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Food for thought for the soul

Food for thought for the soul

If you don’t already know how to get in touch with it, a soul can be a difficult thing to find, particularly in a resort town full of seasonal workers, part-time residents, vacationers and full-time residents who may spend months out of town.
Cybernaut

Cybernaut

Is the information highway moving too fast? If you don’t remember what the information was or why it was important to you, the answer is yes. Today, everybody knows everything about everything, except what’s really going on.
Cybernaut - Love Hurts

Cybernaut - Love Hurts

I have been diagnosed with nauseous valentinosis – an acute intestinal disorder that flares up whenever I come into contact with little pink hearts, bouquets of red roses, boxes of chocolate, cupid dolls, teddy bears and February 14 th .
Charlesworth returns

Charlesworth returns

WHAT: Rod Charlesworth Reception and Exhibition WHERE: adele campbell Fine Art Gallery WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 10 His work portrays images with strong Canadian influences – lakes and forests, colourful houses and whimsical children.
Lessons in literature, and big houses

Lessons in literature, and big houses

If you were searching for an understanding of modern Ireland you might consider Leon Uris’s Trinity.
Recession

Recession

After years of listening to financial reports, market projections, and economic forecasts I’ve reached the conclusion that the global economy is based more on psychology and emotions than figures and statistics.
Anger management

Anger management

Some columns are about a specific set of facts, studies or empirical data. There is nothing like that here, just a gut feeling. To quote a release from Tourism Whistler this week, it’s shaping up to be another record winter for Whistler.
Province not prepared to follow through on announcements

Province not prepared to follow through on announcements

In one of a series of recent announcements which indicates the provincial election is unofficially underway, Premier Ujjal Dosanjh last week declared that his government had passed its 12 per cent target for land protection with the approval of the O
letter to the editor

letter to the editor

Once again we are seeing first hand the need to modernize B.C.'s archaic liquor laws. The B.C. Liquor Control people slapped a closure order on Dusty's at Creekside in mid-season for an infraction (too many people inside) at the start of the season.
letter to the editor

letter to the editor

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the people who have shown their support over the last couple of weeks as a result of the announcement of the unfortunate cancellation of the mountain bike World Cup and third annual Summer Session.