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Wild at Art committee organizers, volunteers, performers and audiences are still buzzing after a tremendous 10 days of song, music, dance, art and even a fashion show.

Childcare advocates are warning parents and residents that the decision to reverse a portion of drastic budgets cuts does not mean that the widely-used Child Care Referral Resource (CCRR) centre will remain open.

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Sylvie Paillard [email protected] The District of Squamish wants the entire community's opinion on a plan for the downtown, and they're inviting residents to voice their ideas in two workshops this weekend (March 9 and 10).

Downtown affordable housing advocates were pitted against one resident who fears public parking problems during a public hearing into the proposed 33 small-scale condo complex on what is now the Howe Sound Inn parking lot.

Nineteen months after a CN train derailment dumped 41,000 litres of caustic soda into the Cheakamus River, the railway is offering $400,000 a year over five years to environmentalists and businesses dealing with the aftermath.

The Oceanfront talks started anew this week, and all sectors of the community - from residents to property owners to developers - may soon get a chance to air thoughts.

Confusion over windsurf spit municipal boundaries is causing headaches for the Windsport Society and will mean extra steps before municipally-funded infrastructure upgrades can go ahead.

The World Hockey Association (WHA) appears to in a shambles with allegations of financial mismanagement, the loss of its Osoyoos team due to outstanding ice time bills, and the alienation of its Lumby team due to an alleged refusal to pay for play-of

Families throughout the community are facing growing affordable housing challenges, and thousands of new units proposed for Squamish won't help, according to a district-commissioned report presented during a council strategy meeting Tuesday (Feb.