Whistler

ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA, WHISTLER SECTION Outdoor club focused on mountaineering, ski touring, climbing and hiking. Trip schedule at www.alpineclubofcanada.ca/sections/whistler.html . Call 604-902-1772 for details.

What: whistler-blackcomb The mountains are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What: AWARE AGM This annual general meeting features guest speaker William Rees from UBC who coined the term “eco-footprint”. The meeting also includes the election for AWARE’s 2007-08 directors. When: Saturday March 29, 6:30 p.m.

What: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Canadian Cancer Society is looking for someone to lead our team of volunteers in Whistler and Pemberton. For info, please call 1-888-229-8288. When: Ongoing Where: www.cancer.

Organizers of the 2010 Games spent more money on Whistler venues this quarter than anywhere else. For the three months ending Jan. 31, 2008 $6.3 million was spent on the Whistler Sliding Centre, $6.

Some brazen thieves have taken off with $75,000 worth of flat screen TVs from a Whistler business storage area. In all about 107 televisions were stolen — still all boxed and new.

Squamish’s affordable housing stock got a little bigger this week, as developments approved by the district presented new contributions. Michael Hutchinson of Bethal Development appeared for third reading of a zoning amendment.

The District of Squamish (DoS) this week moved to support in principle the application of a hotel tax, while also seeking a report from the Squamish Sustainability Corporation (SSC) by the end of April.

Squamish Estuary road option rankles conservationists

The Whistler Sliding Centre is already creating its own myths. In the last several days an athlete from every one of the three sliding sports, bobsled, luge and skeleton, has crashed on Corner 13.