Whistler

SPECIAL EVENTS ANNUAL SKI SWAP>> Drop of ski gear after 3 p.m. on Fri. Oct. 11 at the Blackcomb Daylodge for $2 per piece of equipment. Whistler Mountain Ski Club gets 15 per cent of the proceeds with the hope of raising $40,000.

Whistler’s Fire Chief Bruce Hall has been presented with The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award. "I feel very privileged," he said.

For the fifth year in a row, Whistler was named the number one ski area in North America by Skiing Magazine.

Nine new candidates challenge seven incumbents Whistler’s council could have a whole new look at its inaugural meeting in December. Then again, it might look exactly the same.

Energetic, enthusiastic 21-year-old died Sept. 21 Submitted by Tamara Renwick Robert James Hannah (1981-2002) Robert Hannah first arrived in Whistler from West Vancouver in October 2001.

All seven members of the current council confirmed this week that they will seek re-election.

‘I am accountable to you,’ says Rhodes Mitch Rhodes, a strong force in the volunteer community, wants to take his work in Whistler up a notch and run for a council seat.

Participation rate tripled compared to past challenges For two weeks, participants in the Whistler Way Commuter Challenge walked, cycled, bused and carpooled to work and back home again in a bid to win a season’s pass for Whistler-Blackcomb as w

The final legacy package for Whistler has been settled on, for now. It brings $273 million to the resort for new facilities, upgrades to existing ones, and endowments for others.

Apathy now!