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Village of Pemberton Council preview for Tuesday, May 28

First look: Council to consider proceeding with major loan authorization; water restrictions; affordability of healthy food

Here’s a quick look at what you can expect at the Tuesday, May 28 Village of Pemberton (VOP) regular council meeting. The meeting kicks off early this time—at 9:00 a.m. at Council Chambers (7400 Prospect Street).…

Jody Wilson-Raybould to run again as independent

Wilson-Raybould represents the B.C. riding of Vancouver Granville

OTTAWA — Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will run again for Parliament as an independent. Wilson-Raybould is the independent MP for the B.C. riding of Vancouver Granville.…

Will new outdoor partnership budge the D.C. stalemate on climate change?

In early February, the new Outdoor Business Climate Partnership faced its first test, and its response made some people cranky. The president of the International Ski Federation had made remarks to a Swiss newspaper that seemed dismissive of the threat of climate change.…

We Chat About Women’s Speed and Style with Crankworx’s Julia Montague.

wideopenmountainbike.com – Pete sat down with Crankworx’s comms manager Julia Montague to find out more about the very first Women’s Speed and Style event that will be debuted at 2019 Crankworx Whistler. Finding ways to elevat…

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The Whistler – Television Obscurities

tvobscurities.com – This syndicated, mystery anthology show aired during the 1954-1955 season. It followed both a long-running radio series and a series of films. Sponsored by Signal Oil, “The Whistler” began airing ove…

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Could this 20-year-old Montreal polyglot be Canada’s most multilingual student?

The Montreal linguistics student can already speak 19 different languages

MONTREAL — Georges Awaad answers the phone with a polite “Hello,” but he could just as easily answer in Arabic, French, Japanese, or any of the other 15 languages he speaks. At the age of 20, the Montreal linguistics student can already speak 19 different languages, most of which he taught himself through a combination of internet videos, music and conversation with friends.…

Whistler’s film festivals have a storied past

In 1986, Whistler held its first Whistler Adventure Film Festival (WAFF), an event not all that different from the Whistler Film Festival’s sixth annual Adventure Film Series that took place this past weekend as part of GO Fest. (The museum also ran some Valley of Dreams Walking Tours and a Discover Nature station as part of the festival; if you missed us, our Valley of Dreams and nature tours all start up again daily June 1 and Discover Nature will be back at Lost Lake for July and August!)…

B.C. enlists cattle to help fight wildfires in targeted grazing program

Government will give $500,000 to the BC Cattlemen’s Association to develop partnerships and investigate how to use the cattle to manage fine fuels

VICTORIA — Livestock and cattle will soon help fight wildfires in British Columbia as the province looks to create a targeted grazing program. The B.C. government will give $500,000 to the BC Cattlemen’s Association, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development said in a statement Saturday.…

Whistler, Squamish minor hockey associations vote for changes

Sports briefs: Whistler BMX season starting May 28; Welsh’s Spruce Kings fall in final

The minor hockey associations in both Whistler and Squamish have worked closely in recent years to help ice teams in older age groups that neither would be able to put together individually. But both recently voted to implement changes for their midget (17-and-under) and bantam (14-and-under) A-level programs beginning with the 2019-20 season.…

In praise of Vårvinter

It has been exactly five years since I kicked off this column in Pique with the tale of a week of ski-touring from a two-masted, 24-metre, wooden ketch around Stjernøya (Star Island) in the far north of Norway, hundreds of kilometres above the Arctic Circle (“Star Power,” May 22, 2014). The touring on that trip was varied but superb, most of it map-in-hand exploration, its daily theme a half-day tour followed by a single, 1,000-or-so-metre descent from a nameless summit in perfect weather—a spell of bluebird warmth unprecedented for late May so far north.…

Sea to Sky Removal recognized by Recycling Council of BC

Company has diverted over 900,000 kilograms of waste since 2017

The acclaim keeps piling up for Sea to Sky Removal. The local waste removal company recently accepted an Environmental Award from the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) for its efforts in diverting construction waste from landfills.…

Comicon takes centre stage at Eagle Eye Theatre

Howe Sound Dance Academy to put on show of heroic proportions

The likes of Spiderman, intergalactic Transformers and, of course, some villains, are about to descend on Squamish. On stage, that is. The Eagle Eye Theatre will be brimming with the heroic and dastardly for Howe Sound Dance Academy’s latest production, Comicon.…

SLCC celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

Events set for June 21

The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) has announced its plans for celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. Starting at noon, visitors will be led on “an immersive cultural journey” by cultural ambassadors in full regalia with songs, dance, and storytelling.…

Jody Wilson-Raybould to announce political future next week

Former Liberal Attorney General tells the Courier climate change most important issue facing Canadians

Former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould will make a “community announcement about her political future” in Vancouver May 27. The independent MP for Vancouver-Granville will make the announcement at Marpole Neighbourhood House, according to a May 24 press release.…

Scrap Community Safety Act, civil society groups urge Victoria

Act lacks the due process that is integral to democracy, advocate says

B.C.’s government should scrap its proposed Community Safety Amendment Act (Bill 13) as it is harmful to marginalized members of society, a coalition of civil society, faith, women’s and aboriginal groups said in a letter May 23. The 15 signatories of the letter to Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said they were “deeply troubled” by the legislation, which they say would allow neighbours to report suspicions about other neighbours possibly engaged in anti-social or criminal activities, triggering a process that could result in court-ordered evictions.…