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NEWS ABOUT: Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb stories: 2 news summaries

2010 Winter Olympics Feel
a Chill in One Host Town

Construction hassles, dim future depress Whistler residents

Aug 31, 09 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whistler Village, Canada, celebrated when it learned it would host many events as part of the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver. But the honeymoon is pretty much over, the Seattle Times reports. Clogged roads, endless construction, and soon-to-be-closed schools have residents ruing the decision. And their ire doesn’... More »

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tourism • Canada • development • British Columbia • skiing • Olympic Village • Whistler Blackcomb • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • Winter Olympics

Skiers Pulled From Gondolas After Tower Collapses 

12 injured in accident
at Canada's Whistler

Dec 17, 08 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Twelve people were injured and dozens more were stranded for hours after a gondola support tower collapsed yesterday at a British Columbia ski resort, the Vancouver Sun reports. A rep for the Whistler Blackcomb resort—which is sharing 2010 Winter Olympics duties with Vancouver—said they don't know why the... More »

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British Columbia • skiing • snowboarding • Whistler Blackcomb • gondola • 2010 Vancouver Olympics

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