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‘None of this happened the way you think it did’ For years, the clients of a Colorado funeral home kept their loved ones’ cremated remains. Then the FBI called.

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NEW HOUSING POLICY WHA’s eligibility and enforcement guidelines updated

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STAR POWER

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38 Missing remains For years, the clients of a Colorado funeral home kept their loved ones’ cremated remains. Then the FBI called. - By Elena Saavedra Buckley

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NEW HOUSING POLICY

New policy

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ONE LAST RUN

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adopted by council will refine the Whistler Housing Authority’s eligibility

Whistler’s final running of Subaru Ironman Canada through the resort on

and enforcement guidelines for rentals.

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GRIZZLY SITUATION

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WANDER OVER

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STAR POWER

Fresh off his Polaris Prize

A UBC forestry professor sees value in leaving debris piles to help with

nomination, Shad is set to perform in Squamish as part of the

forest recovery after logging, and Whistler is looking at this, too.

Constellation Festival this weekend.

COVER Losing a loved one is hard enough without others not caring enough to respect their wishes. - By Jon Parris 4 JULY 25, 2019

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08 OPENING REMARKS The Whistler Housing Authority is evolving and updating its policies as it works to serve those who really need it.

10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letter writers question whether certain councillors can vote on the OCP, and suggest a boycott of oil companies and using e-bikes to help reduce emissions.

13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Bikers versus hikers—it’s an age-old argument as more and more people head out to enjoy nature. Writer Alyssa Noel argues that we are all on the same team.

98 MAXED OUT Why is Whistler dragging its heels when it comes to embracing marijuana use and

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36 ECOLOGIC Writer Leslie Anthony explores a rather frightening phenomenon— solastalgia. This is the

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37 THE OUTSIDER Writer Vince Shuley weighs in on the decision by Ironman to bring its event back to

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46 TRAVEL Writer Steve MacNaull takes us on a local adventure when he enjoys the Okanagan in summer.

This valley in British Columbia’s southern interior, he finds, abounds with food, wine, lakes and cycling.

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58 VELOCITY PROJECT Writer Lisa Richardson suggests we hold fast to what is true and worry a lot less about what other people think.

60 EPICURIOUS Pique visits the new ecologist location and explores the art of coffee with barista Ben Royles.

But don’t stop with coffee, enjoy some toast with your beverage thanks to baking by Ed Tatton of Creekside’s BReD shop.

64 NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood opens this week and our columnist is pretty excited about it.

66 MUSEUM MUSINGS Remembering the opening of the $25-million Delta Mountain Inn in 1982, which was at the time the biggest building under construction in Whistler.

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Housing policy continues to evolve CAN YOU IMAGINE what Whistler would be like if visionaries had not put the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) in place in 1997?

Can you imagine how much more challenging things would be here if the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), our council of the day and a few crucial stakeholders had built a temporary 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Village instead of investing in the new neighbourhood of Cheakamus Crossing?

It is true that by every metric we use,

BY CLARE OGILVIE

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housing is consistently at the top of the list of concerns, and it should be there.

But there also has to be an understanding that there is only so much local government can do to keep roofs over people’s heads.

This week saw our council and mayor adopt changes to the employee housing

seniors’ rental housing appropriate to their needs. One of the most challenging issues in this community is the merry-go-round of rental. Landlords often ask tenants to leave and from a senior’s point of view (or anyone really), this is distressing and stressful.

But to be eligible for employee housing, the applicant must have household assets of less than $300,000. Gone is the ban on owning another property as a criteria; instead, all assets are looked at globally, so cash, bonds, stocks, mutual funds and term deposits, Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA), real estate equity (net of debt), business equity in a private incorporated company, including GICs, cash, stocks, bonds or real estate equity.

And for seniors, the eligibility criteria sees you having to live and work here 10 years out of the previous 12, up from five of the last six years.

Again—it’s an effort to reach those in need who are truly long-term community residents.

For years, we have heard the many stories of people who abuse the WHA housing policies. And it is infuriating. But it

...there also has to be an understanding that there is only so much local government can do to keep roofs over people’s heads. policy, which will help to keep a strong focus on the priority of the program, which is housing workers affordably.

WHA housing is not there for those aging out, cashing in and hoping to stay in a nice building for low rent in their golden years.

This is a rather harsh reality as many of those heading into retirement want to stay here but also need to sell their homes to do so and secretly hoped that they could find secure

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must also be remembered that while there is a global vision statement and policy, the reality is that different buildings, or even neighbourhoods, which came online at different times, have different rules.

There has even been an issue with suites, mandated to go into market homes with a view to being part of employee rental pool, sitting empty because while the suite had to be put in, there was no provision that said it

had to be rented out. In other cases, the rate at which the suite would be rented is so low as to make it not worth the landlords’ investment in view of the risk of damage from tenants.

And enforcement and follow-up on abiding by the rules has been really challenging for the WHA. How does it access information to prove that two people are living in a place while one of them owns and rents out a market home in Whistler?

This new policy, we hope, comes with some teeth. The WHA and the RMOW are getting ready to hire an employee housing compliance officer who will perform audit processes, investigate and follow up on the use of all employee housing, including annual statutory declarations. There will be an independent verification service, that will perform the review of applicant’s financial documentation on behalf of the WHA. This will include an annual audit for the rental program, with the onus on the applicant to report their financial and work situation using proper documentation. Failure to do this could mean losing their WHA home.

There is much to applaud in the changes, with the focus clearly on helping those who are at the lower end of the earning and housing spectrum.

But it does nothing for the middle portion of residents who are squeezed from both sides. They earn a bit too much to qualify for WHA subsidy, but to buy into the market means spending considerably more than 30 per cent of household gross income on housing (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s affordability metric).

Catch 22.

What we all know from the years of dealing with this issue is that there are no easy answers, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. But we must keep moving forward while remembering that, incredibly, 81 per cent of our employees work and play where they live. n

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Whistler’s OCP and conflict of interest At the Whistler municipal council’s Official Community Plan’s (OCP) public hearing [in] April, I addressed the conflict of interest apparent with having three Vail Resorts employees as council members overseeing the development and implementation of our OCP. In Schedule 9-10, this OCP clearly supports further Whistler Blackcomb (WB) development while the entire document is beneficial to WB’s larger revenue sharing partners, those First Nation groups listed in the OCP: the Lil’wat Nation and the Squamish Nation.

To any outsider, it looks too much like one hand is washing the other. I have nothing against any of these council members individually, but it is the obvious, yet unaddressed, conflict of interest that concerns me.

What not everyone may know about our OCP is that it is very different from any other community plan in the province and very different from any previous OCPs we have experienced here in Whistler. As such, it deserves our greatest attention. To call this document an OCP [may] be somewhat deceptive, as it moves way outside of what the Local Government Act (LGA) allows under Section 473(g) and Section 474 (2). This current OCP appears to be a reconciliation

Had they stepped out, the council could still function as a quorum. Section 100 of the Community Charter directs councillors, wherever a potential conflict, real or perceived, may be applicable, that they are to acknowledge this, remove themselves, seek legal advice and if that legal advice justifies their return to the proceedings in question, they are allowed to do so. This occurrence is to be timely, noted in the minutes and not only when conveniently brought to light.

I know there are many forces of interest and persons hopping no one would notice and it would pass without controversy. Once you give something away, it’s hard to take back.

Lance Bright // Whistler

statement with the First Nations, involving land and development rights. If it were called a treaty settlement, more may have taken notice, but to refer to this document simply as an OCP is downplaying its role.

As a point of interest, [there is the] lease arrangement between the Province of British Columbia and WB. Monies collected by the province from WB for its lease of Crown land, see portions of that revenue turned over to those same First Nations. For those concerned about pressures from growth, it may be worth noting that [the province provides] 37 per cent

(Editor’s note: The OCP in Appendix A, item 3 states: A submission ... raised legal concerns about its scope and content.

Staff Review: Legal counsel has been engaged throughout the development of the OCP to ensure that the OCP content and process undertaken comply with legislated requirements. Further, a legal opinion has been obtained that has concluded that the cited members of Council have no conflict of interest with respect to the adoption of the new OCP, by virtue of their employment by Vail Resorts, Inc.)

of incremental revenues [it receives from WB for the Crown land lease] to those First Nations.

In addition to this payout, there is yet another separate agreement between WB and the First Nations for further payments. While knowledge of this agreement’s existence is widely known, the details are kept confidential. The monetary value of these two transactions are [likely] significant.

So, since conflict of interest can be seen as an issue, why haven’t the Vail Resortsemployed council members recused themselves from these proceedings?

Let’s get out of our cars Rather than merely protesting high fuel prices, I invite Whistler motorists to go one step further and boycott the oil industry altogether.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR regarding global warming, we all must immediately reduce personal hydrocarbon combustion by a drastic margin, regardless of the cost of gas.

Clare Ogilvie (in “Opening Remarks,” Pique, July 18) suggests considering the purchase of an electric car, but its manufacture entails huge inputs of energy and material, and regardless of its source of propulsion, personal motor transport invariably contributes to noise, congestion, parking issues, inefficient land use patterns, consumer culture, road fatalities and the propagation of diseases of sedentary living.

Walking, cycling and transit are all superior

travels was surprising, but to find out how common this is for four-legged folk like us was even more shocking.

The dog doctors say this happens quite frequently and some animals suffer even more than we observed at our house. Some require careful monitoring and care to recover from consumption of these substances.

As a dog, I am not familiar with all these substances that we canines shouldn’t consume and unfortunately, we take our ground management jobs very seriously.

Rest assured my owner is doing her best to prevent us from eating this stuff, but Sky is

“Even in a ski resort like Whistler, I believe that electric-assist pedal vehicles could safely and conveniently replace a significant proportion of local car trips on most days of the year.”

A different perspective on cannabis legalization Dear people of Whistler and Pemberton, I am writing on behalf of myself and my four-legged friends to offer a new perspective on the legalization of that particularly aromatic herb some of you enjoy.

Albeit my perspective is small … er … short as a doxie-cross dog, it is informed by my exceptionally adept nose and highly active observation skills.

You see, my sister Sky (retriever mix) and I work hard to keep the forest floor clear from your food crumbs and other items and usually don’t mind hoovering up smelly items you leave behind. Recently, however, my faithful friend and protector Sky suffered a great Wobble, Stagger and Flinch that had me and our owner greatly concerned because Sky is of advanced age.

We were terrified to see that she couldn’t trust her back legs to stand upright, didn’t let us comfort her furry brow and suffered a great sleepiness for many hours. We thought her time was drawing near and our owner raced to speak with the dog doctors and other friends to find out what might be happening.

To discover that this was caused by one of the aforementioned aromatic herbal tidbits that Sky seems to have vacuumed up on our

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alternatives and so is Linda McGaw’s proposal (that appears on the page after Clare’s editorial in the “Letters to the Editor” section): e-bikes.

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sneaky—as am I. I thought, however, it might be important to share with you that these many substances, some even stronger than this “eed” I’ve heard about, can be very hard on our little bodies and should be disposed of responsibly and carefully.

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Celebrating Apollo 11 Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 project landed the first humans on the moon and returned them safely to Earth, arguably the greatest human achievement since we first walked upright.

Having watched the two-hour CNN film a week ago commemorating this historic event, as well a other programming on PBS (KVOS), together with various print media articles, I was expecting a superb article in the online edition of America’s “newspaper of record,” The New York Times.

I was not to be disappointed.

During my three years as a resident of Manhattan, I read The New York Times print edition daily, and I have subscribed to the daily online version ever since. An online photo article on Saturday entitled “Apollo 11, As they Shot It” tells an amazingly complete story in photographs and is a brilliant piece of photo journalism, far outshining the efforts of CNN and other media.

Go and enjoy this excellent piece of journalism, which, in my opinion, is deserving of a Pulitzer Prize.

Doug Garnett // Whistler

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Pedestrian vs cyclist vs vehicle A lot of discussion has been happening around e-bikes lately. Most recently regarding them on the Valley Trail. I have a hard time with the belief that they shouldn’t be allowed there. I agree, it’s a delicate balance, but the Valley Trail was constructed as a shared trail. In fact, most trails in the valley are technically shared.

The big difference is that being paved it automatically becomes a highway for bicycles.

First of all, the Valley Trail truly has been designed to keep speed down. Life can easily flash before your eyes if you simply look off the side once in a while or forget how sharp

“How about educating all users of the Valley Trail in proper etiquette?

What would you think if you found a gaggle of cyclists pedalling up the middle of the highway looking at the birds and enjoying their morning latte with kids in tow?”

- JON PARRIS

that upcoming corner is. Speed limits are nice, mostly unspoken, but mostly unenforced.

I weigh over 200 pounds (91 kilograms), so if I crash it’s going to hurt me and anything else I hit whether or not I add another 20 or 60 pounds of bike. It’s going to hurt whether I’m going 10 km/h or 30 km/h. But in any case, there’s a good chance I won’t kill you.

A car, however, will probably kill me if it hits me at the speed most of them travel compared to the speed I’m usually travelling on my bike while being comparatively unprotected.

Being a person who is keen on reducing his carbon footprint, I’m in the market for an e-bike. I wish to reduce the trips made in my gas-guzzling van that I use for work and as a vacation home. I want to ride an e-bike to the hill and the grocery store instead of having to worry about $1.80/L gasoline. If I commuted everyday in it, I would be even more motivated.

I don’t, however, want to worry so much about dying on these trips. The Valley Trail has existed as a shared trail for almost four decades. During which I’m sure millions of commuter trips have been made by bike and by foot without fatality. Don’t think for a second that there haven’t already been thousands of type-A, in-a-hurry cyclists that try to put a 30km/h speed limit to shame. There obviously must be a way to share this trail safely otherwise there most likely would have already been more accidents and fatalities.

Think of the relationship between car and cyclist. If you have driven either, you know there is friction. Cyclists ignoring rules of the road, drivers not giving any space. Both sides not paying attention. A quick Google of the phrase ‘Cyclist killed by car’ yields about 6,330,000 results and a news story that happened in Canada within the hour pops up first. Google the phrase ‘Pedestrian killed by cyclist’ and only 797,000 results pop up with a fatality happening not so long ago in Calgary. Much

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closer than the example given in Joel Barde’s column of a fatality involving an e-bike in London. Point is, people are already dying.

So what’s the takeaway here? Perhaps it is that all of these relationships are dangerous and we have to choose the best of two evils?

It should be obvious that the relationship between pedestrian and cyclist is much safer than vehicle and cyclist. But still a question of safety remains.

How about educating all users of the Valley Trail in proper etiquette? What would you think if you found a gaggle of cyclists pedalling up the middle of the highway looking at the birds

and enjoying their morning latte with kids in tow? What might happen if that driver had an L or an N on the back of their vehicle and were fiddling with their playlist?

Similar situations ring true on the Valley Trail between cyclists and pedestrians. A group of cycling tourists cruising around excited to look off the side at all the beautiful vistas doesn’t sound much different. Also, pedestrians need to be aware that they are on a multi-use trail and the whole trail on a blind corner isn’t a safe place to be sipping your latte looking at the birds. Maybe earphones aren’t the best idea if your head isn’t on a swivel? Maybe the best place to be walking on the trail is on the shoulder? Perhaps painting a shoulder or a walking lane would be a good idea? And, just how cyclists hunt out smaller, lesser used roads, there are literally hundreds of other trails in the valley pedestrians can use without worrying about dying while enjoying your latte, probably a hundred plus better views, too.

On the other side, cyclists should be using bells if you’re commuting regularly. I personally love riding with playing cards in my spokes as people hear me and turn around to look from miles away. Making people aware of your presence is key to avoiding collisions.

Slowing down to pass should also be a common courtesy. A certain code of responsiblity comes to mind. ‘On your left’ is also easy enough to shout out.

So instead of being the pedestrian who hates cyclists or the cyclist who hates pedestrians, we should all be aware of the fact that the world isn’t getting any smaller and we are all going to have to find a way to share space. Hopefully in a respectful and courteous manner.

And for many different reasons, like it or not, a critical mass is coming of people who want to add another vowel to their bikes.

Jon Parris // Whistler n

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Biking versus running: the quest for harmony on our divided trails I’M A LITTLE BIT afraid of mountain bikers.

Logically, I know this is insane. I have plenty of friends who regularly hit the trails on two wheels and they’re wonderful people.

But oftentimes when you’re navigating those same trails on two feet, mountain bikers seem anything but friendly.

When I’m trail running, I try to abide by the rules; I pull myself and my dog

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out of the way of passing uphill traffic, I avoid downhill routes unless they’re very quiet (PSA: running up downhill trails is the only way to log serious elevation when you’re training), and I’ve quit listening to music, instead opting for podcasts at very low volumes so I can hear my surroundings.

But still, as a trail runner, I can’t help but feel like the stereotypical braces-clad, chess nerd in high school next to the beefy, blonde football heroes.

It could be my own self-fulfilling prophecy. It could be that less fit bikers pedalling uphill are in deep concentration.

It could even be all in my head. But many times when I get out of the way of bikers,

they still shoot me a glare—seemingly angry I’m using their trails at all.

Of course, that’s not always the case.

There have been plenty of friendly folk who take a moment to say hello or offer a smile as they whiz by. But that lingering feeling of animosity has followed me around the Sea to Sky trails.

And then I read an opinion piece in Outside magazine that proved I might not be so paranoid after all.

Written by long-time contributing editor Marc Peruzzi (who, for context, sports a helmet in his LinkedIn profile picture and resembles a wiry, Squamish every-dad), the headline enraged runners everywhere: “Trail Runners are Lazy Parasites.”

While he swears—in the first line, no less—that the headline isn’t click bait, I have my doubts. Still, his hateful diatribe against trail runners is clearly designed to further divide trail users into two groups and pit them against each other.

I could go on a long tangent about how in these particularly divided political times, rallying the outdoor community to be hateful and polarized is truly the last thing the world needs, but I’ll save that for another day.

The crux of his argument is this: trailrunning numbers are exploding, but trail runners are not contributing to trail maintenance in the same way as their mountain biking peers. (It should also be

noted that this is based on his anecdotal evidence living in American mountain towns, not on any hard numbers.)

Frankly, it’s a great point. If you’re using the trails in any capacity—be it hiking, horseback riding, dog walking, running or biking—you absolutely should pitch in.

And while I have donated to this cause, I admittedly have yet to get my hands dirty.

Had his column been delivered in a less macho, aggressive way, I might have even shared it.

...we’re on the same team—or at least we should be.

Shortly after it was posted on outsideonline.com—and following an outpouring of “unsubscribe” comments on the publication’s Facebook—my personal hero, Stephanie Case, who is a Canadian ultrarunner, human rights lawyer, and founder of the charity Free to Run, wrote a response, which the publication ran, appropriately called “A Response from a Proud ‘Lazy Parasite’ Trail Runner.”

(Oh, how deeply laughable it is that

anyone could call the person who started a charity that helps women in war-torn countries access sport “lazy.”)

In it, she highlights all the ways various trail running groups and races—in the U.S. and Canada—educate runners on treading lightly on the land and the ways in which they give back that to that cause.

Trail running in the Sea to Sky is nowhere near as widespread or organized as mountain biking, but it is certainly growing—and so are the ways in which the community gives back.

We Run Whistler, which was only founded in 2017, for example [full disclosure, it’s co-run by Pique designer Lou O’Brien, who both runs and mountain bikes] hosted its first trail night in lieu of a run this summer.

The Coast Mountain Trail Series, which puts on races in the Sea to Sky, on the North Shore and beyond, also leads regular trail nights and donates thousands of dollars each year to trail groups and search and rescue.

Likewise, Whistler’s Comfortably Numb trail race donated a portion of each entry fee to WORCA this year.

The list goes on.

All that is to say, we’re on the same team—or at least we should be. And that message is as much for myself as it is for Mr. Peruzzi and all those bikers who seem grumpy, but are maybe just grimacing while pedalling up our shared trails. n

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DID YOU KNOW?

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The amount paid for a 260-square-metre suite in the just-built Delta Mountain Inn in 1982.

We look back to 1982 when the $25-million Delta Mountain Inn, the largest building at that time in the resort, was opened. It was counted as a great success, though the summer of 1982 was not the easiest time for Whistler. The opening took place the same week that the sudden wind-down of the Whistler Village Land Co. made headlines in Vancouver, headlines that would reportedly “make one think the gates to Whistler have been locked forever and someone has thrown away the key.” Whistler was feeling the effects of an international recession, including high interest rates, inflation and high rates of unemployment across Canada.

Despite the timing, people in Whistler were optimistic.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

This issue 12 years ago celebrated the Crankworx festival taking place that week with its cover art. The iconic mountain bike’s 2019 event is set to start Aug. 8.

Inside, Pique reporter Andrew Mitchell caught up with biodiversity expert Bob Brett to find out more about how he was leading the charge to map the resort’s biodiversity in the Whistler Biodiversity Project, which continues to this day. That year, 2007, was also the first year BioBlitz took place. The event wrapped up its 2019 edition June 9 recording about 600 species. Roughly 4,200 species have been recorded in Whistler over the event’s existence. n

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Council adopts new employeehousing policy NEW POLICY WILL REFINE WHA’S ELIGIBILITY AND ENFORCEMENT GUIDELINES FOR RENTALS

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areas: eligibility, rental qualifications and compliance and enforcement.

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ELIGIBILITY

of Whistler (RMOW) and Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) are moving ahead with changes to WHA eligibility criteria for rentals after council supported the policy change at its July 23 meeting.

The changes—which arose from the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing and were first discussed publicly in April (see Pique, April 18)—will refine the WHA’s eligibility criteria and enforcement framework for rentals.

Changes to policy concerning purchases of WHA housing stock will be considered at a future date.

“We want to ensure that employee housing is available to those employees in town who need it. We also want to continue to optimize the limited employee housing inventory as best as possible,” said WHA general manager Marla Zucht, in a media briefing on July 22.

“And in addition, we want to provide more education and enforcement against any potential misuse of our limited employee housing inventory.”

The policy updates cover three main

POLICY AND PROCESS Whistler council endorsed new policy guidelines for the resort’s Whistler Housing Authority stock on July 23.

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Under eligibility, the definition of an eligible employee has been updated to one who works 30 hours per week (up from 20 hours

or those that don’t service the community, Metcalf added.

The definition for eligible seniors has also been updated, requiring applicants to be at least 55 years old and retired from active full-time employment, while having met the WHA definition of employee for at least 10 of the last 12 years prior to

“We want to ensure that employee housing is available to those employees in town who need it.”

- MARLA ZUCHT

per week), while the definition of what constitutes a “qualified Whistler business” has also been updated.

“It’s not a significant change, but just more defining what a qualified Whistler business is,” said economic development manager Toni Metcalf.

“So the business needs to be physically located in Whistler, and primarily serving Whistler local residents, Whistler businesses, or Whistler tourists through the majority of their business operations.”

The new definition excludes businesses that “are not linked to the resort economy,”

retirement (a change from the previous requirement of five of the past six years).

The new policy will also bring the management of seniors housing in line with the rest of the WHA stock. Where it was previously administered jointly by the WHA and Mature Action Community on a priority based points system, the WHA will now oversee management of seniors units on its own.

“It’s really about aligning policy and process such that all employee housing meets the same criteria,” Metcalf said.

“And obviously seniors’ housing will

still have seniors’ priority, but they will just need to fall in line and ensure that we have the same processes and policies around that.”

RENTAL QUALIFICATIONS The changes to rental qualifications cover two key areas: occupancy standards (where the size of a home offered to an applicant will be based on their household size) and consideration of an applicant’s ability to pay.

“The proposal here is to implement financial thresholds, which will require applicants to substantiate their financial situation prior to being offered a tenancy agreement, as well as on an ongoing annual basis, to ensure they continue to qualify,” Metcalf said.

The onus will be on the applicant to provide the necessary supporting documentation, and the RMOW and WHA will enlist the help of a third-party service provider to verify the documentation and substantiate income and assets.

“The rent that would be payable is based on a household’s ability to pay, so we’re looking at a more consistent and fair approach so that every applicant pays an equitable portion of their household income on housing,” Metcalf said.

Under the new policy, the current real estate holdings limitation is removed, as it is “superseded” by the new asset limits put in place.

“It no longer differentiates those who

NEWS WHISTLER may hold assets in real estate vis-a-vis those who may hold their investments in other classes of assets such as stock or other investments,” Metcalf said.

“It’s equalizing that field, so if you invest in the stock market or you invest in real estate, we’ll consider them the same.”

The new financial thresholds are based on two factors (gross household income and net assets) and are split across six categories.

“The categories have been created such that households pay around 30 per cent of household gross income on rent, and depending upon the household income and the size of their home need, it will determine the category,” Metcalf said.

A family with one child earning a combined income of $85,000, for example, would be in Category 4.

But, depending on their assets, they could be bumped higher (and if their assets exceeded $300,000, they would not have access to the WHA rental program).

“The category defines the property and the rent associated with that property,” Metcalf said.

“So if it’s a Category 4 family needing

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will mean hiring a new employee-housing compliance officer to do the work.

“It will be a new position, and we’re still working out with the RMOW on what the entire scope of that role will be and where they will be situated,” Zucht said.

“We’re realizing that more dedicated resources do need to be associated with this area of focus.”

IMPLEMENTATION The policy changes will be applicable to all rental and purchase applicants as of July 24.

“Anybody that’s currently on the rental waitlist, they will be required to meet these eligibility updates and the requirements, but they’ll have until Dec. 31, 2020—so a full year and a half almost for existing rental applicants to become compliant,” Zucht said.

Those currently occupying a WHA rental will not be affected.

Following a presentation to council, Councillor Ralph Forsyth moved to defer the motion, but without a seconder from the council table his motion died on the floor.

“This isn’t just about the resort, this is about the community, and our community needs aren’t being met, and housing is obviously No. 1.”

