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COLUMN: Squamish online TV channel, please

COLUMN: Squamish online TV channel, please

S hould Squamish launch an online TV channel? The answer is yes, if we follow the lead of Pluto TV, an American start-up that mimics the cable television experience by providing dozens of free channels over the Internet.
LETTER: Squamish needs designated off-leash dog area

LETTER: Squamish needs designated off-leash dog area

I was accosted this past week at Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School by an off-leash dog displaying aggressive behaviour.
LETTER: Response to McGillion's letter (Aug. 11, 2016)

LETTER: Response to McGillion's letter (Aug. 11, 2016)

Response to Michael McGillion's letter (Aug. 11, 2016). Michael McGillion’s letter published Aug. 11 in The Chief criticizing me and my Aug. 4 letter to The Chief regarding the Mt. Mulligan compressor station is riddled with errors.
LETTER: Proposed LNG project in view of tourists, locals

LETTER: Proposed LNG project in view of tourists, locals

How ironic that in a recent newspaper, the B.C. government made a public call for feedback inquiring on opinions regarding if it clear cuts in straight view of the Sea to Sky Gondola.
COLUMN: Self-confidence is the thing

COLUMN: Self-confidence is the thing

A ctivist and author Gloria Steinem once said, “Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.
COLUMN: When the music's over in Squamish

COLUMN: When the music's over in Squamish

In the past, by early August this town was awash with excitement about the latest instalment of the Squamish Valley Music Festival. For six years it looked like a match made in heaven.
LETTER: Remember the the details

LETTER: Remember the the details

I read the front page article regarding “Developing Squamish” with great interest as I can remember far enough back when the west side of Highway 99 between Industrial Way and the Mamquam River was just another patch of trees.
LETTER: In response to J. Hunter’s letter (Aug. 4, 2016)

LETTER: In response to J. Hunter’s letter (Aug. 4, 2016)

Hunter is a chemical engineer from North Vancouver. He is a consultant for energy companies. He comments on many proposed energy projects.
LETTER: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Squamish

LETTER: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Squamish

Our family recently took a two-week vacation in Squamish. Here’s what I noticed, as an outsider from the San Francisco Bay area, about your town: The Good: One day, we met a couple from Ireland, who are working in Whistler for the summer.
EDITORIAL: Sign it, please

EDITORIAL: Sign it, please

This summer, we received a letter from someone in the community about water use. Actually, we don’t know if the person is from the community because they never identified who they were or where they lived.