Opinion

Reading recently that Squamish is an idle-free city came to me as a surprise. There are no signs in parking lots or on the streets informing people of this, nor is there any enforcement.

When my family and I left our home in the West Kootenays and moved to Squamish in 2007, there was excitement in the air. The Olympic Games were just around the corner, venues were being built and people were moving to town.

I have just returned from a trip to visit my family in the Montreal area. It’s the first time I’ve flown since Canadian airlines implemented a $25 fee for the first checked piece of baggage.

It’s easy to blame the governments for the negative things happening, and it’s easy to assume they have the power to make all that is wrong right again. But it’s simply not true.

Big Brother may be on your side

Writer thinks Canadians should be prouder about the nation's flag.

Writer questions the timing of MP John Weston's derelict boat bill.

Writer speaks about owning cats and supervision.

Star Trek’s mission statement is to boldly go where no man has gone before but that’s certainly not the case for Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, where the new Star Trek movie is being filmed.

You can take the boy out of Squamish, but you can’t take Squamish out of the boy.