Opinion

Almost 10 years ago the community of Squamish was all but clamouring to get a simple ski hill.

It seems no one wants to touch this one. Concerns continue to mount over the plan for transportation throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor during the Olympics, and calls for answers keep getting deflected.

Squamish's great expectations have given rise to hard times. Well it sounds like Squamish will play Oliver Twist to Minister of Transportation Kevin Falcon's Mr. Bumble.

The Tyee reported this week that thanks to a challenge on the constitutionality of refusing individuals a place to sleep, the B.C.

If one thing can be said for the blitz of proposed Independent Power Projects (IPP) hitting the Squamish area, it's that it has united a vast number of individuals, interest groups and local governments rarely found pulling in the same direction.

Tuesday certainly was a banner day for the town's vulnerable women and those endeavouring to help them.

This month saw the launch of a movement to bring midwifery to Squamish. New and expecting mothers are gathering supporters and appealing to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to highlight a desperate need for more options in birthing.

They're a staple of each and every community around the globe. More often then not they can be found perched at a watering hole with one elbow on the bar and the other hand conducting a memory symphony as if to help clarify the point they're making.

What's the most overhyped, overused and therefore meaningless catchphrase of the decade? "Trans-fat free" might be in the running. "Low-carb" is so 2000. No, the word of the decade has got to be "green".

Whether you're one of the recent Whistler or Vancouver transplants, or you're a Squamish lifer, we all have one thing in common: we're concerned about the direction Squamish is going.