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Province to review closure of popular ski touring area near Pemberton

BC Parks to assess whether section of Cerise Creek Conservancy can open this winter

The backcountry skiing community has lost access to an important recreational area for at least this winter—though there is still hope that skiers will be able to access at least part of the Nlháxten/Cerise Creek Conservancy. BC Parks recently shared that the conservancy will remain closed for the winter following a geological assessment of the area.…

Whistler Sightseeing Tour for Two

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Second Cook, Pastry in Whistler, BC

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Houseperson – Guest Requests in Whistler, BC

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The Tour du Mont Blanc

Trekking the iconic alpine route of stunning vistas, mountain passes and flower filled meadows

Keeping the pace is the biggest challenge on the Tour du Mont Blanc, and it’s not because the terrain is too difficult. With every step, another impressive scene comes into view: Mountains, snow fields, verdant hills studded with wildflowers, crystal streams, and the occasional chamois, marmot and ibex.…

Singh focuses on housing in Vancouver battleground

NDP leader highlights ambitious affordable housing targets

VANCOUVER — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh left his political rivals to trade barbs Saturday, focusing instead on affordable housing policy in a key battleground where his message had supporters flocking in droves to hear him. He spoke with young people Saturday morning in Vancouver struggling under the weight of the housing market there.…

B.C. government working to change cannabis retail rules

B.C.’s solicitor general is looking to broaden what stores can sell, and to allow growers to sell direct to consumers

The B.C. government is working to change its rules on what products licensed cannabis retailers are able to sell. It is also working to create policy to allow growers to get provincial licences to sell cannabis directly to customers at production sites, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Friday.…

Whistler talks about belonging

Whistler Community Foundation Vital Café asks residents how community can best foster a sense of belonging

Peaked Pies co-owner Kerri Jones understands what it’s like to live far away from family. That’s one reason why she focuses her efforts on making personal connections with the employees who choose to work for her.…

Voting to protect our winters

I’ve never been very political in my writing, preferring to leave the news in the capable hands of Pique reporters and the satirical commentary to G.D. Maxwell’s weekly column on the back page of this publication. But every four years I hear from lobbyists, pundits, activists and politicians that this is the most important election in Canada’s history.…

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May holds rallies in all three North Shore ridings

Greens should play ‘positive and constructive role’ in potential minority government, May says

Elizabeth May says the Green Party should play a “positive and constructive role” in what she predicts will be a minority Parliament following Monday’s election. The federal party leader made these comments while visiting all three North Shore ridings Saturday as part of a final weekend push to spread her party’s message and energize volunteers during the final days of the election campaign.…

Fort Berens’ recent awards haul ‘a hometown win’ for Lillooet winery

‘For us, it’s a confirmation we’re on the right path,’ says co-owner Rolf de Bruin

Just a few short weeks after first opening back in 2009, the folks behind Lillooet’s award-winning Fort Berens Estate Winery headed down to Whistler to take part in its annual food and drink festival, Cornucopia. Getting their message across to the wine reps, restaurateurs and tastemakers at the event proved somewhat challenging.…

Advance poll turnout tops 20% in West Vancouver, North Vancouver ridings

General voting takes place tomorrow

For a lot of North Shore residents, voting is already done and dusted, even though Election Day isn’t until Monday. More voters than ever cast their ballots in the advance polls which ran from Oct. 11 to Oct. 14 across the three North Shore ridings.…

The village that could have been

Over the past few weeks, as we’ve been working on our temporary exhibit Construction of Whistler Village: 1978-1984, we’ve also been thinking about what Whistler Village could have looked like if earlier proposals had gone forward. Before development of the village we know today began in earnest in 1978, town centres for the Whistler area were proposed in various different styles and locations.…

Voting against yourself

There’s but one certainty in the coming election: if Conservatives win, the environment loses. And because we are the environment—as informed thinkers suggest—we’ll all lose.…

Public weighs in on Joffre Lakes Provincial Park management

Majority of respondents to BC Parks survey say day-use fees and caps on visitation appropriate

The results are in—and it turns out that the majority of respondents to the Joffre Lakes Provincial Park Survey are supportive of day-use fees and a cap on the number of daily visitors. BC Parks ran the online survey in April, garnering just over 2,500 respondents, with the majority between the ages of 25 and 34 and hailing from the Lower Mainland.…