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Melamed returns to EWS podium

Whistler rider hits third at Madeira, Portugal

For the first time since he stood atop the Enduro World Series (EWS) podium in Whistler in 2017, Jesse Melamed was in the medals. He’d been close, with a fourth-place in Rotorua, New Zealand earlier this season, but to turn a near miss into a direct hit with a third-place showing felt gratifying for the 27-year-old.…

Adventure hits the big screen

The WFF Adventure Film Series offers array of films as part of GO Fest from May 17 to 19

There’s no shortage of amateur adventure filmmakers in Whistler. Whether it’s skiers and snowboarders, mountain bikers or climbers, plenty of people have video footage from their iPhones and GoPros squirrelled away on their computer.…

Whistler deserves answers on Ironman

Last week, Whistler learned that it might have held the penultimate edition of one of the most polarizing events in recent resort history: Ironman Canada. To many Whistlerites, that was good news in and of itself.…

MLA Sturdy ‘disappointed’ with BC Parks stakeholder engagement on Joffre strategy

BC Parks says it’s facing some ‘very tight deadlines’ to implement management strategies for this summer

The province is moving forward with its long-awaited visitor-management strategy for Joffre Lakes Provincial Park despite charges that it has failed to adequately consult with stakeholders, including the Village of Pemberton and local MLA Jordan Sturdy. “We’ve been under some very tight deadlines to develop the strategy,” said Jennie Aikman, BC Parks’ regional director for the South Coast.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 16

More needs to be done to protect Chinook With the recent public backlash to the closure of sportfishing retention of Chinook salmon in the majority of the South Coast of B.C. until July 31, 2019, Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson took to the media to try to sell his decision and point to the strong recovery plan that he had put in place. …

Free will astrology for the week of May 16

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
According to humourist Dave Barry, “The method of learning Japanese recommended by experts is to be born as a Japanese baby and raised by a Japanese family, in Japan.” As you enter an intensely educational phase of your astrological cycle, I suggest you adopt a similar strategy toward learning new skills and mastering unfamiliar knowledge and absorbing fresh information.…

Conservation key when it comes to Whistler’s water

Building more supply would cost ‘millions and millions’

Whistler’s water reserve funds are “adequate” (assuming a “like-for-like” replacement) but to build more water supply will be prohibitively expensive—to the tune of “millions and millions” of dollars. “That is why we are continuing to work with the community and businesses to find out ways to best manage our existing supply infrastructure,” said utilities group manager Gillian Woodward, in presenting an update on Whistler’s drinking water system at the May 14 Committee of the Whole meeting.…

Balanced approach needed to weather potential decline: Tourism Whistler

Room-night bookings down 2% this winter, with forecasts predicting similar drop this summer

For those who have only resided in Whistler the past few years or so, it can be easy to forget how cyclical the resort’s tourism business can be. In the past 20 years alone, Whistler has seen distinct ebbs and flows, from the decline in travel following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, a soft U.S. market in 2004, followed by the global recession in 2008, before picking back up again leading into the 2010 Olympics.…

Resort Municipality of Whistler ‘fired up’ on plastic ban, but hurdles remain

Close your doors campaign deemed a success

as the canadian Plastic Bag Association takes the City of Victoria back to court over its attempt to ban single-use plastic bags, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is watching the proceedings closely. RMOW brass are “fired up” to act on single-use items of all sorts (bags, straws, coffee cups, Styrofoam, etc.), said Councillor Arthur De Jong, who oversees Whistler’s environment portfolio, but “we don’t want taxpayers spending money to fight the plastics industry,” he said.…

More people eyeing staycations due to high pump prices

The high prices at the pump have some people looking at taking a staycation. In a new Ipsos survey, 52% of British Columbians said that rising costs of fuel is likely to impact their summer road trip plans – with 27% even considering changing their existing plans because of high prices at the pump.…

Whistler RCMP nab class 7 driver for impaired driving

A new driver had his license suspended last week after he was caught operating a vehicle while impaired, police said. At approximately 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, Whistler RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle incident in the 800 block of Highway 99, just south of Function Junction.…

Tim Hortons adding three Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches to all-day menu

Another major Canadian food chain is going beyond…Beyond Meat that is. Tim Hortons announced Wednesday they are rolling out a test of three new breakfast sandwiches using the 100 per cent plant-based meat substitute for their all-day menu, including one fully vegan option. Using the Beyond Meat Sausage patty, Tim Hortons is trying out a Beyond Meat® Breakfast Sandwich, a Beyond Meat® Farmers Breakfast Wrap and a Beyond Meat® Vegan Sandwich at select stores in Canada.…

Trudeau offers Canadian lumber, steel to help rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

PARIS — Canada is offering homegrown softwood lumber and steel to help with the reconstruction of Paris’s famed Notre Dame Cathedral, which was partially destroyed by fire in mid-April. In a letter sent to French President Emmanuel Macron this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was proud to support France in the reconstruction of the iconic monument.…

Crankworx expanding opportunities for women

Festival adds women’s event in dual speed and style, brings back Best Trick

Women will have two additional opportunities to compete during Crankworx Whistler from Aug. 9 to 18. The festival announced on May 14 that the Clif Speed and Style event will feature a women’s division for the first time when it runs on Aug. 16.…

Police seek public’s help to investigate Sea to Sky Highway crash

May 13 collision left two seriously injured

Were you travelling on the Sea to Sky Highway on May 13 and saw anything that might help police? The RCMP are seeking witnesses to a crash between a car and motorcycle near the U-turn at Lions Bay that happened at approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 13.…