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Whistlerites connect in Canmore

Reith, Withey hoping to guide Jr. ‘A’ Eagles to Alberta Junior Hockey League glory

Growing up, Whistler’s Owen Reith and Finn Withey played a lot of hockey together. “We’ve been friends since we were babies, basically—our siblings are the same age, so we’ve been sort of family friends,” Withey said.…

We owe Greta and the youth more than a Nobel Prize

Many people, including myself, expected Greta Thunberg to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali was deservedly awarded for ending more than 20 years of conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.…

Naturespeak: Freaky fungi feature bloody tooth fungus

with halloween just around the corner and mushroom season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to talk about one of nature’s weirder fungus displays. The mountainous, conifer-rich forests of the Pacific Northwest are a hotspot for Hydnellum peckii, a bizarre mushroom known colloquially as “bloody tooth fungus,” “devil’s tooth,” or more innocuously “strawberries-and-cream.”…

Raven Lane will have you second-guessing assumptions

Amber Cowie set to speak at the Whistler Writers Festival’s Domestic Thriller panel on Oct. 19

Amber Cowie is a new voice on the domestic thriller-fiction stage and her second novel Raven Lane is one that sticks to your skin and makes you second guess your assumptions. Leafy Raven Lane is a secluded cul-de-sac of five similar homes hidden above Fraser City, where resident realtor Kitty has been selling the ideal life for years.…

What happens if nobody wins a majority on Monday

OTTAWA — The party leaders are increasingly talking about how the standings in the House of Commons after the election could determine who gets to govern, forcing attention to the fine points of the Westminster system. Here’s how it might shake out under the rules used in Canada:…

‘Sky didn’t fall’: Police, lawyers still adjusting after pot legalization

Police, lawyers and advocates say that one year into cannabis legalization, Canada has a long way to go toward stamping out the black market and pot-impaired driving. “We can’t call it a success at this point,” Chief Const.…

Fewer people prescribed opioids but data for all provinces needed: doctor

Number of patients prescribed opioids down 10% from 2013

VANCOUVER—Fewer people in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario were prescribed opioids last year compared with 2013 and the number of patients who began treatment on the pain medication decreased by nearly 10 per cent, the Canadian Institute for Health Information says. The institute said in a report released Thursday that eight per cent fewer patients, or about 220,000 people, in those provinces are taking prescription opioids while approximately 175,000 fewer people were started on the drugs.…

Locals earn their Thanksgiving dinner at Turkey Trot

sports briefs: Sea to Sky Bears medal at long weekend tournaments; Whistler runners tackle Oregon ultra

The first-place winner of this year’s five-kilometre Turkey Trot, which took place on Sunday, Oct. 13 at Lost Lake Park, almost didn’t run the annual race at all. “She was a last-minute substitute for another local runner,” said race director Dave Clark.…

Your Vote 2019:

The Pique guide to #Elxn43

If you’re reading this, it means two things: we both survived Canada’s 43rd election campaign, and you’re still undecided on who’s going to get your vote on Oct. 21 (or you just really, really enjoy reading political coverage—we can get behind that).…

The hunt for hope in a dismal election cycle

Last week, I interviewed Maude Barlow, who is taking part in the upcoming Whistler Writers Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19. She’s an impressive activist and author with 14 honourary doctorates, plenty of awards for her environmental work and 19 books to her name, the most recent of which is Whose Water Is It, Anyway?…

Whistler students get a firsthand look at French life

ÉCOLE La Passerelle students reflect on recent trip to Les Deux Alpes

for some hard-working École La Passerelle students, last school year was one to remember. After a lot of fundraising and preparation, Madame Mireille Turcotte’s class—a mix of Grade 5, 6 and 7 students—travelled to Les Deux Alpes, France, a resort town that has cultivated a close relationship with Whistler in recent years; the communities established a Friendship Pact in 2018.…

Function Junction warehouse space launching Hangar Cup

Get your team ready: The Hangar’s new round-robin tournament nights launch Oct. 21

The sun is setting earlier, the bike park is closed and ski season is still weeks away—dead season is officially upon Whistler. If you’re looking for a fun way to keep active and foster your competitive spirit this fall, the Hangar’s newest initiative has you covered.…

Zombies and fairies and freaks, oh my

Time flies, people change, and apparently even zombies evolve. At least they do in Zombieland: Double Tap, now playing at the Whistler Village 8.…

Misguided proposal not what Whistler needs

Next Thursday, there’s an important public open house. You probably won’t be there.…

Norman Foote brings The Howl to Whistler

Choir from Myrtle Philip Community School to take part in Oct. 19 children’s show

When Juno Award-winning children’s performer Norman Foote makes his return to Whistler on Oct. 19, he’s planning to bring some zombies, angels, and ghouls along to help. “I call it the scariest choir in town,” he says.…