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Fall flood, snow cover reduce number of salmon for birds to feast on At 8 a.m. on the day of Brackendale’s 18 th annual eagle count the sun had not been shining long so it only took 10 minutes for the Arctic winds to freeze my camera.

Day care waiting to see results next week when incubation period ends Whistler may face a chickenpox outbreak, with local daycares and one ski school location affected.

P>Extremities, exposed skin at risk again in future once frostbite sets in Hand and toe warmers may have been flying off the shelves during the recent cold snap but for some people it was too little, too late.

The Women of Whistler are hosting the women of council at the next WOW meeting. The three female councillors, Kristi Wells, Caroline Lamont and Marianne Wade, will share their stories on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Millennium Place.

The organization is looking for new members as it begins its second year of fundraising After a year doling out money to local charities, Whistler’s American friends are gearing up to do more good work around the resort in the years to come.

Re: Looking for the straight goods (Pique letters to the editor, Dec. 19) The Whistler-Blackcomb snowphone relies on weather data that is collected at the Pig Alley weather station, located at 1,650 metres on Whistler Mountain.

Holiday numbers have been solid but some businesses worried about new year If you’ve felt that there’s been more room to carve your turns on the mountains, more room to strut your stuff in the village, and a better chance of getting a room

If you don’t count the 13 motor vehicle accidents reported from Dec. 25 to Dec. 28, it was a quiet Christmas for the Whistler/Pemberton RCMP.

Autumn Migration, 2003 Early Departures and Unseasonal Interruptions Whistler Naturalists The autumn migration was unusual, to say the least. Up to Thanksgiving the bird counts were normal or above average on some species.