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Village assets need to be protected

Village assets need to be protected

The sound of jackhammers has never been confused with the wailing song of the sirens. No one has ever been drawn by the machine-gun bursts of a compressed air demolition machine to seek the source of this tune.
CSP process gets a much needed boost

CSP process gets a much needed boost

Twenty months ago a gaggle of Whistler residents and second homeowners made the decision to spend a Saturday indoors listening to presentations by consultants, rather than go skiing.
Master criminal or scapegoat?

Master criminal or scapegoat?

For authorities that have been able to bring anyone to justice for a recent series of Internet worms and viruses that cost billions of dollars in damage, Jeffrey Lee Parson was a gift.
Much work ahead for ski, snowboard industries

Much work ahead for ski, snowboard industries

The origins of Labour Day date back to April of 1872, when the Toronto Trades Assembly organized the first North American ‘workingman’s demonstration’ of any significance.
The printer conundrum

The printer conundrum

Although the end goal is a paperless society, with the exception of Pique Newsmagazine, a computer without a printer is like a guitar without a low ‘E’ string – you’re just not getting the full effect.
Internet still sick

Internet still sick

A series of computer worms in recent weeks has infected millions of computers, taking advantage of flaws in networks and software to propagate their mischief. As of Aug. 19, Symantec (http://securityresponse.symantec.
Affordable housing as social tool

Affordable housing as social tool

In last Sunday’s New York Times Brent Staples posed a theory on why there wasn’t much looting or violence in the Big Apple during the recent blackout.
Cyberspace still connected to the power grid

Cyberspace still connected to the power grid

When a severe earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area in the fall of 1989 downing many traditional communications systems, as well as damaging buildings and bridges and scaring the bejesus out of everyone, many people in one of the most wired regio
No leadership on energy issues

No leadership on energy issues

On Tuesday of last week the federal government announced some details of a $1 billion plan that is supposed to begin to address Canada’s commitment to reducing pollution, in particular greenhouse gas emissions, under the Kyoto environmental acco
Web opportunist strikes again

Web opportunist strikes again

From the very beginning, the Internet has been a kind of bazaar for the world’s opportunists, taking advantage of the technology, fuzzy legal definitions, and the entrepreneurial spirit to make money.