Glenda Bartosh

5 days 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.

2 weeks 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?

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.

2 months ago | 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.

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.