Opinion

In spring, with everything awakening across B.C.'s mountainscapes, I often think first about creatures I've had spring encounters with over the years. One in particular always comes to mind.

Give your Nesters points to Zero Ceiling We all know that Whistler is a unique and inspiring place to live. The mountains that brought many of us here always bring joy, opportunity and peace to our lives.

We are all vulnerable in some way.

Council gets crash course on speculation tax The last time a group of academics descended upon us to help "govern" B.C., things didn't turn out so well.

It feels like no matter where you turn, our housing woes are front and centre. Social media sites are now filling up with rental places for the summer, as owners await a new crop of winter renters next season that they can charge top dollar.

In my last column ( Pique , Apr. 19) I described a study in which the authors hypothesized that widespread commercial and graphic use of images of charismatic megafauna (big cats, bears, giraffes, gorillas, rhinos, etc.

Snowmobiling, or "sledding" as it's known colloquially, is arguably the most adrenaline-rich wintersport we have here in Western Canada.

Let's support each other Whistler offers a dazzling mountain experience in a remarkable way. It is so much more than skiing. It is (really) busy here, because it is the best.

I felt like I had stepped back in time to 25 years ago when I saw the front-page photos of pipeline protesters being arrested last month in Vancouver—including federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May.

Transportation accounts for about a quarter of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, making it the second-highest source, slightly behind the oil and gas industry. In the U.S., it's the largest source of emissions and pollution.