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Wish I could help There's at least one potential employee available this winter that apparently no one will be able to hire. I'm a foreigner (from the U.S.
AG’s report raises questions for Whistler

AG’s report raises questions for Whistler

By Bob Barnett It’s important to remember that Acting Auditor General Arn van Iersel’s report on the 2010 Olympics is, as its subtitle states, “A Review of Estimates Related to the Province’s Commitments.
Zune to go head to head with iPod

Zune to go head to head with iPod

By Andrew Mitchell Microsoft isn’t the first company to challenge Apple’s dominance in the portable music and media player market, but with cash reserves of almost $40 billion — and a guaranteed hit when the company releases its new Vista opera
Dave Brownlie: Business as usual

Dave Brownlie: Business as usual

“The hardest thing for me – and for my leadership team – is balancing out the needs of the community against the needs of the company that pay our salary.
New media a new kind of media

New media a new kind of media

A lot of politicos and media pundits are taking potshots at political blogs and bloggers these days, questioning their accuracy, honesty, accountability and journalist credentials — mostly in a dazed response to the unexpected popularity of the
Celebrating the human factor

Celebrating the human factor

By Michel Beaudry When it comes to resident housing, some people at Whistler have it backwards. At least, that’s what former council member Caroline Lamont thinks.
Is Whistler buzzing about the Olympics?

Is Whistler buzzing about the Olympics?

Prompted by the latest incarnation of live theatre in Whistler, and perhaps abetted by the general dearth of news in August, the Globe and Mail assigned Michael Harris to review the Whistler Theatre Project’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream,
Good fences make good neighbours, selling Whistler, trumpeting tourism, and lauding Larco

Good fences make good neighbours, selling Whistler, trumpeting tourism, and lauding Larco

Unacceptable behaviour In recent months there has been a consistent effort on the part of the RMOW to portray the residents of the SLRD as freeloading parasites sucking the blood from Whistler taxpayers.
Vista, Office up for New Year

Vista, Office up for New Year

Not that anybody sane really wants a new operating system and office software suite for Christmas, but there’s definitely a problem with Microsoft announcing shipping dates for Vista and Office for January of 2007.
Gabriel Beaudry: Expanding the vision

Gabriel Beaudry: Expanding the vision

My father just turned 80 this summer. Outdoorsman, Olympian and ski resort visionary, Gaby (as his friends call him) doesn’t get out on the slopes much anymore.