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Letter: Families should be talking about being on a ventilator

Letter: Families should be talking about being on a ventilator

While at work one day in 2013, I got a call that no one every wants to hear - you dad had a catastrophic stroke, he is in the emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops (I live in Burnaby).
The sourdough makers

The sourdough makers

As a pandemic- shuttered global gentry finds time and motivation to pursue all manner of guerilla baking, and weighing the popularity of specific items by sheer volume of Instagram posts, it appears that sourdough is in.
Letters to the Editor for the week of April 9th

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 9th

Immediate action needed to support Whistler businesses I can't help but try to analyze what I see as a big disconnect going on between the Government of Canada, the provincial government and the real estate market in Canada.
Please, don't come 
to Whistler

Please, don't come to Whistler

In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would be writing and begging people not to come to Whistler. After all, we are a resort that prides itself on hosting guests and offering a getaway experience that's second to none.
OPINION: COVID-19 recession scenarios for B.C.: one is bad; one is worse

OPINION: COVID-19 recession scenarios for B.C.: one is bad; one is worse

By now it is clear the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will be widespread and unusually painful. The shuttering of much of the provincial economy is unprecedented.
OPINION: No boundaries with COVID-19, says Dr. Bonnie Henry

OPINION: No boundaries with COVID-19, says Dr. Bonnie Henry

The risk is everywhere so every British Columbian has a part to play to flatten the curve
Economic Ecology Part II: Opportunity

Economic Ecology Part II: Opportunity

In a previous column ( Pique , March 19) I argued that the current pandemic, though proximally tied to environmental degradation, is more distally symptomatic of rabid globalization and economic hubris, leading most countries to adopt too-tentative m
The FOMO will fade if we all stay home

The FOMO will fade if we all stay home

As a lot of you probably know, I like being outside. I like being outside in the mountains even more.
Nature is still our greatest ally

Nature is still our greatest ally

As we settle into this uneasy existence of life in the time of a pandemic, perhaps it is time to consider some of the unintended consequences we are seeing. One of the most noticeable is the many fewer cars on the road.
Letters to the Editor for the week of April 2nd

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 2nd

Advice from the front lines—WHCC's medical director Thank you, Whistler, to every single person who is working to keep themselves healthy and safe from COVID-19. This will keep others safe, too.