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COLUMN: Crime up? Maybe not, actually

COLUMN: Crime up? Maybe not, actually

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.
COLUMN: Unintended consequences

COLUMN: Unintended consequences

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.
COLUMN: Who’s who in B.C. Liberal leadership race

COLUMN: Who’s who in B.C. Liberal leadership race

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.
EDITORIAL: Support local theatre, for you

EDITORIAL: Support local theatre, for you

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

LETTER: Trail building in Squamish

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.
LETTER: Housing in Squamish

LETTER: Housing in Squamish

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.
LETTER: Underage use of drugs

LETTER: Underage use of drugs

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

COLUMN: Mayhem on the highway

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.
LETTER: Support for Hilltop House

LETTER: Support for Hilltop House

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.
COLUMN: Surviving Snowmaggedon

COLUMN: Surviving Snowmaggedon

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.