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MLBLUE
WINTER2017
THESEGUYSLOOKREALLYHAPPY
Did thephotographer spike their Dr. Pepper?
HENRYGEORGI/BMR
BLUEMOUNTAINBEACH
WhenBMRacquiredGeorgianPeaksClub in theearly '80s,
they alsogained thebeachacrossHighway26onGeorgian
Bay.Though they soldThePeaks in the late '80s andbroke
even, they kept thebeach,which canbeusedby anyguest
of BMR.Nice!
BMR
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BLUE&THEBRUCETRAIL
Canada's longest continuous public footpath traces a goodportionof the summit
of Blue. "BlueMountainhas a longstanding relationshipwithboth theBruceTrail
Conservancy and theNiagara Escarpment Commission," says BMR's Director of Planning
& Environment LindsayAyers. "Givenwe are locatedon theNiagara Escarpment and
a portionof our lands have beenused as aBruceTrail connection for decades, Blue
Mountain feels an inherent commitment to ensurewe aremaintainingour property in a
manner that bothpresent and future generations can enjoy."
GLENHARRIS
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GEORGEWEIDER
JozoWeider's son earned a PhD in
History fromBerkeley and taught atYork
University before returning toBlue after
Jozo's death in1971.George served
as BMRPresident andChairman for
many years and shepherded the resort
throughmany expansions, including the
partnershipwith Intrawest.He still lives
in the chalet his father built near the base
of themountain.
CAROLINEHARLOS/BMR
