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New lights 90 per cent more energy efficient B.C. Hydro gave the Resort Municipality of Whistler an early gift for the holidays this year – 7,000 energy efficient Christmas bulbs on 100 strings.

Whistler’s Resort TV launched a new entertainment segment recently, aimed at keeping guests and locals informed about the best places to hang out and the not-to-be-missed events around town.

Restitution working at Don Ross Secondary School Helping kids learn that making mistakes is OK, and that the important thing is to make amends for them, can lead to a healthier and safer school environment.

According to a report released by the B.C. Auditor General on Dec. 17, there are a minimum of 2,000 contaminated sites in the province that threaten the environment and public health.

Canadian tourism ministers are committed to increasing Canada’s competitiveness in the global tourism industry, according to Rick Thorpe, provincial minister of competition, science and enterprise.

Over the next five years the price of a plot at the Whistler Cemetery is set to almost triple. The current price for an adult burial in Whistler, which includes a plot, care fund, internment and marker placement, is $810.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Development costs in Pemberton to be reviewed Just past the Petro-Canada in Pemberton there’s a plot of land where an $11-million hotel is proposed. The development would be unlike anything Pemberton has ever seen.

Whistler council scrambling to pass bylaw to control licences Ken Boyer, the managing partner of the Dubh Linn Gate, is hoping one day to see a small, upscale liquor boutique tucked into the lobby of the Pan Pacific Hotel.