Opinion

With numerous businesses packing it in, or relocating to more profitable venues, the heart of this town continues to be cause for concern. According to district staff, "the issue is that the existing downtown streetscapes are aging.

Invasive Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) is posing a huge threat in the Squamish area and is renowned as one of the "world's worst species.

B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins has accused the provincial government of doing more to help political insiders than the public after it appointed six of Premier Christy Clark's supporters to public sector boards.

EDITOR, I read the letter from Julie Malcolm regarding the HST ("Theatre of the absurd," The Chief, July 15). I respect where she's coming from, but I also would like to say "welcome to the party.

Editor's note: This is a letter in response to MP John Weston's Letter to Editor "Let's make it better", The Chief, July 15. Dear Mr.

A warm welcome is extended to all those folks who are in town this weekend for the Woodfibre Reunion taking place at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre tomorrow (July 23).

The expression to beat a dead horse, as many are aware, means to waste time on something that has already been attempted a definition I feel should nonetheless be clarified given recent occurrences at this years Calgary Stampede whereby two race hors

EDITOR, The Auditor General's recent report slamming B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office for their inability to safeguard the public is noteworthy for us "glow in the dark" Howe Sounders. They are in charge of a few sites around here.

Panic-stricken, face distorted with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, my mother moved frantically, desperate in her attempts to wipe clean the man's expensive-looking gabardine. I had watched it all happen from my favourite window seat.

To the citizens of Squamish, With regard to the story about the docks in Cattermole Slough that began in the Dec 10th, 2010 edition of The Chief and continued in last week's edition of the paper ("Contentious Cattermole dock removed," The Chief, July