Opinion

I am always pleasantly surprised at the new and wonderfully weird ways that the human race finds to be completely ridiculous. A few weeks ago, I read about a new bylaw passed by councillors in Richmond Hill, Ont.

EDITOR, Re. Results of online poll on HST/PST question, Chief, May 24. Amazing that 192 people had no idea what was right or wrong with sales tax of any kind. Sixteen apparently didn't even care. Thirty sat on the fence as though that was an opinion.

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

Celebrations will be held across the country on Monday (July 1) to celebrate Canada's 146th birthday. Our Canada Day festivities start at 10:45 a.m.

Editor's note: This is a copy of a letter to Tim Hoskin, recreation program manager for the District of Squamish. It was copied to The Chief for publication.

The Harper Conservatives are fond of saying that Canada is "punching above our weight" on the international stage.

On any given day, I know exactly where about half my friends have eaten, shopped, hung out, and even what videos or TV shows they've watched - no matter where they live in the world.

In the continued process of simplifying my life, I have recently started to opt out of many of the email updates I receive from favourite websites and newsletters.

For the past couple of weeks, I found myself cruising the Alaska panhandle aboard the Holland America Line ship the ms Statendam. During the voyage it was interesting to check out how the quintet of communities on the route marketed themselves.

The Bear Aware Program is up and running with a broader scope for 2012. For the past eight years, Bear Aware has been educating the residents and visitors of Squamish on how to reduce conflict between humans and bears.