Opinion

We ll first of all, I hope everyone had a nice, relaxed festive season this year. I know how busy it can be with family, jobs and all the other stresses of everyday life and the holiday season.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour‘s class at Learning Expeditions. The students are in grades 7 to 12. The first of their letters were published in last week’s edition of The Chief.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour‘s class at Learning Expeditions. The students are in grades 7 to 12. The first of their letters were published in last week’s edition of The Chief.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour‘s class at Learning Expeditions. The students are in grades 7 to 12. The first of their letters were published in last week’s edition of The Chief.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour‘s class at Learning Expeditions. The students are in grades 7 to 12. The first of their letters were published in last week’s edition of The Chief.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour‘s class at Learning Expeditions. The students are in grades 7 to 12. The first of their letters were published in last week’s edition of The Chief.

S quamish needs to become more food secure, and part of that is having a living wage. Just before 2017 ended, a report was released that stated the annual food costs for a family of four in Canada was set to go up by $348 in 2018.

I n Squamish, the word “community” is synonymous with one place — the Brackendale Art Gallery. Thor and Dorte Froslev, owners of the gallery, have been a pillar in Squamish for decades.

One continual gripe that I’ve heard since moving here is that Squamish is lacking parking. At first, I thought maybe this was a real issue and that I’d been lucky enough never to encounter it.

A s a new year dawns, it is a convenient time to reflect on what was and what may be. As our Top 11 events of 2017 news feature testifies, much happened in Squamish over the past year.