Opinion

Re: “Rafe Mair questions LNG,” letter to the editor (Feb. 18). Anyone who believes that an agreement signed by many people and nations to reduce climate change is an immediate statement to stop the use of all fossil fuels is pretty naive.

I f you’re reading this column, then I take my hat off to you, sir or ma’am. That’s because you, gentle reader, are supporting your community newspaper.

I have lived and worked in Squamish for more than 25 years. I walked and rode local trails, never imagining I would be in a wheelchair.

I t’s society’s hidden, ugly secret. Across Canada, women and men of all ages are forced into sexual acts, then left injured and confused, wondering whether to report it to authorities and seek justice.

I read “Sex assault survivors seek justice” (Feb. 11) and wish to clarify something.

A ccording to the strategic plan endorsed by our municipal council last summer, Squamish is slated to become a hub for entrepreneurs, change agents and innovators.

I am surprised that I thought things would change under the new government.

When I was 27, my husband and I bought our first house for $112,000. We were both educated professionals already making about $50,000 each per year, and we had saved a down payment of 10 per cent.

The most endearing wish at the recent Squamish 2040 visioning event was scrawled by a child on a dream board: “more rainbows.” While the child who wrote this was probably thinking of actual rainbows, not painted ones, his or her dream is coming true.

Last July, the most recent iteration of the District of Squamish strategic plan was set in motion. That ambitious document charts the district’s course of action for the next four years and beyond.