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Nordic Ski Day – Spinal Cord Injury BC

sci-bc.ca – Ever wanted to try nordic sit-skiing? Now’s your chance! Join SCI BC and Whistler Adaptive Sports for a day on the groomed cross-country ski trails of Callaghan! Enjoy over 50 kilometres of groomed c…

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The Surprising Science Behind Friendship

wsj.com – The Surprising Science Behind Friendship New research shows how crucial friendship is not only for happiness and emotional well-being, but physical health too, a new book reveals

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Bernie Sanders Despised Democrats In 1980s, Said A JFK Speech Once Made Him Sick

buzzfeednews.com – Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders once said that he was “physically nauseated” by a speech made by President John F. Kennedy when Sanders was a young man, because K…

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Mitt Romney said everyone in the Senate is ‘really nice’ except for Bernie Sanders, who ‘just kind of scowls’

businessinsider.com – Since becoming a senator in January, former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has had multiple clashes with President Donald Trump. Trump backed Romney during his run, but as the Trump admi…

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Sunrise over Stockholm

As seen from the back of a horse

The sky is just starting to lighten as I drive slowly in search of Häståkeriet Stables in Gärdet, part of the massive Royal City Park in Stockholm. Amidst the all-night revellers wandering like ghosts through the mist rising off the grass, I spot a woman in tall boots carrying a riding helmet and follow her to the barn.…

Gibbons Whistler in midst of WSSF planning

Dates confirmed for 2020 festival, but other details yet to be confirmed

Gibbons Whistler is in the midst of planning its first edition of the World Ski and Snowboard Festival since purchasing the event from Whistler Blackcomb last November. Gibbons confirmed in January that the 2020 festival will once again run over two weekends, from April 16 to 26, after shorter footprints in recent years.…

Your eyes have it

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” — Helen Keller…

Whistler girls’ team meets hockey hero

Hayley Wickenheiser coaches Winterhawks at WickFest

Squeezing their sticks tighter than usual, hearts pounding in chests, 17 girls from the Whistler Winterhawks Female Atom C1 team finished their on-ice warm up Saturday morning and skated over to the bench, looking up at their coach who had just arrived. The team, made up of girls ages nine to 11 years old, had been counting down the days to this moment, nervous smiles now spreading from under helmets, all eyes firmly trained on one person.…

Wet’suwet’en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature

A ceremonial fire is burning on the front steps of the British Columbia legislature as supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs join protests across Canada to halt a natural gas pipeline project in the province’s northwest. A spokesman for the group says the fire is contained within a steel fire pit on the front steps of the building where dozens of people wrapped in blankets and sleeping bags spent the night outdoors.…

Shipping-container homes becoming a beautiful—and permanent—living solution

New generation of modular steel homes will be on display at B.C. Home and Garden Show this month

Modular, recycled shipping-container homes may be widely thought of as a practical and sustainable, but also temporary and often unattractive, living solution—perhaps best suited for housing short-term workers or transitioning homeless people into long-term housing. But this myth is being gradually busted, as such homes can be beautiful as well as extremely long-lasting, according to modular home company Honomobo.…

Law society to stop asking medical fitness questions

Decision casts uncertainty over fate of student’s human rights case stemming from old rules

B.C. ‘s legal profession regulator has changed its articling admission rules to remove questions about medical fitness including mental health, a move the Law Society of B.C. said would destigmatize such challenges. However, the change is an admission of guilt from the society, says Malcolm Brown, a law student who alleges such questions ended his dream of being a lawyer.…

Sea to Sky Gondola opening day event schedule released

The Squamish tourist attraction will host ceremonies and presentations

The Sea to Sky Gondola will be reopening with a ceremony and celebrations on Valentine’s Day. “Our amazing team rose to the challenge and have done everything required to get us back up and running as quickly as possible so we can get back to connecting people with nature and the beauty of Squamish,” says Kirby Brown, Sea to Sky Gondola general manager, in a news release.…

Uprising photographers revealed

Arts news: bids close on art auction; felt art workshop lives on after the holidays

The brand new photography event Uprising has revealed its photography teams. Origin, a local creative agency, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and Tourism Whistler banded together to put on the event after Whistler Blackcomb announced it would not be running the Deep Winter photography contest this year.…

Osborne-Paradis gives boost to Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Rehabbing alpine star returns to Whistler

A recent setback in his recovery couldn’t keep Manny Osborne-Paradis from giving a boost to the next generation of Whistler Mountain Ski Club speed athletes. Osborne-Paradis, who turns 36 on Feb. 8, is in the long process of recovering from a harrowing crash in November 2018.…

How to be a checklist ninja

The first item on Alexandra Franzen’s to-do list for Thursday was drink two big glasses of water. We overlook the easy wins when crafting our to-do lists, says the author of the newly released The Checklist Book, and we shouldn’t: when we accomplish something, even something small, that feeling of satisfaction stimulates the body to release dopamine and initiates a chain reaction of behaviours geared towards keeping the dopamine flowing.…