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Squamish has gone to the dogs, literally. I used to love walking along the Brackendale dike, but lately I've been too disgusted to set foot up there. Why? Because you cannot go more than two feet without seeing a pile of dog poo.

Seventy-six years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt said at his inauguration as president of the United States: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

According to Canadian aquatic biologists, a farm salmon has to eat two to five pounds of wild-caught fish in order to gain one pound (Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2001). In 2000, farmed salmon production was 49,000 tons .

A favourite legend is the Big Lady or the Cannibal Women. It teaches children their boundaries of where they live and play.

I walked by Brackendale Elementary this morning during recess; very, very noisy up there.

Helen Lalond and Susie Petruk, although different in so many ways, speak a language unto themselves; they provoke and humour each other as only sisters can. Helen jumped out of an airplane to honour her 50th birthday.

February is Heart Month and a time of year when dedicated volunteers in our community take the time to visit neighbours and friends to raise funds and awareness of heart disease and stroke.

Sorry, Vanoc, I intend to give you exactly what you've given Squamish: nothingI will admit to once being an Olympic supporter.

A Touch of Brass is B.C.'s premier brass quintet and they will be in concert at St. John's Anglican Church tonight (Jan. 23) at 8 p.m.

Editor, Wow Squamish! Friday Dec. 11: I have never been so proud of our community.