Whistler

Until last November, when he came to speak at the Spirit Luncheon, Ed Pitoniak had never been to Whistler. During the five days he was here the cloud level never got above midstation. Naturally, he fell in love with the place.

Intrawest and Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. may have come to an agreement to get the troubled Taluswood development going again, but more than 70 local contractors owed approximately $4 million are still waiting for an offer from either company.

The Creekside Merchants Association is holding a Creekside Neighbourhood Meeting at Dusty’s Saturday, Oct. 12. The meeting, scheduled to run from noon to 3 p.m., is open to all Whistler Creek property owners.

Jim Godfrey will start work Nov. 4 as the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s new administrator.

The Whistler Public Library marks its 10th anniversary Sunday in a joint celebration with the Whistler Museum and Archives Society.

Whistler pubs and bars will not have Club Keno machines because the municipality passed a bylaw prohibiting any for-profit gambling beyond the existing lottery tickets and pulltabs, according to Mayor Ted Nebbeling.

Bear Update: Fall Foraging Strategies By Michael Allen Black Bear Researcher Black bear activity is beginning to surface again, resembling the traditional fall levels throughout Whistler Valley.

Nearly 1,100 bed units in 240 townhouses on 18 acres south of Millar’s Pond — all affordable housing.

A heavy work load at the chief coroner’s office will likely delay the release of coroner Peter Gordon’s investigation into the Quicksilver accident until after the Thanksgiving weekend.

History in the making Mount Seymour holds a significant place in the skiing history of the Lower Mainland, and a North Vancouver man is trying to put that history together.