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McNeely tops Dirty 30  Pique NewsmagazineA wrong turn couldn't slow down Patrick McNeely during the Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association's (WORCA) Dirty 30 race on July 6. During the race marking ...

Squamish declares climate emergency  Pique NewsmagazineSquamish council has declared a climate emergency, joining other municipalities and the federal government in calling for action on climate change. Councillors ...

Squamish may declare climate emergency  Pique NewsmagazineFollowing student strikes, council works on a motion to declare emergency.

Seeking transparency  Pique NewsmagazineTransparency. It has become a bit of a touchstone word in the world of politics in the last few years. It is one of the...

Yes, we can resolve the climate crisis  Pique NewsmagazineThere's no shortage of solutions to the climate crisis. Rapidly developing clean-energy technology, reducing energy consumption and waste, increasing ...

Whistler chapter of Green New Deal Canada draws a crowd  Pique NewsmagazineYou may have noticed people alongside the highway lately, waving signs that said, "We love glaciers!" and "Green New Deal Canada." If they seem particularly ...

Cruz hits World Cup podium  Pique NewsmagazinePemberton's Lucas Cruz made some history in Andorra on July 5. In his second year on the Mercedes-Benz UCI World Cup downhill tour, Cruz earned his first ...

North, West Vancouver councils latest in B.C. to declare climate emergencies  Pique NewsmagazineCanadian House of Commons took same action last month.

Vancouver could join other B.C. municipalities asking energy sector to cover climate change costs  Global NewsWATCH: (Aired Jan. 20) Coleen Christie is joined by Vancouver city councillor, Christine Boyle, to discuss the recent motion to pass a climate emergency.

Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how.  Maclean'sThis article is part of a special climate change issue in advance of the federal election. This collection of stories offers a comprehensive look at where Canada ...

Global boom in natural gas is undermining climate change action: report  Pique NewsmagazineThe Global Energy Monitor said an international boom in liquefied natural gas exports is undermining global efforts to stop climate change and Canada is one of ...

Canada Day thoughts  Pique NewsmagazineWhile I'm not blind to Canada's many faults, past, present and probably future, I really do feel like I live in the best country in...

Housing project could benefit essential services  Pique NewsmagazineA revised application from Whistler Sport Legacies (WSL) for an employee housing project in Cheakamus Crossing was endorsed by council at the July 9 ...

Wildfire north of Vancouver contained after cool weather helps crews  The Globe and MailA small wildfire just above the highway connecting Vancouver and Whistler has been contained. The fire along Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, broke out ...

Corporate plan details accomplishments, challenges  Pique NewsmagazineMuch was accomplished at the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) in 2018, according to the RMOW's annual corporate plan, but key community indicators ...

Wildfire remains a concern for local tourism stakeholders  Pique NewsmagazineThe 2019 wildfire season has been kind to Whistler so far (knock on wood)—with no fires on the doorstep or smoky skies impacting enjoyment of the ...

City of Vancouver votes to demand fossil fuel companies cover climate change costs  Global NewsVancouver city council has voted in favour of demanding fossil fuel companies pay their share of costs related to the impacts of climate change.

Taking on the world  Pique NewsmagazineThis is not an easy time to be a new high-school graduate. There are enormous pressures on the youths of today to know what they...

Campfire bans eyed as drought continues on B.C. coast  Pique NewsmagazineProvincial forest fire officials may declare some campfire bans as early as this week on the B.C. coast, including Vancouver Island, in response to drought...

Quite the Quest  Pique NewsmagazineA crew of Pemberton Canoe Association (PCA) alums and coach Hugh Fisher teamed up to tackle the Yukon River Quest from June 26 to 29. Fisher, along with ...

Get Amped in the Park  Pique NewsmagazineIf you find yourself in Squamish on a Thursday this summer, swing by Junction Park downtown to check out a variety of performances each week. Amped in the ...

Locals complete Ride of Your Life  Pique NewsmagazineHearing about the Ride of Your Life group's plan to ride the 2,200 kilometres from Whistler to Yellowknife, N.W.T. in just 10 days sounded like it would be a ...

Province rejects funding model for regional transit  Pique NewsmagazineProponents of regional transit in the Sea to Sky must go back to the drawing board after the province rejected a proposed funding model for the *service*.

Planes, trains and automobiles ...  Pique NewsmagazineOh, and boats as well. It's no surprise the world's transportation sector is a major contributor to carbon emissions and thus to our current climate...

You can't make this stuff up ...  Pique Newsmagazine"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" – C. Little. And so it was. Notwithstanding the sky didn't actually fall on Chicken Little's head, soon after the fable was ...