Whistler

Board considers removing 20 days from school calendar to cut costs There simply isn’t anything left to cut. But somehow the Howe Sound School Board has to come up with $758,000 to balance its budget by the end of the month.

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Maxed In! As a regular reader of Maxed Out , last week’s column disturbed me. I am not an American and I’m still struggling to achieve ski bum status, otherwise I had no idea that Max’s life paralleled mine so closely.

Residents in the upscale hotel/condos along Blackcomb Way are worried about their westerly views of forested parkland if a First Nations cultural centre forges ahead on the Benchlands.

Whistler Rail Tours sees a specific passenger rail market for Whistler Be it Amtrak in the U.S., British Rail in the U.K., Via Rail in Canada or BC Rail in the province, all have a common thread.

Whistler council was faced with a tough question in their first early Question and Answer period before Monday’s council meeting. In an effort to find out if the rumours are true, local scribe G.D.

Whistler’s council has set the Whistler. It’s Our Future and the Comprehensive Sustainability Plan as one their top priorities during their term in office.

With the renovation and increased capacity of the Whistler Conference Centre – scheduled to re-open in August – Tourism Whistler has been able to attract conferences that previously may not have come to Whistler.

No danger to humans, but may pose a risk to wildlife An Environment Canada researcher made a startling discovery in two of Whistler’s biggest lakes – the presence of toxaphene, a toxic insecticide that has never been licensed for used in Ca

After boycotting his school taxes more than a decade ago to no avail, longtime local Hans Kögler says it’s time for a more aggressive approach.