Opinion

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

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.

Thursday, Aug. 30 could have been a typical B.C.

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.

If you follow climate news (and you should), you've likely heard of the global warming "hiatus.

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.

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

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

Our shuttle arrives at Cougar Mountain just before 10:45 p.m., not the usual time of day I would allocate for tourist activities or outdoor walks.

Whistler's manifold problem with people disrespecting its nature and environment is something many of us have talked about of late.