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Vancouver punk band ATD makes Sea to Sky premiere

Catch the band headlining Squamish Punk Night on Jan. 25

You would be hard-pressed to find a Sea to Sky resident who didn’t know someone that had moved to the Comox Valley in recent years. But Vancouver punk band A Total Disappointment (ATD) wasn’t exactly filled in on the Vancouver Island migration when their band played The Waverley Hotel in Cumberland recently.…

Spring takes to the skies

In year away from World Cup competition, Whistler Sliding Centre pilot learning to fly

WHEN CHRIS Spring is done being a pilot, he has his eyes on…being a pilot. To clarify, the three-time Olympic bobsleigh pilot is currently taking a year away from competition and is using the time to pursue his post-competition career in aviation.…

Debra DiGiovanni brings stand- up set to Whistler—finally

L.A.-based comedian joins Snowed In Comedy Tour

Are you ready for a little behind-the-scenes, how-the-sausage-gets-made story? Almost exactly a year ago, for Pique’s first issue of 2019, I interviewed Canadian comedian Debra DiGiovanni.…

Free will astrology for the week of January 16

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Comedian John Cleese has an insight I hope you’ll consider. He says, “It’s easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent.…

Whistler Blackcomb snowmaking department applies to unionize

Biggest step yet for Whistler Workers Alliance’s broad union ambitions

In what is the biggest step yet in the Whistler Workers Alliance’s push to unionize at Whistler Blackcomb, an application has been filed with the B.C. Labour Relations Board to certify the company’s snowmaking department as a collective bargaining unit. The application was filed last Tuesday, Jan. 7 by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1518 to recognize the 30 or so employees in the snowmaking department, excluding millwrights and senior supervisors.…

Whistler Alert sees good uptake

Council briefs: Whistler Sport Legacies housing project moves ahead; Lost Lake Nordic Trails open

Whistler Alert—the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) emergency notification system—has seen good uptake since launching in early November, with 1,351 people signing up to receive alerts. “It’s great uptake.…

Uphill skiers get trial run up Blackcomb Mountain terrain

Members of the Whistler Blackcomb ski patrol escort group of 20 to Garibaldi Provincial Park

A longstanding effort to establish an uphill ski corridor through Blackcomb took a major step forward last weekend, as members of Whistler Blackcomb (WB) ski patrol escorted a group of ski tourers to Garibaldi Park via in-bounds Blackcomb terrain. “[Whistler Blackcomb] was totally great,” said Bill Maurer, a BC Mountaineering Club (BCMC) director who has been advocating for an uphill skiing corridor (both publicly and behind the scenes) for the past year.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of January 16

Creekside intersection needs signage I use the Creekside intersection on a daily basis, mostly to go from the Husky side to the mountain-base side. …

A word to the wise

It was amazing to get out and play this weekend in some epic snow. But it also felt like the local snow community has been holding a collective breath with all the warnings about conditions and avalanche risks.…

Pipeline at centre of B.C. conflict is creating jobs for First Nations: chief

A pipeline at the centre of a conflict between hereditary chiefs and a natural gas company in northern British Columbia is creating jobs for Indigenous people and lifting communities from poverty, says an elected chief of a band that supports the project. All 20 elected band councils along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route have signed benefits agreements with the company.…

Routine stop leads Pemberton RCMP to suspect with 34 outstanding warrants

Police Briefs: Two-car crash; Lost engine block leads to ticket

What started as a routine tire check for Pemberton police ended in the arrest of a prolific offender with dozens of outstanding arrest warrants, police said in a release. At about 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, police stopped a driver to check for winter tires on Highway 99 and Vine Road.…

It’s a boy

Whistler (finally) gets its New Year’s baby

when one thinks of New Year’s babies, it’s normal to assume they were born on Jan. 1—or maybe even Jan. 2 or 3 (if you’re really pushing it). But this year’s New Year’s baby, for Whistler, wasn’t born until Jan. 7.…

Jepsen a podium regular to start season

Whistler Mountain Ski Club alum takes three gold, one silver at Veysonnaz

AFTER SPENDING the winter of 2019-20 sidelined, Mollie Jepsen constantly envisioned what her return to competition would look like. Ultimately, it couldn’t have been much better as the 20-year-old Whistler Mountain Ski Club alum opened the International Paralympic Committee Para Alpine World Cup season in Veysonnaz, Switzerland with four podium appearances in five races.…

Former party leader Andrew Weaver quits Green caucus, will sit as independent

Former B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has quit the party’s caucus and will sit in the legislature as an independent for the duration of his term. The Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA announced the move Wednesday morning, through a statement.…

West Van police arrest Park Royal shopper with fake pistol

West Vancouver police are warning the public after arresting a 21-year-old found carrying a replica pistol at Park Royal mall. The man was shopping in a store around 5:30 p.m.…