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District ponders CN suit

CN Rail may soon be facing a second suit over the August 2005 derailment that resulted in thousands of litres of caustic soda spilling into the Cheakamus River.

Waterfront Landing inches forward

Downtown Squamish may finally be on its way toward a much-anticipated transformation.

Noted volunteer to leave food bank

A long time fixture at the Squamish Food Bank Society will be leaving the community and taking her generosity with her to Kamloops.

Surrey grads trash Anderson Beach

Ray Wangenrwangen@squamishchief.

Downtown grizzly relocated to Upper Elaho

An adult male grizzly that took a wrong turn and ended up waling the streets of downtown Squamish last week has been captured and relocated by local conservation officers. "We captured him on Thursday (May 17) evening at about 6 p.m.

Weighing affordable housing

Future residential developers will have to contribute toward creating affordable housing in Squamish. However, what form that contribution will take is still up in the air.

An end to Greyhound strike?

There may soon be an end in sight for commuters stranded by the Greyhound bus strike. A tentative deal was reached late Wednesday (May 23) in the workers' strike that halted service just before the Victoria Day long weekend Friday (May 18).

Local student wins public speaking contest

All it took was a great memory and a little rock 'n' roll for French immersion student Paige Mader to secure a gold medal in the Provincial Concours Oratoire, or PCO, (French Public Speaking Contest) recently held at Simon Fraser University.

Trail building with beer

The Howe Sound Brew Pub is launching a new annual initiative Saturday (May 26) that will have locals building trails by hoisting pints of ale.

The mighty Kiewit effect

One can't drive around Squamish without running into at least one yellow truck emblazoned with "Kiewit and Sons" on the side. It seems the huge U.S. owned company not only makes a huge impact on our roadways, but on our local economy.
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