Whistler

Christmas is the time for giving. For some people, it is also the time for taking. With hundreds of visitors pouring into Whistler throughout the next two weeks, a Whistler RCMP officer is asking people to keep an eye on their valuables.

It could take a month or more for the B.C. Safety Authority to complete its investigation into the Dec. 16 Excalibur accident, which left 12 injured and shut down the lower section of the lift indefinitely until Tower 4 can be repaired.

First batch of fertilizer churned out this week

Child care has been a growing issue in Whistler in recent years, with changes to the federal funding formula, the proposed closure of the Teddy Bear Day Care at Millennium Place, and most recently the closure of programs for kids aged three to 36 mon

Crocs, the comfy shoes that people love to hate, are getting their own store in Whistler. Located in the Village Stroll near the Lush store and Garfinkel’s. Crocs are great, depending on who you talk to. For some they work great as slippers.

As of Monday, Dec. 22 Alpine: MODERATE Treeline: MODERATE Below treeline: below threshold Travel Advisory: 20 cm of low density snow has fallen during the past few days.

Kim Anema and the bureaucracy of Squamish

Rider hit boulder in area currently marked out of bounds

ST. DAVID’S UNITED – PEMBERTON Join at “the Church on the Hill” for Worship and Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. For info call 604-894-6981. OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAINS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Join in for mass at 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.

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.