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When you are running a private for profit business, decisions need to be made based on financial prudence, effective risk management and an understanding of future cash flow and profits.

Recently Coun. Raiser argued in a recent interview with the Reporter that councillors should probably take home close to $34,000 a year for their work, the idea being that increasing pay attracts more and better candidates.

Elections Canada reports that since the 90s we have gone from 70 per cent down to 61 per cent in the most recent federal election.

Woodfibre LNG provided me with some of their own projections into wages and tax contributions to the local economy (and no, I’m not on the payroll, so we can skip the drama).

A while back I was told off in an online comment forum. Why are you guys at the Reporter so hard on Council? Why all the negativity? Why can’t you just be positive and supportive instead of nitpicking everything? My answer was: because that’s our main job.

Since the closure of Woodfibre mill in 2006 many in Squamish have bemoaned the loss of industrial tax revenues and well-paying jobs. With eyes firmly planted in the past resource-industry glory it is easy to miss the fundamental economic shift taking place now and into the future.

It won’t be so much fun, but hold my hand dear reader and let’s go down the SODC rabbit hole. What are we getting into, you ask? A deep doodo of $11.5 million debt.

By Nicole MusgravePublished: Sept. 6, 2014   It was the seventh day of our 15 day passage between the Maldives

Like any other real estate market, purchasing a home in Squamish requires a game plan. Determining what you can afford and creating a budget are both good starting points.

when we make large- scale decisions that affect the environment and the economy of British Columbia, everyone’s point of view is to be considered while applicants undergo the rigorous review process.