Whistler

Whistler will submit a proposal to the Ministry of Forests for a Community Forest pilot project that asks for more control than the ministry may be willing to give up.

By Amy Fendley Whistler Towing would have ceased to be, had it not have been for the helping hands of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. But now the very hands that rocked this local company’s cradle since infancy have been wretched away.

In the few months the Whistler Youth Outreach Program has been in place, France Vaudreuil has helped young people deal with issues of conflict with the law, alcohol and drug misuse, employment, unemployment, poverty, homesickness and relationships.

It will be the spring of 2003 before the International Olympic Committee awards the 2010 Winter Olympics.

By Bob Barnett Until this week, public displays of enthusiasm for the 2010 Winter Olympic bid might best be described as muted.

Mount Currie has a population of 1,200 and an unemployment rate of 80 per cent. The majority of the population are under 25, children mainly between the ages of five and 12.

A little care could prevent your skis or board from being stolen By Christie Pashby There are few material things more valued in Whistler than ski and snowboard gear.

There won’t be any official word until the budget is set in April, but indications are the Ministry of Transportation and Highways is planning a significant upgrade of Highway 99 between Culliton Creek and the Cheakamus Canyon next summer.

Whistler's community food bank has survived an unprecedented early winter storm. Just last week, the food bank was in dire straits for the second time this fall, facing long line-ups at Wednesday night food distributions and desperate for donations.

Volly call for First Night The Mountain Communities Health Alternatives group (MCHA) is on the look-out for people willing to volunteer for First Night, Whistler’s alcohol-free New Year’s Eve celebration.