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For years Canada has been churning out A-list snowboarders almost effortlessly, as kids from coast to coast converge on ski hills and in terrain parks to push each other to go bigger and faster.

Three competitive divisions, three gold medals for Whistler – with just two athletes.

After months of preparation, everything is set for Paddlefest 2002, the first annual celebration of self-propelled water sports in the Sea to Sky Corridor.

For all the aspiring golfers in the area, the Sea to Sky Junior Tour is back for a third summer this season, with a new sponsor in Callaway. The tour will run every Wednesday, starting July 3 and wrap up Aug. 14.

Meadow Park arena to host region’s top fighters Kicking in the groin is against the rules. So is grabbing or grappling with your opponent. Pretty much anything else goes.

Joyride 2002 organizers Chris Winter and Patrick Kaye knew what they were doing when they set the date for the second annual Joyride Bikercross. On July 3, the event is between World Cup mountain bike competitions at Mont Ste.

Dr. John Hamilton Read dies at 78 One of the most enduring figures on the Canadian ski scene died on May 31. After a long battle with Alzheimer Disease, Dr. John Hamilton Read died at the Colonel Belcher Care Centre in Calgary at the age of 78. Dr.

Whistler’s Chad Miles was first over the finish line at the annual Bear Mountain Challenge in Mission last weekend, the third race in the B.C. Cup series.

Entire team heads to Western championships It seems that Whistler has more going for it than spectacular mountains and lakes and some of the world’s best recreation – we’ve also got rhythm.

Ken Read vows to restore national ski program to its former glory A few months ago it appeared as if the Canadian alpine ski program had hit rock bottom.