Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Opinion

Console yourself

Console yourself

Now we've finally reached the age where video game consoles are as ubiquitous as toasters in modern households, it's going to be interesting to see what the next generation looks like.
Kim McKnight Pedersen – A full and happy mountain life

Kim McKnight Pedersen – A full and happy mountain life

" Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life... Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
To look into the future look into budgets

To look into the future look into budgets

Many of us assume a year begins on Jan. 1, the first day on the calendar often made memorable by a hangover and a vow to do better the rest of the year. But for many governments, a year actually starts in February, when the budget numbers come up.
Letters to the editor for the week of February 14th

Letters to the editor for the week of February 14th

Whistler Film Festival and FE&A
Tourism runs up against the pipeline

Tourism runs up against the pipeline

In the last 10 months both the council for the Resort Municipality of Whistler and board of the Whistler Chamber of Commerce have announced their opposition to Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, on the basis that the pipeline and the acco
Quality or quantity? WB's latest capital plan a questionable investment

Quality or quantity? WB's latest capital plan a questionable investment

"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts." - Henry David Thoreau The world was a vastly different place back in 1986. The U.S.
BB's demise overstated

BB's demise overstated

It's one thing to lose market share to another legitimately better product, another to give it away by refusing to compete.
Mackerel Wars

Mackerel Wars

It's hard enough to manage a fishery stock sustainably when the fish stay put. Once they start moving around, it's almost impossible. That's why the European Union and Iceland are heading into a mackerel war.
Letters to the editor for the week of February 7th

Letters to the editor for the week of February 7th

Thank you This last Friday, while skiing on Whistler Mountain and watching the Peak to Creek team races near the finishing area, I had the misfortune to pass out. In no time many of the bystanders rushed to my assistance.
Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

Senkaku/Diaoyu: Another Falklands?

Chinese survey vessels go into the waters around the disputed islands and Japanese patrol ships tail them much too closely.