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Don’t blame those financial tools

Don’t blame those financial tools

In response to the July 17 letter in Pique from Jamie Pike, I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify some background around "financial tools".
Cell phone hysteria

Cell phone hysteria

When I start up my microwave, our computer screen — geographically located just two feet away — goes a bit haywire. I have to admit it scares me a little.
Hugh Fisher – Winning as a way of life

Hugh Fisher – Winning as a way of life

“There are no stars on a dragon boat team.
Real tests coming next two weekends

Real tests coming next two weekends

A week from today, 40,000 people will begin the migration to Pemberton, for the first Pemberton Festival. Tomorrow, several thousand people will start moving up the Sea to Sky Highway for this weekend’s Whistler Music Festival.
Summer Games

Summer Games

No, this article is not about the Summer Olympics. I will be boycotting most of the events this year in favour of quality time with my mountain bike, running shoes, running stroller, and, if raining, my Xbox 360.
Jorge Alvarez: Stranger in a strange land

Jorge Alvarez: Stranger in a strange land

Imagine growing up in Madrid in the late 1970s. You’re in your mid-teens and living the Euro urban lifestyle to the hilt. Remember, this is the capital of Spain: drenched in centuries of history and a very hip, very cosmopolitan place.
Clarification on German needs

Clarification on German needs

Mr. Barnett’s editorial of July 10th regarding the fact that the German National Olympic Committee needs to secure 100 rooms otherwise they will be moving the German House to Vancouver was bang on but I’d like to make one important clarification.
100 rooms for Germany?

100 rooms for Germany?

Despite the price of gasoline, the carbon tax, the slowing economy, and the challenges of crossing the border and navigating construction delays on Highway 99, Americans and Canadians have continued to flock to Whistler thus far this summer.
Rolling on the Information Super Highway

Rolling on the Information Super Highway

“Oh! So they have the Internet on computers now.” – Homer Simpson The first time I heard about the Internet, it was 1996.
The ‘new’ W/B Paradigm: Is a private club appropriate on public lands?

The ‘new’ W/B Paradigm: Is a private club appropriate on public lands?

The e-mail solicitation was signed by David Brownlie.