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Community effort brings 'abducted' dog home

With a lazy eye and a slow gait, 12-year-old Aussie Shepherd Boomer is the adorable subject of a successful search and rescue mission that mobilized community members, taxi drivers and RCMP officers alike last week.

Snowmobiling club seeks new terrain

Room to ride is becoming increasingly scarce for snowmobile enthusiasts in Squamish. Last winter, motorized vehicles were banned from popular terrain in Callaghan Valley to accommodate the Nordic venue Whistler Olympic Park.

Study reveals big spending

The District of Squamish spends more than an average community its size, according to a recent B.C. Municipal Spending Watch report. The report, published by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, shows that among B.C.

Bus service gets a boost

A third bus is coming to Squamish this August bringing a long-awaited stop to Brennan Park and adding 3,200 more hours of bus service across town.

Pipe band blows away provincial competition

There were plenty of wide grins on Saturday (June 21), as the Black Tusk Caledonia Pipe Band placed first in four provincial competitions at the B.C. Legion Highland Gathering in Langley.

Squamish Nation celebrates diversity

This Canada Day, members of Squamish Nation are inviting the community to discover and celebrate the many layers of multiculturalism that exist in town.

MLA appointed Minister

West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Joan McIntyre has increased responsibilities to look forward to following a cabinet shuffle Premier Gordon Campbell called a "mild review and renewal.

Carney proposes curbside recycling

The coveted convenience of curbside recycling could be just months away for Squamish residents.

Council opposes Howe Sound dumping

Environmentalists are not the only ones worried about 15,000 cubic metres of potentially acid generating rock currently being dumped into the Howe Sound.

BIA requests beautification funds

The Downtown Squamish Business Improvement Association (BIA) might soon have an extra $25,000 in its budget.
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