Whistler

BEAR UPDATE: Whistler black bears need to be tolerated not pushed away. By Michael Allen Black Bear Researcher I was not available to attend the Non-lethal Bear Management Workshop hosted by the Resort Municipality of Whistler on Oct. 27, 1999.

Lest we forget By Andrew Mitchell As we sit in the comfort of our homes, sometimes it's easy to forget that the peace we enjoy has a price. Through five wars and numerous peace-keeping missions, more than 1.4 million Canadian soldiers have served.

Arts Week a first in B.C. By Paul Andrew An cynical view of B.C. Culture Minister Ian Waddell’s initiative to designate Nov. 1-7 as "Arts and Culture Week" might be that it is just a cheerleading effort.

By Loreth Beswetherick Most Whistlerites on the voters’ roll will have received a notice in the mail advertising a series of open houses where voters can meet and talk to some of the new candidates for mayor and council.

On behalf of the Steering and Building Committee members of Whistler Millennium Place, we would like to take this opportunity to thank Alex Kleinman for his dedication to this project over the past several years.

The high price of emergency treatment If you're visiting Whistler from another province or another country and don't have comprehensive health insurance, you might want to consider getting some, and fast.

CASI in Whistler, but independent of the mountains By Paul Andrew Maybe the mountains aren’t anxious about the number of snowboard instructors who will be available this year, but it doesn’t mean Whistler-Blackcomb is complacent about mountain riders

The first major hurdle has been cleared toward the municipality acquiring the 139-acre Emerald Forest property.

Trash bylaw coming A new municipal bylaw that will boost the fine for improper storage of trash from the current $75 to $500 will likely come before council at its next meeting Nov. 1. Municipal administrator Jim Godfrey told council at its Oct.

Basalt to be removed from interpretive forest By Loreth Beswetherick The municipality and the Ministry of Mines have managed to hammer out a compromise over a private contractor’s plan to remove up to 200 tons of basalt rock per year from the Whistle