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allen bears

A portrait of Whistler and its bears Michael Allen’s black bear research goes a long way toward telling us how well we are co-existing with nature By Amy Fendley He arrived unannounced. Standing in the office of the Blackcomb Mountain manager.

gay ski week

Whistler’s big gay heart Every one comes out for Altitude 99 By Oona Woods Somebody get out the paintbrush, it’s that time of year when an anonymous person transforms Whistler Cay Heights into Whistler Gay Heights with a sweep of the brush.

bc economy

Bold steps for B.C.’s economy More than just cutting taxes and red tape, B.C needs to develop sustainable industries By Stephen Vogler With tourist dollars dropping on our town like heavy west coast manna, you may not have noticed that B.C.

recycling

Collecting cast offs Is Whistler’s free spirit buried in the snow? By Karen Hugdahl As a child growing up in TV-land, Oscar the grouch was a true hero. Besides being the ultimate furry green dude and king of the garbage cans, he was a great mentor.

pioneer passages

Pioneer Passages Franz Wilhelmsen and Rose Tatlow were two local pioneers who left us in 1998 By Jack Christie As 1998 raced along, it gathered up two local pioneers, Whistler's Franz Wilhelmsen, 79, and Squamish's Rose Tatlow, 83.

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...And a few other choices from the year that was 1998 Go Quietly Into That Good Night Award: Peak Pastries, Grinders, Plaza Bistro.... Passings of a More Personal Note: Franz Wilhelmsen for whom we give thanks often on the mountain he created.

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There's no place like home …especially when it's the place to house your faith in God Story and photos by Chris Woodall There's a thing you can do with your hands that I learned ’way back when I was a wee lad.

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Packing on the pounds The British Invasion is sweet music to Whistler By Oona Woods There are around 750,000 Brits currently planning to bind themselves in to various bits of plastic moulding, with or without silicon foam injection, slip on some seri

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The Last Great Party of the 20th Century The October fire bombing now a memory, Vail continues full speed ahead as it prepares to host the World Alpine Ski Championships By Andy Stonehouse As the long-awaited snowflakes begin to flutter to the ground

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Welcome to the next millennium. Is the coffee on? Your first challenge on New Year’s Day, 2000 may be trying to turn on the lights By G.D.