Opinion

In the previous century, when the bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics was born, the first plan for the Whistler athletes’ village was to use three existing hotels in the village, located close to Whistler Mountain, that could be cordoned off and secured

Snow is at last clearing in the valley, and while it’s still a little on the cool side for some people, bikes are making their annual reappearance on our roads and trails.

Inadequate responses all around Re: Squamish estuary recovery in question (Pique, March 29) I sent a letter to federal, provincial, and Squamish municipal officials, as well as to representatives of the Squamish Nation, last August.

She embarked on her political journey over two decades ago as a one-issue candidate. In retrospect, her issue seems a minor one. But it was just enough of an anti-community move to get Nancy Wilhelm-Morden all riled up.

Hats off to Weasels I only have admiration for all those fantastic volunteers who were involved in helping put on the series of ski races over the last 10 days.

A few weeks ago, I found myself walking the couple of kilometres of road that separate Alta from Snowbird. It was a clear cold night and the stars were so bright it felt like I could reach up and touch them.

If the end of the monsoon and the reappearance of the sun didn’t signal spring was on its way, the recent appearance of job fair ads certainly did.

In an entertaining CBC article on the kinds of tech gadgets that the musical geeks of the Barenaked Ladies bring with them on tour (Google search “Barenaked Ladies technology MSN” and you’ll find it), frontmen Ed Robertson and Steven Page pretty much

Athletic performances you won’t want to miss Re: Second to none (Pique feature, March 15) It was with great interest and appreciation that I read Pique’s cover story by Clare Ogilvie, with insight provided by B.C.

Timing is everything, and my timing is notoriously off. Last week I wrote a whole article praising YouTube.com, telling people how to link to, among other things, clips from various Adult Swim programs.