Whistler

Natives turn up heat on governments to resolve land claim and treaty issues Temperatures are on the rise again at Sun Peaks Resort after First Nations protestors blocked a road between Kamloops and the ski resort last week.

SPECIAL EVENTS WEETAMA . Whistler?s celebration of aboriginal culture, Aug. 30-Sept. 2, includes hoop and powwow dances, elder storytellers and carving demonstrations all weekend, and The Feast on Saturday evening.

Friday, Aug. 31 ON STAGE What : Live Wire Friday Who : The Mahones Where : Garfinkel?s Break out the Guinness! The Mahones are back in town to celebrate the long weekend. Their Irish rock always raises the roof. This is a party not to be missed.

What better way to end the summer than with a great family picnic ? provided everyone agrees on a date for the picnic. A story in last week?s Pique announced that the Parks and Recreation department?s Family FunFest will be Sunday, Sept.

To increase the graduation rate of First Nations students, and create active, responsible students in the First Nations community, the Howe Sound School District and the Squamish Nation are opening a First Nations Enrichment School, effective Sept.

Avalanche and Forest Fire

It will be another month or so before the Whistler Housing Authority has a final report on employee numbers and housing shortages for last winter, but indications are the situation this winter is not going to be much better.

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is using the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Olympic bid as an impetus to plan its economic direction. The Olympics are expected to generate up to $1.5 billion in revenues.

A week after Jas Michalski of Squamish and Tim Bonnell of Whistler placed second in the provincial grass volleyball championships, they were in bare feet on Spanish Beach in Vancouver to compete in the B.C. Beach Volleyball Championships on Aug. 25.

A Japanese couple that followed up on a classified ad for long term accommodation in last week?s Pique may have been robbed of $1,000 from a man claiming to be the landlord of a Whistler Village apartment.