Whistler

SPECIAL EVENTS COMMUNITY WELCOME DINNER>> Crowning out a week of celebrations, designed to welcome Whistler’s newest employees to town, the Community Welcome Dinner will bring hundreds of locals and newcomers together for a meal at the Con

Freeze Factor challenges stamina, wits, stomachs Just how far will you go to win a free Whistler-Blackcomb season pass? Will you go 24 hours without sleep, standing outside in the cold and whatever the weather happens to be? Will you answer trivia qu

10 th anniversary promotion by local McDonald’s timed to help seasonal employees It’s 12:10 p.m. on a Wednesday. Whistler Village is almost empty, but one restaurant is so full of people the servers are struggling to keep up.

Disaster Recovery Centre meeting needs in Pemberton Although the water levels have long subsided, the need for aid services is still high in the Pemberton and Mount Currie area following the flooding that began on Oct. 17.

The newly published book Salish Elders, by Wim Tewinkel, is of great local interest. Salish Elders is a coffee table format photography book that depicts elders of the First Nations communities near Whistler and Pemberton.

Future 1 — No New Development Whistler doesn’t allow any more residential or commercial housing above the current development cap.

Friday, Nov.

Fundamental questions asked at weekend open house Just how sacred is Whistler’s cap on development? That’s the burning question that needs to be answered by the community in the next 10 days.

Happy 10th Cretch!

CAA supports recommendations, including forming association of backcountry guiding companies The Revelstoke Coroner investigating the deaths of seven backcountry travellers on the Durrand Glacier last January tabled his final report last week, making