22 years after a 3-year exchange in our town, Carlos joined us at our 3:00 pm Zoom meeting to present and reconnect with the Rotary Club of Whistler. Some of the members from those days gone by now belong to the Rotary Club of Whistler Millennium. They added much to our Carlos greetings and welcoming.

Joan was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and contracted polio during the 1951 epidemics. When Rotary International began their number one priority of eradicating polio, she became an avid supporter, speaking to Rotarian's about polio and Post Polio Syndrome.

Joan deeply admires Rotary’s commitment to the children of our world.  Joan and Terry have worked for polio eradication for many years and feel privileged they will see the end of polio in this world very soon.  Joan says that to have been a small part of that is simply outstanding.

 

 

May 19th Mitch Sulkers, retired local school teacher, founder of a popular local school program for back country hiking, skiing and ocean kayaking for youths, President of the Alpine Club of Canada for 10 years, Park Ranger, Environmentalist, Grizzly Bear/Black Bear Specialist, Trail Maker Consultant and so many more accreditations - spoke to us on the changes in wildlife patterns on our valley and high back country trails. He elaborated on how training increasing numbers hikers and campers requires a high level of supervision as does the actual making and maintaining of the trails to enable a gentle melding of humans, habitat and critters. His photos, knowledge and common sense were not so common in this presentation which held us enraptured, until Jack came back late in the meeting to update us on the re opening of Whistler. He outlined the information being used by Work Safe BC, Guidelines from Industry Canada, Federal and Provincial government recommendation distributed to municipalities to maintain our flattened curve and protect our vulnerable.