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Diversification , courtesy, highway barriers, and condo prices

Diversification , courtesy, highway barriers, and condo prices

Time to speak out visi Having read Bob Barnett’s Opening Remarks this week and being one of the three Tourism Whistler board members who did not choose to run for a second term, I think it’s time to speak out.
Kudos to Andrew, the benefits of Thank you, cross-country, community radio and caring for felines

Kudos to Andrew, the benefits of Thank you, cross-country, community radio and caring for felines

Thanks for understanding, sharing Andrew Mitchell's article on the Paralympic Games in Torino was excellent – he's far too modest about his reporting abilities.
Apple turns 30…in court

Apple turns 30…in court

It’s been a long time since a couple of college drop-outs by the names of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first assembled 500 wood-encased motherboards in 1976, for sale to a growing home computer hobby market.
Whistler’s power triangle needs to be expanded

Whistler’s power triangle needs to be expanded

To understand the power structure in Canadian cities, SFU professor Ed Gibson used to say, you only have to look at the skylines. The tallest towers in Canadian cities belong to banks. To understand how the U.S.
Silent but deadly

Silent but deadly

It’s been in the pipe for a while, but it appears that Samsung has finally done it – created a flash-memory chip with an amazing 32 GB of storage.
Sharing water, correcting appearances, dumpster debris, and small business deficits

Sharing water, correcting appearances, dumpster debris, and small business deficits

The Ashlu Runs Free March 22 was World Water Day. Whose water is it? It’s yours. Whose responsibility is it to guard the fresh water? It’s yours.
On the meaning of hospitality, snowmobiling, a down under perspective and thanks again.

On the meaning of hospitality, snowmobiling, a down under perspective and thanks again.

Searching for a word I attended an interesting meeting at MY Place on March 9. A gentleman named Anurag Gupta took those interested in Whistler's future on an exercise of self-examination.
Upgrades need upgrades

Upgrades need upgrades

The problem with computer upgrades is that you can rarely do just one without having to upgrade something, or everything else, in the process.
Employee recruitment efforts will be needed

Employee recruitment efforts will be needed

As Whistler has struggled to regain the heady numbers it enjoyed prior to the turn of the millennium there’s been a lot of focus on attracting visitors.
Time for Whistler's own strategic review of Intrawest

Time for Whistler's own strategic review of Intrawest

A couple of weeks ago Intrawest announced it was hiring Goldman, Sachs & Co. and launching a strategic review of its operations.