Opinion

I can't say I was really ever a huge fan of Dick Tracy. He was a comic strip character my parents referenced on occasion as I was growing up.

EDITOR, I found your article ("Dock divides Furry Creek community," The Chief, Jan. 7) to be a good representation of the facts. Mr. Buchanan quotes that the fish kill in March 2010 is related to dock activity.

January is a time of beginnings. The old year has been swept away and we are faced with all of the possibilities of the new. The year is ours to create, which is exciting and daunting. Many people use the momentum of this time to change.

EDITOR,I left the area where I grew up for the same variety of reasons as other people. Recently I've been reading more about my old home and comparing it to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, where I live now.

British Columbia journalists came under fire on two separate fronts this week in situations that, on their face, couldn't be more different.

Christmas tree chipping by donation is being offered by the 4th Squamish Scouts tomorrow and Sunday (Jan. 8 and 9) at the Village Green Garden Centre on Mamquam Road.

Confused about the government's five-year-old effort to transform the way the province's most vulnerable children are protected? Well, you're in good company because it appears the civil servants responsible for acting on those changes are too - so m

On behalf of council I would like to wish everyone a happy and productive 2011. We are already well into this year's work. Tuesday (Jan. 4) was a full afternoon and evening of committee and council meetings.

EDITOR, I would like to say I disagree with some rather ignorant and offensive statements made by Mr. Phillip Trueman in his letter "No Pay for 'Sick' Days" in the Dec. 24 edition of The Chief.

I know lots of folks who get the flu shot every year, tank up on vitamin C, eat right and exercise, and also fanatically use that anti-bacterial hand goo whenever they can - all in a diligent effort to stave off illness during the winter months.