Opinion

Congratulations to Julie Miller, child and youth therapist, who has recently opened Mountain Dreams Family Sleep Consulting.

In every story, there's the good, the bad and the ugly. Squamish Valley Music Festival is no different. And while it's the ugly that usually attracts the trail of eyes, the good slips past like a forgotten shot. That's got to change.

EDITOR, I am a 62-year-old woman from Ontario visiting Squamish. I climbed The Chief recently, my first-ever climb. It was on my bucket list. I was alone, but followed some younger people up the trail.

As the rain clouds part the sweet sight of fresh snow dusting the mountaintops beckons us to pull out the ski gear and get our bodies ready for the demands of a day on the slopes.

Almost a year ago, a pair of researchers presented a report that recommended the construction of 16 "second-stage" housing units in Squamish and perhaps more in Whistler, Pemberton and Mount Currie.

EDITOR, Thank you for the excellent story filed by David Burke entitled, "'Rogue' researchers make pitch for legitimacy" (Chief, Sept. 26) on the work our corporation is doing and which is funded by the Haida Village of Old Massett.

A couple weeks ago a cute little graphic with the quote circulated on the Internet. It read: "The kids who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving of ways." Instantly, and despite its source, the profound phrase affected me.

The delightful weather continues. The rain has made a grand appearance, but gardens are still looking fantastic and holding a lot of fall colour and plant interest.

The Squamish Community Foundation is holding a reception and presentation in the Squamish Adventure Centre tonight (Thursday, Oct. 10) at 7 p.m. for those non-profit organizations who are grant recipients this year. The public is welcome to attend.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to network with mayors and councillors from other communities in the province at the annual convention of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) conference.