Whistler

The chances of a recreational vehicle park being built on John Zen’s land diminished last week, but the likelihood of a legal challenge went up as council gave bylaws to downzone the property third reading.

"Bang. Bang. Bang. All day long. It’s brutal." That’s how Creekside resident John McBean describes construction noise from the Kerfoot property next to Alpha Lake Park.

So long and thanks for all the poutine

River below Daisy Lake a no-go for rafting companies, but cars, trains and recreation permitted The Ministry of the Attorney General has turned down a request to allow local rafting companies to operate on the Cheakamus River below the Daisy Lake Dam

Police will monitor protest, but look at PNWER as just another big event As of Pique Newsmagazine’s press time on July 25, PNWER activists had still not made good on their plans to set up a tent city in Rebagliati Park.

The Black Bear Slide Show Series continues this week at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort.

The Whistler Health Care Foundation is about half way toward funding a new trauma X-ray facility with a $32,000 grant from the Whistler-Blackcomb Foundation.

The Sun Peaks land-claim saga continues B.C. First Nations asserting their rights over traditional lands has been an ongoing issue throughout the province’s history, says a UBC political science professor.

Antiglobalization activists vow to disrupt PNWER meeting Although the Pacific North West Economic Region is not as big or as influential as the World Trade Organization or the G8, and has no power to create any kind of regional legislation, up to 500

Problems plague other resort communities The Resort Municipality of Whistler has vehemently denied accusations that it is looking to increase the amount of treated effluent discharged into the Cheakamus River.