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a two-bedroom unit, depending upon the property that comes up, they’ll probably pay around the $2,300 mark.”

ENFORCEMENT But making the new policy work in practice will require enforcement.

“It’s really about increasing knowledge in the community around this—so establishing an education campaign to build greater transparency of the rules— and I think it’s important that across the community there’s a solid understanding of what’s there,” Metcalf said.

The new policy calls for the implementation of “appropriate audit processes” to proactively sample current rental and ownership of homes to ensure they’re being used properly, as well as a more proactive and structured follow-up review process.

“On the rental side, [that will include] annual tenancy reviews to ensure tenants remain eligible and that the rental rates are reflective of a household’s ability to pay,” Metcalf said.

“And on the purchase side, annual statutory declaration processes that are already in place, a more proactive followup of those to ensure the units are in compliance.”

The policy also highlights “continued investigation and pursuit of enforcement for any reported non-compliance,” which

Forsyth reasoned that the new policy (with its mentions of government subsidies and occupancy standards) was veering too close to “social housing” territory.

“I think we’re breaching what I thought was just the best employee-housing system in the world, and now we’re going into creating social housing,” he said. “That’s not something I ever signed up for, and I won’t support it.”

The new policy is going to be a learning process, said Coun. Duane Jackson, who oversees Whistler’s housing portfolio.

“I think these are all good moves. It might not be the final outcome and we might need to make some adjustments, but these things have been talked about for years,” Jackson said.

“They’re not going to please everyone, and I understand your frustration … but this isn’t just about the resort, this is about the community, and our community needs aren’t being met, and the housing is obviously No. 1.”

In the end, Forsyth was the only dissenting vote (Couns. Cathy Jewett and John Grills recused themselves, as Jewett is on the WHA’s waitlist, as is Grills’ daughter).

With the policy in place, the WHA and RMOW will host information sessions in August tailored to specific groups like rental applicants and seniors.

A frequently asked questions page will be posted to the WHA’s website at www. whistlerhousing.ca this week. n

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Vail Resorts to acquire 17 U.S. ski areas with purchase of Peak Resorts ESTIMATED US$264-MILLION DEAL EXPECTED TO CLOSE THIS FALL

BY BRANDON BARRETT COLORADO SKI-INDUSTRY GIANT Vail Resorts just got bigger.

The Broomfield, Colo.-based company announced Monday, July 22 that it has entered into a merger agreement to acquire the outstanding stock of Peak Resorts, Inc., which will add 17 U.S. ski areas to its growing roster of properties: Mount Snow in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Attitash Mountain Resort, Wildcat Mountain and Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire; Liberty Mountain Resort, Roundtop Mountain Resort, Whitetail Resort, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana.

“We are incredibly excited to have the opportunity to add such a powerful network of ski areas to our Company,” said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of Vail Resorts, in a release. “Peak Resorts’ ski areas in the Northeast are a perfect complement to our existing resorts and together will provide a very compelling offering to our guests in New York and Boston. With this acquisition, we are also able to make a much

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stronger connection to guests in critical cities in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest and build on the success we have already seen with our strategy in Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit.”

The purchase price for all of Peak Resorts’ common stock is estimated at US$264 million. Vail Resorts has committed to investing approximately $15 million over the next two years in one-time capital spending to “elevate the guest experience at

employee experience. For this reason, we are confident that our resorts and employees will continue to thrive within the Vail Resorts network,” said Timothy Boyd, president and chief executive officer of Peak Resorts, in the release. “We are very proud of our track record over the last two decades in building the breadth, quality and accessibility of our resorts. We are thrilled that our guests will now have access to some of the world’s most renowned resorts.”

“Vail Resorts has a proven track record of celebrating the unique identity of its resorts, while continually investing in the guest and employee experience.”

- TOMOTHY BOYD

these resorts,” the release states.

The company has also agreed to assume or refinance Peak Resorts’ outstanding debt.

After the deal closes, expected in the fall, Vail Resorts said it plans to retain “the vast majority” of each new resort’s employees.

“Vail Resorts has a proven track record of celebrating the unique identity of its resorts, while continually investing in the guest and

Pending the transaction’s closure, the 17 newly acquired resorts will be included in Vail Resorts’ 2019-2020 Epic Pass, Epic Local Pass, and Military Epic Pass, offering unlimited, unrestricted access. Guests will also be able to use the Epic Day Pass at the new resorts.

For more information, visit vailresorts. com.

HANDFUL OF WHISTLER BLACKCOMB EMPLOYEES LAID OFF FOLLOWING REDUNDANCIES A handful of Whistler Blackcomb employees have been let go as parent company Vail Resorts centralizes its product-marketing efforts.

“As a growing Company, it is imperative that we transform and optimize how we work together to achieve our goals at Vail Resorts. As part of that transformation, we are further centralizing certain product marketing functions so that we can harness the collective power of all of our teams to support our resorts, and allow our resortbased teams to focus on bringing their unique experiences to life for our guests,” read a statement provided by Vail Resorts.

“These changes are underpinned by significant investments in state-of-the-art, best-in-class systems, tools and technology to automate and simplify processes, improve collaboration, and generate insights. We recognize that change can be hard and challenging for those involved, and we are committed to supporting our employees through this transition.”

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Whistler GHG emissions fell slightly in 2018 PASSENGER VEHICLES REMAIN BIGGEST EMITTER, WHILE WHISTLER REMAINS FAR OFF TRACK ITS CLIMATE TARGETS

BY BRADEN DUPUIS FOR THE FIRST TIME since 2014, Whistler’s greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2018, to the tune of three per cent—but hitting the community’s 2020 emission reduction goals remains out of reach.

Nevertheless, Maximilian Kniewasser, the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) new climate change coordinator, is seeing some positives after his first month in the job.

“Whistler has challenges in terms of achieving its climate targets—we’re not on track, as with most other jurisdictions—but I’m so far really impressed by some of the action that has been taken,” Kniewasser said in his first presentation to council on July 23, pointing to things like the efforts of the Transportation Advisory Group (TAG) to get people out of their cars, or switching the resort’s biggest energy-consuming buildings to lower GHG-intensive systems.

“These are big initiatives. They didn’t happen by themselves, they required a lot of leadership and vision, and I think we’re in a lot better space because of that, and I’m excited to build on that.”

But Kniewasser will have his work cut

MAX POWER Maximilian Kniewasser, the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s new climate change coordinator, presents to council on July 23.

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out for him.

While Whistler averaged greenhouse gas reductions of about 3.8 per cent annually from 2008 to 2012, the resort averaged a 4.7 per cent increase in total emissions from 2014 to 2017.

To get back on track towards the community’s emission-reduction targets (33 per cent by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050 and 90 per cent by 2060), the RMOW will need to address emissions from passenger

vehicles (which alone account for 56 per cent of emissions locally) and natural gas use, Kniewasser said.

“Together these two sectors, passenger vehicles and natural gas in our building stock, account for 90 per cent of our total GHG emissions,” he said. “So if we want to get back on track to our targets, we need to focus on strong implementation, strong policy in these sectors.”

While Kniewasser commended the

work of TAG, highlighting a 77-per-cent transit ridership increase on weekends since 2016, there remains much work to do on passenger vehicles, he said.

“Instead of reducing emissions by about 90,000 tonnes, what’s needed to be on track to our targets, emissions actually increased by 7,600 tonnes, or 12 per cent compared to 2007, and that’s really important because that gap between actual emissions and the targets actually explain 85 per cent of the total gap towards our targets,” he said. “So really passenger vehicles [are] why we’re off track to our targets and why we’re off track by such a material margin.”

There are some encouraging trends to note, Kniewasser added: both the federal and provincial governments have prioritized climate change, meaning municipalities have greater access to funds, while technological advancements are moving faster than first predicted.

Kniewasser pointed to the cost of batteries for electric vehicles, which have dropped 85 per cent in the last nine years, as just one example.

“This is wildly outperforming even the most optimistic assumptions from a few years ago, so this is really exciting to see,” he said.

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The slippery slope of impaired dinghy-ing REVELLERS REMINDED TO ‘ABIDE BY THE RULES’ ON LAND OR AT SEA

BY BRADEN DUPUIS RIVER REVELLERS beware: operating that inflatable dinghy under the influence could cost you your driver’s licence (really).

After an Ontario man was convicted last month of impaired operation of a canoe (in a case that involved the death of an eightyear-old when the canoe tipped), some interesting questions are being raised about how Canada’s impaired driving laws apply to watercraft.

The judge in that case, Justice Peter West, concluded that anything capable of navigating a waterway is a vessel (which are included, though not properly defined, under impaired driving legislation passed in 1961).

On the topic of inflatable dinghies— which are a common sight on Whistler’s River of Golden Dreams—West concluded they count as a vessel.

“Where the inflatable dinghy was being used as a ‘vessel’ to navigate down the lake or river or on a territorial waterway and the operator was impaired … a police officer would have to determine whether it was appropriate to charge that person considering the totality of the circumstances,” he wrote.

The Whistler RCMP does patrol the River of Golden Dreams, and could, under the Criminal Code, charge someone while operating a dinghy impaired, said Staff Sgt. Paul Hayes.

But would they?

“It comes down to the officer, the circumstances of the event, and what all of it, when put together, means,” Hayes said.

“We as police officers have discretion in many situations to take various types of enforcement action, up to and including impaired driving or impaired operation of a vessel.

“So yeah, technically, we could go down that road if for some reason the circumstances played out where that was the best option.”

Recreation on the River of Golden Dreams and Whistler’s lakes has been on the rise in recent years, and hasn’t gone unnoticed by longtime locals.

Jan Tindle has lived on Alta Lake since the ‘70s, and recently wrote to council to suggest an “electric-motor-only bylaw” to help stem the environmental impact of what she sees as a “huge proliferation” of watercraft—mainly party barges—on the lake.

“There’s just too many of them. I don’t understand why nobody’s died yet,” Tindle said.

CHEERS Summer revellers on the River of Golden Dreams and elsewhere are reminded to abide by the rules.

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“You watch people load on, 10 or 15 people that are drinking lots, and probably there’s no life-jackets on there—it’s just kind of an accident waiting to happen.”

An electric motor bylaw, she reasoned, might cut down on the use of party barges on the lake.

Council received Tindle’s letter, and, in a follow-up email, an RMOW spokesperson said staff is looking into the matter and will bring a review to council in the near future.

The Whistler RCMP has not been receiving an influx of complaints about party barges, and are not proactive in enforcing the rules around them, “but that’s not to say that we can’t,” Hayes said.

“We do have a boat at our disposal, and if we became aware of issues we could in fact launch a vessel and go and check them out.”

The message for anyone on the water is to account for their own safety and the safety of any passengers, Hayes added.

“If they’re in those little boats or whatever, [the message is] that they have to abide by the rules, and that they can be exposed to criminal charges should they choose to drink and then operate those vessels,” he said.

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BY BRADEN DUPUIS A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION company is being recognized by the provincial government for its energy-efficient designs.

Vidorra Developments was one of 11 builders from across the province selected as a winner of the Clean BC Better Buildings Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge, for its OSO building in Golden.

“The idea behind this is to prove out all the technologies necessary to build buildings to the 2032 Step Code,” said Rod Nadeau, managing partner with Vidorra.

“We’re fortunate enough to have already done a few buildings to that standard, which is essentially a little bit beyond passive house standard.”

The company is using the same energyefficiency standards in Golden as it did for its Radius and Orion projects in Pemberton, Nadeau said “We wanted to be able to do it at the same cost as a building code [building], because if it costs more, people just don’t pay for it,” he said.

“In the last 30 years I’ve been building energy-efficient buildings, and nobody wants to pay more for them. So we had to

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figure out how to get the costs in line, and we finally succeeded on our Orion building.”

Bringing those costs down was largely a process of trial and error, with the Vidorra group teaming with engineers from BCIT to model every part of the building.

“What we did with them is we looked at every detail, and we costed it, and then we ran it through a variety of energy efficiency programs,” Nadeau said.

“And an awful lot of things that we thought were great ideas, and we’d been doing in the industry for years, we found out just weren’t that effective when you put a cost to them,

and then we found other things didn’t cost as much money, that were more effective.”

As just one example, the modelling showed that using better quality windows (flangeless, which allow for interior installation) will cost a little more at the outset, but will save the building in the long run, Nadeau said.

“It’s all the little things … we just kept looking at various ways of improving things,” he said.

“So our OSO project in Golden is reaping the benefits of all of it.”

The Vidorra team has been somewhat ahead of the energy-efficient curve—what will

it take to bring the process to the mainstream?

“One of the things that I really wanted to accomplish was to build it for the same price or less than our competition,” Nadeau said.

“We’re building for less than our competition now, because we’ve streamlined a lot of the processes, and some of it is just better construction practices, so I can stand up and go, ‘I’m building 40-percent more energy efficient than the 2032 Step Code, and it’s costing me less, and I’m making more money than you. And this is how we’re doing it.’

“That will get people’s attention, as opposed to, ‘I’m saving $1,200 a year in energy.”

The same energy-efficiency standards would be used in Vidorra’s proposed project in Whistler (at 7104 Nancy Greene Drive in White Gold—one of five private-developer projects to arise through the Mayor’s Task Force on Resident Housing—see “Rezoning continues for private employee-housing projects,” Pique, Feb. 28: ).

Nadeau said he is working with the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s planning department on the project, but couldn’t say when it will come back to council.

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OCP bylaw gets third reading FIRST APPOINTMENTS MADE TO STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

BY BRADEN DUPUIS WHISTLER’S LONG-AWAITED updated Official Community (OCP) Bylaw is headed for adoption after receiving third reading at the July 23 council meeting.

The OCP bylaw has been amended slightly from the version last seen at a public hearing on April 16, to reflect the wide range of comments heard from the public.

In a presentation to council, director of planning Mike Kirkegaard detailed staff’s response to some (though not all) of the comments heard.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) received 14 verbal and nine written submissions through the public hearing process covering a wide range of topics—everything from the readability of the document to a potential conflict of interest in regards to Councillors Arthur De Jong, Cathy Jewett and Ralph Forsyth, who are all employed by Vail Resorts.

On that last point, a legal opinion obtained by the RMOW concluded the three councillors have no conflict of interest with respect to adoption of the OCP. “We really saw the breadth of the OCP covered in people’s comments, so it was an

interesting exercise in terms of the public engagement and the public input into testing the entire OCP and the policy within the OCP,” Kirkegaard said in a presentation to council.

“We have reviewed those revisions [to the latest draft of the OCP] with our legal counsel,

will head back to the province for ministerial review (including consultation with the Lil’wat and Squamish Nations). The OCP’s Regional Context Statement will also be referred to the board of the SquamishLillooet Regional District for approval.

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and with that legal review have determined that none of those revisions would invoke a need for a further public hearing.”

The most recent version of the OCP (which includes tracked changes to show what’s been modified since the public hearing) can be found in the July 23 council package starting on page 233: www.whistler.ca/municipal-gov/council/ meeting-agendas-and-minutes.

In terms of next steps, the OCP bylaw

adoption of the bylaw will take place later this year.

It’s been a long and winding road for Whistler’s OCP, which the RMOW first set out to update all the way back in 2010.

While the council of the day approved that update (after more than 2,000 hours of citizen and stakeholder engagement), a challenge from the local First Nations— which argued that the provincial government did not fulfil its consultation

duty—eventually quashed the approved OCP update in 2014.

The RMOW reverted back to a 1993 version of the document, and officially restarted the OCP update process in late 2017.

Relationship building with the local First Nations was made a priority, and in April 2017, the RMOW signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between itself, the Squamish and Lil’wat First Nations, Whistler Blackcomb and the provincial government, which it said represented a “commitment to collaboration” amongst the parties.

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While revenue sharing agreements between Whistler Blackcomb and local First Nations under the mountain operator’s Master Development Agreements (signed between WB and the province with First Nations support in 2017) are confidential, a separate agreement signed between the province and First Nations in 2017 sees the province provide 37.5 per cent of the incremental revenue it gets from WB to the Nations.

The incremental revenue varies year to year depending on several factors, including visitation and value of the Canadian dollar.

Following more public consultation that built on work undertaken in 2010, the updated OCP bylaw received first reading in October 2018, followed by second reading in March 2019.

STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE GETS FIRST APPOINTMENTS Despite all the effort it has taken to get to this point, in many ways, the real work is only beginning once council adopts the OCP. To help realize the long-term goals of the planning document, the RMOW launched a new Strategic Planning Committee in April.

PLANNING PROCESS Whistler’s mayor and council gave third reading to the Official Community Plan bylaw on July 23.

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The committee will act in an advisory capacity to support council in its decision making, with three primary goals: providing input on long-term development, providing strategic input for potential amendments to the Official Community Plan, and to establish guiding metrics and targets to help support, manage and balance Whistler’s resort and community capacity, while still protecting its unique sense of place and meeting the community’s longerterm needs.

On July 23, the committee’s five membersat-large were announced: Emily Amirault, Dave Brownlie, David Dale-Johnson, Dave Williamson and Robyn Spencer.

Along with the five members-atlarge, the SPC will be comprised of Mayor Jack Crompton (who will serve as chair), Councillors Duane Jackson and Arthur De Jong and the RMOW’s Chief Administrative Officer, general manager of resort experience and director of planning, as well as two non-voting staff representatives from

the economic development department.

“I would say that 34 applications and an absolutely incredible group of people putting up their names to help us make decisions in our community was encouraging,” Crompton said.

“I hope and intend that we can get this group together to share the thoughts that they have with us, whether they were appointed to the committee or not, because I think taking on that input will be incredibly valuable for our community.” n

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BY BRANDON BARRETT TWO PEOPLE ARE dead following the rollover of a vehicle on a stretch of forest service road outside of Pemberton on Monday, July 22, confirmed police.

At about 11:15 a.m., Pemberton RCMP and Stl’atl’mx Tribal Police responded to a report of a camper van that had overturned while accessing the In-SHUCK-ch Forest Service Road (FSR) from Highway 99. Police said the accident occurred in an area just north of the original FSR access point where roadwork has been ongoing.

At this early stage, investigators said it appears the van lost control and “left the roadway” while proceeding down the diversionary access road.

A male and female were pronounced dead on the scene, police said. The RCMP will not be providing further details on the victims at this time, pending the notification of next of kin.

The FSR was closed for most of the day Monday while police, the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Services, Victim Services and the BC Coroners Service investigated the accident.

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who may have witnessed the accident but has yet to speak with police to contact the detachment at 604-894-6634, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous.

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Anyone with information that could assist police in identifying the suspect is asked to contact the Whistler RCMP at 604932-3044, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous.

MAN PUSHES, FOLLOWS WOMAN ON VALLEY TRAIL, POLICE SAY

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Whistler police are on the lookout for a male suspect after a woman reported being followed on a stretch of Valley Trail this weekend.

At about 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, the woman was walking on the trail between the Meadow Park Sports Centre and the Nesters Road retail complex when a man “jumped from the bushes, pushed her and then closely followed her,” police said in a release.

The woman immediately called a friend and stayed on the line until the friend met up with her and escorted her home. The suspect reportedly fled the scene once he noticed the friend had arrived to help.

The man is described as Hispanic, approximately six-feet (183 centimetres) tall with a stocky build and short black hair.

At the time, he was wearing a white collared shirt, khaki pants and white Nike

A break-and-enter to a rental home on Nordic Drive was interrupted last week, and now Whistler police are searching for the suspect who fled the scene.

Investigators have learned that, at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, a guest returned to the rental suite in the 2300 block of Nordic Drive to find a male in the unit “rummaging through a backpack,” police said.

Upon noticing the guest, the suspect fled through a back door of the home.

Police said it remains unclear if anything was stolen or how exactly the man gained access to the residence.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, in his early twenties with mid-length brown hair, and wearing a red T-shirt at the time.

The police are asking anyone who may have been in the area on July 18 and

noticed any suspicious behaviour or a male matching the description to contact the Whistler RCMP at 604-932-3044, or Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 to remain anonymous.

POLICE LOOK TO IDENTIFY SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT Whistler police are hoping to identify a man linked to the theft of clothing from a village store last week.

Investigators were first notified of the theft the morning of Friday, July 19 and learned that a male and female had entered the store, located in the 4100 block of Village Gate Boulevard, and immediately went to a clothing rack, where the male was observed taking an article of clothing before exiting without paying.

Police have obtained video surveillance footage of the suspect, and are now asking the public to help identify him.

He is described as Caucasian, between 35 to 40 years old, and was wearing a white T-shirt, grey pants and black aviator sunglasses at the time of the theft.

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New Joffre Lakes Park shuttle threatens critically endangered grizzly bear population SHUTTLE BUS PICKUP POINT IS LOCATED ALONG ‘PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT’ CROSSING CORRIDOR

BY JOEL BARDE A WELL-KNOWN grizzly bear scientist is warning that the pickup location for BC Parks’ new Joffre Lakes Park shuttle bus could result in dire consequences for a critically endangered grizzly bear population.

“Right near that parking lot [at Duffey Lake Park] are huge avalanche chutes and they were heavily used by bears in the spring,” said Michelle McLellan, a biologist who has been studying the Stein-Nahatlatch Grizzly Bear Population since 2005 as part of her doctoral studies.

BC Parks’ new shuttle bus system— established by the agency this summer as a way to stop people from illegally parking on the side of the highway—is increasing the number of people who travel to the remote Duffey Lake Park parking lot, said McLellan.

“There’s just so many people—there are hundreds,” she said. “If it was 30 people, maybe. But hundreds will displace bears for sure.”

McLellan recently sent a letter to BC Parks, explaining that areas along the stretch of highway between Joffre Lake Park and Duffey Lake Park are “particularly important for grizzly bear recovery and population connectivity.”

According to McLellan, the SteinNahatlatch grizzly bear population—which

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is bordered by the Lillooet and Fraser rivers and capped off by Anderson and Seton Lakes to its north—has “at max 20 bears.”

The highly isolated population faces alarmingly high rates of cub and adult mortality and is one of the “most threatened populations” in the province, said McLellan.

Facilitating safe travel within the population unit is therefore seen as critical to the recovery of the population.

It is hoped that grizzlies will eventually travel south (from the much healthier South

weather station on the highway.

McLellan is therefore concerned that increased human traffic will discourage grizzlies from crossing the highway or habituate them to human food.

Littering has been a persistent problem at Joffre Lakes Park in recent years. In 2018, two hikers collected about 18 kilograms of discarded containers, beer cans, and camping equipment that had been hidden next to the trail.

“Moving [people] into the middle of

“If it was 30 people, maybe.

But hundreds will displace bears for sure.”

- MICHELLE MCLELLAN

Chilcotin grizzly bear population unit) and repopulate the Stein-Nahatlach.

“We can do a little bit of management to try to help [the population], but anything long-term will require connectivity,” said McLellan.

As part of her studies, McLellan completed a “connectivity analysis” using information gathered from the South Chilcotin and Stein-Nahatlatch population units that predicts where grizzlies would be most likely to cross the Duffey (none are thought to have crossed in recent years).

Of the three most likely places, one is near the head of Duffey Lake (around where the parking lot is), while another is near the

good bear habitat is just a bad idea,” said McLellan. “There is tons of literature that shows that habituation of bears is not good.

The long-term outcome is that a lot of them eventually get killed.”

McLellan would like to see the pickup location set somewhere between Pemberton and Joffre Lakes Park.

“I would say somewhere west of Joffre Lakes would be better,” said McLellan.

In an email statement to Pique, BC Parks said it has received McLellan’s email and has followed up with her by phone.

“Based on this conversation, we will continue to run the shuttle from the Duffey Lake lot to Joffre Lakes Park for this summer

but will consider alternative locations if the shuttle continues into future years,” said BC Parks.

“We understand that the primary concerns are around the long-term use of this area … and with continued careful control and management of access and garbage in the parking area impacts are not expected in the short term.”

For Johnny Mikes, field director for the Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative (a group dedicated to recovering grizzly bear populations in the region), the shuttle-bus issue highlights the need for stakeholders to approach decision making in a thoughtful, concerted manner.

“When we look at the demand and interest in hiking by the general public, and with the Duffey Lake corridor certainly being close to Whistler, Pemberton and Squamish, but also within striking range to Vancouver, one can only assume that demand for trails and hiking is going to increase [in the area],” said Mikes.

It is therefore critical for relevant provincial agencies to work in coordination with First Nations and conservation organizations, he said.

The goal should be to plan trails that have the “least amount of impact possible on values like wildlife, First Nations cultural values, and anything else,” said Mikes.

He understands why the shuttle bus pickup was placed at Duffey Lake Park, given its location east of Joffre Lakes Park.

But at the end of the day, he would like to see it relocated.

“It happens to be located in one of the best potential grizzly bear crossing zones in that whole highway corridor,” he said. n

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Forestry professor sees value in debris piles LOCAL COMMUNITY FOREST ALREADY EXPERIMENTING WITH LEAVING SOME BEHIND FOR FOREST REGENERATION

BY JOEL BARDE UNDER CURRENT legislation, forestry companies operating in B.C. are required to dispose of all of the debris piles they produce, unless special exemptions are made by the province.

But according to Tom Sullivan, a professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia in biology and forestry, that requirement should be amended.

Debris piles can speed up habitat restoration and should left at appropriate levels in appropriate areas, said Sullivan.

“If we are trying to restore forests, a good place to start is to leave some woody debris out there that animals will make use of and colonize,” he said.

“It speeds up the process … [of] forest regeneration.”

Sullivan’s studies have shown that such piles, which are often made up of branches and undesirable timber, provide valuable habitat for displaced animals such as martens, fishers, and small weasels that do not like clear-cut land.

“They don’t like to be in the open, so they tend to disappear,” said Sullivan, referring to the critters. The same goes for “some of their prey species, in particularly a species called the red-backed voles.”

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With a stouter body and shorter, hairy tail, voles—or, as they are more commonly known, field mice—are small rodents related to mice.

