Whistler

CUPE reaches agreement with school board After almost a year without a contract the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Howe Sound School District have come to a tentative agreement.

Callaghan study not a threat to backcountry recreation Tenures will be extended until final decision made Backcountry tour operators in the Callaghan Valley will not be left out in the cold if the provincial government hasn't made a land-use decision

Smythe excelerating meteorology When looking for weather predictions many folks turn to those witty fellows on the radio, TV and even the newspaper.

Nebbeling accepts Liberal nomination Saying he would be giving up the best job in B.C.

Negligence suit thrown out The ski area liability waiver has withstood another challenge by an injured skier. A B.C. Supreme Court judge this week dismissed a negligence suit filed by a Montreal woman against Blackcomb.

Council pulls plug on video lottery terminals Referendum on the way Whistler council is moving to head off video lottery terminals before they reach town. The B.C.

Blackcomb bump run honors mountain designer Garry Davies spent 15 years tramping around in the bush on Blackcomb and when he passed away last summer most of the runs on the mountain stood as a legacy to his dedication to mountain design.

Bylaw presence cleaning up Creekside Increasing municipal bylaw patrols and giving Whistler's nuisance bylaw more teeth is cutting down on youths loitering in the village, but the problem may be moving south to Whistler Creek.

Foundation chooses beneficiaries Three Whistler groups and one from Squamish will be the beneficiaries of the third annual BC Tel Mobility Winter Classic.

The Bridge over the River Birkenhead There's an old cable car across the Birkenhead River just upstream of Poole Creek, 17 kilometres south of Birkenhead Provincial Park.