Whistler

Out of reality You feel like you are in a dream. Everyone is your friend. You can feel a special spirit surrounding you.

Depner waits in planning department queue By Loreth Beswetherick Before Rainbow Lodge opened its doors to guests on the shores of Alta Lake in 1914 the valley was home to explorers, trappers and eccentric prospectors.

Whistler’s community children’s choir, the Whistler Children’s Chorus, is entering its seventh year of rehearsal and performance.

BEAR UPDATE: Knowing valley berries for black bears Michael Allen Black Bear Researcher Despite cooler temperatures and cloudier days during spring through summer, all berries which black bears feed on are now ripe throughout Whistler Valley.

Winter marketing campaigned broadened to non-skiers The Whistler Resort Association is broadening its winter marketing campaign to include publications which are not exclusively devoted to skiing or snowboarding.

Strut Your Stuff, Whistler’s Community Registration and Information Fair takes place Saturday, Sept. 11 at Whistler Secondary. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Resort Communications Group (RCG), the event marketing agency that manages such events as the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival and the Whistler Winterstart festival, announced this week it has merging with Velocitymedia Ltd.

By Amy Fendley For the third time in five years, SKI Magazine has rated Whistler-Blackcomb the number one ski resort in North America. The rankings, based largely on reader input, will appear in SKI’s October issue, which goes on sale Sept. 12.

It was back to school this week, and there was no shortage of students to fill classrooms. Myrtle Philip Elementary School’s enrolment was up Tuesday by 50 pupils. Principal Bob Daly says it’s not a problem though.

Forest Service recognized for Meager Creek work By Jack Christie Special tribute will be paid to Meager Creek hot springs on Sept. 16.