Shift-Air Mechanical is avail-

able to install new PTAC

units for Peaks owners.

Shift-Air was able to secure

a discounted price, provid-

ed at least 5 units are pur-

chased. Please

email brent@shiftair.ca if

you are interested or

want additional infor-

mation.

your thermostats to reasona-

ble levels, in particular when

you are leaving your unit for

an extended amount of days

or weeks, so that PTAC units

are not running in an empty

space. Bylaw 24 indicates that

unit temperatures should be

between 10° and 15° C at all

times.

It is also important to be

aware that we are charged

more for usage during times

of peak demand. Those are

times when many hydro users

are using all at once.

Thank you for your help with

conserving our electricity. As

owners, it is important for all

of us to do our part to keep

costs down.

One of the areas that the

Board of Directors and the

Maintenance Committee have

focused on is trying to reduce

costs for owners at the

Peaks. Our electricity costs

have come under scrutiny

because they continue to

remain high despite years of

projects aimed at decreasing

our use (lowering the heat in

the parkades, installing energy

-efficient lights in hallways and

lobbies, putting in motion-

sensored lights in the park-

ades, education of owners

about power usage).

Our electricity costs for Janu-

ary totaled over $68 000.00

for all 4 buildings. That is a

sizeable portion of our

monthly bills.

We recognize that electricity

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use is a necessity at The

Peaks and that we need to

keep the buildings lit and

warmed/cooled to reasonable

temperatures, but we ask

that you review your usage to

see if there are savings to be

made.

Please ensure that you unplug

appliances if you are not using

them. Ensure the light bulbs

in your unit are energy-

efficient bulbs. In the summer

months, you can turn your

baseboard heaters down or

you can turn off the breaker

for the baseboard heaters at

the panel in your utility room

(just remember to turn it

back on when it starts to get

chilly). Keep lights off when

you are absent from your

unit. Keep temperatures on

Electricity Use A Major Cost to Owners

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Condo

Insurance

2

Garbage &

Recycling

2

New

Bylaws

3

Safety

Moment

3

Fireplace

Pilot Lights

3

Pool

Update

3

Amenities

Re-Roofing

4

Contact

Information

4

The Peaks J U N E 2 0 2 0 O W N E R S ’ N E W S L E T T E R

Your Board of Directors Are:

David Bailey– President Darwin Baker– Vice President Linda Nickerson– Treasurer Joanne Buckley– Special Projects Wayne Loustel– Maintenance Comm. Liaison Patrick Fitzgerald– Maintenance Comm. Liaison Kelly McGovern– Secretary

P A G E 2

“Between every

two pines is a

doorway to a new

world.”

-John Muir

Condo Insurance There are two levels of insurance

required in a strata living situation.

The first is the insurance by the

strata corporation on the common

property. The information about this

policy and any changes should be

communicated to the owners at the

annual general meeting. Particularly

important are the deductibles which

need to be taken into consideration

when owners arrange their home-

owners/tenant policies. For the

Peaks the deductibles are $10,000.00

for all losses except:

Flood: $25,000,

Sewer back-up: $25,000,

Water damage $25,000,

Earthquake 10%/100,000.

Owners are liable for their personal

property, betterments (changes or

improvements, upgrades e.g. floor-

ing made to a condo unit) and are

obligated to pay an insurance de-

ductible if they are responsible for a

claim on the strata insurance, and

personal liability. You should re-

view your policy in context with the

strata information to ensure you

are covered for:

-Personal property, including your

storage locker contents.

-Additional living expenses.

-Improvements and betterment –

Any improvements you make are

not covered by the Strata policy.

Without this coverage your unit

will be restored to the original

state.

-Strata deductible assessment-

Owners may well be responsible to

pay the deductible levels of the

Strata depending on the total claim

and cause.

-Personal liability claims against

owners for property damage and

personal injury.

The CHOA website provides more

information about owner insurance

but the key is to consult your in-

surance provider to ensure you

have adequate coverage.

T H E P E A K S

Garbage and Recycle Bins We have two buildings for dispos-

al of household waste and recy-

cling. Both the east (near Poplar)

and west (near Willow) buildings

contain green bins for waste as

well as bins for bottles and cans.

The east building contains a yellow

bin for recycling. Acceptable items

to recycle are below.

Summer time is a busy time at the

Peaks so sometimes you may find

that the waste bin is full. If this

happens, please check the other

building’s bin.

If the yellow recycle bin is full,

there is another bin located in the

alleyway behind the coffee shop

and candy store on the main

street in Radium.

If you have larger items to dispose

of, the Columbia Valley Landfill is

open 9 am to 6 pm seven days a

week. It is located on Winder-

mere Loop Road. Please do not

put items such as appliances, reno-

vation materials, or toxic sub-

stances in our bins. Those items

need to be taken to the landfill.

There is a glass recycling bin locat-

ed at the Radium Liquor Store.

Garbage bins and the recycle bin

are scheduled for weekly pickup

either on Friday or Monday, unless

it is a holiday Monday. Condo

fees are used to pay for this

pickup, so giving the codes to

others costs the Peaks Own-

ers money, especially if the

bins are over full.

