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dangerous toys

Parental Advisory: The editorial staff at Pique NewsMagazine has deemed that the following toys are dangerous — not to your children, but to you, a full-grown adult who should really know better.

colorado woes

The high-altitude and glitzy Rocky Mountain resorts of Colorado may be Whistler’s key competition in the scramble for destination skiers but they have got off to a dismal start this season.

campground

By Loreth Beswetherick The ribbon was cut and Whistler’s long-awaited campground declared officially open on a snowy Friday, Dec. 17, three years after a municipal proposal call for a camping facility.

cbc radio two

By Loreth Beswetherick Lillooet, a town half the size of Whistler, has successfully lobbied to have CBC’s Radio Two signal broadcast on its airwaves. So has Hornby Island and so have many other communities across B.C.

conde naste rating

Reader Poll votes Whistler hotels best in North America Readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine have selected three Whistler hotels as the best ski resort hotels in North America.

winterstart biz

By Loreth Beswetherick The official Tourism Whistler numbers are not in yet but the HSBC Whistler WinterStart Festival organizers are hailing the 10-day event as a record-breaking success.

canucks book tour

By Loreth Beswetherick When Whistler writer and historian Janet Love-Morrison sat down to pen a piece on World Cup history for a local newspaper four or five years ago, she had no idea it would lead to a book on the ventures of Canada’s famous Crazy

toy drive

Mount Currie looking for 'elves' Elves R Us is looking for donations of Christmas gifts for children in Mount Currie.

bird counting

If a group of men and women with binoculars should appear in the woods behind your house on the morning of Dec. 21 hooting and whistling, don't flatter yourself.

school board chair

By Loreth Beswetherick Squamish school trustee Amy Shoup has taken over the helm from Judy Bourhis as Howe Sound School District board chair. On the top of her agenda is seeing the district’s three key capital projects through to fruition this term.