Opinion

With all of the hate spewing out of Russia both before and during the 2014 Winter Olympics, the timing is almost fitting.

At times, it's difficult not to think of that august body known as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a band of control freaks.

EDITOR, Should we export LNG from Squamish before we are able to use it, as an inexpensive fuel source every where in Canada for domestic and industrial use, to be able to tank up locally, besides having it available for all residences in Squamish at

The Olympic Winter Games are finally there! In case you haven't made your games plan yet because you were out enjoying the snow, here are the must-sees for every Nordic enthusiast.

I'll go out there on a limb and suggest that most gardeners use some form of compost. Whether its leaf mould or full-blown black gold compost made from food scraps, interest in composting is definitely on the rise. And for good reason.

EDITOR, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government have now put the Canadian veterans in their crosshairs in their misguided austerity drive. Tasks of Veterans Affairs are now to be handled by Service Canada.

It's probably premature to call the situation surrounding an ad hoc skateboard bowl under construction beneath the bridge to Quest University in Garibaldi Highlands "a kerfuffle.

EDITOR, Howe Sound may not be the wilds of East Africa's Serengeti or the pyramids of Egypt, but this part of British Columbia could certainly stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's greatest landmarks.

EDITOR, As one starts to check into the whole thing about LNG and CNG transport in its raw form, high pressure and without scent, it is already dangerous enough.

EDITOR, I am writing in response to Gerd and David Moore's letter to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office about Fortis B.C.'s work for the Eagle Mountain-Woodfibre Gas Pipeline Project ("Pipeline issues raised," Chief, Jan. 9). Fortis B.C.