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Mountain Woman may move to Squamish

The popular Mountain Woman Restaurant in Britannia Beach could be starting a second life in Squamish.

Squamish Access Society upset by filming

A contribution to the Squamish Access Society will not be enough to smooth over tensions about Smoke Bluffs Park filming on the eve of the Squamish Mountain Festival.

Carney's to bear proof garbage bins

A proposed plan to bring curbside recycling to Squamish may also involve bear proofing every garbage bin in town - for a cost.

Farmer's Market explodes with seasonal produce

The Squamish Farmer's Market has come into bloom with more than 24 vendors - many bringing in the fruits and vegetables shoppers crave. And shoppers came in droves.

Residents' work recognized

Two Sea to Sky Corridor residents are being recognized for their many years of contributions toward a distinguished body of B.C. scientists and engineers.

Red Point gets rejected

The highly contested residential development Red Point proposed for the Upper Mamquam Blind Channel failed to get third reading on Tuesday (July 15).

Proposed land tax stirs up affordable housing concerns

In an attempt to offset a strained municipal budget, council has thrown its support behind a proposal that would give the district a cut of the province's land transfer tax.

Woodfibre headed to China

The future of the Woodfibre site is still unclear, but the pulp mill itself is already headed for a new life in China.

VANOC hires local community, media rep

Information about the 2010 Winter Olympics might make it to Squamish with a bit more speed and clarity now that the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has hired a local resident as its communications specialist.

Truck downs hydro pole

The heart of Downtown Squamish was under billowing smoke while lights went dark from Cleveland Avenue to Garibaldi Way after a cement truck took down a hydro pole Monday (July 7).
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