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India: A trip through the senses

By Malgosia Szajwaj Perhaps you’ve seen the scene: a tuk-tuk going slalom on a dusty road, passing vehicles, ditching garbage piles and honking at everything that isn’t in its way. The second I stepped outside Jaipur International Airport, I felt transported into this exact documentary scene.…

Doctors anxious over PPE shortages as Ottawa tries to shore up domestic supply

By Tyler Orton / Business in Vancouver New poll also finds vast majority of doctors remain anxious over lack of COVID-19 testing ABOUT 90 PER CENT of doctors surveyed by the Canadian Medical Association indicated greater availability of PPE would help reduce their anxiety around the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an April 28 poll from […]

Pemberton council approves Hillside Development Standards

By Dan Falloon Council briefs: Council approves Cycling Network Plan and definition of screening officers for its Bylaw Dispute System Village of Pemberton (VOP) council voted to approve the Hillside Development Standards report presented at its April 21 regular council meeting. Planner Joanna Rees’ report was created with several goals in mind, including to avoid […]

Tourism outlook bleak, with glimmers of hope

By Andrew Duffy / Times Colonist In the best-case scenario offered by Destination B.C., short-haul tourism could start in June and July of this year The shadow of the global pandemic felt a little darker and colder for the province’s tourism industry this past week as Destination B.C. revealed three possible scenarios for the impact […]

Staying the course

By Leslie Anthony During daily walks around Whistler this past week, I was again disheartened by what I saw and experienced. When it comes to the few persistent Covidiots in our midst, most days are disappointing, but weekends by far the worst: groups picnicking, partying and fishing in closed parks; folks on the Valley Trail […]

B.C.'s road to recovery: Restaurant reopenings could start in May

By Glen Korstrom / Glacier Media Public confidence key for restaurants to return to profitable operations B.C. restaurants could be allowed to open their dining rooms as early as next month, although the provincial government has made clear that any loosened restrictions will come from provincial health officer Bonnie Henry. When she issues orders to […]

Howe Sound Women's Centre increases capacity for women fleeing abuse during pandemic

By Alyssa Noel Whistler hotels have opened rooms for women in ‘perfect storm’ of crisis government officials might be urging people to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic, but if your home isn’t safe, you still have options.…

Diversifying your pastime portfolio

By Vince Shuley First, to be clear, the following column is not a guide on how to make your quarantine time the most productive, fulfilling, rewarding or some other gerund. For those common tropes, you may look no further than your social-media feeds.…

B.C. emissions continue to rise

By Jeremy Hainsworth / Glacier Media GHGs rose 3.5 per cent 2017-18—higher than first 2020 reduction target B.C.’s greenhouse gas emission rose from 63.3 in 2017 to 65.5 million tonnes (mmt) in 2018-an increase of 3.5 per cent, according to Canada’s submissions to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Indeed, those emissions have […]

VIDEO: Ride of Your Life documentary released

By Dan Falloon 30-minute film recounts ride from Whistler to Yellowknife A documentary recalling the 2,200-kilometre ride from Whistler to Yellowknife has been released. The group of eight riders completed the Ride of Your Life trek over 11 days last May and June as part of a fundraiser for the Yellowknife Mountain Bike Park.…

Full 90-day prescription fills return as supply concerns ease

By Sean Eckford / Coast Reporter The BC Pharmacy Association says pressures on the country’s prescription drug supply is easing and “where possible, pharmacists who now have adequate supplies are dispensing the full 90-day supply of medications patients would traditionally receive.” The decision to change to dispensing only a 30-day supply was made early on […]

Returning to work during COVID-19

By Jennifer Thuncher/The Squamish Chief Can your boss force you to wear a mask? Can employees refuse to come back to work? These questions and more answered by an employment lawyer With talk of things starting to open back up in the Sea to Sky corridor and elsewhere, and with COVID-19 still a concern, what […]

Sports!!! (and Quarantino 6)

By Feet Banks Back in the 1990s, Quentin Tarantino used to bemoan the fact that American audiences would watch a four-hour football game but refused to sit through a three-hour movie. Of course, Quentin got famous enough that he started making long-ass movies anyhow, but there has always been a bit of conflict there: between […]

Hundreds of B.C. hairstylists, barbers sign petition to not be among first businesses to reopen

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says some sectors won’t reopen until they’re confident they can operate safely Hundreds of B.C. barbers and hairstylists have signed a petition asking the provincial government not to single them out when COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease. Premier John Horgan is expected to announce B.C.’s plan for reopening the […]

Court of Appeal upholds Whistler tourist accommodation bylaws

By Braden Dupuis Decision ‘a big deal for our town,’ mayor says A 2019 Supreme Court of B.C. judgment that Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) tourist accommodation bylaws are “reasonable” and within municipal authority to enact was upheld by the Court of Appeal for B.C. on April 7. “The Phase 2 covenant and bylaws requiring […]