Whistler

July 23 air show getting bigger Tickets on sale May 1 By Chris Woodall The word has been out little more than a week, but already Bruce Van Mook is getting calls from across North America to participate in or see the Pemberton Air Show, July 23.

WBA meets mails The Western Businesswomen’s Association (Whistler chapter) holds its next meeting at Lois Taylor's Mail Boxes Etc. location on Main Street, Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m.

Charlie Locke’s Skiing Louise Group has added the Kimberley Ski Resort to its stable of B.C. and Alberta mountain resorts and will add a new lift and begin redevelopment of the area this summer.

Garibaldi resort wants B.C. approval now The Squamish ski resort-in-waiting wants conditional Environmental Assessment approval so resort planners can get on with more detailed and technical planning.

Whistler goes to the dogs Dog club expands Terry Vincent is like a kid with a new toy, except where children soon tire of the latest gew-gaw, Vincent has never flagged in her enthusiasm for her border collie Bonnie.

Fraud artist mix-up among charities Soliciting in Whistler was a mistake, admits Squamish agency By Chris Woodall The Big Brothers & Sisters organization in Whistler was not amused when they thought someone was impersonating one of their canvassers l

Chapel society opens office Fund-raising effort ready to go The Whistler Skier Chapel Society will open its fund-raising office sometime next week on the spot where the new chapel will be located.

Backcountry education proposed for high schools Teens should know backcountry's 'stupid line' By Chris Woodall As high school teens stretch their slope toy hunger for the untouched paths of the high mountain backcountry, they will come into — and die

Heli-port is Arbour Day site Barren former quarry to be greened By Chris Woodall The successful greening of Whistler means that this year's eighth annual Arbour Day planting site will be Whistler Heli-port, north of Emerald Estates, Saturday, May 9,

Wilhelmsen enters B.C. hall of fame Whistler Mountain founder seriously ill By Chris Woodall Whistler Mountain founder Franz Wilhelmsen has his place in the B.C.