Sun Peaks Updates: New Flights & $60k Raised At Nancy Greene Classic
Some updates from Sun Peaks
$60,000 Raised at TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic!
The TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic has been an ongoing fundraising event at Sun Peaks for 26 years. This season, the event hit an all-time high record of $60,000 raised, with the donations going towards the Sun Peaks Education Society and the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. The donations contributing to the Sun Peaks Education Society are a part of an overall plan to create a permanent school in Sun Peaks that will offer publicly accessible facilities such as a gym and a library.
Discover Sun Peaks Adventures Celebrates 25 years!
This season, Colin and Maria Cannon celebrate the 25th anniversary of their outdoor adventure business, Discover Sun Peaks Adventures. In winter, guests can create their own snowshoe adventure with rentals or join a professionally guided day or nighttime tour. Both Maria and Colin have a deep shared passion for leading excursions in the outdoors along with extensive experience in the adventure and tourism industry. They take great care to ensure they operate from an eco-friendly standpoint and ensure all their tours have minimal impact on the environment. In the summer months, they offer canoe, kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals at McGillivray Lake. Congratulations, Colin and Maria!.
Electric Jet Surfing this Summer at Sun Peaks
The next generation of water sports – no noise, no wake and no emissions. Paddle Surfit will, for the first time ever, bring an “Electric Jet Surf” experience to Sun Peaks on Heffley Lake. The Electric Jet Surf experience includes a 90-minute assisted lesson and supervised Jet Surf session for all abilities. Paddle Surfit is owned and operated by one of North America’s first professionally certified stand-up paddleboard instructor and international competitor, Bodie Shandro. His product offerings range from rentals, to lessons, board sales, and instructor certifications.
Peak Pride in Sun Peaks
Rebellious Unicorns believe that Pride is 365 days a year; they endeavour to enact positive change and bring the LGBT2Q+ community together, celebrating their identities. This winter, they bring the world’s largest collection of winter pride events to Sun Peaks where the LGBT2Q+ community, allies and friends will all be welcome for 100% inclusive and family friendly events. Sun Peaks will host an array of events like Drag Bingo, comedy shows, group skiing, the Peak Pride Parade and more.
WestJet adds a Flight from Calgary to Sun Peaks
On January 16th, WestJet added an additional non-stop flight between Calgary and Kamloops. The additional service compliments the existing three flights daily with a fourth now operating on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. As an international destination, Sun Peaks welcomes the new service that adds needed capacity and convenience for guests from Alberta or those connecting from further afield.
