Opinion

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.

Let’s get this straight. Woodfibre LNG discharges an estimated 3,000 litres of dangerous industrial waste and water.

H allelujah, it looks like this town’s anemic affordable housing strategy will finally get a Red Bull boost.

Whoever came up with the idea to change the venue location for the Remembrance Day service obviously did not think things through properly.

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

S quamish has a shortage of workers to fill entry-level jobs. This is clear by looking at local employment boards.

T he latest statistics have been released from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver and, once again, the price of many homes in Squamish continue to climb. Most other areas in the Lower Mainland are starting to simmer down – but not Squamish.

With apologies to the authors, here is a slightly tweaked version of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' classic slogan: "A spectre is haunting Squamish - the spectre of gentrification." And inevitably there will be winners and losers.

J udging by the reaction to the magnitude 2.3 earthquake that woke Squamish residents up in the early morning of Oct.

Back in 2005, I wrote a report on BC Ferries. (You can read this report at www.vanishinghistory.ca/?p=1318.) In section FI, is a proposed route from Squamish to Powell River. Parts of this report’s proposed route is now being considered.