THIS WEEK IN PIQUE
Opinion & Columns 08 OPENING REMARKS Sorry to say there are no monkeys in this week’s editorial. Instead, we look
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at how Whistler’s arts and music scene has been on a compelling new trajectory.
10 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This week’s letters focus on fish. A pair of letter writers are
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concerned about how BC Hydro isn’t working hard enough to ensure fish aren’t harmed in their operations.
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13 PIQUE’N YER INTEREST Writer Dan Falloon and his wife go where many have gone before:
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Joffre Lakes Provincial Park. Through fresh eyes (and an early start), they prove even a couple flatlanders can handle it.
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90 MAXED OUT Max headed out into the wilderness only to find some unusual items in the fire pit. This
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week, he uses some math to calculate who’s really to blame.
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34 SCIENCE MATTERS A new study out of Cornell University looks at the impact of the U.S. shale
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35 RANGE ROVER The Mountain Legacy Project has been using repeat photography to explore changes
oil and gas boom. Spoiler alert: it’s not great news for the planet.
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in Canada’s mountain landscapes. Read on to find out exactly how they go about it.
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44 TRAVEL Steve MacNaull heads to Hollywood with his pooch Benji in tow. His friends had mixed reactions, but he argues Tinseltown is a dog-friendly holiday destination.
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52 FORK IN THE ROAD Turns out, the old adage “you are what you eat” is entirely true. Learn more about how food affects everything from your mood to mental health.
54 EPICURIOUS Former Olympian Julia Murray is on a quest to prove athletes don’t need animals for protein.
58 NOTES FROM THE BACK ROW With the opening of Hustlers this week, Feet Banks reflects on his favourite stripper memory. Hint: it involves ketchup.
60 MUSEUM MUSINGS The Fall Festival might be long defunct, but you can still meet Bo Bo the Clown and Willie Whistler in this week’s column.
64 PIQUECAL Admit it, you would do anything for puppies. Well, on Sunday, you can have fun and benefit some four-legged friends at the Putting 4 Puppies event at the Upper Village mini-putt course.
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