form as an outsider, something the group processes in its latest live show, Sempiterno.

“That is something I think about a lot because I definitely feel [like an outsider],” she says. “I’m really tall, I’m 6-1 and blonde, and it’s super obvious that I’m not from there. I look different than what the typical Spanish dancer does.

“But at the same time, I think that it’s become something that’s [more accepted].

It’s beautiful. You can do your own thing.

There are people from all over the world interpreting it in their own ways. It’s an art form that’s always changing.”

Fin de Fiesta Flamenco play Whistler for the very first time on Saturday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at the Maury Young Arts Centre.

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So bad it’s good?

IN THE OLD DAYS—single, no kids, no bills, three keys on my keychain—I would watch 10 to 12 movies a week and spew platitudes like, “even the shittiest movie has something to teach us.”

BY FEET BANKS Then I saw 1997’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and had to take it back.

(That movie currently rocks a 77 per cent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which lines up with the fact that most of my film rants in the late ‘90s were delivered whilst hacky sacking with my weedsmoking buddies at U Vic…but even today, I see no redeeming qualities.)

The reason I bring it up is because upon initial glance, at least one of the flicks opening this week at the Village 8

UBER ACTION Stuber builds on the current trend of chauffeur movies.

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doesn’t look particularly amazing. Stuber is a rough, tough, odd couple/buddy cop/fishout-of-water throwback action flick starring comedian Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) as a mild-mannered Uber driver who picks up the worst ride ever—an enormous, temporarily half-blind brutish cop (Dave Bautista­—Guardians of the Galaxy) on a revenge tip fuelled by uber-masculine clichés from bygone eras.

Chauffeur movie concepts have staying power in Hollywood, and this one is like Green Book meets Cobra, but not as good as that sounds.

Directed by Canadian Michael Dowse (of Fubar, Goon and It’s All Gone Pete Tong fame) Stuber is neither subtle nor smart.

Instead, it’s an ‘80s-style crash, bang, shitkicker movie—one where stupid plots are OK because the target audience is just there to see dudes pounding, stabbing and shooting extra-bad bad guys (in this case, dudes who sell heroin to kids).

The script to this one is not high art (the flick starts with a conversation about teenage anal sex) and screenwriter Tripper Clancy puts a pretty stereotypical version of L.A. on the screen considering he lives there

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While Clancy (and Dowse) may have missed the memo on how to homage ‘80s movies without just replicating the tired parts of them, there is enough violence and shaky comedy here, and you have to give them some credit for making an R-Rated actioner in this day and age, even if they can’t really elevate the toughguy, shit-kicking vibe beyond anything Stallone or Arnold did 30-plus years ago.

What joy there is to be had comes from the chemistry between Nanjiani and Bautista, other than that it’s loud, brash, and kinda tired.

More hopeful, if only because it’s a monster movie with no pre-screenings and a solid pedigree, Crawl stars English actress Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner) and Canadian Barry Pepper (The Green Mile) as a daughter and father trapped in their home during a Category 5 Florida hurricane. And then the killer alligators show up…

In the horror/monster genre, oftentimes the simplest premises turn out to be the most fun (see also: Snakes on a Plane, or Blake Lively vs. the Shark, a.k.a. The

Shallows) so this one looks promising even before you see the talent attached.

Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) is a producer with French horror master Alexandre Aja directing. (Aja blew the lid of North American horror fans with Haute Tension/ High Tension then remade The Hills Have Eyes before putting together a near-perfect monster offering with Piranha 3D.) Basic monster movies are not everyone’s cup of tea, but with Aja and Raimi behind this premise (working off a script from the Rasmussen brothers, who’ve written for John Carpenter) you can count on stifling, claustrophobic atmosphere, real jump scares, and some nice chewy bloodshed.

See you there!

On the small screen, it looks like Stranger Things 3 was the fastest-binged Netflix offering of all time. I still think of this franchise as a kids’ show, in the vein of Monster Squad or Goonies (kids are more forgiving with plot holes and way-tooconvenient coincidences), but that ending had a lot of adults weeping, too.

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BY ALYSSA NOEL THE WHISTLER VILLAGE Beer Festival is ramping up its musical offerings this year.

While most people buy tickets to the Main Event primarily for the beer (this year there will be 70 breweries and 140 different beers to taste), they will also be able to catch six music acts on Sept. 14 and 15, organizers announced on Monday, July 8.

“We are thrilled with the diverse lineup of music we have for the main event,” says Katrina Frew, director of festivals and events with Gibbons Whistler, which puts on the event, in an email. “From up-and-coming Vancouver bands and artists to Whistler favourites, we really do have something for everyone. It’s definitely a party you won’t want to miss.”

The lineup includes Kelowna’s Lucky Monkey kicking off the party on Saturday followed by Vancouver six-piece Small Town Artillery, and Old Soul Rebel, a bluesrock group that recently appeared on CTV’s The Launch.

Then, on Sunday, Live in the House, a funk and house band, will start off Day 2 followed by Whistler favourites Blame the Weekend and local rockers Red Chair.

Tickets for the festival’s main tasting event are $60 to $80 for the weekend and $35 for Sunday, Sept. 15. For more information on the festival—and to see the other events taking place—gibbonswhistler.com/festivalsevents/whistler-village-beer-festival.

ARTS WHISTLER STAFF LENDS ART TO NEW SHOW The staff of Arts Whistler had an unusual job to do this summer: clear off their walls and hang their art collection at work.

The new show at The Gallery in the Maury Young Arts Centre, launching on Saturday, July 13, is aptly called Off the Wall—The Occupational Hazards of Working at Arts Whistler. It features “eclectic pieces from artists in the Sea to Sky and further afield—featuring some favourite, familiar artists and some for you to discover,” gleaned from employees’ personal collections.

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A COUPLE OF SUMMERS ago we shared some of the story of Mollie Stephenson.

The bulk of the information we have about Mollie comes from her own writing, as in 2010 her daughter sent the museum part of an autobiography written by Mollie. This included information about Mollie’s time working at Rainbow Lodge.

Like many people who spend a few years (or decades) in Whistler, Mollie Stephenson first came to the valley to work for one season. What makes Mollie’s story rather different, however, is that she first came to the area in the summer of 1926.

Mollie had been enrolled at Normal School in Victoria with plans of becoming a teacher but was unable to attend as a bad chest cold turned into bronchitis and her doctor prescribed a drier climate. At the time, Alex and Myrtle Philip were advertising for girls to work in the dining room of Rainbow Lodge, and so Mollie left for Alta Lake in May of 1926, intending to return to Victoria to attend Normal School in the fall.

Life at Alta Lake soon cleared up Mollie’s cough and in July she transferred from the dining room to work as a wrangler and guide for the rest of the summer. Each day she would spend 12 to 14 hours out in the forest with the 15 horses Rainbow Lodge had use of.

Trail rides were popular with Rainbow Lodge guests and Mollie would often take groups for breakfast at Lost Lake, Green Lake or near a stream. Lam and Sam, the cooks at Rainbow Lodge, would pack ingredients and every rider was given a job, whether building a fire, making the coffee or preparing the pancake batter. By the time the food was ready everyone in the group would have a hearty appetite.

When September arrived, Mollie was

already looking forward to her next season at Rainbow Lodge and instead of returning to Normal School in Victoria accepted a temporary job at the Uppingham School kindergarten in Oak Bay. Though Mollie spent the majority of her time at Rainbow Lodge working as a wrangler, she also participated in other aspects of life at the resort, including dances, masquerades, tennis, hiking and swimming. She once even out-swam visiting naval officers, a tale that is perhaps best told through her own words.

“I loved swimming, although racing never appealed to me,” wrote Mollie.

“Swimming for miles was like an interesting hike but on the water.

“I had been swimming across the lake all summer, although never the length of the lake. One day a couple of naval officers staying at the Mons Hotel asked Alex Philip if any of his guests would join them in a friendly race from MacDonald’s cabin, at the south end, to the River of Golden Dreams, at the north end. Alex approached me. I explained that I wasn’t into fast swimming or racing, but as there were no other contenders I would swim along with them, on condition that they didn’t expect me to win. Soon they were ahead, but when we were more than half way across we hit an unexpected glacial current that took one’s breath away. At this point the fellows had had enough and headed to the beach. The “tortoise” kept on going until I walked onto the beach at the River of Golden Dreams. There was a huge bonfire burning and Myrtle had a warm blanket to wrap me in. My prize came after dinner when the two officers asked me to dance with them!”

Mollie spent several summers at Rainbow Lodge, and like many who have come after her, unexpectedly fell in love with the area and its outdoor lifestyle. Though she went on to marry and live elsewhere, Mollie will always be remembered as one of the first seasonal workers who just couldn’t keep away from the valley. n

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The Sheepdogs are keeping the craft of rock alive SASKATCHEWAN ROCK PURISTS PLAY OLYMPIC PLAZA ON JULY 20

BY BRANDON BARRETT COMPARED TO THE career trajectory of their rock n’ roll compatriots, The Sheepdogs did everything backwards.

Plucked from relative obscurity in 2011 to become the first unsigned band to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, the Saskatchewan rock purists were thrust into the spotlight after winning the magazine’s “Choose Your Cover” contest.

Through no fault of their own, this career-defining moment remains, almost a decade later, how many casual fans remember The Sheepdogs. Never mind that they have since earned a handful of Juno nods, hit the road on several continentspanning tours, and have fleshed out their classic rock-tinged sound with the addition of a handful of new members, including trombonist (and brother of lead singer/ guitarist Ewan Currie) Shamus.

“Obviously it was a big shot in the arm out of nowhere,” Currie says. “I think

HANDCRAFTED ‘We are kind of like artisan, smallbatch craftsmen,’ says The Sheepdogs’ lead singer Ewan Currie of the Saskatchewan rock band’s retro, guitar-driven style.

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the inorganic nature of that competition might not have given somebody the best impression of us if they think we’re just this novelty, contest-winning band. But at the same time, at a time when we were coming off of consecutive money-losing tours, trying to pay down our line of credit and put gas in the van, all of a sudden we

and make sure that if people buy a ticket to come see us, they get an entertaining show.

