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B.C. missing its 'pot'ential

B.C. missing its 'pot'ential

It's not just the citizens that are high in Colorado. It's now also the state coffers. While north of the border we continue to hem and haw about what to do with marijuana, the Centennial State is making lots of cents and sense.
A two-edged sword

A two-edged sword

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.
The median is the message

The median is the message

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.
Of babies and bath water

Of babies and bath water

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.
Get a Leg(o) up at Mine Museum

Get a Leg(o) up at Mine Museum

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

I want to be Pope

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

The final nail

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.
The Senate and other 'excesses'

The Senate and other 'excesses'

"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.
Metered response

Metered response

EDITOR, Perusing my Hydro bill since the new "meter installation" is sure odd.
Retail merits a little respect

Retail merits a little respect

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.