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What would you rather see greeting you in a town centre — a monument celebrating those who fought to uphold slavery or one memorializing a cherished manatee? That's what Bradenton, Fla.

Fans of Sesame Street 's ambassadorial anuran, Kermit, may have perked up when a global conservation coalition designated 2008 the Year of the Frog, but it was actually a sad day for anyone concerned with the fate of the planet's wildlife.

Last week, I covered events for two key arts organizations in Whistler — the annual general meeting (AGM) for The Whistler Writing Society (WWS), and the Summer Celebration Countdown for the Whistler Film Festival (WFF).

In today's volatile political landscape, it can be easy to take the path of least resistance and simply bury your head in the sand when the news gets to be too much.

I saw it for the first time a few weeks back. There was nothing particularly remarkable about him. Except when you looked down. No shoes. No sandals. No footwear.

Streaming video services like Netflix have, in a lot of ways, improved the disposable time of people worldwide.

Climate-driven wildfires and massive atmospheric carbon plumes notwithstanding, this week's news cycle was a good one for B.C. Beginning locally, Vail Resorts (VR) announced its Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint.

Last week, Kelsey Bareham planted a forest. Bareham, the owner of the Whistler Tattoo Company, wanted to help those evacuated from the horrific wildfires in B.C.'s Interior — and she did, by tattooing one tree at a time onto willing customers.

With Canada celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation this summer, there has been lots of talk about what exactly it means to be Canadian.

At the end of June, I moved to Whistler to become a news reporter at Pique.