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It's hard to resist a politician on a paper route - especially when every penny of proceeds goes toward local literacy programs. On Friday (Jan. 25), community members dug deep in to support Squamish Reads.

It's been 25 years since a group of left-wing political extremists, dubbed the Squamish Five, were arrested by a team of disguised police officers along the Sea to Sky Highway.

A horseshoe-shaped building at the West Coast Railway Heritage Park may bring good fortune to the entire community. Eighteen years after initially proposed, construction has finally started on the 21,000 square foot Roundhouse and Conference Centre.

The Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) resolved to consult Sea to Sky municipalities for direction on spending for transit during the board's meeting Tuesday (Jan. 29).

A coyote attack in Valleycliffe has at least one resident keeping her dog on a short leash.New Squamish resident Carly Paterson was walking her Jack Russell terrier along neighbourhood trails on Friday (Jan.

The Hollywood writers' strike has caught up to the hit TV show Men in Trees, which means Squamish residents won't be seeing the bright lights and rolling cameras on their streets anytime soon.

B.C. census review may bump count over threshold Laura Hendricklhendrick@squamishchief.com A provincial government shift in census policies could end up costing the District of Squamish $600,000.

The great outdoors double as a classroom for Don Ross Secondary students, but learning from the cockpit of a sea kayak can be a lot more costly than a day at a desk.

Yet another plan has emerged to find a new home for the Howe Sound Women's Centre and Sea to Sky Community Services.

The coal burning trials at Port Mellon's Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) have officially been snuffed out after the Ministry of Environment's amended burning permit unequivocally banned the use of coal at the plant. The permit, issued on Dec.