Opinion

The monarch butterfly is a wonderful creature with an amazing story. In late summer, monarchs in southern Canada and the U.S. northeast take flight, travelling over 5,000 kilometres to alpine forests in central Mexico.

WSSF rocks Whistler On behalf of everyone at Whistler Blackcomb, I would like to pass along a whole-hearted thank you and congratulations to Sue Eckersley and the entire team at Watermark Communications for putting on an incredible World Ski and Snow

On a map, the stately town of Östersund — located directly in the midsections of Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County and even Sweden itself — passes for the genteel bellybutton of Scandinavia.

The first thing to do, if you want to cut the number of refugees from Africa and the Middle East dying while trying to cross the Mediterranean, is to drop leaflets all along the Libyan coast teaching them about ship stability.

Can you believe those Canucks? And, no I'm not talking about the fact they are in the playoffs. I'm talking about the out-of-control fighting in their bouts with the Calgary Flames.

"I think the World Ski & Snowboard Festival will always occupy a special place in Whistler's annual event calendar — despite how busy that calendar is getting," Sue Eckersley tells me on the eve of the venerable event's 20th anniversary.

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.