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Crowin' on Cohen

Crowin' on Cohen

EDITOR, With the story regarding the Cohen Commission into the Decline of Fraser Sockeye the degraded Fisheries Act and the cuts to DFO habitat protection staff last week and the petition sent to the Auditor General of Canada ("Fisheries groups petit
Squamish to the rescue

Squamish to the rescue

EDITOR, On Wednesday, Feb. 19, I had a 9:15 a.m. appointment at the Cancer Agency for blood work and a bone marrow biopsy (having been just diagnosed with lymphoma). My friend Gerry MacDonald kindly offered to drive me there and back.
Time to spring ahead

Time to spring ahead

As I start my column this week, it is snowing out and any thoughts of spring seem to be far away.
Finding middle ground on LNG

Finding middle ground on LNG

EDITOR, The proposed liquefied natural gas plant on the old Woodfibre site along Howe Sound is about to move into the environmental assessment (EA) stage, where it will be evaluated for environmental, economic and social sustainability.
Estuary merits protection

Estuary merits protection

EDITOR, When I heard that local politicians are considering running a trucking route through the Squamish Estuary, I didn't now whether to laugh or cry.
Estuary merits protection

Estuary merits protection

EDITOR, When I heard that local politicians are considering running a trucking route through the Squamish Estuary, I didn't now whether to laugh or cry.
Sharing the load

Sharing the load

Everything costs money, including field maintenance and eventual replacement.
Breaking down the budget

Breaking down the budget

We are in the final stages of the 2014 budget. Council challenged staff to provide budget options that included adjustments in operations and if necessary, service levels to meet a zero per cent tax revenue increase.
Field user fees opposed

Field user fees opposed

EDITOR, I would like to voice my concern for the proposed youth field user fees.
Pink Shirt Day a bit of a farce

Pink Shirt Day a bit of a farce

Last week schools across B.C. promoted Anti-Bullying Week and punctuated it on Feb. 26 with Pink Shirt Day. While the sentiment seems to be spot-on, the fundamental experience, sadly, is not.