Opinion

The policy means well, but it's effectiveness is unclear

It’s a daunting task to develop and adopt plans and policies, build infrastructure and chart a vision for a community that is relevant today but also considers the dramatic shifts of the future.

The date for Refresh Market, one of B.C.’s largest indie markets, has been set for the end of this month. Dozens of vendors, many from right here in Squamish, will be selling their locally-made products, from clothing and jewelry to soap and tea.

N ow and then an opportunity presents itself to get a glimpse of the future without resorting to the vagueness of a crystal ball.

Jennifer Thuncher, a reporter at The Chief, is saying all this info is available online and if we don’t access it the problem is we are too lazy to access it. I strongly disagree.

I t may come as a surprise to most British Columbians, but marijuana is still illegal. I say it may come as a surprise because today you can’t throw a bong in downtown Vancouver without hitting a medical marijuana dispensary.

S o far incumbent Liberal MLA Jordan Sturdy and the Green Party’s Dana Taylor have thrown in their hats for the provincial general election set for May 9. They are joined by independent Tristan Galbraith.

I honestly haven’t fully got my head around the proposed setbacks (which will increase setbacks from zero to 2.

Hello, we are a group of students trying to bring awareness about child labour. Some people know us as school kids, but some kids don’t have the option to go to school.

I t was 1980, and I was sitting in my Grade 6 class daydreaming about Andy Travis from WKRP in Cincinnati . (He was, like, so totally cute.