Opinion

Scrolling Craigslist is a great way to realize you really don’t understand other humans. The Squamish Craigslist posts reveal what the community values, and doesn’t, and how many desperate singles or wanna-be-singles there are.

Usually, editorials about the status of women start out like this: Women are still a long way from achieving the equality we deserve in the workplace and the community.

Is Squamish on its way to be renamed Surreyish? I came to Squamish 50 years ago, to a sleepy little town with a pioneer spirit and ample untouched wilderness.

I’m going to make a confession here: I don’t really groom. Don’t get me wrong, I shower, I brush my teeth, I shave – well, at least a couple of times a week – but I don’t “manscape.

Last week my mother came from out of province to help take care of my two girls while I worked. My daughters had the week off school while their teachers had professional development time.

I found Claude Richmond’s Feb. 19 letter “Speaking up for B.C.’s resource industry” to The Squamish Chief ironically amusing.

As I read through the articles on SquamishChief.com, it’s quite apparent most are about the WLNG plant.

Greek mythology has it that Sisyphus, the king of Ephyra, was condemned by the gods to continually push a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down.

When I decided to turn down a letter of acceptance into UBC Sciences four years ago to come to an unknown liberal arts university in Squamish, my friends and family were understandably skeptical.

Only one group of people can elevate a community beyond the ordinary to make it a truly great place to live. It’s not its government.