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Holiday dash and grabs part of the season Christmas is a time of giving, yet for organized thieves from the Lower Mainland the holiday season is a perfect time for taking. Staff Sgt.

No opposition to banning VLTs With no opposition, and only one member of the public present to speak in favour, Monday’s public hearing on the bylaw to prohibit for-profit gambling in Whistler was anticlimactic.

Timeshare allowed on Village North hotel sites; public buildings expand The action in Village North heated up this week, with council approving expansion plans for municipal hall and the public safety building and modifying covenants on two hotel sit

Annual union drive on Is Whistler really a union town? For the last several winters union recruiters have rolled into Whistler in an attempt to organize local hotel and restaurant employees. And each winter a couple more hotels become union shops.

Spotted owl report When the first three nesting pairs of Northern Spotted Owls were discovered in the Squamish Forest district last year a series of events followed that had loggers in a flap, environmentalists banding together and politicians scramb

Pool problems under review The safety of Whistler's new Meadow Park Sports Centre is under review as the Worker's Compensation Board handles three claims from staff at the pool.

Little Whistler Peak hike a thing of the past Davey Jones can remember hiking up Little Whistler peak in order to access fresh, untracked powder many times over the past 28 years.

Driving a hard bargain After a year of talks CUPE contract reaches agreement with school district When the Howe Sound School District and the local of the Canadian Union of Public Employees ratified a two-year collective agreement last week, an emplo

The controversial and sometimes tumultuous one-year postings of two RCMP veterans into the ranks of the Stl'alt'imx Nation Tribal Police will not be extended. Marc Tremblay and Joe DePaulo became the first RCMP officers in B.C.

Raines seek new challenges at Sun Peaks Al and Nancy Greene Raine have never stood still for long. After Nancy had won two World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal she needed a new challenge.