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‘The programming was always spectacular’

‘The programming was always spectacular’

Robin Smith excited to be the Whistler Film Festival’s new Director of Film Programming
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Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

The encounter is a reminder that the whales are focused on feeding and often oblivious to their surroundings.
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The Outsider: Ecstatic highs and crushing lows of the Back Forty

The Outsider: Ecstatic highs and crushing lows of the Back Forty

'While I felt prepared, I knew it was going to be hard. And that’s the whole point of the Back Forty.'
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Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Those of us who founded the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment in 1994 were ‘a bunch of environmentalists who just happened to be physicians’
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David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

Only 27% of adults 18 years and older in Canada participate in sport, but 77% watch professional sports
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Whistler Blackcomb Foundation gives $320K to local non-profits

Whistler Blackcomb Foundation gives $320K to local non-profits

The biggest donation is for Whistler community Services Society, which was awarded $60,000 for mental health and food security programs.
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These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

These B.C. whales are shrinking — fast

A population of grey whales that feeds off B.C.'s coast has seen its adult population shrink 13% in two decades, a new study has found.
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Opinion: Money for something

Opinion: Money for something

'We all know what Canadians want and need from our government. The real question is whether we’re willing to pay more to get it, accept record numbers of immigrants we don’t have housing for, or both.'
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Rescued humpback returns with new calf, but entanglement dangers remain

Rescued humpback returns with new calf, but entanglement dangers remain

The confirmation of the humpback calf came as a pleasant surprise to scientists and rescuers, but with the grim reminder that entanglements are continuing all along the B.C. coast
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Squamish mayor stands firm amid jurisdiction dispute with Woodfibre LNG, province

Squamish mayor stands firm amid jurisdiction dispute with Woodfibre LNG, province

Provincial order prompts WLNG to moor floatel at its worksite offshore from Squamish today.
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