Whistler

An Asian woman was killed while snowmobiling near Cougar Mountain Wednesday. Few details of the accident were available Wednesday and RCMP had not released the woman’s identity.

Liquids, sweat are potent cures for flu of '97 By Chris Woodall Lots of liquids and big heat to make you sweat — these are the common themes for suggestions to defeat the Great Flu Epidemic of 1997. Sixty to 70 per cent more people in B.C.

For the record In last week’s story headlined Resort Repercussions it was incorrectly reported that 23,000 people in B.C. have been diagnosed with AIDS. In fact, 2,400 people in B.C. have been diagnosed with AIDS.

A Vancouver appeal court will hand down a decision Monday affecting the tax rate of approximately 1,000 condo-hotel units in Whistler. The decision will be worth millions of dollars to the municipality, the provincial government and the condo owners.

Trivial fun with Greenbacks A brief look at U.S. counterfeiting Counterfeiting money has a history as long as money has been used. Fooling with imitations was treasonous and punishable by death at one point in history.

Recent bogus bill activity in Whistler It isn't a huge amount of money, but there is a visitor, or visitors, who comes regularly to pass counterfeit money in Whistler.

They're out there The eyes have it, when sussing fake money By Chris Woodall A sigh of relief squeaks past the retailer's lips when the North Shore Credit Union teller finishes using a "magic pen" on the retailer's American currency; no counterfeit m

The province has come up with an extraordinary grant of up to $225,000 to help Whistler pay for its police force, after eliminating the program that used to help municipalities in the transition to funding their RCMP detachments.

The Intrawest takeover of Copper Mountain was an important factor in the U.S. Justice Department’s decision last Friday to approve the merger of Vail Resorts and Ralcorp Holdings, creating the largest ski resort company in North America.

Whistler’s fourth traffic light on Highway 99 should be operational by the end of the month. B.C. Hydro has completed its work on the light at Blueberry Drive and Highway 99, but BC Tel needs another week or two to move its lines.