Opinion

EDITOR, Hats off to the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation for spreading its wings and its money throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.

Hold your hand out the car window at a speed of 90 to 95 km/h and imagine that air pressure on your whole body while soaring through the air with only a pair of skis on your feet. That is exactly how a ski jumper feels. "Crazy," some might say.

This evening (Thursday, Jan. 23) from 6 to 8 p.m. the Howe Sound Women's Centre in partnership with the Squamish Public Library is offering a Women's Self-Defence workshop led by Sami Gustafson.

EDITOR, Shame on Squamish District council for recommending that its contractual funding be cut to an already cash-strapped local SPCA. This local chapter cares for more than 300 lost, abandoned and abused animals per year.

The news that Pedal Magazine named Squamish the best place to ride in Canada may not have surprised some. Of course, it is. There really is nowhere else like Squamish that has the breadth and quality of trails that we find here.

EDITOR, The Squamish branding exercise is the perfect opportunity for pausing amidst raising kids and running a business to think about where our community should be heading. Branding is much more than just about logos and signage.

Last week a nine-year-old boy was found partially buried in snow in front of his Winnipeg home. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition. This past weekend he was taken off life support and died.

EDITOR, Prime Minister Harper continues to attack wild salmon! Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced on Jan. 15, that she was going to open the door to fish farm expansion on B.C. coast.

As a tourist town, there's little question that Squamish is shall we say, rough around the edges.

Curves in Squamish is now offering Curves Workouts with Jillian Michaels, cutting-edge total body workouts that feature the Curves circuit strength training machines in conjunction with functional bodyweight-based exercises that ramp up metabolism an