SPECIAL EVENTS
WORLD FREESTYLE. The best freestyle skiers are in Whistler Jan. 25-27 for the final World Cup competition before the Salt Lake Olympics. Big Air demonstration Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., dual moguls on Davies Dervish Jan. 26, aerials at JJ’s Jump Jan. 27.
BURNT TONGUE & IT’S ME, ONLY BETTER.
Comedy comes to Maurice Young Millennium Place Jan. 25. Shannan Culcutt plays Izzy, a charming clown who wears a wedding dress in case she meets the man of her dreams. In Burnt Tongue her blind date doesn’t show. In It’s Me, Only Better the life jacket is the tip-off things aren’t going any better.TELUS MOBILITY WINTER CLASSIC.
The 10 th anniversary Whistler-Blackcomb Foundation fund-raising event includes a wine and cheese reception Jan. 25 at the Westin Resort and Spa. Corporate team events on the hill Jan. 25-26. Roundhouse Gala Celebration evening including dinner, dance and an auction Jan. 26. Call 604-938-7321 to join the party.CLASSICAL MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The Andante Trio plays music from Debussy and Vivaldi Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. Admission is by donation. For information call Margo Bloom at 604-932-2133.CHATEAU WHISTLER LOPPET.
Annual cross-country ski race takes place in Lost Lake Park Jan. 27.FAMILY LITERACY DAY.
The Whistler Public Library will have displays, informational brochures and a Family Story Time (at 10:30 a.m.) on Sunday, Jan. 27.LOUIS’ PLACE.
Louis Potvin, whose career included time in the RCAF, selling Canadian electronics to Latin America, installing radiotelephones up and down the B.C. coast and founding Mountain FM, will be telling anecdotes from his biography Louis’ Place at the Pemberton Public Library Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
WHISTLER COUNCIL MEETINGS.
After a brief rest over Christmas the gears of municipal hall are grinding steadily forward. Everyone’s invited to get together two Mondays in a row, Jan. 28 and Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. to find out what’s weighing on the minds of Whistler’s civic leaders and legislators.COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.
Four consultants shortlisted to design Whistler’s Comprehensive Sustainability Plan will present their cases Feb. 2, 2-6:30 p.m. at the conference centre. Each consultant will have 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute question and answer session. Audience members are invited to provide their input by filling out a survey questionnaire.BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP.
For people recovering from or coping with the effects of brain injury. Meeting, on Feb. 13, will be facilitated by occupational therapist Chris Moore. Call Donna at 604-902-0063 for details.WHISTLER’S ONLY POLITICAL PARTY
meets every three weeks at ...Gone Bakery. Please call Chris Childs at 604-938-6318 ext. 222 or e-mail WSG@yahoogroups.com for next meeting dateHELPING HANDS
WHISTLER NORDIC YOUTH PROGRAM.
Mondays from Jan. 14 to March 8 the Whistler Nordic Cross-country Club is running a youth club program for kids age 12 and up. The program runs from 5 to 7 p.m. each Monday at Lost lake Park. Contact Michelle Crowe at 604-932-4447 for information.ZERO CEILING SEEKING DONATIONS.
Zero Ceiling Society of Canada, a non-profit society, seeks donations to one of their youth programs. They are looking for four snowboards, sizes 152,158, and two boards at 161; Four pairs of boots in sizes 25, two pair at 28, and one pair of size 29; four sets of bindings. If you can assist please call Jo Woods at 604-932-6869 or email jo_woods@excite.com.WHISTLER ANIMALS GALORE.
WAG is now a registered charitable organization and can issue tax receipts for gifts and donations made.MY YOUTH CENTRE.
Now open at Maurice Young Millennium Place. Activities include ping pong, pool table, Playstation, Nintendo, Internet access, big screen projection TV, day and overnight trips and tons of other activities. Needed are donations of videos, games, Playstation and Nintendo games and any other "cool" stuff. For hours of operation call 935-8410.J.J. WHISTLER BEAR SOCIETY >>
People and Bears Living in Harmony. Learn more about coexisting with bears in your backyard. Call us at 604-905-4209 or visit us online at www.bearsmart.com <ON THE MOUNTAINS
BLACKCOMB.
World Freestyle includes Big Air Show at the base of Whistler Jan. 25, 7 p.m., dual moguls on Davies Dervish Jan. 26, and aerials at JJ’s Jump Jan. 27. Kokanee Valley Race Series super G, Feb. 7.WHISTLER.
Adult weekend Masters Race, Jan. 27. Peak to Valley Race, Feb. 1-2.
AT THE MOVIES
BLACK HAWK DOWN.
Hailed by some as the best war movie ever, Black Hawk Down examines one elite American unit’s flawed operation in the (tragically) forgotten 1993 war in Somalia. At the Rainbow Theatre, Jan. 25-31, at 4, 7 and 9:35 p.m. daily.COLD FUSION
. Warren Miller’s examination of physics on snow is screened Jan. 26 and 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Maurice Young Millennium Place.WHISTLER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TRAINING SOLUTIONS.February Training Sessions
Feb. 5&6, Train the Workplace Trainer — $349+GST
Feb. 5, Conducting Effective Meetings — $109
Feb. 7, Leadership vs. Management — $109
Feb. 13, Conflict Resolution II; Creating Favourable Change — $109
Feb. 15, First Aid Level I — $72
Complete information on the Web site at www.whistlerchamberof commerce.com, or contact Stephanie at 932-5922.
WHISTLER EMPLOYMENT CENTRE.
Free workshops on resume and interview skills. Make sure you have the latest information on job search skills so that you can optimize your chances for employment. Call Marta or Sara @ 604-932-6281 to reserve a seat and to confirm time and location.PEMBERTON EMPLOYMENT CENTRE
Job Search Workshops
Come and join us at the Pemberton employment Centre to find out how to prepare a winning resume, cover letter, or the latest interview technique and other job-related topics. For more information or to sign up call 604-894-1727. Limited spaces available. Workshops are free and are offered on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month, from 10 a.m. to noon.
