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Keep on Pushin’… the Man behind the Skatepark18 hrs

Photo: VHS screengrab of Monty Little skating the newly opened bowl. 1990. Little collection. The 79-year-old man who designed the original Whistler Skatepark first came here when he was 17. On a motorcycle, by himself. He got run off the road by a logging truck. Rattled, but unphased, he carried on to Alta Lake, enjoyed a swim, […]

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Train Wreck turns 70!1 week

Combine a speeding train going more than twice the speed limit with a heavy load of logs and a narrow section of track and one might say you have a recipe for disaster. Seventy years ago on Aug. 11, 1956, that’s exactly what happened on a portion of rail near Function Junction. Today, the Train […]

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Obituaries in Ice…2 weeks

“Hope plays a crucial role in how we notice and respond to glacial recession—not as a naïve optimism, but as a motivating force that helps communities stay engaged rather than overwhelmed. But hope reframes that experience. It reminds us that while change is happening, our actions still matter…” – Alison Jenkins, executive director of AWARE […]

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Citizen of the Year3 weeks

Featured Photo: John Howells (left) receiving the 1978 Citizen of the Year award from 1976 winner Paul Burrows (right) as Drew Meredith and Grace McCarthy look on in the background. Whistler Question Collection, 1978 By Anna Donaldson As nominations for this year’s Citizen of the Year award come to a close, let’s take a look back […]

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