Share to Jan 21, 2021 3:38 PM Pete McIntyre
The COVID-19 health and safety orders have had a major impact on the bottom line at Big White.
The ski resort said since the initial travel advisories in late November, the resort and its reservation service have cancelled $7.3-million in lift ticket and accommodation bookings.
The business said it has received hundreds upon hundreds of emails, messages and comments from families and individuals disappointed by these decisions.
Over and above the $7.3 million is the lost revenue for the other departments on the mountain – including the ski and board school, food & beverage, equipment rental, hard and soft good sales, retail, events and activities.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Tuesday January 19 2021
Tyler Vitaliano, a primary care paramedic in Kelowna, receives his COVID-19 vaccine as BC tops 92,369 doses administered in the province. Submitted photo
The Big White Mountain community cluster continues to be a concern for Interior Health after 28 additional cases of COVID-19 were linked to the outbreak, cluster bringing the total to 203 since the cluster was declared.
In the media update Tuesday, Interior Health said of 28 new cases, 22 reside and/or work at Big White.
Interior Health said of the 203 known COVID-19 cases linked to this cluster, 126 have resided and/or worked on Big White Mountain.
Twenty-eight more cases of COVID-19 are now linked to the Big White Mountain community cluster, raising the total to 203.Of the 28 new cases, 22 reside and/