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TA zones get bedroom increase; residentialzones stay the same

Council vetoed a zoning amendment bylaw on Monday that would have allowed residential homes in Whistler to have a maximum of five bedrooms.

Snowboarder who died on Whistler Mountain identified

Coroner finds no fault with mountains or boarder The RCMP has identified the snowboarder who died on Whistler Mountain Jan. 28 as 21-year-old Manobu Ishikawa of Japan.

Authors in Whistler for sustainability speaker series

Guy Dauncey, Wade Davis to speak on sustainability issues Guy Dauncey is the author of Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change, Earthfuture: Stories from a Sustainable World, and After the Crash: The Emergence of the Rainbow Economy, a

Whistler’s water consumption dips

Whistler’s water consumption is down by 25 per cent per person over the last five years. Data from the municipal Water Conservation Program shows that during the long, dry summer of 1998 water consumption per person was 517 cubic metres per day.

RMOW gets hotel tax revenue from points-based real estate

The municipality will get its fair share of hotel tax revenues from the future Hillside Lodge in Creekside even though no money will be exchanged in the room rentals.

Lyle, Brant win Squamish community awards

A grandmother of eight who has owned and operated a call centre for 14 years has been awarded the 2003 Business Person of the Year award by the Squamish Chamber of Commerce.

For the record

In last week’s feature story, Young and gay in Whistler, an incorrect Web site address was given. Skiout, a local organization for gay and lesbian skiers and boarders is at www.skiout.com

All corridor communities reel from deadly accident

Seven Squamish residents killed in head-on collision Jasdeep Sandhu was a bellman at the Coast Whistler Hotel. Dilbagh Goraya was the night janitor at the Delta Whistler Village Suites.

Bringhurst breathes new life into old native stories

WHO: Robert Bringhurst WHAT: Dialogue Café WHERE: Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery, lower lobby level of the Delta Whistler Resort WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m.

Opposition parties preparing for federal election

Reynolds will seek Conservative nomination in West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast Prime Minister Paul Martin is yet to call a federal election but several parties and some candidates who aspire to represent Whistler in Ottawa have already started campaigni