New Bylaws

P A G E 3 O W N E R S ’ N E W S L E T T E R

Revised Bylaws that are being filed with the

province for the Peaks are as follows:

Revised Bylaw 7:

“An owner, tenant or occupant must not

alter or deface the external appearance of a

Strata lot or any premises thereon or the

common property, this includes decks and

balconies adjoining Strata lots.

Items that are permitted on decks and balco-

nies:

1. Patio furniture that is intended for outdoor

use only, a bench style deck box (neutral

colour).

2. Barbeques can be electric or propane.

They shall not be used (lit) in a position adja-

cent to combustible materials including walls

clad with vinyl siding, must be a minimum of

12 inches (30 cm) from all adjacent building

elements including stucco clad walls and bal-

cony railings, and BBQs shall be supervised

always when lit.

3. Small plastic planters and/or plastic plant

boxes (neutral colour) (3 - 2 gallon pots in

With the warm weather upon us, this is

your annual reminder to turn off the

pilot light to your fireplace, if you own

in the Willow or Birch buildings.

Although it may seem trivial, every bit

of propane saved is propane we do not

have to pay for.

If you are unsure about this process,

please ask around. Many owners are

able to help out in this process.

Safety Moment: Building Entrances

storage units or containers.

6. Refuse, debris (includes garbage bags, con-

tainers, scrap wood), tool boxes, tires, tents.

7. Attached sun shades or blinds (excluding

Strata Council approved awnings)

8. Writing, drawing, coloring and draping of

any fabric or any textile on common property

(i.e. Railing/glass).

No items other than those permitted shall be

kept on decks, balconies or common property

unless authorized by the Strata Council in

writing.

Revised Bylaw 17:

An owner, tenant or occupant must not do

anything to permit anything to be done on his

Strata Lot or on the common property which

would tend to increase the risk of fire or the

rate of fire insurance premiums or any other

insurance premiums with respect thereto;

including but not limited to live cut Christmas

trees and the use any patio heater or open

flame device not withstanding any make, mod-

el, style, or fuel type, and open ashtrays; is

prohibited upon the Strata lot or the common

property.

that you do not allow unknown people

in through the doors.

The Security Committee and the Board

are working with maintenance staff to

shorten the buzzers in order to make it

easier for owners to ensure unauthor-

ized people do not enter the buildings.

Please do not share door codes with non-

residents/non-owners (delivery people for

example). The more people with a door

code, the more likely it is that we will have

problems with unauthorized access.

Thank you.

The front doors to our buildings are a

key security feature for the residents of

the Peaks.

Once you enter your code to enter, the

doors unlock for a small interval of time

to allow you entrance. It is important

total) but require water trays under planters so

excess water does not damage the deck floor-

ing material or run onto decks/balconies be-

low.

4. Seasonal decorations can be displayed with

the dates set out: Halloween decorations

from October 1st to November 7th, Christmas

decorations from November 1st to January

31st, Canada Day June 25th to July 5th. For all

other occasions a request is to be submitted to

Strata Council for approval.

Items that are not permitted and not limited to

on decks and balconies:

1. Screws, hooks, magnets, velcro, tape, hard-

ware fixtures, or similar fasteners into

common property.

2. Planters are not permitted to be hung or

attached to common property, including rail-

ings.

3. Wood or pellet fueled barbeques, charcoal

briquette, or smoker/cooker type units.

4. Patio lights attached to railings, pillars or any

common property.

5. Indoor furniture, sound producing ornaments

(i.e. wind chimes), exercise equipment,

Fireplace Pilot Lights Pool Update

We have had some inquiries regarding

the pool status. Although Interior Health is allowing pools to open, the protocols required to open are exten-

sive and require staffing that we are unable to accommodate. In addition to heightened cleaning, social distancing protocols need to also be monitored

and enforced, which would mean full-

time staff at the Amenities Building.

We are hopeful that with the next

phase of opening, the province will relax these restrictions and we will be able to open. The pool and hot tubs

have been maintained, and will be ready to go as soon as we are given

the go-ahead.

Emergencies

Please contact 911

Urgencies

In situations where damage to common or private property is imminent or occurring, such as flooding or water infiltration, contact

the Strata Corp.

(866) 364-7424

BC Drug and Poison Information Centre

(800) 597-8911

Disturbances/Noise Complaints

For intervention in a disturbance, contact local RCMP.

(250) 342-9292

To report a rule or bylaw contravention, refer to the Strata Corp. contact information below.

Rule and Bylaw Contravention Complaints

Formal complaints can be submitted by email or by phone to the Strata Corp. Please include your full name, building and unit num-

ber along with a detailed description of the complaint. The Strata Corp. must follow process as outlined in the Strata Property Act.

General Inquiries

For general inquiries, to report maintenance concerns etc. contact the Strata Corp.

stratacorp@radiumpeaks.com

(866) 364-7424

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BOTH THE PUBLIC AND OWNERS CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE STRATA

CORP. WEBSITE

www.radiumpeaks.com

Important Contacts

Let’s Get Together! Owners are now

connecting on Facebook

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Amenities Bldg. Re-Roofing

Check out the new roof on the Amenities Building!

It was apparently a sight to see how fast the roof-

ers got this project done! Thank you to the

Maintenance Committee for all of their work coor-

dinating this project.