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Release the beast

Release the beast

One of Whistler’s newest bands, Altered Beast, aims to take the town by storm during the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Judging by the covers…

Judging by the covers…

My family and I waited in anticipation for the opening of the new library in Whistler. For more than four years, we have been members of the Whistler and Pemberton libraries.
Time’s up, questions remain

Time’s up, questions remain

“We’re asking the community to trust us a little bit, that we’re trying to come away with the best options for ourselves long-term and maybe (leave) the legacy for one of the other communities because that’s what partners do.
The $5 store

The $5 store

The idea got rolling in the U.S.
Jeff Ihaksi: Course builder to the ’cross stars

Jeff Ihaksi: Course builder to the ’cross stars

It’s rare that athletes will agree on anything — virtually impossible if they compete head-to-head. But at a recent World Cup event in New York’s Whiteface Mountain, I found full consensus among the best boardercross racers on the planet.
Video tape may be intimidating

Video tape may be intimidating

Re: RCMP video tape protest Your reporter kind of flew past the RCMP presence and offered no question why video taping the Lot 1/9 forest protesters was deemed necessary. You need to follow up here.
Labour issues go well beyond 2010

Labour issues go well beyond 2010

All this month, transit riders who pass through Toronto’s Union Station and Montreal’s Berri-UQAM station are being inundated with invitations to come and work in British Columbia.
The best software I can’t get

The best software I can’t get

As I write this I’m waiting anxiously to see whether I’ll be randomly included in a beta test of a new program called Dropbox, developed by a group of MIT students and soon to be available to the public. Fingers crossed.
Remembering Stuie: A mountain party for a fallen friend

Remembering Stuie: A mountain party for a fallen friend

Nineteen years. Amazing how quickly those years have passed. Amazing too, how profoundly we’ve changed. Back in 1989, Whistler was still a place where the mountain was big and the town small.
The roof argument collapses

The roof argument collapses

I am writing this letter as a wake up call to all of the people who were behind the sledge hockey arena.