Opinion

Whistler has much to celebrate! The resort is abuzz with: • The recent accolades from SKI Magazine — ranking Whistler Blackcomb the No 1.

If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons," said Winston Churchill in 1941, defending his decision to regard Stalin as an ally after Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

With more than 2,000 attendees at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention in Whistler this week, it is hardly surprising to overhear snippets of political conversation almost everywhere.

On a warm, early fall afternoon above Kelowna, B.C., a delicate mix of flavours registers on my palate before I swallow. The faint hint of mint that wavers at the finish makes me smile. Now that's something different. No, I'm not on a wine tour.

Standing up for business Members of our community have rightfully asked, "just how big" is this Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) issue for Whistler? In June and July the Whistler Chamber surveyed its members to answer this question and 67 businesses re

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Children belong outdoors. We know this intuitively, but now an extensive and ever-growing body of research supports it. Kids who spend time outside every day are healthier, happier, more creative, less stressed and more alert than those who don't.

As Whistler gets ready to welcome local and provincial political leaders, their staff and families to the annual convention of B.C. municipalities it should be clear to all that the resort is a powerhouse in producing tourism dollars.

You mustn't expect politicians in a democratic system to come up with ideologically pure, intellectually consistent policies.

For almost as long as the resort of Whistler has existed it has had some sort of split personality.