Opinion

Story: With the 2010 Winter Olympics now behind us, thoughts and plans turn towards the rest of the year. The West Coast Railway Heritage Park has lots of excitement ahead as the months unfold.

Every generation or so there comes a medical breakthrough of such huge significance that it captures public attention all over the world.

The Squamish Public Library and Quest University Canada Lecture series continues on Thursday (March 18) at the library from 7 to 8 p.m.

In Canada there is a tendency to equate health with health care, but there is a lot more to health than hospitals, clinics and medical services.

The saying goes that "bigger is better," and that generally can be said to be true about a lot of things - and specifically untrue about others, like for example, credit card bills.

On the recommendation of one of the library's front desk staff, I recently read The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, a young Jewish-Australian writer. This is a brilliant new novel from the young people's collection in our library. The Y.P.

Have you ever reacted to something someone said or did and later wished you hadn't? Reactivity can cause numerous problems in our lives, so one of the tasks people tackle in psychotherapy is how to manage it.

"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful." George Orwell I have new least favourite word: consultation.

Illegal gaming on First Nations reserves "continues unabated and is highly visible," according to a 2008 internal government report obtained by Public Eye via a freedom of information request.

Another fine day on the West Coast and I am heading into my garden. Today's job is to attack my overgrown raised vegetable bed and give it a good cleaning out. There is a motive to this clean up madness.