Opinion

One of the craziest things you do when on council is go through a District of Squamish budget process. Historically this process has been less than kind to its participants but I am very pleased to say the process continues to improve.

On Sunday (April 10), players, parents, coaches and officials packed the Brennan Park Auditorium -twice - as the Squamish Youth Soccer Association (SYSA) wrapped up its 2010-'11 season with two separate awards ceremonies.

Politics have changed for me. Before I turned 18, I couldn't wait to vote, and kept up with every issue and platform for every party.

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

Bear Aware is back in town and so are the bears. A few bears have been seen over the past few weeks and we can expect to see more ursine activity as the weather warms up.

In my five-year affiliation with the Squamish Historical Society, one thing I've noticed is that this community wears its history with pride. Throughout that storied past, a good number of local paycheques were generated by the forestry industry.

EDITOR, As newcomers to Squamish who love living here and are interested in supporting our local community, we decided to attend the public information meeting of March 31 at the Adventure Centre to learn more about the new Scott Crescent proposed de

Almost every Saturday night throughout the fall and winter I could be found in the friendly confines of Brennan Park Arena watching the Squamish Wolf Pack junior hockey team lose hockey games.

EDITOR, On March 31, I attended a public meeting to learn about the Kingswood development for its Scott Crescent property along Highway 99.

A team of physicists and statisticians who set out to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change recently released its results last week, and the conclusion was a set of data nearly identical to those that support the prevailing scientific