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You never know who’s picking up unlocked bikes in Whistler

Also in police briefs: RCMP arrest two men found with cocaine near bus loop

Two visitors had their eyes opened to the severity of Whistler’s bike theft scene during their stay in the resort last week. On Thursday, June 6, police received a report of two bikes stolen from outside a Whistler village business, according to a release.…

‘Pretty consistent:’ Study says animal abundance in seas drops as climate warms

Animal life in the world’s oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms, a Canadian-led study suggests. “What we see is pretty consistent,” said Derek Tittensor, a biologist at Dalhousie University in Halifax.…

Upgrade adds 80 new seats to gondola in Squamish

Sea to Sky Gondola’s 10 additional cabins aim to help reduce lineups

The Sea to Sky Gondola can now bring more people to view Squamish from above — and then back down — with the recent addition of 10 new gondola cabins. Seating eight people each, the company said they increased their ride capacity by 50 per cent with the installation on May 31.…

Madsen, Dawson top inaugural Whistler X Triathlon

Organizer pleased with first event

The Whistler X Triathlon got a bit of star power for its inaugural event on June 9. Karsten Madsen, the seventh-place finisher at the Xterra World Championships in 2018 and new Whistler resident, showed up and did as expected, dominating the field in the championship distance as he finished in two hours, 11 minutes and 21 seconds (2:11:21).…

Stolen property found in Edmonton could be from Squamish

Jewelry, collector’s items discovered by police in January

Edmonton police named Squamish as one of the locations recovered stolen items could be from.…

Saying goodbye to federal politics

Whistler’s MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones gives farewell speech at House of Commons, highlighting milestones and challenges of her term

On June 5, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones spoke at the House of Commons. While not unusual for a sitting member of parliament, Goldsmith-Jones was saying a goodbye of sorts.…

Facebook launches political-ad tool, but still allows some controversial content

OTTAWA — Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but unpaid content that simply blurs lines —like a recent doctored video of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — will still be permitted on the social-media site. Facebook is launching its authorization process for political advertising, which includes a number of steps to confirm that an entity or group buying an ad that deals with politics, elections or social issues is real and is based in Canada.…

National Geographic grant honours Howe Sound researcher

Fiona Beaty works on an interactive map to build ocean-centred relationships

Every summer growing up, Fiona Beaty’s family would make the trip from Vancouver to Bowen Island, where she would spend her time playing in the woods and turning over rocks at the shore in her search for crabs. Now, Beaty is back on the coast and her more recent explorations in marine biology are getting much more attention.…

Conservation service destroys bear family south of Squamish

Advocates calling for softer measures when dealing with bear cubs

The conservation service has killed a mother bear and her two cubs after the animals entered a house in Furry Creek, south of Squamish. While no people were hurt, the conservation service says whenever bears enter an occupied home, the standing policy is to put them down.…

Court rejects snowboarder’s injury suit against Grouse Mountain

Australian man was living and working in Whistler when he suffered ‘catastrophic life altering injuries’ in 2016 crash

An Australian man who sued Grouse Mountain following a crash that left him paralyzed has lost his case in B.C. Supreme Court. Jason Apps moved to Canada in 2015, planning to live, work and snowboard in Whistler for two years.…

Syrian ‘man from the airport’ leaves Whistler for new life in Vancouver

Sometimes the need to forget is cerebral, like when trying to erase seeing 200 lifeless bodies blown apart by an ISIS attack in Syria

Hassan Al-Kontar really wants to go fishing.…

Wilkinson announces federal plan to ban single-use plastic

Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday the federal government aims to ban the most harmful single-use plastics by 2021. Wilkinson, who is also MP for North Vancouver, made the announcement outside the Vancouver Aquarium, where he emphasized the role plastic pollution plays in damaging the marine environment.…

Mag’s 99 reveals ambitious expansion plans to serve their fried chicken and Mexican food across B.C.

Mag’s 99 was a long-time fixture on the Sea to Sky Highway, serving up Squamish locals and visitors alike and gaining loyal fans of their eclectic mix of Mexican fare and fried chicken. While Mag’s 99 has moved on from their original location (which was in a converted KFC-Taco Bell, no less), the restaurant biz is still going strong – and in fact plans to expand on a pretty epic scale – with the launch of several food trucks and permanent locations across B.C.…

Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump

QUESNEL, B.C. — A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing well after being rescued from a sealed box dumped at a central British Columbia landfill. The BC SPCA says in a news release that a Good Samaritan found the dogs last Wednesday at the landfill in Puntzi Lake, about 150 kilometres west of Williams Lake.…

B.C. gearing up for another bad wildfire season

The province could be in for another summer of smoke and flames

After back-to-back record-breaking wildfire seasons in B.C., the province is gearing up for another bad year. In a wildfire season outlook released this week, the provincial government notes seasonal forecasts are predicting above-average temperatures and less-than-normal rainfall across the province.…