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VANOC working with Right to Play

VANOC working with Right to Play

Recent media coverage regarding challenges associated with Right To Play’s possible presence and role in the Athletes’ Village at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler requires clarification.
From squat to Akasha – Life with the Munsters

From squat to Akasha – Life with the Munsters

The good times have been rolling along for so long at Whistler that newcomers to the valley sometimes take our economic bull run for granted. But those “oldtimers” who lived through the infamous 1981 recession know better.
A game parents will love?

A game parents will love?

I didn’t buy a Sony PS3 for a few reasons, the number one reason being games.
The importance of Tuesday

The importance of Tuesday

On Tuesday Canadians go to the polls to vote for their federal representatives and elect a new government to run the country… at least some of us will.
Somebody, anybody, please help these people!

Somebody, anybody, please help these people!

Somebody, anybody, please help these people! This is absolutely ridiculous. I have been living in Whistler for eight years — and grew up in Vancouver — and I have never seen this town in worse shape.
Graham Turner – Growing up with Showcase

Graham Turner – Growing up with Showcase

There must be something in the waters of Deep Cove… “It certainly was a great place to grow up,” says 41-year-old Graham Turner.
Now is not the time for…

Now is not the time for…

The election came to town this week, the federal election, the Canadian one. It’s on Oct. 14.
See them live with HearWhere

See them live with HearWhere

Growing up in Toronto was actually quite fun, especially when it came to music — every night of every weekend another big act was in town, and as a high school student with a solid part-time job and bulletproof fake I.D. I saw a lot of great shows.
Choosing partners

Choosing partners

Nearly a decade ago, statements emanating from municipal hall started referring to “our partners,” although there was precious little to explain the basis of “our partnerships.
The all-day laptop

The all-day laptop

Laptop computers are only really portable to the extent that you can take them wherever there’s a plug.