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Why did this wolf decide to sniff around the tent?

Mountain News: For the week of Aug. 15

LAKE LOUISE, Alta.—A wolf was killed near a campground in Banff National Park recently after it bit a camper. Parks officials said the man heard the wolf sniffing and pawing around the tent, and then it pushed on the fabric of the tent.…

The horrific truth about the way our bears are managed

LETTER: For the week of Aug. 15

The BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) has lost its sense of ethical and moral values. It is not being held accountable to the general public and how the majority of people want our bears to be managed.…

Less meat = less heat

Here’s to plants—for a friendly, hell-free future

It was a rabbit—a rabbit at a Swiss market—that sent the person who’s been a vegetarian for the longest period I’ve ever known on her meat-free journey almost five decades ago. If you’re lucky, you’ll have enjoyed one of Joan Richoz’s amazing vegetarian meals in the cozy wood home she shares with husband, Marcel, high up on the ridge on Whistler’s Drifter Way.…

Vancouver biz among those turning beer byproduct into bread, cookies and profits

VANCOUVER — When Jeff Dornan opened a brewery six years ago, he knew the brewing process would produce hundreds of kilograms of spent grain, and he had a plan for it. Rather than pay to dump it in a landfill, he partnered with a farmer to haul it away and feed it to his animals.…

Canadian woman focusing on memories shared with slain fiance: New Zealand police

A 23-year-old suspect was arrested Friday and made his first court appearance Saturday

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Police in New Zealand say a grieving Canadian woman is focusing on the memories she shared with her Australian fiance before he was murdered Friday in a seemingly random attack. Waikato police say in a statement that the woman, identified by Canadian sources as Nova Scotia native Bianca Buckley, is getting support from police and victim services as she gathers her thoughts on the times she shared with her fiance, Sean McKinnon.…

Whistler Domino’s owner pays $10K in back pay to former staff

Franchisee was also fined $2,500

five former employees of a Whistler Domino’s franchise have been paid $10,486 in owed wages and vacation pay in a labour case that centred around the delivery drivers’ contractual status. The franchisee was also fined $2,500.…

Live Flight Tracker – Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24

flightradar24.com – Terrestrial based tracking with very high levels of GPS accuracy for most aircraft. Some older aircraft use inertial reference units instead of GPS for positions, decreasing positional accuracy. Read…

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Is Wasp Spray Better than Pepper Spray for Self-Defense?

thoughtco.com – A viral message circulating since 2009 advocates using wasp spray for self-defense instead of pepper spray because it’s allegedly more effective and works at a greater distance. There’s precious litt…

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Crater Rim Trail – Whistler Hikes – A walk and a lark

awalkandalark.com – The Crater Rim Trail is a great hike near Whistler; Come here when you fancy seeing mountain views, but when you don’t want to climb high into the alpine. We explored this hike at the end of May, whe…

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Canadian Open DH: Höll goes head-to-head with Hannah, Brosnan extends streak – Canadian Cycling Magazine

cyclingmagazine.ca – The Canadian Open Downhill may fall on the final day of Crankworx Whistler, but the classic track never fails to deliver exciting racing. This year, the elite women’s podium all finished within a sin…

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Ropelato, Verbeeck crowned in Whistler

Brosnan, Hannah repeat as Canadian Open DH champs

When it came to the journeys of the eventual King and Queen of Crankworx, the two winners’ journeys couldn’t have been more different. On the women’s side, Canadian Vaea Verbeeck entered the Whistler festival with a healthy lead over American Kialani Hines and Anneke Beerten of the Netherlands in the overall standings as that order remained the same when the dust settled on Aug. 18.…

A brisk rise in Canmore rental prices

Mountain News: For the week of Aug. 15

CANMORE, Alta.—Housing rentals have been rising at a brisk rate in Canmore, the gateway community to Banff National Park. In the span of just four years, costs have increased 71 per cent, according to a recent study.…

Federal parties heading in different directions ahead of Oct. 21 vote

Liberals, NDP yet to field candidates in Sea to Sky

with less than three months until the federal election, there doesn’t appear to be any national campaign consensus among Canada’s political parties. “It seems like there isn’t the same sort of national conversation there was in some previous elections,” said Stewart Prest, lecturer in political science at Simon Fraser University (SFU).…

Sharing the History of Alta Lake Road

Every so often, we get to take history out of the museum and share Whistler’s past at events around town. This weekend, we’ll be attending the Alta Lake Road Block Party held at The Point, and so for the past few days, we’ve been gathering together any information we have about the neighbourhood.…

Paddling Palawan: Part 2

The mouth of Malampaya Sound is chock full of rocks and we needed to run the gauntlet between them and a perilous point. As I pondered how best to do this, I watched the local bancas (central dugout-style hulls with two outriggers) run the narrow channel and set course—splitting the crazy currents and the wild waves left little margin for error.…