Opinion

A lot of folks are beginning to wonder if the nasty downside of our recent growth spurt is an above average uptick in criminal activity.

A woman I admire recently said something about the current rash of celebrity men brought down by accusations of sexual assault and intimidation of subordinate women.

Field notes on the six contenders for the B.C. Liberal leadership race, concluding Feb. 3: • Mike de Jong — He bounced into politics in 1994 by beating Grace McCarthy and was an occasionally loopy member of the Liberal rat pack for seven years.

Do not buy a ticket to the next Between Shifts Theatre Society performance, The Gravitational Pull of Bernice Trimble because you think you should.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Expeditions. I want to tell people about how we maintain trails in Squamish and where the best trails in Squamish are.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Expeditions. As we all know, housing in Squamish is very expensive.

Editor’s note: The following is one of the letters from students in teacher Jennifer Mansour’s class at Learning Expeditions.

Late last month the driving public got reacquainted with the nasty underbelly of travel on the Sea to Sky Highway. After a snow storm, that thoroughfare and adjoining acreage was reduced to a jumble of disabled vehicles and disoriented drivers.

Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Jordan Sturdy MLA - West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, and copied to The Squamish Chief . It is regrettable that Hilltop is receiving negative press.

As someone born and raised in -40-degree winters in Montreal, and who worked my first newspaper job in the frozen north of Alberta, you would think I’d have a bit of a tolerance for snow. That’s a big and emphatic “nope.” I friggin’ hate the stuff.