Opinion

Part of the army rebelled in Burundi last week, not to overthrow the constitution but to save it. The revolt failed after two days of shooting in the capital, Bujumbura, and the generals who led it surrendered.

Imagine the Sea to Sky corridor as a scene of widespread destruction, trees levelled in every direction, piled helter-skelter as if vast swaths of forest had been taken out by the sweep of a giant's hand, and with steep mountainsides below magnificen

Close the clubs I'm an emergency physician at the Whistler Health Care Centre. Everyone at work dreads the May long weekend, as we typically see a spike in violent injuries and partying overdoses. This weekend was no different.

That headline about summed up Whistler, as we headed into this last May long weekend.

Everyone's trails It is with some concern that I read about someone who is having problems with mountain bikers on the Riverside trails. I ride those trails a lot, and whenever I come across hikers, I stop and let them pass me.

(With apologies to JD Salinger)

Recent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people won't stand for having corporate interests put before their own.

If the events calendar is anything to go by then the Great Outdoors Festival should keep everyone busy this May long weekend. From "green" events, to free music concerts, to the Great Snow-Earth-Water Race, it's a weekend packed with choices.

Reaching out to Nepal I am writing on behalf of Whistler Secondary School, which is now accepting clothing donations in order to sell them to raise funds for Nepal earthquake relief. As many are aware, the 7.

There was supposed to be a referendum in Myanmar this month. It would have addressed all the cynical clauses that the military regime wrote into the 2008 constitution to safeguard its own hold on power.