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Friday, Jan. 18 ON STAGE Who: Slow Nerve Action Where: The Shack Groovy funky quartet rocks the Shack tonight at Funkadelic Friday. Who: Hairfarmers Where: Merlin’s Folksy psychedelic rock is always in town with Guitar Doug and Grateful Greg.

Ecological Footprint speaker puts sustainability into perspective Before Whistler can move towards ecological, social and environmental sustainability – in other words, zero net impact on the planet and its resources – we need to know what

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Conference centre improvements $1.25 million Lake Placid Road improvements $1.

Howe Sound teachers are hoping a new proposal by their union will break the stalemate in negotiations with their employer. "I am hopeful," said Marjorie Reimer, president of the Howe Sound Teachers Association.

Tourism numbers in Whistler are down, but less than expected. It was estimated that room night occupancy might be down by as much as 20 per cent this season during initial analysis following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

This year's property assessments are in and Whistler's numbers are up again. More than 13,000 assessment notices have been mailed to Whistler property owners who have discovered that once again their property has gone up in value.

The Hartwicks’ plans to develop Powder Mountain in the Callaghan Valley aren’t dead yet.

Over a four-year period (from 1996-2000) there were 103 new cases of Hepatitis C in the Sea to Sky corridor, in addition to six new cases of HIV. "Basically even one new case is too many," said Amy Jolicoeur, a public health nurse in Squamish.

Tree killed by Old Man’s Beard? By Bob Brett, Whistler Naturalists "What is that stuff hanging off all the dead trees?" she asked on the chairlift, making the logical assumption that whatever it was, it killed the trees.