Opinion

The digital age has many triumphs, but also many casualties - things we love that are no longer around or that are shadows of their former glory. Take music stores.

I have been a regular visitor to Whistler for more than three decades. During that time, I have seen Whistler become the world's premier outdoor recreation destination.

Where have all the windsurfers gone?

Labour Day, the unofficial end of summer - which in Whistler means most people's thoughts turn to winter. And the winter of 2009-2010 is going to be perhaps the most interesting one in Whistler's history.

The latest in a long list of Internet sensations is a cantankerous 73-year-old man, as quoted by his 28-year-old son Justin - who evidently still lives with his parents and doesn't pay rent.

A suggestion to council to save thousands of dollars: don't put the median back on Blackcomb Way! 1. Both ambulances and fire trucks have better access if there is not a median.

The good news for the tourism industry - and there hasn't been much lately - is that in Tuesday's Speech From the Throne the provincial government re-introduced the idea of opening the Pacific Gateway to boosting B.C.'s economy.

If you're still in the market for a Blu-Ray player, then you might want to hold off for a few weeks.

In the Aug. 6 Pique there was a great story written in regards to events and how key they are to the success of the whole corridor in the future.

About five years ago Premier Gordon Campbell challenged the tourism industry in B.C. to double in size by 2015.