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Catch another rye... or Holden Caulfield leaves Whistler

Catch another rye... or Holden Caulfield leaves Whistler

(With apologies to JD Salinger)
Signs of change are sweeping the nation

Signs of change are sweeping the nation

Recent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people won't stand for having corporate interests put before their own.
Image is everything

Image is everything

If the events calendar is anything to go by then the Great Outdoors Festival should keep everyone busy this May long weekend. From "green" events, to free music concerts, to the Great Snow-Earth-Water Race, it's a weekend packed with choices.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 7th

Letters to the editor for the week of May 7th

Reaching out to Nepal I am writing on behalf of Whistler Secondary School, which is now accepting clothing donations in order to sell them to raise funds for Nepal earthquake relief. As many are aware, the 7.
Democracy stalls in Myanmar

Democracy stalls in Myanmar

There was supposed to be a referendum in Myanmar this month. It would have addressed all the cynical clauses that the military regime wrote into the 2008 constitution to safeguard its own hold on power.
The age of the multipass?

The age of the multipass?

Even as the resort gears up for the summer season, ski resorts in B.C. and across North America are launching aggressive marketing campaigns to sell season's passes for next winter. Whistler Blackcomb has already announced a price freeze on passes.
The secrets of mountains

The secrets of mountains

This story starts with a volcano. Or maybe it's that one story ends there and another begins. Or maybe it's just that a volcano, with an umbilical attachment to the core of the Earth, is the perfect metaphor of a gateway to another world.
Letters to the editor for the week of April 30th

Letters to the editor for the week of April 30th

Proactive planning key to solving trail-use issues In regards to the push to have our multi-use trails Riverside and Farside become hiking only, prompted by a letter written to council by Bill Moore, I feel it important to communicate Whistler Off Ro
Time to consider disaster preparedness

Time to consider disaster preparedness

Nepal may be half a world away geographically, but this week it is on the minds of Whistlerites, as if it were next door. As the tiny nation struggles to cope with a devastating 7.
Vinterstaden 2: Material Gains

Vinterstaden 2: Material Gains

A March afternoon spent touring the state-of-the-art facilities in the Swedish Winter Sports Research Centre (SWSRC) at Mid Sweden University's Östersund campus offered a serious learning experience.