Whistler News (British Columbia, Canada)

Enjoy a Delicious 4 Course Plant-Based Raw Thai Dinner prepared by Sarah Uy and Priscilla Levac, while contributing to a Community Dialogue on Clean Energy facilitated by Kim Slater of Band Together BC. Tues, June 19, 6:30pm at Burnt Stew Café.

Earthsave Whistler presents “Raw Fiesta!”, a raw food dinner prepared by gourmet raw chefs Sarah Uy and Priscilla Levac, with special guest chef Sarinda Hoilett. Organisers invite Sea-to-Sky residents to come out and try something new.

George Strombo named it his favorite film of 2011. Pro snowboarder Priscilla Levac is teaming up with Earthsave Whistler to bring the popular food documentary FORKS OVERS KNIVES to Squamish to share message of health and hope.

We have updated our 3D Map of Whistler, which is based upon Google Earth. A winter version has the ski runs mapped while the summer version has the bike trails in the valley mapped.

The Real Estate Association of Whistler presents enhanced online and mobile resources to connect users to the most comprehensive source of property listings for Whistler Resort and Pemberton, Canada

Whistler 3D Solutions has created an interactive, fun way to explore the two host ski resorts of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. View the mapped mountains on your home computer or mobile device (some exclusions)

The Whistleblower wins Whistler Film Festival Audience Award and Borsos Award for Best Canadian Feature

Leading ski GPS app for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Ovi by Nokia.

Highlights include new producer roundtables, cross-platform panels and lively discussions

Whistler Film Festival promotes Canadian films while contributing $11.25 million annually to local economy

10th Anniversary features top International and Canadian filmmakers

Whistler, B.C. – The Whistler Film Festival is proud to announce the films competing for $25,000 in cash prizes as part of the Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film and the inaugural New Voices International Feature Film Competition.

Bruce McDonald’s rockumentary leads special gala presentations

Whistler Alpine Chalet Retreat & Wellness in Whistler, British Columbia was selected as Best B&B in the annual Best of BedandBreakfast.com Awards, 2010-2011.

As a bestselling author, motivational speaker and CEO, Joe Roberts is now positioning his company “Mindware Internet Solutions” as the premier internet marketing provider for Credit Counselling Agencies and similar companies.

Baxter Creek development sells 70% on opening weekend

Whistler RV Park and Campground joins Riverside as the only RV and tenting parks in the Whistler Area.

Acute thumb injuries / sprains are a common injury either in the bike park or in alpine and nordic skiing. Initially, definitive diagnosis may be challenging given extreme pain, tenderness and negative radiographs.

With mountain bike season upon us, patients will be presenting with acute wrist pain from unplanned falls, typically on outstretched arms. This will become a regular occurrence over the next several months given our demographic.

In acute injury of the knee, pain in this region may represent a soft tissue or bony injury.

Acute thumb injuries / sprains are a common injury either in the bike park or in alpine and nordic skiing. Initially, definitive diagnosis may be challenging given extreme pain, tenderness and negative radiographs.

This month’s insight is to demonstrate the value of the MRI in diagnosing scaphoid fractures with a normal x-ray.

Whistler MRI Clinic is excited to announce that we are now offering Musculoskeletal Ultrasound scanning of the following:

This case is a 14 year old male. He was skiing, 4th run. As he came over a lip at a slow speed, his ski went into a dip that was not expected causing him to lose his balance resulting in a slow twisting fall to the left side. Ski did not release.

Acute injuries in the knee are extremely common in sporting activities, especially along the Sea to Sky Corridor. Often the acutely injured, painful and swollen knee is difficult to physically examine.

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic Games announced that most public parking lots in Whistler, BC will be closed during the Olympics. Services like Ski Butlers will help tourists overcome these challenges.

Alpine ski racing academy, "International Racer" have released their "Chile Alpine Racing Camp" details

SnowboardAddiction Summer Snowboard Camps are being hosted again this year at Whistler Blackcomb in partnership with Camp of Champions. Sign up and register now for more details to be a part of the best snowboarding that summer has to offer!