Opinion

This time four years ago I was researching which ski resort to choose for a six-month sabbatical from the real world of work. With so many options for amazing slopes, culture and lifestyles around the world, I really didn't know where to go.

It's kind of creepy when you think about it: everywhere you go, 24 hours a day, all of us are surrounded by microwaves, electromagnetic radio frequencies that can travel long distances and penetrate windows and walls, and presumably flesh and bone as

She considers herself a true coastal kid. A child of mountain and sea. But to me, she's a lot more than that. She's the future. Meaning? Just watch her.

Walking around Whistler these past two weekends, it was easy to feel upbeat along with the many visitors enjoying the village animation, shopping and relaxing in our hometown.

Digital music sales are going strong. The most recent study suggests that overall music sales are up around 1.6 per cent, with CD sales down around nine per cent in the first quarter of 2011 and with digital music sales up around 17 per cent.

" I was too whacked to ever become a permanent Whistler resident. If I'd stayed, I would have probably turned into the official town drunk... " Bosco aka Bob Colebrook It's not like he never moved away.

"Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government." Jeremy Bentham, jurist, philosopher, legal and social reformer. Well it looks like we all made it through the end of the world... again.

I am astonished that the town council of Whistler is so out of touch with the community and clients over the pay parking issue.

It is with interest that I read in the last issue of the Pique the very one-sided comments with respect to pay parking. There is another side to the equation and others in the community that feel differently.

Google is never shy when it comes to announcing and backing new innovations, but last week's slate of announcements at the I/O Conference - and this week - was fairly staggering even by their standards. Where to start... How about Android 3.