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Injured hiker rescued after group abandons her in North Vancouver backcountry

North Shore team leader calls actions of hiking group ‘unacceptable’

North Shore Rescue is voicing strong concern after rescuing an injured hiker Sunday who was left behind in the backcountry by her hiking companions. Even worse, when rescue teams caught up with the rest of the hiking group, they were planning to leave the area and: “they had no intentions whatsoever of alerting authorities there could be a potential problem,” said Mike Danks, leader of North Shore Rescue.…

Moving House

Most people in Whistler are familiar with the process of moving house, including the packing, repacking, and unpacking. Just about every person you meet has a story to share about moving to or in Whistler, but not many are able to tell you about the time they moved a house to Whistler.…

Death of bear cubs renews call for lower highway speed limit

Leala Selina Martin says it’s common to see off-leash dogs, horses, and bears on road

A Pemberton Valley resident is renewing her calls for a reduction in the speed limit between Mount Currie and the Village of Pemberton (VOP) after two bear cubs were struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 99, near Airport Road. “There are literally animals running around everywhere,” said Leala Selina Martin, who lives along the stretch of highway and wants the speed limit reduced to 60 kilometres an hour from its current 80 km/h.”It’s not safe for the animals, and it’s not safe for people to be driving at high speeds.”…

Sea to Sky hospice officially open

Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Sea-to-Sky Community Hospice offers palliative care in a home-like setting next to Squamish Hospital

The Sea to Sky community hospice is now open and operational. Squamish families can now receive end-of-life care for their loved ones without leaving town thanks to the new Whistler Blackcomb Foundation Sea-to-Sky Community Hospice, located in a renovated wing between Squamish Hospital and Hilltop House.…

Eat in the most natural way possible

LETTER: For the week of Sept. 26

It seems like everyone is jumping on the “go vegan, anti-meat bandwagon” lately. There have been a couple articles in the Pique on this topic recently, but let’s take a little deeper look and think about this rather than just accept what the loudest voices are saying.…

Scheer accused of breaking law, falsely claiming he was once an insurance broker

Liberals ask Sask insurance watchdog to investigate Conservative leader

OTTAWA—The Liberals are asking Saskatchewan’s insurance industry watchdogs to investigate Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for allegedly falsely claiming he once worked as an insurance broker in that province. Biographies of Scheer posted on the Conservative party’s current website and his past MP and leadership websites have repeatedly referred to the Conservative leader as a one-time insurance broker in Saskatchewan.…

Whistler Secondary School grad completes prestigious fellowship at leading particle accelerator centre

Molly Long researched dark matter at UBC’s TRIUMF facility this summer

Most researchers go their whole careers without working alongside Nobel Prize-winning scientists. Whistler Secondary School (WSS) grad Molly Long did just that—and all before her first day of university.…

British Columbia Wine Institute looks to the future

Organization well underway with Wine BC 2030 initiative

The British Columbia Wine Institute (BCWI) is working on implementing a plan for the next decade or so. Earlier this year, the Kelowna-based organization released the British Columbia Wine Industry Long-Term Strategic Plan.…

NDP commits $10B for 500,000 new child-care spaces across Canada

Singh makes campaign pledge in Vancouver

An NDP government would spend $10 billion over the next four years to create 500,000 new child-care spaces in Canada, leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday. In an announcement at a child-care centre in Vancouver, Singh said a right to accessible and affordable child care would be enshrined in law under an NDP government.…

Canada Post racking up close to $1 million a year in parking fines, data show

Information obtained through a freedom of information request

TORONTO — Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom of information requests, indicates the bulk of the citations are in and around Toronto.…

BMX clubs in Whistler, Pemberton continue to develop

Both local tracks saw boost from Whistler Blackcomb Foundation

There’s a new generation tearing up the track at Pemberton BMX. President Jessica Turner said while several of the young riders who came out to hone their skills at the track, open since 2012, have moved on, there’s been a solid contingent rolling in to take their places.…

Winter transit service to start earlier this year

Council briefs: Bayshores LUC up for termination

Whistler’s full winter transit service will start a week earlier than last year—on Dec. 7 rather than Dec. 15—while the 10 Valley Express route will also get more trips. The pilot-project route was introduced in December as a commuter-oriented service for people north and south of the village, and received rave reviews from passengers.…

Diana Stevan – Sunflowers Under Fire

elizabeth-gates.com – One age-old discussion in writing circles is the ‘writing about what you know’ concept. This implies staying within your own experience and many writers immediately bristle, saying ‘No-one wants to h…

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Senior Coordinator – House Advisor – Winter Seasonal job in Whistler, BC #351738

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In a drinking era marked by the rise of hard seltzer, this hard-tea company is shaking things up — here’s what its canned drinks taste like

businessinsider.com – While seltzer lovers are up in arms over which one of the many emerging hard seltzers is the best, tea lovers are sitting back on their porches, calmly (as they do) surveying their options. The marke…

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