EDITOR,I was fortunate enough to be able to arrange to fly out to B.C. and visit my sister, her husband and my son who all live in Squamish. It was a short five-day visit similar to the one I took around the same time of year back in 2007.
Squamish is an amazing gem and offers so much to do. I was given the royal tour, enjoyed great shopping, restaurants, entertainment and met a lot of great local people who really care about their town. The highlight of my trip was hiking to the second peak of the Squamish Chief with my son, a truly awesome experience to share with your child and one I will always cherish. So why do I write, you ask? Is it to volunteer as an ambassador to this wonderful wilderness space? Well, no.
I have a complaint. Your local election campaign looks like a joke primarily based on the junky election signs plastered all over town. It makes a beautiful space look cheap and third rate. And the quality of some of those signs are unbelievable; I remember one in particular that was a piece of plywood, free-hand spray-painted with a big heart in the middle...What a real eyesore.
I would urge the people of Squamish along with the town council to make some changes as to how you let candidates deal with the issue of signs in your town. Perhaps only allow lawn signs on residential property. Or limit the size and or number of signs a candidate can put up on public property. And most definitely hand them a fine if signs are not removed within a certain time frame after the election.
Squamish is a beautiful place that looks like hell come election time, which is unfortunate. Owen Carter Mississauga, Ont.
