Opinion

During a recent Committee of the Whole meeting, a contingent of Brackendale residents gave council an earful about what they considered an objectionable assertion contained in the District of Squamish Integrated Flood Hazard Management Plan report.

Sometimes, a person says something so honest that it cuts through the noise of our busy lives and startles us to reality. That was the case with a local entrepreneur interviewed for a profile in this week’s edition.

I witnessed the destruction of food-bearing trees today, of a tiny grove in downtown Squamish. I am always horrified that the start of spring is the end of trees. Certainly logging goes on every day the weather makes it possible.

Re: “Trees were cleared to build your home” (March 30) replying to “We mourned a forest today” (March 23). I think you miss the point.

I see the world like a long, carefully knitted coat, closed with many buttons.

Our MP, Pam Goldsmith-Jones, needs to be more specific regarding the federal Woodfibre LNG environmental assessment (EA) approval.

How far should the nanny state go to mandate healthier lifestyles? After bringing the tobacco industry to its knees, will the purveyors of sweetened beverages be next on the hit list? According to the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA), in 2013, mor

Upon hearing the federal government’s approval for the Woodfibre LNG environmental assessment, I can’t help but think… who’s really running Squamish? The people, or the council and many foreign investors who are buying up our land for dubious develop

I was going to write about how many modern men aren’t evolving, still reading comic books, playing with action figures and so on, but this seems a little secondary after last Thursday’s verdict of former Q host Jian Ghomeshi.

A new economic development plan is being forged by the District of Squamish to attract new businesses and help others grow, and it’s about time.