Local News

Karen McDonald Special to The Chief You may feel sympathy for the problems of the homeless, but would you choose to share their plight? Some local brave children and youth are doing just that.

Sylvie Paillard spaillard@squamishchief.

Jane Emerick jemerick@squamishchief.

Jane Emerick [email protected] After 14 years of campaigning, proponents of a par-three "pitch and putt" in Squamish believe the importance of their cause will finally receive the attention it deserves.

David Burke Whistler Question Two B.C. men, including one from Pemberton, last week were sentenced to a year and a day in jail for their part in a case involving the smuggling of marijuana by helicopter into the United States.

Sylvie Paillard spaillard@squamishchief.

The Squamish Volunteer Centre Society is inviting all local Non-Profit Organizations/Community Groups and their volunteers to the Squamish Volunteer Appreciation Evening at the Squamish Adventure Centre on Wednesday, April 26 (Time TBA).

Jane Emerick [email protected] Some property owners in Squamish's downtown area are calling council's recent "reverse petition," concerning the Business Initiative Association (BIA), undemocratic, while the mayor is defending its fairness.

Sylvie Paillard [email protected] The Sea to Sky corridor is undergoing tremendous change as the highway improvement project progresses and locals will soon get one last chance to have a say on plans for Squamish.

Steven Hill [email protected] A Brackendale resident made a gruesome and disturbing discovery April 11 while mowing his lawn - a severed cat's head.