Opinion

EDITOR, As a perpetual dog owner and lover, I'm proud that our "Cleo" (part mastiff, part Lab) is a rescue dog (she would have been killed by her owner had we not taken her into our family).

The civilized world has reacted with shock and revulsion to the revelations surrounding the alleged slaughter of some 100 sled dogs last year by the manager of a company that conducted tours for Outdoor Adventures at Whistler.

EDITOR, Leaving aside for the moment the issue of Paul Lalli using the Council Corner column of the newspaper to pander to Kevin Falcon, I object to the content of his column. ("Falcon delivers for Squamish," The Chief, Jan. 21.

Editor's note: This letter has been sent to the chair and board of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. It was copied to The Chief for publication.

EDITOR, I would like to thank The Squamish Chief for taking up the search for answers on the boats of Britannia ("Derelict ship sinks at Britannia Beach," Jan. 28).

Somebody with thinner skin than me likely would have received his first email like a kick in the teeth: "Dear Ana, Sorry to dampen your enthusiasm. I've had a solar thermal water heater for 25 years, and I built it myself out of old bits and pieces.

It was monsoon season in Squamish, so the record rainfall of October 2003 did not even seem out of the ordinary. At least, not until the water came within a foot of overtopping some of our dikes and many homes were flooded.

Caught between a rock and a rapidly proliferating population of saw-toothed rodents, the District of Squamish (DOS) is facing a decision to deep six a number of "nuisance" beavers. From the West Coast to the Prairies, and all the way to P.E.I.

EDITOR, I would like to reply to some comments made by Mr. Trueman in the Jan. 14 edition of The Chief ("A writer's rebuttal," Letters). I would like to apologize to Mr. Trueman for the incorrect spelling of his name.

In mid-January, three people lost their lives in avalanches in the backcountry of western Canada while a further seven people were caught in an in-bounds avalanche at the Fernie Alpine Resort and survived.