Aren’t things supposed to slow down in the summer? Why is it then this weekend especially, things are off the hook. Weddings to the right, Weddings to the Left, Year 50 of Logger sports, Development threats each and every way you turn… yee-sh. I’m a little chagrined that a wedding has taken me away from […]
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It’s hard out here in the ‘cliffe.
Squamish’s neighborhoods are remarkable in their diversity. Each having their own cultureand history, pro’s and con’s. There’s Brackendale with eagles and a privately interrupted public dyke. The Highlands have their remarkable views and infamous roving youth gangs. Meanwhile Dentville and Downtown’s endless character, and characters try to shake the ghetto reality. Then there’s Valleycliffe, the […]
Are you feeling lucky? Well, are ya?
This world it plagued with many superstitions. There are countless bad luck omens such as black cat’s crossing your path, walking under ladders, breaking mirrors etc. It’s even said that Squamish’s granite monolith, the Chief is actually bad feng shui. On the lucky side, many believe we just passed the luckiest day of the millennium. […]
You get what you pay for.
In this life there are very, and I mean very, few things we all can agree on. For Example: Earth is round, fire is hot. And the one everyone, no matter their color, financial status, religion or sexual preference knows: ‘you get what you pay for’. Nowhere this is more prevalent then when shopping for […]
Testing… Testing… Is this thing on?..
It’s hard to believe. That’s pretty much the perfect four words to describe any Test of Metal weekend and this year was no different. This year was, to my mind, the best race day yet. The course was fantastically soupy and the torrential rain definitely spelled out local’s advantage. It was great to hear Neil […]