Whistler

Lions Bay mayor to represent NDP Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton will be the NDP candidate in West Vancouver-Garibaldi in the next provincial election. Broughton was the only candidate to file papers by the deadline.

A class A liquor licence application by the developers of the Pinnacle International Resort in Village North sparked a discussion among council members Monday about how many licensed establishments Whistler can support.

McIvor’s win condo Whistler’s McIvor family won the Blackcomb Springs condo in the Win A Condo at Whistler lottery put on by the two local ski clubs.

Negotiations between management of the Fairways Hotel and the Canadian Auto Workers , representing staff at the hotel, ended Wednesday without settlement. Employees held a strike vote Thursday, after Pique went to press.

RCMP are still looking for suspects in the beating of a local skier on Blackcomb last Friday, March 8.

With the Education Minister scheduled to rule on amalgamation proposals for school districts in one month, trustees for the Howe Sound District this week told ministry representatives they don’t want to be part of any amalgamation plans.

Expect Respect.

Blackcomb could be the setting for a weekly TV series.

A discussion on the future direction of skiing and snowboarding in North America, analysis of Alberto Tomba’s technique and examples of the 1997 ski and snowboard equipment are some of the off-hill activities planned for next month’s World Ski and Sn

CP Hotels’ plans for the Chateau Whistler expansion were approved by council Monday, and should provide additional recreational facilities on the Benchlands.