Over the years, Sullivan has studied debris piles in Golden, the Okanagan Highland, and the area between Merritt and Peachland, comparing them to logged areas where no piles were left.

The studies determined that populations of red-backed vole were maintained in logged western coniferous

“In terms of larger animals, we know that black bears use these piles to hibernate in,” said Sullivan, clarifying that such observations are anecdotal rather than scientifically proven.

“Deer fawns, porcupines will also use them as nesting sites.”

Sullivan added that there are some areas where leaving piles is not appropriate.

Namely, areas close to large populations where there is increased risk of arson.

“This needs to be done in the backcountry—and that’s where forestry is

“We just asked the question, ‘If we could conserve some of these debris piles in some of these open areas, would the red-back vole and other species of rodents and their predators use them?’”

- TOM SULLIVAN

forests that maintained several debris piles.

Areas that were clear-cut and didn’t leave any saw a dramatic decline in the species.

“We just asked the question, ‘If we could conserve some of these debris piles in some of these open areas, would the red-back vole and other species of rodents and their predators use them?’” said Sullivan.

“And the answer, after several years of study, seems to be, ‘Yes, they do use them.’”

Sullivan has also observed larger animals use the piles.

done anyway,” said Sullivan.

According to Sullivan, one of the main reasons the province requires companies to get rid of debris piles is forest fire risk, with the piles potentially acting as an accelerant for raging fires.

But Sullivan said that there is little evidence that supports that.

“I would also say there isn’t much evidence to say that they necessarily make a fire situation that much worse,” said Sullivan.

Tom Cole, operations forester for

the Cheakamus Community Forest, said he is intrigued by the “evolving science” surrounding debris piles and the CCF is already experimenting with them.

In fact, the CCF was recently given permission by the RMOW’s contracted fuels specialist to leave a limited number of small, knee and waste-high piles at some of its fuelreduction projects in the Sea to Sky corridor, said Cole.

“We’ve gone from a 100-per cent removal, to where we are leaving four to five waist-high piles per hectare,” said Cole.

“That’s what we are going to try in the Cheakamus area.”

The piles are small and will quickly decompose, and forestry workers “leave smart piles” that are strategically placed and will benefit the ecosystem, added Cole.

Cole, however, is quick to point out that the region faces high forest fire danger and that that informs the CCF’s cautious approach.

“Most of the areas we operate on are in the really high hazard zone,” said Cole.

“We’re in an area that (Sullivan) is not really referring to ... He’s talking about the hinterlands.”

While hopeful that a provincial policy change is possible, Sullivan acknowledges that forest fire risk will figure large into any government decision making.

The 2018 forest fire season saw 2,117 fires consume 1,354,284 hectares of land in B.C., which surpassed the previously held record from 2017 of over 1.2 million hectares.

“With these last two summers of fire, they see it as a risk,” noted Sullivan. n

Mountain News: Driving while stoned? That’s a hard case to prove in court

BY ALLEN BEST allen.best@comcast.net STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—More than five years into what former Gov. John Hickenlooper, now a presidential candidate, called the “great experiment,” Colorado is still trying to figure out parts of its marijuana legalization.

For example, when is a driver stoned?

“Much uncertainty remains about how the drug impairs the body and at what point someone becomes too high to drive,” pointed out the Steamboat Pilot.

Colorado law said that driving when blood contains more than five nanograms of active tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psycho-active agent in cannabis, is sufficient for one to be prosecuted for driving under the influence.

Does that amount really impair a driver? Marijuana users, particularly those who partake for medicinal purposes, worry that their blood will exceed the limit even when they are not impaired.

But what is clear evidence of impairment?

Cory Christensen, the police chief in Steamboat, told the Pilot that sobriety tests for alcohol have been researched and standardized over the decades. The tests have been honed such that recent studies find an accuracy rate of 91 per cent to 94 per cent.

Much less research has been done in regard to effects of cannabis. There is the blood test that can determine if the driver has crossed the limit of five nanograms.

The state’s highway patrol has drug recognition experts. Many of the criteria they use seem similar to alcohol, such as the one-leg-stand test.

It doesn’t all add up. “There is no go-to tool that is considered reliable across the board to determine if someone is impaired by marijuana,” said Matt Karzen, the district attorney for northwestern Colorado. “Right now, we’re stuck with body camera footage and an officer’s assessment.”

In most cases, prosecutors seek a plea of driving while ability impaired, or DWAI, a traffic infraction that typically results in a fine and revoked driving privileges for 90 days. A DUI is a criminal offense with a stiffer sentence.

In practice, many people suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana also have an illegal amount of alcohol in their systems, Karzen told the Steamboat Pilot. If that is the case, prosecutors typically pursue a DUI conviction, because jurors feel better versed at recognizing when someone is drunk.

WHEN A VICE PRESIDENT PASSES THE HAT IN ASPEN ASPEN, Colo.—The Aspen Times found out about the planned Republican fundraiser

featuring Vice President Michael Pence in a very round-about way.

The executive chef of the Caribou Club had been arrested and charged with assaulting his female friend. She said he choked and punched her in the face. In his advisement before a district court judge last Friday, the chef said he needed to show up on Monday to cook for the vice president and hence needed to stay out of jail. His request was approved after he posted a US$2,500 (all funds in U.S. currency) cash or surety bond.

Political fundraisers are not unusual in Aspen, even those on behalf of Republicans.

This is despite the more liberal bent of the community. But Pitkin did give almost 25 per cent of its votes for the Trump-Pence ticket in 2016 and, of course, it does have some high rollers.

Bob Jenkins, vice chair of the Pitkin County Republicans, said he expected about 25 couples to attend the $35,000-percouple VIP reception. Of $875,000 collected, $62,500 would go directly to the Trump campaign and the rest to the Republican National Committee.

The Aspen Daily News further identified one local couple, Tatnall and Roberta Hillman, who were expected to be there.

Tatnall Hillman had contributed more than $1 million to Republican causes in 2018.

The event was held at the Caribou Club, which is owned by two gay men.

Pence, both in Congress and as a governor of Indiana, repeatedly opposed efforts to legalize gay marriage and other measures meant to improve the lives of gays and lesbians.

Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo estimated it would cost the county $10,000 to $20,000 to provide security. If officials such as Pence meet the general public, there is no charge for the security. Pence did not. In most cases, DiSalvo told the Times, campaigns agree to pay the costs.

WOMAN WINS BIG SETTLEMENT IN NEO-NAZI CASE WHITEFISH, Mont.—Aided by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a woman in Whitefish has received a $14 million judgment against the publisher of a neo-Nazi website.

Andrew Anglin’s Daily Stormer had published 30 articles urging his followers to launch a “troll storm” against Tanya Gersh.

Gersh, her husband, and then 12-year-old son received more than 700 harassing messages in a five-month span before the complaint was filed. She continues to get harassing and threatening messages even now, 2.5 years later.

The campaign escalated into early 2017 when Anglin planned an armed march in Whitefish that he threatened would end at Gersh’s home. In promoting the march, he

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The Whitefish Pilot reported that Gersh issued a statement. “This lawsuit has always been about stopping others from enduring the terror I continue to live through at the hands of a neo-Nazi and his followers, and I wanted to make sure that this never happens to anyone else.”

COMING TO TERMS WITH THE DEATHS AND RISKS OF FORESTS FRISCO, Colo.—The forests of Summit County, Steamboat Springs, or Vail look so different than they did in 2006. Today you see standing dead trees here and there, but the forests have mostly become green once again.

Dull red and orange was the dominant color in 2007, the needles dead and soon to drop to the ground. The bark beetle epidemic had begun in 1996, spreading substantially through aging forests. After 2002, a year of drought unprecedented in the historical record matched with unprecedented heat and mild winters, the beetle populations exploded.

A study conducted in 2007 in towns across the 3.4 million acres affected by the epidemic in north-central Colorado gauged

community attitudes. Researchers recently returned, to see how those attitudes had changed. Not surprisingly, they found that community attitudes had shifted.

Perceptions of socioeconomic risk, such as impacts on tourism and property values, have generally declined while some perceptions of risk, such as forest fires and falling trees, have remained the same or even increased.

There’s also greater acceptance and even support of active forest management.

But what constitutes acceptable forest management varies by location and even by neighbourhood. Logging of forests is still not acceptable everywhere. There’s still some wariness about prescribed burns.

“Much of this had to do with communities’ local economics and histories,” explained Jamie Vickery, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Several of the towns—Kremmling, Walden, and Granby—had sawmills and, more broadly, had been resource extraction towns. Breckenridge once upon a time made its living in resource extraction, but now sells recreation and amenities. That’s also true of Vail, a resort built on ranchlands.

In Summit County, Vickery and Elizabeth Prentice, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at the University of Missouri, found a higher level of satisfaction with forest management than some of the former logging towns.

In the latter, there was grousing about restrictions on federal lands.

Risk of fire is one common worry.

For several decades, land managers have wanted to set fires, to mimic what nature does. Prescribed fires have not been universally welcomed. A prescribed fire for Vail proposed in the mid-1990s eventually happened, but over initial protests and then was much pared down.

Land managers in Colorado suffered a setback in 2012 when embers of a prescribed burn in the foothills southwest of Denver several days prior were flamed by high winds, creating a wildfire that killed three people and destroyed 23 houses.

For still other reasons, getting “good fire” on the ground remains difficult, three university professors concluded in an essay published in Pique.

The three researchers—Courtney Schultz of Colorado State University, and Cassandra Moseley and Heidi Huber-Stearns, both of the University of Oregon—talked with 60 land managers, air regulators, and others to define the significant obstacles.

“The law doesn’t necessarily impede prescribed burning so much as do some of the more practical realities on the ground,” one land manager told them, as quoted in Pique. “You don’t have enough money, you don’t have enough people, or there’s too much fire danger.”

The researchers note that prescribed fire has limitations and risks. It will not stop wildfires under the most extreme conditions and is not appropriate in all locations. And,

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PARKING METERS MAY BE STILL IN FUTURE JACKSON, Wyo.—You want some quiet, mountain tranquility, don’t go to downtown Jackson. The nerve centre of the valley called Jackson Hole, the town square also happens to be a segment of the highway to Yellowstone National Park.

Still, this place with a town square and antlered arches has free parking. It’s free, that is, if you can find a parking space.

The Jackson Hole News&Guide reported that the Jackson Town Council has another report about the measures needed to stave off paid parking. Parking spaces are subjected to limits. You can’t just park all day. But escalated fines might do the trick if the limits are enforced. But ultimately, paid parking may be in the cards, despite the vehement opposition of business owners who fear it will scare off customers.

WHY SOME PEOPLE OBJECT TO THIS NEIGHBOURLY SOLAR FARM ASPEN, Colo.—What’s not to like about this proposed newcomer to the Aspen neighbourhood? It would create no noise, water or air pollution, nor will it disrupt wildlife, sponsors say. Furthermore, it would

DISPATCHES OUT OF RANGE move onto a former industrial site, 35 of the 55 acres that had previously been used to spread biosolids from a sewage treatment plant.

But in fact, some people who live near the proposed solar farm outside Aspen just don’t want to see it there. The Aspen Times reported one speaker at a recent planning commission meeting said the 18,000-solar panels on the 35-acre plot would create a “monstrosity.”

Another accused Holy Cross Energy, the local electrical utility that would be a solar-farm partner, of wanting to construct an electromagnetic field that would give her family cancer. Others worried about views and slipping values. There were also disagreements about just what impact it would have to wildlife.

The project comports with the climate change goals adopted in Pitkin County but also figures somewhat into the effort to make Aspen more resilient. Last year, a wildfire nearly caused Aspen to lose its imported energy during a fire in early July. The solar farm would provide five megawatts of local generation but has no plans for battery or other storage technology.

But the commissioners did hear some testimony in favour. “I knew I needed to be here as a millennial,” said a local student at Colorado Mountain College. “We are concerned for our future.”

Mona Newton, the executive director of the Community Office for Resource Efficiency, pointed to surveys that revealed 78 per cent of Pitkin County residents want

and would pay for more renewable energy.

As for the visual impact, Newton said that not doing anything to reduce carbon emissions will have an impact, too. “We have 10 years to really make a difference in carbon emissions before there’s no turning back,” she said.

WITH SUCCESS PROVEN, CALLS FOR MORE WILDLIFE OVERPASSES BAYFIELD, Colo.—Colorado wildlife officials expect a widening of U. S. Highway 160 between Pagosa Springs and Durango to include features to help keep hooves away from hoods.

The project near Chimney Rock National Monument will include two wildlife crossing structures, one of which may be an overpass, with the other sure to be an underpass. New fencing will be designed to influence animals to move to the overpass, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (C-DOT). Construction is to begin in 2020.

The Southern Ute Tribe has committed to spending $1 million, Colorado Parks and Wildlife $75,000, and the National Wildlife Foundation $317,000 to supplement funding by C-DOT. The highway splits summer big-game range and the Weminuche wilderness to the north and excellent winter range—mainly on the Southern Ute lands—to the south.

This will supplement another underpass of U.S. 160 farther west, between Durango

and Bayfield. In the 10 years prior to its completion in 2016, C-DOT documented 472 vehicle-wildlife collisions, mostly involving mule deer. Many collisions go unreported.

Mark Lawler, a biologist with the Colorado Department of Transportation, said that research throughout the world shows clearly that underpasses and overpasses dramatically lead to a decline in collisions.

“At the new underpass we’re seeing a large number of mule deer going through the structure daily,” Lawler said. “Animals are using the structure; we’re not just moving the problem.”

ANOTHER WOLF IN COLORADO, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF A DATE WALDEN, Colo.—Coloradans visiting Wyoming is not news. They’re called “greenies” in Wyoming, because of Colorado’s white-and-green license plates.

But one particular tourist from Wyoming to Colorado has attracted plenty of attention.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced last week that a male grey wolf recently sighted in Colorado’s North Park had come from the Snake River pack. The pack normally dens just inside Yellowstone National Park.

In February, the Wyoming Game and Fish’s telemetry instrumentation last recorded this particular wolf being near South Pass, at the southern tip of the Wind River Range.

It’s not the first dispersing male wolf from Wyoming since reintroduction of the

species in the Yellowstone area in the 1990s.

The first known wolf arrived in Colorado in 2004, and there have been several since.

But unless these lone male wolves bring dates, wildlife biologists say, there’s no real chance for a permanent population in Colorado. Colorado’s wildlife commission two years ago heard again a proposal to reintroduce wolves, but, as before, said— no, not now.

BANFF E-BIKES PROTESTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS BANFF, Alta.—Parks Canada has decided to allow pedal-assisted e-bikes on some of the trails open to other bicycles in Banff National Park. At least two environmental organizations are unhappy.

They said the greater speed, range, and relative silence of the e-bikes will likely lead to increased visitor and wildlife conflicts, but also degradation of wildlife values.

“The new policy will allow motorized bicycles in the backcountry capable of going faster than the current speed limit on Banff Avenue,” said the Bow Valley Naturalists and Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.

Banff Avenue, the town’s main street, has a 30-km/h speed limit.

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AN ODD THING HAPPENED today on the way from Dawson City to Whitehorse.

The route is a bit of a milk run for the turbo-prop we were flying on, and so after leaving a cloudless, sweltering Dawson, we touched down only 30 minutes later in the tiny community of Mayo. By this point the air outside had become quite smoky from forest fires burning in the region, and when the plane’s door opened to debark passengers, smoke immediately filled the fuselage, stinging eyes and throats, with several people covering their faces. Rather than having a similar negative reaction, however, I found myself responding in a curiously welcoming way.

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BY LESLIE ANTHONY “Ah, at last,” said some bizarre neural knot in my brain. Starved as we’ve been in Whistler for anything resembling the sizzling summers of the past few years, and rife as those have also been with extended bouts of wildfire smoke, part of me had, in very short order, come to associate the smell of smoke with summer. Thus, a craving I’d been nursing for real summer was suddenly realized by real smoke.

This twisted but not uncommon kind of link is a perhaps unheralded example of something increasingly talked about by psychologists and other academics with regard to the environment—Shifting Baseline Syndrome (SBS).

SBS describes the continual lowering of people’s acceptable thresholds for environmental conditions in the face of ongoing degradation at local, regional, and global scales. In other words, either in the absence of past information/experience with historical conditions, or abundant exposure to new conditions, people are prone to accept environmental shifts as a new normal. This psychological and sociological phenomenon is increasingly recognized as one of the fundamental obstacles to addressing a wide range of global environmental issues.

In proposing a conceptual framework to understand the causes, consequences, and implications of SBS, investigators have thus identified several self-reinforcing feedback loops that allow the consequences of SBS (accepted environmental degradation) to actually further and progressively accelerate it. These negative implications of SBS highlight an urgent need to prevent and hopefully reverse it through educational efforts. In other words, I should not be OK with a summer full of smoke.

The recent advent of these psychosociological phenomena is very real and very scary. In another recent conceptual paper, Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy, a sustainability researcher analyzes recent climate change studies and their implications for ecosystems, economies and societies to, as he puts it, “provide readers with the opportunity to reassess their lives

in the face of inevitable near-term social collapse due to climate change.” If you think that’s a heavy statement, the paper also reviews reasons for the widespread existence of collapse-denial—particularly in the professions of sustainability research and practice where these things haven’t been talked about until now. The author calls his meta-framing of the implications for research, organizational practice, personal development and public policy the “Deep Adaptation Agenda,” and explains its key aspects of resilience, relinquishment and restorations, details of which we don’t need to know to get his point: the disaster (i.e. impacts of climate change in the form of weather, ocean-level rise and acidification, ice melt, refugee movement, etc.) is upon us, and humanity needs to prepare itself for a climate tragedy that will happen not in some half-horizon future, but is occurring now.

Certainly it’s one of the first papers in the field of sustainability management to conclude that climate-induced societal collapse (think about that term) is now inevitable in the near term, and that researchers should start exploring the implications.

Beyond the blindness of SBS and the panic-button of Deep Adaptation, what’s most obvious today is a generalized form of environmental anxiety, brought on by realization—à la Swedish climate crusader Greta Thunberg—that our leaders aren’t taking any of this near seriously enough.

There’s a word to describe this more fleeting syndrome of human distress that essentially reflects a syndrome of ecosystem distress: solastalgia. As coined by the Australian environmental philosopher Glenn Albrecht in reference to the landscape modifications of prolonged drought and strip-mining, solastalgia speaks directly to impacts of

climate-induced societal collapse (think about that term) is now inevitable in the near term

both local and global environmental change on an individual’s sense of place, and the negative effects that are exacerbated by feelings of powerlessness or lack of control over an unfolding environmental shift.

As opposed to the more familiar term nostalgia—melancholia or homesickness experienced when separated from a cherished locale—solastalgia is the distress of environmental change on those still occupying their home environments.

Now that I have my SBS under control, the next time I smell smoke, I expect it to kick off a little solastalgia.

Leslie Anthony is a biologist, writer and author of several popular books on environmental science. n

OUTSIDER

A steely farewell to Ironman “No man gives me a crown. I pay the iron price. I will take my crown.”

- Balon Greyjoy

SUNDAY IS THE LAST Ironman Canada Whistler will see for a while, maybe even ever. The U-turn back to Penticton has received the proverbial standing ovation from many Whistler locals and businesses

BY VINCE SHULEY inconvenienced by highway closures, who—politely or not—told Ironman not let the door hit its ass on the way out. It remains to be seen whether we’re going to lose tourism spending dollars or not from all those Ironmen competitors who will now be heading to the south Okanagan with their carbon road bikes, squid helmets and tubes of chamois butter. If the event was in September or May, yes we might.

But July weekends already sell out hotel rooms without day-long road closures, though traffic congestion still causes locals to tear their hair out getting from Function Junction.

Like my colleague Brandon Barrett (“Whistler Deserves Answers on Ironman,” Editorial, Pique May 16, 2019) I was a little perturbed about how the deal between Ironman and the RMOW abruptly ended a year before the contract was up without

BIG FINISH An emotional finish line moment for a

participant at the 2015 Ironman Canada in Whistler.

PHOTO BY VINCE SHULEY

repercussions. No penalty to the Chineseconglomerate owner that generated US$31.7 billion in revenue in 2018? I too would like to see the $282,000 in RMI funding go somewhere more needed.

Economic benefits (real or perceived) aside, the greatest thing Ironman did was allow locals to throw their hat in the ring for one of the toughest triathlon events in the world. I don’t think it was ever more than a few dozen people in Whistler who enjoyed this privilege, but I’ll never forget the stories from my friends who crossed the finish line after putting their bodies through the meat grinder. The worst were the tales of the mass swim start; getting

rolled away in a wheelchair, unable to stand.

I’ve considered attempting an Ironman one day. I don’t need to prove anything with a supersized triathlon, but having tested what my body was capable of over weeks of slowburn mountain travel, I’d be interested to see how I’d manage a single day push on this scale. It’s not the race day that necessarily intimidates me (OK, maybe the fear of drowning during the mass swimming start is real). I think I could handle suffering for 16 hours straight. The part that scares me off Ironman is the training. Every Ironman finisher I interviewed over the years was training for at least six months, some longer. They essentially assumed the

I’d love to do it in Whistler more than anywhere else. But the familiar scenery won’t make it any less of a painful experience. punched, kicked and having goggles torn from their faces. The best were the tales of friendly cheer squads spurring competitors to keep going on the final kilometres of their run and not give up.

I shot photos at the Ironman finish line for the local press for a few years. Seeing people take their last steps of the marathon run, it was borderline disturbing watching faces turn from superhuman elation to pure agony as volunteers caught their collapsing bodies and wrapped them in space blankets.

Sometimes the freshly minted Ironmen were

responsibility of a part-time job, making sure their intervals got done every week and often working in extra hours of training around their spare time—spare time that’s normally spent with family and friends.

Fun activities like social rides and Toonie races got sidelined until the Iron catharsis was behind them. Every big commitment requires certain sacrifices.

Of course I could wing it and just train the bare minimum a couple months ahead (I’ve met people who have actually pulled this off), but without any real triathlon

experience I’d probably end up pulling out early from exhaustion or tragically getting loaded onto a shuttle bus when I miss the final cut off.

The good thing is that there’s no rush to get an Ironman done. Many participants are in their 40s and 50s, some a decade or more older than that. Swimming, road cycling and marathon running aren’t the injury-inducing, knee-breaking sports that I currently enjoy in my spare time (OK, maybe the running will wreck some knees), but I could probably see an Ironman being in the cards in the next say, 20 years. If that happens, I’d love to do it in Whistler more than anywhere else. But the familiar scenery won’t make it any less of a painful experience.

It makes sense for Ironman to take an extended break from Whistler. As amazing as our mountain setting is and how many visitors we are able to accommodate at once, we still only have one road into town and one road out of town. The prior Ironman Canada cycling course ran south to Osooyoos then west to Keremeos before returning to Penticton in one massive 180km loop, passing three beautiful lakes in the South Okanagan. The logistics of this are far simpler than running competitors around in circles on their bikes, restricting traffic and strangling local businesses that aren’t positioned to reap the Iron rewards.

Penticton was happy to see Ironman leave in 2012. Now they’ve welcomed it back with open arms. Will Whistler do the same in another eight years?

Vince Shuley has never paid the iron price.

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‘None of this happened the way you think it did’

For years, the clients of a Colorado funeral home kept their loved ones’ cremated remains. Then the FBI called.

By Elena Saavedra Buckley All photos by Luna Anna Archey / Courtesy of High Country News

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ast summer, Debbie Schum walked onto the campus of Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, carrying a petite gift bag. The bag had red and pink swirly designs, a look that 54-yearold Schum, a lifelong tomboy who wears her gray hair in a limp mohawk, felt awkward carrying. When the FBI called, suggesting she bring the bag to their outpost at the school, they were adamant about

The death certificate of LoraLee Johnson, which lists cremation as Sunset Mesa Funeral Directorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; method of disposition.

punctuality. Schum arrived 20 minutes before 2 p.m. and climbed the stairs to the second floor of a beige brick building.

The bag held a container of cremated human remains. They belonged to LoraLee Johnson, known as Lora, Schumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend for nearly 30 years.

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FEATURE STORY Debbie Schum in her home in western Colorado, where she brought what she thought was a bag containing her friend Lora Johnson’s cremated remains. The FBI later took the bag and its contents as evidence in a body-brokering scheme.

“Take your time. It’s not her anyway.”

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The ashes hadn’t met their intended fate.

On June 13, 2017, Johnson passed away from bladder cancer at Schum’s home in Hotchkiss, a small community surrounded by orchards and farms in western Colorado. In her will, Johnson, an artist and proud Aquarius, asked Schum to mix the cremated remains with glitter and ground herbs. She wanted them scattered at Orvis Hot Springs in the town of Ridgway, where she and Schum had spent many hours soaking.

The day after her death, Johnson’s body arrived at Sunset Mesa Funeral Directors in Montrose, Colo., a big-box town of 19,000.

A 42-year-old woman named Megan Hess owned Sunset Mesa, and Hess’ mother helped her with the business. After Johnson’s body went to the funeral home, Schum says it took seven weeks for the ashes to return in the gift bag. By that time, the memorial Johnson’s friends wanted had been repeatedly delayed.

Schum cared about the remains, but they felt incomplete as they were. Then, a year later, the FBI called.

At the university, Schum spoke to a woman at an intake table in the hallway, who asked her to wait. Special Agent in Charge John Busch and another FBI employee eventually appeared. Schum followed them into a small room, placed the bag on the floor and sat down.

The agents began asking her questions about Sunset Mesa: Did she originally contact them? No, the hospice did. At what time did she visit the business? Around 1:30 p.m., the day after Johnson’s death. What arrangements were made?

At Sunset Mesa, Hess asked for $1,000 cash for the cremation. Schum didn’t have enough in her wallet, so Hess suggested that she donate Johnson’s bladder—untouched by chemotherapy and radiation after Johnson rejected both treatments—to cancer research.

