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Motorcyclist dies in Highway 99 crash

Death of 50-year-old Lower Mainland man still being investigated

More information has been released about the fatal motorcycle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway on Thursday, May 30. RCMP Traffic Services said that a group of three motorcyclists was traveling north at about 3 p.m. when, for reasons still being investigated, one of the motorcyclists was ejected from his bike.…

Transport key to Sea to Sky trauma patients

Vancouver Coastal Health trauma doc gives overview of corridor service in talk to Rotary Club

Vancouver trauma surgeon Dr. Ross Brown has worked in what he believes is the best trauma system in the world. It was while he was stationed in Afghanistan on two different tours—one in Kabul, the other in Kandahar.…

Grizzly plan review reveals unanswered, and unasked, questions

RMOW’s alpine trail planning studies miss the mark on grizzly conservation, expert says

While the expansion of Whistler’s Alpine Trail Network into the Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain area was preceded by a grizzly bear risk assessment and conflict management strategy, an independent review of both documents by a renowned grizzly expert found some big, unanswered questions. “Neither of the documents that I read question the effects of the expansion of recreation on grizzly bear habitat or discuss the implication of this increased network on grizzly bears and the conservation of grizzly bears,” said Dr. Lana Ciarniello, in a presentation to Whistler’s Committee of the Whole on May 28.…

How McKeevers got its name

Tomorrow evening (Friday, May 31) we’ll be opening a new temporary exhibit at the Whistler Museum featuring the various ways people have found a place to call home in the valley (doors open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free so be sure to drop by!). While putting together the exhibit, we’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about housing and development and what has and hasn’t changed.…

View Vernon Bly’s Obituary on DesMoinesRegister.com and share memories

legacy.com – Vernon Bernell Bly Deland, FL. – Vernon Bernell Bly passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, with his loving family at his bedside at AdventHealth Deland, FL of complications from surgery. He was just…

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Italy at 18

Exploring Venice, hiking in Capri, biking along the Appian Way and gelato every day

While standing on Venice’s Scalzi Bridge eating gelato and overlooking the gondolas that ply Grand Canal at sunset, it’s hard to imagine that just an hour ago we were navigating our way through a busy airport. Everything in Italy is just how I imagined it—better even!…

Could rice straws kick single-use plastic products to the curb for good?

Whistler’s Nita Lake Lodge, Juice Nation offering Rice Straw Technologies’ new, eco-friendly sipping solution

The war on plastic is officially underway. As the world quickly begins to realize that this synthetic material is clogging up our rivers, oceans, landfills and even seeping into our soil, at this point it’s clear that plastic, in general, kind of sucks.…

Naturespeak: Whistler to Pemberton BioBlitz with iNaturalist

Have you ever wished there was an easy way to help identify interesting things you see in nature? Well there is and it’s called iNaturalist.…

Coquitlam SAR rescue solo hiker near Buntzen Lake

A solo hiker in his late 20s was walked to safety before midnight on Friday night

Coquitlam Search and Rescue had a late night Friday, May 31, when a hiker stranded on the Diez Vistas trail near Buntzen Lake was overtaken by nightfall. The solo hiker, a man in his late 20s, called 911 at about 9 p.m.…

Who won the Whistler Half Marathon?

Results are in for Saturday morning race

Care Nelson has stood on the Whistler Half Marathon podium plenty of times, but that doesn’t mean every race is easy. Finishing in 1 hour, 28 minutes and 24 seconds, the Victoria resident held on to the top women’s spot on Saturday, June 1 after winning first place in 2018.…

Possible grizzly sighting on Rainbow Lake trail

Conservation Officer Service received report on May 31

The Conservation Officer Service (COS) is warning hikers on the Rainbow Lake Alpine Trail to be vigilant after they received a report of a possible grizzly bear sighting on Friday, May 31. “The bear was feeding on natural attractants and did not display defensive behaviour,” a bear alert from the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) reads.…

‘Unusual mortality event’ declared as grey whales wash up on west coast

Canadian and American scientists will study why an unusually high number of dead grey whales are washing ashore on the West Coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says 70 whales have been found on U.S. territory from California to Alaska, and five more have washed up in British Columbia.…

Looney tops women’s event at final Nimby Fifty

Sports briefs: Sea Wolves hold home meet; Axemen win

In her prior three tries at the Nimby Fifty, Sonya Looney had come close but never quite topped the podium. In her final try on May 25, the Kelowna-based Looney pulled off the elite women’s win, besting a pair of Squamish residents, Zoe Dawson by 17 seconds and Elissa Lok by two minutes and 45 seconds (2:45).…

Wiping out a forest

If you’ve spent any time in Costco you won’t be surprised to hear that its biggest selling item is … toilet paper. Given the retail giant’s outsized influence on both downstream consumer behaviour (because bargain!)…

Don’t Die Curious

On May 22, 2019, the Class of 2033 had their kindergarten orientation. I drove past Signal Hill and saw the swell of improbably small and cute four and five year olds spilling out of the school, peeking in their welcome packets—60 families on the cusp of a big transition.…