Opinion

When Kelly met Mike she had no intention of living in Whistler. In fact, she barely knew what the place was about.

Now that Approved Destination Status has been approved for Chinese tourists to visit Canada, and Canadian tour operators to market to the 1.3 billion people in China, we in Whistler have some very good news.

"Kicking our carbon habit within a few short decades will require a feat of engineering and innovation to match anything in our history.

As the holiday shopping season ramps up sometimes it's nice to remember that the best things in life are still free. That goes for software as well. It's become an annual tradition for Lifehacker.com (www.lifehacker.

"Whistler has become my sanctuary. It brings me so much joy to live here..." - Shauna Hardy Mishaw She's bold and confident and rarely takes no for an answer. She can be unrelenting too. Even abrasive when she feels she has to be.

Nine... hundred... million... dollars. Canadian taxpayer dollars. Being spent to provide security during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Last week we were able to learn about the conspiracy of scientists who suppressed scientific information against assertions that global warming is man-made.

"The growth economy is failing. In other words, the quantitative expansion of the economic subsystem increases environmental and social costs faster than production benefits, making us poorer not richer..." - Steady-State Economist Herman E.

Last week I looked at a few "in between" technologies like the Pogoplug, Slingbox and Apple Airport Express Base that you can use to connect all your different technologies.

"Paid occupancy rates of 65% or higher (annual average) are required by the accommodation sector in order to achieve economic stability in Whistler. This threshold has not been reached since 1999.