Opinion

On average, a man will die sooner than a woman. In prosperous countries like Canada, the UK and the US, men die, on average, four to six years before women. And the gap triples in some European countries.

This week The Chief reported on what happens when downtown businesses take full advantage of their highly visible locations with eye-catching gimmicks that add to the uniqueness of Squamish - they're put in their place.

People are always trying to achieve balance. But what exactly is it, other than a seemingly unobtainable holy grail? What we need for balance is similar through different periods in our lives.

This letter was sent to Joan McIntyre MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky and copied to The Chief for publication Ms.

Editor, Please join my face book page to save Sam. I have always seen the lumberjack at the side of highway. And when I ran with the torch in Squamish I saw he had red mittens. We need to protect this icon to Squamish Robyn Murray Vancouver

We're at a proverbial fork in the road and it's time to choose a direction. Regardless of which path we select, the journey will be tough. One path will be trying and will, at times, seem untraversable but the outcome will be great.

An internal December 2007 RCMP report warned that top-flight criminals involved in illegal gaming would be given a free hand in British Columbia if the police unit investigating them was shutdown.

We've all heard of natural rhythms, the daily, monthly and yearly cycles that govern our planet. And while some people try to live in harmony with such things, as a society we tend to dismiss the subject as New Age nonsense.

My 80-year-old Mom from Winnipeg is here for a visit and it is always fun to have her stay with us.

The man who has been heading up a review of the British Columbia legislature's independent watchdogs recently wrote an academic paper accusing Alberta's former auditor general of overstepping his authority, recommending his successors be put on a lea