Whistler

Whistler Watch, the local organization instrumental in changing council’s mind about a proposed public-private partnership two years ago, has rallied to another cause — saving the trees in the last village forest.

Spud Valley to play host to Coldplay, Jay-Z, Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails and The Tragically Hip

Details on security for the 2010 Games and how it will affect life in Whistler are still scarce, RCMP Corporal Manon Chouinard admitted to Whistler Rotarians this week, but some things are known for certain.

The Olympics and Paralympic Games are no time to gouge and make visitors think that Whistler and B.C. are too expensive to visit or invest in.

A story in last week’s Pique incorrectly identified the e-mail address for Sylvia Koltzenburg’s Olympic accommodation matchmaking service. The correct e-mail address is: [email protected]

Employers throughout Whistler are thinking up innovative ways to retain seasonal workers year-round.

On Saturday, March 29, millions of households around the world will be shutting off their lights for one hour, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., to draw attention to climate change and how our use of energy contributes to it.

The municipality may look into ways to make the application process for temporary liquor hour extensions more efficient.

One of the first things anyone is going to see when they come to Whistler for the Olympic Games is a discount store and a run down building.

Fred Hendy has a box full of instruction books on the floor of his office at Squamish’s public works yard on Government Road. He cranes his lanky frame over the box, fishes out a book and thumbs lightly through the pages.