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We can't hide from global warming

We can't hide from global warming

Over the past few months, heat records have broken worldwide. In early July, the temperature in Ouargla, Algeria, reached 51.
It takes a village

It takes a village

In October 1985, with a scrum of national media clustered on a muddy logging road on Lyell Island, deep in the remote archipelago then known as the Queen Charlottes, a young Haida leader named Miles Richardson spoke the words that would fundamentally
Letters to the Editor for the week of July 19

Letters to the Editor for the week of July 19

Nesters Crossing decision short-sighted Once again, as one of the owners in Nesters Crossing, I am appalled that Resort Municipality of Whistler staff, Mayor Nancy Wilhem-Morden, and Councillors John Grills and Sue Maxwell have decided against allowi
Let's not let Whistler burn

Let's not let Whistler burn

Whistler has been enjoying some picture-perfect summer weather—so perfect that we probably aren't thinking much about the fact that a year ago, we were surviving in a hazy pall of wildfire smoke, and visits to resort destinations, like the Peak
Running on empty

Running on empty

I very clearly remember driving across Canada from Ontario to B.C. when my family moved here from Scotland when I was 11 years old.
Closing argument

Closing argument

In February 2016, the executive director of Clayoquot Action led a "Wild Salmon Delegation" to Norway, to reconnoiter where Canada's West Coast Atlantic salmon-farming industry might be headed. It opened eyes.
Maydena: Gravity-assisted paradise

Maydena: Gravity-assisted paradise

Rumbling up a remote access road in Tasmania's Derwent Valley, I begin to realize the potential of Australia's latest gravity-assisted bike park: Maydena.
Letters to the Editor for the week of July 12

Letters to the Editor for the week of July 12

Wildfire is the greatest threat Just as a sizable fire would affect the beauty we now enjoy, as business owners we must also consider the economic impact such an incident might have.
Celebrating the WCCS

Celebrating the WCCS

Most people think, and I agree, that we can measure how civilized we are by the way we treat the vulnerable in our communities.
Letters to the Editor for the week of July 5

Letters to the Editor for the week of July 5

Time to re-focus on priorities I am very disappointed in some of the decisions made by mayor and council during the past couple of years.