Whistler

Festival of lights preparations underway By Andrew Mitchell Plans for this year's Festival of Lights are underway, and organizers say it's going to be the best and biggest ever. On Saturday, Nov.

A new organization which should remove a little bit of the municipality’s ever-increasing financial burden will be formally announced Saturday.

Bar wars rearing its ugly head? Music not the motive for managers By Paul Andrew If you happen to be a lover of dance music and a lover of beer, and you are living in Whistler, then you are in paradise — at the moment anyway.

Lucky duck wins trip to Mexico By Andrew Mitchell A raging creek, a cheering crowd, and 2,087 little rubber ducks, bobbing their way down stream for a chance at the grand prize: an all expense paid trip for two to Mexico.

By Loreth Beswetherick Although few candidates had officially filed nomination papers by Wednesday, Oct. 13 the election race was showing signs of heating up with a slate of 11 having announced their intention to run for council positions.

Concerns about pricing stem from over-licensing By Paul Andrew Although a program set up some years ago by the Resort Municipality of Whistler was intended to stop the annual price wars in Whistler Village pubs and clubs, the problem persists.

WORCA sets its sights on increasing public awareness New board and new agenda set at annual general meeting By Andrew Mitchell Electing officers, preserving land access and getting Whistler area resorts to pony up their fare share of trail maintenanc

By Loreth Beswetherick Whistler’s Creekside will see a new medical clinic open doors early next month. Dr.

By Loreth Beswetherick A land exchange deal that would save an environmentally-sensitive stand of alluvial spruce across from the Whistler Health Care Centre is not high on the province’s priority list.

By Loreth Beswetherick It’s a case of Cadillac taxes with Chevy service for Whistler’s elementary school pupils.