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Photos: Popular children's books published the year you were born

February 20, 2023

stacker.com – At a time when everyone’s stuck at home more than ever before, books are a means of much-needed escape—especially for young minds. They can learn how to cast spells and play Quidditch with Harry Pott… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1627444433837752320


Next phase of Spit deconstruction is to begin this month

squamishchief.com – Work expected to start in the middle of February. The Squamish River Watershed Society said the CERP project is permitted to work until mid-May. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1625246947517820937


Lower-income women more likely get heart disease and stroke, report finds

piquenewsmagazine.com – A report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada revealed inequities in women’s brain and heart health, with risk for lower income and marginalized. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1626061313284636673


Les Leyne: Eby and NDP are dismissive of legislature

piquenewsmagazine.com – Evidence of the attitude came in comic form on Thursday. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1627459528793985024


Jane and Jonah Waterous make art their family business

piquenewsmagazine.com – Longtime Whistler Contemporary Gallery artist and her son travel from Bahamas to Whistler for event on Feb. 19, 2023, in the Four Seasons Resort Whistler. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1626257625225613321


It's been five years since Ryan Shtuka disappeared from Sun Peaks

castanetkamloops.net – The family will be at Sun Peaks this weekend, taking part in the annual Run for Ryan ski and a candlelight walk. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1626793891658604545


Is it a UFO? Canadian expert shares tips to identify objects in the sky

piquenewsmagazine.com – Canadian science writer Chris Rutkowski has devoted his career to writing about unidentified flying objects and thinks people should play close attention. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1626204781135167490


David and Joyce Milgaard's Law: A long journey to justice

sasktoday.ca – The federal government announced David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law that will change the way wrongful convictions are handled in Canada. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1627429331201818628


26th global backyard bird count is back for Family Day weekend

castanet.net – British Columbians are lucky because they have many different species of birds that call the province home, says a spokesperson for the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1626272717350621184


Losing our religion

February 19, 2023

piquenewsmagazine.com – Why the Sea to Sky is now the most non-religious region in British Columbia Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1624802014268997632


Beyond Local: Whistler Film Festival releases attendance numbers

February 16, 2023

rmotoday.com – In-person attendance numbers on par with pre-pandemic festivals Tweeted by @rmoutlook https://twitter.com/rmoutlook/status/1623730452937822211


Whistler hockey player Kai Daniells distinguishes himself at BCHL All-Star weekend

February 13, 2023

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Whistler-born forward was named captain of Team West for the BCHL Top Prospects game. He is headed to Princeton University this fall. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1623902088370479105


This iconic film takes viewers through the peaks and valleys of the Coast Mountain Range of B.C.

piquenewsmagazine.com – Shaped by Wild will make its world premiere on Feb. 11 at the Arc’teryx Backcountry Academy in Whistler, British Columbia. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1622837585566486528


Severely brain injured son denied disability benefits , father fights for change

castanet.net – BC man is severely brain injured, hooked up to a feeding tube, and repeated applications for provincial “Persons with Disabilities’ benefits were denied. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1623290578782896128


Saanich police arrest driver with fake police lights on car

timescolonist.com – A suspected impaired driver in a car with flashing lights was found to be in possession of drugs and an imitation firearm — and had a child in the car. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1624173889742856196


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