Opinion

It's not necessarily Christmas-motivated PR, but recent moves by big outdoor companies to get on board (and drive, in some cases) the sustainability train continue to be impressive.

There's nothing that quite lifts the spirits of a snow-starved community than fat flakes. I'll never forget the first time I witnessed these beautiful shapes falling from the sky.

Action needed on speedy drivers in Cheakamus Crossing I am writing to voice a shared concern amongst Cheakamus Crossing residents surrounding vehicle speed and pedestrian safety.

Last week, our community came full circle in considering tourism in our town and all the participants in this jigsaw puzzle that has landed us as a top destination globally.

If you'd told me back in December 1999, when I took up full-time residence in Whistler, that 20 years would pass in the blink of an eye, I would have laughed.

We live in strange times.

If we can do it, so can you I just read your recent column ("Snow joke," Dec 12, www.piquenewsmagazine.com ) about taking a closer look at consumption habits and the connection to climate change.

I know I am probably the only person in Whistler who was in favour of the Renaissance-plan waterpark that Whistler Blackcomb (WB) proposed in the spring of 2016.

Having experienced the fickle life of a gear junkie in the past, I am now a firm believer in buying things that I need, not things that I want or unnecessarily replacing equipment that is perfectly fine.

Recently it was revealed that since 1970, 60 per cent of all vertebrate animals on the planet have been wiped out.