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Of trash and treasure

Of trash and treasure

Breakfast is over, but it's still early as the Island Solitude manoeuvres up the inlet on a falling tide. Dropping anchor, we pile into Zodiacs and head for a cove now constellated with barnacle-encrusted boulders.
The 'she-cession' reality

The 'she-cession' reality

It feels like the coronavirus has created fault lines through our society, which we are experiencing on so many levels.
Letters to the Editor for the week of June 11th

Letters to the Editor for the week of June 11th

Thank you Whistler, we did it together Last month, our foundations, The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation and the Szocs Foundation, donated $50,000 to Whistler Community Services Society (WCSS) to support mental-health initiatives, challenging the com
OPINION: COVID-19 modelling shows how it got here and where it's going

OPINION: COVID-19 modelling shows how it got here and where it's going

Contact tracing shows an average person had regular contact with about 11 people in our social bubble before health restrictions were enacted, that now seems to be down to around four
The Whistler I didn't know

The Whistler I didn't know

When the pandemic shutdown hit in March, like many Whistler folks, my partner and I started a daily walk routine as a way to escape the house and get some exercise.
Returning to normal after pandemic isn't good enough

Returning to normal after pandemic isn't good enough

After months of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many people just want to get back to "normal." We will overcome this crisis.
Letters to the Editor for the week of June 3rd

Letters to the Editor for the week of June 3rd

Parenting in a pandemic: Tools from a child therapist Jimmy Fallon joked earlier in this pandemic that the Olympics were cancelled and the medals were given to the parents stuck at home 24/7 with young children.
The way forward

The way forward

While we have yet to see how Phase 2 of B.C.'s post-COVID-19 re-opening plan will impact the number of people who come down with the virus, we have been given a glimpse of what lies in store for tourism. There is pent-up demand for getaways from B.C.
Oceans away

Oceans away

With the past seven days representing National Biodiversity Week in many countries—the reason the last column in this space focused on biodiversity—let’s stick with that theme.
Opinion: Multiple crises expose systemic flaws

Opinion: Multiple crises expose systemic flaws

The coronavirus spreading COVID-19 around the globe isn’t the first disease microbe suspected to have jumped from other animals to humans, nor will it be the last.