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The slow season

The slow season

It’s the season of the slow cooker, and this being Squamish, we get an extra long season of simmer. I regularly hear from people who express interest in using their slow cookers (also known as crock pots) but don’t seem to get around to it.
Candidates should provide info

Candidates should provide info

T wo full weeks of electioneering have passed and we’re starting to get an idea of who is serious and who tossed their names in just to feed their egos. The cool kids these days are using social media as part of their strategy for getting elected.
About Town - Oct. 23

About Town - Oct. 23

Author offers guide to youth sports
A candidate’s guide to LNG

A candidate’s guide to LNG

I t’s pretty clear that the dividing question for this year’s municipal election will be something along the lines of “Do you support the Woodfibre LNG plant?” A ll-candidates’ meetings will not be complete until at least one polling of the candidate
Time to show your work

Time to show your work

I n some tests, it’s not enough to give the correct answer – you also have to show your work to get full marks.
From a bean to an energy bar, Squamish local bites into cacao

From a bean to an energy bar, Squamish local bites into cacao

T he journey of chocolate from bean to bar is a complicated one. Cacao beans grow only in the narrowest of regions north and south of the equator.
Climbing overseas with a Baby

Climbing overseas with a Baby

Columnist Jeremy Blumel writes above travelling and climbing all with a baby in tow
Building independence in children is crucial

Building independence in children is crucial

S ome would argue that our greatest role as parents is to help raise our children to become independent, self-sufficient adults.
Woodfibre LNG as a litmus test, not one-trick pony

Woodfibre LNG as a litmus test, not one-trick pony

Columnist delves into the LNG debate
Some Squamish Nation members get the best of two worlds

Some Squamish Nation members get the best of two worlds

Columnist John French takes a look at Squamish Nation politics
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