Opinion

When I was in my 20s, my husband and I decided to take a year off and bicycle across 21 countries around the world. To prepare, we saved for a year, and our only expenditures were for equipment for the trip.

Tiny houses have become the rage lately, and it makes sense.

As much as district officials have assigned the Squamish affordable housing problem to the front burner, they will be challenged to find answers without a concerted effort from all the stakeholders involved.

Squamish is in dire need of a palliative care facility. People are dying of long-term diseases such as cancer in emergency rooms, or even, like my late husband Pete Austen, in the only available empty room at the hospital.

Re: “Goldsmith-Jones needs to clarify LNG approval” (letter, April 7). The protection of Howe Sound is of great importance to me as well. This is our home, and I know that protecting our environment is a tremendous priority for all of us.

Get two people in a room and there will be two opinions around affordable housing.

When I was young, I lived in a small town. A young gay boy was being bullied by a few of the older tough guys. They were pushing him and calling him names I can’t repeat.

I was reading the letter to the editor from Bruce Kay, “LNG is a subversion of our climate leadership” (March 30).

Over spring break, many of us in Squamish took flight to far-off locales, children in tow. It is a cultural tradition in North America to explore the world when we get away from school and work.

Re: “New forestry work may be source of jobs: Heintzman” (March 31). It is great to see attention to the economic development and jobs potential in forestry and wood. Not only are there wood companies that want to come here.