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One Year Out

piquenewsmagazine.com – With 12 months to the next municipal election, Pique checks in on council’s progress so far Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449797357764177921

No evidence train caused wildfire that destroyed Lytton: TSB

piquenewsmagazine.com – No links have been found between a train passing through Lytton and a fire that decimated the town 20 minutes later, according to a TSB investigation. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1448715975856050190

Maury Young Arts Centre to screen two new ski films this month

piquenewsmagazine.com – Teton Gravity Research’s Stoke the Fire and The Stomping Grounds by Matchstick Productions will screen at the Maury Young Arts Centre this fall. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1448846090455826437

Luge World Cup stop in Whistler cancelled

piquenewsmagazine.com – The International Luge Federation once again pulled Whistler’s World Cup event from the sliding centre amid pandemic restrictions, relocating it to Russia. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1447678393802113025

Loss of sea star population negatively impacts Howe Sound: report

squamishchief.com – Ocean Wise report details impact of sea star population loss on Howe Sound. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449842906282475520

Letter to the Editor: We need your help, Dr. Henry

piquenewsmagazine.com – A Whistler local is asking Dr. Bonnie Henry to reconsider rules surrounding gondolas and the BC Vaccine Card program ahead of Whistler Blackcomb’s opening. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449593009205612544

Dreaming of Antigua: A girl getaway

piquenewsmagazine.com – With a fourth pandemic wave building, pre-COVID-19 sojourn memories will have to suffice. My girl getaway is chiselled in mine. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449488571300122625

Changing Track: Ohlin’s Tantalizing Tales

piquenewsmagazine.com – A review of We Want What We Want by author Alix Ohlin. Ohlin will moderate a brunch conversation at the Whistler Writers Festival on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2021. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449211243730980872

B.C. sees falling COVID-19 cases, as 28 die on weekend

piquenewsmagazine.com – New infections on the weekend were down 22% from previous week’s daily average. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1448059379534770178

After 19 months, U.S. land border to reopen to vaccinated Canadians in November

piquenewsmagazine.com – WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated Canadian vacationers and day-trippers will be allowed to drive into the United States beginning in early November, the Biden administration said Tuesday, the first glimm… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1448357870790078468

'Rather see the house have a new life': B.C. couple lists home for $1

castanet.net – Not a typo — a Naramata house in the Okanagan is indeed on sale for just a buck. But you’ll need to have some land to place it on, and pay for moving it. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1449574638833573890

# Th1 2289 Bellevue Avenue, West Vancouver Property Listing: MLS® #R2626339

whistler-realestate.ca – Bellevue By Cressey semi-waterfront 3 levels of luxury, exquisitely finished 3-bdrm townhome – open floor plan ~ 4,000 SF, ground level entry via external courtyard, double ht ceilings, walls of glas… Tweeted by @BestCornerCa https://twitter.com/BestCornerCa/status/1449880764678504453

Twenty years of the Whistler Writers Festival

piquenewsmagazine.com – From Oct. 14 to 17, the hybrid in-person/online Whistler Writers Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary, headlined by author Thomas King. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1447037923212206087

RMOW’s Q2 finances ‘challenged’ by COVID-19

piquenewsmagazine.com – The coronavirus pandemic continues to challenge municipal fiancés in Whistler, and create uncertainty for the future in the tourist ski town. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1446591229798453250

BC Vaccine Card not required to access gondolas, province says

piquenewsmagazine.com – A local has launched a petition urging Whistler Blackcomb to require guests to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination before boarding a gondola this winter. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1446198643355119616