Opinion

Snow is finally here and the days are getting longer, so everybody wants to get out and explore our region's endless cross-country trails.

EDITOR, With the story regarding the Cohen Commission into the Decline of Fraser Sockeye the degraded Fisheries Act and the cuts to DFO habitat protection staff last week and the petition sent to the Auditor General of Canada ("Fisheries groups petit

EDITOR, On Wednesday, Feb. 19, I had a 9:15 a.m. appointment at the Cancer Agency for blood work and a bone marrow biopsy (having been just diagnosed with lymphoma). My friend Gerry MacDonald kindly offered to drive me there and back.

As I start my column this week, it is snowing out and any thoughts of spring seem to be far away.

EDITOR, The proposed liquefied natural gas plant on the old Woodfibre site along Howe Sound is about to move into the environmental assessment (EA) stage, where it will be evaluated for environmental, economic and social sustainability.

EDITOR, When I heard that local politicians are considering running a trucking route through the Squamish Estuary, I didn't now whether to laugh or cry.

EDITOR, When I heard that local politicians are considering running a trucking route through the Squamish Estuary, I didn't now whether to laugh or cry.

Everything costs money, including field maintenance and eventual replacement.

We are in the final stages of the 2014 budget. Council challenged staff to provide budget options that included adjustments in operations and if necessary, service levels to meet a zero per cent tax revenue increase.

EDITOR, I would like to voice my concern for the proposed youth field user fees.