Opinion

I like our local radio station. Mountain FM has a good Squamish and Whistler feel to it, keeps me up to date on what’s going on in our Sea to Sky Corridor, and the DJs always have some interesting tidbits about pop culture.

You see them everywhere, blocking people from engaging in real, human communication. At restaurants. At coffee shops. On dining room tables in homes.

Re: Increased user fees. The term “one taxpayer” has a fundamental meaning. For every level of government that operates or exists, the money collected (not earned) is from the same individuals.

Warning for those parking at Victoria Street and Second Avenue in Squamish: The medical office at 37989 Cleveland Ave. is adjacent to this lot and I have parked there many times. However, when I came out after an hour today, the car was gone.

This week, as I scraped frost off my car windows on an early frigid Squamish morning, I started thinking about how much I just really, really don’t like the cold.

After nearly a year in office, it’s time to assess this council’s performance, and the reviews are mixed.

It’s good news if you have already bought, but disastrous news if you have not.

If you are not familiar with Tim O’Reilly, he may be someone worth looking into. He popularized the term Web 2.0 and helped rebrand “free software” to “open source.

I am writing this letter to raise awareness of the immediate need for a dedicated arts space in Squamish.

Councillors are paid by the taxpayers to attend meetings to conduct business for the community. Helmut Manzl was 100 per cent right to point out attendance records in his recent column.