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Rethinking the Island Part III: Cowichan, more than a sweater

Rethinking the Island Part III: Cowichan, more than a sweater

When I read "6 oz. of redneck heaven" on the menu of the Coastal Kitchen Café in Port Renfrew, my eyes light up and my mouth starts to water. Unfortunately, it's 8 a.m., and the referenced "Coastal Burger" isn't available.
We must resist attempts to reduce diversity in all its forms

We must resist attempts to reduce diversity in all its forms

In diversity, there is strength
Letters to the Editor for the week of September 1st

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 1st

Protecting our jobs I am writing this letter in response to Louise Taylor's back-to-back letters to the editor titled 'Protecting our old growth' (Aug. 11) and 'Logging practices need revision' (Aug. 18).
Breathing issues

Breathing issues

The canary in the Whistler resort is starting to choke and wheeze. The metaphor for the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) could also be used for the province of B.C.
It's up to us to protect bears

It's up to us to protect bears

It's the people. It's always the people. Last week, nine bears were killed in three days in Revelstoke, a Bear Smart community, because people were not securing garbage and ripened fruit on garden trees.
Eighty years on: Is 2016 the new 1936?

Eighty years on: Is 2016 the new 1936?

"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.
Letters to the Editor for the week of August 25th

Letters to the Editor for the week of August 25th

Whistler, by Nature Thank you Pique readers! So many of you have gone on record that you value Whistler's awesome nature and support being "more conscious, more fiercely protective, and more vocal about these values.
Rethinking the Island Part II: Port Renfrew and other mysteries

Rethinking the Island Part II: Port Renfrew and other mysteries

It's raining in the rainforest. Not unusual, perhaps, except that drought has plagued Southern Vancouver Island for months.
Our seams are showing

Our seams are showing

There is an inescapable truth about Whistler — and I'm not talking about its natural breathtaking beauty in weeks like these where the sun beams down all day, the lake water is clear and inviting, and the radiant moon makes nighttime strolls a
Clyde River Inuit fight to protect land from big oil

Clyde River Inuit fight to protect land from big oil

The Arctic's Baffin Bay and Davis Strait region is home to seals, bowhead whales, polar bears and up to 90 per cent of the world's narwhals.