Opinion

In recent years Lyme disease has been more publicly discussed, but as most locals flock outdoors to enjoy the summer, how worried should Squamish residents be about ticks? Stories of well-known Canadian celebrities, like Avril Lavigne, suffering from

I am your daughter, sister, mother, wife, lover, grandmother, aunt, cousin, life-long friend. I am your acquaintance, coworker, teammate, coach, nurse, neighbour. I am a woman. All women are at risk of developing ovarian cancer.

“Mom, I’m fine. You don’t need to worry about me. I’m not going to die.

Allow me to let you in on my dirty little secret. I’m a MAMIL. A Middle-Aged Male in Lycra. That’s right; I’m a cyclist.

According to the B.C. legislature’s calendar for 2019, the house will sit for just 62 days this year. Throughout six whole months — December, January, and June through September — not a single meeting is scheduled.

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When it comes to regional transit, instead of imminent royal assent, it appears the stakeholder communities in the Sea to Sky Corridor are getting the royal run-around from the provincial government.

When was the last time you got free gasoline from Ikea? Most of the resistance to electric car ownership is based on mythical ‘range anxiety,’ the concern that an EV could run out of charge on a trip and leave its owners stranded.

After just returning home from another frustrating visit to our wonderful library I have to comment on the general lack of parking downtown and the municipal hall hypocrisy.

While “community” and “craft” are popular buzzwords in Squamish, two other C-words bring out the cantankerous and downright crusty among some locals. Cops and construction workers seem to be the targets of the nastiest comments in town these days.