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Residents’ legal opinion contradicts RMOW’s

Whistler under ‘no obligation’ to rezone property so asphalt plant can operate legally
The asphalt plant saga took a twist this week when future residents of Cheakamus Crossing obtained a legal...
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Municipality combats odour problems

$30,000 spent on weekend repairs to recently upgraded wastewater treatment plant
The municipality poured another $30,000 into the newly upgraded wastewater treatment plant this week in an...
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GranFondo a challenge for drivers


The GranFondo Whistler is a-headin' this way and that means 4,000 Lycra-clad road cyclists rolling into...
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Whistler mourns volunteer and advocate

Betty McWhinnie was Citizen of the Year in 2006
Whistler lost one of its most dedicated and outspoken citizens this week, as Betty McWhinnie, 86, passed...
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Community forest more about protecting than cutting

Mayor, Beresford clarify misinformation about logging plans around Whistler
Whistler's mayor wants to halt the misinformation circling the Internet about the Cheakamus Community...
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WB releases Early Bird prices

Sales of Edge Cards, season passes expected to surpass last year’s record
Despite a slumping economy and the obstacles created by hosting the 2010 Olympic Games, the 2009-2010...
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Cheakamus Crossing transition going smoothly

New neighbourhood sets off game of musical chairs with WHA properties, but some not selling
The first families moved into Cheakamus Crossing this past week, and the migration to the new...
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Bow hunting season begins


Bow hunting season began Sept. 1 and there's no bylaw to prohibit crossbows in Whistler. The issue...
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Family continues search for missing hiker

Tyler Wright last seen Aug. 10
Tyler Wright's family is keeping up the search even after RCMP and search and rescue volunteers have...
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Fitzsimmons IPP meeting expectations

Officials provide no numbers but say project is producing expected power
A run-of-river power project on Fitzsimmons Creek is meeting its targets for power production, according...
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Missing person was a runaway


A missing 17-year-old girl in Whistler Village was safely reunited with her parents on Sunday after...
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Pemberton approves development permit for councilor’s car wash

Skate park the main impetus for hastily-called meeting
Pemberton council approved a development permit for a business belonging to one of its councillors at a...
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Islam is not the problem

Graham Fuller argues the conflicts between the Middle East and the West began long before Muhammad
Who: Author Graham E. Fuller, leading a discussion around his new book, A World Without...
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Canada thirsty for new water ethic

Peak water will replace peak oil as greatest concern says chair of UN Water for Life Initiative
In a single generation, Canada has evolved from a from a nation that took great pride in its citizens'...
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Whistler Blackcomb unveils Olympic Legacy display

Sea to Sky alpine athletes from Paralympic and Olympic Games celebrated in Roundhouse Lodge
Whistler Blackcomb is celebrating Sea to Sky athletes and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in a new...
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The Barrier remains a concern

In the wake of the Meager landslide is the region prepared for another natural catastrophe?
The Meager area isn't the only part of Sea to Sky that's vulnerable to landslides. The second...
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Pemberton receives funding for salmon conservation


Pemberton-area MP Chuck Strahl announced more than $1.2 million in federal funding for the Pacific Salmon...
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A school without borders

Quest students joining Ethical Explorations in effort to save forests of Borneo
Brent Loken was born and raised in Forest Hill, a small city in Iowa. Even though he spent the first 23...
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Hostel celebrates grand opening Sept. 9


Hostelling International will officially open its new hostel in Cheakamus Crossing at noon on Thursday...
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Big bat news

An Evening Score Researcheres with the Whistler Biodiversity Project recently found a rare bat, the Keen’s Myotis, in the resort municipality. Photo by Bob Brett
Although actually a little bat, it is nonetheless very big bat news. For the first time in Whistler since...
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Whistler2020 on the Ground

Quite literally green
By Nadine White Public Services Librarian The Whistler Public Library celebrated its 24th...
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A world view includes Daisy Lake

An incarnate of one of the highest lamas in Tibetan Buddhism visits the Sea to Sky Retreat Centre
By Amie Barrodale Roughly 80 people stood waiting on the hillside just above Daisy Lake on Monday...
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Mountain News: Vail Resorts has social media option


BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Vail Resorts this winter will introduce a new technology called EpicMix for use at all...
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Family continues search for missing hiker

Tyler Wright last seen Aug. 10
Tyler Wright's family is keeping up the search even after RCMP and search and rescuer volunteers have...
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Fitzsimmons IPP meeting expectations

Officials provide no numbers but say project is producing expected power
A run-of-river power project on Fitzsimmons Creek is meeting its targets for power production, according...
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