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| November 26, 2010 - Whistler listing numbers are down to 836 (not including timeshares and parking stalls). Sales to date in 2010 are at 397 compared to 422 sales to date in 2009 | |||||
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November 26, 2010 - Over 20cm of new snow in Whistler village! | ||||
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November 25, 2010 - Snow falling in the Callaghan, what a great day to try out some new skating equipment. To all of our American guests: Happy Thanksgiving!!! | ||||
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Whistler's annual Turkey Sale: October 8 - 11 at the Base of Blackcomb. Great sales on ski & snowboard equipment, clothing and accessories. |
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13, 2010
- New snow on the mountain top today!
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| The Red Bull 5000 is fast approaching and goes down on September 11th and 12th – for more information visit http://www.whistlerbike.com/events/redbull/index.htm | |||||
| The GrandFondo Bike Race takes place September 11th – please visit http://www.whistler.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=983&Itemid=1 for more information, but remind your guests headed NORTH to Whistler that there will be delays. | |||||
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September 7, 2010 the fall hours are now 10am – 5pm. Insider Scoop – Garbanzo is open only on weekends on the 7th to 26th – get up there and ride Garbanzo while you still can! ·
Sightsee Operations Update o
September 19th – 26th – Whistler
Gondola and PEAK 2 PEAK open o
September 27th – October 11th Weekends
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| Carolyn makes top 5 in the company at Whistler Real Estate for August sales! Did you know that Whistler Real Estate Co. Ltd. was the first real estate company in Whistler and sells the most market share year after year of all of the real estate companies in Whistler? | |||||
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September 1, 2010 It's
a Buyer's market, what's the rush???
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August 2010 - summer foliage is in full bloom on Whistler's mountain top hiking!
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Take a ride up the Gondola and have lunch on top of Whistler Mtn or treat
yourself to a scrumptous meal and glass of wine at Christines. I
chose to have a picnic lunch on the patio with my daughter, then we took
off for a ride on the Peak to Peak Gondola (we could have chose to ride
the glass bottom one!) across to Blackcomb Mtn. for a little
hike.
What a great day!
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July 1, 2010 - Happy Canada Day!
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| June 30, 2010 - last day of GST/ HST (Harmonized Sales Tax - 12%) arrives July 1st. | |||||
| May 30, 2010 - Intrawest repays its debt. Intrawest sells Mountain Creek Resort in New Jersey to pay off it's lenders and secure a new loan that matures in 2014. | |||||
| May 21, 2010 - Big Bike Ride for Heart & Stroke Come out & support the realtors in the 21 seat big bike ride to support the Heart & Stroke Foundation. |
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| May 15, 2010 - Baxter Creek selection day a huge success! 16 lots SOLD on opening day!!! www.baxtercreekwhistler.com Call Carolyn to set up an appt. to view the lots | |||||
| May 15, 2010 - Baxter Creek selection day! Come select your lot - prices start at only $699,000 www.baxtercreekwhistler.com Call Carolyn to make a reservation | |||||
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May 9, 2010 - Happy Mother's Day! Join me for Mother's Day brunch at Nicklaus North Golf course and then visit me at Baxter Creek - I'll be hosting tours from 12-5pm, follow the arrows from hwy 99. |
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May 1, 2010 - McDonalds... Come find me
volunteering at Whistler McDonalds for lunch hour to help out the Ronald
McDonald House... (Ronald McDonald House is a safe place where out of town
families with seriously ill children can stay while their children receive
medical treatment at the BC Children's Hospital). Sure brought back memories of my first job when I
was 16 and what a wonderful staff they have there - everyone was so nice!
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| May 1, 2010 - the real estate market is heating up! Whistler's inventory is now coming down from 898 listings down to 848 - buyers are seeing the value in the prices (in some sectors we are back to 2002 and earlier pricing!). Buy before the HST is implemented and interest rates rise again. | |||||
| April 10, 2010 - the party's over... but the snow continues to fall! The skiing is powder up to the thighs! | |||||
| March 8, 2010 - the Paralympic torch arrives in Whistler Let the paralympic games begin! | |||||
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February 21-27, 2010 - what an amazing experience the
Olympic games were! Thank you Whistler!!! |
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| February 20, 2010 - Skiing Whistler and Blackcomb during the Olympic games Great deal on bus transportation from downtown Vancouver, ski ticket and rentals - for more information or to book your spot call 604-618-6564 | |||||
| February 12, 2010 - Get out and ski Whistler Blackcomb Mountain! The snow is amazing!! What a beautiful day of skiing - opening day of the 2010 Winter games and I had the mountain to myself! Did you know that over 90% of the ski runs on Whistler/Blackcomb remain open for public skiing? Here is a photo of my day below | |||||
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| Feb. 5, 2010 - Let the Games begin! Torch relay reaches Whistler. What an amazing day - from walking down our street to get a close up view and intimate look at the torch and meet the runner to being amongst aprox. 25,000 other people in Whistler village skiers Plaza to watch the lighting of the cauldron. What a great way to inspire and kick off the games! | |||||
| December 10, 2009 - Baxter Creek Development - This could be the view from your livingroom! Whistler's newest development, located above the Rainbow development north of Alpine. 23 lots are currently being marketed - Call Carolyn 604-905-2873 for more information. | |||||
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| July 11th & 12th, 2009 -
Whistler Children's Art Festival in Creekside The 26th
