Whistler

‘Technical" issues between municipality and Intrawest hold up Whistler South plans sub: Decision to pull strategy from agenda does not sit well with school trustee By Loreth Beswetherick It was still on the agenda when Monday night’s council meeting

A total of 17 vie for six council seats By Loreth Beswetherick By the Friday Oct. 15 nomination deadline a total of 17 candidates had entered the race for six Whistler council seats and three were vying for the mayoral role.

By Loreth Beswetherick Bears beware – conservation officers from across the province, RCMP officers from the Lower Mainland and other professionals involved in ursine management will converge on Whistler next week for a crash course in aversive condi

NOTE: WE HAVE MUG SHOT OF PETER WEBB IF NEEDED Whistler left off World Cup schedule Nor-Am races likely to become annual spring event There won’t be any World Cup downhill races in the foreseeable future for Whistler.

By Loreth Beswetherick If local restaurants, bars and pubs choose to defy new Workers’ Compensation Board regulations aimed at limiting employee exposure to tobacco smoke, a Whistler bylaw may be needed to help level the playing field.

Stoltmann national park proposal goes to the House of Commons By Andrew Mitchell There are Douglas Firs in the so-called Stoltmann wilderness that are more than 1,300 years old.

By Loreth Beswetherick Millennium Place got a significant shot in the arm Monday night when council voted to contribute $300,000 from municipal coffers to fundraising efforts but it was not without significant debate.

Nesters can’t Function in the Junction By Paul Andrew It was a good idea that didn’t work because of the three words most retail outlets use to achieve the best possible results: Location, location, location.

Sea to sky appoints new health services co-ordinator By Andrew Mitchell Barb Kinnon will be the new health services co-ordinator for the Whistler Health Care Centre and Pemberton Health Care Centre, starting Nov. 1.

By Loreth Beswetherick B.C. Green Party leader Stuart Parker is on the campaign trail. Once municipal elections are out of the way, the province will likely head straight into the run-up for the next general election, Parker said last week.