Opinion

Many years from now, the people of Whistler, Squamish, Vancouver and other towns in B.C. may look back on this week as one of the critical points in the development of their communities.

"I strongly believe in sport and in the Olympic dream. Politics don’t have anything to do with sport." – Fernand Labrie, chairman of the Quebec 2010 bid society Of course not — except politics have everything to do with sport.

On Dec. 7 Whistler council will let everyone know what it thinks of David Strangway’s offer to build a private university in Whistler. For those who haven’t already guessed, the answer will be "thanks, but no thanks.

One Whistler, an old concept revived for a new era Beyond the plans to renovate the conference centre, create a visual arts festival and develop a co-ordinated sign program, the most encouraging thing about the formation of the new One Whistler group

Political football, the all-season Olympic sport Last week, after Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard finally called a provincial election, raising the spectre of Quebec separation once again, it occurred to many that politics might hurt Quebec City’s bid

Next week’s town hall meeting (Nov. 7 in the conference centre) will mark a number of firsts, not the least of which will be the first time the meeting has been held in a timely manner.

The closure of another high profile business in Whistler two weeks ago should give everyone reason to pause and reflect on the state of the local economy.

It wouldn’t take much for Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Solicitor General Andy Scott to open up the RCMP Public Complaints Commission hearing into police conduct at last year’s APEC meeting so that the truth comes out, just a little honesty and in

November is often the best month of the year to get out of Whistler, lying as it does in the grey days between early fall and early ski season.

Last week’s Union of B.C.