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Letters to the editor for the week of June 12th

Letters to the editor for the week of June 12th

Where are the local performers? What's the deal with the local musicians and Pemberton Festival? Word on the street is that they reached out briefly months ago, and then nothing. I don't know a local artist who's booked in for this either.
Taking flight

Taking flight

Remembering Canadian mountaineering's 'éminence grise,' Hans Gmoser
Redemption in Kosovo

Redemption in Kosovo

The signs of collusion between the criminal class and the highest political and institutional office holders are too numerous and too serious to be ignored," concluded the report submitted to the Council of Europe in December, 2010.
A stitch in time

A stitch in time

Sola Fiedler's weaving odyssey
The environment is everyone's responsibility

The environment is everyone's responsibility

It can seem sometimes that Whistler is cut off from the problems of the rest of the world. Collectively, we are about providing an environment that lets visitors forget the daily pressures of life, the job, the world.
Letters to the editor for the week of June 5th

Letters to the editor for the week of June 5th

Contract explanation needed Although I attended the May 20 council meeting as someone helping Sea to Sky Soils with their bid to win the RFP to operate the Whistler Composting facility at the Callaghan, I'm writing this as a Whistler taxpayer and for
Egypt's man of destiny — for a while

Egypt's man of destiny — for a while

To the vast surprise of absolutely nobody, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi won the Egyptian presidential election last week. Moreover, he won it with a majority that would pass for a resounding triumph in most countries.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 29th

Letters to the editor for the week of May 29th

Changing May long weekend off to good start After having experienced this past long weekend as an owner living in the village, I would like to offer hearty thanks to all those who helped to start the move towards a new atmosphere in Whistler.
Canada gets with the new millennium and lifts the airplane gadget ban

Canada gets with the new millennium and lifts the airplane gadget ban

Good news, people! Somebody in Ottawa woke up on the job and realized it's 2014. Shocking right? Well that means those new fangled cellphone device things are no longer that much of danger to you and everyone around you.
Will four years make a difference?

Will four years make a difference?

If there's an elephant in the Council Chambers these days, it's not trying to figure out which way the wind will blow on the controversial bylaw amendment to ban boat sleepovers.