Whistler

Trudeaus on hand at Mt. Seymour Friday During the three days leading up to Jan. 12, Whistler-Blackcomb received 44 cm of snow — most of it in the light, fluffy “goose-down” variety, which is perfect for skiers and snowboarders.

Whistler, once again, is the bright blip on the B.C. Assessment radar screen showing an overall increase in the value of residential real estate while the rest of the B.C. property market suffered a general decline.

Whistler properties on this year’s assessment roll have generally increased up to 10 per cent. B.C.

A local entrepreneur gets up close and personal with high-performance clothing line When Torey Spink goes out, he doesn't wear underwear — he wears underwear technology. Polypropylene. Polyester. Lycra. Spandex. Polar Fleece.

Tourism Whistler reports a 20 per cent vacancy rate in the resort for the holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s Eve but overall Whistler saw an eight per cent increase in room nights sold for December 1999 over the previous year.

With fourth reading in the bag for Intrawest’s Whistler South Comprehensive Development Strategy there is still a possibility a new elementary school could open its doors in September 2001.

After asking staff to review Whistler Cable Television’s sporadic coverage of council meetings and its non-coverage of November’s all-candidates meeting, Mayor Hugh O’Reilly announced Monday there is “a new spirit of co-operation” between the municip

There has been no rash of accommodation coming onto the market after the millennium holiday period but things still seem to be easing up marginally on the housing front.

Pileated Woodpecker ( Dryocopus pileatus ) With the probable extinction of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, the Pileated Woodpecker is now the largest and most spectacular among North America’s 20 Woodpecker species.

We would to thank the following businesses that continue to generously donate their time and expertise to help make the Maurice Young Millennium Place become a reality in 2000.