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- Issue Archive for
- May 11-17, 2006
- Vol. 13, No. 19
News
Whistler's own amber nectar returns in time for summer
Whistler Brewing Company resurrected by B.C. businessmen
Voters to have say in sewage plant P3
Ten per cent of voting population could kill project or force a referendum
Black bear aversion project
Province kicks in funds
Pique N Your Interest
Places and Passionate Perceptions about P3s
Counting Canadian heads
Census time again
Intrawest third-quarter profits slip
Results highlight continued impact from '05 weather
Confidential report slams P3 paper
Dayton Knight report not included in council's background package
Athletes village still awaiting provincial OK
Public hearing will not happen until business plan approved
AWARE to focus on 2010 Olympics, Upper Soo legacy
AGM focussed on new board members and big-ticket items
Backcountry Advisory
As of Wednesday, May 3
Employee housing tied to one formula
Appreciation on houses will be two to three per cent from now on
Calling all used books
Long-weekend book sale benefits library
Public invited to discuss Sea to Sky memorial
Input sought memorial to people who've died on highway
Protestors and band council to go to table
Council says band will face penalties, lose revenue if timber not harvested
Whistler's watersheds
"Treat these waterways with care"
Little debate on $49 million budget
1.9 per cent property tax increase
Bear Update
After a good 2005 berry crop, many bears this spring are in beautiful condition
Special Events
Women of Whistler speaker May 9
On the mountains
Whistler still open
Other Valley Stuff
Whistler Singers Wednesday evenings
Education
Travel clinics, call the health unit
Religion
Church on the mountain - Sundays, 4:30 p.m.
Province moves to cut local governments out of IPP process
SLRD holds emergency meeting, objects to proposed legislation
Foundation divies up funds
17 local organizations benefit
Geisler joins B.C. Centre for Tourism
Intends to support post-secondary schools involved in tourism
‘Fantastic’ turnout for Wellness Week, fair
1,000 show up to learn about Whistler’s wellness products, services
Tourism hoping for more from budget
No help for CTC, tax measures may help
Whistler prepares for long-term labour crunch
Employers all looking in the same shrinking labour pool
Father-daughter dance will fund scholarship
In honour of woman killed last year
Tourism hoping for more from budget
No help for CTC - tax measures may help businesses
Backcountry Advisory
A return to sunny skies and rising freezing levels
Roadblock continues pending injunction
Both sides mum on council, protestors tensions
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Mountain News
Breck planning for future generations
Whistler looks for unique village ideas
Submissions deadline less than two weeks away
Strong snowfall will help summer water supply
Over 100 per cent
Pemberton to continue Japan exchange program
Potential trade relationships with Ichinomiya
Drugs seized in routine traffic stop
Routine check nets sizable stash
Mother's Day pancake breakfast fundraiser
Raise funds for Pearl's Place Safe House
'Fantastic' turnout for Wellness Week, Fair
1,000 show up to learn about Whistler's wellness products, services
From snow to water
Adaptive sports program offers four summer courses
A&E
Off the cutting room floor
50+ Showdown films screened over two nights
Music Listings
Week of May 4-11, 2006
Piano man keeps rocking
From Joplin to hotel circuit, New Yorker lands in the Mallard Lounge
Artist in residence program brings talent close to home
Two-week pilot workshop in August lays ground for Whistler's first artist in residence program
Step up to the mic
Open mics, jam nights and karaoke stage fun for the shoulder season six nights a week
Still playing politics
California's Youth Brigade a musical force for change in the world
Notes from the back row
No buzz to Bee; no hope for Poseidon
Take two on Filmmaker Showdown screening
From predictable to praise-worthy, the B-side films
Living Legends on decks at Garf's
Singin for milk money
Twelve DJs in 12 hours
New audiovisual company Rebound Studio and Sound hosts opening party with DJs from dawn to dusk
Cultural corridor plans expand
Collaborative group proposes new cultural initiatives
Food & Drink
Table Scraps
Vancouver Magazine Awards
Food and Drink
More than a meal from my mom
Quick Bites
A tub of peanut butter and a spoon?
Opinion
Cybernaut
Europe the place for summer sports
Editorial
Conservative agenda overlooks regional opportunities
Maxed Out
In this hand financial tools and in this hand a wastewater P3
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Letters to the Editor
Same old, same old, castles in the sky, cover girls too risque, radio news, Ashlu worries, and Boot kudos
Sports
Gravity Logic to take bike park model on the road
Whistler-Blackcomb hopes to market lessons learned to other operators
Big field expected for weekend motocross
Many pro riders expected as Green River club hosts provincial championship series event
Chance for Kids tournament funds Olympic ambitions
Organization hope fundraiser hits the $40K mark second time around
Heil leads powerhouse freestyle ski team
CFSA planning to defend Nations Cup title, score medals at world championships
Services
Food bank first and third Mondays
Features & Images
Free will astrology
Be willing to look foolish as you improve, Taurus
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June 17, 2013, 5:00 PM
Whistler Blackcomb Foundation donates $300,000 to Centrepoint complex
Social services, church and housing being built by Sea to Sky Community Service and United Church More...
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June 17, 2013, 11:15 AM
Whistler Farmer's Market sees busy first day of operations
Market opens with vendor numbers at maximum More...
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June 16, 2013, 12:30 AM
Neal Kindree takes Test of Metal win
67-kilometre mountain bike race sees 871 racers at the start More...
