Opinion

The head of the B.C. Teachers' Federation this week said the controversial, province-wide Foundation Skills Assessment tests could be scrapped if the NDP wins this May's election. We think that would be a bad idea.

Happy New Year. I hope you and your families enjoyed a happy holiday season. Now that the holidays have passed, we can look forward to the upcoming year. This will be an important year for council.

EDITOR, Re: Helmut Manzl's column "A snow job," Chief, Jan. 3: Squamish's recent heavy snowfall has generated many comments and calls to Municipal Hall inquiring where the responsibility lies for clearing snow from sidewalks. Pursuant to Bylaw No.

I'm not sure about the rest of you hockey fans, but I greeted the announcement of the NHL's return with a shrug of my shoulders and a resounding "meh." I just don't care.

An annual event that many people anticipate is the annual Brackendale Eagle Count and it takes place on Sunday (Jan. 6) from the Brackendale Art Gallery. The eagle count is conducted by trained volunteers and is not open to the general public.

EDITOR, Because of the amazing generosity of the media, schools, business, RCMP detachment, District of Squamish, school board staff and individuals in our community, we were able to deliver over 400 hampers with a week's worth of food, vouchers for

My daughter just lost her first job, and I'm so proud of her. She had worked for, um, a large international coffee company since her 16th birthday, and after more than five years as a loyal, dependable employee, she was forced to leave.

EDITOR, Our little family would like to extend our deepest gratitude for the tremendous generosity and kindness that your community has shown to us recently. I have a heart condition.

At a yoga class, my teacher asked us to consider the following question during our practice - "what gifts do you offer to the world?" I resisted the urge to open my eyes and look around the room to see if anyone else was puzzled by the question and i

Kevan Ridgway, president and CEO of Vancouver Coast and Mountains Tourism Region, believes the Sea to Sky Gondola "is probably the hottest new product to attract visitors to B.C.