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Celebrate billboards

Celebrate billboards

Editor, Instead of criticizing the Squamish Nation for erecting the electronic billboard, we should applaud them for yet another manifestation of joining the mainstream economy.
Women more likely to suffer from alcohol

Women more likely to suffer from alcohol

People drink alcohol for a variety of reasons, ranging from a glass of wine with dinner or an occasional social drink with friends to heavy consumption because of addiction or dependence.
Your input is needed - stay engaged

Your input is needed - stay engaged

Choosing topics for Council Corner is always challenging because of the volume and complexity of the issues we are dealing with.
Step into fall foliage

Step into fall foliage

I am back at school taking the Advanced Master Gardener program at Van Dusen Gardens, and botany terminology are swirling around my head.
Help in really tough times

Help in really tough times

Local news around here has followed a familiar trajectory: the Olympics, Garibaldi at Squamish, Oceanfront Development, the electronic billboard issue, a sprinkling of police blotter reportage, and so on.
Our example

Our example

Squamish has suffered a major loss this week with the death of Dr. LaVerne Kindree at the age of 88. Dr.
No gold for Olympic brass

No gold for Olympic brass

The 2010 Winter Olympics may be all about going for the gold but those running the provincial government's Olympic Games secretariat seem to be having trouble just reaching the finishing line.
Dr. Kindree memorial held next week

Dr. Kindree memorial held next week

It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. LaVerne Kindree last week. His many years of practice and service to the community will not soon be forgotten. We were all so proud of him when he received the Order of Canada. Dr.
Silence is not complicity

Silence is not complicity

Editor, As a member of a community preparing to welcome the world in a few months, I was rather disturbed by an incident I witnessed at a local supermarket last weekend. Three people noticed a man in Arab clothing.
Your choice

Your choice

The new B.C. laws related to speeding and drunk driving are now the toughest in Canada and the opinion spectrum is all over the road map. Under the revamped rules, testing for a blood-alcohol reading of .
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