Opinion

Editor,GranFondo Canada produces mass participation cycling events across Canada in our most exciting riding destinations. You are probably aware of theRBC GranFondo Whistler coming up on Sept.

The announcement that east-west Highway 99 crossings throughout Squamish will be closed Sept. 10 for the much-lauded RBC GranFondo Whistler will most likely create some ripples in the Squamish pond.

There's no excuse. No excuse for the mayhem and random acts of violence that marked the post-Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver. No excuse for those who have rioted in the United Kingdom over the past few days just because well, just because.

EDITOR, To the people of Squamish, I would like to say to the volunteers at the Squamish Days festivities, thank you for putting on a great show with such little support from the new condo crowd that seems to have overrun the town.

EDITOR, For the last six years now we have struggled with the issue of the Redpoint development and the need for a land-use plan for the Upper Mamquam Blind Channel.

Whether we like it or not, every single home and business in British Columbia will soon be outfitted with a smart meter.

EDITOR,This summer we will be the closest we have ever been to having regional transit in the Sea to Sky Corridor. From Aug. 12 to Sept. 11 there will be a trial of late-night service between Pemberton and Whistler. The No.

Has any public building in the Shining Valley and beyond been the subject of more controversy, heated debate and lampoon than the Adventure Centre? When the concept for an upscale visitors centre was first conceived, the president of the Squamish Cha

We are all very fortunate to be living in a community that takes such a proactive approach to reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife.

Ever since the first prehistoric man who lived in a cave discovered another who didn't - and likely bashed his head in for daring to be so different - people have tended to think along the lines of "us" and "them.