Opinion

Writer dives into Woodfibre debate

Quantum Shift columnist Helmut Manzl delves into the District of Squamish's LNG meeting

A thought I had in the current teachers dispute is, those who can afford private schooling have education for their children right now, and the rest don't. Public money makes up about half of private schooling's budget.

Teachers, students and parents are understandably frustrated and angered by the Liberal government’s continued roadblocks to finding a settlement to the current dispute with BC teachers.

I was deeply disturbed by last week’s council meeting, where staff brought forward a recommendation to council “for a commercial truck route, along the Seventh Avenue Corridor, with preliminary costs, schedule and funding options.

One of the things we learn in school is that those who fail to learn from the mistakes of history are condemned to repeat them. So with B.C.

Debating is becoming Squamish’s number one spectator sport. Sides are being taken as the labour dispute in our public schools drags on, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) discussions continue and the future of the Squamish oceanfront evolves.

Soccer season kicked off in recent weeks and with both my kids plus my wife on teams this year, I’m going to be spending a whole lot of time at the Brennan Park Recreation Centre’s fields.

As the leaves fall, A.J. Barlas hits the trails

Maureen Gilmour talks about the events around town