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A healthy biosphere means healthier humans

A healthy biosphere means healthier humans

Imagine if scientists came up with an inexpensive, easily administered way to decrease the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and obesity by 25 to 35 per cent. It would create a sensation and, if patented, would be worth billions.
Not so Lonely Planet: Travel in the digital age

Not so Lonely Planet: Travel in the digital age

In the age of globalization, our planet is shrinking.
Letters to the Editor for the week of April 21st

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 21st

A good starting point What a powerful case Whistler Blackcomb (WB) makes for its Renaissance program.
Earth Day is every day

Earth Day is every day

Earth Day is always worth celebrating if for no other reason than it focuses people on the climate issues facing the world. But it must also be a day we take stock of what real change is happening and what is window dressing.
Non-linear climate emergency

Non-linear climate emergency

If you spend a lot of time talking to scientists about climate change, there's one word you'll hear time and time again, and yet it's hardly ever mentioned in the public discussion of climate change. The word is "non-linear.
Help for the summer can mean skills for life

Help for the summer can mean skills for life

As you wander around the resort, "hiring" signs are visible in many storefronts — though hopefully with university students returning home for the holidays some of those signs will disappear.
The dream czar

The dream czar

The view from the summit of 1,230-metre Roaldhorn channels every scenic alpine cliché. First, the deep blue of Storfjord stretching into the distance reminds you that you can ski to the sea from here.
Nature calms the brain and heals the body

Nature calms the brain and heals the body

For the most part, our brains didn't evolve in cities. But in a few decades, almost 70 per cent of the world's people will live in urban environments. Despite the prosperity we associate with cities, urbanization presents a major health challenge.
Letters to the Editor for the week of April 14

Letters to the Editor for the week of April 14

Chamber welcomes Renaissance project The Whistler Chamber of Commerce congratulates Whistler Blackcomb on the significant undertaking with the Renaissance project.
Hijacked

Hijacked

After returning from a four-month Asian sojourn, friends naturally had questions: Best place? Best food? Craziest story? All difficult to answer, but for the latter, one came to mind.