annual Whistler Children’s Art Festival is jamming Creekside with art
workshops, music, acrobatics, theatre, dance and fun in every corner that
encourage kids to embrace their imagination! As well as workshops for kids
aged 5 to 11, the Festival includes a pre-school area for children aged
3-5, intermediate workshops for kids in grade 7 and 8 and workshops for
the whole family. The 2009 entertainment includes Charlotte Diamond, Will Stroet, Art Napoleon, Inner Ring Circus, Cheondoong Korean Drummers, The Bhangra Footedge Dancers and more. Artists and performers from across the country celebrate Whistler’s designation as a 2009 Cultural Capital of Canada by teaching young people the art traditions that express this country’s creative cultural mosaic. Regional and national entertainers will play on the main stage set against the beautiful backdrop of Whistler Mountain, with free activities and fantastical characters packing the valley. The festival aims to introduce young people to the arts in an interactive, supportive and fun family environment where imagination’s can grow. |
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July 3rd, 2009 - Artwalk
Whistler B.C. – Whistler Arts Council, TD Canada Trust and
Whistler Real Estate Company are proud to present ArtWalk
Marketplace Opening Reception on Friday, July 3 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
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June 17/09 - Last fall the community voiced its frustrations at a public meeting, claiming that promised Olympic benefits were not being delivered - including getting a new ferry terminal, a cruise ship to house media or Olympic workers, and making Squamish a transportation hub for spectators. At one point Squamish even offered to house the Paralympic hockey and curling events after the facility became too expensive to build in Whistler. Gardner acknowleged that there was history between Squamish and VANOC, but he believes the money, given at a time of fiscal restraint by Olympic organizers, is a recognition of the town's growing importance to the success of the 2010 Games. "I am very pleased that VANOC has acknowledged the role of the community of Squamish in the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games," he said. |
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| Whistler’s biggest conference boosts business Business was booming over the weekend as Whistler played host to its biggest conference to date. There was an uncharacteristic early June hustle and bustle in the village streets as patios buzzed in the beaming sunshine and shop tills rang up sales. By all accounts, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual conference from June 5 to 8 was a great success. Borrowing the words from a colleague, Mayor Ken Melamed said: "I think we hit a home run. It may have been one of the most exciting four days in Whistler for me." The mayor said he couldn't walk anywhere without being stopped and complimented on the well-run conference, the beautiful resort, and on his welcoming speech. Whistler hosted more than 1,700 delegates over the course of four days. An additional 750 companions were also part of the program. The municipality estimated a $6 million spin off in economic activity to the resort. | |||||
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Saturday May 2nd/09 - Election Debate - Electoral Debate is being held at the Whistler Senior Secondary High School at 3:00pm. Come out & show your support for your chosen MLA. Don't forget to vote on May 12th at the Westin (early voting starts May 6-9th). |
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Whistler VANOC info center shutdown The Information center's (located next to the Brewhouse Pub) last day of operations was Sunday April 26/09 - the center has been operating since pre-bid phase. I remember bringing my baby daughter, Kaitlyn with me (in her stroller) to volunteer for my shift. |
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Whistler/Blackcomb Last Days of Operation 2009 Creekside gondola last day Apr. 19th Sunday Whistler mtn last day is Apr. 26th Blackcomb last day May 18th Whistler sightseeing May 16 10-5pm Whistler skiing starts May 18th if snowpack allows Peak to peak closed maintenance Apr. 27 – June 5th Spring skiing hours Apr. 27-June 14th 10am-4pm Glacier skiing Blackcomb starts June 20th |
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| Mar. 25/09 Sliding Centre update The ice operations are finished for the season, however the Whistler Sliding Centre will remain open for the public to come and have a look at the venue until April 26th. We will continue with our Tuesday – Sunday dates, but will be open from 10:00am – 5:00pm for visitors. We will be closed for the month of May and re-open June 4th for public tours | |||||
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22/09 Pierre Lueders and Kaillie
Humphries Win Two-Man and Women's Canadian Championship Titles
WHISTLER, B.C. — Edmonton Eskimos running
back Jesse Lumsden became a national two-man bobsleigh champion
with pilot Pierre Lueders on Saturday at the Whistler
Sliding Centre.
Lueders, with Lumsden on the brakes, clocked a two-run combined time of one minute, 44.73 seconds to finish in first place. The six-foot-two, 226-pound football star has been training this week with the Canadian bobsleigh team. His times have been on par with some of the team's veterans. Lumsden signed last month with the Eskimos after playing four CFL seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. "When I volunteered to give bobsleigh a try, I never figured I would end up at this point. I think any athlete would take full advantage of the opportunity to possibly represent his or her country at the Olympics," Lumsden said. |
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| Mar. 17/09 VANOC Whistler/Vancouver transportation plan during the Olympics click on link to view | |||||
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5/09 Hugh Smythe
announces his retirement One of the founding fathers of Whistler, and "one of the smartest guys in the ski business," is retiring. Hugh Smythe, who moved to Whistler in 1966 at the age of 19 to work as a ski patroller, will be stepping down as Senior Vice President of Intrawest Mountain Resorts on March 12. But he emphasized he's not going anywhere. He will remain an advisor to Intrawest and is looking forward to the next year, particularly the Olympics. "I want to experience that as a local." Pique Newsmagazine
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