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This is not an easy time to be a new high-school graduate. There are enormous pressures on the youths of today to know what they want to do with the “rest of their lives” even before they graduate.…

Satisfaction with Whistler stays high, while faith in leaders slides

Council briefs: Council greenlights small residential dwelling above Function Junction utility building

following two straight years in which satisfaction with Whistler was on the downswing, this year’s Community Life Survey (CLS) reversed that trend—though locals’ faith in municipal leaders’ decision making continued to slide. The RMOW survey, prepared by Forum Research Inc., saw 300 permanent residents and 202 second homeowners polled on everything from their sense of belonging in the community to their satisfaction with municipal services.…

Public gets latest look at ‘big ideas’ proposed for Whistler’s parks

Online survey on future of parks open until june 24

Whistlerites got a look at some of the “big ideas” the community has proposed for the future of the resort’s parks this week, the latest step in the RMOW’s development of a parks master plan. On Tuesday, June 17, the municipality provided a glimpse into the second phase of its Outside Voice campaign and asked the community to “get imaginative.”…

Letters to the Editor for the week of June 20

Gearing up for summer safety On June 11, Whistler Search and Rescue—in collaboration with Gibbons Hospitality and BC AdventureSmart—hosted a backcountry safety education event at the Longhorn Saloon: “Gearing Up for Summer Safety.”…

Human-bear conflict on the rise in the Sea to Sky

Conservation officer service says uptick is provincewide

an extraordinarily high call volume related to black bears has kept Sea to Sky conservation officers extra busy this spring. In April and May, the Squamish office of B.C.’s wildlife conservation service saw 652 calls—up from 521 in the same period last year.…

Free will astrology for the week of June 20

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
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Trans Mountain expansion gets green light, again

Approval of expansion comes with eight new accommodation measures to address First Nations concerns

As expected, the Trudeau government has once again approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, although it is now likely to cost a lot more to complete, thanks to a year-long delay. “Today I am announcing that our government has newly approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project going forward,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today, June 18.…

TMX approval based on “shallow” consultation: Squamish Nation

Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish nations are among those now weighing their legal options

What happened: First Nations critical of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are expressing frustration and disappointment over the federal government’s decision to proceed with it. Why it matters: The project could face new legal challenges from First Nations groups, further delaying a costly government project that, at present, has no set timeline.…

B.C. measles vaccination program makes ‘significant’ progress: health minister

VANCOUVER — Health Minister Adrian Dix says British Columbia has seen a “dramatic increase” in the number of children vaccinated against measles since the introduction of a provincial program targeting the infectious disease. Almost 16,000 children and teens were inoculated against the highly contagious airborne disease in April and May, the first two months of the new Measles Immunization Catch-up Program.…

Protests, legal challenges planned to block Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are preparing for a long summer of legal challenges and protests

Opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are preparing for a long summer of legal challenges and protests aimed at blocking the project from being built. Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation says it will file a legal challenge in the Federal Court of Appeal and he is confident the First Nation will be successful after Ottawa approved the project on Tuesday.…

Dodgy digital app marketers under watchdogs’ glares

Over-collection of data not just a privacy issue as competition bureau joins fray

Unscrupulous app producers collecting more information than needed from technology users could soon find themselves in a tug of war between the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) and competition bureaus. Make no mistake, though: if either of those agencies finds app creators or others working in the digital economy are fleecing customers or violating their privacy through collecting more data than customers expect, those creators are going to pay for it.…

Whistler RCMP investigating after man observed masturbating in Meadow Park

Police are investigating after witnesses observed a man allegedly masturbating at Meadow Park on Monday, June 17. At around 4:15 p.m., Whistler RCMP received a report of a man who “appeared to be committing an indecent act,” in Meadow Park, police stated in a release.…

FIL World Championships confirmed for 2021

Whistler Sliding Centre eager to host high-level event

Given that the International Luge Federation (FIL) World Championships operate in the same way, on the same tracks as its Viessmann World Cup races, right down to being a two-run contest, one might not necessarily put that much additional stock in them. But to hear it from Whistler luger Reid Watts, the World Championships are an entirely different animal.…

Despite end of season, Sea to Sky rugby players still winning

Four Axemen help steer Vancouver to victory in tourney; Axemen also celebrate regular season awards

Even though the regular season is finished, Sea to Sky rugby players keep raking in the victories.…

Great Lake Cleanup returns for seventh summer

Volunteer cleanup efforts kick off at Lakeside Park at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 22

Get your waste-collecting weapons of choice ready-the annual Great Lake Cleanup is returning to Whistler for the seventh year.…