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Letters to the Editor for the week of May 23

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 23

Reflecting on D-Day 75th anniversary On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon.
Turning a corner

Turning a corner

In 2015, as newspapers across the country carried stories of the stabbing death of a teenager in Whistler during the May long weekend, it was hard to imagine that the resort would ever leave behind its reputation for violence, vandalism and drunkenne
Heating up Part II: The 
climate climate

Heating up Part II: The climate climate

In a previous column ( Pique , May 2), I mentioned that Canada's current toxic political climate and discourse had muted discussion on the release of a long-awaited national climate assessment, and that I would backstop the cause by condensing what i
An early-season biking checklist

An early-season biking checklist

After a satisfactory finish to winter and a belt of sunburn-inducing weather the last few weeks, it's well and truly time to fire up the two-wheeled activities. The Whistler Mountain Bike Park opens (drumroll please...
Letters to the Editor for the week of May 16

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 16

More needs to be done to protect Chinook With the recent public backlash to the closure of sportfishing retention of Chinook salmon in the majority of the South Coast of B.C.
Whistler deserves answers on Ironman

Whistler deserves answers on Ironman

Last week, Whistler learned that it might have held the penultimate edition of one of the most polarizing events in recent resort history: Ironman Canada. To many Whistlerites, that was good news in and of itself.
The ground beneath our feet

The ground beneath our feet

Many speak of the lure of the mountains.
Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions

Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions

Electric vehicles (EV) won't save us from runaway climate change, but they're part of the solution, along with support for public transit and active transport like walking and cycling.
Letters to the Editor for the week of May 9

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 9

Something smells fishy Nothing infuriates me more than when a politician claims to be "following the science" and then goes against it—when he/she claims to be fighting for the environment while at the same time cutting funding to the very prog
Is it goodbye 
to Ironman?

Is it goodbye to Ironman?

While there were definitely gasps of surprise this week when news broke that Ironman was courting Penticton to take back the triathlon, there were also many sighs of relief.