Whistler

Blackcomb Mountain to close after WSSF Although it’s hard to imagine with the Easter crowds packing the slopes and the whole town revving up for the ninth Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF), the ski season is winding down in Whistler.

More customers needed to cover costs of central Squamish facility Carney’s Waste Systems’ new centralized composting facility in Squamish is officially up and running, and accepting waste from almost 20 different Whistler restaurants, groce

After only seven weeks on the market a syndicate of buyers have sold more than one-third of their 60 suites in the Blackcomb Lodge despite the fact that none of the rooms have yet been renovated.

With the resort slower and things a little tighter for locals this year, Balding for Dollars organizers Dave and Wendy Clark of the Whistler Friends of B.C. Children’s Hospital group weren’t expecting to hit any new milestones.

As of Wednesday, April 7 The cooling trend associated with the arrival of a weak system on the B.C. coast overnight has resulted in a crust recovery in the alpine, with isothermal snowpack conditions prevailing below the treeline.

We might have anticipated some degree of favourable spin from the RMOW and developer on their side of the story of what went wrong in the Nita Lake legal case.

Friday, April 9 LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS Who: Murphy’s Lagh Where: Dubh Linn Gate High energy Celtic, Irish and easy rock tunes from the guitar and fiddle duo.

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SPECIAL EVENTS WHISTLER FIRE RESCUE CUP>> Firefighers are raising money for the BC Burn Fund with a 10-team hockey tournament at the Meadow Park Sports Centre. The tournament kicks off with Whistler Fire Rescue playing Delta Fire on Fri.

The Community Foundation of Whistler announced its second round of grants for 2004 this week through the Environmental Legacy Fund (ELF).