This Week In Photos: July 5This Week In Photos: July 5
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Tag: Rainbow Substation
This Week In Photos: June 21This Week In Photos: June 21
This week in the 1980s was apparently all about the kids of Whistler, with the majority of the photos having to do with the Myrtle Philip School sports day, ballet recitals and the Whistler Children’s Art Festival. 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984[...]
Powering WhistlerPowering Whistler
If you’ve been in Whistler over the past couple of months you probably experienced or heard about power outages around town, most notably on October 18 when most neighbourhoods experienced a loss of power. The most common reason Whistler residents lose electricity seems to be from trees coming down on the lines due to rain, […][...]
Power Up!Power Up!
Throughout BC we are blessed with an abundance of mighty rivers from which we get almost 90% of our electricity. Here in Whistler we’re surrounded by hydro-generating stations of all sizes, notably the IPP on Fitzsimmons Creek which provides for all of Whistler-Blackcomb’s electricity needs. [Correction – it produces the equivalent of all W-B’s electricity […][...]