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The Skimaker

The Skimaker

In a nondescript Pemberton warehouse, around the back through a nondescript door, Johnny "Foon" Chilton hunches over a vice in a cavernous space, working on a surfboard fin.
Politicians who deny reality aren't fit to lead

Politicians who deny reality aren't fit to lead

When faced with conclusive evidence of a major threat to citizens, a true leader would do everything possible to confront it. So, what was the U.S. president's reaction to a U.S.
Letters to the Editor for the week of December 6

Letters to the Editor for the week of December 6

Volunteer SAR versus Fee for Service Last week's article regarding private sector insurance/rescue as an alternative to volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) left me wondering whose axe was being ground ( Pique , Nov.
Creating change together

Creating change together

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." -Vincent Van Gogh For most of our lives, we have grown up hearing the adage that if each of us does something, no matter how small, we can create a change together.
Have your say on voting systems

Have your say on voting systems

The deadline to return your ballot on the First Past the Post versus Proportional Representation (PR) referendum has been extended to Dec. 7 by 4:30 pm.
Letters to the Editor for the week of November 29

Letters to the Editor for the week of November 29

Whistler still has the vibe Life is dynamic, our environment changes, people morph with their priorities and landscapes are altered with the influx of our population.
Taking one for the team

Taking one for the team

Last week's opening day for Whistler Blackcomb (WB) was one I'll remember, though not for the same reasons as our stellar 2017-18 season opening last year. "Worst opening in 15 years" was the word around town.
Rebooting EA

Rebooting EA

In a position paper, "Why it's Time to Reform Environmental Assessment in British Columbia," West Coast Environmental Law enumerates the issues at stake in the government's proposed overhaul of the very broken, very abused, very opaque "Professional
Ocean study criticism shows benefits of scientific method

Ocean study criticism shows benefits of scientific method

Errors in a recent ocean warming study illustrate global warming's complexity. They also show the depths to which climate science deniers will stoop to dismiss or downplay evidence for human-caused climate change. The study by researchers from the U.
Hemingway's high way

Hemingway's high way

When the bad weather came, Ernest and Hadley left Paris for a place where the rain turns to snow sifting through the pines and covers the roads and high passes.