Whistler

Tourism leaders from across the province met to brainstorm in Vancouver last week as the industry continues to search for ways to mitigate huge losses following the terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Almost 100 per cent of teachers in the Howe Sound district turned out for the first province-wide strike vote in 85 years.

It's Thanksgiving Day and I wish I hadn't turned on my radio to hear that the U.S. has begun bombing Afghanistan.

Hot dogs are out and sushi is in. This week kids at Myrtle Philip Elementary School lined up for California and cucumber rolls and said goodbye to the lowly wiener, so long the staple of fund-raising school lunch drives in Canada.

With the Liberals preparing to slash budgets for virtually every public service with the exception of health care and education, a Whistler employee who commutes from Squamish is building grass roots support for a planned transit link between the com

Condominiums and homes are still selling despite the slow down in the economy and the American-led war against terrorism.

A co-operative effort between the Pemberton RCMP and the Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police has led to the discovery of more than 1,200 mature marijuana plants worth an estimated $1.5 million-$2 million on the street.

Local environmentalists wary of increased used More commercial recreation operations will be allowed in the Sea to Sky corridor's provincial parks, according to the region's recreation officer.

SPECIAL EVENTS OKTOBERFEST . A Whistler tradition returns with beer, bratwurst, beer, oom-pah-pah music, pretzels, beer… and a root beer garden. A parade from Marketplace to Village Square kicks off the Oct. 12-14 festival.

An American Pika preparing for a long, snowy winter.