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Mar 5
1 min

Statement regarding District Lot 509/510

Following the motions regarding District Lot 509/510 on Tuesday (March 2) I wish to express my disappointment with the actions of the...

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John French

May 2, 2020
2 min

Yup, Squamish wants a cinema

The fundamental error at Garibaldi Village was forcing a developer to build a cinema. The venture was doomed from the start.

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John French

Apr 11, 2020
1 min

Crazy COVID-19 Times

With most of us doing all we can to prevent the spread of COVID-19 I find myself wanting to make a difference on the April long weekend. ...

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John French

Mar 7, 2020
1 min

Garibaldi Provincial Park Proposal

Some Garibaldi Provincial Park visitors are pushing for big changes in the park. The proposal details were published recently by members...

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John French

Apr 28, 2019
2 min

Accuracy counts

Misinformation: false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive. I posted this definition to...

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John French

Feb 23, 2019
4 min

Reflections On A Campaign

This blog post was originally created as a podcast. The audio version is here. October 20th was a pretty big day… that’s the day I was...

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Compost, recycle like there's something at stake

John French

Oct 7, 2018
2 min

Compost, recycle like there's something at stake

While I was out knocking on doors I spoke with Chad Hooper. He reached out to me by email later the same day to further discuss an issue...

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John French

Sep 21, 2018
1 min

Show us the corruption

Many saw a social media post recently accusing a municipal councillor and current council candidate of corruption. The sponsored Facebook...

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