Opinion

We have federal and provincial governments that talk a good climate game, but other than an electric vehicle incentive program, are doing very little to help launch our green energy/technology initiatives.

Every election season, I find myself re-entering the conversation of why young people should be voting despite the fact that a lot of youth simply do not vote.

Somewhere in the misty past, an astute observer compared politics to a blood sport.

Community journalists aim to write hyper-local columns and stories — to offer readers something they can’t get from outside media outlets. At The Chief, that means writing only about things that are happening in or relate to Squamish. Thus, the U.S.

Editor's note: The Chief's weekly editorial reflects the official opinion of the newspaper. It is time to cull the candidate list, Squamish.

While it really isn’t our place to say whether or not our project is an election issue (“ Letter: Woodfibre an election issue ,” Oct. 4), what we can do is provide factual information about our project.

Many people have been arguing that Woodfibre LNG should not be an election issue, however here are four reasons why we believe it needs to be. Council (or the SLRD) will need to vote on all these upcoming issues related to Woodfibre LNG.

Last week I was quoted [In “ Vote on downtown land deal postponed ,” Sept. 27] as calling the senior citizen’s residence at 38209 Third Ave. as a “dump.

In the midst of a week of political arguments about liquefied natural gas and emissions, B.C. Ferries tabled a new long-range plan that touches on the same issues.

We need more democratic participation in the school board and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.