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LETTER: Vaccination rates higher than they appear

LETTER: Vaccination rates higher than they appear

Regarding the story, “Possible measles exposure in Squamish and Whistler,” published on Feb. 28, based on data from Squamish Waldorf School records, our student immunization rate is closer to 77 per cent.
LETTER: Dodged one bullet

LETTER: Dodged one bullet

Do you loath the idea of an LNG loading facility being built in our back yard, or just simply hate it? Well at one point in Squamish history LNG’s stepsister LPG almost pulled it off. On Aug.
OPINION: Weighing in on Wilkinson on renting

OPINION: Weighing in on Wilkinson on renting

Wherever you look these days political decision-makers are generating more heat than light. But let’s bypass the metastasizing gong show in Ottawa and the ongoing soap opera south of the border.
OPINION: Feces — the destroyer of souls

OPINION: Feces — the destroyer of souls

It was the best of days, it was the worst of days. One of the first days I was out climbing this year was filled with much joy. After having been relegated to the gym for a few months, it was great to finally get outside and touch granite.
EDITORIAL: Cleaning up carnage of abandoned boats

EDITORIAL: Cleaning up carnage of abandoned boats

Imagine driving along a highway littered with broken down or driverless cars spread willy-nilly across the pavement at varying intervals.
LETTER: Why not change clocks a day early?

LETTER: Why not change clocks a day early?

Dear editor: Well, here we go again - time to set the clocks forward for daylight time. Let the pro and con debate begin - there are strong arguments for each side.
OPINION: Squamish needs gathering space

OPINION: Squamish needs gathering space

With Squamish expanding in every direction, the town risks morphing into an assembly of far-flung settlements, instead of a cohesive community. And that spells trouble. Newly elected Coun.
EDITORIAL: Those other important Squamish rescuers

EDITORIAL: Those other important Squamish rescuers

On Feb.
OPINION: About child support

OPINION: About child support

There are often many sides to a story. When it comes to child support payments, I can see both parents’ points of view. For more than a decade, I received child support for my kids. I’m also married to someone who paid child and spousal support.
OPINION: Xwu’nekw to reconciliation

OPINION: Xwu’nekw to reconciliation

A couple of years ago, the District and Squamish Nation held a traditional naming ceremony at the canoe shed in Xwu’nekw Park. Coun.