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Navigating difficult 
climate conversations

Navigating difficult climate conversations

The facts of the climate crisis aren't in dispute.
Letters to the Editor for the week of December 12

Letters to the Editor for the week of December 12

Pay parkers needs grace time to get ticket Sadly, Whistler now has gone predatory. I live in Whistler part time and had girlfriends visiting from Florida, driving a rental car. I tried to use my app to park their rental car at Marketplace.
Water, water everywhere ...

Water, water everywhere ...

Of course we all want snow, and even rain, to fall as we think of enjoying our mountain pursuits. After all, carving our way down the slopes brings a certain feeling of freedom that really can't be found in any other activity.
Polar bear capital: the Tundra

Polar bear capital: the Tundra

After a few days in Churchill, Manitoba and a two-hour, 20 km/h drive across half-frozen swamp in a "tundra buggy"—the all-terrain monster-truck-meets-bus invented by Leonard Smith in 1979—we arrive at Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy Lodge
Holding a mirror to the real overabundant species

Holding a mirror to the real overabundant species

To bring imperilled wildlife back from the brink, governments must establish recovery targets. This might seem straightforward and science-based but it is often influenced by social and economic factors.
Letters to the Editor for the week of December 5

Letters to the Editor for the week of December 5

Get off your couch! #WFF19 is on! This year marks our 19th edition of the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) running from Dec. 4 to 8. Sundance, Telluride, Vail, Whistler: ski towns seem to attract film festivals.
Love thy neighbour(hood store)

Love thy neighbour(hood store)

The slower start to the season can have trickle-down effects that are particularly impactful at this time of year.
Vietnam vagabonding

Vietnam vagabonding

As a self-confessed fan of fall, I don't make it a rule to travel during Whistler's pre-winter waiting period. I enjoy crisp days and biking under a cover of darkness with powerful lights illuminating the trails.
Little bits, big problem

Little bits, big problem

We've heard a lot lately about microplastics—particles less than five millimetres in size—and their global ubiquity in aquatic ecosystems. But is it time to consider their movement both within and beyond those ecosystems? In October, U.S.
Failure to address climate crisis puts children at risk

Failure to address climate crisis puts children at risk

On Nov. 12, Veneto, Italy's regional council was debating climate policy in its Venice offices. Minutes after a majority voted against budget amendments to address climate disruption, the chambers were inundated with water.