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A condo building on Northlands Boulevard in the Village was badly damaged after a fire broke out on Saturday night (April 15). Fire crews were called to the Northstar units around 11 p.m. where . . . ....
Immediately following the fire, residents were given three nights at the Delta Village Inn & Suites through the Canadian Red Cross, but the Hilton Whistler Resort & Spa went one step further and offered hotel rooms to all displaced residents until Dec. 18 when Christmas holiday crowds arrive. “I’ve found a one bedroom place to move in to, but this will help with that gap between now and Dec. 1,” said Quigley. “They not only gave us a place to stay, but gave each person $100 worth of food vouchers for the hotel.” Offers have been rolling in for everything from ski and snowboard equipment to tickets to Cornucopia events. Quigley said it’s been great to take their minds off the stress of being temporarily homeless. ....
Whistler Fire Chief Geoff Playfair, artist Erin Stewart-Elliott, AWARE executive director Claire Ruddy, Sea to Sky Clean Air Society’s Kim Slater, Whistler Public Library’s Nadine White, along with Carol Coffey of the Community Foundation of Whistler and Carole Stretch with the Whistler Multicultural Network pose with Stewart-Elliott’s wildfire painting at the Whistler Public Library last Thursday (June 23). Photo by David Buzzard/ www.media-centre.ca Whistler’s fire season has been growing by two days every year, according to fire chief Geoff Playfair. “It doesn’t sound like much, but I’ve been here in Whistler with the fire service over 30 years. That’s two months of extra fire season we’re looking at today,” Playfair said. “When I think about it that feels about right. Our season starts, potentially, in mid-April, early May… and we’re definitely seeing our fire season expand to September or early October. It’s d ....