The cremation would be free if she did so, but Johnson hadn’t wanted any part of her body removed. Considering the saved money and the benevolence of donation, Schum, with some guilt, took the offer.

“What would you have said if she asked you to donate the entire body?” Schum remembers Busch asking.

Schum considers herself a fierce rationalist, the kind of person who’s usually irritated by hypotheticals. “They didn’t ask me that,” she says firmly. She wouldn’t have agreed if they had.

Busch paused. “I’m sorry to inform you that none of this happened the way you think it did.”

THE AGENTS TOLD SCHUM THAT THEY SUSPECTED Sunset Mesa had sold Johnson’s entire body, potentially one of hundreds to meet a similar end. According to FBI letters and emails sent to families, the bureau began investigating Hess’ businesses in October 2017. Along with Sunset Mesa, Hess ran a non-profit called Donor Services Inc., through which she sold donated bodies or their parts to various companies. This unregulated field, which itself is legal, is known as “body brokering,” and it supplies cadavers to industries that seem benign— university labs, medical schools—as well as plastic surgery classes, car companies and the military. An FBI review of her donor files showed that Hess allegedly sold bodies that were meant for cremation without proper consent.

After Reuters interviewed concerned former employees of Sunset Mesa, the FBI raided the business in February 2018. Soon after, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies opened its own investigation, which found that Hess failed to maintain necessary records for years and had disposed of bodies without required permits. She entered an agreement with the agency to surrender her business registration, and Sunset Mesa is now permanently closed. The FBI has confirmed the existence of its criminal investigation and acknowledged that it has tested cremains for “foreign substances,” but little else about the case has been publicly revealed. With suspicions swirling, some of the funeral home’s alleged victims have filed civil suits accusing Hess of fraud, civil conspiracy and other violations. Hess, who did not respond to multiple interview requests or a list of questions, has denied the accusations. No one has yet been charged.

The university’s Forensic Investigation Research Station tested 128 samples of cremated remains, and some, including those thought to belong to Johnson, were taken to FBI headquarters in Quantico, Va. Alleged victims were told that these “central” cases, of which there are about 50, involved bodies that were sold whole. Because cadavers transfer between buyers—and are sometimes dismembered in the process—their ultimate destinations are hard to track. Relatives

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FEATURE STORY learned that their loved ones’ remains, if indeed sold, were unlikely to ever be found.

Concerns metastasized past Montrose into many western Colorado towns and beyond, creating a vast web of people, many living in rural communities, touched by the investigation. The story reveals the thin barrier that separates most Americans from the grisly methods, and possible abuses, of the death care industry. For many family members, the lasting anger comes from the idea that, no matter how much meaning their loved one’s body carried, someone else could have viewed it as a product, taken it apart, put it in a box and sold it. Life felt permanently altered for many. “Why would you even dream that this could be possible?” one woman wondered.

In the room with the agents, Schum was stunned. She could only say, “What are you talking about?” She said it many times. The bag on the floor had suddenly become an intruder. Lora might not be inside it, and no one knew what was. She handed the bag to the agents so they could test its contents.

“Take your time,” she says. “It’s not her anyway.”

“Did it come in this little gift bag?” Schum remembers Busch asking. “What did you think of that?”

“I thought it was tacky.”

The agents told her they would be in touch. Schum went back to her car, thinking that, for someone who just heard that her friend’s body was lost, she was doing pretty well. She stopped at Walmart to pick up trash bags and other household supplies on the way home. Once inside the store, everything hit her.

Schum started “freaking out,” something she rarely does. She began crying and fled to the restroom to hide, but it was busy. She abandoned her filled shopping cart in an aisle.

Somehow, she made it home. Once there, she rifled through the documents relating to Johnson’s estate, looking for a receipt, anything, from Sunset Mesa. All she found were business cards.

THE FBI AGENTS COULDN’T TELL Schum where Johnson’s body had gone, but they did ask her if she had ever heard of “plastination.” She took this as a hint.

Plastination is a process that halts a body’s decay by removing the skin and replacing the fluids with liquid polymer. The body is

Debbie Schum’s shadow falls on a shed at her home in western Colorado. Schum’s friend LoraLee Johnson spent her final days in the home.

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then positioned with clamps and foam blocks to “cure.” After hardening in its position, a process that takes months, it ends up displayed in classrooms or exhibits. It is one of many possible fates for a brokered body.

Selling corpses is a shadowy industry, but it doesn’t necessarily operate outside the law. Tissue and organs for transplant go through a highly regulated process, but nontransplant tissue, the kind used for scientific and medical research, can be sold when obtained consensually through the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Around 20,000 people donate their bodies for this purpose each year, often through university programs. There’s a greater demand for cadavers than those programs can satisfy, though, so independent brokers and tissue banks, where bodies are stored and distributed, have stepped in to fill the void.

Almost no laws control what happens to non-transplant tissue once it is donated; a cadaver can theoretically be sold or leased many times. Brokers, especially those working without proper consent, take advantage of the resulting gaps. The money is often enough to justify their behaviour—a complete body usually sells for between US$3,000 and $5,000, but prices can peak much higher, according to the Reuters investigation. Brokering scandals have occurred near Los Angeles, Detroit, Phoenix, Albuquerque and even the medical schools at Tulane and UCLA. In Colorado, there are few regulations to catch shoddy behaviour, such as illegitimate body trading, by mortuaries. It is the only state in the country that does not license funeral home and crematorium operators, and its regulatory agencies have little authority to inspect these businesses. In response to the Sunset Mesa investigation, in June 2018, Colorado lawmakers made it illegal for anyone who owns more than a 10-per-cent interest in a mortuary or crematory to have interest in a non-transplant tissue bank.

The state’s Department of Regulatory Agencies had received complaints about Sunset Mesa for years, including one from a former Delta County coroner, but no disciplinary action occurred until after the 2018 FBI raid. The agency’s eventual investigation alleged that Hess used unmixed concrete as a replacement for the ashes.

“What we have here is an orchestrated event,” Hess wrote in her response, claiming that a

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“The most succinct way to say this, is that I really, really need to call Lora and tell her this totally bizarre and horrible thing that happened to my friend Lora.”

During a gathering at the home of Terri Reid, members of the Facebook group for alleged victims share their experiences with each other.

state investigator and another local funeral home owner cooked up the story. “You do not become the number-one funeral home in town by doing a bad job.”

Hess dealt with hundreds of customers since becoming the owner of Sunset Mesa in 2011. According to more than 50 stories from interviews and legal documents, those contacted by the FBI had experiences similar to Schum’s: discounted or free cremation services in exchange for a donated organ, with little attention paid to the lack of forms or receipts. Others never agreed to donate anything. Many remembered Hess as a warm, sweet woman who put them at ease. Some families kept the ashes they received at home, while others buried them next to a spouse in Florida, or scattered them under a tree in Oregon, or flew them to an ancestral village in Ireland. Months or years later, in 2018, they learned they might be the victims of a crime.

When Schum and I first spoke on the phone last October, she wanted to dispel the idea that she was in an emotionally fragile state. She described the Sunset Mesa ordeal as “usurping her grief”—more frustrating for the emotions it hijacked than the new ones it produced. She despised Hess and her family for their possible deception, and she wanted justice. But she also seemed disturbed by how quickly the investigation had made her feel like a stranger in her own world. Schum has experienced other losses in her life. But losing her friend twice, first to cancer and then to the underworld of the cadaver market, reminded her that, no matter how much she attempted to confront death, there were

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many unimagined trap doors.

The FBI set up an online survey for Sunset Mesa’s clients to discover whether they might be relevant to the investigation. Some didn’t respond at all, but Schum wanted as much information as the FBI could give her.

Then she did more research. She looked for Johnson in plastination company databases, searching for a familiar, albeit skinless, face.

She combed through tangentially related articles. She read about the industry in Annie Cheney’s Body Brokers. “Relatives rarely have the opportunity—or the inclination— to accompany their deceased loved ones into the realm of hospital morgues and funeral homes,” Cheney writes. “But once death comes, they are quick to release them into a world which, for many, is a kind of wilderness.”

Schum struggled to define her feelings.

The body had been stolen from her, in a way, but Johnson was already dead—the body wasn’t her anymore. Why, other than their fraudulent and disrespectful nature, were the accusations so upsetting? It defied Schum’s compulsion to categorize. “There’s no file folder for this,” she says. “When there isn’t one, it swims in your head until you can create one.” Like the death of a loved one, the incident felt incomprehensible, but there was no funeral-like event to usher her into its fact.

“The most succinct way to say this,” she explains, “is that I really, really need to call Lora and tell her this totally bizarre and horrible thing that happened to my friend Lora.”

IN OCTOBER 1989, 24-year-old Schum got off a plane in Grand Junction after spending the summer in Alaska with her boyfriend, a raft guide. It was 1 a.m. and cold, and the next bus to her neighbourhood wouldn’t leave for hours. She knew an artist who lived in a warehouse in town and, hoping to crash on his floor, she walked there and knocked on his window. Johnson, who had been dating the artist, appeared on the other side of the glass. She opened the window about six inches, and Schum began fumbling out an introduction. Johnson stopped her. “Do you need somewhere to sleep?” she asked.

They went to Orvis Hot Springs the next morning and became fast friends. In their early years of friendship, Johnson dragged Schum into the New Age art scenes in hippieleaning communities of Colorado. Even so, the two were vastly different. Schum matured into an Ayn Rand-loving, orderly atheist, while Johnson believed in reincarnation, loved to wear makeup and was a chronic procrastinator. But they shared an immense conversational world, spending most evenings together on long phone calls. Their friendship, buoyed by cell signals, was largely bodiless.

Johnson played a vital role in her friend’s life as they grew into adulthood. Schum’s mother was emotionally and verbally abusive; her daughter believes she had some kind of personality disorder. She often made Schum feel as if she was responsible for her volatile and dangerous moods. After Schum dropped out of high school and left home, she began to examine her emotions. She learned

to scrutinize them and file them into place, a technique she honed in years of counselling.

It made her feel more in control than she ever did as a child. She could get carried away with analyzing herself, but conversations with Johnson helped her integrate the lessons of therapy into everyday life.

Johnson was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2015. She elected to forgo medical treatment in favour of $6,000 sessions with alternative therapists and faith healers. But when her disease progressed to Stage 4, Schum knew she could no longer care for her friend over the phone. She drove the hour to Grand Junction, picked up her friend and moved her into her house in Hotchkiss.

IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FRIENDS had seen each other in more than a month. Johnson’s cheeks were sunken, and she could no longer sit upright. She lay in a hospice bed in Schum’s study, looking out the window at the yard and listening to a chorus of wind chimes on the nearby porch.

She kept her sense of humour, once asking a hospice nurse if she could bring Brad Pitt to feed her grapes and fan her with peacock feathers. But eight days after she moved in, she died, late at night, with Schum holding her hand.

The Sunset Mesa investigation put Schum in a position where she needed her friend more than ever. When she heard about a private Facebook group for alleged victims, she joined, hoping that others could help make the situation more coherent. Today, the group hosts some 400 people.

FEATURE STORY Schum became the de facto leader. She was active, squeezing updates out of the FBI victim specialists via text and posting them as fodder for frenzied theory building.

The members pored over each other’s cases, digging into the grim details of how their loved ones were possibly dismembered. “The group is a double-edged sword,” Schum says. “One of the benefits is that we can talk about this, and we can put our crumbs of information together. But one of the cons of the group is it’s overwhelming.”

But it was only a virtual community.

Schum wanted more than that, feeling that they needed a physical representation and an organized response to media requests. She posted about having a gathering. In September 2018, more than 100 people assembled on a cloudless afternoon at Confluence Park in Delta, 20 miles [32 kilometres] north of Montrose. It was a central location for many while still avoiding Sunset Mesa itself. On the grass under an awning of ragged tree branches, the attendees, mostly women, passed around a microphone. They spoke about their loved ones.

In 2015, Judy Cressler’s father died of lung cancer incurred after years of uranium mining; he called the disease “Charlie.” He decided to donate his body to cancer research through Sunset Mesa. The FBI told Cressler that her father’s body was actually sold to a plastination company in Saudi Arabia.

Rick Neuendorf’s wife, Cherrie, died on Dec. 11, 2013, his birthday. When they met, Neuendorf was a police officer and Cherrie a crisis intervention counsellor. They started dating after working on a call together. His family held a service for her at Sunset Mesa, and she was supposedly cremated. He later learned that her entire body was shipped somewhere unknown. As a cop, he blames himself for not noticing anything suspicious.

Terri Reid’s husband, William, refused treatment for his cancer. They had discussed cremation and, since both of them loved fishing, decided that they wanted their ashes mixed in a tackle box that had belonged to Reid’s grandfather. The FBI told her that, less than 24 hours after Sunset Mesa picked him up, his entire body was shipped out of their facility.

“We all have a different story about what we found out,” Reid says later. “But, bottom line, it’s all the same story.”

The gathering was an event designed to redeem their grief, a funeral for all the funerals that had been nullified. It signalled a coordinated anger, and it helped Schum confirm that others shared her sense of living in a dream—something she both needed and feared.

WE ARE WILLING TO PAY, often a lot, for the services scaffolding death. The National Funeral Directors Association reports that in 2016, the median cost of a burial service was $7,360. But in the past 10 years, the number of funeral homes in the country has steadily declined. Cremation’s popularity is partially responsible.

Only in the 19th century did cremation find a footing as a business venture in the United States, advertising its utility, hygiene, progressiveness and secular nature. In the early 20th century, crematoriums flourished on the West Coast. The custom of scattering

ashes soon followed. The right to scatter cremains proved controversial in state legislatures, with funeral home owners calling it a “deplorable vogue.” They prophesied that the nation’s public land would soon be carpeted in fragments of human bone.

When legislation did pass, California, Alaska and Washington led the way. (Currently, Washington is also spearheading green burial, or “human composting.”)

Today, about half of all people who patronize the funeral industry choose cremation. Western states, save for Utah, still cremate far more bodies than the rest of the country, with only Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Florida incinerating at similar rates.

Cremation is an economical choice— efficient, fast and relatively cheap. But the method holds transcendent meaning, even if traditional burial is still preferred by some of the nation’s dominant religions.

Religious historian Stephen Prothero, in his book Purified by Fire, writes that cremation in the U.S. could make mourning “more, rather than less, ritually dense and spiritually meaningful” than other options. If they’re not scattered, ashes can be kept much closer to the family than they would be six feet underground. (One former Sunset Mesa customer, along with her sister, had what they thought were their mother’s ashes tattooed into their skin.) While cremation allows a body to skip grotesque decay, it acknowledges that with death come many transformations.

The cadaver market works against change.

It preserves corpses to be used aboveground multiple times, leaving the body neither alive nor in a state of vanishing. Death, both in the flesh and in a loved one’s mind, is a process, but a preserved cadaver is eerily paused—long enough for the body to receive a price tag.

Marla Bishop of Crawford, Colo., is one of the people the FBI contacted, but she doesn’t spend much time in the online victims’ group.

In 2017, her uncle, Gary Goldman, who had dementia, moved into assisted living in nearby Olathe, a farm town known for its sweet corn. One day, Goldman escaped the facility. Five months later, hunters found his bones in a field a mile away. Goldman’s remains found their way to Sunset Mesa.

Bishop decided to cremate them, and what she thought were his ashes arrived in an ornate box that she described as “a tomb for a gerbil.” Hess also catered Goldman’s memorial service.

When Bishop dropped off the box at Colorado Mesa University for testing, she realized she felt differently than the others in the building. “I was more at peace than other people, because my uncle went back to the earth,” she remembered. “I’m more spiritual, thinking that wherever he is, he went already.

It was weird, having no attachment to those cremains.”

Bishop knew that had her uncle not had five months to decompose, giving her five months to reckon with it, she would have been as shaken as the other families. “At this point, it’s a novel,” Bishop tells me, “and all my heartache is gone.”

In November, the university’s forensics lab finished its tests. They divided the samples into groups of different-sized

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Dealing with death, by the numbers

A painting Johnson made for Schum as a housewarming gift when she first moved into her home six years ago.

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materials and carefully picked them apart, using pinpoint metal detectors. Then they released their findings.

the alleged cremains would simply prove to be unmixed concrete, or maybe cat litter.

Instead, they were consistent with bone.

After the results, Schum realized that she was even further from the possibility of closure.

The samples contained organic material, but families also received other results— dental fillings, jewelry fragments, Swiss Army knife parts and floral wire, none of which had belonged to the loved ones in question. Some suspect that Hess simply mixed materials in bulk, including ashes, and doled out scoops to her customers.

With no resolution and no timeline from the FBI, some of the alleged victims began acting on their own. So far, four civil suits have been filed. In one, the judge ordered Hess to pay nearly $500,000 to a customer named Julee Glynn, and the court found Hess liable in civil law for the body-brokering claims. One class action suit named a swath of defendants—including Hess and her family; David Haisman, owner of the Four Corners Cremation & Burial Society; the hospice company Schum used and multiple potential cadaver buyers. The suit also named Montrose County Coroner Thomas Canfield, alleging that he had deliberately directed bodies to Hess for a cut of the profits.

Canfield would not comment on the ongoing case, and other defendants have denied the charges and sought dismissals.

Montrose, meanwhile, remains in limbo. The FBI investigation continues, but its details are obscured, and the alleged victims often feel isolated with the information they have.

“As a journalist, I’ve covered many events that are related to tragedies,” Erin McIntyre told me. McIntyre, who now owns the Ouray County Plaindealer, is a former Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reporter. She began looking into Hess in 2016, uncovering

the complaints amassed by the Department of Regulatory Agencies. When children die or drunk-driving accidents occur—even when a serial pet poisoner struck Grand Junction—people usually respond by holding candlelight vigils. “But I have to say, I’m not sure if it’s the nature of the accusations,” she says of Sunset Mesa, “but I am a little surprised that we haven’t seen some sort of community acknowledgement.” Other than the September gathering at the park, there has been little public reckoning. Some in and around Montrose still refuse to believe this happened. Last Thanksgiving, McIntyre’s cousins, who read her articles, wondered aloud whether it was “fake news.”

In March, the Sunset Mesa building was sold to Life Choices Family Resource Center, a Christian group that provides pregnancy and sexual health services. “We feel like we’re bringing life where there wasn’t life,” executive director Gigi Bechthold tells the Montrose Daily Press.

But Hess still lives in Montrose, and residents sometimes confront her. She has maintained a defiant stance. Recently, representing herself, she filed a motion for dismissal in one of the civil suits, writing that “no matter how sensational the accusations … there is only one thing that matters.

Evidence.”

People convicted in criminal cases involving body brokering have received as much as 20 years in prison. This March, a U.S. representative from Illinois introduced a bill that would give the secretary of Health and Human Services oversight over entities dealing with non-transplant tissue. “Body brokers have made an untold amount of money at the expense of grief-stricken loved ones,” Democratic Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, the bill’s sponsor, says in a statement. “By introducing this legislation, we are sending a clear message that this practice is unacceptable.”

On the private Facebook group, some have discussed getting together to mingle the anonymous ashes and scatter them as a group. Even though the materials Schum

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turned in are still with the FBI, the other samples feel like proxies for Johnson. To Schum and others, it felt somewhat healing to know that the families took care of someone’s ashes, no matter who that person was. “We have decided that, one way or another, we are going to treat these cremains with the respect that they deserve,” she says.

can’t be entirely overcome. She frequently recalls her first meeting with Agent Busch and the way it damaged her “sense of wanting to be prepared for, even to prevent” incomprehensible experiences. Losing control of herself seems to haunt her as much as the memory of what she learned that day.

“I don’t want that kind of thing to ever happen again in my life, but it’s going to,” she says. “I I VISITED SCHUM IN EARLY APRIL at know it’s going to.” her home. The sky threatened to We walked around her backyard under an thunderstorm over her acre of land, tucked approaching ceiling of dark blue clouds. She into layered hills of juniper, but it never identified the plants we passed—lavender, did. Recently, Schum had paid off her forsythia, daffodils—with an eager focus. house and closed Johnson’s estate, both Little could be seen from her property other important strides. But she was still going to than more juniper, more hills and the snowy sparsely attended victims’ group meetings, peaks rising past them. Only one other person and, when I arrived, had an article about came into view: a man driving a red tractor one of the lawsuits open on her computer into his driveway across the road. Schum in the room where Johnson died. points to him and tells me that he was also Most people touched by the Sunset Mesa an alleged victim of Sunset Mesa. So is the investigation are not like Schum. They do person who used to own her house. Her not spend their time digging into the details world is calm, private and cultivated, but it is or going to meetings. They talk to attorneys permanently laced with the new reality. rather than journalists, or they talk to no one I wondered what role Johnson played at all. I spoke to a former funeral home owner as Schum gradually integrated the Sunset in the region who says that, in his view, some Mesa case into her life. “I don’t know, and of the alleged victims are too fixated. “So that’s what bothers me the most,” she says. much so, that my professional opinion of She’s been missing her friend more, which, their constant need to be personally noticed while painful, seems like a start. The loss of and recognized by media, and overall lack Johnson—the being, not the body—is being of focus on moving forward, had crossed allowed to surface. When Schum talked about over to what we in the death care industry it that day, it was the first time I had ever seen call ‘complicated grieving,’” the funeral home her cry. owner, who asked to remain anonymous, Recently, Schum had a dream. In it, she writes me. “I see their behavior now as was helping Johnson move into a new house. ‘obsessive’ when it comes to being recognized She glanced down at her friend’s feet. One of and sympathized for themselves, when really them was missing. The next time she looked, a healthy grieving process, by now, would be Johnson’s lower leg had vanished, and then at the stage of ‘acceptance.’” both of her hands.

Schum, though, sees her attitude as her “Lora, where are your hands?” she asked. As most truthful way of grieving. It reflects what’s in some of her previous dreams, Schum hoped happening in her head. She still believes in that Johnson would be able to communicate confronting whatever’s there, the way she with her, to tell her where she had gone, where used to do when talking to Johnson. “I have to to find her. But her friend could only look at deal with this in my own way,” she says. “Don’t her and say, “I don’t know.” tell me to shrink that when I can expand it.”

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Okanagan rail trail After picking up rental bikes at KalaVida Surf Shop, the a-ha moments come thick and fast while cycling the section of the Okanagan Rail Trail that hugs glintinggreen Kalamalka Lake.

There are jaw-dropping vistas galore along the 23-kilometre glacial body of water.

My wife, Kerry, and I are tempted frequently to stop our pedalling and simply stare at the view.

There was even a secluded beach we had completely to ourselves for a picnic lunch.

The Kalamalka section is the northern extension of the trail that now spans 50 kms from the Okanagan Lake waterfront in downtown Kelowna up to Lake Country and into Coldstream’s Kalamalka Lake Beach.

As the name indicates, the multi-use cycling, hiking, running and walking linear trail is fashioned from the decommissioned CN railway.

Tourism Vernon and KalaVida have latched onto the rail trail section running the entire 23-km west shore of Kalamalka Lake as a tourist-and-local juggernaut.

“I don’t think we can overstate its importance,” says Ange Chew of TourismVernon.com.

“It’s one of Vernon’s greatest attractions and it’s free. And cycling or hiking the rail trail can be done on its own or combined with the area’s other greatest attractions like the lakes, wineries, food and downtown vibe.”

Oliver wine country four ways From McIntrye Bluff to the Canada-U.S. border, from the Black Sage Bench to the

Golden Mile Bench and everywhere in between, Oliver and Osoyoos are pure South Okanagan wine region eye candy.

And, yes, the wines from the 43 members of the Oliver Osoyoos Winery Association in this 36-kilometre stretch are terroir-driven fabulous as a result.

Kerry and I recently spent the day criss-crossing the region in the sunshine to experience the diversity.

There was minerally Cabernet Franc at River Stone Winery; peach-and-honey, sunshine-in-a-glass Kerner at Oliver Twist Winery; Trebbiano paired with potato-andtruffle-aioli pizza at Hester Creek Winery’s Terrafina restaurant; and charcuterie and Chardonnay on the deck at Vin Amite Cellars.

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This little slice of paradise in British Columbia’s Southern Interior has ideal summer weather and an incredible to-do list.

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Paired with an uber-fresh green salad, assembled, of course, of lettuces, vegetables and herbs raised at Wise Earth, and a glass of wine from East Kelowna’s Kitsch Winery, it’s the ultimate farm-to-table meal.

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“The theme may be foraging, but really it’s a fun and educational way to ride a bike and strengthen our ongoing connection with the land,” says Gord Hotchkiss of Giro.

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Pros prepped for Whistler’s final Ironman Canada FIRST-TIMERS EAGER TO GET THEIR CHANCE ON VAUNTED COURSE

BY DAN FALLOON IRONMAN PRO Heather Wurtele is no stranger to Whistler.

The Kelowna resident has been in town regularly for the Subaru Ironman Canada race supporting her husband, Trevor, who won in 2013 and was third in 2016. But she’s never actually raced it herself.

That will change on Sunday (July 28) as the five-time full-distance winner and nine-time 70.3 half-distance champion will line up in the final event held here in the resort. Ironman and the City of Penticton announced a return to the Okanagan earlier this month.

“I thought Whistler was a pretty spectacular venue, honestly,” Wurtele said.

“It’s such a beautiful part of the world and every time I’ve been there, the support on-course has been phenomenal and it’s always had a great vibe for me.”

The race will mark a return to longer distances for Wurtele, as she has done primarily 70.3 distances in recent years, but with great success. This year, Wurtele won in Campeche, and has three other podium finishes so far, including third at the North American Championships.

“It’s been a really refreshing change for me,” she said. “Early on in my career, I did mostly fulls, and I was really focused

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on the World Championships in Kona.

