Opinion

This letter was addressed to GAS CEO Mike Esler and copied to The Chief for publication. Mike Esler and team, My wife and I own a business and are also real estate investors.

When I was about 18, I got a job at a gas station in Vancouver. During my training, such as it was, my boss said: "Remember that the customer is always wrong, but you can't let them know it.

Who can figure out what happens to developers when they hit the rarified upper Howe Sound air? First they make nice. Then they make strange. Pretty soon they begin to make really bizarre.

The Olympics have always been more than the world's biggest sporting event. They've been flashpoints for politics.

Has everyone forgotten Cat Lake? All our pleading to keep our Cat Lake, and now Garibaldi at Squamish has proposed to give us only 90 metres with limited camping. What is limited camping? Help keep our lakes for the people.

When the idea of water metering was raised at last week's event on water issues hosted by Squamish CAN (Climate Action Network, of which I am a member too), Coun.

I support the Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) project. I have felt ostracised for this support of the project, but I believe the majority of Squamish citizens support it. The squeaky wheels too often get the grease.

These letter was copied to The Chief for publication. Mayor and councillors, I was very distressed when I first heard the news that Garibaldi at Squamish is so close to being a reality.

The buck-passing has gone on long enough. Someone has to answer for the leaky condos threatening to cause homelessness, and already causing despair. Marina Estates residents are the latest B.C.

As a mother of a newborn, I worry about my daughter's future. My partner and I came to Squamish in large part because of the area's astounding beauty and our great love for the outdoors.