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Letter: Preserving old growth

Letter: Preserving old growth

The provincial government owns 94% percent of the provincial land-base, the remaining 6% is privately owned. This 6% of the land base is overwhelmingly in lower elevations, and there are very few forests left in these areas.
Opinion: Squamish, our house is on fire

Opinion: Squamish, our house is on fire

'If we keep turning this into a political issue, we will be arguing as the world burns down around us.'
Editorial: ‘Don’t be an idiot’ is not enough of a deterrent

Editorial: ‘Don’t be an idiot’ is not enough of a deterrent

A new BC Hydro report, 'Living on the edge,' cites a 200% increase over the last five years of trespassing incidents at its dams, reservoirs, and recreation sites.
Housing issue could spell trouble for BC NDP, poll suggests

Housing issue could spell trouble for BC NDP, poll suggests

As pandemic recedes, party faces renewed concerns about affordability, public safety, taxes, survey finds.
Opinion: We need to 'vaccinate' B.C.'s forests before it's too late

Opinion: We need to 'vaccinate' B.C.'s forests before it's too late

Researchers are calling on the B.C. government to scale up controlled burns in an effort to reduce wildfire risk.
Letter: Dismay at Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úVoices

Letter: Dismay at Âé¶¹Éç¹ú²úVoices

'Who has the stomach to be involved in local politics and politics in general?'
Letter: Protect old growth forests, Squamish

Letter: Protect old growth forests, Squamish

'One of our best defenses against climate breakdown are old-growth forests'
Almost half of Canadians think Canada should be a mosaic: poll

Almost half of Canadians think Canada should be a mosaic: poll

47% of respondents to survey say country should embrace multiculturalism – up six percentage points in one year.
Editorial: The ABCs of addressing Squamish's childcare crisis

Editorial: The ABCs of addressing Squamish's childcare crisis

'The cost of this is heard in mothers’ exhausted, stressed and pained voices'
Opinion: Sigh of relief over reopening the U.S. land border

Opinion: Sigh of relief over reopening the U.S. land border

'While both my car and I have been legally allowed to be in Canada, that did not dissuade some members of our community from bombarding both my wife and me with questions about our legal status in Canada.'