Opinion

System down since April 19

Not to slag building birdhouses or benches or any of the other do-it-yourself projects in the Handyman's Handbook, but we live in the digital age.

"When I got that medal put around my neck - well, at some point you just can't be happier..." Steve Podborski on being the first North American male to win an Olympic alpine medal.

"To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain." Louis L'Amour, U.S. writer 1908 -1988.

It's with a happy heart that I write what I hope is my last letter on the Cheakamus Crossing asphalt plant saga. However the question of whether there will be any future litigation connected with the plant is still a nominally open question.

If you haven't played, and finished, the original Portal from 2007 I feel sorry for you.

"How tough can life be when you live on Easy Street next to the River of Golden Dreams and your kids' kindergarten teachers have names like Ms. Friend and Ms. Hart?" Crazy Canuck Steve Podborski on living at Whistler The future looked bright.

"We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

A European plan to generate solar-thermal energy in North Africa for export to Europe shows that some people are thinking big when it comes to clean energy and climate change.

I read with interest the letter to the editor from Doug Player ("Geotourism Is The Future"; April 7). On behalf of the Cultural Tourism Advisory Group, I'd like to clarify two points regarding the Cultural Tourism consultant and report.