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Bicycling never gets old

Bicycling never gets old

Two hundred years ago this month, an environmental and fuel crisis inspired one of our greatest inventions — a device so simple, efficient and useful that it's turning out to be part of the solution to today's environmental and fuel crises.
Instant karma

Instant karma

Beer is all about your own perceptions, the tastes you enjoy — bitter, sweet, fruity or whatever," says Kevin Winter. "So we like exploring different tastes, finding things people might not have thought they'd like.
A human-caused tragedy

A human-caused tragedy

I'm not sure what else Get Bear Smart's Sylvia Dolson, or the conservation officers, or other local bear advocates can do at this point.
The yin and yang of success

The yin and yang of success

Last week saw the release of two documents important to understanding what residents and second homeowners think of Whistler, and how the resort is reacting to its ongoing growth through the responses of these two stakeholder groups.
Britain: 'Soft' Brexit or no Brexit

Britain: 'Soft' Brexit or no Brexit

We don't know when Brexit talks start. We know when they must end," tweeted Donald Tusk, former Polish prime minister and now president of the European Council.
Letters to the Editor for the week of June 15th

Letters to the Editor for the week of June 15th

Many hands helping in cenotaph move Thank you for reporter Braden Dupuis's lovely story about our team's efforts to move Whistler's cenotaph to a new, more prominent location (Pique , June 1).
Bear necessities

Bear necessities

When Europeans vacation on Canada's West Coast, they generally have one thing on their minds: they want to see wild animals, in particular whales and bears.
Letters to the Editor for the week of June 8th

Letters to the Editor for the week of June 8th

The single rental-pool concept is obsolete The 21-year-old Phase 2 covenant needs to be phased out, not strengthened.The Phase 2 covenant was brought in to deal with some specific issues of the day.
Strength in community

Strength in community

"Tell them Chrissy sent you." Those are the words shared by the parents of social worker Christine Archibald of Castlegar hours after learning that their 30-year-old daughter had been run over and killed in a terrorist attack in London, U.K.
Your brain on DOMS

Your brain on DOMS

It's the middle of the night and I have to pee. As in I really have to pee. Because I've been putting it off. I've been lying here for hours thinking about putting it off because I can't sleep.