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IPP regulation needed

IPP regulation needed

EDITOR, Re. "New run-of-river eco-concerns raised," Chief, March 16. I read with interest your article on the damaging effects of "ramping." I assume at this point the damage results from poor management rather than the technology itself.
Teach your children well

Teach your children well

A few years ago, when my daughter had just started kindergarten, I was at home watching a PBS documentary about art one afternoon when she glanced up from her Legos, Dora dolls or whatever she was into at the time and said, "Oh, look daddy, that pain
Quest's Weidenbaum to speak

Quest's Weidenbaum to speak

The Squamish Public Library and Quest University Canada Lecture series continues on Thursday (March 29) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. Guest lecturer Shira Weidenbaum will speak on The Rhetoric of Religious (In) Tolerance.
I want my own robot

I want my own robot

Like most red-blooded geeks, I've always wanted a robot.
Site C issues clarified

Site C issues clarified

EDITOR,Re: "(Peace)ing together the puzzle," Chief, March 2. I would like to clarify some statements made in a recent article about Site C and electricity demand. Site C is being proposed by B.C.
LSD problem solving in Squamish

LSD problem solving in Squamish

Since moving to Squamish 21/2 years ago, I've spent a lot of time looking up. Up at the expansive sky views, up at the Stawamus Chief, up at the breathtaking mountains surrounding our valley.
Getting one's feet wet - on the fly

Getting one's feet wet - on the fly

Editor's note: This is the first column by Maurice Freitag, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District director for Electoral Area D, focusing on issues facing the area that includes Britannia Beach, Furry Creek, the Upper Squamish and Paradise Valleys.
Tipping the 'balance'

Tipping the 'balance'

You've got to hand it to the ruling federal Conservatives. They're consistent where anything to do with the environment is concerned: consistently anti-environment, consistently pro-industry, consistently shortsighted and consistently well, wrong.
Nurturing a child's growth

Nurturing a child's growth

EDITOR, This letter is in response to Kirsten Andrews' article, "Seeking the 'compassionate response'" (Millennial Mom, Chief, March 9). Thank you Kirsten for bringing light to this all-too-sensitive subject - how to discipline our children.
A Squamish limerick

A Squamish limerick

EDITOR, There once was a town that was doing quite good. They shipped raw pulp and transported cut wood. The people weren't needy, prosperity they spoke. But a few people got greedy And now we are broke. Dave Duddy Garibaldi Highlands