Opinion

If 2012 will be memorable for any reason, it will be the fact that technology has at last entered the mainstream of everything. Part of the credit goes to Steve Jobs, who passed away at the end of 2011 after a series of battles with cancer.

"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." - Dalai Lama This is a Whistler story," he says. And I can't help but smile. For he's certainly got that right.

"Given that we can live only a small part of what there is in us — what happens with the rest?" - Amadeu de Prado We were hanging out in the alpine, waiting for the sun to set.

I'm not a particularly greedy or wantful guy, although if I found a few hundred grand lying around I could probably find something to spend it on — car, home reno, new furniture and maybe some new clothes to replace a selection of duds that mak

Here's an interesting statistic: the second-highest rate of gun ownership in the world is in Yemen, a largely tribal, extremely poor country.

Things look pretty good in Whistler this Christmas. To start with, it's going to be a white Christmas, something many other ski areas in North America were only dreaming about, until a storm dumped on the Rocky Mountains this week.

Slide for Hunger says thanks

Christian Rivera is kind of a dick. He plays a MOBA (Massively Online Battle Arena) game called League of Legions professionally for Team Dignitas as "IWillDominate," and on his own using a few other handles. He's clearly awesome at the game.

Half-truths In his letter of Dec. 6, 2012, Mr. Frank Silveri, president, Whistler Aggregates Ltd., refers to the providing of "Half-Truths" by those who oppose his asphalt operations in Cheakamus Crossing.

Last Thursday Kerry and Ginny Dennehy presented a $500,000 cheque to Lions Gate Hospital for the new Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre, which will be in the HOpe Centre at Lions Gate.