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Teen rescued after falling from Brohm Lake cliff

Squamish SAR, fire and RCMP respond to Aug. 6 incident

A teen has been taken to hospital with possible spinal and pelvis injuries after falling from a cliff at Brohm Lake near Squamish. Around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, BC Ambulance, RCMP and Squamish Fire Rescue requested the local Search and Rescue’s assistance with a rescue at Brohm Lake.…

RCMP seize cannabis after off-duty cop views plants on garden tour

Search warrant issued and three cannabis plants were taken from the home owner

The Revelstoke RCMP searched a resident’s home and seized three cannabis plants after an off-duty officer spotted the plants during a garden tour. The police say the seizure was intended to “support charges,” although it appears that charges have yet to be laid.…

New Whistler Housing Authority categories out to lunch

LETTER: For the week of Aug. 1

I’m sure like many hundreds of other people on the Whistler Housing Authority’s (WHA) rental waitlist, I received an email recently from them with the “Updates to WHA Employee Rental Housing Program and Eligibility.” I must admit, I was never very aware of what the previous rules regarding rental pricing and eligibility consisted of.…

Northern B.C. murders: Suspects found dead in northern Manitoba

RCMP say they have found two bodies in northern Manitoba believed to be the two teen suspects wanted for three murders in Northern B.C. The bodies were found in dense brush one kilometre from where evidence belonging to Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky was found along the Nelson River, near Gillam.…

Possible arson has Pemberton police on lookout for suspect

Suspect thought to be in his late teens or early twenties; was wearing a dark hoodie at the time

Pemberton RCMP are asking the public for help identifying a suspect linked to a possible arson last week, according to a release. At about 5:20 p.m. last Tuesday, July 30, local police received a report of a suspicious fire in the 7400 block of Urdal Road.…

Echo in the Canyon adds surprise Whistler screening

Music documentary plays in Whistler Olympic Plaza with performance by Jakob Dylan, Q&A to follow

Jakob Dylan had never conducted an interview before Echo in the Canyon. As a long-time musician and frontman of The Wallflowers, he had been on the receiving end of journalists’ questions for decades, but it wasn’t until he partnered with friend and music producer Andrew Slater to make the documentary that he found himself in conversation with everyone from Brian Wilson to Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, and the late Tom Petty.…

RCMP manhunt finds suspects’ belongings

Items, believed to belong to Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, have been found along with damaged boat nine km from burnt-out car

Manitoba RCMP said Tuesday they’ve found items they believe belong to two suspects in three recent B.C. homicides. Police said on Aug. 2 they found items on a Nelson River shoreline nine kilometers from where a burnt-out vehicle the suspects, Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are believed to have used.…

Jumbo Glacier Resort back on ice

B.C. court says environment minister correct in cancelling environmental approval of the ski resort

A proposed East Kootenay ski resort is back on ice after B.C.’s top court ruled Aug. 6 that the minister of environment was correct in pulling the environmental approval for the massive project because it was not substantially started. Glacier Resorts Ltd. proposed the Jumbo Glacier Resort, a year-round ski resort intended to be developed in southeastern B.C.’s Purcell Mountains, more than two decades ago.…

Whistler’s Meadow Park dehumidifier replacement contract awarded

Council awards $950,000 contract to Entity Mechanical

Swimmers at the Meadow Park Sports Centre will soon be able to breathe easier thanks to a new dehumidifier. On July 23, council awarded a contract to Entity Mechanical in the amount of $950,000 to replace the rooftop unit, which was originally installed in 2007.…

B.C. businesses paying $5B in extra taxes since 2013

Taxes a significant burden for small businesses

Provincial sales tax (PST), the new Employer Health Tax (EHT) and higher corporate taxes have cost B.C. businesses additional billions over the past six years. A new report from the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) calculated that businesses are paying nearly $5 billion more per year in taxes than they were in 2013.…

A glimpse into the Don MacLaurin Collection

As with many newcomers, I only knew the basics of Whistler’s history when I moved here, and I hadn’t even thought about the influence forestry has had—and still has—on the community, development, and economy of the area. I have been working on the Don MacLaurin archival collection for the past few months, and it has shown me an important side of Whistler that I may not have discovered otherwise.…

Pemberton science writer Nicola Jones hits the TED Talk stage

Jones travelled to Scotland to present about the impacts of ocean noise

Pemberton’s Nicola Jones is used to picking the brains of noted scientists in her work as a freelance journalist, but last month, it was Jones who addressed a room full of leading thinkers as part of a TEDSummit in Edinburgh, Scotland. “Most TED talkers are either talking about their own personal research or if they are journalists, then perhaps they have written a book on the subject ……

Star kiteboarder will headline this year’s KiteClash in Squamish

Aaron Hadlow will be featured during the event, which runs from Aug. 22 to Aug. 25

The Wayne Gretzky of the kiteboarding world will be the headlining athlete at this year’s KiteClash. Five-time world champion Aaron Hadlow will be heading to Squamish during the weekend of the competition.…

RCMP complete search of river near Gillam, Man., for murder suspects

The area has been the focus for more than a week in the hunt for the two men

The RCMP will no longer be searching a river in northern Manitoba for two murder suspects. Mounties said the search of the river began after a damaged aluminum boat was discovered on the shore of the Nelson River on Friday, Aug.2.The dive team arrived in Gillam and conducted an underwater search “of significant areas of interest” on Sunday, Aug 4.…

Up to 40,000 international students not paying into B.C. health care system

New health care fee may provide Ministry of Health opportunity to shore up Medical Services Plan enrolment requirements

As many as 40,000 international students did not enrol and pay for public health care in B.C. in 2018. B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced a new health care fee for all international students.…