Opinion

The man most people know as Tuna got some well-deserved recognition this week. Mayor Ian Sutherland gave Laroy Watt a volunteer recognition award on Tuesday at council's regular meeting.

I went to bed with a smile on my face. In the morning I woke up with the sinking feeling it was all just a dream.

The biggest reality TV show in Canadian history wrapped up Monday night - Survivor Ottawa: the federal election. Like every good reality show, it had people buzzing around the water cooler, dissecting who said what the night before.

For the first time in what seems like forever, your vote counts when you go to the polls on Monday (June 28).

This election, more than any federal election before it, is proving to be the most difficult for me. There's only three days left to figure out who gets my 'X' and I still don't know whose name my two pen strokes will go beside.

Everyone has them - those phrases that make you want to clutch your hair and scream at the top of your lungs until it stops. "Hot enough for ya?" is a classic. "Wassssssup" is a new contender.

All those cars on the Sea to Sky Highway this weekend aren't headed for Whistler - they're coming here. Literally thousands of riders are descending on Squamish for two major events - and a good number of them won't be riding bikes.

The members of Squamish Council and a group of district employees sat through two very interesting and educational presentations on Tuesday (June 8).

The people are about to get their first official kick at Wal-Mart. The question is: does it matter? The concept of big box retail in the Squamish Business Park has been batted around for years.

We've been riding for four hours. We're tired, sore and having the time of our lives. It's the third annual Beyond the Valleycliffe of the Dolls and it just gets better every year.