Opinion

In last week’s Pique, Squamish Nation Chief Gibby Jacob stated that: “For us, getting the opportunity to reinstate ourselves back in the Whistler valley is a pretty important thing for us.” I spent 25 years digging holes in Whistler.

“Whistler kills Aspen.” – Gene Simmons, April 21, 2008 on genesimmons.com If the long-tongued Whistler homeowner sticks around, he’ll really know.

I’ve always thought that if the car companies and regulatory bodies out there wanted to make a safer car it wouldn’t be too difficult.

JP Baralo and his vision for kids The comic book says it all. Sure it’s a bit corny. And yeah, it’s not all that sophisticated. But the kids loved it! They loved seeing their own mugs in it.

Much was made of Whistler’s designation as the first ever “Host Mountain Resort” for a Winter Olympics, but there are indications the world may not be beating a path to our door.

Anyone who’s ever seen my desk, or computer desktop, could easily deduce that I’m not the most organized guy in the world, whatever I might have claimed on my resume.

Remember those wild toboggan runs when you were a kid? Flying down the hill, hanging on for dear life, hoping you were going to be able to make it to the flats without crashing? Or not… Well, last weekend I got to relive those moments. And then some.

On April 6, 2008 I met a very sombre ski patroller named Scott Hepworth on Blackcomb’s Sunset Boulevard. He was skiing along, picking up small flowers that had been covered in new snow.

Re: Lot 1/9 Celebration Plaza In response to last week’s editorial, I agree that despite a very late start, there were lots of opportunities from 2005 to 2007 for public input regarding the future use of Lot 1/9.

One of Whistler’s newest bands, Altered Beast, aims to take the town by storm during the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival