| Whistler council just voted to allow operation of their wastewater system to go to a private company. One of the bidders is Vivendi. The Council of Canadians see this as the thin edge of the wedge.

| Whistler council were responding to the concerns of local businesses when they didn’t pass a bylaw that will give VANOC the right to sell food and souvenirs during the Games.

| There's a military camp to the south and a private security camp to the north; drivers are facing multiple checkpoints in and out of town; and police are setting up protest zones.