This weekend marked the grand opening of Whistler Station. Located in Creekside, the Whistler Station offers office supplies, computers (laptop, desktop, and accessories), printers, cameras, A/V cables, digital photo developing, commercial printing and more.
Inside Whistler Station you will also find the new Creekside Post Office. The store celebrated its grand opening on Saturday (June 18) with a barbecue and some great deals. Owner Barry Sherman said he is thrilled to have the business up and running.
For more information on Whistler Station you can stop by at #210-2059 Lake Placid Road, call 604-935-9799 or visit the website at www.whistlerstation.com. For the Creekside Post Office, call 604-935-3770.
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A new independent contemporary gift and housewares store opened its doors this weekend in Whistler. Aptly named Celebrate, the store’s shelves are stocked with something fun for everyone.
It’s a one-stop gift boutique where you can buy an original gift for every member of the family, together with a large selection of contemporary home décor items and quality gift wrap, ribbon, clever cards and accessories — all in one place! Located in Marketplace between IGA and Main Street, the store will now be open seven days per week.
Celebrate is an extension of the successful event management business, Celebrate Events, owned by longtime Whistler resident, Roxanne Cave. Over the last three years, Cave has developed her event business to the point where a retail venture was the next logical step.
Her partner in the new business is fellow Australian Susannah Calvert-Jones whose background in interior design, styling and retail was the perfect match for the store.
“We saw an opening in Whistler Village for an independent retail store stocking contemporary gifts, décor and stationery,” said Cave. “We are determined to keep our product lines new and fresh and we will only stock original products not available in Whistler and, in some cases, Canada.
“It is important to us to keep our stock new and fresh and ever-changing, so we have organized our buying so deliveries of new products arrive weekly.”
Calvert-Jones agreed, saying, “We have sourced fabulous products in Canada and from around the world and we have tried to cover all price points so there is something in Celebrate for every budget. We have consciously shopped for every member of the family, together with some fabulous ‘green’ products and some with real meaning.”
For example, there are cards and gift wrap made with seed paper that you can plant and grow. You can also find high quality, hand woven raffia bags from Madagascar, where sustainable practices ensure the viability of the local village where they are made, plus scented pens and pencils for kids made from recycled newspaper and many more products with interesting stories and contemporary design.
Celebrate also provides a home styling/design service and in the near future, the store will go online and the business will extend to decorative item rentals for special events. Cave and Calvert-Jones also plan to launch a corporate gift-sourcing arm later in the year.
For more information on Celebrate, visit them at #112-4368 Main Street or call 604-902-9588.
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Peak Performance Physiotherapy and Massage has recently obtained a new tool. Whistler’s new real-time ultrasound enables therapists to look at the core muscles that stabilize your spine and pelvis.
Peak Performance is the first to provide this cutting-edge technology in Whistler. Therapists can view the muscles live to see if they are actually working and firing as they are supposed to and if other muscles are over-firing or over-developed. This allows them to then show each patient how to get the muscles to work.
“You need to have the right muscles ‘mapped’ to your brain in order for exercises to strengthen to be effective,” said Peak Performance physiotherapist Allison McLean.
This is considered a biofeedback technique. The equipment can be used to help people avoid injury and it is also used to assess pelvic floor control or incontinence and to measure the diastalsis in post-partum moms to help develop a precise exercise program to prevent injury.
“Ultrasound technology has improved and the clarity of what you can visualize is amazing,” McLean said. “We are happy to be able to provide this service to our patients.”
For more information on Whistler real-time ultrasound and Peak Performance, call 604-932-7555 or visit their new website at peakperformancephysio.com. You can also check out www.whistlerrealtimeultrasound.com.
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Araxi restaurant has announced a new series of outdoor dining experiences taking place in Pemberton this summer: Araxi Longtable at North Arm Farm.
The farm tours and outdoor dinners represent the progression of Araxi’s strong partnership with Pemberton’s farming community. Four events are planned in the first year of the Longtable offering — July 2, July 30, Aug. 27 and Sept. 11.
Diners will enjoy a four-course menu featuring the valley’s freshest produce, beef from its pastures and day-boat catches from B.C.’s coastal fisheries — all paired with wines from leading producers. Each event will begin at 3 p.m. with a reception and farm tour led by North Arm Farm’s proprietor (and Pemberton Mayor) Jordan Sturdy.
For more information, visit www.araxi.com or email farmdinner@araxi.com to reserve your place at the table.
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