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Whistler Housing Authority looks to refine eligibility, enforcement guidelines

Proposed changes aimed at ensuring fair, equal access to non-market housing

Big changes could be coming to the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA). Following extensive research into non-market housing models used in several other jurisdictions, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has proposed a number of changes that would refine the eligibility criteria and enforcement framework used at WHA, an independently run municipal corporation.…

The Endgame is near

That calm before the storm you feel right now is because everyone’s waiting to see how Avengers: Endgame is gonna crash-bang out of the corner they painted themselves in when they killed half their cast (and the world) at the end of the last movie. Endgame hits the screens at the trustworthy Whistler Village 8 on Thursday, April 25, although there is apparently a five-minute “leak” video circulating the internet (and no, it’s not just a clip of Thanos urinating) but other than that, directors Joe and Anthony Russo have worked tirelessly to attempt to bring at least some element of surprise back to the movies.…

Still grappling with growth in the backcountry

Ah, spring. The days are longer, the air is warmer, and our thoughts are quickly turning from ski boots to hiking boots.…

RMOW developing grizzly management plan for Whistler’s alpine trail network

Plan comes after grizzly-bear encounters prompted closure of trails last summer

As Whistler’s alpine trail network is only set to grow busier after its first full year being open to the public, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is developing a plan to mitigate potential conflict with grizzly bears. The RMOW officially opened a series of hiking and biking trails on Mount Sproatt and Rainbow Mountain last July.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 18

Bald is beautiful Bald is indeed beautiful, as is the very generous community of Whistler. The 17th annual Whistler Balding For Dollars event went down at the GLC on Saturday, April 6 and was another resounding success. While dollars are still coming in, the event has already raised more than $22,500 this year, bringing the running total since inception to more than $335,000. …

Free will astrology for the week of April 18

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
French writer Simone de Beauvoir sent a letter to her lover, Aries author Nelson Algren. She wrote, “I like so much the way you are so greedy about life and yet so quiet, your eager greediness and your patience, and your way of not asking much of life and yet taking much because you are so human and alive that you find much in everything.”…

Whistler is challenging its residents to decrease their carbon footprints this summer

Whistler Action Day; Maytober Transportation Challenge to highlight alternative transportation options

Looking for ways to decrease your carbon footprint this summer? Consider participating in the Resort Municipality of Whistler’s (RMOW) upcoming ‘Maytober Transportation Challenge.’…

Jason Kenney’s win in Alberta bodes ill for B.C.

Threat to cut off B.C.’s oil and gas may be bluster, but what if it isn’t?

Alberta has swung back to its natural conservative position, leaving British Columbia isolated as the only left-of-centre province from Alberta to New Brunswick. Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party swept Rachel Notley’s NDP government out of office Tuesday night, April 16, winning a large majority of 62 seats to the NDP’s 25.…

B.C. adds tougher rules for party bus operators as grad season nears

The B.C. government has announced new regulations for the party bus industry. Starting with new bookings made after April 1, operators will now be required to have a safety monitor on board when there are minors travelling in a party bus or limousine.…

Federal government announces tough restrictions on Chinook fishing

Sport-fishing sector fears big financial and job losses; action needed to protect Fraser stocks, government says

The federal government has announced tough new restrictions on fishing for Chinook salmon in an effort to protect endangered Fraser River stocks. Federal Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the measures are necessary to save the fish from extinction.…

Sea to Sky school district briefs

Student registration; cell phones in class?

Student registration A policy regarding school enrolment is going back before the School District 48 policy committee after parents raised objections to it.…

Study shows progression of multiple sclerosis linked to lifestyle factors, income

She couldn’t even walk herself down the block, let alone take a stroll with her kids. “Shortly after I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis I had a very bad relapse and it was very difficult for me to walk,” Marilyn Lenzen, a lifelong North Vancouver resident, told the North Shore News recently.…

Canada captures Whistler Cup

Forget helps nation to first U16 title since 2013

In recent years at the Whistler Cup, Canada had always been more than accommodating as hosts. After winning five of six overall titles between 2008 and 2013, Canada hadn’t been able to pull off the U16 overall title as visitors from Austria, Norway and Switzerland brought it back to Europe.…

Squamish Nation and District sign community forest agreement

The signing is a landmark step to creating the co-governed land

A new community forest is on the verge of becoming a reality after the Squamish Nation and the District of Squamish signed an agreement. The agreement formalizes a governance structure for 10,000 hectares of forest land.…

Crashed paraglider lucky to be alive, North Shore Rescue says

Members of North Shore Rescue say a paraglider is lucky to be alive after spending a night trapped on a snowy cliff ledge. The team was called to assist the Alberni Valley Rescue Squad on Friday after two paragliders in a group of three collided, sending one of them plummeting to a ridgeline on the Beaufort Range.…