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Museum’s annual LEGO building competition reveals theme

Also in arts news: new HorrorFest prize announced; get tickets for Slow Food Cycle Sunday

Dig out the plastic bricks and start practicing, kids. The Whistler Museum’s 23rd annual Building Competition with LEGO Bricks is returning on Saturday, Aug. 10.…

Enduro World Series reveals 2020 schedule

Sports briefs: Madsen third at Beaver Creek; Ertel wins at Golden

Less than a month away from the Enduro World Series’ (EWS) first two-day race here in Whistler, organizers are already planning to stick with the extended format. In its 2020 schedule release on July 22, next year’s Canadian Open Enduro is slated for Aug. 8 and 9.…

New Joffre Lakes Park shuttle threatens critically endangered grizzly bear population

Shuttle bus pickup point is located along ‘particularly important’ crossing corridor

A well-known grizzly bear scientist is warning that the pickup location for BC Parks’ new Joffre Lakes Provincial Park shuttle bus could result in dire consequences for a critically endangered grizzly bear population. “Right near that parking lot [at Duffey Lake Park] are huge avalanche chutes and they were heavily used by bears in the spring,” said Michelle McLellan, a biologist who has been studying the Stein-Nahatlatch Grizzly Bear Population since 2005 as part of her doctoral studies.…

Biking versus running: the quest for harmony on our divided trails

I’m a little bit afraid of mountain bikers. Logically, I know this is insane.…

Whistler’s Alpine Trail Network opens for another summer

Municipality urges trail users to respect environment; remain bear aware when visiting Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain

Looking to spend more time in the alpine this summer? If so, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has some good news for you: Its alpine trail network on Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain is officially open for the summer, the RMOW announced in a release on Thursday, July 15.…

Tarantino heads West

Quick, name your top-five filmmakers of the last 25 years: Coen Bros, Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Alfonso Cuaron, Wes Anderson…it’s not an easy list to make. But for most discerning film fans, there is one name to rule them all: Quentin Tarantino.…

Man pushes, follows woman on Valley Trail, Whistler police say

The man is described as Hispanic, approximately six-feet tall with a stocky build and short black hair

Whistler police are on the lookout for a male suspect after a woman reported being followed on a stretch of Valley Trail this weekend. At about 11:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, the woman was walking on the trail between the Meadow Park Sports Centre and the Nesters Road retail complex when a man “jumped from the bushes, pushed her and then closely followed her,” police said in a release.…

Furey to take new role as chief of strategic policy and partnerships

RMOW to begin search for new CAO this week

After eight years as chief administrative officer, 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.…

Shad proves nice guys don’t always finish last—even in the music industry

The Toronto rapper weighs in on Polaris nomination, his hosting duties, and the inspiration behind his concept album

Shad answers his phone on time and on the first ring. This might not seem noteworthy, but as any music journalist will tell you, it makes him an outlier in the industry.…

Pros prepped for Whistler’s final Ironman Canada

First-timers eager to get their chance on vaunted course

Ironman pro Heather Wurtele is no stranger to Whistler. The Kelowna resident has been in town regularly for the Subaru Ironman Canada race supporting her husband, Trevor, who won in 2013 and was third in 2016.…

Bratz Biz kids grow up

Several young entrepreneurs who take part in the annual market are finding year-round venues for their handmade products

Kali Griffith first started making chainmail jewelry when she was just eight years old. Her pieces involve linking tiny metal rings into various shapes to craft bracelets, keychains, and earrings.…

It’s hurry up and wait …

They may still not smoke marijuana in Muskogee—no doubt preferring opioids—but if so, it must be about the last place on Earth. The Killer Weed is enjoying a high, legal no less, a renaissance of reefer, a bounty of bud, an excitement of edibles.…

Whistler’s Official Community Plan bylaw gets third reading

First appointments made to Strategic Planning Committee

Whistler’s long-awaited updated Official Community (OCP) Bylaw is headed for adoption after receiving third reading at the July 23 council meeting. The OCP bylaw has been amended slightly from the version last seen at a public hearing on April 16, to reflect the wide range of comments heard from the public.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of July 25

Whistler’s OCP and conflict
of interest At the Whistler municipal council’s Official Community Plan’s (OCP) public hearing [in] April, I addressed the conflict of interest apparent with having three Vail Resorts employees as council members overseeing the development and implementation of our OCP.…

Housing policy continues to evolve

Can you imagine what Whistler would be like if visionaries had not put the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA) in place in 1997? Can you imagine how much more challenging things would be here if the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), our council of the day and a few crucial stakeholders had built a temporary 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes’ Village instead of investing in the new neighbourhood of Cheakamus Crossing?…