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LETTER: No, to the workcamp in Britannia

LETTER: No, to the workcamp in Britannia

“Woodfibre LNG Temporary Worker site adds 30,000 to the Squamish population overnight!” How would the people of Squamish react? Shock.
OPINION: Short-term rentals?

OPINION: Short-term rentals?

During a recent Squamish council committee of the whole meeting, councillors voted unanimously in favour of instructing staff to start preparing a bylaw to protect our long-term rental housing supply by limiting short-term rentals to primary residenc
EDITORIAL: Don’t blame the Conservation Officer Service, Squamish

EDITORIAL: Don’t blame the Conservation Officer Service, Squamish

Every time a bear is killed by conservation officers in the Sea to Sky Corridor public anger erupts. Recently a mother and two cubs were destroyed in Furry Creek.
OPINION: Make Indigenous Peoples Day count, Squamish

OPINION: Make Indigenous Peoples Day count, Squamish

In the wake of the release of “ Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls ,” it feels as if those of us who descend from settlers have a perfect opportunity to step up.
OPINION: Help for Squamish parents of picky eaters

OPINION: Help for Squamish parents of picky eaters

It's the number one question I get from parents (and co-workers): "How do I get my kid to eat…?" Children are notoriously picky eaters, often after being voracious eaters when they were younger.
OPINION: Happy Father’s Day, Squamish dads

OPINION: Happy Father’s Day, Squamish dads

Attend a school or music recital at any of our schools, stop by Brennan Park Recreation Centre or walk down any Squamish street and you are bound to see a father supporting or spending time with his kids — often he’s pushing a stroller or riding a bi
LETTER: Before we burn

LETTER: Before we burn

When our city is threatened by fire and it will, we must be fire safe and prepared. Apparently, due to a lack of funds to buy or rent a wood chipper, the city is not removing the wood from trees and shrubs that they are cutting down.
OPINION: Missing and murdered and Squamish

OPINION: Missing and murdered and Squamish

It’s easy to think the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is about horrendous events that happen in other places to other people.
EDITORIAL: Maternity and parental leave should be the norm

EDITORIAL: Maternity and parental leave should be the norm

Decades ago, Pakistan’s leader, Benazir Bhutto was questioned about her ability to be the head of the nation. Not because of her level of competence, but rather because she started a family. Decades later, this issue would once again resurface.
OPINION: Accessing abortion in Squamish

OPINION: Accessing abortion in Squamish

It was only open for less than a year when Alpenglow — the only abortion clinic in the Sea to Sky Corridor — closed in November. Not that there was a lack of need. While it was open, more than 150 abortions were conducted.