That’s more the pressure, the pressure we put on ourselves.”

In an era when the music-consuming public seems to be moving increasingly away from rock—2017 marked the first year hip hop/R&B overtook rock on the

“I’m just trying to do rock n’ roll and make sure that if people buy a ticket to come see us, they get an entertaining show.

That’s more the pressure, the pressure we put on ourselves.”

- EWAN CURRIE

were on the radio in Canada and people were checking out our music and coming to our shows. It gave us a shot in the arm.

Looking back, I would do it all over again.”

And yet, for all the attention the Rolling Stone cover still gets (including from this here reporter), Currie doesn’t feel any outside pressure to live up to the massive levels of hype the opportunity sparked.

“To be honest, I don’t really think about it,” he says. “I’m just trying to do rock n’ roll

U.S. charts—bands like The Sheepdogs are preserving and adding their take to a decidedly retro, guitar-driven brand of Southern rock.

“We’re kind of like artisan, small-batch craftsmen. You see it with food and beer.

You’re seeing people take stuff back to the old way of doing things: they’re doing things in small batches with more love and a more hands-on approach,” Currie says, “I think music, especially rock music,

became pretty corporate towards the end of the ‘70s, and we’re interested in bringing it back to songwriting and musicality, like our heroes did: Crosby, Stills and Nash and The Beatles, where they were writing about their lives and trying to do interesting things and have fun playing music.”

That’s not to say The Sheepdogs have remained stagnant. What started as a power trio with just Currie on vocals has grown into a five-piece deeply interested in harmonies, with each member taking on singing duties at various times.

“There are multiple soloists and we just kind of branched out from there, became better players and added more elements to it, more harmony and more interesting dynamics,” Currie says, adding that, as a songwriter, he has strived to work more with melody and ditch more simplistic guitar riffs.

“I listen to a lot of different kinds of music so it’s fun to make music that has a lot of different styles and vibes,” he says. “I don’t think of it so explicitly as, ‘We need to evolve and do something different.’ I think it just sort of naturally happens that way, because I’m not really interested in doing the same old thing.”

The Sheepdogs hit the Olympic Plaza stage on July 20 at 7:30 p.m., part of the free Whistler Presents Outdoor Summer Concert Series. n

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The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer channel the rock gods of yesteryear on new live album RECORD IS BEING MIXED IN THE LEGENDARY ROLLING STONES MOBILE STUDIO

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THE HARPOONIST & The Axe Murderer aren’t afraid of the rough edges of rock.

And in an age when the bulk of artists are moving further towards the polished gloss of digital sound, the Vancouver blues duo are increasingly becoming the exception, rather than the rule.

“There is this lack of confidence that has come from two generations worth of recording on computers, where your take is never the definitive take because you can always be on the defence, you can always have 20 takes of a particular thing, whether it’s guitar or vocals or mandolin or whatever the heck you’re working on,” says vocalist and harmonica player Shawn “The Harpoonist” Hall. “[The flaws in music] get buffed out or undervalued because of this culture of accessibility,” he says.

“That’s why I’m here, man. That’s why we came back to the scene of the crime.”

In this instance, the crimes Hall is referring to are nothing less than some of the most iconic, boundary-pushing recordings in the history of modern music.

You see, Hall is speaking with Pique from Calgary’s National Music Centre (NMC), which is now home to The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, a legendary studio on wheels where dozens of classic tunes were recorded by both the Stones and other ‘70s-era icons.

As luck would have it, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are mixing their upcoming record, tentatively titled Live at The Eddy, at the studio following the band’s three-day stint earlier this year at storied Calgary venue, The King Eddy.

“Oh god, it’s been a dream come true,” says Hall. “It’s really an incredible opportunity that Western Canada, and Calgary of all places, houses the most legendary live recording truck in the history of rock n’ roll.

Really, we feel pretty honoured because I think we’re probably one of the first bands in Canada, if not the first, to get to make a live record in this thing.

“Honestly, it’s the greatest creative storm that I’ve experienced in my life.”

The Stones’ tour manager first thought up the concept for the studio, or “Mighty Mobile,” as it was called, in 1968 as a way for the band to record wherever, whenever they wanted. The world’s first professional mobile studio, over the years it churned out timeless record after timeless record: the Stones’ 1971 classic Sticky Fingers, Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti and The Who’s Who’s Next, among others. It even bounced around the New York punk scene in the ‘90s after being sold at auction and added recordings by Patti Smith and The Ramones

HALLOWED GROUND While mixing their upcoming live album, Vancouver blues duo The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer set foot in what is probably the most historic mobile recording studio in rock history: The Rolling Stones’ ‘Mighty Mobile.’

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to its illustrious history.

Restored by the NMC in 2015, the studio is flush with what Hall called “funky, funky, funky old gear” that plays directly to The Harpoonist & Axe Murderer’s ragged ethos. There are four different tape machines running at one time, a ‘60s-standard Echoplex tape delay effect, and an old Trident A-Range board, a multitrack console that was revolutionary for its time and requires, these days at least, a specialized hand to ensure it stays in working order. “[It is] a 48-channel console that requires a technician to maintain and fix it and pull out cards and re-tweak things. Honestly, the engineer has gone underneath the board like it’s an Indy car four or five times,” Hall says. “It’s stuff that’s so much more exciting and thrilling than a plug-in.”

For a band that so clearly pays deference to the vaunted traditions of blues, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer have still managed to push the notoriously rigid genre forward by, well, not sticking to strict genre conventions.

“I’m not trying to say all blues is conservative, but anyone who knows anything about blues communities knows that they stick to and honour their traditions,” Hall says. “I know what I would love to see change is people’s black and white view of these genres. I would love to see things being more openly and broadly musical and less categorized. I think the categorization tends to limit our creative imagination of where we can go.”

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WALK AND TALK SERIES, PERMANENT COLLECTION

Docents will provide visitors with an introduction to the Audain Art Museum and its permanent collection.

Visitors will be encouraged to explore the galleries afterwards. These drop-in tours are free with the purchase of admission or museum membership.

604-962-0413. > 1 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMMUNITY

BNI MOUNTAIN HIGH

BNI provides a positive and structured environment for development and exchange of quality business referrals. It does so by helping you build personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. Register by emailing melissa@ betterbrainhealth.info. $20. > 6:45-8:30 am > Whistler Chamber Boardroom

WOMEN’S KARMA YOGA

Drop-in for weekly yoga classes led by an all-female team of certified, 200-hour yoga instructors. Includes mat use and childminding. This program is made possible by yoga instructors and childminders donating their time. Contact us to join the team. Free. 604-962-8711. > 9:30-10:30 am > Whistler Women’s Centre

ACTIVATE AND CONNECT FOR SENIORS 50+

Connect with friends, new and old, through weekly activities. Meet at Whistler Community Services Society.

In partnership with Mature Action Community. > 9:30-11 am > Whistler Community Services

PARENT INFANT DROP-IN

An opportunity to develop a supportive social network with other parents of young babies. Speakers and a public health nurse are often in attendance. Free. > 11 am-12:30 pm > Whistler Public Library

ROTARY CLUB OF WHISTLER MILLENNIUM

Join the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium to learn about what the club is doing to support your local community and international projects. Lunch is available for $20. Everyone welcome. > 12:15 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB

The club meets every week and visitors are welcome.

For a partner, please call Gill at 604-932-5791. > 1-5 pm > Whistler Racquet Club

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COCKTAIL DANCE PARTY

Start your weekend early with a handcrafted cocktail.

Then hit the dancefloor or rock our legendary dancing cage with help from DJ Peacefrog. > 7 pm > Buffalo Bills

LOCALS’ NIGHT

Party at Whistler’s longest-running locals’ night.

Specials all night long. For VIP table bookings or guest list, email info@garfinkels.ca. > 7:30 pm > Garfinkel’s

KARAOKE WITH JACK-QUI NO

Put it on the rocks and call it a show! Hosted by Jack-Qui No. > 8-11 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

LIVE MUSIC AT BRICKWORKS Live Music every Tuesday and Thursday > 8 pm > Brickworks Public House

MICHAEL FABRO

Michael Fabro is a Canadian acoustic pop-rock performance artist. With a focus on crowd-pleasing hits and infectious vocal hooks the young artist has fused multiple styles into dynamic live act. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

#TBT WITH THE SOUNDS OF STACHE

Stache has been on a nomadic musical adventure for almost a decade, travelling to more than 50 countries and sharing his passion for music with others. Drawing influences from all four corners of the globe, his appetite, understanding and energetic delivery will guarantee a funky smorgasbord of beats. Free. > 9 pm-1 am > Three Below

SHUT UP AND PARTY

Start your weekend off one night early and come get wild with Whistler’s loosest bar staff. With music from Fidel Cashflow and DJ Shearer. Email info@maxxfish. com for VIP and other special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

THROWBACK THURSDAYS

Come lounge out, dance and listen to all the Throwback hits one could need. For guest list and VIP reservations visit tommyswhistler.com. > 9 pm > Tommy Africa’s

BAND CAMP

Band Camp is a local talent development night at Black’s Pub. This is where new talent to Whistler debuts and artists who have been honing their skills at Jam Night’s make their debut. This week it is Nicole and Alex a.k.a. Hot Licks on guitar and vocals from 9 pm. Free.

604-932-6408. > 9 pm-midnight > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

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Cat Madden is a local artist often likened to the styles of Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin. Prepared to be lulled by a voice packed with soul! > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

THURSDAY NIGHT FUNK FEATURING DJ DAKOTA

He spins old school and new school, ya need to learn though, he burns baby BURNS … like a hip-hop inferno! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

FRI

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

Triathlon focused swim squads. Full details at whistlertriclub.com/training-sessions. Free to members for fall (includes entry into Meadow Park). Nonmembers $8 drop-in (includes entry into Meadow Park). > 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

INDOOR PICKLEBALL DROP-IN

Have fun playing the fastest growing sport in North America. All levels welcome. Free paddle rental. For more, call 604-932-1991. $10. > 4-6 pm > Whistler Racquet Club

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WALK AND TALK SERIES, PERMANENT COLLECTION > 1 pm > Audain Art Museum

WALK AND TALK SERIES, SPECIAL EXHIBITION

Docents will provide visitors with an introduction to the Audain Art Museum and its special exhibition. Visitors will be encouraged to explore the galleries afterwards.

