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We must bear with each other

We must bear with each other

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

Driving discussions about safety

Fall weather is upon us and that means dark, windy and rainy nights. It's all good if you are tucked up in front of the fire reading the latest issue of Pique.
Letters to the Editor for the week of October 27th

Letters to the Editor for the week of October 27th

WSAR gala success October 15 marked our 17th year for the annual Whistler Search & Rescue Wine'd Up Gourmet Dinner & Auction Fundraiser.
The great gig in the sky

The great gig in the sky

Sure it's almost winter, but sometimes you just can't shake a good summer memory... The impressive logistics started during check-in, with a cabin assignment and directions to one of several clusters milling at the base of Blackcomb Mountain.
Heated debates ignore an overheating planet

Heated debates ignore an overheating planet

Scientists worldwide accept that Earth is warming at an unusually rapid rate, that humans are primarily responsible, mainly by burning fossil fuels, and that the consequences for humanity will be disastrous if we don't take immediate, widespread acti
Banning HFCs: Too late and too slow

Banning HFCs: Too late and too slow

The chief source of new problems is solutions to old problems.
The argument for RMI investment to continue

The argument for RMI investment to continue

The current provincial Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) investment of $10.5 million to 14 resorts around B.C. is returned per annum to the province in taxes generated in the first 14 days of each year. Go back and read that sentence again.
Letters to the Editor for the week of October 20th

Letters to the Editor for the week of October 20th

Memorial bench policy needs second look I am alarmed regarding the proposed clawback of memorial benches as planned (by the Resort Municipality of Whistler).
Fallen heroes

Fallen heroes

On the second crossing of a portage this September, deep within the wild woods of Central Ontario, I drank in the last remnants of summer. Having carried the canoe on my first pass, I took my time on the second.
Skiing's coming

Skiing's coming

I can barely remember what I did yesterday, but I clearly remember my first day of skiing. Well, maybe not clearly — more like an old Super-8 movie — but you get the picture.