Opinion

I was hesitant to rent Walking Tall. Up to now the movies that are made in Squamish, well...they're usually horribly unwatchable. Say It Isn't So, Freddy Got Fingered Insomnia was OK but none have really had the feeling that it was Squamish.

Hooray! We're in the money. The federal government's surplus for the past fiscal year is $9.1 billion rather than the $1.9 billion then-Finance Minister John Manley gloomily predicted last year.

Some great work has been done on researching how effective helmets are at protecting bike riders, motorbike riders and workers from head injuries.

EDITOR, Re. "Weston vote disappointing," Letters, Chief, Oct. 4. On Sept. 26, I voted "yes" in the House of Commons to the motion, proposed by Stephen Woodworth, the Kitchener Centre Member of Parliament.

"Council should pass a motion for these people to please come back when they've stopped lying." -Back row banter at the gondola meeting Sept. 28 Did anyone see this one coming? The gondola up the Chief.

It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission - but that doesn't mean our elected officials shouldn't live by that motto. The District of Squamish is finding itself nearly swept away by a massive building boom.

Squamish council must have some magical powers.

A few days ago someone asked me how long I had lived in Squamish. I looked at her, smiled, and said "three hours." I'm safely past the three-hour point.

If Squamish politics we were a reality TV show, this week's episode would have been saved for sweeps week.

Here's another shocker for you: the Fraser Institute thinks taxes are too high.