Whistler

The 12 th Annual Whistler International Wine Festival held May 9 was as popular an event as ever. More than 300 people attended and helped raise $9,850. As always the funds raised are used to increase the collection and assist with programs.

Vancouver Sun gardening columnist Steve Whysall will be presenting a talk and slideshow at the Chateau Whistler this Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m.

Bookworms should be flocking to Marketplace this weekend. Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, vintage books, magazines – they’re all available for sale in front of the IGA Saturday and Sunday.

Neil Falkner remains returned to the place he called home It was a long journey home for Neil Falkner, the popular Whistler ski patroller who died April 12 in a skiing accident while doing the Wapta Icefield Ski Traverse in Banff National Park.

But problems won’t disappear when site is gone Only minutes from the heart of Pemberton lies a complex set of trails and small clearings that locals unaffectionately call the "the jungle.

By Clare Ogilvie & Bob Barnett The Callaghan Valley appears to be the favoured site for an Olympic athletes village, and the land bank legacy that would be left to Whistler.

Despite objections from the local taxi company, the Whistler RCMP are standing behind a bylaw that would, among other things, require all Whistler cab drivers to take a 27-hour provincial TaxiHost program and carry chauffeur’s permits.

Locals will be able to display stickers and posters of support thanks to a new Olympic Bid program Check out storefronts and bumpers in the next few weeks.

The hills are alive… again as the annual Whistler street entertainment comes alive this weekend with the talents of several performers.

As of Wednesday, May 15 In the spring, avalanche conditions are typically most stable in the morning, after a clear cool night which allows heat from the snowpack to escape into the atmosphere, resulting in the formation of a strong melt-freeze crust