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Market forces: from farm to tablelands

Market forces: from farm to tablelands

At 6:29 a.m. on the Sunday of Labour Day weekend, nothing stirs at Blackcomb Base, the only sound the rush of Fitzsimmons Creek rising from the forest across the road.
North Korea's nukes

North Korea's nukes

The last time when North Korean nuclear weapons might have been headed off by diplomacy was 15 to 20 years ago, when there was a deal freezing North Korean work on nuclear weapons, and then one stopping the country's work on long-range ballistic miss
Letters to the editor for the week of September 7

Letters to the editor for the week of September 7

Council needs to do more to help businesses during labour shortage Whistler is in crisis. I know you've heard this before, but I truly believe after living in this beautiful town for more than 20 years, that more of us need to speak out.
Small business concerns need to be heard

Small business concerns need to be heard

Much has been made of the challenges facing local small businesses as of late. Whether it's the rising lease rates, a lack of staff, finding housing for their employees (and sometimes even themselves...
Unconscious

Unconscious

T here are two types of people in the world ... goes an old saw that has as many finishes as there are ways to categorize humans. Forgive me if a favourite is one I erected myself to describe my reductionist approach to parenting.
Letters to the editor for the week of August 31st

Letters to the editor for the week of August 31st

Is enough being done to warn of the dangers of illicit drugs? On Sept. 2, 2017, it will be three years since our son, Martin Janson, 19, died in Whistler, from a combined drug toxicity overdose of cocaine and sleeping tablets.
Study finds Exxon misled the public by withholding climate knowledge

Study finds Exxon misled the public by withholding climate knowledge

Coal, oil and gas are tremendous resources: solar energy absorbed by plants and super-concentrated over millions of years. They're potent fuels and provide ingredients for valuable products.
Stability in unstable times?

Stability in unstable times?

On Friday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m., Premier John Horgan held a press conference announcing that his NDP government would do away with tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges in Vancouver.
Letter to the Editor for the week of August 24th

Letter to the Editor for the week of August 24th

Whistler closed for the day What idiots thought it a good idea to have two paving events, north and south of the village, on Highway 99 on the same day? I bet the municipality was not in the loop on this because highways are a provincial matter.
Terrorism — A sense of proportion

Terrorism — A sense of proportion

London in March: five dead. Stockholm in April: another five dead. Manchester in May: 22 dead. London again in June, this time on London Bridge: eight dead. Barcelona in August: 14 dead.