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Sylvie Paillard [email protected] A motion by Coun.

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Sylvie Paillard [email protected] Members of the Squamish Nation waved, cheered and gave the thumbs up sign to the first truckload of logs coming out of Tree Farm Licence 38 under First Nations stewardship 38 Monday (May 1).

Sylvie Paillard [email protected] An unnamed 53-year-old Squamish resident faces numerous charges after allegedly attacking RCMP officers with a knife.

The Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC) won't be attending a Squamish Chamber of Commerce public forum on its joint venture union with Qualex-Landmark to develop Squamish's waterfront, choosing instead to hold their own session to intr

Sylvie Paillard [email protected] Squamish New Directions (SND) did better at the cash box than the ballot box in last fall's municipal elections, thanks in large part to heavy backing from the development community.

Since 1992, local photographer Garry Cotter has been enduring G forces and airsickness while capturing spectacular images from Canadian Forces Snowbirds' cockpits. Now the grueling work has paid off.

WorkSafe B.C. has announced their financial turn around from a $500-million deficit to a $300 million dollar surplus and the local labour committee is calling the recent claims "outrageous" and "shameful.

Jane Emerick [email protected] The Squamish Emergency Program Society (SEPS) needs equipment and they are asking the community to help fundraise for the group that tirelessly volunteers its time to keep Squamish safe.

Squamish voters accounted for more than the 973-vote difference between winner Liberal Blair Wilson and Conservative runner-up John Weston in the Jan. 23 federal election.