Opinion

At first blush the Woodfibre liquefied natural gas (LNG) proposal is a double-edged sword that carries both great promise and equally significant potential pitfalls for the Squamish area.

According to Canadian media guru Marshall McLuhan, "the medium is the message." As much as that famous maxim may be true, around here the medians are the message, in particular the medians on Cleveland and Second avenues.

EDITOR, Before consigning the Senate to the trash can of history ("The Senate and other 'excesses'," Moving Planets, March 7), perhaps it's wise to see if there are any redeeming features.

The Squamish Public Library has an event happening on Tuesday (March 19) from 1 to 3 p.m. entitled Wii Love Spring Break.

This past Sunday was the first in many years that the Pope did not perform the usual mass in Rome.

Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals narrowly survived on a vote to approve second reading of the provincial budget on Tuesday (March 5), which merely means nobody - not the Liberals, not the NDP nor anyone else - wants an early election.

"As useless as tits on a boar hog." "As necessary as a cavity in my mouth." What could we be talking about? These are only some of the milder opinions that the Senate of Canada has recently inspired.

EDITOR, Perusing my Hydro bill since the new "meter installation" is sure odd.

Is it just my imagination, or is there more branding underway in Squamish these days than on a bustling Alberta cattle ranch? In the past, Tourism Squamish, the Chamber of Commerce, the BIA and local realtors have done most of the heavy lifting.

There is no denying that to grow anything you need soil. Good soil gives us healthy plants. It is not just the dirt beneath our feet; soil is an active process and a living thing.