Cover Stories

Trail and tribulation From poetry to BOMB squads, the Sunshine Coast Trail may hold lessons for the Elaho By Neville Judd Last year, a middle-aged loner left his cabin in Toba Inlet, north of Powell River, bound for Squamish on foot.

Legends of the gates Ski racing has helped define Whistler By Bob Barnett The biggest moment in Whistler’s ski racing history came on Feb.

Spanning the education spectrum Construction of Whistler’s second elementary school has yet to begin, but work on shaping the educational philosophy of the new school is well underway By Loreth Beswetherick "Our highest endeavour must be to develop f

The trouble with humans The bears’ view of ursus americanus-homo sapien conflicts By Alan Forsythe Well it is officially spring and that means several things in Whistler: snow will have the consistency of poured concrete, stores will be selling off t

Resolution rather than punishment Is restorative justice a concept whose time has come? By Loreth Beswetherick A couple of weekends ago they were hanging in the village. That’s normal for many 14-year-old girls in Whistler.

Driving a point home There may be more to Whistler’s transportation strategy than pay parking By Bob Barnett Two weeks ago, Banff residents overwhelmingly rejected a plan for pay parking in the downtown core of their Rocky Mountain town.

Travel Options Putting a positive spin on pay parking By Andrew Mitchell People love their cars. They’re fast, go door-to-door, and let you sleep in an extra 15 minutes every morning. They’re your portable stereo system and an oversized backpack.

Smoking and the arts Artists speak out on the controversy surrounding tobacco sponsorship and one ad in particular By Paul Andrew WHO: The Tea Party, Big Sugar, with Kokoro Dancers, painter Thomas Anfield, Coco Love Alcorn, Armadillo String Quartet,

One of the times in my life when I was a graduate student, the school I attended in Montreal used to have visiting lecturers every other Friday or so.

Why Two Cay: Housing for the Millennium. Yeah, just another huckster’s dream up in smoke.