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Carson Binda: Life in Canada, B.C. will get more expensive in 2023 thanks to tax hikes

Carson Binda: Life in Canada, B.C. will get more expensive in 2023 thanks to tax hikes

Next year, everything will feel more expensive as tax hikes will take a bigger chunk out of your paycheque. Both the Trudeau and Eby governments plan to hike taxes in 2023.
Letter: We need more folks who repair oil furnaces in Squamish

Letter: We need more folks who repair oil furnaces in Squamish

'I would like to point out a real problem in Squamish. I am sure that many communities like Â鶹Éç¹ú²úare dealing with the same issue. A lot of us out in the hinterlands rely on heating oil to heat our homes.'
Opinion: Honestly, dysfunction sounds kind of nice this year

Opinion: Honestly, dysfunction sounds kind of nice this year

'We could easily look at that and frown, get embarrassed or shy away from acknowledging our own idiosyncrasies. But I think those little things make all of our families unique and that’s something to cherish as 2022 comes to a close.'
Youth Opinion: Judging and being judged in Squamish

Youth Opinion: Judging and being judged in Squamish

'We will judge, but we should remind ourselves to give ourselves a chance to know others and not just rely on our stereotypes and assumptions.'
Editorial: How has Â鶹Éç¹ú²úshaped you?

Editorial: How has Â鶹Éç¹ú²úshaped you?

'As you reflect on the year that was and what is to come, we would love to know how Â鶹Éç¹ú²úhas shaped you.'
Survey: More second thoughts about Canada’s chamber of ‘sober second thought’

Survey: More second thoughts about Canada’s chamber of ‘sober second thought’

About one in four Canadians believe Canada does not need a Senate and want all legislation to be reviewed and authorized by the House of Commons.
Jack Knox: Unshovelled sidewalks and the lessons of a turkey lunch

Jack Knox: Unshovelled sidewalks and the lessons of a turkey lunch

As you may have noticed, compliance with municipal bylaws requiring residents and business owners to clear the walks adjoining their properties is pretty hit and miss.
Letter: Recounting being swept away in a Whistler backcountry avalanche

Letter: Recounting being swept away in a Whistler backcountry avalanche

'... any notion of control is a façade. Nature takes what nature wants.'
Rob Shaw: Eby is walking back two of his top leadership promises

Rob Shaw: Eby is walking back two of his top leadership promises

Premier David Eby is walking back two key promises from his leadership campaign – a new provincial mental health facility, and a proposal to involuntarily detain people who overdose for treatment.
Jack Knox: Going Three Stooges for our fellow Canuckleheads

Jack Knox: Going Three Stooges for our fellow Canuckleheads

What better time than the solstice to offer the rest of the country the spectacle of Victorians wringing their hands at the kind of weather people in Calgary equate with the August long weekend?
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