Opinion

EDITOR, The recent approval of the gondola project, and start of construction, was a disappointment for all those who love the Stawamus Chief, and provincial parks.

Editor's note: This is a letter Squamish mayor and council. It was copied to The Chief for publication. Squamish currently faces a 12 per cent tax increase, which will apparently only be eased this year by spending valuable contingency funds.

Power often conjures up negative thoughts and associations. When used appropriately, it has the ability to positively effect change. Power is the potential you have to get things done or make things happen.

"My name is Melissa G. and I am a plantaholic." I love plants. It is a known fact that I would rather buy multiples of hellebores more than a new pair of shoes. When a new plant order arrives for a client, I get a bit shaky and my heart beats faster.

It's not just the citizens that are high in Colorado. It's now also the state coffers. While north of the border we continue to hem and haw about what to do with marijuana, the Centennial State is making lots of cents and sense.

At first blush the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) proposal is a double-edged sword that carries both great promise and equally significant potential pitfalls for the Squamish area.

According to Canadian media guru Marshall McLuhan, "the medium is the message." As much as that famous maxim may be true, around here the medians are the message, in particular the medians on Cleveland and Second avenues.

EDITOR, Before consigning the Senate to the trash can of history ("The Senate and other 'excesses'," Moving Planets, March 7), perhaps it's wise to see if there are any redeeming features.

The Squamish Public Library has an event happening on Tuesday (March 19) from 1 to 3 p.m. entitled Wii Love Spring Break.

This past Sunday was the first in many years that the Pope did not perform the usual mass in Rome.