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LETTER: Poor chum return on the Squamish River

LETTER: Poor chum return on the Squamish River

The news media has everyone doing the “Chum Run Hoochie Choochie Salmon Dance” with reports of huge chum runs on the coast.
EDITORIAL: Blame it on the supermoon

EDITORIAL: Blame it on the supermoon

D id you struggle to fall asleep on Sunday and Monday? Perhaps you felt aggravated or were moody and couldn’t shrug off? This could have been due to the supermoon that shined high above Squamish on Monday night.
LETTER: Electoral reform will protect us

LETTER: Electoral reform will protect us

Impossibles are possible. People said it would be impossible for Trump to be elected, so this would be their impossible becoming possible. It’s all in perspective.
COLUMN: Squamish is quickly improving

COLUMN: Squamish is quickly improving

“W ho Dares, Wins” is a motto popularized by the British Special Air Service. It should be posted in a prominent spot at the entrance to downtown Squamish because that neighbourhood is winning a strong following from locals and visitors alike.
COLUMN: Remember for more than a day

COLUMN: Remember for more than a day

E very time Remembrance Day approaches, I have that question as to what I’ll write about. Yet, every time I have the honour and pleasure of speaking with veterans, it becomes clear each has a story to tell.
EDITORIAL: Stopping the next fire

EDITORIAL: Stopping the next fire

S quamish has known its share of divisive community issues. Nearly 20 years ago, protests against logging in the Elaho Valley resulted in business boycotts.
LETTER: WFLNG needs to be held accountable

LETTER: WFLNG needs to be held accountable

Let’s get this straight. Woodfibre LNG discharges an estimated 3,000 litres of dangerous industrial waste and water.
COLUMN: Affordable housing should be a top priority

COLUMN: Affordable housing should be a top priority

H allelujah, it looks like this town’s anemic affordable housing strategy will finally get a Red Bull boost.
LETTER: Remembrance Day bad decision

LETTER: Remembrance Day bad decision

Whoever came up with the idea to change the venue location for the Remembrance Day service obviously did not think things through properly.
LETTER: Boat launch needs help

LETTER: Boat launch needs help

As an avid Squamish boater I can no longer keep my mouth shut when it comes to the shape of our only boat launch, the depth of the Mamquam Blind Channel – in particular, from the log sort areas out to the sound – and how the log sort companies feel i
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