News Items tag as: Sun Peaks Independent News

Sun Peaks mayor speaks out against proposed tax on foreign owners
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.
B.C. southern Interior ski town property hot commodity
April 08, 2021 - 6:00 PM
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In a bad year for so many industries, real estate seems to be one of the few winners.
TRU prof uses computer program to find way to ski all Sun Peaks Nordic trails, in one day
January 26, 2021 - 8:00 PM

The increasingly popular Sun Peaks Nordic trail system boasts 35 kilometres of groomed trails.
iN VIDEO: Virtual exhibit takes an in-depth look at Canada’s avalanche history
December 12, 2020 - 5:30 AM

If you’re at all interested in avalanches — or for that matter B.C. history — you’re not going to want to miss Land of Thundering Snow.
iN VIDEO: New initiative shares lessons learned from tragic B.C. avalanche
December 10, 2020 - 9:00 PM

A group of avalanche survivors want to get the word out about the dangers inherent to backcountry travel. They’ve recently launched a website and documentary to share some of the important lessons they’ve learned.
Sun Peaks hopeful travel restrictions will be a ‘circuit breaker’ for COVID-19 spread
November 24, 2020 - 8:00 PM

Sun Peaks stakeholders are adapting to the start of a winter season unlike any other, facing new COVID-19 protocols and restrictions that will greatly impact the resort and community.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: Sun Peaks Independent News

Sun Peaks mayor speaks out against proposed tax on foreign owners

B.C. southern Interior ski town property hot commodity

TRU prof uses computer program to find way to ski all Sun Peaks Nordic trails, in one day

iN VIDEO: Virtual exhibit takes an in-depth look at Canada’s avalanche history

iN VIDEO: New initiative shares lessons learned from tragic B.C. avalanche

Sun Peaks hopeful travel restrictions will be a ‘circuit breaker’ for COVID-19 spread

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