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Standing on one leg

Standing on one leg

William Roberts pretty well sums up the economic problems facing the Sea to Sky Corridor at this time (Left Hanging, Pique letters Aug. 5). It puzzles me that one-industry towns continue to imagine that change will not impact them.
Notes from all over – silly season in Whistler

Notes from all over – silly season in Whistler

"You force people to stop asking questions, and before you know it they have auctioned off the question mark and sold it for scrap. No boldness. No good ideas for fixing what's broken in the land.
Celebrate the people who are Whistler’s story

Celebrate the people who are Whistler’s story

Jon Montgomery was in town last week, taking part in a Crankworx celebrity bike ride.
Google, don’t be evil

Google, don’t be evil

Google has an unofficial corporate motto, "Don't Be Evil" coined by a founding employee at a meeting back in 2001 when the fledgling company was poised to explode.
Alta states: From rock star to hausfrau

Alta states: From rock star to hausfrau

Pseudo single parenting at Whistler
Provincial government very focused on tourism

Provincial government very focused on tourism

Bob Barnett hits on some very relevant points in his editorial "Tourism industry on its own in post-Olympic world" (Opening Remarks July 21, 2010).
A little bit pregnant and in trouble

A little bit pregnant and in trouble

Nearly 40 years ago, when the lakes in the Whistler valley were threatened by the septic fields of hundreds of weekend cabins, Dave Barrett's NDP government declared a moratorium on commercial development while it analyzed Whistler's situation.
A bow hunter’s perspective

A bow hunter’s perspective

RMOW hindering wildlife RE: Black tailed deer migration route through the RMOW sewer treatment plant property I would like to know what council is doing or plan to do about the aforementioned migration route.
Moving forward in the post-Olympic, post-recession world

Moving forward in the post-Olympic, post-recession world

Last month Tourism Whistler announced it was shifting its marketing focus to destination visitors as the organization, and in particular its member hotels, seek to rebuild Whistler's position following the recession.
Useful things

Useful things

As you read this I'm back home visiting family, and for the first visit in the 11 years I've been away I'm not going to bug my mother to get a computer. I've tried and failed.