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Quest welcomes students

With the aim of providing "Intimate, Integrated and International" education, Quest University Canada opened its doors to its first-ever intake of 77 students from around the world and their families at its opening convocation on Wednesday (Aug. 29).

Strangway Place honours Quest founder

Quest University founder Dr. David Strangway's list of honours grew last week after the District of Squamish announced that a street in the University Heights neighbourhood is to be named Strangway Place. On Thursday (Aug.

Credit Union loses face

An executive of Squamish Savings says the downtown branch may undergo a facelift a little sooner than expected after one of its two light-backed signage boxes plummeted to the ground from the second storey on Friday (Aug. 24).

Athletes train at Callaghan Valley

The first hints of snowfall are still months away, but on the pock-marked asphalt of the Paradise Valley Road the future of cross-country skiing in western Canada is out for an early morning training session.

Vet techs' trip to Peru grounded

Two local vet technicians who were scheduled to head to Peru to help animals injured or stranded by the country's recent devastating earthquake will now have wait to see whether or not their mission is a go.

Six area bears dead in past nine days

It's been a deadly week for bears in the Sea to Sky Corridor, with six animals dead or destroyed since last Tuesday (Aug. 14) in a series of incidents, one of which saw a bear break into a house twice on the weekend. The first occurred Tuesday (Aug.

Greens come to Squamish

Damian Kettlewell, B.C. Green Party leadership candidate, will kick off his provincial leadership tour with a stop in Squamish on Sunday (Aug. 26). Kettlewell will be at city hall at 11 a.m.

Climbing film tour launches in Squamish

Good news for climbing enthusiasts who didn't get enough with this summer's 10-day Squamish Mountain Festival - two of the world's most prestigious climbers will be featured during the Reel Rock Film Tour 2007 launch at the Eagle Eye Theatre on Satur

Island fun despite no sun

If it weren't for the long sleeves and windbreakers, visitors to the 37000 block of Second Avenue might have thought they were on a tropical island. The 11th annual Caribbean Summer Jam Festival got underway on Sunday (Aug.

Calls re-routed to Vancouver complete Sea to Sky system

Squamish residents calling 911 will soon be talking to dispatchers in Vancouver's E-Comm building in a system officials say will better serve the community, and lower costs to taxpayers.
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