Whistler

Intrawest goes heli-skiing In 1998 they added their first warm weather resort and an interest in 12 European ski resorts. For 1999, Intrawest has ventured into the heli-skiing business.

Conservation officers, working for the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks and the B.C. Assets and Land Corporation, will be checking commercial recreation companies in the Sea to Sky Corridor for compliance with the Land Act.

The Whistler Skier’s Chapel Society plans to build an approximately 15,000 square foot building that will provide the Whistler community with a meeting place.

A development permit for the controversial 19 Mile Creek employee housing project in Alpine Meadows was approved by council Dec. 21, which should pave the way for construction in the spring.

By Bob Barnett On Feb. 1 the newest Caramba Restaurante will open — in Banff. Under a licensing agreement with Caramba founder Mario Enero, Banff Caribou Properties will open the third Caramba, in their newly renovated Banff Ptarmigan Inn.

By Amy Fendley Galoshes on foot and binoculars in hand, the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment set out on its annual Christmas Bird Count Jan. 2 and returned with positive results.

Whistler appears to be on track in doing its part to reduce solid waste by 50 per cent by the year 2000. A report presented to Whistler council prior to Christmas estimates Whistler will have achieved a 52 per cent reduction in solid waste by 2000.

The full impact of the provincial government’s recent decision to reduce transfer payments to municipalities will likely be seen when property owners receive their tax notices in the spring.

Whistler has a twin. At its last meeting of 1998 Whistler councillors approved a sister city relationship with the Japanese town of Karuizawa.

It wasn’t just Whistler that had record visits during the Christmas holidays. Sun Peaks Resort, near Kamloops, twice surpassed its single-day record of 3,275 skiers. On Dec. 28 the resort hosted 4,100 skiers and on Dec.