Opinion

EDITOR, I'm not sure how many times a gathering needs to take place before it becomes a tradition.

EDITOR, "Not all those who wander are lost" (Tolkien).But we were.Sort of. Kind of.Mostly...

Even seven years later, the video clip is still disturbing. Todd Bertuzzi follows Steve Moore around the ice, like a shark stalking its prey. He tugs onto Moore's jersey with one hand and then punches Moore in the back of the head.

Hello spring. Just in case you needed a reminder, the calendar tells us it is March. I've got a snow bank at the end of my driveway that is taller than my 11-year-old son, but I still dream of getting out in the garden.

EDITOR, There's something unseemly and out of kilter with people like Conservative John Weston, MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, who say one thing to get elected, and then do exactly the opposite once they are.

EDITOR, Have you ever required child care? Attended a Strong Start program? Do you know anyone who has a developmental disability? Is safe, affordable housing important to you? Do you know someone who has faced job loss or the obstacles encountered a

Well, folks, the cat-and-mouse game is finally over. The elected denizens of muni hall, led by our venerable senior councillor Corinne Lonsdale, have passed a motion to consider a salary raise in the 2011 budget discussions.

EDITOR, Re. "Smoking rules affect senior," Chief, Feb. 11. Dr. Daly, chief medical officer for Vancouver Coastal Health, has stated the goal of the new "no smoking on the property" policy is the protection of patients,residents, staff and visitors.

There is a hog farm in Utah with 1.5 million pigs. It makes bacon cheap, but it's absurd - the pigs produce more solid waste each day than the entire city of Los Angeles.

From a purely budgetary standpoint, now might not be the best time for Squamish lawmakers to talk about increasing their own pay.