Opinion

EDITOR, Most people are either bored or perplexed by math in school. That is unfortunate, for math affects our daily lives and not doing the numbers ends up costing most people a lot more while others profit from the apathy.

EDITOR, On May 12 I made a wingsuit base jump from the Chief at Squamish which did not go as planned.

The signs at first were quite subtle: a distracted conversation, late nights to bed, or gentle excuses for a missed rendezvous. How could I be suspicious? We live busy lives and sometimes things get in the way. Sometimes, we all get distracted.

It goes without saying that if you grow, you will at some point deal with garden pests.

During the recent provincial election campaign local candidates from all political parties acknowledged that enhanced regional transportation is essential to the economic viability of Squamish and the Sea to Sky Corridor.

EDITOR, Three times now I have gone to a particular laundromat and three times the business has been locked up and pitch black. I stood there with one lady and child waiting for her taxi as she had taken a taxi there and assumed it was open.

The developers of the Pebble Watch - which connects by Bluetooth to your Android or iOS (iPhone) smartphone - don't want any more investor money to launch their prototype product.

An event that is always well attended is the annual Strawberry Social at Hilltop House and it will be held this Saturday (June 2) from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

EDITOR, Burnco Rock Products Limited of Calgary, Alberta has submitted a proposal to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office to site a gravel mine at McNab Creek along Howe Sound.

EDITOR, As a mountain biker in Squamish it is one of the inevitable facts of life one must face. Riding the Test of Metal is a rite of passage for our biking community.