Whistler

Burrard International plans to fill in "the pit" at the south end of the Crystal Lodge this spring, but will face a strict building schedule in order to minimize noise and disruptions in Mountain Square.

A local photographer is still looking for some personal items and some answers four months after a thief unlocked the door to his apartment, collected some goods then left, locking the door behind him.

The first World Ski and Snowboard Festival is becoming an affair for the whole family.

Contrary to some media reports, the federal government is not closing down all fish hatcheries on the West Coast, but it will close some. The problem is, no one will know which ones until Ottawa makes the announcement.

The Ministry of Highways finally agreed last week to allow a signal light at the Blueberry Drive-Highway 99 intersection, but the municipality is in no hurry to install it.

Last week brought the second annual Ski for Literacy event to town. Next week, from Feb. 26 to March 3, it’s Freedom to Read Week.

Resale controls on all new employee housing projects, establishment of a housing authority and granting bed units beyond the 52,500 cap — if a project is 100 per cent employee housing — are some of the policies being considered in the municipality’s

Council members gave themselves a raise Monday. The increases, 1.5 per cent in 1995 and another 1.5 per cent in 1996, applied proactively rather than retroactively, are the same as municipal staff salary increases given over the past two years.

Six local charities will split more than $43,000 as a result of the Feb. 9-10 BC Tel Mobility Winter Classic Blackcomb Foundation fund raiser. The Whistler Children’s Centre will receive the largest single donation, $14,000.

The Whistler Museum and Archives Society and the Whistler Public Library have joined forces to build a permanent home for both facilities.