Featured photo: Bob the Dog had the youth vote with his skateboarding talents. Whistler Question Collection. Last week we introduced 1993 mayoral candidate Bob the Dog. Whistler Question journalist – and later co-founder of Pique Newsmagazine – Kevin Damaskie chronicled Bob the Dog’s campaign. The Grabowieki family was listed as Bob’s campaign team – Pat […][...]
Featured photo: Residents casting their vote at Myrtle Philip Community School. Turnout was down thirty-five percent. Whistler Question Collection, Bonny Makarewicz. Over the last fifty years, the Resort Municipality of Whistler has seen nine mayors over nineteen elections. With the election coming up, we thought we would reflect on the 1993 municipal election, where one […][...]
When planning a visit to Whistler, one is offered a variety of accommodation options, from a tent at a campground to a hotel suite in the Whistler Village. Another option is a pension, similar to a bed and breakfast but sometimes offering more than one meal. While municipal guidelines and requirements for pensions were introduced […][...]
There are many different ways to fundraise, whether asking for donations, applying for grants, or hosting events. Though some of Whistler’s fundraiser events have continued for decades, others lasted only a few years, such as the Annual Chili Cook-off hosted by the Whistler Resort Association (WRA; today known as Tourism Whistler) and the Whistler Health […][...]
