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The season that was

The chairs have stopped spinning, the last Hawaiian-shirted, bucket-hat-wearing snowboarder has downloaded, and another ski season has come and gone. Whistler is officially in summer mode.…

Independent, but at what cost?

“We’re on a road to nowhere

Come on inside

Takin’ that ride to nowhere
We’ll take that ride”
— David Byrne, Talking Heads Compared to the train wreck that started this whole business, the announcement this week that the JWR-JP Righteous Railway was going to run on an independent track garnered little interest and even less press.…

Cat Madden releases stark video for sprawling single ‘Thank God’

Pemberton-based Prime Vision helped craft in-depth clip

Last year, Jasmine Jade and her partner Radek Drozdowicz were at the Squamish Wind Festival taking in some musical acts when once voice in particular caught their attention. “It was a beautiful summer day and Cat was playing and we were amazed by her voice, the soul of it,” Jade recalls.…

Quick comeback

Local runner Elizabeth Boylan racing Whistler Half Marathon months after heart surgery

Running could very well have been the last thing Elizabeth Boylan ever did. But with a stroke of luck, the 43-year-old is now using her passion to celebrate the fact that she’s still here.…

Ocean Alley gets busy

Australian psych-rock band sells out two-night run at the GLC June 1 and 2

Mitch Galbraith needs a shower. It’s fair to assume so do all of the members of Ocean Alley and their crew, but Galbraith is the one stuck fielding a phone interview on the band’s day off in California.…

Arts Whistler fares well in year with ‘unique challenge’

Organization reviews accomplishments of 2018 at AGM

Last year was a time of transition for Arts Whistler. Most notably, the organization had to adjust after a two-year injection of $489,500 from a Canadian Heritage grant wrapped up at the end of 2017, said Michelle Ratcliffe, the new chair of Arts Whistler’s board of directors at the organization’s annual general meeting last Wednesday, May 22.…

Whistler’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program policy adopted at BC Chamber AGM

Delegates adopt 66 policies, with an increasing environmental focus

A resolution from the Whistler Chamber of Commerce concerning “minor modifications” to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) was well received at the BC Chamber’s annual general meeting in Burnaby last week, and will now head to the national level. “The (TFWP) needs to be modernized, and this piece is only one piece of many in an effort to support and increase the labour pool that we have,” said Whistler Chamber CEO Melissa Pace.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 30

Mountain biking has positive future In his opinion piece last week (“How now, brown pow,” Pique, May 23), Andrew Mitchell outlines his concerns for the current state of mountain biking in this community.…

Free will astrology for the week of May 30

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
In the coming weeks, it will make good sense for you to travel down winding paths replete with interesting twists and provocative turns. The zigzags you’ll be inspired to pursue won’t be inconvenient or inefficient, but rather will be instrumental in obtaining the healing you need.…

Federal Tourism Growth Strategy receives high praise

Increased funding, investment strategies and collaboration at heart of strategy

The federal government’s new Tourism Growth Strategy—released on May 21—is getting high praise from industry stakeholders. “It’s a very exciting strategy,” said provincial tourism minister Lisa Beare.…

Cheakamus Phase 2 gets funds for planning

Council briefs: Strategic Planning Committee terms of reference endorsed; Compost contract awarded

Phase 2 of Cheakamus Crossing is one step closer to breaking ground. At its May 28 meeting, council gave first three readings for an amendment to the five-year financial plan bylaw that will direct money towards developing 100 units of employee housing in Cheakamus Crossing.…

The teacher tango

It feels like summer is just around the corner. Our kids are dreaming of days at the lake, afternoons on the cross-country trails and that feeling of freedom that one only gets when school’s out for summer.…

Air Canada ranked #4 airline in North America for passenger satisfaction

Here’s a list of the top airlines in North America, according to passengers

Air Canada passengers were outraged on Tuesday, May 28 after a system-wide outage caused major flight delays and cancellations. However, the airline still ranked in the top five North American airlines for passenger satisfaction by a recent study.…

District examines transportation options in evacuation plan

A phased southbound evacuation from Squamish could take 13 hours

Should a disaster hit Squamish on a peak summer weekend day, about 27,600 people will be forced to flee town. Roughly 350 won’t have a car to get them out.…

Lost wedding ring reappears after snow melts at B.C. ski resort

Almost four months after losing it in the snow at Big White, a man has been reunited with his wedding ring. In January, Greg Hedges stopped under the Snow Ghost Express chair to take a photo of a friend.…