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It's that time of year again, folks - songbird time.

Planting season has started in Squamish. If you haven't done any yet this year, why not lend a hand to the Squamish Streamkeepers community plant this Saturday? The streamkeepers are meeting on Saturday (April 17) at 11 a.m.

Mayor Ian Sutherland wants some of the money he says the major gas companies are squeezing out of Squamish drivers to put towards funding a bus service between Squamish and Whistler.

Don't know what to do with that old 1970s computer monitor gathering dust and taking up space in your basement? How about that old cell phone that doesn't have the fancy picture-taking capabilities that your new one does? If you can't find someone wh

Squamish is feeling neglected when it comes to the Sea to Sky Highway Improvement Project. The highway improvement issue that is getting the most attention is the alignment of the route through West Vancouver.

11-year-old nearly strangled by rope swingJohn French Chief Staff Writer A child's rope swing turned from being fun to almost deadly over the Easter long weekend - but a fast response by emergency personnel saved a life.

The clearing of the land where Wal-Mart plans to set up shop in the Squamish Business Park has some residents asking questions.

Ralph Hutton Special to The Chief I have just spent the Easter weekend "in the bush" with 54 young men and women from the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps. As a first-timer on such an exercise, I really didn't know what to expect.

A tax increase that was rejected last week came back to council this week, and as a result, water rates will go up this year. When the proposed rate increase came before council on April 6, the request from staff was rejected. Coun.

As part of a North American effort to help feed those in need, the 400-plus members of Squamish Curves have donated 1,256 pounds of food to the Squamish Food Bank while losing some of their own pounds in the process.