Whistler

The City of Richmond has formally endorsed the Vancouver-Whistler bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Richmond City Council adopted a formal resolution last month endorsing, in principle, the 2010 Bid Society’s endeavours to host the Games.

Whitewater rafting accident claims woman, 47 By Chris Woodall A 47-year-old Saskatoon woman drowned in the Birkenhead River one kilometre north of Mount Currie, Saturday, June 13, when the raft she was riding flipped over after striking a tree lying

Movin' on up The Chateau Whistler is saying bon voyage to Laura Fairweather, director of public relations, who is moving "home" to Toronto to be director of communications at CP Hotels' head office.

Draft report on liquor licensing falls short Whistler's hospitality industry concerned over number of licensed seats By Oona Woods A liquor licensing report commissioned by council is still in draft form but local hospitality industry businesses disa

Heritage policy essentially toothless By Chris Woodall Whistler's heritage buildings and sites can disappear because there isn’t really anything in the municipality's power to stop a keen developer.

Good-bye Gondola Barn, Boyd House Intrawest alters destruction plans for Whistler Station Nothing is fixed in the heavens — the same is true for Intrawest's plans for Creekside.

Resort king CP Hotels buys seven Princesses Next stop: the world By Chris Woodall "I went to Barbados and all I got was this lousy T-shirt," say some tourists, but CP Hotels came home with the whole resort.

It’s taken more than a decade, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in studies, but Whistler finally has proof that its sewage treatment plant is not a significant contributor to phosphorus in the Cheakamus River.

131 candles on Canada Day cake The True North Strong and Free will be 131 years old this July 1, with party plans well under way for Canada Day.

Water park enviro-art encourages hands-on fun Play and learn with popular bridge 'toys' By Chris Woodall A bridge of art has instantly become a popular "bridge" between the environment and kids of all ages.