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Community mailboxes heading for Highlands

Info meeting coming March 2 for feedback John French Like it or not, residents in the Garibaldi Highlands will be changing their addresses this year.

Community

Heritage Week is celebrated from Feb. 20 to Feb. 27 and to commemorate this week, the Squamish Public Library is hosting a Heritage Walk and Tea on Sunday (Feb. 20). Participants are asked to gather at the meeting room at 1 p.m.

Man caught in move during flood out of luck for compensation

A local man caught between homes when floodwaters hit the Squamish Valley won't be getting any help from the provincial government to replace $30,000 in personal possessions.

MedWatch expands program

A small plastic vial could save your life - and it's free for seniors over the age of 50. Medwatch is a plastic container, much like a pill container, containing personalized medical information.

A step-by-step plan for quitting smoking

Everyone has a bad habit. But if yours is smoking and you've quit, or are thinking about quitting, Vancouver Coastal Health has just the thing for you. It's running a Smoking Cessation Program at Coast Garibaldi Health.

Women's Centre hopes for more money after gov't announcement

The provincial government is pouring $12.5 million into programs and services for women and children escaping violence, but the Howe Sound Women's Centre doesn't know what that will mean for its services.

Explosion rocks Dentville

A number of people called 911 at just before 7 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 4) to report they heard and felt an explosion in the area of Howe Sound Secondary School.

First SSU campus building to start construction next month

Construction is set to start on Sea to Sky University's first campus building next month, the institution announced this week.

REFERENDUM 2005: Squamish has .500 record on recent spending votes

The last four times the District of Squamish went to the people for an opinion on a borrowing bylaw, the voters said yes twice.

Hwy. 99 update

There are no Hwy. 99 closures currently scheduled through February. In the coming week of Feb.
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