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Getting to know yourself through art

Heidi VanLith Special to The Chief We're all guilty of doodling at work, in class, or while on the telephone, but what we may not realize is that these spontaneous masterpieces reveal a little about our emotions and ourselves.

About town

The Global Awareness Club at Howe Sound Secondary School is hoping for a good turnout for its garage and bake sale being held in the auditorium at Brennan Park Recreation Centre Saturday (Feb. 11) from 9 a.m. to noon.

Phase out curbside garbage pickup, report urges

Steven Hill shill@squamishchief.com A report by a noted bear biologist calls for Squamish to phase out curbside garbage pickup within five years. But the company that picks up Squamish's waste says the plan is expensive and unrealistic.

Adventure Centre goes Wild at Art

Sylvie Paillard spaillard@squamishchief.com The Adventure Centre will be humming with music, readings and the oohs and aahs of art lovers during the third annual Wild at Art festival Feb. 24, 25, 26.

A gift from one grandmother to another

Steven Hill shill@squamishchief.com Mary Billy has been thinking a lot about grandmothers. As a grandmother herself, Billy knows the trials and tribulations of raising a family and seeing them raise children of their own.

Training for better service

Heidi VanLith Special to The Chief The Squamish Chamber of Commerce believes local retailers could use a little training in service with a smile after results from a survey show that shoppers are being alienated because of poor customer service.

Cheakamus recovery will take 50 years, $20 million

BC Wildlife Fed sets up recovery/ defence fund, open house draws criticism for CN Steven Hill shill@squamishchief.

Changes underway at Heritage Park

February is setting out to be a month of visible changes, as work gets underway at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park to prepare for what will be a year and a half of major construction.

Still going strong

It has always seemed to me that one of the big distinctions between those who find retirement to their liking and those who don't is whether or not they have had, previous to retiring, interests outside their work responsibilities already in place.

Connecting locals to the Olympics

Jane Emerick Special to the Chief Squamish's Adventure Centre is bringing the Olympics closer to home. From Feb. 10 to the 24, the Adventure Centre will provide a live feed of the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Torino, Italy.
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