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Industry, Estuary don't mix: environmentalist
A local environmentalist said industry should not be based so close to the sensitive ecosystem of the Squamish Estuary, following the industrial accident that caused thousands of litres of bunker C fuel to escape from the fuel tank of the Westwood An
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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Sale of Mining Museum lot agreed
The sale of a six-acre prime commercial lot owned by the BC Mining Museum to Macdonald Development was passed by members of the Britannia Beach Historical Society at an Extraordinary Meeting held in Vancouver on Tuesday (Aug.8).
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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Bingo hall proposed again, this time in Business Park
A District of Squamish lot exchange of Business Park property will assist in the development of commercial and light industrial facilities, including a possible bingo hall.
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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Local shores closed to public
The District of Squamish is warning the public to stay away from Nexen Beach, the Squamish estuary and the windsurf spit because of hazardous "rogue oil" or "tar balls". "It's a precaution," said Acting Mayor Mike Jenson.
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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Bunker C oil spills: the facts
Bunker C fuel oil, 29,000 litres of which poured from a tank on the Westwood Anette into the Squamish Estuary, is also known as Type 6 heating fuel oil in Canada and No. 6 fuel oil in the United States.
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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A dark day for windsports
As rogue oil oozed from the Westwood Anette last Friday, kiteboarders and windsurfers in the Sound helplessly watched the black sludge moving towards their playground.
Aug 11, 2006 1:00 AM
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NEWS UPDATE: Oil spill damage to Estuary limited; two thirds of fuel cleaned upUpdated Sunday, Aug. 6, 1:30 p.m.
Around two-thirds of the 29,500 litres of bunker C fuel that escaped from a ruptured fuel tank of the Westwood Anette on Friday (Aug. 4) has now been mopped or vacuumed up, said government and agency representatives taking part in the clean up.
Aug 4, 2006 1:00 AM
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Farside falls to gravel pit expansion
The mountain bike trail known as "Farside" was closed last week due to an expanding gravel pit, and the president of SORCA said the event is an example of the growing need for a trail strategy in Squamish.
Aug 4, 2006 1:00 AM
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Documentary on McIntosh murder to air this fall
Dreamfilm Productions is currently putting together a documentary about the late Squamish resident Bob McIntosh who was killed at a 1997 New Year's Eve house party.
Aug 4, 2006 1:00 AM
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Drunk driver hits 16-year-old cyclist
A local teenage boy is in critical condition at BC Children's Hospital and a Westbank, B.C., man has been charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm following a collision in the Garibaldi Highlands on Saturday (July 29). At 10 a.m.
Aug 4, 2006 1:00 AM
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