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By Adam Donnelly

CORONAVIRUS

Sun Peaks Resort taking precautions amid COVID-19 risks

Mar 12, 2020 | 5:07 PM

KAMLOOPS — With the suspension of all professional and amateur sports, as well as the cancellation or postponement of events across Canada, the fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have reached new heights. For our local ski resort, those fears haven’t yet caused too much disruption to activity on the mountain.

Sun Peaks is monitoring the global novel coronavirus pandemic situation closely, but so far is optimistic operations at the resort should continue with minimal impact to their guests. Aidan Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer with the resort, says Sun Peaks staff have stepped up efforts to help ensure the safety of all guests on the mountain.

“We’re just being proactive in all our facilities: additional cleaning and sanitation efforts, and doing whatever we can in case anything was to happen,” Kelly tells CFJC Today. “We’re in a pretty good position here. We’re pretty happy with the approach, but there’s a definite level of concern you’ve got to be ready for any scenario. My perspective was very different on this 24 hours ago then it is now because it’s a quickly-evolving situation.”

Despite the extra precautions the resort is taking, Sun Peaks will remain open for the time being. According to Kelly, there are several reasons for that decision.

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“We’re outdoors in the mountains; it’s not like we have a bunch of people in a confined space. Outdoor recreation and skiing are some of the great things that are still great to do in these types of circumstances. We haven’t had much of an impact yet; the majority of our international business is done for the winter season now. We’ve got a month left in winter, and a lot of it is regional drive traffic… everything is still flowing like normal in that regard.”