Skip to content

Local News

Editorial: Squamish at risk of devastating wildfire due to reckless behaviour

Editorial: Squamish at risk of devastating wildfire due to reckless behaviour

As B.C.'s wildfire season intensifies, locals are urged to take heed of the devastating Jasper wildfire, where one-third of the town's buildings were destroyed
SLRD approves new luxury development at Furry Creek

SLRD approves new luxury development at Furry Creek

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District board approval given to build new craftsman-style townhouses along Furry Creek’s waterfront within the next two years.
Updated: Squamish wildfire is now out

Updated: Squamish wildfire is now out

This was the second wildfire in Squamish this season.
B.C. Court to decide on Squamish fourplex amid housing density debate

B.C. Court to decide on Squamish fourplex amid housing density debate

A B.C. Supreme Court judge is set to weigh in on a developer's bid to build a fourplex in Garibaldi Estates, despite neighbours' claims that the project violates a 1959 common law building scheme that governs the community's development.
Jakob Jewett sidelined with hand injury

Jakob Jewett sidelined with hand injury

The reigning Canadian Open DH champ will miss the 2025 World Cup opener in Bielsko-Biala
Hospitality workers on Woodfibre LNG floatel vote to unionize

Hospitality workers on Woodfibre LNG floatel vote to unionize

60 hospitality cleaners and catering staff aboard the MV Isabelle X floatel have voted to join UNITE HERE Local 40, now seeking improved wages, conditions and protections.
B.C. Greens won't back government's 'vague' infrastructure bill

B.C. Greens won't back government's 'vague' infrastructure bill

BC Green Party says the province's proposed infrastructure bill provides too much 'unchecked authority'
Why climate change wasn't a priority in the federal election

Why climate change wasn't a priority in the federal election

It wasn’t just due to President Donald Trump’s threats, says UBC political science prof.
Filipino community in Sea to Sky rallies after deadly Lapu-Lapu festival attack

Filipino community in Sea to Sky rallies after deadly Lapu-Lapu festival attack

Barangay Sea to Sky plans events to honour victims and look forward after 11 killed in Vancouver festival attack
Squamish neighbourhood's 1959 common law building scheme at issue in court

Squamish neighbourhood's 1959 common law building scheme at issue in court

The case could test the NDP government’s 2023-passed housing statutes.