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Postcard from a #ClimateStrike

Postcard from a #ClimateStrike

I see my first students at the Greenwood subway station. Young teens, still in middle school, maybe a hundred of them. As the train doors open they pour into my car.
Letters to the Editor for the week of October 3

Letters to the Editor for the week of October 3

Bullying needs to be talked about openly I was glad to see "The 4-1-1 on Bullying" article in Pique last month (Sept.19, 2019), particularly because I just have heard about another case happening in Whistler.
When the past and 
the future collide

When the past and the future collide

As the federal election campaign moves inexorably toward voting day, the issue of affordability appears across all the party platforms.
Doppelgangers

Doppelgangers

A kayak guide in the Stockholm Archipelago goes over a proposed route. photo by leslie anthony On a warm, sunny autumn day enlivened by a stiff wind, I cast a rubber lure into a weedy bay.
Purging privilege 
from politics

Purging privilege from politics

Our national political arena often seems dominated by unproductive partisan potshots and misplaced accountability, with corporate interests prioritized over people's.
Letters to the Editor for the week of September 26

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 26

Speaking truth, fostering reconciliation On behalf of the Arts Whistler team, thanks to everyone who attended a performance of útszan last week.
We can't afford not to take action on the climate crisis

We can't afford not to take action on the climate crisis

Tomorrow we are likely to see one of the biggest global protests ever in support of action on the climate crisis. Last Friday, Sept.
Travel: The sustainability frontier

Travel: The sustainability frontier

Adventurous by nature, Whistlerites are generally also travellers. And I like to think most of us do our best to travel as sustainably as possible—thinking harder about how to reduce the inevitable impacts our peregrinations bring.
Preserving the hallowed ground of adventure print publications

Preserving the hallowed ground of adventure print publications

Whether themed for ski, bike, outdoor adventure, mountain culture (or any combination of the above), print magazines played a large part in shaping me into who I am today.
Letters to the Editor for the week of September 19

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 19

Charging courtesy I own an electric car, and it is the ultimate second car. Putting in more charging sites is a great initiative. However, current charging set-ups and etiquette just aren't working.