On the eve of game six of the Stanley Cup finals, I became acutely aware of something about human nature that I find really quite interesting. Even though they lost that game, the Vancouver Canucks made it to game seven and have a chance to win the Stanley Cup, at home nonetheless, for the first time in 40 years. But instead of people saying … [Read more...]
Common sense out the window
May 24, 2011 By
Is there something different about the air in Sun Peaks that makes some visitors, guests and even residents lose all aspect of common sense while spending their winters in this beautiful resort community? It’s not often that I’m at a loss for words, but this seems to be one of those times or subjects that simply makes me speechless and has me … [Read more...]
Hats off to this community’s selfless volunteers
March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In today’s hustle and bustle world we live in, you rarely hear about this strange race of humans that seem to absolutely thrive in Sun Peaks. They don’t worry about such things as getting paid, they rarely have a bad day at work, if you can call it work, and for the most part the place would probably go to hell in a hand basket without them … [Read more...]
Is anybody out there?
February 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
After years of study, information dissection and numerous public hearings, Sun Peaks finally became a Mountain Resort Municipality on June 28, 2010 and while a lot has changed, sadly some things have not. We now govern our own tax base, have community bylaws and the community will soon help draft such things as an official community plan. We have … [Read more...]
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