Opinion

WHAT: Rod Charlesworth Reception and Exhibition WHERE: adele campbell Fine Art Gallery WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 10 His work portrays images with strong Canadian influences – lakes and forests, colourful houses and whimsical children.

If you were searching for an understanding of modern Ireland you might consider Leon Uris’s Trinity.

After years of listening to financial reports, market projections, and economic forecasts I’ve reached the conclusion that the global economy is based more on psychology and emotions than figures and statistics.

Some columns are about a specific set of facts, studies or empirical data. There is nothing like that here, just a gut feeling. To quote a release from Tourism Whistler this week, it’s shaping up to be another record winter for Whistler.

In one of a series of recent announcements which indicates the provincial election is unofficially underway, Premier Ujjal Dosanjh last week declared that his government had passed its 12 per cent target for land protection with the approval of the O

Once again we are seeing first hand the need to modernize B.C.'s archaic liquor laws. The B.C. Liquor Control people slapped a closure order on Dusty's at Creekside in mid-season for an infraction (too many people inside) at the start of the season.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the people who have shown their support over the last couple of weeks as a result of the announcement of the unfortunate cancellation of the mountain bike World Cup and third annual Summer Session.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Whistler-Blackcomb Foundation for its generous donation of $15,000 for the purchase of a security system for the library at Whistler Secondary, a community school.

Lately, I have heard numerous negative comments regarding the Whistler community. Some are voiced by locals and some by visitors.

What really happened to the World Cup mountain bike triple event? The newspapers have all given their accounts of what happened. As expected the report in the Pique was well researched and provided an excellent objective accounting of the subject.