Opinion

WBuses still parking on Blackcomb Way I notice that the RMOW has applied an oil-like substance to the gravel shoulder where the buses are parking in an attempt to stop the dust kicked up by the large vehicles.

In a recent social media post, one writer asked readers complaining about the busyness and inconvenience of the recent Ironman triathlon to think back to the days when you could fire a cannon through the streets of Whistler — as a way of illust

Six months into the presidency of Donald Trump, and the world has yet to collapse.

It's the funnest job I've ever had," says Simon Westwood. "I'm outdoors, spend a lot of time with my dog, and see a lot. I wasn't much of a birder before, but now I notice a lot more out here.

What's up with the water? As residents of Nicklaus North Boulevard for 21 years and original builders, we are very concerned about potential destruction of our garden improvements due to proposed water restrictions by the RMOW in 2018.

Zofia Romaszewska, now in her 80s, was jailed during the years of martial law in Poland in the early 1980s. She is a national hero for her human rights activities in the 1980s and is now one of President Andrzej Duda's advisers.

B.C has a new government in place and while it is early days yet for communities closely tied to tourism to see what this might mean, it's clear that change is in the air.

Of all the plastic products we use and take for granted, plastic drinking straws are among the most unnecessary. Designed to be used once and discarded, their only real purpose is to keep your mouth from touching a glass or ice.

Garbage, were it not everywhere it shouldn't be, would likely be a topic of conversation only among waste-management professionals and archaeologists.

Bus parking needs revision I notice that the "no parking" signs have been replaced along Blackcomb Way with signs that read "Bus Parking Only — Violators will be Towed.