Whistler

Local business owner Mark Blundell came away with a narrow victory in last weekend’s Pemberton village council byelection. Blundell beat his opponent, David Midgley, by a mere four votes.

Spring Beauty (a feast for the eyes, and a meal for man and bear) By Jack Souther, Whistler Naturalists We circled over the edge of the plateau where the Bridge River emerges from under the icefields of the Coast Mountains and selected our camp site.

Volunteers from the wider Whistler community are continuing to provide the backbone of Maurice Young Millennium Place (MY Place) in its busy first opening weeks, by helping to run everything from the selling of tickets to clean-up operations.

Friday, June 29 ON STAGE What : Gilbert & Sullivan and their Heirs Where : Millennium Place When : 8 p.m. This all-ages show features all your favourite G&S favourites with Vancouver Symphony’s popular music director, Bramwell Tovey.

Monday, July 2 FRONT AND CENTRE Who : Burt Neilson Band Where : The Boot This Ontario jam band sells out each show at The Boot. Get there early to be part of the experience! See article.

Underlying tension between rural residents who live and work in area and urban environmentalists and recreationalists who use region as a playground The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District reaffirmed its resolution to reject the Lillooet Land and Res

It really is summer, you can tell by the music

Two of Canada’s premier cultural commentators visit town and chat about all that is Whistler I sense something strange – something out of the ordinary – as I take a quick glance around Whistler village on this particular Sunday morning

ICBC and its North Shore Youth Employment Initiative Team is back in Whistler Village this long weekend. The team is hosting an interactive display, featuring a car involved in a speed-related accident on the Sea to Sky Highway.

Mountain Community Health Alternatives now inactive Three major youth programs run by Mountain Community Health Alternatives will formally come under the management of the Whistler Community Services Society starting July 1.