Opinion

Though it feels like the “real” winter just started yesterday, the season will soon be over and cross-country venues will close their gates until next November.

What if Ogden Nash had not shuffled off this mortal coil and instead moved to the Shining Valley? Would the classic ode attributed to the late America poet look like this: “Spring has sprung, the grass has riz, I wonder where the Oceanfront lands neg

I’ve never been much of an environmentalist. Don’t get me wrong. I love the environment... y’know, like the Earth that gives me stuff like food, and the air that keeps me from keeling over onto a blue face with bulging eyes.

Wow, where did March go? I am happy to announce my crocuses are up and now that the snow has gone, for sure this time, the birds are singing happily! A big huge welcome to the newest bank in town, CIBC.

The Ignite and Unite Youth Centres of Canada Conference is being held in Ottawa today through Saturday (March 27 to 29) and 10 young people age 14 to 17 are attending from Squamish.

EDITOR, The relationship between Canada and the United States is about to reach an all-time low because of a law passed in the U.S. in 2010 and soon to be implemented in Canada.

We are again at the point where the rubber hits the road for the taxpayers. Our budget is seeing an increase in taxation (just over five per cent) and an increase in various fees.

I've often found inspiration in the things I read, but nowadays most of my reading is stuff I find on the Internet.

EDITOR, It is time to stop calling gas from fracking operations "natural." This is a Liquefied Fracked Gas (LFG) proposal, and LFG is as dangerous to climate stability as coal.

EDITOR, I'm appalled by the cost of bank charges. There are increases in the bank's service charges on an ongoing basis. I have been a member with several of the different local banks and credit unions.