Whistler

The Whistler Museum and Archives will be holding a fund-raising event at the Dubh Linn Gate on Thursday, Oct. 25 to celebrate Local History and to raise funds for programs, exhibits and to care for the collection of community history.

Beneath the snowcapped wall of Mount Currie, a tattered roadside sign sits on Pemberton's Portage Road between the Petro-Canada gas station and the Pony Espresso cafe. The sign isn't advertising gas prices or latte specials.

Friday, Oct. 12 LIVE PERFORMANCES What : Oktoberfest Feast Where : Whistler Conference Centre Come celebrate with hearty Bavarian cuisine, beer, traditional music and dancing. Tickets available at the Whistler Activity Centre.

With fewer beds available to Whistler employees each year, despite the efforts of the Whistler Housing Authority and some local businesses, the municipality is looking for ways to address housing issues without revising the existing bed cap.

Confessions of a ski porn addict

Literacy is important: it rewards those who are proficient and penalizes those who are not. For the individual, literacy affects employment success, income and life chances.

Have you got old furniture but don’t know where to get rid of it? It might look good in someone else’s living room. For two days this month, the Re-Use-It Centre in Function Junction is accepting clean, gently used donations of furniture.

Yes, we’re top of the heap, king of the hill, we’re ranked number one again as a winter sport destination. This time the rankings are in the prestigious Skiing magazine and in Transworld Snowboarding’s travel guide.

Helping Java junkies get their fix

B.C. Hydro's Bridge-Coastal Restoration Program is about to flash some cash to combat the effects of dams in the Whistler area. BCRP is currently accepting applications that will restore fish and wildlife populations in watersheds affected by B.C.