These drop-in tours are free with the purchase of admission or museum membership. > 5:30 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMMUNITY

WELCOME CENTRE MULTICULTURAL MEET UP

Come and say, “hi” if you are new to Canada and Whistler! Everyone and every age is welcome. Casual meet up, workshops, information about living in Canada. Check calendar at welcomewhistler.com for full details. Contact info@welcomewhistler.com or 604-698-5960. > 9:30 am-noon > Whistler Public Library

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

Books, songs, and rhymes for preschool children, accompanied by a caregiver. > 10:30-11 am > Whistler Public Library

WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN

For ages 13 to 18. We offer ping pong, a skateboard mini-ramp (skateboards and helmets to borrow), free Wi-Fi, Xbox One, PS3 & PS4, guitars, board games, a projector and widescreen TVs. Free. 604-935-8187. > 3:30-11 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

MIKE WETERINGS

Mike Weterings is a two-time West Coast Music Awardnominated Vancouver-based artist. He fronts both his own all-originals group with a distinct African slant to their trippy pop/rock sounds, and performs solo across Western Canada for the past seven years. > 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

LIVE MUSIC

Solo artists perform every week, except on the first Friday of every month when they swap out for a full band. No cover, no lineups. > 6-9 pm > Whistler Brewing Company

STEPHEN VOGLER

Just back from playing on the Sunshine Coast, singer songwriter Stephen Vogler kicks off the weekend at Cranked with some lively sets of ska, reggae, roots and rock. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

LADIES’ NIGHT

We have a gift for all ladies. Enjoy a glass of champagne then hit the dance floor and dance the night away with DJ Peacefrog. Info@buffalobills.ca for guestlist or table bookings. > 7 pm > Buffalo Bills

CHAMPAGNE FRIDAY

Kick off your weekend at Garf’s. Get on the guest list and join the party: info@garfinkels.ca. > 7:30 pm > Garfinkel’s

WHISTLER PRESENTS OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: SLOAN

Famed Halifax-turned-Toronto rockers Sloan have built a legacy since the quartet started writing and playing rock music in 1992. With 12 full-length albums, two EPs, a live album, a greatest hits album and more than 30 singles, the JUNO-winning band is a staple of the Canadian music scene. Free. > 7:30-10 pm > Whistler Olympic Plaza

PIQUECAL

TOURISM WHISTLER / MIKE CRANE

SPORTS

SUPERVISED SAILING ON ALTA LAKE

Join the Whistler Sailing Association for its Supervised Sailing program every Saturday on Alta Lake.This program is designed for experienced members to practice their sailing while having a certified coach onsite to help with rigging, launching and safety on the water. Participants require a basic membership ($20) and must know how to sail to participate. > 1-4 pm > Whistler Sailing Association

MUSIC

MIKE WETERINGS

> 3:30-5:30 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

TOM FRANCIS WHISTLER PRESENTS OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: WHITEHORSE JULY 13 WHISTLER OLYMPIC PLAZA

FIRE IT UP FRIDAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS AT TOMMY’S WHISTLER

Come down to Tommy’s Whistler and set the bar high for the weekend. DJ Dre Morel spinning pop, rock and hip hop beats all night long. For guest list and VIP reservations visit tommyswhistler.com. Let us know if you are celebrating for a gift from us to you! > 9 pm > Tommy Africa’s

FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS

Start the weekend off right with music by B.C.’s finest party DJs mixing the best in hip hop, rap, R&B and party anthems. Whistler’s most energetic dancefloor. > 9:30 pm > Moe Joe’s

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

Live music by Whistler favourites, Red Chair. > 9:30 pm > Tapley’s Pub

FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB Shake off your work week by grooving to deep cuts featuring classics and future gems ... you can’t help but move to the beats! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SEA TO SKY

PEMBERTON FARMERS’ MARKET

Pemberton Farmers’ Market brings together Pemberton area producers and consumers creating a marketplace for vibrant collections of fresh produce, delicious food, unique art and more. Free. 604-966-4422. > 3-6:30 pm > Pemberton Downtown Community Barn

SAT

7.13

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

WALK AND TALK SERIES, PERMANENT COLLECTION > 1 pm > Audain Art Museum

WALK AND TALK SERIES, SPECIAL EXHIBITION > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMEDY NIGHT AT PANGEA

Five of Vancouver’s finest comedians take the stage for a night of laughter and fun! Tickets are $20 and can be bought at reception at the Pangea Pod Hotel. Partial proceeds are being donated to local charity WAG and the ticket price includes a drink on arrival. The lineup... Jo-el Oxales, Gavin Banning, Sean McDonnell, Cory Lupovici, and Brett Skillen. > 9-11 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

COMMUNITY

SINGING WITH THE BABIES

Learn songs and rhymes to soothe and entertain baby while encouraging early language development. For kids up to walking age. Free. > 11-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library

FAMILY TOGETHER TIME

A parent-directed hour with board games, crafts and a story corner with felt puppets. A drop-in program for families of all ages. Free. > 3:30-4:30 pm > Whistler Public Library

WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN

> 6-10 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

Saturday Night Live with music with Tom Francis.

Francis is a musical force. As a soloist, his style is rooted in vocal driven themes of the ages. He has a bluesy essence with traditional jazz roots. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

WHISTLER PRESENTS OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: WHITEHORSE

Ethereal folk, space cowboy twang, psychedelic spaghetti western, intergalactic blues grooves, popnoir: these are just some of the descriptions for the JUNO Award winning duo of Whitehorse. Since their debut in 2011, Whitehorse has evolved from magnetic folk duo to full-blown rock band. Free. > 7:30-10 pm > Whistler Olympic Plaza

SATURDAY NIGHT SHAKER

With music from Fidel Cashflow and DJ C Stylez, two of Whistler’s hardest-working and most-loved DJs spinning the best in Top 40, mash-ups, electro, hip hop and party anthems that will keep your booty shakin’ all night long. Email info@maxxfish.com for VIP and other special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

SATURDAY’S WITH TOMMY’S WHISTLER

Whistler’s newest nightclub and lounge turns it up every Saturday night with VIP Tables and a party not to miss out on. DJ Dre Morel spinning pop, rock and hip hop beats all night long. For guest list and VIP reservations visit tommyswhistler.com. Let us know if you are celebrating for a gift from us to you! > 9 pm > Tommy Africa’s

BROTHER TWANG

Come wind down your ski day or ramp up your Saturday night festivities with the boys from Brother Twang. > 9 pm-midnight > FireRock Lounge

LIVE @ BLACK’S

Every Friday and Saturday, party with local and touring musicians at Black’s Pub. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

LADIES’ NIGHT

It’s Whistler’s No. 1 stop for stag and stagette parties.

DJ Turtle and friends mix up everything from hip hop, R&B, new rap, dance hall and Top 40 bangers. Email guestlist@moejoes.com for VIP and group perks. > 9:30 pm > Moe Joe’s

ONGOING & DAILY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WHISTLER MUSEUM

Learn more about Whistler’s culture and history.

Now open by donation. > Daily 11am-5pm, Thu until 9pm > Whistler Museum

THE CULTURAL CONNECTOR: A JOURNEY OF ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY

Grab a Cultural Connector guide and explore Whistler’s world of culture. As you follow the Cultural Connector route, you’ll discover the stories that enrich Whistler’s culture, the venues that celebrate it and the milestones that we’ve achieved along the way. The pathway will lead you through beautiful surroundings and six cultural institutions: Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Whistler Museum, Whistler Public Library, Maury Young Arts Centre, Lost Lake PassivHaus, and Audain Art Museum. Free. > Ongoing > Maury Young Arts Centre

COMMUNITY

GAMES CAFE

Come in and enjoy a massive selection of popular games. Sunday to Thursday. > 4-8 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

SATURDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB

He got your blood pumping last night, now satiate your thirst for amazing cocktails and unique beats with tyMetal’s eclectic DJ feats. No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SUPREME SATURDAY

DJ Nikky from Vancouver brings the Whistler’s biggest weekend party and best vibe. VIP champagne parades along with the hottest hip hop and remixes! For VIP and guest list, email info@garfinkels.ca. > 10 pm > Garfinkel’s

SUN

7.14

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

SUNDAYS AT THE POINT

This summer tradition invites the whole family to enjoy Sunday afternoons all season-long with live music by local and visiting musicians, bocce on the grass, the Obstacles art show in the lodge and a café menu featuring Ophra’s famous ethnic cuisine, desserts, specialty coffees and cold drinks. Free. 604-698-5482. > 12-4 pm > The Point

WALK AND TALK SERIES, PERMANENT COLLECTION > 1 pm > Audain Art Museum

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PIQUECAL SHUTTERSTOCK.COM

buttons, patch the jeans! With love for community,.

