Opinion

Just a few months ago, it was a promise that many local politicians made while running for councillor or mayor.

The surprise is not that a corporation would offer to sponsor a swanky fundraiser for the leaders of the province.The real surprise is how little people seem to care about what appears to some as influence peddling.

Parents sometimes need to make a decision and become big fat liars

I have to say that I wasn’t too surprised when I read the news report that the minor hockey league on Vancouver Island is considering banning parents from the stands. The loudmouth hockey parent has become a bit of a cliché in Canada.

It’s time to decide what Squamish is, so we can make the dream come true together.

The natural beauty of Howe Sound and surrounding area is self-evident, and it seems to us that the vast majority of people living in this area want the same thing: to preserve, share, and enjoy this great resource.

Squamish, B.C., only 38 miles north of Vancouver, is one of the 52 most beautiful places in the world, the 32nd most desirable place, and a definite must-visit location for 2015, as per the New York Times.

Council has less power than you think. If you are resident in Squamish, it would be very difficult to not be aware of the debate over liquefied natural gas that is currently underway.

As you scrolled through your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram feed this morning, did you discover a little more than you really wanted to know? Some people post the minutiae of their lives via social media, from a photo of what they had to eat for dinn

I’m sitting on my front porch, clad in just a t-shirt and thin sweatshirt, basking in the glorious warmth of the sun and enjoying balmy, spring-like temperatures in January as I write this column.