Then I started racing really well at the halfdistance and I thought, ‘If I can win these races, they’re easier to recover from, you can do more of them in a year.’

“But last year, after the [70.3] World Championships in South Africa, I jumped into Ironman Wales last minute. I just had a blast remembering how [a full] Ironman is a little bit more of an adventure. It’s such an epic event.”

Wurtele is particularly excited for what should be a challenging bike course, as she’ll hope to take advantage of her challengers’ fatigue and finish strong.

“I like it when it’s hard and everyone has pretty tired legs getting onto the run,” she said with a laugh.

Jen Annett, meanwhile, will compete in Ironman Canada as part of a quick turnaround. She took third place in Frankfurt, Germany at the end of June and will line up here less than a month later.

“I’m tired, but I know that some of that fatigue is from training and some is from the race. When race day comes, I’ll be feeling good. In all honesty, this is how I feel before a race,” she said with a chuckle.

While the Penticton resident generally likes to space out her full-distance races a bit more, having two close together has worked in the past.

“I’m really not too worried about it. I had five weeks between Kona and Arizona last year and I had the best race of my life in Arizona,” she said. “I hope I can do that again.”

Annett will have history on her side, as

her last two Ironman Canada events have gone well. She took third in 2015 before rising to second in 2017.

“The win would be amazing,” she said.

“My ultimate goal would be to walk away with a win, and then a Kona spot [for World Championships], which would go hand in hand.”

Annett has enjoyed success at the Whistler event, but she’s also glad to see Ironman return to her hometown, which hosted it from 1983 to 2012.

“It was here for 30 years. It put my hometown on the map. The race here in Penticton is where it all started for me.

This is where I watched and raced my first Ironman,” she said.

Another contender for the final Whistler crown is Jodie Robertson, who will line up for her first race of the season because, as a full-time teacher, she is unable to take weekends to race during the school year. As well, she switched coaches in the offseason and wanted to take the opportunity to fully reset.

“I wanted a little more time for me to settle in to a new routine,” Robertson said.

“It’s definitely a change in philosophy, for sure. It’s, for me personally, brought back some of the excitement and the fire that I was looking for.

“Everything I’m doing is more effortbased as opposed to before, where things were a little more numbers-based.”

Like Wurtele, 2019 will be Robertson’s first Whistler race. The 2017 North American champion is eager to hit the ground running.

“I’ve heard it’s a challenging course.

There’s lots of climbing on the bike, so that’s pretty exciting,” the Melville, N.Y. resident said. “It sounds like a very fair and honest course. I think you’re going to see a lot of separation amongst everybody, putting your head down and do your own thing out there.”

CHANGE TO BIKE COURSE ANNOUNCED This year’s riders will hopefully have a bit more space to manoeuvre after a slight change to the course was announced.

This year’s full Ironman course will take riders all the way up Callaghan Valley Road to Whistler Olympic Park and once competitors have returned to Highway 99, they will head south to the south end of Daisy Lake before turning around and returning to Alpine. That would make the course two laps instead of the three circuits from 2018, when the course was changed dramatically after the Village of Pemberton voted in 2017 against supporting further Ironman events beyond the initial five-year contract.

Race director Christine Cogger said athlete feedback was the driving factor in making the adjustment.

“By creating a two-loop course, it’s not easier physically by any stretch, but I think that mentally, it’s going to be a bit easier for the athletes,” she said. “There’s no question that it was crowded [in 2018] and that definitely came into part of our decision.” n

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NORTHBOUND

Vehicles travelling on Highway 99 to Whistler should pass or arrive at Village Gate Boulevard by 11:45 a.m.

There will be no northbound access to Whistler Village on Highway 99 beyond Garibaldi Road after 11:45 a.m.

Vehicles travelling on Highway 99 to Pemberton and beyond may do so all day from Village Gate Boulevard and Lorimer Road.

There will be single lane, alternating traffic between Alpine Way and Nancy Greene Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expect delays.

From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., left turns off of Highway 99 will not be permitted between Garibaldi Road and Alpine Way.

No access to Highway 99 from the west side of Highway 99 between 6:30a.m. and 4 p.m.

All northbound traffic will resume normal operations at 5 p.m.

All northbound traffic will resume normal operations at 5 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND

SOUTHBOUND

Vehicles travelling southbound on Highway 99 from Pemberton may access Whistler Village via Nancy Greene Drive and Blackcomb Way.

Vehicles travelling southbound on Highway 99 can do so from all areas of Whistler before 6:30a.m. and should pass Garibaldi Road before 7:30 a.m.

There will be single lane, alternating traffic between Alpine Way and Nancy Greene Drive from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expect delays.

No southbound traffic on Highway 99 between Nancy Greene Drive and Garibaldi Road between 6:30 a.m. and 1.15 p.m.

Vehicles travelling southbound beyond Whistler Village will detour through Whistler Village until after 5 p.m.

Southbound traffic between Village Gate Boulevard and Garibaldi Road will re-open at 1.15 p.m.

Traffic will resume normal operations at 5 p.m. Expect delays.

No access to Highway 99 from the west side of Highway 99 between Alpine Way and Garibaldi Road from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. when normal operations resume.

Southbound traffic between Nancy Greene Drive and Village Gate Boulevard on Highway 99 to remain closed until 5 p.m.

All southbound traffic will resume normal operations at 5 p.m. Expect delays.

WHISTLER TRANSIT The Whistler Transit System will be operating all day on open roads with modifications.

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Alta Lake Road will be closed to vehicles between Nita Lake Drive and Buckhorn Drive on Saturday, July 27 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Alta Lake Road will be closed to all vehicle traffic Sunday, July 28 between 4 am and 9:30 am.

The Whistler Valley Trail will be open to bike and foot traffic.

Please use caution because the run course will use some sections, north of Whistler Village.

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Hachey to train in France PEMBERTON SOCCER PLAYER OFF TO OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS SELECT PROGRAM

BY DAN FALLOON HARMONEY HACHEY already travels plenty to play the game she loves.

Living in Pemberton, the 15-year-old started out playing soccer locally before working her way up to teams in Whistler, Squamish and, now, the Lower Mainland.

Her hard work and skill has landed her an opportunity further away, as Hachey will head to France next month as part of the 2019 generation adidas international Olympique Lyonnais Select Program.

Hachey is one of just 32 Canadian players to receive an invitation.

“I didn’t even know about the program to begin with, but it pushed me to work really hard and be one of the top players, trying to really help the team,” she said. “It was an awesome opportunity just to be nominated.”

Hachey said she heard toward the end of her season with the North Shore Girls Soccer Club the team’s coach and technical director had nominated her for the program.

She found out about her acceptance in March and has been preparing ever since.

Hachey will travel to Lyon on Aug. 17 and return on Aug. 25. The program will include training and friendly games against

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Olympique Lyonnais Academy teams, as well as visits to Lyon Olympic Stadium, the pro Ligue 1 team’s home ground, and a guided tour of Lyon.

She is already in a group chat with all the others to discover who else was going, and Hachey knows all the others play at high levels and feels she’ll be able to learn from her peers as well as the coaches.

Getting her start in soccer wasn’t necessarily smooth. Hachey was adopted when she was nine and was struggling with how to use her energy. “[She’d] never done any sports in her life. She was in 13 foster homes before we

got her. We made her go to soccer,” her mom, Leanne, said.

“I remember that day!” the younger Hachey chimes in. “My parents were trying to get me to try soccer. I was, like, ‘No. I hate soccer. I hate playing.’

“Then I played it, and after one practice—I didn’t want to admit to it—but I fell in love with it. It was so amazing to meet everyone and make new friendships.”

Getting a late start in the game, Hachey knew she had to play catch-up straightaway to get on the same level as her peers. But she soon passed them and has blossomed as a player, becoming a versatile option that

can play primarily winger, but also fullback.

Her prime asset: speed.

“I stuck with it because my friends did it,” she said. “But then I worked hard and I worked outside of practice.

“I had to work harder than everyone else because they’d been playing before. I had to work 10 times harder.”

After rising through the ranks, Hachey tried out for Richmond-based Fusion FC, and made the team. However, after so much upheaval in her life to this point, the family made a decision for her to remain for one more season on the North Shore.

While Hachey hopes to represent her country one day, she’s broken down her goals into manageable chunks to accomplish along the way.

“Everyone’s dream, if they really love soccer, is to play for the Canadian national team,” she said. “When I was 13, I made a vision board of what I wanted to do and said ‘I want to play for the national team.’ Because that’s a pretty big goal, I decided to break it down—I want to make the Whistler rep team, then the Squamish rep team, and then one of the Vancouver metro teams.”

The elite level as a youth is to make it to the REX level, Hachey added, with university and the national team following that. n

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Hill qualifies for Jr. Nationals LOCAL GOLFER PLACES 11TH IN NANAIMO, CRACKS B.C. TEAM

BY DAN FALLOON KAITLYN HILL HANDLED her first four-day golf tournament well, parlaying an 11th-place finish at the B.C. Junior Girls’ Championship into a spot on the provincial team at the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship.

At the provincial event in Nanaimo from July 2 to 5, Hill shot a four-day total of 315, 17 strokes back of champion Andrea Zhang of Vancouver.

When she was on, she was on, tying for fifth overall by breaking par on seven different occasions with six birdies and an eagle at Fairwinds Golf and Country Club, which presented its own challenges to the Nicklaus North member.

“It’s not really anything I’ve played before. It’s a very, very narrow course and it’s not super long, so it’s mainly about position,” the 17-year-old said. “That was definitely something that, coming from Nicklaus North, which is a longer course but you have a lot of room but can push it left or right if you need to, it was the complete opposite.

“Luckily, we got very lucky with the weather. It was sunny days throughout the week.”

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The course setup made Hill take a more conservative approach as she sought to take shorter, more controllable shots than long bombs that could end up deep in the rough.

“Sometimes I might have taken a club from my bag that I could rely on more [for] positioning and aim rather than pulling out longer clubs in my bag that might get me into some trouble,” she said.

Of course, the other major adjustment

for Hill was sustaining consistency over a four-day period as opposed to the more common two-day tournament setup for junior golfers. Her best day came in Round 3, shooting a 74, which came immediately after an 83 in Round 2.

“Once you get to play it quite a few times throughout the week, you get to know the course better and where you want to place the ball throughout the day,” she said.

“You also have to stay in a very competitive mindset, which is hard to go full days playing consecutively.

“Staying to my normal routine, not trying to overwhelm myself with the fact that it’s a four-day tournament and just playing it day-by-day and hole-by-hole [was important].”

Hill’s performance helped her crack the provincial team that will compete in Lethbridge, Alta. from July 30 to Aug. 2.

“It’s amazing that I’m able to go to Alberta, representing B.C. in the Canadian Juniors, and being invited there,” she said. “This was a great preparation for the Canadian Juniors, and a nice little warm-up.”

Hill said she’s tried to scout Lethbridge Country Club online and by talking to some friends who have played it. While she’s gathered some intelligence so far, she’s eager to give it a go for herself.

“I’ve been told that it’s pretty windy,” she said. “I’ll play an official practice round as well as another practice round before and really just try to get to know the course from there.”

Hill said she’s been glad to play in higher-profile tournaments this year as she looks to land a post-secondary scholarship, adding she currently has one offer from a Canadian university. n

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BY DAN FALLOON A GAGGLE OF Whistler Gymnastics athletes recently returned from the World Gymnaestrada event in Dornbirn, Austria.

The Whistler contingent consisted of 19 athletes ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old, coach Tami Mitchell, and 11 supporters at the non-competitive showcase event in which roughly 19,000 participants from 62 countries take part. The athletes themselves had varying experience levels and strengths, said Mitchell, and the routine they performed sought to put all 19 athletes to their best use.

“Some are competitive trampoline athletes, some are ex-competitive artistic gymnastics athletes and some are recreational, new to gymnastics but performing,” said Mitchell.

As part of the event, the local club performed its eight-minute routine three times. The routine highlighted Canada’s four seasons and the activities Canadians do in each of those periods.

Over the course of 10 months, the athletes assembled to work on the routine for 90 minutes every week, and Mitchell was thrilled to finally present it to the world.

“It was exciting seeing it all come together after two years of work and not knowing what to expect having not been there before,” she said.

Participant Kira Tomchuk got involved roughly a year ago when a fellow gymnast who no longer competes thought it would be fun for them to do together. The 14-yearold was glad she got involved and worked with a wide range of new friends.

“Half of our team couldn’t really do gymnastics and then the other half were ex-gymnasts, so it was really cool to see what we could do with everyone … when we

worked all together,” she said.

Each country presented a routine that highlighted its uniqueness. For example, said Mitchell, the participants from Austria and some of its neighbours like Czechia had a wide range of ages represented with athletes as old as 80.

“They say that you can be well into your adulthood and still participate in this event,” she said. “When you’re done in your competitive career, there’s still the chance to be involved with the sport of gymnastics.”

As well, there were some amazing feats to see, said Mitchell.

“The kids were absolutely amazed and mesmerized by the level of difficulty. There were teams from so many countries that were just bigger than Cirque du Soleil-style routines,” she said.

Tomchuk appreciated the opportunity to meet people from all over the world who do the same sport as she does.

“It’s so cool to see everyone getting together and doing all the same things from so many different countries,” she said. “You could instantly connect with what they’re doing because you do the same thing.”

A major part of how athletes fostered interaction was through trading pieces of their uniform. Tomchuk said she came away with souvenirs from all over the world.

“You’d come back with a backpack from Brazil and a T-shirt from Finland,” she said.

“Everyone would come up to me and ask if I wanted to trade, and I would because it was so fun.”

Mitchell noted that Gymnaestrada happens every four years, with the next one in 2023 in Amsterdam. She anticipates seeing some of the same faces return, though perhaps in a different capacity.

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Spruce Grove Park celebrating 25 years WHISTLER SLO-PITCH ASSOCIATION HOSTING CELEBRATION ON JULY 27

BY DAN FALLOON THE WHISTLER Slo-Pitch Association needs your help throwing a birthday party on July 27.

The local league is marking the 25th anniversary of Spruce Grove Park, which opened this week in 1994. League convenor Alison Jenkins said the event, featuring a day-long locals’ lottery tournament, will run for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and she encouraged all members of the community to attend.

“The point of this is not just to recruit current WSPA players, it’s a community event,” she said.

One of the highlights will be the oldtimers’ exhibition game, slated for 2:30 p.m.

“It’s for anyone who played back in the day, and that’s a very loose definition,” Jenkins explained. “I’m not putting a strict age limit on it. We’ve got people from their 40s to their 70s coming to play in that.

“Maybe they gave up playing five years ago. Maybe they stopped playing 10 years ago. Maybe they played 25 years ago before Spruce Grove was even built.”

There is no cost for the oldtimers’ game. To register, contact Jenkins at info@ whistlerslopitch.com.

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There will also be a home-run derby, also at 2:30 p.m., to give tournament players a midday break.

Off the field, the Combat Dolphins will play from 1 to 4 p.m., and there will be children’s entertainment including face painting and glitter tattoos from noon to 3 p.m.

The park will also be licensed with a

special event permit while Tapley’s will run concessions as per usual.

For the tournament itself, there are 120 spots available, as Jenkins is hoping for eight teams of 15 with games starting at 10 a.m. Those interested in playing can register any night between 6 and 9 p.m. at the concession stand with $10 cash.

The tournament is open to first-timers, and all they need to bring is a glove.

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BY DAN FALLOON LESS THAN A MONTH away from the Enduro World Series’ (EWS) first two-day race here in Whistler, organizers are already planning to stick with the extended format.

In its 2020 schedule release on July 22, next year’s Canadian Open Enduro is slated for Aug. 8 and 9.

The Whistler contest will be the sixth of the season. The preceding races will take place in: Manizales, Colombia (March 28 and 29); Lo Barnechea, Chile (April 4 and 5); Montagnes du Caroux, France (May 23 and 24); Val di Fassa, Italy (July 4 and 5); Petzen, Austria and Jamnica, Slovenia (July 11 and 12). Meanwhile, the season will conclude with contests in Zermatt, Switzerland (Aug. 29 and 30) and the Trophy of Nations race in Finale Ligure, Italy (Sept. 26 and 27).

“We’re really proud to announce our seventh season with a calendar stacked with iconic venues—it’s one of our strongest to date. We have developed some great and long-standing partnerships now with these organizing groups and it’s exciting to see the sport go from strength to strength,” EWS managing director Chris Ball said in a release.

MADSEN THIRD AT BEAVER CREEK There have been three consecutive weekends with three consecutive podiums for Whistler triathlete Karsten Madsen.

Madsen’s latest medal came at the Xterra race in Beaver Creek, Colo. He made a late comeback, posting the fastest run time of the day to jump from fifth to third and beat American Mike Meehan by 27 seconds for bronze. Madsen finished three minutes and 53 seconds (3:53) back of winner Josiah Middaugh and 1:12 behind runner-up Sam Osborne of New Zealand.

“I’m super elated, because to be honest, I never thought I would see myself on the podium here at Beaver Creek,” Madsen told xterraplanet.com.

ERTEL WINS AT GOLDEN Whistler’s Amy Ertel cruised to victory in Canada Cup downhill action at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden on July 21.

Ertel bested Sechelt’s Gracie Hemstreet by 7.27 seconds and Squamish’s Madison Skrypnek by 20.18 seconds to win the UCI Junior Women’s category.

Meanwhile, Vanessa Michaud Bouffard was second in the UCI Elite Women’s category, one minute and 42 seconds (1:42) back of winner Rachel Pageau of Chicoutimi, Que. In the U17 expert men’s division, Pemberton’s Christopher Beaton hit the podium in third, 12.89 seconds behind winner Drew Mozell

of North Vancouver. Beaton nicked fellow Pembertonian Samuell English for third.

Meanwhile, in the elite men’s category, Garrett McIntosh took fifth, exactly 15 seconds back of champion Samuel Thibault of Chambly, Que. Complete results are available online at www.cyclingcanada.ca.

PEMBERTON PADDLERS EXCEL AT B.C. CHAMPIONSHIPS Pemberton Canoe Association athletes took home a dozen medals from the B.C. Championships at Kamloops’ Shumway Lake on July 20.

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the 6000m while Brenna Nott took third in both the U16 C-1 200m and 1,000m.

George McLeod took a trio of secondplace finishes in the junior men’s C-1 events, the 200, 500 and 1,000 m contests.

Also on the individual side, Kieran Nott took three top-10 finishes, including a best result of sixth in the U16 K-1 6,000m.

In the team contests, Kieran Nott, Drain, Austin Burt and Taika Auger won the K-4 500m event. As for the duos, Drain and Nott won the K-2 1,000m race while in the junior men’s division, Kai Auger and McLeod topped the C-2 500 and 1,000 m events while taking second in the 200m.

In the next day’s BC Cup, Burt took second in the U13 K-1 1,000m and third in the 200m, while Auger was third in the U13/ U14 C-1 200m.

In the team events, Burt, the Augers and Will Taylor were third in the U14 C-4 500m, Burt and Taika Auger were third in the U14 K-2 500m and Kai Auger and Taylor took third in the U14 C-2 500m.

McLeod, Drain, the Notts and Burt will attend next month’s nationals in Regina. The Augers qualified but opted not to compete.

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The Starfish Collective I’M HAVING LUNCH with a friend when she confesses, “This climate change thing is really starting to worry me. My kids, you know? And it’s so big. And these powerful people are making crazy decisions. What can I possibly do?”

I have the instant urge to grab her by the arm and yell: starfish, starfish, starfish, but I’m trying to present as someone well grounded in reality, so I nod empathetically

BY LISA RICHARDSON and say instead: I hear you. It’s sleepstealing stuff. Me too.

But the starfish.

I bought myself a pack of Kim Krans’ Wild Within Oracle cards in the spring.

(Because I signed up for Pemberton’s Natalie Rousseau’s 13 Moons program in an effort to attune to the rhythms of the seasons and of nature and even, possibly, my own cycle and its mystical I-am-a-walking-talking-lunarcalendar-and-that’s-kind-of-mindblowingwhen-you-think-about-it aspects, and she recommended tarot but that seemed a step too witchy, and the oracle cards had a dragon on the cover, my kid being a friend to the dragon realm, and I’m trying to counterbalance my hyper-rational highlyproductive self by exploring what it looks like to be more intuitive, and if I say this all fast enough you might not really follow it all and come to the inevitable conclusion that

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I’ve gone a bit cray-cray. Anyway.)

To commemorate my birthday recently, I posted a selfie, scrutizined the wrinkles in the mirror, and pulled an Oracle card from my new deck. Not a fortune, so much as an energy to tap into for the year. I felt a bit stupid doing it and a lot sheepish, but I can’t deny the craving for ritual and Something-More that is peeking out from under the bed these days. I hid away, and made sure no one was around, and I worried that I was doing it all wrong, shuffling with the taboo hand somehow undermining an entire process that I’m not even sure I give credence to, but I cut and restacked the deck and pulled a card with a late-breaking burst of anticipation. What wild energy might guide me through the next year of my life?

own desire to please others.

Crippled by vanity and shallowness?

Come on. Anyone who knows how much time I spend doing my hair every day (none) can back me up here: vanity is not one of my prevailing deadly sins.

Still, I sat with it, trying to push my discomfort and disappointment gently to the side, as if moving through a beaded curtain, to peer into the room beyond.

Starfish, what have you got for me?

And the starfish whispered into that quiet place of leaning in: you don’t have to be so pleasing to anyone, or worry so much how this appears.

Hmm. Star + fish. Humble little beach-dweller, reflection of the infinite cosmos. Too small to do much on your own, but never alone. In

Together these two, compassion and wisdom, “can sustain us as agents of wholesome change. They are gifts for us to claim now in the healing of our world.”

Ooh. This is a bit fun.

I flipped the card over, secretly hoping to have drawn the dragon.

The face of the card was a starfish.

Are you freaking kidding me? My spirit animal for the year isn’t even warmblooded? Does a starfish actually have a brain?

The deck of cards came with a little guidebook, so I dutifully opened the page, disappointment furrowing my brow, wondering if it would be bad luck to throw the card back and cast again, and I learned that while it’s beautiful and thrilling to be around a starfish, (OK, well, that’s kind of nice), the starfish is often tangled up in its

the rockpools or the night sky, one among many, millions, gazillions, stretching beyond sight, illuminating.

Starfish, as it turned out, had quite a lot to say.

Deep ecologist and the author of The Great Turning, Joanna Macy, has guided thousands of people through their despair at these times—the changing climate, the wave of species losses, the litany of griefburdens. In a story she has shared often, she recounts a 12th-century prophecy that was told to her by her Tibetan teacher.

This long-ago story foretells of a time when barbarians rule the world, and threaten all of us with their fragile bloated egos and

weapons of mass destruction.

Resistance operatives, who would counter the despair and damage, are called Shambhala warriors, and their training develops proficiency in two weapons, which they wield up and down the corridors of power, undercover, unannounced. The weapons are compassion and “insight into the radical interdependence of all phenomena.”

The story insists that both are needed: compassion to push you past your paralyzing fear, out into the world, into action, tempered with insight into the mutual belonging of everything, the understanding that “we are so interwoven throughout the web of life that the smallest act, with clear intentions, has clear repercussions throughout that web that we can barely see.”

Together these two, compassion and wisdom, “can sustain us as agents of wholesome change. They are gifts for us to claim now in the healing of our world.”

And so that was the message of the starfish: don’t worry if it sounds crazy.

These are crazy times, and there’s crazier stuff being spouted every day by the leaders of the free world. Care more about what counts and less about what people think.

Hold fast to what is true. And reflect, as best you can, the infinite beauty of the cosmos. Invite as many others into the starfish collective as you can, and remind each other when doubt and despair loom that we are interwoven in the web, and even the smallest acts have repercussions far behind the reach of our small brains and little swimming holes. Small, we may be, but far-reaching as the stars. And not alone.

Not alone at all.

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Geeking out on coffee with ecologyst’s Ben Royles CLOTHING STORE FORMERLY KNOWN AS SITKA NOW FEATURES COFFEE AND TOAST BAR

BY BRANDON BARRETT IN THE FRENETICALLY paced world of a coffee shop, barista Ben Royles finds his peace in in the precision and craft of latte art.

“Doing the latte art is my little bit of zen,” he said. “There are orders going on everywhere, people shouting and you’re just there staring into a cup, drawing, and serving the next one and the next one. You just get into a rhythm.”

Royles is the head barista at ecologyst, the ethically minded clothing retailer formerly known as Sitka, which recently moved into its permanent digs on the Village Stroll in the former location of David’s Tea. Coinciding with the move is the addition of a coffee and toast bar, serving Bows & Arrows Coffee alongside a selection of gourmet toast made from fluffy, organic sourdough made by baking wizard Ed Tatton at Creekside’s BReD shop.

A coffee nerd through and through, Royles cut his teeth at a shop in New Zealand, a country that takes its java seriously.

“Obviously they’re the home of the flat white, they love strong coffee, they love good coffee. They don’t even consider drip as an option—it doesn’t really exist,” he said.

Whistler has a ways to go to catch up to Kiwi coffee lovers, or even Vancouver, according to Royles, who said that local coffee drinkers generally hew to two basic styles: a lighter, fruitier roast, or a boldly flavoured dark roast.

“Most people only like one or the other unless they’re an espresso connoisseur,” he noted.

Even with the so-called “Third Wave” of coffee moving towards a higher-quality product, Royles thinks that, generally speaking, the average consumer doesn’t always grasp “how much stuff happens on this side of the counter before they get their latte or flat white.”

Coffee-making being more science than art, it’s the minute details that turn a good shot of espresso into a great one. Sure, the

COFFEE AND TOAST ecologyst on the Village Stroll serves coffee from Bows and Arrows as well as a selection of toast creations made from Ed Tatton’s otherwordly organic

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fancy espresso machines—and ecologyst is armed with one of the best, an Italian-made La Marzocco—eliminate the room for error to a degree, but that’s only part of the battle.

