Several Whistlerites will be left searching for a new place to receive medical care this fall. In a Facebook post on Aug. 4, Dr. Cathy Zeglinski announced the doors to her practice, the . . .
When Paralympic skier and current X Games gold medallist Sam Danniels wanted to train on Whistler Mountain, he used to park at one of the three accessible stalls located closest to the Village Gondola on the Springs Lane loop. For months, however,
The community of Whistler needs to decide on a long-term plan for its old growth forests, says a pair of local forestry experts. Professor Ken Lertzman from Simon Fraser s School of Resource and Environmental Management, and Bob Brett, a forest
We go through all the processes involved in landing a helicopter or having one take off. It s a trial run and they watch carefully to make sure that we re abiding by all Transport Canada rules and regulations as they pertain to helivac landings.
At Tuesday s (July 3) council meeting Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden noted the helipad is up-and-running meaning those with urgent medical needs can be transferred. This has been a frustrating and trying time so it s good to see this is open, she said. Now patients can be transported.
The TC inspection involved a mock scenario of a helivac landing, reviewing all the procedures such as the control of pedestrian and motor traffic at the adjacent intersection of Blackcomb Way and Lorimer Road.
Whistler council has voted against appealing the recent Supreme Court decision stating that Whistler Aggregate s asphalt plant in Cheakamus Crossing is permitted to operate there. In a news release sent out this morning (Feb. 28), it was revealed that the RMOW will instead seek to work with the asphalt plant s operator, Frank Silveri, to consider improvements that would "advance the quality of life for residents in the short term and seek a longer-term solution that meets the requirements of all parties."