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Resort Municipality of Whistler comes back to the table with revised DES deal

New deal offers $5K rebate to Cheakamus homeowners provided 75% of each respective strata sign waiver

The RMOW has come back to the table with a new offer to help cover Cheakamus Crossing homeowners’ costs associated with the neighbourhood’s controversial heating system after residents rejected a previous iteration of the deal. The revised offer would make homeowners eligible for a $5,000 rebate as long as 75 per cent of a particular strata sign a waiver.…

B.C. selling less legal cannabis than any province other than P.E.I.

Officials blame supply shortages, slow retail rollout

VANCOUVER— British Columbia sold less legal cannabis than any province other than Prince Edward Island in the first nine months of legalization and officials blame supply shortages and a slow rollout of retail stores. Statistics Canada data shows B.C. sold $19.5 million worth of legal pot from October 2018 through June 2019.…

Parks Foundation reaches fundraising goal for Princess Louisa property

The BC Parks Foundation has reached its fundraising goal in time to purchase approximately 800-hectares of property for sale at Princess Louisa Inlet to protect the region from development. “Because of the incredible generosity of British Columbians and parks supporters from around the world, the BC Parks Foundation has raised the necessary funds in our campaign to purchase three key properties in Princess Louisa Inlet,” Andrew Day, BC Parks Foundation CEO, told Coast Reporter in an email.…

Pemberton Secondary Students to build a home

New school-district program gives students hands-on experience in multiple trades

A new program run out of Pemberton Secondary School could be the ticket for students looking to explore various construction trades as career options. In spring 2020, School District 48 (SD48) will build a new home on a lot adjacent to the school.…

A love letter to the library

A few weeks ago, Nadine White got an email from a faithful patron of the Whistler Public Library (WPL). He told the public services librarian how, living in one of the wealthiest resorts in North America, he sometimes found himself “disgruntled by all these big mansions in Whistler and the life that you’re never going to live.”…

Turning the page

Libraries in Whistler and beyond adapt to the shifting needs of an evolving society

Libraries existed in some form for thousands of years before the establishment of The Great Library of Alexandria—but none were nearly as ambitious. Built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom sometime between 285 and 246 BC, The Great Library was founded with the aim of amassing and preserving no less than the entirety of the world’s knowledge (although showcasing Egypt’s immense wealth and power was clearly a welcome side effect).…

Whistler golfer repeats as MJT champion

Nicklaus North golfer pulls off comeback win for second consecutive year

Whistler junior golfer Stewart Walker is the Maple Leaf Junior Tour’s (MJT) comeback kid. For the second consecutive year, Walker overcame a deficit after Round 1 to pick up the victory in the bantam boys’ division during the Big Max Series event at Whistler Golf Club on Aug. 27.…

Weaving the social fabric of SD48

Lil’wat weaving skills helped students forge a connection to the land—and each other

When Tanina Williams approached a group of Whistler Secondary School (WSS) students about learning wool weaving, the students were feeling the stress of high-school life more acutely than usual. “Because we were struggling with certain things in our school, I thought this was one way we could bring everyone together,” says Williams, who teaches First Nations knowledge and cultural practices at School District 48 (SD48).…

Papa J of The Family Stone looks back on 50 years of feeling the funk

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band plays Olympic Plaza on Aug. 31

When the members of Sly and the Family Stone were first approached to play Woodstock, the festival seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else. “Woodstock was something that none of us thought was going to be like that,” says Jerry “Papa J” Martini, saxophonist and original founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band.…

Teachers continue collective bargaining with province

Class size and composition are foremost says Sea to Sky Teachers’ Association president

With school set to start next week, the union representing B.C. teachers is still hard at work negotiating a deal with the province that will cover B.C.’s public-school teachers.
And according to April Lowe, president of the Sea to Sky Teachers’ Association (SSTA), the major fight revolves around class size and composition.…

Paraglider in Squamish in life-threatening condition

First responders dispatched to medical emergency off the Stawamus Chief

An air ambulance took a paraglider in life-threatening condition to hospital at 9:43 a.m. this morning. “At 7:41am BC Emergency Health Services received a medical emergency call for a paraglider off the [Stawamus] Chief,” BCEHS spokesperson Shannon Miller wrote in an email.…

Dog day shark punks must die

Another week, another horror movie. Hollywood always seems nervous about releasing their marquee flicks during these last few weeks of summer holidays.…

Let’s get to the bottom of this whole ‘Haze Craze’

Hazy beers have exploded in popularity, and are the focus of WVBF’s Master Crafters event on sept. 13

If the past few years are any indication, it’s safe to say the future of craft beer in B.C. is looking hazy. Virtually every brewery around counts at least one hazy beer on its roster these days.…

Mahovic to suit up for Team BC

Sports briefs: 5 Peaks trail race held; Laframboise fourth at Cardrona

Blake Mahovic of the Axemen Rugby Club is set to get an opportunity to shine under bright lights on Friday night. Mahovic will suit up with the BC All-Stars as it takes on the Canadian Men’s XV as part of an exhibition series to help prepare the national team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Tokyo this fall.…

Patrick Weiler to run for Liberals in Sea to Sky riding

Liberals announce environmental lawyer as candidate for Oct. 21 election

WThe federal Liberals have chosen Patrick Weiler as their candidate for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky. “I’m really excited and honoured to be nominated as the candidate.…