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Joel Barde, Local Journalism Initiative Image Credit: SUBMITTED/Sun Peaks Resort April 29, 2021 - 10:33 AM A proposed new federal government tax on foreign owners of Canadian real estate is being met with a cool reception by Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality council, with mayor Al Raine saying it would be a “bit of a disaster” for resort municipalities. The new tax, known as the “Tax on Unproductive Use of Canadian Housing by Foreign Non-resident Owners,” is being proposed as part of the federal government’s new budget, which was released last week...

Joel Barde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Image Credit: Contributed February 06, 2021 - 10:31 AM The province has announced it will unveil a specialized action plan to curb COVID-19 at ski hills. In a Friday press conference, health minister Adrian Dix said the Ministry of Tourism is expected to release an action plan for ski resorts next week. Dix said the actions would target the source of transmissions and also noted that transmission at ski hills is related to social settings, not skiing. “It’s not skiing on the mountain that’s been the princip...

Kamloops News TRU prof uses computer program to find way to ski all Sun Peaks Nordic trails, in one day Joel Barde, Local Journalism Initiative Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort January 26, 2021 - 8:00 PM The increasingly popular Sun Peaks Nordic trail system boasts 35 kilometres of groomed trails.  Looked at from above, they criss cross in numerous ways, with a total of 29 different intersection points and 38 individual trail sections.  Like others before him, one day several years ago Richard Taylor put his mind to determining a ...

Joel Barde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter FILE PHOTO January 09, 2021 - 10:45 AM Tourism Sun Peaks is throwing its support behind the recommendations of the provincial tourism task force appointed in September of last year, noting the financial challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in for local businesses. “The need for additional financial support was clearly articulated,” said TSP president and chief executive officer Arlene Schieven in an email to SPIN. “The tourism industry has been extremely hard hit by the pandemic and there are ma...