Opinion

The market sets rates As a "scum" landlord, I would like to respond to the article "Council takes on ‘scum’ landlords" (Pique Nov. 9). There can be no such thing as "gouging" in a market economy.

We’ve all seen the Olympics on television. We’ve heard a great deal about preparations for the 2010 Games and most of us know Whistler’s role, in a general sense, in hosting them.

By Michel Beaudry The village isn’t all that pretty.

It’s interesting how the discovery or refinement of one technology snowballs, creating an avalanche of new tech breakthroughs that change the way things work.

By Michel Beaudry He says it’s hard-wired in him. The spirit of hospitality, he explains, has always been there. “For me. It’s about doing things unconditionally,” Mike Varrin adds with a near twist of a smile.

Remembrance Day generally hasn’t meant as much in Whistler as in some other places, Whistler being a town where people often come to escape the world’s problems, rather than remember them.

Sony is not doing so well these days. The well-publicized recall of millions of laptop batteries in recent months is just the tip of the iceberg that the Sony juggernaut has found itself on a collision course with in recent years.

AWARE’s stand on Legacy trails This letter was addressed to George McKay, VANOC manager for the Whistler Nordic Centre. A copy was forwarded to Pique.

There are literally dozens of music download sites out there, but only one of them seems to be thriving. Apple iTunes currently has over 80 per cent market share, which is as much a testament to the popularity of iPod music players as anything else.

This is a strategic alliance Peter Alder nailed it dead on when he suggested that the muni should acquire 30 per cent of the mountains (Michel Beaudry's Alta States article in last week’s pique).