Opinion

Whoever coined the phrase "there is no free lunch" was wrong. From Valleycliffe to Brackendale, from Dentville to the Garibaldi Highlands, and beyond, there are handouts to be had. We're not referring to actual meals here, folks.

I can remember the exact moment when I discovered video games. I was about nine years old, and we were having dinner at the house of one of the people who worked with my father.

EDITOR, For over five years B.C. has marketed itself to the world as a wonderful natural playground. This brand still holds true. Today there are changes on the horizon that could take the word "natural" out of the tagline.

EDITOR, It was wonderful once again to receive in the mail one of John Weston's noteworthy communiqués. So nice to stay updated on his fitness program and his encouragement for the rest of us to follow suit.

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