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Pemberton Council preview for Tuesday, Dec. 10

Public hearing into Pemberton Secondary School zoning amendments, BC Transit delegation, PORCA Mountain Bike skills park

Here’s a quick look at what you can expect at the Tuesday, Dec. 10 Village of Pemberton (VOP) regular council meeting. The meeting kicks off at Council Chambers (7400 Prospect Street) at 5:30 p.m., with a short break for a public hearing on a proposed Pemberton Secondary School (PSS) rezoning at 7:00 p.m.…

Vail Resorts announces expansion to Rendezvous Lodge

Company will add 250 seats to mountain-top restaurant

On Monday, Dec. 9, Vail Resorts announced plans to expand the Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain. The plans include the addition of 250 seats and related facility upgrades, according to Marc Riddell, West Coast director of communications for Vail Resorts.…

Merry gifting that keeps on giving

Thoughtful holiday “presence” with a warm Whistler touch

It’s that time of year again, folks, and I have to say, yikes! How did that happen so fast!?…

Climber, author, publisher Smart awarded Summit of Excellence

As a southern Ontario teenager in the 1970s, David Smart escaped the boredom of suburbia by climbing the cliffs at Rattlesnake Point. As he pursued his passion he also discovered, at his local library, that many climbers before him had written books—some exceptionally good—about their activities on rock walls and mountains around the world.…

Whistler’s Trump by Antonios Valamontes

fineartamerica.com – The whistleblower is now pretty well outed by investigative journalist Paul Sperry, and it’s underwhelming. He’s been identified as one Eric Ciaramella, 33, prep school grad, Yalie, Obama backwash, p…

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Here’s How Many Bernie Sanders Supporters Ultimately Voted For Trump

npr.org – Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont inspired millions of loyal supporters, some of whom chose not to support Hillary Clinton in the general election in 2016. Fully 12 per…

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Bryan Regnier A Line Toboggan

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APR-20-2020 — You and Your Purpose: Make decisions from your core values!

askdrganz.com – An internationally known author, speaker and consultant. In the past 31 years, Ken has conducted more than 3,000 presentations and 10,000 hours of consulting and coaching. He is the author of Why Are…

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Guardians of the mountains: Meet the people saving lives on Whistler slopes

vancouverisawesome.com – Two years ago, as another busy March Break kicked off in Whistler, a 24-year-old American skied into the lift line at Excelerator Chair and collapsed. He didn’t collide with another skier and didn’t …

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Polar bear capital: the Tundra

After a few days in Churchill, Manitoba and a two-hour, 20 km/h drive across half-frozen swamp in a “tundra buggy”—the all-terrain monster-truck-meets-bus invented by Leonard Smith in 1979—we arrive at Frontiers North’s Tundra Buggy Lodge for the main event of its annual Conservation Journey: three days of polar bear-viewing on the Hudson Bay coast, where the animals gather after a four month fast, awaiting freeze-up and a chance to hunt seals again. The lodge is a marvel of environment-adapted, DIY engineering comprising enchained high-end bunkhouses, lounge, wood-panelled dining car, kitchen, and staff quarters.…

Hokkaido’s surprising winter adventures

The young man from the U.K. is most apologetic. “I wish you were able to see the resort at its best—it’s a very special place,” he says wistfully.…

Whistler Mountain Ski Club alum on road to recovery

Osborne-Paradis in the midst of lengthy rehab after crash

Drawing on an old joke about outracing a bear—only needing to be faster than one other—Manny Osborne-Paradis described what the past year has been like. “For a year, I’ve been the slowest person in the room,” he said with a laugh.…

Smashing particles—and physics stereotypes

Skiing, boarding, biking—Whistler is a hotbed of all things physical, but places like TRIUMF and CERN are even hotter for some of the coolest physics on Earth

Step 1: The Set-Up…

New Pemberton area program aims to improve access to recreation programming

Leisure Buddy program will pair participants with ‘buddy’ who can help them thrive

A new pilot program at the Pemberton & District Community Centre promises to take down barriers for people with diverse needs. Beginning in January, Whistler Adaptive Sports Program (WASP) will offer a Leisure Buddy program at the recreation centre.…

Switch to permanent Daylight Savings Time reckless: sleep scientists

“It’s not about personal preference. We’re talking about how light affects our physiology,” says SFU sleep scientist

It’s late December, 6 a.m. and you hop in the shower. Dark.…