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Condo-mania Hits WhistlerCondo-mania Hits Whistler

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Today the term “condo” can be heard pretty much every day throughout most of Canada.  When Whistler Mountain first opened in the 1960s, however, condominiums were almost unheard of.  The first official condominium in Canada was Brentwood Village in Edmonton, Alberta in 1967. After Whistler opened for skiing the valley experienced a boom in construction.  […][...]

What is “round” about the Roundhouse Lodge?What is “round” about the Roundhouse Lodge?

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Have you ever sat at the Roundhouse Lodge and — while munching a delicious burger — asked yourself why this light-flooded but pretty square-cut, mid-mountain venue is called “Round”-house? Here is the answer to the brain-twister: Today’s Roundhouse Lodge had a much smaller, flying saucer-shaped precursor that perched atop Whistler Mountain just across from where […][...]