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Squamish letter: Why so few locals at the Remembrance Day ceremony?

Squamish letter: Why so few locals at the Remembrance Day ceremony?

'Without honouring and respecting their sacrifices we might not have any of the other holidays we have all come to love and enjoy.'
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B.C. home sales surge 34% in October, says real estate association

B.C. home sales surge 34% in October, says real estate association

Unit sales and dollar volume significantly higher than same time a year ago, according to BCREA data
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Brock Boeser is back and taking contact at Canucks practice in Boston

Brock Boeser is back and taking contact at Canucks practice in Boston

Brock Boeser has missed seven games after taking a blindside hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot, who was suspended for three games.
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Woman 'screaming for help' flees vehicle, police in B.C. investigating

Woman 'screaming for help' flees vehicle, police in B.C. investigating

Abbotsford police are looking to speak with the man, who is in his late 50s to 60s.
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Could gas flaring from Woodfibre LNG pose a health threat to Squamish residents?

Could gas flaring from Woodfibre LNG pose a health threat to Squamish residents?

As construction begins on the Woodfibre LNG facility in Squamish, B.C., residents are worried about air pollution and health impacts from flaring — the process of burning off excess gas. Missing environmental assessment data doesn’t quell their fears.
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Letter: Squamish bike lanes are second to none

Letter: Squamish bike lanes are second to none

'In Squamish, we have bike lanes throughout the downtown, bike lanes that are two-way and are light at night, bike lanes that leave 18 inches so you don’t get doored in some places, and the dike trails that are extensive and go for kilometres.'
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Long-awaited carbon rebate for businesses being sent earlier than promised

Long-awaited carbon rebate for businesses being sent earlier than promised

The funds were to go out next month but Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez says the payments are being sent now instead.
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Squamish editorial: A winter highway song parody for locals

Squamish editorial: A winter highway song parody for locals

With the first snowfall of the season upon us in the Sea to Sky and Whistler Blackcomb now open, here’s a song for locals to sing as we watch the folks from the city try to make it up to the resort on their bald tires.
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Rob Shaw: GST exemption delivers raw deal for British Columbians

Rob Shaw: GST exemption delivers raw deal for British Columbians

Ontario residents will enjoy fuller tax holiday compared to B.C.
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B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped

B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped

The stand-alone Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which advocates say had no "teeth," was created in 2017 to provide co-ordinated responses to the toxic drug crisis. It has now been absorbed into the Health Ministry.
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