Opinion

About a million years ago, sitting at a classy Italian restaurant in Florida with my parents, I became mesmerized by the placemat in front of me. It was made of cork. But not in the way of other sheet cork like, say, a wallboard.

The fall always elicits thoughts of harvest — laying in the stores before winter hits, and here we are just waiting for the first snows of winter to dress our town in its glistening white attire.

It's fall, and many Whistlerites are travelling south — Mexico, Panama, Nicaragua. Nothing unusual there.

Clean air, water and soil to grow food are necessities of life. So are diverse plant and animal populations. But as the human population continues to increase, animal numbers are falling. There's a strong correlation.

Transit and what needs to be done to get me out of my car Throwing new money and new buses at transit will not get me out of my car unless a fundamental change in the way transit is delivered occurs.

My family and I are laying flowers in the Remembrance Day ceremony this year. While I've always tried to attend this event every year, 2016 has special significance as my father, a Second World War pilot, has just passed away aged 92. Dr.

Donald Trump may not win the election next week — although he is at least going to come close — but even if he loses, the wells are poisoned.

I am trying to imagine what it's like to be 1,900th out of the gate at a downhill race. Or even 1,000th for that matter. But I don't have to, because racer 1,000 just passed me.

Preparing for fentanyl's arrival How sad to read the report from the BC Coroners Service about the increase in illicit-drug deaths in Pique's article dated Oct. 13. My son Martin died on Sept.

If there were ever a time to realize that it's up to everyone to protect vulnerable species, this would be it.