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Virus Linked to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

sciencemag.org – Traces of a monkey virus that contaminated early batches of polio vaccine have been spotted for the first time in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The finding, reported independently by two research teams, su…

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GETAWAY | Guys Trip x 2 Days in Whistler x Pangea Pod Hotel

rickchung.com – Whistler—(October 23 to 24, 2019) A small group of us were invited on a guys-only media trip to experience the still newish Pangea Pod Hotel located in middle of the mountain village. As the first po…

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District of North Van to offer single-family homes for affordable housing

The district currently owns 14 such homes,

District of North Vancouver council members are offering up their own homes for affordable housing – in a manner of speaking. District council voted unanimously at their last regular council meeting to adopt a new policy directing staff to offer any single-family homes the district purchases to non-profits at a nominal rate to be rented out at affordable rates.…

Discovering scuba: diving in Oahu —with a little encouragement

“To be ‘fearless’ means nothing. When you have fears, and you conquer those fears, that’s courage.”…

Cold War cool

Remember the Cold War? It’s a generational thing, and since Whistler is full of people born in the 1990s, you’re forgiven if you know little of this period of nuclear posturing, space-racing, and proxy cabals—the Warsaw Pact and NATO, respectively—between the former Soviet Union and United States.…

The Pemberton Wilderness Association wants to know all about your visits to Tenquille-Owl Lake

Online survey will inform forthcoming management plan, says PWA president

The Pemberton Wildlife Association (PWA) is looking to gather more information on how people use the Tenquille to Owl Lake Recreation Area (TOLRA).
The organization, which has a formal agreement with the province to provide stewardship and maintenance duties for the area, recently released an online survey designed to learn more about visitor use and objectives for the area.…

Time to demand proportional representation

Letters to the Editor for the week of Oct. 24

Once again, the farce we call our democratic system raises its ugly head with the simple fact that Canada’s popular vote does not reflect the seats in the house. A promise broken by the Liberals.…

Fungus Among Us adds more than 20 new mushroom species to Whistler’s record

Sold-out event could move to new venue for popular talks next year

According to the Whistler Naturalists’ Bob Brett, there’s a saying among mycologists that gets at mushrooms’ critical importance to our ecosystem: “No fungi, no forests.” For 17 years, the Naturalists’ Fungus Among Us festival has sought to drive home this point through a series of engaging mushroom tours, talks and culinary tastings.…

The prettiest of poisons

Celebrating ends of all sorts in the ‘spirits’ of Halloween

Ah, my little pretties. Your time of year is nigh, and this Halloween I’m happy to report that after far too many cutesy giraffes and merry mermaids in recent years you’ll see plenty of witches and scary “Its” this haunting season, at least that’s what Google predicts as it tracks the most popular costumes.…

Freestyle Whistler grad receives $10,000 grant

Slopestyler primed for exciting 2019-20 campaign

Freestyle Whistler alumnus Skye Clarke got a major boost in advance of her 2019-20 campaign. The 17-year-old slopestyler received a $10,000 Fuelling Athletes and Coaching Excellence grant, with $5,000 going to her and the other half going to her coach.…

Fraudsters denied driver’s licences under new rules

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has announced the first “significant” updates to the Securities Act since 2011 to ensure better enforcement and collection tools for the province’s capital markets regulator. The B.C. Securities Commission, which regulates the buying and selling of securities, will have “the strongest enforcement and collection tools in the country to help crack down on white collar crime,” a government statement said.…

Rezoning application promises big changes to Nita Lake

Letters to the Editor for the week of Oct. 24

I am concerned that a major change to the visual landscape of our municipality is coming, with little-to-no notice for residents as many readers may not have seen the notices about the Public Open House concerning a proposed new rezoning application RZ1157, 5298 Alta Lake Road. However, G.D. Maxwell once again is on top of another controversial development and calls it exactly as it actually is (Oct. 17, Pique “Misguided proposal not what Whistler needs”).…

The election’s over; now let’s get to work

The election may be over, but there’s no time to be complacent. Canadian voters—and many people too young to vote—demanded that politicians take climate disruption seriously.…

Whistler Blackcomb leading the charge on Vail Resorts’ sustainability efforts

Last year, the resort diverted 71% of its waste and used less electricity than in 2005

when vail resorts purchased Whistler Blackcomb (WB) in a whopping US$1.06-billion deal back in 2016, the Colorado-based ski giant had already been looking to other corporations for a sustainability model that worked. As it turned out, they needn’t look any further than Whistler.…

Pemberton council gets a look at Sea to Sky RCMP strategic plan

Council briefs: Request for speed limit review; ‘Aggressive dog’ bylaw amendment

Village of Pemberton (VOP) council learned more about the Sea to Sky RCMP’s priorities during its Oct. 22 regular council meeting. Insp.…