Opinion

Twenty years ago one of the largest (if not the largest) classes of Howe Sound Secondary graduated. We are now holding a 20-year reunion on Aug. 12 to take place at the high school where we once roamed the hallways.

It’s all about timing, really. Had my wife and I waited six or seven months more, we would not have had enough money to buy the townhome we now own in Squamish.

The Brackendale Winter Eagle Festival & Count runs until Jan. 29

I t took me five tries to get out of my driveway this morning. I was on way to a meeting and I didn’t have time to clear the snow as my driveway is long and steep and usually takes a couple of hours to shovel.

I t’s one of the most overused, worn-out clichés: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It means a picture can tell an intricate and interesting story – one full of detail – and it’s couldn’t be more true for photos of Squamish.

H ow much has your home gone up? That’s the question being asked around Squamish this week as BC Assessment released its latest figures online.

T wo thousand and sixteen was supposed to be the year. Love, marriage and, if my fiancé had his way, a baby in a baby carriage on its way before the year was through. But ten days before the wedding, a storm rolled in.

In response to “Council discusses a raise” on the cover of The Chief, Dec. 22. I could definitely see this coming. These people are paid extremely well for a group of people who are in training at best.

I have lived in Squamish since 1975 and have seen a lot of changes. Squamish is a nice place to live and we have seen a large growth spurt since the Olympics in 2010. Do I have concerns? Yes I do.

H ere we are heading into 2017 and a salary top-up for our municipal council is back on the budgetary agenda. It’s puzzling why that request did not appear in any of the present council members’ campaign blurbs during the last municipal election.