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PIQUE'N YER INTEREST: Lessons for a girl in 2021

piquenewsmagazine.com – Writer Alyssa Noel offers some advice to her daughter (due in a few months), as we marked International Women’s Day this week. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1370815172231581700

Money laundering whistleblower vanishes without a trace

piquenewsmagazine.com – Ross Alderson, a former director of anti-money laundering (AML) investigations at the B.C. Lottery Corporation, took concerns to media in 2017; now he’s a no-show at the Commission of Inquiry into Mo… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1369873970284093443

How Plane Spotting Is Getting Me Through the Pandemic

slate.com – All I need is a fold-up camping chair, a palm-sized pair of binoculars, a straw sunhat, and my favorite app. Tweeted by @totallymorgan https://twitter.com/totallymorgan/status/1370931217902694402

Golf Services Professional in Whistler, BC

careerarc.com – Apply for a job with Accor as a/an Golf Services Professional in Whistler, BC (38560005). Search for jobs on CareerArc. Tweeted by @tmj_BC_hw https://twitter.com/tmj_BC_hw/status/1370803793995079680

Female calf brings hope for resident orca population

timescolonist.com – Three new orca calves born over the fall and winter are providing a glimmer of hope for the future of southern resident killer whales near Vancouver, BC. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1371284322661986308

EDITORIAL: Year 2: What are our lessons?

piquenewsmagazine.com – It’s been a year of lessons about surviving a pandemic. One of the most important is that we need to care and look after those we cherish in our lives. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1370051641219555329

Celebrating International Women's Day in Whistler

piquenewsmagazine.com – Here’s how the Whistler Chamber of Commerce, the Whistler Film Festival and the Howe Sound Women’s Centre are highlighting female empowerment on Women’s Day. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1369019087385399296

Books I've Read

kensbookinfo.blogspot.com – Books I’ve Read Preview Book 1/2021 The House of Kennedy by James Patterson ⭐⭐⭐½ Humdrum history of the Kennedy clan. Joseph Kennedy is reputed to have made some of his early fortune in bootlegging d… Tweeted by @kensbookinfo https://twitter.com/kensbookinfo/status/1370858939735273472

B.C. tourism industry may be challenged with pent-up demand: economist

piquenewsmagazine.com – VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s battered tourism industry is poised for a strong recovery after vaccinations become widespread, but meeting that demand could be a challenge, Scotiabank’s chief economi… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1371312700748410882

An anonymous donor just gifted 200 stuffed toys to Metro Vancouver animals in need

vancouverisawesome.com – The stuffies were distributed through a pet food bank as part of the Burnaby BC SPCA’s efforts to help Vancouver pet owners continue caring for their animals during the pandemic. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1370789252498358277

‎VeVe Collectibles

apps.apple.com – ‎Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about VeVe Collectibles. Download VeVe Collectibles and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Tweeted by @TechieJoe1 https://twitter.com/TechieJoe1/status/1367575569542512642

Whistler Today: EV charging station fees, a COVID-19 discussion, call for artists and more

whistlerwebandprint.createsend.com – In the conversation, Dr. Kausky touches on the challenges family doctors face today and the battle between practicing medicine and operating a small business. They review the COVID-19 timeline and ad… Tweeted by @RMWhistler https://twitter.com/RMWhistler/status/1367910294404665344

Whistler Blackcomb, BC Won't Extend Operating Hours During Spring - SnowBrains

snowbrains.com – Whistler Blackcomb, in British Columbia, Canada, announced that it wouldn’t be extending its lift hours beyond 3 p.m. for the rest of the 2020-21 season. Tweeted by @SnowBrains https://twitter.com/SnowBrains/status/1367004739054018560

Wapping

nga.gov – National Gallery of Art Tweeted by @ngadcartbot https://twitter.com/ngadcartbot/status/1367339043424452608

Something to whistle about for Boann Distillery family

drinksindustryireland.ie – The Cooney family, operators of the Boann Distillery (from left, back row): Paddy Cooney Jnr, Pat Cooney Snr, Sally Anne Cooney, Peter Cooney and (front row, from left) Celestine Cooney, James Cooney… Tweeted by @DrinksInd_ie https://twitter.com/DrinksInd_ie/status/1367091717208440837