Whistler Question

The Whistler Question has been published every Tuesday since 1976, and serves the communities of Whistler, Pemberton, and Mt. Currie with select distribution in Greater Vancouver. The Whistler Question covers local news and provides local advertisers with access to the Whistler market. Our 30+ years of success is due to our incredible local staff a... nd to the community embracing our style. As the Host Mountain Resort for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the eyes of the world remain on Whistler. The Question has the experience, the broad readership and a high-profile distribution model that makes us the sensible choice as the source of information for Whistler. Our box and rack distribution in Whistler allows us to be everywhere. We provide boxes at all the community mailbox locations throughout the valley. Alta Lake was the original name of Whistler. The name Whistler was used by the early 1900's settlers because of the shrill whistle sound made by the hoary marmots who live among the rocks. Myrtle and Alex Philip, both from Maine, arrived in Whistler in 1911, eventually building the popular Rainbow Lodge on Alta Lake. In the beginning, the journey to Whistler took three days - a steamer ship ride from Vancouver to Squamish, overnight in Brackendale and a two-day horse trek up the Pemberton Trail. In 1914 the Pacific Great Eastern Railway reached Alta Lake and opened up the valley to the outside world. In the early years, Whistler was a base for logging and mining, as well as tourism. Whistler's evolution into a world class ski resort began in the early 1960s when a group of Vancouver businessmen sought to develop the site to host a future Winter Olympic Games. The Olympic bid failed, but in 1962 the Garibaldi Lift Company was formed with Franz Wilhelmsen as president. Its goal was to erect and operate lifts on Whistler Mountain. By the fall of 1965 there was a four-person gondola to the mountain's mid-station, a double chairlift to the treeline and two T-bars along with a day lodge. ...Read More