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Hydro agrees to buy power from local IPPs

Record 1,800 gigawatt hours purchased from 16 producers B.C. Hydro will buy power from two more independent power producers in the Sea to Sky corridor.

Helmet crusader to speak at Dialogue Café

Municipalities backing helmet laws, helmet standards Who: Richard Kinar What: Dialogue Café: Helmets – Compulsory for skiing, boarding and skateboarding? Where: Scotia Creek Lounge, Millennium Place When: Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.

Former Whistler student makes a difference in the downtown eastside

Jannah Wilson never imagined she would be working with Vancouver’s sex trade workers when she graduated from Whistler Secondary School. She was a ski racer and a member of the first graduating class of Whistler Secondary school.

Letters to the editor

I am compelled to again subject the readers of the Pique to another sample of my prose in reaction to the response to my letter of last week.

Expanded Garibaldi resort proposal includes two golf courses

Proponents amending draft master plan during ongoing discussions with Lands and Water B.C. Adding two new golf courses to the proposed ski resort development north of Squamish may be the sticking point between its proponents and the province.

Whistler tops in magazine polls

With summer ending and winter fast-approaching, Whistler is getting a timely pat on the back from various publications.

Food bank bracing for fall crush

Whistler Community Services and the Whistler Food Bank are gearing up for another busy fall as hundreds of employees start to arrive in town in anticipation of the winter season.

Calling all locals

Whistlers Welcome Week to introduce seasonal employees to town Whether you’ve lived in Whistler for a few short years or have a seasoned 25 years under you’re belt, you’ll all be known as ‘locals’ during Whistlers Welcoming W

Conditions dry, but fire hazard remains moderate

Almost two weeks of sun and record seasonal temperatures following a period of rain has not increased the fire hazard rating for the Whistler area past moderate, according to Whistler Fire Chief Bruce Hall.

Government report confirms the spring of 2003 was the worst of times for tourism

A Statistics Canada report released this week confirmed what most already know. Tourism in Canada took a record-setting downturn in the second quarter because of the SARS outbreak and other global events.