Opinion

I’m back. To be clear, I’ve been around but my name hasn’t appeared in the pages of the Squamish Chief as a contributor for the past nine years. We’ve all heard the saying that you can’t go home again.

I had the privilege of joining the grand opening of the Sea to Sky Gondola. This is an amazing piece of engineering, architecture and a real game changer for the Squamish tourism sector.

Our competitors northwestern Australia, Texas and Qatar do not have the beauty or the accessibility of Howe Sound. The sound — all 42 km of it — can and will be the playground for the Lower Mainland millions.

Editor’s note: On May 20, Squamish council voted 4-3 to eliminate the $30 fire permit fee. The Chief received this letter before that decision. I would just like to voice my support for Mr.

Recently the Woodfibre LNG project responded to concerns regarding the Howe Sound airshed and announced that our drives would be powered by electricity, not by burning natural gas.

So the Fondo bike crowd is trying to find a means of paying off Squamish because they disrupt us with a bike ride (“GranFondo youth program eyed,” Chief, May 15). Coun.

Squamish rock climbing columnist Jamie Finlayson fills us on the lay of Squamish's rocks

Squamish Gourmet columnist Susan Hollis whips up some dressing magic

Gardening columnist Melissa Geddes digs into blueberries

I was never a good student. I can remember habitually being late for classes all through high school and university, always sitting way in the back and daydreaming a lot about having super powers rather than listening to the lesson.