Opinion

Let's face it folks, for the average Squamish resident cobbling together the muni budget is about as exciting as judging a toenail growing contest.

When asked about their sleeping habits, many people will answer "I can't remember the last time I had a really good sleep." They are probably the ones with obstructive sleep apnea. (Yes, they may also be new parents, but that's for another time.

A candidate running to be a senior federal Liberal party official in British Columbia has called Stephen Harper a "d-bag" in a posting on his publicly-accessible Facebook page.

I remember as a kid hiding below the windows in our home in an effort to avoid the Fuller Brush Man. "Brush guy!" my mom would cry and my siblings and I would propel ourselves against the wall under the windows.

Does it really take yet another public outcry for the District of Squamish council to realize people want a pavilion in Pavilion Park? To recap: two years ago, the former administration - who happened to be plagued with the blight of homeless people

Editor, According to last weeks paper there are many in this town who object to cutting down the trees in front of the new Holiday Inn.

The annual Christmas Bazaar sponsored by the Women's Auxiliary to Squamish General Hospital will be held tomorrow (Nov. 14) from 9:30 a.m. to noon in Trinity Hall, Squamish United Church on Fourth Avenue.

It's amazing how quickly national symbols can become no-good varmints simply by doing what they do best, chopping down trees and building dams.

Editor, Re: Article in Chief Friday Oct.

The pumpkins went down last week, to be replaced almost instantly in some local stores by Santa Claus and fake snow. Now that Remembrance Day is past, it seems safe - albeit still disturbingly early - to think about holiday shopping.