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Fantastic frozen Friday Squamish photo

Fantastic frozen Friday Squamish photo

Sidney Legari took this stunning shot this week at Levette Lake where the cold snap has meant skating has been possible.
District of Squamish gearing up for imminent zoning and development changes

District of Squamish gearing up for imminent zoning and development changes

Muni staff collecting information on timing of provincial regulations for faster housing development.
Rob Shaw: Feds, province at loggerheads over caps on international students

Rob Shaw: Feds, province at loggerheads over caps on international students

B.C. housing minister: 'The core issue we still have, regardless, is we are not building enough housing for the people we have.'
John Ducker: Why winter tires are important when it's below 7C

John Ducker: Why winter tires are important when it's below 7C

As temperatures drop, rubber in summer or all season tires hardens, becoming more inflexible and killing traction — the thing you want most in poor road conditions.
Birth tourism showing post-pandemic rebound in B.C.

Birth tourism showing post-pandemic rebound in B.C.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, nearly 900 foreign mothers paid to give birth in B.C.; however, that figure dropped substantially, to 152, in 2021. Now, with travel restrictions lifted, birth tourism appears back on the rise, says immigration researcher.
2025 Invictus Games brand reveal to take place Jan. 23

2025 Invictus Games brand reveal to take place Jan. 23

Indigenous artists Levi Nelson, Mack Paul, Ray Natraoro and Olivia George designed the brand for the upcoming event
B.C. strata ordered to pay almost $11K for flood damage

B.C. strata ordered to pay almost $11K for flood damage

Residents putting grease down kitchen sinks could have been responsible for repeated strata pipe blockages and floods.
Woman injured in rear-end collision receives $1 million in damages

Woman injured in rear-end collision receives $1 million in damages

Alyssa Reaume was on her way home from her job as a shift supervisor at Starbucks when she was hit by a Ford F-550 while stopped behind a line of cars
San Group lands $2.5M for equipment for Port Alberni manufacturing facility

San Group lands $2.5M for equipment for Port Alberni manufacturing facility

The money from the province’s Manufacturing Jobs Fund is for equipment for an innovative process that creates engineered cedar products using ultra-thin sheets of veneer
B.C. Transit chief honoured by Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

B.C. Transit chief honoured by Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

The first woman to hold the top B.C. Transit job, Pinkerton is the winner of the Chamber’s Award of Distinction this year
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