Whistler

Whistler council is changing the format of its meetings in the hope of making them more accessible to the community. Starting with the Feb. 3 meeting, council meetings will no longer include a 3 p.m. Committee of the Whole session and an 8 p.m.

Fate of job commission in the balance By Chris Woodall A decision on the future of the Sea to Sky Economic Development Commission may be made by next week.

Two months after its call for proposals for affordable housing projects closed the municipality has drawn up a point system to evaluate the proposals and is scheduling an open house where the projects can be reviewed by the public.

School crossing guards return Myrtle Philip school students will have a crossing guard.

A Vancouver Appeal Court Monday upheld an earlier ruling that approximately 1,000 condo-hotel units in Whistler should be taxed at the Class 6 business rate rather than the Class 1 residential rate.

Winter '97 puts last year to shame WRA stats show double-digit growth By Chris Woodall This winter's ski season continues to show strong improvement over last year, say the most recent statistics in a Whistler Resort Association activity report.

Whistler council, after a three-day retreat, has started to develop a "vision" for Whistler for the next three years. Mayor Hugh O’Reilly said Wednesday some aspects of the municipality "haven’t kept pace to deliver what the community wants.

Ten years ago Brian White helped develop a tourism supervisory management program, through Capilano College, for Whistler.

School board audit report due soon Results of an audit of finances and operations of Howe Sound School District #48 is due soon, says school board chair Constance Rulka. "We're expecting the report within the next week," Rulka says.

The Whistler Valley Housing Society wants to concentrate on providing affordable rental housing and outlined a concept for building rental housing using the municipality’s $6 million housing fund during a meeting with councillors last week.