Opinion

When Whistler learned that it was to host the 2010 Games, along with Vancouver, it could hardly contain its excitement.

Whistler ski racers seek to close the gap with their European rivals

This week in Japan, the city of Osaka rolled out a new initiative offering free wireless Internet citywide. Apparently this is a big deal for Japan as free to use Wi-Fi hotspots are few and far between.

It has taken a little longer than it did after the 1848 revolutions in Europe, but on the third anniversary of the Egyptian revolution we can definitely say that the "Arab Spring" is finished.

Mideast balance? There are approximately 330,000 Jewish Canadians; over 1,000,000 Muslim Canadians.

"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

This week we learned that the ski jump venue at Whistler Olympic Park has been named a National Training Centre. The announcement wasn't made with a great deal of fanfare and yet it is remarkable in many ways.

It would be interesting to know just what tidbits of information the U.S. National Security Agency's eavesdropping has turned up on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon.

Attack on wild salmon continues Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced on January 15, that she was going to open the door to fish farm expansion on the B.C. Coast.

This week marks the start of Whistler's annual WinterPRIDE event — being held for the first time in January rather then its regular slot in February, where it had positioned itself for over 20 years.