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'Queue jumpers' not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier

piquenewsmagazine.com – RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia’s premier has a message for Americans coming across the border on their way to Alaska: Do not stop in the province while COVID-19 cases continue rising in the United… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1279137837208739840

Village of Pemberton receives funding for soccer pitch

piquenewsmagazine.com – It’ll soon be easier to get your kicks in Pemberton. The federal government announced on July 3 that the Village of Pemberton (VOP) has been awarded $3.09 million from the Community, Culture and Recr… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1279262911026823168

Red Skull will appear in Blade movie because the super soldier serum is make from vampire blood. Also Abraham Erskine and Abraham Whistler are the same person or father and son.

reddit.com – It’s okay to dislike a theory but it’s not okay to dislike a person because they don’t agree with you, so please treat people with respect. For more information, please read our in-depth policy on th… Tweeted by @Lealbx859 https://twitter.com/Lealbx859/status/1279304455129874432

Food trucks

whistler.ca – The Whistler parks food truck program is back, for the fifth summer, from June 5, 2020. Between June 5 and June 26 we have an extended earlier season this year, with a food truck operating on Fridays… Tweeted by @RMWhistler https://twitter.com/RMWhistler/status/1279466301912682498

Picturing Pyrotechnics

publicdomainreview.org – James McNeill Whistler, for example, in his Nocturne in Black and Gold (1875), developed a very different solution to the problem of capturing fireworks in an image. In the age of photography, he see… Tweeted by @PublicDomainRev https://twitter.com/PublicDomainRev/status/1279480103026769922

SCIENCE MATTERS: Reflections from an elder in isolation

piquenewsmagazine.com – I’m fortunate. This slowdown is giving me time with my grandchildren who are with me, and to think about what has mattered most in my life, what has given me the greatest joy and satisfaction, and wh… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1279530423974948864

Take A Peek Inside This $12.5M Lakeside Whistler Chalet

604now.com – Whistler is full of luxurious homes, but this lakeside chalet is a cut above the rest. For $12.5 million, you can get this Whistler mansion, which sits at the doorstep of the lake, while offering uni… Tweeted by @604Now https://twitter.com/604Now/status/1279595985480679425

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown

piquenewsmagazine.com – Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: On July 3… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1279651219737399296

The drive to preserve the Lil’wat language

piquenewsmagazine.com – In mid-March, Valerie St-Arnaud and her husband Dave Leveille found themselves hurtling cross-country in a large, black RAM Promaster van during not just a snowstorm, but also a burgeoning pandemic. … Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1279802969744162817

THE OUTSIDER: Dog days for Doglotion.com

piquenewsmagazine.com – After 18 years, one of Whistler’s most edgy, humourous and piss-taking online ski publications, Doglotion.com, has called it quits. The orchestrators of the now-infamous Gaper Day are moving on with … Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1277419528285110272

Whistler council voices support for Alta Lake Road project

piquenewsmagazine.com – Although possible approval is still a ways away, Whistler’s elected officials all voiced support for a mixed-use housing project proposed for 5298 Alta Lake Rd. that has undergone significant changes… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1276924503025565696

Coast Mountain Trail Running Series holding virtual scavenger hunt

piquenewsmagazine.com – THE SALOMAN COAST Mountain Trail Running (CMTR) Series is holding a summer-long virtual event and it’s still looking to push runners, even in ways they might not expect. CMTR is holding the Summer Sc… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1276953443932889090

The burdock chronicles

piquenewsmagazine.com – Climbing down through bramble into the deep, wet shadows of a ditch beneath an overhanging cedar, the first thing I see is a 20-dollar bill. Even partially embedded in an alluvium of winter gravel wa… Tweeted by @docleslie https://twitter.com/docleslie/status/1276640945413349376

" rel="bookmark">Trudeau: Ottawa does not want wage subsidy to become "brake on growth and rehiring"

piquenewsmagazine.com – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Ottawa is worried about the federal wage subsidy program becoming a “brake on growth and rehiring” as the economy reopens, noting that will be t… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1276661519825006592

Historic agreement focuses on economic development and reconciliation

news.gov.bc.ca – A historic agreement between the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Líl̓wat Nations, the Province, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) and Whistler Blackcomb creates new opportunities for economic dev… Tweeted by @melaniejmark https://twitter.com/melaniejmark/status/1276725926789697536