Opinion

Let feds know you oppose investment in Kinder Morgan pipeline The news this week that the federal government will pay the huge and hard-earned sum of $4.5 billion in taxpayer dollars for the Kinder Morgan pipeline, and spend an estimated $7.

Gaper Day is in the rearview mirror, the bikes are out and sales of rubber dinghies have already started. (Please, please do NOT abandon your plastic boats in the River of Golden Dreams or in the lakes.

Historically nomadic, over the centuries Bedouins became dedicated herders whose itinerant seasonality necessitated smaller movements. Still, they remained a desert people.

According to an African proverb (and the Dalai Lama), "If you think you're too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito." The saying implies that even when we feel insignificant and powerless, we can create a buzz.

The e-bike's time has come I own an e-bike and enjoyed reading your article on that subject ( Pique , "The Outsider," May 17). The main argument against them seems to be the heavier impact on trails—that is at least polite.

If Vancouver can do it, why can't we? If Malibu, Calif., can do it, if Taiwan, Scotland and the whole of the U.K. are gearing up for it, surely Whistler can get onboard.

Over the last two to three decades, mountain bike technology has made several large leaps. Despite how beneficial these technological steps were, some were met with vehement resistance. Take suspension, for example.

Leaving a legacy For a lot of us in the Sea to Sky corridor, March 28 was a tragic day, (for) as most of you are aware, we lost one of our own in a fatal avalanche that day.

With Mayor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden's announcement this week that she is not seeking re-election, I think it is safe to say that the campaigning for October's municipal election is officially underway.

In this column's short life, I've conjured a bleak picture of the state of our environment and the continued human malfeasance it faces.