Opinion

There are no avalanche experts. They’re all dead. – Ed Lachapelle, 1985 By Michel Beaudry Enough already. With mountain deaths dominating headlines this winter in B.C.

It all started at the dawn of human time, in an era when much of the world was terrorized by long vicious winters. Most tribes sought immediate shelter from these attacks; few regarded the cold months with any pleasure.

In the first days after Vancouver and Whistler were awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, in July 2003, it was frequently said how so much of the infrastructure and so many of the Olympic venues were already in place that there was lots of time to work o

Web commentators wasted no time dubbing the simultaneous shutdown of thousands of Microsoft Zune players the “Zune Apocalypse,” conjuring images of Aztec curses and Mayan end-of-world mythology — which is about three years early given that the

In the past week there have been two fatal avalanche accidents outside the current operating boundaries of Whistler and Blackcomb.

Every year, the Whistler Village Church at Millennium Place puts on two Christmas Eve services for the enjoyment of local and visiting Christians, or indeed for anyone seeking an experience of warmth and love at this special time of year.

In 2005 Premier Gordon Campbell challenged the tourism industry to double in size by 2015; to go from a $9 billion industry in B.C. to an $18 billion industry. While there were efforts made to increase access to B.C.

I’ve never made a list of technology predictions before so I have no track record to give you any faith in this one.

You cannot step twice into the same river; for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you.” The ancient Greeks seemed to understand cause and effect much better than we do.

If there has been a theme to 2008 it must be hubris, or a lack of humility and respect for one another.