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Sea to Sky parks grow by 135 hectaresRay [email protected] Four provincial parks in the Squamish area will see their boundaries expanded following an announcement by the provincial government on Wednesday (April 18).

The Squamish Oceanfront development Corporation (SODC) now has a full contingent of board members, a first step towards renewing efforts to move ahead with the project.

District of Squamish council has agreed to hire a forestry specialist to assess the controversial damage done to the Upper Malamute following the downing of trees on the property earlier this month.

On an average day the rail tracks of the Pacific Northwest are flush with chains of long, dirty shipping cars used to move freight across North America.

The community is invited to the second annual Heels and Wheels celebration commemorating past District of Squamish councillor Ray Peters, his indefatigable spirit, and his love of nature, community and people.

A public information meeting about a proposed townhouse project in Brackendale became raucous as area residents expressed heated opposition to the development.

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.