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Best of Whistler 2012: Quintessential Whistler

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IF I WERE MAYOR I WOULD...

Allow booze at the beach, approve the university, appeal the asphalt decision, build a casino, build a new swimming pool, decriminalize marijuana, declare a resort minimum wage of $13/hour, have night skiing, lower property taxes. Everyone's an armchair quarterback in Whistler. But as four-year-old Owen told Nancy Wilhelm-Morden on the chairlift one day, after she told him she was mayor: "You get to do whatever you want!"

"I wish!" she told the Pique. "It's been fun though."

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Best of Whistler 2012

It has been a year where there has been both bounty and challenge. Destination visitors are coming back, but how they vacation has changed, making the way businesses look after their customers even more important.

By Pique Staff Dec 27, 2012

Feature Story, Best of Whistler 2012

Best of Whistler 2012: Food and Drink

Best new restaurant This past year was a tough year for some in the food service business.

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Best of Whistler 2012, Bearfoot Bistro, Creekbread, Merlin's Bar & Grill, 21 Steps Kitchen + Bar, Christine's Restaurant on Blackomb Mtn, Dubh Linn Gate Old Irish Pub, Splitz Grill, Rim Rock Cafe, The Mix by Ric's, Araxi Restaurant & Bar, Hy's Steakhouse, Sushi Village, Ingrid's Cafe, Samurai Sushi Creekside, Fat Tony's Village, El Furniture Warehouse, Blenz Coffee, Elements, Lift Coffee Company

Best of Whistler 2012: Bars, Clubs and pubs

Favourite Local's Hangout Dubbed the "local's living room," Tapley's is the place Whistlerites like to hang.

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Best of Whistler 2012, Tapley's Neighbourhood Pub, Garibaldi Lift Co. (GLC), Citta' Bistro, Moe Joe's

Best of Whistler 2012: Media, Arts and Culture

Best Artist Whistler artist Chili Thom's reigning title as Best Artist caps off a year of wins for the ubiquitous painter.

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Best of Whistler 2012: Shops and wares

Best Place for Deals In the number one spot, just like 2011, is the Re-Use-It Centre .

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Best of Whistler 2012, Race and Company Law Firm, Lululemon, sea to sky mortgages, Whistler Real Estate, Ziptrek Ecotours, TD Bank, Escape Route, Nesters, Armchair Books, Aritzia, Fanatyk Co, Re-Use It Centre, Summit Sport, Showcase Snowboard Surf & Skate Shop

Best of Whistler 2012: Beauty and Health

Best Spa Serenity, thy name is The Scandinave Spa , which is once more first among the many when it comes to Whistler's spas.

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Best of Whistler 2012: Sports & Recreation

Favourite Whistler Athlete (Overall) Ashleigh McIvor has won everything there is to win in the sport of ski cross — World Cups, pro events, the world championships and, with Canada cheering her on, the debut of her sport at the 2010 Olympics.

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