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EDITORIAL: Welcome to Squamish, everyone

EDITORIAL: Welcome to Squamish, everyone

T here’s no doubt about it – Squamish is changing as more and more people call the district home. The population is expected to double in the next 15 to 20 years.
COLUMN: Feedback on multi-family homes, please

COLUMN: Feedback on multi-family homes, please

T h e most significant role of local government is making land use decisions. The Official Community Plan (OCP), the Zoning Bylaw and community feedback help to guide our decision-making in this regard.
LETTER: Don’t be naive

LETTER: Don’t be naive

I guess some people were naive enough to think a transportation solution to Vancouver was anything more than election hype. Think about it – we have, on a good day, maybe 18,000 people here. Voters are probably about a third of that.
COLUMN: Treat your neighbours like bears

COLUMN: Treat your neighbours like bears

I have a modest proposal. Having seen all the discontent and anger in the world, I think it would be best if everyone cared about each other the way Squamish residents care about bears.
EDITORIAL: New recycling stewardship plan

EDITORIAL: New recycling stewardship plan

N ewsp apers across the province are doing their part to ensure that recycling efforts meet the highest of standards in the industry.
COLUMN: Uncertain transit options

COLUMN: Uncertain transit options

S even years after a $795-million makeover to the Sea to Sky Highway and traffic on this community’s only north/south thoroughfare is already reaching critical mass.
COLUMN: Growing pains hurt

COLUMN: Growing pains hurt

T he current boom in Squamish impacts everyone in our town to a greater or lesser degree. We feel it here at The Chief both professionally and personally too. This week the woman many of us consider the welcoming face of The Chief is leaving.
COLUMN: A poem inspired by reconciliation

COLUMN: A poem inspired by reconciliation

A bout a year ago, I participated in a Bright New Day Reconciliation Circle at the Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre.
LETTER: Kids need to read

LETTER: Kids need to read

Editor's note: Hilary Bloom is Director of Library Services at the Squamish Public Library Reporter Steven Chua’s opinion piece, Teach Kids to Read Critically (July 20, p.
COLUMN: Road cyclists need to follow the rules, too

COLUMN: Road cyclists need to follow the rules, too

E xpressing a negative opinion about cyclists in the Sea to Sky is like walking into a biker bar and declaring that “nobody here can throw a punch!” There’s going to be trouble – of that, there is no doubt. But here goes, anyway.