Opinion

Wow.... Squamish has a surplus of cash. Nice. What to do with it? Fill potholes, repair playground equipment, donate to Community Christmas Care? No, let’s pay an Australian to come paint the trees blue.

The election on Oct. 19 needs to be about voting, not vote splitting. I am writing this letter to strongly encourage people not to vote strategically. Voting strategically dilutes democracy and turns the whole electoral system upside down.

While we respect Herbert Vesely’s feelings toward the new location option we’re proposing for the Squamish compressor facility, it’s important to clarify some of the information contained in his Oct. 8 letter.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) gives us a comprehensive account of how the Indian residential schools and their legacy affects the lives of our aboriginal fellow citizens.

Getting around Squamish is difficult enough if you’re able-bodied, due to the wind and the steep grades of some hilly and mountainous regions of town. But for people with disabilities, it can be a nightmare.

Every person quoted in a reporter’s story makes an impact both on the story and the journalist, but some make more of an impact than others.

When I was in my twenties, my doctor told me I could pretty much abuse my body until I was 30. So I did. Just after my 30th birthday, I did the only responsible thing – found a doctor that moved the “abuse yourself” age to 40.

In April, I moved to this riding after spending the past 40 years in Alberta. Most of those years were spent in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, so moving here seemed natural.

The federal election is a time for reflection. In my almost 91 years of life outside the womb, I have voted from time to time for a wide range of political parties. This time, I shall be voting Liberal.

Have we finally arrived at that sweet spot where talent, ambition and opportunity converge? Or is the whole thing an illusion, like a trompe l’oeil, used by artists to deceive viewers by creating the perception of three-dimensional reality? These are