Opinion

First-time visitors to Australia are often drawn to the big city attractions of Sydney and Melbourne or the fabulous beaches of Queensland's Gold Coast.

Aminaminaminaminamummmm... The auctioneer's drone is like an air-raid siren fed through a kazoo, a continuing sound bending slightly upward then slightly downward in a seeming attempt to hit notes it never quite reaches.

Safety first In response to remarks made during the Whistler Community Forum on Wednesday June 15, we, at the Whistler Sailing Association (WSA), want to emphasize that both safety and respect for our community are core values.

Residents returned to fire-ravaged Fort McMurray last week and, as throughout the crisis, our national media had plenty to commiserate over: burned-out buildings, ash-covered everything, homes reeking of smoke and rotten food, thousands of refrigerat

Cheakamus DES heating system study The residents of Cheakamus Crossing were sold a bill of goods, a heating system that was supposed to be environmentally friendly, extremely efficient and very economical.

It feels like public engagement is the flavour of the day right now.

"If we do not get tough and smart real fast, we are not going to have a country any more," said Donald Trump after the massacre in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12, and The Donald never exaggerates.

Housing crisis... or complete disaster! I have been a full-time resident of the Sea to Sky corridor for the past 10 years, working as a ski patroller, paramedic, and first aid instructor.

June 8 marked World Oceans Day, but what if we celebrated oceans every day? Covering more than 70 per cent of Earth's surface, oceans, more than anything, define our small blue planet.

Randi Kruse is on a mission. "My ultimate goal is to eliminate all sports equipment in landfill," she states, imagining a future where our love for the mountains doesn't destroy them.