Opinion

China is part of the future It was ironic to me reading Ralph Forsyth’s cautionary tale on developing a proactive tourism strategy with China (Illusive Tiger, Mythical Dragon, Pique Jan.

By Michel Beaudry Education is vital to Whistler’s future. At least, that’s what Dave Demers believes. “Education will drive families here,” says Whistler’s 2006 Business Person of the Year. “Education will also keep families here long-term.

In the beginning many businesses saw the Internet as an augmentation to traditional marketing, a virtual storefront to complement their brick and mortar establishments.

There’s no question that the successful high-tech companies of the world can make a lot of money. Last quarter Apple posted a billion dollar profit, while the big telecommunications companies are reporting profits in the hundreds of millions.

Aside from a couple of disastrous days on the highway, the weather this winter has been just about perfect for a ski resort.

By Michel Beaudry She comes by her sense of adventure honestly. “My mother was a keen skier,” says Lisa Richardson, “but my dad wasn’t. When they eventually broke up, mum decided that skiing would become our family holiday thing.

Retail strategy a smokescreen It's pretty ridiculous that the RMOW is dragging their feet in regards to the London Drugs Store in Whistler Village.

Let’s help as much as we can Further to Paul Mathews’s letter last week on the Dec. 14 highway closure, I too was on the highway that night. I had been to the city to drop my car off for repair work.

You really can’t blame Cisco Systems for its lawsuit against Apple Computers — they own the patent to the term “iPhone” fair and square, through a series of mergers going back over a decade.

By Michel Beaudry He was the token hippie on Whistler’s first council. At least, that’s what his three other colleagues first thought of him. But over time, they came to realize just how valuable John Hetherington was to their team.