Past Canadian Olympians, including Senator Nancy Greene-Raine, visited the slopes as athletes from the Kamloops 2018 B.C. Winter Games competed on Feb. 24.

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Greene-Raine, who resides in Sun Peaks, raved about the mountain hosting events for the B.C. Winter Games.

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Elli Terwiel, who represented Canada in slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, lit the cauldron to signal the start of the B.C. Winter Games and was also at Sun Peaks to visit with athletes and hand out medals.

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Greene-Raine also recognized the work of all the Winter Games volunteers.

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