Opinion

To fulfil a campaign promise, newly minted municipal councillor and resident stuntman Peter Kent will soon set himself ablaze at the Loggers Sports Grounds.

Reporters are supposed to report the news. Reporters aren’t supposed to be the news. That’s exactly what happened last week when The Squamish Chief reported Woodfibre LNG (WLNG) had hired a manager of community relations to start work on Jan. 26.

In several of my previous letters, I have tried to point out that the future of Squamish is a multifaceted recreation destination, not a handful of local jobs at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility. The New York Times of Sunday, Jan.

Regarding local transit, the schedule is dreadful, and the lack of bus shelters is ridiculous. The location of the shelter between the Anglican church and London Drugs is also ridiculous – move it! Queuing up is also extremely important.

Democracy is founded on the ideal that there is active participation of citizens in politics and civic life. And without it, the results can be devastating.

Something feels amiss. Telus recently ran a contest where people could vote online for their favourite of three Squamish charities.

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According to many of the promotional dispatches emanating from the District of Squamish, our itinerant eagle population is one of this community’s keynote features. Another way to put it is bald eagles are for Squamish what the surf is for Tofino.

Newscaster: That was James Cudmore reporting from Montreal. Thanks, James. Cudmore: You got it.