Opinion

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.

Whistler Film Festival and FE&A

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

"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.

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

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.

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.

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

Pride in our elephant

British Columbians celebrate their first Family Day next weekend with a day off on Monday, Feb. 11. The long weekend holds a great deal of promise for Whistler Blackcomb and the 19 other B.C.