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Mountain projects from Romania to British Columbia receive grants

Seven projects documenting mountain culture from locations as diverse as the mountains of Romania and the Coastal Ranges of British Columbia, Canada will receive funding from The Banff Centre's 2002 Banff Mountain Grants program.

B.C. rivers need participants for annual celebration

The Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C. is asking people to keep the last Sunday of September free on their calendars. B.C. Rivers Day, the largest river celebration of its kind in Canada, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 29.

Regional and local tourists keep Whistler busy

Room nights down as fewer conferences booked post Sept. 11 Summer business in Whistler was much like the winter season before it. Regional visitors and tourists from across Canada and the West Coast of the US came in droves.

The Source

SPECIAL EVENTS WEETAMA>> Join in the celebrations of the rich traditions and culture of the region’s Aboriginal community. There will be free outdoor programs, artisan workshops and special ceremonies.

Letters to the editor

This letter is written to the bear who comes around Lorimer Road. Dear Mr. Bear. I am writing to apologize for inadvertently leaving my trash bag on my deck on the way out to dinner last Friday evening. It is so hard this year to be a bear.

Private proposals accepted for provincial parks

Private investment needed to make parks economically sustainable: minister On July 29, the Valhalla Wilderness Society released documents they obtained from a source within the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection that confirmed the government&

News Briefs

Creekside Festival Sept. 7 Merchants and residents south of the village feel the time has come to celebrate Whistler’s other hub – Creekside, the place where it all began.

New liquor laws to match reality

Leaders of the Hospitality Industry Coalition "were shocked" to learn of changes to liquor laws announced by the province this week. The changes, which include allowing restaurants and bars to stay open until 4 a.m.

library News

Check out a film in another language I recently watched the wonderful French film Amelie (nominated for three Academy Awards and winner of four Cesars ) and decided to highlight some of our films in other languages.

Naturespeak

Brandywine Falls: A hangover from the Ice Age By Jack Souther, Whistler Naturalists In the summer of 1910, Jack Nelson, a surveyor for the Howe Sound and Northern Railway, and his axeman, Bob Mollison came upon a spectacular waterfall plunging into a