Cindy Filipenko

Welcome to my last column in the last issue of the august journal you hold in your hands. I have anticipated this day ever since Glacier Media, the group that owned The Question, acquired Pique Newsmagazine. After years of keeping two papers going, the company finally decided late last year that a town this size doesn’t need two newspapers. The Question has been a fixture in the community for more than 40 years, as long as the resort has been around.

Anyone who has read my first column of the year for the past seven years knows how I feel about New Year’s resolutions. Essentially, I find that most resolutions amount to unrealistic goals that set up folks for failure. For example, you decide that the best way to improve your life is a six-day-a-week gym routine that alternates between strength training and cardio workouts. This schedule works well for exactly one week.

In less than two weeks, Christmas will be here. Another week later we will be kicking off 2018. It’s a time for enjoying friends and family —biological or of choice — and taking stock of the year that was. As far as my favourite years go, 2017 doesn’t even crack the top 20. And the reasons for this are political. First off, let’s talk about the bad. Remember fall 2015, when we watched slack-jawed as the Liberals swept into Ottawa with an undisputable mandate.