Opinion

I felt more than a little empathy for Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins last week when the members of the Detroit Red Wings hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup over their heads.

I've been ranting about jackassary in this town for six years now, and I think it should be noted that I've never once said a bad thing about our Chamber of Commerce. I've even been a member for a number of years.

In Canada, we pride ourselves on having universal health care, especially by comparison to our neighbours to the south.

Editor,I would like to respond to the suggestion from Beverly Cochrane, a resident of Paradise Valley, that we gather up all the addicts and put them on an island (The Chief, May 23). In the same week the sale of Woodfibre was reported.

The trouble with the Adventure Centre is that we tend to forget it's there. It appears to have receded into the Smoke Bluffs landscape for a lot of locals who never set foot in the building.

My mother has never really gotten over the fact that I no longer attend church.

Every time I read or hear about Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS), I'm reminded of the Monty Python "Black Knight" skit from The Holy Grail.

Memory is a funny thing. Certainly not ha-ha funny, more like, if a fire burns down your house and all that remains is what was in the garbage bin. That sort of funny.

Women craving a scandalous night of pampering don't have to wait for the next bachelorette party to let their hair down. Coming off a one year hiatus, the popular ladies-only fundraiser Men of Sea to Sky is back.

A disturbing RCMP report this week highlights a growing problem with violence and out-of-control behaviour among a certain faction of residents.