Whistler

A town becomes a community In the early days of the 1960s and ’70s, the few weekenders and powder hounds that were Whistler formed a small and close-knit community.

Intrawest Corporation holding strong Intrawest Corporation figures for the end of March 1999 paint a lush picture of resort town business.

Whistler residents are invited to participate in the first Whistler May Days — a community celebration designed to attract locals to re-discover first hand Whistler businesses.

New recycling bins to better contain restaurant grease, may help to prevent Whistler black bears from getting an easy, quick fill of liquid fat.

Whistler facility would need $1.5 million upgrade The Sea to Sky Community Health Council is looking for $500,000 in additional funding to bring health care services up to where they should be, but about $1.

Intrawest’s revised plans for redevelopment of the Whistler Creek area were well received by a handful of Creekside merchants last week, but the area is bracing for a busy summer of truck traffic which will begin at the end of April.

March break a huge success; Brits expected in April By Amy Fendley It was big, but no surprise, really. Whistler has proven itself big all year, or at least this far.

Whistler’s black bears are beginning to emerge from their dens after a long winter of hibernation.

Sponsor needed for snowboard world championship bid Mark Taylor has until April 30 to find someone willing to put up the 100,000 Swiss francs needed for Whistler to make a bid for the 2003 snowboard world championships.

BACKCOUNTRY ADVISORY As of March 24 The warm weather of the past weekend is but a fleeting memory. It left us with a melt-freeze crust on most aspects except high N facing terrain.