Christmas Bazaar thanks

St. David’s United Church would like to extend a BIG thank you to all those who helped make our annual Christmas Bazaar a huge success! There are so many people to thank. We cannot name them all but they include: all the volunteers who organized, set up

Please, let’s not forget

The last edition had two letters to the editor on much the same subject. One was from a woman named Lisa Richardson, who I have never met, titled, “ ‘Big picture’ IPP planning urged,” Question, Dec. 18). The second was titled, “Selling off our legacy”

Giving back to small business

I am writing to ask the citizens of Whistler to give a gift back to a small independent business this Christmas season. Nothing could mean more to a small Whistler business than to know you made a special effort to buy local and to buy at least one item

‘Rock for a Cause’ thanks

We had our fourth annual benefit called Rock for a Cause on Dec. 21 and 22 at Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill and would like to give a huge thank you to everyone involved!
Volunteers: The Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill management team who sponsored this

Columnist hits the bull’s-eye

Paul Ruiterman (Legal drugs the most frequent killers, study finds, Question, Dec. 18) got a bull’s-eye exposing one facet of North America’s drug problems. Now let’s expose what is not legal: cannabis (marijuana). The relatively safe, socially

‘World-class response’ lauded

I was as distressed to learn of the Excalibur Gondola tower problem as I was honoured to participate in the Peak 2 Peak opening last weekend.
I thought The Province and other media got the headline wrong. It should have been “World-Class Response by

Locals, guests are well-served

It was with a great deal of pride that I watched Whistler Blackcomb’s rapid response to the failure of Tower 4 on the Excalibur Gondola. From top management, right on down through the ranks, they came on scene, each performed their well-practiced task,

Actions of a ‘coward’ decried

On Dec. 10, 2008, the wife and I were skiing on Blackcomb Mountain. We were halfway down the first hill on Choker, just above the first jump of the Terrain Park. I heard a scraping sound and looked up the hill. A snowboarder was travelling very fast and

Christmas Fair thanks

The Whistler Waldorf School held its ninth annual Christmas Fair this past Saturday (Dec. 13) and amidst the freezing temperatures and icy winds, the holiday cheer and festive craft-making was enjoyed by many local families.
Thanks to the following

Extraordinary effort, spirit lauded

On behalf of Mayor and Council, I would like to acknowledge the contributions of various community partners in the recent evacuation from the Excalibur Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb. In particular, I would like to recognize the efforts of the Whistler

Advance warning?

If only a local resident had taken it upon himself to make a phone call, the Excalibur tower break and subsequent negative publicity might have been avoided. I had CTV Newsnet on when I heard about the tower break. They had a phone conversation with a

WB deserves thanks, praise

On behalf of Tourism Whistler and our Board of Directors, I would like to thank Whistler Blackcomb, along with the resort’s emergency response crews, for their speedy reaction time and thorough support for our resort guests during and after the recent

Kudos to WB for Excalibur response

Having witnessed the re-opening of the upper line of the Excalibur Gondola on Dec. 20, and knowing that crews are working to repair and open the lower line as quickly as possible, I’m compelled to write and say, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the

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Upcoming Events

St. David’s United Church would like to extend a BIG thank you to all those who helped make our annual Christmas Bazaar a huge success! There are so many people to thank. We cannot name them all but they include: all the volunteers who organized, set up

The last edition had two letters to the editor on much the same subject. One was from a woman named Lisa Richardson, who I have never met, titled, “ ‘Big picture’ IPP planning urged,” Question, Dec. 18). The second was titled, “Selling off our legacy”

I am writing to ask the citizens of Whistler to give a gift back to a small independent business this Christmas season. Nothing could mean more to a small Whistler business than to know you made a special effort to buy local and to buy at least one item

We had our fourth annual benefit called Rock for a Cause on Dec. 21 and 22 at Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill and would like to give a huge thank you to everyone involved!Volunteers: The Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill management team who sponsored this

Paul Ruiterman (Legal drugs the most frequent killers, study finds, Question, Dec. 18) got a bull’s-eye exposing one facet of North America’s drug problems. Now let’s expose what is not legal: cannabis (marijuana). The relatively safe, socially

I was as distressed to learn of the Excalibur Gondola tower problem as I was honoured to participate in the Peak 2 Peak opening last weekend.I thought The Province and other media got the headline wrong. It should have been “World-Class Response by

It was with a great deal of pride that I watched Whistler Blackcomb’s rapid response to the failure of Tower 4 on the Excalibur Gondola. From top management, right on down through the ranks, they came on scene, each performed their well-practiced task,

On Dec. 10, 2008, the wife and I were skiing on Blackcomb Mountain. We were halfway down the first hill on Choker, just above the first jump of the Terrain Park. I heard a scraping sound and looked up the hill. A snowboarder was travelling very fast and

The Whistler Waldorf School held its ninth annual Christmas Fair this past Saturday (Dec. 13) and amidst the freezing temperatures and icy winds, the holiday cheer and festive craft-making was enjoyed by many local families.Thanks to the following

On behalf of Mayor and Council, I would like to acknowledge the contributions of various community partners in the recent evacuation from the Excalibur Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb. In particular, I would like to recognize the efforts of the Whistler

If only a local resident had taken it upon himself to make a phone call, the Excalibur tower break and subsequent negative publicity might have been avoided. I had CTV Newsnet on when I heard about the tower break. They had a phone conversation with a

On behalf of Tourism Whistler and our Board of Directors, I would like to thank Whistler Blackcomb, along with the resort’s emergency response crews, for their speedy reaction time and thorough support for our resort guests during and after the recent

Having witnessed the re-opening of the upper line of the Excalibur Gondola on Dec. 20, and knowing that crews are working to repair and open the lower line as quickly as possible, I’m compelled to write and say, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the

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Upcoming Events

We had our fourth annual benefit called Rock for a Cause on Dec. 21 and 22 at Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill and would like to give a huge thank you to everyone involved!
Volunteers: The Buffalo Bill’s Bar and Grill management team who sponsored this

I was as distressed to learn of the Excalibur Gondola tower problem as I was honoured to participate in the Peak 2 Peak opening last weekend.
I thought The Province and other media got the headline wrong. It should have been “World-Class Response by

The Whistler Waldorf School held its ninth annual Christmas Fair this past Saturday (Dec. 13) and amidst the freezing temperatures and icy winds, the holiday cheer and festive craft-making was enjoyed by many local families.
Thanks to the following