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OPINION: We have the power to create a brighter future

piquenewsmagazine.com – “Our COVID-19 response proves we’re capable of making rapid, decisive progress,” when it comes to the environment and climate change, writes David Suzuki. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1340723319935553536

RANGE ROVER: Books galore

piquenewsmagazine.com – As if you haven’t already read enough during the pandemic, I offer my annual pre-holiday roundup of outdoorsy books. This lot also happens to come with the bonus that they might help re-energize sede… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1340762636384952323

These local rugby players are reminding you to check in on your friends this winter

piquenewsmagazine.com – The Whistler- and Squamish-based Axemen Rugby Club released this funny video highlighting the serious dangers of loneliness during the coronavirus pandemic. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1340767430042210305

Naturespeak: Record count on fall feathered friends

piquenewsmagazine.com – Autumn: As Johanna Wagstaffe said on her CBC weather report, meteorological autumn ends on Nov. 30 and we see most of our migratory birds by this date. Worth mentioning is that our mid-November snows… Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1340786304213266438

Whistler Film Festival 2020 EDA Award Winners – Jennifer Merin reports

awfj.org – For the eighth consecutive year, the Alliance of Women Film Journalists has had the honor to partner with Whistler Film Festival to recognize women filmmakers with presentation of EDA Awards for Best… Tweeted by @AWFJ https://twitter.com/AWFJ/status/1340841600096886786

OPINION: Easing the burden on search and rescue superheroes

piquenewsmagazine.com – In British Columbia, it’s volunteers who are responsible for searching and rescuing people lost or injured in the backcountry. This winter, BC SAR will be busier than ever. Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1340883444369301506

Organic Bubba Kush

ocs.ca – Bubba Kush from Whistler Cannabis Co. is an indica-dominant strain with very strong THC potency potential that’s grown indoors in British Columbia under LED lighting. Its main terpene is nerolidol (a… Tweeted by @entAlert https://twitter.com/entAlert/status/1340891238237663233

Vancouver real estate: Audain Art Museum loses appeal for tax exemption of $914,000 Yaletown condo

straight.com – Dec 12, 2020 – The Vancouver Charter grants tax exemption for real property used by charitable institutions. Tweeted by @straightarts https://twitter.com/straightarts/status/1337913887572840454

Freestyle Whistler ramping up for season

piquenewsmagazine.com – New Gemini Freestyle Centre set for grand opening Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1338215867650281475

Catch musical revue Home for the Holidays, starring a Whistler newcomer

piquenewsmagazine.com – After a tumultuous year, actor Jason Sakaki spends a season in the resort Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1338318795673395203

Whistler Film Festival streams English-language premiere of Rémy Girard's new film, Tu te souviendras de moi

straight.com – Dec 11, 2020 – Girard, 70, has received more Genie Award nominations than any other actor. Tweeted by @charliesmithvcr https://twitter.com/charliesmithvcr/status/1337465058079559681

Toronto producer Jaskaran Singh wins Whistler Film Festival's Power Pitch competition

straight.com – Dec 11, 2020 – The jury praised Jersey Boy’s “fresh take on a story that was both personal and universal in its multilayered approach to confronting identity in its myriad forms”. Tweeted by @GSasianCdn https://twitter.com/GSasianCdn/status/1337581697395777536

Vail Resorts’ Q1 net revenue down $132M from last year

piquenewsmagazine.com – Colorado company sees 20% bump in passes sold Tweeted by @raleighlobbyist https://twitter.com/raleighlobbyist/status/1337512871572492291

Heidi Landau’s ‘huge heart’ left indelible mark on Whistler

piquenewsmagazine.com – Founder of snowboard camp for underprivileged youth died from COVID last month Tweeted by @PiqueNews https://twitter.com/PiqueNews/status/1338204423164608512

Videos

onecutmedia.tumblr.com – Unexpected pow day @whistlerblackcomb with @barb_harwood A little bit of local knowledge changes a groomer day into some pow laps. Even if it’s just #dustoncrust… Tweeted by @onecutmedia https://twitter.com/onecutmedia/status/1337398323280539649