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Forget policy

Forget policy

This week, Squamish Council decided to forget about the established policy on purchasing and give Kerr Wood Leidel (KWL) Associates more than $130,000 for consulting on the Powerhouse Springs wells.
A patriot weighs in on taxes

A patriot weighs in on taxes

Anyone paying attention to the federal election will have noticed that taxes are at the top of issues plaguing the candidates. Everyone's talking about giving money back.
Letters

Letters

A new plan for Woodfibre Editor, In letters last week, Doug Muir is too diplomatic about the Woodfibre closure circumstances, and Rob Greene overstates its reasons in citing "low Canadian productivity".
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

A Christmas to remember for Woodfibre workers Editor, What a Christmas all of us who work at Woodfibre had! For me as local union president, there was hardly a moment I wasn't thinking about the shutdown notice we had just received, that we were no l
EDITORIAL: Bad Mr. Bubbles

EDITORIAL: Bad Mr. Bubbles

There's nothing wrong with innocent pranks. Most of us remember Halloween nights where we'd toilet paper a house, or soap up a car of an ill-tempered neighbour.
CYNICAL SUNSHINE: And the winners are

CYNICAL SUNSHINE: And the winners are

Now that's how you start a year. First you wake up with a fuzzy head. That's good because you don't want to be thinking clearly on the day you've committed to a wintry jump in the ocean.
Winners and losers of Election '05

Winners and losers of Election '05

The election of 2005, summarized in six words: "May you live in interesting times." The ancient Chinese curse (so I've heard it described) says it all to me.
The menu includes tofu

The menu includes tofu

Letters
No common wisdom in election

No common wisdom in election

Common wisdom says that in municipal elections, name recognition wins. The logic continues to suggest that because incumbents are well known, they are most likely to be the victors. Clearly, common wisdom doesn't apply to Squamish politics.
Patterson not mayor material

Patterson not mayor material

When you go to the polls to vote on Saturday (Nov. 19) if you are not a supporter of Ian Sutherland you have a difficult choice to make. Your options are limited: vote for Terrill Patterson, don't cast a mayoral vote at all or vote for Sutherland.