Opinion

People have been concerned over the status of grizzly bears in British Columbia for many decades. Back in 1989, there was so much publicity over these bears that the students of Mamquam Elementary School raised over $300 to spend on grizzly bears.

Who can forget riding on one of those classic wooden roller coasters that pitched back and forth so energetically it caused the lowermost extremity of your digestive tract to come close to being embarrassingly compromised? Welcome to the topsy-turvy

I am writing today to encourage council to consider purchasing the Brackendale Art Gallery as a public asset for the community.

My sister graduated from Howe Sound Secondary on June 17 and, while I was extremely proud and happy to watch her cross the stage, there was one thing about the commencement ceremony that irked me.

The local news often keeps us up-to-date, and last week was no exception. We have housing by the millions of dollars but we still don’t have a real theatre, although it was once promised by an earlier council.

I am extremely disappointed that there was yet another idling train directly outside our residence at on Buckley Avenue in Squamish. It started at approximately 5:30 p.m.

A couple of tourists stop near the brew pub to take a photo by its sign and ask a local resident to capture the image of their trip to Squamish.

Re: “Make Howe Sound a national park,” (letter to the editor, June 16).

It’s a sad week for Squamish. This Saturday marks the end of an iconic race that has helped shape the town as the adventure capital of Canada.

Trying to find an answer to the homelessness problem is similar to solving a Rubik’s cube: some folks just can’t seem to get the hang of it and some are getting closer to a solution, while others seem to have it figured out.