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The environment is everyone's responsibility

The environment is everyone's responsibility

It can seem sometimes that Whistler is cut off from the problems of the rest of the world. Collectively, we are about providing an environment that lets visitors forget the daily pressures of life, the job, the world.
Letters to the editor for the week of June 5th

Letters to the editor for the week of June 5th

Contract explanation needed Although I attended the May 20 council meeting as someone helping Sea to Sky Soils with their bid to win the RFP to operate the Whistler Composting facility at the Callaghan, I'm writing this as a Whistler taxpayer and for
Egypt's man of destiny — for a while

Egypt's man of destiny — for a while

To the vast surprise of absolutely nobody, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi won the Egyptian presidential election last week. Moreover, he won it with a majority that would pass for a resounding triumph in most countries.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 29th

Letters to the editor for the week of May 29th

Changing May long weekend off to good start After having experienced this past long weekend as an owner living in the village, I would like to offer hearty thanks to all those who helped to start the move towards a new atmosphere in Whistler.
Canada gets with the new millennium and lifts the airplane gadget ban

Canada gets with the new millennium and lifts the airplane gadget ban

Good news, people! Somebody in Ottawa woke up on the job and realized it's 2014. Shocking right? Well that means those new fangled cellphone device things are no longer that much of danger to you and everyone around you.
Will four years make a difference?

Will four years make a difference?

If there's an elephant in the Council Chambers these days, it's not trying to figure out which way the wind will blow on the controversial bylaw amendment to ban boat sleepovers.
Ukraine: The Price Putin Will Pay

Ukraine: The Price Putin Will Pay

Conducting an orderly retreat is the hardest thing not only in war but also in politics, as Russian President Vladimir Putin is now learning.
The Snowman

The Snowman

On a sunny, windy day in March, 2009, Kevin "Fog" Fogolin headed out to do a job he'd performed many times before: aerial avalanche control above a power project on Toba Inlet.
Star power

Star power

When it comes to spring skiing, boat-based touring is as good as it gets, and Norway's Star Island offers some of the best
Letters to the editor for the week of May 22nd

Letters to the editor for the week of May 22nd

The loss of an 'elder' is a loss for the community No doubt you have received dozens of letters regarding the recent passing of Don (MacLaurin).