Passengers ride the rails once again

Decision on who will operate passenger service still awaiting review by Competition Bureau

• by Alison Taylor

Flute expansion okay if no lifts planned

Organizations respond to Whistler-Blackcomb plans to expand boundaries

• by Andrew Mitchell

Movie Column

The truest sport of all: Dodgeball.

• by Feet Banks

Pique n' your interest

Canada’s Prime-time Ministers

• by Andrew Mitchell

Editorial

Challenging the status quo in Ottawa and Victoria

• by Bob Barnett

Maxed out

A testy, apathetic country gets ready to…

Get Stuffed - Warm days, cool chardonnays

The old favourite makes a new wave comeback

Travel - The grapes of Beaune

Chardonnay and pinot noir are the celebrities in this region of France

• by Jay Whiteley

Letters to the editor

This week's letters

Whistler to get a lesson in working with Aboriginal people

The Whistler-Mount Currie Learning Communities Partnership will be conducting a workshop for local employers entitled Working Effectively with Aboriginal People.

Naturespeak

The lackey moth

• by Cathy Conroy

RCMP looking for auxiliary constables

The Whistler/Pemberton RCMP is recruiting volunteers to serve as constables in an auxiliary police force.

Whistler youth create odd job squad

The Whistler Youth Centre has announced the creation of The Random Task Force, an odd job squad ready to help home owners, business owners and anyone else who could use a helping hand.

RMOW facing unfair labour charges

The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed two unfair labour charges against the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

• by Alison Taylor

Furlong sees Nordic Centre as Games showpiece

10 firms short-listed for design of Callaghan Valley facility

• by Clare Ogilvie

Whistler loses three bears in two weeks

Three bears have been killed in the Whistler area in the last two weeks – two hit by cars and the third destroyed by conservation officers after repeatedly entering residences.

• by Lindsay Mackenzie

Whistler couple making same-sex marriage an election issue

Skerritt, Rein fed up with ‘all the right-wing’ parties that oppose gay marriages

• by Adam Daff

Election notes

B.C. will not be blacked out

CSA to set standards for ski, snowboard, skateboard helmets

Helmet advocate encouraged by task force recommendations

• by Andrew Mitchell

Ministry prevents blasting at incident site

Terrane Development must apply for blasting permit elsewhere on their Pemberton property

• by Alison Taylor

Kristopher Knowles’ wish is to stop waiting

14 year old has been waiting most of his life for a new liver

• by Bob Barnett

Whistler to host simulated forest fire exercise Saturday

European Space Agency, B.C. Ministry of Forests testing REMSAT technology

• by Lindsay Mackenzie

American buys Red Mountain

On June 1^st Red Mountain Resort announced its purchase by a private investment group led by

Whistler families say yes to two-week spring break

Schools will be closed March 21-April 1 in 2005

• by Clare Ogilvie

Terasen Gas applies for rate increase

Customers will see average increase of 4.6 per cent

Sun Peaks announces $11 million in capital expenditures

Also on June 1^st, Sun Peaks Resort announced the kick-off of Phase 2 of its master development agreement. The agreement is intended to "position Sun Peaks resort as a premier, year-round destination."

Adventure racer on podium

Jen Segger looks to World Championships in September

• by Andrew Mitchell

Special Events

Meetings

On The Mountains

Other Valley Stuff

Services

Education

Health

Religion

Ear Candy

Cameron Chu – Hardest working piano man in Whistler (nine years and counting at the Bearfoot Bistro).

Pique to Valley Listings June 18-24

This week's entertainment listings

All hail the Power of Ignorance!

‘Your brain cells are prison cells... Break free!’

• by Shelley Arnusch

Weapons of Mic Destruction features legends of the underground

• by Shelley Arnusch

Punk Night thanks supporters with free show

It’s the most consistent live music night in town.

• by Shelley Arnusch

Expressions being re-launched as a studio/gallery

Whistler art aficionados have a new gallery to include in their Village artwalks.

• by Shelley Arnusch

Dance Academy wraps up with MY Place performances

The Whistler Dance Academy presents its third annual year-end performance recital this Sunday at MY Place.

Boyd back with World Cup team

Former downhiller to coach women’s super G and GS team

• by Andrew Mitchell

Sports listings

EVENTS

Mountain bikers tackle the Bear

The second of five mountain bike events on the SISU B.C. Cup Challenge took place at Bear Mountain in Mission last weekend, with Whistler riders taking part in both the cross-country and downhill competitions.

Whistler freestyler named to national team

Kerfoot to start in every World Cup this season

• by Andrew Mitchell

Pemberton dragon boaters ready for challenge in Vancouver

Junior Laoyam Eagles to defend five-year winning streak

• by Lindsay Mackenzie

Squamish gears up for Mountain Bike Festival

Test of Metal only one event in festival that grew from a plan sketched out on a napkin

• by Andrew Mitchell

Volleyballer sets sights on Masters Olympics

Bush gets taste of international competition at U.S. Nationals

Rody on track in Ottawa marathon

Whistler’s Kristina Rody, a short-distance runner by training, continues to show that she’s got the chops to succeed in long distance racing as well.

Gail Graham to offer golf clinic for women at Nicklaus North

Two-time LPGA tour winner Gail Graham, along with Canadian Amateur Champion Tracey Lipp and CPGA Instructor Shiella Cowan-Hood, will be offering a women’s only golf clinic at Nicklaus North on the weekend of July 17-18.

Feature - Hearing from the candidates

Anyone following the June 28 federal election has heard what the party leaders have to say. And if they haven’t heard enough, further information on the parties’ policies is available on their Web sites.

Marc Bombois

Squamish contractor running against the ‘big fraud’

• by Adam Daff

Andrea Goldsmith

Green candidate Goldsmith finds support in Squamish

• by Adam Daff

Anne Jamieson

Bowen Island nurse wants more power for the people

• by Adam Daff

John Reynolds

Reynolds confident Conservatives will form government

• by Adam Daff

Nicholas Simons

Dissatisfaction with representation led Simons to run

• by Adam Daff

Blair Wilson

Ironman Wilson working hard on accountability

• by Adam Daff

Chilliwack Frasser Canyon - Bob Besner

Retired Lieutenant-Colonel brings life, business experience

• by Alison Taylor

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Aisha Coghlan

Young schoolteacher represents Greens

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Ron Gray

Gray carrying standard for conservative Christian values

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Rollie Keith

Keith’s military experience shapes his perspective

• by Alison Taylor

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Dorothy Jean O'Donnell

Driving home the Marxist-Leninist platform

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Norm Siefken

Siefken leading effort to legalize marijuana

• by Adam Daff

Chilliwack Fraser Canyon - Chuck Strahl

Strahl brings solid support to new corner of riding

• by Adam Daff