Whistler

Freeheel world championships coming to Whistler Whistler is missing out on its annual downhill fix on Whistler Mountain's Dave Murray Downhill course, but free-heelers will be tripping to Whistler in March to check out the World Telemark Championship

T he accelerated rate of development the last two years has dramatically reduced Whistler's build-out period — effectively it's eight years from now, according to the 1995 Capital Review to Build-out.

Swap a shot in the arm The Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s annual ski swap is this weekend in the conference centre. Skis, boots, boards, clothing and accessories will be available — as will flu shots.

Fifth in a series of stories on the growth of Whistler and other mountain resorts. These stories are intended to complement information found in the municipality’s monitoring program.

When the organizers of Whistler's first-ever fish monitoring program set their traps and nets in three valley bottom streams this spring they had no idea what to expect. Then the fish came.

New employment standards and tighter rules on income assistance both came into effect this week. Among the changes to the Employment Standards Act which came into effect Nov.

Losses from the 12 serious fires last year totalled $734,000, according to the Whistler Fire Department's year end report for 1994. That total is significantly less than the record year of 1991, when fire losses totalled more than $3.5 million.

When Intrawest bought Mont Tremblant four years ago CEO Joe Houssian said the separatists interpreted the purchase as a sign that business would still invest in a sovereign Quebec.

WORCA getting vocal After a concerted membership drive over the course of the summer, the Whistler Off Road cycling Association has become a political force to be reckoned with.

The Whistler Resort Association is still considering what — if any — course of action it will take regarding James Millership's Willy Whistler venture.