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Squamish editorial: Highlining death highlights media’s delicate role

Squamish editorial: Highlining death highlights media’s delicate role

Reporting on deaths in niche sports like highlining presents a unique challenge: informing the public without sensationalizing or alienating grieving communities.
Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

Update: 'Bright, brave'—22-year-old woman who died highlining remembered

The athlete, a recent UBC grad, 'forgot to re-tie her leash,' leading to her fatal fall, according to the International Slackline Association.
Squamish and Musqueam Nation youth athletes win provincial sport awards

Squamish and Musqueam Nation youth athletes win provincial sport awards

Recipients will have their photo and bio on display at the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in the Indigenous Sports Gallery in Vancouver
Vision Pacific, Blueline Contracting honoured at 2025 CHBA National Awards

Vision Pacific, Blueline Contracting honoured at 2025 CHBA National Awards

Both Sea to Sky companies won in the Best Detached Custom Home division
Squamish resident raises safety concerns over hospital parking lot

Squamish resident raises safety concerns over hospital parking lot

The District of Squamish says more upgrades are coming.
ICYMI: Britannia Beach plant can accept trucked wastewater from outside the service area

ICYMI: Britannia Beach plant can accept trucked wastewater from outside the service area

The under-utilized Britannia Beach Wastewater Plant, which previously only accepted trucked regional wastewater, can now accept wastewater from outside service area following a recent SLRD bylaw amendment.
ICYMI: Splash park, sea dike and more: Squamish project updates

ICYMI: Splash park, sea dike and more: Squamish project updates

With some projects nearing completion and others facing delays, District staff outline timelines and next steps for key developments shaping the future of Squamish.
ICYMI: Tale of two oceanfronts: Squamish developer’s project takes step forward in Port Alberni

ICYMI: Tale of two oceanfronts: Squamish developer’s project takes step forward in Port Alberni

Milestone is reached as the Island city and Matthews West sign a development agreement, paving the way for a mixed-use project with park space, retail, and housing, like at Oceanfront Squamish.
Elly Hoskin secures historic World Cup gold for Canada

Elly Hoskin secures historic World Cup gold for Canada

The Squamish rider is the first woman not from Great Britain or France to win an enduro World Cup
New exhibit highlights 50 years of Britannia Mine Museum history

New exhibit highlights 50 years of Britannia Mine Museum history

For generations, it’s been a landmark on the Sea to Sky Highway. Now, as it turns 50, the Britannia Mine Museum is inviting visitors to explore its rich past through an immersive new exhibition.