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The District of Squamish took another step toward impacting climate change last week when it announced the municipality is joining the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program, as well as adopting four energy efficiency targets and six building

The Chief's latest edition comes to the coast from the interior of B.C. Reporter Susan Hollis landed in Squamish last Sunday (April 8) after a two and a half year stint as the editor of The Kootenay Weekly Express in Nelson.

Hundreds of mourners gathered at Howe Sound Secondary School on Saturday (April 7) afternoon to celebrate the memory of, local high school student Sam Eves, who was tragically killed late last month.

The public will get their first opportunity to look at a new privately owned treatment centre being proposed for the Paradise Valley area Thursday night (April 19) during an open house at the Paradise Valley Campground.

The North Vancouver Outdoor School (NVOS) will finally be able to refurbish its 40-year old schools thanks to a $1 million donation.

Commuter bus service between Squamish and Whistler will be expanded beginning this fall following an announcement by the provincial government that they will spend $59,000 on the program.

Ray Wangenrwangen@squamishchief.com Waterfront landing has moved a few steps closer to becoming a reality, after council passed the first two readings of the project's development bylaw amendment.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) told the Globe and Mail this week that there was little investigation into the Aug. 5 Squamish Terminals accident that led to 29,000 litres of oil spilling into the Squamish Estuary.

Sea to Sky Community Services (SSCS) received an infusion of cash this week from the provincial government, as Minister of State for Child Care Linda Reid presented the group with a $50,000 grant for their new childcare facilities in downtown Squamis

The provincial Ministry of Forests has recognized the importance of the Squamish Nation's Wild Spirit Places in its most recent harvesting regulations for Tree Farm Licence 38, located in the upper Elaho Valley.