Local News

Election season is starting early this term. District of Squamish Councillor Greg Gardner announced he's running for mayor Tuesday (June 17), one week after current Mayor Ian Sutherland announced he would not vie for the seat.

Squamish will soon have a new leader to usher in the 2010 Olympics and tackle the effects of rapid development, as Mayor Ian Sutherland announced Tuesday (June 10) he will not be running for re-election this fall.

Chelsea Blackett had never broken a pointe shoe before.

As massive amounts of contaminated material are dumped into the Howe Sound this month, some residents are questioning the role of Jane Basin, a pit used for disposal that feeds into the recently constructed Britannia Mine Water Treatment Plant.

Opportunities for Squamish to get involved in the 2010 Winter Olympics are looking smaller than ever now that VANOC has decided not to use Squamish's as a transportation hub during the Games.

Students at Squamish Elementary learned that Olympic spirit goes far beyond competition on Wednesday (May 28) when the school hosted a Paralympic Day.

Squamish could have a new swimming hole if a proposal to build a gravel quarry near Loggers Lane moves ahead.

A lawsuit from Katzie First Nations against the Ministry of Environment has proponents of the controversial Pitt River Independent Power Project proposed hanging onto hope their plans will materialize.

Most of us think of maps as straightforward guides to getting from point A to point B. But the Squamish Community Mapping Group is pushing those boundaries to think about mapping and the nature of this community in new and fascinating ways.

Laura Hendricklhendrick@squamishchief.comA few Squamish Nation women are taking action to change the local usage of an ethnic and sexist slur.