Squamish News Highlights

Letter: Shocking lack of arenas in the Sea to Sky Corridor

'It is hard to believe that there are only two indoor ice surfaces/arenas for all of Sea to Sky country: Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton.'

Sep 14, 2023 9:56 AM Read more >

Editorial: Brackendale Fall Fair and GranFondo and bring Squamish together

'So often, we tend to make things an either-or. Last weekend showed we can be all in for Squamish in more ways than one.'

Sep 14, 2023 9:27 AM Read more >

Billboard in Seattle promoting Richmond sparks social media debate

The Tourism Richmond advertising campaign down south has caused a stir on Reddit

Sep 14, 2023 8:27 AM Read more >

Old-growth logging, road building can proceed in B.C. without First Nation consent, says memo

A May 2023 memo from BC Timber Sales gives direction for logging to proceed in certain old-growth forests where First Nations haven't responded or where road building elsewhere is deemed not economically feasible.

Sep 14, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Downton Lake blaze destroys 43 properties north of Pemberton, SLRD confirms

Gun Lake residents can now return to their properties, after the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District downgraded evacuation orders to alerts on Wednesday.

Sep 14, 2023 6:30 AM Read more >

Port Alberni woman accused of murdering son was suffering from panic attacks, trial hears

Samantha Dittmer was under the care of a doctor for anxiety brought on by the stress of a messy divorce her son was going through, the prosecutor said as her trial got underway this week

Sep 14, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

B.C. parents missing out on free money for their children's education

Every child in B.C. is eligible for a free, one-time $1,200 RESP grant, with no contribution, upon turning six and until the age of nine; but only roughly half of children are receiving it, according to the B.C. government.

Sep 14, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Rescue centre watches for avian flu in seals, after cases in Puget Sound

Tests completed late last week found the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in three adult harbour seals in the Puget Sound

Sep 14, 2023 4:55 AM Read more >

Afghan refugee siblings reunited in Victoria

When Tahmina Akakhil left Pakistan last year to settle in Canada after fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, she was devastated to leave her siblings behind

Sep 14, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: Pierre Poilievre keeps shoveling ‘Canadian promise’ hogwash

The Conservative leader keeps offering a fictionalized account of this country that Canada was perfect until the Liberals under Trudeau came to power.

Sep 14, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >