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EDITORIAL: Will the housing market ever cool down?

EDITORIAL: Will the housing market ever cool down?

M embers of a local Facebook group were shocked to see a sign for a new townhouse development in Squamish has been replaced. According to the sign, the three-bedroom homes now cost $120,000 more than they were a couple weeks ago.
LETTER: Taxpayers being ignorned

LETTER: Taxpayers being ignorned

I have a problem with Helmut Manzl’s article, Property tax hike (June 22) explaining the District of Squamish property tax increase, he appears to have drank the Kool Aid. Before I proceed too far, some basic accounting 101 is necessary.
COLUMN: Building bomb

COLUMN: Building bomb

I t appears every nook and cranny up and down this valley has become fertile ground for residential and commercial development. And that outburst of activity is garnering mixed reviews.
COLUMN: How early should children do chores?

COLUMN: How early should children do chores?

The younger they start the better, says expert
COLUMN: Teach kids to read critically

COLUMN: Teach kids to read critically

W hen I was a kid, around this time of year I’d be going to the library to get my reading club booklet filled with participation stickers.
EDITORIAL: Squamish eyes on wildfires

EDITORIAL: Squamish eyes on wildfires

A lmost everyone in Squamish seems to know someone impacted by the hundreds of wildfires burning across the province.
COLUMN: Camping and video games often don’t mix

COLUMN: Camping and video games often don’t mix

I spent Father’s Day in Squamish at Alice Lake, camping with my family. It was an awesome experience, setting up the camp, fishing for the first time with my eight-year-old son, and sitting around the campfire roasting marshmallows.
Sea to sky stories: Summer love

Sea to sky stories: Summer love

From the Horstman Glacier to the nude beach
LETTER: Cancel the GranFondo

LETTER: Cancel the GranFondo

Squamish Highway is not made for bicycles, yet some do it anyway in spite of the hazard. This is not a reason to close the highway to cars in order to have the RBC GranFondo Whistler.
LETTER: Is it true reconciliation?

LETTER: Is it true reconciliation?

I read with some optimism that our council was trying to build a bridge to reconciliation with local First Nations.