Whistler

The 10-day Weetama festival finished up with the Aboriginal Tourism British Columbia Awards on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 16. This year, awards were presented in eight different categories for Aboriginal business achievements in B.C.

Strain of multiple uses showing on River of Golden Dreams About 10,000 boats travel the River of Golden Dreams each year, and it’s only getting more and popular as a day trip.

Mayor Hugh O’Reilly has returned from a whirlwind tour of the Far East taking in sights like the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and meeting foreign dignitaries.

This letter was addressed to Pemberton Mayor Elinor Warner and council. To begin, thank you for seeking the residents of Prospect Street’s input in the matter of the re-zoning application of the BC Rail land on our street.

People and plants By Kristina Swerhun, Whistler Naturalist Society Ever wonder how the first humans to this part of the world figured out how to survive? What did they eat? Where did they get the materials for shelter and clothes? How did they heal t

SPECIAL EVENTS NATURE WALK >> Ethnobotonist Nancy Turner will lead a walk to Cheakamus Lake on Sat. Aug. 23 at 9 a.m. She will focus on traditional uses of plants along the way. Meet at Municipal Hall for carpools.

Council has answered an urgent financial plea from Maurice Young Millennium Place with a $150,000 cheque to help with current cash-flow problems. "We need the help," said Rob Schwartz, general manager of Millennium Place.

The resort real estate sales and marketing division of Intrawest Corporation, Playground Real Estate Inc., announced last week that a 54-unit development on Lake Okanagan had sold out in five hours.

With the announcement that Vancouver and Whistler have won the 2010 Winter Olympic Games the pressure is on to get started on the $600 million Sea to Sky Highway upgrade.

Gail Wensley went in search of the Nile but found far more Whistler real estate agent Gail Wensley received the Christmas present of a lifetime from her husband Don in 2001, a trip anywhere in the world she wanted to go.