Whistler Sewing Services is opening the Muse Lab, a new creative space in Function. Six sewing machines and all the supplies are ready to fix, mend and create. Visit your creative universe! $10 per hour. 604-967-2422. > 12-9 pm > Muse Lab

WORKBC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DROP IN

Get your resume reviewed, learn about the local labour market, job search tips, and more. All services are free. For details, call 1-877-932-1611 or go to WhistlerESC.com. > 3-6 pm > Whistler Public Library

SPORTS

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

> 6-7:15 am > Meadow Park Sports Centre

WHOLE-FOOD PLANT-BASED COMMUNITY POTLUCK JULY 17 THE GREEN MOUSTACHE JUICE LAB

WALK AND TALK SERIES, SPECIAL EXHIBITION > 3 pm > Audain Art Museum

COMMUNITY

WHISTLER FARMERS’ MARKET

The market hosts an average of 90 local vendors showcasing fresh fruit, produce, artisan crafts and food products. > 11 am-4 pm > Upper Village

SUMMER FUN WITH CODING

Encourage your kids to learn new skills by creating a simple, fun computer program using Scratch. Learning coding helps kids improve their creative, logical, and troubleshooting reasoning. This program is designed for kids aged 8 to 12. Registration is required for all sessions, so please email the library at youthservices@ whistlerlibrary.ca or call 604-935-8436 to sign up. > 2-4 pm > Whistler Public Library

MUSIC

AUSTIN ROSS > 12 pm > Stonesedge

PAPA JOSH

Papa Josh’s groundbreaking solo show bridges the gap between live funk and electronic dance music.

Winner of the 2011 Roland Loop Competition, PJ performs, records, loops and sequences super funky, jazz-inflected, hard-rocking grooves on guitar, bass, keys, vocals, electronic percussion and effects to create an irresistible dance party experience. > 1 pm > The Point

BANGERS & MASH POOL PARTY

The Bangers boys and Longhorn have teamed up with Red Bull to bring you the most outrageous party of the summer! Replacing large chunks of the famous patio with pools, plus the bass heavy antics of the most sought after DJ collective in Whistler, this event is not to be missed! $5 with local card. 604-905-8362. > 3-7 pm > Longhorn Saloon

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LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

Join us on our patio every Sunday afternoon for live music featuring Whistler musicians. Free. > 3-5 pm > Merlin’s Bar & Grill

GAMES NIGHT AT PANGEA

Challenge your crew: Cards Against Humanity, Jenga, Settlers of Catan, HedBanz, and many more. > 4 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

CHARLIE & ELLIE

Sunday Session with Charlie & Ellie. If you haven’t had a chance to catch this Whistler duo you’re are missing out. Their killer vocals paired with guitar are unforgettable and draw crowds. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

ARI NEUFELD

Ari is a multi-faceted Canadian artist, who creates a flourish of interactive music. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

INDUSTRY SUNDAYS

Joni T will be kicking off this event every second Sunday. There will be nothing Nutrl about these jams.

First 50 people in each night will get a gift from Nutrl. > 9 pm > Tommys Whistler

SEND IT SUNDAYS

With music from T-Zen and DJ Shearer. Keep your weekend alive, and join us on Sunday nights for one of Whistler’s wildest industry nights. Email info@ maxxfish.com for VIP plus special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

OPEN MIC JAM NIGHT

An open stage invitation for all who can sing, perform or even just wanna jam out with our house band.

Whistler’s longest-running jam night every Sunday at Crystal Lounge. All instruments are provided. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

OPEN MIC NIGHT AT CRANKED ESPRESSO BAR WITH HOST JENNA MAE

This is a super fun night for music lovers and artists of all levels. Cranked is the perfect place for new artists to try performing in front of a small supportive audience. This night always bring a solid mix of seasoned and budding artists together, and opportunities to collaborate. They’re always looking for new musicians to joins them. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

SUNDAY SESSIONS

The best locals’ party in Whistler. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

SOULFUL SUNDAYS

Soul Club Whistler spinning that funky soul soundtrack. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

THE SUNDAY GLOW PARTY

Moe Joe’s is transformed into a psychedelic, UV-infused rave cathedral, as Fidel Cashflow, Zapps and La Dooda cook up an aural feast of house and electro beats.

Arrive early to beat the line. > 9 pm > Moe Joe’s

SUNDAY NIGHT THEORY

tyMetal’s diversified taste translates to deep cuts featuring classics and future gems, guaranteed to tweak your brain stem! No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

SEA TO SKY

MONDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH WHAT A RACKET!

Local legend Monty Biggins offers hits of the eras in an Americana Swing sound. His soulful voice has been described as a journey of the heart. An entire rat pack in one man, he’ll tip his glass to you with that jazzy swagger. > 7-10 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

MARTINI MONDAY > 7:30 pm > Buffalo Bills

KYLER J PIERCE

Kyler is embarking on his solo career after an extensive music career around the Fraser Valley. > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

MEATY MONDAY

SQUAMISH STREET MARKET: JULY 14

Head to Downtown Squamish on Sunday, July 14 from 12 pm to 6 pm for a free outdoor event! Check out the vendors, food trucks, local craft beer and cider family friend beer garden. There will also be music, entertainment and live art show. Free. 604-815-8725. > 12-6 pm > O’Siyam Pavilion (Brackendale/ Squamish)

MON

MUSIC

Sport and beer—what more do you need? How about a chance to win our famous meat raffle? Proceeds donated to charity. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

TRIVIA NIGHT

The Crystal Lounge hosts trivia every Monday night!

Bring your friends and test your knowledge for a night of fun, laughs, prizes and the chance to “burn your bill.” Conditions apply. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

FVCK MONDAYS

7.15

COMMUNITY

MONDAYS IN MUSE LAB

Stop by and repair ripped seams, sew on the loose

The wildest party in Whistler on a Monday night continues with music from Fidel Cashflow, Dan Darley, The Rogue Killers and DJ Shearer.Deep, tech, bass, house, trap, hip hop and more. Email info@maxxfish. com for VIP plus special perks. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

PIQUECAL

TUE

7.16

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

RHYME & SONG

This program gives toddlers, parents and caregivers the opportunity to learn songs, rhymes and finger plays together. For more information, please come to the library, call 604-935-8436 or email youthservice@ whistlerlibary.ca. Free. > 10:30 am > Whistler Public Library

BINGO

Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the locals’ living room. > 8 pm > Tapley’s Pub

COMMUNITY

SUMMER WHISTLER NATURE CAMP

Whistler Nature Camp’s summer session offers a unique opportunity for kids age 6-10 to connect with Whistler’s natural backyard! Imagine a place where their natural sense of wonder can ignite at the centre of their fun and learning and helps to inform the direction each day will take. > Every other Monday-Friday, 8:30 am3:30 pm > Spruce Grove Field House

SUP YOGA WITH DAWN

Head down to Wayside Park for SUP Yoga with our ambassador Dawn Titus. Hosted by Lole Whistler and WET, this is the first of two SUP Yoga classes for July.

Paddleboard hire is $10 and we encourage a $10 donation to go to Whistler Adaptive Sports. $20. > 9:45-10:45 am > Wayside Park

PILATES WITH RYA

Head down to Lole Whistler for an evening pilates session with our ambassador Rya Letham. Class runs for one hour. Entry is by donation. Donations given to EarthSave Whistler. > 7:15-8:15 pm > Lole Atelier Whistler

SPORTS

WHISTLER CYCLING CLUB TUESDAY RIDES

Whistler Cycling Club rides for A, B and C level road riders. See whistlercyclingclub.ca for details. Free with club membership > 5:15-8 pm > Whistler Village Sports

WHISTLER BMX WEEKLY RACES

Whistler BMX races every Tuesday at the track in Cheakamus Crossing. All bikes, all ages, all levels welcome! Registration on site at 5:30 p.m. and racing starts shortly after 6pm. Volunteers always needed! $3-$7. > 5:30-7 pm > Whistler BMX Track

WE RUN WHISTLER: GROUP RUN AT COAST MOUNTAIN BREWING

Join us to for a special night in collaboration with Coast Mountain Brewing and lululemon. Explore the trails of Cheakamus with us as we lead two distance options, ~6k and ~10k. Post-run beers and food thanks to our event sponsors. Visit werunwhistler.com for more details. #werunwhistler rain or shine! Free. > 5:55 pm > Coast Mountain Brewing

MUSIC

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

Blues night with Sean Rose. > 8 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

KYLER J PIERCE > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

LIVE MUSIC AT BRICKWORKS > 8 pm > Brickworks Public House

CELLAR SESSIONS

With live music from Neverland Nights and guests, playing all your rock, alternative and party jams all night long. Plus DJ sets from Fidel Cashflow. > 9 pm > Maxx Fish

KARAOKE NIGHT

“I Will Survive” won’t sing itself, so come over to Whistler’s longest-running karaoke night and belt out all your favourite hits. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. > 9 pm > Crystal Lounge

ALLSORTS

Bringing a wide variety of sounds to your Tuesday evening, ED:WIN will be playing “AllSorts” of music to get you dancing down at Three Below every Tuesday night.

Listen to hip hop, R&B, house, garage and disco! Free. > 9 pm-1:30 am > Three Below

TOMMY TUESDAYS

DJ Dre Morel and weekly guests turning it up every Tuesday night all summer long. Pop, rock and hip hop to crank up your Tuesday night. For guest list and VIP reservations visit tommyswhistler.com. > 9 pm > Tommy Africa’s

SEA TO SKY

TEA TALES AT THE MUSEUM

This year’s Tea Tales theme is “Local Art – Past and Present.” Join in for tea and some home-baked goods and visit with new and old friends under the shade of the cedars in the museum park. Tales begin at 3pm and feature local presenters. > 2-4 pm > Pemberton Museum (Pemberton)

WED

FOOD + DRINK

7.17

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

WALK AND TALK SERIES, PERMANENT COLLECTION > 1 pm > Audain Art Museum

MOTHER GOOSE AT WHISTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mother Goose is a free group experience for children newborn to 18 months and their families. Registration is required, and spaces are limited. Register today!

For more information and to register, email grace. chadsey@sscs.ca or call 604-698-6935. > 1-2 pm > Florence Petersen Park

QUEER WEDNESDAYS

We reserve the prime family-style table by the Ola Volo mural for our LGBTQ2+ family. Get your game (or gay’m) on. > 5-8 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

COMMUNITY

SUMMER WHISTLER NATURE CAMP

> Every other Monday-Friday, 8:30 am3:30 pm > Spruce Grove Field House

CRAFTS IN THE PARK

Join the library each week for a little natural history, a story, and a craft, presented in partnership with Whistler Museum. > 11 am-noon > Whistler Public Library

WHISTLER FARMERS’ MARKET > 2-7 pm > Upper Village

INTERACT CLUB OF WHISTLER

Interact is a club for young people ages 12 to 18 who want to make a difference in their community. Mentored by the Rotary Club of Whistler and Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium, the club includes students from Whistler Secondary School, Waldorf, Spring Creek and Myrtle Philip who want to join together to tackle the issues in their community they care most about. > 4-5 pm > Maury Young Whistler Youth Centre

ALPHABET SOUP PRESENTS MINI GOLF

For LGBTQ+ individuals, their friends and family.

