Opinion

I was telling a friend the other day that I have more pictures of my Stewartia tree than I do my children.

Editor's note: This is a letter to Chris Hamilton, executive project director for the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office in Victoria. It was copied to The Chief for publication.

It's probably a moot point, since he's resigning from the post.

In any good relationship there needs to be some give and take. One partner cooks, the other does the dishes. Maybe one partner folds the laundry while the other sorts it. Point being, any healthy relationship is an equal partnership to both parties.

Kayla Matzen will perform classic to contemporary opera favourites at the Squamish Academy of Music (SAM) on Second Avenue on Saturday (Jan. 18) at 3:30 p.m. as part of SAM's Coffee Concerts series. She will be accompanied by Erik Musseau.

EDITOR, There once was a town with many industrial jobs, We lost them, resulting in boarded-up shops and sobs. City hall says we are short an engineer, what a pity! At $93,000+, we say, "What are we, New York City?" Dave Duddy Garibaldi Highlands

For years, consultants and municipal officials have been warning Squamish residents and their elected leaders that much of our local water and sewer infrastructure was nearing the end of its lifespan and that we needed to set aside money now to help

Now that school is back in session, I am, for the first time in probably three weeks, sitting in my living room and surveying the impact of the holidays.

I look forward to accomplishing great things in 2014 but it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year. A significant amount of good work has been done to keep our community growing in a healthy, responsible way.

It happens nearly every week. The Squamish RCMP sends in its crime report.