Opinion

Jordan Shepherd wakes up to another perfect day in Squamish in the year 2075.

Re: Ed Fast’s May 10th letter “Liberals and the carbon tax.” I hope Ed Fast is not denying climate change or our responsibility to address it. He is right to ask about the costs and the benefits. However, it is hard to answer these questions.

In his letter to the editor last week, Conservative MP Ed Fast continued to sing his Party’s tired song that a national carbon tax will be bad for the Canadian economy, citing a parliamentary budget report that it could cost anywhere from $10 to $35

Justin Trudeau remains hell-bent on ramming through his carbon tax, which will raise the price of home heating, electricity and groceries, but has failed to tell Canadians how much this tax hike will cost or what it will achieve.

With the Official Community Plan and other large developments moving through the approval process, it was easy to miss the District of Squamish Real Estate and Facilities Strategy (REFS) report that was approved at the Regular Council meeting on Apri

It is easy to feel anxious about the current housing situation in Squamish. After all, there’s a lot to be concerned about.

Thank you The Squamish Chief paper for highlighting the GoFundMe for local-single-mom and community volunteer Murial ‘Mouse’ Hanson ( April 26 edition).

If you value outdoor recreation in Squamish, don’t forget to pay your dues

Here we are hurtling headlong through April, and there is no better time than right now for a double-barreled barrage of random musings from this corner of The Chief.

April 22 marked three months since the overdose death of 15-year-old Squamish student Steffanie Lawrence.