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CFIB redefines the S-word

CFIB redefines the S-word

“Sustainability” has been linked to Whistler the way the Hockey Night in Canada theme song was linked to the CBC, although it probably hasn’t cost Whistler $500 every time it used the S-word.
Touchy feely

Touchy feely

Although the Apple iPhone is not the first touch-sensitive device out there — information kiosks have been using touch screen technology for 20 years — there’s no question it’s reawakened interest in the technology.
Charlie Doyle: The art of staying true to yourself

Charlie Doyle: The art of staying true to yourself

He’ll never change. Artist, athlete, iconoclast, rebel — Charlie Doyle is the stuff that Whistler dreams are made of. Actually, that’s not quite true. With Doyle, it’s more reality than dreams.
Plenty of Games, fewer answers

Plenty of Games, fewer answers

Will preparations for the Olympics be an issue in the fall when campaigning for municipal councils and school trustee positions gets underway in earnest? Not likely, although some people in Whistler may hold a grudge over the Lot 1/9 decision.
Busted at the border

Busted at the border

Just as it’s illegal to swallow a plastic bag full of drugs and jump on a plane, or to stuff a drugged parrot or exotic monkey in each armpit to sell to high end pet stores, it’s also illegal to knowingly traffic stolen goods across the border.
Lessons from 2002: Myles Rademan and the Salt Lake Olympics

Lessons from 2002: Myles Rademan and the Salt Lake Olympics

“If you don’t know your own story, how can you expect newcomers to get involved in your community?” – Myles Rademan When Myles Rademan accepted the job of director of planning for Park City back in 1986, he had no idea what the next few years would b
Compost costs out of control

Compost costs out of control

Regarding the clarification in both the Pique and Question newspapers on the reporting on the budget over runs on the composting facility. From a story printed in the Pique on Aug.
A global transformation?

A global transformation?

With all that Maxime Bernier’s former girlfriend revealed this week it was easy to overlook another little document, one released by CIBC World Markets on Tuesday that painted a picture of how the price of oil is dramatically impacting international
Twitter me this

Twitter me this

Like most people, I’m up to my eyeballs in social networking — Facebook, MySpace (for about two weeks), Digg.com, Reddit.com, StumbleUpon.
Myles Rademan: Telling it like it is

Myles Rademan: Telling it like it is

“The landscapes that we see are the landscapes we believe in…” – Myles Rademan By Michel Beaudry He bills himself as a reality therapist. No, I’m not joking.