Opinion

Like many Squamish music lovers, I was saddened to learn of Tragically Hip front man Gord Downie’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis.

Re: “A river runs through it” (June 2). Electricity from independent power producers is bought by BC Hydro under long term contracts to meet the energy needs of BC electricity customers.

I read with interest MLA Jordan Sturdy’s column in The Squamish Chief addressing a potential road to the Sunshine Coast. I agree that linking B.C. communities with a reliable and accessible transportation network is important.

Perhaps as a result of the rapid change and growth in Squamish, social media sites including local Facebook pages are full of discussions about real estate prices, rental hikes and who belongs in town.

Regarding Helmut Manzl’s non-evaluation of our council (Squamish Insider column, June 2): I see this group doing almost nothing but spend and tax. The vast majority of the residents here are not going to any love fest.

I am writing to you about looking into something concerning the people of Squamish who are on social assistance. It concerns the food bank. There are a lot of people who get delivery, which is great.

In 25 years, there’s one thing that hasn’t changed in Squamish: our passion.

We have a lot of impressive new rec facilities here: the Legacy Sports Park, the new lights at Hendrickson Field, a revamped BMX track, a mini soccer pitch, climbing gyms and more.

So, what’s it like being the head honcho of a boom town? Patricia Heintzman has been a fixture on the local political scene since 2005, first as a municipal councillor and currently as the mayor.

The editorial “Huge pay hikes unacceptable” (May 26) suggests the proponents’ arguments for the school district administration pay raises could be nothing more than “the public not understanding compensation” and the need for paying “competitive” wag