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My Mountian Coop begins looking for employees for the upcoming ski season

A Terrace non-profit group that wants to buy the Shames Mountain​ ski facility has started looking for employees in anticipation of opening this winter.
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A Terrace non-profit group that wants to buy the Shames Mountain ski facility has started looking for employees in anticipation of opening this winter.

My Mountain Co-op director Curtis Billey said last week that it already has resumes for two key full-time positions: general manager and maintenance manager.

“We’re working on getting the ski hill going and getting the ski season prepared,” he said, adding the co-op will also soon revamp its website to reflect the upcoming ski season instead of the current format, which focusses on raising money to buy the ski facility.

Although the co-op has yet to complete a final sales agreement with the current operator of the Shames facility, the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation, Billey said he and other directors are confident the mountain will open this year.

“Both of them need to get going right away,” said Billey of the anticipated hiring. “We’ve got some resumes back and we’ll be evaluating those.”

The co-op has already spoken with Northwest Community College about seconding a number of its culinary arts students to work at the ski facility’s food concession.

Other college students could work on maintenance, Billey added.

The co-op has raised $380,000 so far but needs $550,000 to close a sales deal with the Shames Mountain Ski Corporation and it also needs to set aside an unspecified amount of operating capital if it plans to open this ski season.

The co-op and the ski corporation did agree to a lower sales price of $550,000 provided the latter could get the provincial government to forgive a loan of nearly $420,000 and to defer, or otherwise take care of, nearly $150,000 in unpaid royalties tied to leasing the mountain.

The Kitimat-Stikine regional district has agreed to give $100,000 but only if it is used so that low income people can ski. Members of the co-op said the group has some ideas, like having one or more free days, an aboriginal ski day or weekend or two for one passes for parents who bring children.