“It just lessens the strain on the barista,” Royles said of a quality espresso machine.

“You still have to know what you’re doing, you still have to pay attention to everything.

The timing of the individual elements is what makes a big difference, as well as the weight. We use a very accurate grinder that grinds to the nearest hundredth of a second.

You program it to grind to that degree of accuracy. But even so, the amount of output you get will vary within about half a gram up or down, because nothing is perfect. So if you’re not paying attention to those, even with all this good kit, you can still end up getting an espresso that’s not quite right.”

Royles teaches his team to eyeball a proper espresso shot before relying too heavily on the machine.

“You get a lot of people who press a button and then turn around to do something else because they assume that all this wonderful, shiny equipment is going to make it perfect. And it will most of the time, but there are times when it slips up,” he says. “Humidity, temperature, age of the beans, when they were roasted, everything can change throughout the day, and if you’re not paying attention, that’s when it can go from perfect to OK to not very good in quite a short amount of time.” ecologyst’s move into food and beverage came after it served a more traditional restaurant menu at its Victoria location.

Founder Rene Gauthier said he “loved what it brought to the space” and decided on offering two great unifying products at its Whistler shop.

“Bread, similar to coffee, really brings people together and that’s been a tradition for hundreds of years,” Gauthier said.

The store is using the same approach to its food and beverage offerings as its clothing, working with ethical suppliers like Bows & Arrows out of Victoria, who have made it a point of investing in the coffee bean growers it sources from and getting to know them firsthand.

“They buy the same amount of coffee year in and year out regardless of how good the harvest is. They’re actually trying to be a constant in what is increasingly a volatile market,” Royles said. “It’s this big shift that’s happening in the world now where everybody has to be aware of what they’re doing and take a bit of consideration into their actions. It’s just nice to be a part of a company that puts that first rather than just buying the cheap ingredients, pumping the highest volume and getting the cash in the drawer.”

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Wanderlust embraces change YOGA AND WELLNESS FESTIVAL, RUNNING AUG. 1 TO 4, ADDS LOCALS’ DISCOUNT FOR 2019

BY ALYSSA NOEL HEADING INTO its seventh Whistler festival this year, Wanderlust decided to try something a little different for 2019.

“We’ve been working to find ways to make Wanderlust accessible for people of different economic means,” says Sean Hoess, CEO of Wanderlust. “We launched a scholarship program, and there’s always been a volunteer program. We realized we go to all these mountain towns and it’s typically true that permanent locals are not necessarily in a high-income category. We tried to make it more affordable.”

To that end, this year, locals— including residents of Whistler, Squamish, and Pemberton—will have a 20 per cent discount for the yoga, health, and wellness festival from Aug. 1 to 4. On top of that, those age 18 to 25, and students, can receive a 25 per cent discount, while participants under 18 get in for free if their parent or guardian has a ticket.

“We’ve been wanting to get younger people to try it out and have parents feel like

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it wasn’t hard to bring their kids,” Hoess adds.

Whistler became the only Canadian Wanderlust event this year after organizers decided to fold the festival in Mont Tremblant, Que., citing language barriers and its proximity to their Vermont event.

“We’re up in sales for Whistler (this year),” Hoess says. “Maybe that’s what happened … Obviously, we’re always

activities—from hikes to runs and HIIT classes—as well as speaker sessions.

One of the biggest changes this year is the opening-day approach on Thursday, Aug. 1.

“We always felt Thursday was the intensive day—longer classes for the hardcore, deep yogis,” Hoess says. “This year we decided to take that in a different direction. It’s now an immersion day.

“We’ve been working to find ways to make Wanderlust accessible for people of different economic means ... ” - SEAN HOESS

working on it, but if we were to really crack the code up there, (we could reach) 10,000 people. The village is so big. Some day that would be my dream, to be honest.”

(Currently, they’re at around 4,500 day tickets. It’s hard to calculate unique visits because many people attend multiple days, he adds.)

While organizers tweak the festival offerings every year, each of the four days is jam-packed with yoga classes, outdoor

Instead of 100 classes, you sign up for one thing. We have three really cool immersions this year.”

The three day-long sessions include a “deep dive into your healthy centre,” with Annie Carpenter, the creator of SmartFLOW Yoga; “a journey of deep relaxation, self inquiry, meditation and manifestation” with Tracee Stanley; and a session called Clarity, Courage, Truth, Power, with author and podcaster Cheryl Strayed.

“Cheryl Strayed—who wrote [the book] Wild—that session is packed,” Hoess says.

“It’s unbelievably successful. It’s a personal development workshop. She’s leading that all day long.”

Annually, the festival responds to new trends in the yoga world and adjusts the schedule accordingly, Hoess says. While North America experienced “peak yoga” a decade ago with yogis focused on the practice, now it’s become part of an overall health and wellness routine.

“That’s been a cultural shift,” he says. “With that, people have become experimental with their yoga practices.”

As a result, organizers have added more fitness classes like HIIT and pilates.

They’re also offering wildly varying yoga classes—from AcroYoga to “Hip Hop & Heart” (which centres around the rhythm of hip hop).

“It’s nice to try new things,” Hoess says. “We view Wanderlust as a platform for discovery. ‘Hey, here’s that platform for yoga you’ve always wanted to try.’ You can drop in and try new things—aerial, acro, stand up paddleboard, all these other varieties we have.”

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BIZ KID Kierstin Higgins shows off her art, which she makes as part of her company Alpine Prints, at the Bratz Biz market. This summer, find her at the Whistler Farmers’ Market.

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Bratz Biz kids grow up SEVERAL YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS WHO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL MARKET ARE FINDING YEAR-ROUND VENUES FOR THEIR HANDMADE PRODUCTS

BY ALYSSA NOEL KALI GRIFFITH first started making chainmail jewelry when she was just eight years old.

Her pieces involve linking tiny metal rings into various shapes to craft bracelets, keychains, and earrings. “I loved making chainmail, but I didn’t know where to display it,” says Griffith, now 11 and heading into Grade 7.

That’s where Bratz Biz came in.

The annual market, held every year ahead of the holidays, features an array of artisan gifts and food crafted by young entrepreneurs from the Sea to Sky corridor.

Griffith first took part in the 2016 edition and it was “one of the most fun things I’ve ever done,” she says.

“There’s a lot of work put into it and a lot of thought and it does take many hours.

It’s amazing once you have a table there and you’re talking to everyone and selling your stuff,” she says.

But Griffith, along with several other Bratz Biz alumni, has recently expanded her burgeoning businesses to sell handmade products alongside her adult counterparts at various venues in the community.

“They’re treated as adults,” says Craig Lovell, who helps run Bratz Biz. “It’s rewarding for sure. It’s interesting because the kids are getting involved and some are truly artists. They have their craft … and some of them are doing it for the business opportunity too. It’s rewarding to see them realize they can actually engage their creative side and make an income from it.”

Griffith recently started selling her jewelry at The Gift Shop in the Maury Young Arts Centre, which is run by Arts Whistler, thanks to Lovell’s encouragement.

“I thought that would be really cool,” she says. “I applied and I got in. I was the first child that did Bratz Biz that got in. I

thought it was pretty fun and I was really excited to display my stuff in other places.”

This summer, she’s also had a booth at the Pemberton Farmers’ Market (where you can find her every Friday), as well as the Salmon Arm Beach Resort.

Likewise, Bratz Biz artisans Kierstin Higgins—who runs Alpine Prints, featuring art printed on wood—and Nicole Boleman, who’s at the helm of Nicole’s Aromatics— secured booths at a farmers’ market this year.

(Find them at the Whistler Farmers’ Market on Sundays.)

Jordan Lovell, meanwhile, is selling his wine racks made out of old skis—under the company name Live 2 Ski—at the Whistler Hardware Store.

“It’s my second year at the [Whistler] Farmers’ Market,” says Higgins, who’s 15 and heading into Grade 10 this fall. “It went super well—better than I was expecting. I was like, ‘Oh this is a really good idea.’”

Her experience with Bratz Biz prepared her for the less-artsy, more business-y side of running an arts business. “[I learned] a lot about how to use spreadsheets and website building, paying bills, all that kind of stuff,” she says.

Bratz Biz has already held its jury to select vendors for the 2019 market in November. This year they have about 10 new young entrepreneurs.

One spot that’s still available, though, is at the Arts Whistler Holiday Market, which is run separately, but in the same space as Bratz Biz. “Last year, we worked in conjunction with Arts Whistler to set up a scholarship,” Lovell says. “Bratz Biz and Arts Whistler sponsored a booth in the (Holiday) Market for any alumni of Bratz Biz. We’re open for applications now.”

Anyone interested in the scholarship can email Lovell at craiglovell@shaw.ca.

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Tarantino heads West QUICK,

NAME YOUR top-five filmmakers of the last 25 years: Coen Bros, Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Anderson…it’s not an easy list to make.

BY FEET BANKS But for most discerning film fans, there is one name to rule them all: Quentin Tarantino. And, lucky us, his ninth feature film, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, opens Friday at the good old Whistler Village 8.

Tarantino, a film-lovers filmmaker, shot to infamy in the ‘90s after Pulp Fiction showcased his knack for mind-bending

BIG SCREEN Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, hits the Village 8 this week.

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narrative structure and unparalleled dialogue. Since then, he’s unleashed a barrage of envelope-pushing pictures that draw heavily on everything from Asian Kung Fu flicks to American crime. But Tarantino’s favourite genre, the one he’s spent the last half of his career playing around with, is the Western.

The Hateful Eight and Django Unchained fit in the genre quite easily while Inglourious Basterds is a war film shot with Western sensibilities (and arguably the high-water mark of Taratino’s career).

For this picture, Quentin goes as far West as you can get and sets his opus in the birthplace of the Western during the final days of its most golden era: Hollywood, 1969.

I’ve yet to see this one (my invite to the premiere in Cannes must have fallen behind a table at the post office) but nearly all critics agree the less you know heading in the better time you’ll have. With that in mind, we can say that Once Upon a Time… is Quentin’s most mature and joyful work to date—a love letter to the movies, set in the

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It’s also a hangout film in the Jackie Brown tradition, full of comedy and fun (for at least half the 160-minute run time).

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as an aging TV/ Western star trying to break into big time Hollywood while Brad Pitt plays his longtime friend and stuntman.

Margot Robbie plays DiCaprio’s up-andcoming neighbor Sharon Tate, living the star-studded life Leo’s character wishes for himself. (By all accounts all three actors turn in the performances of their careers, with Al Pacino, Kurt Russell, Emile Hirsch and Margaret Qualley filling out the cast.)

Told effectively in two parts, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood a reflection on growing old in a golden age, an elegy to simpler times, and a horrorific look at the greed and existential violence of humanity that can, inevitably it seems, ruin a good thing. This is a personal film, a painstaking recreation of simpler times just as they begin to fall apart. Tarantino asks, ‘What it if we could have had it this good forever?’

The Village 8 is also premiering another film focusing on the late ‘60s: Echo in the Canyon is a documentary about the ‘60s folk rock music scene in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon. In just a handful of years, a cross-pollination of musical creativity unfolded in one small rural gulch just outside the city as bands like The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, The Mamas and the Papas jammed together, smoked pot, and wrote the music that set the stage for psychedelia.

Told primarily through interviews with the musicians of the era (conducted by Jakob Dylan) cut with concert footage of a new generation of musicians discovering and playing those songs, this flick highlights key songs and bands that were perhaps taken for granted due to the popularity of their music.

A veritable treat for music fans, Echo in the Canyon is not getting a wide release (we are lucky to have it) and it’s also a solid companion piece for Tarantino’s flick so get ready to hit the Village 8 at least twice this week. Get some! n

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The Whistler Museum’s 23rd annual Building Competition with LEGO Bricks is returning on Saturday, Aug. 10.

From 2 to 4 p.m., participants (kids ages three and up) will gather in Florence Petersen Park to build their creation based on the theme, “What makes Whistler awesome to me.”

“Whether it’s the scenery, the activities, your favourite food or a wildlife sighting, come join us and build a representation of something you think is awesome in Whistler,” organizers say in a post.

Don’t worry; everyone will walk away with a goody bag—or even one of the prizes up for grabs, thanks to local businesses.

The event sells out every year, so

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the festival on Oct. 30; line priority so you “don’t wait with the commoners” (their words, not ours); VIP seating at the event; six drink tickets; one souvenir photo from the photobooth; and free film entry for a total value of $350.

The only requirements to enter: the filmmaker must be submitting a film to the festival for the first time; they have to register at heavyhitting.com/submit and be the first to do so by Sept. 15.

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SLOW FOOD CYCLE SUNDAY SET TO RETURN Last year, the Pemberton Valley—along with much of the province—was filled with smoke during the Slow Food Cycle Sunday.

Fingers crossed it won’t relive that fate for 2019, but the hundreds of people who turned up to pedal down Pemberton Meadows Road, visiting farms, and snacking on treats, hardly seemed to notice.

“Whether it’s the scenery, the activities, your favourite food or a wildlife sighting, come join us and build a representation of something you think is awesome in Whistler.”

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organizers encourage participants to sign up early. It’s $10 per kid by contacting programcoord@whistlermuseum.org or by calling 604-932-2019.

NEW HORRORFEST PRIZE The Heavy Hitting HorrorFest has announced a new prize that should help entice first-time filmmakers to enter the festival.

This year, organizers will award a VIP package to the first new filmmaker to submit a film. It will include two tickets to

The festival is a highlight of the Spud Valley social calendar, and if you’ve never been, you should mark it on yours too.

The fun is set for Sunday, Aug. 18, starting at Pemberton Meadows Road near the playing fields north west of the Village of Pemberton. It will run from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. with the road closed again this year for the occasion.

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MUSEUM MUSINGS Resort Municipality of Whistler Current Opportunity- Liquor Licence Advisory Committee Membership The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is seeking qualified applicants to serve in a voluntary capacity on the Liquor Licence Advisory Committee for the 2019–2021 term.

Applications are sought for a representative from the Food and Beverage Sector – Restaurants.

This committee advises staff and Council on liquor licence applications and liquor related issues as they affect the community.

Committee members are appointed by council for a two year term and the Committee meets the second Thursday of every month.

THE MOUNTAINS GET AN INN The windows of the Mountain Inn are cleaned in preparation for opening day July 23, 1982.

Applicants should submit a resume as well as a brief statement regarding their interest in joining the Liquor Licence Advisory Committee to Denise Taveira by email to (planning@whistler.ca).

Submission Deadline: August 1st, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.

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A WHILE AGO the museum received a donation of a scrapbook from the Fairmont Chateau detailing the construction and opening of what is still Whistler’s largest hotel. Before the Chateau, however, another big hotel built in Whistler opened July 23, 1982: the Delta Mountain Inn. The planning process for the Mountain Inn began 40 years ago as Whistler Village was just beginning to take shape. The hotel was the dream of Peter Gregory of Maple Leaf Developments Ltd., the owners and developers of the property.

Gregory’s previous experience lay mostly in the lumber and sawmill industry and the Mountain Inn was his first foray into the hotel industry.

The foundations for this $25 million project were poured in 1980, while Gregory was still selling the idea to Delta Hotels.

The brand was initially skeptical about the project because of the strata title ownership structure of most hotels in Whistler. Delta was concerned the restricted use of the unit owners would disrupt the smooth operation of a hotel but were convinced to come on board over the course of two years.

In the spring of 1982, when the Delta Mountain Inn was nearing completion, the Whistler Question reported the project to be the “largest building ever constructed at Whistler.” The building included retail space, five conference rooms, ski storage, tennis courts, two whirlpools, an exercise room, an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant named Twigs, an “entertainment lounge” called Stumps, and more than 160 hotel suites.

The suites were categorized into three different layouts. The A suites consisted of a single room with kitchen, living and sleeping areas; B suites included a separate bedroom and two-metre jacuzzi; nine C suites featured a bedroom, separate

dining area, two fireplaces, and a double jacuzzi. One owner paid $600,000 for the creation of a D suite, a 260 square metre combination of a B and a C suite with a few walls removed.

John Pope, the Mountain Inn’s first general manager, described opening a new hotel as similar to a ship’s maiden voyage. The first few weeks are full of learning experiences and then it is “full steam ahead.” Over the spring and summer of 1982, Pope had the task of hiring and training a full staff to service the hotel and the customers who had already booked nights. Staff from other Delta hotels were to be loaned to the Mountain Inn for the first week of operations, but after that they were on their own.

Though the opening of the Delta Mountain Inn was counted as a great success, the summer of 1982 was not the easiest time for Whistler. The opening took place the same week that the sudden wind down of the Whistler Village Land Co. made headlines in Vancouver, headlines that would reportedly “make one think the gates to Whistler have been locked forever and someone has thrown away the key.” Whistler was feeling the effects of an international recession, including high interest rates, inflation and high rates of unemployment across Canada.

Despite the timing, people in Whistler were optimistic. When asked by the Question what they thought of the opening, local residents Lance Fletcher, Keith Inkster and Don Beverley all expected the convention facilities and nationally known name to help drive business to the resort.

Their expectations proved correct over the following years and in 1987 a $13 million second phase of the development was built, including 126 more suites, new tennis courts and expanded retail and commercial space.

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2 ROTARY CELEBRATION The newly installed presidents of The Rotary Club of Whistler, Janice Lloyd, and The Rotary Club of Whistler Millennnium, Brian Brown, are pictured at an installation barbecue celebration on Green Lake. PHOTO COURTESY JANICE LLOYD. 3 ART IN THE PARK Seattle company Taphandles had perfect weather for outdoor painting with local company Arts Adventures Canada, in Rebagliati Park on Saturday, July 20. They made a landscape with Whistler Mountain’s famous Inukshuk. PHOTO COURTESY ARTSADVENTURESCANADA.COM. 4 FEELING GOOD Saskatoon rockers the Sheepdogs brought their retro brand of rock ‘n’ roll to the Whistler Olympic Plaza stage on Saturday. July 20, as part of the Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series. PHOTO BY CLARE OGILVIE. 5 BOUQUET TOSS A Sea to Sky Celebrations bride tosses her bouquet to the lifties on the Peak chair. PHOTO BY PASCALE GADBOIS/©GADBOIS PHOTOGRAPHY. 6 BMX ACTION Whistler BMX hosted 165 athletes, including some from as far away as Ontario and Colorado, for a provincial qualifier race on July 21. Riders Jody Hallett, Serena Hudson, Rafe Hudson, Mika Smart and Lochlun Warren were among the local athletes to shine over the course of four qualifier races over the weekend, with the North Shore, Squamish and Pemberton also hosting. PHOTO BY TINA SYMKO. PHOTO BY KIM COLLINS.

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Shad proves nice guys don’t always finish last—even in the music industry THE TORONTO RAPPER WEIGHS IN ON POLARIS NOMINATION, HIS HOSTING DUTIES, AND THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HIS CONCEPT ALBUM

BY ALYSSA NOEL SHAD ANSWERS HIS PHONE on time and on the first ring.

This might not seem noteworthy, but as any music journalist will tell you, it makes him an outlier in the industry.

Fans, however, might point out it’s pretty on brand for the Toronto rapper and broadcaster (whose given name is Shadrach Kabango).

“Some people don’t like to be considered nice,” he says. “I’ve always been nice. My Kindergarten teacher was like, ‘This is a nice kid.’ I like people and I like to make people feel good. That’s my nature. You also attract the people you should attract as well.”

While he might adhere to a goes-aroundcomes-around philosophy, his latest album, A Short Story About a War, is anything but a collection of feel-good jams. Rather, the hip-hop concept album imagines a world engulfed in war with tracks dedicated to perspectives of different people embroiled in that conflict—ranging from the sniper to the stone throwers and the fool.

It turns out, it all stemmed from an image of a desert world war that popped into his head during his time in Vancouver, where he

FEST FUN Toronto rapper Shad hits the stage at the Squamish Constellation Festival on Saturday, July 27.

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was completing a Masters in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University in 2011.

“I didn’t think I’d make an album based on it,” he adds. “I just thought, ‘This is an interesting image.’ It’s helping me understand my world a little bit. But it stayed with me. I guess what I was sensing were certain tensions that have only increased. That’s why the story has stayed with me. When it was time to make an album it was, ‘Wow, actually, I think this is

the Polaris Music Prize—a Canadian not-forprofit that selects one album every year to win its $50,000 prize based solely on artistic merit—shortlisted the record for 2019.

It’s the fourth time Shad has made the shortlist and while he hasn’t yet won, he says the first nomination helped kickstart his career.

“It’s always an honour, for sure,” he says. “The first time I was shortlisted, that really helped me have a career. I credit

“I guess what I was sensing were certain tensions that have only increased.”

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what I have to give.’”

The record, Shad’s sixth full-length album, might tell a cohesive story, but he was careful to ensure the tracks would stand on their own too, given how people listen to music these days.

“You can’t reasonably expect a lot of people to sit down and listen to the whole thing,” he says. “The songs have to work on their own. That’s part of why I was feeling that I had to make it imaginative and bring people into the landscape, but also make it clear how it [relates] to our world. It was a creative challenge.”

It’s a challenge that’s paid off. Last week,

Polaris a lot; they helped elevate my music.

It’s not the same at this point for me, but I have a soft spot for Polaris.”

Does he think he has a shot this time around? “Not really,” he says. “In terms of probability, you have a 10-per-cent chance of getting it. I like the spirit of Polaris. It’s a celebration of music. That really to me is what it feels like.”

Polaris aside, Shad also had another bump in profile from a Canadian institution when he hosted the CBC Radio One arts show q from 2015 to 2016. He had the unenviable job of replacing ousted host Jian Ghomeshi, who was facing sexual assault

allegations. The job was short-lived and Tom Power took over in 2016.

Reflecting on that time, Shad is characteristically diplomatic.

“I felt like, ultimately, it’s not my decision,” he says. “I came there to try and help the show. If they felt like, ‘This is as much as you can help’ or ‘You’re not helping,’ that’s cool … I had a good time there. It was great. I loved the people I worked with and I loved meeting people.

That’s all you literally do on that show.”

He did, however, go on to host again, this time for HBO’s Hip-Hop Evolution, which features in-depth interviews with prominent names in the genre.

“Having these super-long conversations with remarkable pioneers of hip hop, I always felt inspired,” he says. “The nice things was working on this album while working on Hip-Hop Evolution, it gave me a break from time to time. I could step away for a week while we filmed and come back with fresh eyes and ears.”

Next up, Shad is hitting the festival circuit, including a stop at the Squamish Constellation Festival on Saturday, July 27.

“When I perform I’m always thinking about creating the best live experience,” he says. “I never feel a particular need to do all my new stuff or anything like that. It’s what’s going to be the most dynamic, fun, interesting live show.”

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MAKING LOOPS Multi-instrumentalist Alex Maher will be playing a few dates at the Dubh Linn Gate in August, ahead of releasing his new EP.

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BY ALYSSA NOEL THERE IS ONE clear way to determine if your music has struck a chord with Whistler audiences—or, at least Whistler tourists who are very much enjoying their après.

“The Dubh Linn Gate is the only place I’ve ever had a conga line,” says Vancouver multi-instrumentalist Alex Maher.

At first glance, he seems an unlikely candidate to provoke a line dance. For one, at both his past and upcoming Dubh Linn Gate gigs, he’s opted to perform solo with his extensive, live-looping set up that incorporates drums, keyboard, guitar, vocals and saxophone.

“A lot of people don’t really know what looping is,” he says. “People come up and they’re like, ‘What is this called?’ They’re called loop artists and they’re everywhere now. They range in skill from beginner to professional, like anything else.”

Maher first started out playing the alto sax—primarily jazz music—in various bands. But eventually he discovered the Line 6 loop pedal and began to work on solo music, combining funk, soul, hip hop, and jazz. (You can also often find him performing with a version of this set up and a live band.)

His last EP, 2017’s Aether, delved deep into tough topics, like depression, loss, and addiction, but still remained upbeat enough to draw people to the dancefloor.

Next up, he’s just put the finishing touches on a new album, called Dream Final, that’s set for release in February next year.

“Lyrically, it’s arguably heavier than the last one,” Maher says. “The last one was

heavy because it was dealing with personal issues such as depression and things like that. But this has more to do with world issues … Our crazy political world and our crazy environmental world and all these issues that are basically all happening at the same time.”

As an added challenge, Maher received a grant from Creative BC to write, record and produce the record—with the caveat of a deadline.

“I was watching the deadline creep up on me and I only had two songs finished,” he says. “I had tons of old songs, but I didn’t want to use old songs for this album. I wanted new ones with the lyrical content I was going for. But I didn’t want to make it a negativesounding thing. I wanted it to be a good album to pump even in a party situation.”

To that end, he wound up using a method he later learned heavyweights like David Bowie and Radiohead used when writing songs.

“I didn’t invent this, but I tapped into this method for making lyrics,” Maher says. “It’s kind of inspired by refrigerator magnet poetry. I had a stream of lyrics and I literally used a cut-out method to cement my composition for the last three songs of this album … It totally worked and I cranked out three songs when I had writer’s block.”

Whistlerites—and conga line-loving tourists—will get a chance to hear some of that new music when Maher settles in for a residency of sorts at the Dubh Linn Gate next month. He’s set to play on Aug. 2, 3, 17, 27, and 28.

“It’s always a great time,” he says.

“Whistler is always full of fun-loving listeners.”

