Opinion

EDITOR, Re. "Minister visits Squamish," Chief, Jan. 13. The Brackendale Winter Eagle Count may well be the canary in the coal mine for B.C.'s wild Pacific salmon. Federal Minister Keith Ashfield (Dept.

Hilary Hanbidge. Location: Latitude, 47.6 degrees North and longitude 122.33 degrees West. Status: Alive. "It's been pretty crazy," she says over the phone having just poured herself a glass of red wine. Hilary is one of my best friends.

The Howe Sound Musical Festival's (HSMF) concert Inspiration will take place Sunday (Jan. 22) at 2 p.m. at St. John's Anglican Church. A variety of music from music teachers and past HSMF members will make for a pleasant afternoon.

Want to be involved in real scientific research, but think you need lots of time or training? Think again. Research projects from across the globe are looking for citizen scientists.

Squamish ranked a dismal 161st out of the 180 Canadian communities of 10,000 or more on Money Sense magazine's "Best Places to Live" list for 2011.

The Squamish Winter Farmers' Market will take place at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park in the CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre on Sunday (Jan. 15) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Editor's note: This is a letter to Dr. Paul Martiquet, medical health officer for Rural Vancouver Coastal Health, including the Sea to Sky Corridor. It was copied to The Chief for publication. In response to your Dec.

Well, it's 2012 at last - the epic year many of us have been waiting for. Personally, I've been anticipating it since 1999.

A new year, a new council. Hope springs eternal. Popular writer, community advocate and second-term Coun. Bryan Raiser believes "Squamish must be a place where opportunities still exist to own your own home, make a good living and raise a family.

Editor's note: This is a letter to Dr. Paul Martiquet, medical health officer for Rural Vancouver Coastal Health, including the Sea to Sky Corridor. It was copied to The Chief for publication. In response to your Dec.