Whistler

Bev Oakley will take over as vice-principal at Whistler Secondary this summer. She has worked as a teacher in charge, acting vice-principal, and acting administrative assistant in the Howe Sound district for the last several years. Since Aug.

Staff and the Natural Step? With respect to the recent article in the Pique regarding the wider stalls for SUVs being proposed by our local planning department I must say I’m somewhat bewildered.

Two reporters still based n Squamish after restructuring A recent shake-up in Mountain FM, the only local radio station serving the entire Sea to Sky corridor, has left some staff out of a job and others relocated to Vancouver.

Goose quills and other feathers Nature's design for flight, warmth, and setting ink to paper By Jack Souther, Whistler Naturalists I couldn't suppress a tinge of guilt as I read the plaintive calls for columns in the last few issues of the Pique .

Two men are following the footsteps of cougars this winter, armed with video cameras. "People around Princeton think we're nuts," said Michael Allen, Whistler's foremost black bear researcher turned cougar enthusiast.

Intrawest increased its revenue in the second quarter by 12 per cent despite concerns about the travel industry, "As expected, bookings from the United States fell off after Sept.

According to B.C. Assets and Lands corporation, "a major announcement" on the Garibaldi Alpen group’s application to develop a ski area on Brohm Ridge is on its way within the next few weeks.

Candidate cities for the 2010 Winter Games have met with the International Olympic Committee for the first time. At the meeting held at the Salt Lake Games in Utah, IOC president Jacques Rogge stressed that candidates must play by the rules.

SPECIAL EVENTS CANCER GROUP X COUNTRY SKI. Join the Cancer Support and Friends group for an afternoon of cross country skiing, hot drinks by the fire and a potluck lunch on Sunday, Feb. 17 from 11 a.m. Rides available from Whistler. All welcome.

Dark sky — bright soul By Don Brett, Whistler Naturalists In a previous column we discussed how light pollution threatens man’s connection to the natural world since it cuts him off from the night sky, a wonder that should always be as clos