Opinion

It’s going to take an enormous amount of work by the suspended legislature officers and their lawyers to counter the impressions left by Speaker Darryl Plecas’s allegations of misconduct.

It has been one year since Squamish’s Steffanie Lawrence died of a fentanyl overdose. She was 15 years old. Her family and friends, of course, are not over losing her. They likely never will be.

Spring has not yet sprung and the pooch wars are already underway in the Shining Valley. Two recent letters to the editor of The Chief about how dogs should be handled triggered a tsunami of responses on social media.

In their recent editorial, “ Squamish lucky to escape the ire — this time ” (Jan. 2), the Squamish Chief’s editorial staff appear to have missed the point of the climate accountability campaign.

Standing in mud, light rain soaking through my jacket, my hands turning red with cold to the point my recorder was shaking— I was having the best afternoon a journalist can have. It was Friday, Jan.

Much is discussed about the efficiency and low operating cost advantages that electric vehicles enjoy over their gasoline counterparts. One factor rarely discussed, however, is their reliability in comparison to fossil fuel-powered machines.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The three Rs are familiar to most of us, but it wasn’t always the case. When I was a young mother in Squamish in the 70s, there were no opportunities to recycle. In 1994 my husband and I travelled across Canada.

Thank you for your balanced and thoughtful editorial of Jan. 2, “ Squamish lucky to escape the ire — this time .” I am a Canadian, born in Montreal, schooled in the Maritimes and have worked in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C.

The Chief decided to combine their efforts in a recent editorial entitled, “ Squamish lucky to escape the ire — this time .” [Jan.

Editor's note: The Chief's weekly editorial represents the official opinion of the newspaper. What defines a life well spent? It is a question all of us ask at some point or another on our journey.