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YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL EVENTS & NIGHTLIFE For a complete guide to events in Whistler, visit piquenewsmagazine.com/events

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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

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

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

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

THE DREAM BIG VINTAGE POP-UP SHOP

The Dream Big team are back in Whistler once again, this time at a brand new location - EightyOne Cafe Space at Summit Lodge - with even more stock and plenty of space to browse! Find a treasure trove of second-life skate-wear, summer dresses, bikinis, accessories and authentic vintage delights. > 6-8 pm > EightyOne

COMMUNITY

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

CRANKED MIDWEEK SUNSET BEATS

BAND CAMP

PATRICK GAVIGAN

THROWBACK THURSDAYS WITH MR. TWITCH

Featuring Soundscapes. Soundscape is a series of events for all the beautiful people who love their music deeper and more progressive. Blending the musical boundaries of house, techno and trance, Soundscape promises to raise the bar in Whistler. > 4:30-8 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

Vancouver-based singer-songwriter formerly of the 99.3 FM CFOX Seeds-winning band theTURN. > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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

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

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

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

Enjoy a musical journey of nostalgia curated by Mr. Twitch. Disco-funk-hip-hop-house and whatever else.

Old-school vibes, remixes mash-ups and new stuff to keep you on your toes. Free. 604-962-0601. > 9 pm-midnight > Three Below

THURSDAY LOCALS’ NIGHT

Come join our legendary locals’ night every Thursday, kicking off the night with a game of skate at 9 p.m. followed by DJ Praiz and friends throwing down some dope tracks. Prizes to be given away each week include concert tickets, snowboards, electric sunnies and skateboards! Email info@garfinkels.ca for guest list and VIP options. 604-932-2323. > 9 pm-2 am > Garfinkel’s

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. All women, all ability levels welcome. This program is made possible by yoga instructors and childminders donating their time.

Contact us to join the team. Free. 604-962-8711. > 9-10 am > Whistler Women’s Centre

WHISTLER YOUTH BAND

Let the trumpets sing! The Whistler Youth Band is a beginner band for youth ages 10 and up. Grab an instrument and make music with friends. > 6-7:30 pm > Myrtle Philip Community School

WHISTLER FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

LIVE, WORK, PLAY

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Live Music every Tuesday and Thursday. > 8 pm > Brickworks Public House

WHISTLER BARTENDER CHALLENGE, RETRO - ROUND 4

The Whistler monthly support group is organized by the North Shore Schizophrenia Society for family and friends of those with a mental health challenge.

Receive support from others who have been there.

No registration is required. > 6:30 pm > Whistler Secondary School

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LIVE MUSIC AT BRICKWORKS

Forty per cent of the team’s score is made up of how much they sell. Total bar sales will be compared at the end of the night. Forty per cent of the score is how many supporters they get through the door. Twenty per cent of the score is made up of how many speciality shooters they sell on the evening. For guest list visit www.tommyswhistler.com. > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

NOW ACCEPTING Lease Applications

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RUCKUS DELUXE

Ruckus Deluxe features former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver and Grammy-nominated violinist Ian Cameron playing Celtic and classics on mandolin, fiddle and electric guitar. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

LEVEL UP - HOUSE & TECHNO

On July 25, catch TZEN, Luke Morter (dUKe) and Jacob joining your host Miss KosmiK behind the decks and spinning the best underground electronic dance music in house and techno. Free entry with a Level Up card before 10:30 p.m., available from any of the DJs. For guest list email guestlist@moejoes.com. For more, visit facebook.com/LevelUPwhistler. > 9:30 pm > Moe Joe’s

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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 www.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

JUMMAH SALAH (FRIDAY PRAYER)

There will be a weekly “Jummah Salah” (Friday Prayer) held at the Maury Young Arts Centre Multi-Purpose Hall. It is open to all and everyone is welcome. There is no cost for this event. Organized by the BC Muslim Association. > 1:30 pm > Maury Young Arts Centre

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

PARENT INFANT DROP-IN JULY 25 WHISTLER PUBLIC LIBRARY

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

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

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

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

SPORTS

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

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WHISTLER YOUTH CENTRE DROP-IN

Books, songs and rhymes for preschool-aged children, accompanied by a caregiver. Registration is not required. > 10:30 am > Whistler Public Library

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

PATRICK GAVIGAN

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

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RED CROSS EMERGENCY FIRST AID, OFA LEVEL 1

Our Red Cross Emergency First Aid is the OFA Level 1 equivalent and is the WorkSafe BC approved course for the workplace. $120. Register at marylene@ sea2skyservices.com. > 8:30 am-4:30 pm > Hosteling International Whistler

Sea to Sky

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

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INDOOR PICKLEBALL DROP-IN

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME

GAMES CAFE

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

Vancouver-based singer songwriter formerly of the 99.3 FM CFOX Seeds-winning band theTURN. > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

FRIDAY NIGHT WEEKEND KICK OFF PARTY

With Evan Kinsella. Kinsella is a modern day troubadour spreading love and positivity through music. Armed with his guitar and serving up a mix of soul, folk, and a touch of hip-hop. He is a soul-drenched roots singersongwriter performing solo, and collaborating with musicians and producers coast to coast. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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PIQUECAL FAMILY TOGETHER TIME TOURISM WHISTLER/JUSTA JESKOVA

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

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

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SUBARU IRONMAN CANADA JULY 28 WHISTLER OLYMPIC PLAZA

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

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

A mix of classic and original lively acoustic sounds from the talented local musician Stephen Vogler! A quality performance you don’t want to miss. Free event > 7-9 pm > Alpine Cafe

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

FIRE IT UP FRIDAY

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 > Tommys Whistler

RUCKUS DELUXE

> 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

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

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FRIDAY NIGHT ALL LOVE NO CLUB WALK AND TALK SERIES, Shake off your work week by grooving to deep cuts PERMANENT COLLECTION 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 brings together Pemberton area producers and consumers creating a marketplace for vibrant collections of fresh produce, delicious food, unique art and more. Come meet and support local “makers, bakers and growers,” enjoy live music every Friday from June to October. Free. 604-966-4422. > 3-6:30 pm > Pemberton Downtown Community Barn

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

Vancouver-based singer, guitarist and bassist, Adam Thomas, makes music that is a blend of jazz, soul, R&B, indie, folk, blues and pop. > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE

PEMBERTON FARMERS’ MARKET STEPHEN VOGLER @ ALPINE CAFE

ADAM THOMAS

COURAGEOUS MOUNTAIN RANGERS

Get your toes tapping down at the Pemberton Farmers’ Market this Friday with live music from the Courageous Mountain Rangers. You will know exactly why they were voted one of Pemberton’s favourite bands the minute they start ‘slinging’ and singing their bluegrass, country and classic tunes! Free. > 3-6:30 pm > Pemberton Downtown Community Barn

> 1 pm > Audain Art MuseuM

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

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

With Joel Macisaac and friends. Joel’s gigs are typically very diverse including a range of contemporary and classic rock with very familiar/upbeat songs. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

MONTY BIGGINS @ ALPINE CAFE A lively fun-filled Saturday night performance by the one and only talented Monty Biggins! Free. > 7-9 pm > Alpine Cafe

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

WHISTLER PARKRUN

Whistler parkrun is a free 5-km community fun run or walk held every Saturday over spring and summer. All levels and abilities welcome, walkers, runners, kids, strollers and dogs. Join us every Saturday at 9 a.m. at Lost Lake Passivehaus. Free. > 9-10 am > Lost Lake Passive Haus

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPRUCE GROVE PARK

Whistler Slo Pitch Association is hosting an event to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of Spruce Grove Park. The event will include: A lottery tournament ($10 advance registration required); an “Old-Timers” exhibition game; a home run derby; Music by Combat Dolphins; food and drinks; children’s entertainment.

Free to attend. Anyone interested in playing in the “Old-Timers” exhibition game should email info@ whistlerslopitch.com. > 10 am-5 pm > Spruce Grove Park

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

LIVE @ BLACK’S

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

COAL DAVIES AND THE ROCKABILLIONAIRES

Hailing from Vancouver, Coal Davie and the Rockabillionaires are high-rise hillbillies, jukebox juggernauts, retroactivated rockabilly hellions forging the future of rock and roll rebellion. > 9 pm > Mallard Lounge

WEEKEND GETAWAYS

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 > Tommys Whistler

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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

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

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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

ELECTORAL AREA C

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 7pm

SUBARU IRONMAN CANADA

The race consists of a 3.8-km swim, a 180-km bicycle ride, and a full marathon that follows the meandering Valley Trail. The race ends with an electric finish line in Whistler’s Olympic Plaza. Plan ahead to successfully travel through Whistler on Sunday, July 28 during the event. > Whistler Olympic Plaza

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STEPH LUNDY > 12 pm > Stonesedge

SOUL CLUB WITH DJ BEN KEATING @ ALPINE CAFE

Spinning the vinyls and bringing the beats this Ironman Sunday! Free. > 2-5 pm > Alpine Cafe

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAYS

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 9120 Riverside Drive Zoning Amendment Application Public Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 466 of the Local Government Act that a Public Hearing will be held to consider the following bylaw: 1.

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Electoral Area C Zoning Bylaw No. 765, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1637-2019

PURPOSE OF BYLAW 1637-2019: The SLRD received a zoning amendment application for 9120 Riverside Drive in the WedgeWoods subdivision. The property is currently zoned Comprehensive Development One (CD1) in SLRD Electoral Area C Zoning Bylaw 765, 2002.

The property location is shown below. The proposed zoning amendment is to allow for pension use with 10 guest rooms accommodating up to 20 guests as a permitted use on the property.

WHEN & WHERE? The public hearing will be held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday July 30, 2019 in the Eagle Boardroom at the Delta Hotels Whistler Village Suites (4308 Main Street) in Whistler, BC. The area covered by Bylaw 1637-2019 is Bare Land Strata Lot 50, PID 030514-754, DL2247 GP 1 NWD, Strata Plan BCS 3916 as outlined on the map included in this notice.

Join us on our patio every Sunday afternoons for live music featuring Whistler musicians. Great tunes and great vibes all summer long! 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. Drinks and food specials all night long. > 4 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

SUNDAY SESSION LIVE MUSIC FEATURING AUSTIN ROSS

Ross is a local singer/songwriter making his mark in the local Sea to Sky music scene. His killer vocals paired with his guitar and harmonica playing make for an incredible performance you won’t want to miss. > 4:30-7:30 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

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

With several chart-topping hits, Samuels has a knack for touching his fans on a deep and intimate level by reflecting people’s lives in his music. > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

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LIVE MUSIC - EVAN KINSELLA AWARE KIDS NATURE CLUB

These free sessions educate local and visiting youth about all things environmental through fun and interactive activities. Open to all, but mainly intended for kids ages five to 11. All kids must be accompanied by a parent. Free. > 10-11:30 am > Whistler Public Library

WHISTLER FARMERS’ MARKET

The market hosts ~90 local vendors showcasing fresh fruit, produce, artisan crafts and food products. > 11 am-4 pm > Whistler Farmer’s Market

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. For kids aged eight to 12.

Registration is required, please email the library at youthservices@whistlerlibrary.ca or call 604-935-8436 to sign up. > 2-4 pm > Whistler Public Library

Evan Kinsella is a soul-drenched folk, hip-hop artist based out of Squamish, B.C. Inspired by the healing power of music, travel, and love, his music is written from the heart. > 8-11 pm > Three Below

NOTHING BUT NUTRL

INFORMATION & SUBMISSIONS? A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant background documents may be inspected at the Regional District office, 1350 Aster Street, Pemberton, BC, during office hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm from July 18 to July 30, 2019 not including weekends and statutory holidays or on the SLRD website at www.slrd. bc.ca/inside-slrd/notices. The public hearing is to be chaired by Electoral Area C Director Russell Mack as a delegate of the SLRD Regional Board.

SOULFUL SUNDAYS

A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with a copy of Bylaw 1637-2019 as set out in this notice.

All persons who believe that their interest in the property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaw at the public hearing. Persons unable to attend the hearing are invited to forward written submissions to the SLRD office in advance of the public hearing date.

Joni T will be kicking off this event every second Sunday. There will be nothing Nutrl about these Jams.

DJ Tank Escobar will be joining Joni T. For guest list visit tommyswhistler.com. > 9 am-2 pm > Tommys Whistler

Soul Club Whistler spinning that funky soul soundtrack. > 9 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

Alix MacKay, Planner Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Box 219, 1350 Aster Street, Pemberton, BC, V0N 2L0 www.slrd.bc.ca P: 604-894-6371 TF: 1-800-298-7753 F: 604-894-6526 E: amackay@slrd.bc.ca

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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

MUSIC

RICHARD SAMUELS > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

OPEN MIC & PATIO JAM RED CHAIR

A proper four-piece rock band playing all your radio favourites and originals. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

SUNDAY SESSIONS

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. > 6-9 pm > Cranked Espresso Bar

MONDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH WHAT A RACKET!

The best locals’ party in Whistler. > 9 pm > Tapley’s Pub

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

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

SEA TO SKY

OPEN MIC

Come join in with this afternoon of music. Bring your instruments and come early to sign up. > 12-2 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)

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MONDAYS IN MUSE LAB

Stop by and repair ripped seams, sew on the loose 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

EV KINSELLA

Soul-drenched roots singer-songwriter with a high-energy performance, heartfelt songwriting, and a dynamic collective of musicians behind him, Ev Kinsella is capturing audiences everywhere he goes. > 8-11 pm > Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC)

MEATY MONDAY

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

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

Whistler Junglists are back for a Resident Rinse Out appreciation night. You have a chance of winning one of three VIP passes for all Future Junglist Shows for a year! $5 tickets at the door and free entry with any Whistler Junglist apparel! > 9 pm-2 am > Tommys Whistler

CHAD OLIVER

Ruckus Deluxe frontman and former Cirque Du Soleil lead singer Chad Oliver sings Celtic, rock, pop and originals. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

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SUMMER WHISTLER NATURE CAMP

Whistler Nature Camp’s summer session offers a unique opportunity for kids age six to 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. > 8:30 am-3:30 pm > Spruce Grove Field House

SPORTS

WHISTLER CYCLING CLUB TUESDAY RIDES

Whistler Cycling Club rides for A, B and C level road riders. See www.whistlercyclingclub.ca for details. Free with club membership > 5:15-8 pm > Whistler Village Sports

WHISTLER JUNGLISTS - RESIDENT WHISTLER BMX WEEKLY RACES Whistler BMX races every Tuesday at the track in RINSE OUT APPRECIATION SHOW Cheakamus Crossing. All bikes, all ages, all levels

SEA TO SKY

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

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SPORTS

WHISTLER TRI CLUB SWIM SQUAD

BINGO

> 7:30 pm > Buffalo Bills

TRIVIA NIGHT

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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

CRAFTS IN THE PARK

The Acoustic Coffee House is back! Come join in with this afternoon of music. > 4-6 pm > Grimms Deli (Pemberton)

welcome! Registration on site at 5:30 pm and racing starts shortly after 6pm. Volunteers always needed! $3-$7. > 5:30-7 pm > Whistler BMX Track

WE RUN WHISTLER: GROUP RUN + RECOVER

Group run on the Lost Lake trails for intermediate runners and above. Two distance options available.

Visit facebook.com/groups/werunwhistler for weekly updates. This week’s run will finish at The Westin for an hour of foam rolling with Laura Davis. Check out our full summer schedule at werunwhistler.com Free. #werunwhistler.com. > 5:55 pm > Lululemon

MUSIC

DAVE HARTNEY

A mix of modern country and Southern rock. > 5-7 & 8-11 pm > Mallard Lounge

Channel your inner granny and dominate bingo at the locals’ living room. > 8 pm > Tapley’s Pub

BLACK ‘N’ BLUES

Blues night with Sean Rose. > 8 pm > Black’s Pub & Restaurant

LIVE MUSIC AT BRICKWORKS > 8 pm > Brickworks Public House

TRIVIA TUESDAY

Grab your crew and re-energize those brain cells as hosts Emily and Stephen bring you four rounds of trivia fun. > 8:30-10 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

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!

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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 > Tommys Whistler

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

THE MCQUAID TRIO

The McQuaid Trio bring the noise with an eclectic mix of foot stomping and electric instruments, fiddle, bass and guitar. Celtic, bluegrass, pop, folk and originals. > 9 pm > Dubh Linn Gate Irish Pub

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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)

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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

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

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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 and registration. Rig at 5:30 pm, first horn at 6:15 pm. > 5:30 pm > Whistler Sailing Club

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Join Whistler Public Library and Armchair Books on the fourth Wednesday of every month for this community book club. Free and open to all. Pick up the book at the library or mention the book club to buy it for 15-percent off at Armchair Books. Free. > 7 pm > Whistler Public Library

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Pow 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. > 8-10 pm > Pangea Pod Hotel

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Interact is a club for young people ages 12 to 18 who want to make a difference in their community.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): After analyzing unusual animal behaviour, magnetic fluctuations, outbreaks of mayhem on Twitter, and the position of the moon, a psychic has foretold that a moderate earthquake will rumble through the St. Louis, Mo. area in the coming weeks. I don’t agree with her prophecy. But I have a prediction of my own. Using data about how cosmic forces are conspiring to amuse and titillate your rapture chakra, I predict a major lovequake for many Aries between now and Aug. 20. I suggest you start preparing immediately. How? Brainstorm about adventures and breakthroughs that will boost exciting togetherness. Get yourself in the frame of mind to seek out collaborative catharses that evoke both sensory delights and spiritual insights.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are,” wrote Taurus philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. You could use that idea to achieve a finer grade of peace and grace in the coming weeks. The navel-gazing phase of your yearly cycle has begun, which means you’ll be in closest alignment with cosmic rhythms if you get to know yourself much better.

One of the best ways to do that is to analyze what you pay most attention to. Another excellent way is to expand and refine and tenderize your feelings for what you pay most attention to.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano wrote that in Havana, people refer to their friends as mi sangre, my blood, or mi tierra, my country.

In Caracas, he reported, a friend might be called mi llave, my key, or mi pana, my bread. Since you are in the alliance-boosting phase of your cycle, Gemini, I trust that you will find good reasons to think of your comrades as your blood, your country, your key, or your bread. It’s a favourable time for you to get closer, more personal, and more intimate. The affectionate depths are calling to you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your emotional intelligence is so strong right now that I bet you could alleviate the pain of a loved one even as you soothe a long-running ache of your own. You’re so spiritually alluring, I suspect you could arouse the sacred yearning of a guru, saint, or bodhisattva. You’re so interesting, someone might write a poem or story about you. You’re so overflowing with a lust for life that you might lift people out of their ruts just by being in their presence. You’re so smart you could come up with at least a partial solution to a riddle whose solution has evaded you for a long time.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Queen of North America and Europe called me on the phone. At least that’s how she identified herself. “I have a message for your Leo readers,” she told me. “Why Leo?” I asked. “Because I’m a Leo myself,” she replied, “and I know what my tribe needs to know right now.” I said, “OK. Give it to me.” “Tell Leos to always keep in mind the difference between healthy pride and debilitating hubris,” she said. “Tell them to be dazzlingly and daringly competent without becoming bossy and egomaniacal. They should disappear their arrogance but nourish their mandate to express leadership and serve as a role model. Be shiny and bright but not glaring and blinding. Be irresistible but not envy-inducing.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Congrats, Virgo! You are beginning the denouement of your yearly cycle. Anything you do to resolve lingering conflicts and finish up old business will yield fertile rewards. Fate will conspire benevolently on your behalf as you bid final goodbyes to the influences you’ll be smart not to drag along with you into the new cycle that will begin in a few weeks. To inspire your holy work, I give you this poem by Virgo poet Charles Wright: “Knot by knot I untie myself from the past / And let it rise away from me like a balloon. / What a small thing it becomes. / What a bright tweak at the vanishing point, blue on blue.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I predict that between now and the end of the year, a Libran genetic engineer will create

a new species of animal called a dat. A cross between a cat and a dog, it will have the grace, independence, and vigilance of a Persian cat and the geniality, loyalty, and ebullient strength of a golden retriever. Its stalking skills will synthesize the cat’s and dog’s different styles of hunting. I also predict that in the coming months, you will achieve greater harmony between the cat and dog aspects of your own nature, thereby acquiring some of the hybrid talents of the dat.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio poet Marianne Moore (1887–1972) won the Pulitzer Prize and several other prestigious awards. She was a rare poet who became a celebrity. That’s one of the reasons why the Ford car company asked her to dream up interesting names for a new model they were manufacturing. Alas, Ford decided the 43 possibilities she presented were too poetic, and rejected all of them. But some of Moore’s names are apt descriptors for the roles you could and should play in the phase you’re beginning, so I’m offering them for your use. Here they are: 1. Anticipator. 2. The Impeccable. 3.

Tonnere Alifère (French term for “winged thunder”). 4.

Tir á l’arc (French term for “bull’s eye”). 5. Regina-Rex (Latin terms for “queen” and “king”).

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s conceivable that in one of your past lives you were a pioneer who made the rough 3,492-kilometre migration via wagon train from Missouri to Oregon in the 1830s. Or maybe you were a sailor who accompanied the Viking Leif Eriksson in his travels to the New World 500 years before Columbus. Is it possible you were part of the team assembled by Italian diplomat Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, who journeyed from Rome to Mongolia in the 13th century? Here’s why I’m entertaining these thoughts, Sagittarius: I suspect that a similar itch to ramble and explore and seek adventure may rise up in you during the coming weeks. I won’t be surprised if you consider making a foray to the edge of your known world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When the dinosaurs died off 65 million years ago, the crocodiles didn’t. They were around for 135 million years before that era, and are still here now. Why? “They are extremely tough and robust,” says croc expert James Perran Ross. Their immune systems “are just incredible.” Maybe best of all, they “learn quickly and adapt to changes in their situation.”

In accordance with the astrological omens, I’m naming the crocodile as your creature teacher for the coming weeks. I suspect you will be able to call on a comparable version of their will to thrive. (Read more about crocs: tinyurl.com/ToughAndRobust.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “My only hope is that one day I can love myself as much as I love you.” Poet Mariah Gordon-Dyke wrote that to a lover, and now I’m offering it to you as you begin your Season of Self-Love. You’ve passed through other Seasons of Self-Love in the past, but none of them has ever had such rich potential to deepen and ripen your self-love. I bet you’ll discover new secrets about how to love yourself with the same intensity you have loved your most treasured allies.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Poems can bring comfort,” writes Piscean poet Jane Hirshfield. “They let us know ... that we are not alone—but they also unseat us and make us more susceptible, larger, elastic. They foment revolutions of awareness and allow the complex, uncertain, actual world to enter.” According to my understanding of upcoming astrological omens, Pisces, life itself will soon be like the poems Hirshfield describes: unruly yet comforting; a source of solace but also a catalyst for transformation; bringing you healing and support but also asking you to rise up and reinvent yourself. Sounds like fun!

Homework: What’s the most amazing feat you ever pulled off? What will you do for your next amazing feat?

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Sea to Sky Community Services - running dozens of programs in Whistler to help people through times of crisis and with everyday challenges. www.sscs.ca 1-877892-2022 admin@sscs.ca

Now Hiring for the Following Position: EXPERIENCED HOUSEKEEPERS – CASUAL

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.”

• 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

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Whistler Waldorf School Inspiring a Genuine Love of Learning Currently Seeking

Management training Opportunity Ruby Tuesday is looking for the right Salesperson to join our team today This is a full time key holder position with management training - management role to begin end of October to cover maternity leave.

Elementary Grades Teacher High School Sciences, Drama, PE, French, Fine Art Receptionist (full time) Waldorf Training and BC Teaching Certificate required for all teaching positions.

For more information and to apply visit our website. whistlerwaldorf.com

Apply in person at Ruby Tuesday

604-905-6290 POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY FOR A

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SPORTS & RECREATION Alpine Club of Canada Whistler Section - Outdoor club focused on ski/split board touring, hiking, mountaineering and skills training.

More info: accwhistler.ca Trip Schedule: accwhistler.ca/trips/ Griffin Squadron Squamish Air CadetsOpen to youth 12-18yrs at Don Ross Secondary School on Tues at 6:30pm.

Pemberton Valley Trails AssociationMeets the second Wed of each month. 7pm at the Pemberton Recreation Centre. Call 604-698-6158 Sea to Sky RC Flyers - Model Aeronautics Association of Canada Club active in the Sea to Sky Region flying model airplanes, helicopters and multi-rotors. Contact S2SRCFLY@telus.net Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Provides sports & recreation experiences for people with disabilities. Chelsey Walker at 604-905-4493 or info@whistleradaptive. com Whistler Martial Arts offers - Kishindo Karate for kids age 4 and up, Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for kids and adults. Also Kickboxing, Judo, Yoga and Bellyfit for adults. Call Cole 932-2226

YOUTH ACTIVITIES

You may drop off your resume at the Napa Store in Pemberton or email it to dchapman@napacanada.com

1st Whistler Scout Group - outdoor & adventure program for girls and boys aged 5-17. Times and locations vary.

More info: http://1stwhistlerscoutgroup. webs.com.

Contact scoutsatwhistler @gmail.com or 604-966-4050.

Come be part of an awesome, fun local business!

Whistler Children's Chorus Rehearsal Tuesdays at MILLENNIUM PLACE (4 - 5:30 pm) contact whistlerchorus@gmail.com

Duties are to provide excellent customer service by assisting customers promptly and courteously with their purchases and efficient processing of their orders. Additionally when not serving customers you will be helping out where needed performing all job responsibilities in a a safe, timely and efficient manner.

Knowledge of vehicles is an asset. Wages will depend on experience.

Whistler/Pemberton Girl Guides Adventures for Girls age 5 & up. Sparks & Brownies (Gr K,1,2,3) Guides (Gr 4,5,6) Volunteers always welcome. coastmountaingirlguides@gmail.com

Employment Opportunities:

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Maintenance Staff

Apply to: jobs@pembertonvalleylodge.com

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Whistler Health Care Foundation raises funds for improving health care resources and services. New board members welcomed. Contact us at info@ whistlerhealthcarefoundation.org or call Karen at 604-906-1435.

