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Whistler's community gardens open this week

By Braden Dupuis Program boasts more than 200 participants—and myriad benefits there is a pair of gardening quotes that Cheakamus resident Olwen Kuiper always falls back on, both more relevant today than they may have been last year. One, by Geoff Lawton, posits that, “all the world’s problems can be solved in a garden.”…

Scare those bears

LETTER: For the week of May 21 OK, I’ve had it. I’m officially pissed off.…

Awesome Andalusia:

By Virginia Aulin Sipping sherry in a triangle and watching the horses dance Say sherry and some think, “That’s your British granny’s drink.” Think again.…

Do 'murder hornets' pose a serious buzzkill?

By David Suzuki As if we didn’t have enough to contend with, now we’re facing a “murder hornet” invasion-but it’s more an invasion of newsfeeds than an actual descending plague of killer insects. Numerous media outlets have carried ominous stories about whether the giant hornets will pillage honeybee hives.…

Squamish General Hospital recognized for environmental initiatives

By The Chief staff / Squamish Chief American non-profit showcases green hospitals Squamish General Hospital was recognized by an American non-profit for its strides in environmentally friendly-practices. The 2020 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards showed off healthcare facilities that are doing their part to help the planet.…

When you can't board the ferry despite being fourth in line

By Jack Knox / Times Colonist When Leeanne Mueller pulled up to the Pender Island ferry terminal Wednesday, she knew she wasn’t a priority passenger. She didn’t get sent to the lane reserved for residents with medical appointments in Victoria.…

B.C. Ministry of Education offers free coding workshops for kids

By Valerie Leung / Richmond News The B.C. Ministry of Education is partnering with Canada Learning Code to offer live workshops for students to learn how to code starting Monday. Workshops are being offered for kids ages nine and up with topics ranging from creating websites, online games, generative art and more.…

Employers worry about safety, cash flow, second wave in COVID-19 restart

By Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press VICTORIA — Chef Kreg Graham says he’s been doing a lot of thinking about washing dishes now that some COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted and he can start serving meals again. The executive chef at the Victoria-area Oak Bay Beach Hotel said much of the time he’s spending […]

Some students fall through the cracks as pandemic drags on

By Alyssa Noel School district urges parents, students to reach out if they need support While the provincial government announced last week that students have the option to return to class part-time starting on June 1, some parents are concerned about their children’s education as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches on. Marnie Gibson’s son is in […]

Dirt Designations

By Jeff Slack Part 1: The stories behind Whistler’s mountain bike trails [Editor’s Note: With ski season frustratingly cut short this year, droves of antsy Whistlerites had no choice but to turn their sights from snow to dirt.…

Silver lining: The Whistler déjà view

By Asta Kovanen Wait—I’ve been here before… or at least something like it. Throughout March and April, I had this sensation—strong feelings of familiar having-been-heres, immediately followed by wondering what could possibly feel familiar about a global pandemic that shifted our community’s outdoorsy lifestyle indoors and into a hyper-simplified mode.…

Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restart

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media Half expect resuming operations to take at least two months Only a quarter of B.C. businesses feel confident of restarting and operating profitably as the province eases into its pandemic restart plan. And more than half (55 per cent) expect a restart will take at least two months.…

'Canary in the coal mine:' Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19

By Bill Graveland / The Canadian Press CALGARY — A group representing Canada’s meat-packers is expecting more changes in the coming months to make sure workers have protection from COVID-19. Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council, says $77.5 million earmarked by Ottawa for the food-processing industry will be used for future changes to […]

Vancouver Police report 'staggering' increase in Anti-Asian hate crimes

By Brenna Owen/The Canadian Press Investigators have opened 29 files since March, police say VANCOUVER—Anti-Asian racism has spiked since COVID-19 forced B.C. into a state of emergency in March and Vancouver police say that’s driven an increase in hate crimes overall. Howard Chow, the department’s deputy chief constable for operations, said investigators have opened 29 […]

Pandemic threatens B.C. book industry: publishers

By Chuck Chiang / Business in Vancouver Homegrown companies say free access to books online is financially unsustainable The COVID-19 lockdown has prompted schools and libraries to give the public free online access to many books, and Canadian publishers are warning that the model cuts sharply into their revenue and cannot be sustained. The news […]