Whistler

The Dec. 29, 2000 deadline has passed but it will take a few weeks before the B.C. Assets and Lands Corporation will be in a position to start shutting down any commercial backcountry recreation operators who may not have applied for tenure.

The Vancouver Whistler 2010 Bid Corporation has taken steps to ensure that its bid for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be developed in the most ethical and forthright manner possible by adopting an all-encompassing code of conduct.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001 The new year is here but the old dry trend persists, at least for now.

Management headed off a disastrous pre-Christmas strike at Intrawest’s Mont Tremblant ski resort by coming to a contract agreement with the unionized employees.

Starting Jan. 1 this year it got just a tad more expensive to stay in Aspen, but the town could benefit in the long run.

Local taxi drivers are describing The Motor Carrier Commission’s approval of a conditional hike in fare charges as a slap in the face, claiming that it falls well short of a fair tariff increase. The Commission has announced B.C.

By late January or early February the provincial Land Use Co-ordination Office should be ready to make recommendations to cabinet that could see the legislation and policy that governs snowmobile management and trail use in B.C.

Members of the Adams Lake and Neskonlith Secwepemc First Nations chose the busy holiday period between Christmas and New Year to highlight their objections to expansion plans at the Sun Peaks ski resort.

Pemberton Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be having their second annual fund-raising bottle drive on Jan. 6 and want locals to remember to leave their contributions out.

At first glance, the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Winter Olympic Bid Corporation’s new executive committee may appear a little short on First Nations representation. It currently has no First Nations member.