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Time to put the skis away
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COVID-193 February 2021
By Darren Lum
It’s been weeks since Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride last opened, as it was forced to close because of the provincial lockdown measure to reduce the transmission of the novel coronavirus.
The family-run business that started more than 50 years ago plans on re-opening Feb.11, but this depends on what the province decides said Chris Bishop of Sir Sam’s.
“The last time they gave us four days notice so the hope is that we will be open two weeks from today,” he said on Thursday, Jan. 28. “But then there is chatter out there [about] ‘Why would we open up Ontario for Family Day Weekend? You’ll be crowded.’ Well, the reality is we’ve limited the number of skiers that can come here. So there will be no more skiers on Family Day Sunday than there will be on the following weekend, which is not a long weekend.”
LONDON, ONT. After spending about $800,000 to open safely, managers at London’s Boler Mountain are now worried that recent rule changes by the province could keep the ski hill shuttered all winter. “We still don’t know whether we should be, you know, considering making more snow or not making more snow. These are expensive decisions to make,” said Boler operations director Marty Thody. The ski conditions were just about perfect on Monday, as Thody surveyed the grounds at the west London ski hill. In normal times it would be full of life. But on this day there were were no chair lifts circling. There were no children laughing. And there were no thrill seekers taking on the black diamond.
Article content That frustrates the Brantford, Ont., resident. When the Ontario government ordered ski hills closed as part of a provincial lockdown in December, the father of three started an online petition demanding a decision reversal. His appeal at www.change.org has drawn more than 88,780 signatures as of Thursday afternoon. Searchmont Resort announced last fall that artificial snow would not be produced this season. The hill has yet to open for the winter. A Jan. 8 statement on the hill’s Facebook says no decision will be made until the provincial lockdown ends. Cardoso argues skiing and snowboarding are perfect sports to enjoy during the COVID-19. Participants wear helmets to cover their faces. There’s plenty of room on the hill. Traffic only goes one way – down – unlike grocery stores and large retailers, such as Walmart, where directional arrows are routinely ignored in shopping aisles. Snowboarding and skiing, Cardoso adds, also offer a welcome mental break
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