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Dog survives bear attack on Whistler Mountain

After a relatively quiet summer, bear activity is on the rise in Whistler

A nine-year-old Australian shepherd/blue heeler dog is recovering after being attacked by a bear in the Garbo Zone in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park on July 25. The dog, Molly, was accompanying her owner, Steph Malette, a Whistler Blackcomb (WB) trail builder, when the pair came across an aggressive black bear.…

Blood is thicker than…

Summer is all about family: the kids are out of school, everyone gets together at the cabin/cottage and the whole season is dripping with togetherness and connectivity with the ones you love. Family is even a staple of big summer movies like Toy Story 4 or Jon Favreau’s uber-realistic but emotionally lacking Lion King remake, which highlights both the broader familial interconnectedness of the animal kingdom, but also the roles and responsibilities of fulfilling your family legacy.…

Lost Lake access closed for toad migration

Closure in effect until further notice

The great western toad migration is once again underway at Lost Lake, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has closed the lake’s access road, parking lot and events lawn for their protection. The closures will be in effect until further notice.…

‘We’re not far from the animal we are’

Montreal Afrobeat collective Papagroove marks new era with third album, The Hunt

Scores of writers and pundits have warned of the alienating effects of the digital technologies that have become enmeshed in nearly every aspect of our lives. Our instincts have been dulled under the weight of convenience, modern luxuries that have disconnected us from an elemental part of ourselves we once took for granted.…

Whistler athlete youngest to run half-Ironman

18-year-old Whistlerite trained for first Ironman alongside father

Hannah Peatfield very nearly opted against doing her first-ever triathlon, the Subaru Ironman Canada 70.3, on July 28. Hampered by a knee injury that kept her from training for months, Peatfield was unsure of her participation until Ironman announced it would be taking the event back to its Penticton roots next year.…

Let’s make BC Day our own!

This weekend, Canadians from coast to coast to coast—with the notable exception of Quebec—will celebrate … well, let’s just leave it at that. They’ll celebrate.…

Whistler’s top staffer Mike Furey to take new role with RMOW

Search for new chief administrative officer now underway

After eight years as chief administrative officer (CAO), Mike Furey is preparing to take on a new role with the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). Furey’s new title will be chief of strategic policy and partnership, under which he will be tasked with “accelerating strategic initiatives, policy development and furthering RMOW relationships with regional, provincial, federal and First Nations partners,” according to a release.…

Whistler Centre for Sustainability, SLCC launch Indigenous Tourism Start-up Program

Applications for business mentorship program due Aug. 1

Building on the success of two similar initiatives, the Whistler Centre for Sustainability and the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) are launching a business development program aimed at giving Indigenous tourism start-ups a leg up in the market. The Indigenous Tourism Start-up Program is meant for members of Indigenous communities from Vancouver to Lillooet looking to develop an Indigenous-centred tourism business concept.…

Municipality addresses parking issues on Mountainview Drive

New trails on Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain are officially open

Residents of Whistler’s Alpine neighbourhood may have noticed a few changes this summer. In response to concerns that Mountainview Drive was being turned into a parking lot for hikers and mountain bikers looking to access the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) alpine trail network, the municipality has made a number of changes.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of August 1

New WHA categories out to lunch 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.”…

Free will astrology for the week of August 1

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
“Dear Diary: Last night my Aries friend dragged me to the Karaoke Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar. I was deeply skeptical.…

Businesses need help to secure workers

This time of year is always a busy one for the resort. Weekends are at or near capacity for everyone, the highway is bumper-to-bumper Thursday through Sunday and workers are turning to Red Bull as they burn the candle at both ends riding and earning their paycheques.…

Whistlerite weighs in on B.C.’s high gas prices

Local Robyn Allan has submitted a report to the British Columbia Utilities Commission inquiry into gas prices—but not everyone agrees with her conclusions

What’s going on with gas prices in this province? That question has been on the mind of many in recent times, with gas prices hitting $1.70 per a litre in the Sea to Sky corridor in May and major volatility in pricing in recent years.…

Northern B.C. murders: Hundreds of tips, but little luck for RCMP in search for suspects

After chasing nearly 300 tips, canvassing more than 500 homes, and searching hundreds of kilometres of northern Manitoba wilderness by foot and air, police are no closer to finding wanted B.C. murder suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky. Mounties left York Landing Tuesday morning after a feverish 24-hour search, and have returned their focus to the Gillam area.…

Three people arrested for interfering with capture of bear family

The incident occurred as conservation officers closed in on a family of bears that was “heavily habituated and food-conditioned

Three Coquitlam residents were arrested Tuesday for obstructing conservation officers as they tried to capture a family of bears. The incident happened at around 3 p.m. north of Mundy Park, near Baker and Sumpter drives, as the officers closed in on a family of bears that was “heavily habituated and food-conditioned,” according to the BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS).…