Whistler

Pemberton RCMP were called to the scene of a fatal train accident on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 1.40 p.m.

A Better Than Blue Christmas is being organized this Sunday, Dec. 12 for anyone who feels lonely or loss at this time of year. The potluck dinner is being organized by Barbara Gilday, the new minister of the United Church of Canada in Whistler.

By Loreth Beswetherick Up to 20,000 people expected to flood the village for First Night celebrations this year, but ask around and you will be hard pressed to find any locals planning on attending the event.

$2 million donation By Loreth Beswetherick By Dec.

Preliminary tallies show $60,000 raised by last Saturday’s Festival of Lights event sponsored annually by the Association of Whistler Realtors. This year will see 50 per cent of the proceeds go to the newly-named Maurice Young Millennium Place.

THE WHISTLER MODEL By Caroline Hicks Lamont Several years ago, on the cusp of Whistler’s new found international notoriety, Powder Magazine published an article which raved about the resort’s great skiing, night life, accommodation and pedestrian vil

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has announced it will now provide 95 per cent financing for homes in the Pemberton area, up to a maximum of $250,000.

By Loreth Beswetherick The B.C. Assets and Lands Corporation will be in a position to start issuing tenures for commercial backcountry use in the new year but there is still a concern the "carrying capacity" of land has not been adequately addressed.

By Loreth Beswetherick Three years after a municipal proposal call for a camping facility the new Riverside Campground off Mons Road will be open for business from Friday, Dec. 17.

Local jeweller to offer Whistler Millennium Coin By Andrew Mitchell Ticket stubs and hangovers are good, but if you really want to remember the millennium celebration in Whistler, you might want to consider purchasing a limited edition silver coin/me