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Whistler, British Columbia facts for kids

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Whistler Panorama 1
Whistler mountain.

Whistler is a village in the British Columbian province of Canada. The population as of 2006 is 9,248 and the mayor of Whistler is Nancy Wilhelm-Morden. It is located on the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99), which goes from the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Surrey, British Columbia to the Cariboo Highway (Highway 97) 10 kilometres north of Cache Creek, British Columbia. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, and it is usually for alpine skiing and mountain biking at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort. Whistler was the host Mountain Resort of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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  • 2009-0605-Ilanaaq-2010Oly-Whistler

    A statue of Ilanaaq, emblem of the 2010 Olympics, located on Whistler Mountain

  • Whistler Panorama -2007

    A panorama of Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains taken in March, 2007

  • Whistler Panorama 2

    Looking WSW from Whistler Mountain

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Whistler (Columbia Británica) para niños

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