Opinion

Re: Sending education to the corner by Crawford Kilian ( Pique May 6) When I first became a school trustee some 12 years ago I was privileged to hear John Ralston Saul speak about Canadian education and the vision that the founders of our education s

Senior representatives of the Resort Municipality of Whistler recently returned from New Zealand, where they were invited to share some of the lessons Whistler has learned as an Olympic host and as a leader in resort development and sustainability.

Collectively we would be better off to read and re-read Claire Piech's "Promoting the Whistler Youth Illusion" piece last week in which she makes a strong case for us to "embrace Whistler's inner gnar-bro.

In October 2008 the provincial government announced it was "investing $9.8 million to increase cycling accessibility and improve safety on Highway 99 in Whistler.

If you can't beat 'em, the expression goes, then join 'em. But even that isn't enough anymore in today's "me too" tech world - you have to join them, yes, but then you also have to beat them to be halfway relevant.

I don't know about the rest of you but I'm kinda looking forward to a post-Olympic party for the July 1 weekend.

"It's an impossible situation. Manufacturers are spending way too much money supporting a dysfunctional format. The FIS is completely unrealistic about the matter.

Roger Ebert is entitled to his opinions, and as a trusted movie reviewer for 43 years he probably has more legitimacy in the opinion department than most.

There's a long history of proposed development at Brohm Ridge, but whether that history continues or comes to an end may be determined in the next few weeks.

This letter was addressed to mayor and council. A copy was forwarded to Pique for publication.