Whistler

As of March 27 We have not received any significant amounts of snow during the past week.

BC Rail eyeing development rights BC Rail, with more than 1,000 acres of RR1 land in Whistler, has approached the municipality about fulfilling some of its needs — such as affordable housing — in exchange for some development rights.

The Whistler Public Library and Sea to Sky Community Services will receive some of the funds raised at next week’s seventh annual Felix Belczyk RMCC Ski Challenge on Blackcomb.

There have been false starts before but Prime Air says it should be finished its Pemberton Airport terminal by June 1 and expects to begin scheduled passenger service between Vancouver and Pemberton by late summer.

Whistler Mountain is committed to having a high-speed lift at Whistler Creek next season; a decision on what type of lift that is must be reached by April 15, but right now all options remain open.

The World Ski and Snowboard Festival is looking for volunteers for the April 4-14 period. Volunteer tasks include banner crew, staging assistants, VIP hosting and accreditation.

Single family employee lots proposed A proposal to create 23 single family employee housing lots, eight large market lots and dedicate more than 10 acres in the Adventures West area to green space and park received a preliminary blessing from council

Intrawest will go ahead with the Pan Pacific hotel on Lot 45 in the village this spring, but the building’s impact on pedestrian and vehicle traffic remains a concern.

Naturalist bears down in the bush By Don Anderson In a town where the passion of its inhabitants often entails strapping a pair of boards to one's feet, Whistler naturalist Michael Allen has opted for a distinctly different passion — the study of bla

A Supreme Court judge’s ruling last week may finally clear the way for Greensides Properties to begin development of the Whistler Campground lands, following 18 months of legal battles. "We’re rather pleased.