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. WI N T E R 2012 14 VOLUME 38 . NUM BER 4 Westworld ANNE ROSE EDITOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD THIBERT ROB HOWATSON CONTRIBUTING EDITOR ART DIRECTOR GAYLEEN WHITING PRODUCTION MANAGER STUDIO MANAGER SUZY WILLIAMSON KRISTINA BORYS MANDY LAU ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER LANDON SPENRATH PRODUCTION COORDINATOR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS MANAGER KIM MCLANE ADVERTISING PRODUCTION ALLISON GRIFFIOEN, MANDY LAU, CHRIS SHERWOOD INA BOWERBANK ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION DEBBIE LYNN CRAIG SENIOR IMAGING TECHNICIAN ELECTRONIC IMAGING BERNHARD HOLZMANN, LAURA MICHAELS ADVERTISING GENERAL SALES MANAGER GILLIAN 604-299-7311 TRAINOR 604-299-9188 FAX BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA, ONTARIO, QUEBEC, MARITIMES & WEST COAST U.S.A . ANNA LEE, MICHAEL ROCHFORT, GILLIAN TRAINOR MANITOBA ROBERT ZYLUK 204-255-3409 MIDWEST U.S.A. KOLLANDER COMPANIES 952-405-9640 FAX 952-932-2942 SALES COORDINATION JASPREET PUREWAL, MELISSA SORIANO, HEATHER VINCE WESTWORLD MARKETING PRESIDENT & CEO TIM CONDON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CMO MANAGER /BRAND ACTIVATION HEIDI WORTHINGTON CAROLYN TROTTER ALEX KAMMERMAYER PRODUCTION COORDINATOR/MARKETING 6 President���s Message CHAIRMAN, CEO PETER LEGGE, O.B.C., LL.D (HON) PRESIDENT Getting on board with EVs. GARY DAVIES VICE-PRESIDENT/PRODUCTION CORINNE SMITH SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT/EDITORIAL & CUSTOM PUBLISHING 8 KATHLEEN FREIMOND (ON LEAVE) Editor���s Note & Mailbag White stuff with the right stuff; kudos to share. VICE-PRESIDENT/FINANCE VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES VICE-PRESIDENT/MARKETING & DIGITAL MEDIA VICE-PRESIDENT 39 REBECCA LEGGE (ON LEAVE) DIRECTOR/CIRCULATION Fresh Trax DIRECTOR/IT EDITORIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER SENIOR MARKETING & SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER NATASHA GOWDA by Paul Sinkewicz TECHNICAL SUPPORT ANALYST APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST ACCOUNTING TAMARA JOHNSTON (ON LEAVE) JOANNE DA SILVA MARKETING & MEDIA STRATEGIST Reduce gas mileage. Boost horsepower. Clean your engine. Or so the fuel-additive makers claim. MIKE ROBERTS PIUSHI ARIYAWANSA, KRISTEN HILDERMAN, ELAINE LINSAO, LISA MANFIELD, JAMES MARSHALL, HUONG NGUYEN, MICHAEL SMALL, CANDICE UI, ALONSO YSA DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETING COORDINATOR Toolkit RHEA ATTAR MIKE PACKER MARKETING MANAGER 35 SCOTT WHEATLEY DIRECTOR/SALES OPERATIONS New twists on fave B.C. winter pastimes, including a culinary Nordic ski tour, an amped-up toboggan run and a snowshoe trek for overachievers. HOLLY PATEMAN SAMANTHA LEGGE, MBA (ON LEAVE) VICE-PRESIDENT 14 FARNAZ RIAHI, CA KAREN HOUNJET CASEY CRAWFORD BRIAN FAKHRAIE EILEEN GAJOWSKI RITA FRENCH, EILEEN GAJOWSKI, JOY GINETE-COCKLE, TERRI MASON, SONIA ROXBURGH, JOCELYN SNELLING CIRCULATION MANAGER TRACY MCRITCHIE LINDSAY BENNETT, ASHLEY CLEGGETT, MILLIE COSKUN, KELLY KALIRAI, RUTH PISKO, ISABELLE RINGHAM CIRCULATION 39 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS Hot Topics RECEPTION Does your commute compute for an electric car? by Ian MacNeill 46 40 ADVERTISING IN WESTWORLD MAGAZINE DOES NOT INDICATE AN ENDORSEMENT BY THE BRITISH COLUMBIA AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. �� CAA, CAA Plus, Away From Home, CAA Plus RV and Approved Auto Repair Services are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the Canadian Automobile Association. Your BCAA �� AAA, CampBook, Show Your Card & Save, TourBook and TripTik are trademarks owned by, and their use granted by, the American Automobile Association. Holiday gifts with a ���ash of your Membership card. 46 HEIDI CHRISTIE, JACKIE LEE MARIA VLASENKO The B.C. edition of Westworld magazine is published four times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, 4th Floor, 4180 Lougheed Hwy., Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6A7. Phone 604-299-7311. Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission. Subscription rates for non-members: $19.75 (plus applicable taxes) for six issues. U.S. rates: $25.95 (no tax); international rates: $31.95 (no tax). Send change-of-address notices (both old and new address), the covers of undeliverable copies and subscription orders to: Westworld, P.O. Box 6680, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 4L4 or telephone 604-268-5555. Printed in Canada by tc.Transcontinental. ISSN 0316-0315. Landmarks Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement #40065475. Echoes of a Chinese secret society resound in B.C.���s most famous ghost town. by Tyee Bridge The statements, opinions and points of view expressed in articles published in this magazine are those of the authors, and publication shall not be deemed to mean that they are necessarily those of the British Columbia Automobile Association, the publisher, editor, Canada Wide Media Limited, or BCAA Holdings Ltd. The publishers cannot be held responsible for unsolicited manuscripts and photographs. The trademark WESTWORLD is used by Canada Wide Media Limited under licence from BCAA Holdings Ltd., the registered owner of such mark. WESTWORLD is the registered trademark of BCAA Holdings Ltd. ��� PL A SE REC Y E ��� 18.1440 tonnes of wood saved CL E Paper ��� Post-Consumer Recycled Content 10% 229,003 litres of wastewater ���ow saved 2,018.07 kg solid waste not generated 5,678.16 kg greenhouse gases prevented 63 million BTUs energy not consumed Printed with vegetable-based ink 4 WESTWORLD p02-05_Cont.Mast.indd 4 >> WINTER 2012 (top) Darryl Leniuk 12-11-01 10:20 AM