Whistler

Prime Minister’s Day the solution to February blues

After more than a decade of community service in Whistler, Whistler Chamber of Commerce president Thelma Johnstone is moving on. In her place, WCC chair John Nadeau and the board of directors has hired Brent Leigh as the chamber’s new president.

Jaca, in Spain, has joined Vancouver in bidding for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Stan Hagen, the minister of sustainable resource development, has postponed his visit to Whistler until sometime in February.

Organizers of gay ski week looking forward to best event ever There will be partying until the very small hours of the morning as Whistler relaxes its late night rules for the upcoming 10th annual Altitude Week, Feb. 2-11.

Organizers looking for more local participation in spinal cord research fund-raiser Just over one year ago, Whistler resident Tyler Mosher wasn't sure if he would ever walk again.

Acapulco wait

No decisions on post-Olympic facilities How about a golf course in the Callaghan Valley? Or an RV park and campground? These are all options mentioned for the area post 2010 Olympic Winter Games in a document titled Conceptual Vision for the Callagha

As of Wednesday, Jan. 23 The past week has seen a cool and unsettled period giving us a little teaser of new snow.

It takes about 10,000 hours, or 10 years of focused training to produce one Olympic calibre athlete. By that reckoning, the province’s aspirations to put B.C.