Blog

B.C. service helps parents to help kids overwhelmed by anxiety

Services and materials are free to participants

Secondary school teacher E.J. Samson and his wife Tiffany, a social worker, are receiving love letters from their nine-year-old daughter. They used to receive hate mail.…

Stuck in the middle

A personal journey to find compromise on the Alberta-B.C. pipeline debate

This story began with an innocent question at the tail end of a telephone call I’d been having with a friend from Calgary about the city’s “No” vote in its recent referendum to host the 2026 Olympic Games. I was shocked at the outcome, given the almost mythical nostalgia of the city’s collective memory of the 1988 Winter Games.…

Canada ranks 18th in the world for visa-free access for citizens

Canadians can travel visa-free to 184 countries, one fewer than last year

Global citizenship consultancy Henley & Partners’ new ranking of the world’s passports has Canada behind 17 other countries when it comes to the number of countries that its citizens can visit visa-free. Canadians can visit 184 countries, down one from 2018, because the Sultanate of Oman in February slapped a new visa requirement on a wide range of countries, Henley & Partners spokeswoman Sarah Nicklin told Business in Vancouver March 29.…

Metro Vancouver company’s technology helps save life of Alberta hiker

Man uses satellite camera that monitors remote environments to send SOS

A made-in-Delta product recently helped save the life of an Edmonton hiker. Nupoint Systems has developed a unique satellite camera that monitors remote environments.…

Interactive map aimed at aiding investigations into unidentified remains

About 200 bodies remain unidentified since 1953

In an attempt to close investigations into unidentified human remains, the BC Coroners Service has unveiled an interactive map aimed at allowing the public to help provide information. “By reaching out and engaging members of the public with the launch of this innovative tool, it’s our hope to gain new investigative leads that will lead to the identification of these unidentified individuals and bring closure to their families,” chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said.…

Hess looks back on 2018-19 campaign

Sports briefs: Whistler pucksters earn bronze; Iles earns second-place finish at Crankworx

Ethan Hess’ 2018-19 campaign started slowly, but it ultimately wrapped with a gauntlet of action. Earlier this month, the 19-year-old sit skier wrapped a stretch that included the World Para-Nordic Skiing Championships in Prince George and the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta.…

Epic Hakuba II: Details, details

Ski-touring above Norakuri Onsen, the trees thin and the ridge opens up, zigzagging to an alabaster pyramid several kilometres distant. Our guides know those upper slopes will be wind-hammered, sun-baked, avalanche-prone, or all three, and so we stop to peel off our skins.…

Contending with oily situations

Go ‘canola’ or go home!

Oil is one hot item these days. Only this time I’m talking about canola and palm oil, not the black stuff we’re still pumping out of the ground like there’s no tomorrow.…

Running: A love story

“Help me. I don’t know what to do.” I’m standing in the forest on a narrow trail in Squamish, less than 24 hours after my life has imploded.…

Naturespeak: Equinoxes, Seasons, and Solstices

Personal thoughts about Daylight Savings Time aside, I love this time of year. March 20 saw the first of 2019’s two equinoxes, this one heralding the spring freshet, warmer weather, and longer days.…

Dress code at B.C.’s legislature to be reviewed after women make short-sleeve fashion statement

Current dress code policy dates back to 1980

A dress code protest at British Columbia’s legislature that prompted some women to roll up their sleeves in solidarity on Thursday has resulted in the Speaker’s office ordering a review of modern dress expectations at the building. Acting clerk Kate Ryan-Lloyd said Speaker Darryl Plecas directed her to review the legislature’s dress code policy to determine what is considered appropriate business attire for women.…

Underground sensation BReD opens brick-and-mortar shop in Creekside

Plant-based bakery a labour of love for husband-and-wife Ed and Natasha Tatton

Crawling up Ed Tatton’s forearm is a tattoo that, at first glance, is hard to decipher. But look a little closer and you realize it’s not like many pieces of ink out there.…

Interim fees introduced for artificial turf field

Andrée Vajda Janyk Sports Field to open this summer

The long-awaited Andrée Vajda Janyk Sports Field is set to open this summer, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) is moving ahead with some interim fees for the new artificial turf facility. An update to the RMOW’s parks and recreation fees and charges policy was adopted at the March 26 council meeting, while council also gave first three readings to a related bylaw.…

All aboard! Feds announce nearly $1 million for West Coast Railway Heritage Park

Squamish’s train museum to expand

Vintage trains continue to chug along the tracks in Squamish, with the help of many volunteers and a financial boost from the federal government. As the West Coast Railway Heritage Park gets ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary, it also announced its expansion.…

Children are fighting for their future—we must support them

“And a little child shall lead them.” – Isaiah 11:6…