Hi everyone,

We were hoping to not have to do this. Since April, our fingers have been firmly crossed that a few months of sacrifices would allow us all to get back to 'normal'.

However, while BC is cautiously reopening to residents and visitors, and is now officially in Phase 3, the maximum number of attendees at an indoor event is 50, according to the 'Mass Gatherings Order' of the Provincial Health Officer. Larger events aren't expected to be allowed until we enter Phase 4, and there is no date announced as yet for Phase 4, but it won't be soon for sure.

We are also aware that the HU demographic skews a wee bit older, and our deepest wish is that your well-being remains intact. Finally, we are very aware that the small communities our events are held in have very limited medical resources, and we don't want to bring the virus to them with a large group of people from all over the world.

After discussing with our local organizers and the Nakusp town and campground, we've reluctantly concluded it's not possible to hold the event this year.

Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to POSTPONE HU CanWest to July 22-25 2021. The Team is eager to welcome you back NEXT year!

We appreciate that some of you will have made travel arrangements and incurred other costs, and we hope that you can change those plans.

If you want to keep your registration to the new date, we will carry it forward for you. No need to do anything. Many of you will be aware that the income from events helps to fund the website hosting and other fixed costs of keeping Horizons Unlimited going. Carrying your registration forward will help us out a LOT. Thanks!

For refunds, PLEASE REPLY to your original Registration Confirmation email to make it easier for us to find, or if you can't do that, please email a request to: events-c ((a)) horizonsunlimited.com.

Thanks for your understanding in this difficult time. Positive outcomes grow from staying true to what makes the global HU community special: inspiration, information, and connection through shared experiences, tolerance, and mutual kindness. Please continue to listen to and follow the advice of your local health authorities. Stay healthy so that we can all catch up later.

Enjoy the summer, ride out and find adventures in your own backyard! Take lots of pics and plan to tell some new local stories at HU CanWest 2021.

This is what Grant will be doing, exploring BC:


Virtual hugs from Grant and Susan at HU, Ekke and Audrey and their team at CanWest, and all the HU family,

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