Whistler

What: WHISTLER/BLACKCOMB OPEN The ski and snowboard season is here! The mountains are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Check www.whistlerblackcomb.com for daily updates.

What: FOODSAFE LEVEL 1 A mandatory eight-hour course for ayoen who want sto handle food and make money doing it. That includes cooks, servers adn dishwashers. Focus will be on food contamination and hazardous foods. When: Friday January 16, 9 a.m.

What: FIRST NIGHT WHISTLER A New Year�s Eve celebration takes over Whistler Village Square and the TELUS Conference Centre to say out with the old and in with the new.

JACKSON, Wyo. – For the second time this season, an in-bounds skier has been killed at a ski area. The first, in mid-December, occurred at Utah’s Snowbird ski area.

Exploration has been a defining trait of Squamish’s Margaret Young

Whistler company invests in McGill University project

The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment is hosting a presentation by Gwen Barlee of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee about her concerns regarding Independent Power Producers (IPPs) on B.C. rivers.

Expect to bump into more RCMP officers while ringing in the New Year. Fifty-five officers are coming from the Lower Mainland to bolster Whistler’s current unit and ensure Dec. 31 celebrations stay peaceful and fun.

Squamish says removal done on priority basis

Police seeking information