Opinion

A month ago, Canada took the extreme measure of declaring Bisphenol A a toxic substance, which will in the future determine how the plastic additive can be used in products sold across the country.

"Play is what I do for a living. The work comes from organizing that play." - Anonymous Architect, A Whack On The Side Of The Head I've never met a more open, more imaginative person in my life. Or a more prolific artist. Really.

Tourism Whistler has stressed it for a few years now. Surveys have repeatedly shown it to be one of the things visitors are most acutely aware of. Value, or perceived value, factors into most decisions we make in these recessionary times.

" We are now in a period of crisis. Every [one] who is acutely alive is acutely wrestling with his own soul. People who can bring forth new passion, new ideas will endure.

The thing I don't like about technology comparisons - aside from the fact that they're generally subjective - is the way reviewers pitch competition in the market as some kind of death race where only technology can win.

Speculation and hype are normal around IPOs, as promoters drum up interest. But usually it's heard on Howe Street, Bay Street or Wall Street. Last week's confirmation that Whistler Blackcomb is going public has spurred lots of talk on Village Stroll.

The objective of editorial writing is to express an opinion. Within his column, Alta States, Michel Beaudry does exactly that. Every week Michel provides his take on the characters and circumstance of Whistler.

As an RMOW employee living in Squamish I rely on the #98 Bus to get to work. There are many personal reasons why I want the bus to remain in service but the reason Whistler needs to maintain this service is because it is used by Whistler people.

It turns out that spending all day in front of a computer is a high-risk activity after all.

"Your character is your destiny." - Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher Hard to know where to start when you have such a vast palette of anecdotes to recount. Do I begin with Don's crazy cross-country epic from New Brunswick to B.C.