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Tourism runs up against the pipeline

Tourism runs up against the pipeline

In the last 10 months both the council for the Resort Municipality of Whistler and board of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce have announced their opposition to Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, on the basis that the pipeline and the acco
Quality or quantity? WB's latest capital plan a questionable investment

Quality or quantity? WB's latest capital plan a questionable investment

"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts." - Henry David Thoreau The world was a vastly different place back in 1986. The U.S.
BB's demise overstated

BB's demise overstated

It's one thing to lose market share to another legitimately better product, another to give it away by refusing to compete.
Mackerel Wars

Mackerel Wars

It's hard enough to manage a fishery stock sustainably when the fish stay put. Once they start moving around, it's almost impossible. That's why the European Union and Iceland are heading into a mackerel war.
Letters to the editor for the week of February 7th

Letters to the editor for the week of February 7th

Thank you This last Friday, while skiing on Whistler Mountain and watching the Peak to Creek team races near the finishing area, I had the misfortune to pass out. In no time many of the bystanders rushed to my assistance.
Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

Chinese survey vessels go into the waters around the disputed islands and Japanese patrol ships tail them much too closely.
Letters to the editor for the week of January 31st

Letters to the editor for the week of January 31st

Pride in our elephant
Family Day important for ski industry

Family Day important for ski industry

British Columbians celebrate their first Family Day next weekend with a day off on Monday, Feb. 11. The long weekend holds a great deal of promise for Whistler Blackcomb and the 19 other B.C.
Settling down in Whistler

Settling down in Whistler

Tom Pro brings his family to the mountains
Mega man

Mega man

Kim Dotcom is everything wrong, and everything right, with the Internet today. Ruthlessly inventive and self-promoting — he changed his name to "Dotcom" from Schmitz, if that tells you anything — Dotcom is something of a pirate.