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Gouging, government policies blamed for B.C. gas price spikes

Experts file reports with utilities commission citing laundry list of explanations for how much we pay at the pump

It seems to be a recurring pattern in B.C. Gas prices suddenly spike $0.10 per litre in the spring, but spike much higher in Vancouver than elsewhere, leading to suspicions Big Oil is sticking it to British Columbians in some price-gouging scheme.…

Nearly three in five Canadians are in favour of supervised injection sites

Next month will mark the 16th anniversary of the start of operations at Insite, the first legal supervised drug injection facility to operate in North America. Since 2003, 48 similar sites have opened across Canada, more than half of which are located in Ontario.…

Whistler riders crack Air DH podium

Iles wins men’s event, Astle second to Kintner among women

It was going to be difficult for Finn Iles to match the magic of his first Crankworx Whistler race win, but he sure tried his best. After winning the 2018 Air DH on his 19th birthday, the Whistler racer came out and defended his title in a commanding way on Aug. 13, beating American Mitch Ropelato by 2.47 seconds and New Zealand’s Sam Blenkinsop by 3.23 seconds.…

BMX rider tragically dies performing stunt on Vancouver seawall

A man has died after attempting a stunt on a BMX bike on the seawall near the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre on Sunday, Aug. 11. Vancouver Fire and Rescue reports that the victim, a male in his 30s, fell off his bike and hit his head on a concrete embankment; he then fell into the water.…

Arapahoe Basin switches sides after 22 years with Vail Resorts

MOUNTAIN NEWS: For the week of Aug. 8

DILLON, Colo.— Arapahoe Basin last week announced it was joining Alterra Mountain Resorts after ending its affiliation with Vail Resorts after 22 years. In February, the company announced it was not renewing its partnership in Vail’s Epic Pass program.…

‘Suck it up’

LETTER: For the week of Aug. 8

To the hard-done-by residents of Mountain View Drive: The Resort Municipality of Whistler got rid of the porta-potty in the cul-de-sac and put up a number of no-parking signs. I went there for a hike the other day and ended up parking right in front of someone’s house.…

Whistler mayor finds a slice of home in Japan

Whistler, Karuizawa celebrating 20 years as sister cities

During a recent trip to Whistler’s sister city of Karuizawa, Japan, Mayor Jack Crompton was greeted by a comforting dose of B.C.’s Coast Mountains. “I felt very much at home in Karuizawa.…

Alta Lake barges need rules

LETTER: For the week of Aug. 8

After reading the article in last month’s Pique (“The slippery slope of impaired dinghy-ing,” July 25) regarding “the rules on land or at sea,” I’m pleased to see that after receiving a letter from Jan Tindle suggesting an electric motor bylaw for Alta Lake that the RMOW staff is looking into the matter and will bring review to council. Most people I’ve spoken with, especially young people, are in complete support of allowing electric motors only.…

Voice lessons

They say that your mother’s voice is the one you hear in your head, even as an adult, all your days. I reached a point when I realized that that was not going to work for me anymore.…

Work underway to reopen Squamish gondola with up to 20 new cabins needed

Weddings being relocated, musicians finding new venues

While police investigate suspected sabotage at the Sea to Sky Gondola, the attraction’s closure has had an immediate, rippling effect throughout town. Early Saturday morning Aug. 10, the gondola’s main cable was cut, causing many of the 31 cabins to drop to the ground.…

Coudurier, Rude top Canadian Open in Whistler

Lanthier-Nadeau takes third in women’s event

France’s Isabeau Coudurier has been on the CamelBak Canadian Open Enduro podium in each of the past five years, but on Aug. 11, she stood atop it for the first time. Coudurier, who finished one spot behind countrywoman Cecile Ravanel the past four years, was second in each of the past three Whistler races.…

Squamish man to race the fittest in the world in Amazon Prime adventure series

Mark Sky and his team will be racing in “World’s Toughest race: Eco-Challenge Fiji” this fall

Though Squamish’s Mark Sky has been in almost every adventure race situation imaginable, he worries about the impact of the jungle on his feet in this intense and televised race. Sky, an adventure racer, guide and vegan endurance athlete will be racing with four other Canadians as Team Atlas in the Amazon Prime Video series, World’s Toughest race: Eco-Challenge Fiji.…

Squamish’s Sky High Cannabis store receives preliminary approval

The dispensary is the only local retailer to come this far in the legalization application process

The long wait-for one store, at least-could be drawing to a close. Squamish may soon get its first provincially licensed cannabis dispensary.…

Pemberton paddler makes Team Canada

Pemberton dragon boat athlete off to Thailand for worlds

If you think knowing the coach was a leg up for Pemberton’s Scott McLagan to make the Senior C National dragon boat team, you’d be wrong. In fact, that Kamini Jain was both his False Creek Racing Canoe Club (FCRCC) coach, as well as a co-coach on the national team was perhaps a bit of an added challenge.…

Whistler’s skateboarding story

Nestled along the Valley Trail near Fitzsimmons Creek, the Whistler Skate Park is a popular summer hangout for skateboarders and board sport enthusiasts. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, surfing’s popularity began to skyrocket in California, and would eventually go on to influence North America’s youth culture with the music, films, philosophies and attitudes that are now associated with the sport.…