Opinion

The big tech story in Canada these days is the CRTC's Nov.

After the initial public offering and a couple weeks of trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange, what's changed for Whistler's largest employer? Well, Whistler Blackcomb has now been cleaved from the once-mighty-today-modest stable of Intrawest resorts

In response to Andy Wills's letter regarding the Squamish Commuter Bus (The Tipping Point, Pique letters Nov.

Call of Duty: Black Ops sold some $360 million worth of product on its first day last week, breaking the one-day sales record held by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by $50 million. That's 5.

"If we are to live not just for the moment but in true consciousness of our existence, then our greatest need and most difficult achievement is to find meaning in our lives.

Talk to any local with a telescope and they'll tell you that the night sky around here isn't what it used to be.

Not all quiet on the asphalt front Although the community has been fairly quiet on the topic of the asphalt plant in recent weeks, this doesn't necessarily mean that all is well. On the contrary: all is NOT well in Whistler.

Why are certain trees and ecosystems in Whistler worth saving, while others are not? I found council's comments regarding tree removal on Lorimer Road and the heli-pad irrational and ironic.

You are the controller. Seriously. The commercials were quite right about that. What is less obvious at this point is whether that's a good thing.

"So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it." - Indian Philosopher J. Krishsnamurti.