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Those visiting the Brackendale Fall Fair will want to keep an eye out for a creative quilt - with a little luck they could be taking the prize home, and helping Squamish General Hospital get medical equipment.

A keen insight is not crucial to notice that Squamish is changing. Coffee shops are full of residents commenting on the apparent population boom, of new buildings cropping up and of growing attention and interest in the town itself.

Squamish will have a voice at the Beijing Games this summer thanks to local business owner George Chang. Chang is heading to China with a contingency from the Whistler Forum for Leadership and Dialogue to promote Squamish at the B.C.

One of the community's brightest leaders in accessibility will be sharing her passion with the entire world this summer as a torchbearer for the 2008 Paralymic Games.

The Norwegian freighter Star Java is now back in open waters after an industrial accident at the Squamish Terminals that claimed the life of one crewman Monday (Aug. 18).Just before 3 p.m.

Planning staff received a nation-wide pat on the back on Wednesday (Aug. 20) when municipal leaders from across the country drooled over the green concessions nabbed from developers in recent years.

A Squamish resident is off to Beijing to represent Canada as a cook rather than a competitor during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Clear answers over a death at the Squamish Terminals Monday (Aug. 18) may be slow in coming since the ship involved has left port.

A Pacific Pilotage Authority report filed shortly after a shipping accident resulted in a massive amount of oil spilling into the estuary may support allegations the shipping company is now leveling at Squamish Terminals and Squamish Tugboats.

The Upper Mamquam Blind Channel lands could be Squamish's ticket to bringing in at least a small crowd of new faces during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Realtor Fred Yuen is hoping to turn his 2.