Opinion

Suicide: it’s the unspoken topic. Just mentioning the subject makes many people squirm with discomfort, because the reality is so awful that we prefer not to think about it.

For the first time in years, I did not plant a veggie garden. I simply didn’t have the time in the spring, so as priorities go, it got cut. I’m an average green thumb; my gardens aren’t overly prolific but I usually get a reasonable harvest.

MP John Weston’s recent comments on the shutdown of the controversial commercial fishery on Howe Sound highlight how out of touch the Conservative Party is on Fisheries Management.

Re: “B.C. environmental assessment process flawed, says expert” (Aug. 20). I must clarify several points in this article. While I can say that the B.C. environmental assessment (EA) process can be improved, I did not say that it is flawed.

When the Squamish Nation holds its vote to determine its position on Woodfibre LNG, it will be marking an important milestone not only for its Nation, but possibly also for the rest of B.C.

Once a student has decided to pursue a degree or diploma at a university or college, the struggle to find cash begins.

Is it only my imagination, or has the cigarette butt blight reached epidemic proportions? Those unsightly little stubs are everywhere. They’re in our waterways, on shorelines, in parks and playgrounds, on roads and sidewalks.

Our online lives are not anonymous – everyone is collecting information on you

Five years ago I was given a camera, a notepad and a pen and headed off to my very first Loggers Sports event. Back then, I had no idea of the difference between birling and hand bucking.

It’s not fair. Officially, rent in B.C. can only be increased 2.5 per cent this year, but a loophole in the regulations means some renters in Squamish are facing rent increases 10 times higher, 25 per cent – or even higher.