Whistler

A second man has died as a result of injuries sustained in the Dec. 23 Quicksilver chair accident on Whistler Mountain. Whistler coroner Peter Gordon says an autopsy performed on James Roche shows he died of a blood clot brought on by the accident.

Noted Coast Mountain explorer John Clarke, of the Southwest Wildlands Alliance, will present a slideshow highlighting 26 wilderness areas in South-western B.C.

Whistler’s growth and popularity boosted the combined value of lands and buildings by more than $357 million between July 1994 and July 1995, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority.

Nearly 1,900 eagles were counted in Sunday’s 10th annual Brackendale Eagle Count, the second straight year numbers have declined from the record 3,766 counted in 1994.

A review of the municipality’s organizational structure began last week with a meeting between council and Urban Systems consultants; review got into gear this week with meetings between the consultants and municipal staff.

Trion International drew praise for the design of its proposed five-star hotel but many people at Monday’s public hearing on the project were critical of the size of the buildings and the impact it will have on traffic in the area.

MacMillan Bloedel was hit with fines totalling $20,000 last month for road building infractions in the Upper Lillooet drainage, leading into the proposed Randy Stoltmann Wilderness Area.

If housing was the issue of 1995, transportation is likely to be the issue of 1996 in the Resort Municipality of Whistler.

The deadline for a report on proposed protected areas for the Lower Mainland region has been extended to the end of January.

A review of October’s Town Hall meeting suggests transportation is going to be the next big issue facing Whistler. "People are sitting six and seven hours to get from the airport to Whistler," Mayor Ted Nebbeling said Tuesday.