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CT scan fundraising campaign under way

The Whistler Health Care Foundation (WHCF) and its corridor partners this week launched a campaign to raise up to $2 million to help pay for the Sea to Sky corridor's first Computerized Tomography (CT) scanner at the Whistler Health Care Centre (WHCC

Conflicting sectors discuss watercourse protection

Conflicting segments of the community came together to discuss watercourse protection regulations on waterside developments during an invitation only stakeholder meeting held by the District of Squamish, Monday (Oct. 30).

Expo aims to promote health and heal lives

You can shake your shimmy, massage your aches or generally heal was ails you at this weekend's Health and Wellness Expo.The event, which takes place on Saturday (Nov.

Suspected impaired driver causes head-on accident

A 46-year-old man from Whistler is facing charges of impaired driving after a head-on accident on Highway 99 Tuesday (Oct. 31). Squamish RCMP said the man drove his 2000 Lexus into a 2002 Jetta carrying three passengers at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Remembering the flood after 85 years

Eighty-five years ago this week, one of the greatest tragedies ever in the Sea to Sky region took place at Britannia Beach.Torrential rain fell for 12 hours on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, 1921 - a total of 5.74 inches of precipitation.

A dangerous cycle in Squamish

Parents of young cyclists and other two-wheeled commuters in Squamish are worried about safety on the roads in town, and are unhappy with the quality of road-adjacent bike paths found around the District.

Westmana may be interested in Oceanfront lands

Qualex-Landmark has walked away from Squamish, but another major developer who is already heavily invested in the local waterfront says it could be interested in partnering with the Squamish Oceanfront Development Corporation (SODC).

Extra Foods union in strike position Monday

Staff want Park Royal-style settlement Cathryn Atkinson catkinson@squamishchief.

American was coming to Squamish to seduce minor

A Washington State man who was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Thursday (Oct. 25) for trying to come to Canada to have sex with a 15-year-old girl was planning to do the deed in Squamish, according to an Associated Press report.

Olympic school closures open for discussion

Preliminary discussions are underway to explore the possibility of closing schools in the Howe Sound district during the 2010 Olympics, but no decisions have yet been made.
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