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Over 11,000 housing units could be built in Squamish

Over 11,000 housing units could be built in Squamish

A new report to council has revealed that Squamish has an unbuilt unit capacity of 11,318, with 5,300 in the Garibaldi Highlands and 3,200 in Valleycliffe.
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The Neighbourhood Craft market is on today

The Neighbourhood Craft market is on today

The Neighbourhood Craft market brings together artists, makers and growers with handmade, vintage and locally sourced goods in the heart of downtown Squamish. It is on today, May 10, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Squamish letter: Banning gas in B.C., but not abroad?

Squamish letter: Banning gas in B.C., but not abroad?

Is this product dangerous here, but not to citizens overseas? 
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Editorial: Squamish at risk of devastating wildfire due to reckless behaviour

Editorial: Squamish at risk of devastating wildfire due to reckless behaviour

As B.C.'s wildfire season intensifies, locals are urged to take heed of the devastating Jasper wildfire, where one-third of the town's buildings were destroyed
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SLRD approves new luxury development at Furry Creek

SLRD approves new luxury development at Furry Creek

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District board approval given to build new craftsman-style townhouses along Furry Creek’s waterfront within the next two years.
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Updated: Squamish wildfire is now out

Updated: Squamish wildfire is now out

This was the second wildfire in Squamish this season.
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B.C. Court to decide on Squamish fourplex amid housing density debate

B.C. Court to decide on Squamish fourplex amid housing density debate

A B.C. Supreme Court judge is set to weigh in on a developer's bid to build a fourplex in Garibaldi Estates, despite neighbours' claims that the project violates a 1959 common law building scheme that governs the community's development.
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Jakob Jewett sidelined with hand injury

Jakob Jewett sidelined with hand injury

The reigning Canadian Open DH champ will miss the 2025 World Cup opener in Bielsko-Biala
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Hospitality workers on Woodfibre LNG floatel vote to unionize

Hospitality workers on Woodfibre LNG floatel vote to unionize

60 hospitality cleaners and catering staff aboard the MV Isabelle X floatel have voted to join UNITE HERE Local 40, now seeking improved wages, conditions and protections.
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B.C. Greens won't back government's 'vague' infrastructure bill

B.C. Greens won't back government's 'vague' infrastructure bill

BC Green Party says the province's proposed infrastructure bill provides too much 'unchecked authority'
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