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Clarification on forestry

Clarification on forestry

I would like to clarify a few points in the July 15, 2010 story, "Community forest logging on standby.
Standardize everything

Standardize everything

I like the autofill feature that most Internet browsers offer, but the problem is that no two forms are created alike. Some want a Mr./Mrs./Ms. Some want a middle name or initial.
Tourism industry on its own in post-Olympic world

Tourism industry on its own in post-Olympic world

How's business? After the worst of the recession. After years of Olympic preparation. After buildout. After two years of discount room rates. After the highway improvements. After the Olympics. After pay parking has been implemented.
Taking stock – Life lessons from an arthritis clinic

Taking stock – Life lessons from an arthritis clinic

"I understand that pain leapfrogs over language and lands in dumb growls beyond time. A place where there is no speech and no clock, no means of separating the moment or its misery. Nobody comes and nobody goes.
Programming 101

Programming 101

When I was in Grade 8 I created a video game in BASIC called "Car Chase.
The asphalt plant has to go

The asphalt plant has to go

So the relocated asphalt plant is to be required to meet the provisions of the B.C. Clean Air Act. A most admirable objective.
New relationships in post-Olympic Whistler

New relationships in post-Olympic Whistler

The Olympics, and the years of preparation for them, brought a lot of people to Whistler for the first time. On an individual level, the Games sparked new relationships with the community and its residents. Exactly what we'd hoped for.
A new approach to managing forests

A new approach to managing forests

The Cheakamus Community Forest conflict over resource management issues has been common in B.C. over the last 20 years and clearly the current activity in Whistler indicates that they are not going away any time soon.
Opportunity in China

Opportunity in China

To return to the pre-recession days of three years ago, when Whistler hotel room rates were in three digits and sometimes four, rather than two, the destination travel market has to rebound.
Canada plays catch-up...

Canada plays catch-up...

Recently the television rebroadcasting website Hulu announced that they will be launching their service on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, on handheld devices and built into the software of various net-ready televisions.