Opinion

It's becoming more and more difficult to remain outside, or anonymous within, the issue of civil liberties and the Olympics. Sara Jennings and G.D.

After more than six years of preparation for the Olympics, much of it where the only visible measure of the Games approaching was construction on the Sea to Sky Highway, there is suddenly a flurry of activity and changes.

I don't have a good Do It Yourself personality. I seldom measure twice before cutting once and have been known to drill a few unnecessary holes in the wall and ceiling after a rushed once-over with the stud finder.

"The ski bums were always better looking, they took bigger risks, they had more glamour, there was an air of adventure about them..." - Romain Gary. The Ski Bum (1964) We've been talking for five hours. It seems like five minutes.

I've received a few interesting phone calls this past month and they have prompted me to write this letter. I moved to Revelstoke from my home town of Whistler for the new ski hill that opened here in December 2007.

The word "epic" is used all too casually and frequently in Whistler.

My friggin' feet no longer operate as fast as my god damn brain wants them to in order to avoid being catapulted into space when hitting the first bump!" - Ornulf Johnsen, Whistler's First Director of Skiing His sense of humour is sharp.

Love it or hate it, the Rainbow development is finally taking shape. My partner and I bought in this past May after five years on the WHA housing list. We look forward to moving in this November.

If there's a successor to the overused, under-explained, now ubiquitous term "sustainability" it might be "security.

Hey, I can see my house. Sort of. The Google Map car never drove up my lane, but using Google Street View I can see the lane that leads to my house, and a bit of my driveway, and I guess that's kind of cool for about 10 seconds.