Opinion

Franz Wilhelmsen was understandably pleased when his Garibaldi Lifts. Ltd. secured the rights to develop Whistler Mountain for skiing in the early1960s, but he was shocked to discover the company didn't own any land at the base of the mountain.

Lakeside parking needs solution We are writing about a traffic and safety concern in the Lakeside Park area. The refurbishment of Lakeside Park was a huge success and visitor traffic has increased exponentially.

This is the point in the summer when I always start dreaming about skiing again (sorry!), and I have been — a lot.

When I was in grade... well, any grade really... I would have called a piece like this "What I Did on My Summer Vacation." But of course, I don't have summer vacations. I don't have any vacations.

The power lines that run through the Whistler valley, carrying electricity from Seton to Cheekye, are what drew Peter Alder to the Sea to Sky corridor 60 years ago. But it was the area's skiing potential that sparked his imagination.

Learning to co-exist Hi, I'm Jane. Remember me? I'm the black bear that you decided to shoot (with a tranquilizer gun) a few weekends ago during the Whistler triathlon while I was trying to have a snack with my babies.

It's hard not to feel blessed right now in Whistler. Business is good — strong enough to make most of us forget the woes of last winter — and the faces of those living and visiting here sport nothing but smiles (well, most of the time).

A beloved animal, tagged for tracking by researchers, crosses the invisible boundary between protected and unprotected area and is killed by a hunter who has paid tens of thousands of dollars for the "experience.

Lack of cycling safety Last Sunday morning (July 19) before the trails got too busy, my husband and I, (both seniors), were cycling along the Valley Trail from Alpine Meadows in time for the opening of the farmers' market.

Last Friday, Turkey joined the war against the Islamic State (IS), the terrorist-run entity that now controls eastern Syria and western Iraq.