Opinion

Beijing's 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other contaminants, mainly caused by factories and coal burning.

The first thing most travellers do these days when planning a vacation is to head to the computer and Google their destination. Up will pop beauty shots of the location, suggestions for accommodations, eateries, activities and more.

Towing etiquette missing? Being part of a large strata here in Whistler, I appreciate the job the tow truck drivers do in our complex.

When Sue Eckersley eases into the largest, softest, couch in Nita Lake Lodge's Cure Lounge, her trademark wan grin set like a level, it could be construed as a giant sigh.

Whistler Cup congratulations It was difficult to miss the large number of excited young ski racers around town this past weekend. With representation from around the globe, this was another world-class event for Whistler.

This (Arab) nation, in its darkest hour, has never faced a challenge to its existence and a threat to its identity like the one it's facing now," said General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, now the ruler of Egypt.

With Easter in the rear-view mirror, an amazing Whistler Cup feted and done, you can feel the resort-wide sigh of relief as we get ready to bid farewell to winter 2014/15.

New environment battleground The March 19, 2015 edition of the Pique Newsmagazine featured the "Science Matters" column by David Suzuki, which acknowledges, "cities cover only two per cent of the world's land area but produce 60 per cent of CO2 emiss

That you cannot please all the people all of the time goes without saying.

If there's one thing I know, it's ski towns. But it took a trip to the other side of the world a decade ago to make me realize why I lived in one, a knowledge reinforced ever since.