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Land of the giants

Land of the giants

As a PhD student at the University of Toronto back in the day, I shared an office at the Royal Ontario Museum with a guy named Hugh Griffith.
Our abstract world: A modern literary play

Our abstract world: A modern literary play

Act I: The crime (Internet summary) How wild is wilderness and how wild are our experiences in it, asks Jack Turner in the pages of The Abstract Wild . His answer: not very wild.
Time to consider how to wean Whistler off RMI

Time to consider how to wean Whistler off RMI

What is not to love about the outdoor ice rink at Whistler Olympic Plaza? And, by all accounts, the new renovations to the Rainbow Theatre were a big hit during the recent Whistler Film Festival.
Letters to the Editor for the week of December 17th

Letters to the Editor for the week of December 17th

Landlords important part of solution to affordability Landlords are actively engaging in the ownership of a business — a business that can generate tens of thousands of dollars over the course of a rental agreement.
Climate Change: The Impossible Deal

Climate Change: The Impossible Deal

For "shall," substitute "may.
Letters to the Editor for the week of Dec 11th

Letters to the Editor for the week of Dec 11th

Look both ways On the day I arrived for my fourth season here in Whistler I listened on the radio how yet again another pedestrian had died on the roads of B.C. I thought to myself, "Nothing has changed.
Deep in the heart of the geopark

Deep in the heart of the geopark

The rocks around Saint John tell many stories. A billion years worth according to the tagline of Stonehammer Geopark, conceptual aegis for a 2,500 sq.
Wind offers a healthy way to generate power

Wind offers a healthy way to generate power

There's no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences.
Communicating from city hall, Vancouver style

Communicating from city hall, Vancouver style

Vancouver's mayor Gregor Robertson has taken a page right out of Nancy Wilhelm-Morden's playbook. In 2011, fresh from her Whistler mayoral victory, Wilhelm-Morden called a special council meeting the day after she was sworn into office.
Seeing red, thinking green

Seeing red, thinking green

"I don't think I'll ever buy another gasoline vehicle," filmmaker Mike Douglas tells me of his experience with an electric car this past summer. "Technology has improved by leaps and bounds.