Whistler, British Columbia scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique" operates one Francophone primary school in that city: the "école La Passerelle". Whistler has one weekly newspaper and one monthly community publication. The two newspapers, the "Whistler Question" and the "Pique Newsmagazine", were originally published every Thursday until they were both brought under the same ownership. They are now published Tuesday and Thursday respectively. The Lost Duck is a monthly events guide and calendar that lists what's happening in the resort. Other tourist oriented, print media such as FAQ, Visitors Choice and Whistler Magazine are published from quarterly to once or twice a year. An
Whistler Mountain advertising purposes. With the advent of the ski resort in the late 1960s the name was changed to "Whistler" to represent the whistling calls of the marmots, which are also known as "whistlers", that live in the alpine areas of the mountain. Because of the mountain's proximity to Garibaldi Provincial Park, ski lifts are regularly used to quickly access the alpine, and ski tour into the park. The summit is home to the Whistler Peak chair, and this makes it one of the most traveled summits in BC. The mountain forms part of a major ski and snowboard resort. Whistler