Whistler

Swiss organization considering Whistler as host for future annual meeting The World Economic Forum is eyeing Whistler again, and Whistler is sizing up the World Economic Forum.

The Whistler Adaptive Ski program is opening a new equipment centre at Olympic Station on Whistler Mountain. Over the past five years the program has grown out of its old digs at the Carleton Lodge and has now moved to a more centralized location.

Inequities within the provincial tax system, coupled with rising resort property values, is leaving Whistler property owners with the brunt of the school tax bill for the whole district.

SPECIAL EVENTS WORLD FREESTYLE. The best freestyle skiers are in Whistler Jan. 25-27 for the final World Cup competition before the Salt Lake Olympics. Big Air demonstration Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., dual moguls on Davies Dervish Jan.

Dozens of Howe Sound students took part in a province-wide student walk out Jan. 23 to protest the on-going job action by teachers.

How much for that fire hall? Our municipal government is like others in that its budget sets aside money for capital construction separately from those funds it earmarks for operating expenses.

The fourth annual Pro Photographer Search held during Whistler’s TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, has announced its call for entries.

As of Tuesday Jan. 15 We have received periods of light snowfall since the Monsoon event on Jan. 7. The loading has been quite variable, even more so with the Northerly winds redistributing any surface layers that may be available for transport.

It's more than one year since the Supreme Court of B.C. ruled in favour of the municipality and its contention that nightly rentals in residentially-zoned areas are illegal. But the problem continues to plague the town.

AGM show group to tackle composting, wetlands, Olympics, and Sea to Sky LRMP For the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment – better known in the community as AWARE – 2001 was a breakthrough year.