Opinion

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the first snowfall. The Turkey Sale is over, new equipment is safely stored, waiting for the first taste of powder, and plans are being made.

Keep the interest and momentum going I'll give Harper this: he got people talking about politics. But it shouldn't end today. If you went out to vote, keep the momentum going by writing to your MP about things that concern you.

Sustainable development means different things to different people. The concept was popularized in 1987 by the groundbreaking Brundtland Commission report to the United Nations, Our Common Future.

Like most local writers, I look forward annually to the Whistler Writers Festival and its critical mass of talent that always blows me away.

Thank you Whistler and Team Pam volunteers Thank you Whistler for voting for real change in government and a special thank you to the dedicated Team Pam volunteers. Thank you for your energy, passion and hours and hours of hard work.

Well, that was an election for the record books. We saw the highest voter turnout since 1993, with 17,546,697 people voting across this great land — over 68 per cent (though I believe we can still do a lot better).

When, in late 2012, the province of British Columbia announced significant and long-awaited changes to its cripplingly arcane liquor laws, the growing cottage brewing and distilling sector breathed a collective sigh of relief.

The dust has settled in Ouagadougou, Africa's capital of military coups (seven in 65 years), and the elections in Burkina Faso have been rescheduled for the end of next month. Don't be cynical about it; that is real progress.

In general federal elections, it is common for the biggest parties to focus on issues such as the economy, health care, security, and seniors' needs.

Fisheries a loser under Conservatives We need to examine John Weston's portrayal of himself as an MP who stands up for fisheries issues in the House of Commons.