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Lessons from 2001

Lessons from 2001

In the last 12 months the country has gone to war, the economy has nose-dived, the provincial government has announced massive layoffs and huge cutbacks in services, and the worst storm in years has paralyzed the Lower Mainland.
Olympic hopefuls

Olympic hopefuls

After four years of speculation and suspense, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky finally released the names of Team Canada for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
What Whistler found under the Christmas tree

What Whistler found under the Christmas tree

In terms of early Christmas presents for Whistler, this week's announcements by the 2010 Bid Corporation sit somewhere between the promise an absentee parent might make to a child to do better next year and a lump of coal.
Infrastructure projects are needed regardless of Olympic bid

Infrastructure projects are needed regardless of Olympic bid

Finance Minister Paul Martin introduced his budget Monday in Ottawa, and in the process put a little more flesh on the bones of the 2010 Olympic bid.
Windows XP

Windows XP

Windows XP has been around for over a month now, so I thought it might be a good time to talk about why it?s the best version of the worlds most popular operating system.
The weather vein

The weather vein

They say the Inuit have over 22 words for snow. I guess that’s pretty good.
Charting a course to sustainability

Charting a course to sustainability

On Saturday, Ray Anderson told approximately 300 Whistler people the story of his company, Interface Inc., and how it is moving toward sustainability.
Mer ‘e-Christmas’

Mer ‘e-Christmas’

Although the recession will likely take a bite out of holiday spending this year, retailers that offer online shopping – otherwise known as e-tailers – are optimistic that Santa Claus will be more than generous.
Give Whistler health care workers their raise

Give Whistler health care workers their raise

At a time when the health care system is crying out for more money, and the provincial government is desperately short of money, there’s one health care centre in B.C.
Plowing through the paperwork

Plowing through the paperwork

"We’ve got some great documents...