Opinion

Like every other mom I know, my weekends are not so much free leisure time as a time to double down on quality time as a mom. I have rarely, if ever, reached the bottom of my mom to-do list by Monday.

Are we up the creek without a paddle, or even worse, without a paddle and a canoe? The answer to that question will be forthcoming in the final draft of the Squamish 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP) slated for publication later this year.

In a good letter last week (“Higher paying jobs will come,” April 28), responding to a fine editorial the week before (“The real costs of commuting,” April 21), there was some phrasing that deserves comment: “In the wake of the declining forestry ind

I wanted to take this opportunity to clarify statements made in the April 21 article, “Contaminated waste being removed from barge, officials say.” Woodfibre LNG will safely operate in Howe Sound. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers are safe.

Re: “Council looks at solutions for downtown parking woes,” April 28. The lack of downtown parking is obvious. Perhaps turning Cleveland into one-way south is part of the solution.

We, the staff and students of Howe Sound Secondary, urge you to ban the use of single-use plastic in Squamish.

Thank you, Christine Endicott, for yet another timely editorial that hits the nail on the head when it comes to issues affecting our community. (“The real costs of commuting,” April 21.) The solution is indeed to bring better paying jobs to Squamish.

The times they are a changin’ and a number of local residents are embracing the adage that the best way to predict your future is to create it. Jeff Cooke moved to Squamish from Toronto eight years ago.

I was at Brennan Park a couple of weeks back to do a feature on young ballplayer, Coleman Kawaguchi, during evaluations for the upcoming season. Baseball fascinates me, and it’s the subject of my favourite sports movie, The Bad News Bears.

If you’ve given up on the dream of speaking both official languages, you’re not alone.