Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Whistler Community Services Society braces for winter challenges

Organization expanding services offered during pandemic

Nov 27, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >

New deaths from COVID-19 in B.C. stay at all-time high

The province set new records for the most new cases in a 24-hour period, and most active infections

Nov 26, 2020 4:29 PM Read more >

How Whistler accommodation providers are navigating travel restrictions

Tourism Whistler has suspended marketing until at least Dec. 7

Nov 26, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C. sees record 13 deaths from COVID-19 within a day

Record number of people are also hospitalized in B.C. with coronavirus: 294

Nov 25, 2020 5:23 PM Read more >

B.C. formally extends provincial state of emergency again

B.C. is already in the longest state of emergency in provincial history. Now, it has officially been in place for over 8 months. 

Nov 25, 2020 11:05 AM Read more >

Violating B.C. mask order can result in a $230 fine

'We've entered a second wave of COVID-19 in British Columbia, and additional steps need to be taken to protect our health'

Nov 25, 2020 11:03 AM Read more >

Whistler Blackcomb urging patience and personal responsibility as ski season gets underway

‘We get open and then we want to stay open,’ says COO Geoff Buchheister

Nov 25, 2020 9:49 AM Read more >

B.C. shatters single day record for new COVID-19 infections by almost one-third

Deaths continue to be significantly higher than in recent months, with 10 new fatalities in the past day

Nov 24, 2020 4:40 PM Read more >

OPINION: Tight grip on COVID-19 case data throttles the public interest

'Without information there is speculation, and that can discredit communities or give rise to harmful rumour'

Nov 24, 2020 3:14 PM Read more >

Woman refusing to wear mask arrested at a B.C. thrift store

Police tried to convince her to leave the store, but she refused, and allegedly struck the officers several times.

Nov 24, 2020 11:57 AM Read more >