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A downtown Business Improvement Area (BIA) proposal is up for debate, and in true Squamish style, it's being debated with vehemence and conviction.

About 99 per cent of the time, being put at the top of the list is a cause for celebration.

What do rehab house NIMBYS oppose? Editor, What exactly are Brackendale citizens opposing in regards to the recovery support house intended for a former Brackendale bed and breakfast on Depot Road at Hwy 99? This will be a well-maintained, drug and a

Speak out on flawed exams Editor, As I read Paul Demers article "When the Test Fails" (The Chief, Feb. 24/06) I got a familiar yet very sick feeling in my stomach. We have children in grades 9 and 11.

"One day the bottom will drop out."-B.Marley Some things simply aren't discussed.

The plan to open an addiction recovery support house in Brackendale has given light to a lot of different emotions among residents this past week. The vocal majority are incensed and dead-set against the recovery house being put in their "backyards".

This week the Chief reported that Brackendale residents are again up in arms about a project in their neighbourhood.

One of the purposes of this space, is to allow the editor to postulate subjectively on issues of the day, and to call out those in power for shortcomings and presumed dereliction of duty.

Reclaiming our children Editor, We write on behalf of many families in this province, who like ourselves, are losing their children. Readers would have heard about the 14-year-old runaway girl in the Vancouver area in late January.

Squamish is a dog town. Regardless your preference of the pooch, there's no denying man's best friend has a special place in this community.