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This summer, I’m getting married. Thank you.…

Soldier On returns to Whistler

Minister of National Defence Sajjan, MP Weiler learn the sledge hockey ropes

WHILE WHISTLER prepares to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games next month, 34 soldiers and veterans are already carrying on the spirit in the resort through the Soldier On program. Canada’s Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan and local MP Patrick Weiler were on hand to join the group in a game of sledge hockey at the Meadow Park Sports Centre on Feb. 21.…

Crawford cracks five minutes at Peak to Valley

Kent’s 2000 record remains safe

Chris Kent was hanging out at the Creekside finish of the Peak to Valley Race on Friday afternoon, checking in to see if his course record, set in 2000, was still safe. It was close, but no one passed the four minutes, 52.03 (4:52.03) seconds that Kent threw down 20 years ago on the course that has a 1,443-metre vertical drop, 180 gates and five-km length.…

Sled dogs and hedgehogs

Sonic the Hedgehog opens this week, and aside from a second kick in the nuts for actor James Marsden (as if Hop wasn’t bad enough) this one is also notable for the “internet controversy” behind its titular character, or more specifically—his nose. Back in the spring of 2019, the first trailer for Sonic elicited immediate uproar from fans—the character didn’t look enough like the one in the game (the movie character design looked more realistic, like something that might actually exist biologically).…

Lululemon stores in China mostly closed due to novel coronavirus outbreak

Most of Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s/span> nearly 40 stores in China have been closed since early February amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the company said. “We’re inspired by the resilience and commitment of our team in China as we navigate the emerging impacts of the coronavirus,” chief executive Calvin McDonald said in a statement Friday.…

VIDEO: Whistler’s Warm leads Royals’ Pink in the Rink campaign

Defenceman’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019

Will Warm is headlining the Victoria Royals’ charge against cancer. Warm, a 20-year-old defenceman, was featured in the Western Hockey League (WHL) team’s Pink in the Rink campaign with his mother Wendi, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2019.…

AdventureSmart to host mountain safety weekend

Interactive challenges, avy awareness and more on tap

WHISTLER ADVENTURERS take note—BC AdventureSmart is set to host another mountain safety event on Blackcomb Mountain this weekend with support from Whistler Blackcomb, mountain safety operations, BC Parks and Canadian Ski Patrol. On Feb. 22 and 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., all are invited to come out for interactive safety challenges, avalanche awareness, basic companion rescue skills refreshers and some snow science info (as well as a chance to win some safety swag).…

Solution to a lift-line apocalypse? Ski uphill.

“There is a hell and it has lift lines.” — advertisement for Scarpa ski touring boots in Powder Magazine, circa 2010…

Olympic offshoots

Looking back at how the 2010 Winter Olympics left its mark on Whistler, Canada and beyond

More than 40 years after its first attempt, the resort of Whistler finally achieved what it had initially set out to do: host a Winter Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee approved the Vancouver-Whistler bid in 2003, and on Feb. 12, 2010, the world’s most impressive athletic stage came to British Columbia.…

Poet’s Pause seeks submissions

Arts News: WSS grad fashion show

The Resort Municipality of Whistlerissued a call out for submissions to its annual Poet’s Pause competition last Wednesday, Feb. 12. Writers are encouraged to submit original, unpublished poems for the chance to be displayed at the Poet’s Pause sculpture sites in Alta Lake Park.…

Pemberton’s Chomlack 10th in second-ever World Cup

Snowboarder thrilled to make final in Calgary

Lining up on a familiar course in Calgary at the Snow Rodeo FIS World Cup stop, Jadyn Chomlack looked out, saw friends and family hoisting humungous bobble versions of his face, and with that inspiration, posted his first-ever World Cup top-10 finish. “Having lots of friends, family and stuff watching, it was really fun,” he said.…

Whistler MP Patrick Weiler reflects on Pemberton Valley issues

Federal leader recently sat down with Pemberton leaders to talk transportation, disaster mitigation and more

The Sea to Sky’s new Member of Parliament made his way to Pemberton on Feb. 10, where he met with the mayor and members of the local business community. Patrick Weiler, who was elected in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding in October, said he believes the Pemberton Valley’s biggest challenge is access to a robust regional transportation system.…

PHOTOS: Vancouver cyclists conquer mystical mountains of Iceland

A Vacation Gone South screens at Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

For three Vancouver millennials, biking across Iceland was a breeze—an incredibly strong, freezing cold breeze. “It was almost comical, just how strong the wind was,” said Oliver Jorgensen, one of the cyclists.…

OPINION: Someone is stealing our news stories in the weirdest of ways

You know something is fishy when ‘chum’ salmon become ‘buddy’ salmon

OPINION: Someone is stealing our news stories in the weirdest of ways You know something is fishy when ‘chum’ salmon become ‘buddy’ salmon…

Whistler’s Milan jumps to ECHL

Puckster signs with Rapid City Rush

Whistler hockey player Garrett Milan is making the jump to the ECHL. The 28-year-old signed a contract with the Rapid City Rush and suited up for Rapid City’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Utah Grizzlies on Wednesday night.…