Cover Stories

The best seat in the house You are what you eat... and where you sit, too. By Chris Woodall "Your usual table, sir?" suggests the ever-sharp maitre d'.

Council candidate: Stephanie Sloan World freestyle skiing champion Stephanie Sloan has lived in Whistler 17 years.

Council candidate: Ken Melamed Ken Melamed came to Whistler in 1976 to be a ski bum.

Council candidate: Dave Kirk Dave Kirk started skiing "the big mountain" in 1966. Influenced by his uncle, one of Whistler’s earliest developers, he invested in a sports store here while teaching school in Vancouver.

Council candidate: John Richardson A John Richardson in his early 20s arrived in Canada from England in 1967. He moved to Vancouver in 1969 and never left.

Council candidate: Greg Lee Greg Lee may be the only candidate running for council who’s already in the Whistler Museum. A legend in his own time, Greg’s been tied to Whistler since 1970 when he helped run summer ski camps for Toni Sailor.

Council candidate: Stephane Perron Stephane Perron left Kingston, Ontario in 1986 with a business administration and marketing diploma in his pocket.

Council candidate: Tyler Mosher: Tyler Mosher hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has spent the last nine summers in Whistler and has been a full-time resident for the last four years.

Council candidate: Tanya Ewasiuk Nine years ago, at the age of 25, Tanya Ewasiuk moved from her home town of Coquitlam to Whistler.

Council candidate: Scott Kittleson Raised on Hornby Island and the Saanich Peninsula, Scott Kittleson came to Whistler directly after graduating from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy nine years ago.