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EDITORIAL: Fake news in the Chief? No way

EDITORIAL: Fake news in the Chief? No way

Before Donald Trump ran for president, the term “Fake News” was rarely heard in daily conversation. Now it is bandied about like the term “spaz” on the 80s school playground.
LETTER: More things to do, please

LETTER: More things to do, please

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. I personally think Squamish needs a movie theatre for many reasons.
LETTER: RE: Troubles reported at Hilltop

LETTER: RE: Troubles reported at Hilltop

Editor’s note: This letter follows a Jan. 4 story, “Troubles at Hilltop,” published in The Chief. Three letters to the editor have seen been published in support of the local care home.
LETTER: Development to benefit community

LETTER: Development to benefit community

Editor’s note: This letter is in response to the story, “Council votes to keep growth management limit in OCP,” published Jan. 25. The letter-writer is a member of the family who owns the land in question.
LETTER: More industry needed

LETTER: More industry needed

The following letter is from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. Squamish needs more industrial development. The primary economic drivers are tourism and real estate.
LETTER: Garibaldi at Squamish

LETTER: Garibaldi at Squamish

The following letter is from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. Garibaldi at Squamish is a project to build a ski hill on Brohm Ridge so people wouldn’t have to drive all the way to Whistler.
LETTER: Let us drive

LETTER: Let us drive

The following letter is from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. Most people with their N are teenagers either in high school or fresh out, but there are still many in their mid-20’s out living life.
LETTER: Squamish homeless population — we do have one, right?

LETTER: Squamish homeless population — we do have one, right?

The following letter is from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. Squamish is a town of approximately 20,000 people. There are approximately 200 counted homeless in Squamish, but there are most likely many more uncounted.
COLUMN: Bathrooms or billboards?

COLUMN: Bathrooms or billboards?

“Build it and they will come,” goes the saying. Maybe the much-needed update for 2018 is “Instagram and they will come.” Because whether we build tourism and trail infrastructure or not, the people are still coming.
LETTER: Commuter trains needed

LETTER: Commuter trains needed

The following letter is from Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Connections. Over the past few years, Squamish B.C. has become well known.