Opinion

The glacial pace of the Squamish oceanfront picked up significantly last week when developers Matthews Southwest Developments (MSW) and Bethel Lands Corp. were selected by the SODC to develop the 59-acre oceanfront property.

Editor's note: This is an open letter to Squamish's mayor and council. It was submitted to The Chief for publication.

EDITOR, I am writing in support of the proposed Garibaldi at Squamish mountain resort development and in response to reportage in the local Sea to Sky press resulting from the "deputation" of Whistler/Pemberton politicians who ambushed Minister of th

EDITOR, While the Capilano University Faculty Association respects the board's view (articulated in the North Shore News article "Fire CapU President, letter says," Oct.

Here in this space we do not do things half-assed - it's all full-behind, all the time, as regular readers will attest. It's that keen eye on quality that has me preferring to wait until a series is finished before reviewing it.

Everyone is talking about food these days. For those of us who garden and grow food, we share a tiny inkling of what local farmers do.

Landmark European trade deal be damned: Stephen Harper can't seem to side-step controversy surrounding a $90,000 payment his chief of staff made to embattled Sen. Mike Duffy to cover the Harper appointee's supposedly inappropriate expense claims.

EDITOR, Did I read this right in "Stepping on the GAS," by Helmut Manzl in the Oct. 10 issue of The Chief: "the mayors of Whistler and Pemberton plus an entourage of others lobbying the B.C. Minister of Environment during the recent Union of B.C.

Recently, I spent about six weeks with both my ears pretty much completely blocked. I could barely hear and it felt like my ears were stuffed with cotton. To be honest, it felt more like they were stuffed with kittens.

This week, Squamish marks two significant anniversaries. Today through Sunday (Oct.