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No room for vandals here

No room for vandals here

It feels like there is an undercurrent of discontent in the resort right now. I'm not talking about discontent around the substantial issues of the day like housing, affordability, living-wage jobs, child care and so on.
One of the worst words in the dictionary

One of the worst words in the dictionary

My parents married during the Great Depression. After the 1929 market collapse, people had to learn to make do, help each other out and live on meagre incomes. Those times were seared into my parents' attitudes and values.
Letters to the Editor for the week of September 6

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 6

Locals should speak up about labour woes Is the shortage of employees the real reason businesses are having such a hard time retaining staff? Or is it that Whistler has become so busy that it can no longer house the amount of people required to have
The beer time of year

The beer time of year

When I wrote the above headline, I had a sinking feeling that I'd committed the sin of fake news. In actual fact, every time of year is the beer time of year.
When 'everything right' is wrong

When 'everything right' is wrong

Thursday, Aug. 30 could have been a typical B.C.
All students should feel safe at school

All students should feel safe at school

Another school year is officially upon us. Even as an adult, it's not hard to conjure up memories of the exciting, though bittersweet, feelings that accompanied the end of summer and the start of a new school year.
Hot enough for you?

Hot enough for you?

If you follow climate news (and you should), you've likely heard of the global warming "hiatus.
Day-use bookings for Joffre worth examining

Day-use bookings for Joffre worth examining

On the Canada Day long weekend, I drove past the parking lot for Joffre Lakes on my way to hike a much less crowded mountain.
Letters to the Editor for the week of August 30

Letters to the Editor for the week of August 30

Human waste along Riverside trail My name is Presley and I am a dog who lives in Cheakamus.
Lightning lessons

Lightning lessons

Asleep in a tent high in the Monashee Mountains, I wake to sabres of light stabbing through the dark.