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Memorial Saturday for Whistler ski patroller

A memorial will be held at Millennium Place on Saturday, April 20 at 7 p.m. to remember Whistler Ski Patroller Neil Falkner, 32, who was killed last Friday in a backcountry skiing accident.

School board cuts vice-principal positions to save money

Schools will have to do without vice-principals as the Howe Sound School Board struggles to bring in a balanced budget with $1 million less than last year. "We have reduced vice-principal positions in the district," said Dr.

Olympic transportation plans broken down in numbers

If the sheer glory of winning an Olympic gold medal isn't enough inspiration to fire up 2010 athletes, maybe the chance to ride the Sea to Sky corridor via helicopter will fan the flames.

Pemberton sees future in tourism

Pemberton is launching an ambitious plan to put the community on the map as an outdoor adventure playground for tourists.
A Time When Glaciers Ruled — The Ice Ages in B.C.

A Time When Glaciers Ruled — The Ice Ages in B.C.

Join the Whistler Naturalists at MY Place (4335 Blackcomb Way) on Thursday, April 25th, 7:30 p.m., for the second in their Speaker Series. Dr.

Two Whistler residents killed in car accident

Two Whistler residents were killed in a head-on car accident Wednesday afternoon in the Cheakamus Canyon.

News briefs

WSSF boosting hotel numbers If hotel reservations can measure the success of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival, then this year things are looking a little better compared to 2001.

Backcountry Advisory

As of Wednesday, April 17 Approximately 40 cm of new snow fell in the high alpine terrain during the storm-cycle ending last Monday morning. Temperatures reached 0 degrees on Saturday at 2,100 m then plummeted rapidly that night.

Naturespeak

Gillian's bobcat Wildcat stalks White Gold bird-feeder By Jack Souther, Whistler Naturalists The Isobel MacLaurin painting of a bobcat on tower 22 of the Wizard Express is about as close as most of us will ever come to seeing one of these elusive fel

Tourism struggling to work with restructured airline industry

Sept. 11 changed the landscape, but airlines have been in decline for some time Whistler has weathered the turbulence in the airline industry this season but 2002 will still be a bumpy ride for tourist spots everywhere.