Opinion

There is no denying that a certain sense of relief is infiltrating the community as snow settles, and stays, on the mountains and valleys we play on. We all love Whistler when she wears white.

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained." - Madame Curie She's a force of nature.

The good thing about volcanoes is that you know where they are. If you don't want to get hurt, just stay away from them. The bad thing about supervolcanoes is that you may know where they are, but there's no getting away from them.

'Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.' - William Shakespeare It still amazes me, you know, how the very same conditions can mean ecstasy to one person and tragedy to another.

Ah, here we are, the first week of the New Year.

Walk Safe not enough I write to Pique Newsmagazine on the third anniversary of the death of our daughter Ellie Reinecke.

Nothing quite makes headlines like a good Whistler housing story — our workers sleeping in windowless crawl spaces, our realtors setting nation-wide records for selling the most expensive house, our municipality dealing with hidden, extravagant

Resort heroes for a new age

As we end 2013 and look into 2014 it is worth pausing to think about this community that we call home.

Backcountry forum agreement group effort I wish to dispute the statements made by Mr. Ray Mason in (the "Letters to the Editor," Pique Dec.19, 2013).