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SPECIAL REPORT: Huawei technology reaches across Canadian, European research networks

Canadian intelligence services should be closely examining deals: expert

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has a foot in the door of Canadian scientific research as well as international nuclear physics research, documents obtained under access to information show. And, said a Calgary-based China expert, Canada’s intelligence services need to more closely examine deals with the company.…

Village of Pemberton council preview for Tuesday, Jan. 14

First Look: Mountain bike skills park; hot springs management plan; cannabis-related business license fee

Here’s a quick look at what you can expect at the Tuesday, Jan. 14 Village of Pemberton (VOP) Regular Council Meeting The meeting kicks off at 5:30 p.m. at Council Chambers (7400 Prospect Street).…

Whistler Sports Academy founder takes over racquet club

Jamie Grant hopes to return the site to ‘social hub’ status

A new era is being ushered in at the Whistler Racquet Club. As of Jan. 2, Whistler Sports Academy founder Jamie Grant took over the building’s lease, and he has grand plans to restore the site after years of neglect.…

When snowboarding came to Whistler

Looking at Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains today, it is hard to imagine there was ever a time when snowboarders weren’t allowed to ride on the mountains. For over a decade, skiers were all you would find in Whistler Valley, until Blackcomb Mountain became the first of our local mountains to welcome snowboarders in the winter of 1988-89 (Whistler Mountain followed suit the next season).…

Lil’wat Nation member awarded Order of Canada

Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams helped establish Mount Currie’s band-run school in 1973

A Lil’wat Nation woman who has been a tireless champion of Indigenous language revitalization for the past half decade has been awarded one of the Canada’s highest honours. Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams has been awarded an Order of Canada for her contributions to Indigenous education and her advocacy of Indigenous language revitalization programs.…

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DriveBC Lower Mainland – Hwy 99 (Sea-to-Sky Highway) Cams

drivebc.ca – Lower Mainland – Hwy 99 (Sea-to-Sky Highway) Function Junction – N Hwy 99 at Cheakamus Lake Rd & Alpha Lake Rd, 5 km south of Whistler, looking north. Function Junction – W Hwy 99 at Cheakamus Lake R…

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DriveBC Events for Highway 99

drivebc.ca – Events for Highway 99 Highway 99 Highway 99. Compact snow between Highway 1 and Autumn Dr for 108.7 km (West Vancouver to Whistler). Last updated Sun Jan 12 at 4:38 AM PST. (DBCRCON-48622) Highway 99…

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Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association starting Back 40 race in June

chaletaccommodationswhistler.com – By Dan Falloon Organizer looks to fill hole left by Nimby Fifty The legendary Nimby Fifty is no more, but the Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (WORCA) is stepping in with a hope to fill the gap.…

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Red Chef Revival uncovers the eclectic cuisine of Canada’s Indigenous peoples

Cooking-travel show has its B.C. premiere at the SLCC on Jan. 15

It wasn’t until the age of 29 that chef Shane Chartrand learned he was originally from the Enoch Cree Nation in Central Alberta, and he has spent the past 15 years not just learning about his own roots, but of all the wildly diverse First Nations that dot this expansive country. For Chartrand, the executive chef at SC Restaurant at Alberta’s River Cree Resort & Casino and a former competitor on Iron Chef Canada and Chopped Canada, those lessons have naturally come most often and most powerfully through food.…

A perfect day of rain

A rainforest hike outside Auckland, New Zealand reveals waterfalls, towering ferns, palm trees and a black-sand beach.

At first, the rain is barely a mist on my face. Feather-soft and refreshing, the tiny droplets have somehow navigated their way through the thick canopy of trees, massive ferns and vines.…

Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association starting Back 40 race in June

Organizer looks to fill hole left by Nimby Fifty

The legendary Nimby Fifty is no more, but the Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association (WORCA) is stepping in with a hope to fill the gap. WORCA director of special events Quinn Lanzon, the group’s director of public relations for the past two years, stepped into the new role in the hopes of creating a Nimby-style event with a Whistler flair.…

Crackdown on attractants deemed success by Conservation Officer Service

Province-wide effort resulted in 76 charges and 355 dangerous wildlife protection orders

the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (COS) put a special focus on reducing bear attractants in public areas this fall.…

Serious population pressures predicted in one or two Squamish schools: School District

Populations are tending to level off for some schools

School districts across the province are calculating how many students they have, and if they have enough space they have to teach them in. In the Sea to Sky School District, Squamish schools are under review first.…