Glenda Bartosh

Journalist at Freelance

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Articles

When life is a highway, Britannia rules!

1 week ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

When it comes to pit stops on any road trip-but especially with these too-early blazy, hazy, crazy days of summer- here are two "must-or-busts" in my books. One, it's gotta be good. Two, it's gotta be fast. And, if we're lucky, it'll also be super interesting. Well, I'm happy to report that Britannia Beach has every base covered. So why do locals seldom stop there when heading to and from Whistler?
Take me out to the ball game...

3 weeks ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

The crack of the bat.The slap of the ball in your beat-up catcher's glove.... Maybe you were all in-or is that all out?-at the Homerun Derby at the local lottery tourney hosted last Sunday by Whistler Slo-Pitch at a nicely spruced-up Spruce Grove Park.
What a mixed bag!

1 month ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

Let's see... A nice little cantaloupe from "Mike" in Honduras. An even nicer one from Guatemala. Mexican avocadoes. Strawberries from Abbotsford! Local greenhouse tomatoes, too, along with radishes and kale from the Fraser Valley. But, oops-there's also some organic Fuji apples from the old U.S. of A. So, my fellow shoppers, how's it going so far with all this singing from the "buy Canadian" song sheet?
Three cheers-and a hug-for all things Filipino!

1 month ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

Many work behind the scenes. But many don't. Some are early childhood educators. Some are bank tellers or engineers who maintain huge building systems. They analyze samples at Whistler Medical Clinic's lab, and greet you at the eye clinic. They ring through your groceries, and answer your questions at the visitors' centre. Some were born in Sea to Sky, others were born in the Philippines and came here later in life.
Don't break the bank-or your back-for a 'wow' spring break

Mar 21, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

Spring break, Easter break, or any old excuse for a break-break: If you're looking for a cheap 'n' easy get-away with plenty of "wow!" that will transport you round the world with only a quick (and beautiful) ferry ride to Vancouver Island, have I got the day trip for you. Especially if you've got kids in tow. More especially if you love the natural world, and worry about what those same kids are going to inherit. No airports. No hassles. No más problemas.
Please-take some comfort

Mar 5, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

There was somethingequal parts comforting and invigorating about the multi-Grammy winner Sheryl Crow very publicly selling her Tesla last week then donating all the money to National Public Radio in the States-the equivalent of CBC, our own dynamic national public broadcaster much maligned by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. "Comes a time when you have to decide who you're willing to be aligned with," she posted on Instagram. Indeed. At least Sheryl didn't use toxic X to post.
Falling in love with Canada-all over again!

Feb 13, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

You couldn't have picked a better week than the lead-up to Valentine's Day to galvanize a nation into falling in love with itself all over again. All it took was the latest disturbing gush of noise spewing out of the big bully south of the border, not least of which are tariffs real and threatened against our homegrown Canadian businesses and industries.
2024's food best-est from the wonderful world of science

Jan 7, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

There's an interesting idea about the future-and past-early on in Vladimir Nabokov's playful novel, Transparent Things. He wrote it at age 73, nearly 20 years after Lolita. Maybe the coolest thing about this novel is that he almost mocks his earlier work-something writers, or any of us, seldom do.
Light, local and lovely-gifts that keep on giving

Dec 10, 2024 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

If gift-giving has you baffled, check out Whistler Museum's gift shop. This year's custom 1,000-piece puzzle, featuring a photo of Whistler Mountain's downhill course by legendary local George Benjamin, will solve everything. Getting thingsall holiday-fied? Jazzed about the good times ahead, be they quiet times by the fire or fired-up party times?
The best Halloween-few tricks and more treats

Oct 29, 2024 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Glenda Bartosh

In our middle-class '50s Edmonton neighbourhood where I grew up, there was one Halloween ritual no kid in her right mind ever missed. First thing, we'd all rush over in our witchy or skeleton costumes to the Davisons' house where tall, lanky Ted, a.k.a. "The Dad," would be passing out full-sized-repeat, full-sized! -Coffee Crisp chocolate bars (my dad's favourites), boxes of Smarties and more. Take your pick. No pipsqueak mini-bars in those days.