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June Tidball, Florence Strachan, Jacquie Pope, Eunice “Kelly” Forster and Betty Gray bought the two-bedroom cabin on the shores of Alta Lake in 1955 for just $1,500. While they left a mark on Whistler history, the valley, in turn, shaped the rest of their lives too.

Nearly a year after devastating floods hit B.C., emergency planners are imagining how a catastrophic earthquake could be made worse by a changing climate.

With promises to rejuvenate forests from the air, tree-planting start-ups are looking to supplement shovels and long days of labour with swarms of seed-bearing aerial drones. A growing target: B.C.'s burnt forests.

Student Vote brings democracy, civic education to the classroom

To counter increased risks to flooding, the B.C. government wants to improve flood maps, plan for community retreat in high-risk areas, and open up natural floodplains to give water a place to go. It's calling on public input for the new plan.

Randy Jones and Cindy Yu knew the beloved Pemberton restaurant needed more resources to keep thriving

Trail-builder Dakota Goulder will bring local knowledge to Mexico’s mountain bike community during three-week trip

About 400 people gathered in the Fairmont Chateau's ballroom for the first in-person Whistler Excellence Awards ceremony since 2019

Also in police briefs this week: Whistler RCMP respond to motorcycle incident near Daisy Lake Dam; police investigating after watch, ring stolen from hotel room

Voter turnout up slightly from past years