Opinion

In these turbulent political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here's one about how people power is fuelling a surprising comeback. It starts with a quiet disappearance that gradually builds to a historic wave of orange.

At an isolated camp high on the Chilcotin Plateau, several elders, some children, and assorted hunters ring a large fire pit. Along its rim perches an enamelware coffeepot and well-scorched aluminum tea kettle.

With the final list of candidates for council and school trustees announced, we are in the final stretch of 2018's municipal election. We now know that Jack Crompton is to be acclaimed as Whistler's mayor on Sept. 24.

In 2016, an educational, fastidiously illustrated book made its way onto the New York Times bestseller list.

As a child in the late '80s, I quickly learned that littering was bad. My baby-boomer parents had witnessed the rise of fast food, plastics and a disposable culture and while far from environmental crusaders, they knew right from wrong.

School buses should have seatbelts Today I received a mail-out brochure from School District 48 (SD48), our local school district, that covered safety when operating a vehicle near a school bus.

Ready-made foods are the next thing we want to do," says Ranya Dube.

Working together key to suicide prevention September 10 marked World Suicide Prevention Day in Canada and around the world. This year's theme, as chosen by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, is "working together to prevent suicide.

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.

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.