Photograph By MURRAY MITCHELL/ THE DAILY NEWS Fire protection for Whitecroft could be a year or two away as members of the community association meet with the TNRD and Sun Peaks Resort on the issue next month. It's the latest attempt to provide the service for the small community at the base of Tod Mountain, and comes after a house fire Thursday afternoon left a couple homeless. Thompson-Nicola Regional District director John Sternig said previous options have proven too costly for Whitecroft residents. On the table this time is a proposal that would see Whitecroft rolled into the resort's fire protection area, he told The Daily News.