Women's Karma Yoga - Thursdays, 9:30-10:30, ongoing by donation and childminding provided. Whistler Women's Centre: 1519 Spring Creek Drive. Drop-in for weekly yoga classes led by an all female team of certified yoga instructors. All women, all ability levels welcome. hswc.ca | 604-962-8711

located in the Town Plaza

RND Auto/Napa Parts 7456 Prospect St. Pemberton

Stewardship Pemberton Society and the One Mile Lake Nature Centre- Connecting community, nature and people through education, cooperation, and community involvement. www.stewardshippemberton. com

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Whistler Youth Centre - Drop - in: Fridays 3:30 - 11 PM & Saturdays 6 - 10 PM for ages 13 - 18. Located downstairs in the Maury Young Arts Centre (formerly Millenium Place). We offer: a Ping pong table, Pool table, Skateboard mini ramp w. skateboards and helmets to borrow, Free Wi-Fi, Xbox One, PS3 & PS4, Guitars, Board games, Projector and widescreen TV's. Facebook THEYC Crew, www.whistleryouthcentre. com or call 604-935-8187.

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Duplicate Bridge Club- Whistler Racquet Club reconvenes in late fall. The club meets every week and visitors are welcome. For partner, please call Gill at 640-932-5791.

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Knitty Gritty Knit Night- Held every Tues 6-8pm. Free evening open to everyone with a love for knitting/crocheting. Beginners welcome. For location and further details email knittygrittywhistler@gmail.com or find us on facebook.

Rotary Club of Whistler - Meets Tuesdays AM & PM www.whistler-rotary.org Mountain Spirit Toastmasters- Builds communication, public speaking, and leadership skills . Wednesdays at the Pan Pacific Mountainside - Singing Pass Room, 5:30-7pm. Email contact - 8376@ toastmastersclubs.org www.whistler. toastmastersclubs.org Pemberton Women's Institute - Meets the third Mon of each month in the activity room at St. David's United Church at 7:30pm.

New members welcome. Linda Ronayne at 604-894-6580 Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium Meets every Thurs at 12:15pm at Pan Pacific Mountainside. 604-932-7782 Shades of Grey Painters Meets twice a week - Tuesdays, Watercolour, 11.00am-2.30pm @ The Rec, Pemberton.

Thursdays, Acrylic, 1.00pm-3.30pm @ The Amenities Building, Pioneer Village, Pemberton. We are like-minded people that get together & paint. Gretchen is the painting coach. $5 to attend.

ResortQuest Whistler is currently hiring:

· Maintenance Techs · Guest Service Agents · Night Audit · Room Attendants · Sales and Marketing Administrator Benefits include - activity allowance, extended medical, RRSP match, opportunities for growth and more.

To apply for this opportunity, please specify the position and email your resume and cover letter to: beth.fraser@resortquestwhistler.com We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

PROJECT LEAD, RESEARCH Full Time, 1 Year Contract

The Project Lead is responsible for the coordination and execution of a large scale research and data communication plan to be executed throughout the length of the contract. The project will involve research reporting, building interactive data visualizations, coordination and facilitation of training sessions, and communication with both internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is knowledgeable about tourism in Whistler and Whistler’s visitors, up-to-date on current market research trends, and preferably has experience analyzing data and writing research reports.

Tourism Whistler Is Also Recruiting For: • Visitor Experience Agent (Part Time) • Specialist, Visitor Experience For a complete job description and to apply, visit us online at whistler.com/careers.

Whistler Reads - Meets to discuss a new book every eight weeks. Go to bookbuffet. com & click on Whistler Reads for the latest book/event. Paula at 604-907-2804 or wr@ bookbuffet.com

Seeks experienced Construction Project Manager to plan, organize, direct and control daily operations.

COMMUNITY CENTRES Maury Young Arts Centre - Whistler's community centre for arts, culture & inspiration. Performance theatre, art gallery, daycare, youth centre, meditation room, meeting facilities. www.artswhistler.com or 604-935-8410 Pemberton & District Community Centre - Located at 7390 Cottonwood St. Fitness Centre, facility rentals, spray park, playground, children, youth, adult & seniors programs. For more info 604-894-2340 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'sSunday's per week. 10am-5p.m..

Whistler Museum & Archives Society Explore interactive exhibits, listen to local stories & discover Whistler's journey. Open daily 11am-5pm, 4333 Main St. www. whistlermuseum.org or 604-932-2019

Duties include: Project estimating Preparing construction schedules Managing budgets and coordinating sub-contractors

JOIN THE MONGOLIE CREW! We are hiring full time & part time:

GRILL COOKS BARTENDER AND HOST

(Part time) Hourly wage + tips, flexible schedule, fun & fast-paced work environment, staff meals.

Learn how to cook with flair!

Send your resume to careers@mongoliegrill.com Or drop off your resume in person before 5pm!

Must have excellent carpentry skills and a willingness to be involved physically in labour intensive work.

Minimum 10 years carpentry experience and 5 years in a management role required.

Please send resume to info@macdougallconstruction.com

Guest Services Agents

Employment Opportunities: Looking to adopt?

Look for WAG’s bright orange bandanas on dogs being walked by volunteers!

These dogs are looking for their forever home.

604.935.8364 www.whistlerwag.com

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Room Attendants Café Server

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Whistler Breakfast Club Meets monthly at 6:45-8:30am at Whistler Chamber office. Offering a chance for business owners to meet and "speed network" with other business owners to build their circle of contacts and collaborators in the Sea 2 Sky Corridor. Learn more at facebook.com/ whistlerbreakfastclub

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Whistler Chamber of Commerce - Is the leading business association in Whistler that works to create a vibrant & successful economy. Learn more about the programs & services at www.whistlerchamber.com

Kitchen Porter / Lodge Attendant Lodge Attendant Guest Service Agent Handyperson

Women of Whistler - Group that provides opportunities for Whistler businesswomen to network, gain knowledge & share ideas in a friendly, relaxed environment. Learn more at www.womenofwhistler.com

Whistler Sliding Centre (Bobsleigh, Luge & Skeleton) Venue Coordinator Manager, Sport Specialist, Human Resources

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or epic ski pass and more. The Adara Hotel is a small HARD 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.

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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

# 29 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.

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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.

FULL TIME and PART TIME POSITIONS WITH A COMMERCIAL CLEANING COMPANY

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 604576-9734 or ecbayer2@gmail.com

• Starting wage of $18.00 per hour.

• Flexible working hours • Must have a valid Driver’s License

Wages are very competitive (based on experience), great perks and benefits.

Come join the best team inHARD Whistler!

Send resume to: teamcwhistler@telus.net Or call: 604 935 8715

Interested applicants please email your resume to or contact Samantha at skeenan-naf@Crystal-Lodge.com

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Guest Services Manager Sales & Catering Manager

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Earthsave Whistler - Providing info & support to people who are interested # 31 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,

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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

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LOVE YOUR JOB & YOUR LIFE Banquet Captain PM Server Assistant In Room Dining Server Steward Front Desk Agent Spa Supervisor

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

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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY 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.

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SPECIALIST, VISITOR EXPERIENCE Full Time, Year Round

The Specialist will be responsible for the planning, execution and tracking of our new Visitor Experience Program, providing guests with extraordinary customer service via an online messaging tool.

The Specialist will be a key contributor to rolling out and developing the program that encourages visitors to reach out via technology to ask a local team for help - whether it be directions or providing local recommendations.

Security Officer The Four Seasons team is looking for these roles to start immediately. $500 signing bonus available for all hires

The ideal candidate will have excellent first-hand knowledge of Whistler, experience with social media, an interest in new technology, and a passion for offering superior customer service in an online environment.

Tourism Whistler Is Also Recruiting For: • Visitor Experience Agent (Part Time) • Project Lead, Research (1 Year Contract) For a complete job description and to apply, visit us online at whistler.com/careers.

Camp Fund - Provides financial assis-tance 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

Details:

Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com SEEKING EVENT STAFF Be a part of our signature event as we prepare to host our Longtable Dinner at North Arm Farm in Pemberton, BC on August 18th.

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

Friendly, hard-working candidates are invited to apply for this fun and rewarding day at the farm. Meals, transport from Whistler, and competitive renumeration included.

Hospitality training is preferred.

Please email your resume to: longtable@araxi.com or apply in person Sunday - Thursday from 3-5pm.

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.

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.

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.

We are currently hiring Part Time Sales Representatives with personality!

Please stop by our Whistler Village location with your resume to fill out an application and say Hi to Michelle or Tina.

(4154 Village Green)

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COMMUNITY LISTINGS FAMILY RESOURCES Pemberton Strong Start Family Drop-InA play group for you and your under-5 child.

Signal Hill Elementary, Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri, 9am-12pm. Thurs only 12pm-3pm. Call 604894-6101 / 604-966- 8857

Whistler Public Library - Open Mon-Thurs 10am-7pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 11am5pm. Music & Words, Mon 10am. Rhyme & Song, Tues 10:30am. Parent & Infant dropin, Thurs 11am. Preschool Story Time, Fri 10:30am. Singing with the babies, Sat 11am.

Call 604-935-8433

Housekeepers Needed

Signing Bonus & Great Benefits!

Both Full Time & Part Time available!

The Four Seasons Housekeeping team is looking for Guestroom

SOCIAL SERVICES

Attendants for contracts starting immediately or for summer hire!

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.

Candidates will receive a $500 signing bonus. Benefits include Guaranteed housing, one meal per working shift, health & medical after 90 days, a winter leisure package, and more!

Counselling Assistance Available - WCSS subsidizes access to a private counselor for $35-$50/hr depending on financial need.

Contact an outreach team member at 604932-0113 www.mywcss.org

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.

Details:

Please apply online via jobs.fourseasons.com

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

ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER Seeking a full-time Assistant Manager to help inspire, develop, oversee and manage our front-of-house team.

The Assistant Manager will help oversee day-to-day operations and uphold Araxi Restaurant’s exceptional levels of hospitality.

Qualifications • Previous restaurant leadership experience is required • WSET Level 2 or equivalent is an asset Excellent training and growth opportunities available within an award-winning restaurant group.

We offer year-round full hours, competitive wages, gratuities, extended medical & dental, accommodations, potential for future growth within the company, and an employee discount at all Toptable restaurants.

Please email your resume & cover letter to:

careers@araxi.com

Now Hiring for the Following Positions: HOUSEKEEPERS **$500 Signing Bonus** plus: • Competitive Wages • Wellness Allowance • Associate Housing • Discounted Food • Extended Medical Benefits • Complimentary Associate Stays • 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

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Employment Opportunities Whistler Landscaping is looking for energetic and reliable landscape labourers & gardeners to join our team.

Interested individuals can get more information and apply online at

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· Technology & Support Services Librarian · Skate Host · Program Leader – Myrtle Philip Community Centre · Parking Enforcement Officer Resort Municipality of Whistler whistler.ca/careers

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

Outreach Services - Free, confidential support for youth 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.

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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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 Support Counselling - For women regarding abuse & relationship issues. No charge. Call 604-894-6101 Victim Services - Assists victims, witnesses, family members or friends directly affected by any criminal act or traumatic event. Call 604-905-1969 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 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. 604-6986455 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. 5:00pm7:00pm. 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 one-stop 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

SUPPORT GROUPS 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 nonjudgmental setting. Call 604.932.0113 for more information or visit www.mywcss.org.

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

Busy cabinet shop in Pemberton is hiring:

EXPERIENCED CABINET MAKER & INSTALLER The ideal candidate is able to read blue prints, can work unsupervised and has a valid class 5 drivers licence.

Previous experience and knowledge of all typical European hardware is a must. We supply the work vehicle and all relevant power tools, you would be expected to bring your own hand- and personal tools.

APPRENTICE This position is to become a certified cabinetmaker the “right way”. You will be enrolled with BCIT and at the end of your apprenticeship, you will call yourself a “Red Seal”.

We focus on high end residential work and take pride in our product. Our shop is bright, newly built in 2018 and has all the bells and whistles. We offer medical benefits to our long term employees and pay wages above industry standard.

Most of our work goes to Whistler and along the Sea-toSky Hwy. Both positions are full time and year around.

If interested, please email your resume & cover letter to info@arslignea.ca

www.arslignea.ca

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The position is full-time with a flexible work schedule. It provides extended health benefits, a wellness benefit and MSP coverage.

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Requirements: CPA designation required, Criminal Record Check, a minimum of three years’ experience in the management of financial systems, budgeting, reporting and analysis.

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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.

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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 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.

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Sea to Sky Healing Room - For Blessing/Prayer/Encouragement In the Community Church building, 7422 Dogwood Street, Pemberton.

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday: 4-6 PM

The Adara Hotel, Whistler We now have the following position available:

NIGHT AUDIT 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.

at 4340 Sundial Crescent, Whistler BC V0N 1B4 is currently hiring for a

This position is FT year around. Wage is $21.75/hr + benefits.

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FUR & FEATHERS Get Bear Smart Society - Learn more about coexisting with bears. To report a conflict, garbage or attractant issue call 604-905BEAR (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

Sundial Boutique Hotel Housekeeping Supervisor

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 604-7983861 / Kelvin 204-249-0700 or www.whistlerchurch.ca

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:

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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.

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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)

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If you enjoy and excel while working within a small team, we would love to meet you!

Please send your cover letter and resume to skeenan-naf@crystal-lodge.com Whistler Chamber of Commerce Excellence Award Winner 2018

Activities of the work include, but are not limited to, any/all of the following: • Maintains inventory of WAS facility and program needs

• 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 • Assists in IT duties such as updating software (MAC) on school computers • Other duties as assigned 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.

Email is preferred. No phone calls please.

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted Closing Date Aug 1, 2019

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EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES APPLY TODAY! Diamond Resorts Canada Ltd., Whistler, BC

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Email your resume with the position you wish to apply for to: embarc_hr@diamondresorts.com

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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!)

- Property Maintenance Associate

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District of Squamish Job Opportunities RCMP Prison Guard - Casual/On Call This position ensures the care and wellbeing of prisoners within the RCMP Detachment, Squamish.

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THEY MAY STILL NOT smoke marijuana in Muskogee—no doubt preferring opioids—but if so, it must be about the last place on Earth. The Killer Weed is enjoying a high, legal no less, a renaissance of reefer, a bounty of bud, an excitement of edibles. Roll another one ... just like the other one.

The war on drugs is over—drugs won.

Consider the evidence.

Recreational cannabis is legal in Canada. Admittedly the rollout has been mishandled in a fashion only a government could blunder, but it’s legal. Ironically, legalization has hobbled what was a perfectly well-functioning grey market and an even better-functioning black market.

But hope springs eternal.

BY G.D. MAXWELL Eleven U.S. states have legalized recreational cannabis. Not surprisingly, they tend to be states less prone to supporting the Groper-in-Chief. Fifteen more have decriminalized it. Fully 33 allow the use of medicinal cannabis with a doctor’s “recommendation,” something frequently recommended at the point of sale. This should warm the hearts of states rights folk since cannabis is still classified a Schedule 1 substance federally and is massively illegal, even for so-called medicinal purposes.

Schedule 1 substances, according to the 18th-century thinking evidenced by the Controlled Substances Act, have a high potential for abuse, no recognized medicinal use and no safe use. Craziness and depravity surely follow even a whiff of such substances, which include, along with cannabis, virtually every drug that has been popular since the 1960s.

Cannabidiol (CBD) has been touted as the gateway drug to good health. In various overpriced oil forms, it is available at legal pot shops in Canada. I have never tried it. I enjoy the manifold benefits it may offer the oldfashioned way and largely enjoy good health, not that I’m suggesting a cause and effect.

But more price-friendly forms of CBD in capsule form are available from a number of sources and are touted by several friends who don’t toke but suffer various forms of discomfort. Purveyors of CBD put the old-timey snake oil salesmen to shame.

According to them, there are very few maladies CBD will not have a singularly positive effect on.

CBD may be therapeutic for: (straight from the documentation provided) chronic pain, cancer, anxiety, diabetes, epilepsy, rheumatoid arthritis, MS, schizophrenia, PTSD, sleeping disorders, alcoholism, cardiovascular disease, depression, antibiotic-resistant infections, neurological ailments...and many more, weight loss not being among them.

It has anti-psychotic, anti-

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depressant, anti-anxiety, antioxidant and neuroprotective qualities, all of which salve the addled brain. It is a vasorelaxant for those suffering from glaucoma. Good for the heart, stomach, intestines, hands, legs, feet and perhaps, just perhaps, will even make CBC watchable.

Yet, despite all these qualities, despite the demand for legal cannabis, despite the potential for financial reward, despite the shining reputation British Columbia enjoys for the quality of its bud, despite millions of visitors who come here from less enlightened jurisdictions, despite the many problems associated with overconsumption of alcohol plaguing Tiny Town, what is our local government’s position on legal cannabis in Whistler?

Wait and see.

While we have a wonderful opportunity to sate a demand of many who come here to enjoy, even for a short time, the bubble we call home, to embrace our scenic wonders, healthful environment, wellness offerings and chill buzz—oxymoron, perhaps; accurate description, fer sure—our visionless leaders dither on the sidelines instead of taking advantage of this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity to: A) nurture a potential source of revenue not linked to property taxes; and B) cure the visiting world of what ails it.

Why is it Whistler has, or is developing, a strategy for just about everything— transportation, housing, environment, sustainability, liquor, strippers, retail, culture, animation, alien visitation—but is still stuck in wait-and-see when it comes to something legal, valued and valuable?

When Vancouver not too long ago

was named Best Place in the World for potheads, the RMOW should have been apoplectic! Vancouver? Are you kidding?

Whistler is definitely a better place to get high than Vancouver.

Consider: Whistler is already higher than Vancouver. With our edge in altitude and thinner air, you’re already halfway there when you imbibe.

Speaking of air, the air in Whistler is still reasonably pure, ergo, your lungs operate more efficiently than they do in Vancouver.

Hell, after a couple of hours in Whistler, you can just feel those cannabinoids rushing into your bloodstream through clean lungs.

There are very few roads in Whistler and many walking trails. I get lost in Vancouver without getting high.

The corollary of fewer roads is less need to drive. Need I say more?

There is very little take-out and a limited choice of fast food joints here. Too much choice is only confusing, potentially debilitating, when the munchies take over what little reasoning power you have left.

If winter sports weren’t better high, the gondola cars wouldn’t all smell like somebody just held a smoke-in in them.

The chances are good that anyone you run into in Whistler will understand exactly what you’re talking about, no matter how little sense you’re making.

A bold initiative is needed to take back what should rightfully be ours and I think I know exactly what it should be. What are our strengths? Fresh air, good environment, lots of outdoor recreation, beautiful setting, great restaurants, socialized medicine, B.C. bud.

The answer is obvious. A sanitarium. A spa-like operation catering to those wishing

to enjoy the many benefits of cannabis in an upscale setting. After all, Destination BC has reported we have to up our game if we don’t want to circle the tourism bowl.

A cannabis sanitarium would diversify Whistler’s tourist trade and just may help us establish other leading “medical” facilities.

What Whistler needs is a John Harvey Kellogg. At the turn of the century before last, Dr. Kellogg put Battle Creek, Michigan, on the map, no small feat. He founded the Battle Creek Sanitarium to provide holistic salvation to those suffering debilitating disease and hypochrondria. It was, in fact, Dr. Kellogg who coined the term sanitarium. He is credited with inventing granola and, of course, corn flakes, which he believed contained anaphrodisic properties.

He was a big believer in health through sexual abstinance and also thought people should eat horse food but that’s beside the point. Ironically, the modern day Kellogg’s company produces Froot Loops, a cereal no horse in his/her right mind would eat.

We need such a visionary. We need someone who can stitch all the culture and wellness Whistler has to offer and spice it up with the allure and benefits of cannabis in all of its varied and expensive forms.

Someone who understands people want what people want and they want those wants to be catered to obsequiously. Price be hanged!

We need a council and a mayor who, when someone says, “Lead, follow or get out of the way,” won’t answer, “What about wait and see?”

In short, we need the mayor, council and staff on CBD. It’s supposed to be good for that vision thing. n

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Beautiful 1.5 bed/1 bath ski in/out unit in Painted Cliff. This upper end unit offers an open living plan with vaulted ceiling & updated kitchen, spacious bedroom, loft & great storage. Nightly rentals allowed. $1,049,000 GST Exempt

1 bedroom Evolution ¼ share giving 1 week every month for personal use or rental. Amenities include pool, hot tubs, ski locker, gym, stream room, bbq area and easy access to Creekside gondola, restaurants and shops. $111,000

Spacious 3br/2ba townhouse with tastefully renovated interior, new windows, sliding doors and large back deck. No owner or resident restrictions make this 1054sq‘ property a perfect starter home or staff accommodations. $849,000

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Located in the quiet and private 33 lot Horstman Estates. Ski-out trail off Blackcomb MT. 100 m. to property. Spacious living throughout - 6 B.R. /4.5 baths + 1 bedroom ‘nanny suite’ Grand river rock fireplace in living room invites all to gather around! $5,495,000

A perfect weekend retreat or f/t residence, this 4bed/2bath home offers gorgeous mountain views, ample deck space and open concept living. Close to Meadow Park Sports Centre, Whistler High School make this location unbeatable. $1,649,000

PRICE DROP! Whistler Resort quarter-share spacious 2 bed, 2 bath condominium residence. Future owner can use their weeks to stay or rental pool. Lots of amenities, pool + gym too. Nearby Creekside shops / retaurants / ski lift access to enjoy! $1,639,000

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3807 Sunridge Place, Whistler

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Spacious 4 Bedroom Townhome! 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, 1 car garage + carport! Centrally located nearby parks, river, and breweries! Renovated bathrooms + kitchen 2017! Huge master ensuite and walk in closet! $615,000

One of a kind, 1386 square foot 2 bed, 2 bath end unit in Valleycliffe. This property has hardwood floors and a custom kitchen with many extras for the chef in the family. Great views to the North and South. $605,000

Family size 3.5 bed / 2,350 sq ft Townhouse.

Sunny patio with direct access to private park & playground. Hardwood floors, double garage, balcony, hot tub, workshop & lots of storage space. $799,900

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Spacious ground floor one bedroom townhome in the highly sought after Stoney Creek Northstar. Enjoy the private setting of this partially updated townhome but still be steps away from all the amenities of Whistler Village. Upgrades include quartz countertops, new back splash, stainless appliances and new flooring.

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7294 Clover Road

$3,995,000

6471 Balsam Way

$2,599,000

This lovely home has 4 bedrooms, large family room and office in addition to the main living/dining room. The yard offers privacy with lots of room to play and garden, is fully irrigated & backs on to green space and a gently flowing creek. Heated floors in the bathrooms, entrance and Kitchen adds another layer of comfort.

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604.932.1315

9096 Corduroy Run Court

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$2,999,950

1 Garibaldi Drive

$1,179,000

Wonderfully secluded 4 bdrm/ 3 bthrm. home or getaway only minutes to Whistler creekside. This well built, well kept home is located in Black Tusk Village, a gated community with lakes and trails. Enjoy the expansive, sunny deck with carport below for all the toys. A large entry level room is a perfect family/ games area.

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#114D - 2020 London Lane

$115,900

Rare opportunity to own 81.6 acres, 30 minutes from Vail Resort’s Whistler Blackcomb, world renowned ski & Summer paradise. The property is nestled at the foot of the majestic Mt. Currie in the beautiful Pemberton valley, surrounded by spectacular farm land, trees and sweeping views of the mountains.

Stunning new contemporary home by Heritage West Homes offering 4600 square feet of living space with a stunning main floor of 3500 square feet and 1100 sq ft finished lower level to accommodate guests and family gatherings. 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, a delightful chef’s kitchen with ample sunshine. Easy to show.

Enjoy all of the benefits of luxury condo ownership at the base of Whistler Mountain at a fraction of the cost. This 1 bed/1 bath quarter ownership property in Evolution offers custom finishings, contemporary design & comes fully equipped. Building amenities include: outdoor pool, hot tub, sauna, steam room, games room, exercise room & media room.

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Ann Chiasson

Bob Cameron*

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604.932.8629

2578 Snowridge Crescent

$6,200,000

604.932.7651

9483 Emerald Drive

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$2,695,000

Enjoy the views of Whistler Peak and the Dave Murray Downhill from your patio Hot Tub. Picture your family skiing or riding home for lunch. Walking down to Dusty’s or shopping without having to get into your car. In the summer the bike park is right there as well. Fine dining is a short walk, as are the two lakes in the Creekside Area.

Now offered for sale, is this solid log post and beam Artisan quality chalet set on a private view lot! Large living spaces include four bedrooms, an office, 4.5 baths, media room with Bose surround sound, family room, as well as a piano area. The kitchen, designed for entertaining, offers top quality appliances and an impressive granite bar.

Bruce Watt

Chris Wetaski

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604.905.0737

604.938.2499

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604.935.2214

3106 St. Moritz Crescent

$1,275,000

Quiet corner townhouse in Blueberry Hill Estates. Open floorplan through the kitchen, living and dining rooms plus a powder room & laundry room. Two bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms on the upper level. Back yard and deck with large storage room. Close to Whistler Village & Alta Lake. Carport with storage area and second outdoor stall.

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$399,000

11388 Gun Lake Road West

$875,000

#859 - 4090 Whistler Way

$499,000

Featuring 100 feet of lakefront, on .68 of an acre, this property is situated on the east shore of pristine Anderson Lake, so it catches all the afternoon sun. Accessible by boat, the cabin was completely renovated in 2015, with about 936 sq ft of total living space. It boasts spectacular views up and down the lake and of the Bendor Mountain Range to the west.

WATERFRONT on beautiful GUN LAKE! This well finished large 4 bedroom family home is perfectly situated on over 300’ of lake front. Gun lake is a paradise like no other and just 2 hours north of Whistler via the Hurley Forest Service Rd. 5 km’s long and up to 350 ft deep, Gun lake has some of the cleanest and most clear waters in BC.

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