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Opinion: Vancouver Pen Shop move is another chapter in downtown decay

Opinion: Vancouver Pen Shop move is another chapter in downtown decay

Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association is granting businesses half of their costs to a maximum $5,000 of repairing busted windows, doors, removing or coating graffiti, and installing cameras, shutters or gates.
Range Rover: Be searchable

Range Rover: Be searchable

Leslie Anthony dives into the history behind RECCO technology and how it's helping search-and-rescue organizations in B.C. and beyond.
Letter: Fix Sea to Sky housing situation 'before our communities break'

Letter: Fix Sea to Sky housing situation 'before our communities break'

'The lack of housing available for those working on mountain, in service positions at local businesses, tradespeople, young families, and those on reduced incomes is a real threat to the viability of our towns.'
Opinion: The season is the reason

Opinion: The season is the reason

'Winter in Whistler is a state of mind as much as a state of readiness, and it pays to be prepared mentally, physically and financially.'
Carly Madge: Maybe we need a Ministry for the Future today

Carly Madge: Maybe we need a Ministry for the Future today

The Ministry for the Future, a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, with its mix of real science and not-so-far from reality-fiction, should be on the top of your “to-read” list.  
Letter: Speed limit on Highway 99 through Whistler should be lowered

Letter: Speed limit on Highway 99 through Whistler should be lowered

'Let’s have the speed limit changed to 60 km/h from Creekside to the highway bridge in Function.'
Opinion: Paint a picture of me with all the colours — except white

Opinion: Paint a picture of me with all the colours — except white

Do you see me through a white lens? I'm here to ask you not to.
Letter: Surprised by ageism in Whistler workplaces

Letter: Surprised by ageism in Whistler workplaces

'When you get older, people treat you differently, but it’s not something you ever expect.'
Survey: Majority of respondents disagree with decisions to remove statues

Survey: Majority of respondents disagree with decisions to remove statues

In 2018, at a time when words like “reconciliation” were not being mentioned prominently to discuss the relationship of Canadian governments with Indigenous residents, the City of Victoria removed a statue of Sir John A.
Rob Shaw: Why the BC NDP should consider an early election

Rob Shaw: Why the BC NDP should consider an early election

Premier David Eby continues to insist he has no plans for a snap election. But there is a compelling and growing political case that could change his mind. At the centre of it all is B.C.