Opinion

It’s unlikely one British Columbian in 100 could today recite anything meaningful about the status of treaty negotiations, the process having become so muddied in recent months with federal and provincial governments and some First Nations wanting to

Since the news filtered out late last year that a joint Vancouver-Whistler bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics was being considered public discussion has been underwhelming.

Will $120,000 study save $4 million? It hasn’t received as much coverage as it deserves, but the findings of the study on phosphorus levels in the Cheakamus River, released last week, holds significant consequences for Whistler and everyone who uses

It will likely be September before a draft of the transportation master plan is made public but in August Whistler will get a glimpse of the future, or at least what the future will look like if no changes are made to current transportation systems a

A public information meeting Monday regarding the future road network that will serve White Gold and the new Spruce Grove subdivision was a prime example of what Whistler, as a town, is all about in the latter years of the 20th century.

"Why isn’t my office there anymore?" Councillor Nancy Wilhelm-Morden asked during Monday’s council debate on the original Whistler Village and efforts to "revitalize" it. Good question.

There was a suggestion recently that work could begin as soon as this summer on one of the oldest skeletons in Whistler’s closet, Powder Mountain.

Trying to run a school board has got to be one of the most frustrating jobs in British Columbia. Perhaps only matched by being a student or parent of a student.

After all the pre-season hype about El Niño — "the weather event of the century" — it’s been another record winter for Whistler, both in skier visits and in room nights.

The provincial government, desperate for some good economic news, has certainly been high on tourism recently. "If we look to the future...