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VANCOUVER DJ Moore Panthers Jersey , Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Canada is known around the world for its cold, snowy winter and its friendly people. When you put those two things together at the top of one of British Columbia's most beautiful mountains, the combination makes for one of the world's best winter ski resorts.


Whistler is actually a pair of mountains located side-by-side about two hours' drive north of Vancouver. Whistler Blackcomb has been gaining in reputation since hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2010.


SKI Magazine's annual readers'poll has named Whistler Blackcomb as the best overall ski resort in North America for 2015. With more than 200 runs, an average annual snowfall of nearly 12 meters, and extremely varied terrain, the mountain is suitable for everyone, from off-piste experts to first-timers.


Ian Jenkins Vernon Butler Black Jersey , general manager of sales at Whistler Blackcomb company, told Xinhua that they have got the largest skiable terrain in North America. People can experience both mountains of Whistler and Blackcomb. Everyone here always has his or her own favorite.


"I prefer Whistler, you know, but I'll go over and ski Blackcomb as well. I've been skiing here for 20 years and people still show me spots, that I didn't quite know that line," Jenkins said.


He also mentioned that Whistler has a unique blend of great snow conditions and mild temperatures due to its relatively low altitude.


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While Whistler mountain and Blackcomb mountain together offer some of the best and most varied ski terrain in all of North America, the ski resort is also known for something that might even be more important than skiing itself, and that's the world class apre ski in Whistler village."


The SKI Magazine poll also gave Whistler the title for 2015's best after-ski experience. Whistler village has more than 90 bars and restaurants, 200 shops, and is popular for its live music, nightclubs and luxury hotels.


Shawna Lang, director of market development for Tourism Whistler Rashaan Gaulden Black Jersey , said apres ski is a very important part of a ski holiday or a winter holiday. "You work hard all day, whether you're skiing or snowmobiling, or dog-sledding, and the most important part of the day is to get together with your friends and family, talk about what you did, probably over beer, wine."


Lang said the Winter Games in 2010 put a spotlight on Whistler Devin Funchess Black Jersey , and also left it with new sporting infrastructure for visitors such as a bobsled track and a Nordic-skiing center.


"Whistler is very easy to get to from many places in the world, but particularly Asia. We have amazing air access into the city of Vancouver. We're only two hours' north of Vancouver," Lang said.


Whistler attract around 2 million tourists here each year and is open to visitors all year around.


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ACCRA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Fifty-year-old Gabriel Agbeve joined China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) in July 2016 as a mason after the Chinese firm won the contract to carry out Ghana's port expansion project at Tema, about 40km east of the capital Accra.


Due to his hard work, Agbeve was elevated by managers at CHEC to the position of Masons Foreman. He has since then been sent outside the country for further training to improve his skills.


"As they saw my performance, they took me outside the country to learn the casing so now I am also training the other masons in casing. We have some other guys who were unskilled laborers but the Chinese have trained them to be professionals Shaq Thompson Black Jersey ," Agbeve told Xinhua during a working tour at Tema Harbor early this week.


Not only has he improved his skills, Agbeve is also able to provide for his family sufficiently, including his daughter now in the university from the wages he earns from his job at the Chinese firm.


"This company is the best because I have worked in about four or five companies before. I cannot mention their names here but I have progressed here far more than I did with the previous companies," he said.


CHEC commenced the expansion work on the Tema Harbor in July 2016 and is expected to complete it within 51 months. The company has put in place procurement and employment measures that create a win-win situation for both employers and employees, as well as service providers and sub-contractors.


Even before half of the duration for the 1.5-billion-U.S. dollar contract elapses, many Ghanaians and companies have enjoyed transformational benefits and opportunities.


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The staff categories comprise management, skilled laborers, and machine operators, among others.


The project director expressed satisfaction that with the training provided for the workers, even the unskilled laborers had acquired skills as masons and in other fields while the inexperienced artisans had also gathered experience over the period.


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