Opinion

Editor, I couldn't believe my eyes last week when I read that Squamish council was considering taking the municipal vote away from non-resident property owners ["Council recommends no vote for non-resident property owners," The Chief April 9].

I don't remember the exact time, but sometime this year I discovered I have spidey-sense.

Editor, In reply to the many complaints about GAS: Losing a small bit of Sea to Sky's already robust recreational area sounds like quite the deal for a multi-billion-dollar development.

The provincial government's new lobbyists registration law appears to have prompted former Liberal campaign co-chair Patrick Kinsella to make his activities public. Public Eye has been reporting on those activities since 2004.

There was much backslapping and congratulatory remarks at Municipal Hall this week following the surprise announcement of the new Squamish Service Initiative to revamp local governance.

It all started a few years back when I seemed to pay more attention to what I put into my mouth. Then, I heard one of the great baker ladies of our time rejoice in the qualities of chocolate.

Editor, It seems Mr. Demers and Mr. Smith took umbrage at letters written re: salary increases for mayor and council ["Council pay is a barrier," "In support of a salary Raise(r)," The Chief,April 9].

Shakespeare is famous for a line from Henry VI, which is often quoted when people have anything to do with the courts, or the legal system. The line goes, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.

Celebrate Squamish's Olympians tomorrow (April 17) at noon with a parade on Cleveland Avenue from Winnipeg Street to the Squamish Junction Park.

Squamish bears are out and about, so here's a little refresher course on the ABCs of being Bear Aware. A.