Opinion

Motorists deserve some signs At 4pm on Saturday afternoon my son and I set off for Vancouver under blue skies and in perfect driving conditions. At about 5:15 p.m.

As of last Sunday, Feb. 12, Vancouver and Whistler were officially four years away from hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Guerilla marketing has gotten a little out of hand as of late.

Our natural strengths I’m writing to strongly support two letters that appeared in the Jan. 26 Pique: Rick Flebbe’s about showcasing the natural beauties of our area, and David Buzzard’s about the need for employee housing.

Cue the tedious CBC horn introduction. Raise the flags. Take the oath. Let the Games begin. Love ’em or hate ’em; opportunity or white elephant, the Winter Olympics are coming. That’s why Pique Newsmagazine is going to Torino, Italy.

It was only a matter of time.

Some points clarified Re: The danger of slides and reporting (Pique Newsmagazine letters, Jan. 26, 2005) I would like to clarify points raised in Robert Moysychyn’s letter printed in last week’s Pique.

Canada’s prospects at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games look pretty good. Aside from hockey, where we’re looking at another pair of repeat gold medals, we have strong athletes in almost every event.

A Vancouver Sun editorial last week was critical of the province’s decision to make a log home part of B.C.-Canada House, the pavilion the federal and provincial governments recently opened in Torino, Italy to show off Canada and B.C.

The good news for the recording industry is that more people than ever are paying for digital music – $1.1 billion in sales in 2005 compared to $380 million for 2004.