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Letters to the Editor for the week of September 29th

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 29th

What is Whistler — who are we? This summer, we had a two-week road trip in B.C., exploring our beautiful, breathtaking, and diverse province.
Another casualty of Trump — tourism?

Another casualty of Trump — tourism?

It was like watching a disaster that you just couldn't look away from — closer to bad reality television than a U.S. presidential debate. But watch it millions did. Research firm Nielsen estimated that 81.4 million Americans watched the Sept.
Coffee and meaningful products

Coffee and meaningful products

What I notice first: people walk in and immediately freeze, eyes circling the room. Without moving, they climb the shelves that serve as walls, scan their way through the bricolage constellating the entrance, sweep up the stairs to the airy loft.
Letters to the Editor for the week of September 22nd

Letters to the Editor for the week of September 22nd

An expensive ambulance ride I came to Whistler for a ski holiday and unfortunately dislocated my shoulder on the first day. The care on the hill was top notch, having the shoulder put back into place right on the hill by the on-call doctor.
Put the pieces together

Put the pieces together

What is it about the housing situation that consistently leaves Whistler out of step with reality no matter the effort put in by organizations such as the Whistler Housing Authority (WHA)? The resort's housing "crisis" has been the topic of this spac
Syria: Another ceasefire bites the dust?

Syria: Another ceasefire bites the dust?

As the Syrian ceasefire arranged by the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, it's clear that the main problem lies in Washington. Moscow's goal has never been in doubt: it wants the regime of Bashar al-Assad to survive.
A jump, a dream, a revolution

A jump, a dream, a revolution

Winter's a comin' and as I drive across the wilds of Northern Ontario this week, dodging snowflakes and counting trees, I'm thinking about some of the encounters I've had around similar landscapes in the ski world.
Letters of the Editor for the week of September 15th

Letters of the Editor for the week of September 15th

Bring in temporary housing "Housing crunch in Whistler this season" ( Pique , Sept. 8) — this is not news. It's the same headline every September for as long as I can remember.
It's a small world

It's a small world

It's been 15 years since two airliners were deliberately flown into New York's World Trade Center's Twin Towers in a terrorist attack that changed the fabric of life globally.
Airline emissions are flying too high

Airline emissions are flying too high

In July, Solar Impulse 2 became the first airplane to fly around the world without using fuel. At the same time, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been working on electric planes.