Opinion

More than a year and a half after it began, Whistler’s latest great issue was wrestled to the ground by the seven members of council Monday night.

Thinking outside the lot I like to think that the RMOW and VANOC are interested in knowing where Whistlerites believe the Olympic medals plaza should be built.

By Michel Beaudry They were all set to go. The flights were booked. The Eurail passes had arrived. They even had their event tickets reserved. All that remained were the school marks.

Two weeks ago the International Panel on Climate Change released its latest report on global warming, and, as predicted, the news isn’t good. The entire report is available online at www.ipcc.

On Friday last week, less than three months after Fortress Investment Group bought 100 per cent of Intrawest shares and took the company off the stock market, Fortress went public. Well, sort of. Just 8.

Last week Microsoft finally released Windows Vista, the long-awaited follow-up to 2001’s Windows XP, with a curious lack of fanfare. When XP was released it was an event, with people lining up overnight to be the first ones on their block to own it.

The official word on the 2010 Olympics is still “on time and on budget”, and there’s little evidence, really, to dispute that.

By Michel Beaudry Whistler women aren’t normal. They can’t be. Living in an environment largely defined by their male counterparts, they’ve had to reach higher, run faster and act stronger.

The perfect strategy The public information meeting (Jan. 29, 2007) regarding the draft Whistler Sustainable Retail Strategy seemed to lack strong leadership and direction.

Since Whistler adopted the Natural Step several years ago sustainability has become the buzz word — the S-word — in this valley.