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Resort Municipality of Whistler bylaws ‘reasonable,’ Supreme Court judge rules

Tourist accommodation bylaws not outside local authority, judgment says

The Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW)’s decision to adopt bylaws concerning tourist accommodations was “reasonable” and within its authority, according to a Supreme Court of BC judge’s ruling. The judgment from Justice Diane MacDonald was filed in the Supreme Court of B.C. on May 14.…

CRA pursues real estate tax cheats to the tune of $1 billion

More than $400 million from B.C. added to federal coffers; even tougher crackdown to come

Since the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) starting cracking down on real estate tax evasion in 2015, more than $1 billion dollars in tax revenue has been recovered, the CRA announced May 30. Most of this income came from more than 34,000 audited files in Ontario, adding more than $600 million to federal coffers over the past four years.…

Being Sober-curious

People are re-visiting their relationship with alcohol in a trend that sees lifestyle choices reimagined

Jules Taggart started questioning how much she was drinking after she had two children and starting to work from her San Diego home-office.…

Riding the Silk Road

Rossland’s Dr. Brenda Trenholme to speak about five-month ride at Whistler Public Library

Cycling along the Silk Road was, contrary to its name, not a smooth ride for Dr. Brenda Trenholme. The now-65-year-old Rossland resident completed the 13,000-kilometre journey from Beijing to Istanbul over the course of five months last year, traversing through the Gobi Desert, western Siberia and across the Pamir Mountains.…

Pemberton commuters get some relief

New 99 Pemberton Commuter run offers needed public transportation option, says VOP Mayor

Transit users looking to get to and from Pemberton at night can breath a sigh of relief, as an additional nighttime run will be added to the 99 Pemberton Commuter, which connects Whistler and Pemberton. “The evening run was identified as the biggest gap or the biggest hole in our system right now, so that’s what (we) went with,” said Village of Pemberton (VOP) Mayor Mike Richman.…

Rare ‘white’ orca calf makes a splash off B.C.’s coast

Its name could use a bit of marketing work, but a pale grey orca calf known simply as T46B1B is causing quite a stir off B.C.’s coast. Vancouver Island Whale Watch has been inundated with interview requests since snapping pictures of the transient killer whale near Nanaimo on Tuesday.…

This is how much B.C.’s minimum wage is going up June 1

B.C.’s general hourly minimum wage will increase to $13.85 from $12.65, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will all also increase, effective June 1: * general minimum wage will increase 9.5% to $13.85 per hour, an increase of $1.20 per hour.…

Squamish’s Mag’s 99 highway location closes

New location and food truck to be launched soon, says owner

A staple along Highway 99 into Squamish is eyeing a change of scenery. Mag’s 99 Fried Chicken and Mexican Cantina is flying the coop and going mobile.…

Squamish’s Mag’s 99 highway location closes

New location and food truck to be launched soon, says owner

A staple along Highway 99 into Squamish is eyeing a change of scenery. Mag’s 99 Fried Chicken and Mexican Cantina is flying the coop and going mobile.…

Mountain News: New Eagle River Park adds to portfolio of amenities

EAGLE, Colo.—Eagle continues its transformation from a ranching centre to that of an amenity-laden mountain town, this time with the addition of a river park. Residents of the town of 7,000 people, which is a half-hour down-valley from Vail, approved a half-cent sales tax for four years, long enough to raise US$5.8 million.…

Stepping into a high-altitude time warp

“Comrade Stalin. Glad to be able to inform you that the highest point of the USSR, first discovered by us last year, and named after you, the beloved leader of the world proletariat, was reached on the 3rd September by our storming party.…

Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium coming

Organizer thrilled to bring event to sport’s ‘flagship’

The 2019 Mountain Bike Tourism Symposium is coming to Whistler from Oct. 2 to 4. Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association executive director Martin Littlejohn is excited to bring the biennial conference to the sport’s heart in British Columbia.…

PTSD memorial slated for Saturday, June 1

Event to double as fundraiser for Camp My Way

When presented with the chance to attend a camp to help him work through some mental-health issues, Capt. Dale Lundy of Salt Spring Island Fire Rescue thought of a handful of his colleagues who were better choices. But when he ultimately took the opportunity to attend Camp My Way, located near D’Arcy, it was a worthwhile experience.…