Opinion

After reading the June 22 letter regarding protecting herring habitat, I would like to assure your readers that Woodfibre LNG Ltd.

To the mayor, council and Parks and Recreation management: If it was your intention to virtually discourage and stop the use of the lawn bowling on the bowling court, congratulations. You have succeeded.

The first bear of the season was destroyed in Squamish this week. The killing occurred Sunday at the Stawamus Chief Campground, where the 200-lb.

The three Squamish Nation women featured in this week’s Lifestyle section feature, “Soaring above racism and segregation,” said many things that have stuck with me since sitting down with them for that interview.

I was disappointed to read Ben Lypka’s July 2 column, “Helping parks live long and prosper” in response to the climbing community’s concerns about filming Star Trek in the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park. Mr.

Regarding the response to my original letter dated June 22, I’ll start by saying I have no issues with responsible cat owners or any other responsible pet owners, whatever the species.

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.