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Britannia Creek tops Endangered Rivers list

Britannia Creek, south of Squamish, has tied for top spot on the Outdoor Recreation Council of B.C.’s Most Endangered Rivers list of 2001.

School board sees continued growth

Howe Sound School Board will have an extra 1,352 school children to educate over the next 10 years, according to new figures.

Intrawest interested in Aspen project

Intrawest may find a new project in the Aspen Skiing Company’s redevelopment of its property at the base of Snowmass Ski Area.

Interfor halts logging in Elaho

Forestry company will wait for Squamish Nation to complete land use plan International Forest Products, feeling the heat of international boycotts and the negative publicity generated by Greenpeace and other environmental activists, has formally anno

Franz’s Trail pub questioned

The "pub building" in Franz’s Trail could turn out to be home to some other type of business.

Cypress Bowl bought by Boyne

Cypress Bowl Recreations, the company which operates the skiing facilities in Cypress Provincial Park, on Vancouver’s North Shore, has been bought by Boyne Resorts.

Davies new principal for Whistler secondary

The Howe Sound Board of School Trustees has appointed a new principal for Whistler secondary school. Ken Davies, currently principal of Nakusp secondary, in Arrow Lakes in the Kootenays, will take up his new position in Whistler in August.

Bungee proposals may see people jumping off bridges

Referral groups assessing applications for commercial tenures in the Sea to Sky Corridor will be bouncing around a host of ideas over the next few weeks, including two separate proposals for bungee jump facilties near Whistler.

Whistler-Blackcomb wins environmental award

Whistler-Blackcomb has been recognized for its environmental work by Tourism B.C. The provincial tourism organization presented Whistler-Blackcomb with the Starfish award at its conference in Vancouver last month.

Backcountry Advisory

As of Wednesday, March 7 Once again the week has given us only minimal amounts of precipitation. A weak system on March 1 deposited 10-20 cm.