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THE OUTSIDER: Bell curves, break-ins and a new era of backcountry ineptitude

THE OUTSIDER: Bell curves, break-ins and a new era of backcountry ineptitude

I was a young teenager when a graphic representation known as a “bell curve” was explained to me by an academic mentor.
PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: A shift in sporting priorities

PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: A shift in sporting priorities

This time of year is normally filled with the jubilation of victory or the agony of struggle of the Canadian team at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: B.C. government control spread coronavirus

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: B.C. government control spread coronavirus

I am writing to inform you of my displeasure with the BC NDP’s recent COVID-19 response. The B.C. government started off well, but in the last few months has failed the people of B.C.
EDITORIAL: Whistler's double-edged sword

EDITORIAL: Whistler's double-edged sword

MAXED OUT: They are not listening to you, Dr. Henry

MAXED OUT: They are not listening to you, Dr. Henry

Dear Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry: Wow, that seems so formal. After all this time, hanging on your every word week by week—not to mention admiring your shoes—I feel as though using your formal title is too impersonal.
More B.C. residents blaming drugs, mental-health issues for crime

More B.C. residents blaming drugs, mental-health issues for crime

Survey finds change in public perception of causes of criminal activity
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Trying out jobs on Whistler

MUSEUM MUSINGS: Trying out jobs on Whistler

The idea was that everyone at any level of management at Whistler Mountain had to spend at least one day a month during the winter season working a shift on the frontlines
RANGE ROVER: Zen and the art of skiing in jeans

RANGE ROVER: Zen and the art of skiing in jeans

For my last column ( Pique , Dec. 17), I appeared in a photo wearing a “Trump Skis in Jeans” T-shirt.
LETTER: Why are we not stopping visitors from coming [to Whistler]?

LETTER: Why are we not stopping visitors from coming [to Whistler]?

As Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry's advisory not to travel outside of your home community continues, some Whistler residents are raising concerns about the large number of visitors coming to Whistler to ski and vacation
SCIENCE MATTERS: Giving nature a chance improves our chances of well-being

SCIENCE MATTERS: Giving nature a chance improves our chances of well-being

In early 1995, eight grey wolves were transferred from Jasper National Park in Alberta to Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. Within two years, 23 more were brought in. The last wolves in Yellowstone had been killed in the 1920s.