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Letters to the Editor for the week of November 30

Letters to the Editor for the week of November 30

In support of Whistler's cenotaph Responding to Myles Blaser's "letter to the editor" last week ( Pique, Nov. 23), Mr. Blaser's penultimate paragraph said any mistakes contained there in are his alone. So I'm happy to point some out.
Film + Mountains = Magic

Film + Mountains = Magic

When I was young — say, around 40 — I came to see Whistler as a magical place.
Think outside the giving box

Think outside the giving box

The season of giving and getting is just about upon us. It really feels too early to be honest. The assault that we euphemistically call Black Friday and Cyber Monday announced in blaring fashion this week that it's time to shop, shop, shop.
Letters to the Editor for the week of November 23

Letters to the Editor for the week of November 23

Support Movember Hey folks. Movember is darn near done and that means you'll soon see an end to your favourite fellow's questionable facial hair.
Change is hard

Change is hard

It was an epic opening weekend. The powder was deep and there was enough terrain open that lift line-ups were tolerable from the entitled local's perspective. And it came fully six days early.
Corporate influence inflames political cynicism

Corporate influence inflames political cynicism

In 1952, my Grade 10 civics teacher asked us what we hoped to become as adults. One of the most popular boys answered, "I hope to go into politics.
Opening daze

Opening daze

As I sit here Tuesday, Nov.
The Polish syndrome

The Polish syndrome

"Isn't a person who can live on nothing much stronger?" — Voytek Kurtyka When Bernadette McDonald's Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka won the 2017 Banff Mountain Book Award for Non-Fiction Mountain Literature, and was shortl
Food for life and for the soul

Food for life and for the soul

As the snow begins to fall in earnest, everyone has that urge to nest and hunker down for the cold season.
Letters to the Editor for the week of November 16th

Letters to the Editor for the week of November 16th

Cenotaph relocation a community affair Whistler's cenotaph looks stunning in its new location and fits in as if it has always been there. Many people contributed to this community initiative.