Events for December 2008.
A Night of Guitars
Matt Anderson and Don Alder put on a terrific performance last month as part of the Performing Art Series. 2007 International Fingerstyle Champion Don Alder took the stage first an...more
Halloween
Halloween is always a fun time for young and old to dress up in costumes. It's a time for carving pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns and for decorating houses spooky. There were Hallowe...more
Whistler Sliding Centre Gets Busy
It was a busy November over at the Whistler Sliding Centre last month. First were the male and female bobsleigh athletes competing for spots on the World Cup Team. Then the men’s...more
In With the New…Buses
After 17 years of service, Whistler will be getting 21 new buses this month. Whistler has the highest per capita riders in the country with 3 million per year. These new buses will...more
Senior Wellness Fair
The Senior Wellness Fair held at Brennan Park in Squamish was hosted by Vancouver Coastal Health and the District of Squamish. As always, it was a well attended event with many sen...more
Whistler Spirit Luncheon
Roughly 450 Whistler business people came to the Whistler Chateau to hear guest speaker and author Dr. John Izzo. His message was one of positive reinforcement. The three key attri...more
Squamish Chamber After 5
Each month the Squamish Chamber of Commerce holds their Chamber After 5, an informal way for business people to network and interact and a nice way to end the day. This month it wa...more
12 Annual Cornucopia
There are always certain events that Whistlerites and visitors look forward to and hands down, Cornucopia is on that list. Its five days of wine, food, and parties were once again ...more
ARTrageous Does it Again
It was another amazing night at Dusty’s for this year's ARTrageous party. Sea to Sky artists filled two floors with amazing art that was based around this year’s theme of â€...more
Save him from becoming a ... "Starving Artist"
The visual and performing arts community of Squamish came together to fundraise for Martin Thorne, local Woodturner and Furniture Maker, who will be unable to work for an extended ...more
Pemberton's 16th Annual Wine and Cheese
The Friends of the Library have been working hard year after year raising money for the library. One of the more popular events for them is the annual Wine and Cheese party. Local...more
No Wine Here
A day after Cornucopia was over, the gang from the Cinnamon Bear had fun with an “I don’t drink wine industry partyâ€. The bar was packed with people enjoying great tu...more
2010 Business Opportunities Workshop
The Squamish Chamber of Commerce hosted the second 2010 Business Opportunities Workshop with Rob Arthurs (Manager of Procurement & Business Opportunites, BC Olympic & Paralympic Wi...more
Looking to 2010
The Vancouver Organizing Committee of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic
Games (VANOC) hosted an informative party at Dusty’s last month. Guest speaker and current coach of ...more
Whistler's Welcome Week
It’s the time of year again to welcome this year's crop of newbies to Whistler. The WCSS Welcome week is designed to help them get oriented. It all started on the Monday with a p...more
Spirit of Canada
Squamish celebrated Canada Music Week with a concert featuring young local musicians and Canadian compositions. Presented by the Howe Sound Performing Arts Association, Spirit of C...more
VANOC CEO John Furlong
The Squamish Chamber of Commerce were thrilled to host John Furlong, CEO of VANOC. The event included admission to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park, Mr. Furlong's motivating pr...more
Players Chophouse Celebrates Opening in Creekside
Players Chophouse celebrated the opening of their new location in Creekside last month with a Grand Opening Party. The place was alive with people having a great time, enjoying ama...more
Remembrance Day at Whistler Secondary School
On Friday, November 7, Whistler Secondary held its annual Remembrance Day assembly. WSS' choir sang the national anthem to start the ceremony. Emily Wright, Grade 12 student at WS...more
Skiis and Biikes Now In Whistler
Anyone from Ontario would be familiar with Skiis and Biikes as a store that is known for quality service and products and now they have opened up a location in Creekside. What Paul...more
