Opinion

Although Maclean's Magazine recently called it "The Plant That's Eating B.C.

In just over two weeks Canada will have chosen its leaders for the next federal term.

It's that time of year again. The time that, for reasons wholly inconceivable, you and I become de facto mountain meteorologists. Soothsayers of snow, if you will.

Draw your own conclusions With the rains that just ended, I assume there were problems with rising water levels. The municipality will probably hire consultants at a cost of thousands of dollars to solve the problem.

You know how it is with buses? You wait ages for one, far longer than seems reasonable — and then three arrive all at once. Financial crises are a bit like that too.

If there was ever any doubt that the bike park, and indeed Whistler's bike trail systems, were an integral part of the success of the resort's summer business it can be clearly laid to rest after this past season.

As Pacific Northwesterners and Sea-to-Sky dwellers we live in heady times. With a full-scale food-and-beverage revolution unfolding around us, we wrap ourselves in its fabric with gusto.

Protecting fish habitat not 'strident position' I read with interest John Weston's "letter to the editor" in last week's Pique (Sept.10).

There is no doubt that the ongoing media images of refugees pouring out of Syria are heart wrenching.

Snapchat and selfies, iPhones and iPads... There's no denying technology plays a major role in the lives of many 21st century children.