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A weekend in the Yukon: Summertime sights in the land of the midnight sun

If life is short, vacations are even shorter. Travelling to the Yukon might seem like one of those trips you need a week or two to even consider, but it’s possible to make an epic long weekend of it.…

Squamish residents protest gas prices in town

About 40 demonstrators held signs and waved at passing vehicles on Highway 99 on Sunday morning

Squamish residents upset by the price of gas in town gathered near two stations in the Garibaldi Estates Sunday morning to make their voices heard. About 40 residents held signs and chanted for TV cameras and passing motorists on Highway 99.…

Local climate scientist hosts Thunberg at Columbia Icefield

Out of Range briefs: Hiker fined; $20 billion in visitor-spending target in Alberta; Squamish empowerment event

JASPER, Alta.—The weather was cold, windy and unpleasant, as it frequently is in the Columbia Icefield area of Jasper National Park in October, but that didn’t deter teen climate activist Greta Thunberg from spending several hours learning about how climate change is affecting the Athabasca Glacier. Thunberg, who is touring North America on an extended trip from her home in Sweden, was guided by John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and director of the Global Water Futures.…

The currant, not The Current

When currants aren’t really currants, but still pack a wallop

I was on about currants the other day with one of my longest-time Whistler pals, Anita Webster. The ones you eat, to be clear.…

Winter wining

Sure, most people visit the Okanagan in summer, but with many of its star wineries open all winter when human traffic is lowest, it’s a perfect way to combine winter recreation and libation. Remember how every Cornucopia you make a pact with your partner to visit a particular Okanagan winery that has caught your fancy?…

Mountain biking’s winding road to sustainability

Tourism symposium discusses the sport’s environmental, social, and economic future

Mountain biking is all about hitting the sweet spot. When riding, you want just the right line to get where you’re going quickly, safely and enjoyably.…

Pemberton Farmers’ Market maven moves on

Market won Farmers’ Market of the Year award under Molli Reynolds’ management

Molli Reynolds, the manager of Pemberton Farmers’ Market, is moving on after an impressive tenure that saw new events added to the popular market’s schedule. The move comes a year after the farmers’ market was awarded the Farmers’ Market of the Year award (for its category) by the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets.…

String of earthquakes ranging from 4.5 to 4.7 magnitude strike Haida Gwaii

A trio of light earthquakes rattled the west coast of Haida Gwaii in British Columbia on Saturday. Earthquakes Canada says three quakes, ranging from 4.5 to 4.7 magnitude, struck about 50 kilometres south of the Village of Queen Charlotte.…

More Canadians plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies this year: poll

A new survey suggests more Canadians are planning to mark Remembrance Day this year, perhaps in a salute to the few remaining veterans of the Second World War. The poll commissioned by Historica Canada, the organization behind the popular Heritage Minute videos, suggests the percentage of Canadians who plan to attend Remembrance Day ceremonies has climbed to 41 per cent, a boost of two per cent over last year and 14 per cent over 2016.…

B.C. craft brewers’ sales boom as big beer’s sales slow

An analysis of beer sales for B.C.’s top 10 producers shows that local craft brewers’ share of the province’s beer market is growing. In 2013, eight local producers accounted for 21.7% of the total sales for the top 10 companies.…

Reduce and reuse, 29 municipalities tell provincial government

SLRD and District of Squamish among 29 governments to pen letter to province touting plastics reduction

A letter to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, that has been signed by dozens of municipalities, has yet another signature on it. At the Oct. 23 Squamish-Lillooet Regional District board meeting, the SLRD agreed to sign on as well.…

Zeglinski returning to Tour de France

Whistler rider blending knowledge of athletics, medicine

Cathy Zeglinski made her name in Whistler as a mountain biker, including earning victories at the UCI Masters World Championships in both 2013 and 2019. However, she got her start at a road racer, competing in the 1987 edition of the Tour de France with the Canadian amateur women’s team.…

About the Moose returns to Maury Young Arts Centre

Also in arts news: HorrorFest winners; and iF3 returns

Did you miss the annual Flag Stop Theatre & Arts Festival that took place at The Point Artist-Run Centre back in August? Well, lucky for you, there’s one more chance to catch the event’s theatre production, About the Moose, as well as a musical performance by C.R. Avery and a dance show by Pemberton’s Gruff Dance Theatre.…

Naturespeak: What do summer bird studies tell us?

Numbers were low this year, but plenty of unusual sightings occurred

Birds are the most-studied organisms in Whistler thanks to a long-term, volunteer, bird monitoring program. Birds are an indicator species; tracking their behaviour and numbers can tell us a lot about what’s happening in our environment.…

Doing more with less energy goes a long way

In September, a water main near the Vancouver Art Gallery blew, jetting water and rocks into the sky. The water waste was impossible to ignore, but easy to fix.…