Opinion

Thank you to a Good Samaritan and the Whistler Fire Department On Friday morning, January 31, our home on Rainbow Drive suffered a chimney fire.

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - Playwright George Bernard Shaw The snow finally came... as everyone knew it would (eventually).

From a Ukrainian point of view, the priority is not to throw their revolution away again like they did after the Orange Revolution 10 years ago.

Canada is hockey. As a nation we are very modest, but after bringing home both Olympic gold medals in men's and women's hockey we can beat our chests a little.

Heather Moyse and Kaillie Humphries fly the flag at Sunday's Closing Ceremony from Sochi, putting the cap on what was a very successful, though not perfect, Olympic Games for Canada.

Whistler's Mike Janyk finished 16th in the men's slalom on Saturday from Sochi, then announced it was his final Olympics. Photo by Pentaphoto / Alpine Canada Mike Janyk can leave the Olympics with his chin up, knowing that he won’t be back.

Whistler's Marielle Thompson celebrates atop the ski cross podium on Friday, with teammate Kelsey Serwa (left) and Sweden's Anna Holmlund. Thompson's Olympic gold only adds to the tremendous amount of success she's achieved in a short time.

Whistler's Mike Janyk will ski in his third Olympics during Saturday's men's slalom from Sochi. The veteran Canadian team skier had lots on his mind to share before leaving for the Games.

From left, Brady Leman, Dave Duncan and Chris Del Bosco endured a frustrating day in the Olympic men's ski cross event held Thursday.

Whistler's small business community quietly ticks along often drawing little attention to itself. The limelight most often falls on the resort itself, or perhaps Whistler Blackcomb, or even local government.