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It’s like that scene in Braveheart where Willliam Wallace is dying, but it’s hard to feel too sad because the wife of the prince is carrying Wallace’s baby, and quite possibly the heir to the throne of England – one life ends in t

SPECIAL EVENTS CORNUCOPIA . The annual celebration of food and drink takes place Nov. 8-11. Winemakers dinners, workshops, tastings and celebrity cook-offs are part of the festival. Full details available from Tourism Whistler. THIRD DEGREE BURNS.

Club offers high performance programs to athletes As one of the strongest ski clubs in the province, the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) has produced its fair share of champions, regionally, provincially, and nationally, many of whom have gone on t

Branded in Heaven

On Nov. 5, senior women’s volleyball teams from Howe Sound, Pemberton and Whistler met in the annual Sea to Sky Volleyball Championship.

Coaches to develop new programs, bring in more riders With the regular program increasing from 35 kids to 50 kids over the previous year, and members of the racing team jumping up into more difficult competitive categories after dominating last year,

McConkey among six skiers and one snowboarder to receive awards Five skiers will be added to the Honour Roll of Canadian Skiing, and one skier and one snowboarder will be presented awards by the Canadian Ski Museum at their annual awards banquet on N

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To make local kids more aware of the Vancouver-Whistler bid to host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the bid committee is holding a contest designed to test their knowledge.

Despite the best efforts of doctors and surgeons, French skiing champion Regine Cavagnoud died Wednesday from the head injuries she sustained two days earlier after colliding with German ski coach Markus Anwander during a training run.