Opinion

Monday night’s marathon public hearings on two pension rezoning applications suggests pensions have gained a status similar to employee housing; that is, no one is opposed until one is proposed for their neighbourhood.

Only into the second week and already 1996 is shaping up to be a year of decisions and directions, for Whistler, British Columbia and perhaps for Canada.

Legend has it that one of modern Whistler’s pioneers was holding court in a bar one day several years ago when he pronounced that Canada was the greatest country in the world.

You’ve probably spotted the Dec. 8-22 issue of Condo Guide around town.

The next 12 months will bring some substantial changes to the way school boards operate, and consequently, changes to the way school programs are designed and delivered.

This fall employee housing has been discussed, debated, deflated, kicked around and finally deferred so that now the term has become defiled.

Mountain culture involves discovery and sense of place In Europe and Asia people have lived with the mountains for centuries. Small villages and communities developed in the mountains, often in isolation.

Solving the corridor’s transportation problems has become a popular topic in recent weeks; first there was MLA David Mitchell weighing in with his plan for an alternate highway through Indian Arm, then last week MLA candidate Ted Nebbeling was promot

A poll last month showed 23 per cent of Quebecers believe a sovereign Quebec would remain a part of Canada. Other polls have show as many as 30 per cent think a sovereign Quebec would still send members of Parliament to Ottawa.

Anyone who had any doubts the economy is changing need only look at the facts provided below by BC Stats. British Columbia, the land of the logger, has become a net importer of logs.