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It's not about the highway

It's not about the highway

A perfectly executed Olympics, while most likely impossible to achieve, is one that will always plan well ahead for the ‘what-ifs’. Like ‘what if there’s a serious crash on the Sea to Sky Highway during the Games?’ On Feb.
The good, the bad of going satellite

The good, the bad of going satellite

I’ve been writing this Cybernaut for almost six and a half years now, and only once has a tech company sent me a gadget to try it out for myself and write a review.
Perils of parking, reflections on one's own, and kudos to strangers and friends

Perils of parking, reflections on one's own, and kudos to strangers and friends

Perils of Parking I am writing this email because I believe that Whistler could have more effective parking signage in the residential sub-divisions and on the highway.
There's got to be a better way - highway closures, P3s, and avalanches

There's got to be a better way - highway closures, P3s, and avalanches

Motorists deserve some signs At 4pm on Saturday afternoon my son and I set off for Vancouver under blue skies and in perfect driving conditions. At about 5:15 p.m.
Feel better or worse?

Feel better or worse?

As of last Sunday, Feb. 12, Vancouver and Whistler were officially four years away from hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
The copywriter has awoken

The copywriter has awoken

Guerilla marketing has gotten a little out of hand as of late.
Housing, highways, and where's the beef?

Housing, highways, and where's the beef?

Our natural strengths I’m writing to strongly support two letters that appeared in the Jan. 26 Pique: Rick Flebbe’s about showcasing the natural beauties of our area, and David Buzzard’s about the need for employee housing.
Pique Newsmagazine on the road to 2010

Pique Newsmagazine on the road to 2010

Cue the tedious CBC horn introduction. Raise the flags. Take the oath. Let the Games begin. Love ’em or hate ’em; opportunity or white elephant, the Winter Olympics are coming. That’s why Pique Newsmagazine is going to Torino, Italy.
Turn down your iPod

Turn down your iPod

It was only a matter of time.
Whistler Blackcomb responds, Eva Lake is sinking, capitalist scum and Scrabble

Whistler Blackcomb responds, Eva Lake is sinking, capitalist scum and Scrabble

Some points clarified Re: The danger of slides and reporting (Pique Newsmagazine letters, Jan. 26, 2005) I would like to clarify points raised in Robert Moysychyn’s letter printed in last week’s Pique.