Opinion

It may come as a surprise, even to some long-time Squamish residents, that Mount Garibaldi (‘Nch’Kay’ ) with its tranquil snow-capped exterior is a potentially active stratovolcano.

I would like to comment on your story of Thursday, March 21, “Squamish mom finds fentanyl-filled package near elementary school,” in which it was revealed that a mom found a package containing the drug fentanyl near Squamish Elementary School.

A Squamish new dad says the final straw forcing his family to sell their home and move from Squamish is the lack of accessible and affordable childcare.

We’ve experienced something unprecedented this year in Squamish. A wildfire has already broken out — and it’s not even close to summer. On April 1, a wildfire was sparked in the Upper Squamish Valley.

We’ve been driving our first pure battery electric car, a 2019 GM Chevrolet Bolt, around Squamish for a couple of months now and it is liberating. I’ll never buy another fossil-fuel vehicle again, and here is why.

Local government budgets are not simply about roads, garbage, sewer, and water anymore.

Thursday we’re doing something special: our carriers are delivering a copy of The Squamish Chief to every home in Squamish.

Flipping on a light in the morning, or as soon as we open the door after work — what could be more routine and simple? But, of course, it wasn’t always thus. This year marks 100 years since electricity came to Squamish.

Deep in the depths of your strata there is the “room.” It’s probably accessible from the parkade. A locked steel door marks its silent presence. Like the tomb of Tutankhamun, there are many treasures inside.

Hats off to our municipal council for banning plastic shopping bags by the end of this year, after hearing a presentation from a group of local students. And let’s give those kids and their teachers credit where credit is due.