Join the group for a round of mini golf! Meet at the Adventure Zone Ticket Kiosk. > 5-7 pm > Family Adventure Zone

MOUNTAIN SPIRIT WHISTLER TOASTMASTERS

Build communication, public speaking, and leadership skills with Mountain Spirit Whistler Toastmasters.

Everyone welcome. > 5:30-7 pm > Pan Pacific Mountain Side

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WHOLE-FOOD, PLANT-BASED COMMUNITY POTLUCKS

Join us for a monthly whole-food, plant-based potluck at The Green Moustache Organic Café in Function Junction. Please bring a whole-food, plant-based dish to share - see website for details. Everyone welcome.

604-962-4161. > 6:30-8:30 pm > The Green Moustache Juice Lab

SPORTS

INDOOR PICKLEBALL DROP-IN > 9:30-11:30 am > Whistler Racquet Club

WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACING, SAILING

Join the Whistler Sailing Association for our weekly Wednesday Night Race Night and social. Members will participate in a fun and competitive sailing race, followed by a social evening (barbecue or après at a local restaurant). Please visit whistlersailing.com/ races-family-club-sail for prices, prerequisites & registration. Rig at 5:30 p.m., first horn at 6:15 p.m. > 5:30 pm > Whistler Sailing Club

TENNIS LOCALS’ NIGHT

All levels are welcome to join in the locals’ night.

Clinics for beginners and casual play for intermediate and advanced players. Free racket rental, snacks, and beverage included! $20. > 6-8 pm > Whistler Racquet Club

MUSIC

CONOR FITZPATRICK

Once the word gets out, everyone is going to want to see Conor Fitzpatrick play. He is already one of Cranked’s favourites. On warmer days, he will be playing outside on the sunny patio. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

INDUSTRY NIGHT

Live music from Neverland Nights. > 6 pm > Buffalo Bills

KYLER J PIERCE > 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

BOARDS, BEER AND BINGO

Bingo Night with DJ Foxy Moron. $2 per sheet, prizes to be won and all proceeds will be forwarded on our behalf to the downtown Women’s Centre, which gives homeless women amenities, food and a safe place. > 8-11 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

JAM NIGHT

Jam Night with Kostaman and friends every Wednesday night from 9 pm. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

WILDIN’ OUT WEDNESDAYS FEATURING DJ GAINZ

He’s hot, he’s sicker than your average, Gainz comin’ through mixin’ tracks like a savage. No cover. > 10 pm-2 am > The Keg

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ART PARTY! | JULY 26 7-10pm | Maury Young Arts Centre

ASTROLOGY

Free Will Astrology WEEK OF JULY 11 BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re in the Land of Green

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BE PART OF THE 2019 TEENY TINY SHOW

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THE INSIDERS’ GUIDE TO WHISTLER

Fit it in your pocket.

Take it everywhere.

Free.

Magic. That’s potentially very good news, but you must also be cautious. Why? Because in the Land of Green Magic, the seeds of extraneous follies and the seeds of important necessities both grow extra fast. Unless you are a careful weeder, useless stuff will spring up and occupy too much space. So be firm in rooting out the blooms that won’t do you any good. Be aggressive in nurturing only the very best and brightest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Eight years ago, researchers in Kerala, India went to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and climbed down into centuries-old vaults deep beneath the main floor. They found a disorganized mess of treasure in the form of gold and precious gems. There were hundreds of chairs made from gold, baskets full of gold coins from the ancient Roman Empire, and a metre-high solid statue of a god, among multitudinous other valuables. I like bringing these images to your attention, Taurus, because I have a theory that if you keep them in your awareness, you’ll be more alert than usual to undiscovered riches in your own life and in your own psyche. I suspect you are closer than ever before to unearthing those riches.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Children need to learn certain aptitudes at certain times. If they don’t, they may not be able to master those aptitudes later in life.

For example, if infants don’t get the experience of being protected and cared for by adults, it will be hard for them to develop that capacity as toddlers. This is a good metaphor for a developmental phase that you Geminis are going through. In my astrological opinion, 2019 and 2020 are critical years for you to become more skilled at the arts of togetherness and collaboration; to upgrade your abilities so as to get the most out of your intimate relationships. How are you doing with this work so far?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Vantablack is a material made of carbon nanotubes. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the darkest stuff on the planet. No black is blacker than Vantablack. It reflects a mere 0.036 per cent of the light that shines upon it.

Because of its unusual quality, it’s ideal for use in the manufacture of certain sensors, cameras, and scientific instruments. Unfortunately, an artist named Anish Kapoor owns exclusive rights to use it in the art world.

No other artists are allowed to incorporate Vantablack into their creations. I trust you will NOT follow Kapoor’s selfish example in the coming weeks. In my astrological opinion, it’s crucial that you share your prime gifts, your special skills, and your unique blessings with the whole world. Do not hoard!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Hi, my name is Rob Brezsny, and I confess that I am addicted to breathing air, eating food, drinking water, indulging in sleep, and getting high on organic, free-trade, slavery-free dark chocolate.

I also confess that I am powerless over these addictions.

Now I invite you to be inspired by my silly example and undertake a playful but serious effort to face up to your own fixations. The astrological omens suggest it’s a perfect moment to do so. What are you addicted to?

What habits are you entranced by? What conditioned responses are you enslaved to? What traps have you agreed to be snared by? The time is right to identify these compulsions, then make an audacious break for freedom.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): When cherries are nearing the end of their ripening process, they are especially vulnerable. If rain falls on them during those last few weeks, they can rot or split, rendering them unmarketable. So cherry-growers hire helicopter pilots to hover over their trees right after it rains, using the downdraft from the blades to dry the valuable little fruits. It may seem like overkill, but it’s the method that works best. I advise you to be on the lookout for similar protective measures during the climactic phase of your personal ripening process. Your motto should be to take care of your valuables by any means necessary.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Please don’t try to relax. Don’t

shy away from challenges. Don’t apologize for your holy quest or tone down your ambition or stop pushing to get better. Not now, anyway, Libra. Just the opposite, in fact.

I urge you to pump up the volume on your desires. Be even bigger and bolder and braver. Take maximum advantage of the opportunities that are arising, and cash in on the benevolent conspiracies that are swirling in your vicinity.

Now is one of those exceptional moments when tough competition is actually healthy for you, when the pressure to outdo your previous efforts can be tonic and inspiring.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I can’t decide whether to compare your imminent future to a platypus, kaleidoscope, patchwork quilt, or Swiss army knife.

From what I can tell, your adventures could bring you random jumbles or melodic mélanges—or a blend of both. So I’m expecting provocative teases, pure flukes, and multiple options. There’ll be crazy wisdom, alluring messes, and unclassifiable opportunities. To ensure that your life is more of an intriguing riddle than a confusing maze, I suggest that you stay closely attuned to what you’re really feeling and thinking, and communicate that information with tactful precision.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Every year, thousands of people all over the world go to hospital emergency rooms seeking relief from kidney stones. Many of the treatments are invasive and painful. But in recent years, a benign alternative has emerged. A peer-reviewed article in a scientific journal presented evidence that many patients spontaneously pass their kidney stones simply by riding on roller coasters. I doubt that you’ll have a literal problem like kidney stones in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. But I do suspect that any psychological difficulties you encounter can be solved by embarking on thrilling adventures akin to riding on roller coasters.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his book The Histories, ancient Greek historian Herodotus told the story of a six-year war between the armies of the Medes and the Lydians in an area that today corresponds to Turkey. The conflict ended suddenly on a day when a solar eclipse occurred. Everyone on the battlefield got spooked as the light unexpectedly dimmed, and commanders sought an immediate cease to the hostilities. In the spirit of cosmic portents precipitating practical truces, I suggest you respond to the upcoming lunar eclipse on July 16-17 with overtures of peace and healing and amnesty. It’ll be a good time to reach out to any worthwhile person or group from whom you have been alienated.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): My astrological colleague Guru Gwen believes that right now Aquarians should get scolded and penalized unless they agree to add more rigour and discipline to their rhythms. On the other hand, my astrological colleague Maestro Madelyn feels that Aquarians need to have their backs massaged, their hands held, and their problems listened to with grace and empathy. I suppose that both Gwen and Madelyn want to accomplish the same thing, which is to get you back on track. But personally, I’m more in favour of Madelyn’s approach than Gwen’s.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): As a self-taught rebel poet with few formal credentials, I may not have much credibility when I urge you to get yourself better licensed and certified and sanctioned. But according to my analysis of the astrological omens, the coming months will be a favourable time for you to make plans to get the education or training you’re lacking; to find out what it would mean to become more professional, and then become more professional; to begin pursuing the credentials that will earn you more power to fulfill your dreams.

Homework: What symbol best represents your deepest desire? Testify by going to FreeWillAstrology.com and clicking on “Email Rob.”

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Pemberton & District Community Centre - Located at 7390 Cottonwood St. Fitness Centre, facility rentals, spray park, playground, children, youth, adult & seniors programs. For more info 604-8942340 or pemrecinfo@slrd.bc.ca

MUSEUMS Pemberton and District Museum and Archives Society - Located at 7455 Prospect St. Open: May to Nov annually from 10am-5pm. Guided tours and activities for all ages. Join us for "Tea & Tales" every Tuesday at 2pm in July and August. Some seasonal closures. Closed on holidays. www.pembertonmuseum.org Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre Explore First Nations Art Galleries, and Interactive Exhibits. Gift Shop & Cafe are in our admission free area. Open Tuesday's-Sunday's per week. 10am5p.m..

