25th Annual Polar Bear Dip on New Year’s Day

The community of Little Fort is hosting their 25th annual Polar Bear Dip on Sunday, January 1, 2012 with a bracing swim and warm celebration to bring in the new year. For the silver anniversary of the Polar Bear Dip, a hole will be cut in the ice of the North Thompson to allow brave souls to jump into the river at noon. Registration begins at … [Read more...]

Festival of Trees lights up the streets

Christmas tree

The Sun Peaks Festival of Trees runs Dec. 16, 2011 to Jan. 2, 2012 and provides visitors and residents alike an opportunity to bid on their favourite decorated holiday tree to help raise funds for the Sun Peaks Education Society. To vote on a holiday tree you only need fill out a ballot and your name will be entered into the draw. New this year is … [Read more...]

Get the thrill of a lifetime with ziplining

ziplining

As the last few weeks of summer unfold, the team at Treetop Flyers are busy preparing to launch the only zipline tour in the Interior of B.C. When SPIN visited the site, a group of men had just finished putting the final touches on the landscaping in front of the sales office in Chase. The air was tinged with wood, soil and anticipation as the … [Read more...]