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Whistler-Blackcomb will be offering limited space in many of its staff and management training courses to local businesses this year.

Whistler-Blackcomb will be offering limited space in many of its staff and management training courses to local businesses this year. The decision to share the training resources was one of the initiatives to come out of last spring’s Training Round Table held by the Whistler Chamber of Commerce. Upcoming courses include sessions on: conflict resolution; interviewing skills; training the trainer; effective meetings; interest-based problem solving; violence in the workplace and harassment. The latter two programs will be facilitated by two of the most experienced speakers in B.C. Whistler-Blackcomb’s corporate trainer Rob Schwartz said, based on feedback from the chamber, training programs that relate to supervisors and managers for local businesses are sadly lacking and sending a staff member to Vancouver for training is expensive, with costs in the region of $250 per day including travel. The mountains are using the old Blackcomb Ski Club cabin for training. The facility can hold up to 40 people. The programs are described as cutting edge and are constantly updated through participant feedback. They all have very small lecture components and are interactive. They are also tailored to suit Whistler’s unique service-oriented work environment. Costs for courses are $50 for a half day and $80 for a full day session. Scheduling and registration is being handled through the chamber at 932-5528. Intrawest officially launched its new one-stop vacation arm at a gala cocktail party held for media in New York Wednesday. Intrawest Vacations, as the company is called, will function as an Intrawest central reservations system offering customers custom-made ski and golf vacation packages at its resorts throughout North America. "We want to make the reservation process as simple as possible for our guests," said Joe Houssian, Intrawest chairman, president and CEO. "With Intrawest Vacations you can now reserve everything from airfare and accommodation to car rentals and lift tickets at any of our resorts with one quick phone call or e-mail." A new web site has been launched at www.intrawestvacations.com.