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Naturespeak: Whistler’s watershed divide

The section of the Valley Trail between Nita Lake and Alta Lake is known as Whistler’s watershed divide between Squamish and Lillooet. There isn’t much to see from the ground, but it’s the view from above that is the most revealing.…

The gorgeous gorges of Verdon

It’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” or so goes the adage, and there is a kernel of truth in that declaration.
I was behind the wheel of my van, winding through rural southeastern France en route to the Parc naturel regional du Verdon.…

2020 Vision: The Growler’s beer trend predictions for the coming decade

Farm-grown malt, blended brews, and more low-calorie options among predictions for the 2020s

A new decade is upon us, and with it endless possibilities for the future of craft beer. But what exactly does the crystal ball predict for the year ahead?…

Growing the relationship between humans and plants

Upcoming Brackendale Eagle Festival speakers series will feature Squamish Nation ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph

Important ingredients in traditional medicines including cottonwood, berries, tree and Oregon grape can be found in Brackendale, according to local ethnobotanist, Leigh Joseph (Styawat). Ethnobotany is the scientific study of the traditional knowledge of plants.…

Whistler’s Welsh growing in junior season with Bulldogs

Puckster already up to new high in goals

In scoring 31 goals in his two-plus seasons with the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies, Tyler Welsh showed off a nose for the net. Now in his third season with the NCAA’s Yale Bulldogs, the 22-year-old Whistlerite is showing off that sense of smell with five goals—just one off the team lead—in his first 12 games.…

Whistler Blackcomb Foundation awards more than $250K in grants

Spearhead Huts, Whistler Mountain Ski Club among largest recipients

it was another banner year for the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation (WBF), which recently awarded more than $250,000 in charitable grants to non-profits throughout the corridor. “We did have a record fundraising year for both of our major events (the TELUS Golf Classic & the TELUS Winter Classic) which subsequently allowed us to give away [more] money in our regular granting cycle than we have before, so we were thrilled to be able to do that,” said Mei Madden, executive director of the WBF.…

B.C. teen ‘lucky’ to survive 150-metre tumble near summit of Oregon’s Mount Hood

An Oregon police officer says a British Columbian teenager who survived a 150-metre fall near the top of Mount Hood was climbing a technical section of the mountain at the time. Sgt. Marcus Mendoza of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office says search and rescue crews worked for hours to rescue a 16-year-old from Surrey, B.C., when he slid down the mountain southwest of Portland on Monday.…

Squamish detached housing assessments doing better than most of Lower Mainland

Absence of speculation and foreign buyers’ taxes could be the reason: UBC professor

BC Assessment figures show Squamish is doing better than much of the Lower Mainland when it comes to detached home assessments. The annual assessments were released on Jan. 2.A UBC professor says this could stem from a lack of foreign buyers’ tax and speculation tax in the area.…

Injured woman airlifted from Mount Seymour

North Shore Rescue’s busy start to 2020 continued with their fourth call in two days, including two rescue missions on the same stretch of trail. A Port Moody woman was hiking Dog Mountain trail with a group just after 1 p.m.…

Connecting the dots between the climate and biodiversity crises

The polar bear has become the poster child for climate change impacts in the Arctic. Sea ice, which the bears depend on for hunting, is melting at an ever-expanding rate.…

Freestyle Whistler alums qualify for Youth Olympics

Clarke, Kahnert heading to Switzerland

Freestyle Whistler alumni Skye Clarke and Steven Kahnert will be heading to the Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland next month. Clarke, a 17-year-old slopestyler, found out she’d be going in early December, receiving official confirmation on Dec. 14 that she’d be going to Switzerland.…

Two Whistler businesses named semi-finalists at Small Business BC Awards

BRed, Velvet Underground make the top 10 in respective categories

before ed and Natasha Tatton opened their plant-based bakery, BReD, in Creekside last March, there were a few who didn’t think it was the best idea. “When we first opened we had a bit of a backlash, people saying that Creekside was a dead zone, why were we going to open a food-and-beverage business when most of them go out of business within a couple of years?”…

Small fire leads to evacuation of Roundhouse Lodge

Fire has since been extinguished and guests and staff have returned to building, says WB

A small fire led to the evacuation of the Roundhouse Lodge on Friday, Jan. 3, confirmed Whistler Blackcomb (WB). In a statement, WB said the fire at Pika’s Restaurant was safely extinguished at around 2 p.m. by staff.…

Food past, presently and future

Fun and frivolity from the past 10 years

End of a year, end of a decade. Now with 2020 upon us, what else to look forward to but clarity of vision in all things, and 10 years of hindsight to put it in perspective, including what we eat.…