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Lucky to be alive After reading about the frightening events that took place recently in Whistler, I am reminded of the exact same chilling tale I lived on Boxing Day, five years ago.
Whistler Voices – In boldness lies genius

Whistler Voices – In boldness lies genius

Alta States is all about celebrating the many — and varied — voices of the Whistler community (in its broadest definition). So in this very first column of 2008, I’ve decided to step back and let some of them speak to you directly. Listen well.
Two years from the vortex

Two years from the vortex

On July 24 last year Whistler council announced its priorities to the end of its present term, in November 2008.
Unpacking the Xbox 360

Unpacking the Xbox 360

It’s hard being a technology writer on a budget, writing for a small-town newspaper that doesn’t get sent samples of all the latest gadgets for testing.
Letters

Letters

Away with the manger The manger in Pemberton provided quite the topic for discussion in December.
Olympic goals for 2008

Olympic goals for 2008

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympics finished 2007 with a flurry of announcements and good-news headlines. And VANOC deserves hearty congratulations for many of its accomplishments.
Letters

Letters

A solution for all This letter was addressed to the mayor and council. A copy was forwarded to Pique for publication.
Being Smart: John, Julia, love, life, family
and work

Being Smart: John, Julia, love, life, family and work

She was The Bond Girl. A long-legged acrobatic skier from England who’d learned her stuff on a plastic-covered slope in Southampton (with a whopping vertical drop of 110 metres), Julia Snell was a sophisticated young athlete with a promising future.
Leadership and thinking of others

Leadership and thinking of others

If for some reason you are not willing to lead, leave it to the rest of us; please get out of the way.
Power plays in 2008

Power plays in 2008

It’s been a big year for technology, no question.