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Whistler Community Church looks to new home

Interdenominational church raising funds for permanent facility

for decades, the story of the Whistler Community Church has been one of resilience. Over the course of its 40 years in the resort, the interdenominational church has met, at various times, out of local homes, an A-frame cabin in Creekside that doubled as the Whistler Skiers’ Chapel, and an elementary school gym.…

The need to be fire smart

The wildfire in Squamish last week was a bit of a shock. After all, we still have snow in the valley here and just a few days ago, we were putting on our wellies to head outside.…

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 11

OCP could use some strengthening While it is important to have an updated community plan, it is also important to have as strong a plan as possible.…

From sasquatch to superheroes

The hot ticket this week is the 72hr Filmmaker Showdown on Friday night as part of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival (this year marks a truncated, “Quick & Dirty” version of the fest, but organizers are still ramming most of the important stuff into five days. Does that make it all easier on our livers than a 10-day fest?…

Free will astrology for the week of April 11

ARIES (March 21-April 19):
The Qing Dynasty controlled China from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century. It was the fifth biggest empire in world history.…

Cycling the Baltic States Part 3:

Under the midnight sun in Finland

It takes two-and-half hours to cross the Baltic Sea on the ferry from Tallinn, Estonia to Helsinki, Finland, enough time to write 15 postcards. I am looking forward to replenishing my card supply at Helsinki’s postal museum, surely the world’s best selection of postcards, as I recall from a delightful visit there seven years earlier.…

Crompton reflects on first six months in office

From climate-letter chaos to portfolio progress, mayor satisfied so far

SIX MONTHS IN Mayor Jack Crompton, pictured here at his swearing-in on Nov. 6, 2018, says he is satisfied with council’s work so far. File photo by Braden Dupuis…

Another big year for RMI, hotel tax

Local budget gets big boost from provincial funds

FESTIVAL FUN Whistler’s Festivals, Events and Animation programming is now paid for using Municipal and Regional District Tax rather than Resort Municipality Initiative funds. FILE PHOTO BY MIKE CRANE/TOURISM WHISTLER…

Art on the Lake workshops revealed

Arts Whistler has unveiled the art workshops set to take place as part of the Art on the Lake series at the Alta Lake Station House throughout the summer. Located four kilometres from the village on the shores of Alta Lake, the venue will kick off the season with Tie Dye 101 on May 25 and 26.…

Squamish council urges further action to combat ‘climate emergency’

Lower Mainland Local Government Association resolution urges provincial and federal governments to ramp up response to climate change

As Squamish endures its first significant wildfire of the year, council is planning to put forth a resolution to tackle climate change at the Lower Mainland Local Government Association. Coun.…

Trudeau defends changes to asylum laws that have refugee workers alarmed

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending controversial changes to asylum laws included in an omnibus budget bill tabled this week, saying his government wants to ensure Canada’s refugee system is fair for everyone. The changes would prevent asylum-seekers from making refugee claims in Canada if they have made similar claims in certain other countries, including the United States — a move Border Security Minister Bill Blair says is aimed at preventing “asylum-shopping.”…

Vancouver man faces new money-laundering charge in college admissions scandal

Vancouver businessman David Sidoo faces an additional charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States. In a new indictment from the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Tuesday, Sidoo is accused of wiring about $100,000 in January 2013 from an account in Canada to an account in California.…

OPINION: Wildfires in spring — the new normal

We’ve experienced something unprecedented this year in Squamish. A wildfire has already broken out — and it’s not even close to summer.…

Jody Wilson-Raybould to speak on criminal justice at First Nations forum in Richmond

An intensive, two-day forum aiming to change the relationship between First Nations peoples and the criminal justice system is coming to Richmond later this month, with former Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould as the keynote speaker. The event on April 24 and 25, hosted by the First Nations Justice Council at the Westin Wall Centre in Richmond, hopes to collect guidance from First Nations leaders on how to address overrepresentation of First Nations peoples in the correctional system.…

A summer evening of music planned for Squamish

Inaugural Backyard Après festival featuring Big Sugar at Norman Rudy’s on June 29

This summer is heating up to be music filled as new festivals and favourite acts announce Squamish performances. Included in that line-up is an inaugural Backyard Après series set for June at Norman Rudy’s.Music performances will include Dakota Pearl, duo Old Soul Rebel, septet She Stole My Beer, and Big Sugar.…