Whistler

Coroner Peter Gordon expects his report on last December’s fatal Quicksilver chairlift accident to be released by the end of September. Gordon said this week he has finished the report and submitted it to the chief coroner for review.

The Resort Municipality of Whistler made the Ministry of Environment’s latest non-compliance report, but it was for the soon-to-be replaced Emerald Estates sewage treatement plant, rather than the main wastewater treatment centre.

Howe Sound School District Chair Don Wilson didn’t make it to Victoria to meet with Education Ministry staff Tuesday.

The municipal election is more than two months away but already there are three declared candidates for the position of mayor. Councillors Max Kirkpatrick and Hugh O’Reilly both declared last week their intentions to run for mayor.

A new computer system for the municipality could cost nearly $1 million over three years.

About 12:40 a.m. Saturday the five members of Team Reebok Eco-Internet finished a brief descent of the north slope of Whistler Mountain on their mountain bikes and crossed the finish line of the 1996 Eco-Challenge.

Whistler may get its own helmet bylaw, making it mandatory for cyclists and in-line skaters to wear a helmet when riding or blading on municipal trails.

Whistler’s third Annual Town Meeting will be Saturday, Nov. 9, exactly one week before municipal elections are held.

A dual mountain Ambassador Pass will cost $979 this winter, up from ?? last year.

School board chairman Don Wilson denied supplies are so low at Whistler Secondary some students are forced to share text books, but said he is going to Victoria next week to see what funds may be available.