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Canada’s Quiet Giant

freeskier.com – Do you remember your first turns? If we’re lucky, we were too young to recall those first awkward days when our families put us on skis, and sliding downhill was introduced early enough to become imp…

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Pemberton Valley Lodge makes winter wonderland dreams come true

straight.com – (This story is sponsored by Pemberton Valley Lodge.) Fall and winter are two of the most picturesque seasons, as leaves turn all shades of orange and snow covers the ground. Despite these exciting ch…

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This Hilarious Animated Short About A SAR Gone, Uh, Wrong, Is Oscar-Worthy

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7 incredible winter experiences to have in Whistler

matadornetwork.com – Even off the slopes — because by now, you should know about those — one-of-a-kind Whistler has experiences you can’t find anywhere else. The hardest part will be choosing which ones to dive into firs…

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Remote Ranong

Thailand’s isolated coast

“I can make Kang Khao Island,” my paddling partner said, “it’s only 15 kilometres.” We had just rounded the southwestern point of Phayam Island and conditions were good to cross the strong currents of Ratchakrut Channel.…

The puzzle of two-eyed seeing

The Dark Season is here, and my dinner table is about to be given over to a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. I feel a bit sheepish about confessing the grandma-ness of this, but I haven’t had to write a resume for over a decade, so I am now liberated of having to impress anyone with my chosen hobbies.…

Barbarians at the gate

The election is over. Two-thirds of Canadians voted for immediate increased climate action, though you’d never know it from post-election mainstream media coverage.…

Naturespeak: Glacier monitoring update shows Wedgemount continues to recede

Glacier monitoring has a long history in the Whistler area.…

Today’s babies won’t know life without climate change, new report warns

The Lancet medical journal’s 2019 countdown on health and climate change has dire warnings about the kind of world we might be leaving to future generations.

A baby born in Canada today will never know a time in which his or her health isn’t at risk from a warming planet, an annual look at climate change and human health reported Wednesday. The Lancet medical journal’s 2019 countdown on health and climate change has dire warnings about the kind of world we might be leaving to future generations.…

Rising up in the face of the outdoor industry’s corporate bullying

If you’ve ever shopped for ski gear online you’ve probably heard of the online retailer Backcountry.com. Its iconic mountain goat logo sticker can be found on everything from skis to truck windows, especially in ski towns south of the border.…

Brown bagging liquor reaches new heights in B.C. with plastic bag ban

Customers will be charged a dime a bag at all BC Liquor Store locations by March

BC Liquor Stores will be phasing out the use of single-use plastic bags by March of next year, according to the provincial government. Thereafter, customers will be charged 10 cents per paper bag should they not bring their own bag.…

Provincial government introduces new vaping laws

Higher taxes, packaging restrictions and nicotine limits proposed by B.C. NDP

From packaging to content, and from flavours to access, numerous changes are coming to B.C.’s rules around vaping as of spring 2020. The provincial government announced the changes Thursday, Nov. 14, with some changes that could become law effective Jan. 1, 2020.…

School board by-election pending in Pemberton

School Brief: Late school start transportation could cost Sea to Sky School district $455k

As Sea to Sky School District trustee Michelle Butler of Pemberton prepares to move back to New Zealand, the search for her replacement on the school board begins. At the Nov. 13 School District 48 meeting, the board thanked Butler for her time with a cake.…

Forming bonds in times of crisis

The climate and ecological crises touch each of us to varying degrees. Some carry the emotional weight of worrying about what kind of diminished, unstable world we’re leaving for our children while others are directly, physically affected by climate-fuelled disasters like storms, wildfires, droughts and changing wildlife patterns.…

LB Productions offers spin on Frozen II

Local children’s theatre company partners with movie theatre for movie opening on Nov. 22

Last year, LB Productions took The Positivity Tour on the road. The goal was to use song, dance and theatre to combat bullying and help kids build self-esteem.…