Squamish News Highlights

Editorial: Unlocking Concentration—The case for a school district-wide ban on cell phones in classrooms

Why it's Time for Change: The absence of a district-wide policy on cell phones in classrooms sparks a discussion on the need for a comprehensive ban in School District #48.

Oct 18, 2023 8:22 AM Read more >

BC Hydro considered if pot-testing policy was disqualifying too many job candidates

An internal briefing note from the Crown corporation suggests policy may have unnecessarily weeded out qualified candidates who posed no safety risk

Oct 18, 2023 7:45 AM Read more >

Museum Musings: Framing early Whistler

'When Whistler Mountain was first being developed as a ski resort in the 1960s, A-frames were a popular design choice, whether building a ski cabin or a Skiers’ Chapel'

Oct 18, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

New rules for short‑term rentals in B.C. put investment and retirement plans into disarray

B.C. is striving to open up thousands of short-term rental units to the long-term market

Oct 18, 2023 5:45 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Bureaucrats' rejection of power-generation plan to cost taxpayers $10 million

The B.C. Supreme Court ruled that officials committed misfeasance — wrongful exercise of authority — in rejecting the multi-million dollar project without having any apparent grounds or authority to do so

Oct 18, 2023 5:30 AM Read more >

Flush toilets will be required at large construction sites

Details of the new rules are still being worked out, but flush toilets will be required on sites with 25 workers or more

Oct 18, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Opinion: The hidden risks of buy now, pay later

Are buy now, pay later services truly a new way to boost financial inclusion, or just another type of predatory loan?

Oct 18, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Homeowners seek permission to build pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen on agricultural land

Owners want to add a pool, outdoor kitchen and hot tub to their Old West Saanich property, which is in the Agricultural Land Reserve

Oct 18, 2023 4:35 AM Read more >

Friends and family pay tribute to 'kind' Liam Fisher at Pemberton memorial

The medical student and accomplished athlete was found dead after going missing during a fun run in Grenada

Oct 17, 2023 8:29 PM Read more >

Letter: What Giuseppe Garibaldi would stand for

'While Garibaldi is well worth remembering, he would not want to be remembered at the expense of the Skwxwú7mesh Nation.'

Oct 17, 2023 8:02 PM Read more >