Whistler

The future of libraries — copyright, the Internet, freedom of speech, fees for library services — is on the agenda at next week’s conference for the B.C. library community. The joint conference of the B.C. Library Association and the B.C.

A 22-year-old lifeguard at the Meadow Park Sports Centre was killed Tuesday when she was crushed between two vehicles in the parking lot. Sonia Dery had been a part-time lifeguard at the pool since Oct. 31, 1995.

The Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment is celebrating Earth Day Saturday, April 20 at Myrtle Philip Community School. The Earth Day Fair and Reduction Dance includes beginner bird walks at 8 a.m.

Workers Cup VII Whistler’s workers will be racing for each other April 25 on Whistler Mountain. Workers Cup VII, a fun race to benefit the Whistler Workers Cup Society, takes place at 1 p.m. on the Orange Chair.

The municipality received its new operational certificate for the sewage treatment plant April 12, two days after the Ministry of Environment released its latest non-compliance report, which included two citations for Whistler.

Greensides Properties’ plans to develop the Whistler Campground were put on hold once again when campground owner Ruth Buzzard decided to file another appeal. A B.C.

After going most of the winter without a lift at Whistler Creek Whistler Mountain announced Tuesday a high-speed, six-passenger Poma gondola will replace the ill-fated Quicksilver Chair. Construction of the $6.

While endorsement of the first World Ski and Snowboard Festival was virtually unanimous among competitors, instructors and industry representatives, local merchants are taking a little longer to evaluate the festival.

It used to be that the waiter serving you in a Whistler restaurant might have a masters degree in psychology. Soon, the waiter serving you in a Whistler restaurant will be a certified journeyman in food and beverage service.

On May 1 Ed Pitoniak takes up his new duties as vice president of Idea and Product Acceleration for Intrawest, but Wednesday night he spoke about the passion that is at the heart of skiing.