Whistler Museum & Archives Society - Explore interactive exhibits, listen to local stories & discover Whistler's journey.

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Activate & Connect - Come join us Thursday mornings 9:30am to 11:00am at Whistler Community Services for a weekly drop in program for seniors 50+.

Everyone welcome, in partnership with Mature Action Community. www.mywcss.org Mature Action Community (MAC) - Represents seniors in Whistler and welcomes new members. MAC meets for fun and interaction with local seniors and those just visiting on Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at the Whistler Community Services Community Room for Activate and Connect. Come join us for coffee and socializing while engaging in fun activities. Check us out at www. whistlermac.org or view our schedule on Facebook - Whistler Mature Action Community Group page.

Outreach Services - Free confidential support for adults dealing with the challenges of social wellness. Please call our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker.

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Pemberton Men's Shed - Weekly social meetings WED. 11-2 in the Seniors/ youth Rec. bldg. beside library. Social meeting with BYO Bag lunch, card games and pool/snooker. Help out in YOUR community, operating the Pemberton Tool Library.

Senior Citizen Organizations - Is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Ernie Bayer 604-576-9734 or ecbayer2@gmail.com

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Earthsave Whistler - Providing info & support to people who are interested in making healthier, greener, more peaceful food choices. earthsavewhistler.com Healthy Home, Healthy Planet - Expert in green cleaning offers tricks, info & advice on the best way to green clean your home or work space! Call France 604-698-7479. Free private presentation on request. www.healthylivingwhistler.com Re-Build-It Centre - Daily 10:00am to 5:00pm. Accepting donations of furniture, quality used building supplies & new items. Deliveries and pickups available for $35. Call 604.932.1125, www.mywcss.org, rebuildit@mywss.org

Diamond Resorts Canada Ltd., Whistler, BC

Full Time Tour Receptionists

• Extensive benefits package which may include; ski pass or wellness allowance, disability coverage, travel insurance and extended health and dental.

• Discounted employee rates at any Diamond Resort International resort.

• Full-time work year round and a FUN work environment. *eligibility and conditions based on DRCL policies and practices set out in general terms and conditions of employment.

Email your resume with the position you wish to apply for to: embarc_hr@diamondresorts.com

Regional Recycling - Recycle beverage containers (full deposit paid) electronics, appliances, batteries, Lightbulbs, drop-off times are 9am-5pm on Nesters Rd. Pick up service 604- 932-3733 Re-Use-It - Daily 11:00am to 6:00pm, Donate all household goods in good shape. Accepting bottles & cans, old electronics, anything with a cord, and light fixtures for recycling. All proceeds to WCSS. Call 604.932.1121, www.mywcss.org, reuseit@mywcss.org.

The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) - Whistler's Natural Voice since 1989. Regular events, project and volunteer opportunities. www.awarewhistler.org info@awarewhistler.org The Mountain Village Social Gathering - Join us at one of our regular social gatherings on the last Wednesday of every month. There is a group of us at The Mountain Village who are forming a sustainable, multi generational neighbourhood based on the co housing model. WHAT IF... Housing wasn't just a place to live, but rather, a way of life? To find out more, visit our Facebook page @ themountainvillage or go to our website www.themountainvillage.ca

Is hiring (FULL TIME / PART TIME) LINE & PREP COOKS DOOR HOST DISHWASHERS HOST Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits.

Come join the best team in Whistler!

Interested applicants please email your resume to skeenan-naf@Crystal-Lodge.com

COMPETITIVE PAY GREAT CREWS BENEFITS

SERVICE TECHNICIAN Great opportunity for a super motivated/organized person to excel in the field of hardware installation and lock technician services.

Compensation starting at $24-$30 depending on skill level. Includes: Health Benefits, Mobile Phone Plan, Ski Pass

Gavan Construction Company is currently hiring for projects in WHISTLER and PEMBERTON.

Journeymen Carpenters (5+ Years) Project Managers Skilled Labourers We offer competitive pay, a benefits package, company cell phone plan, interesting projects, a collaborative team environment, and a chance to improve your existing skills.

The successful individual will have experience in carpentry and/or building maintenance. Any experience in low voltage electrical and/or hotel card access systems will prove very beneficial. Good communication and customer service skills as well as a strong work ethic are essential to this position.

We are looking for dedicated team players who want to join a rapidly growing company and establish a long-term career in construction.

Please reply to alpinelock@telus.net with a resume and cover letter outlining your suitability and qualifications for the position.

Please forward resume to office@gccltd.ca

No drop-ins or phone calls please, apply only by email.

FAMILY RESOURCES Baby/Child Health Clinics - Free routine immunizations & newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth & development assessments & plenty of age appropriate resources avail. By appointment 604-9323202 Camp Fund - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to attend camp. Call WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org Families Fighting Cancer In The Sea To Sky - We are a non profit partner with Sea to Sky Community Services. We provide financial and practical support to children and parents with dependants diagnosed with cancer. Please contact us on our confidential email: ffcseatosky@gmail. com, visit our Facebook Page or website www.familiesfightingcancer.ca

The Pinnacle Hotel Whistler has the following positions available:

ROOM ATTENDANTS MAINTENANCE PERSON Please reply by email: parmstrong@pinnaclehotels.ca

Red seal Journeyman/Foreman to run crews and projects throughout the Sea to Sky region.

Experience in residential and high end residential required. kanegray@baseelectric.ca 604 902 6073 JULY 11, 2019

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FAMILY RESOURCES KidsArt - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to participate in arts and culture education. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org.

We are actively looking for individuals who are passionate An extraordinary company, an extraordinary career. about providing a memorable guest experience!

Are you ready to begin your extraordinary experience?

CURRENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE Current Career Opportunities:

Opportunities F&B Leadership Whistler Opportunities ExperienceCulinary Coordinator Fairmont Gold Attendant Rooms Maintenance Technicians Purchasing Manager Banquet Server Royal Service Agent Housekeeping Room Attendant Junior Server Guest Service Agent Steward / Dishwashers Reservations Agent Banquet Server Night Cleaner Engineering Opportunities Overnight In-Room-Dining Server Housekeeping Room Attendant Culinary Opportunities offer: EMPLOYEEWe BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Banquet Captain PM Server Assistant In Room Dining Server Steward Front Desk Agent Spa Supervisor Security Offlcer The Four Seasons team is looking for these roles to start immediately. $500 signing bonus available for all hires

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Outreach Services - Free confidential support for adults and families experiencing challenges with mental health, food insecurity, housing insecurity, substance use, misuse or addiction, employment, eating disorders, violence in relationships, roommate conflict or homesickness. Contact our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker or visit www.mywcss.org.

Pemberton Parent Infant Drop-In Facilitated by Capri Mohammed, Public Health Nurse. Every Mon 11am- 12:30pm at Pemberton Public Library.

Pemberton Strong Start Family DropIn- A play group for you and your under-5 child. Signal Hill Elementary, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 9am-12pm. Thurs only 12pm3pm. Call 604-894- 6101 / 604-966- 8857

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Kids on the Move - Provides financial assistance to enable children of financially restricted families to participate in sport programs. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker. www.mywcss.org.

Details: Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com For possible same day offers, please come to our drop-in hours every Tuesday between 1pm-4pm. Please bring your resume and two references in order to be considered!

Whistler Public Library - Open MonThurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am-5pm. Music & Words, Mon 10am. Rhyme & Song, Tues 10:30am.

Parent & Infant drop-in, Thurs 11am.

Preschool Story Time, Fri 10:30am.

Singing with the babies, Sat 11am. Call 604-935-8433

SOCIAL SERVICES Access to Justice - Need legal advice but are financially restricted? Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 to find out more or visit www.mywcss.org.

The Adara Hotel, Whistler We now have the following positions available:

MAINTENANCE PERSON • HOUSEKEEPERS HOUSEKEEPING SUPERVISOR STAFF HOUSING AVAILABLE SIGNING BONUS We offer better than competitive wages, benefits, spirit or epic ski pass and more. The Adara Hotel is a small boutique hotel nestled in the heart of Whistler close to all amenities and services. We take care of our staff and experience is an asset not a requirement.

NIGHT AUDIT AND GUEST SERVICES AGENT Pinnacle Hotel Whistler has an opening for a full time or part time guest services agents and Night Auditors. We are looking for a customer service professional who will help our guest enjoy their experience at our hotel. Duties include check in and checkout of guests, concierge and reservations. Experience preferred but we will train the right person.

Please contact Roger Dix rdix@pinnaclehotels.ca or ph: 604-938-3218

Full-time and year round. We feature evening work only, staff meals, competitive wages and a great work environment. So if you’re looking for a change or some extra hours, come by and see us. Flexible schedules are available.

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Counselling Assistance - WCSS subsidizes access to a private counsellor depending on financial need. Contact an outreach worker at 604.932.0113 or visit www.mywcss.org.

ESL Volunteer Tutor Program - Volunteer one-to-one tutoring for new immigrants & Canadian citizens. For more information or to register, contact the Whistler Welcome Centre info@welcomewhistler. com or call 604.698.5960 Food Bank, Pemberton - Run by Sea to Sky Community Service. Open every second Monday. 604 894 6101

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EXPERIENCED LINE COOKS (ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE) BUSSERS HOSTS SERVERS

Counselling Assistance Available WCSS subsidizes access to a private counselor for $35-$50/hr depending on financial need. Contact an outreach team member at 604-932-0113 www.mywcss. org

We are looking for full & part-time sales people

What we want: Outgoing, self-motivated, mature and responsible individuals who love to sell and help to create a positive store environment.

What you get: $15/hour & team-orientated sales bonus as well as a winter 2019/20 ski pass for full-time employees. *possible management advancement* Apply in person at Ruby Tuesday located in the Town Plaza

604-905-6290

Food Bank Whistler - Located at 8000 Nesters Road, every Monday from 10am to noon. For emergency food bags, please call 604.935.7717 for as- sistance. www. mywcss.org, food- bank@mywcss.org Healthy Pregnancy Outreach ProgramLearn how to prepare healthy affordable meals at this outreach program. Sea to Sky Community Services 604-894-6101 Meadow Park Rec Credit - If you are financially restricted, you may be eligible for a $131.20 municipal recreation credit.

Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak with an outreach worker. www. mywcss.org.

North Shore Schizophrenia Society Services for family, friends & community.

Mental illness info, support & advocacy.

Call Chris Dickenson at 604-966-7334

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Contact our office at 604.932.0113 to speak with an outreach worker or visit www.mywcss.org.

Pearl's Safe Home - Temporary shelter for women & children experiencing abuse in relationships. Locations in Whistler & Pemberton avail 24/7. All services are free. 1-877- 890-5711 or 604-892-5711 RMOW Rec Credit - If you are financially restricted, you may be eligible for a $127.60 municipal recreation credit.

Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 www.mywcss.org

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We think that you’ll LOVE working at Nita Lake Lodge!

• Work with other amazing people on a diverse and talented team • Enjoy a fun work environment in a beautiful setting • Progress and develop a career in hospitality

Summer Camp and Activity Staff Wanted The Whistler Sports Academy and The Hangar are looking for fun and energetic part-time and full-time bike instructors and general staff for our Summer Combo Camps and Hangar Sports and Rec programs. Competitive wages, negotiable based on experience and employment history, and opportunities for advancement and year around employment.

SOCIAL SERVICES

• Join our staff events and socials

Support Counselling - For women regarding abuse & relationship issues. No charge. Call 604-894-6101

• Enjoy discounts at Aura Restaurant, Cure Lounge and Fix Café

Victim Services - Assists victims, witnesses, family members or friends directly affected by any criminal act or traumatic event. Call 604-905-1969

• Staff accommodation available

Please contact Jamie or Lauren.

Check out www.nitalakelodge.com/careers to learn more

Jamie@whistlersportsacademy.com Lauren@whistlersportsacademy.com

Whistler Community Services Society - Outreach Services Now Available Monday to Saturday at our new location - 8000 Nesters Road (next to WAG) 604.932.0113 www.mywcss.org

• Receive staff rates at our award winning spa

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Whistler for the Disabled - Provides info for people with disabilities on what to do & where to go. Visit www.whistlerforthedisabled.com Whistler Housing Authority - Long term rental & ownership housing for Whistler residents. Visit www.whistlerhousing.ca Whistler Mental Health & Addiction Services - If you or someone you know needs help with a mental health issue or substance misuse or addiction problem, we can assist. Mon-Fri 830am-430pm.

604-698-6455 Whistler Multicultural Network Settlement information, social support and programs for newcomers and immigrants living/working in Whistler. 604-388-5511 www.whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com Whistler Opt Healthy Sexuality Clinic - Professional sexual health services at a reduced cost. Free HIV testing. Clinics at Whistler Health Care Ctr, 2nd floor on Tues 4:30-7:30pm. Winter hours Thurs.

5:00pm-7:00pm. Confidentiality assured.

Whistler Women's Centre - Provides confidential support, resources, referrals and advocacy for women living in the Sea to Sky corridor. All services are free of charge and include access to emergency safe housing, child/youth counselling, play space and computer access. Drop-In Centre open Mon 12-230, Tue-Thu 12-5.

1519 Spring Creek Drive. You can also access our services at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 p.m. www. hswc.ca or call (604)962- 8711.

24 HR Crisis Line: 1-877-890- 5711 Whistler WorkBC Employment Services Centre - Provides free onestop employment services to job seekers and employers. Drop in services at the Pemberton Library Thursdays 1-5 PM, and at the Whistler Public Library on Mondays from 3-6 PM. For more information visit www.WhistlerESC.com or call us at 604-932-1600

NORTH ARM FARM The team is expanding into summer

Chef de Cusine Line cook

We are Bike techs • Sales staff • Full and Part time Apply info@fanatykco More info www.Fanatykco.com/Employment

Daytime with some evening events.

Truly local, absolutely Family.

Passion required. Experience valued.

Info@northarmfarm.com 604 894 5379 or come and introduce yourself

is seeking a:

Office Administrator Busy Plumbing and Heating Company seeking Office Administrator to work with other office administrators. The ideal candidate will be independent, witty and organized. A fast learner with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in an office setting.

Required Skills • Skilled in all aspects of Microsoft Office programs including Excel, Word and Outlook • Must be very good at MS Excel • Must be able to produce and maintain excel spreadsheets • Excellent phone skills (screening calls, message taking, work order taking) Send resume in confidence to:

spearhead.plumbing@gmail.com www.spearheadplumbing.com

LOCALLY OWNED AND INDEPENDENT SINCE 1980 • $241.50 Bi Weekly Staff Housing (incl bills) • 15% Grocery Discount • Competitive Wages • Parties, Perks and Positive Vibes

CHARACTERS WANTED “Best job I’ve ever had, work with your best mates and make sure everyone leaves the store with a smile!” ‘Customer Morale Officer and Official Party Steward Kate Holstein.”

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Birth, Baby and Beyond - Join a registered counsellor and meet other moms with the opportunity to ask questions and share experiences in a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental setting. Call 604.932.0113 for more information or visit www.mywcss.org.

Come Grow Sport with us at our Whistler Olympic Legacy Venues

We offer competitive wages, a unique environment, seasonal bonuses, staff discounts and benefits.

Ask about accommodation.

Whistler Athletes’ Centre (High Performance Training and Accommodation) Lead, Lodge Attendant Kitchen Porter / Lodge Attendant

We are the Spa for you

Specialist, Human Resources

If you are looking for a new place to call home: • We manifest positive energy • We have a long term and loyal team • We treat you fairly and look out for your wellness • You are listened to • We give you proper breaks and time to set up between services • We offer extended medical benefits • We have potential staff housing at affordable rates • You can enjoy $5.00 cafeteria meals • You have the opportunity to work for other Vida locations in slow season We are here for you.

Whistler Olympic Park

Vida Spa at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler is currently recruiting:

Lodge Attendant Guest Service Agent Handyperson

Whistler Sliding Centre (Bobsleigh, Luge & Skeleton) Venue Coordinator Manager, Sport

(Nordic Skiing, Snowshoeing and Outdoor Activities)

REGISTERED MASSAGE THERAPIST ESTHETICIAN • GUEST SERVICE AGENT

Guest Activity Rep, Summer

SPA PRACTITIONER To join our unique Vida family, email Bonnie@vidaspas.com

Visit our website to view current postings and to apply: www.whistlersportlegacies.com/careers

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Vida Spas - Vancouver & Whistler Live well. Live long. vidaspas.com Thank You for applying Only those considered will be contacted.

Concussion Support Group - WCSS is offering a recurring 8 week program to support people living with persistent postconcussion symptoms. Contact WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak with an outreach worker about upcoming sessions or visit www.mywcss.org.

Epilepsy Support Group- For individuals & families seeking guidance or support.

Contact eswhistler@gmail.com Immigrant Peer Educators - Immigrants providing support and information for those who may be experiencing challenges adjusting to a new culture. 604-388-5511 info@whistlermulticulturalnetwork.com Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Facilitated by a registered counsellor, this program is designed for couples and individuals who have experienced loss of a child, either before or after birth. Please call WCSS at 604.932.0113 and speak to an outreach worker for more information or visit www. mywcss.org.

SMART Recovery Whistler (SelfManagement and Recovery Training) A Cognitive-Behavioural group for individuals with substance abuse con- cerns.

Drop-in: Registration is not necessary.

Wednesdays 5:30-7:00pm Whistler Health Centre (2nd floor-group room)

RELIGION Jesus Rock Of Ages Ministry- A bible based church that holds services at Millennium Place's main floor theatre at 4:30pm. www.jesusrockofages.com

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Now Hiring for the Following Position: EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPERS – CASUAL • Competitive Wages - $25/HR • Discounted Food • Flexible Schedule • Spa Discounts Discover new opportunities and embark on a career in Hospitality with Pan Pacific Whistler To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume to careers.ppwhi@panpacific.com

SOLID CONTRACTING is currently looking for

LABOURERS, CARPENTERS, FINISH CARPENTERS

We are currently hiring Part Time Sales Representatives with personality!

We offer full-time/flex-time positons in a positive, safe work environment.

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Whistler Church- Join us for worship and fellowship around Jesus. Sunday 10 am at Myrtle Philip Community School, 6195 Lorimer Rd. Nursery, Sunday School to gr.

6, Youth gr. 7 and up. Call Pastor Jon 604798-3861 / Kelvin 204-249-0700 or www.whistlerchurch.ca

FUR & FEATHERS Get Bear Smart Society - Learn more about coexisting with bears. To report a conflict, garbage or attractant issue call 604-905-BEAR (2327) www.bearsmart. com Pemberton Wildlife Association Advocates for the conservation of fish, wildlife & wilderness recreation. Also offering target shooting & archery facilities. www.pembertonwildlifeassociation.com WAG - Whistler Animals Galore - A shelter for lost, unwanted, and homeless cats and dogs. Let us help you find your purrfect match...adopt a shelter animal!

For more info 604-935- 8364 www. whistlerwag.com

Please stop by our Whistler Village location with your resume to fill out an application and say Hi to Michelle or Tina.

Salary based on experience.

Send us your resume or call Solidcontracting@gmail.com 604-966-7062

Roman Catholic Church- Come celebrate mass at Our Lady of the Mountains, Whistler on Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am, Tuesday 5:45pm, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday/Friday 5:45pm. St. Francis of Assisi, Pemberton on Sunday 12:30pm and Friday 9am.

St. Christopher's, Mt. Currie on Sunday 11am. 604-905-4781

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Is hiring SOUS CHEF (FULL TIME) An exciting, year-round Sous Chef position has become available at the Beacon Pub & Eatery which is one of Whistler’s best-loved local pubs!

