Squamish News Highlights

$1.5M repair work on Lil’wat Nation homes complete

23 existing affordable housing units in five buildings were repaired thanks to federal funding

Dec 21, 2023 6:31 AM Read more >

Rocky start to B.C. ski season sign of bleaker winters to come

Christmas season is supposed to be one of ski resorts' most lucrative, but warm weather and little snow have forced several resorts to scale back operations or close entirely.

Dec 21, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

At least 20% of deer killed on Sidney Island were native black-tailed deer

Eighteen of the animals killed in the cull, which cost $834,000 and involved shooting from a helicopter, were native black-tailed deer

Dec 21, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

No serious injuries in crash of historic Grumman Goose en route to Port Hardy

Four passengers and the pilot were able to walk several hundred feet to a road after the plane crashed shortly after leaving Bella Bella

Dec 21, 2023 5:15 AM Read more >

North Vancouver cannabis shop fined $7K for selling to undercover minor

The province has been using teenagers to carry out stings at liquor and cannabis stores

Dec 20, 2023 7:57 PM Read more >

Burnaby NOW blew cover of girl who skipped school to crush on teen Prince William

A recent NOW story about girls going gaga over 15-year-old Prince William during a royal visit to Burnaby South Secondary in 1998 sparked an amusing memory for one former local mom.

Dec 20, 2023 7:30 PM Read more >

Those who fake credentials show disrespect for health-care workers: Dix

The health minister was responding to questions about Charrybelle Talaue, 34, who has been charged after allegedly applying for a nursing job using forged documents.

Dec 20, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Editorial: A stocking for the Squamish mayor

The first gift from the traditional Christmas stocking is always rather pleasant, and so, too, for Squamish Mayor Armand Hurford.

Dec 20, 2023 5:26 PM Read more >

'Diminished' hope: Yellowhead Institute to end reports on TRC calls to action

OTTAWA — Canada has been so slow to carry out recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission that an Indigenous-led think tank says it has decided to stop publishing an annual report tracking its progress.

Dec 20, 2023 4:21 PM Read more >

Deal alert: You can fly from Vancouver to Paris next year for $187

Tickets are hundreds of dollars lower than usual to the City of Lights.

Dec 20, 2023 3:10 PM Read more >