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Uphill Battle
Andrew Findlay's story about opposition to a proposed
ski resort in Squamish ("Mountain of Opposition," Febru-
ary 2016) sparked comments on both sides. In the Yes
camp, Will Sleeman writes, "Finally! Vancouver is grow-
ing at breakneck speed, Whistler has 45-minute lineups,
but we might Šnally get just one small win over the
CAVE
people (Citizens Against Virtually Everything)."
Arguments against included an observation from
David Lucas that right next to the site is wilderness used
by thousands of hikers, bikers and cross-country skiers.
"I can only imagine what a full-on ski resort a mile or
two away is going to do." Others questioned the site's
viability as a ski resort. One remembers hiking up Brohm
Ridge in the '70s under partially built lift towers. "The
project was abandoned when people realized it simply
wasn't viable—snow coverage was inconsistent, generally
southwest-facing and perhaps too close to Howe Sound?"
Another writer calls the project a "land grab": "It sickens
me that despite the very people living there not wanting
this development, the government would put the mighty
buck and the interests of a few ahead of everyone living
there, playing there and future generations to come."
S coring P oin t s
Among the many tweets
and comments on our survey
of B.C.'s Most Influential
Brands (February 2016),
there was an interesting sug-
gestion from Gary Tinder.
He would like to see the influ-
ence scores and love scores
combined to see what the
table looks like then. "Certain
brands are going to be very
high influence because they
are monopolies such as
ICBC, Fortis, TransLink, etc.,
but when combined with
their love score they would
drop significantly in the
table," he says. "Because
being the only provider of
a service is bound to give a
high influence score." Maybe
next year.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada should be
known for its resourcefulness, not its resources.
B.C.'s Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett
remarked that Trudeau might regret the com-
ment. Between February 1 and February 8, 101
people responded to our online poll that asked:
should B.C. be known for its resources or
resourcefulness?
Poll of the Month
We're a
resource-
based
economy.
Why deny
it?
I don't
know
5.0%
(5 votes)
44.5%
(45 votes)
50.5%
(51 votes)
We
should be
known for
our resource-
fulness, for
industries
like tech and film
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