Whistler

Although you might not know it from watching the evening news, the crime rate in B.C. is the lowest it’s been in 30 years. On Aug. 26 the Ministry of Public Safety released statistics from 2007, pointing to an eight per cent decrease in B.C.

A Malaysian investment group purchased the Coast Whistler Hotel for a reported $33 million last week, according to a release from TA Enterprise Bhd (TAE) in Kuala Lumpur.

RMOW planner presenting Whistler 2020, accessibility initiatives to Chinese

The roleof families in supporting children will be the focus of a presentation by Dr. Martin Brokenleg at the Xit’olacw School on Friday, Sept. 12.

Resident black bears experienced a wave of relief as recent sunny days and warmer nights (since Sept. 3) have released the stalled ripening of critical September berries from the cold/wet grip of late August.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler has no plans yet for the BCBC Lands at Alta Vista, municipal spokesperson Michele Comeau Thompson confirmed this week. The BCBC site is the location of the former Capilano Highways works yard, off of Highway 99.

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.

THE ALTA LAKE SCHOOL Whistler’s Waldorf School, Preschool to Grade 8. The school is dedicated to nurturing the child’s capacity of wonder, reverence and responsibility while providing a curriculum of the highest quality.

COATS FOR KIDS Winter coats for children of all ages can be dropped off at Dual Mountain Drycleaners, both locations, at Market Pavillion and Function Junction. Coats are accessed by anyone in need through the Re-Use It Centre.