Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Opinion

Dreaming beyond a white Christmas

Dreaming beyond a white Christmas

Things look pretty good in Whistler this Christmas. To start with, it's going to be a white Christmas, something many other ski areas in North America were only dreaming about, until a storm dumped on the Rocky Mountains this week.
Letters to the editor for the week of December 20th

Letters to the editor for the week of December 20th

Slide for Hunger says thanks
Troll or die

Troll or die

Christian Rivera is kind of a dick. He plays a MOBA (Massively Online Battle Arena) game called League of Legions professionally for Team Dignitas as "IWillDominate," and on his own using a few other handles. He's clearly awesome at the game.
Letters to the editor for the week of December 13th

Letters to the editor for the week of December 13th

Half-truths In his letter of Dec. 6, 2012, Mr. Frank Silveri, president, Whistler Aggregates Ltd., refers to the providing of "Half-Truths" by those who oppose his asphalt operations in Cheakamus Crossing.
A time to think about giving

A time to think about giving

Last Thursday Kerry and Ginny Dennehy presented a $500,000 cheque to Lions Gate Hospital for the new Kelty Dennehy Mental Health Resource Centre, which will be in the HOpe Centre at Lions Gate.
The Marshall sisters

The Marshall sisters

Mountain romantics on a mission
Climate Talks: Coasting Towards Disaster

Climate Talks: Coasting Towards Disaster

They made some progress at the annual December round of the international negotiations on controlling climate change, held this year in Qatar.
Jamie Finlayson – An athlete's journey

Jamie Finlayson – An athlete's journey

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
Pirates face lawsuits

Pirates face lawsuits

If you frequently pirate (steal, infringe, whatever you want to call it) movies and other content from the Internet, and haven't taken extraordinary steps to cover your tracks like using a Virtual Private Network to hide your identity, you may be get
Separatist Dreams

Separatist Dreams

In other parts of the world, separatist movements are usually violent (e.g. Kashmir, Sri Lanka, the various Kurdish revolts) and they sometimes succeed (South Sudan, Eritrea, East Timor).