Opinion

Google is never shy when it comes to announcing and backing new innovations, but last week's slate of announcements at the I/O Conference - and this week - was fairly staggering even by their standards. Where to start... How about Android 3.

They call him Bosco. And there's no one quite like him. A fiery mélange of Charles Bukowski and Hunter S. Thompson, Bosco brought an edge (and a refreshingly twisted sense of humour) to Whistler culture that, in many ways, defined the place.

Gas pumps have taken on a whole new personality these days. In some ways they've become the "water-cooler" of commuters. As I filled up my SUV recently, groan, neighbourly chat started as usual with the vehicle driver next to me.

Let's make Sea to Sky the best place to live After an election that has been both historic and notably fuelled by political ideals at opposite ends of the spectrum, I would like to congratulate The Honourable Mr. (John) Weston (Conservative).

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.