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Usually when people think of a road out of Powell River, they envision a route over the Coastal Mountains.

About a dozen young freestyle skiers form all over the Unites States got an exciting introduction to life in Canada last week when the bus they were on caught fire on Hwy. 99 between Squamish and Whistler.

The select committee on Transportation, Infrastruc-ture and Planning presented its findings to council recommending that council direct the economic development officer to explore the area by the Squamish River and the Woodfibre ferry for the develop

Squamish property owners must now submit site alteration applications if they want to remove trees or soil, and the process will cost them. But the result will be a stop to indiscriminate land clearing.

Nearly 300 people packed the banquet room at the Powell River Town Centre Hotel June 16 to attend a presentation about a road to Squamish.

Those with concerns about water-use strategies for the Cheakamus River have a last chance next week to provide input to Land and Water B.C. (LWBC) before officials decide whether to adopt a water-use plan put forward by B.C. Hydro.

More than $16 million worth of real estate that hasn't even been built yet changed hands last week in Squamish.

Neil Mattson called his arrest for the theft of explosives on the Sea to Sky University grounds on Jan. 31 a rescue. He'd been struggling with an addiction to methamphetamine and the theft was only the most recent bad decision he'd made.

A proposed new subdivision first discussed in the 1990s then revived last year is now back up for discussion.

More than 70 kids in the Sea to Sky corridor will benefit from the 2010 Olympics this summer thanks to a new summer camp program focusing on the arts and recreation.