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Labour’s perfect storm
At the end of a short week that began with Labour Day, Immigration Minister Monte Solberg is to meet with Whistler business people to hear their concerns about staffing and how his ministry may be able to help alleviate an aspect of the local labour
Sep 8, 2006 9:09 AM
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Locals discount, money-grubbing Olympics, sardonic thanks, and why people leave
Some facts of life in Whistler This letter is kind of reaction to the one about the dog beach incident at Lost Lake (Pique letters Aug.
Sep 8, 2006 1:54 AM
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An inspiration for Whistler and a message to the IOC
One of the inspirations for Whistler passed away a week and a half ago at his summer home in Rhode Island. Alex Cushing, the founder and chairman of Squaw Valley Resort, was 92.
Sep 1, 2006 6:46 AM
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Shifting the paradigm
"The single biggest challenge for Whistlerites," says veteran resort professional Lorne Borgal, "is accepting that the time has come to make fundamental changes.
Sep 1, 2006 6:35 AM
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Exploding batteries and other problems
Once upon a time my parents bought me a remote- controlled R2D2 robot that crawled about an inch a minute across the kitchen linoleum, turning its head and making all those "bleep bloop bleep" sounds that won over legions of young Star Wars
Sep 1, 2006 6:31 AM
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Finding staff, Disneytown, affordable housing, sledge hockey, and bear traffic
How desperate are we? I read the article "Whistler desperate for workers" (Pique News, Aug.
Sep 1, 2006 12:50 AM
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Was it the right decision? More on bears, worker shortage
At what cost the right decision? The final chapter in the excruciatingly painful and drawn out Olympic Sledge Hockey Arena soap opera can finally be written. Like any good story, it kept us on the edge of our seats until the final page.
Aug 25, 2006 5:17 AM
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A simple lesson
It used to be easy to make ice, you just set out some water and waited for the temperature to get below 32 F. Of course, its not that simple anymore; now it has to get below 0 C.
Aug 25, 2006 5:13 AM
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Tired of games? Create your own
If the number of Java programmers making and marketing small format online strategy games is any indication, theres a lot of talent out there that remains virtually untapped by the games industry.
Aug 25, 2006 12:48 AM
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Editorial
It used to be easy to make ice, you just set out some water and waited for the temperature to get below 32 F. Of course, its not that simple anymore; now it has to get below 0 C.
Aug 25, 2006 12:44 AM
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