Opinion

There is much that is startling about the patient care quality review of Squamish’s Steffanie Lawrence’s time at Lions Gate Hospital. Most shocking to me as a mom, is how powerless her parents were. Lawrence, 15, died of a fentanyl overdose on Jan.

The Editor, Re. " Traps set, parts of Mundy closed due to bear family " (The Tri-City News, July 11) and " No cooking, BBQs in Mundy while COs work to capture bear family " (tricitynews.com, July 12).

The gigantic $3.5 billion Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) ski resort is set to open in 2025.

The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office’s reply to the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District’s request for an opinion passes the buck. It fails to answer any questions with respect to the proposed Britannia work camp.

Learning a new musical instrument isn’t just beneficial for psychosocial reasons. It actually alters cells at the molecular level and results in a significant and quantifiable benefit to one’s health.

As a third generation resident of Squamish, I am disgusted with the way some of us are being persecuted for living in our vehicles.

The response to the news that parcels of land in Squamish will be returned to the Squamish First Nation as part of the Squamish Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Benefits Agreement has been a clear example of the difference between reconciliation in platit

Institutions fall quickly these days. The New Democratic Party would be well advised to understand that as it staggers almost helplessly into this federal election. Time appears to have passed it by. It is rudderless and rapidly aging out.

The hype of shopping for local and organic, all natural and sustainably made products has been taking over the western market.

As we stand next to the pools near the top of Shannon Falls, Squamish SAR president BJ Chute pulls out his cellphone to show me an Instagram photo. The picture-perfect, filtered post shows what looks like an idyllic summer hangout spot.