Whistler

Taluswood principal Rich MacIntosh was meeting with a potential partner and the Bank of Montreal Wednesday afternoon in an effort to refinance the exclusive townhouse development on Whistler Mountain.

Investigators probing the fatal accident on Whistler Mountain’s Quicksilver chairlift Dec. 23 had no new information this week, but are still determined to find what caused the grip on one chair to fail.

The municipality’s efforts to install a traffic light at the Highway 99-Blueberry Drive intersection have hit a snag: the Ministry of Transportation and Highways is holding back the computer box that operates the lights.

Some New Year’s Eve celebrants were livid because they couldn’t get back into the village after 11:30 p.m., but aside from that municipal officials called Whistler’s sixth annual First Night a success.

New Year’s Eve in the village – you need a ticket For those new to New Year’s Eve in Whistler, you’ve got to have a ticket to get into the village.

WRA taking members on line The Whistler Resort Association is going on line. An all-members meeting is scheduled for early in the new year to receive input from members and answer questions regarding the WRA’s Internet program.

Investigators still searching for reasons behind Quicksilver accident The investigation team looking into last Saturday’s fatal Quicksilver chair accident on Whistler Mountain has eliminated a number of theories but is still trying to determine the c

Laying new rubber in Whistler Most physicians in Whistler will tell you that the community has one of the highest incidences of sexually transmitted diseases in Canada. Bill Role, owner of Whistler's Rubber Rainbow Co.

W5 still dealing with Alpine Canada A deal between the W5 group and Alpine Canada to make Whistler the permanent home of a men’s World Cup downhill race should be signed next month, despite some differing philosophies.

Regional health board future uncertain The future of the Coast Garibaldi Regional Health Board looks more and more uncertain.