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New Year’s Eve weather system brings rain, snow to Whistler

Avalanche Canada forecasts “dangerous avalanche conditions”

It’s the last day of the year, and the snow (and rain) is falling. Though there are not currently any weather alerts in effect for the Whistler region, the heavy precipitation is the result of “the first of multiple systems being pushed in to B.C. from an atmospheric river,” that will continue to affect B.C.’s South Coast throughout New Year’s Eve, according to the Weather Network.…

Cameras and museums: How photographs help preserve history

No one can deny that Whistler is an extremely photogenic place. With the valley’s majestic mountains, clear blue lakes, and abundant wildlife, it has been a beautiful getaway for lovers of the outdoors for more than a century.…

Newsmakers of the year: Whistler’s top stories

Ironman Canada leaves Whistler, Greta Thunberg put climate change on the front page

Do you ever get the feeling that you’re living through the calm before the storm? Flipping back through Pique’s pages from the past 12 months, one almost gets a sense of delayed or impending-not doom, necessarily, but drama at the very least.…

Employment Insurance premiums to fall in 2020 for workers and employers

Canadian workers and employers will enjoy a slight decrease in employment insurance premiums in the new year, resulting in about $1.1 billion in total reductions in 2020. Starting on Jan. 1, the premium for individual workers will be $1.58 per $100 of insurable earnings while their employers will pay $2.21 per $100 of the workers’ insurable earnings.…

Here’s a look back at every B.C. brewery that opened and closed in 2019

As December winds down and we look back at the last 12 months, it’s safe to say that 2019 was another big year for craft beer in B.C. with 30 new breweries opening across the province. It wasn’t all good news, sadly, as we also said goodbye (or at least, see you later, in some cases) to four craft breweries that shut their doors this year.…

Debt leads Canadians’ financial worries as 2020 dawns, says CIBC poll

A year-end CIBC poll finds debt is weighing heavily on the minds of Canadians, with nearly four in five respondents rating it more important to address than building their savings. The online survey also finds that 71 per cent of respondents say they avoided borrowing money in 2019.…

B.C. residents set a record for lottery winnings in 2019

Province also had a string of four consecutive $1 million guaranteed Lotto 6/49 Prize wins

BCLC said today that it has paid out lottery players in B.C. with a record-breaking $785 million in winnings this year. In addition to the highest value of prizes paid out in BCLC’s history, a second record was set in 2019 when Richmond’s Joseph Katalinic won $60 million from the July 26, 2019 Lotto Max draw – the largest single lottery prize ever awarded in B.C.…

Bad haircut, small parking spot – 2019’s worst B.C. 911 calls

You would think knowing when to call 911 would be common sense. You would be wrong.…

Memory for a lifetime

LETTER: Fo the week of Dec. 26

A huge thank-you to both Whistler Adaptive Sports Program Society and Dusty’s. My husband Paul has Huntington disease.…

Sea to Sky Nordics taking part in Whistler-Quebec exchange

Biathlon season off to strong start

A handful of Nordic skiers from Sea to Sky Nordics are set to do a home-and-home with new friends from Quebec’s Chelsea Nordiq club. West Vancouver’s Hollyburn Cross Country Ski Club initially planned the exchange through the federal Canada Sports Friendship Exchange Program and later invited Sea to Sky Nordics to take part.…

High Mountain Summit delivers call to action

A three-day High Mountain Summit, which took place in Geneva Switzerland, has resulted in the adoption by countries around the world of scientific research systems that were developed in Western Canada’s mountains. The summit was co-chaired by Dr. John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change and director of Global Water Futures (GWF) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Coldwater Laboratory, located in the Canadian Rockies.…

20 Sustainable Habits to Implement for 2020 I Ziptrek Ecotours – The Official Whistler Zipline

whistler.ziptrek.com – It’s hard to believe that the end of a decade is drawing to a close and that we are about to head into the new year of 2020. As we reflect on the past ten years and look to the future, we can only ho…

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Trudeau takes private jet for vacation while Boris Johnson flies economy – The Post Millennial

thepostmillennial.com – Canada’s economy is in a bit of a difficult situation. As we recently saw, Canada’s national economy made a step backwards by one tenth of one percent this past October, as real gross domestic produc…

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Luxury and Boutique Hotels – Whistler: Where to eat and how to burn your calories

luxuryandboutiquehotels.com – In Whistler, there are so many activities to pursue, it can be hard to find time to sit down, let alone time to sit down for a good meal. But the food at this Olympic resort is so wonderful that you …

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What to do with your Christmas tree post-holidays

It stood tall and proud and brought family and friends around it to celebrate and open gifts, but the sun is setting on the life and usefulness of the live Christmas tree as the year draws to a close. So what do you do with that tree once it has outstayed its welcome?…