In honour of a long-time employee, Woodfibre LNG has named the dock at its site Rick’s Landing, after site supervisor Rick Kormendy.
Kormendy’s last day of his 45-year career was Friday. He worked his entire career at the Woodfibre site, according to a news release, and even once lived at the former pulp mill town site on the property. For the past few years, he has been commuting to the site from his home in Langley.
Oceanfront work underway
The Oceanfront Lands will be a beehive of activity in the coming months.
Dirt is already being moved around on the property, which officially sold Feb. 3 to Newport Beach Developments.
Road grading and site works for the planned UBC facility are currently underway. Geotechnical drilling for the main road was completed in March.
Company representatives say they plan to roll out a website and Facebook page so curious residents can keep up with the progress. Both are expected in the coming weeks.
The Nexen Beach Loop Trail will likely stay open throughout the summer, although parts may be blocked if required for construction or safety issues, according to Newport.
The road will remain open, and there are no immediate plans to remove the slacklines at the water’s edge.
Work is beginning on the park and also on various other parts of the project simultaneously.
Events at the library
The Squamish Public Library offers lots to learn this spring.
A new all-ages colouring club will meet at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of each month. Bring your own materials or use the library’s.
Bear expert Michael Allen will host a slide show presentation, Wildlife by Remote, on Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Want to be your own boss? A self-employment information presentation will be held April 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Another presentation in the Quest Lecture Series on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m., will feature Dr. Mark Vaughan’s presentation, “Better Living through Synthetic Biology?” The event will tackle the potential impacts certain technologies will have on our lives in the near future.
A perennial favourite, Friends of the Library Book Sale, will take place Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, 12 to 2 p.m. The library is accepting donations of good condition books beginning April 8 and of framed artwork on Friday, April 22 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Maker Monday will be on the topic Composting 101 on Monday, April 25 at 6 p.m.
Teens 14 to 18 years old, interested in creating graphic novels can take a special Making Graphic Novels program on Sundays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. starting May 1. To sign up, call 604-892-3110.
