Cover Stories

The debate over a "home-grown" arts and culture scene, as opposed to importing national and international artists, has not reached the intensity of the affordable housing debate, but it is becoming a topic for discussion as Whistler sets out for the

By Arthur Walker Since moving to Whistler in 1990, Christina Nick has held a variety of jobs, from loading up submarine sandwiches at the local sub shop to banging nails at the odd construction site. It's all been in the name of art.

Small business caught between a rock and vision place The football-sized rock sits on the counter at Evolution Cycles and Snowboards.

Furry Creek — Spawning A New Community By Stephen Vogler If you drive past Furry Creek on the Sea To Sky Highway, you'll notice two lonely houses perched above the golf course.

Mountain Culture: More active than yoghurt? By Jayson Faulkner With all that is happening this fall in cultural events and sporting activities I was asked to reflect on mountain culture.

The Whistlerites o The resident population was 6,800 in 1995. o Average age is 28 years; largest single group is between 20 and 24 years. o 50 per cent of the population is under 27 years and 80 per cent is under 37 years.

His face is screwed into a twisted mask of determination.

By Paul Dillon On behalf of the 1.4 million Quebecers whose first language is not French I’d like to say, "Thanks for nothing, Canada.

Skiing significant part of provincial economy In the early 1970s Al Raine went to Victoria to pitch his proposal for developing Powder Mountain, the area south-west of Whistler in the Callaghan Valley.

Off The Races ...like the eagle, who hovers with free gaze over whole countries, and to whom it is of no consequence whether the hare on which he pounces is running in Prussia or in Saxony.