Whistler

Arthur Anderson Inc. has been appointed receiver-manager of Apex Mountain Resorts Ltd.

Work is expected to resume immediately on the 16 partially completed townhomes at Taluswood, following completion of a joint venture agreement between Intrawest and Whistler Mountain Ski Corp.

Council members were going in all directions Monday over the controversial Highway 99/Blueberry Drive signal light and a recommendation that the gate at the north end of Blueberry Hill be open to some transit vehicles.

Some of the bigger issues facing Whistler, including housing, childcare and drugs and alcohol abuse, will be discussed at the third Healthy Communities Forum, Sept. 25 at Whistler Secondary.

In 1986, the doors to a corner room in the basement of municipal hall first opened to the Whistler Public Library. It was difficult to find but soon became known to most of the community.

The province and Apex Resort Corporation returned to court Thursday after attempting to finalize an agreement appointing a receiver/manager for the ski resort. The agreement will allow the Penticton ski area to operate this winter.

Last year it was a double, this year it’s a triple number one rating for Whistler in American ski magazines.

The first 21 apprentices in the province’s new food and beverage server trade will be recognized at the Whistler Chamber of Commerce’s Sept. 25 luncheon at Aviano Restaurant.

Bear Update: Tolerating Whistler’s bears By Michael Allen Black Bear Researcher Whistler’s fall season is colourful, cool and, if you are a conservation officer, a bit crazy.

Greenside Properties likely won’t have to provide any of the public amenities it promised the municipality in return for rezoning of the Whistler Kampground lands, but its not by their design.