In the Community

From Dec. 1 to 9, reduce what you owe with non-perishable items and help the hungry

Non-perishable food, new toys and financial donations top the list of items needed for the 38th annual Community Christmas Care campaign. Last year, around 250 hampers were given to families and individuals living in Squamish.

Locally-grown fruit and veggies are getting some well-deserved attention. The author of a new book, Freshly Picked: A Locavore's Love Affair with BC's Bounty, is visiting Squamish next month.

Fresh off being elected to Burnaby council, DOA legend Joe Keithley hitting the stage

Battered Women’s Support Services advertisement part of larger campaign

The Polar Express A treasured holiday story comes alive at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park for four weekends in November and December. Families can board a special train car and travel to the “north pole,” including Christmas music and cookies.

Squamish Helping Hands Society, along with the local non-profit startup Cutting Barriers Employment and Training Association, are pairing up to launch Giving Tuesday in Squamish on Nov. 27. Their goal is to raise $10,000 by Dec.

Students at Howe Sound Secondary have found a creative way to show exactly how much plastic waste the school produced in a week.

With a killer whale, long house, canoe and the Stawamus Chief towering in the background, the new mural at Sea to Sky Learning Connections is unmistakably Squamish.

If all goes according to plan, Howe Sound Secondary’s shop class may get a chance at building the shelter for the new bus pullout that was just built outside the school.