Opinion

I spent the Sunday before my first day of work walking around downtown Squamish to visit a locally-owned coffee shop and grab a bite of sushi.

Many of us – or should I say most of us? – cherish our cellphones, almost obsessively carrying them with us wherever we go. We check on them throughout the day for a new email or a funny comment from a Facebook friend.

S hould Squamish launch an online TV channel? The answer is yes, if we follow the lead of Pluto TV, an American start-up that mimics the cable television experience by providing dozens of free channels over the Internet.

I was accosted this past week at Garibaldi Highlands Elementary School by an off-leash dog displaying aggressive behaviour.

Response to Michael McGillion's letter (Aug. 11, 2016). Michael McGillion’s letter published Aug. 11 in The Chief criticizing me and my Aug. 4 letter to The Chief regarding the Mt. Mulligan compressor station is riddled with errors.

How ironic that in a recent newspaper, the B.C. government made a public call for feedback inquiring on opinions regarding if it clear cuts in straight view of the Sea to Sky Gondola.

A ctivist and author Gloria Steinem once said, “Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.

In the past, by early August this town was awash with excitement about the latest instalment of the Squamish Valley Music Festival. For six years it looked like a match made in heaven.

I read the front page article regarding “Developing Squamish” with great interest as I can remember far enough back when the west side of Highway 99 between Industrial Way and the Mamquam River was just another patch of trees.

Hunter is a chemical engineer from North Vancouver. He is a consultant for energy companies. He comments on many proposed energy projects.