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Meadows at Pemberton to open April 30

Distancing measures, other precautions will be in effect

The Meadows at Pemberton is getting set to open for the 2020 season on April 30. The club will open to members and passholders with a slate of new policies and procedures in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…

Municipalities plead for emergency help to keep vital services going

The voice of Canadian municipalities says communities across the country are facing a financial crisis due to COVID-19 that puts people at further risk. Federation of Canadian Municipalities president Bill Karsten told the House of Commons finance committee Friday that plummeting revenues are endangering essential services, from policing to garbage collection.…

Beastie Boys live and Quarantino 5

Finally, something to get excited about: Spike Jonze’s Beastie Boys Story drops Friday on Apple TV+. Based off the 600-plus-page book of the same name released last year, this flick is being described as a “live documentary” which means it’s essentially clips of Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond on stage shepherding live audiences through what’s essentially a PowerPoint presentation of their lives in one of the most watchable and respected bands of the past 35 years.…

COVID-19 pandemic throws detours into life of long-haul trucker

Meet Thomas Bradbury, a long-haul truck driver working in Canada and the U.S. during the pandemic

Long-haul truck driver Thomas Bradbury has seen a lot of North America in his five years of criss-crossing his native Canada and motoring along the highways of the United States, from the postcard-like landscape of the Prairies to big bustling Manhattan and south to the vastness of Texas. And like any trucker, he’s got some stories.…

The best summer job ever

As a nature-addled kid, I spent most of my time combing the gardens and ravines of our neighbourhood, and my earliest memories are of watching ants build nests, spiders eating the ants, and birds hoovering the spiders. The web of life was my TV.…

BC Parks closures putting pressure on rec spaces

province extends shutdown until end of may, while some advocate for middle ground

the provincial government announced last Monday, April 20, that it will be extending BC Parks closures until May 31, following in the footsteps of national park closures. But with Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry repeatedly encouraging residents to get outside and exercise in their home communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, some outdoor enthusiasts are wondering if there’s an alternative to full closures.…

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Copyright ruling harmful to creators and publishers, agency says

Federal Court of Appeal rules that copyright tariffs are not mandatory

A Canadian copyright royalties agency says a Federal Court of Appeal ruling that copyright tariffs are not mandatory is cause for concern for creators and publishers of written work and images. “This is deeply detrimental to a well-functioning copyright regime by rendering the tariff process largely futile,” said a statement from the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, also known as Access Copyright.…

Big fan of Whistler’s trail network? You have volunteers to thank for that

Luke de Jager has been recognized as WORCA’s trail-night volunteer of the year ‘too often to count’

In a typical summer, hundreds of thousands of tourists travel to Whistler from all over the world to ride this resort’s epic trail network. But those trails didn’t magically appear in the middle of a forest.…

Trudeau to talk with provinces about guidelines for gradual economic reopening

The federal government will begin talking to Canadian provinces later today about the guidelines and requirements for a gradual reopening of the economy, prime minister Justin Trudeau said during his daily briefing this morning. Trudeau noted that he will be speaking with provincial premiers to discuss what steps each locale needs to take in order to begin the reopening process.…

Rescuers save injured mountain biker in Squamish

The 25-year-old had fallen and hurt his elbow on a trail in the Garibaldi Highlands area

A 25-year-old mountain biker is recovering in hospital after taking a fall in the Garibaldi Highlands area. BJ Chute of Squamish Search and Rescue says crews rescued the man after he fell and injured his elbow on the Covenant Trail.…

AWARE adapting with the COVID times

Environmental charity expects revenue drop of at least $120K

WITH THE BEGINNING of the year usually representing a quiet time for the Association of Whistler Area Residents for the Environment (AWARE), executive director Claire Ruddy opted to take a two-month sabbatical to start 2020. “It was to kind of disconnect and go away and think about what this year would bring—obviously within two weeks of coming back everything changed,” Ruddy said at AWARE’s annual general meeting, held virtually by Zoom on April 22.…

Vancouver Aquarium raises a whopping $624,427 in just over a week

CEO says each donation demonstrates the value of the Vancouver Aquarium to the public to all levels of government

Ocean Wise Conservation Association reports that it has raised over half a million dollars in just over a week since the Vancouver Aquarium announced it might be forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, Lasse Gustavsson, Chief Executive Officer at the Vancouver Aquarium, told Vancouver Is Awesome in a phone call that it may only be a matter of months before the beloved aquarium is shut down.…

Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic

Markets and vendors have had to adjust how they operate, often with surprising results

Canada’s farmers markets, traditionally reliant on bustling crowds paying cash for locally produced food, seem particularly ill-suited to the age of physical distancing. But those in the industry say business is surprisingly robust as they find ways to stay afloat in the present while hopefully modernizing the field for the future.…

Ottawa announces 75% rent relief for small businesses hit by COVID-19 crash

Prime minister Justin Trudeau announced this morning the launch of the Canada Emergency Rent Assistance program, which will lower rent payments by 75% for small businesses hard hit by the COVID-19 economic malaise. The program currently will be eligible for small businesses to lower rents in April, May and June.…