Opinion

Welcome to Squamish to the new editor, Christine Endicott. What a time to arrive! Sunny days, snow-capped mountains and a major election.

I am referring to the article “Officials release oceanfront document” (Oct. 30 edition) and the highlighted quote: “There was no opportunity for undo influence.

This past week marked the 25th anniversary of the demolition of the Berlin Wall. Somewhere in my house I have small piece of concrete that was collected that fateful evening.

At Woodfibre LNG, we chose to power our plant with electricity from BC Hydro because it’s the right decision for Squamish.

It was very hard to believe that on Tuesday, Nov. 11, as I was driven to Brennan Park for Remembrance Day services, I passed two local schools, and to my disbelief, I did not see our Canadian flag flying at half-mast. Shame on our school board.

Election night is a display of the power of voters to transform lives and communities. And there’s no doubt that voters here were seeking strong leadership with courage and consensus-building skills to transport Squamish into its promising future.

It is that time of year again to be thinking about Community Christmas Care and how we can provide a happy Christmas to many families and individuals in the community.

My first memory of Squamish is from the summer of 1975. I was in the back of my parents’ 50s Land Rover when we stopped for gas and ice cream on the way to camp near Pemberton.

For the next four years, Patricia Heintzman has some work to do.Luckily for her, we’ve handed her a good team to work with. The dominant key trait of the six councillors who will be sworn in to serve from 2015 to the end of 2018 is open-mindedness.

Amidst the ugly backstabbing of a competitive election campaign, it’s easy to forget what is truly important in life: Ethics. Fairness. Dignity.