Cover Stories

Down under in Whistler Australians have had a big impact on Whistler, and vice versa By Kara-Leah Grant When Melinda Gram left Sydney at 21, her life was laid out. She’d been seeing her high school sweetheart, Greg, for seven years.

Whistler's Parks 'R' Us Whether you're a jock, rubbernecker or nuclear unit, Whistler’s parks provide a range of outdoor spaces catering to the joy zones of just about anyone Parks for you and Parks for me Parks for Buddy down the street Parks for fi

Can’t see the forest for the bed units The municipality’s view is that preserving the Emerald Forest fits in with the Vision 2002 document "In Whistler, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Finding their way in the backcountry Frustrations mount while province studies commercial backcountry operations again — but they may get it right this time By Loreth Beswetherick Thar’s gold in them thar hills — tourism gold.

A matter of timing All of a sudden housing in Whistler is no longer a lottery By Bob Barnett Four years ago this month, in preparing for its "worst housing crisis ever," Whistler was looking at the possibility of a temporary trailer park to house som

Alive and kicking, for now Can Whistler sustain the current boom in live music? By Paul Andrew Fifteen years ago, Whistler wasn’t a place where you’d expect to find a lot of live music.

The art of adding value in Whistler Local artists are ready to take a bigger role in town By Stephen Vogler The big push in B.C.’s resource economy these days is toward value-added.

Born to hunt bear Finnish Bear Dogs are now being trained to protect bears, but controversy surrounds breeding of the animals "The black and white colour, the fire in his eyes, the carriage and vigour of the Karelian Bear Dog catches the eye of the h

Garbage philosophy Is the thinking behind waste disposal based on environmental principles or on money? By Bob Barnett You pull up to the compactor, open the door, toss your bag of garbage in, close the door and forget about it.

Piano Lessons Breaking into the world of television requires a little schmoozing, a little chutzpah and some talent By David Johanns You may remember me from performing jazz this past winter at the GLC.