Opinion

Landmark European trade deal be damned: Stephen Harper can't seem to side-step controversy surrounding a $90,000 payment his chief of staff made to embattled Sen. Mike Duffy to cover the Harper appointee's supposedly inappropriate expense claims.

EDITOR, Did I read this right in "Stepping on the GAS," by Helmut Manzl in the Oct. 10 issue of The Chief: "the mayors of Whistler and Pemberton plus an entourage of others lobbying the B.C. Minister of Environment during the recent Union of B.C.

Recently, I spent about six weeks with both my ears pretty much completely blocked. I could barely hear and it felt like my ears were stuffed with cotton. To be honest, it felt more like they were stuffed with kittens.

This week, Squamish marks two significant anniversaries. Today through Sunday (Oct.

Each year the Hilltop House Support Society (HTHSS) hosts the annual Hilltop House Harvest Tea that also includes a bake table and an in-house raffle. On Saturday (Oct. 19) from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

Recently, I spent about six weeks with both my ears pretty much completely blocked. I could barely hear and it felt like my ears were stuffed with cotton. To be honest, it felt more like they were stuffed with kittens.

You can keep your decorated trees and jolly fat elfs in red snow suits, and stick your candy canes right up your stockings.

Congratulations to Julie Miller, child and youth therapist, who has recently opened Mountain Dreams Family Sleep Consulting.

In every story, there's the good, the bad and the ugly. Squamish Valley Music Festival is no different. And while it's the ugly that usually attracts the trail of eyes, the good slips past like a forgotten shot. That's got to change.

EDITOR, I am a 62-year-old woman from Ontario visiting Squamish. I climbed The Chief recently, my first-ever climb. It was on my bucket list. I was alone, but followed some younger people up the trail.