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Keep PST in the past

Keep PST in the past

EDITOR, I read the letter from Julie Malcolm regarding the HST ("Theatre of the absurd," The Chief, July 15). I respect where she's coming from, but I also would like to say "welcome to the party.
Balloons and bafflegab

Balloons and bafflegab

Editor's note: This is a letter in response to MP John Weston's Letter to Editor "Let's make it better", The Chief, July 15. Dear Mr.
Remembering Woodfibre

Remembering Woodfibre

A warm welcome is extended to all those folks who are in town this weekend for the Woodfibre Reunion taking place at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre tomorrow (July 23).
Transit, not chuckwagons

Transit, not chuckwagons

The expression to beat a dead horse, as many are aware, means to waste time on something that has already been attempted a definition I feel should nonetheless be clarified given recent occurrences at this years Calgary Stampede whereby two race hors
Public safety at risk

Public safety at risk

EDITOR, The Auditor General's recent report slamming B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office for their inability to safeguard the public is noteworthy for us "glow in the dark" Howe Sounders. They are in charge of a few sites around here.
A growing town needs transit

A growing town needs transit

Panic-stricken, face distorted with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, my mother moved frantically, desperate in her attempts to wipe clean the man's expensive-looking gabardine. I had watched it all happen from my favourite window seat.
SODC criticized

SODC criticized

To the citizens of Squamish, With regard to the story about the docks in Cattermole Slough that began in the Dec 10th, 2010 edition of The Chief and continued in last week's edition of the paper ("Contentious Cattermole dock removed," The Chief, July
Weather: whether or not

Weather: whether or not

I've had a Ray Bradbury short story "All Summer in a Day" on my mind these past few weeks. The story is about a human colony on the planet Venus in which the sun shines only two hours every seven years.
Universe in the palm of your hand

Universe in the palm of your hand

According to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a science fiction series by Douglas Adams, space is "big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind bogglingly big it is. And so on.
Soccer equipment donations sought

Soccer equipment donations sought

You can help the children of Caye Caulker, in the Central American country of Belize, by donating your used soccer cleats and shin pads as your donations will bring smiles to the faces of children who are less fortunate.
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