Squamish News Highlights

Letter: Saying no to FortisBC housing plan won’t stop the project, Squamish council

'If council denies the temporary use permit FortisBC has applied for, it will not do anything to stop the project, and it will send the already desperate Squamish rental housing market into overdrive.'

Jul 20, 2023 10:52 AM Read more >

Former councillor to recreate Richmond’s first ‘superstore’ in his house

Harold Steves, Richmond residents recall the Hong Wo store, run by a Chinese Canadian entrepreneur and his family from 1895 to 1971

Jul 20, 2023 10:49 AM Read more >

Letter: Rebuttal to Stewart Muir LNG column

'I also considered that the guest column was intended as a parody of the sort of statements commonly written by the resource extraction industry and some politicians. But it wasn’t funny.'

Jul 20, 2023 10:29 AM Read more >

RCMP inundated with complaints after duplicate Amber Alert

A second, identical Amber Alert went out around 11 p.m. Wednesday. Police say they're looking into it.

Jul 20, 2023 10:20 AM Read more >

Meet the young Canadians spending summer on the frontlines of wildfire fight

When Reese Lange was in kindergarten, she dreamed of joining the police. But it was in high school that she decided on her true calling.

Jul 20, 2023 10:06 AM Read more >

Crash with commercial trucker leaves electric skateboard rider dead, West Vancouver police say

A police statement does not specify how the crash happened. The RCMP’s collision experts have been called in to investigate

Jul 20, 2023 9:39 AM Read more >

Satellites track loss of old-growth forests B.C. government said it would protect

A new watchdog satellite tracking map found 2,600 hectares of that forest — almost all big ancient trees — were slated for deferral by the province in 2020, but were logged anyways. The number is expected to grow significantly as more data is vetted.

Jul 20, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Opinion: Ban all fires during the summer to protect the BCWS

Without a ban, we are only adding to the risk that the BCWS takes on. And, clearly, they’re already risking enough.

Jul 20, 2023 7:51 AM Read more >

Editorial: Slow your e-bikes roll in Squamish

Judging by the current situation, there are going to be increasingly serious accidents with pedestrians, dogs being walked, kids on pedal bikes, seniors in scooters, or parents with strollers.

Jul 20, 2023 7:34 AM Read more >

SLRD issues evacuation order for properties near Anderson Lake

Casper Creek wildfire now 528 hectares; evac alert issued for more properties

Jul 20, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >