Whistler

The annual Town Hall meeting is still scheduled for Nov. 9, one week before municipal elections, even though a report to council this week noted a new date, a week following the elections. Council passed a resolution at its Sept.

In January, 1990 Greenside Properties submitted a rezoning application for the Whistler Kampground lands, in response to the municipality’s call for employee housing proposals.

Greenside’s rezoning application was originally submitted in January, 1990 in response to the municipal call for employee housing.

The municipality is prepared to dip into its employee housing fund and will consider offers for sale of land as part of its affordable housing proposal call.

The race to be Whistler’s next mayor was broadened last week with Greg Lee’s announcement that he would seek the job in the Nov. 16 election. Lee, a realtor and former professional ski racer, is the fourth announced candidate for mayor.

An expanding international profile is one of the contributing factors in Whistler having the highest increase in property assessments in the province. A 30-40 per cent increase in Whistler residential land values is projected this year by the B.C.

The B.C. Utilities Commission has scheduled an Oct. 3 meeting in Whistler to hear opposition to a proposed 22 per cent increase in propane rates.

The Whistler Skiers’ Chapel needs help. The A-frame chapel in Whistler Creek, currently shortlisted as one of Whistler’s heritage buildings, is in need of repair. Saturday, Oct. 5 is designated Chapel Repair Day.

Whistler is the runaway leader in growth in tourism room revenue, according to numbers from BC Stats. In 1995, room revenue in Whistler topped $76 million, up 22.7 per cent from the previous year and more than twice the $34.

A revised five-year capital plan that included moving a second Whistler elementary school from sixth to third on the list of priorities was passed unanimously by the Howe Sound School Board Wednesday.