Whistler

REVELSTOKE, B.C. -Dangerously high levels of DDT have been detected in the seldom-visited high alpine lakes of Mount Revelstoke National Park. How did the chemical get there? Nobody really knows, although scientists say they have theories.

Build: it's a word repeated ad nauseam in a press release that was issued by the provincial government on March 17, 2009.

The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE) held its annual general meeting last week, going over the previous year's work and electing a new board for next year.

Cheakamus Crossing residents furious over the municipal handling of the nearby asphalt plant have now filed a complaint with the RCMP.

A year and a half after the Centre for Sustainability was first created, executive director Cheeying Ho wants to keep pushing the envelope.

Solar dazed in Whistler?

The Whistler RCMP are asking all residents - but especially residents living in Blueberry, Alta Vista and Brio - to lock their doors and not leave any food or garbage laying around.

The Olympics and Paralympics wrapped up almost four months ago, but are still grabbing headlines as both the Government of B.C. and the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) released financial data over the last week.

The fire hazard rating at press time on Wednesday, July 14 was "High," after cooler weather and some light rain brought it down from the "Extreme" rating of the weekend.

Most recommendations of B.C. Safety Authority already in place