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Candidates in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding were off and running this week in the third federal election in four years.

Cleanup efforts continue in the Howe Sound and Squamish estuary following the Westwood Anette oil spill.

B.C. Housing granted the Salvation Army money to host an extreme weather shelter in their facility in Gibsons this winter.

RCMP have been unable to locate a group of children who appeared severely intoxicated while roaming Garibaldi Estates during the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9. At 9:30 p.m.

Fifteen years of bird counting data will help scientists with the environmental assessment of the oil spill, thanks to the Squamish Environmental Conservation Society (SECS) and their dedicated work to create the longest, continuous bird count in B.

After months of rumours and speculation, the Liberal Party's local riding president has confirmed that Squamish Mayor Ian Sutherland will run for Parliament. Sutherland was acclaimed on Sept.

Following a Kiewit worker error that almost led to a serious multi-vehicle traffic accident, Valleycliffe resident Kirsten Andrews said she's afraid to drive the Sea to Sky Highway because Kiewit traffic management refused to update her on how they'v

It took just one hour for 29,000 litres of bunker fuel to foul the Howe Sound, but it'll take shipping company lawyers months to get through claims for compensation.

Greg Amos/Staff Writer Despite being thwarted by residents opposed to borrowing plans, Gibsons council is manouevering to put cross connection controls, water metering, and other public works to three separate referenda during the Nov.

Ledcor Power Inc. began construction on a contentious Ashlu River independent power project on Thursday, Aug. 10, despite the Squamish Lillooet Regional District's (SLRD) refusal to allow rezoning and heavy opposition by the river's user group.