Whistler

Calling all sports figures ready for Action By Paul Andrew You might think professional athletes get a fair share of opportunities to be involved in the film industry; the odd commercial comes their way to supplement their income.

WinterStart schedule announced The second annual HSBC Whistler WinterStart Festival, Dec. 3-12, will not be built around the men’s World Cup downhill, as it was last year. The men’s alpine ski event was cancelled for the third consecutive year.

By Loreth Beswetherick Mike Dempsey was the first to be lined up in the municipality’s sights when it launched 12 legal actions this summer against homeowners who rent their properties out as tourist accommodation while zoned exclusively for resident

Stoltmann protesters to sue attackers Three of the protesters claiming to have been injured in last month’s alleged attack on a protest camp in the Elaho Valley have filed a joint law suit against Interfor and Interfor employees.

Science club By Andrew Mitchell Although the high-technology market only accounts for three per cent of B.C.'s economy, with an annual growth rate of 9 per cent it is one of the fastest growing industrial sectors in the province.

Change slow for Whistler Health Care Centre By Andrew Mitchell If you plan on 'going big' this winter, you might want to bring a book.

Re-Use-It by end of November It was supposed to open this spring, then by the end of November but Whistler’s Re-Use-It centre should now be up and running in Function Junction by Christmas time.

It’s made up of some of the most influential people in town, but part of its strength is that it has no authority itself.

Interfor protesters mark month anniversary of Elaho confrontation About 30 protesters, some of them dressed as trees and bears, set up shop outside of the International Forest Products Ltd (Interfor) head office in Vancouver on Oct.

Whistler’s mayor and council have managed to twist Jim Godfrey’s arm and get him to stay on as municipal administrator. Godfrey had tendered his resignation in August citing personal reasons for leaving Whistler.