Opinion

Prior to being awarded the 2010 Olympics two years ago in Prague, members of the Vancouver bid committee, people in the tourism industry, the business community and government officials talked about the Games being a catalyst.

Good day, eh? The Great White North is turning 137 this year, and on July 1 hosers from Signal Hill, Newfoundland to Tofino will be kicking back, cracking a few cold ones, and frying up some back bacon sandwiches.

RE: Reservations needs to do better (Pique letters June 9) In a recent letter to the editor, Judith May outlined concerns she had with the reservations service she received through Tourism Whistler. Ms. May raised a number of excellent points.

The prediction that keeps on being true Back in 1965 Gordon Moore, a co-founder of Intel, predicted that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits would double every year.

I’ve always taken refuge in libraries.

By Andrew Mitchell The confrontation between the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the RMOW took a turn for the worst last week when attempts at mediated talks broke down twice with no resolution. Then CUPE went too far.

While there’s no shortage of new and exciting technology in the world, even the high-tech industry goes through its doldrums.

Tax relief now How much longer do WhistlerÕs long time condo owners have to put up with grossly unfair property taxes? IÕm talking about those of us owning Class 6 lodgings (Business and Other).

Pique is upgrading, although it doesnÕt feel that way. After years of running the OS9.X operating system the entire office is at last upgrading to OSX Ð just as the fourth edition, Tiger, of AppleÕs popular operating system hit the market.

Earlier this year The Economist christened Paul Martin "Mr. Dithers," a title the magazine bestowed on the prime minister after reviewing his first year in office. Since then Mr. Martin has been trying to disprove he deserves the title.