Local News

Is the Business Park in the midst of a big box brawl? With Home Depot just a few months away from opening its doors, neighbouring Mountain Building Centres has just completed the sale of its three-store chain to Rona, the largest Canadian distributor

Two hundred grannies from Canada and 100 grannies from Africa met at the 16th International AIDS conference in Toronto in mid-August for the Grandmothers' Gathering.

In the wake of a provincial report listing Squamish ninth in provincial crime rates, Crime Stoppers is launching a new initiative to fight the problem in the Sea to Sky corridor.

After 10 years as the anchor of Squamish Station Shopping Centre, MarketPlaceIGA will close its doors in 90 days, employees learned this week.

Two hikers spent an unexpected night in the bush on Monday (Aug. 15) after becoming separated while bush whacking up Rubble Creek near Garibaldi Lake. The pair had only intended to be out for the day and did not carry overnight gear.

Mayor Ian Sutherland said he blames Whistler for a corridor-wide loss of $18 million following VANOC's decision to move sledge hockey and wheelchair curling Paralympic events to Vancouver.

Some called him gaudy, others fell in love at first sight. But everyone agreed: there was no missing Sam the Squamish Axe Man as you drove past him on Hwy. 99.

Focus Wildlife and Canadian Wildlife Service at odds over cannon net use Sylvie Paillard [email protected] The group hired to collect oil-contaminated birds left town Monday (Aug.

Whistler lawmakers this week pledged their support for an initiative to fill the composting vacuum left by the impending closure of the Carney's Waste Services organic recycling facility in Squamish.

With fall fast approaching, election season has unofficially begun. Coast Reporter's election coverage begins today with this preview of candidates for the mid-November municipal election. Voters will go to the polls on Nov.