Opinion

Prohibition not only doesn't work ["Prohibition still doesn't work," The Chief, April 17] it increases hard drug addiction rates.

Stuff happens. And strange stuff always seems to tumble out of muni hall during budget discussions.

There is a middle ground between drug prohibition and blanket legalization ["Prohibition still doesn't work," The Chief, April 17]. Switzerland's heroin maintenance program has been shown to reduce disease, death and crime among chronic users.

Mr. Ignatieff does not recognize a basement from a foundation ["Ignatieff presents views on Squamish and the economy," The Chief, March 27].

I amwriting today to express my disgust with a specific minority of residents of this town who display an almost unimaginable lack of respect for the rest of this community and our environment.

In Canada in 2005, we consumed about 60 litres per person per year, more than double just five years earlier. In BC 23 percent of us consume at least three-quarters of our daily intake via bottled water.

Last Wednesday Tzeporah Berman presented a compelling case formajor commitment to replacing our greenhouse gas economy with a green one.

Playground Builders would like to thank the Squamish Rotary and those in the community who attended Owen Carney's tribute night. The $6,000 donation by Rotary will be used to help build a playground at a school in Afghanistan.

Regarding the article on the STV campaign in the current edition ["Locals peddle new STV electoral system," The Chief, April 10], I miscommunicated a factual item to you and I need to remedy this error.

These days council is immersed in the budget. Budget deliberations are the most intensive piece of work we do annually. This year is a tough one.