Opinion

There was never going to be a dramatic climax to Tuesday's public hearing on the asphalt plant.

Re: Whistler U From time to time, I read comments attributed to Mayor Melamed that have me shaking my head in something between amusement and astonishment. Clearly, some new visionary leadership on council is required.

Answering tough questions about Whistler

Next Tuesday, frustrations surrounding Cheakamus Crossing and the asphalt plant will be vented for, perhaps, the final time.

Every week Gizmodo and Engadget list off a new selection of 3D-ready HDTVs hitting the market, and the price is slowly starting to drop to where customers might actually consider buying them.

First off I need to state that I absolutely do not agree with the municipality's and the provincial government's plan to log old growth trees in Whistler. I agree that it does not make sense to do that in a destination like Whistler.

"You gotta sound like what you are." - Ray Charles Integrity. I was thinking the other day how the heck I was gonna sum up Ralph Jensen's life. And then it hit me. He was Whistler's Popeye.

Do it for the Lulz, the l33t, the epic win, the ZOMG! The smiley face :), the winking smiley face ;). Do it for the achievement points. I've never been one for ribbons or medals, or statistics related to my performance like grades.

While Whistler contemplates where we go from here in the post-Olympic world - education, arts and culture, Aboriginal tourism, destination markets, events, etc. - we continue to follow an old, familiar path.

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.