Opinion

Facebook is rotting away the word "friend." Just like the word "green," its overuse has eaten its substance; leaving it hollowed out. The scrutiny once reserved for those who make our "friend" list melts away online.

EDITOR, Many of us are oblivious to the fact that our country's elected leader wants to change the Navigable Waters Act through Bill C-45, and if you aren't sure what that is, it means that only 62 rivers, 97 lakes and three oceans will be protected,

EDITOR, Thank you to the Kozo Sushi Café for playing decent music on a quality sound system. Unfortunately, this is an anomaly among the merchants and café owners of Squamish.

EDITOR, I have seen news stories of the horrible service that Greyhound is providing these days through out British Columbia, and I can agree with them from experience! My daughter travels on the Greyhound bus regularly, usually from Squamish to Vanc

EDITOR, The long-awaited Draft 2 of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Report is pointing us in a direction that supposedly will guide our municipality for years to come.

The Howe Sound Performing Arts Association is holding an Inspiration benefit concert on Sunday (Jan. 20) at 2 p.m. in St. John's Anglican Church. It will feature local music teachers, past participants and other performers.

If one more of my Facebook friends invites me to play that inane "farm" game, I think I'm going to hit them with a virtual shovel. No, make that a real one.

The head of the B.C. Teachers' Federation this week said the controversial, province-wide Foundation Skills Assessment tests could be scrapped if the NDP wins this May's election. We think that would be a bad idea.

Happy New Year. I hope you and your families enjoyed a happy holiday season. Now that the holidays have passed, we can look forward to the upcoming year. This will be an important year for council.

EDITOR, Re: Helmut Manzl's column "A snow job," Chief, Jan. 3: Squamish's recent heavy snowfall has generated many comments and calls to Municipal Hall inquiring where the responsibility lies for clearing snow from sidewalks. Pursuant to Bylaw No.