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UBC researcher finds link between flu and depression

Feeling blue after your flu? New research shows that there is a link between certain illnesses and depression.

Travel Storey

From Whistler to Iceland

Community marks the passing of a local hero

Al Grey was a positive force in the corridor Alan Grey, a popular Pemberton Secondary School teacher, outdoor enthusiast, and a genuine Whistler athletic legend, died on Dec. 20 after a two-year battle with colitis. He was 46.

Hermannator returns to slopes

With slightly less titanium holding him up than The Terminator, the Hermannator – Austria’s Hermann Maier – returned to the slopes on Dec. 21, after a motorcycle crash last August threatened to end his career.

Kokanee race series off to a fast start

Judging by the age range and abilities exhibited at the opening Kokanee Valley Race Series giant slalom on Dec. 20, racing must get into your blood.

Olympic News Updates

Heritage Minister Sheila Copps was in Vancouver last week to officially present the injection of federal funds into Vancouver's Olympic bid. The government will provide $9.1 million in indirect funding to help bring the 2010 Winter Games to Canada.

Naturespeak

Ermine The problem with being long and skinny By Jack Souther, Whistler Naturalists A few towers up the Wizard, on my way to early morning powder, I spotted a tiny black dot moving mysteriously across the slope.

Private company exploring geothermal energy potential of Meager Mountain

A pool of potential geothermal energy has been lying dormant in the Meager Mountain area since it was first discovered there about 20 years ago.

Pique to valley listings

Friday, Dec. 28 ON STAGE Who: Esq Where: Millennium Place, 8 p.m. Vancouver jazz band explores structure and sound with horns, drums, and bass tonight and Saturday. Second act in a part of a three-part concert series called Season Your Winter.

Conservationists outraged by logging in South Chilcotins

Ainsworth breaking ‘gentleman’s agreement’ in Bonanza Finger Conservationists who were concerned about the future of the South Chilcotin Mountains thought things were bad when the Liberals announced a review of the newly created provin