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Whistler's arena decision draws local ire

Mayor Ian Sutherland said he blames Whistler for a corridor-wide loss of $18 million following VANOC's decision to move sledge hockey and wheelchair curling Paralympic events to Vancouver.

SAM goes down for the winter

Some called him gaudy, others fell in love at first sight. But everyone agreed: there was no missing Sam the Squamish Axe Man as you drove past him on Hwy. 99.

Contaminated bird cleanup halted

Focus Wildlife and Canadian Wildlife Service at odds over cannon net use Sylvie Paillard [email protected] The group hired to collect oil-contaminated birds left town Monday (Aug.

Carney's to shut down composter Sept. 1

Whistler lawmakers this week pledged their support for an initiative to fill the composting vacuum left by the impending closure of the Carney's Waste Services organic recycling facility in Squamish.

Who's running, who's not

With fall fast approaching, election season has unofficially begun. Coast Reporter's election coverage begins today with this preview of candidates for the mid-November municipal election. Voters will go to the polls on Nov.

Candidates hit the ground running

Candidates in the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country riding were off and running this week in the third federal election in four years.

Oil spill cleanup effort continues

Cleanup efforts continue in the Howe Sound and Squamish estuary following the Westwood Anette oil spill.

Emergency shelter to open in Gibsons

B.C. Housing granted the Salvation Army money to host an extreme weather shelter in their facility in Gibsons this winter.

Intoxicated pre-teenagers cause a disturbance

RCMP have been unable to locate a group of children who appeared severely intoxicated while roaming Garibaldi Estates during the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 9. At 9:30 p.m.

Bird numbers OK after spill

Fifteen years of bird counting data will help scientists with the environmental assessment of the oil spill, thanks to the Squamish Environmental Conservation Society (SECS) and their dedicated work to create the longest, continuous bird count in B.
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