Cover Stories

Who was the first Canadian in space, when did we get our own flag, and when were Olympic gold medals really gold? These and other questions Pique staff have compiled to amuse you after the parade is done and the cotton candy eaten.

Deadline July 14

Fear and self-loathing

On a quest for good dirt, Whistler filmmaker Chris Winter reports from Marrakech on hauling ass amidst shepherds, goats, and prayers to Allah.

It's not locals' discounts that are attracting so many black bears to Whistler. Nicole Fitzgerald investigates.

Lisa Richardson maps out the logistics of a 100-mile diet, pondering community greenhouses, organic farm harvest boxes, and how to live without avocados.

Times have changed and so have what keeps kids busy and amused in the summer. Cindy Filipenko checks out what's up for kids here and in the city.

VC Powel continues on the trail of Whistler's wastewater treatment plant public-private partnership conundrum.

VC Powel investigates rationales in favour of and in opposition to public-private partnership proposed for Whistler's wastewater treatment plant.

As Intrawest reviews its strategic options Whistler may contemplate: does it matter who owns Whistler-Blackcomb? Bob Barnett charts the course of the corporation that lives, breathes, and just might sell, Whistler and Blackcomb.