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A vision from Squamish's not-so-distant sawmill history reappeared with the arrival of a large Seaspan chip barge docked in the Mamquam Blind Channel.

Council for the District of Squamish rejected a contentious Squamish Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) plan to get all regional communities in-line with growth principles.The vote, made during the Tuesday (Nov.

Fresh from the 2008 Olympic summer games, local business owner George Chang says the town was well represented at the British Columbia - Canada Pavilion in Beijing. "The second floor press room had a 10 by 15-ft.

A Squamish Off Road Cycling Association (SORCA) all-candidates meeting drifted away from talk of trails and bike lanes to the rough terrain of Garibaldi at Squamish (GAS) and the vacant District of Squamish environmental co-ordinator position on Mond

A plethora of ideas circulated throughout the Create the Oceanfront open houseMonday (Oct. 27).

Squamish has a long history of water issues - from the rewatering of the Mamquam Blind Channel to the recovery of the Cheakamus River following a caustic soda spill to the recent adoption of a riparian areas bylaw, residents have long been protection

The District of Squamish is the only one of 11 Sea to Sky municipalities yet to embrace the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS), and with the local vote for adoption scheduled for Nov. 4, the town is becoming ever more polarized.

A high profile environmental advocate is no longer part of the Squamish Environmental Conservation Society (SECS) after its president, council municipal election candidate Catherine Jackson, put forward an ultimatum during the society's annual genera

The West Coast of Vancouver Island provides some of the most pristine and ruggedly beautiful cruising grounds in the world. It's a sailor's paradise with a dizzying array of beaches, deeply penetrating fjords and awe-inspiring headlands.

Brad Kitchen is angry and he's fighting back.