Entries for 'Bear Mountain'

The Westin Bear Mountain received two Chef's Choice Awards and the Grand Prize Award at the 3rd annual Chef Challenge in support of Greater Victoria Eldercare Foundation. This year’s "Savories Sweets and Sips – A Taste Bud Tango" awarded Westin Bear Mountain’s Thomas Yesdresyski, sous chef, Beth Ross, 1st cook and CJ Mclauchlin third year apprentice in the categories of Chef Choice for Sweet for their Amarula Espresso cheesecake with triple chocolate truffle, and Chefs Choice for Savory for their Malbec brazed short rib in a pinenut orange & arugula seared polenta. This was the third consecutive year that The Westin took home top honours for Best Overall Grand Prize. [Read the rest of this article...]

Golfers sustain more injuries than you think. Statistically, more than 50% of golfers suffer from neck pain, lower back problems, stiffness in shoulders and elbows, lower leg imbalances or wrist injuries. If a golfer continues to play with a sore back, they risk further injuries to surrounding muscle groups. This can result in chronic pain cycles, which interfere with their enjoyment of the game. How can golfers help prevent injury from their favourite sport? With massage! [Read the rest of this article...]

I am thrilled and honored to be able to announce that The Westin Bear Mountain has just received...The First Place Award for the Highest Guest Loyalty for all Starwood Properties in Canada!!! [Read the rest of this article...]

Bear Mountain Resort welcomed its largest group of guests to the golf resort yesterday, 300,000 honey bees from Big D Bees in the Comox Valley. Part of a broader commitment to sustainable living in the mountain resort community, the addition of honey bees not only supports the renewal of a species of pollinators critical to food production on the planet, it allows for the harvesting of organic honey that will find its way into the kitchen for the enjoyment of all resort guests. [Read the rest of this article...]

Today we welcomed elementary students and teachers from Ruth King School and David Cameron School. The students, ages eight through ten, came to release their classroom-raised Chum salmon fry in a fresh water pond at Hole 15 on the Resort’s Valley Course as part of the Stream to Sea education program sponsored by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. [Read the rest of this article...]