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NOW HIRING A TECHNICIAN AND A TECHNICAL LEAD! – AUDIO VISUAL PSAV is currently looking for technicians of all skills levels to join our team in beautiful Whistler!

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Full Time 40hr week • Part Time 16+hr week HERE’S WHAT FORMER EMPLOYEES HAVE TO SAY: Sian, Winter 2015 and 2017- “Working here is so great! I worked 2 winter seasons and enjoyed every minute! Tanya and Rod are the best!”

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Jay, Winter/Summer 2016 - This was the perfect Whistler job, it was fun and flexible and I got up riding more than I ever thought I would. I was able to experience the best of Whistler throughout the winter and summer. I wish I didn’t have to leave. But I’ll be back!”

Apply IN PERSON with resume 8am to 7pm • www.uppervillagemarket.com

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Busy cabinet shop in Pemberton is currently looking for an

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is currently looking for our new

your wages

Conference Services Manager

• Health Benefits

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• 50% -Food & Beverage Discount • AMAZING Team Member Travel Program including Friends & Family Benefits

And More!

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FRONT-OF-HOUSE Experienced Server (Araxi) Server Assistant Bar Back Expeditor BACK-OF-HOUSE Pastry Cooks Line Cooks (1-2 years experience)

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• Minimum 2 years experience required • Familiarity with OpenTable is an asset Please email your resume & cover letter to careers@araxi.com or present in person at Araxi between 3-5 pm daily.

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Delta by Marriott Whistler Village Suites Is currently recruiting for the following positions:

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Guest Service Agent Bellperson Room Attendant (Housekeeper) Houseperson / Public Area Attendant

- Part-time Banquets Server - Part-time External Maintenance Associate (work outside taking care of the exterior of the Hotel!)

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This dynamic role includes the following Perks and Benefits:

Wages starting from $17.50 per hour $300 Signing Bonus Seasonal incentives Extended Benefits Staff discounts and commissions Central location A dedicated and supportive management team A fun team, and fantastic staff events Please reply with a cover letter and resume to hr@listelhotel.com Thank you for your interest. Only those applicants being considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Sales & Marketing Coordinator

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• Gym and Pool Access • Parking • Free Meals

Email your cover letter and resume to hr@hiltonwhistler.com

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Flexible work schedule and good remuneration for the right candidate Based in Whistler, BC, Canada, Whistler Adventure School is hiring an

OPERATIONS & ADMIN COORDINATOR Position Summary: Based in Whistler, BC, Canada, Whistler Adventure School is hiring an Operations & Admin Coordinator. This position is part-time (20 hours/week). The successful applicant will be responsible for managing WAS programs to administer and support enrollment in WAS programs.

Activities of the work include, but are not limited to, any/all of the following: • Maintains inventory of WAS facility and program needs

We offer world-class benefits

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Stewards

• Health Benefits

Perfect for those interested in pursuing the culinary field with no experience – we will train you to become a culinary wizard!

• Gym and Pool Access • Parking • Free Meals

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• Assisting in Marketing/Agent support-Working with the WAS sales and marketing team to ensure agents are supported with marketing materials and assisting in student conversion (from inquiry to course enrollment) • Course/Faculty setup-ensuring course materials/supplies/equipment is ordered and ready • Oversees and coordinates Cooperative Education (Program “Coops”) • Registration and support of students for program and course enrollment • Responds to and directs inquiries via all forms of communication including Social Media, working closely with sales and marketing team • Financial updating of WAS student and agency transactions • Organizing, hosting and attending events at the WAS facility or elsewhere for the students, faculty, agents, community, perspective students and press • Regular meetings/visits with students, sales and marketing team and/or Agents

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• Assists in IT duties such as updating software (MAC) on school computers

• 50% -Food & Beverage Discount

• Other duties as assigned

• AMAZING Team Member Travel Program including Friends & Family Benefits

And More!

Requirements: A business, marketing or communications related degree and fluency in spoken and written English is required, additional languages a plus. Strong organizational and administrative skills, effective time-management and an outgoing personality are an asset.

Please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and three professional references by email to: admin@whistlermountainadventureschool.com or by fax to 604-962-2219.

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Deadly pollution does not respect borders A NUMBER OF YEARS ago I returned to Ontario to spend a couple of weeks paddling in Killarney Provincial Park.

Killarney occupies a small swath of the coast of Georgian Bay. Its striking blue lakes fill cavities formed by the pink granite and white quartzite of the La Cloche mountains, an outcropping of Canadian Shield and some of the oldest exposed rock on the planet. In early August, hiking on the ancient, rounded peaks is a rewarding experience—what isn’t rock is generally lush, wild blueberry bushes heavy with ripe berries.

BY G.D. MAXWELL The first night we camped on an island in George Lake. As sunlight dimmed and gloaming began to settle in, it sounded like a squadron of small planes fired up as millions of mosquitoes came to life and began a search for, well, our blood.

For the next several days and nights, we camped on O.S.A. lake, a long day’s paddle from George (this lake was formerly Trout Lake but it was taken into trust by the Ontario Society of Artists and its name was changed to O.S.A. Lake). As evening approached, we prepared to either deet up or tumble into tents. None of us were keen to repeat of the first night’s feeding frenzy.

But nothing happened. No mosquitoes.

None.

We waited, laid on comfortable flat rocks steps from the lake, watched stars come out and the night turn black. Still no mosquitoes.

It wasn’t until I approached the edge of the lake to filter some water for the morning’s coffee that the mystery grew deeper ... and suggested an answer. The rock at water’s edge should have been slippery with algae. It wasn’t. Smooth and wet, it still afforded solid traction. I waded out into the warm water of the lake. It never got slippery.

Then the penny dropped. We hadn’t seen any water foul since we entered O.S.A. No bugs on the water. No fry, no fish, no activity at all. Now no mosquitoes, no algae.

O.S.A. was a dead lake. A victim of acid rain compliments of the smelters in Sudbury and coal-fired power plants in the upper U.S. Midwest.

Who knew there was an upside to acid rain? Just kidding. As pleasant as no mosquitoes might have been, this little slice of paradise, this otherwise pristine wilderness captured so lovingly by the Group of Seven, was a glimpse into a dystopian future. It was a “natural” habitat incapable of sustaining life from the smallest insect to, ultimately, human animals.

In a nutshell, that is why Jason “Thumper” Kenney and the rest of the Conservative premieres challenging the

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ill-named carbon tax—more on that later— and fighting environmentalists is so very wrong. Potentially deadly pollution knows no political borders. It doesn’t give a damn about your province’s, state’s or nation’s economy. It doesn’t care whether jobs in severely polluting industries disappear.

Hell, it doesn’t care if you disappear.

When people, environmentalists and otherwise, talk about destroying the planet, they are being both hyperbolic and inaccurate. The only thing in danger of being destroyed is the planet’s ability to sustain various forms of life ... ultimately our own. The planet will do quite nicely without us. It will, in fact, heal and thrive once we’ve followed the other dinosaurs into the history books no one will be left to write.

But there they were, the five horsemen of the apocalypse, radiant in their white cowboy hats, considerable girths and smarmy self-congratulation at the Calgary Stampede, all flipping pancakes and talking about what a total fiasco the Liberal government is with their carbon tax grab and their anti-pipeline, anti-oil antics.

Joining Thumper was Scott Moe from Saskatchewan, Blain Higgs from New Brunswick, Bob McLeod from the Northwest Territories and Doug (Ugh) Ford from Ontario.

The inclusion of Ford was interesting.

Generally, even a gathering of dunderheads like the others would be loathe to share a stage with a premier so mired in scandal and ineptitude. Ironically, it was just last week the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled the

federal carbon tax, aside from being perfectly legal and within the power of the federal government—for the second time—wasn’t even a tax at all! They ruled it was a regulatory fee since it was imposed on industries emitting greenhouse gasses which, in turn, pass the cost on to consumers.

Far from having that ol’ debil, Justin Trudeau’s (JT) hands deep inside taxpayers’ pockets, the “fee” imposed by the feds is returned to the provinces which, once they skim their cut, pass it on to taxpayers, schools, hospitals, etc. While it may be hard to believe, the five premiers of the provinces suffering under the federal carbon tax—the ones who refused to come up with their own plan that made any difference—and Andrew “Kewpie” Scheer know this to be the case. Nonetheless, they strut and preen and whip themselves and their supporters into a lather about this unfair tax grab. Hello, Canada; wake up!

Now, if you want to see a real tax grab in action—talking to you, Albertans—take a look at the $2.5 million Thumper has pledged to spend to investigate foreign groups who have been shovelling funds into Canadian environment organizations.

“For more than a decade, Alberta has been the target of a well-funded, political propaganda campaign to defame our energy industry and to landlock our resources,” so sayeth Thumper.

So what?

Even the editorial board of the Globe and Mail, a group only the most blindered right-leaning advocate would consider supportive of Liberal causes, has called

this, “... nefarious, petty and a waste of taxpayers’ money ...”

Given the limited terms of engagement, it’s unlikely the Alberta investigators will conclude the oil patch’s woes stem from oversupply—as opposed to a lack of pipelines—production costs much higher than any other major oil producer, an inferior quality product and the very free market machinations of supply and demand.

It has been Canada’s courts that have stopped the Trans Mountain expansion.

Oh, and I guess it wasn’t relevant that the pipeline was owned, prior to the much-hated Liberal government stepping in and buying it, by a foreign corporation who funnelled millions into Alberta’s oil industry! And it was a U.S. president and U.S. regulators who have stymied the pipeline headed south.

And the Quebec premier who blocked the one headed east.

The cherry on top of the magical thinking at the Stampede breakfast was Thumper speculating how this display of conservative solidarity would play with the rest of the country’s premiers who were scheduled to meet the next day. While this same cabal last week said JT’s carbon tax would drive a wedge into the heart of the country, he didn’t believe the Conservative premiers’ position would. He believes the “overwhelming majority of provinces” will go along with his group’s establishment of cross-country energy corridors bringing Alberta oil east and west through new pipelines, rail lines and power lines.

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