ROSS REBAGLIATI

STRINGING OF 28KM WORTH OF ROPE CABLE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON PEAK 2 PEAK GONDOLA CONSTRUCTION

Four Track Rope Cables and One Haul Rope to be Installed Between Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains

WHISTLER, BC, July 9, 2008 – With sightseeing, mountain biking, and glacier skiing taking place on the mountains, Whistler Blackcomb’s guests have been able to get up close and personal to watch the exciting construction action taking place on the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. Those lucky enough to time their visit right may witness the current task of stringing 28 kilometres worth of cable across the valley. This feat of engineering

Sports Illustrated Article:

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WHEN ROSS REBAGLIATI, a Canadian, won the inaugural snowboarding event—the men's giant slalom—at the 1998 Nagano Olympics, the question afterward was not about steroids but another drug: Did he inhale?

Rebagliati tested positive for marijuana after his winning run and immediately had his gold medal revoked. He claimed the culprit was secondhand smoke that he'd been exposed to at a party less than a month before the Games. "Honestly, I didn't go to the Olympics with a

Kelowna's real estate market is slowing down a little more.

The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation released a report outlining that housing starts fell from 349 units in April 2007 to 249 units this Aprils due largely to fewer multi family starts.

 

But, not only are there fewer starts, there's also less demand than there was in the past.

 

Market Analyst Paul Fabri pointed out, however, that news needs to be put in context as previous years showed record breaking profits and demand.

 

So, instead of expecting double digit profits, scale back expectations

Trevor Linden and Ross Rebagliati lead star-studded bike ride for cancer research Vancouver Canucks mainstay hits the streets for charity Elliott Papp, Vancouver SunPublished: Thursday, May 01, 2008 VANCOUVER - Trevor Linden is not riding into the sunset, he's riding for cancer research.

The Vancouver Canuck icon will be joining Olympic snowboarding gold medallist Ross Rebagliati and Tour de France veteran Axel Merckx in a huge cycling fund-raiser June 1 on Vancouver's west side.

Linden has always worked tireless for a number of causes so his inclusion in this event is hardly a surprise.

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Note to Canadian TV: Don't Mess With Rebagliati Because he will sue you and you'll end up paying him. From Reuters:

Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him. The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. What was the lawsuit about? Rebagliati said he was defamed by a character in the syndicated series named Beck MacKaye, who was portrayed

Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character

 

Vancouver, April 26: Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him. The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler", according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Rebagliati said he was defamed by a character in the syndicated series named Beck MacKaye, who was portrayed as a former

Ross Rebagliati Settles with CTV Out of Court Fri, 2008-04-25 15:41. Local News Kelowna resident and former Olympic dold-medalist Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit against the creators of the show "Whistler" out of court.

He sued the show, the series' producer and CTV, saying an unsavoury character on the show was based on him.

Rebagliati tells Astral Media Radio News he didn't launch the suit to get a big pay-out, but "unfortunately the system developed over the last 20 or 40 years in North America...the only way to get a huge company to pay attention to you is to file a lawsuit."

Although

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Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character ReutersPublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Ross Rebagliati, 1998 gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan shows

Olympic snowboarder settles suit over TV character ReutersPublished: Friday, April 25, 2008 VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Olympic gold-medal-winning snowboarder Ross Rebagliati has settled a lawsuit over a television series that he had accused of defaming him.

The Canadian snowboarder reached the out-of-court settlement with CTV Television network and producers of the series, "Whistler," according a statement released by his spokesman on Friday.

Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Ross Rebagliati, 1998 gold medal winner in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan shows