Opinion

Investors should consider dividends when building their portfolios. Although dividends are often viewed as boring, they can be quite glamorous given the potential they offer.

Editor's note: The following letter contains vivid depictions of movie violence and potential spoilers for those thinking of going to see the film. Reader discretion is advised.

EDITOR, I disagree with Oliver Busby's recommendation of trapping beavers ("Beaver trapping recommended," The Chief, Jan. 14). Hopefully council does the right thing and disregards the recommendation and brings the beavers back to Valleycliffe.

When the weather doesn't allow you to get out in the garden, a great winter garden pastime is the perusing of seed and plant catalogues.

EDITOR,Squamish Commuter transit service is scheduled to end on March 31, 2011. It is time to do something.

Ian MacKay is not your average 20 year old - when rejected by relief organizations, he took matters into his own hands and independently made his way to Haiti, just five weeks after the earthquake in January 2010 devastated the country.

EDITOR, I want to thank the slack-liners who set up slack lines at the oceanfront beach. My kids and I really enjoyed challenging ourselves on the learner slack-lines, and watching experienced slack-liners walk the higher, longer lines.

To cheerlead or not to cheerlead. That is the question. Last month, the Edmonton Oilers became the first National Hockey League team in Canada to introduce a cheer squad.

Our winter has been incredibly mild. Several deciduous shrubs in the garden have yet to lose their leaves. All this warm weather creates an itch that needs to be scratched by gardeners, but I encourage you to hold your horses for a touch longer.

In late 2006, the Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association released a study -funded in part by city halls and other groups in Squamish, Whistler and North Vancouver - stating that mountain biking-related tourism generated $1.