Opinion

Attend a school or music recital at any of our schools, stop by Brennan Park Recreation Centre or walk down any Squamish street and you are bound to see a father supporting or spending time with his kids — often he’s pushing a stroller or riding a bi

When our city is threatened by fire and it will, we must be fire safe and prepared. Apparently, due to a lack of funds to buy or rent a wood chipper, the city is not removing the wood from trees and shrubs that they are cutting down.

It’s easy to think the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is about horrendous events that happen in other places to other people.

Decades ago, Pakistan’s leader, Benazir Bhutto was questioned about her ability to be the head of the nation. Not because of her level of competence, but rather because she started a family. Decades later, this issue would once again resurface.

It was only open for less than a year when Alpenglow — the only abortion clinic in the Sea to Sky Corridor — closed in November. Not that there was a lack of need. While it was open, more than 150 abortions were conducted.

Compared to the Lower Mainland, driving in Squamish has been relatively stress-free over the years.

Using hand signals while cycling seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird — and the bike helmet — around Squamish. Last week was Bike to Work Week and it was awesome to see so many Squamish riders out and about on two wheels.

We have a sad situation here in Squamish that sounds and feels a bit like the “no child left behind” disaster that has befallen the U.S.

This letter to the editor was motivated by two complaints we recently got regarding the use of our backyard in our townhouse complex.

In the summer of 1993. a group of youth traveled across Canada on a bus called Peace Bus 1993. They came from diverse backgrounds and their mission was to foster friendship between the many different peoples that make up our great country.