Opinion

Editor's note: This letter is a response to a letter to local MP John Weston regarding the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline ("Stop the pipeline") that was printed in the Feb. 3 edition of The Chief.

Editor's note: This is a letter to Squamish's mayor and council. It was copied to The Chief for publication. An interesting question was posted in the online edition of the Squamish Chief today. Please see below.

EDITOR, First of all, I would like to express my disappointment that you have chosen to write an article about the Fraser Institute School Rankings ("Three schools improve in Fraser rankings," Chief, Feb. 10).

EDITOR, Someday there will be public transit linking the communities along the Sea to Sky Highway. It won't be tomorrow. It won't be easy. It won't happen unless we start somewhere.

The Squamish Gardeners will feature a talk by well-known nurseryman, columnist, radio personality and author Brian Minter on Monday (Feb. 20) at 7 p.m. at the Eagle Eye Theatre. His topic will be Taking Your Garden to the Next Level.

Editor's note: This letter is a response to a letter to local MP John Weston regarding the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline ("Stop the pipeline") that was printed in the Feb. 3 edition of The Chief.

"Reason before passion." Despite considering the 15th Prime Minister of Canada a god at the time, Stephen Harper didn't seem guided by Pierre Trudeau's personal motto when he dropped his studies after one year at the University of Toronto.

(((Ital precede)))) Editor's note: This is the first instalment of a new column by local mother and writer Kirsten Andrews on issues related to parenting in the 21st century.

The popular Squamish Winter Farmers' Market is open for business in the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park on Sunday (Feb. 12) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

EDITOR, I am writing this letter in response to the article, "RCMP want CPO re-opened" (Chief, Feb. 3). I have been a resident of Squamish since 1974 and I have been volunteering for various groups and agencies since moving here 38 years ago.