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Is the pipeline fix in?

Is the pipeline fix in?

The revelation hit the news on Tuesday (April 1), but it was no April Fool’s joke: Premier Christy Clark was a partner in a firm that, beginning in 2005, lobbied the federal government in support of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.
Grizzly protections urged

Grizzly protections urged

Re: Innergex/Creek Power Inc.’s Upper Lillooet River Hydro Project.
‘Safeguards’ lauded

‘Safeguards’ lauded

Re: “The FATCA of the matter,” Letters, Chief, March 20.
A ‘harmless plant’

A ‘harmless plant’

Re. Ben Lypka’s column (“B.C. missing its ‘pot’-ential,” Reporter’s Notebook, Chief, March 13).
Summer: Time to get fit for next season

Summer: Time to get fit for next season

Though it feels like the “real” winter just started yesterday, the season will soon be over and cross-country venues will close their gates until next November.
Silence is… um, nerve-wracking

Silence is… um, nerve-wracking

What if Ogden Nash had not shuffled off this mortal coil and instead moved to the Shining Valley? Would the classic ode attributed to the late America poet look like this: “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the Oceanfront lands neg
Dolphins and whales — oh my!

Dolphins and whales — oh my!

I’ve never been much of an environmentalist. Don’t get me wrong. I love the environment... y’know, like the Earth that gives me stuff like food, and the air that keeps me from keeling over onto a blue face with bulging eyes.
‘Network Now’ group formed

‘Network Now’ group formed

Wow, where did March go? I am happy to announce my crocuses are up and now that the snow has gone, for sure this time, the birds are singing happily! A big huge welcome to the newest bank in town, CIBC.
Squamish teens attend national event

Squamish teens attend national event

The Ignite and Unite Youth Centres of Canada Conference is being held in Ottawa today through Saturday (March 27 to 29) and 10 young people age 14 to 17 are attending from Squamish.
The FATCA of the matter

The FATCA of the matter

EDITOR, The relationship between Canada and the United States is about to reach an all-time low because of a law passed in the U.S. in 2010 and soon to be implemented in Canada.