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Imperfect, but adapting to it

It’s an ugly truth. When I first encountered climber Craig DeMartino, I felt a little bit sorry for him.…

Squamish Nation appoints rights and title director

The role will help deal with dizzying pace of development on Nation’s traditional territories

To help deal with a massive influx of development on the Squamish Nation’s traditional territories, the Nation has created a new job and hired someone to do it. Whether it be a small bridge crossing a creek or a megaproject like Woodfibre LNG, the director of rights and title will be playing a key role in gathering the information needed to help with consultation and negotiations with various parties, such as developers or the government.…

Vail giveth and Vail taketh away

LETTER: For the week of Aug. 21

Recently, I called Whistler Blackcomb Guest Relations to purchase the $400-for-$500 gift card. This passholder perk had been removed by Vail Resorts in 2017 and was re-instated in 2018.…

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District explores housing needs

Study is in consultation phase, community engagement planned for October

Amidst housing shortages sweeping the Sea to Sky area, the SLRD is conducting an analysis on the matter. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District will analyze current and emerging housing needs with community workshops, online surveys and interviews, among other things, it announced in a statement on Aug. 20.…

VIDEO: Never too old to go paragliding in Pemberton

92-year-old tourist reflects on first paragliding experience in Pemberton

When attractions market themselves as family fun for those aged two to 102, you generally get the sense it’s a little bit tongue in cheek. But Guy Herrington and Sea to Sky Paragliding take that approach seriously as Herrington has personally flown guests with an 85-year age span-from the youngest at age seven to the oldest at 92-after piloting California’s Jean Spierling earlier this month.…

Got Bats? Province-wide bat conservation program gets big boost

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Forest Enhancement Society of BC has just given over $185,000 in grants to organizations protecting the threatened bat species in B.C. Part of a multi-million dollar investment into wildlife conservation projects, the grants will be used to help monitor bat populations, bat conservation and support research to end white-nose syndrome.…

MP asks: Why are high-risk inmates at minimum-security prison?

The MP for Metchosin is asking why high-risk inmates are being sent to William Head minimum- security prison. Two of those high-risk inmates, James Busch, 42, and Zachary Armitage, 30, escaped from William Head on July 7.…

Honeymooning at Rainbow Lodge

Though built as a fishing lodge, Rainbow Lodge was a destination for more than eager fishermen. With its location on Alta Lake relatively easy to access, though still feeling remote in the 1950s, it was a popular resort for honeymooners looking to escape life in the city.…

Whistler women’s group relies on simple yet effective fundraising approach

each member of 100 women who care donates $100 quarterly to a different local charity

The newly formed Whistler chapter of 100 Women Who Care met for the first time on May 29 at 7 p.m. in a ballroom of the Fairmont Chateau hotel. By 8 p.m., the group had already handed over a cheque for more than $11,000 to local charity Zero Ceiling.…

Local Sustainable Construction Company Wins Again!

rdcfinehomes.com – Last week Whistler’s Pique News Magazine released their annual Best of Whistler winners. This year they introduced a construction category and guess what? RDC won! As I noted in the article, I’ve alw…

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Whistler’s Liveliest Bars

evolutionwhistler.ca – It’s true that people come from all over the world to ski and bike in the incredible Coast Mountains that surround Whistler. But it’s also well known that Whistler has some of the best nightlife in a…

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Whistler Golf | Tee Times | Whistler Adventures

whistleradventures.ca – What could possibly be better than spending your day on a golf course while surrounded by the breathtaking views of Whistler BC? At the Fairmont Whistler Golf Course, you can enjoy two 18-hole course…

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Trans-Cascadia: Uniting User Groups to Keep Trails Open – Pinkbike

pinkbike.com – There’s a place for everybody. I do believe that.—Jason Ridlon, Vice President, Backcountry Horsemen This third and final work party of the 2019 Trans-Cascadia season (pre-race) was the first collabo…

BC Ale Trail Whistler Resort Contest • Free Stuff Times Contests

freestufftimes.com – https://bcaletrail.ca/enter-to-win-whistler/ Prize for two includes: Roundtrip flights to Vancouver, BC Roundtrip ground transportation to Whistler, BC with YVR Skylynx 4 nights’ accommodation at Hil…

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Go Topless Day march planned for Whistler

kamloopsmatters.com – When Denise Belisle first got involved with topless marches in Vancouver more than 10 years ago, it was something of a spectacle—hundreds of people stopped and stared, snapping pictures and the like.…

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