Opinion

The growing list of regulars taking notes in the back row at council chambers is not a reflection on the movies being shown at Rainbow Theatre or the fact that The Boot no longer holds the Ballet on Mondays.

Quit complaining and go skiing

There’s been a lot of talk, and some fear, about the Olympic bid and how it will change Whistler if the Games do come to town in 2010. Some of it is understandable; fear grows when there is a dearth of information.

www.whistleritsournature.ca Whistler is in the process of adopting The Natural Step framework for a sustainable society, the goal of which is to ensure the long-term viability of the resort by having zero net impact on the surrounding environment.

Tens of thousands of people lost their jobs, and thousands more lost their shirts when Enron went bankrupt in December.

Pretend it’s July 2003, and in a 14 th century hall in Prague the IOC has just decided to award the 2010 Winter Olympics to Bern, Switzerland.

Skiing, then and now

Thomas Friedman, a columnist for the New York Times , was recently asked by an Arab associate if there really was a Jewish conspiracy within the media to make the Arab world look bad.

With the new world economists trying to slap a price tag on absolutely everything these days, from fresh water to the air we breathe, it's comforting to know that the best things in life are still free.

A realistic look at the Olympics