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A writer’s confession: Ten reasons for loving
Whistler

A writer’s confession: Ten reasons for loving Whistler

It happens. People get pissed off. They get insulted. So it goes. And the response is never slow in coming. That’s what you get for being presumptuous enough to put your opinions out there for all to read. Especially in this town.
Lessons from the first Pemberton Festival

Lessons from the first Pemberton Festival

“Events are what we do.
Back to School

Back to School

I couldn’t resist the headline — next to “go to bed”, “back to school” were my least favourite three words growing up, especially in August.
Don’t blame those financial tools

Don’t blame those financial tools

In response to the July 17 letter in Pique from Jamie Pike, I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify some background around "financial tools".
Cell phone hysteria

Cell phone hysteria

When I start up my microwave, our computer screen — geographically located just two feet away — goes a bit haywire. I have to admit it scares me a little.
Hugh Fisher – Winning as a way of life

Hugh Fisher – Winning as a way of life

“There are no stars on a dragon boat team.
Real tests coming next two weekends

Real tests coming next two weekends

A week from today, 40,000 people will begin the migration to Pemberton, for the first Pemberton Festival. Tomorrow, several thousand people will start moving up the Sea to Sky Highway for this weekend’s Whistler Music Festival.
Summer Games

Summer Games

No, this article is not about the Summer Olympics. I will be boycotting most of the events this year in favour of quality time with my mountain bike, running shoes, running stroller, and, if raining, my Xbox 360.
Jorge Alvarez: Stranger in a strange land

Jorge Alvarez: Stranger in a strange land

Imagine growing up in Madrid in the late 1970s. You’re in your mid-teens and living the Euro urban lifestyle to the hilt. Remember, this is the capital of Spain: drenched in centuries of history and a very hip, very cosmopolitan place.
Clarification on German needs

Clarification on German needs

Mr. Barnett’s editorial of July 10th regarding the fact that the German National Olympic Committee needs to secure 100 rooms otherwise they will be moving the German House to Vancouver was bang on but I’d like to make one important clarification.