Whistler

BABY/CHILD HEALTH CLINICS Free routine immunizations and newly licensed vaccines for purchase, growth and development assessments and plenty or age appropriate resources available. By appointment, call 604-932-3202.

THE WHISTLER WALDORF SCHOOL Preschool to Grade 8. Nurtures the child's capacity of wonder, reverence and responsibility. Call 604-932-1885 or email [email protected]. L'...

BALSAM STREET DAYCARE A fun, creative, active and positive atmosphere! Run by a stay-at-home mother. Mon. to Fri., 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. $30/half-day (four hours) and $50/full day (eight hours). $5 for each additional hour. Call Kristi at (604) 894-5992.

ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA, WHISTLER SECTION Outdoor club focused on mountaineering, ski touring, climbing and hiking. Trip schedule at www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sections/whistler.html. Call 604-902-1772 for details.

What: WHISTLER AND BLACKCOMB MOUNTAINS OPEN Both mountains are open and a full-on ski season is finally here! Dust off the skis and snowboards and hit the hill!

What: RIGOROUS MORTIS: THE POSTHUMOUS LIFE OF V.I. LENIN Kiersten Burge-Hendrix, Rhetoric Programme Coordinator at Quest University, delivers a lecture on V.I. Lenin.

What: CELEBRATE THE WORK OF CHARLIE MACK The Lil'wat Nation and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre official announce the arrival of the Charlie Mack Seymour canoe.

The Canadian economy contracted 2.6 per cent in 2009,, the largest annual decline in real gross domestic product (GDP) since 1982. Since 1961, GDP has fallen just three times, the other declines occurring in 1982 (-2.9 per cent) 1991 (-2.1 per cent).

As of Tuesday, Nita Lake Lodge is owned by Tumuluri Asset Management Inc. and managed by T&V Hospitality Inc. Tumuluri Asset Management includes partners Ram Tumuluri, Jamal Hotel Holdings Ltd. and the Varshney family.

Tickets to the closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games have been sold out for weeks, but that doesn't mean people can't still come out and take part in the fun.