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Video: The Making of Danny MacAskill's 'Control your Climate' Edit

pinkbike.com – Video: The Making of Danny MacAskill’s ‘Control your Climate’ Edit Add to Favorites Join Pinkbike Login Take a look behind the scenes of our video project ‘Control Your Climate’ with our brand ambass…

Whistling And Lilting

rte.ie – Kevin Gavan from Clones demonstrates why he is the Ulster Champion of whistling and lilting. Kevin Gavan whistles ‘The Lark in the Morning’ a jig that ensured he won first place at the Monaghan and U… Tweeted by @RTEArchives https://twitter.com/RTEArchives/status/1269719556848857106

Anti-police sandwich board: Vancouver restaurant staff member stands by it, despite complaint

bc.ctvnews.ca – VANCOUVER — Warning: This article contains language that may be disturbing to some readers. A message written by a Vancouver restaurant on its sandwich board is concerning some residents who have wa… Tweeted by @Japanese_Cowboy https://twitter.com/Japanese_Cowboy/status/1269720596251725825

WestJet reverses ticket refund policy for cancelled U.S., U.K. flights

By Chuck Chiang / Business in Vancouver WestJet has reversed course on its stance on refunding tickets of cancelled flights for some passengers, as the Calgary-based airline is now allowing passengers on certain international routes affected by COVID-19 and the related travel ban to get their money back. An airline spokesperson confirmed the move Friday […]

Whistler library makes books, DVDs available

By Dan Falloon Some recreation options opening in Whistler, pemberton Patrons can now access items from the Whistler Public Library through the new Library to Go program, which launched June 1. Books and more can be picked up Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. after library members are notified their order […]

Whistler council to consider procuring asphalt from Cheakamus

By Braden Dupuis Facilities reopening update, temporary patio expansion bylaws also on June 9 agenda Whistler council will revisit a longstanding controversy at its June 9 meeting when it considers removing restrictions around asphalt procurement. The move would allow asphalt for municipal works to be sourced from Cheakamus Crossing rather than Squamish.…

Family members separated by pandemic given ‘limited exemptions’ to reunite

By By Tyler Orton / Business in Vancouver PM also confirms police officers may be equipped with body cameras The federal government will permit “limited exemptions” to immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to visit the country and reunite with loved ones. The move comes as international borders, including with the U.S., […]

Good 'inner' news from outer space

By Glenda Bartosh With some luck and food sharing, Bob and Doug will be spaced out for a while There it sat on Sunday’s New York Times’ digital front page. But you had to scroll down three windows, past the updates on the outrage over the murder of George Floyd and the latest pandemic news, […]

Squamish's Kelly Ann Woods honoured by Startup Canada

By Dan Falloon / Squamish Chief Gillespie’s Fine Spirits founder earns CANIE Woman Entrepreneur Award Kelly Ann Woods is going to need to expand her trophy case soon. The Gillespie’s Fine Spirits founder took home her third major award in recent months when she was honoured with the CANIE Woman Entrepreneur Award for British Columbia, […]

B.C.'s legal cannabis sales soar to record high in March

By Glen Korstrom / Business in Vancouver Number of legal retail licences issued in B.C. has jumped to 254 from 176 at the end of 2019 Cannabis sales in B.C. are soaring thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic. They surged in March to a record monthly total of more than $23.5 million, according to […]

VOP ponders service-area expansions

By Dan Falloon Special meeting slated to consider temporary changes The Village of Pemberton (VOP) will consider allowing liquor-primary and manufacturing establishments to temporarily expand their service areas. As part of a provincial initiative, the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch (LCRB) is allowing these types of businesses to expand their service areas—in most cases, in […]

Watch this black bear chase a coyote around a Whistler golf course (VIDEO)

By Megan Lalonde Apparently rabbits aren’t the only animal Whistler bears seem interested in following Remember that time a Whistler black bear was caught on camera chasing a rabbit – and ultimately snatching itself some breakfast – alongside Highway 99? Well, it turns out rabbits aren’t the only animals local bears seem interested in chasing […]

B.C. regions clear of COVID-19 but province-wide restrictions to stay: Dr. Henry

By Graeme Wood / Glacier Syndicated The Vancouver Island, Northern and Interior administrative health regions are clear of active, tested COVID-19 cases There are just 193 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and all of them are contained within the Lower Mainland, according to Friday’s update from the BC Centre for Disease Control. The […]

The Whistler I didn't know

By Leslie Anthony When the pandemic shutdown hit in March, like many Whistler folks, my partner and I started a daily walk routine as a way to escape the house and get some exercise. For a week or so, our forays were confined to our Creekside neighbourhood, a combination of Valley Trail and street walking […]

Let's go salmon fishing

By Steve MacNaull West Coast salmon fishing is one of the first tourism sectors to open as COVID-19 restrictions ease The big salmon are biting like crazy off the northern tip of Vancouver Island. COVID hasn’t changed that.…