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Olympics to showcase technologies

Olympics to showcase technologies

If the progression continues, the Olympic Games might have to change its credo from "higher, faster, stronger" to "any edge I can get".
Canucks in Space

Canucks in Space

Up to now Canada’s space history is limited to a handful of astronauts, a few satellites, and two generations of robotic arms, but if all goes well in October, Canucks are finally going to be in the space race, eh? Canada’s contender for th
A guaranteed market for resorts

A guaranteed market for resorts

In this week’s Mountain News roundup of stories from other ski areas there is an article about how Vail Resorts is committing $600,000 over the next two years to a program designed to introduce minorities to snow sports.
This week's letters

This week's letters

Whistler's forests are "tinder dry" and the fire hazard extreme. The province is experiencing one of the hottest, driest summers on record. Forest fires in B.C.
Tourism and the airline industry, part II

Tourism and the airline industry, part II

A study done last year by Whistler-based Ecosign Mountain Resort Planners found that approximately 60 per cent of total skier visits to Whistler-Blackcomb came by way of airline travel. The study further found that about 30 per cent of B.C.’s 6.
Bridging the digital divide in B.C.

Bridging the digital divide in B.C.

Since 2002, more than 47 new communities in B.C. have been wired for broadband Internet, and more than 65 communities will be added this year. By 2007, high-speed Internet should be available everywhere in B.C.
This weeks letters

This weeks letters

Rethink Pemberton logging Dear Ms.
I Am Multinational

I Am Multinational

Pique Newsmagazine just got a new toilet. One of those water saving, two-flush jobbies that are all the rage in water-strapped European countries.
They’ve got your number

They’ve got your number

Go to CNN.com from anywhere outside the U.S. and you’ll be immediately directed to one of their international editions – and because CNN still hasn’t figured out the difference between Canada and the U.K.
Tourism and the airline industry, part 1

Tourism and the airline industry, part 1

Next week Premier Gordon Campbell is expected to announce the Squamish campus of Capilano College will become a centre for leadership and innovation in tourism education and training.