Life
Slow Down While We Have the Opportunity
MY mother always said bad things happen in threes. The oil spill in English Bay, the fire at Squamish Terminals and the chip off the Chief were three shocking events that took place over a short period of time close to home that are a good example of this superstition.
Why Squamish CAN Hates Garbage
For the past four years Squamish Climate Action Network (Squamish CAN) has teamed with the District to take on the challenge of Zero Waste. Our community is making big gains in the right direction.
I SAY…Grow Food and Get Connected
By Adriana SmithPublished: April 14, 2015 I READ a blog by Earthie Mama the other day about raising
In the Grey Zone, We Can Miss a Lot
Health Canada isn’t in the business of being cruel; handing someone an untested, unproven or unregulated drug might actually make things worse. It might even kill the patient.
Is a Loved One’s Pain Debatable ?
When I was asked to have a debate on medical cannabis dispensaries in Canada my first thought was—what is there to debate? The current medical cannabis system is ‘flawed by any standard': not debatable.
Pricing Howe Sound Into the Market
Even though there is a growing awareness on this, you can still hear people ask, “Does she work, or is she a housewife?” As if being a housewife, or homemaker, is no work. We have come to define work as something only of monetary value. If a type of work cannot be monetised or has no clear monetary value, it is considered no work at all.
The Salmon Run on My Canvas
It was in October 2014 that I saw bald eagles sitting on trees all over Squamish and I was reminded that the salmon must be spawning. I went for a drive and sat by the Mamquam river and watched the beauty of the salmon spawning dance. I am not sure what was it that evoked and inspired my passion for painting salmon that day.
I SAY…Volunteer in our Community
Most people who volunteer do so because they know this is what it means to be part of a community. So I would like you to look around in your daily busy lives, and notice these community members.
I SAY…Mothers Have the Hardest Jobs
I’m not talking about the daily domestic work here. Mothers are creating the minds of our future generations. They are habit engineers, emotional architects and household lawyers. The early childhood development work they do sets the course for the decades ahead.
Gas Pipeline and District Liability
By Herbert VesleyPublished: Nov 11, 2014 Local media provided extensive coverage on the proposed LNG plant and candidates for council