Opinion

It's election time. Whistler has a new CAO and will have a different Council. Some key staff positions have been turning over. This term has been difficult and very different from 2005-2008 when I served on Council.

In the hacktivist community, where people repurpose software and hardware for their own enjoyment, Ben Heck (short for Benjamin Heckendorn) is a veritable god.

"I'm just so happy to be here. So excited to wake up in these beautiful mountains every morning. I'm living in Whistler. Yippee! Can't wait for the snow to fly." New Whistler resident, Meredith Gardner She was one of Canada's classiest competitors.

Are we there yet? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good election as much as anybody - in fact I probably enjoy it much more than the average person because I am passionate about story telling and news.

"Reconciliation requires changes of heart and spirit, as well as social and economic change. It requires symbolic as well as practical action." Malcolm Fraser There was frost on the ground and a sharp bite to the morning air.

Caspa plays Maxx Fish this Tuesday

A heavy bar has finally been welded across the garbage-room door at one village eatery so bears can't get in and slather up oil and other human-rejected food that is oh so irresistible to the ursine creatures we share this valley with.

A heavy bar has finally been welded across the garbage-room door at one village eatery so bears can't get in and slather up oil and other human-rejected food that is oh so irresistible to the ursine creatures we share this valley with.

As I read the coverage leading up to the elections I find myself more and more concerned with how our multiple electoral candidates are often singing to the same tune.

Back when the social media concept was new, pundits had a field day wondering how it would affect the political conversation and whether tweets, blog posts, Facebook posts, etc. could affect the outcome of future elections.