Opinion

"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.

EDITOR, Perusing my Hydro bill since the new "meter installation" is sure odd.

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.

There is no denying that to grow anything you need soil. Good soil gives us healthy plants. It is not just the dirt beneath our feet; soil is an active process and a living thing.

With all due respect to Ginger, Posh, Baby, Scary and Sporty - girl power may have truly arrived on Saturday (Feb. 23). And it wasn't through a flashy marketing campaign or a music video. It was in the octagon.

Tomorrow (Friday, March 1) at 7 p.m. the World Day of Prayer Service will be hosted by Squamish United Church on Fourth Avenue.

EDITOR, It would be easy to misconstrue yesterday's high-impact Asian New Year Celebration at Park Royal as merely a cultural success.

EDITOR, Our family will also be sorry to see the Highland Video storeclose. Mr. Choo has been an excellent example of a goodcitizen. We were always assured of good service, and affordable prices... year after year.

Chicken Little was right. The sky actually is falling. Well, not the blue, nothingness we call sky, but rather big honking chunks of space debris hurtling through it that's what's falling.

This is an open letter to Jennie Aikman, B.C. Parks and Terry Lake, B.C. Minister of Environment. It was copied to The Chief for publication.